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THURSDAY, JULY 27, 2017 THULQADA 4, 1438 AH www.kuwaittimes.net Kuwaiti diplomat US Muslims Egypt squatters Petrolheads: condemns see friendly lose homes Motorsports Israeli violations neighbors, foe as state boom in Jerusalem2 in White8 House seizes11 land in12 China UAE eyes ‘new relations Min 35º Max 48º in Gulf’ amid Qatar spat High Tide 02:57 & 14:03 Low Tide Doha says new blacklist ‘disappointing surprise’ 08:35 & 21:16 32 PAGES NO: 17290 150 FILS DUBAI/DOHA: A top official in the Arab quartet isolat- MP targets society ing Qatar said the bloc must “go on without” it and pur- sue “new regional relationships” - phrases that hint at a with questions more severe break with the tiny energy-rich Gulf state. The United Arab Emirates Minister of State for Foreign over Abdaly cell Relations Anwar Al-Gargash made the comments yes- terday on Twitter, saying it’s time to think about a “new By B Izzak set of relations in (the) Gulf replacing old ones”. “We have to go on without Qatar; a conservative Gulf KUWAIT: Islamist opposition MP Mohammad Al- Mutair yesterday sent a series of questions target- monarchy, in (a) totally anachronistic place. Promoting ing the Social Cultural Society after he claimed policies and values it does not practice,” he wrote. some of its members were convicted in the pro-Iran Continued on Page 11 terror cell. The society, with predominantly Shiite members, was established several decades ago. It was closed since the mid-1980s, until it was Halt on visas for reopened several years ago. Mutair said in his questions that the court of cas- parents, siblings sation ruling convicted some members of the socie- ty in the pro-Iran terror cell locally known as the KUWAIT: Security sources said expats cannot bring “Abdaly cell”. Since the society is registered with the their parents or siblings on family residence visas ministry of social affairs and labor, the lawmaker even if they are ready to pay the increased health asked for the names of the board of directors of the insurance fees for them, until a new fee list that was society and names of its active members. sent to the National Assembly is approved. They He asked for a copy of the decision establishing added the new fees will increase exponentially. The the society, the decision ordering its closure and sources said the interior ministry has begun impos- the decision for reopening it. He also asked for the ing increased health insurance on parents and sib- amount of funds of the society and funds spent by lings who are already in the country when they the society in the past five years. Mutair asked if the renew their residence permits, adding that 1,500 ministry ever cautioned the society and if its prem- such persons renewed their residencies this month ises is rented or given by the state. KUWAIT: Children cool off in a fountain in Souq Mubarakiya in Kuwait City, as the temperatures hover at 40 out of 13,000 that are required to do so. Continued on Page 11 degrees Celsius at night and 50 degrees Celsius during the day. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat Continued on Page 11 LOCAL THURSDAY, JULY 27, 2017

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets with National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem. — KUNA His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah meets with Kuwait aircraft engineers and pilots union’s chief. Amir, Prime Minister meet senior officials

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al- Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al- and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah received the Kuwait Aircraft Engineers Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Ghanem. His Highness the Amir also Hamad Al-Sabah. His Highness Sheikh Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah. Meanwhile, and Pilots Association chief at Bayan received yesterday at Bayan Palace received His Highness the Prime Sabah received First Deputy Premier His Highness the Prime Minister Palace. —KUNA

Kuwaiti diplomat condemns Top-notch clinic picked for treating Kuwaiti patients Israeli violations in Jerusalem ABU DHABI: The Ministry of Defense is eager on NEW YORK: Kuwait utterly condemns the continuous Israeli choosing the most reputable hospitals for treating violations against the Palestinian people, namely the recent Kuwaiti patients who need special treatment obstructions set by Israel at Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, abroad, the official in charge of treatment abroad said a Kuwaiti diplomat late Tuesday. Speaking at a UNSC Brigadier Emad Aman underlined yesterday. In a meeting on the developments in the Middle East and the situ- statement on the sidelines of his visit to Cleveland ation in the Palestinian territories, Kuwait’s permanent dele- Clinic Abu Dhabi, accompanied by Kuwait gate to the UN headquarters in New York Ambassador Ambassador in Abu Dhabi Salah Al-Buaijan, Aman Mansour Al-Otaibi warned the international community about expressed admiration of the clinic’s world-class the ramifications of the Israeli steps in Jerusalem. He stressed services and its highly-qualified staff and sophisti- that Tel Aviv was aiming at turning the situation into a conflict cated technologies. with religious connotations. Aman disclosed that Deputy Prime Minister Kuwait strongly condemns the Israeli violations which are and Minister of Defense Sheikh Mohammad against international laws and norms, said Otaibi, adding that Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah has given clear his country will stand oppose any illegal actions that Israel instructions to make sure that Kuwaiti patients are might be planning in the present and in the future. He called receiving that best medical services at home and on the international community and the UNSC to implement abroad. He pointed out that the goal of his visit to resolutions 478 and 2334, which prohibits Israel from the clinic is to get a first-hand experience about attempting to change the status of Jerusalem. Worshipers the services offered to the Kuwaiti patients have the right to enter Al-Aqsa Mosque and perform prayers through touring the hospital and meeting both there without any restrictions imposed by Israel, said the patients and doctors. Kuwaiti diplomat, adding that Tel Aviv must stop its irrational He voiced jubilation over Dr Ahmad Al-Duaij, a behavior and prevent the situation from further escalating by Kuwaiti national, joining of Cleveland Clinic staff. lifting the unreasonable security measures around Al-Aqsa Aman also noted that he has coordinated with a Mosque. Ambassador Otaibi indicated that Israel was trying to number of senior doctors at the American Hospital alter history and it was systematically destroying any chances in Dubai to visit Kuwait and carry out a number of for a two-state solution which will give Palestinians their inde- surgeries there. Meanwhile, patients affairs official pendent country with East Jerusalem as its capital in accor- at the Cleveland Clinic Wadha Al-Nuaimi said that dance with the 1967 borders. —KUNA 184 Kuwaiti patients have received treatment at ABU DHABI: Official in charge of treatment abroad at Kuwait’s Defense Ministry Brigadier Emad Aman the clinic in 2016 and 100 this year. —KUNA visits the Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. — KUNA THURSDAY, JULY 27, 2017 LOCAL Tablets distributed to sixth graders next year

By A Saleh new project to measure students’ inclinations school year, through which the canteens will that was presented by heads of departments be run by small business entrepreneurs. KUWAIT: Education Ministry’s Assistant and school managers will be applied to the Assistant Undersecretary for Financial Affairs Undersecretary Fatima Al-Kandari announced 10th grade at 12 high schools in order to Yousuf Al-Najjar said introducing small busi- signing a cooperation protocol with Kuwait decide the academic, scientific, literary, occu- nesses in schools has a good benefit for Foundation for the Advancement of Science pational, and athletic skills of students. ambitious Kuwaiti youth. He added that a (KFAS) that will provide tablets to the sixth Meanwhile, Kandari said that books’ distribu- committee was formed to study two projects, grade starting next year free of charge. It said tion has begun in all areas for the coming the first for canteens. He explained that the that the project will be applied in 12 schools, academic year. project will first be experimented in 24 six for male students and six others for schools, and in case it succeeds, it will be female students, while the Education Ministry Canteens implemented in all schools. The second proj- will provide the interactive curriculum. In other news, the Education Ministry ect will be the placement of food vending Following a meeting with directors of educa- announced a new project for school canteens machines by companies in coordination with tional zones yesterday, Kandari said that a that will be implemented during the new health and municipality ministries.

Kuwait’s 2016-17 budget deficit shrinks by 60.8%: Finance Ministry

KUWAIT: Kuwait’s final statement of fiscal now based on the year 2013, instead of year (FY) 2016-17 showed deficit shrinking 2007, said an official yesterday. In a press by 5.9 billion Kuwaiti Dinars (KD) ($19.5 bil- conference, CSB’s Assistant Undersecretary lion), or 60.8 percent than projected deficit for the Statistics Department Muna Al-Daas reduction of KD 9.7 billion ($32 billion), a noted that the task to update the informa- Finance Ministry official said. tion topped the bureau’s to-do-list for the Abdulghaffar Al-Awadhi, Assistant year. On the revised base year of 2013, now Undersecretary of Accounting, elaborated found in CPI reports across the Gulf, she said Tuesday on the budget and said actual rev- it was in line with international standards enues of ministries and government and the data has been revised, checked and departments amounted to KD 13.09 billion tabulated by a national workforce. ($43.3 billion), an increase of 127.9 percent The official added that CSB issues than projected. He added that projected around 43 special reports on yearly, quar- revenues were KD 10.23 billion ($33.8 bil- terly and monthly bases, in addition to sev- lion) for FY 2016-17. en national surveys that have thus far been Al-Awadhi said oil proceeds stood at KD conducted, focusing on the job market as 11.6 billion ($38.3 billion), an increase of well as information on development and 135.5 percent than projected income that the oil sector. The various indexes summa- was estimated at KD 8.6 billion ($28.4 bil- rize the prices of about 1,400 goods and lion). Non-oil revenues for FY 2016-17 reg- services, taken from 470 reputable sources istered around KD 1.4 billion ($4.6 billion), from within the United Nations and the 12.6 percent less than projections. International Monetary Fund. Al-Awadhi said total expenditures of Meanwhile, Huda Al-Sultan, another CSB ministries and government departments official, revealed that Kuwait has regularly reached KD 17.7 billion ($58.5 billion), updated its CPI base year, through enlisting which accounted for 93.7 percent of budg- the aid of international specialists who etary spending estimates. He said 10 per- have imparted their knowledge to local cent of revenues, or KD 1.3 billion ($4.2 bil- experts. According to the report, the CPI in lion), were transferred to the Future June of this year increased by 0.09 percent, Generation Account. as compared to May of last year, while the annual CPI had risen by 1.35 percent. The Consumer Price Index CPI examines the weighted average of In other news, Consumer Price Index prices of a basket of consumer goods and (CPI) data shown in Kuwait’s Central services, such as transportation, food and Statistical Bureau’s (CSB) monthly report, is medical care. —KUNA 36,075 traffic tickets in one week

By Hanan Al-Saadoun week, which resulted in issuing 36,075 cita- tions, impounding 1,120 vehicles, detain- KUWAIT: Traffic Department carried out ing 59 people and deporting two expatri- surprise campaigns around Kuwait last ates for driving without licenses.

KUWAIT: Kuwait’s Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah met France’s Ambassador to Kuwait Christian Nakhla yesterday. The two sides discussed bilateral relations along with regional and global developments, according to a Foreign Ministry statement. —KUNA LOCAL THURSDAY, JULY 27, 2017

In Brief Six months in advance Oil price up to $45.90 pb US Dollar rate KUWAIT: Employees in the private and oil sectors can KUWAIT: The price of Kuwaiti oil went up by 99 now apply to renew their work permits six months cents to $45.90 per barrel on Tuesday in contrast stable at KD 0.302 before its expiration date, according to a new amend- with $44.91 pb the day before, said Kuwait KUWAIT: The US Dollar’s exchange rate was ment published in this week’s issue of the national Petroleum Corporation (KPC) yesterday. At the stable at KD 0.302, the same case with the gazette ‘Kuwait Al-Youm.’ Several documents must be global scale, the prices were up due to measures by Euro, which stood at KD 0.352, said the Central attached to the renewal document, including a valid OPEC to speed up the balance between supplies Bank of Kuwait (CBK) yesterday. The bank passport, photocopy of the expiring work permit and and demands. The price of the Brent crude’s future added that the Sterling Pound and the civil ID, a copy of the work contract, a copy of the contracts was up by 87 cents to $49.47 per barrel, Japanese Yen also remained unchanged at KD authorized signature and required payments. A work the same case for the future contracts of the West 0.393 and KD KD 0.002 respectively, while the permit is issued for a maximum of three years, accord- Texas Intermediate, which went up by 85 cents to Swiss Franc was down to KD 0.317. —KUNA ing to the law. $47.71 pb. —KUNA Photo of the day

KUWAIT: Children cool off in a fountain in Kuwait City late Tuesday night, as the temperatures peaked at 40 degrees Celsius at night and 50 degrees Celsius during the day. —Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

KAF honors ‘Do the Write Thing Challenge’ anti-violence program

WASHINGTON: The Kuwait America their youth that will determine the Across the World ... who have shown Foundation (KAF) held Tuesday opportunities as they become adults,” resilience and courage in facing vio- evening a ceremony honoring the ‘Do so the challenge “puts the right focus lence and events beyond their con- the Write Thing Challenge’ 2017 on them.” trol and have taught us that wher- National Student Ambassadors pro- Meanwhile, KAF Chairman Dr ever there is a human being, there is gram. Over the 22 years, the challenge Hassan Al-Ibrahim said that almost 50 an opportunity for kindness.” The has established itself as a successful students made it this year out of book will be placed in the Library of program aimed at reducing violence about 75,000 papers submitted of Congress to recognize the student in schools and communities across students who have accepted the chal- ambassadors and all other students the US Over two million middle school lenge by making a written personal they represent who have accepted students have participated in the chal- commitment not to engage in vio- the challenge to do something to lenge since its inception and which lence and by preparing writings on help create safer, more peaceful works with students in 30 communi- the causes and solutions to violence. society. ties. On this occasion, the Mayor of He emphasized the “tremendous” Dr Ibrahim concluded saying “I Washington, DC Muriel Bowser said: change this challenge is making year give them (the students) the mes- “we are always very happy when we after year, saying “we could see how sage of friendship, cooperation, toler- can get private support for public much the program is spreading all ance and kindness.” The KAF was education in Washington, DC.” over the US.” He added “we see the founded in 1991 with its core mis- She added “we are very committed impact the challenge is making, sion, inspired by Kuwait’s liberation on to making our schools better and which is able to reach almost two mil- by allied coalition forces in the Gulf making sure our young people have lion students so we are very proud war, to express gratitude for all the skills they need to live a great and we are at it.” “To see the young American sacrifice and to strengthen life,” saying “we are grateful for the kids expressing themselves about vio- ties between the people of the US Kuwait Foundation for supporting this lence and what they can do about it is and Kuwait. KAF has successfully, event.” As for her message to the really an amazing thing,” he remarked. since its inception, focused its young students, Bowser said “I would He indicated that students would resources on educational and cultural just tell them that a lot of people also visit the Library of Congress to exchange programs for youth and come together to support them. We submit the book of their essays. This disadvantaged persons, founding have high expectations for what they year’s edition is dedicated to and sponsoring the ‘Do the Write do and they make a lot of decisions in “Refugees and Displaced Persons Thing Challenge.’ —KUNA

WASHINGTON: The Mayor of Washington, DC Muriel Bowser (right) is seen with KAF Chairman Dr Hassan Al-Ibrahim during the event. —KUNA LOCAL THURSDAY, JULY 27, 2017

Student Visa Days in August at US Embassy he US Embassy’s Consular Section will hold two Student Visa Days on Thursday, August 3 and Thursday, August 17, 2017 to support students Tcurrently studying or planning to study in the United States, the embassy announced in a statement released yesterday. The embassy offers dedicated stu- dent visa appointments every day, however hundreds of additional appointments will be offered to students applying during the Student Visa Days. The US Embassy’s Consular Section held its first Student Visa Day of 2017, on July 20, helping nearly 250 students apply for their visas and get to their uni- versities on time. Encouraging Kuwaiti students to pur- sue higher educational opportunities in the US is one of the top priorities of the US Mission. Students should visit www.ustraveldocs.com to apply for their visa and schedule their interview. Student applicants should bring an original I-20 and a SEVIS receipt to their appointment. Follow us on our social media platforms for updated information.

KUWAIT: Archive photos showing youths participating in pearl diving trips in past years. —KUNA

‘Dasha’ ceremony marks 29th pearl diving trip 200 Kuwaiti youngsters take part in annual tradition

KUWAIT: Under the patronage of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the 29th Pearl Diving Trip will start today with the traditional cer- KIB sponsors Al-Yarmouk Health emony of ‘Dasha,’ Arabic for ‘start,’ which represents the beginning of the journey and bidding farewell to family Center awareness campaign members. At least 200 Kuwaiti youngsters, aged between 14 to 20, are taking part in the event, billed KUWAIT: Kuwait International The campaign highlighted the ty. The importance of immuniza- this year as ‘One Gulf ... One Fate,’ who will be using 13 Bank (KIB) recently sponsored the various health benefits of these tion is definitely one of these wooden ships, including four donated by His Highness health awareness activities organ- new vaccinations, detailing the issues, considering that it is truly a the Amir and nine previously donated by the late Amir ized by Al-Yarmouk Health Center, number of vaccinations required cornerstone of primary health Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. which were aimed at introducing as well as their schedules. care, and a key component This annual tradition, organized by Kuwait Sea Sports the local community to the new Additionally, the campaign fea- towards ensuring a healthy socie- Club, is considered a milestone for reviving the Kuwaiti vaccinations that have been incor- tured the distribution of a number ty in the future.” sea heritage and culture on the national, regional, and porated into the list of primary of health awareness booklets, Additionally, Najia lauded the international arenas, and it had gained a wide populari- vaccinations for children in the explaining the various types of immense efforts made by the ty and interest on the public, official, and media levels. State of Kuwait. The Bank’s spon- vaccinations required for both Ministry of Health and its com- It also represents an opportunity to remind Kuwaiti sorship of this campaign came as children and adults. mitment to continuously devel- youngsters of the historic sacrifices made by their part of its commitment towards Meanwhile, Manager of the oping extensive preventive and fathers and grandfathers, who journeyed and dived strengthening the role of both Corporate Communications Unit curative programs to provide into regional seas and oceans, risking their lives to pro- government and civic society at KIB, Nawaf Najia, commented: top-quality services for the com- vide good, prosperous life and welfare for their fami- institutions in raising health “We are always keen on participat- munity. He added that the adop- lies and country. awareness and promoting a pre- ing in activities that aim at serving tion of these new vaccinations ventative approach to healthcare all segments of the community. As provides children with the neces- Rigorous business Held during the awareness a leading financial institution, KIB sary protection against danger- In the past, Kuwaitis took up pearl diving, a hard and youngsters, especially love of their country and loyalty week for Rotavirus and chicken has always focused on using its ous diseases, enabling them to rigorous occupation and business at that time, to make towards their leadership. pox, the campaign covered a large public platforms to shed light on live a healthy, safe life through- a good living. They sailed across unknown seawaters in number of health centers across some of the most important out all stages by means of proper the Gulf and other nearby regions hunting for pearl, not First trip all governorates in the country. healthcare issues facing our socie- health care since birth. knowing the type of risks and dangers facing them. The Kuwait Sea Sports Club has organized the first Their voyages would last for at least four months, dur- traditional pearl diving trip in 1986, starting with five ing which divers search for oysters, and, eventually, vessels provided by the Ministry of Information. In recover pearls from the oysters they collect. The most 1987, the late Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, desired targets were the big pearl such as ‘Dana,’ ‘Hasba,’ who strongly supported the event and encouraged and ‘Jawhara,’ in addition to the small and, sometimes, more Kuwaiti youth to participate in it, donated seven medium-sized ‘Qumasha’ due to their rarity and high new vessels to the Club that were made in Kuwait for commercial value. the second annual journey. In 1990, all of the Club’s Despite its difficulty and dangers, pearl diving has sea activities, including the pearl diving trips, were contributed, in a way, in boosting determination and halted due to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in August, patience inside the Kuwaiti sailors, and empowered during which the Iraqi soldiers destroyed a number of them to outdo the job itself to make good and respect- wooden vessels. ful living, and face all life challenges and needs. In 1991, the Club resumed its activities after the lib- It also strengthened the sentiments of brotherhood eration of the country and organized the fifth pearl and cooperation among fellow sailors, and alleviated diving trip on board of a ship donated by one of the feelings of respect, obedience, and loyalty towards Kuwait’s old prominent sailors, Captain Rajab Ali. In their leader, the ship’s skipper. Kuwait’s revival of such a 1994, the late Amir Shekh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah historic and cultural tradition aims at bolstering those donated six new vessels to the Club and continued to sentiments, skills, and spirits gained and fostered by support the pearl diving trips and events in the fol- yesterday’s fathers and grandfathers inside today’s lowing years. —KUNA ‘My husband blamed THURSDAY, JULY 27, 2017 me’: Myanmar’s Rohingya abandoned US Muslims see friendly neighbors, but foe in White House Page 8 after rapes Page 9

PARIS: Two young Asian women jump simultaneously for a souvenir picture near the Eiffel Tower at the Palais de Chaillot. —AFP Paris tourism reborn after terror doldrums Attacks are affecting tourism for shorter and shorter periods

PARIS: High-kicking dancers are enthralling full claimed 86 lives-combined “to completely wipe The lowest point for Paris came at the end of Clerico said “the fear dissipated a little” as ed that they “can be hit by a terrorist act in houses again at the Moulin Rouge and art lovers out the recovery,” said. Since then terror attacks March 2016 — four and a half months after the attacks mounted in other European countries. their country of origin or when travelling (so) are swarming the Louvre as Paris enjoys a have become more frequent and widespread, Paris attacks, when Islamic State group jihadists Twin suicide attacks in Brussels in March 2016 you can’t keep boycotting Paris, London and tourism revival after plummeting numbers hitting not just France but also Belgium, Britain targeted ordinary people enjoying an evening claimed 32 lives, while December of that year so on”. Enjoying a salad on the terrace of a brought on by terror attacks. Tourists are and Germany sparking “a kind of fatalism”, said out at trendy eateries, a concert hall and the saw a truck ramming at a Christmas market in Champs-Elysees restaurant, 25-year-old Alexa increasingly refusing to give in to fear of being Josette Sicsic, head of Touriscopie, a firm that national stadium. The shootings and bombings Berlin that killed 12. The latest vehicle incident Derby said she and her family have “felt pret- caught up in a jihadist attack such as the tracks tourist behavior. As 68-year-old American left 130 people dead and prompted the govern- was in London in March, when a man ploughed ty safe the whole time we’ve been here.” November 2015 bloodbath in the French capital tourist Rinkie Pollack put it: “If it’s your time, it’s ment to impose a state of emergency-which is his car into pedestrians on Westminster Bridge, Derby, who works as a snorkel boat deck- and flocking in droves once more. your time.” Visiting from San Diego, California, still in effect after being renewed several times. killing five. hand in Hawaii, added: “I mean it (terrorism) In a rebound that began at the end of 2016, the retiree said: “There’s nowhere in the world Some 14.5 million people visited the capital is definitely on your mind, but what are you Paris saw a record 2.6 million foreign arrivals in where you’re safe.” overall in 2016, a drop of five percent from the ‘Seize the moment’ going to do? Hide your whole life and not the first four months of this year-a 19 percent previous year. Nicolas Lefebvre, director of the Paris Tourism travel?” South African housewife Susan increase over the same period in 2016. Top ‘The world has changed’ Last year’s tourist numbers were also affect- Office, like Sicsic and Clerico, said he thought Sobel, 64, visiting Paris for the second time Moulin Rouge official Jean-Victor Clerico shakes Terror attacks “are affecting tourism for short- ed by social unrest as hundreds of thousands people were becoming inured to terrorism. “The since 2007, said: “You have to seize the his head as he looks back at the “black year” of er and shorter periods”, Sicsic said, adding that took to the streets around France in sometimes constant repetition of these events-there have moment and hopefully you’ll be safe.” 2016, when the cavernous hall was only three- people come to Paris telling themselves: “You violent protests against labor reforms. In addi- been several in a few months, thankfully less However, Britons are contributing less to the quarters full on an average night. have to be vigilant, because everyone is aware tion, a relentless series of robberies targeting deadly-has made them sort of part of the land- recovery because of a factor that has noth- The world’s most famous cabaret enjoyed a that the world has changed.” The tourism min- Asians, especially Chinese, since 2013 have been scape, and it no longer stops people from imag- ing to do with terrorism: their vote to leave brief uptick but a series of events-street protests istry expects a five to six percent increase in a deterrent. But it is Chinese tourists, as well as ining, thinking about, and organizing a trip to the European Union has dragged down the against labor reforms, foul weather, and a truck overall arrivals to France this year, for a new Americans, who are expected to set new records Europe, and to Paris in particular,” he said. pound, making travel to the Continent more rampage in the southern city of Nice that record of 89 million visitors in 2017. this year. Sicsic said potential tourists have conclud- expensive. —AFP Hong Kong maids lured German court jails by IS recruiters: Report Islamist preacher D‹SSELDORF: One of Germany’s most despite photos showing him carrying a HONG KONG: Indonesian maids working in Hong ment did not seem to have played a direct role in radi- migrant rights activist and former domestic helper notorious Islamist preachers, Sven Lau, kalashnikov aboard a tank. Lau has been a Kong are being radicalized by extremists from the calization, although it had led to the establishment of Eni Lestari said while the threat of extremism was was sentenced yesterday to five and a controversial figure in Germany, where he Islamic State group, a security think-tank said in a an Islamic advocacy group to act as a kind of union. always a possibility, she was unaware of IS support- half years in jail for backing a terrorist sparked outrage with “sharia police” street group. The German Salafist convert, who patrols in the western city of Wuppertal in report yesterday. Around 150,000 of the city’s army of The war in Syria has fuelled interest in militant ers among them. had previously sparked outrage by form- 2014, telling people to stop drinking, domestic helpers are from Indonesia, the world’s most groups as jihadi social media stoked sympathy for Sunni “We are Muslim by religion and we organize a lot ing a “sharia police” vigilante group, was gambling and listening to music. populous Muslim-majority country. Against a back- victims, the report said. It told the story of one woman of Muslim activities... we don’t do radicalization,” convicted for helping to recruit for Jaish However, a German court in drop of growing religious conservatism at home, a who turned to radicalism after years of turmoil in her Lestari told AFP. “I think it’s really unfair for the Al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar (JMA) or Army November ruled the vigilante group did small number of militant maids has emerged, accord- personal life and became a key player in helping Indonesian domestic worker community to be of Emigrants and Supporters. not break the law. The city’s district court ing to a report from the Jakarta-based Institute for Indonesian jihadis get to Syria, sometimes via Hong labeled.” Prayer groups and visits from clerics have JMA, which includes Chechens, ruled that the seven accused members of Policy Analysis of Conflict (IPAC). Kong. A handful of maids ended up going to Syria them- become more common in Hong Kong due to rising Uzbeks and Tajiks, first emerged in Syria the group did not breach a ban on politi- But rights activists and the Indonesian Muslim selves, said IPAC, a leading think-tank which has pub- “Islamisation” in Indonesia, which has also seen more in 2012, is deemed a terrorist organiza- cal uniforms when they approached peo- community in Hong Kong said they were unaware of lished numerous reports on conflicts in Southeast Asia. women wearing veils, Lestari said. But helpers were tion by Germany. In September 2015, the ple while wearing orange vests bearing radicals and fear that reported links with IS would now fearful about organizing religious events as militants pledged allegiance to the Al- the words “Sharia Police”. Judges said breed unfair suspicion. The IPAC investigation Rising ‘Islamization’ at home police regularly question them, she added. Nusra Front, a rival group of the Islamic there could only be a violation of the described a “radical fringe” of around 45 Indonesian Hong Kong media has previously reported about Domestic helper Romlah Rosyidah, chairwoman of State organization. Prosecutors said Lau law-originally aimed against street move- domestic helpers, who may have been attracted to IS supporters leafleting Indonesian domestic helpers the Indonesian Migrant Muslim Alliance in Hong was the main contact for JMA in the ments such as the early Nazi party-if the militant circles by “the search for a sense of communi- as they gathered in public spaces across the city on Kong, said she worried about the impact reported IS western city of Duesseldorf. The 36-year- uniforms were “suggestively militant or ty in an unfamiliar environment.” Sundays, their day off. One heavily pregnant maid links would have. Her employer had recently asked old had also travelled to Syria in intimidating”. Separately, Germany’s anti- “Some of these women were drawn by jihadi who went missing in 2015 was said to have told her if she knew about the radical group, she told AFP. September 2013 and had purchased terror prosecutors announced yesterday boyfriends they met online,” says IPAC analyst Nava friends she was planning to link up with Islamic State Police also came to watch activities held by members night vision equipment for the jihadist the arrest of three suspected Islamists in Nuraniyah. “But some joined ISIS as a path to empow- militants in Syria alongside her husband, according to of her group, which include teaching how to pray and group, prosecutors said. the northeastern city of Guestrow. The erment.” A string of abuse cases has highlighted the the South China Morning Post. read the Koran, she said. “Islam is not extreme,” she Lau, a former firefighter, had denied trio are suspected of having prepared “an exploitation of maids in Hong Kong by unscrupulous The Indonesian community in Hong Kong has added, saying she did not know any IS supporters. the accusations when he was arrested in act of violence that threatens the security employment agencies which confiscate their pass- tripled in the past 17 years due to the demand for Indonesia has long struggled with Islamic militancy December 2015. He argued that his trip to of the state”, said federal prosecutors in a ports, claim their wages and keep them in the dark domestic helpers, and religious teaching and prayer and hundreds of radicals from the Southeast Asian Syria was for humanitarian reasons, statement, without giving details. —AFP about their rights. But the IPAC report said ill-treat- groups have grown alongside it. But Indonesian state have flocked to fight with IS. —AFP INTERNATIONAL THURSDAY, JULY 27, 2017 Denying husbands sex is abuse, says Malaysian MP KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian lawmaker “Even though men are said to be physi- logical and emotional abuse.” Marina The 58-year-old lawmaker, from lation of over 30 million are Muslim. The MP came under fire yesterday for saying that cally stronger than women, there are cases Mahathir, a prominent women’s rights Terengganu state in Malaysia’s Muslim heart- made the comments Tuesday during a women who deny their husbands sex were where wives hurt or abuse their husbands in activist, said the lawmaker’s view was “based land, also said that denying a Muslim man debate on amendments to domestic vio- subjecting them to “psychological and emo- an extreme manner,” said the lawmaker, a on ignorance”. the chance to marry a second wife amount- lence legislation. It is not the first time a law- tional abuse”. Che Mohamad Zulkifly Jusoh, member of the United Malays National “Women have a right to say no to sex-this ed to abuse. It is legal for Muslim men in maker has sparked controversy with com- a Muslim MP from the ruling coalition, said Organisation. “Usually, it involves wives curs- is an old notion that when you marry a Malaysia to have many as four wives. But ments about women-a member of during a parliamentary debate on domestic ing their husbands-this is emotional abuse. women you own her body,” she told AFP. “It they must obtain permission from an Islamic, Malaysia’s ruling coalition said in April that violence that husbands often suffer emo- They insult their husbands and refuse his does not work that way. It is ridiculous to say or shariah, court to marry more than one. girls as young as nine were “physically and tional attacks rather than physical abuse. sexual needs. “All these are types of psycho- men are abused if women say no to sex.” More than 60 percent of Malaysia’s popu- spiritually” ready for marriage. — AFP Trump assails Alaskan senator who opposed health care bill ‘[She] let the Republicans, and our country, down yesterday. Too bad!’

