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Amir's visit to give fillip to Amir congratulates Dakar Rally champion Al Attiyah 's relations with Asia THE PENINSULA H H the Amir's tour of smart networks, and joint DOHA investments will be signed South Korea, Japan during the current visit. Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin and China emphasises Meanwhile, Ambassador of Hamad Al Thani will start today the keenness of the Republic of Korea to Qatar an Asian rour by paying an the wise leadership Kim Chang-Mo stressed the official visit to the Republic of importance of the visit of H H Korea, followed by similar visits on promoting and the Amir for enhancing the to Japan and People’s Republic enhancing the bilateral relations and opening of China. relations of the State new horizons for cooperation The visit of H H the Amir to of Qatar with all between the two countries to the friendly Asian countries aims achieve fruitful and tangible at giving new momentum and sisterly and friendly results that benefit both Qatar a strong impetus to the existing countries. and Korea. cooperation between the State The Ambassador noted that of Qatar and the three countries the summit between H H the in various fields. the Republic of Korea, diversify Amir and the President of South During his visit to South areas of cooperation and create Korea will be another important Korea, H H the Amir will hold new partnerships. milestone in the promotion of official talks with the President In a statement to Qatar News bilateral relations, as the two of the Republic of South Korea, Agency (QNA), the Ambassador sides will discuss a range of Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani received yesterday morning at Al Bahr Palace with Qatar’s Moon Jae-in, on means of devel- said that the visit will also issues of mutual interest, champion Nasser Al Attiyah who won the 41st edition of Dakar Rally 2019. H H the Amir congratulated oping and bolstering the establish a qualitative momentum including trade, investment and Nasser Al Attiyah on winning for the third time, wishing him further success in his sports career. Nasser bilateral relations in all fields, in the relations between the two transport infrastructure, con- Al Attiyah expressed his thanks and appreciation for the warm reception of H H the Amir, gifting H H as well as regional and interna- countries in the coming years and struction and energy, which will the Amir the award as a sign of gratitude for the support he received in all his sports achievements. tional issues of mutual concern. open the door for broad cooper- benefit both the Qatari and The tour emphasises the ation outside the traditional fields Korean peoples. keenness of the wise leadership of cooperation, where South The close trade relations on promoting and enhancing the Korean companies can contribute between Doha and Seoul con- relations of the State of Qatar significantly and effectively to tributed to increasing the with all sisterly and friendly diversifying the Qatari economy volume of trade exchange US envoy, Taliban talks conclude in Doha in positive atmosphere countries, while exerting utmost away from the energy sector, between the two countries, QNA/ DOHA Counterterrorism and Mediation the achievement of national rec- efforts and harnessing all poten- within the framework of Qatar which reached nearly $12.5bn in Conflict Resolution, Dr Mutlaq onciliation in a sustainable tials to build modern Qatar, National Vision 2030. last year. South Korea is Qatar's The six-day talks between the bin Majed Al Qahtani, said the manner, adding that they agreed promote its development, Mohammed Abdullah Al second biggest trading partner. US Special Representative for two sides discussed a number of to continue talks next month in achieve prosperity and welfare Duhaimi said that the joint stra- Qatar supplies South Korea Reconciliation, core issues in a positive atmos- Doha. for its citizens and residents and tegic cooperation committee with one-third of its LNG con- Zalmay Khalilzad, and members phere that reflected their seri- Dr Al Qahtani called on all secure the homeland against all between the State of Qatar and sumption under a long-term of the political bureau of the ousness in achieving progress in regional and international dangers, challenges and threats. the Republic of Korea is the one agreement that will boost sta- Taliban movement in Doha the path of reconciliation and parties to unify and coordinate Ambassador of the State of concerned with promoting bility in South Korea's industrial concluded yesterday, where achieving peace in Afghanistan. peace efforts and avoid dis- Qatar to the Republic of Korea cooperation between the two and residential energy supplies. both sides discussed the process Dr Al Qahtani told QNA that tracting efforts, stressing the Mohammed Abdullah Al countries. The gas is being transported to of national reconciliation and during the discussions, the two importance of supporting the Duhaimi said that the visit of He noted that a set of mem- Korean ports on a fleet of state- peace in Afghanistan. sides discussed the time frame efforts of Qatar and its strategic H H the Amir today will further orandums of understanding in of-the-art tankers built by The Minister of Foreign for the negotiations in addition allies to achieve peace and sta- strengthen the strong relations certain specialised areas such Korean companies with multi- Affairs' Special Envoy for to other issues of withdrawal and bility in Afghanistan. between the State of Qatar and as technology, smart farms, billion dollar investments. Pakistani FM stresses Qatar's role in resolving Afghan conflict Appeals for CMC voters’ lists IRFAN BUKHARI saying for years that there is no conflict in Afghanistan. “Today and sagacity in handling the crisis.” THE PENINSULA military solution to Afghanistan the whole world has endorsed the He said that despite current begin today problem and reconciliation and stance of Qatar and Imran Khan strained relations with the neigh- Pakistani Foreign Minister, Shah dialogue is the only way forward. that the issue will be resolved bouring GCC countries, Qatar had QNA / DOHA Mehmood Qureshi, has said that Qatar has also been working on through negotiations,” he added. exercised restraint and was even dialogue with the Taliban is the these grounds for years,” Qureshi Qureshi said: “Qatar can play continuing gas supplies to the The preliminary tables of only way forward to resolve said in an exclusive interview with an important role in resolving UAE. “Forty percent electricity of voters will be announced conflict in Afghanistan and Qatar The Peninsula during Imran Afghanistan crisis by facilitating the UAE is produced with Qatari today, with appeals starting on can play an important role in this Khan’s visit to Doha last week. talks with the Taliban. Talks gas but Qatar has not discon- the same day as well, which regard by facilitating the dialogue He said that Qatar allowed the between the Taliban and the US tinued the supply of gas despite can be filed until January 31. process. Taliban to open their political are underway and we hope for the crisis. It shows deep thinking The appeals phase comes Shah Mehmood Qureshi (pic- office in the country at the time the best out of it,” he said while and farsightedness of Qatar’s within the first stage of the tured) said that there was similarity when the world was not ready for with the Taliban,” he said. commenting on US-Taliban talks leadership." He said that Pakistan electoral process. The Appeals in approach of Qatar and Pakistani dialogue with the Taliban. “Imran He said that both Qatar and in Doha. enjoyed brotherly relations with Committee is chaired by a Prime Minister Imran Khan Khan was also dubbed as ‘Taliban Imran Khan faced a lot of crit- On Gulf crisis, the Foreign Min- all GCC countries therefore judge, with membership of the regarding handling Afghanistan Khan’ for his stance of resolving icism for advocating dialogue ister lauded Qatar’s management of wanted and trying to get the issue head of the electoral regis- issue. “PM Imran Khan has been Afghanistan conflict by dialogue with the Taliban to resolve the crisis. “Qatar has shown maturity resolved amicably. `P2 tration committee and the Min- istry of Interior representative to determine the appeals and grievances received. The amendments to the voter lists NMoQ among most anticipated buildings in 2019 will be on February 12 and 13. The MoI issued a statement on the submission of applica- SACHIN KUMAR “This new 430,000-square-foot Beijing Daxing International Airport, experiential NMoQ tells the story of Qatar tions for appeals and griev- THE PENINSULA museum in Qatar’s capital will feature art- world’s largest underwater restaurant in and its people from more than 700 million ances in the registration of works and precious objects, including the Norway, Africa’s tallest tower in South years ago through to today, giving voice voters for the elections of the The National Museum of Qatar (NMoQ) is famous Pearl Carpet of Baroda, which is Africa, the second-tallest office building to Qatar’s rich heritage and culture and Central Municipal Council among the most anticipated buildings embroidered with more than 1.5 million in New York and a twisting glass tower in expressing a vibrant community’s aspi- (CMC), in which it stated that which are set to complete or open this Gulf pearls,” it added. Beijing are among the other structures set rations for the future. in accordance with the provi- year. American news channel CNN has The other nine buildings in the list to open during this year. The new museum embraces, as its sions of Decree No. 17 of 1998 has selected The National Museum of include, underwater restaurant, airport, “Beijing will open its new Zaha Hadid- centrepiece, the restored historic Palace on the system of election and Qatar in the list of 10 ‘The most antici- museum and office building designed twisting glass tower, Johan- of Sheikh Abdullah bin Jassim Al Thani on the occasion of the end of pated buildings set to shape the world in According to architect Jean Nouvel, the nesburg will welcome Africa’s new tallest (1880-1957), son of the founder of modern the registration period, today 2019’. Pritzker Prize-winner, the new museum’s tower and the world’s largest underwater Qatar: a building that in former times was will be the opening of the “2019 is also set to impress, with a overlapping discs “symbolise the mysteries restaurant will finally open its doors to both the home of the Royal Family and appeals and grievances in number of ground-breaking designs and of the desert’s concretions and crystalli- diners in Norway,” it added. the seat of government, and was subse- these tables, starting from engineering feats due to complete around zations, suggesting the interlocking pattern NMoQ is expected to open its doors quently the site of the original National today until Thursday, from the world this year,” noted CNN website. of the blade-like petals of the desert rose.” to the public in March. The immersive and Museum. 4pm to 7pm.`P2 02 HOME SUNDAY 27 JANUARY 2019

Chief of Staff visits US amphibious warship Amir greets International President of

DOHA: Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani Biobanking meet sent yesterday a cable of congratulations to the President of the Republic of India, Ram Nath Kovind, on the occasion to draw experts of his country’s Republic Day. Deputy Amir H H Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani also sent THE PENINSULA conference is an opportunity for a cable of congratulations to DOHA everyone to learn about the the President. Prime Minister incredible progress Qatar has and Interior Minister H E Qatar Biobank, a member of made to move away from the Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Qatar Foundation, is set to bring ‘one size fits all’ approach to Khalifa Al Thani sent a cable of together local and international healthcare, with the aim of pro- congratulations to the Prime experts on biobanking and viding customized treatment for Minister of the Republic of India, personalized medicine for patients in the long-term. Narendra Modi, on the occasion of Qatar International Biobanking “The conference serves as his country’s Republic Day. QNA Conference 2019. an important platform for It will take place from researchers, policy-makers, March 25 to 27 at the Sheraton and healthcare providers to Amir greets Australia’s Grand Doha Resort and Con- keep astride of the latest devel- Governor-General vention Hotel. opments in the global The three-day conference, biobanking sector.” DOHA: Amir H H Sheikh titled ‘Quality Matters: A Global Medical practitioners, The Chief of Staff of Qatar Armed Forces, H E Lieutenant-General (Pilot) Ghanem bin Shaheen Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani Discussion in Qatar,’ is being health and genomic Al Ghanem, visited US amphibious warship, USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3), accompanied by the sent yesterday a cable of organized in partnership with researchers, and the public are congratulations to the Governor- Commander of the US Central Command in the Middle East, General Joseph Votel. During the the European and Middle encouraged to register for the General of Australia, General Sir visit, the Chief of Staff listened to a brief about the vessel, its tasks and combat capabilities, Eastern Society for Biopreser- conference. The wide-ranging Peter Cosgrove, on the occasion and also toured the vessel, and was briefed on its sections and facilities. The Chief of Staff vation and Biobanking (ESBB), sessions and presentations are of his country’s National Day. was also accompanied during the visit by the Commander of the Qatari Marine Corps, and supported by BBMRI-ERIC, primarily focused on reviewing Deputy Amir H H Sheikh Abdullah Brigadier General Mubarak Rashid Al Sulaiti, and the US military attache in the country a European research infra- quality in biobanking in Qatar bin Hamad Al Thani also sent a Colonel David Keesey. Meanwhile, the Commander of United States Central Command in structure for biobanking, and and beyond; the role of cable of congratulations to the the Middle East, General Joseph Votel, has paid a visit to Joaan Bin Jassim Joint Command the International Society for biobanks in healthcare; the Governor-General. Prime Minister and Staff College. Votel was welcomed by the Chief of Staff of the Qatari Armed Forces, H E Biological and Environmental importance of population and Interior Minister Lieutenant-General (Pilot) Ghanem bin Shaheen Al Ghanem; the Commander of Joaan Bin Repositories (ISBER). biobanks; the use of big data H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser Jassim Joint Command and Staff College, Major General Mohammed Hamad Al Nuaimi; and It will provide a unique and artificial intelligence in bin Khalifa Al Thani sent a cable a number of senior officers of the Qatari Armed Forces. The Commander of the US Central opportunity for scientists, medical research; and the of congratulations to the Prime Command General delivered a lecture for officers of the Joint Operations Course and the researchers, industry experts, importance of international Minister of Australia, Scott Joint Command and Staff Course at Joaan Bin Jassim College, under the title “US Strategic and students to learn about the collaborations in biobanking. Morrison, on the occasion of his Interests in the Middle East”. latest developments in the Dr Nahla Afifi, Director of country’s National Day. QNA global biobanking sector and Qatar Biobank, said, “The con- showcase their research ference is designed to allow findings. everyone to participate in a Launched in 2011, Qatar unique learning journey. Stu- Biobank has so far registered dents and industry profes- more than 18, 000 participants. sionals will have the chance Pakistani FM stresses Qatar’s role in resolving Afghan conflict It collects data and biological to learn about best practices samples from the local popu- in the global biobanking FROM PAGE 1 H H the Amir would visit Pakistan proximity of both countries; Qatar in 2019,” he said, adding lation in an effort to develop sector. “We want to get differences after mutually agreed schedule. favourable climate, fertile lands that Qatar might hire more customized medical solutions “The conference’s exhi- resolved between brothers ami- He said that Pakistani dele- and availability of manpower in workers from Pakistan once to the various diseases and bition offers a chance to busi- cably,” he said. gation led by Prime Minister Pakistan; Qatar could invest in Pakistan succeeded in meeting health issues prevalent in the nesses and institutions to Qureshi said that Pakistan Imran Khan had very good dis- agricultural sector of the country. existing target of 100,000 country. showcase their products to a was more than happy to facilitate cussions with leadership of Qatar “Pakistan has a lot of potential workers. Dr Asmaa Al Thani, Board diverse audience. We welcome GCC countries to resolve their dif- at the highest level. “Our talks with in this regard. It is a win-win sit- To a question, the Foreign Vice Chairperson of Qatar everyone from Qatar and ferences and had expressed same Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin uation for Pakistan and Qatar. Minister said that Advisor to Paki- Biobank and Chairperson of beyond to register for the event desire to and the Hamad Al Thani, Prime Minister Qatar has resources to invest and stan’s Prime Minister on Com- Qatar Genome Programme and take part in valuable UAE. He said that people of Gulf and Interior Minister H E Sheikh by doing so they will ensure food merce, Abdul Razak Dawood Committee, said, “The conversations.” were like one nation intertwined Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa security for Qatar as well can would pay another visit to Qatar together through bonds of mutual Al Thani and other officials were export food products to Arab and soon to present investment pro- tribes and relations. “This tem- very productive,” he said. other countries,” Qureshi added. posals to Qatari authorities. porary strain in relations between Qureshi said that Pakistani He said that Prime Minister “A Qatari businessmen and brothers will pass soon.” delegation saw enthusiasm from Imran Khan also discussed Paki- officials delegation will also visit Appeals for CMC He said that Pakistan’s efforts Qatari side and Qatar’s interest in stan’s potential of providing work- Pakistan to move things forward,” to resolve Gulf crisis were Pakistan had increased. force to Qatar for 2022 World Cup he added. underway as Pakistan always An area, he said, where Qatar projects. “Pakistan has manpower The Foreign Minister said voters’ lists begin today wished to see peace and stability and Pakistan could cooperate was of skilled and unskilled workers. that Pakistan was facing tem- FROM PAGE 1 in the region. Shah Mehmood agriculture sector. “After the Qatar has recently opened two porary economic challenges for Qureshi also said that Prime Min- blockade, food security has visa centers in Islamabad and which it was seeking support of The statement pointed out that the appeals and grievance pro- ister had extended invitation to become Qatar’s priority and in this Karachi which are doing well. We friends of Pakistan. “Among cedures allow citizens to appeal if their application for registration Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin sector both countries can start hope that Pakistan will meet other things, Qatar can help us was rejected. It also allowed the voter to challenge the registration Hamad Al Thani to visit Pakistan new ventures,” he added. target of sending earlier in negotiating deal with IMF as of another voter who does not meet the conditions of registration which had been accepted and He said that due to geographic announced 100,000 workers to well,” he added. in his constituency. QF event serves as 2nd Global Judicial Integrity Network Conference ends