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump 2010 statute that stands as President accused Alaska Sen Lisa Murkowski, a fel- Obama’s landmark domestic achievement. low Republican, of disappointing the coun- Leaders were openly discussing a “skinny try by opposing the GOP effort to demolish bill” repealing unpopular parts of the the Obama health care law, after initial statute like its tax penalties on people not votes demonstrated the party will be hard buying coverage - a tactic aimed chiefly at JERUSALEM: A Palestinian Muslim prays in the old city pressed to make any sweeping changes in letting Senate-House bargainers seek a of Jerusalem yesterday, as a tense standoff is underway the statute. final compromise later. McConnell’s between Israel and Muslim worshippers at the city’s Al- Senators planned to vote yesterday on a Democratic counterpart, Senate Minority Aqsa mosque compound. — AFP Republican amendment to repeal much of Leader Chuck Schumer of New York, saw President Barack Obama’s law and give the GOP’s path as bleak. Muslim cleric: Protest Congress two years to come up with a “It seems the Republican majority is no replacement. But that was expected to be clearer on what the end game is, because to go on despite rejected by a combination of solidly opposed there’s no good way out of this,” he said. Democrats and Republicans unwilling to tear Senators were working their way through Israeli concession down the law without a replacement in 20 hours of debate. At week’s end, a “vote- hand. “Now we have to keep working hard,” a-rama” of rapid-fire voting on a mountain JERUSALEM: A senior Muslim official in Jerusalem said yester- Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R- of amendments was expected before mov- day that worshippers would not return to a contested shrine Ky, said yesterday. “We’re determined to do ing to final passage - of something. until Israel removes the new railings and cameras it installed everything we can to succeed. We know our Internal GOP differences remain over after a deadly attack there, prolonging a crisis that Israel constituents are counting on us.” how broadly to repeal the law, how to reim- hoped it had resolved by making concessions at the site. In an initial GOP setback, the Senate vot- burse states that would suffer from the Ikrema Sabri, head of the Supreme Islamic Committee, ed 57-43 Tuesday to block a wide-ranging bill’s Medicaid cuts and whether to let amendment by Majority Leader Mitch insurers sell cut-rate, bare-bones coverage said that even after Israel removed metal detectors from YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio: US President Donald Trump speaks during a “Make America McConnell of Kentucky to replace Obama’s that falls short of the requirements. While the site, more steps are required to restore calm. He said Great Again” rally at the Covelli Centre. — AFP mass prayer protests would continue until the gates of the statute with a more restrictive. Those vot- pressure and deal-making helped win over compound are opened, metal railings and an iron bridge ing no included nine Republicans, ranging said she would not support Trump after Carolina and Jerry Moran of Kansas. vacillating Republicans to begin debate, removed and newly installed cameras taken down. from conservative Mike Lee of Utah to tapes were released of him making crude Before that defeat, Trump and McConnell they remained fragmented over what to do A lawyer working on behalf of the Muslim administration Alaska moderate Murkowski, in a roll call comments about women in 2005. had gained a reprieve from what seemed a next. Several pointedly left open the possi- of the holy site would be in touch with Israeli police about it, that raised questions about what if any Tuesday’s rejected GOP amendment likely defeat and won a 51-50 vote to begin bility of opposing the final bill if it didn’t he added. “We will not enter the mosque until these things reshaping of Obama’s law splintered was centered on language by McConnell debating the GOP health care measure, suit their states. are implemented,” Sabri told The Associated Press. “Now we Republicans can muster votes to achieve. erasing Obama’s tax penalties on people which sits atop the party’s legislative priori- Even McCain, R-Ariz., who received a are awaiting the response of the police.” The demands set off Trump took to Twitter early yesterday to who don’t buy insurance, cutting Medicaid ties. In a day of thrilling political theater, Vice warm standing ovation and bipartisan the prospect of a renewed showdown ahead of Friday single out Murkowski. “Senator and trimming subsidies for consumers. It President Mike Pence broke a tie roll call hugs when he returned, said he’d oppose prayers at the site, when a large number of worshippers @lisamurkowski of the Great State of Alaska included a provision by Ted Cruz, R-Texas, after Sen John McCain returned to the the final bill if it didn’t reflect changes to arrive for the centerpiece of the Muslim prayer week. really let the Republicans, and our country, letting insurers sell cut-rate policies with Capitol from his struggle against brain can- help his state and lambasted the down yesterday. Too bad!” he wrote. skimpy coverage plus an additional $100 cer to help push the bill over the top. There roughshod process his own party was Worst clashes in years billion - sought by Midwestern moderates were defections from just two of the 52 GOP using. He accused party leaders of concoct- Israel installed the new security measures earlier this Tax, insurance cuts including Rob Portman, R-Ohio - to help senators - Murkowski and Maine’s Susan ing a plan behind closed doors and “spring- month after Arab gunmen shot and killed two police officers Murkowski, a senator since 2002, was re- states ease out-of-pocket costs for people Collins - the precise number McConnell ing it on skeptical members, trying to con- from within the site. It said they were necessary to prevent elected last fall and has criticized the GOP’s losing Medicaid. GOP defectors also includ- could afford to lose and still carry the day. vince them it’s better than nothing, asking more attacks, while Palestinians claimed Israel was trying to proposed cuts in the Medicaid health insur- ed Sens. Dean Heller of Nevada, who faces us to swallow our doubts and force it past a expand its control over the site. The issue sparked some of ance program for the poor, the disabled a tough re-election fight next year, and ‘Skinny bill’ unified opposition. I don’t think that is the worst street clashes in years and threatened to draw and nursing home patients. During the usually steady McConnell allies Bob Corker All Democrats voted against even start- going to work in the end. And it probably Israel into conflict with other Arab and Muslim nations. presidential campaign last October, she of Tennessee, Lindsey Graham of South ing debate on legislation to dismantle the shouldn’t.” — AP Under intense pressure, Israel removed the metal detec- tors and said it planned to install sophisticated security cameras instead. But Palestinian politicians and Muslim Syrian civilians fleeing IS in Raqa turn to smugglers clerics say that isn’t enough and are demanding Israel restore the situation at the shrine in Jerusalem’s Old City to AIN ISSA: Civilians fleeing the Islamic State group’s Syrian that covered him and eight family members, the youngest conditions. The UN says civilians are paying between what it was before the July 14 deadly attack. In response to bastion of Raqa are paying smugglers to lead them out of of them a five-year-old child. On the night of their escape, 75,000 and 150,000 Syrian pounds ($150-$300) per per- that attack, Israel closed the site for two days for weapons the city safely, only to find themselves caught up in har- they left the village in Ali’s car at 2:00 am and headed for a son to smugglers to organize their escape. searches and installed the metal detectors. The decision rowing attacks. Tens of thousands of civilians have fled rendezvous point where the smuggler and other fleeing When Ahmed al-Hussein, 35, decided to flee Raqa, he quickly triggered Muslim protests amid rumors that Israel Raqa and the surrounding province since the US-backed civilians were waiting. The smuggler moved ahead of the agreed to pay a smuggler 70,000 Syrian pounds and hand was trying to expand its control at the site under the guise Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) began an offensive to group and then brought them to a halt. over his motorbike, worth another 30,000 Syrian pounds, of security - a claim Israel strongly denied. capture the jihadist stronghold last year. “We arrived at a place that he told us was safe, and when he reached safety. Low-level clashes have continued in and around But the journey is perilous, with IS preventing civilians then we came under a barrage of Daesh gunfire,” Ali said, “We were a group of 250 people. We were moving for Jerusalem. The Red Crescent said 13 people were treated from abandoning its shrinking territory and enforcing its using an Arabic acronym for IS. He gunned his car engine 15 hours until we reached an SDF checkpoint in the Al- Tuesday night after being hit by rubber bullets during ban with deadly violence. In the Ain Issa camp, where and managed to reach a nearby SDF checkpoint safely, Mazeila area, 23 kilometers northwest of Raqa, at the protests. The continued standoff highlighted the deep dis- thousands of people displaced from Raqa have sought but a woman who had joined them at the meeting point break of dawn,” he told AFP. trust between Israel and the Palestinians when it comes to refuge, many civilians say they were promised safe pas- was wounded in the attack. “We don’t know what hap- “As soon as we arrived, the jihadists launched an the shrine - the third-holiest in Islam and the most sacred sage by smugglers who ended up leading them into pened to her, but the blood of those (who have died flee- attack on the area, and we were caught in the crossfire. in Judaism. deadly situations. Ali, 25, asked around in his village of ing) is on the hands of the smugglers,” he said. The smugglers disappeared completely.” IS captured him The 37-acre compound, known to Muslims as the Noble Qahtaniya, about six kilometers northwest of Raqa, to and other civilians and took them to the village of Al- Sanctuary and to Jews as the Temple Mount, has been a find a smuggler. Captured by IS Salihiya, where they beat them and stole their money and lightning rod for the rival religious and national narratives “The smugglers don’t reveal their real names, they use The Kurdish and Arab fighters of the SDF entered Raqa identity papers. They also interrogated the civilians, try- of the two sides and has triggered major confrontations in false ones. Ours called himself ‘Al-Hout’ (The Whale),” he in June and have since captured more than 40 percent of ing to learn who had smuggled them out. “It was impossi- the past. The latest development could put Israeli Prime said. “I agreed with The Whale on the details and I paid the city from IS. But the UN estimates that between ble because we really had no idea. The smugglers could Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a tough spot, as he tries to him 222,000 Syrian pounds ($418),” he said, an amount 20,000 and 50,000 civilians remain trapped inside in dire have been Daesh themselves,” he said. — AFP tamp out a wave of unrest that has triggered international pressure while not appearing to his hard-line base as capit- ulating. His government has faced a growing backlash at home for what critics said was hasty decision-making and embarrassing policy reversals. Even Israel Hayom, a free daily owned by Netanyahu’s billionaire patron Sheldon Adelson, denounced Israel’s response to the crisis as “fee- ble and frightened.” In an unprecedented headline, the paper - which has been an unequivocal source of support for the prime minister - led with “Netanyahu’s demonstra- tion of helplessness.”

Face-saving compromise In a face-saving compromise, and after Netanyahu spoke to Jordan’s King Abdullah II and others, Israel’s secu- rity Cabinet announced on Monday that in place of the metal detectors, it would employ nonintrusive “advanced technologies” - reportedly smart cameras that can detect hidden objects. The new security system is said to be set up in the next six months at a cost of $28 million. Netanyahu appeared to be doubling back again yesterday when he instructed police forces to conduct thorough inspections at the site. Israeli police, meanwhile, acknowledged yesterday that their forces have been preventing journalists from entering parts of Jerusalem’s Old City as part of efforts to lower ten- sions. Reporters have complained this week that they were being blocked from covering the unrest around the shrine while tourists have been able to freely move about the city and film with their mobile phones. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said yesterday that “journalists are being prevented from coming in those spe- cific areas where there have been disturbances and riots.” He said it was a decision made by the Jerusalem police dis- trict. The Foreign Press Association derided the move, call- ing it “a kind of innovative censorship that is surprising in a country that prides itself on press freedom.” Israel has also found itself in a new scuffle with Turkey, whose leader President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been among its fiercest critics. On Tuesday, Erdogan accused Israel of using security measures as a pretext to take over holy sites in Jerusalem. Israel’s foreign ministry responded by calling the comments “delusional, baseless and distort- ed.” “The days of the Ottoman Empire are over,” it said. “He who lives in a palace of glass would be better off not throwing stones.” Netanyahu’s office also chimed in, saying it wondered what Erdogan would have to say to Kurds and residents of north Cyprus. “Erdogan is the last one who can preach to Israel,” it said in a statement. Yesterday, Turkey’s foreign ministry called the Israeli statements “arrogant.” — AP THURSDAY, JULY 27, 2017 INTERNATIONAL EU could suspend Poland’s voting rights

BRUSSELS: The European Union warned Poland Poland-and some things have not,” Timmermans Government to press ahead justices of the common courts. Polish Prime Minister yesterday it would “immediately” move to suspend told reporters after European Commissioners met Separately, the European Commission will launch Beata Szydlo has insisted that PiS will press ahead its voting rights in the bloc if it pushes ahead with a on the issue for the second week in a row. legal action against Poland over one of the reforms that with the others. mass sacking of Supreme Court judges. President Dutchman Timmermans said he “must acknowledge did go through, targeting the country’s common courts, While the EU’s announcement yesterday marks a Andrzej Duda’s unexpected vetoing of two contro- and welcome that president Duda has announced Timmermans said. That could lead to Poland being further raising of the stakes in its confrontation with versial reforms, including one targeting the his decision to veto two of the four laws” but noted hauled before the bloc’s highest court and eventually Poland, the chances are slim that its voting rights could Supreme Court, had not ended the risk to the inde- that two had already passed, and that the govern- given a fine. Brussels and Warsaw have been at logger- actually be suspended. Populist Hungarian Prime pendence of the Polish judiciary, said Brussels. ment would keep trying to push through the others. heads over the legal changes ever since the right-wing Minister Viktor Orban has vowed he would instantly European Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans said the EU “asks the Polish Law and Justice (PiS) party took power in 2015 and veto any such move by the EU. The EU brought in Timmermans has given Poland one month to authorities not to take any measure to dismiss or announced reforms to Poland’s constitutional court. Article 7 in response to fears about the rule of law in reduce concern about the measures being pushed force the retirement of Supreme Court judges. If This month the government pushed through a bill the wave of eastern states like Poland joining after through by the right-wing government in Warsaw, such a measure is taken the commission is ready to that would have reinforced political control over the 2004, although it was mainly intended as a backstop or or face sanctions. The legal reforms have triggered immediately trigger the Article 7 procedure.” Supreme Court and another allowing parliament to threat that had little chance of being used. EU Justice mass street protests in Poland and raised fears for Article 7 is a never-before-used EU process choose members of a body designed to protect the Commissioner Vera Jourova said Tuesday that the the rule of law in one of the EU’s leading eastern for- designed to uphold the rule of law, a so-called independence of the courts. Duda vetoed those two Polish crisis had caused a “very high level of nervosity” mer communist states. “nuclear option” that can freeze a country’s right to while signing into law another measure that allows about whether it would “affect the whole EU system of “In this past week some things have changed in vote in meetings of EU ministers. the justice minister to unilaterally replace the chief mutual recognition of court decisions”. — AFP US Muslims see friendly neighbors, News in brief

but a suspected foe in White House Tripoli asks Italy to help fight traffickers in Libyan waters NEW YORK: US Muslims say they have experienced wide- ROME: Libya’s UN-backed Prime Minister Fayez Al-Sarraj spread suspicion about their faith in the first months of has appealed to Italy to send ships into Libyan territorial Donald Trump’s presidency, but also have received more waters to help combat human trafficking, Rome said yester- support from individual Americans, and remain hopeful day. Sarraj “sent a letter requesting the Italian government they can eventually be fully accepted in American society, provide the technical support of Italian naval units in the a new survey finds. Nearly three-quarters of US Muslims joint struggle in Libyan waters against human traffickers,” view Trump as unfriendly to them, according to a Pew Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni said. Gentiloni said Research Center report released Wednesday. Sixty-two per- the ministry of defence was considering the request and cent say Americans do not view Islam as part of the main- “the options will be discussed with the Libyan authorities stream after a presidential election that saw a surge in hos- and the Italian parliament”. Should Italy respond positively, tility toward Muslims and immigrants. “as I believe is necessary, it could be a very important devel- At the same time, nearly half of Muslims said they had opment in the fight against people trafficking,” he added. received expressions of encouragement from non-Muslims in the past year, an increase over past polls. And Muslims remain optimistic about their future. Seventy percent Mumbai building collapse believe hard work can bring success in America, a figure largely unchanged for a decade. death toll rises to 17 “There’s a sense among the American Muslim popula- MUMBAI: Rescuers stepped up a desperate bid yester- tion that others are beginning to understand them and day to find victims buried under the rubble of a col- beginning to sympathize with them,’” said Amaney Jamal, a lapsed building in Mumbai as the death toll rose to 17. Princeton University political scientist and adviser to Pew The disaster, which occurred in the northern suburb of researchers. Prejudice against Muslims has “pushed the Ghatkopar on Tuesday morning, was the latest to shine average American to say, ‘This is really not fair. I’m going to a spotlight on poor construction standards in India. knock on my neighbor’s door to see if they’re all right,” “Seventeen have died and 28 people have been res- Jamal said. cued,” Tanaji Kamble, a disaster management spokesman for Mumbai’s civic administrative body, The Pew survey is its third on American Muslims since told AFP. Some bodies were found during the night. 2007, and its first since Trump took office Jan. 20. He prom- Rescuers, using diggers, sifted through the debris on ised to fight terrorism through “extreme vetting” of Wednesday morning in the hope of finding more refugees and had a plan to temporarily ban travelers from trapped survivors in the block of apartments. six Muslim-majority countries. The latest poll of 1,001 adults was conducted by phone, both landline and cell- NEW YORK: In this Sunday, Sept 25 2016, photo, marchers carry the national flags of Pakistan, top left, Lebanon, phones, between Jan. 23 and May 2, in English, Arabic, bottom left, Iran, top center, Egypt, bottom center and the American flag, right, during the Muslim Day Parade on Farsi and Urdu, and has a margin of error of plus or minus Madison Avenue. —AP 5.8 percentage points. Voter base increases Muslims has been growing by 100,000 per year, reaching The last several months have seen an uptick in A larger share of American Muslims told Pew they had 3.35 million, or 1 percent of the American population. reports of anti-Muslim harassment, including arson and registered to vote and actually voted. Forty-four percent Just over half of U.S. Muslims identify as Sunni, while 16 vandalism at mosques and bullying at schools. In the of Muslims eligible to vote cast ballots in last year’s presi- percent say they are Shiite. Nearly six in 10 adult Pew survey, nearly half of US Muslims say they have dential election, compared to 37 percent in 2007. Those American Muslims were born outside the US. faced some discrimination in the last year, such as being numbers on Muslim voting are compared to 60 percent The largest share of immigrants come from South treated with distrust, threatened or called an offensive of eligible voters overall who cast ballots in 2016.” Asian countries such as Pakistan, India and Bangladesh, name. That percentage is only a slight increase over pre- American Muslim leaders, alarmed by anti-Muslim while others have come from Iraq, Iran, sub-Saharan vious surveys. rhetoric in the campaign, made an unprecedented push Africa and Europe. American-born blacks comprise about However, the figure is much higher for respondents to register voters in mosques and at community events. 13 percent of all Muslims in America, but their share is MUMBAI: Rescuers look for survivors on the second who said they were more visibly identified as Muslim, for Turnout overall was higher after the highly contested shrinking. Overall, eight in 10 are US citizens, according day after a five-storey building collapsed in the example by a head covering, or hijab, for women. Sixty- 2016 campaign. Muslims overwhelmingly backed to the survey. Ghatkopar area. —AP four percent of those with a more distinct Muslim identi- Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, who drew 78 per- Eight in 10 American Muslims said they were con- ty said they had recently faced some type of discrimina- cent of their vote compared to 8 percent for Trump. cerned about Islamic extremism, and more than 70 per- New law on senior judges tion. Still, the survey found evidence of a growing sense Following a trend found in other American faith cent said they were very or somewhat concerned about of Muslim belonging in the United States. Eighty-nine groups, a slight majority of US Muslims now accept Islamic extremism in the US. However, three of 10 said that angers critics of Mugabe percent said they were proud be both Muslim and homosexuality, a dramatic reversal from a decade ago most of those arrested recently on suspicion of planning a HARARE: A bill allowing President Robert Mugabe to American and nearly two-thirds said there was no con- when 61 percent said same-sex relationships should be terrorist attack had been tricked by law enforcement appoint senior judges sparked outrage yesterday from flict between Islam and democracy. discouraged. Pew researchers estimate the number of US authorities and did not represent a real threat. — AP Zimbabwean opposition and activists who said it marked a new power-grab by the authoritarian government. The law, which was passed by the lower house on Tuesday, is the first amendment to the 2013 constitution, adopted four Holidaymakers flee as fires years ago by popular vote. “It’s a frontal attack on the rule of law,” opposition Movement for Democratic Change rage in southern France (MDC) legislator and constitutional law expert Jessie Majome told AFP. “You can’t have a bill to concentrate pow- BORMES-LES-MIMOSAS: Over 10,000 bomber aircraft had not yet managed to er with the president when the public voted to democra- people, including thousands of holiday- contain the blaze. “It’s moving slowly and tise the process. This is the beginning of the end of the makers, were evacuated from campsites even growing a bit,” he said. France’s Cote new constitution.” and homes in southern France as firefight- d’Azur bulges in July and August as holi- ers yesterday battled the latest in a string daymakers head to the beach. of huge blazes along the Mediterranean Bormes-les-Mimosas “doubles or 17 members of same Indian coast. The new fire broke out Tuesday triples its population in summer”, a local night after France asked for Europe’s help fire official said. The area is experiencing a family found dead in floods to tackle the flames already raging in sev- particularly hot and dry summer that has AHMEDABAD: Seventeen members of the same eral spots on the tinder-dry south, includ- made it especially vulnerable to fires. Indian family were found dead yesterday as floodwa- ing near the popular Riviera resort of Arizzi told French radio he believed ters receded from a village in Gujarat, officials said, as the death toll from the state-wide disaster climbed Saint-Tropez. Firefighters are also battling Tuesday night’s blaze, which started in a MADRID: This photo combo made from image grabs of a video feed shows Spanish fires on the French Mediterranean island caravan storage depot, was the work of above 110. “They seem to have drowned in the flood- Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy declaring as a witness in a major graft trial involving waters. The bodies were found buried in muck,” A B of Corsica and in Portugal. arsonists. Other fires have been blamed members of his conservative Popular Party at Spain’s High Court. —AFP About 3,000 of those evacuated from on discarded cigarettes. Over 4,000 fire- Parmar, a police inspector at the scene, told AFP, the picturesque coastal village of fighters and troops backed by 19 water adding the deceased were from the same family. A Bormes-les-Mimosas were tourists stay- bombers have been mobilised to fight Spanish PM takes stand as senior Gujarati government official, Pankaj Kumar, con- ing in campgrounds, some of whom end- the fires that first began Monday, fanned firmed the discovery of the bodies in Banaskantha dis- ed up spending the night in sleeping by strong winds. At least 12 firefighters witness at corruption trial trict. The death toll from the floods stands at 111, with bags on the beach. Village mayor have been injured and 15 police officers more than 36,000 people evacuated to safe areas as Francois Arizzi said between 10,000 and affected by smoke inhalation, according SAN FERNANDO DE HENARES: Spanish premiers-Felipe Gonzalez, an ex-Socialist helicopters try to reach those still stranded. 12,000 people had been moved to public to the authorities. The blazes have Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy denied yes- leader, and Adolfo Suarez, prime minister shelters but that some had preferred to devoured around 5,000 hectares (15 terday any knowledge of an illegal financ- during Spain’s transition to democracy- sleep in their cars. Lisa Minor, travel editor square miles) of land along the coast, in ing scheme within his conservative appeared in court in separate trials but Popular Party as he testified as a witness they are no longer in office. 10 hurt as Gabon police end of British tabloid The Sun, who was in the the mountainous interior and on the at a major graft trial. It was the first time rally for opposition figure area on a family holiday, tweeted pictures island of Corsica. France on Tuesday that a serving prime minister in Spain has ‘Absolutely false’ LIBREVILLE: Ten people were injured in Libreville Tuesday of orange smoke billowing from a ridge asked its EU partners to lend it two extra testified in a criminal case. The trial cen- Altogether, 37 defendants face justice as Gabon police broke up a rally organized to mark the behind her campsite and of bleary-eyed fire-fighting planes, the first of which ters on a vast kickback scheme that in the case including two former party return of opposition leader Jean Ping following a trip to families packed into a beachfront creche. arrived quickly from Italy. allegedly saw companies shower former treasurers and businessman Francisco Europe. The interior ministry said there were “no deaths “Sirens still going off. Some info would be A trade unionist denounced what he PP lawmakers and civil servants with Correa, the alleged head of the network. and no injuries” during the demonstration, according to nice. Winds still high,” she wrote. said was a lack of spare parts preventing bribes in exchange for contracts and Companies would allegedly give him a spokesman Jean-Eric Mangala. But an AFP journalist at the all of France’s own aircraft required from helped fund the party. commission of two to three percent on scene saw the injured receiving first aid at Ping’s headquar- ‘Work of arsonists’ being put into action. Interior Minister Rajoy is not accused of anything him- the value of public contracts. Correa said ters where the former foreign minister had addressed The head of the rescue operation, Gerard Collomb announced on Tuesday self but was asked to testify because as in court that he would then give politi- thousands of his supporters following his return from a Serge La Vialle, told AFP that more than that France would be adding six more the party’s chief since 2004 — and a high- cians involved in awarding contracts some European tour. “Two of them suffered deep wounds and 550 firefighters backed by five water firefighting planes to its fleet. —AFP ranking member before that-he would of the money. had to go for emergency treatment,” a volunteer doctor at have knowledge of how the PP operated. His main accomplice was allegedly Luis the scene told AFP. “I never dealt with party economic affairs,” Barcenas, a former PP manager and treas- Rajoy told the court during the proceed- urer who was once close to Rajoy. ings broadcast live on Spanish television. Barcenas is accused of setting up a slush 8 dead in building He said there was a “clear separation” fund to top up the salaries of PP leaders. between political and economic party He has said he made payments to top PP collapse in Lagos matters within the PP and that his respon- members, including Rajoy. During his tes- LAGOS: A four-storey residential building collapsed in sibilities were always “of the political sort”. timony on Wednesday, Rajoy reiterated Nigeria’s largest city and killed at least eight people, Dozens of protesters blew whistles and that he never met Correa and he dis- emergency officials and an Associated Press photogra- held banners reading “Make the PP illegal” missed the allegations of secret payments pher in Lagos said yesterday. Authorities said at least as Rajoy arrived by car at the National to PP officials as “absolutely false”. 15 people had been rescued from the rubble of the Court compound in San Hernando de Asked in court whether he knew if building that collapsed Tuesday afternoon. Henares on the outskirts of Madrid. Rajoy, there was an illegal financing scheme Government officials did not immediately say what 62, had asked to testify by video-confer- within the party or cash donations from caused the collapse in a poor neighborhood of the ence, saying he was too busy to appear in anonymous donors, Rajoy said: “Never.” sprawling city of about 21 million people. Rescue person, but Spain’s High Court ordered The court appearance was a major embar- efforts continued overnight and into Wednesday him to come. He did not sit in the tradi- rassment for Rajoy, who has sought to dis- morning. An Associated Press photographer at the tional witness stand in front of the judges, tance himself from a series of corruption scene saw three bodies pulled from the rubble but instead answered questions-some- scandals that have hounded the party and Wednesday, hours after emergency officials put the BORMES LES MIMOSAS: People leave the beach with their belongings as a fire times testily-from the elevated platform contributed to the PP losing its absolute death toll at five. — Agencies burns a forest behind them. —AFP where the three judges sat. Two former majority in the 2015 election. — AFP INTERNATIONAL THURSDAY, JULY 27, 2017 Wang Yi meets with Qatar FM: Talk about Gulf Crisis again

BEIJING: Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with has successfully solved many contradictions tional community. All Gulf parties can, on the countries, China stands ready to play a con- forms of terrorism and extremism, and has Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin and differences. basis of jointly fighting against terrorism and structive role in promoting peace talks when taken necessary measures to this end. Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani of Qatar, It is believed that the Gulf countries have in the principle of mutual respect and non- needed by all parties. Qatar will continue actively participating in who was in China for a working visit, and lis- the capabilities to well manage the current interference in each other’s internal affairs, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman international counter-terrorism campaign. tened to the views of Qatar on the current situation and address their differences and earnestly fulfill respective international obli- bin Jassim Al-Thani said that Qatar highly China is a great power with considerable influ- Gulf crisis and further expounded China’s contradictions within the GCC framework. At gations, and find a way to resolve the crisis appreciates and fully endorses China’s ence. Appreciating China’s objective and fair propositions. Wang Yi expressed that the present, all sides should exercise restraint, through candid talks in a step-by-step man- stance and propositions. Qatar hopes to stance on the Gulf crisis, Qatar is ready to current tense situation in Gulf region causes avoid further deterioration and escalation of ner, in a bid to reach new consensus of soli- resolve crises through negotiation and dia- maintain communication and coordination widespread concerns in the international the situation, and conduct face-to-face talks darity and harmony among the GCC mem- logue, and stands ready to launch construc- with China, and hopes China to continuously community. A stable and harmonious Gulf as soon as possible, so as to send out a posi- ber states. Wang Yi stated that China appreci- tive talks with the parties concerned on the play a positive role. Both sides also exchanged region conforms to the fundamental inter- tive signal of sticking to political and diplo- ates and supports Kuwait’s mediation efforts, premise of respecting sovereignty, non- views on bilateral relations, and agreed to ests of countries in this region, and is also matic settlement, and recover confidence of and calls on the international community to interference in internal affairs and comply- enhance practical cooperation in various fields the common expectation of the internation- the outside world in the GCC. help create necessary conditions and build a ing with international law, and gradually under the framework of the joint construction al community. As a mature regional organi- Wang Yi said that opposing all forms of sound environment to resolve this crisis at establish mutual trust, so as to address dif- of the “Belt and Road” and adopt more meas- zation, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) terrorism is a broad consensus of the interna- the regional level. As a sincere friend of Arab ferences fundamentally. Qatar opposes all ures on facilitating personnel exchanges. Cardinal Pell denies abuse charges in Australian court

MELBOURNE: Vatican finance chief Cardinal George Pell, a top advisor to Pope Francis, denied all charges of his- torical sexual abuse yesterday at his first appearance in an Australian court over the allegations. The 76-year-old, the number-three figure in the Vatican, returned from Rome earlier this month to face the charges in Melbourne Magistrates Court. Details of the charges have not been made public although police said they involved “multiple complainants”. The former Sydney and Melbourne archbish- op has always maintained his inno- cence. Looking somber and frail, he attended the hearing with his lawyer, top criminal barrister Robert Richter, who told the court his client was not guilty — even though a formal plea was not required at this stage. MELBOURNE: A protestor holds a placard before Vatican finance chief “For the avoidance of doubt and Cardinal George Pell (not pictured) arrives for a hearing at the Melbourne because of the interest, I might indicate Magistrates Court. — AFP that Cardinal Pell pleads not guilty to all 100 meters down the road to his lawyer’s ers have spoken out in support, describ- charges and will maintain the presumed offices surrounded by security, with a ing Pell as a “thoroughly decent man”. innocence that he has,” Richter told the handful of supporters shouting “this is a The Archdiocese of Sydney is provid- court, national broadcaster ABC report- show trial” and “innocent” as he walked ing accommodation for him while he ed. Pell, dressed in black and wearing past. Protesters were also on hand, with fights the charges, but it has said it will his clerical collar, remained silent one, Brian Cherrie, telling the Melbourne not foot his legal bills, which could run MAUNGDAW: This photo taken on July 15, 2017 shows Ayamar Bagon (L), 20, Hasamithaya (C), 18, Laila Bagon (3rd throughout with magistrate Duncan Herald Sun: “We need the truth.” into the hundreds of thousands of dol- R), 35, and Hasinnar Bagon (R), 20, who claim they were raped by soldiers during a clearance operation last year, Reynolds ruling that evidence needs to lars. Supporters have set up a fund to holding their children as they speak to reporters near a field in Kyar Gaung Taung village. — AFP be handed to his legal team by Rocked the church help him pay the costs, according to the September 8, with the next court date Pell was not required to attend the Institute of Public Affairs, a high-profile set for October 6. hearing, but Australia’s most powerful conservative Australian think tank. ‘My husband blamed me’: Myanmar’s The cleric made no comment as he Catholic opted to appear, having previ- Despite being unofficially considered was escorted by a group of police ously vowed to defend himself and clear the third most powerful cleric in the Rohingya abandoned after rapes through a crush of cameras, reporters his name after a two-year investigation Vatican, no special arrangements were in and photographers into the court, which led to him being charged on June 29. “I place at the court. Pell entered the building hears hundreds of cases a week for am innocent of these charges, they are through the front door and was screened ‘They knew I was pregnant but didn’t care’ alleged crimes ranging from theft to false. The whole idea of sexual abuse is by security. He has been granted a leave of murder. Several photographers were abhorrent to me,” he said in Rome last absence by the Pope, who has made clear KYAR GAUNG TAUNG: Rohingya leave after she was raped by three Instead they say probes by the military knocked over in the melee. Similar month, claiming he had been the victim the cardinal would not be forced to resign Muslim Ayamar Bagon has lived on troops in December. They took turns to and police, as well as a state-appointed scenes greeted his departure after the of a campaign of “relentless character his post as head of the Vatican’s powerful handouts since her husband left her violate her while two others stood team, are sufficient. “Cases have been brief hearing as he was ushered around assassination”. Australia’s Catholic lead- economic ministry. — AFP after she told him she was gang-raped watch outside her hut, she alleges, filed regarding killings after the investi- by Myanmar soldiers in the final month adding that she knew they were soldiers gation. They also looked into allegations of her pregnancy. She is among scores because of their uniforms and guns. All of rape,” said Brigadier General San Lwin, of women who accuse security forces of the Rohingya men had already fled the the head of the border guard police in sexual abuses during a months-long village out of fear they would be beaten Rakhine state, adding the investigations military ‘clearance operation’ so brutal up by troops, leaving only the women, were ongoing. the UN fears it may amount to crimes children and elderly behind. Rohingya from Kyar Gaung Taung against humanity. “My husband told me he is going to said they had lodged three rape cases AFP visited the remote region in the leave me. He blamed me for not run- out of 15 alleged assaults in the village, north of Rakhine State on a govern- ning away,” Baygon said. The govern- but nothing has been done. Other ment-run trip this month, the first time ment denies the allegations and AFP women were too scared to report what foreign media have been officially has not been able to verify their stories happened to them, fearing retribution allowed into the area since the military or claims from two other women who from authorities or being ostracized by began hunting militants in October. said they were raped by soldiers. But their community and husbands. “Some On the edge of Kyar Gaung Taung vil- they echo scores of accounts collected women didn’t want to complain for the lage, away from the government min- by UN investigators and rights groups sake of their pride,” said one Rohingya ders, a group of Rohingya women from some of the 74,000 Rohingya who villager, who asked not to be named. described how their lives were shat- have fled to neighboring Bangladesh. Rights groups have long accused tered the day soldiers came to their Myanmar’s military of using rape as a homes late last year. ‘What can we do?’ weapon of war in several ethnic con- “I was raped close to my due date, in The UN believes hundreds may have flicts simmering in the country’s border- my ninth month of pregnancy. They died in what could be the bloodiest chap- lands. Fears of Muslim men violating knew I was pregnant but didn’t care,” ter of Buddhist-majority Myanmar’s years- Buddhist women have also long been Ayamar Bagon told AFP through a UN long persecution of the 1.2 million used to stir sectarian hatred. Allegations translator, clutching her baby daughter Rohingya Muslims who live in Rakhine. Muslims raped Buddhists sparked clash- to her chest. “My husband blamed me Kyar Gaung Taung village was caught up es in 2012 that drove more than 120,000 for letting it happen. Because of this, he in one of the most brutal episodes in Rohingya into displacement camps, and married another woman and now lives November, when witnesses and state deadly riots two years later near in another village,” the 20-year-old media said dozens of Rohingya were killed Mandalay. Victims of the latest crisis say added, explaining that she survives on as troops swept through the villages. they hold little hope for justice. “I didn’t food donations from her neighbors. Myanmar’s government has denied know them. How can I report them?” Mother-of-two Hasinnar Baygon, 20, almost all claims of abuses and barred a said Ayamar Bagon of her rapists. “What said her husband has also threatened to UN fact-finding mission from the area. can we do?” — AFP 26 Afghan soldiers killed in Taleban attack in Kandahar

KANDAHAR: At least 26 Afghan sol- hearing the airstrikes, and said the outside the northern city of Mazar-i- diers have been killed in a Taleban attack was launched by a 30-strong Sharif, one of the deadliest ever attack on a military base in southern convoy carrying “hundreds” of Taliban Taliban attacks on a military installa- Kandahar province, the defense min- who assaulted the base from multiple tion. Some sources put the toll as high istry said yesterday, the latest blow to directions. The insurgents claimed the as 200. Meanwhile in early March gun- the country’s struggling security attack via their Twitter account. The men disguised as doctors stormed the forces. The Afghan air force said it car- resurgent Taleban have been ramping Sardar Daud Khan hospital-the coun- ried out strikes backing up soldiers on up their campaign against try’s largest military hospital-in Kabul, the ground during the hours-long beleaguered government forces, killing dozens. attack on the base, which began late underscoring rising insecurity in the The Taleban have a heavy presence Tuesday and ended in the early hours war-torn country during the summer in poppy-growing Kandahar province yesterday. fighting season when the warmer and have launched repeated attacks At least 13 soldiers were also weather tends to spur an increase in on security forces there, including wounded in the attack, MOD militant attacks. multiple assaults on military bases in spokesman General Dawlat Waziri May which killed dozens of soldiers. said. The Afghan forces “bravely resis- ‘Shockingly high’ casualties A recent UN report described ted”, he added, killing more than 80 Afghan security forces-beset by a Kandahar, which lies on the border insurgents. high death toll, desertions and non- with Pakistan, as also one of the most The camp was located in the existent “ghost soldiers” on the pay- dangerous places in the country for remote Karzali area of Khakrez district, roll-have been struggling to beat back civilians. More than 70 villagers were near the border with restive Helmand, the insurgents since US-led NATO kidnapped by the Taliban over the where the Taliban hold vast swathes troops ended their combat mission in weekend, officials said. Seven were of territory. “We conducted multiple December 2014. Casualties among found dead and some 30 returned, airstrikes killing dozens of them. Our Afghan security forces soared by 35 while Afghan police have launched a helicopters transported wounded sol- percent in 2016, with 6,800 soldiers search and rescue operation for the diers to hospitals in Kandahar,” said and police killed, according to US remainder of the missing. General Raziq Shirzai, the provincial watchdog SIGAR. Afghan forces now control 59.7 air force commander. The insurgents have carried out percent of the country, up from 57.2 One senior army source said up to more complex attacks against security percent the previous quarter, accord- 12 soldiers are still missing following forces in 2017, with SIGAR describing ing to SIGAR. But the Taleban and oth- the assault, which he described as a troop casualties in the early part of er insurgent groups have also seen “very heavy attack”. The insurgents the year as “shockingly high”. their areas of control or influence stole guns and vehicles as they In April at least 135 soldiers are increase slightly from about 10 per- retreated, he said. Residents described believed to have been killed on a base cent to 11.1 percent. — AFP THURSDAY, JULY 27, 2017 ANALYSIS