QNA platform to bring whole DOHA

The consultative meeting community together between the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) and the United THE PENINSULA really enjoyed the ‘Going to Mars’ Nations Office on Drugs and DOHA activity at the planetarium. The Crime (UNODC) concluded with outdoor activities are great, too.” the aim of organising the second Qatar Foundation (QF) hosted the Abdul Rehmaan Qayyum, a Global Judicial Integrity Network second edition of ‘The Beacon of student at Georgetown Uni- conference, to be held in Doha Knowledge and Light’ festival this versity in Qatar , a QF partner on November 18 and 19 this year. weekend, welcoming hundreds university — learned that the The members of the Net- of people of all ages and nation- event was happening when he work’s Advisory Board endorsed alities to Education City. The arrived at Minaretein for Friday the proposal of Chairman of the event, which took place at the prayer. “I really liked the event Supreme Judicial Council H E Dr Minaretein building, ran on Friday — I went around all the floors Hassan bin Lahdan Al and Saturday. Offering a wide and explored the different booths Mohannadi, recognised the range of interactive activities, the and activities on offer. And it is Board as including some of the festival served as an opportunity also great for families.” world’s key legal minds, brought to bring together the whole Kim Wyatt, who managed a together to tackle issues such as community of Qatar to learn booth at the event, said, “We’re judicial conduct and anti-cor- about Islam and Islamic history. here to show visitors that we can ruption, and stressed the Net- Faustin Berthelot, a first-time offer sustainable solutions to the work’s importance in spreading The participants at the consultative meeting. visitor, said, “I heard about the whole community, and to really the rule of law. event through a friend. My family encourage people to become The members of the Net- permanent representative seat and ensure transparency. the final draft of the themes and came with me. My eldest really more environmentally aware. work’s Advisory Board also dis- as the UN Special Rapporteur on The members of the Net- program of work of the Global enjoyed the horse-riding simu- “What I really love about this cussed the Rules of Procedure the independence of judges and work’s Advisory Board pointing Judicial Integrity Network lator and the outdoor activities. event is that it’s all about bringing of the Global Judicial Integrity lawyers. out that judicial immunity sup- conference. I’m really enjoying the festival people together from different Network, the nomination The members also agreed ports the judge in promoting the An integral component of myself, as it enables visitors to communities, which I think is process for membership, and with the proposal of the repre- ethics of his profession and to UNODC’s Global Programme for learn about Islam and its values really important. There are great representative diversity on a sentative of the State of Qatar to ensure professionalism, and to the Implementation of the Doha in an informative and engaging activities for the children, and humanitarian and geographical make the rules for the nomi- provide an environment of reas- Declaration, it has been a leader manner.” people can come and socialize – basis for the Global Map. nation of new members take surance that laws wont be used in promoting a culture of law- Ali Turkovic, another visitor, with friends or with family In this context, the meeting account of the international in an unjust manner. fulness on an international level, said, “It’s a wonderful event that’s members. It also has a great reached amendments to the standards adopted by the inter- It was agreed that the next by working with and by sup- great for children and adults meaning behind it, to enable rules mentioned by increasing national multilateral organiza- meeting would be held at the porting judicial institutions and alike. There are so many things people to learn more about the number of members to 12 tions so that States would not headquarters of the UN organi- professionals in Member States to see and enjoy. My daughter Islam.” instead of 10 and ensuring a object to the relevant procedures zations in Vienna in August, with through a variety of means. SUNDAY 27 JANUARY 2019 HOME 03 Amir’s South Korea visit to strengthen ties Visit to diversify cooperation New horizons of cooperation and create new partnerships & relations to be opened up

QNA investment, culture, media and QNA The visit of H H the SEOUL sports. DOHA Amir to Seoul is a He reviewed some of the other The Ambassador of the State of areas of cooperation between The Ambassador of the Republic clear indication of the Qatar to the Republic of Korea, Qatar and South Korea, such as of Korea to the State of Qatar, strength and solidity Mohammed Abdullah Al Duhaimi the field of medicine, where there Kim Chang-Mo (pictured), of relations between (pictured), said that the visit of is an agreement between the two stressed the importance of the the two countries, Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin countries to send Qatari patients visit of Amir H H Sheikh Tamim Hamad Al Thani tomorrow will for treatment in South Korea, and bin Hamad Al Thani to Seoul for especially that this further strengthen the strong rela- to exchange medical expertise enhancing the bilateral relations is the second visit of tions between the State of Qatar between the two countries. and opening new horizons for H H the Amir in five and the Republic of Korea, In the cultural field, the cooperation between the two years, stressing that diversify areas of cooperation and Ambassador said that a delegation countries to achieve fruitful and create new partnerships. of Qatari high school students tangible results that benefit both South Korea is looking In a statement to Qatar News visited South Korea and visited a Qatar and South Korea. forward to welcoming Agency (QNA), the Ambassador are now strong and based on number of universities, research In and exclusive statement H E Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdul- H H the Amir again. said that the visit will also establish mutual interests and will witness centres and museums. A Qatari to Qatar’s news agency (QNA), rahman Al Thani to Korea in a qualitative momentum in the further development in the future. delegation of students also visited the Korean Ambassador said August last year, the visit of relations between the two coun- He explained that the devel- South Korea and lived with some that the visit of H H the Amir to Korean Minister of Land, Infra- a relatively short period of time, tries in the coming years and open opment of relations between the Korean families to learn about the Seoul is a clear indication of the structure and Transport Kim with emphasis on the impor- the door for broad cooperation two countries to the current level culture. strength and solidity of relations Hyun-mi to Qatar last October, tance of education, so there is outside the traditional fields of is due to mutual visits between the On the agreements signed between the two countries, as well as visits by the South great potential for the two coun- cooperation, where South Korean leaders of the two countries, espe- between the two countries, the especially that this is the second Korean Minister of Commerce tries to further strengthen and companies can contribute signif- cially the visit of H H the Amir in Ambassador said that during the visit of H H the Amir in five and Minister of Health to Doha expand bilateral cooperation in icantly and effectively to diversi- 2014, in addition to the mutual visit of H H the Amir in 2014, 12 years, stressing that Korea is recently. various fields. fying the Qatari economy away visits between the two sides at the agreements and memorandums looking forward to welcoming He added that South Korea’s He said that through the from the energy sector, within the highest level. of understanding were signed, H H the Amir again. political and economic circles exchange of visits between framework of Qatar National On the economic and com- while during the visit of former The Ambassador noted that welcome the frequent leaders in both countries two Vision 2030. mercial side, Al Duhaimi said the President of Korea to Qatar in the summit between H H the exchanges of visits at all levels years ago, a strong base of coop- The Ambassador underlined joint strategic cooperation com- 2015, the two countries signed four Amir and the President of South as they contribute to the further eration has been established in that the Asian tour of H H the Amir, mittee is the one concerned with agreements and memorandums Korea, Moon Jae-in, will be strengthening of bilateral rela- various fields. Several memo- which includes South Korea, Japan promoting cooperation between of understanding in various fields. another important milestone in tions between the two randums of understanding have and China, is an important Qatari the two countries. The committee He noted that a set of MoUs in the promotion of bilateral rela- countries. been signed between the two step to register a strong presence works to promote joint cooper- certain specialised areas such as tions, as the two sides will The Korean Ambassador countries in fields such as ICT, in this dynamic region, diplomat- ation and follow up the devel- technology, smart farms, smart discuss a range of issues of said that since the establishment technology and innovation, ically and politically, noting that opment of various fields of coop- networks, and joint investments mutual interest, including trade, of the diplomatic relations health care and medical science, Korea is the main economic artery eration, including economy, trade, will be signed during the current investment and transport infra- between Qatar and South Korea joint investment cooperation in Asia and the world, Qatar’s investment, agriculture, science visit. The Qatari Ambassador structure, construction and in 1974, the bilateral relations and cooperation between the second largest economic partner and technology, national defence added that the current visit will energy, which will benefit both have developed steadily and Bank of Korea and Qatar Central and the second largest gas and security, information and also include a meeting between the Qatari and Korean peoples. rapidly. The State of Qatar is Bank and in other fields such as importer of the Qatari LNG. communication technology, edu- H H the Amir and President of the The Ambassador underlined currently the number one sup- education, tourism and youth. He noted that the diplomatic cation, health and medical Republic of Korea Moon Jae-in to that his country believes that the plier of liquefied natural gas to He said that based on all relations between the State of services. The Ambassador said that discuss means of developing and visit of H H the Amir to South South Korea, while South Korea these achievements in bilateral Qatar and the Republic of Korea the economic and trade side had promoting the bilateral relations Korea is of great importance, in is No. 1 or 2 export destination relations, the Qatari and South began in 1974. The Embassy of been the backbone of the Qatari- in all fields to serve the interests conjunction with a series of to Qatar. Korean sides will discuss ways Qatar was opened in the Republic Korean relations at first, but in of both countries, in addition to high-level exchanges between He added that the two coun- and means of achieving more of Korea in 1992. Since then, the recent years the relations started issues and developments in the the two countries, including the tries enjoy many commonalities, fruitful and tangible results relations between the two coun- to develop to broader horizons Middle East and the Korean visit of Deputy Prime Minister both of which have achieved during the visit of H H the Amir tries have developed greatly and across all fields including Peninsula. and Minister of Foreign Affairs rapid economic development in to South Korea.

Indian Ambassador P Kumaran and his wife Ritu Kumaran cutting a cake along with children during the 70th Republic Day celebrations at the Indian Embassy yesterday. PIC: ABDUL BASIT / THE PENINSULA Embassy of India celebrates 70th Republic Day of India

SANAULLAH ATAULLAH Ambassador said, while read at the ceremony. DOHA addressing the event. “Every Republic Day is pre- He said that India borrowed cious and every day in the life of The Ambassador of India to the good ideas from many other our Republic is precious. Yet this State of Qatar, P Kumaran, countries which had constitu- year is a little extra special. On hoisted National Flag to celebrate tions that inspired freedom October 2, we will mark the 70th Republic Day of India at the struggles of the country. 150th birthday of Mahatma premises of the Embassy “Today we are the largest Gandhi, who led us — and who yesterday. democracy in the world. We have inspired oppressed societies in The event was attended by achievements that we have to be Asia, Africa and elsewhere — to over 1,000 people, prominent proud,” said the Ambassador. He freedom from colonial rule.” businessmen, students of Indian also read the address by the “This year, the people of schools, women and children President of India Ram Nath India — each one of us — have from Indian expatriate Kovind on the eve of 70th another responsibility: of voting community. Republic Day. in the general election and Students from Indian schools “This is an occasion to com- electing the 17th Lok Sabha. The wearing beautiful traditional memorate the values of our ideas and idealism of our dresses sang national anthem democracy and Republic. This is democracy will come into full and patriotic songs. The Ambas- an occasion to reaffirm our com- force. Once more, as we do every sador cut a cake with children to mitment to liberty, fraternity and five years, voters will deliver mark the day. equality across our society and their verdict and write their “The first Republic Day of among all our citizens. And destiny. This year’s election will India was celebrated on January above all, this is an occasion to be the first when voters born in 26, 1950 about two months after celebrate India and the spirit of the 21st century will contribute adoption of the longest written being Indian,” the President of to electing a new Lok Sabha,” the constitution of the world,” the India said in the written message President’s message said. 04 HOME SUNDAY 27 JANUARY 2019 Lycée Franco-Qatarien Voltaire School holds ‘Open House Event’

AMNA PERVAIZ RAO following the high standards THE PENINSULA of the French educational system,” Bertrand added. Lycée Franco-Qatarien The School places a strong Voltaire School held an annual emphasis on teaching the ‘Open House Event’ for parents Arabic language and the Qatari and students yesterday at Al culture. It offers a tri-lingual Waab branch to provide teaching environment (French, needful information to parents English, Arab). and students. Talking about the staff, he Open house event included said: “Most of the teaching staff school tour, meeting with staff of the school is composed of and understanding the cur- French teachers accredited and riculum with Director of employed by the French Min- School. More than fifty parents istry of National Education. Bertrand Leuranguer, Director attended the event and few of Arabic teaching, as for it, is of Lycee Voltaire Al Waab. them registered their kids delivered by Arab teachers immediately. who are native Arabic Ooredoo and Lulu officials at the raffle draw. Talking to The Peninsula, explore the infrastructure and speakers. Bertrand Leuranguer, Director facilities we provide. They get The headmaster and the of Lycée Franco-Qatarien Vol- introduced to the curricula, chief accountant are civil taire Al Waab branch said: “The matching those of the French servants from the Ministry of Ooredoo announces winner of Lulu project of this school is one of Ministry of National Education National Education France.” its kind, the school teaches stu- dents three languages English, Hypermarket promotion raffle draw French and Arabic. The aim of the school is to THE PENINSULA Customers spending QR30 Director PR and Corporate make students talk in three dif- DOHA received 50MB free data, QR50 Communications at Ooredoo, ferent languages fluently by spends received 100MB free said of the draw: “We’re always graduating from high-school. Ooredoo announced yesterday data, QR100 spends received looking for new, exciting ways Our specialised teachers teach the winner of the recent Lulu 200MB free data and a shop of to share offers and promotions students these three languages Hypermarket promotion raffle QR200 saw the customer with our customers to ensure in primary classes. We accept draw, with a whopping getting 500MB free data. Once they’re getting the best value all nationalities, currently we 1,000,000 MB as the star the free data pin was activated, for their money. have 47 different nationalities prize. customers automatically This promotion with Lulu at school.” As many as 30 The promotion ran from received an entry into the Hypermarket was an exciting percent school’s students are November 15, 2018 until grand raffle draw. opportunity for customers to Qataris, 30 percent are French December 31, 2018 at Lulu The draw was held on get free data and stand a and the rest belong to different Hypermarket, where Ooredoo January 10, 2019 and Muneer chance of winning the excep- countries. The school is keen customers received free data Kasim was confirmed as the tionally generous star prize, to teach students arts, sports for purchases made in the lucky winner, collecting the and we congratulate the and well-being. store and an entry into the star phenomenal star prize of winner. “Parents are very inter- Children taking part in different activities during the Open house prize raffle with each free data 1,000,000 MB of data. We hope he enjoys surfing ested in such ‘Open House at Lycée Voltaire school in Al Waab yesterday. pin. Manar Khalifa Al Muraikhi, with all the free data!” Events’, they visit the school to PICS: ABDUL BASIT/THE PENINSULA