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he barren, rocky hilltops that form Hezbollah’s new front line with jihadists at the Syrian-Lebanese border were tough to captureT and supply. Hezbollah commander Hajj Abu Ali says the experience could prove useful in future battles. Military jeeps and four-wheel-drive trucks make a slow, bruising progress up newly bulldozed dirt tracks to the mountains near the Lebanese town of Arsal to ferry food and supplies to forces there as fighting rages in the valley below. “Each battle has its own difficulties,” Abu Ali said, standing on a bombed-out hilltop bunker captured from Nusra Front militants in the area known as Juroud Arsal. This is the latest front for Hezbollah in its battle with militants to secure Lebanon’s Syrian border, part of the wider role the Iran-backed group has In Chongqing, Bo Xilai’s support endures played in support of Syria’s President Bashar Al- Assad in the six-year-long war in Syria. Hezbollah n this steamy metropolis of more than 30 million peo- streak had been seen among top officials at the time as a claiming he was a mob boss. Jin spent seven months in has made rapid advances against Nusra Front since ple on the banks of the Yangtze River, it doesn’t take potential threat to the central leadership. detention before his name was cleared. “Even then I don’t launching the offensive jointly with the Syrian army much to find people who still talk in reverential terms Marrying his overt western-style retail politician hate him,” Jin told Reuters in reference to Bo. “To compare on Friday, aiming to clear jihadists out of their last Iabout Bo Xilai, Chongqing’s incarcerated and disgraced charm with a Mao-era propaganda strategy, Bo had Bo and Sun is to compare heaven and earth.” border foothold. former Communist Party head who was removed from bypassed Communist Party messaging to build his own In what turned out to be an ominous signal for Sun, the Mortar fire pounded targets in the valley and office more than five years ago. By contrast, it is difficult to brand. Tapping into public anger at official corruption, party’s anti-graft watchdog, the Central Commission for jets struck on the Syrian side of the border during a find anyone who has similar regard for Sun Zhengcai, who he espoused a return to simpler, more traditional Discipline Inspection, said in February that Chongqing had media trip to the area on Tuesday. Plumes of grey lost the same Chongqing party job earlier this month after Chinese values, and organized mass rallies of tens of failed to rid itself of the “pernicious influence” of Bo. On smoke towered into the sky. “What is tough in being accused by Beijing of failing to rid the city of Bo’s thousands singing patriotic revolutionary-era songs Monday, confirming an earlier Reuters report, the commis- some battles is that areas are densely populated, influence and legacy. amid a sea of red flags. sion announced that Sun had been formally placed under with many civilians. Here you can shell more freely, People remember Bo fondly as a can-do leader who And with police chief and right-hand man Wang Lijun, investigation for “serious violations of discipline”, a party it’s open and there aren’t many people. But the ter- improved law and order, turbo-charged the economy, and he launched a high-profile campaign against Chongqing’s euphemism that usually refers to corruption. rain is the difficult bit - it’s hard to cover ground, rejuvenated dilapidated old city quarters. “Bo did a great deep-rooted organized crime rings. There are no polls to Bo received a life sentence in 2013 after being found and we have to open new roads as we go along,” job with law and order in the city,” said Tan Heping, one of consult but on a recent trip to the city, a Reuters reporter guilty of bribery, abuse of power and embezzlement. Abu Ali said. the city’s dwindling number of iconic bangbang, or “stick interviewed about a dozen people, from shopkeepers and Wang was sentenced to 15 years in prison in 2012 on Since the operation began, Nusra Front has men”, who carry loads on bamboo poles up and down the laborers to coal mine owners and lawyers, and all of them mostly similar charges. Bo’s downfall - and President Xi almost been vanquished, Hezbollah says, and the city’s steep hillsides. “Sun is nowhere near as impressive, he said they were still positive about Bo’s reign. Jinping’s tight grip on power - has seen provincial leaders next target is a pocket of territory held by Islamic is far from what Bo Xilai was. I can’t see what he has done.” The Chongqing government and the State Council take a much more conservative approach while jockeying State militants. As Hezbollah battles jihadists in this Both Bo and Sun were removed in the months ahead of Information Office, which doubles as the Communist for promotion, lest they also be seen as political threats or latest offensive, the Lebanese army has adopted a gatherings of top leaders at the Chinese Communist Party Party’s spokesman’s office, did not respond to requests for step out of line. defensive posture guarding the nearby town of National Congress, which is held every five years and is comment for this story. “Bo was doing things for us ordi- Sun’s conservative leadership style in Chongqing, ana- Arsal. A big recipient of US and British military sup- where major leadership changes are ratified. Sun took over nary people, things that you can see,” said Wu Hong, a lysts say, may have been compounded by a belief that he port, it has not taken part. Hezbollah commanders in Chongqing in November 2012 from top party official clothing wholesaler. To be sure, there are some in just needed to bide his time, stay low-key and avoid any believe the offensive will soon be over, and say the Zhang Dejiang, who held the position for just eight Chongqing who strongly disagree. major accidents. But Sun’s esoteric signature plan to re- battle is providing valuable experience. “It could months after Bo’s departure. At the 2012 Congress, Xi zone the city into five “functional areas” including an urban help prepare us for future battles,” Abu Ali said. Jinping was confirmed as China’s national leader and at Shakedown core and ecological conservation zone, failed to resonate But the battle has been hard fought, mainly this autumn’s Congress he is widely expected to consoli- Li Zhuang, a Chongqing lawyer and vehement Bo critic with many people. “It’s impractical and hollow,” said because of terrain that was long an ideal base date his power by moving supporters into key leadership who was jailed for two years and six months after defend- Chongqing lawyer Zhou Litai. for Nusra Front - Al-Qaeda’s former Syria branch positions, and as a result have a greater say in any succes- ing suspected mafia bosses, said Bo and Wang’s purported and now leader of Islamist alliance, Tahrir Al- sion planning. organised crime sweep resulted in “large numbers of Risk Aversion Sham - as well as for Islamic State militants and unjust and false charges” and led to a shakedown of many Sun’s risk aversion was evident in a crackdown on coal legitimate and innocent business people. Li, who was con- mining in the city after a mine explosion last October killed other insurgents. On this particular hilltop, mili- Contender for the Top The telegenic Bo, regarded widely as one of the most tacted by phone, said Sun had done nothing to overturn 33 and made national headlines. The Chongqing govern- tants had barricaded themselves behind sand- charismatic Chinese politicians of his generation, was a the verdicts of those he believes were wronged. ment responded by forcing all coal mines producing less bags and dug trenches into the hard stone contender for the top leadership before being felled for But for local coal boss Jin Yihu, even being incarcerated than 90,000 tonnes a year to halt production, closing 181 ground. “It was easy for them to dig in here and corruption in a sensational 2012 scandal that also saw his at the height of Bo’s crackdown against organized crime in mines across the city were shuttered, according to state shoot at whoever raised their head coming up wife jailed for murdering a British businessman. Bo’s popu- 2011 has failed to dent his admiration. A dispute over the media reports. Production remains halted, industry sources the hill,” Abu Ali said. Hezbollah had lost fight- larity, ruthlessly ambitious behavior and individualistic mine’s ownership saw a business rival report Jin to police, told Reuters. ers that way, he said. “We dealt with it using artillery and air strikes. We found eight (insur- gent) bodies here. Others fled from the area, some on motorbikes.” A blackened stove, an upturned coffee jar and a shredded green tar- Fairytales overcome nightmares in Paju paulin roof cover were the only signs left of the half-hour’s drive north of Seoul, along a highway ended in a truce that has yet to be replaced by a peace Korean soldiers on guard and an underground tunnel built Nusra militants. lined with barbed wire, lie two shopping malls the agreement and has left the two sides technically at war. It by the North, and to Imjingak, which houses the Bridge of size of several football stadiums, a stone’s throw means South Koreans have long grown accustomed to living Freedom, where prisoners of war were traded at the end of Existential Battle fromA the world’s most militarized border. The malls are in in a doomsday scenario, one that includes up to 10,000 the war. The tourism push took a huge leap late in 2011, Abu Ali said the fight to capture the surround- the city of Paju, gateway to the UN truce village of artillery guns pointed toward the South and capable at any when two massive premium outlets run by South Korean ing hilltops began at dawn on the first day of the Panmunjom, where military officers from the combatants moment, in the words of North Korea’s propaganda machine, retail giants Shinsegae and Lotte opened. More than 12 operation and lasted 11 hours. Ten Hezbollah of the 1950-53 Korean war discuss armistice matters - of turning Seoul into a “sea of fire” and a “pile of ashes.” million visitors went to the two malls last year - more than fighters were killed, he said. Security sources say when the two sides are on speaking terms, which they For 30-year-old Park Chol-min, it’s nothing more than Seoul’s population of 10 million. It was not long after the some two dozen Hebollah fighters have been aren’t these days. empty threats. “It’s just a show or performance. I think malls opened, though, when North Korea dramatically killed overall, and nearly 150 militants. At a “Fairy tales come true in Paju”, is the advertising lure North Korea has a lot more to lose than to gain by turning stepped up the pace of missile and nuclear tests under Kim checkpoint further back from the front, from the Korean Tourism Board. But it was nightmares that Seoul into a sea of fire,” said the video game producer from Jong Un, who took power in Pyongyang when his father Hezbollah fighters urgently waved through an were all too true here during the Korean war, when Paju Seoul, visiting the Shinsegae mall with his girlfriend to buy Kim Jong-il died in Dec 2011. ambulance with blacked out windows returning featured some of its fiercest battles. Paju is home to the her a birthday gift. “The tests have not dented visitor interest at all,” said a along the same bumpy dirt track, signposted “to country’s only “enemy’s cemetery”, where the remains of Paju city official in charge of tourism, who asked not to Wadi Al-Kheil”, a valley recaptured on Monday. Chinese and North Korean soldiers are buried. Defence Mechanism be named. “It has become just part of a daily life, Tanks, tents and a field clinic sat in the shade of That’s all but forgotten history now. On the rooftop of Paju stepped up North Korea-related tourism in the although it is sad to say so.” Normalizing the North apricot trees nearby. the Lotte Premium Outlet, children and their parents can 2000s, when liberal governments launched a “Sunshine Korean threat is part of a “defense mechanism” for South Hezbollah has lost hundreds of fighters view North Korea across the Imjin River through binocu- Policy” of engagement with North Korea. Foreigners and Koreans, says Kwak Keum-joo, a psychology professor at including top commanders in Syria. It says the lars. The mall also features a merry-go-round, cinema, and locals flocked to Panmunjom to see stony-faced North Seoul National University. — Reuters battle there is an existential one to stop extrem- a mini-train. At Shinsegae Paju Premium Outlet, about a ists spreading to Lebanon. Its Lebanese critics dozen children jump and scream around a fountain inside say it has fuelled militant attacks in Lebanon. A the mall on a sizzling, July summer day. Just a couple miles Shiite cleric dressed in combat fatigues prayed away is a village modelled after France’s tourism center of next to mortar cannon emplacements overlook- Provence, where restaurants, bakeries and clothing shops ing the valley on Tuesday. One fighter was con- are decorated like a children’s playbook. fident of victory soon, and dismissive of the Elsewhere in Paju, kids carved wood to make Pinocchio enemy. “See that mountain? That’s where they dolls at a museum, while adults tasted wine made of were the day before yesterday. Now look meoru, a Korean wild grape, at a farm. Paju, indeed, shows where they are,” he said, pointing out several little signs of the tensions that have arisen since North kilometres of ground Hezbollah had taken. They Korea marked the US July 4th holiday with a successful are nothing.” — Reuters launch of what it said was an intercontinental ballistic mis- sile. The missile test prompted the United States and South Korea this month to conduct air force bomber exercises in the skies near here. All articles appearing on these pages are the personal opinion of the writers. Kuwait Littering Land Mines But at Paju’s Provence Village, Kim Ki-deok, a 41-year-old Times takes no responsibility for views office worker from south of Seoul and father of a 4-year-old expressed therein. Kuwait Times invites boy, said he doesn’t feel any more danger from being close to the border. “If North Korea really wants, they can shoot readers to voice their opinions. Please send missiles far away,” said Kim. “I feel refreshed and would like submissions via email to: opinion@kuwait- to come here again.” The sense of insouciance can even be seen at the US military’s Camp Bonifas on the outskirts of times.net or via snail mail to PO Box 1301 town, home to a three-hole golf course that Sports Safat, Kuwait. The editor reserves the right Illustrated once called the “world most dangerous golf course” because of the Korean War vintage land mines lit- to edit any submission as necessary. tering the area. The Korean War, in which the United States Army soldiers of North Korea (top) and South Korea stand guard at the border villages of Panmunjom in Paju, fought alongside South Korea and China with the North, South Korea on July 19, 2017. — AP NEWS THURSDAY, JULY 27, 2017 US House votes to sanction Russia, Iran, North Korea

WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives voted Veto likely not effective overwhelmingly Tuesday to impose tough new sanc- In mid-June, the Senate voted 98-2 in favor of tough tions on Iran, North Korea and Russia, a move that will sanctions on Moscow and Tehran, but the text stalled in antagonize the Kremlin as well as European nations the House. With the North Korea sanctions now includ- fearing economic ramifications. The measure notably ed, the new measure would need to be passed by the constrains President Donald Trump’s ability to waive Senate before heading to the White House, likely before the penalties. The sanctions package, which passed summer break begins in mid-August. Top Senate 419 to three after weeks of negotiations, “tightens the Democrat Chuck Schumer said he wants the new meas- screws on our most dangerous adversaries in order to ure passed and sent to Trump’s desk “without delay”. keep Americans safe,” House Speaker Paul Ryan said US lawmakers, including Republican leaders, have after the vote. remained wary of the intentions of the billionaire busi- The measure now heads to the Senate, where there is nessman-turned-president - who has called for better support for sanctions but debate about whether to relations with Moscow - regarding a relaxation of pres- include penalties on North Korea. The legislation is the sure on Putin. But even if Trump were to veto the legisla- result of a congressional compromise reached last week- tion, Congress would likely be able to overcome such a end and is aimed at punishing the Kremlin for meddling blockage with a two-thirds majority in each chamber. in the 2016 US presidential election and Russia’s annexa- tion of Crimea. “Under Vladimir Putin, Russia has invaded Russia calls sanctions ‘counterproductive’ its neighbor Ukraine, seizing its territory and destabiliz- The Kremlin warned that fresh sanctions on Russia ing its government,” House Foreign Affairs Committee would adversely affect both sides. “We consider such a Chairman Ed Royce said in applauding passage. “Left continuation of the rhetoric of sanctions counter-pro- unchecked, Russia is sure to continue its aggression.” ductive and harmful to the interests of both countries,” A picture taken in Cairo on July 20, 2017 shows Egyptian Shoukran Rashwan, 75, sitting on the rubble of her But the bill could end up penalizing European firms Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Monday. From house that was demolished on Cairo’s Warraq island. — AFP that contribute to the development of Russia’s energy Paris to Berlin, the sanctions bill was seen as a unilateral sector. New sanctions against Iran and its Islamic action by Washington that disrupts a carefully crafted Revolutionary Guard Corps, which stands accused of order. To date, sanctions against Moscow have been supporting terrorism, and North Korea, for its missile coordinated on both sides of the Atlantic, to maintain a Egypt squatters lose tests, are also included in the bill. Key among the provi- united front. sions is one that handcuffs the US president by compli- European Union member states were due to meet cating any of the leader’s unilateral efforts to ease penal- Wednesday and discuss the issue - and a possible ties against Moscow in the future - effectively placing response. Several European nations, including Germany, homes as land seized him under Congress’s watch. are livid because the new law would allow punishing Trump has faced accusations that his administration companies working on pipelines from Russia, for exam- Hala Gamal looks at a pile of rub- ernment had retaken control of more than 386,150 hectares. had sought to reassure Moscow that sanctions imposed ple by limiting their access to US banks. The provision WARRAQ ISLAND, Egypt: ble on Cairo’s Warraq island - all that’s left of her house after Authorities have carried out similar measures before. In near the end of the Obama administration could be lift- could theoretically pave the way for sanctions against a police operation to evict residents accused of squatting on 2012, the military ordered people on Al-Qursaya island, ed under a President Trump. Initially, Trump resisted the European partners in Nord Stream 2, a project to build a state land. Gamal, 31, said she had left the Nile island in the south of Warraq, to leave their homes as they were in a legislation. But faced with near-total consensus among pipeline carrying Russian gas across the Baltic that could capital’s north on July 16 to buy breakfast. She returned to military zone. According to the cabinet, the authorities Republican and Democratic lawmakers, the White House boost supplies to Germany from 2019. find her home destroyed and her children on the street. As made several failed attempts to implement demolition blinked, but did not say directly that the billionaire presi- To date, Washington and Brussels had agreed that sanc- part of a government campaign to reclaim hundreds of orders on Warraq since 2007. But residents say little has dent would sign it into law. “While the President sup- tions would not affect Europe’s gas supply. In an apparent thousands of hectares of state-owned land, police stormed been done to protect their rights. “The government prom- ports tough sanctions on North Korea, Iran and Russia, concession, the House modified a provision so the bill only the island and demolished several homes, sparking clashes ised not to approach inhabited buildings, but they did,” the White House is reviewing the House legislation and targets pipelines originating in Russia, sparing those that that left one resident dead. Yehia Al-Maghrabi, who was head of the island’s munici- awaits a final legislative package for the president’s merely pass through, such as the Caspian pipeline that car- The government says about 90,000 people live on the pality for 16 years to 2011, told AFP. “Did the state forget desk,” spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said. ries oil from Kazakhstan to Europe. -— AFP 420 hectare island. In a cabinet report, it promised that its land for 10 whole years?” “those who have contracts and official papers proving land The state owns up to 25 hectares on the island, mostly ownership” would not be affected by demolitions. But agricultural land belonging to the religious endowments Halt on visas for parents, siblings Gamal said that was not true in the case of her house, ministry and the Agricultural Development Authority, where she lived with her husband, his mother and their Maghrabi said. Farmers living on the agricultural land are Continued from Page 1 Kuwaiti parents and siblings under the sponsorship of four children. “I have all the government papers and there legally and pay rent to the authorities, he added. The citizens and expats, and are required to pay the new stamps that confirm that my husband owns the house,” remaining state-owned land is home to some 2,500 people, The sources said the decision includes relatives of health insurance fees to renew their residency permits. Gamal said. “So why this aggression by the government who pay rent to the ADA, he said. Some of their homes have Kuwaitis and there are no exemptions, except for those The sources said husbands and children of Kuwaiti against simple people like us?” been there for more than 60 years. with special needs. They said the decision includes non- women are not included in this new regime. — Al-Rai Ferry owner Nasser Ahmed, 47, said the orders were In 1998, the Egyptian government issued a decree to signed just a day before the demolitions were carried out. classify the island as a nature reserve, a decision Maghrabi “They rushed to implement them the following day without derided. “Is it conceivable that there would be a nature UAE eyes ‘new relations in Gulf’ amid Qatar... sending a single notice (to residents). They demolished two reserve with schools, a hospital, a youth center, a police sta- inhabited houses,” he said. tion, and a municipality?” he asked. Rumors have circulated on social media that the demoli- Continued from Page 1 als and 12 groups last month. Sheikh Saif said it had Nature reserve tions are meant to make space for a building project. Users been “widely rejected by the international community”. Squatters began settling on the island more than 15 published pictures showing designs from 2013 to develop Meanwhile, Qatar said yesterday that a new blacklist Saudi Arabia and its allies have been boycotting years ago, turning what had been agricultural land “into a Warraq for commercial purposes. The designs, which had released by Saudi Arabia and its allies came as a “disap- Qatar since June 5 in the region’s worst diplomatic crisis slum”, according to a cabinet report. In May, President Abdel appeared on the website of Emirati-Singaporean company pointing surprise” in the diplomatic crisis that has split in years. They sealed the emirate’s only land border, Fattah Al-Sisi ordered a campaign to recover state-owned RSB, were removed from the site after the July 16 demoli- the Gulf. The four Arab governments named 18 organi- ordered its citizens to leave and closed their airspace land which had been encroached upon. The authorities said tions. No details were available about who paid for the zations and individuals on Tuesday that they accused of and waters to Qatari flights and shipping. They in June that over 800,000 hectares of agricultural and build- designs. The government denied the evictions were intend- links with Islamist extremism and Qatar. demanded that Qatar break its longstanding ties with ing land had been illegally appropriated, but that the gov- ed to clear the way for new development. — AFP The move by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the Muslim Brotherhood, blacklisted as a “terror group” Egypt and Bahrain came despite mounting internation- by the four governments although not by the interna- al pressure to compromise in their weeks-old boycott of tional community. They also demanded that it close their fellow US ally. broadcasting giant Al-Jazeera and a Turkish military MP targets society with questions over... Qatari government communications director Sheikh base, and fall in line with Saudi-led policy in the region, Continued from Page 1 three grillings will be filed at the start of the forthcom- Saif bin Ahmed Al-Thani said the blacklist had no basis particularly towards Iran. ing term of the Assembly in October if these ministers in fact and was aimed at stripping the emirate of its sov- Qatar has dismissed the demands as a violation of its The lawmaker inquired if the society had any joint were not dropped by the premier. ereignty. “It comes as a disappointing surprise that the sovereignty and has received significant support from its activities with the Iranian cultural mission and demand- Dossari stressed the importance of passing the law blockading countries are still pursuing this story as part ally Turkey. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, who last ed the administrative and financial reports of the socie- stipulating to naturalize between 2,000 and 4,000 peo- of their smear campaign against Qatar,” he said in a week spent four days in the region trying to broker a set- ty. He also asked if the ministry provides the society ple in an attempt to resolve the chronic crisis of statement. “This latest list provides further evidence tlement of the crisis, has voiced satisfaction with Qatar’s with annual aid. The fact that a number of those con- bedoons, or stateless people. The lawmaker expected that the blockading countries are not committed to the efforts to address any suspicion of terror funding. But victed in the Abdaly cell are members of the society has that the Assembly will debate at the start of the next fight against terrorism. after talks with European Union diplomatic chief Federica promoted a number of MPs to demand action against it. term a draft law calling to abolish the central agency for “All individuals with links to terrorism in Qatar have Mogherini on Tuesday, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Meanwhile, MP Nasser Al-Dossari yesterday called on bedoons in order to prevent the government from been prosecuted. We encourage the blockading coun- Shoukry warned that the four governments would the prime minister to carry out a Cabinet reshuffle to renewing the agency for a fresh term. Dossari said that tries to spend less time on drafting these fabricated lists accept no compromise in their dispute with Qatar. “We exclude a number of ministers whose performances between 1996 and 2010, as many as 18,000 people and more time on implementing measures to counter cannot compromise with any form of terrorism, we can- were below expectation, who have not been cooperat- were naturalized, many of them bedoons, but since the threat of extremism in their own countries.” The four not compromise or enter into any form of negotiations,” ing with MPs and have failed to reply to questions post- 2010 when the bedoon agency was established, no governments issued a previous blacklist of 59 individu- Shoukry told a press conference. — Agencies ed by lawmakers. The lawmaker expected that at least bedoon was naturalized. THURSDAY, JULY 27, 2017 SPORTS

Rooney ready for ‘emotional’ Heart checks needed, England hockey coach European debut with Everton says Brighton’s Goldson suffers heart attack LONDON: Brighton defender Connor Goldson says clubs should LONDON: England women’s hockey coach Danny Kerry suffered a heart attack during LONDON: Wayne Rooney says he can’t wait to fulfil his childhood dream of carry out more checks on players in a bid to detect potential heart playing for Everton in Europe in today’s Europa League tie against MFK the recent World League tournament in South Africa and will miss his team’s defence of problems. Goldson, 24, has not played competitively since January the European title next month. Kerry, who led Great Britain’s women to gold medal glory Ruzomberok. Rooney won the Champions League and Europa after the discovery of a swollen aorta. Former Newcastle midfielder League during his trophy-filled spell with Manchester United, at the 2016 Olympics, was admitted to Milpark Hospital last week after feeling unwell Cheick Tiote died in June after collapsing while training in China, while at the World League semi-final in Johannesburg. The 46-year-old but the visit of Slovakian side Ruzomberok to Goodison Park and his fellow Ivorian Eugene Kouame died earlier this month after will still rank as one of the more memorable moments of the is now returning home but is not expected to be back at work until suffering a heart attack. “You look at Tiote. You never know what September, leaving assistant coach David Ralph in charge for the 31-year-old’s glittering career. Rooney, who left Everton to can happen. Two players in the last few months is way too many,” EuroHockey Championship in Amsterdam, which starts on August 18. join United in 2004, is a life-long fan of the Merseyside Goldson told the Times yesterday. “Football needs to do some- “I would like to give my huge thanks and debt of gratitude to Dr club and his move back to Goodison Park earlier in thing. Every club needs to check at least once a year. Unfortunately Ramjee and the wonderful staff at Milpark for the exceptional care I the close-season will allow him to live out his players don’t get the scans. “I never felt a thing. If my little story can received whilst in hospital,” Kerry said. “I would also like to convey ambition of wearing the Toffees’ blue shirt in conti- make other clubs think they need to do a test, hopefully it can save how proud I am of how both players and staff continued through nental competition. It may only be a Europa other players.” Goldson’s problem, which was discovered during the tournament in such a professional manner, particularly dur- League third-round qualifier, but Rooney is relish- routine screening by the club, meant he missed the closing stages ing the Saturday I was admitted. “I look forward to some extend- ing his first competitive home match as an of the Championship campaign as Chris Hughton’s side returned ed time with my wonderful family and friends, to recovering, and Everton player for 13 years. — AFP to the top-flight for the first time since 1983. —AFP to returning to the role I love in due course.” — AFP Newfound love of motorsports boom in China

ALXA YOUQI: Trailing enormous plumes of dust, the Silk crossed the finish line on Saturday in Xi’an, some 9,599 And a new generation of Chinese drivers is coming, said (at a young age) and the future is promising,” he said. That Way rally cars tore through the Gobi Desert bound for kilometres (6,000 miles) later, with Chinese driver Han Wei Wang, the race organiser. “Before, they started to compete was echoed by the rally driver Han Wei: “Bit by bit, you’ll China’s Imperial city of Xi’an-fresh evidence of the Middle coming home third in his Chinese-made Geely car. in adulthood, but from now on they are trained in karting see, we’re getting closer to the international level.” — AFP Kingdom’s newfound love of motorsports. From the well- The event-co-organised between China and Russia-has established Chinese Grand Prix to an explosion of kids’ ambitions to rival the prestigious Dakar Rally. “The karting events, the country which until recently relied Chinese have a thirst for organising their own events, like more on the bicycle than the internal combustion engine what has happened in Europe, but are a few years behind, is getting behind the wheel in a big way. and they have really become fans of discovery and adven- Motorsports are enjoying a boom across China, from ture,” Hubert Auriol, former director of the Dakar Rally, told the two-week-long Silk Way odyssey to the hundreds of AFP. Auriol was brought in by organisers of the China local car rallies, motocross events and touring car champi- Grand Rally for his experience and expertise and was race onships that take place every year. Just 30 years ago, such director between 2013 and 2016. “Perhaps we had in mind events were more or less unheard of in the fast-changing a somewhat stereotyped image of the hard-working country, which now boasts the world’s second-biggest Chinese, but it is like anywhere else in the world: at one economy after the United States and a growing urban point it is about leisure, relaxation and doing something middle class with money to burn on hobbies. else,” Auriol added. “People have more and more means and free time,” Yang Yulin, a 28-year-old Chinese accountant marvel- said Wang Xudong, chief executive of Zhongshi Huanqiu, ling at the rally cars pounding their way through the Gobi a Chinese company that organises motor racing in the sand, told AFP he was a motorsports fan. “I do karting and country. “And in parallel the Chinese car market is grow- I love riding my 4x4 in the dunes,” he said. ing.” It is hard to believe now, so clogged with traffic are cities such as Beijing and Shanghai, but cars were still rare POLITICAL WILL on Chinese streets three decades ago. With sales of 24.38 The growing popularity of motorsport in China also million passenger cars last year-up 15 percent in 12 owes much to the exploits behind the wheel of writer, months-China is now the world’s largest car market. And blogger and director Han Han, 34, a trendy youth icon and since the watershed 2004 Chinese Grand Prix in 2012 national rally champion. Shanghai-now an annual fixture on the Formula One cir- Crucially, the Communist authorities also appear to be cuit-motorsports have been on turbocharge. The first fans of the sport. In October last year the Chinese govern- Formula E race-auto racing with electric cars-in history ment called for “continuous improvement in the organisa- took place before 75,000 spectators at Beijing’s Bird’s Nest tion of motorsports”, urging the creation of new racing cir- Olympic stadium in 2014. cuits and encouraging the staging of rallies and other events. “There is the political will, so behind everything, ‘THIRST’ FOR MOTORSPORTS everything is easily organised,” said Auriol, who sees “enor- The Silk Way Rally set off on July 7 from Red Square in mous potential” in the country for the sport. “China is SHANGHAI: This file photo taken on April 9, 2017 shows Mercedes’ British driver Lewis Hamilton driving during the heart of Moscow, travelled through Russia’s grassy densely populated, so people tend to imagine that there are the Formula One Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai. Trailing enormous plumes of dust, the Silk Way rally cars tore steppes and the great plains and mountains of Kazakhstan only cities, but in the north you have gigantic regions with through the Gobi Desert bound for China’s Imperial city of Xi’an — fresh evidence of the Middle Kingdom’s new- before crossing the daunting Gobi. Exhausted racers magnificent deserts that are totally suitable to rally-raids.” found love of motorsports. —AFP

BASKETBALL Pelicans look good on paper, tired of losing

NEW ORLEANS: Anthony Davis says a strengthen the New Orleans on both As the fellow All-Stars prepare to New Orleans Pelicans are “tired of los- ends while also allowing Jrue Holiday enter their first full season together, ing” and have the roster to do some- to become more of a scoring threat Davis said Cousins is trying to adapt thing about it. That is, if they can find from the shooting guard spot. and further develop his game. a new offensive scheme that suits When the Pelicans re-signed Coaches and teammates have com- their mixture of incumbent starters Holiday to a five-year, $126 million plemented Cousins this summer on and recent acquisitions. contract to open free agency, general how he looks after committing to a “We can’t wait for the season to manager Dell Demps and coach Alvin conditioning program that has helped come and try to make some noise Gentry mentioned the possibility of him shed some weight and improve here in the loaded West,” Davis said playing Holiday off the ball more, and his endurance. Tuesday afternoon while promoting a the acquisition of Rondo should allow “We know we’re going to be the youth camp he’ll host in early August. that, Davis said. big focal points on every team’s scout- “We’re doing everything, whether it’s “When I first heard about Rondo, I ing report, so we just wanted to get signing players, trading players ... thought it was a good situation for us,” together and work at it together and whatever it is to just try to make sure Davis said. “He knows when to get figure out the things we like to do,” that we try to be a winning organiza- guys involved, when to make that Davis said. “He’s trying to adapt. He tion,” he added. “We have the tools pass.” Davis said Rondo and Holiday wants to win for sure and we didn’t right now to be successful. ... Right also will be a formidable defensive have that much time last year. ... He’s now, I think we look good on paper. tandem along the perimeter, meaning trying to do whatever the team asks So we’ve just got to figure it out.” the Pelicans’ All-Star big men should him to do.” The Pelicans will likely need the have more chances to protect the rim Davis said he’s supposed to meet right scheme, good chemistry and and rebound. He said Rondo’s long with new assistant coach Chris Finch good health to contend in the arms and big hands help him disrupt soon to start discussing the offensive Western Conference, which features drives and passes as well as rebound. scheme he envisions when New defending champion Golden State as “They’re going to give a lot of Orleans’ top two front-court stars are well as Houston, Oklahoma City and guards, this year, problems,” Davis playing together. Finch could be a San Antonio. said. “It’s always good when you can good fit because of his recent experi- Davis is optimistic that could hap- add a guy who knows how to play ence on Denver’s staff helping versa- pen. He’s been working out this off- defense.” By the time Davis hosts his tile young big men Jusuf Nurkic and season with fellow All-Star big man clinic for kids Aug. 7-8 at the Nikola Jokic play effectively as team- DeMarcus Cousins, and he fully University of New Orleans, he’ll have mates. endorsed the recent signing of veter- spent a considerable portion of the Davis said the Pelicans want to an point guard Rajon Rondo. offseason working out with Cousins, emulate “how they ran their offensive Davis said Rondo’s savvy play-mak- who was acquired in a trade after last package with those two bigs who are IVECO on podium again with Dutchman ing and defensive acumen will season’s All-Star game. very skilled.” —AP Ton Van Genugten and his Trakker Evolution SILK WAY RALLY 2017 KOSTANAY: The third stage of Silk Way Rally 2017 took the becomes increasingly difficult as it runs on the banks of a competitors across the border into Kazakhstan after a “spe- big river and finishes in Kazakh farmland. The second part, cial” of about 330 km and a total distance of 876,39 km. The also in farmland, is fast. Competitors will then drive 342 km three IVECO trucks completed the last of of road sections to reach the capital of Kazakhstan. the three stages hosted in Russian territory in the top ten of the overall ranking. Once again, Ton Van Genugten Stage 3 results - Silk Way Rally 2017 was the man of the day as he finished just 3m39s behind 1. Siarhei Viazovich (Maz) 3h33m14s the first. He drove carefully without taking risks and this 2. Martin Kolomy (Tatra) +0m55s tactic paid off: after the slippery tracks of the first two 3. Ton Van Genugten (IVECO) +3m39s stages and the amazing passages of across the river, the 4. Dmitry Sotnikov (Kamaz) +4m34s experienced Dutchman is now in fifth place in the truck 5. Airat Mardeev (Kamaz) +5m27s category overall ranking. 8. Gerard De Rooy (IVECO) +17m07s Gerard De Rooy, behind the wheel of his completely 9. Artur Ardavichus (IVECO) +17m43s renovated IVECO Powerstar, finished the third stage in 8th position: “I enjoyed very much today’s stage from Ufa to Overall classification - Silk Way Rally 2017 Kostanay, even though we had to drive carefully and not as 1. Martin Kolomy (Tatra) 6h45m07s fast as we would have wanted” - said the Team leader. 2. Anton Shibalov (Kamaz) +2m40s The third teammate, Artur Ardavichus on board his 3. Dmitry Sotnikov (Kamaz) +5m13s IVECO Powerstar #310, finished the stage in 3h50m57s, 4. Airat Mardeev (Kamaz) +8m21s placing the truck in the top ten (in 9th position). For the 5. Ton Van Genugten (IVECO) +10m41s Kazakh pilot, the new entry in 6. Gerard De Rooy (IVECO) +10m47s 7. Artur Ardavichus (IVECO) +12m41s TEAM PETRONAS De Rooy IVECO, this was the first stage run in his country of origin. Starting order for SS4 - 11th July Tuesday’s 11th, Team PETRONAS de Rooy IVECO will be 07.16h Siarhei Viazovich (Maz) engaged in the fourth leg, which will take them from 07.22h Martin Kolomy (Tatra) Kostanay to Astana. This will be the first stage of the rally 07.24h Ton Van Genugten (IVECO) raid with two selective sections. 07.42 Gerard De Rooy (IVECO) The first part starts on a rather fast soil track and 07.43 Artur Ardavichus (IVECO). Pelicans guard Norris Cole THURSDAY, JULY 27, 2017 SPORTS

NFL Virginia police clear Dallas Cowboys receiver Whitehead

LOS ANGELES: A shoplifting charge Lucky Whitehead of the Dallas Cowboys,” scheduled court date earlier this month. photo on file to compare to the man who spent the first two seasons of his that prompted the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys Prince William County Police Sergeant Whitehead insisted it was a case of they had in custody. “... Officers acted in NFL career with Dallas, playing primarily to cut receiver Lucky Whitehead was a Jonathan Perok said in a statement. mistaken identity, and his agent pro- good faith that, at the time, the man in as a kick/punt returner. “We made a case of mistaken identity, police in The department said it regretted the duced an airplane ticket that showed custody was the same man matching decision. We’re moving on,” team owner Virginia said Tuesday. impact its errors had caused Whitehead Whitehead was still in Dallas at the time the information provided. At this point, Jerry Jones said, according to the Dallas “Upon reviewing the June 22, 2017 and his family. The Cowboys, who have of the alleged theft. The police said the the police department is also confident Morning News. arrest of an individual named ‘Rodney seen a string of players arrested since the man who was arrested wasn’t carrying in confirming that Mr. Whitehead’s iden- Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said the Darnell Whitehead, Jr.’, the police depart- end of last season, wasted little time in identification, but gave his personal tity was falsely provided to police dur- club determined that a “clean slate” for ment is confident that the man charged saying Monday they would release information verbally to officers. ing the investigation,” the police state- Whitehead was in the best interest of the with petit larceny, and who is subse- Whitehead, a Virginia native, after reports Officers checked his information ment said. team and the player. “He’ll have a new quently being sought on an active war- that he was arrested for shoplifting on through the Virginia Department of However, the Cowboys stuck with opportunity somewhere else,” Garrett rant for failure to appear in court, is not June 22 and had failed to appear for a Motor Vehicles database and used the their decision to shed the 24-year-old, said. “That’s good for him.” — AFP

SAN DIEGO: New York Mets’ Yoenis Cespedes scores from third after hitting an RBI triple as San Diego Padres catcher Hector Sanchez is late with the tag during the seventh inning of a baseball game Tuesday, in San Diego. San Diego Padres first baseman Wil Myers picked up a throwing error on the play. — AP