QSC to take part in Inventions expo in Array of food fests await customers at Safari QNA GPS that can help locate invented by Saleh Said DOHA the user in case he got lost Safran. It is a safety THE PENINSULA at sea. The jacket would system that can detect DOHA Qatar Scientific Club then send a message LNG and CPG leakages. (QSC) will participate in through GSM system it has The device can notify of Safari, the well-known an international exhi- to pinpointing its location. any leakages and enable hypermarket group in Doha bition for inventions in Ali Hassan Al Rashid control of the LPG con- has started a wide variety the Middle-East, hosted invented a mobile security nection source. It does of festivals including Paki- by Kuwait. robot. The device can that by interacting with stani Festival, Biriyani & Qatar will be represented identify wanted criminals the user through a mobile Kabab Festival in bakery & by 11 inventions. The through facial app. hot food division, Meat Qatar Scientific Club’s recognition. The exhibition pro- Festival in butchery participation will be It also uses ultraviolet vides inventors with the division. mutton biryani, fish biryani, issued by Safari management, this festival through several inven- rays to detect forged opportunity to showcase A wide variety of food items prawns biryani, Vaniyambadi will be arranged in Safari Hypermarket at tions. The most notable money and documents. their work. It is the will be showcased in the Paki- vegetable biryani, ambur Salwa Road and Safari Mall at Abu Hamour. are Sheikh Ali bin Salman Another use of the device biggest of its kind in the stani Festival which is going to chicken biryani, Thalassery beef All these dishes are exclusively prepared by bin Jabor Al-Thani’s is detecting the presence region, and second in the start today. Items including biryani, Hurakmas beef biryani cooking experts and these items can be Smart Life Jacket. The of explosive devices. world after the exhibition Pakistani biscuits, chocolates, etc. enjoyed by the customers at a very attractive jacket is equipped with There is also Samam, in Geneva. National kheer mix, light tuna, In kabab dishes, there will prize. Punjab Garden rice etc. will be be more than 40 variety items Wide variety of meat products exported available in this promotion. at a minimum price including from different countries in a very attractive In Safari’s bakery & hot food filly kabab, lala grilled tikka, price is showcased in the Meat Festival. In division’s Biryani Kabab Fes- boti kabab, shami kabab, grilled the Safari Butchery Division, items like New tival, there will be more than 50 lamb chops, camel seekh kabab, Zealand beef topside, Pakistani mutton, types of biryani dishes including lasooni matchli ki dukd, jinga Arabian lamb, Indian mutton etc. are Hyderabad chicken biryani, nisha, mumtaz tangdi kabab etc. available. Lucknowi gosht biryani, Lahori According to press release As a part of this promotion Indian mutton will be available only for QR25.75, camel meat 500grams only for QR19. To add more sparkles to the Pakistan Festival, Safari has planned and organising a musical show from January 29 to January 31, 2019 at Safari Mall, Abu Hamour from 7pm to 10.30pm. Farhat Khan and her team will be per- forming live and the show is arranged in association with the Punjab Musical Group. SUNDAY 27 JANUARY 2019 HOME 05 UDC named Best Real Estate Development Company in Qatar in 2018

THE PENINSULA evaluation of United Devel- awards from the Qatar Business DOHA opment Company was based on Excellence Awards 2018, pre- criteria such as product quality, sented by MEA-Markets - one United Development Company service standards and con- of the leading magazines to (UDC), one of the leading Qatari sistency of service to ensure monitor major business devel- public shareholding companies customer satisfaction. The eval- opments in the Middle East and and the master developer of uation process included review North Africa region – which The Pearl-Qatar and Gewan and assessment of the Com- honors companies, depart- Islands, has added another pany’s financial history, assets mental functions and indi- international accolade to its and growth potential”. viduals who are credited with award tally. UDC has been The award was presented advanced experience and named “Best Real Estate Devel- to Abdulrahim Al Ibrahim, specialization. opment Company in Qatar” in UDC’s Executive Director Com- UDC is a leading Qatari 2018 by the prestigious mercial, during a ceremony that public shareholding company London-based International took place at the Grand Hyatt with a mission to identify and Finance Magazine. Erawan hotel in Bangkok on invest in long-term projects This award recognizes com- January 25. The event brought contributing to Qatar’s growth, Ibrahim Jassim Al Othman, UDC’s panies with overall per- together over 27 leading real and providing strong share- President & Chief Executive Officer formance excellence in the res- estate development companies holder value. Established in idential and commercial prop- from around the world. 1999, the company went on to erties, especially the companies providing unrivaled customer Abdulrahim Al Ibrahim, UDC’s Executive Director Commercial, Recently, UDC has been be listed on the Qatar Stock that ensure and provide a services across the Island. receiving the award. awarded the “Best Mixed-Use Exchange in June 2003. UDC’s relentlessly engaging and val- Commenting on this Development 2018 Award” at current investment portfolio uable experience for their cus- achievement, Ibrahim Jassim the 2018-2019 Arabian includes real estate devel- tomers. This award is con- Al Othman, UDC’s President & the region’s leading real estate sustainable and integrated Property Awards, for devel- opment, property management, sidered to be the latest tes- Chief Executive Officer said: development companies, and projects with a positive impact oping The Pearl-Qatar, the infrastructure and utilities, tament to the Company’s “The award reflects UDC’s its success in overcoming chal- on the community. company’s flagship real estate maritime related businesses outstanding commitment to remarkable position as one of lenges and delivering unique, Al Othman added: “The venture. UDC also won two and hospitality. Over 2,500 assessed at HMC’s high-risk Three Indian schools get Genetic Oncology Screening Clinic nod to run evening shifts THE PENINSULA DOHA SANAULLAH ATAULLAH flautist. He is combining with THE PENINSULA Qatar philharmonic orchestra Qatar’s first high-risk genetic to do half Indian and half Arab oncology screening clinic, located The availability of school seats music performance. There will at the National Center for Cancer will increase significantly this be some Western music per- Care and Research (NCCCR), a year as three Indian schools formances,” said the member of Hamad Medical have got approval to run Ambassador. Corporation (HMC) has seen an evening shifts and an Indian He said that there will be a increase in the number of indi- school to open a new branch. big musical performances of viduals visiting the clinic since it “Three Indian schools got Ilaiyaraaja, A R Rahman, Dana first opened in 2013. approvals for afternoon shifts,” Al Fardan and a number of other The clinic, which is part of Ambassador of India P Kumaran big artistes. “Qatar National NCCCR’s Cancer Genetics and (pictured) told The Peninsula on Convention Center (QNCC ) will Genomics Medicine program, the sidelines of an event held at host a cultural program on Feb- provides genetic counseling and the embassy yesterday to cele- The Ambassador ruary 8 for which a circular has Qatar’s first high-risk genetic oncology screening clinic is located said that a series of testing services to individuals who at NCCCR. brate 70th Republic Day of been issued. Tickets will be sold are concerned about their cancer India. He said that DPS Modern programmes will be at QR75,” said the risk because of a personal and/or Indian School will be opening held under Qatar-India Ambassador. family history. developing the disease due to hereditary cancers, the program the second campus during the “Katara Studio will host a The program is the first of its young-onset diagnosis, a strong also includes an educational course of this year. “We have Year of Culture - 2019 musical event at Khalifa Inter- kind in the region and was estab- family history, or a positive element. It features a number of much better availability of in which world famous national Stadium in which A R lished to care for those who have genetic test result. educational meetings and school seats this year compared artistes like A R Rahman, Rahman will be performing. He a higher risk of developing cancer “Advances in the field of research projects related to the to the last year,” said the Ilaiyaraaja and Naveen will partner with Dana Al during their lifetime due to hered- genomics and precision medicine many diverse aspects of cancer,” Ambassador. Fardan, a famous Qatari music itary factors. The program is sup- means that the Cancer Genetics added Dr. Bujassoum. The Ambassador said that a Kumar will perform. composer and will also solo ported by a multidisciplinary and Genomics Medicine program Dr. Reem Alsulaiman, Board series of programmes will be The formal inauguration perform in March this year,” said team of oncology, genetic coun- is becoming a core part of the care Certified Genetic Councilor held under Qatar-India Year of of Qatar-India Year P Kumaran. He said that seling, and molecular genetics offered to patients and their fam- explained that while the cancer Culture - 2019 in which world of Culture - 2019 is between mid February and end laboratory specialists, as well as ilies in Qatar. Ours is the first genetics program primarily famous artistes like A R Rahman, of March, a series of events will a number of international program of its kind in the Middle focuses on patients at risk of Ilaiyaraaja and Naveen Kumar scheduled on February 4 be organised by the Ministry of genetics laboratories. East and has not only helped to developing hereditary breast and will perform. at Opera Theater, Katara, Culture, government of India in Since it was established in establish HMC as a leader and ovarian cancers, it has been “The formal inauguration of by holding a cultural traditional Indian format. 2013, over 2,500 patients have innovator in patient and family- expanded in recent years. She Qatar-India Year of Culture - program with special He said that the embassy of been assessed at the clinic, with centered care but also as a model says the service now provides 2019 is scheduled on February India will open visa center this around 60 percent being diag- for enhanced patient care that care to patients with a higher than 4 at Opera Theater Katara by VIP performance. year in Qatar. “Separate visa and nosed with cancer. Dr Salha other countries in the Middle East normal risk of developing other holding a cultural program with passport submission center will Bujassoum, Senior Consultant at can follow,” said Dr Bujassoum. types of cancers, including hered- special VIP performance,” said be opened in Al Khor and Indus- the NCCCR and Director of the “In addition to providing itary etiology, such as gastroin- the Ambassador. He said that a “The programs include trial Area,” said the Ambassador, Hereditary Cancer and High-Risk direct care, by developing clinical testinal, endocrine, gynecological, separate performance from dance and music performances. adding that the embassy had Screening Program said the practice guidelines and educa- dermatological, urological, hema- Indian community will be held First music program will be plans to open online multidisciplinary clinic aims to tional sessions for clinicians and tological, as well as a number of on February 5 at the same fusion music program by appointment system for profes- identify patients at risk of healthcare workers about rare cancers. venue. Naveen Kumar, an Indian sionals to save their time. 06 HOME SUNDAY 27 JANUARY 2019 SUNDAY 27 JANUARY 2019 MIDDLE EAST / AFRICA 07

Palestinian dead Coalition strikes by Israeli fire in West Bank claim 42 lives in AFP RAMALLAH

A Palestinian was killed IS Syria holdout yesterday in clashes with Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian AFP Among them were 13 health ministry said. BEIRUT civilians, the Britain- The Palestinian Author- based monitor said. ity’s ministry said the man, Coalition missile strikes have who it did not identify, was killed 42 people including 13 one of at least six Palestinians civilians in what remains of the territory on the eastern banks shot during clashes in Islamic State group’s last of the Euphrates River in Deir Mughayir village near Ram- holdout in eastern Syria, a war Ezzor. allah. The Israeli army did not monitor said. The SDF has advanced immediately respond to The Syrian Democratic swiftly in recent weeks, taking requests for comment. Forces, with backing from a control of a series of key vil- US-led coalition, are battling lages, with IS scrambling to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the crowd during the AK Party presentation of Turkish Airlines to expel the last militants from retaliate. mayoral candidates for Gaziantep at Karatas Sahinbey Sport Hall in Gaziantep, Turkey, yesterday. hamlets in the eastern province On Thursday, IS failed to resumes flights of Deir Ezzor. retake Baghouz from the SDF The Syrian Observatory for in one counterattack that left to Sulaymaniyah Human Rights said short-range a total of 50 fighters dead on Millions of Syrians would return home missiles late on Friday hit both sides, the Observatory ANATOLIA homes on farmland near the said. BAGHDAD village of Baghouz, killing 42 Thousands of people, after Turkish operation, says Erdogan people. Among them were 13 mostly women and children, Turkey’s national flag carrier civilians, the Britain-based have fled into SDF-held ter- ANATOLIA mayoral candidates for the 3,000 IS members in [Syria’s] Turkish Airlines resumed its monitor said. ritory in recent days, according ANKARA southeastern Gaziantep Al Bab alone,” he added. flights to the Iraqi city of They included seven to the Britain based Observ- province. Since 2016, Turkey’s Sulaymaniyah after the lifting Syrians linked to IS including atory, which relies on a Millions of Syrians living in Turkey has completed all Euphrates Shield and Olive of the ban that was imposed three children from the same network of contacts inside Turkey will be able to return to preparation for a possible mil- Branch operations in north- in September 2017. family, as well as six Iraqi non- Syria for its information. their homeland after Ankara itary operation East of the western Syria have liberated the Ali Khalil Ibrahim, an combatants, it said. IS overran large swathes of liberates Syria’s Manbij, Tal Euphrates in northern Syria region, including Al Bab, Afrin Iraqi civil aviation authority The coalition was not Syria and neighbouring in Rifaat and the region East of the which Ankara said would serve and Azaz, of YPG/PKK and IS chief, said that Turkish Air- immediately available for 2014, declaring a “caliphate”, Euphrates River from terrorists, territorial integrity in the war- terrorists, making it possible for lines operated its first flight comment, but has in the past but it has since lost almost all Turkish president said torn country. Syrians who fled violence there to the Sulaymaniyah Interna- said it does everything to avoid of its territory to various yesterday. Erdogan also said that to return home. tional Airport from Istanbul. targeting civilians. offensives. “We are determined to save around 300,000 Syrians have In its more than 30-year Ibrahim stated that Iraqi “The area is a launchpad But it maintains a presence our region from disaster in returned to their homeland, terror campaign against Turkey, Airways will hold flights from for militant counterattacks,” in Syria’s vast Badia desert. cooperation with Russia, , after Turkish operations cleared the PKK — recognised as a ter- Sulaymaniyah to Istanbul in Observatory chief Rami Abdel Syria’s civil war has killed the US and especially with the area off terrorists. rorist group by Turkey, the US, upcoming days. On Sep- Rahman said. 360,000 people and displaced Syrian people,” President Recep Speaking about the IS terror and the EU — has been respon- tember 29, 2017, Iraq’s gov- The SDF have since Sep- millions since it started in 2011 Tayyip Erdogan said at the group, he said Turkey was the sible for the deaths of some ernment had imposed a ban tember been battling to expel with the brutal repression of ruling Justice and Development only country fighting against the 40,000 people. The YPG/PYD is on all international flights to IS from their last pocket of anti-government protests. (AK) Party’s presentation of organisation. “We’ve neutralised the group’s Syrian branch. and from the Kurdish region. Buhari under pressure over judge suspension Iran accuses France of

AFP of swearing in judges of election ‘destabilising’ region LAGOS tribunals. His replacement, Acting Chief Justice Ibrahim AFP French Foreign Minister Jean- International pressure mounted Muhammad Tanko, conducted TEHRAN Yves Le Drian on Friday said on Nigeria’s President the ceremony yesterday. Paris was ready to impose new Muhammadu Buhari yesterday The European Union Iran has accused France of sanctions on Tehran if talks on after he suspended the country’s Election Observation Mission being a destabilising force in the its missile programme fail to top judge just weeks away from said it called on “all parties to region after its foreign minister make progress. “We have elections, prompting claims from follow the legal processes pro- threatened new sanctions begun a difficult dialogue with opponents and civil society vided for in the constitution and against Tehran over its missile Iran... and unless progress is groups of an attempted judicial to respond calmly to any con- programme. made we are ready to apply “coup”. cerns they may have”. “The Islamic republic has sanctions, firmly, and they The European Union, the The US Embassy in Abuja always called for the strength- know it,” Le Drian said. Le United States and Britain each said it was “deeply concerned” ening of peace and stability in Drian also demanded that Iran expressed concern at the Onnoghen had been replaced the region,” the Iranian foreign change its behaviour in the Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari swears in Ibrahim Muhammad removal of Chief Justice Walter “without the support of the leg- ministry said in a statement region. Tanko as the Acting Chief Justice in Abuja, Nigeria. Onnoghen, who as head of the islative branch”. The British High released yesterday. The Iranian foreign min- Supreme Court would have ruled Commission in the capital voiced As such Iran “considers the istry responded saying “Iran’s on any dispute in the February public officials. But the timing of 76, was accused of overreaching its “serious concern” and said the mass sales of sophisticated and missile programme is not nego- 16 elections. Onnoghen is the charges and the manner of his powers for bypassing par- decision “risks affecting both offensive weapons by... France tiable” and warned that “any accused of failing to declare his removal have caused liament, which constitutionally domestic and international per- as a factor in destabilising the new sanction by European foreign currency bank accounts, consternation. has to sanction such a move. ceptions on the credibility of the balance of the region,” the countries will lead to a review in breach of rules governing Former military ruler Buhari, Onnoghen had been on the verge forthcoming elections”. statement said. It came after of our relations with them”.

DR Congo rebels surrender to back Khashoggi inquiry has sought new President access to consulate, kingdom AFP KANANGA REUTERS at the Saudi consulate in not responded to inquiries GENEVA Istanbul on October 2 where about the international Six hundred Congolese rebels he had gone to collect docu- investigation. whose conflict killed several A UN human rights investi- ments for his planned A Saudi public prosecu- thousand people in the restive gator leading an international wedding. tor’s spokesman said last year Kasai region, have ended inquiry into the murder of US intelligence agencies that 21 Saudis had been taken their war and surrendered Saudi journalist Jamal believe Crown Prince into custody over the case, 11 their weapons in a sign of Khashoggi said yesterday she Mohammed bin Salman of whom had been indicted support for new President had made a request to have ordered an operation to kill and referred to trial. The Felix Tshisekedi, local author- access to the crime scene in Khashoggi, who was a critic, prosecutor said this month it ities said yesterday. Saudi Arabia’s consulate in and say his body was dis- was seeking the death penalty Tshisekedi was sworn in Istanbul and to visit the membered and removed to a for five of the 11 indicted on Thursday, marking the kingdom. location still publicly suspects. country’s first peaceful Agnes Callamard, UN unknown. “I conceive of this inquiry handover of power. special rapporteur on execu- Riyadh denies the crown to be a necessary step, among Wearing red bandanas, tions, who begins a week- prince had any involvement a number of others, towards the militiamen surrendered long mission to Turkey at in the murder. crucial truth telling about and AK47 rifles, hunting shotguns, government invitation on “I have requested access formal accountability for the machetes, knives, arrows and Monday, said she had not yet to the Saudi consulate in gruesome killing of Mr. various amulets to the Kasai- had a reply from Saudi Istanbul and a meeting with Khashoggi,” Callamard said. Central provincial authorities. authorities. the ambassador of the In its report to the U.N. “These 600 militiamen On Thursday, she said the Kingdom of Saud Arabia in Human Rights Council in responded to our appeal for three-member legal and Turkey,” Callamard said. “I June, the inquiry will make peace. We have a new pres- forensic panel would seek to have also sought permission recommendations about how ident and we should all establish “states’ and indi- to conduct a similar country- to ensure “formal (criminal) support him. We call on those viduals’ responsibilities” for visit to the Kingdom of Saudi accountability”, she said. who are still in the bush to the killing. Arabia.” Callamard said she had also hand over their Khashoggi, a Washington The Saudi mission in requested information from weapons,” said local governor Post columnist living in the Geneva and government other authorities, including Denis Kambayi. United States, was murdered media office in Riyadh have in the United States. 08 VIEWS SUNDAY 27 JANUARY 2019

Qatar and South Korea.. strategic partnership

ESTABLISHED IN 1996 and advanced relations in various sectors

QNA CHAIRMAN SHEIKH THANI BIN ABDULLAH AL THANI he visit of the Amir of Qatar H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani to the friendly EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Republic of Korea is the first leg ofT a new Asian tour of HH the Amir DR. KHALID BIN MUBARAK AL-SHAFI [email protected] which also includes Japan and the Peo- ple’s Republic of China, aiming at giving new momentum and a strong impetus ACTING MANAGING EDITOR to the existing cooperation between the MOHAMMED SALIM MOHAMED State of Qatar and the three countries [email protected] in various fields. The tour emphasizes the keenness of the wise leadership on promoting DEPUTY MANAGING EDITOR and enhancing the relations of the State MOHAMMED OSMAN ALI of Qatar with all sisterly and friendly [email protected] countries, while exerting utmost efforts and harnessing all potentials to build modern Qatar, promote its devel- opment, achieve prosperity and welfare for its citizens and residents and secure the homeland against all dangers, challenges and threats. EDITORIAL During his visit to South Korea, dation for Education, Science and Com- Many South Korean companies are H H the Amir will hold official talks munity Development, in 2015. active in Qatar, including 34 South with President of the Republic of South The are also many important visits Korean companies wholly owned by Korea Moon Jae-in on means of devel- at the level of the Prime Minister and South Korean investors with more Qatari grant to Gaza oping and bolstering the bilateral rela- the Ministers, all of which have con- than $1 billion in capital, while there tions in all fields, as well as regional tributed to the promotion of the are 115 joint Qatari-South Korea com- atar is an important actor on both the regional and and international issues of mutual bilateral relations to the level of a stra- panies with a capital of nearly $2 global humanitarian aspects having significant concern. tegic partnership, led by the Qatar- billion. Fifteen South Korean com- Qpresence in overseas reliefs and crises, in addition to The State of Qatar indicates great South Korea High-level Strategic Coop- panies are involved in Qatari infra- its engagement in investments in a wide range of humani- interest in its distinct relations with eration Committee, which was estab- structure projects such as Doha tarian and developmental sectors. Qatar’s international aid South Korea which are witnessing a lished in 2012. The committee covers Metro, Lusail Expressway and Umm program in recent years have focussed on Syria, Gaza, Yemen continuous development. The Qatari- various areas of common concern, Al Houl Energy and Desalination and several countries in Asia and Africa. South Korean relations are charac- especially in the fields of construction, Plant. Qatar’s humanitarian aids have expanded substantially terized by strength and development trade, investment, agriculture, science On the other had, Qatar and South in the past years, as the country has showed commitment to over the past 45 years. The diplomatic and technology, information and com- Korea join in adopting and supporting reduce suffering of victims of crises in different part of the relations between the two countries munication technology, public health, the universal principles calling for the world. A commitment which did not retreat despite the siege started in medical industry and education. preservation of the values of peace, imposed by four countries - Saudi Arabia, the UAE, 1974. Since The bilateral relations have con- justice, mutual respect and the right of and Egypt – that aimed to harm Qatar and limit its regional then, tinued to develop in a rapid and orderly peoples to live in dignity, freedom, self- and international role. But rather the siege motivated the bilateral manner, reflected in a series of agree- determination, and the maintenance of State of Qatar towards excellence and build wider strategic relations ments, memorandums of under- international peace and security. In this partnership and diversify its alliances with other countries. The bilateral have wit- standing and strategic cooperation context, South Korea calls for resolving Therefore, the State of Qatar redirected its grant to Gaza relations reflected nessed many signed between the two countries in the Gulf crisis through dialogue people worth $150m to humanitarian projects in the strip political, the economic, trade, cultural, media, between the parties concerned, while when Hamas leadership refused to receive the grant under in a series of economic sports and security fields, health care, the State of Qatar welcomed the Israeli occupation’s conditions and attempts to evade the agreements, and cultural medical science and air transport, agreement reached by South and North agreement. Giving priority to humanitarian aspects and to memorandums develop- investment promotion, avoidance of Koreas on the denuclearization of the evade the Israel’s attempts to play of understanding ments and double taxation, research on the Korean Peninsula and the relevant political games with the funds important peaceful uses of nuclear energy, as well measures in the interest of peace and ahead of upcoming general elec- and strategic visits of offi- as technology and innovation. stability in the region. tions, Qatar decided to channel cooperation signed cials The close trade relations between The Republic of Korea is located in fund in humanitarian projects “in between the two between the Doha and Seoul contributed to East Asia. It occupies the southern full coordination with the United countries in the two coun- increasing the volume of trade portion of the Korean Peninsula, which Qatar’s Nations”. tries. Most exchange between the two countries, extends some 1,100 km from the Asian humanitarian aids This is because the main goal economic, trade, importantly which reached nearly $12.5 billion last mainland. This mountainous peninsula have expanded of the Qatari grant to Gaza is to cultural, media, is the visit of year. South Korea is Qatar’s second is flanked by the Yellow Sea to the west, substantially in alleviate the suffering of the Pal- sports and security HH the Amir trading partner. and the Sea of Japan to the east. Its estinian people. Chairman of the fields, health care, Sheikh Qatar supplies South Korea with southern tip lies on the Korea Strait and the past years, National Committee for the Tamim bin one-third of its LNG consumption the East China Sea. It has a population as the country Reconstruction of Gaza, Ambas- medical science and Hamad Al- under a long-term agreement that will of 51 million people, most of whom are has showed sador Mohammed Al Emadi, air transport and Thani to boost stability in South Korea’s indus- concentrated in the capital Seoul, and commitment to stressed that “the remainder of a other feillds. Seoul in trial and residential energy supplies. other major cities, such as Busan, Qatari grant to gaza people worth November The gas is being transported to South Daejeon and Incheon. reduce suffering $150m will be redirected to 2014, and the Korean ports on a fleet of state-of-the- In the four decades following the of victims of humanitarian projects in the strip visit of Former South Korean President art tankers built by South Korean com- Korean War in the 1950s, South Korea crises in different that will be done in cooperation Park Geun-hye to Doha in March 2013. panies with multi-billion dollar invest- made spectacular economic leaps and with the United Nations”. The visits followed a number of ments. Qatar is also South Korea’s emerged as one of the greatest eco- part of the world. Al Emadi said in a press con- important visits, including the visit of sixth-largest oil exporter. nomic success stories of the century. Its ference that the decision was HH the Father Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Meanwhile, South Korea exports GDP per capita increased faster than agreed upon after Hamas said Khalifa Al Thani to South Korea in 1999, many goods to Qatar, including auto- any of its neighbors, and it was able to they would not accept the Qatari grant under any Israeli con- and the visit of H H Sheikha Moza bint mobiles, heavy construction achieve economic growth that made it ditions put by Israel which tirelessly trying to break the will Nasser, the Chairperson of Qatar Foun- equipment, electrical transformers. Asia’s fourth largest economy. of the Palestinian people and undermine their national resistance groups. Qatar’s support to the Palestinian people continues with all means to strengthen their steadfastness and resistance until they achieve their rights to establish an independent Why Facebook can’t resist integrating WhatsApp state with Jerusalem as its capital. Israel is under pressure since the Palestinians Gaza strip launched weekly border protests nine months ago demanding WhatsApp are set to move people to use their real of its revenue growth. Inte- the right of return to land from which their forefathers were to a common technology names in their social- grating the apps’ tech- forced by the occupation forces to flee in the late 1940s. Since foundation, the Times network profiles, but nology goes a step toward protests broke, more than 245 Palestinians have been killed reported. The company will Instagram doesn’t. Over at achieving this. by Israeli fire in Gaza. Commenting on the Israeli attempt to keep them as separate apps. WhatsApp, people sign up The ancillary benefit - hinder the Qatar aids, Ambassador Al Emadi noted that “there This makes all the sense in using their phone numbers or harm, depending on your were other parties who were looking to use the humani- the world, of course, even if rather than names. It point of view - is the closer tarian aid to steer internal elections and to make political it apparently has been con- isn’t trivial to connect a Facebook ties together gains, stressing at the same time on the right of the Pales- SHIRA OVIDE troversial inside of the single person and her what Mark Zuckerberg calls tinian people to demonstrate and convey the message of BLOOMBERG company, and may make Facebook account to an its family of apps, the their suffering to the world”. The first package of Qatari, some Facebook users Instagram profile under a harder it gets to break up worth $20m will be signed with the United Nations tomorrow uncomfortable. pseudonym, and a the company. according to Ambassador Al Emadi. acebook Inc.’s Facebook’s advertising WhatsApp account with just Advocacy groups ‘family’ of apps is system already spans across a phone number. But uni- critical of Facebook have about to get even the company’s various fying people’s identities asked US regulators to closer. The New services. McDonald’s, for online and in the real world unwind the purchases of QUOTE OF THE DAY FYork Times reported Friday example, can allocate a pool is a big help to Facebook’s Instagram and WhatsApp that Facebook is planning to of advertising money to advertising business at a over what those groups say more closely integrate the Facebook, and the com- time when it needs a lift. are violations of consumer- It is necessary to apps it owns, including its pany’s computerized system Facebook will need to privacy rules. Other critics start debate on Messenger and WhatsApp chooses to show some Big squeeze more revenue from have said splitting up Face- cyber security on instant chat services, as well Mac commercials on more places now that the book’s family is a way to as photo-and-video- Instagram and others on the company’s advertising blunt the company’s power the level of all EU focused Instagram. The main Facebook social growth is slowing, in part by limiting its reach into member states, decision is both an inevi- network. But surely a move because the Facebook people’s lives, and giving because this is a table end to independence to a single Facebook tech social network has hit a sat- it less information about for properties that Facebook foundation will make it even uration point in the people’s online and offline global issue. acquired and initially left easier for the social-media developed countries that activities. The Facebook largely alone, and a barrier giant to gather more data on generate the majority of the breakup was always going against calls to split the people as they surf around company’s revenue. That to be a long shot. If Andrej Babis company apart to limit its all the company’s apps, and means Facebook will have Facebook binds its apps Czech Prime Minister power. pinpoint ads to them. to try harder to turn more closely together, the Essentially, Facebook, This effort won’t be Instagram, Messenger and long shot moves to a prac- Instagram, Messenger and simple. Facebook requires WhatsApp into foundations tical impossibility. SUNDAY 27 JANUARY 2019 OPINION 09 New law: Protecting Arabic language

mir H H Sheikh Tamim bin experiences of the educational per- giving them incentives to master it, as keeping away from courtesies or Hamad Al Thani issued on spective, and the role families, have their conscience and culture is formed partiality because announcer, who January 14 this year, Law No. significant role in the poor achieve- through the language they master. is not fluent in his language, will 7/2019 on protection of the ments of our students in learning Currently, there is a clear not convey the message properly. ArabicA language. Arabic. weakness among the university stu- Of course, currently we are wit- The law consists 15 articles and Currently, we see university stu- dents in Arabic, and I strongly believe nessing broadcasters who have not also contains a set of measures to dents lacking command on Arabic that the new law will “alert” those developed for 15 years, and some of achieve the vision of His Highness on language; therefore its usage among who are in charge of education them prefer talk shows in dialects, DR. AHMED ABDULMALIK support the Arabic language. These students is minimum! For instance a system and make them to rethink but when an official news come measures includes: negotiation proce- childern at the age of seven or eight about the curriculum and teaching from the government, then con- dures, memos and correspondences and study in a foreign school, find aids, so as to ensure the implemen- fusion and stuttering appear on the of government institutions, and themselves unable to pronounce tation of the law in a way that serves announcer, as he/she is not able to agreements that the State signs with words and make correct Arabic sen- the objectives of the State. deliver the news written in governments, regional and interna- tences, because they spends about Another issue is the media lan- standard Arabic. tional bodies and organizations, as seven hours in school using English guage!? We are witnessing a decline This Law is a road map to well as conferences. language, communicates in English in the media performance – radio and reform the course of education and The Law stipulates that univer- and when comes back home keeps television - where programs try to media in our country. We say this, sities and higher education institu- using English for five hours with the emphasise on local dialect, disre- in recognition of the mistakes and Childern at the age tions of the State of Qatar to teach in maid, perhaps they may use Arabic garding standard Arabic, which is the trying to rectify it without taking a of seven or eight Arabic Language and conduct studies with parents for sometimes. incubator of Arab and Islamic civili- defensive position against those and study in a and scientific researches as well in Without forgetting the fact that the zation. Article (2) of the law has made who believe that “The pioneering foreign school, find Arabic. The law also indicated that childern also spends 3-4 hours a day it clear that Arabic must be used the generation of media professionals names of commercial companies and watching TV programs or playing media. adhere to a rigid Arabic language, themselves unable to trademarks should be in Arabic, games whose language is English! So In the 1970s we were not allowed which does not fit the new pronounce words and where articles 11 and 12 identified the how we could make such childern to sit behind the microphone and generations”. make correct Arabic punishments to impose in case of vio- comply with the law requirements?! screen, unless we pass the screen and This is not acceptable, because sentences, because lations to any of these articles by The question that imposes itself in Arabic examination!? We also had had the Arabic language been rigid anybody. this context is whose responsibility is daily debates, which were noted by and static, then the Holy Quran they spends about It is worth mentioning that the it? Is the school, university, or the my colleagues at that time (Abdel- would not have been revealed in it; seven hours in school content of article 2 of the law, obliges family, which feel comfortable, if the wahab Al-Mutawa, Mohammad and science, knowledge, poetry using English language, ministries, government entities, public child remains for five hours watching Ibrahim, Dr. Youssef Al-Ibrahim, the and music would not have been corporations and institutions to use a foreign channels, as long as he/she late Fawzi Al-Khamis, Professor preserved in it. communicates in Arabic language in their meetings, does not disturb the mother! Zuhdi Abukhail, Professor Kawthar Arabic is a civilization, identity English and when discussions, names, programs, publi- Here we are not only talking about Matar, Laila Al-Atrash, and Zahabi preserver, and we want our sons comes back home cations, and in their audiovisual or language, but about the culture that Gabi) and others who were engaged and daughters to preserve this keeps using English written advertisements. the foreign language carries, and con- in heated discussions about our news identity, because it is the future, In regard to Arabic Language, in cepts that take root in the child’s presentation in the previous night and and it is fine to master another lan- for five hours with the fact, we face two important issues. mind. Therefore, the responsibility we were learning much from these guage besides it. maid, perhaps they The first is the reluctance of students here is on the family in the first place, discussions. Finally, I believe that parents may use Arabic with from learning Arabic language, not and secondly: on the educational Furthermore the then director of and educators should pay attention parents for sometimes. because it is difficult, but because the institutions which must endear the the TV (1974) Javad Maraqa, used to to this issue, and they should not previous curriculums, the cumulative learning of Arabic to the students call me after I finish presenting the feel proud that their children are news and give me a yellow piece of fluent in English, while they know paper which includes mistakes I made nothing about their mother tongue during the presentation. Not only that, the Arabic language. but he was threatening me that he will The writer is a Qatari aca- terminate me if I repeat these errors demic, media person and novelist. in the next news. The next day, when Zuhdi Abu Khalil sends notes containing errors made by the announcers, we feel shame. So this was making us work hard to learn Arabic language, and some of us specialized in it at the university. Today, we note that 90 percent of D-RING ROAD Radio and TV programmes use local POST BOX: 3488 dialect, contradicting the current law DOHA - QATAR on protection of Arabic Language, [email protected] therefore I believe that this requires reconsidering the selection of announcers and news editors?! This is EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OFFICE because the State language is the clas- TEL: 4455 7741 / 767 sical Arabic based on the identity of FAX: +974 4455 7758 the State, as has been stipulated in the constitution. 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It looked like things were office with a political party that he’d expressed in these columns President Emmanuel most powerful people in the world? getting out of hand. Surely all those just invented, dressed up in the are those of the writers, Macron, and British Of course not. The objective of the smart, caring, thoughtful people - promise of change, and now the WEF “is to improve the state of the with power and the means to change yellow vests are rising in rebellion not of the newspaper. Prime Minister world.” things - sat down at their mega-gath- because they see him as bringing Theresa May. All three They broadcast and publish many ering - strategised and acted! change for the elites and not for them. All correspondence represent the political of their public lectures. They do sound No. It got worse. “Eighty-two Theresa May stayed home to try to regarding Views and upheavals that come like they’re guideposts to making a percent of the wealth generated [in manage Brexit, another combination better world. “These 8 innovations 2017] went to the richest one percent of people shouting “What about us?”, Opinion pages should be from the discontents could help us dramatically reduce our of the global population.” the elites having nothing to offer them send to editor-in-chief of ever-increasing fossil fuel use,” “How electrification In 2018, “the wealth of the world’s and charlatans are stepping up to the office or mailed to the inequality. will make the world more inclusive.” billionaires increased ... $2.5 billion a e-megaphones with solutions that are “How play can help Africa’s kids day.” certain to make things worse. [email protected] 10 ASIA SUNDAY 27 JANUARY 2019