BASEBALL Frazier’s run-scoring triple play helps Yanks top Reds

NEW YORK: Todd Frazier had an unforget- Ben Gamel’s fielder’s choice. Guillermo extended his hitting streak to 17 straight left-field bleachers off Bud Norris capped a tripled for Atlanta. Foltynewicz (9-5) gave table first at-bat in his home debut at Yankee Heredia, who had a three-run homer in the games with a sixth-inning double to help strange night for the Indians, who led 7-0 up two runs and five hits, striking out nine, Stadium, grounding into the major leagues’ second, singled Gamel to third. Gamel the AL West-leading Astros improve to an after two innings. But Cleveland couldn’t do to improve to 6-0 in his last nine starts. first run-scoring triple play since 2006 as scored on a wild pitch to tie it, with Heredia American League-best 67-33. Houston is 9-0 anything until the 11th, which began with New York beat the Cincinnati Reds 4-2 advancing all the way to third. Mike Zunino in interleague play. Houston third baseman rookie Bradley Zimmer drawing a leadoff METS 6, PADRES 5 Tuesday night. Frazier hit a bases-loaded then walked. Shortstop Xander Bogaerts Alex Bregman left with discomfort in his walk and stealing second. Zimmer, who hit a Yoenis Cespedes had three RBIs and fin- grounder in the second up the middle, and fielded Segura’s roller behind second, but right hamstring after tripling and scoring in grand slam in Cleveland’s seven-run second, ished a single shy of the cycle to lift the shortstop Jose Peraza gloved it, stepped on his off-balance throw was way late. The Red the third. On Monday, outfielder George moved up when Norris unleashed a wild Mets past the Padres. The Mets won for the second and threw to first. Didi Gregorius, Sox, who stranded two runners in the Springer departed with a left quadriceps pitch while walking Francisco Lindor. Angels sixth time in seven games. Cespedes’ check- who had been on second base, held up eighth, ninth and 11th innings, had taken a injury that resulted in Fisher’s call-up. Nick manager Mike Scioscia then walked Michael swing triple in the seventh inning was the when the ball was hit, in case it was caught. 5-4 lead in the top half when Sandy Leon Pivetta (3-6) allowed five runs and six hits in Brantley and pulled in a fifth infielder before difference. Facing reliever Phil Maton, He was late to advance, and first baseman singled home Hanley Ramirez with two outs six innings. Encarnacion drove Norris’ first pitch into the Cespedes tried to hold up on a pitch and Joey Votto’s throw across the diamond off Tony Zych (5-2). Mike Zunino opened the stands. instead punched it down the right-field line, caught him in a rundown. Gregorius was seventh inning with his 15th home run to BREWERS 8, NATIONALS 0 with Curtis Granderson aboard after an called out for running wide of baseline try- bring Seattle even at 4-4. Travis Shaw, Eric Thames and Manny Pina RANGERS 10, MARLINS 4 inning-opening single. Granderson scored ing to avoid a tag. Rookie Jordan homered, and Zach Davies (12-4) gave up Joey Gallo homered twice, Mike Napoli and Cespedes followed him home on Wil Montgomery (7-5) held the Reds hitless until CUBS 7, WHITE SOX 2 three hits in 7 2/3 innings. Shaw hit a three- and Rougned Odor also went deep, and the Myers’ throwing error for a 6-4 lead. Seth Scott Schebler broke an 0-for-20 slump with Willson Contreras drove in four runs and run homer in a four-run fourt, and Thames Rangers slugged past the Marlins. When Lugo (5-2) went at least six innings for his a leadoff double in the sixth. Montgomery Carl Edwards Jr. provided some timely relief. and Pina connected back-to-back in the Gallo led off the third inning with a towering third straight start, which has produced two gave up two hits in 6 2/3 innings, and Ben Zobrist reached four times from the fifth off Edwin Jackson (1-1). blast into the second deck of seats, Marlins wins. Jose Torres (5-3), who worked 1 2/3 Aroldis Chapman closed for his 12th save. leadoff spot as the Cubs won for the ninth right fielder and MLB home run co-leader innings, took the loss. Last-place Cincinnati lost for the 10th time in time in 11 games since the All-Star break. BLUE JAYS 4, ATHLETICS 1 Giancarlo Stanton never even moved. That 12 games as rookie Luis Castillo (1-4) gave John Lackey (7-9) became the first major Cesar Valdez (1-0) allowed one run and broke a 1-all tie and put the Rangers ahead GIANTS 11, PIRATES 3 up three runs in five innings. Billy Hamilton’s leaguer in two years to hit four batters in five hits over a career-high six innings to to stay. Marlins starter Dan Straily (7-6) gave Madison Bumgarner allowed one run bid for a tying extra-base hit in the eighth two years, but managed to get into the win for the first time since defeating up a season-high six runs and 10 hits over over five innings for his first win of the sea- was thwarted when pinch-runner Zack sixth inning. The AL-worst White Sox lost for Houston in his major league debut on May four innings, including three homers. Cole son, and the Giants beat the Pirates. Cozart, out of the starting lineup to rest his the 10th time in 11 games. Carlos Rodon (1- 3, 2010. Joe Smith and Ryan Tepera each Hamels (5-1) allowed four runs and six hits Eduardo Nunez drove in two runs in his final tender quadriceps, hobbled into third. 4) matched a career high with 11 strikeouts worked one inning. Roberto Osuna fin- over six innings for the win. game with San Francisco. The veteran and hit a two-run double for his first career ished for his 26th save in 30 chances. With infielder was traded to Boston for two minor MARINERS 6, RED SOX 5, 13 INNINGS hit, but allowed four runs and seven hits in more than half a dozen scouts on hand to CARDINALS 3, ROCKIES 2 leaguers. He was pulled in the fifth inning Jean Segura rolled an RBI single up the four innings. monitor his performance ahead of the July Harrison Bader doubled leading off the and was later seen on television shaking middle with two outs in the 13th inning to 31 trade deadline, Oakland starter Sonny ninth inning for his first major league hit hands with several teammates in the Giants’ cap a two-run rally and give the Seattle ASTROS 5, PHILLIES 0 Gray (6-5) allowed four runs, none earned, and slid across the plate to score the win- clubhouse. The deal was announced after a Mariners a 6-5 victory over the Boston Red Derek Fisher drove in two runs just hours in six innings. ning run of his debut on Jedd Gyorko’s short few minutes after the final out. Bumgarner Sox. Mitch Haniger walked with one out in after arriving in Philadelphia and Charlie sacrifice fly, lifting the Cardinals over the (1-4) also singled and scored, Buster Posey the 13th off Doug Fister (0-5), pitching his Morton (8-4) gave up three hits in seven RAYS 5, ORIOLES 4 Rockies. The 23-year-old, taken on the third had three hits and an RBI and Joe Panik third inning, and was forced at second on innings and struck out nine. Jose Altuve Tim Beckham’s three-run homer capped round of the 2015 amateur draft, was added a bases-loaded triple as struggling a five-run second inning off Wade Miley (4- brought up before the game when Dexter San Francisco won for only the fifth time in 9). and Tampa Bay stopped a five-game los- Fowler was placed on the disabled list with 16 games. Jameson Taillon (6-4) took the MLB Results/Standings ing streak Rookie Jake Faria (5-1) gave up a strained left wrist. Bader doubled down loss, giving up 10 runs in three innings. three runs and seven hits in 7 1/3 innings, the left-field line against Jake McGee (0-1) San Francisco 11, Pittsburgh 3; Seattle 6, Boston 5 (13 innings); LA Dodgers 6, Minnesota 2; NY Mets 6, San and Alex Colome pitched the ninth for his leading off the ninth. Bader was batting DODGERS 6, TWINS 2 Diego 5; Atlanta 8, Arizona 3; St. Louis 3, Colorado 2; Texas 10, Miami 4; Tampa Bay 5, Baltimore 4; Kansas City 3, 29th save. .403 (29 for 72) with 10 homers against left- Chris Taylor hit two run-scoring doubles Detroit 1; Cleveland 11, LA Angels 7 (11 innings); Toronto 4, Oakland 1; NY Yankees 4, Cincinnati 2; Houston 5, ies at Triple-A Memphis this year. Greg and the Dodgers became baseball’s first Philadelphia 0; Milwaukee 8, Washington 0; Chicago Cubs 7, Chicago White Sox 2. ROYALS 3, TIGERS 1 Garcia sacrificed as Bader took third, and team to reach the 70-win mark with a victo- American League National League Whit Merrifield homered on the first Gyorko hit a fly near the right-field line that ry over the Twins. Kenta Maeda (9-4) Eastern Division Eastern Division pitch from Michael Fulmer (10-8), who Carlos Gonzalez caught 248 feet from the pitched five solid innings for the Dodgers, W L PCT GB Washington 59 39 .602 - allowed three runs and eight hits in eight plate. The speedy Bader slid across jubilant- who have won four straight and 35 of their Boston 55 47 .539 - Atlanta 48 51 .485 11.5 innings. Danny Duffy (7-6) have up one run ly as Gonzalez’s one-hop throw went slight- last 41. After the Twins took a 1-0 lead on NY Yankees 52 46 .531 1 NY Mets 47 51 .480 12 Tampa Bay 52 49 .515 2.5 Miami 45 53 .459 14 and six hits in 6 1/3 innings. Three relievers ly up the third-base line. Zack Granite’s single in the third, the Baltimore 48 52 .480 6 Philadelphia 34 64 .347 25 finished, with Kelvin Herrera pitching a per- Dodgers took command with four runs Toronto 46 54 .460 8 Central Division fect ninth for his 21st save. Detroit loaded BRAVES 8, DIAMONDBACKS 3 against Minnesota starter Jose Berrios (9-4) Central Division Milwaukee 54 48 .529 - the bases in the seventh, but Nicholas Mike Foltynewicz went six strong innings in the fourth. Joc Pederson doubled off the Cleveland 53 45 .541 - Chicago Cubs 52 47 .525 0.5 Castellanos - in a 0-for-18 slump - grounded to win again, Kurt Suzuki homered twice center-field wall to tie it and Yasiel Puig’s RBI Kansas City 52 47 .525 1.5 Pittsburgh 50 51 .495 3.5 Minnesota 49 50 .495 4.5 into a forceout against Peter Moylan, end- and the Braves beat the Diamondbacks. single put the Dodgers ahead. Taylor’s first St. Louis 49 51 .490 4 Detroit 45 54 .455 8.5 ing the threat. Suzuki’s two-run homer off reliever J.J. double drove in two more. Taylor is 23 for 44 Chicago White Sox 39 58 .402 13.5 Cincinnati 41 59 .410 12 Hoover (1-1) broke a 2-2 tie and a throwing since the All-Star break. His two hits Tuesday Western Division Western Division INDIANS 11, ANGELS 7, 11 innings error by Arizona catcher Chris Iannetta gave him four consecutive multi-hit games. Houston 67 33 .670 - LA Dodgers 70 31 .693 - Arizona 57 43 .570 12.5 Edwin Encarnacion hit a grand slam in allowed two more to score in a four-run sev- Maeda allowed two runs - one earned - and Seattle 51 51 .500 17 the 11th inning as the Indians, who wasted enth. Suzuki and Johan Camargo hit con- five hits and two walks, striking out four. Texas 49 51 .490 18 Colorado 58 44 .569 12.5 LA Angels 49 52 .485 18.5 San Diego 43 57 .430 26.5 a seven-run lead, beat the Angels for their secutive homers off Andrew Chafin in the Josh Ravin threw the final three innings to Oakland 44 56 .440 23 San Francisco 39 63 .382 31.5 fifth straight win. Encarncion’s shot into the eighth. Matt Kemp also homered and earn his first career save. — AP THURSDAY, JULY 27, 2017 SPORTS

Premier League big guns reload as transfer arms race heats up

LONDON: Premier League spending Chelsea, Pep Guardiola has played a key Spaniard has already splashed out £215 major investment ahead of his side’s Liverpool also broke their transfer looks certain to shatter all previous role in driving the market sky high. million. That eclipsed the record spend- return to the Champions League after a record, paying £37 million for Roma records before the current transfer win- City boss Guardiola, backed by his ing total for a British club in a single one-year absence. winger Mohamed Salah. And, in a per- dow closes as England’s superpowers club’s Abu Dhabi-based billionaire own- transfer period, racing past the £168 So far, Chelsea have spent over £120 fect encapsulation of the Premier reload in an increasingly frenzied arms ers, has embarked on an historically lav- million mark which, not surprisingly, million, with their headline deals a £58 League’s spending power, even Everton, race. Fuelled by lucrative television con- ish spending spree, including paying was also set by Guardiola last season. million move for Real Madrid striker notoriously careful with their finances in tracts, currently worth around £8.3 bil- £52 million for Monaco’s Benjamin City seem certain to shatter the Alvaro Morata and a £34 million swoop the past, have paid over £90 million as lion ($10.8bn, 9.3bn euros) and Mendy in a world record deal for a £221.5 million forked out by Real for Monaco’s Tiemoue Bakayoko. they lured Wayne Rooney, Michael unprecedented revenue streams at defender on Monday. Madrid in the summer of 2009 - which Manchester United manager Jose Keane and Jordan Pickford among oth- home and overseas, the 20 Premier Mendy’s arrival came just days after stands as the biggest outlay in one Mourinho had to pay a British record ers to Goodison Park. League teams have spent like never the £26.5 million capture of Danilo transfer window. Guardiola would love £75 million to beat his old club Chelsea Newly promoted Huddersfield and before in the weeks since the summer from Real Madrid. England right-back to land £50 million-rated Arsenal for- to the signature of Everton’s Belgian for- Newcastle have both spent over £30 mil- transfer window opened. Kyle Walker cost City £50 million from ward Alexis Sanchez, who is refusing to ward Romelu Lukaku. lion already, while only Tottenham and Already close to £800 million has Tottenham as Guardiola took just 10 extend a contract that expires in 12 That deal, following the £31 million Stoke have yet to get the chequebook been paid for new players, with the sin- days to spend £128 million on three months’ time, by the time the Premier signing of Benfica’s Victor Lindelof, out. While some look at the astronomical gle window record spend of £1.2 billion full-backs. League begins on August 11. moved United over the £100 million fees being paid and wonder if the desire well within reach with over a month A £42 million offer persuaded mark. Arsene Wenger’s decision to of English clubs to flex their financial before the market closes. Determined to Monaco to sell Bernardo Silva to City, ASTRONOMICAL extend his 21-year reign at Arsenal after muscles could one day prove fatal for make amends for last season’s surpris- while Douglas Luiz moved to Eastlands Keen not to be left behind by City, a turbulent season has persuaded some of the less historically successful ingly lacklustre debut campaign in the from Vasco Da Gama for £10 million. Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has Gunners owner Stan Kroenke to sanc- teams, the Premier League’s executive Premier League, which saw Manchester Throw in Guardiola’s £34 million swoop been pressuring Blues owner Roman tion the club record £52 million signing chairman Richard Scudamore insists the City finish 15 points behind champions for Benfica goalkeeper Ederson and the Abramovich to back his demand for of Lyon striker Alexandre Lacazette. spree remains sustainable.—AFP

Tottenham’s Levy slams ‘unsustainable’ spending

LONDON: Tottenham chairman Daniel £800 million on the current redevelopment Levy has slammed the “unsustainable” of their White Hart Lane stadium, Levy spending of Premier League clubs during a acknowledged it was prudent to be more frenzied summer transfer window. At least cautious in the transfer market at present. £800 million ($1.04 billion, 896 million But he denied the stadium costs would euros) has been spent by English top-flight stop boss Mauricio Pochettino getting a clubs in the current transfer period and player he wants as Tottenham look to Levy believes the exorbitant spree is bad improve on two successive near-misses in for the sport. the Premier League title race. Manchester United paid a British record “We have to find the right balance but I £75 million for Everton striker Romelu can honestly say it is not impacting us on Lukaku and Manchester City broke the transfer activity because we are not yet in a world record fee for a defender with their place where we have found a player that £52 million swoop for Monaco’s Benjamin we want to buy who we cannot afford to Mendy. City alone have spent over £200 buy,” Levy said. Tottenham sold England million on six new players, while Chelsea, defender Kyle Walker to Manchester City Liverpool and Arsenal have all made club for £50 million earlier in the close-season. record signings since the end of last season. Yet Levy believes the success of players The Premier League’s spending is on like Harry Kane, who has developed into an course to break the record £1.2 billion mark England striker after coming through the for a single window, but Tottenham have club’s youth academy, shows it isn’t neces- opted out of the lavish deals, so far failing sary to reinvest all the Walker funds on new to make a single signing. Defending signings when that might stunt the Tottenham’s ultra-conversative approach, progress of a youngster. Levy claimed the other 19 Premier League “The academy is important because if teams were putting their financial health at we produce our own players we don’t have risk. “We have a duty to manage the club to spend £20 million or £30 million on a appropriately,” Levy said. “Some of the player,” he said. “An academy player has activity that is going on at the moment is that affinity with the club and that’s what just impossible for it to be sustainable. the fans want to see. “Unless we find a play- “Somebody spending £200 million more er who would make a difference, Mauricio than they’re earning, eventually it catches Pochettino would rather give one of our up with you. And you can’t keep doing it.” academy players a chance, regardless of GALLE: India’s Shikhar Dhawan celebrates scoring a half century during the first day’s play of the first Test cricket match between India and Sri With Tottenham having to spend up to the financing of the stadium.” — AFP Lanka in Galle, Sri Lanka, yesterday. — AP

Roland-Jones to make CRICKET England Test debut Dhawan, Pujara centuries LONDON: Middlesex paceman Toby Roland- has been blighted by injuries, with a succes- Jones will make his England Test debut sion of ankle problems restricting the 27- against South Africa today after Mark Wood year-old to just 10 Tests since his debut was ruled out with injury. Durham fast against New Zealand in 2015. hurt S Lanka in first Test bowler Wood missed Wednesday’s final Root, however, was confident the worst training session for the third Test with an was behind Wood amid fears the bowler ongoing heel problem that had troubled may be excessively injury-prone. “I don’t GALLE: Shikhar Dhawan smashed a career- last Test century was at the same venue, dur- Dhawan’s opening partner Abhinav Mukund him in England’s 340-run defeat by South think it’s a concern, it is the nature of how best 190 on his Test comeback to lead a bril- ing India’s 2015 tour of the island nation. India edged Pradeep behind to Dickwella in the Africa in the second Test, a result that saw he throws himself into his work,” the liant Indian batting assault on the opening lost the Galle match but went on to win the eighth over. Mukund, who opened the bat- the Proteas level the four-match series at 1-1. Yorkshireman explained. day of the first Test against Sri Lanka yester- remaining two games to pocket the series 2-1. ting after Lokesh Rahul was ruled out with ill- “Wood is not 100 percent fit so he’s going “I think he is learning about his body all day. The left-handed opener struck 31 bound- The hosts squandered a golden chance to ness, made 12. But Dhawan toyed with the to miss out this week and Toby Roland- the time and I can’t see him missing out too aries in a blazing 168-ball knock and dismiss Dhawan in his thirties when toothless Sri Lankan attack, at onbe point hit- Jones comes in for a debut,” England captain much longer,” Root added. England will now Cheteshwar Pujara joined in with an unbeaten Gunaratne dropped the batsman at second ting new skipper Rangana Herath for two Joe Root told a press conference on field at least two debutants in what will be 144 to take the visitors to 399-3 at stumps. slip. Medics rushed to attend to Gunaratne, boundaries on the trot. India handed a Test Wednesday ahead of the clash at The Oval. the 100th Test ever staged at The Oval, with The hosts toiled in the Galle field and suf- who was writhing in pain before walking off cap to all-rounder Hardik Pandya and Sri Roland-Jones’s Middlesex colleague Essex batsman Tom Westley previously fered a major blow when all-rounder Asela the ground. Lanka brought in batsman Danushka Steven Finn, a veteran of 36 Tests, has been selected in place of injured number three Gunaratne broke his thumb trying to take a The Indians were given an early jolt when called up as stand by in the event of any fur- Gary Ballance. Gunathilaka for his debut. — AFP ther injuries to England’s pace attack. The catch off Dhawan. He is set to undergo a sur- 29-year-old Roland-Jones has twice been MALAN DECISION gery Wednesday and is almost certain to miss included in Test squads for matches at his And they may include a third if the rest of the three-Test series. SCOREBOARD Lord’s home ground but will now make his Middlesex batsman Dawid Malan, born in Dhawan and Pujara put on 253 for the second wicket-India’s highest second-wicket debut in the five-day game on the other London but brought up in South Africa, is GALLE, Sri Lanka: Scoreboard at stumps on the first day of the opening Test between India and Sri Lanka at Galle side of London’s River Thames at Surrey’s included instead of left-arm spinner Liam stand against Sri Lanka-after skipper Virat yesterday. headquarters. Dawson. England’s top-order was twice dis- Kohli won the toss and chose to bat under Roland-Jones did, however, make his missed cheaply at Trent Bridge, including for an overcast sky. Dhawan, drafted into the India 1st innings: Extras (w4, nb3, lb4) 11 one-day international debut against South a mere 133 in their second innings. Indian squad at the last moment, said it was S. Dhawan c Mathews b Pradeep 190 Total (for 3 wkts, 90 overs) 399 Africa at Lord’s in May, taking one for 34 in That led to Malan’s call-up, with the 29- a blow to get out so close to a maiden dou- A. Mukund c Dickwella b Pradeep 12 Still to bat: Yadav, Pandya, Saha, Ashwin, Jadeja, Shami C. Pujara not out 144 Fall of wickets: 1-27 (Mukund), 2-280 (Dhawan), 3-286 (Kohli) a match England lost by seven wickets. He year-old having already made a match-win- ble hundred. V. Kohli c Dickwella b Pradeep 3 Bowling: Pradeep 18-1-64-3, Kumara 16-0-95-0, Perera played a key role in helping Middlesex win ning 78 for against South Africa during his “Of course I was disappointed that I got out A. Rahane not out 39 25-1-103-0, Herath 24-4-92-0, Gunathilaka 7-0-41-0. last season’s County Championship and his Twenty20 international debut at Cardiff last for 190, I would have loved to have scored a Test call is a reward for several years of con- month. England already have a frontline 200,” Dhawan said. “But more than that, I got sistent performance in the English first- spinner in Moeen Ali, a better batsman than out at the wrong time. It was the last over class game. “Toby has been, in the lead up Dawson. before tea. But the way I was playing, I was to the other games, really good in practice Root said a decision on whether to play confident that I could clear the mid-off fielder Chinese clubs pay debts and he has obviously had a fine couple of Malan or Dawson would wait until today and I was almost hitting a boundary per over. years and it is a very exciting time, as it is morning. “I’ll have a look at the wicket “I was in that zone and I backed myself. for anyone who makes their Test debut,” tomorrow and decide what is happening Unfortunately it didn’t go my way.” Dhawan after expulsion threat Root said yesterday. then,” he said. Several former England cap- “I’m really excited for him and I’m sure he’s tains criticised Root’s men for the way they was out in the last over before tea when he desperate to show everyone what he can do were bowled out twice inside 100 overs at handed a simple catch off paceman Nuwan SHANGHAI: Ten Chinese Super League and Liaoning Hongyun-was unclear. with the red ball for England.” Wood’s career Nottingham.—AFP Pradeep to Angelo Mathews at mid-off. Kohli clubs say they have paid off debts related Reigning CSL champions Evergrande said was dismissed for three when he tried to pull to player wages, bonuses and transfers two of the payments involved were settled a chest-high delivery from Pradeep, who took after 13 of them were threatened with in December and January. three for 64, but nicked behind instead to expulsion. Shanghai Shenhua, who signed “We do not owe any back fees,” the club Niroshan Dickwella. Argentine striker Carlos Tevez in January on said in a statement late Tuesday on China’s Pradeep’s appeal was initially turned down what are believed to be among the highest Twitter-like Weibo website, amid fears that but the decision was overturned by the TV wages in world football, and Oscar’s mass expulsions could wreck the CSL, umpire when replays showed the ball had Shanghai SIPG are among the top-tier which has gained in international promi- grazed Kohli’s bat. clubs who say their books are now clean. nence after a series of big-name signings. The Chinese Football Association (CFA) SIPG, who also shelled out on Oscar’s DHAWAN ON SONG said in a statement published by one team Brazilian international team-mate Hulk for a It was a blow but no major problem for that the Asian Football Confederation had similarly eye-watering sum, said they had India as Dhawan took the opening day hon- asked 18 top flight and lower league clubs paid the fees mentioned by AFC in October ours, celebrating his return to Test cricket with on July 11 to clear their debts by an August last year. “Our club does not have any back a breathtaking array of shots. It was the sec- 15 deadline. fee problem on salary, bonuses and player ond time he had scored a century in a single The teams were warned that they could transfer,” SIPG said. Test session, having made 187 on his debut be banned from all AFC matches and next Shenhua said they have paid 90 percent against Australia-including 106 in one session. season’s Chinese league if they failed to of the fees highlighted by the AFC but the Dhawan scored 126 off just 90 balls send proof of payment by then. As of rest was not settled because the other sides between lunch and tea, leaving Virender Wednesday, 10 CSL clubs including never supplied bank account numbers. Sehwag as the only other Indian batsman to Paulinho’s Guangzhou Evergrande, big- Shenhua’s spokesman said the club have score more runs in a single session. The 31- spending Shanghai SIPG and Shenhua said asked lawyers to make contact with the rel- year-old got a standing ovation from team- they had cleared their books of debt. evant parties about the rest of the payment mates in the dressing room upon completing The CSL has 16 teams and only three and downplayed the issue as “a false alarm”. LONDON: England’s Ben Stokes (2L) and England’s Stuart Broad (2R) play with a foot- his fifth Test century. had not been sent a debt notice. The debt The three CSL clubs with no apparent debt ball during the England cricket team’s training session at The Oval cricket ground in The innings was especially sweet for situation of three other clubs-Fabio were Henan Jianye, Yanbian Fude and south London yesterday, prior to the start of the third and final Test match against Dhawan, who was made to sit out of India’s Cannavaro’s Tianjin Quanjian, Tianjin Teda Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng. —AFP the visiting South Africans. — AFP last 11 Tests following a dip in form. Dhawan’s THURSDAY, JULY 27, 2017 SPORTS

Far-flung minnows give Russia’s elite travel nightmare

MOSCOW: When SKA Khabarovsk the Russian football elite, which lives in Founded in 1946, FC SKA has long SKA were beaten 2-0 by Italian Roberto choice between a lengthy flight and a secured their first-ever promotion to dread of the long-haul visit to the club’s lived in the shadow of the city’s more Mancini’s Zenit. train journey lasting more than five days. Russia’s Premier League last May, there 15,000-seater Lenin stadium located famous bandy and ice hockey teams. “I’d like to attend every away game of was no time to dwell on the loud groans 8,300 kilometres away from Moscow. But now the club can look forward to ‘EXTEND FAIRYTALE’ Spartak (Moscow) but I just cannot afford emanating from Moscow and St Khabarovsk is an eight-hour flight from dates with Russia’s most storied clubs, After the game the Zenit captain and to buy the plane tickets to Khabarovsk Petersburg, some seven time zones the Russian capital and even further even if the feeling is far from mutual. Mancini’s compatriot Domenico Criscito and back,” 29-year-old Sergei Trofimov, a away. from St Petersburg. “The hopes of our supporters came branded the flight to Khabarovsk as “the supporter of one of the country’s most Instead, fans of the far-eastern club, “Few people believed we would be true. They have finally received a chance worst in my life”. Khabarovsk is not the celebrated clubs told AFP. whose ground is roughly 20 kilometres successful as Orenburg are a far more to watch the country’s top teams live,” most easternmost team to have com- “It’s too expensive. And I will definite- from the country’s border with China, wealthy club than we are,” Yury Sobeshchuk said. “And our first Premier peted in Russia’s top flight, however. ly never dare to go there by train. “Of were busy basking in an unlikely Sobeshchuk, SKA’s press spokesman, League match with Zenit (St Luch Vladivostok and Okean course SKA are not to be blamed for achievement. The far-flung minnows told AFP by telephone. “Many of the Petersburg), which was sold out in just Nakhodka, who played in the country’s their city’s distant location but it will be reached Russia’s top division following a country’s small clubs’ representatives few hours, showed the serious rise of elite division in the early 1990’s, are both much more convenient without them in nail-biting shootout victory over expressed their gratitude to us, saying interest in football in Khabarovsk.” based 100km further east of the club. the Premier League.” Fans of Russia’s big Orenburg in the relegation play-offs. they were pleased money doesn’t yet The season-opener marked an inaus- For fans of Zenit and the Moscow clubs, hitters might well see their wishes ful- Now the club is the curse of much of decide everything in our football.” picious start to life in the big time as an away trip to Khabarovsk means a filled come the end of the season. —AFP

Man City summer spending spree not over: Guardiola

LOS ANGELES: Pep Guardiola has con- agers. “The competition (Premier League) firmed Manchester City are “still looking” to starts on the 12th (of August) and the mar- add to their £200 million summer spending ket is still open. That is not good for all the spree, although he refused to comment on clubs. “We will see until the end of the the possibility of hijacking Real Madrid’s transfer window.” Mendy became City’s lat- move for Kylian Mbappe. est signing earlier this week when the left- City have been the major shoppers in back arrived from Monaco in a £52 million the transfer market after splashing out a ($67 million, 58 million euros) deal. The 23- Premier League record total of £200m (223 year-old is still around a fortnight from fea- million euros, $260 million) to bring turing in a City shirt due to injury, but Benjamin Mendy, Bernardo Silva, Kyle Guardiola is delighted to have brought in a Walker, Ederson, Danilo and Douglas Luiz defender who made such an impression to the Etihad. during Monaco’s Champions League cam- But it remains likely that they will con- paign last season. tinue their haul after being strongly linked “He can attack inside and outside,” with moves for Arsenal frontman Alexis Guardiola said. “He’s a young player so Sanchez and Monaco teenage striker sometimes you have to pay a bit more for Mbappe. Mbappe has been on City’s radar them. “But we have one guy for the next throughout the summer, although there five or six years.” Bringing in younger play- have been strong suggestions in Spain that ers at the back was clearly on Guardiola’s Real have agreed a fee of £160 million mind this summer after jettisoning the 30- ($210 million, 180 million euros) for the 18- something quartet of Pablo Zabaleta, Gael year-old. Clichy, Bacary Sagna and Aleksandar Ahead of yesterday’s International Kolarov to bring in fellow full-backs Mendy, Champions Cup encounter against Real Danilo and Kyle Walker. Madrid, in Los Angeles, Guardiola wasn’t City spent £130 million ($169 million, 145 being drawn on either. “They are Monaco million euros)on that trio alone, yet and Arsenal players, so nothing to say,” he Guardiola believes they will offer long-term said. But he did confirm that City were still value for money. “Manchester City didn’t looking at options in the market, albeit he invest in their full-backs for six or seven years UTRECHT: Germany’s midfielder Lina Magull (C) vies with Russia’s defender Anna Kozhnikova (L) and Russia’s defender Ekaterina Morozova during was coy on whether another striker was on and all four were 30-31 years old,” he said. the UEFA Women’s Euro 2017 football match between Russia and Germany at Galgenwaard Stadium in Utrecht on Tuesday. — AFP the agenda. “We decided to make the squad younger “We have the two exceptional forwards and we tried to get the best full-backs possi- in Gabriel (Jesus) and Sergio (Aguero),” he ble. “Dani Alves was free but decided to go to SOCCER said. “We will see. “The market finishes on Paris. Kyle, Mendy and Danilo were the best August 31, which is not good for the man- options we had.” — AFP Germany, Sweden into Roma withstand Tottenham fightback in friendly win women’s Euro q-finals HARRISON: Roma withstood a dramatic, the lead on 12 minutes through Perotti’s late Tottenham comeback to send the penalty. Carter-Vickers was adjudged to Premier League team to their first defeat of have handled a Radja Nainggolan cross and DOETINCHEM: Holders Germany beat Russia 2- a stoppage-time shot stopped by Lindahl. Dahlkvist breathed life into her team. this pre-season in a bad tempered affair although referee Hilario Grajeda was initial- 0 to set up a women’s Euro quarter-final clash “I’m disappointed the way it turned out,” said Italian coach Antonio Cabrini said Italy could which ended 3-2 in remarkable fashion. ly unsure, his assistant indicated the Spurs with Denmark while Sweden also advanced to Sweden coach Pia Sundhage. “(But) at the end of build on the result which he hailed as “a very Tackles were flying in all over the pitch player did indeed handball in the area the knockout phase despite losing 3-2 to Italy on the day we reached the quarter-final and I’m important victory”. “I’m happy for the girls and Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino allowing Perotti to step up and steer past Tuesday. In Utrecht, Babett Peter scored from the happy about that,” she said, praising her team for because they promised they would give every- was livid with match officials in the second Michel Vorm. spot on 10 minutes and captain Dzsenifer 25 minutes after the break when Rolfo and thing on the pitch and they did.” — AFP half, although much of his anger would The English side, cheered on by a strong Marozsan converted another penalty in the 56th have been directed at his players who bad- contingent of supporters, failed to get into minute to hand a dominant Germany victory. ly underperformed at Red Bull Arena. their stride and it wasn’t until the 24th Peter converted her second penalty in two Bayern won’t join transfer Diego Perotti put the Italian team ahead minute that a chance finally fell their way. games after Daria Makarenko brought down with a penalty on 12 minutes. On 69 min- Mandy Islacker in the box, while Marozsan pun- utes, Eusebio Di Francesco’s side doubled KANE LEFT FURIOUS ished Margarita Chernomyrdina’s foul on Sara bidding war ‘madness’: Hoeness their lead as sub Kevin Vimmer’s cross fell Harry Kane was inches away from a Dabritz. In Doetinchem, Daniela Sabatino put SINGAPORE: Bayern Munich will not enter edly has a deal in principle to buy French to Turkish midfielder Cengiz Under, whose cross before Mousa Dembele hit the bar Italy ahead on four minutes after Sweden into a bidding war for star footballers, the attacker Kylian Mbappe from Monaco for 180 goal appeared to have sealed the win. from close range. Kane, the England striker, defender Linda Sembrant knocked down a cross German champions’ boss Uli Hoeness said, million euros. But Harry Winks reduced the arrears on had been very quiet but he sprung into life for her inside the box. describing skyrocketing transfer prices as The record transfer fees have been 86 minutes when he prodded home from on 36 minutes, powerfully holding off his Lotta Schelin equalised from a penalty follow- “madness”. bankrolled by sky-high television rights, and a four yards, and when Vincent Janssen scored marker before unleashing a shot from 20 ing a foul on Stina Blackstenius by Federica Di “I don’t want to buy a player for 150 or 200 growing appetite in emerging leagues includ- in stoppage time, the Premier League team yards which was well saved by Roma’s Criscio, but Sabatino gave Italy the lead again million euros, I don’t want to join in such mad- ing China which are seeking to lure stars away looked to have gained a draw that would keeper Alisson. before half-time when she volleyed home a ness. That’s something that we will refuse with spectacular sums. have sent the International Champions Cup Pochettino removed the three young cross from Linda Tucceri Cimini. Blackstenius totally at Bayern,” Hoeness told AFP’s sports In comparison, Bayern has been conserva- friendly to a penalty shoot-out. hopefuls at half-time with only Walker- equalised for Sweden two minutes after the subsidiary SID in Singapore, where the club is tive in the transfer market. Among newcomers Moments later, however, Marco Peters impressing, yet three minutes after break, firing in a cross from half-time substitute on tour for exhibition matches. are James Rodriguez, who has arrived on loan Tumminello scored in dramatic fashion to sink the re-start Kane was left furious after Fazio Fridolina Rolfo, but Cristiana Girelli forced in a The five-time Champions League winner with a buy option. The club has also recruited the Londoners once and for all. On the day brought him down in the area only for the cross from Barbara Bonansea five minutes from is even willing to lower its ambitions. 22-year-old French midfielder Corentin Tolisso that Daniel Levy, the Tottenham owner, referee to dismiss his penalty claims. the end. Hoeness said the Bundesliga giant “could not for 47.5 million euros, bonus included. stressed his lack of transfer activity this sum- The striker’s anger spilled over soon Sweden still progressed as runners-up set as a goal” a victory at the Champions Hoeness sounded a warning against a mer is irrelevant because of the club’s thriving after when he smashed into Kostas despite the defeat and will face hosts League as long as “such madness is gripping backlash if the inflationary trend continued in youth academy, manager Mauricio Pochettino Manolas, leaving the Roma defender Netherlands for a place in the semi-finals. the transfer market”. the transfer market. “I wonder if spectators will fielded a number of younger players. sprawled out on the turf. Manager Germany put Russia under heavy pressure early “Our goal is to be German league champi- accept this in the long-term and managers too Central defender Cameron Carter- Pochettino then became embroiled in a on as newcomer Sara Doorsoun-Khajeh tested ons and to go as far as possible in the German should ask if all this is reasonable,” noted the Vickers, left back Kyle Walker-Peters and lengthy argument with the fourth official, Russian goalkeeper Tatiana Shcherbak with a Cup. And to play in the Champions League. Bayern boss on the sidelines of an SAP event. midfielder Josh Onomah all started for a who appeared to try and send the long-range blast in the build-up to the penalty. We are among the three, four best teams in Hoeness added that the club would unveil Spurs team who arrived in New York with a Argentine off before relenting and allowing Bayern Munich midfielder Dabritz had two Europe and any of these three, four teams can the name of its new sport director “in coming spring in their step following Saturday him to continue sitting on the sidelines. good chances in the first half but Shcherbak win the Champions League,” he said. weeks” to fill the post left vacant after Mathias night’s 4-2 win over Paris Saint-Germain in “It was a situation that we were talking foiled her the first time before she shot narrowly According to media reports, Paris Saint- Sammer departed a year ago. German media Orlando. in Spanish, not in English,” Pochettino said. wide of the target. The 19-year-old Shcherbak Germain is seeking to poach Brazilian for- report that former Dutch international Mark Roma, who lost their previous game to “But I believe it was a chat that ok, we were also tipped Peter’s header onto the crossbar on ward Neymar from FC Barcelona for 222 mil- van Bommel and ex-star attacker for Germany, the French champions on penalties, fielded talking and started to speak louder. But for half an hour. lion euros ($256 million). Real Madrid report- Miroslav Klose, are likely candidates. —AFP a near full strength side with former me then I said to him, ‘I apologise’. Maybe a In the second half, Anja Mittag flicked the ball Manchester City player Edin Dzeko and bit nervous for some situation on the pitch. just past the post while Marozsan’s volley was Aleksandar Kolarov both renewing But he wanted send me off, but I said ‘come repelled by a diving Shcherbak. Peter said she acquaintances with the Premier League on we were talking in Spanish and nobody was happy that Germany had made it to the club. And the Italians controversially took could understand us’.—AFP quarter-finals. “We are group winners with seven points and that was our goal from the start,” she said. “We had a lot of chances today. Against Denmark there might be less chances, but we will have to try to convert them then.” Russian coach Elena Fomina said the game may have been more interesting without the penalties. “Germany had most of the ball possession and that meant that we were not able to attack and create much danger in front of their goal,” she added.

SUNDHAGE ‘DISAPPOINTED’ Sweden were trying to impose themselves, but Italy were more dangerous on the counter- attack, with Bonansea first going close and then seeing her curling strike excellently clawed away by Hedvig Lindahl. Playing her last international game, Melania Gabbiadini fired into Lindahl and Sabatino then missed with a rebound. In the second half, Sweden stepped up their pressure, with another half-time substitute Lisa Dahlkvist first having her header cleared off the goalline and then steering a low shot wide. Sembrant headed wide, while Blackstenius HARRISON: Lukasz Skorupski #28 of Roma stops a shot by Georges-Kevin Nkoudou SINGAPORE: Bayern Munich players warm up during their official training session in slammed her header into the upright on 78 min- #14 of Tottenham Hotspur but is unable to stop the rebound as Harry Winks of Singapore yesterday, ahead of the International Champions Cup football match between utes. After Girelli’s goal, Sweden were lucky to Tottenham Hotspur scored on the play during the International Champions Cup on Bayern Munich and Inter Milan today. — AFP Tuesday at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey. — AFP see Bonansea fail to add a fourth and then have Frazier’s run-scoring Dhawan, Pujara triple play helps centuries hurt Sri Yankees13 top Reds Lanka in first Test THURSDAY, JULY 27, 2017 14 Germany, Sweden into women’s Euro q-finals Page 15

BUDAPEST: (L to R) Australia’s Emma McKeon (silver), Italy’s Federica Pellegrini (gold) and USA’s Katie Ledecky (silver) pose during the podium ceremony for the women’s 200m freestyle final during the swimming competition at the 2017 FINA World Championships in Budapest, yesterday.—AFP Pellegrini wins 200m freestyle world title Peaty seals breaststroke double with 50m gold

BUDAPEST: Katie Ledecky surged to the plete another sprint double. Peaty, already a Pellegrini, the world-record holder, distances ranging from 100 meters (on a worlds, finishing behind Franklin in 2013 at wall. Someone else was already there. For winner over 100m, clocked 25.99 seconds, avenged a close defeat at the hands of relay) to 1,500 (the grueling metric mile) - Barcelona and Ledecky two years ago. Now, the first time ever at the world champi- just 0.04sec short of his record-setting time in Ledecky two years ago in Kazan, Russia. This finally caught up with her along the banks of the Italian is back on top. “I honestly onships, Ledecky knows what it’s like to Tuesday’s semi-finals, with Brazil’s Joao time, it was the Italian touching first in 1 the Danube. Missy Franklin will remain the thought the one to win the race would be lose. Bidding to become only the second Gomes Junior taking silver, 0.53sec behind. minute, 54.73 seconds. Ledecky and only female swimmer to win a half-dozen Katie,” Pellegrini said. “And,” she quickly female swimmer to win six golds at a single Britain increased their swimming gold Australia’s Emma McKeon tied for the silver at events at worlds, while Ledecky can still take added, “it wasn’t.” worlds, Ledecky settled for silver in the 200- medal tally in Budapest to three with 1:55.18. “I knew it was going to be a tough comfort in being the winningest female McKeon got off to a blistering start, mak- meter freestyle yesterday evening Peaty retaining the two titles he field and that I’d have to have a really good swimmer overall. Twelve golds leave her ing the first turn more than a half-second when Italy’s Federica Pellegrini won in Kazan in 2015 to add race and I just didn’t really have it today,” trailing only fellow Americans Michael below the world-record pace, while Ledecky - surged to a stunning victory on to Ben Proud’s victory in Ledecky said. “I can’t complain really with the Phelps and Ryan Lochte for the most victo- normally a slow starter because of her dis- the final lap. the men’s 50m butterfly silver medal.” ries. And now she’s got one silver, too. “It tance background - was lagging in fifth. Britain’s Adam Peaty narrow- on Monday. South While Pellegrini covered her mouth in happens,” said Ledecky, who will be a heavy Ledecky rallied to second by the midway ly missed breaking his own Africa’s Cameron van delight and climbed atop a lane rope to cele- gold medal favorite in her last two events, point, and was just one-hundredth of a sec- world record again as he won der Burgh, the 2009 and brate, Ledecky stared blankly at the score- the 800 free and 4x200 free relay. “It happens ond behind the Aussie when they made the the men’s 50m breaststroke 2013 world champion in board. She had never seen a “2” beside her to every athlete at some point. I know this final flip. But the two leaders, having spent so gold at the world champi- the 50m breaststroke, name at the world championships. race will really motivate me moving forward much energy dueling with each other, didn’t onships on Wednesday to com- earned bronze at But there it was in Budapest, where and the rest of the week as well.” Of course, have anything left for the final lap. 0.61sec and promptly Ledecky’s unbeaten streak in the second- losing to Pellegrini was hardly an embarrass- Pellegrini sure did. Her closing 50 was a blis- paid tribute to Peaty’s biggest swimming competition after the ment. The 28-year-old became the first swim- tering 28.82 - nearly a full second faster than Adam Peaty powerful performanc- Olympics finally came to an end. “I didn’t real- mer in the history of the championship to both Ledecky and McKeon. “Everything es. “I think I have to ly feel at the end that I had that extra gear capture seven medals in a single individual seemed to be in slow motion to me in the retire and give it a few that I normally have,” said the 20-year-old event. Pellegrini’s incredible run in the 200 water,” Pellegrini said. “At 150 meters on the years and come back from the Washington, D.C., suburbs. “I didn’t free began at the 2005 worlds in Montreal, turn we were all there, so I closed my eyes. But when he’s older,” really see much for the last 50, so I was just where she grabbed a silver. She was third in I didn’t think I was ahead in the last strokes. I joked the 29-year- trying to put together a good race.” Ledecky 2007 at Melbourne, then won the event at was seeing the splashes ... .” She paused for a old Van der had been 12 of 12 over the last three champi- back-to-back worlds, including a world-record moment, as if trying to convince herself that it Burgh. onships, including three golds in this stately performance in 2009 (1:52.98) that still stands really happened. “It’s incredible,” Pellegrini said. European capital. But her most audacious from the rubber-suit era. “I didn’t believe I would make it. I still can’t schedule yet - six freestyle events covering Pellegrini was runner-up at the last two believe it.” — Agencies

Novak Djokovic to miss rest Neymar-PSG transfer saga of 2017, including US Open doubts grow in Barcelona

MADRID: Confusion surrounding the colleagues say ‘no, don’t leave, don’t BELGRADE: Novak Djokovic will sit out the rest bounce back strong after the recovery period.” Neymar-Paris Saint-Germain transfer leave’. Even to France, which is not at the of this season because of an injured right Djokovic made his announcement via saga was rife in Barcelona yesterday, with same level as the Spanish Liga.” Neymar elbow, meaning he will miss the US Open and Facebook , his website and at a news confer- the player staying silent on his future. departed the MetLife stadium without end his streak of participating in 51 consecu- ence in Belgrade, Serbia. “Doubts, doubts and more doubts,” ran addressing reporters after scoring a tive Grand Slam tournaments. “It is the most Djokovic’s last match was on July 12, when the headline on the front page of brace in a 2-1 pre-season friendly win he stopped playing during his Wimbledon important for me to recover, to be able to play Catalan daily Sport, above a photo of the over Juventus in New Jersey on Saturday. injury free for as long as possible, to compete in quarterfinal against Tomas Berdych because of striker lost deep in thought. Barca cen- “The situation is eroding confidence the sport that has given me so much, the sport the elbow. Djokovic said that day he was in tre-back Gerard Pique had sparked panic at the club,” columnist Tomas Andreu I love,” Djokovic said yesterday. “Of course I pain when he hit serves and forehands. At the after appearing to backtrack on his ‘he wrote in the newspaper Sport. “What want to return to the winning form, to win time, Djokovic said he had been struggling stays’ tweet about his team-mate. PSG really hurts here is the silence of the again, to win the trophies. But now it is not the with the elbow on his racket-swinging arm for are trying to lure the 25-year-old player himself, which in the end says a time to talk about it. At this point, I’m focusing about 11/2 years and so far had opted against Brazilian to France and are ready to pay great deal.” on recovery.” having surgery - and he reiterated Wednesday his 222-million-euro ($256.8 million) At the same press conference where Until now, Djokovic has never missed a that he does not need an operation. release clause to make him the best-paid Pique spoke, Argentine defender Javier major tournament since he entered his first, the But he also said then that he would serious- and most expensive footballer on the Mascherano said he had told Neymar to 2005 Australian Open. That is the third-longest ly consider taking a prolonged break from the planet. Last week Pique took to social carefully weigh up the pros and cons. active run among men and seventh-longest in tour. Since winning the 2016 French Open to media to say “he’s staying”-but when Mascherano added all the players, history. In that time, the 30-year-old Serb has complete a career Grand Slam and become the pressed on the matter Tuesday ahead of including Messi, had spoken to the play- won 12 Grand Slam titles, including the US first man in nearly a half-century to win four a pre-season friendly in the United States er to ask him to stay. Open in 2011 and 2015. consecutive major trophies, Djokovic’s form has against Manchester United he was less New PSG full-back Dani Alves, who “The remarkable series has come to an end,” dipped. He has fallen from No. 1 to No. 4 in the sure of himself. “It’s a personal opinion took his compatriot Neymar under his Djokovic said. “My body has its limits, and I ATP rankings and failed to defend any of those from the conversation that I had with wing while at the Camp Nou, posted a have to respect that and be grateful for all that I titles. He has made it past the quarterfinals at him and my intuition,” Pique said. message on Instagram seemingly with a have achieved so far.” He said that Andre Agassi, only one of the past five Grand Slam tourna- “But it’s not official,” he added. “And message for his former team-mate. who he recently began working with on a part- ments: last year’s US Open, where he lost in the it’s not for me to say if he’s going to stay “What do you want to be? Where do you time basis, will be his coach when Djokovic final to Stan Wawrinka. or not.” Fans in the city were not too con- want to go? Where do you want it?” he returns to the tour next year. He plans to start Djokovic, who also mentioned yesterday fident about Neymar’s future and wrote on Sunday. with a tuneup tournament ahead of the that his wife is expecting their second child, seemed to be fed up with the whole “All matters depend on you never for- Australian Open in January. reached at least the semifinals at Flushing saga. “If you are offered double by anoth- getting where you came from and who “He supports my decision to take a break, Meadows each of the past 10 years. That er company, then you will go,” said was by your side when you were some- and remains my head coach,” Djokovic said. “He includes seven appearances in the final. This Salvador Pons, president of the one, but the world did not know who is going to help me get back into shape and year’s US Open starts Aug. 28. —AP Novak Djokovic Blaugrana fans’ association. “Even if your you were.” —AFP Warba Bank partners with Al-Sayer to offer financing solutions on Lexus cars Page 19 Oil bounce, corporate Business results keep stocks high Page 20 THURSDAY, JULY 27, 2017 UPAC reports KD 3.46m in Ooredoo Kuwait launches revamped mobile app revenues for Q2 2017 Page 21 18

KARACHI: Oil tankers park in a terminal amid a countrywide strike by the All Pakistan Oil Tankers Association near a port in the Pakistani city of Karachi yesterday. The Association announced a countrywide strike to protest revised safety regulations for oil tankers, announced by the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA). —AFP UK economy stuck in low gear amid Brexit fears Industrial production and construction flag amid uncertainties

LONDON: Britain’s economy hobbled along in economy, which had initially weathered well the second quarter was driven by services, four-year high of 2.9 percent in May. Brexit risk”, said Samuel Tombs, chief UK econo- the second quarter, barely recovering from a the uncertainty of the Brexit vote a year ago, is which increased by 0.5 percent compared with “The confirmation of the lackluster perform- mist at Pantheon Macroeconomics. weak start to the year as industrial production in a new, weaker phase. “It’s the underlying 0.1 percent in the first quarter stretching from ance of the economy so far this year surely also British GDP slowed in the first quarter after and construction flagged amid uncertainties trends that matter,” said Lucy O’Carroll, January to March. diminishes the chance of an interest rate hike output of 0.7 percent in the final three months over the country’s exit from the European Aberdeen Asset Management’s chief econo- Retail and film production showed improve- any time soon, especially as growth prospects of 2016. British inflation is meanwhile being Union. mist. “They don’t look favorable at the moment, ment, the ONS said. Motion pictures were the for coming months have become increasingly supported by a Brexit-fuelled slump in the The economy grew by a quarterly rate of 0.3 given the uncertainties around Brexit and the second biggest contributor from the services skewed to the downside,” said Chris pound pushing up import costs-although the percent in April-June, a meager rate that is pressure on household budgets from higher sector, growing by 8.2 percent. Manufacturing Williamson, chief business economist at IHS annual rate managed a slowdown to 2.6 per- barely above the 0.2 percent of the first three inflation.” swung from 0.3 percent growth in the first Markit, as he focused on the second quarter. cent in June from a near four-year high of 2.9 months of the year, the Office of National The International Monetary Fund this week quarter to a 0.5 percent decline amid a slow- percent in May. Statistics said yesterday. cut its forecast for British economic growth this down in car production. The results also weak- ‘Little momentum’ “The good news is that the worst of the Economists have been downgrading their year to 1.7 percent from 2.0 percent previously. en the likelihood that the Bank of England’s The latest quarterly reading of 0.3-percent exchange rate induced inflation should forecasts for Britain’s economy as the country Others are more pessimistic, with financial serv- Monetary Policy Committee will raise interest growth “confirms that the economy has little start to roll off... which can offer support to embarks on the process of leaving the ices firm PwC expecting 1.5 percent. Ratings rates from their record lows of 0.25 percent. momentum because consumers are enduring the key retail and services sectors,” said Neil European Union and negotiating new trade agencies Moody’s has also warned about Though inflation is above the 2 percent target, falling real wages (on high inflation) and busi- Wilson, senior market analyst at ETX relations. Yesterday’s figures show that the prospects for the British economy. Growth in it moderated in June to 2.6 percent from a near nesses are holding back from spending due to Capital. —Agencies India plans overhaul of France to nationalize STX colonial-era land titles shipyard if Italy snubs deal MUMBAI: India is considering updating its Matters related to land and property colonial-era land records with a system that make up about two-thirds of all civil cases cuts fraud and protects the poor as mount- in the country, according to a study ing wrangles over land crimp economic released last year. States will study land PARIS: The French state said yesterday it “We have offered to listen to the new gov- 0.975 euros per share at 1128 GMT following growth, an official said. records, survey maps, transactions and would nationalize the STX France shipyard if ernment’s requirements, but there is no rea- the STX France news and after it published But the overhaul could take decades to court records to determine the ownership Italy does not accept its offer to split STX’s son why Fincantieri should give up a majority first-half earnings. come good, he added, despite a growing chain and litigation history of every prop- capital equally, putting down a marker on the stake and control of the French company.” thirst for land deals in fast-growing India. erty that is registered with the land titling limits of economic liberalism under new Fincantieri signed an agreement in May to Role of the state “Every transaction is imperfect, and the centre, Chockalingam said. This can be President Emmanuel Macron. The threat raises acquire two-thirds of STX France’s shares for Macron was elected in May on promises to onus of establishing ownership is on the done for new and existing properties, he the stakes in a standoff with Rome over the 79.5 million euros ($92.6 million) after earlier boost growth by lifting constraints on business buyer,” said S Chockalingam, director of said Chockalingam. Land records in India shipyard’s fate, the only one in France with reaching an agreement with the former gov- and his government has since flagged plans to land records in western Maharashtra state. are gradually being digitized, and several facilities large enough to build aircraft carriers. ernment of President Francois Hollande, privatize non-strategic state holdings while eas- Chockalingam also has influence on a states are taking steps to speed up land Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire said whose term ended in May. ing labor regulations. However, it has also not national level, as he advises the govern- transactions and issue title deeds. nationalization would give the state more The company is being sold off following the hesitated to lean on carmakers Renault and PSA ment policy thinktank Niti Aayog on land Rajasthan state last year said it would time to find a better shareholder deal, but collapse of South Korean parent STX, but Peugeot Citroen, in which the state owns stakes, matters. In an interview with the Thomson set up an independent authority to verify even if temporary, it would mark the first Fincantieri’s bid has raised fears for French to help a struggling parts maker in a region Reuters Foundation, Chockalingam said a and guarantee land titles in its cities, as major state intervention in the corporate jobs at the Saint-Nazaire site on the Atlantic where jobs are scarce. system to guarantee land titles should demand for real estate rises on the back of world by Macron’s government which was Coast, as well as for French interests. Le Maire Macron has long said that the state can have protect buyers from fraud and avoid the rapid urbanization. elected on a pro-business platform. said Fincantieri was welcome to invest in STX a key role in the economy and still give entre- sort of lengthy court battles that frequent- A nationwide biometric database, which Rome rejected the French proposal for but on an equal footing with French partners preneurs freedom to take risks in business ven- ly hold up development plans. has details of most of India’s 1.3 billion peo- ownership of STX France to be split equally and said that the Italians had until today to tures without fear of heavy-handed govern- Land records in most Indian states date ple, will also help reduce fraud and opacity between Italian state-owned shipbuilder make up their minds about the offer on the ment interference. back to the colonial era. Most land holdings in land deals, which are now required to be Fincantieri and Paris. Both Fincantieri Chief table. Macron decided after his election to review have uncertain ownership, so fraud is ram- linked to the unique identity number of the Executive Giuseppe Bono and Italian Industry “If our Italian friends say ‘this deal does not the terms of Fincantieri’s deal to acquire the STX pant and disputes over titles often end up buyer and the seller. Distortion to land mar- Minister Carlo Calenda raised the prospect work for us, we don’t agree with 50/50’, the France stake. “We are not happy with the deal in court. kets is one of the main barriers to faster that Fincantieri could walk away from the deal state will exercise its pre-emption rights on negotiated by the previous government because Protracted legal battles can delay prop- growth, accounting for 1.3 percent of lost if the French government backed away from STX,” Le Maire told franceinfo radio. “We will it does not allow French shareholders to keep erty deals, discourage investors and raise gross domestic product growth in India previously agreed conditions. buy shares, we are majority owners and we control of jobs, industrial capacities and regional the cost of land. It also hurts the poor, every year, according to the McKinsey “We are Europeans and on STX we cannot will give ourselves time to negotiate a new development,” Le Maire said. women and minority communities who Global Institute, the research arm of the accept being treated worse than the Koreans,” shareholder pact.” The French side has been concerned the may lack the resources or the skills needed global consulting firm. to engage in such fights. “Right now, it’s “There are many great challenges to Bono said on a conference call in reference to Under an existing pact, the French state has Italians would shift projects from Saint-Nazaire to only a presumptive title and you cannot be guaranteeing land titles, and worldwide, it the shipyard’s previous majority shareholder. a pre-emption right to buy out shareholders Italy as the shipyard’s order book for huge luxury 100 percent sure of disputes and claims has taken countries many years to do it,” Italian Economy Minister Pier Carlo that runs until the end of the month. Le Maire ocean liners is currently brimming over. But the related to it. The intention is to establish said Chockalingam. “But we want to take Padoan later took a more conciliatory tone, said the cost of buying out STX’s other share- French also have a strategic interest in the shipyard ownership and provide a conclusive title,” the first step; maybe in 20-30 years, we can saying Italy was open to changing the terms holders was “on a scale of tens of millions of for its capacity to build warships. Le Maire offered he said. guarantee all titles.” —Reuters of the deal, but insisted Fincantieri must have euros rather than in the billions of euros”. to extend naval construction cooperation as part control. Fincantieri’s shares were down 7 percent at of a 50/50 ownership deal. —Reuters THURSDAY, JULY 27, 2017 BUSINESS Al-Jawhara monthly KD 125,000 winner chosen

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This increase will serve to further boost Plan early and enjoy breaks to a wide Airport(including return flights and appli- Company (UPAC), a publicly-listed commercial of 2015, UPAC had UPAC’s liquidity and support current and future choice of cities including Paris, Bangkok, cable taxes and charges). real estate company, yesterday announced a committed to invest planned investments and other growth oppor- New York,Los Angeles, the Maldives and Etihad Aviation Group (EAG) is a diver- net profit of KD 2.29 million for the second up to KD 68 million tunities within the region. Johannesburg. sified global aviation and travel group quarter of 2017, a 19.7 percent increase over to support equity Nadia Akil, Chief Executive Officer - UPAC For those wishing to experience comprising five business divisions - the same period last year. UPAC’s revenues funding into the said, “I am pleased to report the steady Etihad Airways’ award-winning Business Etihad Airways, the national airline of the grew by 6.5 percent to KD 3.46 million, com- project. Upon com- progress UPAC has achieved during the second Class, fares are bookable until 31 July, for United Arab Emirates, Etihad Airways pared to KD 3.25 million during Q2 2016. This pletion, Reem Mall quarter, which follows the positive trend from travel between 14 August 2017 and 30 Engineering, Etihad Airport Services, strong performance reflects UPAC’s commit- will be a major retail, previous quarters. Our profits have increased May 2018. Hala Group and Airline Equity Partners. ment to improving on operational efficiencies leisure and enter- steadily over the period which reflects not only Customers are advised to book early The group has minority investments in within its existing projects, where the tainment destina- UPAC’s focus to optimize and streamline its through etihad.com or Etihad Airways’ six airlines: airberlin, Air Serbia, Air Company is currently operating at full capacity. tion covering two existing operations in the airport and other 24/7 contact centre or via a travel agent Seychelles, Alitalia, Jet Airways, and Growth was driven by the company’s income Nadia Akil million square feet. properties, but also supports its strategy for to ensure access to incredible destina- Virgin Australia. generating projects in Kuwait, where it man- Earlier this year, UPAC’s Board of Directors future growth opportunities within real estate.” ages commercial space at the Sheikh Saad approved an increase in the Company’s share Terminal at Kuwait International Airport, and capital amounting to 31.75 percent of the Q2 2017 Financial Highlights Frankfurt leads Paris in Discovery Mall. Company’s current capital. UPAC is currently ● Revenue: KD 3.46million, up 6.5 percent Developments are also underway and undergoing the mandatory regulatory approval from Q2 2016 race to lure London bankers according to schedule at Reem Mall in Abu processes with the relevant authorities and ● Net Profit: KD 2.29 million, up 19.7 percent Dhabi, a project being developed in partner- once completed, the Company’s issued and from Q2 2016 PARIS: In the competition to attract bankers tives not linked to banking, like for example ship with National Real Estate Company paid up capital shall amount to KD 13.175 mil- ● Earnings Per Share (EPS) of 23.91 fils fleeing London due to Brexit it appears its labour laws,” said Nicolas Fleuret, an Frankfurt is beating out Paris, although associate at Deloitte. “Banks also want a experts say the race is far from run. “In the modicum of political stability. The begin- first wave of relocations Frankfurt clearly has ning of the year, with the French presiden- been a step ahead of Paris, which hasn’t had tial election, fed concerns,” he told AFP. much to show,” said Nicolas Veron, a fellow “More generally, comparisons in this at the Brussels think tank Bruegel as well as area haven’t been favourable for France in the Peterson Institute for International the past few years.” One German financier Economics in Washington. said France’s new business-friendly Thousands of well-paid jobs are at stake President Emmanuel Macron arrived on the as banks and other financial companies scene too recently to change people’s plan to move out of London some opera- minds about his country’s drawbacks. tions and staff that handle European busi- “Another big drawback for Paris was having ness ahead of Britain exiting the EU in 2019. a president (Francois Hollande) who said in Several large international banks have his campaign that finance was the enemy” already shown their interest in “Mainhattan”, said the financier on condition of anonymi- the nickname given for Frankfurt’s financial ty. “The president has changed but for district which is a stone throw from the river many banks it was too late, they had Main that flows through the city, home to already made their decisions.” the European Central Bank. Among them are US heavyweights Morgan Stanley, Jury still out Citigroup and Goldman Sachs, Japan’s But the game is far from over, experts Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Daiwa said, noting that numerous banks haven’t Securities and Nomura, as well as Britain’s announced their intentions while many Standard Chartered. institutions have only planned for a mini- “But remember that Paris wasn’t really mum transfer of staff and operations given on the radar until the end of the electoral the lack of visibility on the terms of Britain’s cycle this year,” said Veron. “There are struc- relations with the EU after it exits the bloc in JAKARTA: Workers are seen on a building construction site in Jakarta yesterday.—AFP tural changes underway with the new gov- 2019. “We know of around a hundred banks ernment but those are very recent and will searching for a new home for their European take time to become credible.” operations and only a couple dozen have made their choice,” said Hubertus Vaeth, German industry says vulnerable Political stability director of Frankfurt Main Finance, the asso- “Some international banks already have ciation promoting the city to foreign banks. a subsidiary or branch in Frankfurt. It is “By the number of announcements, to Russia sanctions fall-out much easier to use these entities as a base Frankfurt is certainly ahead, but you’ve got than build one from scratch in an unfamil- to look into the details of how many jobs BERLIN: Plans under consideration in the US proposals could hurt German efforts to make its ing for separatists in Ukraine, most of central iar jurisdiction,” said one French banker on are effectively being moved, and most Congress to impose tougher sanctions against energy supply more reliable by preventing Europe relies on Russian gas to power its econo- condition of anonymity. importantly which positions are being Russia would hurt German companies, endanger German companies from working with Russia on my, delivered via a laticework of pipelines that Paris can at least count on the large moved,” said Fleuret. Paris Europlace, the Germany’s energy security and appear to be pipeline projects, said Volker Treier, the head of require constant maintenance and expansion. French banks bringing back employees group which is lobbying to attract London designed to favour American firms, a German the Chamber’s international committee. Treier called on the European Commission, the when they scale down their operations in banks to the city, is unfazed by the recent industry association said yesterday. “One is left with the sense that the United EU’s executive, to seek clarification from the London. But it hasn’t had any announce- announcements in favour of Frankfurt. The US House of Representatives voted over- States is looking to its own economic interests,” United States over the the eventual scope of the ments by international banks to show for “The several dozen jobs announced for whelmingly on Tuesday for the plans and to in particular with respect to US oil and gas com- sanctions. its efforts since HSBC’s announcement last Frankfurt don’t represent yet a real relocation force President Donald Trump to obtain lawmak- panies, he said. Earlier on Wednesday Commission president year that it was to relocate a thousand choice,” said Arnaud de Bresson, Paris ers’ permission before easing any sanctions on Separately, a German Foreign Ministry Jean-Claude Juncker said the EU was ready to employees to the City of Light. Europlace’s managing director. “When it Moscow. They must still be approved by the spokesman said on Wednesday it would be act “within a matter of days” if the proposed new Even this was a mitigated victory, as comes to relocating market operations it is Senate and signed into law by Trump. unacceptable for the United States to use possi- US sanctions undermined the bloc’s energy HSBC already has a local unit in France, so Paris which will be best placed. Paris is the The warning issued by the German Chamber ble sanctions against Russia as a tool of industri- security. It is unclear how quickly the US bill will Paris was always going to be a natural capital of the markets on the continent, of Industry and Commerce mirrors wider al policy and called for close coordination of pro- make its way to the White House for Trump to choice for the bank. With competition to while Frankfurt is a city of traditional finance,” European concerns over potential fall-out from posed sanctions between the European Union sign into law or veto. Trump faces allegations attract financial companies stiffening he said, noting that Paris already counted the US moves to punish alleged Russian interfer- and Washington. that he benefited from alleged meddling by between Frankfurt, Dublin, Luxembourg, 150,000 jobs in the finance industry com- ence in last year’s presidential election. The US Despite tensions with Moscow over its back- Moscow in the 2016 election. —Reuters and Amsterdam “Paris suffers from nega- pared 70,000 for its German rival. —AFP