LEFT: India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets India’s President Ram Nath Kovind and South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa before the start of the Republic Day parade in New Delhi, yesterday. ABOVE: Indian Army’s Surface Mine Clearing System (SMCS) is displayed during the Republic Day parade. India displays military might, cultural life on national day AP Similar parades were held in injuries. Air Force aircraft whizzing past the India accords unprecedented gesture NEW DELHI other Indian states, including The possibility of an insurgent saluting base. Millions of Indians Jammu-Kashmir and Manipur, attack prompted more than 50,000 watched the 90-minute display on for Mauritius PM on Republic Day Thousands of Indians converged on where separatist militants called for police and paramilitary soldiers to television sets in their homes across a ceremonial boulevard in the general strikes. guard the parade route in the Indian the country. IANS Indian capital to watch a display of Police said government forces capital. The theme of the parade was the MUMBAI the country’s military power and killed two suspected militants yes- South African President Cyril 150th birthday of Mahatma Gandhi. cultural diversity amid tight security terday on the outskirts of Srinagar. Ramaphosa was the chief guest at Ramaphosa watched with interest In an unprecedented gesture, India yesterday accorded the status during yesterday’s national day A police statement said Indian the Republic Day parade, which cel- and waved at tableaux depicting of ‘Special Guests’ to Mauritius Prime Minister P K Jugnauth and celebrations. troops laid a siege in the area based ebrates the anniversary of the among other things Gandhi’s life as his wife Kobita at the Republic Day celebrations here, official Schoolchildren, folk dancers, on “credible input” of presence of adoption of India’s Constitution in he won independence for the sources said. and police and military battalions militants, leading to a gunfight. The 1950. India had first invited US Pres- country from British colonialists in The Jugnauth couple witnessed the unfurling of the National marched through the capital’s slain militants “had serious plans of ident Donald Trump but US officials 1947. Gandhi’s days in South Africa Tricolour by Maharashtra Governor C V Rao, inspection of the parade route on a cold morning, fol- a terrorist act today,” the statement declined, citing a scheduling issue. influenced his decision to resist ceremonial parade and other events at Shivaji Park. lowed by a military hardware said. Men, women and children in racial segregation and other injus- An official said that usually India hosts a foreign head of state display that included M777 How- Suspected militants carried out colourful dresses performed tradi- tices with nonviolent protests. or government or royalty as Chief Guest at the Republic Day itzer artillery guns, T-90 main battle at least half a dozen grenade attacks tional dances and acrobatics on the Four Indian National Army vet- function in New Delhi. However, this time, the Mauritius PM was tanks, locally made nuclear-capable in the region on Friday, targeting sun-bathed boulevard, drawing erans, aged over 90 years, also took in India for the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2019 and later on an official missile systems and infantry combat police and paramilitary camps, applause from the spectators. part in the parade, seated on a trip to Mumbai. “The Government of India suggested they should vehicles. police said. There were no reported The spectacle ended with Indian tableau. be invited as ‘Special Guests’ at the function here,” an official said. Row over Nambi Priyanka may begin innings with Kumbh dip

IANS In 2001, then Congress Pres- Rahul, Sonia Gandhi in Narayanan’s award NEW DELHI ident Sonia Gandhi had attended the Kumbh Mela and taken a Goa on ‘private visit’ IANS since then he has been fighting a Notwithstanding charges of holy dip. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM legal battle against Siby Mathews, pursuing “soft Hindutva” hurled During the 2017 Gujarat IANS / PANAJI the then Inspector General of at the Congress and its President Assembly polls in which the Con- A day after the government Police who had probed the case, Rahul Gandhi, his sister Priyanka gress gave a scare to the ruling Congress President Rahul announced Padma Bhushan for and two other police officers. Last Gandhi (pictured) is likely to BJP, Rahul Gandhi had embarked Gandhi and his mother Sonia former ISRO scientist S Nambi year the Supreme Court directed begin her formal political career on several temple visits and con- Gandhi have arrived in Goa on Narayanan, T P Senkumar, a the Kerala government to give with a holy dip at the Sangam at tinued the trend during elections a three-day “private visit”, former state police chief who him compensation of Rs5m for the Kumbh Mela on February 4. in Karnataka, visiting over 20 police sources said yesterday. was tipped to probe spy charges his travails. Priyanka Gandhi, who will major temples and mutts. The Gandhis arrived in the involving Narayanan, slammed Responding to Senkumar’s, take charge as the General Sec- And while performing state by a special flight and will the decision, saying the award remarks, Narayanan said: “What retary for Uttar Pradesh East that prayers in Rajasthan, Gandhi stay at a five-star resort in South came at a time when a Supreme Senkumar said today is imma- day, will be accompanied to the holy dip on the occasion of revealed his ‘gotra’ as ‘Dat- Goa. This is Sonia Gandhi’s Court committee was looking terial and irrelevant and does not Kumbh by Rahul Gandhi, whose “Mauni Amavasya” and the tatreya’ — and later introduced fourth holiday in Goa over the into the ISRO spy case. require to be answered. What he public zeal for Hinduism began second “Shahi Snan”. himself as Kaul Brahmin of Dat- last two years, while Rahul “If this is the yardstick for a has said is probably because he with an April 2015 visit to the But if they don’t get a chance tatreya gotra. Gandhi had joined his mother Padma award, then people like wants to mislead the Supreme iconic Kedarnath shrine in to take a holy dip on February 4, According to a recent India and former Congress President Govinda Chami, Ameerul Islam Court. I do not know if he has an Uttarakhand. they will opt for February 10 on Today-Karvy Mood, 51 percent during New Year celebrations (both accused in the killing of two agenda. He is speaking foolish Also on February 4, Priyanka the occasion of Basant Panchami respondents felt Gandhi’s visits in 2017. women) and Mariam Rasheeda things.” Gandhi will hold a press con- and the 3rd ‘Shahi Snan”. to temples challenges the BJP’s Congress spokesperson Sunil (an accused along with Senkumar was removed as ference along with Rahul Gandhi This is perhaps the first time Hindutva monopoly. But the Kawthankar told reporters here Narayanan in the ISRO spy case), the state police chief, the day in Lucknow. the two Gandhis will take a dip Congress leader has also come that the top leader duo are not would get a Padma award next current Chief Minister Pinarayi According to informed at the Sangam, where the Ganga under attack for pursuing what expected to be meeting party year. The government should Vijayan assumed office in may sources, the Gandhis have and Yamuna meet the mythical non-BJP critics say is “soft functionaries during their holiday have waited,” said Senkumar. 2016. The political grapevine has zeroed in on February 4 for the Saraswati. Hindutva”. because it is a “private visit”. “Narayanan is a below it that Senkumar might be con- average scientist... ask any ISRO testing the upcoming Lok Sabha scientist who is still working polls as a candidate of ABDJS, a there about his contributions.” BJP ally. The ISRO spy case surfaced Joining the issue, state Train-18 seeks 40-50% higher fares in 1994 when Narayanan along Culture Minister A K Balan said with another top official of ISRO, Senkumar’s remarks were unac- IANS Earlier this month, Railway two Maldivian women and a ceptable. “State BJP chief P S NEW DELHI Minister Piyush Goyal had said businessman was arrested on Sreedharan Pillai should respond that the Train-18 will run between espionage charges. The CBI to such statements by Sen- With all the safety clearances, New Delhi and Varanasi and it will cleared Narayanan in 1995 and kumar,” said Balan. trials and tests in place, the cover the 755 km distance in eight railways is all set to launch the hours with stoppages at Kanpur indigenously-built Train-18 with and Prayagraj. It will be the fastest fares that are likely to be around train on the route. The current 40-50 per cent higher than the fastest train takes around 11-and- Odisha CM’s sister Gita Shatabdi Express, officials said. a-half-hours to complete the Officials said they have journey. Mehta rejects award approached Prime Minister’s Hinting at the fare of the train, Office (PMO) seeking time for the the officials said that it will be IANS / BHUBANESWAR decline (it) as there is a general launch by Prime Minister almost 40-50 percent higher than election looming and the timing Narendra Modi, which is likely the Executive and Chair Class Noted writer Gita Mehta, who is of the award might be miscon- after the presentation of the fares of the Shatabdi Express also the elder sister of Odisha strued, causing embarrassment budget. The first train is slated to trains. The Executive Class fare Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, both to the government and run between New Delhi and Var- would be between Rs2,800 and A file picture of India’s first engineless semi-high-speed train named yesterday declined to accept the myself, which I would much anasi, the Prime Minister’s Lok Rs2,900 while that of the Chair “Train 18” at Safdarjung railway station in New Delhi. Padma Shri award. Mehta said regret,” said Mehta in a press Sabha constituency. Car would be between Rs1,600 the timing of the award was statement from New York. They said that the engineless and Rs1,700. maximum speed of 200 kmph. footsteps, onboard Wi-Fi and questionable as the general Mehta has authored books Train-18, whose traction The Train-18, built by the Train 18, which runs on infotainment, GPS-based pas- election was set to take place and like ‘Karma Cola’ (1979), ‘Raj’ equipment is mounted below the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in electric traction like Metro trains, senger information system, the award may cause embar- (1989), ‘A River Sutra’ (1993), bogies, got the final clearance of Chennai, has undergone extensive will start replacing the Shatabdi modular toilets with bio-vacuum rassment both to the Odisha ‘Snakes and Ladders: Glimpses the Electrical Inspector to the trials under the supervision of Express fleet from next year. systems, rotational seats which government and her. of Modern India’ (1997) and Government (EIG) on Thursday Research Designs and Standards The new train has a number can be aligned in the direction of “I am deeply honoured that ‘Eternal Ganesha: From Birth to and “thus we have approached the Organisation (RDSO), Lucknow. of features to enhance passenger travel (available only in the Exec- the government of India should Rebirth’ (2006). She has also pro- PMO seeking time for the inau- It has successfully completed trials comfort which include inter-con- utive Class), roller blinds and dif- think me worthy of a Padma Shri duced and or directed 14 gural run of the train on the New up to a speed of 180 kmph. The nected fully-sealed gangways, fused LED lighting and disabled- but with great regret I feel I must documentaries. Delhi-Varanasi route”. train is capable of touching a automatic doors with retractable friendly toilets. SUNDAY 27 JANUARY 2019 ASIA 11 ‘Foreign troops to quit Afghanistan in 18 months’

REUTERS US negotiators Afghan capital Kabul to brief representatives once the government in Afghanistan Taliban controls nearly half of KABUL agreed a draft peace President Ashraf Ghani after the ceasefire is implemented. comes at a time when top poli- Afghanistan. longer-than expected talks, the “In 18 months if the foreign ticians including Ghani have filed The United States has some Taliban officials said US negoti- deal stipulating the sources and a diplomat said. forces are withdrawn and their nominations for the presi- 14,000 troops in Afghanistan as ators agreed a draft peace deal withdrawal. The According to the Taliban ceasefire is implemented then dential polls in July this year. part of the Nato-led mission, stipulating the withdrawal of details were provided sources, the group offered assur- other aspects of the peace Ghani has repeatedly rejected the known as Resolute Support, as foreign forces from Afghanistan by Taliban sources at ances that Afghanistan will not process can be put into action,” offer to agree to the formation well as a US counter-terrorism within 18 months of the be allowed to be used by Al a Taliban source said, quoting of an interim government. mission directed at groups such agreement being signed. the end of six days of Qaeda and Islamic State militants from a portion of the draft. News of progress on a deal as Islamic State and Al Qaeda. The details were provided by talks with US special to attack the United States and Other clauses include a deal comes as the Taliban continue Despite reports in December Taliban sources at the end of six peace envoy Zalmay its allies - a key early demand of over the exchange and release to stage nearly daily attacks last year that the United States days of talks with US special Khalilzad. They have Washington. It is not known if a of prisoners from the warring against the Western-backed was considering pulling out peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad draft is acceptable to both sides sides, the removal of an interna- Afghan government and its almost half of its forces, a White aimed at ending the United yet to be confirmed by has been completed, or when it tional travel ban on several security forces. House spokesman said that US States’ longest war. US officials. might take effect. Taliban leaders by the United Despite the presence of President had not issued orders They have yet to be con- The Taliban sources said a States and the prospect of an US-led foreign forces training, to withdraw the troops. firmed by US officials nor has key provision to the deal interim Afghan government after advising and assisting their However, the administration has either side released an official immediately available for included a ceasefire but they had the ceasefire is struck, the Afghan counterparts 17 years not denied the reports, which statement. Officials at the US comment. yet to confirm a timeline and will Taliban sources said. The offer after the US led an invasion to have also prompted fears of a embassy in Kabul were not Khalilzad is heading to the only open talks with Afghan to appoint an interim drive them from power, the fresh refugee crisis.