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Ltd British Pound 0.387459 0.397459 Philippine Peso 0.005906 0.006206 Bangladesh Taka 3.731 Czech Korune 0.005538 0.017538 Sierra Leone 0.000037 0.000043 Philippine Peso 5.978 Danish Krone 0.043446 0.048446 Singapore Dollar 0.216994 0.226994 Thai Baht 9.052 Rate for Transfr Selling Rate Euro 0. 347875 0.356875 South African Rand 0.017448 0.025948 US Dollar 303.100 Norwegian Krone 0.033607 0.038807 Sri Lankan Rupee 0.001599 0.002179 GCC COUNTRIES Canadian Dollar 240.555 Romanian Leu 0.077119 0.077119 Taiwan 0.009851 0.010031 Saudi Riyal 80.974 Sterling Pound 395.155 Slovakia 0.009034 0.019034 Thai Baht 0.008692 0.009242 Qatari Riyal 83.400 Euro 354.530 Swedish Krona 0.032707 0.037707 Omani Riyal 788.591 Swiss Frank 289.630 Bahraini Dinar 806.300 Swiss Franc 0.313455 0.324455 Arab Bahrain Dinar 803.920 UAE Dirham 82.673 Turkish Lira 0.080695 0.090995 Bahraini Dinar 0.796613 0.805113 UAE Dirhams 82.920 Egyptian Pound 0.015129 0.021037 ARAB COUNTRIES Qatari Riyals 84.135 Australasia Iranian Riyal 0.000084 0.000085 Egyptian Pound - Cash 21.100 Saudi Riyals 81.720 Australian Dollar 0.231603 0.243603 Iraqi Dinar 0.000190 0.000250 Egyptian Pound - Transfer 16.830 Jordanian Dinar 427.420 New Zealand Dollar 0.218518 0.228018 Jordanian Dinar 0.422755 0.431755 Yemen Riyal/for 1000 1.219 Egyptian Pound 16.954 Kuwaiti Dinar 1.000000 1.000000 Tunisian Dinar 125.910 Sri Lankan Rupees 1.972 America Lebanese Pound 0.000150 0.000250 Jordanian Dinar 428.480 Moroccan Dirhams 0.019654 0.043654 Lebanese Lira/for 1000 2.023 Indian Rupees 4.715 Canadian Dollar 0.236097 0.245097 Nigerian Naira 0.000390 0.001025 Syrian Lira 2.164 Pakistani Rupees 2.877 Georgina Lari 0.136849 0.136849 Morocco Dirham 32.111 Bangladesh Taka 3.746 US Dollars 0.298900 0.303320 Omani Riyal 0.780593 0.786273 Philippines Pesso 5.976 US Dollars Mint 0.299400 0.303320 Qatar Riyal 0.078937 0.083877 EUROPEAN & AMERICAN COUNTRIES Cyprus pound 167.275 Saudi Riyal 0.079713 0.081013 US Dollar Transfer 303.450 Syrian Pound 0.001284 0.001504 Japanese Yen 3.710 Asia Euro 351.400 Tunisian Dinar 0.122284 0.130284 Syrian Pound 2.415 Bangladesh Taka 0.003385 0.003969 Sterling Pound 399.190 Turkish Lira 0.080695 0.090995 Nepalese Rupees 2.950 Chinese Yuan 0.043285 0.046785 Canadian dollar 241.120 UAE Dirhams 0.081071 0.082771 Malaysian Ringgit 71.725 Hong Kong Dollar 0.036727 0.039477 Turkish lira 86.640 Yemeni Riyal 0.000985 0.001065 THURSDAY, JULY 27, 2017 BUSINESS Warba Bank partners with Al-Sayer to offer financing solutions on Lexus cars Bank’s team will be available at Avenues Mall for 3 days from today KUWAIT: In line with its continued commitment to offering its clients distinctive offers with vari- ous strategic partners in order to serve different segments of the customers, especially those looking for the highest levels of well-being, Warba Bank, Kuwait’s best investment bank and corporate consultancy institution, announced its cooperation with Mohamed Naser Al-Sayer & Sons Co the general and exclusive distributor of Lexus cars in the State of Kuwait, to launch a new offer for both the customers and non-customers of Warba Bank involving new 2017 Lexus cars. This offer is part of the Bank’s innovative banking services to provide flexible financing solutions that suit all customer needs and meet their requirements in compliance with the provi- sions of the Islamic sharia. In addition to the possibility of paying in installments for all 2017 Lexus cars over 4 years at the same cash price, the customer will receive many other benefits of the offer, including: a discount up to KD 1,000, complimentary insur- ance for the second year, a 5-year warranty, free maintenance for 5 years or a use distance of 50K km, whichever comes first, with brake replace- In addition, the Bank’s team will be available ed contracts and pay for them in flexible and ment, free-of-charge car registration, and third in Avenues Mall (Expansion 3) for three days innovative installments over a period of five party insurance. (from Thursday 27 July to Saturday 29 July) to years. They also launched an offer to finance var- VIVA makes dreams a Warba Bank has designed the new offer to provide all interested parties with sufficient ious types of 2017 Land Cruiser cars which had a meet the wishes of its customers and their pref- information about the offer, the payment mech- very positive feedback from Kuwaiti community. reality with $150,000 in erences regarding the acquisition of luxury cars, anism, and the monthly installments. Customers The new partnership between Warba Bank which are popular in the Kuwaiti market, espe- wishing to enjoy this offer can also enquire and Mohamed Naser Al-Sayer & Sons Co, the cash prizes with prepaid lines cially that they are manufactured to the highest about the required documents to complete the exclusive agent of Toyota cars in Kuwait, will standards of durability and luxury. In order to procedures. be added to series of partnerships held by the KUWAIT: VIVA, Kuwait’s fastest-growing operator in Kuwait. Launched in December share the details of the Bank’s financing solu- It is worth mentioning that this is the third Bank recently with the most important global and most developed telecom operator, who 2008, VIVA makes things Possible for its tions, the Bank has a dedicated sales team, cooperation between Warba Bank and car dealerships in Kuwait, within the frame- makes things “possible” for their customers customers by transforming communica- which can be found at all branches of car dealer- Mohamed Naser Al-Sayer & Sons Co. Both enti- work of unique offers with diverse partner- by transforming experiences, launched an tion, information and entertainment expe- ships. They can answer all customers’ enquiries ties previously launched a car purchase financ- ships to serve its customers and increase their all new draw campaign that allows its pre- riences. The company has rapidly estab- and share with them the Bank’s pioneering ing program called ‘Kasseb’. The said program options regarding buying new cars, and ease paid customers to win valuable daily and lished an unrivalled position in the market financing solutions and explain to them the enabled customers to obtain a new financing their financial burdens through the financing monthly cash prizes during August 2017. through its customer centric approach. financing advantages offered by the bank. system for the purchase of cars under negotiat- vehicles service. With a grand total of $ 150,000 to give VIVA’s quest is to be the mobile brand of away, VIVA gives its customers a wonderful choice in Kuwait by being transparent, opportunity to win amazing cash prizes of engaging, energetic and fulfilling. VIVA US sales of new $ 1,500 daily and $ 30,000 monthly, continues to take a considerable share of throughout the campaign. Customers are the market by offering an innovative range homes improved automatically entered into the draw once of best value products, services and con- they buy a new “allo” line or recharge their tent propositions; a state of the art, nation- modestly current line through Direct Debit, VIVA wide network and world-class service. VIVA website, VIVA’s Kiosks, VIVA App or by call- offers internet speeds of more than 100 WASHINGTON: US sales of new homes ing 102. Customers earn 10 chances for Mbps, due to the implementation of the perked up slightly in June, a sign that more each KD 1 they spend, increasing their most advanced fourth generation (4G LTE) would-be buyers are seeking newly built chances to win the more they spend. network in Kuwait resulting in superior cov- properties. The Commerce Department said VIVA is the fastest-growing telecom erage, performance and reliability. yesterday that new-home sales edged up 0.8 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 610,000. Sales have registered a healthy Fire, smoke and metal at 10.9 percent increase so far this year. The gains come amid a broader shortage of North Korea steel plant homes listed for sale, likely pushing more buyers into new construction. Despite steady CHOLLIMA, North Korea: A crane moves a 1960s that can produce the raw material growth since the housing bubble began to giant bucket brimming with 40 tons of under any sanctions racket,” he said. “So burst a decade ago, sales of new homes molten steel towards a gangway in North although we say we are short of iron on a remain below historic averages. Builders are Korea’s Chollima Steel Complex. Flames, national level and we are short of this and contending with a lack of land for construc- smoke and a shower of sparks erupt as a that, our complex has not really been tion, a shortage of workers and rising costs worker thrusts his temperature gauge into affected by the sanctions racket by US for some materials. the liquid, its tip glowing white-hot as he imperialists.” The steel plant was first built Sales last month advanced in the Midwest withdraws it. in 1939 when Korea was a Japanese colony and West, but purchases were unchanged in Ratcheted high up through a cavernous and occupying authorities concentrated the Northeast and dropped in the South. The mill, which contains six separate furnaces, industrial development in the northern June sales report indicates that the price and the steel is poured into a press that extrudes part of the country, regarding the south as supply pressures will continue. The median it into ingots weighing hundreds of kilo- an agricultural breadbasket. Destroyed in sales price of a new home fell 3.3 percent to grams each, still glowing red as they plunge war, it was later rebuilt and expanded by $310,800. But the median obscures the over- into a pool of water to cool. In front of it the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea all trend of new construction toward more hang two banners. “Let us produce steel (DPRK), as the North is officially known, and bars regularly at a high level!” reads one. renamed Chollima after a mythical winged expensive homes. Just 13 percent of new “Single-minded unity,” proclaims the other. horse that can run 1,000 li-an Asian meas- homes sold last month cost less than The plant, south-west of the capital ure of distance with the Korean version $200,000, compared to the 17 percent for all Pyongyang, has around 8,000 staff and is equivalent to around 400 metres-in a day. of 2016 and 19 percent for 2015. one of the biggest in North Korea, operat- A mosaic outside depicts the North’s There have been sales gains in the price ing in a sector vital to the economy of the founder Kim Il-Sung giving orders for its range of $200,000 and $299,000 that over- isolated, sanctions-hit country. reconstruction in 1953, and the concrete laps with the median price for existing Production has averaged 500,000 tons block on which he is said to have sat is pre- homes. But new homes that cost more than annually over the past three years, accord- served for posterity in a glass box. When a In this Monday, June 12, 2017, photo, a US flag is displayed above a Boeing 787 airplane being $500,000 are also a growing share of sales. ing to deputy chief engineer Kim Gil-Nam. 10,000-tonne press was installed, the built for Norwegian Air Shuttle at Boeing Co’s assembly facility, in Everett, Washington. —AP There were 272,000 new homes on the The number is slightly lower than the fig- machine was awarded the North’s Hero of market in June, the most since June 2009. But ures from the 1980s on display in a visitor Labour medal. Boeing beats profit forecasts that accounts for only 5.4 months’ supply gallery — 517,944 tons in 1987, for exam- based on the current sales rate. The gain in ple. He would not be drawn on its full Pride of the people CHICAGO: Boeing is reporting second-quarter industry analysts, according to a poll by Zacks new-home inventory has been insufficient to capacity, and whether output was rising or Under United Nations Security Council net income of $1.76 billion, after suffering a loss Investment Research. The airplane builder offset the declines in sales listings of existing falling, but two of the six furnaces were resolution 2321, passed in November last a year earlier. posted revenue of $22.74 billion. Boeing homes. The National Association of Realtors undergoing maintenance when AFP visited. year, North Korean exports of iron and iron The Chicago company had net income of expects full-year earnings in the range of $9.80 said this week that there were 1.96 million Nuclear-armed North Korea, which car- ore are banned, unless the transactions are $2.89 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non- to $10 per share, with revenue of $90.5 billion to existing homes for sale in June, a 7.1 decline ried out its first successful launch of an “determined to be exclusively for livelihood recurring gains, were $2.55 per share, blowing $92.5 billion. Shares of Boeing Co. have risen 36 from a year ago. —AP intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) this purposes” and do not generate revenue for past the per-share forecast of $2.32 from percent since the beginning of the year. —AP month, is subject to multiple rounds of Pyongyang’s banned weapons programs. United Nations sanctions over its atomic But two-way trade between the North and and rocket programs, and its creaking state China, its key ally, business partner and sector suffers perennial shortages of equip- diplomatic protector, jumped in the first First is flying with British Airways ment and spare parts. five months of this year, despite US President Donald Trump urging Beijing to KUWAIT: Since The First Wing opened on April Legendary horse do more to rein in Pyongyang. 5, the new exclusive check-in area for British Pyongyang does not issue any official According to figures from Chinese Airways’ First, Gold Executive Club and economic statistics, not even GDP growth, Customs, the country imported just over oneworld Emerald customers at Heathrow regarding such numbers as state secrets, so 100,000 tons of iron and steel from North Terminal 5 has welcomed nearly 200,000 trav- no national steel production figures are Korea in the period, worth around $30 mil- ellers through the dedicated security channel available. But Kim - who has “Safeguard the lion. The South’s central bank estimated leading directly into the Galleries First lounge country” tattooed on his left forearm, a sou- this week that the North’s economy grew and Concorde Room. venir of his graduation from middle school 3.9 percent in 2016 - its fastest pace in 17 That’s around 1,800 customers a day trans- - insisted that the plant’s operations had years, driven by increasing private-sector ferring through The First Wing from check-in to not been hit by the measures. “Our great activity - with production in heavy and the lounge. The smoothness and convenience president Kim Il-Sung built a plant in the chemical industries up 6.7 percent. —AFP of the innovation has resulted in great cus- tomer feedback and has also reduced the number of customers travelling through the normal security search areas, delivering a ben- efit for all fliers. The airline is continuing to invest in other improvements to First, including a refresh of its flagship Concorde Room at Heathrow Terminal 5 to be unveiled in October 2017. The lounge, which is exclusively for First customers will receive an updated look and feel, as well as improvements to the terrace area. Additionally new Liberty London washbags will take to the skies at the end of July. The kits feature prints from Liberty’s vintage textile rose renewing moisturiser, hydrating hand kerb to lounge through the fast track security archive. The ladies’ version features an eye- lotion, renewing cleanser and deodorant stick, channel. And we’ve paid attention to the catching print called ‘Indiana’ flower pattern in along with a lip balm, cotton wool pads, tooth- details that make a difference on board too, a range of blues, while the male washbag brush/toothpaste, hairbrush and pen. through elements such as the updated showcases a more understated black and grey Alex Cruz, British Airways’ chairman and Liberty washbags and the ability to pre-order paisley design called ‘Arundel’. CEO, said: “We know that our First customers a preferred meal. The gentlemen’s washbag features are used to the very best in life and have very “From the feedback we’ve received from Refinery’s revitalising moisturiser, lip balm, exacting standards. They rightly expect every our First fliers, these changes are making a deodorant stick and shave gel as well as a part of their journey with us to cater to their real difference to their experience, driving razor, brush and comb, toothbrush/toothpaste, needs, so we’ve focused on areas that we great customer reaction and there’s more to PYONGYANG: In this photo taken on July 22, 2017, a worker watches as molten steel eye mask, socks, ear plugs and pen. The ladies’ know matter to them. First Wing enables come with the revamped Concorde Room at is transferred from a furnace during production at the Chollima Steel Complex, kit includes Aromatherapy Associates triple them to maximize their time, whisking from Terminal 5, due to be unveiled this October.” south-west of Pyongyang. —AFP BUSINESS THURSDAY, JULY 27, 2017 Oil bounce, corporate results keep stocks high

LONDON: Oil’s rise back above $50 a barrel pulled the MSCI world equity index, which tracks indications are more positive on the outlook for Germany’s Ifo business survey on Tuesday er US stockpiles. Both crude contracts helped prod stock markets higher yesterday, shares in 46 countries, off all-time highs energy stocks,” said Angelo Meda, head of equi- showed confidence soaring to record highs jumped three percent Tuesday with traders while company results and economic data con- overnight. But early in the European session, it ties at Banor SIM in Milan, adding that firms had in July amid what its economists described also cheered by news that global crude tinued to soothe worries that the world econo- was up 0.1 percent on the day, and US stocks reset expectations on valuations and cleaned up as a ‘euphoric’ mood in German industry, producers, meeting in Russia Monday, my may be ripe for a another slowdown. futures showed Wall Street should edge higher their balance sheets. while US consumer confidence levels called for stricter adherence to an agree- European stock markets rose around half a per- on opening. “The outlook is not so bad (...) We are still jumped to near 16-year highs. ment to cut output. cent, led by energy and commodity-linked firms Strong results from energy firms Subsea 7 missing one component which is the commen- The latter numbers helped the dollar Big-name energy firms flew yesterday after Brent crude topped the $50 mark for the and Tullow Oil helped European shares, but tary from big oil firms Total, BP, Royal Dutch recover some ground in US and Asian trad- with BHP up more than three percent first time since early June and copper added banks weighed on index-level gains as investors Shell.” The pan-European STOXX 600 gained 0.4 ing yesterday, with traders citing a trim- and Rio Tinto 2.6 percent higher in another 1 percent to this week’s surge. awaited the outcome later yesterday of the percent, in line with euro zone stocks and blue- ming of positions ahead of the Fed meet- Sydney, while Hong Kong-listed CNOOC A slightly less bullish performance in Asia Federal Reserve’s two-day policy meeting. “The chips, as oil and gas stocks gained 0.7 percent. ing, not due until late in the US session. added 2.3 percent and PetroChina was The dollar, hurt since March by a retreat up more than three percent. Tokyo’s in expectations for further rises in interest Inpex and JXTG Holdings piled on more rates this year, gained just over 0.1 percent than one percent. against both the euro and the euro-domi- “Things are looking a little bit better,” nated basket of currencies most used to Michael Loewen, a strategist at Scotiabank measure its broader strength. “Most people in Toronto, told Bloomberg News. have an ultra-benign view of what we will “If we continue to see demand do well get out of the Fed today,” said Koon Chow, and some refined products draws in a strategist at Swiss private bank UBP. gasoline and distillates, the market “The focus is not so much on the next should perform pretty well.” But the long- hike but the start of the roll off [reduction term outlook for oil could be weak with- of the central bank’s balance sheet]. The out deeper output curbs by OPEC, said Fed has already helped us a lot by indicat- Richard Gorry, managing director at ing that when it happens it will be a very industry consultant JBC Asia. gradual process.” Prices are currently supported by the summer driving season which ramps up Asia markets up demand but that trend will reverse from Asian markets mostly rose yesterday, early September as consumption weak- led by energy giants on rising commodity ens, he added. prices, while traders were also buoyed by On stock markets Tokyo ended 0.5 per- strong earnings and positive economic cent higher, while Hong Kong added 0.3 data that saw Wall Street rack up fresh percent in the afternoon and Shanghai records. closed up 0.1 percent. Improving demand and the weakening Sydney ended up 0.9 percent and dollar helped fuel a jump in copper prices Singapore was 0.3 percent higher. Manila to five-month peaks, while oil has also was up 1.1 percent but there were losses in been boosted by a report pointing to low- Seoul and Taipei. — Agencies BUSINESS THURSDAY, JULY 27, 2017 Yokohama's special summer promotion Al-Sayer announces winners of first draw

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KUWAIT: Embracing the digital age and deliv- Stock Exchange Market - operates a number of Our values: ering products that keep up with the needs of telecom service providers in the region, such as Caring: We care about individuals and customers, Ooredoo, Kuwait's fastest net- Ooredoo Algeria, Ooredoo Tunis, Ooredoo respect differences, and we support the com- work, announced the launch of its new Maldives, and Wataniya Palestine. Ooredoo munities in which we work through dedica- mobile app, which enables customers to be in Kuwait is a member of the international tion, transparency and high values under all control of their usage at the convenience of Ooredoo Group based in Doha, Qatar. circumstances. their fingertips. 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THURSDAY, JULY 27, 2017 TECHNOLOGY Technology poses challenge for court WELLINGTON: US Supreme Court Chief Justice said last week the Trump administration can on the iPhone than in most desk “But on the other hand, they John Roberts said yesterday he thinks rapidly enforce a ban on refugees but also left in place a drawers.” He said none of the can be specific guides as to what advancing technology poses one of the biggest weakened travel ban that allows more relatives of Supreme Court justices are experts we are supposed to look at, and in challenges for the high court. Speaking at an event Americans to visit. At the New Zealand event, in the area and it is going to be a some cases quite narrowly confin- at the Victoria University of Wellington in New Roberts said technology was a real concern. particular challenge for them to ing.” New Zealand’s constitution is Zealand, Roberts also repeated his concern that the “There are devices now that can allow law make sure they understand the not contained in any one docu- confirmation process for Supreme Court justices enforcement to see through walls. Heat imaging issues and for lawyers to explain ment but is derived from laws, has become too politicized. And he advised that and all this kind of thing,” he said. “Well, what does them. Asked about the benefits of a legal documents, court decisions having a written constitution, which some in New that do to a body of law that’s developed from written constitution, Roberts said he and conventions. Zealand favor for their country, imposed con- common law days in England about when you can didn’t want to offer advice to New Roberts said the US judicial straints on judges. search a house?” He said the court had correctly Zealand but that the US process has become overly politi- Roberts answered questions posed by the uni- determined that accessing an iPhone was prob- Constitution had a constraining pur- cized, particularly when it comes to versity’s law dean, Mark Hickford, for about an lematic under the constitution’s Fourth pose and affect. the confirmation of Supreme Court hour. Hickford did not ask any questions about US Amendment. “I’ll say it here: would you rather have “The framers of the constitution John Roberts justices. “Judges are not politicians, President Donald Trump, who has criticized judges law enforcement rummaging through your desk hoped they were drafting a docu- and they shouldn’t be scrutinized including Roberts and imposed a travel ban on drawer at home, or rummaging through your ment that would withstand the test of time, and as if they were,” he said. “You’re not electing a rep- people from six mostly Muslim countries that has iPhone?” Roberts said. they used, in many instances, very broad and capa- resentative, so you’re not entitled to know what been challenged in the courts. The Supreme Court “I mean, there’s much more private information cious terms,” he said. their views on political issues are.”—AP

Why China’s ‘Silicon Delta’ NY eyes ‘textalyzer’ to bust drivers will lead digital revolution New technology to crack down reckless driving By Montgomery Ho, Shenzhen: Nexus Chief Executive, Guangdong, HSBC of venture capitalists ALBANY: New York state is set to study the use of China’s increasingly urbanized a device known as the “textalyzer” that would he next game- young people continue to be highly allow police to determine whether a motorist changing idea receptive to digital technology and involved in a serious crash was texting while driv- Tin global tech- innovation. According to our survey, 90 ing. Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced nology will likely percent of the respondents in China yesterday that he would direct the Governor’s come from China’s believe technology makes their life eas- Traffic Safety Committee to examine the technol- Silicon Delta, a clus- ier and 89 percent agree that advances ogy, as well as the privacy and constitutional ter of cities in in technology will make the world a questions it could raise. “Despite laws to ban cell- Guangdong province better place. Indeed, Chinese con- phone use while driving, some motorists still where many of the sumers are excited by the potential continue to insist on texting behind the wheel - country’s most inno- that new technologies represent. The placing themselves and others at substantial risk,” vative companies are survey shows that 79 percent prefer to Cuomo said in a statement provided exclusively based. It’s really just a matter of time. The do most things using new technology to The Associated Press. combination of entrepreneurialism, cre- when they can - in fact people in China “This review will examine the effectiveness of ativity, market structure, communications (40 percent) are the most enthusiastic using this new emerging technology to crack infrastructure and sheer scale found in adopters of fingerprint technology down on this reckless behavior and thoroughly mainland China’s technology sector with India (31 percent) second. evaluate its implications to ensure we protect should soon make the country’s leader- At the other end of the scale, just 9 the safety and privacy of New Yorkers.” The ship a reality. The clues are easy to spot, percent of people in France and Germany device is called the “textalyzer” because of its especially in the Pearl River Delta. and 14 percent Canadians have used fin- similarity to the Breathalyzer, which is used to Home to some of the world’s largest gerprint technology to identify them- identify drunk drivers. It would allow police to high-tech companies, Shenzhen and the selves. The ‘BAT’ and other Chinese tech- see if a motorist had been texting, emailing or entire Pearl River Delta region has now nology companies are investing heavily otherwise using his or her cellphone before a evolved into a world-leading digital and in innovation. They are at the forefront of serious crash. The “textalyzer” is still some NEW YORK: In this file photo, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a news conference advanced manufacturing ecosystem. The research into artificial intelligence, a months away from being ready, according to to announce the increase in penalties for texting while driving in New York. — AP catalyst for the Silicon Delta’s remarkable technology predicted to someday have Cellebrite, the Israel-based tech company devel- report, Cuomo’s office said. Particular areas of we consider all the impacts of the technology growth is the rapid uptake of technology in as much impact on our lives as the inven- oping the device. focus will include the effectiveness of the tech- carefully to best ensure public safety and effec- China. According to HSBC’s recent Trust in tion of electricity by powering products Privacy and civil liberties groups already have nology, constitutional and legal issues as well as tive enforcement of the law.” Technology survey, 100 percentof respon- from medical devices to self-driving cars questioned whether the technology’s use would how the device would be used in practice. Twelve people were killed and 2,784 were dents in mainland China own a smart- and to payment services. violate personal privacy, noting that police often “We were the first state to adopt a motorcycle injured in cellphone-related crashes in New York phone, 82 percent of them have used China has also created the physical must obtain search warrants before looking at a helmet law, a seat belt law for front-seat passen- state from 2011-2015, according to figures from finance programs over social media and 43 infrastructure needed to transmit the person’s phone. gers and a cell-phone law,” said Terri Egan, execu- the Institute for Traffic Safety Management and percent own a smart speaker device. mass of data generated by its internet The committee will hear from supporters and tive deputy commissioner of the state’s Research. State statistics show 1.2 million tickets It’s not surprising that, in April, giants, which far outstrips those of some opponents of the technology, law enforcement Department of Motor Vehicles, who is the acting for cellphone violations were issued in that same Shenzhen-based internet firm Tencent developed economies. officials and legal experts before issuing a leader of the committee. “We want to make sure time period. — AP became the world’s tenth largest listed Villages in the most rural provinces company, followed by e-commerce giant enjoy 4G connectivity and faster internet Alibaba in eleventh place. In the western speeds than many European capitals. world, smartphone users have different This has greatly enhanced the experience OEMs critical to help VSPs apps - Whatsapp, Amazon, Facebook, of online shoppers, whose purchases are Uber and AirBnb - to cater different brought to their doorsteps by efficient needs. In China,Baidu, Alibaba and delivery companies along a modern net- bring digital transformation Tencent - colloquially referred to as BAT - work of highways. Perhaps most importantly, the sheer have built universal experiences on a sin- DUBAI: Dell EMC and leading IT market research present in the manufacturing sec- Software-defined wide area size of China, with its 1.38 billion con- gle platform. There’s no jumping from and advisory firm IDC’s spotlight on digital trans- tor and benchmarks of the future networks will be adopted by 60 sumers, means that internet and technol- one app to another - almost everything formation for VSPs predicts that enterprises who will quickly shift from pure produc- percent of enterprises by 2018. ogy companies can scale up rapidly. For you need is built in. are quick to embrace digital transformation trends tivity to innovation. IDC predicts To stay competitive, VSPs promising start-ups, capturing a fraction When Tencent’s WeChat launched six will outgrow their competition, with those too slow that: should focus on constantly inno- of users in this vast marketplace attracts years ago, it was a mere chat app. Now, to react will struggle to survive. The report finds 75 percent of large manufactur- vating around their key differentia- venture capital funds on the basis of their WeChat offers social media, payments, that many digital transformation-related technolo- ers will update their operations tors and shed as much of other potential alone. dating, news and messaging, among oth- gies are still in their nascent stages but will have a with IoT and analytics-based situa- aspects of their business as possi- This is exactly what is happening in er options, to more than 900 million profound impact across the following verticals in tional awareness by 2019. ble, such as manufacturing, ship- the Pearl River Delta. Inspired by Silicon active users. Think Snapchat, Whatsapp, the next three years, and OEMs will be critical in 60 percent of plant workers at ping, and support. OEMs often Valley, Shenzhen has become a nexus of Skype, Instagram, Paypal, Facebook Live, helping VSPs take advantage of these advance- G2000 manufactures will work offer customization of their build- venture capitalists, accelerators and tech Yelp, Tinder and Apple Pay all rolled into ments in line with the below findings: alongside robots, 3D printing, AI ing blocks to fit VSPs’ needs and in giant alumni, ready to build the next suc- one. By contrast, WeChat’s western coun- and AR/VR by 2020. some instances, OEMs not only cessful startup. terparts give their users relatively limited Healthcare 50 percent of manufacturing Dermot O’Connell supply solution components, but All these factors have created a “per- experiences on a single platform. The coming years in healthcare will focus on the supply chains will have an in-house also manufacture, package, and fect storm” of innovation that is upend- But don’t make the mistake of assum- adoption of disruptive technologies, with IDC pre- or outsourced capability for direct-to-consumption ship the solution itself. As a result, IDC advises busi- ing commonly held perceptions. As ing that WeChat has produced a conven- dicting that: Payers will have saved $1 billion glob- shipments and home delivery by 2020. nesses to partner with a strong OEM with a digital Chinese internet companies expand ient collection of services that are mere ally through implementation of robotic process transformation-ready portfolio in order to emerge globally, whether through acquisitions facsimiles of those offered by its rivals. automation (RPA) tools, skill sets and process Telecommunications as a market leader. (such as Chinese travel giant Ctrip buying Far from it. From their humble begin- reengineering by the end of 2018. The future of telecommunications will be based “Digital transformation is quickly becoming the Skyscanner) or organically (Alibaba’s nings a mere ten years ago, China’s inter- 60 percent of healthcare applications will col- around virtualized and software-defined network- banner term for organizations’ innovation strategy. Alipay building a global network of mer- net companies have become leaders in lect real-time location data and clinical IoT device ing (SDN) with a huge impact across verticals, lead- But many are still in the early stages of implement- chants), it appears that the next genera- creative thinking in the global technolo- data by 2019. ing IDC to predict that: ing the changes needed to bring their companies tion of global internet behemoths will be gy sector. Using three basic apps, you can There will be a 50 percent increase in the use of 90 percent of enterprises will leverage commu- to the next level. This IDC research demonstrates Made in China. So, if Silicon Valley execu- get almost anything, do almost anything robots in medications, supplies, and food delivery nications service provider ‘cloud connect’ services how key it is that organizations understand that tives ever find themselves short on ideas, and meet almost anyone. WeChat can in hospitals by 2019. to access multiple public cloud capabilities by 2018. they are not alone in tackling this challenge - OEMs they can always pay a visit to China’s even give you a real-time heat map More than 65 percent of enterprise UC&C can be the answer to meeting the future head on,” Silicon Delta - and I am sure many more showing how crowded a shopping mall Manufacturing implementations will be cloud-based UC as a said Dermot O’Connell, vice president, Dell EMC will in the years ahead. is before you go there. Digital transformation technologies are already Service by 2018. OEM and IOT Solutions. Should you be worried about the rise of AI?

SAN FRANCISCO: Tech titans Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk overlord, it does mean that AI systems could read “everything by AI. Of course, the prosaic use of AI will almost certainly recently slugged it out online over the possible threat artificial the human race has ever written in every language,” Russell challenge existing legal norms and regulations. When a self- intelligence might one day pose to the human race, although said. That alone would provide them with far more knowledge driving car causes a fatal accident, or an AI-driven medical sys- you could be forgiven if you don’t see why this seems like a than any individual human. The question then is what hap- tem provides an incorrect medical diagnosis, society will need pressing question. pens next. One set of futurists believe that such machines rules in place for determining legal responsibility and liability. Thanks to AI, computers are learning to do a variety of could continue learning and expanding their power at an With such immediate challenges ahead, worrying about super tasks that have long eluded them - everything from driving exponential rate, far outstripping humanity in short order. intelligent computers “would be a tragic waste of time,” said cars to detecting cancerous skin lesions to writing news sto- Some dub that potential event a “singularity,” a term connot- Andrew Moore, dean of the computer science school at ries . But Musk, the founder of Tesla Motors and SpaceX, wor- ing change far beyond the ability of humans to grasp. Carnegie Mellon University. That’s because machines aren’t ries that AI systems could soon surpass humans, potentially now capable of thinking out of the box in ways they weren’t leading to our deliberate (or inadvertent) extinction. Near-term concerns programmed for, he said. “That is something which no one in Two weeks ago, Musk warned US governors to get educat- No one knows if the singularity is simply science fiction or the field of AI has got any idea about.”—AP ed and start considering ways to regulate AI in order to ward not. In the meantime, however, the rise of AI offers plenty of off the threat. “Once there is awareness, people will be other issues to deal with. AI-driven automation is leading to a extremely afraid,” he said at the time. Zuckerberg, the founder resurgence of US manufacturing - but not manufacturing jobs . Wisconsin retail tech and CEO of Facebook, took exception. In a Facebook Live feed SAN FRANCISCO: This combo of file images shows Self-driving vehicles being tested now could ultimately displace recorded Saturday in front of his barbecue smoker, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, left, and Tesla and many of the almost 4 million professional truck, bus and cab company offers to Zuckerberg hit back at Musk, saying people who “drum up SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. — AP drivers now working in the US. Human biases can also creep microchip its staff these doomsday scenarios” are “pretty irresponsible.” On nize images. That same year, a team at Google led by Andrew into AI systems. A chatbot released by Microsoft called Tay Tuesday, Musk slammed back on Twitter , writing that “I’ve Ng taught a computer system to recognize cats in YouTube began tweeting offensive and racist remarks after online trolls talked to Mark about this. His understanding of the subject is videos - without ever being taught what a cat was. Since then, baited it with what the company called “inappropriate” com- RIVER FALLS, Wisconsin: A Wisconsin company is limited.” Here’s a look at what’s behind this high-tech flare-up - computers have made enormous strides in vision, speech and ments. Harvard University professor Latanya Sweeney found offering to microchip its employees, enabling them to and what you should and shouldn’t be worried about. complex game analysis. One AI system recently beat the that searching in Google for names associated with black peo- open doors, log onto their computers and purchase world’s top player of the ancient board game Go. ple more often brought up ads suggesting a criminal arrest. break room snacks with a simple swipe of the hand. What is AI, anyway? Examples of image-recognition bias abound. “AI is being creat- Three Square Market, also known as 32M, says it Back in 1956, scholars gathered at Dartmouth College to Here comes terminator’s Skynet, maybe ed by a very elite few, and they have a particular way of think- expects about 50 employees to take advantage of the begin considering how to build computers that could For a computer to become a “general purpose” AI system, it ing that’s not necessarily reflective of society as a whole,” says technology. The chips are the size of a grain of rice and improve themselves and take on problems that only humans would need to do more than just one simple task like drive, Mariya Yao, chief technology officer of AI consultancy TopBots. will be implanted underneath the skin between the could handle. That’s still a workable definition of artificial intel- pick up objects, or predict crop yields. Those are the sorts of thumb and forefinger. 32M provides technology for ligence. An initial burst of enthusiasm at the time, however, tasks to which AI systems are largely limited today. But they Mitigating harm from AI the self-serve break room market. CEO Todd Westby devolved into an “AI winter” lasting many decades as early might not be hobbled for too long. According to Stuart In his speech to the governors, Musk urged governors to says in a statement that he expects the chip technolo- efforts largely failed to create machines that could think and Russell, a computer scientist at the University of California at be proactive, rather than reactive, in regulating AI, although gy to eventually be used in air travel, public transit and learn - or even listen, see or speak. Berkeley, AI systems may reach a turning point when they he didn’t offer many specifics. And when a conservative retail. The River Falls-based company is partnering That started changing five years ago. In 2012, a team led by gain the ability to understand language at the level of a col- Republican governor challenged him on the value of regula- with BioHax International, of Sweden, which according Geoffrey Hinton at the University of Toronto proved that a sys- lege student. That, he said, is “pretty likely to happen within tion, Musk retreated and said he was mostly asking for gov- to Three Square Market already has chipped many of tem using a brain-like neural network could “learn” to recog- the next decade.” While that on its own won’t produce a robot ernment to gain more “insight” into potential issues presented its employees. — AP THURSDAY, JULY 27, 2017 HEALTH & SCIENCE UK to ban sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2040

LONDON: Britain said yesterday it will outlaw the sale of new diesel and petrol cars and vans from 2040 in a bid to cut air pollution but envi- ronmental groups said the proposals did not go far enough. Environment minister Michael Gove announced the move as part of the govern- ment’s keenly-awaited £3 billion air pollution plan, which will demand that councils propose measures by March next year to reduce nitrogen dioxide (NO2) levels. The ban on petrol and diesel cars as well as vans follows a similar pro- posal by the French government, and will also include hybrid vehicles that have an electric THAILAND: A man nudges a sea turtle into the Gulf of Thailand during the annual motor and a petrol or diesel engine. turtle conservation release event at the Royal Thai Navy Sea Turtle Conservation “The Conservatives had a manifesto promise Centre in Sattahip yesterday.—AFP to ensure that by 2050 there would be no diesel or petrol vehicles on the road and today we’re confirming that should mean no new Thais free 1,066 turtles to diesel or petrol vehicles by 2040,” Gove told BBC Radio 4. Britain’s High Court demanded celebrate King’s birthday that the government produce plans to tackle illegal NO2 pollution, largely caused by diesel CHON BURI, Thailand: Hundreds of Thai longevity. The centre collects thousands of emissions, and a draft report was published in schoolchildren and naval officers sent 1,066 turtle eggs annually and nurtures the rep- May, but the full report was delayed by last turtles scuttling into the sea yesterday in a tiles before releasing them into the Gulf of month’s snap general election. ceremony aimed at bringing good fortune Thailand. Royal birthdays are met with a The government will provide local councils to the new King Maha Vajiralongkorn, who flurry of fanfare and religious ceremonies in with £255 million to bring NO2 levels to legal lev- LONDON: This file photo shows traffic queues in central London.—AFP turns 65 tomorrow. The sea turtles, seen as Thailand, where the monarchy is seen a pil- els, with possible solutions including the removal Campaign group ClientEarth warned that health natively fuelled vehicles is growing but still at a symbols of longevity, waddled into the lar of moral authority. of speed humps, reprogramming traffic lights and issues “caused by exposure to illegal air pollution very low level as consumer have concern over waves off Sattahip naval base in Chonburi Vajiralongkorn’s birthday, July 28, was changing road layouts. Campaigners want cities are happening now, so we need urgent action.” affordability, range and charging points,” said province. Many Thai Buddhists view freeing declared a public holiday by the ruling jun- to impose entry fees on diesel drivers, but coun- Fellow campaigners Greenpeace also warned SMMT Chief Executive Mike Hawes. captive animals such as turtles or birds as a ta after he took the throne late last year. His cils will only be allowed to do so if no other meas- that the plans did not do enough to combat the “Outright bans risk undermining the current way to accrue good karma. father Bhumibol Adulyadej, who passed ures are available, with ministers wary of “punish- immediate issue of NO2 pollution in cities market for new cars and our sector which sup- “Sea turtles are long-living animals. If we away in October 2016, was worshipped as a ing” drivers of cars who bought their vehicles in “While this plan makes the right headline-grab- ports over 800,000 jobs across the UK, we could release them, it will help His Majesty to near demi-god during his 70-year reign. good faith, according to media reports. bing noises, in reality it means that children across undermine the UK’s successful automotive sec- have a long life too,” said Eagarat Vajiralongkorn has yet to attract that level the UK will continue to be exposed to harmful air tor if we don’t allow enough time for the indus- Promlumpug, an officer who helps run the of devotion. All royal family members are Jobs warning pollution for years to come, with potentially irre- try to adjust.” Air pollution contributes to the navy’s turtle conservation program. The shielded from criticism by a draconian “Diesel drivers are not to blame and, to help versible impacts,” said Areeba Hamid, clean air death of more than 40,000 people per year in number of freed turtles is seen as auspi- defamation law that has landed offenders them switch to cleaner vehicles, the government campaigner at Greenpeace UK. “Providing a long Britain, according to official figures, with nitro- cious, with the ‘66’-one more year than the decades in jail and forces all media in will consult on a targeted scrappage scheme, term vision is not enough, (Michael) Gove still gen dioxide a particular problem. Norway, which king’s age-representing the wish for his Thailand to self-censor.—AFP one of a number of measures to support needs protect our health right now from toxic is aiming to end the use of all cars running on motorists affected by local plans,” a government fumes polluting our streets.” The Society of Motor fossil fuels by 2025, offers generous tax breaks spokesman said. Gove added that he did not Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said that the for electric vehicles as well as free parking and believe “that it is necessary to bring in charging.” move could cost jobs. “Currently demand for alter- the use of bus lanes.—AFP Wild New Zealand rabbits surf on sheep to escape floodwaters WELLINGTON, New Zealand: Three wild rabbits managed to escape rising floodwaters in New Zealand by clambering aboard a flock of sheep and surfing to safety on their wool- ly backs. Ferg Horne, 64, says he’s been farming since he left school at age 15 and has never seen anything quite like it. He was trudging through pelting rain to rescue a neigh- bor’s 40 sheep from the floodwaters on Saturday at their South Island farm near Dunedin when he spotted some dark shapes from a distance. He was puzzled because he knew his neighbor, who was away in Russia attending a nephew’s wedding, didn’t have any black-faced sheep. As he got closer, he thought it might be debris from the storm, which had drenched the INDONESIA: Acehnese schoolchildren clad in masks wait for their bus to school while area and forced Horne to evacuate his home. Then he saw shrouded in thick smoke due to peat forest fires in Meulaboh, Aceh province.—AFP the bedraggled rabbits hitching a ride - two on one sheep SINGAPORE: Aquarists deliver a cake for Canola, a Singapore-born manatee, to and a third on another sheep.”I couldn’t believe it for a celebrate its third birthday at the River Safari in Singapore yesterday.—AFP Dozens hospitalized as thick start,” he said. Nobody else would believe him either with- out proof, he thought, so he got out his phone to take a With veggie cake, jazz, manatee haze spreads in Indonesia photo, an image he figured his grandchildren would enjoy. In fact, he inadvertently shot a short video. “It’s a celebrates birthday in style MEULABOH, Indonesia: Young children lie spreads,” national disaster agency Samsung or a smartphone or whatever you call it. I swear SINGAPORE: To the strains of upbeat jazz 12 manatees in Canola’s herd, who jostled in hospital in Aceh province, Indonesia, as spokesman Sutopo Purno Nugroho said. at it every day,” he said. “I’m absolutely useless with tech- and with a vegetable cake laid on as a for bites of the cake in the aquarium. thick smoke caused by forest fires forces People are advised to monitor their land nology.” Nevertheless, Horne managed to capture the special treat, Canola the Singaporean Canola is the mascot for the River Safari, a dozens of people to be treated for lung and not to slash and burn, especially since moment. He said the sheep were huddled together on a manatee celebrated her third birthday in wildlife park in Singapore. She was born infections. Some schoolchildren were still the current dry season makes it easy for for- high spot on the farm, standing in about 8 centimeters of style yesterday. The nearly 300-kilogram there but was raised by River Safari staff able to go to school in Meulaboh yesterday est fires to escalate, Nugroho added. water. He said the rabbits looked like they’d gotten wet but manatee swam around in a large aquari- after being abandoned by her mother. To wearing masks but several schools sus- Authorities are trying to put out the blazes seemed quite comfortable and relaxed atop their mounts. um as a three-piece jazz band played at a emulate the fatty milk produced by nursing pended classes so students could stay at and have warned of an escalating threat of Rabbits are considered a pest to farmers in New party attended by dozens of schoolchild- manatees, her care takers added canola oil home. In the past week, about 35 hotspots- forest fires with the dry season expected to Zealand, and Horne said that typically when he sees one, ren. Divers swam in carrying a two-meter to the formula they fed her-which gave the concentrations of fires-have destroyed 70 continue for several months. he shoots it. “But they’d showed so much initiative, I high “cake” made of sweet potato leaves sea cow her name. The manatee is a marine hectares of forests and other land in Aceh, The haze is an annual problem in thought they deserved to live, those rabbits,” he said. and carrot and topped off with a “C” fash- mammal that has flippers, a flat tail and an the national disaster agency said. Indonesia caused by fires set in forest and Horne herded the sheep to a patch of dry ground on the ioned from cabbage, as the guests sang egg-shaped head. It is classified as “vulnera- “The land fires have been caused by on carbon-rich peatland in Indonesia to farm about 50 meters away. The sheep didn’t like it. “As happy birthday. ble” by protection group the International people who clear their land by the tradi- clear land for palm oil and pulpwood they jumped through the water, the rabbits had a jolly The festivities were joined by the other Union for Conservation of Nature.—AFP tional slash and burn method, so the fire plantations. —AFP good try at staying on,” Horne said. —AP WHAT’S ON THURSDAY, JULY 27, 2017

Ahmadi governorate organizes seminar hmadi governorate, in coordination with the Ministry of Electricity and Water organized a seminar on rationalizing the use of power and water under the patronage of Ahmadi governor Sheikh Fawaz Khalid Al-Hamad Al-Sabah in the presence of MEW Undersecretary Eng Mohammad Bu Shehri, Assistant Undersecretary for Water Affairs Eng Khalifa Al-Furaij, Governor Representative Hamid Al-Ibrahim and Director of the Technical Office at the Governorate Ibrahim Al- AFoudary.