Blast in volleyball Pakistan forms new ground kills 5 in medical team for Afghanistan ANATOLIA KABUL jailed ex-premier At least five people were killed after an improvised ANATOLIA the Islamabad High Court sus- explosive device went off in ISLAMABAD pended the conviction in a volleyball ground in September. Afghanistan’s Baghlan A new high-level medical board His daughter and political province, local officials said has been constituted to examine heir Maryam Nawaz and son- yesterday. the health condition of jailed in-Law Captain Mohammad Abdul Ahad Ahmadi, gov- former Prime Minister Nawaz Safdar had also been sentenced ernor of Tala Wa Barfak dis- Sharif, local media reported to seven years and one year in trict, said the blast killed at yesterday. prison respectively in the same least five people and injured The third medical board case. The two are also on bail. up to 20 more. was constituted after doctors In September 2017, directed Blaming the Taliban for said Sharif has uncontrolled by Pakistan’s Supreme Court, the blast, he said most of the Indonesian rescuers searching for survivors after a landslide in Gowa, after heavy rains and strong blood pressure, stage 3 chronic anti-corruption watchdog the victims are young men and winds pounded the southern part of Sulawesi island. kidney disease, borderline National Accountability Bureau boys who gathered for the raised troponin T level with sig- (NAB) accused Sharif of hiding volleyball game on Friday nificant history of ischemic assets in Saudi Arabia and the evening. heart disease, reported Dawn, UAE in the name of his then- Death toll from Indonesia The Taliban have not a local daily. underage sons during his first commented on the incident. Previously, a high-profile two tenures as premier in the In a statement issued by medical board had recom- early 1990s. floods, landslides climbs to 68 the Afghan army, the incident mended to the authorities that In July 2017, the three-time took place in an area con- Sharif should be shifted to hos- prime minister was disqualified AFP update the figures. Six people districts, Syamsibar said. Water trolled by Taliban. pital for “optimal treatment,” from office by the Supreme JAKARTA are still declared missing after has started to recede and access It further added that a the daily added. Court over the Panama Papers the disaster. to transportation has slowly local commander of Taliban, Sharif is currently serving scandal, which also led to the At least 68 people have been “Many evacuees have returned to normal. identified as Mullah Ain- a seven-year jail term in Kot filing of three corruption cases. killed and thousands were started to go home and clean up Landslides and floods are ouddin, was also among the Lakhpat jail in Lahore, a north- Not long after, the top court also forced to flee their homes after their house because the rain is common in Indonesia, especially people killed in the explosion, eastern city of Pakistan. barred him from holding his floods and landslides hit the no longer intense today,” head during the monsoon season while five other Taliban Last year on December 24, party’s leadership. island of Sulawesi, Indonesia, an of local disaster mitigation between October and April, insurgents and a number of a accountability court in the Sharif served as the premier official said yesterday. agency Syamsibar, who like when rains lash the vast civilians sustained injuries in capital Islamabad had sen- from 1990 to 1992, 1997 to 1999, Some 6,700 people in 14 dis- many Indonesians goes by one Southeast Asian archipelago. the explosion. tenced Sharif to seven years in and 2013 to 2017, unable to tricts have been evacuated and name, said yesterday. Last year, flash floods and jail in a corruption case. complete even a single five- are now living in shelters, Gowa district was the worst landslides killed at least 22 Last year in May, Sharif, 69, year term. His two previous schools, tents or mosques. hit with at least 45 people found people in several districts across had also been sentenced to 10 governments were dismissed The number of the evacuees dead. Local government have Sumatra island, while a dozen Dutch envoy years in jail in a corruption case over corruption charges and has doubled from Friday after set up public kitchens and emer- died when an avalanche of mud stemming from the whistle- through bloodless military coup the disaster mitigation officials gency medical clinics for the dis- and rock cascaded down a steep to return blower Panama papers scandal in 1992 and 1999, managed to get access to previ- placed people and aid has slope in central Java, Indonesia’s by an accountability court, but respectively. ously isolated districts and started pouring into the affected main island. to Pakistan

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Thousands protest Australia Day legacy Suspect killed himself in The Dutch ambassador to Pakistan is to return to REUTERS Islamabad next month after MELBOURNE NE China twin blasts receiving a death threat last year, reportedly from Tens of thousands of people AFP crowded road abutting the Islamists angry over anti- rallied across Australia BEIJING Wanda building. Islam tweets by far-right poli- yesterday calling for the Guo, 56, had cancer and tician Geert Wilders, Dutch abolition of the January 26 The suspect in twin blasts which was “profoundly pessimistic”, media said yesterday. national holiday in protests rocked a high-rise in northeast police said, adding follow-up Ardi Stoios-Braken “will showing a deep division over a China on Friday killed himself work on the case was fly back to Islamabad in early festivity intended to celebrate by igniting explosive material, continuing. February,” the daily tabloid the birth of modern Australia. local authorities said yesterday. Violent crime has been on Algemeen Dagblad reported. While Australia Day marks Officials had said on Friday the rise in China as the nation’s She was on leave in the the anniversary of the 1788 that the blasts had killed one economy has boomed in recent Netherlands in late October arrival of the “First Fleet” of person and injured another. decades and the gap between when she received word “that British ships at Sydney Cove, The suspect, identified by rich and poor has widened a letter arrived at the embassy many indigenous Australians, his surname Guo and part of his rapidly. from Pakistani authorities.” who trace their lineage on the first name Tao, first killed Studies have also described “The letter spoke of a ‘specific continent back 50,000 years, another man with whom he had a rise in the prevalence of threat’ and was related to a regard it as “Invasion Day”. an economic dispute in nearby mental disorders, some of them cartoon contest which had “Today marks the start of Songyuan city before driving to linked to stress as the pace of already been cancelled colonisation and the start of Changchun city where he life becomes faster and support months before,” the paper genocide and you name it,” said rented an apartment, the city’s systems wither. said. Dutch Foreign Minister A protester takes part in an “Invasion Day” rally on Australia Day Jayden Riley, 17, who was Chaoyang district public Disgruntled Chinese cit- Stef Blok said in November in Sydney yesterday. marching in Sydney in a singlet security bureau said in a izens have in the past bombed that Stoios-Braken, a veteran in the black, yellow, and red statement posted on social local government offices and diplomat, faced “threats” in colours of the Aboriginal flag. aboriginal land” and “No pride dispossession that have pre- media. public places to try to draw Pakistan, apparently over “It is not about refusing to in genocide.” Protests attended vailed in the country. In an underground garage attention to their grievances. “blasphemous depictions” by celebrate being Australian. This by several thousand people took “These great ideas are the of the Wanda Plaza in In November, a driver Wilders on Twitter. day represents more than just place in Melbourne, Canberra foundation of our modern Aus- Changchun, Guo blew up his rammed his car into a group of Wilders in August called being Australian to our people. and other Australian cities. tralia, and they have trans- car, police said. children crossing a street in off a cartoon competition that My Nan’s stolen generation, for Prime Minister Scott Morri- formed us into this most recent Afterwards, at his 30th- front of an elementary school stirred anger in Pakistan. example, she was taken from son’s government, which faces chapter of our great story - the floor apartment, Guo “ignited in northeastern Liaoning Pakistan’s interior ministry in her family and brainwashed to a general election due in May, one we write together,” Mor- self-controlled explosive province, killing five people and October wrote a secret memo be a Catholic - all that sort of opposes any change to the rison told crowds in the capital. material” and died, police said. injuring at least 19. The man on plans to “target” the Dutch stuff, you know.” At a rally in holiday. Attending official cele- Australia’s 700,000 or so People were evacuated had been contemplating suicide ambassador by the hardline Sydney stretched along more brations and a citizenship cer- indigenous people track near from buildings surrounding the “due to quarrels” with his Islamist Tehreek-e-Labaik than half a dozen of city blocks, emony in Canberra, Morrison the bottom of its 25 million cit- Wanda Plaza building on Friday spouse before the tragedy Pakistan party (TLP), media about 5,000 protesters chanted, said it is idealism and enlight- izens in almost every economic and social media footage occurred, according to a report from both countries reported “Always was and always will be enment, not cruelty and and social indicator. showed people fleeing on the by official news agency Xinhua. at the time. 12 EUROPE SUNDAY 27 JANUARY 2019 Spain finds body of toddler in borehole

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Rescuers yesterday found the Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez wrote on Twitter: body of a two-year-old boy who fell in a well on January 13 in All of Spain feels the infinite sadness of Julen’s southern Spain after an unprec- family. We have followed closely every step edented rescue operation fraught to reach him. We will always appreciate the with glitches which had kept the tireless effort of those who searched for him country on tenterhooks. Hundreds of people had been during all these days. working round-the-clock under the media glare to try to reach Julen’s body had been found. The complex rescue oper- Julen Rosello, who fell down a There had been no sign of life ation has been fraught with com- FROM LEFT: Malaga’s Provincial Consortium of Firefighters President Francisco Delgado Bonilla; narrow shaft which is more than from the boy but rescuers plications that have caused delay Subdelegate of Spanish government Maria Gamez; Delegate of Spanish government in Andalusia 100 metres deep while his believed they knew where he upon delay as Julen’s distraught Alfonso Rodriguez Gomez de Celis and Colonel of the guardia civil in Malaga, Manuel Contreras holding parents prepared a lunch in was inside the illegal well. parents and relatives stood by. a press conference in Cala del Moral, near Malaga, yesterday. Totalan, a southern town near The only evidence of the Rescuers were been able to Malaga. boy’s presence were some get to Julen via the well he fell believe the child was. of two and were equipped with the shaft of polluted air. “Unfortunately at 1:25am the strands of hair that matched his down because it was blocked by But the tubes designed to oxygen tanks. Despite the passage of time, rescue team reached the spot DNA and a bag of candy that he a layer of earth, sand and stones secure the shaft did not fit, so Each small explosion took the boy’s relatives held out hope where they were looking for had been holding when he fell believed to have been dislodged they had to widen it, which about two hours, which slowed that he had somehow survived Julen and found the lifeless body into the well. when he tumbled into the shaft. delayed the operation still down the rescue attempt. the fall and would be found alive. of the little one,” the central gov- “All of Spain feels the infinite They decided to dig a vertical further. Two miners had to first go Julen’s parents lost another ernment’s representative in the sadness of Julen’s family. We shaft parallel to the well, 60 Eventually, they succeeded down the shaft and bore a few child, Oliver, aged three, in 2017. southwestern region of Anda- have followed closely every step metres deep, which was finished and expert miners on Thursday holes. They were then followed The child had cardiac problems. lusia, Alfonso Rodriguez Gomez to reach him,” Prime Minister late on Monday. began painstakingly digging a by two specialised officers who The well was unmarked at de Celis, wrote on Twitter. Pedro Sanchez wrote on Twitter. The idea was to secure the four-metre tunnel to join both set up the explosives. the time of the accident and “My condolences to the “We will always appreciate shaft with tubes then take elite channels and hopefully reach Once they returned above regional authorities in Andalusia family. RIP,” he added. the tireless effort of those who miners down in a specially made Julen with the help of four small, ground, the explosives were det- said the necessary permission A hearse arrived at the site searched for him during all these cage to start digging a horizontal controlled explosions. onated and then the rescue team had not been sought before it shortly after the news broke that days.” tunnel to the site where they The miners worked in teams had to wait half an hour to clear was dug.

Toll from Italy helicopter-plane Serbia deal possible, but no border changes: Kosovo PM crash rises to 7 AFP ceding any ground to Serbia. split Kosovo, an ethnic Albanian local media and analysts AFP PRISTINA Since then, the EU-brokered majority province, away from assumed it would see a Serb- ROME talks between the two presidents Serbia. dominated part of northern A deal between Serbia and have come to a halt. More than 13,000 were Kosovo exchanged for a mainly Mountain rescue workers Kosovo is possible this year but Haradinaj said he believed a killed in the war, overwhelm- ethnic Albanian sliver of Serbia. yesterday recovered the cannot include border changes, deal was still within reach, “pos- ingly ethnic Albanians. The prospect of further bodies of two people, raising Kosovo’s Prime Minister Ramush sible even this year”, but that he Altering borders again would redrawing of the region along the death toll from a deadly Haradinaj (pictured) said, would not budge on the land be “dangerous” and “does not ethnic lines — one outcome of collision between a helicopter warning that territory swaps swap issue. bring us close to an agreement, it the 1990s wars — ignited strong and light aircraft in the Alps could revive tragedy in the war- “To open the discussion on takes us away from it”, he added. criticism from rights groups. to seven. scarred Balkans. territories and borders is to open Haradinaj’s strong oppo- However, Western dip- Two people were hospi- The idea that Serbia and up the past, and the past was sition to border changes publicly lomats, particularly the US, talised after the crash in the Kosovo — a former southern tragic,” said Haradinaj, a former pits him against President appeared far more open to the Aosta Valley near France, province that broke away in a guerrilla commander in Kosovo’s Hashim Thaci, who is taking part proposal than in the past, when which appeared to have hap- guerrilla war — might end their table. independence war. in the EU-led talks with his redrawing Balkan borders was pened just after the helicopter long-running dispute through a But the proposal was shot Borders “were the subject of Serbian counterpart Aleksandar considered taboo after Yugosla- took off, unaware that the air- land swap generated buzz last down by a firestorm of criticism the past wars”, he added, Vucic. via’s bloody collapse. craft was landing, Italian year after their two presidents from rights groups as well as referring in part to the 1998-99 Though neither president Haradinaj says he is eager for media reported. suggested a trade could be on the Haradinaj, who is fiercely against separatist conflict that effectively fully explained the proposal, talks to start again. The helicopter was car- rying a German alpine guide and four German heli-skiers, while the light aircraft was a French four-seater tourist Italy urged to accept minor migrants Macedonian PM hails Jodel plane with three people on board, the reports AFP 3, currently sheltering from bad Salvini has insisted Germany said. ROME weather off Sicily, to be or the Netherlands take respon- Greek lawmakers for All six on board the heli- disembarked. sibility for the 47 mainly sub- copter, including Italian pilot Save the Children and other aid The United Nations refugee Saharan African migrants, who approval of name deal Maurizio Scarpelli, were agencies yesterday appealed to agency (UNHCR), its children’s were rescued off Libya by the killed, along with one of the Italy to allow minors rescued in agency (Unicef) and the Interna- German NGO Sea Watch a week AFP people from the plane. A the Mediterranean to land, amid tional Organization for Migration ago. VELES French and a Swiss national the latest diplomatic row over (IOM) also called for an “urgent” “Dutch ship and German from the Jodel were seriously the fate of migrants saved at sea. solution for the minors and other NGO? Amsterdam or Berlin are Macedonian Prime injured. “These young people have migrants, saying the situation waiting for you,” he said. Minister Zoran Zaev The prosecutor is inves- already suffered enough vio- was “critical”. Dutch Migration Minister yesterday paid tribute tigating the survivors of lence and abuse during their But far-right Interior Min- Mark Harbers said his country to the courage of Greek midair collision. journey to Italy and are partic- ister Matteo Salvini repeated his “was not obligated” to find a lawmakers after their ularly vulnerable,” Raffaela refusal to take in the migrants, solution, telling Italy’s Corriere vote to approve the Milano, the director of the Italian and claimed the 13 unaccom- della Sera daily that the Sea renaming of his country Armenian party arm of Save the Children, said panied minors were nearly 18 Watch 3 had acted “of its own to settle a decades-old in a statement. years old and not children. initiative”. dispute. leader dies after She called for an “imme- “I will not change my mind. “It is up to the captain to find “We all know very hunger strike diate” response to the call by Italy’s ports are closed and will a safe port for the 47 migrants he well that it wasn’t Catania prosecutors to allow the remain closed to people traf- saved,” he said, adding that the easy,” he told a con- AP minors on board the Dutch- fickers and their accomplices,” Dutch government would “not ference in the city of YEREVAN flagged rescue ship Sea Watch he said. participate in an ad hoc solution”. Veles, a day after the Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev 300-seat Greek par- welcomes the ratification of a deal on the A leader of a small political liament narrowly Macedonia name issue, at an economic party in Armenia has died in approved the measure. forum in Veles, yesterday. prison after going on a “But it was more hunger strike nearly two than necessary, abso- North Macedonia in about two months ago. lutely necessary, for the two weeks,” a Macedonian foreign The Armenian prison countries and for the two ministry official who asked to service said 51-year-old Mher people,” he added. remain anonymous said. Yegiazarian died early yes- But the vote was only rat- Athens’ ratification of the terday, 52 days after he ified by 153 votes in the Greek Prespes accord should also started his hunger strike. parliament’s 300-seat chamber mean that Greece will lift its Yegiazarian was vice- and recent opinion polls suggest veto on Macedonia’s bid to join president of a political party it remains unpopular with most the European Union. formed last summer, the Greek voters. Zaev, in his speech, paid Armenian Eagles: United Since 1991, Athens had tribute to his Greek opposite Armenia. objected to its neighbour being number Alexis Tsipras for He was arrested Dec. 4 called Macedonia because pushing through Friday’s vote. and charged with extorting Greece has a northern province “I also thank the lawmakers sums of up to $10,000 that of the same name. of the two countries, these cou- authorities alleged were used To make the UN-sponsored rageous women and men who as bribes for obtaining agreement final, Greece must decided to unite their votes to the employment or other now ratify a protocol approving victory of the future,” he said. services. Macedonia’s membership of the The citizens of both coun- Yegiazarian denied the Western military alliance Nato. tries would reap the benefits of charges. This is expected to take place the agreement including those People holding a banner that reads “Let’s stay human” during a demonstration to call for the disembarkation He went on the hunger next month. who were opposed to it, he of the 47 rescued migrants, in Siracusa, Italy, yesterday. strike the day after his arrest. “Macedonia will become added. SUNDAY 27 JANUARY 2019 EUROPE 13 EU states hand Maduro election ultimatum