GOFSCO recognizes 85 employees for top performance, dedication

as & Oil Fields Services Company (GOFSCO), one ance and success over the last year. GOFSCO’s Chairman base in order to achieve the company’s corporate strate- growth and expansion strategy during the year 2016 - of the largest integrated service providers in and Chief Executive Officer - Engineer Hussam Ali gy and vision - to become the region’s company of 2017 and we look forward to achieving greater mile- GKuwait specializing from the upstream to the Marafie commended the employees on playing an inte- choice among the Oil and Gas sector. stones together.” Employee communication is at the heart downstream oil and gas sector, both onshore and off- gral role in working towards continued growth and evo- Engineer Marafie added, “On behalf of the board of of GOFSCO’s overall internal and corporate strategy. The shore, recently held an awards ceremony to acknowl- lution in transforming the company into a key player directors, I would like to extend my heartfelt gratitude to company has held a number of events that underline the edge the exceptional performance and dedication of within the industry. Engineer Marafie added that as a all our staff, particularly those being awarded today for importance of engaging with its internal audiences to their dynamic and long-standing employees that has company, GOFSCO is committed towards rewarding their commitment and loyalty to the company. Their nurture a culture of open dialogue and create proud com- significantly contributed to the company’s best perform- resourcefulness and ingenuity within their employee expertise and dedication underpins the continuing pany ambassadors. Kuwait wins Times Now ‘NRI of the year 2017’ Middle East award

n the Middle East region, Kuwait last 4 years these awards have gained Femina Miss India 2017 - Manushi based Professional Kuppusamy immense popularity. MK Anand, MD Chhillar, Sana Dua- 1st Runner Up and IUthaman of Kuwait Oil Company and CEO, Times Network said that this Priyanka Kumari - 2nd Runner Up. won the ‘NRI of the year 2017’ award. year there were 25000 applicants out of Apart from giving awards in the six He was honored and facilitated in a cov- which 5000 made it to the final round. categories there were awards for India’s eted Times Now NRI of the year 2017 The winners were selected after a gruel- Global Icon and there were also the award ceremony held in Grand Hyatt, ing 5 tier process conducted by Ernst Special Jury and Global Impact icon Mumbai on July 11, 2017. In the and Young. Of the 5000 only 300 made awards. It was a hat trick of awards for Professional category, Uthaman was it to final round and the jury had a Indian Space Research Organization chosen for the Middle East region (cov- tough time to select 23 winners from (ISRO) as A S Kiran Kumar, Indian Space ering Kuwait, UAE, Saudi Arabia, among achievers in diverse fields scientist and Chairman of ISRO won the Bahrain, Qatar, Oman and Jordan) for spread across the four geographical prestigious India’s Global Icon award his exemplary service, professional boundaries. and Kopplli Radhakrishnan former excellence and making Indian diaspora The gala event was hosted by TV Chairman of ISRO and Mylswamy ASSE organizes training program proud by his profession and prestigious actor Karan Tacker and television pre- Annadurai, Director of ISRO satellite international awards. Uthaman after senter and singer Sophie Choudry. The centre Bangalore, won the Global o enhance HSE culture in the address highlighted the significance well as obtained many International receiving the award said that he was event was graced by the presence of Indian Awards for Science in recogni- region and providing abest of the training courses and appreci- HSE certifications. thrilled to be selected by the jury in a eminent personalities like Baahubali tion of their humungous contributions Tplatform for members to ated the participants for their inter- Aamir is a Mechanical Engineer tight race, felt proud and honored to Actress Tamannaah Bhatia, Baahubali to Indian space research through improve their skills and knowledge est to learn and enhance their pro- and poses 14 years of valuable expe- receive this prestigious award among Writer Vijayendra Prasad, Actress Sana Mangalayana and launching of 104 in HSE profession, American Society fessional development and to get rience in Oil and Gas, Petrochemical distinguished audience of international Khan, Choreographer Terence Lewis satellites, a first in space technology in of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Kuwait certified by Institute of Occupational and Construction industries. achievers and great scientists of ISRO. and many more from the TV and the world. Chapter organized “IOSH Working Safety & Health (IOSH) of United Currently, he is working as a Safety Times Now group instituted these Bollywood Industry. This was the first K. Uthaman, hailing from Safely” training program dated on Kingdom. Engineer in Kuwait Oil Company prestigious awards in 2014 and in the event attended by the newly crowned Coimbatore, is a native of July 14, 2017, at Best Western Hotel, Adnan Yousaf, Head of Training (KOC) and also as Vice President of Kallappalayam in Tamil Nadu and has Mahabola. ASSE Kuwait Chapter is Committee, introduced the trainer ASSE KC. The training program was spent more than 40 years in the Lead by Chairman Fadhel Al-Ali, and Aamir Rasheed and thanked the past effectively delivered oil/petrochemical industries and has a non- profit organization which Presidents and Advisory Committee referencingInternational standards won international recognition in the always strives to provide affordable Members Mohammad K S and analyses as well as examples of produced water and oil and gas confer- & quality training programs and con- Mohiuddeen and Rama Krishna job related safety situations. ences. He has a passion for saving ener- sultation in the field of Health, Safety Chary, who came forward to encour- Participants who will successfully gy and environment from his childhood and Environment for many compa- age the young safety professionals complete the assessment will receive days and has been commended with nies in Kuwait. in first training Session of term 2017- a certificate from Institution of various HSE awards with the recent one Sunil N Sadanandan, Secretary of 18. Aamir Rasheed is a Chartered Occupational Safety and Health being Energy Globe Award 2017 ASSE Kuwait chapter briefed about Safety and Health Practitioner (IOSH). ASSE Kuwait Chapter will con- received on World Environment Day on the chapter activities and upcoming (CMIOSH), Lead Auditor and Tutor of tinue its efforts to serve the State of June 5, 2017. He has won Petroleum programs, Muhammad Alamgir ISO 9001, 14001 and OHSAS 18001, Kuwait and society members in par- Economist Honorary Legacy award in President of ASSE Kuwait chapter Full Member of IIRSM UK, Lead Tutor ticular, by organizing such important London last year and 3 times winner of term 2017/18 in his welcome of Nebosh IGC, IOSH, HABC Tutor as and remarkable events in future. KOC CEOs prestigious HSSE awards. THURSDAY, JULY 27, 2017 TV PROGRAMS

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Undercover 15:05 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Steve Backshall 09:50 Good Luck Charlie 17:00 The Universe 06:55 Community 04:10 Doctors 08:35 Milo Murphyʼs Law 16:50 Pitch Perfect 2 05:49 Insane Pools: Off The Deep 10:15 Good Luck Charlie 18:00 Ancient Discoveries 07:20 Late Night With Seth Meyers 04:40 EastEnders 09:00 Supa Strikas 18:45 The Intern End 10:40 Alex & Co. 19:00 Historyʼs Greatest Blunders 08:10 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 05:10 Last Tango In Halifax 09:25 Supa Strikas 20:50 Pretty Woman 06:36 Call Of The Wildman 11:05 Lolirock 19:30 Historyʼs Greatest Blunders 09:00 The Tonight Show Starring 06:00 Father Brown 09:50 Star vs The Forces Of Evil 22:55 Hustle And Flow 07:00 Call Of The Wildman 11:30 Miraculous Tales Of Ladybug 20:00 Brad Meltzerʼs Decoded Jimmy Fallon 06:55 Doctors 10:15 Marvelʼs Rocket And Groot 07:25 Life At Vet University And Cat Noir 21:00 Ancient Aliens 09:50 George Lopez 07:25 EastEnders 10:20 Kickinʼ It 00:12 Henry Danger 08:15 The Bronx Zoo 11:55 Disney Mickey Mouse 22:00 What Really Happened 10:15 Two And A Half Men 07:55 Death In Paradise 10:45 Kickinʼ It 00:36 Get Blake 09:10 Wildest Islands Of Indonesia 12:00 Welcome To The Ronks 23:00 Serial Killer Earth 10:40 Mom 08:50 Call The Midwife 11:10 Future-Worm! 01:00 Sanjay And Craig 10:05 Tanked 12:15 Hank Zipzer 11:05 Community 09:40 Father Brown 11:35 Lab Rats 01:24 Rabbids Invasion 11:00 Life At Vet University 12:40 Dog With A Blog 11:30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 10:30 Doctors 12:00 Lab Rats 01:48 Breadwinners 11:55 Animal Cops Philadelphia 13:05 Star Darlings 12:20 Seinfeld 00:30 How Do They Do It? 11:05 EastEnders 12:30 Atomic Puppet 02:12 SpongeBob SquarePants 12:50 The Bronx Zoo 13:10 Good Luck Charlie 12:45 Seinfeld 00:55 Food Factory 11:35 Death In Paradise 12:55 K.C. 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Championship Highlights 11:00 The Kitchen 04:30 Shimmer And Shine 10:55 Shanghai Knights 18:40 Destroyed In Seconds 12:15 Sofia The First 14:55 The Food Files 17:50 Obsessive Compulsive 17:00 Monster Energy FIM 12:00 The Pioneer Woman 04:53 Dora And Friends 12:50 Escape 19:05 Destroyed In Seconds 12:40 The Lion Guard 15:25 The Great Food Revolution Cleaners Speedway World Cup 12:30 The Pioneer Woman 05:16 Zack & Quack 14:20 The Man From U.N.C.L.E. 19:30 How Itʼs Made 13:10 Doc McStuffins 16:20 Sinful Sweets 18:50 Dare To Wear 18:00 UFC 214 Countdown 13:00 Sibaʼs Table 05:28 The Day Henry Met 16:20 Larceny 19:55 How Itʼs Made 13:35 PJ Masks 16:45 Poh & Co 19:40 Say Yes To The Dress 19:00 UFC Greatest Fights 13:30 Sibaʼs Table 05:33 The Day Henry Met 17:55 Terminator Genisys 20:20 Mythbusters 14:00 My Friends Tigger & Pooh 17:15 Poh & Co 20:10 Cake Boss 19:30 UFC Main Event 14:00 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives 05:38 Blaze And The Monster 20:05 In The Heart Of The Sea 21:10 Weather Top Tens 14:30 The Lion Guard 17:40 Fish Of The Day 20:35 Cake Boss 20:00 UFC Unleashed 14:30 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives Machines 22:10 Zero Tolerance 22:00 Storm Chasers 14:55 Unbungalievable 15:00 Chopped 18:10 Fearless Chef 06:00 Rusty Rivets 21:00 Say Yes To The Dress: 21:00 UFC Main Event 22:50 Destroyed In Seconds 15:00 Goldie & Bear 16:00 The Kitchen 19:05 The Great Food Revolution 06:12 Paw Patrol Canada 22:00 UFC 214 Countdown 23:40 Ultimate Survival 15:30 Mickey And The Roadster 17:00 The Pioneer Woman 20:00 Sinful Sweets 06:37 Dora The Explorer 21:25 Say Yes To The Dress: 23:00 UFC Greatest Fights Racers 17:30 The Pioneer Woman 20:30 Poh & Co 07:00 Zack & Quack Canada 23:30 Legends Football League 16:00 Disney Lights, Camera, Lexi! 18:00 Chopped 21:00 Poh & Co 07:22 Bubble Guppies 21:50 90 Day Fianc?: Happily Ever 16:05 A Goofy Fairy Tale 19:00 Chopped Junior 21:30 Fish Of The Day 07:45 Blaze And The Monster After? 16:50 PJ Masks 20:00 Rev Runʼs Sunday Suppers 22:00 Fearless Chef Machines 01:15 No Stranger Than Love 22:40 Say Yes To The Dress: 17:05 Doc McStuffins 21:00 Private Chef 22:55 George Clarkeʼs Amazing 08:07 Paw Patrol 02:50 Fierce Creatures Randy Knows Best 17:35 The Lion Guard Spaces 08:31 Shimmer And Shine 23:05 Say Yes To The Dress: 00:30 A Crime To Remember 21:30 Private Chef 04:25 Trust Me 00:00 The PGA Tour Champions 18:05 PJ Masks 23:50 Eat Street 08:54 Nella The Princess Knight Randy Knows Best 01:20 Murder Calls 22:00 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives 05:55 Mr. Deeds Highlights 18:35 Mickey And The Roadster 09:16 The Day Henry Met 23:30 I Didnʼt Know I Was Pregnant 02:10 Murder Comes To Town 22:30 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives 07:35 Yoga Hosers 01:00 PGA Web.Com Tour Racers 09:22 Paw Patrol 23:55 I Didnʼt Know I Was Pregnant 03:00 Grave Secrets 23:00 Chopped 09:05 Fierce Creatures Highlights 19:05 Sofia The First 09:45 Rusty Rivets 03:48 I Almost Got Away With It 10:40 Trust Me 02:00 Asian Tour Highlights 19:35 Jake And The Never Land 09:57 Bubble Guppies 04:36 I Almost Got Away With It 12:10 Mr. Deeds 03:00 Europro Tour Pirates 10:20 Fresh Beat Band Of Spies 05:24 I Almost Got Away With It 13:50 Big Ass Spider! 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Coast 00:15 The Middle 20:15 Get Squirrely 22:25 Another Period 05:20 Ancient Discoveries Championship 05:25 Binny And The Ghost 22:40 Shark Vortex 12:55 Revenge Of The Lioness 00:40 The Middle 21:40 Oops Noah Is Gone 22:50 John Oliverʼs New York 06:10 The Universe 13:50 Rescue Ink 21:00 Live Darts World Matchplay 05:45 The Hive 23:30 Alien Sharks: Stranger Fins 07:00 Historyʼs Greatest Blunders 01:05 One Mississippi 23:10 Legend Of The Sea Stand Up Show stars26 THURSDAY, JULY 27, 2017

CROSSWORD 1670 STAR TRACK

Aries (March 21-April 19) Libra (September 23-October 22) Elevate your intake of foods or supplements in order to stay alert and clear. The aggressiveness you may be feeling this day can be used to push for- You will want to feel good about yourself and the way you do things-this addition to ward with your business plans. When it comes to mental work, you have a perfect gift for your diet will certainly help your feeling of wellbeing. Be wise in your task to eliminate as research and investigation. You enjoy examining and analyzing, in particular when it much unnecessary stress as you can. Delegate some of your workload and say no when comes to psychological and sensitive areas of the mind. Your ability to sift through the you feel there are unreasonable demands on your time. This is the time of the year to get dross and come up with what is essential is exceptional. You like to discuss and commu- outside and enjoy nature. Create and plan some fun opportunities to do just that-having nicate, again, at a psychological and very personal level. Your mind is often on communi- fun with friends, co-workers, loved ones, etc., can lift everyone’s energies. Work, health, cation, how your present yourself and come across with others. This afternoon you will diet and the other things that take care of us if we take care of them can provide a lot of be able to spend some relaxing and enjoyable time with loved ones. You may feel unusu- satisfaction as a new life phase begins for you. ally affectionate and physical this evening.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) Scorpio (October 23-November 21)

As a kind and considerate person, you will probably be helping your mom Communicating is fun this morning. The mind and all that is mental will be or sister with a move or some repair or a gardening project soon and you work to find the source of continued change and adjustment. Letters, writing, speaking and all the boxes and someone from whom you can borrow a truck with which to be helpful with things that have to do with cognitive work assume great importance. Your mind tends to the project. A weekend move or some other project needs preparation and you have be full of new and creative ideas and concepts regarding some changes in your work begun to list the things you can do to make that move a little easier. Your schedule at development. The result of your efforts is attention-grabbing and you will find much sat- work is tedious and the occasional break in your day creates the distraction to which you isfaction. You may be involved in hours of involved conversation with loved ones over take pleasure in contributing your energy. You enjoy helping and you have learned to how you will proceed with some changes at home, especially in obtaining a building per- say no when you are not able to help. You are able to help others see guidelines that mit. You have very clear insight, even genius, when it comes to discovering or inventing they may not have considered. Music is for tonight. Happy birthday! things. You require no teaching and your timing is perfect.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) Sagittarius (November 22-December 21) The team spirit is strong this morning but can easily fall apart later in the This seems to be a very superficial morning. It may not be possible for you day when there is a probability of some jealousy. Perhaps it is only compe- to comprehend anything remotely meaningful or moving. There is per- tition that becomes a problem. Because you now know to be aware of this difficulty you haps a sense of the artificial, repetitive and senseless. You cannot seem to begin a proj- ACROSS 4. A resident of Arkansas. can change frustrations to a satisfied result. You are in line to lead others, or perhaps you ect. Perhaps the out-of-doors is calling. Allow yourself some time to develop a working 1. A small cake leavened with yeast. 5. A benevolent aspect of Devi. already lead others. You can handle emotional and personal issues-vulnerable areas- plan. While contemplating the day, you could come up with new ideas for adventure and 5. Not angry. 6. The month following October and pre- where angels fear to tread. You can eliminate most in-house difficulties. Quite a bit of relaxation-after the chores. This afternoon you seem better able to contend with any pre- 12. A caustic detergent useful for removing ceding December. personal research may be required for a class or just for some project you enjoy. You vious sluggishness. You are in a great mood this evening and can appreciate your own grease. 7. An Arabic speaking person who lives in may find that scrolling through the links on a specific subject you will soon be writing better qualities. You may see value in an older person or someone in authority. 15. Any culture medium that uses agar as Arabia or North Africa. down facts and data that complete your research. Rest early-this is a busy day. Everything comes together this evening and you are appreciative of life and love, etc. the gelling agent. 8. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow 16. Accumulated earth and stones deposit- leaves and small flowers. ed by a glacier. 9. Having the deep slightly brownish color 17. A tight-fitting headdress. of gold. Cancer (June 21-July 22) Capricorn (December 22-January 19) 18. An accidental hole that allows some- 10. A radioactive gaseous element formed thing (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape. by the disintegration of radium. Whatever it is you are doing today brings with it the opportunity to improve You may feel that you might lose your mind under the current mental pres- 19. A means of serving. 11. An affirmative. situations around you. The job of decorating or plotting out a plan which sure; you will not. You will benefit from logical insights, getting to the heart 20. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions 12. A fraudulent business scheme. needs equations and percentages results in successful expressions of your abilities. Your of things. This is a real time to work on your specific projects and to strengthen your of the Old World. 13. A Tibetan or Mongolian priest of profession shines and encourages others to make a positive impression with the talents career. After the noon break you may find that you need to perform some research at a 22. Time during which some action is await- Lamaism. they can exhibit. Being musically inclined you may enjoy singing on the trip home-your library or museum. Fresh insight comes to you through mass-media news reports such as ed. 14. (trademark) A tinned luncheon meat personality is infectious which invites others to jump in and join you in your music. You broadcasting, publishing, advertising-giving you a whole new prospective on a particular 23. A Chadic language spoken south of made largely from pork. meet people easily and enjoy hanging out with your friends in the afternoon and some- subject. You enjoy and appreciate your life situation. Your system of values may deepen, Lake Chad. 21. Deciduous dioecious Chinese tree hav- times in the evening. Learn from people who share your talents and you will advance in providing you with a better sense of discrimination and good taste. Romance is a plus 25. (Islam) The man who leads prayers in a ing fan-shaped leaves and fleshy yellow several areas of your life. You enjoy passing on you own experiences as well. this evening. A good beginning is a lovely dinner designed by you. mosque. seeds. 28. Range of what one can know or under- 24. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and stand. the Ivory Coast. Leo (July 23-August 22) Aquarius (January 20- February 18) 29. Type genus of the Anatidae. 26. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic 32. Title for a civil or military leader (espe- element. Yours is the most practical of environments. You can manipulate every Conflicts in the workplace can be settled through your intelligent compre- cially in Turkey). 27. 1/10 gram. idea or situation and put it to good use. Others value you for your ability to hension and reason can be used in order to find positive results. You sense the needs of 34. A white metallic element that burns 30. Of or relating to the nervous system. make no-nonsense decisions and you may receive compliments along those lines today. your customers and finding what fits their needs makes for successful outcomes. Selling with a brilliant light. 31. Terminate before completion, as of a Someone will come to you with a just-suppose type of problem. You always seem sensi- property, collecting money and involving yourself in some supervisory activity are all 35. An inn in some Eastern countries with a computer process, a mission, etc.. ble and will be able to lend good advice. Be careful that you do not become opinionated, favored today. Your waking time is filled with the job of fulfilling your life and helping large courtyard that provides accommoda- 33. A loose sleeveless outer garment made however. You are, for the most part, unmoved by tears and feelings. Clear decisions others to fulfill theirs. It is important to you, that you do work or express your talents in tion for caravans. from aba cloth. affecting others can be made. You could be a bit restless this afternoon and may enjoy ways that are heartwarming as well as financially fulfilling. Tonight you and your loved 39. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked 36. A board game in which players try to some fun time with friends. Be careful in the choices you make regarding the member- one may decide to venture a guess as to where or what you will be doing in two years, on a skewer usually with vegetables. move their pieces into their opponent's ship to some new club or group. Exciting new experiences await you. five years, etc. The future begins to take a positive shape. 40. A soft silvery metallic element of the bases. alkali earth group. 37. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic 42. Shrub bearing oval-fruited kumquats. protozoa that form temporary pseudopods Virgo (August 23-September 22) 44. An elementary particle with a negative for feeding and locomotion. Pisces (February 19-March 20) charge and a half-life of 2 microsecond. 38. Grandson of Amaterasu and first ruler of You have a definite sense of mission today. Above all, you are a progres- You are conservative and security-conscious and may have suggestions 48. The part of the large intestine between Japan. sive and you enjoy putting into practice that which is good for all. Some may find your about better protecting important documents or valuables. There is a the cecum and the rectum. 41. A town and port in northwestern Israel job most difficult but you tend to enjoy the intricate ways to use your brain. Change and yearning to broaden your horizons. Law, politics, education, travel and religion are some 49. Canadian hockey player (born 1948). in the eastern Mediterranean. inner growth tends to come through your relationships with both friends and loved of the areas where you may talk about having further adventures. Everything works 50. (chemistry) P(otential of) H(ydrogen). 43. (informal) Of the highest quality. ones. Marriage could be very intense and not at all superficial. You may find yourself in a together to bring out your unique traits. You may find that someone close to you under- 51. Swiss painter influenced by Kandinsky 45. An organization of countries formed in quandary between an environment that is very comfortable and supportive versus a real stands and is supportive of your ideas. There is some indication of restlessness on your (1879-1940). 1961 to agree on a common policy for the need to grow and progress. Making these two directions work together may be the big part and you may not appreciate someone’s unrealistic approach to a situation. This 53. Japanese ornamental tree with fragrant sale of petroleum. topic today. This evening there is plenty of time to enjoy the company of family. evening you are able to put the finishing touches on some long-awaited creative ven- white or pink blossoms and small yellow 46. Title for the former hereditary monarch Laughter can be heard where the people gather in your home. ture. You would be smart to develop your creations more often and sell them. fruits. of Iran. 54. Being or occurring at an advanced peri- 47. Primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly od of time or after a usual or expected time. aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true 56. Animal food for browsing or grazing. stems and roots and leaves. Wordsearch Puzzle Yesterday’s Solution 59. A silvery ductile metallic element found 52. Suggestive of the supernatural. primarily in bauxite. 55. A federal agency established to coordi- 60. A civil or military authority in Turkey or nate programs aimed at reducing pollution Egypt. and protecting the environment. 62. Type genus of the family Arcidae. 57. Someone who drives a taxi for a living. 64. The branch of computer science that 58. Tropical American tree producing cacao deal with writing computer programs that beans. can solve problems creatively. 61. A condition (mostly in boys) character- 66. Noisy talk. ized by behavioral and learning disorders. 68. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which 63. (New Testament) One of the three sages the pilot is talked down by ground control from the east who came bearing gifts for using precision approach radar. the infant Jesus. 70. A shop selling delicatessen (as salads or 65. 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This image released by Warner Bros Pictures shows Fionn Whitehead in a scene from ‘Dunkirk.’

Cast and crew of Warner Bros Pictures 'DUNKIRK' attend the Warner Bros Pictures 'DUNKIRK' US premiere at AMC Loews Lincoln Square in New York City. This image released by Warner Bros Pictures shows Tom Hardy in a scene —AP/AFP photos from "Dunkirk."

Film review Dunkirk: Elevating the cinematic experience

By Aakash Bakaya the initial stages of World War 2. With Nazi Germany plough- with this structure, but once the plotlines start connecting, logue and the visuals at times give off an eerie, almost ing its way through France, the British army is forced to retreat you'll be left astonished at the feat. It's different and daring, unworldly aspect to the surroundings. There's also no big, cli- ow lucky are we to be living in the era of Christopher back to its own shores. Our entryway into the story begins a especially for a modern big-budget blockbuster, but Nolan matic battle sequence, nor is there much in the way of exposi- Nolan. No matter whether you love or despise his few days into the evacuation, as the desperation to leave is always finds an exceptional way of telling his story. tion. You piece together what's happening solely through its Hwork, it's hard to dismiss the massive impact they reaching a fever pitch. Thousands of men are stranded on the Aside from the narrative structure, special mention must visuals, background details and character emotions, much like leave in movie halls across the globe. Nolan has a way of beach, while the British army is growing reluctant to invest be given to the absolutely stellar sound design of the movie. a silent film. This approach doesn't hamper the story nor does creating thought-provoking narratives that effortlessly more military power and equipment into what seems like a From the very first gunshot to the earth-shattering impact of it prevent the atmosphere from being overwhelmingly sus- intervene with grandiose and epic sequences that simply hopeless cause. bombs landing right next our protagonist, you'll be in awe penseful. must be watched on the big screen. He's given me some of Waiting for rescue doesn't sound like the most gripping of and more than slightly terrified of what these men had to It's funny how the film starts to grow on you. Coming out my fondest memories in a cinema and his newest film war stories, but 'Dunkirk' will leave you clinging onto your seat patiently wait through. Planes screech across the sky like ban- of the IMAX screening with a friend, we were both so full of 'Dunkirk' continues that streak. for the entire duration of the movie. Nolan builds this tension shees from hell and gunfire reverberates deep within your ear. praise for it but we also knew that it could possibly not be for The first thing you should expect from 'Dunkirk' is that using one of his best known techniques - the non-linear narra- As for the music, Hans Zimmer's score yet again perfectly cap- everyone. The silent moments might drag on for some and it's attempting to recreate a real-life war story in a truly tive. After the first 10 minutes, the narrative is divided into tures Nolan's tremendous visuals and action sequences. It's the impact of the story's conclusion could easily vary from unique manner. Time will have it compared to other classics three separate but interwoven plotlines. The first shows the slightly more subtle and more experimental than his previous inspiring to insipid. But having at those thoughts for a while of the genre such as 'Apocalypse Now', 'Bridge on the River perspective from the beachfront, the second from a civilian scores and many times you will think it was just one long sin- and replaying those stunning visuals in my head - I can't help Kwai' and 'Saving Private Ryan', just to name a few. But here vessel volunteering to take part in the rescue and the third gle track. but heap an outpouring of accolades 'Dunkirk' so richly Nolan doesn't try emulating those films by constructing a from the skies, where a British air squadron is sent to deal with Like the soundtrack, it really does feel like Nolan's most deserves. Once again Nolan elevates the cinematic experience story around an experience - instead he constructs an expe- German bombers attacking the stranded military personnel. experimental film to date. Even with credits like 'Inception' and will cement memories that will stay with you long after rience around a story. and 'Interstellar' under his belt, he admits to this fact himself you leave the theatre. The film's plot revolves around the evacuation of the Free of dialogue in many interviews regarding the making of 'Dunkirk'. There British army from the French coastal town of Dunkirk during It's not obvious at first what Nolan is attempting to achieve are long drawn-out sequences almost completely free of dia-

Barbara Sinatra, MTV scraps gender categories as Kendrick leads VMA nods TV has rid itself of gender-specific cate- platform to celebrities. Pop culture moments of Frank's wife and gories as the network revealed nominees past galas have included Lady Gaga wearing a MTuesday for this year's Video Music dress of raw meat, Madonna making out on stage Awards, in which rapper Kendrick Lamar is in the with Britney Spears and Beyonce showing off a lead. In the age of President Donald Trump and the baby bump for her first child with Jay-Z. philanthropist, dies fierce backlash he has generated among cultural But taking a serious turn, MTV announced the leaders, MTV also announced a new category of new "Best Fight Against the System" award to cele- "Best Fight Against the System" to recognize brate videos "that inspire viewers to stand up and arbara Sinatra, the fourth wife of married to his teenage sweetheart activist music. The awards will air worldwide from fight injustice." The nominees include John legendary singer Frank Sinatra Nancy Sinatra, the mother of their chil- Los Angeles on August 27. Reflecting its social Legend's "Surefire," whose video dramatizes anti- Band a prominent children's advo- dren Nancy, Tina and the late Frank Jr.); media push, the music and youth culture network immigrant and anti-Muslim sentiment in the cate and philanthropist who raised mil- Ava Gardner, who died in 1990; and Mia announced the nominations through posts by United States, and the celebratory "Immigrants: We lions of dollars to help abused young- Farrow. well-followed figures on Instagram. Lamar, one of Get the Job Done" from the blockbuster musical sters, died Tuesday. She was 90. Sinatra the most acclaimed figures in hip-hop, received the "Hamilton." died of natural causes at her Rancho Raising funds most nominations at eight, including Video of the Other nominees are the diversity-hailing Mirage, California, home surrounded A notorious womanizer throughout Year for "HUMBLE."-an ironic look at fame in which In this file photo, Kendrick Lamar performs dur- "Black SpiderMan" by biracial rapper Logic, Big by family and friends, said John much of his life, Frank Sinatra didn't ask he appears clad as the pope and as Jesus in "The ing the Festival d'ete de Quebec in Quebec City, Sean's "Light" about overcoming adversity Thoresen, director of the Barbara his fourth wife to marry him until she Last Supper." Canada. — AP including racial discrimination and Alessia Cara's Sinatra Children's Center. threatened to leave if he didn't, she Tied for second with five nominations are Katy "Scars to Your Beautiful" about body image. Also recalled in her 2011 memoir, "Lady Blue Perry for her sci-fi amusement park fantasy including the Grammys and Oscars have separate in the running is "Stand Up / Stand N Rock Eyes: My Life With Frank Sinatra." Both "Chained to the Rhythm" and The Weeknd for his male and female categories. The rare awards that #NoDAPL," a hip-hop anthem led by Black Eyed played prominent roles at the children's star-studded "Reminder." The Video Music Awards mix male and female nominees include the Peas' Taboo to rally against the Dakota Access center after she founded it in 1986. for the first time will not divide by gender with a Mercury Prize which, with an arthouse sensibility, Pipeline opposed by the Standing Rock Sioux "Frank would come over and sit and new Artist of the Year prize incorporating the top recognizes the top British or Irish album each year- tribe on environmental and cultural grounds. read to the kids," Thoresen said of the male and female categories. The network said in a and the Juno Awards for Canadian artists. Nominees for Best New Artist-often a sign of sometimes volatile entertainer. "But the statement that it was out to "break barriers" and fast-rising stardom-were R&B singers SZA and best way she used Frank," he added with had a positive response when it eliminated gender Serious notes for gala party Khalid, rappers Kodak Black and Young M.A., pop a chuckle, "was she would say, 'I need a groups at this year's MTV Movie and TV Awards. Winners in the major categories are determined songwriter Julia Michaels and Noah Cyrus, the half-million dollars for this, so you do a Nominees for Artist of the Year include four by voting by fans through the awards' website, 17-year-old actress and sister of Miley Cyrus who concert and I get half the money.'" men-Lamar and The Weeknd, along with Bruno vma.mtv.com. The Video Music Awards have usual- is readying her debut album. — AFP She remained active at the center Mars and Ed Sheeran-and two women, Ariana ly been more about the spectacle than the ultimate until recently, pushing for creation of Grande and Lorde. Virtually all major US awards winners, with the network gladly offering a global the video program just last year, raising funds and dropping by often to make sure the children had what they needed, In this file photo, Barbara Sinatra Thoresen said. Already a socialite in the appears at the National Italian Palm Springs area through her marriage Leo and Kate will be your American Foundation's 33rd to Marx, Sinatra mingled with such Anniversary Awards Gala in celebrities as Dinah Shore, Marilyn Washington. — AP Monroe and Tony Curtis, raising money date, for the right price for numerous charitable causes before With her husband's help, she found- establishing the children's center. ed a nonprofit center in Rancho Mirage Those years were a far cry from earli- in 1986 to provide therapy and other er, more modest ones she described in ver yearned to swap tales of the sea planet has been DiCaprio's preoccupa- support to young victims of physical, her memoir. Born Barbara Blakely in with "Titanic" stars Leonardo tion for years, Winslet is involved with sexual and emotional abuse. In the years Bosworth, Missouri, she recalled grow- EDiCaprio and Kate Winslet? Well charities helping autistic children, as well since, Thoresen said, more than 20,000 ing up poor and friendless. She moved strap on your life jacket, because the pair as organizations for the homeless and children have been treated at the center with her family to Wichita, Kansas, when are auctioning off a private dinner in disadvantaged people with cancer. and hundreds of thousands more world- she was 10 and to Long Beach, their exclusive company for charity, a The lot is the latest example of a bur- wide through videos it provides. California, at 18. It was in Wichita where, spokesman for the actor told AFP on geoning celebrity trend of offering din- A former model and Las Vegas like millions of other teenage girls in the Tuesday. The glamorous date-planned ner dates or other face-to-face meetings showgirl, Barbara Sinatra was a promi- 1940s, she fell in love with a voice on the for a restaurant of the winner's choice in to raise cash for charity. British actor Idris nent Palm Springs socialite in her own radio. "Frank Sinatra had always been New York City in the fall-is among several Elba agreed to share Valentine's Day this right before she married her husband part of my life - from when I first heard lots being offered at the star-studded year with the highest bidder in aid of the in 1976, when he was 60 and she 49. the singer everybody was talking about Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation gala in "W.E. Can Lead" initiative, which provides They remained wed until his death at as a 15-year-old butcher's daughter," she the French resort of Saint-Tropez on education for African youngsters. "It is 82 in 1998. It was her third marriage, said. Her first marriage, to a Sinatra-style Thursday. one of the easiest ways for celebrities to Sinatra's fourth and the most enduring singer, was brief as he struggled to find The environmentally-minded charity contribute," a public relations specialist union for both. work. They split shortly after the birth of raised $45 million during its auction last told AFP on condition of anonymity, She met Sinatra through her second her son and she married Marx in 1959. year, according to the Los Angeles Times. adding that it generates huge amounts husband, Zeppo Marx of the famous She is survived by her son, Robert Oliver Oscar winners DiCaprio, 42, and Winslet, of cash. — AFP Marx Brothers comedy team. The couple Marx, and a grand-daughter, Carina 41, played star-crossed lovers Jack and had been close friends and neighbors Blakeley Marx. Funeral arrangements with Sinatra in Rancho Mirage until she are pending. — AP Rose in James Cameron's 1998 retelling left Marx for the singer in 1973. Frank of the sinking of the Titanic, and were Sinatra, then single, had previously been reunited in 2009 as a warring couple in "Revolutionary Road." While saving the Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio THURSDAY, JULY 27, 2017 lifestyle

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he lead singer of a Lebanese rock band, Jordanian parliamentarian Dima Tahboub patriarchal codes". Sinno, who has described his all- which has courted controversy for its songs suggested in media interviews that the ban was male band as "extremely vocal feminists", also said Tdealing with homophobia and sexism, has linked to Sinno's homosexuality. In a statement he was fed up of western stereotyping of Middle urged more men to champion women's rights in on Facebook, Mashrou' Leila said the ban was Eastern women as "passive". the Middle East. Hamed Sinno, the openly gay symptomatic of "the fanatical conservatism that The band's new music video by female frontman of Mashrou' Leila, also called for more has contributed in making the region increas- Lebanese director Jessy Moussallem - released last women in politics and for discriminatory laws to be ingly toxic over the last decade". Speaking by week with their song "Roman" - is intended to chal- repealed. "No one is saying that we should arbitrar- phone from New York, Sinno told the Thomson lenge the way Muslim and Arab women are por- ily just get rid of all men in power and substitute Reuters Foundation there was a lot of work to be trayed, he said. The video shows dozens of women them with women, but there is a question about ... done in the struggle for gender equality in the wearing traditional Islamic dress uniting around a why it is that we still have this many issues with Middle East. powerful central figure who performs a striking women's representation, with women in govern- He criticized the lack of female representation in contemporary dance wearing an abaya (loose-fit- ment and other rights," he said. government in the region, wage inequality, ting robe) and hijab. Sinno said the video was a cel- Mashrou' Leila, which is on a world tour, has women's right to govern their own bodies, and ebration of Muslim women's ability to empower made headlines for singing about subjects that are Lebanon's rape laws, which include a provision that each other. The male members of the band take a largely taboo in the Arabic pop scene, including allows a rapist to avoid punishment by marrying backseat in the video. "Having men there not politics, religion, social justice, and sexual freedom. his victim. The 29-year-old American-Lebanese doing anything was basically what the point was," The group has garnered a loyal following in the singer said men should celebrate the achievements Sinno added. — Reuters Middle East, but has also received death threats on of leading women in the Middle East and he social media and was banned from playing in praised Muslim feminists, including the writers Photo shows Lebanese Rock Jordan last month. Mona Eltahawy and Maya Mikdashi, for "disturbing band Mashrou’ Leila. Quirky US-French museum to offer night on Orient Express

isitors to a quirky rail museum in fortune from some telecommunications ower. "I'm not happy if I do the same thing France's Burgundy region, the brain- patents, bought the dilapidated building for too long," he said. Marshall has a collec- Vchild of US entrepreneur Gregory from the French state railway company tion of Citroen's emblematic Deux Chevaux Marshall, will have a new opportunity to SNCF in September 2016. He knows his (2CV) cars, including one that he has adapt- spend a night on the legendary Orient "dream train" project is going to bust the ed to look like a World War II-era US army Express. Two carriages and a locomotive 200,000 euro ($230,000) budget he set. But vehicle. One day he hopes to ship over to from the line created in 1883 to carry the he doesn't mind. France the last home of the pioneering avi- well-heeled from Paris to Constantinople, as Istanbul was then called, are the jewel of Marshall's growing collection of steam trains for a hotel-cum-museum he hopes to open next year. The Orient Express stopped serving American Gregory Marshall, 71-years-old, poses in his French made 2 CV Istanbul in 1977 when the service was (Citroen) automobile modified to look like an American army vehicle at shortened and the fabled train made its the old railway station in Dracy-Saint-Loup, central France. — AFP photos last journey in December 2009. Dating from 1948, Marshall's Orient Express car- riages include a luxurious restaurant car- which features a cylinder phonograph among its period highlights-where guests will dine. Marshall's "dream train" project is centred on a disused railway station nestled among century-old oaks and aspens in the village of Dracy-Saint-Loup, population 600. Once he brings the long-deserted sta- tion, built in 1882, back to life, "it'll be great for kids," said the white-haired Marshall, who looks far younger than his 71 years. "I've loved trains since I was a child," said Marshall, a former US Marine who remem- bers the first toy train set his father gave him when he was five or six years old. "Almost everybody of my age, older, or a lit- tle bit younger, has memories of steam locomotives," Marshall said. American Gregory Marshall poses on a 1910 steam locomotive. "But in regular museums there's no par- ticipation, people can't get on (the trains), and really enjoy them, have an adventure." The last locomotive to arrive at the site was American Gregory Marshall a Cockerill from Belgium, taking its place Heritage ator Charles Lindbergh, who in 1927 flew (right) and Gregory beside a huge steam engine dating from Formerly active with American heritage nonstop from New York to Paris, which he Godessart (left) pull a 1910 1916. Marshall's French manager, Gregory groups, Marshall hopes his station and its dismantled several years ago in order to steam locomotive at the Godessart, says guests cannot expect to historic rolling stock will earn a historic preserve it. old railway station in enjoy all the modern comforts, but just "to classification in France. Marshall is not only Dracy-Saint-Loup residents are Dracy-Saint-Loup, central have fun spending the night in the Orient about steam trains. An avid pilot, he owns a enthused by Marshall's project. Godessart France. Express." So far one of the wagons is practi- Piper Lance six-seater, which is parked at said "a little old lady, 95 years old, who cally ready to take paying guests, with the airport in the nearby Burgundy capital used to take the train with her grandmoth- Marshall aiming for a spring 2018 opening. Dijon. Before moving to France in 2003, he er" visited the site. While the "dream train" For his own sleeping comfort, Marshall lived in Boston and Hawaii, as well as project slowly takes shape, weeds continue plans a "double-decker" carriage that will California where he was in the celebrated to consume the old tracks and the rickety be his main residence at the Dracy-Saint- California Highway Patrol. station platform sags in places. "There's still Loup station, which lies on a now defunct "Very interesting, very fun, when you're a lot of work to do," Marshall said. — AFP line that meanders through Burgundy's young, you chase bad guys and arrest American Gregory Marshall (right) and Gregory Godessart (left) look at Morvan highlands and has not seen a pas- them, it's an adventure," said Marshall, who the tracks at the old railway station in Dracy-Saint-Loup. senger since 2011. Marshall, who made a was divorced, remarried and is now a wid- Basquiat: A darling of pop culture, but not museums

ean-Michel Basquiat enjoys a stratospheric following- the California College of the Arts, and the author of the only Leonardo DiCaprio, Bono, Jay-Z, Johnny Depp and earlier this year, a 1982 oil painting by the late 20th cen- art history monograph of Basquiat. " Historically there has Tommy Hilfiger are just some of the celebrities to own or Jtury great became the most expensive work by a US also been a lack of representations for non-white artists in have owned a Basquiat. While some New York galleries have artist ever sold at auction. But 29 years after his death, his mainstream institutions," says Saggese, who notes that few bought and sold his work, that is more rare now that his legacy is largely a triumph of popular culture over museums, undergraduates are even taught much about him. But many paintings sell for such dizzying sums at auction. Rick which have been accused of downplaying his stature. critics in the late 1970s and 1980s also championed mini- Rounick, owner of New York gallery Soho Contemporary Art, New York is where the black artist-son of a Haitian father malism and fretted that art in the 80s was too closely said he had nine paintings just a few months ago, but now and Puerto Rican mother-was born and raised, spent most aligned to capitalism, she says. has only two left. Yet Basquiat's appeal lies far beyond the of his life and drew most of his inspiration. On May 18, it They were "deeply divided over the question of whether hallowed institutions of fine art. "With the rapid circulation was in the Big Apple that one of his paintings fetched an artist could be both commercially successful and critically of images and ideas via social media networks, artists like $110.5 million at Sotheby's, jettisoning him into a pan- significant," she told AFP. During his lifetime and even more Basquiat are no longer as dependent on the traditional A street art depicting artist Jean-Michel Basquiat is pic- theon of high-selling greats like Picasso. Yet America's cul- so now, few museums can afford to acquire Basquiat's work. image machine of art criticism or art history for visibility," tured in Brooklyn, New York.— AFP photos tural capital has no public monument to him, no institution Instead their best hope is to wait for wealthy collectors to ventured Saggese. named after him and has preserved none of his famous perhaps bequeath his work in the coming decades. Beyond graffiti-signed "SAMO". blockbuster exhibitions in cities such as Basel, Paris, Rio de Popular culture Other than a plaque nailed to his former atelier in a NoHo Janeiro and Toronto, Saggese estimates that 85 to 90 per- Japanese clothing brand Uniqlo has reproduced Basquiat back street, his simple gravestone in Green-Wood cemetery cent of Basquiat's work is in the hands of private collectors. imagery on T-shirts, sneakers, watches and tote bags in col- is perhaps the only place that tourists, admirers and bud- laboration with MoMA. Urban Decay has also released a set ding artists can visit in tribute. "There's a lot of interest," says of makeup and accessories with licensed Basquiat imagery. Lisa Alpert, vice president of development and program- Jay-Z, Kanye West and A$AP Rocky rap about him. Canadian ming at Green-Wood. "They leave things on his grave." singer The Weeknd used to sport his hair in Basquiat-style dreadlocks. There are movies and documentaries about him 'White privilege'? including "Downtown 81," in which the young charismatic Out of the more than 2,000 works of art that Basquiat artist played himself aged 20. produced, New York's Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) has "One could argue that in the years since his death, just 10 drawings and silkscreens, the Whitney has six, the Basquiat's presence is more emphatic in popular culture and Metropolitan two, the Brooklyn Museum another two and mass media than in art museums," said Saggese. There's the Guggenheim one. Much of his work fused drawing with even a children's book, written by Javaka Steptoe and called painting-it was abstract and figurative, offering biting politi- "The Radiant Child," to introduce him to the next generation. A woman poses for photo next to a plaque honoring artist cal commentary on social problems such as poverty, segre- "Children love him because his artwork and their artwork is Jean-Michel Basquiat outside the studio where he used to gation, racism and class divides. Commercially successful in similar," says Steptoe. "He gives them permission to be what work. his short life, before his death from an overdose at 27, muse- they are." Holman says his friend changed not only the art ums were nonetheless unconvinced that his work had world, but street art and fashion. "He's given so many young weighty artistic merit. people, especially young people of color, in this city the Friend and artist Michael Holman remembers, for exam- license to believe that they could be important artists," he ple, an offer by collectors Lenore and Herbert Schorr to said. "He's a hero to young people the way Warhol was to my donate Basquiats to MoMA and the Whitney in the 1980s, generation." — AFP but says the museums declined, not even wanting them for storage. "There's a lot of racism and a lot of white privi- lege in the idea that only white people are important Employees pose with an artwork by US artist artists," says Holman. Jean-Michel Basquiat, ‘untitled (One Eyed Man or Xerox Face)’, with an estimated price of 14-18 Celebrity favorite million GBP (17-21 million EUR; 17-22 million Unlike his contemporaries, Basquiat never received a USD), during a photocall ahead of the large solo exhibition at a New York museum during his life- Impressionist & Modern, Surrealist and Contemporary Art sale at Sotheby’s in London. A Sotheby’s official speaks about an untitled painting by time, says Jordana Moore Saggese, an associate professor at Jean-Michel Basquiat during a media preview. lifestyle THURSDAY, JULY 27, 2017

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A blue and red macaws are pictured inside the "flight school" aviary where the animals try to adapt to life in nature.

A blue and a red macaws receive attention from an Ibama worker inside the "flight school" aviary where the animals try to adapt to life in nature, in Rio de Janeiro, Ariel, an old raccoon, is transported in a cage to the Ibama's Animal Brazil. — AFP photos Recovery Center in Seropedica, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Birds get new wings at Brazil rehab center 'This is a flight school! We train them so they can be ready to live in the wild'

ot a single wing flutters in the Seropedica and it's horrible to see them arrive in such a bad aviary near Rio de Janeiro, where aras and state. But the reward is to see them ready to return Nother parrots are learning how to fly again to the wild. Last week, we freed 20 aras and tou- after they were rescued from traffickers. Nearby, cans who could fly in Goias," a central state, monkeys, turtles, boas and even alligators are also Sherlock exclaimed. Sales of wild animals are being nursed back to health at the IBAMA treat- banned, but the practice is widespread in Brazil, ment center, just a 90-minute drive from Rio. The especially in Rio, home to the world's biggest state-funded entity takes care of wild animals that urban forest. Species native to this region still live were hunted, wounded or domesticated, getting nearby, and sometimes in the city itself. them back in shape so they can return to their nat- Toucans, snakes and monkeys are a common ural habitat. sight at certain markets. IBAMA estimates that around 38 million animals are caught in the wild each year. Four million of them are sold, in an Guilherme, a young raccoon, plays with a worker's shoes industry worth some $2.57 billion. Small birds gen- at the Animal Recovery Center. erate the most revenue, especially song birds. Having a caged bird is a very common practice in Rio's working class neighborhoods, and clandes- tine bird song competitions are routine. In order to facilitate sales for domestic uses, some traffickers are quick to clip part of the birds' wings, or break some of their bones. The suffering paralyzes the birds, which makes them seem more domesticated. Environmental police brought more than 300 small birds to the rehabilitation center in mid-July. Roched Seba, founder of the Vida Libre institute, an IBAMA partner, pointed to dozens of small cages on the ground. "Sometimes three of these birds are kept in each mini-compartment, so of course some don't even survive transportation from the forest A baby monkey born at the Ibama's Animal Birds are being treated at the Ibama's Animal Recovery to the city," said Seba, 31. Recovery Center in Seropedica, state of Rio de Center in Seropedica, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Janeiro, Brazil. Learn to fly "In Brazil, we have the most biodiversity in the Some parrots bear the marks of maltreatment, world, but people don't know animals and want to A hawk with a damaged while others say "Ola" (hello) repeatedly-a sign they domesticate wild species. We need to change wing is being treated at the were domesticated. In order to strengthen bird minds with better information." Seba works fre- Ibama's Animal Recovery wings atrophied from years spent in a cage, veteri- quently with Sherlock and almost always brings an Center in Seropedica. narian Taciana Sherlock exercises the animals by animal found in Rio each time he comes to the cen- placing them on her arm and then shaking it up ter in Seropedica. But some animals will never be and down. The majestic blue and yellow ara she is able to safely live outside of captivity again. They training strains to spread its wings. Some of its have been domesticated to such an extent that feathers were clipped during captivity to limit its they would desperately seek human contact if mobility, and it doesn't seem ready to take off on released, only to be captured once more. its own just yet. During AFP's visit to the center, a raccoon was The birds are also encouraged to take flight dropped off after he was found in a favela. The ani- using two perches set at a distance from one mal, probably native to Rio's tropical forest, was another, with food on either side. "This is a flight scared, wounded and practically blind. It will never school! We train them so they can be ready to live be able to return to the wild, Seba acknowledged. in the wild. We also have to train them to identify A small bird with green plumage followed the vet- predators and find food," the veterinarian erinarians everywhere. "It learned how to fly again explained. here. It's free to go but it stays with us all the time, so it's become our mascot," Seba said. — AFP Clipping wings Little by little, the IBAMA team-which hosts some 7,000 animals per year spaces out contact with the birds until they are no longer used to humans. They are then freed in their native habi- tat, often a forest in another state such as Amazonia. "What they've endured is really cruel, A baby snake is being treated at the Ibama's Animal Recovery Center in Seropedica.

Ibama workers examine a blue macaw's wing inside the "flight school" aviary.

Birds recovered from illegal traders are treated at the Animal Recovery Center of Ibama (Brazilian Institute of A toucan is treated at the Ibama's Animal Recovery Center A blue macaw inside the "flight school" aviary. Environment and Renewable Natural Resources) in the city of Seropedica. in Seropedica, state of Rio de Janeiro. lifestyle THURSDAY, JULY 27, 2017

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A rescued dog is being kept in a cage at the Canine Transfer Center in Mexico City. A rescued dog is held at the Canine Transfer Center in Mexico City. Mexico subway is dog's world, but lost pups find a home

hey found Jamai wandering on the tracks of animal shelters. Now, they have a place all their the Mexico City subway, his ear nearly torn own, with spacious cages, a large play area and Toff and a terrified look in his eyes. The shag- specialist care. gy brown mutt could have been run over or elec- "Jamai was badly injured when he arrived, but trocuted. Instead, he was rescued and taken to a in a matter of weeks he started to play and little new shelter for lucky dogs like him saved from by little began to trust humans again," said Katia the bowels of one of the world's largest subway Hernandez, 33, head of training and care at the systems. The Mexican capital is a dog's paradise, center. "Seeing that process is the most beautiful with sprawling dog parks, hordes of dog walkers, part of this job," she said, holding a contented- doggie gyms and restaurants that keep food and looking Jamai in her arms. The center's veterinari- water bowls outside for dogs. an, Luis Ortiz, has two theories on how dogs end But for unlucky pooches who get lost in the up lost in the metro. underground labyrinth of the metro, this mega- One is that "the dog follows its owner out of city of more than 20 million people is a perilous the house without the owner realizing it, and place. Jamai was found on the city's east side, ends up in the subway," where it "smells thou- near Jamaica station-hence his name. Now, tail sands of different smells, hears noises, voices and wagging furiously, he jumps, runs and plays with steps," and panics, he said. The other is that stray other dogs at the subway's Canine Transfer dogs are drawn to the warmth and shelter of the Center, a shelter launched six months ago and stations-but end up on the tracks, risking serious officially inaugurated last week at a spacious, injury or worse. The Mexico City government esti- grassy complex in the middle of the city. mates there are 1.5 million stray dogs on the His new friends include Panty, rescued at streets, though the animal shelter network Pantitlan station, and Torny, saved from the Animalia puts the figure at twice that. revolving inferno of a subway turnstile (or "torni- quete"), who is the proud new mom of eight pup- Lost and found pies. Staffed by a veterinarian and other special- The center aims to reunite lost dogs with their ists and funded mainly by private donations, the owners when possible. It can already boast one Canine Transfer Center has rescued some 20 dogs success story: Sira the beagle, who ran away from so far. "It's not the perfect solution, it's not a home and spent 10 days in the subway tunnels panacea," said the head of the subway's Civil before a conductor spotted her on the tracks and Protection unit, Edgar Alfredo Abarca, who has ground to a screeching halt. That was last week. A also rescued snakes, iguanas and even a family of local TV channel aired a story about Sira, which is seven possums from the subway. But "it's better how her owner, Susana Lopez, learned she had than seeing them run over or electrocuted," he been rescued by the center. told AFP. "We were so sad until we found out she was here," Lopez said, clutching Sira, who is recover- Smells, noises, crowds ing from an electrical shock she received from the The Mexico City subway is one of the biggest subway rails but is otherwise fine. The center in the world, with 12 lines, 195 stations and more plans to launch an advertising campaign to than 1.6 billion passengers a year. It is known for reunite lost dogs with their owners. And it has jam-packed cars, abundant shoving and an ample already found homes for several whose owners dose of chaos. Since 2013, more than 250 lost could not be located. — AFP dogs have been found inside. Before the center A rescued dog kept at the Canine Transfer Center in Mexico City. A rescued dog is held at the Canine Transfer Center as a metropoli- opened, the transit authority would send them to — AFP photos tan train passes on the background in Mexico City. Artist uses Iraq refugees, Summer health and fitness goals war veterans in radio project By The Real Fouz out some new classes this summer and see you set out to do. I like to set mini goals for which one you enjoy the most! myself and reward myself every time I n 2016, an Iraqi-American artist sat down with Bahjat across the country through Prometheus Radio Project. ummer vacation doesn't always have accomplish a goal. Treat yourself to some- Abdulwahed - the so-called "Walter Cronkite of One participant is Jawad Al Amiri, an Iraqi refugee who to be about relaxing and taking time 5. Positivity thing on your wish list or take some relax- IBaghdad" - with the idea of launching a radio project came to the United States in the 1980s. He said silence in off, it can be the perfect opportunity You might think that a positive attitude ing time at the salon or spa or even book that would be part documentary, part radio play and Iraq has been a way of life for many decades. S to set some new health and fitness goals for has nothing to do with "health and fitness" yourself a weekend getaway as a reward part variety show. Abdulwahed was the voice of Iraqi "Silence is a way of survival. Silence is a decree by the yourself. I have a few goals to share with but feeling positive can have a huge effect whenever you reach one of your goals. This radio from the late 1950s to the early 1990s, but came to Baath regime, not to tell what you see in front of your you guys that I'm hoping to achieve this on your whole life not only your health and way will help you stay motivated and excit- Philadelphia as a refugee in 2009 after receiving death eyes. Silence is synonymous with fear. If you tell, you will summer. fitness. For me, summer is all about letting ed about what you're doing. threats from insurgents. "He represented authority and be put through agony," he said at a preview Tuesday of loose, having fun, and staying positive. Here's to an amazing summer of accom- respectability in relationship to the news through many the live broadcast. He said he saw his own sister poi- 1. Eating more fruits and veggies Setting goals is so important. It helps plishing our goals and having an amazing different political changes," said Elizabeth Thomas, cura- soned and die and wasn't allowed to speak of it. Summer is one of the best times to start you stay focused on what you want to time! tor of "Radio Silence," a public art piece that resulted from When he came to the US in 1981, his father told him: eating healthy. Being outdoors in the heat achieve and get things done effectively and the meeting with Abdulwahed. "We send you here for education and to speak for the can cause dehydration, sensitive skin and efficiently! Always start by setting yourself Thomas had invited artist Michael Rakowitz to millions of Iraqis in the land where freedom of speech is much more so increasing your fruit and small goals so your not too overwhelmed Philadelphia to create a project for Mural Arts practiced." Lawrence Davidson is an Army veteran who vegetable intake will definitely make your and then end up not achieving anything Philadelphia, which has been expanding its public art served during the Iraq War and works with Warrior body look and feel its best. Fruits and veg- reach from murals into new and innovative spaces. After Writers also contributed to the project. He said the proj- gies are also the most refreshing foods to nearly five years of research, Rakowitz distilled his project ect is a place to exchange ideas and honestly share feel- have in the heat and such a quick and easy into a radio broadcast that would involve putting the ings with refugees and other veterans. The project kicks way to get extra vitamins and nutrients. vivacious and caramel-voiced Abdulwahed back on the off on July 29 with a live broadcast performance on air, and using Philadelphia-area Iraqi refugees and local Philadelphia's Independence Mall - what Rakowitz calls 2. Moving more Iraq war veterans as his field reporters. It would feature the symbolic home of American democracy. It will fea- More movement means more health Iraqi music, remembrances of the country and vintage ture storytelling, food from refugees and discussions which results in more happiness. Try adding weather reports from a happier time in Iraq. from the veterans with Warrior Writers. — AP in more walking, more taking the stairs, and "One of the many initial titles was "Desert Home more exercise. Not only will this tone your Companion," Rakowitz said, riffing on "A Prairie Home body for the summer but it will make you Companion," the radio variety show created by Garrison feel amazing too! Keillor. Rakowitz recorded an initial and very informal ses- sion with Abdulwahed in his living room in January 2016. 3. Drink more water Two weeks later, Abdulwahed collapsed. He had to have I think we all have the same problem, an emergency tracheostomy and was on life support which is not drinking enough water. I think until he died seven months later. we sometimes forget how important water At Abdulwahed's funeral, his friends urged Rakowitz is for our overall health, and especially dur- to continue with the project, to show how much of the ing the warmer months. It will keep your country they left behind was slipping away and to help body feeling good, headaches away; keep fight cultural amnesia. Rakowitz recalibrated the project, your weight managed and mood boosted. which became "Radio Silence," a 10-part radio broadcast Drinking more water can also help to clear with each episode focusing on a synonym of silence, in your skin and boost your immune system. homage to Abdulwahed. "The voice of Baghdad had lost his voice," Rakowitz said, calling him a "narrator of Iraq's 4. Find a new workout you love history." It will be hosted by Rakowitz and features frag- Working out doesn't have to be so bor- ments of that first recording session with Abdulwahed, as ing and repetitive anymore. There are so well as interviews with his wife and other Iraqi refugees many new and exciting classes that you can living in Philadelphia. enjoy as well as getting in the workout you need. Spin, pilates, yoga, zumba are a few Exchange ideas options you can try out but there are so Rakowitz and Thomas also worked with Warrior many more! I recently tried out a spinning Writers, a nonprofit based in Philadelphia that helps war File photo shows Iraqi- American artist Michael class, which was so tough, but I felt so veterans work through their experiences using writing amazing afterwards. Make it a goal to try and art. The first episode, on speechlessness, will launch Rakowitz poses for the media at the National Aug 6 is. It will be broadcast on community radio stations Gallery in London. — AP Mexico subway is dog's world, but lost pups find a home

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This undated handout picture by Bayreuth opera festival released yesterday shows German singer Johannes Martin Kraenzle performing as Sixtus Beckmesser during a rehearsal of the opera "The Master-Singers of Nuremberg" (Meistersinger von Nuernberg) in Bayreuth, southern Germany. — AFP Heart rate study tests emotional Banksy work comes top of impact of Shakespeare poll of UK's favorite artworks n a world where on-screen violence has become com- 'Basic human instinct' monplace, Britain's Royal Shakespeare Company is turn- At a light-hearted briefing before the performance, one graffiti work of a girl losing a heart-shaped balloon by Iing to science to discover whether the playwright can group of participants talked about how they were feeling notorious artist Banksy is Britain's favorite artwork, still make our hearts race more than 400 years on. The and were asked to take some deep breaths in their theatre Aaccording to a poll out yesterday. The "Balloon Girl" renowned theatre company has started measuring the seats before the opening scene. Faulkner and fellow volun- stencil painting, which appeared on the side of shop in east pulse of audience members as they are confronted by teer Jamie Megson said theatregoers can be passionate London in 2002, topped the shortlist of best British artworks, some of the most harrowing scenes ever written by about a performance but are usually unaware of their puls- as voted on by 2,000 people. The artwork was removed and Shakespeare in the Roman tragedy "Titus Andronicus". The es, as black heart rate monitors were strapped to their sold in 2014 for around £500,000 (560,000 euros, $651,000). play, believed to have been written between 1588 and wrists. "You get lost in the action of the play, so it's hard to John Constable's 1821 pastoral landscape "The Hay Wain" 1593, is a tale of murderous revenge and savagery. say whether it's been more intense in certain moments came in second, with Jack Vettriano's 1992 painting "The In one scene, a bloodied Lavinia writhes on stage after than others," said 27-year-old Megson, an English teacher. Singing Butler" coming in third. rapists cut off her hands and tongue. Audience members Although the full results from the study are not expect- JMW Turner's 1839 "The Fighting Temeraire," which depicts have been known to pass out or vomit at the play's shock- ed until later this year, an initial analysis showed heart rates a boat being tugged along the Thames, came fourth in the ing cruelty during performances. Becky Loftus, head of rising as audience members become aware a moment of poll, conducted for Samsung TV, while Antony Gormley's 1998 audience insight at the RSC, is spearheading the innovative violence may be imminent. "The biggest reaction is the sculpture "The Angel Of The North", which looms over a major study to measure reactions to the English Renaissance fight or flight-basic human instinct," said Pippa Bailey from road to the south of Newcastle, was voted fifth. Three album This file photo shows a woman takes picture on May writer's work. "It's notoriously Shakespeare's bloodiest Ipsos Mori, a research firm that is helping to conduct the covers were in the top 20, including Peter Blake's cover for The 23, 2016, of a piece entitled "Girl with ballon, red" by play... It can be quite polarising because of the amount of study. "When something happens you either stay and you Beatles' "Sgt Pepper", Hipgnosis and George Hardie's work for England-based graffiti artist Banksy, during the violence in it," Loftus told AFP. fight or you run when the adrenaline comes," she said. Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" and Jamie Reid's "Never "Guerra, Capitalismo & Liberta " (War, Capitalism and "Are we inured to violence now because of things like Participants are monitored during the performance and Mind the Bollocks" Sex Pistols sleeve. — AFP Freedom ) exhibition at Rome's Palazzo Cipolla. — AFP (TV show) 'Game of Thrones'?" she said. The comparative afterwards take part in an exit interview. "We're doing study is being carried out in the theatre and at a live- voice recordings where we will analyse that to see people's streaming of the play in a cinema in Stratford-the town in emotional engagement in what they're saying" by looking central England where Shakespeare was born in 1564. at both the choice of words and the sentiment in their Bizarre News "Some people feel that it's never as good to be in the cine- voice, Bailey said. The RSC has previously relied on ques- ma, because you don't get the effect of being in the room tionnaires to try and understand the impact of their pro- Friends could face fine work on a pet translator device as the online retailer is already and having people act in front of you. "But then some peo- ductions. Megson said he was more affected by the inter- after making pool in car selling a Human-to-Cat Translator. ple say that being in the cinema is like having the best seat action between characters, such as when Lavinia's uncle Four friends could been slapped with a hefty fine after they in the house and you get the closer view," Loftus said. takes her to her father Titus after the brutal attack, than made a swimming pool in the back of a pick-up truck during Many participants in the study, including 60-year-old sci- moments of extreme violence such as severed heads being the hot weather. The group of pals were videoed in their entist Sharon Faulkner, said they were more engaged in brought on stage. "It's the acting that's the more shocking make-shift pool in Almaty, in south-eastern Kazakhstan, but it the theatre. "It appeals to all of your senses. Rather than element, the emotions that they're showing that's the looks like their fun is about to come crashing down as police just visual and hearing, there are the smells. So I think it's more intense element, more than the gore and shock fac- are now on the hunt for the driver as the vehicle was moving much more real," she said. tor," he said. — AFP on a busy street. According to the Daily Mirror newspaper, the driver could face a substantial fine for putting the lives of his passengers at risk.

UFOs spotted above Serbia A town were spooked when they saw six strange lights in the sky. The unusual sightings were captured by residents in Donji Milanovac in eastern Serbia and led the small area to Woman shocks internet with believe they were being visited by UFOs, the Daily Mirror has chocolate and cheese combo reported. The two-minute footage, which was captured on A woman shocked the internet after she put chocolate spread mobiles, was shared online on YouTube and depicts triangu- and cheese on a slice of toast. Houda Serfag, 20, took to lar shaped lights flying about in one specific area at 10pm Twitter to post a picture of her seemingly delicious snack, but before they shot off into another direction one by one. caused a stir when people couldn't believe she'd mixed the However, other residents failed to believe the UFO theory two culinary delights together on one piece of toast. One and many social media users have claimed the supposed shocked follower even went so far as to alert his local police alien visitation were planes or stars. station as he tweeted: "Hi have u seen this @policescotland (sic)" alongside Houda's image of her tasty treat. Before long, Animal translator in the works Houda's Twitter was inundated with fuming users all ques- Animal owners could soon be able to converse with their dogs tioning her eating habits, but the the young woman insists with the use of a pet translator. A group of futurologists at the the controversial food item was simply a "great" experiment. creative company Next Big Thing believe there is a growing She told Mirror Online: "I honestly just made it out of cravings, demand for a product that allows pet owners to actually speak [I] love both chocolate and cheese separately so I wondered to their beloved pets. Speaking about the initiative to The what it would taste like together. I don't regret it at all. It tastes Guardian, Professor Con Slobodchikoff, of North Arizona great, the tanginess of the cheese with the sweetness if the University, said: "So many people would dearly love to talk to chocolate are a great combo! A great snack for anyone that In a recent undated handout picture released by the Royal Shakespeare Actor David Troughton plays his role as their dog or cat - or at least find out what they are trying to appreciates sweet and savoury coming together." And for Company (RSC) actors (from left) Sean Hart, Luke MacGregor, Hannah Titus Andronicus in a production of a play communicate. A lot of people talk to their dogs and share their anyone looking to replicate the snack, Houda has a few tips. Morrish and Nia Gwynne play their roles as Demetrius, Chiron, Lavinia by British author William Shakespeare innermost secrets. "With cats, I'm not sure what they'd have to She added: "White toast is perfect though! I use Nutella and and Tamora in a production of a play by British author William entitled "Titus Andronicus" at the Royal say. A lot of times it might just be 'you idiot, just feed me and mild cheddar cheese [but] you can use any other milky Shakespeare entitled "Titus Andronicus" at the Royal Shakespeare Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon- leave me alone." The professor is fundraising to raise money to cheese such as edam and gouda." — Bang Showbiz Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon. — AFP photos Avon.