AFP MADRID President Maduro Spain, France and Germany put embattled Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro on notice ahead vows to defeat coup of an UN Security Council ANATOLIA meeting yesterday, saying they CARACAS would recognise opposition leader Juan Guaido as president The Venezuelan president has vowed to defeat a “coup d’etat” unless he calls elections within against Venezuelan sovereignty, local media reported. eight days. “We will defeat a coup d’etat that intends to intervene in The ultimatum comes as political life, throw Venezuelan sovereignty to the side and install international pressure mounts a puppet regime for the interests of the US and its allies in the on the Maduro regime to agree Western world,” Nicolas Maduro said at a press conference in to a new vote, after the United Miraflores Presidential Palace, in Caracas. States, Canada and major South He stated that international media has been putting pressure American players recognised on Venezuela and manipulating facts about the South American Guaido, who proclaimed himself country. acting president of Venezuela The president said Venezuela should solve its domestic during massive street rallies this problems alone without the intervention of imperialist US. week. Maduro also called for a national dialogue, which can help After four years of economic Venezuela. pain that has left Venezuelans short of food and medicine and driven more than two million to elections that saw the socialist progress in the European Union flee, Guaido is trying to oust leader sworn in for a second for the recognition and full The United Nations Security Council meets to discuss the current situation of Venezuela at the United Maduro following controversial term. support of our legitimate and Nations, in New York, yesterday. “If within eight days there are constitutional struggle,” he no fair, free and transparent tweeted. the 35-year-old head of Vene- “not looking to impose or remove one step further by suggesting elections called in Venezuela, The coordinated announce- zuela’s National Assembly. governments in Venezuela, we Maduro could be offered Spain will recognise Juan Guaido ments are the most explicit yet But countries like Austria, want democracy and free elec- amnesty if he agrees to step If within eight days as Venezuelan president” so that from EU countries as the Greece and Portugal are much tions in Venezuela.” down. he himself can call such polls, 28-member bloc struggles to more reluctant. Maduro’s reelection last year He has however rejected an there are no fair, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro draft a joint statement with Greece’s ruling party Syriza was contested by the opposition offer of talks with Maduro, saying free and transparent Sanchez said in a televised regards to its position on the has publicly backed Maduro, and rejected by the US, EU and he won’t attend a “fake dialogue” elections called in announcement. crisis in Venezuela. with party secretary Panos UN as a sham — but he has until on a crisis that has left 26 dead Venezuela, Spain French President Emmanuel For his part, US Secretary of Skourletis voicing “full support now retained the loyalty of the in clashes this week between Macron followed suit in a tweet, State Mike Pompeo will on urge and solidarity” to what to he powerful military. anti-Maduro activists and will recognise Juan saying “the Venezuelan people UN Security Council members at called “the legal president”. Guaido, who has managed to security forces. Guaido as Venezuelan must be able to freely decide on a meeting to recognise Guaido Maduro also has the support galvanise a previously divided More than 350 people have president” so that he their future,” as did German gov- as interim president, the State of Russia, whose foreign minister opposition, this week attempted also been detained this week in himself can call such ernment spokeswoman Martina Department said. Sergei Lavrov denounced US to attract military support by the protests, UN High Commis- Fietz. Spain had wanted the EU to policy on Venezuela as offering an amnesty to anyone sioner for Human Rights Michelle polls. Guaido quickly welcomed take a tough line on Maduro by “destructive”. who disavows Maduro, with no Bachelet said Friday. Spanish Prime Minister the support from the European calling for immediate elections, Sanchez insisted that Spain, luck so far. Guaido has called for another Pedro Sanchez powerhouses. failing which it wanted the bloc which has some 200,000 of its In a Skype interview with “major demonstration” next “There continues to be as a whole to recognise Guaido, nationals living in Venezuela, is Univision late Thursday, he went week. Brexit could be delayed to ensure deal: MP

LONDON derly Brexit. Responding to the idea that 10 Downing Street office said the REUTERS Parliament will now vote on this would mean extending the government’s position had not a series of amendments on two-year Article 50 negotiation changed. The date Britain leaves the EU Tuesday with the United period, Leadsom, who is the “We are not considering an could be pushed back by a Kingdom facing its deepest organiser of government extension to article 50 and are couple of weeks to give time for political crisis in half a century business in the lower house of committed to doing whatever it legislation to be approved by as it grapples with how, or even parliament, told the BBC: takes to have the statute books lawmakers, the leader of Brit- whether, to exit the European “It doesn’t necessarily mean ready for when we leave the EU ain’s lower house of parliament project it joined in 1973. that. I think we would want to on March 29th this year.” said, the most senior figure to “We can get the legislation think carefully about it. But as The uncertainty has make such a suggestion. through and I think we do, in things stand I do feel that we can prompted several businesses to A file photo of Michel Legrand during a rehearsal, in Madrid. Britain, the world’s fifth spite of everything, have a very get, with the support of both warn of the threat to jobs and largest economy, is due to leave strong relationship with our EU Houses - the House of Commons investment if Britain were to the European Union on March friends and neighbours and I am and the House of Lords - with crash out of the EU, potentially Award winning composer 29 but Prime Minister Theresa absolutely certain that if we goodwill and a determination we disrupting food and medicine May’s negotiated exit deal was needed a couple of extra weeks can still get the legislation supplies, manufacturers and Michel Legrand dead at 86 rejected by lawmakers, leaving or something then that would be through in good time.” transportation. open the possibility of a disor- feasible,” Andrea Leadsom said. A spokeswoman at May’s No. AFP Windmills of Your Mind” from PARIS the film “The Thomas Crown Affair”. Prolific French composer He followed that with Court dismisses Michel Legrand, who won three Oscars for his music for Telegraph pays damages to Melania Oscars and five Grammys “Summer of ‘42” in 1972 and for 500 complaints during a career spanning more “Yentl” in 1984. AP “As a mark of our regret we model in her own right before against French than half a century, died Legrand, who had been LONDON have agreed to pay Mrs Trump she met her husband and yesterday aged 86, his scheduled to stage concerts in substantial damages as well as obtained her own modelling interior minister spokesman said. Paris in April, died early yes- Britain’s Telegraph newspaper her legal costs,” The Telegraph work without his assistance,” Legrand lived in a musical terday with his wife, the actress has apologised and paid said. The newspaper did not dis- the newspaper said, also ANATOLIA whirlwind, with the same Macha Meril, his spokesman said. damages to US First Lady close the size of the settlement acknowledging it had incor- PARIS appetite for popular music to During his long career, he Melania Trump after publishing with Mrs. Trump. rectly reported the year when jazz, from conducting to film. worked with some of the music an article it says contains many The Telegraph said it falsely the couple first met. French Court of Cassation “Since I was a child, my world’s biggest stars such as false statements. characterized Mrs. Trump’s “The claim that Mrs. Trump yesterday dismissed 500 ambition has been to live com- Miles Davies, Ray Charles, The newspaper said yes- father’s personality, falsely cried on election night is also complaints against the coun- pletely surrounded by music, Frank Sinatra, Aretha Franklin, terday it apologizes “unre- reported the reasons she left an false,” The Telegraph said. try’s interior minister for my dream was to not miss any- Barbra Streisand, Liza Minnelli servedly” to Mrs Trump and her architecture programme, and It also retracted the hindering the right to protest. thing, which is why I have never and Edith Piaf. family for any embarrassment falsely reported her career as a statement that Mrs. Trump’s Public prosecutor focused on a single musical dis- He also won five Grammys caused by the content of a cover model was unsuccessful before father, mother and sister had Francois Molins announced cipline,” he said. from 17 nominations, including story published on January 19 in she met Donald Trump. relocated to New York in 2005 his decision not to prosecute He first won an Academy one for the theme from the newspaper’s weekly mag- “We accept that Mrs Trump to live in buildings owned by Christophe Castaner for his Award in 1969 for the song “The “Summer of ‘42”. azine supplement. was a successful professional Trump. remarks that participants in the Yellow Vest protests were complicit with those who had resorted to violence. Several other complaints Nearly 2,000 join annual plunge into icy Danube were filed against Castaner relating to eye injuries caused by pepper spray used by REUTERS temperature of the Danube, or said. security forces against the NEUBURG AN DER DONAU Donau in German, was 2.5 Thomas Giesefeld said the protestors. degrees Celsius (36.5°F). experience was exhilarating. The Yellow Vest protests, A record 1,917 hardy swimmers Twenty swimmers suffered “When the body goes back which started in reaction to of all ages joined an annual 400 hypothermia and had to be to normal it is just fantastic, for fuel tax hikes and evolved metre race in the icy Danube pulled out of the water. hours you feel like you are into a protest against Pres- River in southern Germany Volunteers doled out hot walking on air. I can’t really ident Emmanuel Macron, yesterday, a popular event now soup as the swimmers describe it, but that is what it have continued despite the in its 50th year. emerged. is,” he said. government’s call for them to Most participants wore Michael Moeller said he Organisers said 222 groups halt. neoprene suits, Viking helmets wore neoprene the first two from 162 communities took Demonstrators held pro- and other colourful costumes, years he came, but has partic- part this year, including tests blocking roads as well but 70 wore nothing but their ipated bare-chested for the swimmers from as far away as as the entrances and exits to bathing suits. past 13 years. Poland, France and the Czech gas stations and factories Swimmers bathe in Danube River, in Neuburg an der Donau, yesterday Organisers said the “It’s very refreshing,” he Republic. across the country. 14 AMERICAS SUNDAY 27 JANUARY 2019 Agencies begin to reopen as Trump signs deal

BLOOMBERG The Office of next month or so, based on what WASHINGTON Management and happened following previous Budget directed shutdowns. A similar flow of data Federal agencies affected by the agencies to give can be expected from the Agri- 35-day partial shutdown began culture and Treasury depart- reopening after President Donald priority to restoring ments, as well as the Commodity Trump signed a stopgap funding pay and benefits to Futures Trading Commission. measure without the border wall their workers, but it’s At the Interior Department, funds he had demanded, not clear how quickly which oversees grazing, drilling completing his capitulation to and recreational activity on the House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. back pay will be nation’s vast public lands, many The shutdown officially distributed. functions can be swiftly resumed, ended with Trump’s signature said spokeswoman Faith Vander and the White House instructed Capitol Hill as well as the White Voort, though employees will federal agencies earlier in the House. Trump expressed spend some time working day to begin preparations to optimism the two sides would through backlogs of work that resume normal operations. In reach a deal, but reiterated accumulated during the some cases, that may take days. earlier threats that he could shutdown. Among the suspended The Smithsonian museums and bypass Congress and fund con- work that could be revived the National Zoo in Washington struction of the wall by declaring quickly: Consideration of endan- won’t be open to visitors until a national emergency at the gered species and reviews of Tuesday. southern border. renewable power projects. The White House announced “If we don’t get a fair deal At Interior — and likely at on Friday night that Trump had from Congress the government many other federal agencies — signed the measure. will either shut down on Feb- workers may be able to get back “The government is now ruary 15 again or I will use the to “normal operations” in a open,” Russ Vought, the acting powers afforded to me under the matter of hours or it might take director of the Office of Man- laws and the Constitution of the World Central Kitchen, a food bank and food distribution centre established by celebrity chef José days depending on the nature of agement and Budget said on United States to address this their jobs, Vander Voort said. Andrés, helping feed furloughed US government workers affected by the partial government shutdown Twitter. emergency,” Trump said. The Internal Revenue Service, in Washington, DC, yesterday. The Office of Management And in a tweet on Friday which will begin the tax filing and Budget directed agencies to night he said, “I wish people travel. Earlier that morning, Trump had refused to end agencies are gearing up to restart season tomorrow, has been strug- give priority to restoring pay and would read or listen to my words LaGuardia Airport in New York the impasse until he received functions that were halted during gling to get furloughed workers benefits to their workers, but it’s on the Border Wall. This was in was briefly closed because of a $5.7bn for a border wall and the shutdown and it will take back this week, creating concern not clear how quickly back pay no way a concession. It was shortage of air traffic controllers, Democrats had refused to nego- time for some to return to full that employees could be slow to will be distributed. taking care of millions of people exacerbating flight delays across tiate with him on wall funding speed. return to even after the shutdown. The reprieve from the budget who were getting badly hurt by the country. as long as the standoff continued. Reports on gross domestic More than half the 26,000 impasse may be short lived. The the Shutdown with the under- Negotiations in the Senate Ultimately, Trump agreed to product, consumer spending, workers who were recalled to this spending bill Trump signed only standing that in 21 days, if no deal restarted on Thursday after the reopen the government in housing and trade may start week in the Wage and Investment runs through February 15, giving is done, it’s off to the races!” chamber rejected rival plans to exchange for three weeks of trickling in, as the Commerce Division didn’t show up, and it’s lawmakers three weeks to work The bill reflects an agreement reopen plans from Trump and bipartisan negotiations on border Department restarts the process unclear whether staffing will fully out border security legislation forged hastily on Friday as the Democrats to fund the security. of collecting, analysing and rebound once the government that satisfies both parties on shutdown began to disrupt air government. Federal departments and releasing the figures over the reopens.

Student dead UN Security Council divided on climate-security link in Texas after AFP very surprising,” an African to menaces to international and migration — and also US President Donald Trump school bus hit UNITED NATIONS ambassador said, while a French peace and security.” appealed at the same time for has long said he distrusts the con- diplomat said it indicates “a large For Rosemary DiCarlo, an tougher action. sensus by nearly all the world’s by train Russia and the US resisted efforts awareness” of the issue. American serving as the UN’s Some sought the adoption respected climate scientists on by the UN Security Council to The debate came after Undersecretary-General for of specific resolutions on the link the link between human activity AP take a tougher stand on climate Guterres, at the Davos World Eco- Political Affairs, “addressing the between peace and climate, but and rising temperatures. ATHENS change — a day after UN chief nomic Forum, demanded bolder security implications of climate such an outcome is unlikely in He has pulled his country out Antonio Guterres warned of a action from governments to change is a collective problem, the short-term because of the of the international Paris One student was killed and lack of political will to fight arrest runaway warming, which which requires a collective position of Russia — and the Agreement on bringing down two other individuals were global warming. he called “the most important response.” United States. global temperatures. injured after an East Texas More than 80 people global systemic threat in relation Nebenzia agreed regional In its submission, the US did “In each debate, it’s nec- school bus was hit by a train, including about 15 ministers — to the global economy.” cooperation should be developed not once refer to climate change, essary to integrate a reflection, authorities said yesterday. a record according to some dip- Russian Ambassador Vassily and climate risks taken into and Washington confined itself an analysis on climate change,” The Tyler Morning Tele- lomats — were expected to air Nebenzia, however, told the account, “but not in a generic to underlining the importance of said Didier Reynders, Belgium’s graph reported the collision their views at the Council debate Council it is “superfluous and way.” better managing natural Minister of Foreign Affairs. took place around 4pm on about the impact of climate- even counter-productive to Many participants detailed disasters. According to the United Friday when the bus was at a related disasters on peace and examine the climate problem at negative consequences of global It also called on United Nations, natural disasters caused train crossing in Athens, about security. the UN Security Council whose warming on world peace — Nations agencies to better share 10,000 deaths and affected more 112km southeast of Dallas. Such numbers “are principal task is to react rapidly through flooding, drought, fires information. than 65 million people last year. Athens Police Chief Buddy Hill said in a press con- ference that a 13-year-old male middle school student was killed. A 9-year-old girl Trump ally rejects in elementary school was injured and flown to a Dallas hospital, where she was in critical but stable condition. federal indictment No other students were BLOOMBERG he said, never happened. on the bus, according to the WASHINGTON Stone expects prosecutors school district. will seek to wear him down The bus driver was also Roger Stone said the federal financially and try to make him injured and taken to a hos- indictment against him is polit- testify against the president. pital, where he’s in stable ically motivated and that he’s “I’m in for the fight of my condition, Hill said. preparing for the “fight of his life,” he said. “But I will not quit. “My heart is broken for life” as he faces up to what will I will not fold. I will not bend. I the families,” said Athens probably be a costly legal fight. will not bear false witness school district Superintendent A longtime ally of President against the president.” Blake Stiles. Donald Trump, Stone said he’ll In a separate interview with Authorities were still plead not guilty and added that CNN, Stone said he’s never been determining a cause of the several aspects of the 24-page in touch with Trump about a collision. indictment are “simply not possible pardon. Hill said there were no true.” He rebuffed speculation “I’ve never had any dis- wooden gate arms or warning that Trump is the unidentified cussion with him or communi- lights at the train crossing campaign official who ordered cation with him regarding that. where the collision took him to find out about I have no idea what he might place. WikiLeaks. The entire incident, do,” he said. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro overflying the mud-hit area in Corrego do Feijao near the town of Brumadinho, in Minas Gerias, southeastern Brazil, yesterday. Militia members jailed over Kansas bomb plot 11 dead, 296 missing in Brazil dam accident AP to 25 years. Gavin Wright, who “We have extremely divisive WICHITA authorities said helped make and elections because our system is AFP being used in the rescue oper- Jair Bolsonaro flew over the test explosives at his mobile home to resolve those through elec- BRUMADINHO ation yesterday because the devastated zone, but said Two militia members convicted business, was set to be sentenced tions and not violence,” released mud engulfed nothing to reporters when he of taking part in a foiled plot to this weekend. The plot was foiled Stein’s attorneys have Eleven people were confirmed buildings, vehicles and roads returned from the flight. massacre Muslims in southwest after another militia member argued that he believed then- dead and nearly 300 missing with a deep, treacherous layer. Instead, he tweeted that it Kansas were sentenced to alerted authorities. President Barack Obama would yesterday after a dam collapsed “We still have hopes of was “difficult to not be emo- decades in prison during an Melgren dismissed defence declare martial law and not rec- at a mine in southeast Brazil. finding people alive,” the head tional before this scene.” All was emotional court hearing in attorneys’ request that he take ognise the validity of the election The disaster struck on of the state’s fire service, Colonel being done to care for survivors which one of the targeted into the account the divisive if Donald Trump won, forcing Friday at the Vale mine near the Edgard Estavao, said. and “determine the facts, to victims pleaded: “Please don’t political atmosphere in which militias to step in. Stein’s city of Belo Horizonte in Minas The latest count listed 296 demand justice and prevent new hate us.” the men formed their plot to attorneys noted that during the Gerais state, spewing out mil- people as missing, all of them tragedies,” he added. US District Judge Eric Melgren blow up a mosque and apart- 2016 campaign, all three men lions of tons of muddy sludge mine workers listed by Vale. The military said it was sentenced Patrick Stein, the ments housing Somali immi- read and shared Russian prop- across the facility and down A total 176 survivors have deploying 1,000 troops, alleged ringleader, to 30 years in grants in the Garden City, about aganda on their Facebook feed towards farmland alongside the been rescued so far, 23 of whom including sniffer dogs, to the prison and Curtis Allen, who 355km west of Wichita, on the designed to sow discord in the nearby town of Brumaldinho. were hospitalized. affected zone under orders from drafted a manifesto for the group, day after the 2016 election. US political system. Dozens of helicopters were Brazilian President Bolsonaro. SUNDAY 27 JANUARY 2019 HOME 15 Indian Schools celebrate 70th Republic Day with gaiety Birla Public School

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Birla Public School ((BPS)-Doha celebrated 70th Republic Day of India yesterday. The celebration began with hoisting flag of India in the main campus of the school by Chairman Lukose K Chacko in the presence of all the management members, school authorities, academic and non- academic staff, parents and students. The Chairman Lukose K Chacko, Vice-Chairman Gope Shahani, Directors C V Rappai and The Chief Guest, Lukose Chacko, Chairman of Birla Public School addressing the gathering with Maria Thomas, Life Member, Republic day Message. Nilanghsu Dey, Member of Board, Nevil Lukose, Principal A P the rendition of National Anthem, podium. Addressing the gathering school choir lifted high the spirits Sharma, Vice-Principal Shirly infused the assembly with nation- the Chairman declared that Indian of the gathered and filled hearts Rappai, Vice Principals, Headmis- alistic fervour. expatriates have more the reason with love for the nation by pre- tresses and parents led the Lukose K Chacko, Chairman, to celebrate as the freedom given senting a patriotic song. This was celebrations. received the grand salute as the to us by the benevolent country followed by a couple of scintil- Rushali Nair, grade VIII ably young Birlites led by the School of Qatar and its patriotic citizens, lating dance performances guided the assembly through the band, the scouts, guides, cubs, only encourages us to be a true Lazium, and another artistic The officials of DPS-MIS during the flag hoisting ceremony. patriotic program. The vibrant and bulbuls and the student council citizen of the world. expression of patriotism by the colorful parade, which followed members filed past the main He further added that, the multi-talented students. DPS-Modern Indian School

THE PENINSULA traditional values and culture MES Indian School DOHA of their country, India. Principal, Asna Nafees in THE PENINSULA of India earmarked in about The 70th Republic Day was her speech, reiterated the DOHA 12000 sq. Ft. with about 3000 celebrated in all its solemnity importance of inclusion. She students featuring in it on the at DPS-Modern Indian School said that just as how our nation MES Indian School commem- school grass field. yesterday. An air of patriotism demonstrates inclusion and tol- orated the 70th Republic Day A kaleidoscope of vibrant pervaded the atmosphere as the erance towards people of all of India at the school grass colours depicting the various Chief Guest Rocky Fernandes, religions, castes and creed, field on Saturday, 26th states of India marched into unfurled the Indian tricolor and DPS-Modern Indian School also January 2019 with traditional the ground in colourful the entire DPS-MIS fraternity ensures that it includes students gaiety and fervour. costumes with the dance and with the spirit of pride, of all nationalities, cultural A spectacular display of art forms of all the states of exuberance and patriotism, values, ethnicities and abilities students’ parade showcasing our country depicting the sang the National Anthem. in its fold. India’s unity in diversity, unity in diversity of India. DPS-MIS students An air of patriotic fervour entitled ‘India through Kalei- The roller skaters and enlightened the gathering on permeated the atmosphere as doscope’, stole the show as cyclists along with champions the sanctity of the occasion and the students presented a fusion students waving Indian tri- of national hockey team of the core values of Indian of poem recitation and dance, colour and representing the school followed the pag- democracy. Speaking on the glorifying their motherland, various states of India to eantry gracefully amidst the occasion, Chief Guest Rocky India. The colourful and highlight the unique blend of splendid patriotic songs ren- Fernandes, Director, DPS-MIS patriotic presentations by the rich cultural diversity of its dered by the school choir to encouraged everyone to take young choristers of the school people, which culminated highlight the importance of an active role in nation- evoked the feeling of allegiance into the formation of a map the day. building. He urged the students and commitment in the hearts to uphold and cherish the of all. Noble International School Ideal Indian School THE PENINSULA Treasurer Shoukath Ali Taj, THE PENINSULA upon the students to contribute DOHA Directors Moideen R S, Muneer DOHA their bit to strengthen our country and Ahmed Ansari and other dig- and to build a corruption free The members of the management, nitaries of the management 70th Republic Day of India was India . He encouraged the young staff and students assembled at graced the occasion with their celebrated at Ideal Indian School generation to be united to wipe Noble International School to presence. As much as celebrations this morning with great patriotic out the evil practices existing in celebrate the 70th Republic Day can go, the students and teachers fervour and enthusiasm. the present society. of India yesterday. Chairman, alike showed their love for their Principal Syed Shoukath Ali He spoke in length about the Hussain Mohammed U. presided motherland through a variety of hoisted the national flag in the importance of education for the over and delivered Republic day selected dances, choir and drama. school premises amidst chanting development of our country. The message. General Secretary, The school was edified to its of the national anthem by the debut performance of the school Basheer K P hoisted the tri-colour best by displaying the tri-colour School Choir. Heads of the Sec- marching band enthralled the of their country and work for her with a song arousing patriotic flag of India and felicitated the everywhere. With pride and tions, Staff Scouts and Guides, audience. betterment. Shifa Moideen of feelings. Boy Scouts and Girl gathering. honour, Vice Principal Robin K School Band, parents and stu- Students in their speeches class XI spoke in English while Guides were honoured with cer- Principal Shibu Abdul Jose conveyed words of gratitude dents joined the celebrations. reiterated their bond with their Hesham Ahsan of XI presented tificates and medals for their val- Rasheed welcomed the assembly to the audience for showing their In his Republic day message motherland and called upon the his thoughts in Hindi. The school uable services rendered on and expressed his sincere love for the nation through their Principal Syed Shoukath Ali called youth to live up to the traditions choir entertained the gathering various occasions. thoughts and dedication. unity in togetherness. Doha Modern Indian School THE PENINSULA were Sabu Thomas, Aca- DOHA demic Auditor of Taleb Schools; Jacob Mathew, Prin- Doha Modern Indian School cipal of Activities Taleb celebrated yesterday the 70th Group of Schools and Republic Day of India in all its Padmini Venkatesh, Principal solemnity, sanctity and of CIS. grandeur. To mark the celebration, The celebration started with a team of DMIS students per- a warm welcome extended to formed a series of spectacular the guests by School Head cultural programmes like Girl, Christa Thomas. School patriotic songs, choir, dances Shantiniketan Indian School Principal, Panchali Dasgupta etc. which genuinely roused THE PENINSULA Sahu, hoisted the National much patriotic feelings and Sharfraz Ismail and Shahanas North Star International School, Al Khor DOHA flag with great patriotic memories in the minds of the Noorudheen were also present fervour and enthusiasm. entire assembly of guests, on the auspicious occasion to Among the dignitaries to parents, teachers and The 70th Republic Day of India witness the cultural extravaganza grace the auspicious occasion students. was celebrated yesterday with presented by the school great enthusiasm and patriotism students. at the campus of Shantiniketan Patriotic Songs, fusion dance, Indian School. A short cultural classical dance, semi-classical program depicting the diverse dance, a musical tribute con- culture and rich heritage was sisting of a thematic dance and organized on the occasion. a presentation on Ahimsa was Rasheed Ahmed, In-charge performed by students which of IT and Research at School enthralled the gathering of Management Committee, parents, students, teachers and unfurled the national flag and other community members. The students of North Star International School at Al Khor, Qatar delivered the Republic Day Teachers also presented patriotic at a program held yesterday at the premises of the school to message. Other Managing Com- songs that filled the air with celebrate the 70th Republic Day of India. mittee Members C H Najeeb, nationalism and patriotism. 16 MORNING BREAK SUNDAY 27 JANUARY 2019

PRAYER TIMINGS Qatari-Korean Health QNTC and UNWTO officials hold meeting in Madrid FAJR 05. 00 AM SHOROOK 06. 19 AM THE PENINSULA Conference begins DOHA ZUHR 11. 47 AM MAGHRIB 05. 16 PM QNA ASR 02. 53 PM ISHA 06. 46 PM Hassan Al Ibrahim, Assistant DOHA Secretary-General of Qatar National Tourism Council WEATHER TODAY The Qatari-Korean Health Conference (2019) kicked (QNTC), and Zurab Pololi- off yesterday under the auspices of Deputy Prime kashvili, Secretary-General of Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs the World Tourism Organisation H E Dr. Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah. (UNWTO), met on the sidelines The conference is organised by the Armed Forces’ of FITUR – the International Medical Services Command. Tourism Fair, currently being The opening ceremony was attended by Chief of held in Madrid, Spain. Staff of Qatar Armed Forces Lieutenant-General H E During the meeting, Al Ghanem bin Shaheen Al Ghanem and Minister of Ibrahim briefed Pololikashvili Health and Welfare of the Republic of Korea Dr. Park on the latest developments in Neung-hu, in addition to a lineup of specialists and Qatar’s tourism sector, and the officials in the health sector and a number of senior ongoing implementation of the officers in the Armed Forces. National Tourism Sector The two-day conference aims at strengthening Strategy: The Next Chapter and supporting cooperation and developing relations 2018-2023. The UNWTO offered among the participants, as well as strengthening and its expertise to support various consolidating bilateral partnerships. programmes that aim to The conference aims to realize the future vision enhance the end-to-end visitor of the Qatari Armed Forces for development in the experience in Qatar. field of military as well as civilian health and medical QNTC previously collabo- services, in accordance with the agreement and the rated with UNWTO to conduct memorandum of understanding concluded with the studies around the impact that Ministry of Health and welfare of the Republic of Korea visa facilitation can have on in 2017. H E the Chief of Staff of Qatar Armed Forces Qatar’s tourism industry and accompanied by the Korea’s Minister of Health inau- economy. Following a series of gurated the Qatari-Korean medical exhibition. H E measures implemented between o o the Chief of Staff toured the pavilions of the 2016 and 2018, including 19 C 29 C exhibition. waiving entry visas for nationals Minimum Maximum A number of Korean hospitals and private medical of more than 80 countries, Qatar centers are participating in the exhibition besides now stands as the most open Hassan Al Ibrahim, Assistant Secretary-General of Qatar National Tourism Council, and Zurab Pololikashvili, Secretary-General of the Mild daytime with some clouds and slight medical institutions in Qatar. Commander of Medical country in the Middle East and dust at some areas at times, relatively cold Services, Brigadier General Nasser Mohammed Al the 8th most open in the world, World Tourism Organisation, at FITUR – the International Tourism by night. Kaabi said in remarks that medical services in the according to UNWTO rankings. Fair, currently being held in Madrid, Spain.

HIGH TIDE 08:51 – 23:43 LOW TIDE 03:32 –16:44 Armed Forces are seeing continuous advancement. Courtesy: Qatar Meteorology Department Fun Colour Run hits Doha with huge turnout

THE PENINSULA families and colleagues, enjoying the DOHA live music and games. Nesreen Al Refai, Chief Commu- Doha was covered in colour as The nications Officer for Weill Cornell Colour Run presented by Sahtak Medicine – Qatar, which runs the Your Awalan: Your Health First returned to Health First campaign, said, “The won- the Qatar National Convention Centre. derful thing about the Colour Run is A record-breaking turnout of over that it brings together huge numbers 10,000 Colour Runners completed the of people of all ages and from all parts Happiest 5K on the Planet as they of the community to exercise and have walked, ran, skipped, and, most impor- great fun at the same time. tantly, laughed their way to the finish The event is so much fun that it line yesterday in their most colourful really inspires people to get active and attire. make regular exercise part of their One of the biggest events that Doha everyday routine, which is one of the has ever seen, this edition of the Colour core messages of Sahtak Awalan – Run was part of The Hero Tour, fea- Your Health First.” turing an all-new Super Zone and Since its inception in 2012, The Foam Zone as part of the 5k course. Colour Run has become a global phe- Shaun, a participant of The Colour nomenon, continuing to innovate the Participants during the Colour Run in Doha. Run, says: “This is my second colour 5k paint race genre each year. The run and I felt this year’s event was event has been experienced by over 6 extremely well organised and it was plished. It was so much fun!” head to toe in colour! million people worldwide in 35+ coun- great to see such a massive turnout of People of all fitness levels gathered At the finish line, runners were tries and has donated a staggering $6m first time runners. The return of the for the warm up, before the first wave bursting with colours, energy, and to charity to date. In Qatar, the Colour foam pit was a fantastic addition. jetted off on the 5k course in clean pride as they collected their first-ever Run donated a portion of every entry Having medals at the end of the race white shirts, capes, tutus, socks and medals. Before heading to the Finish to Reach Out To Asia — a programme made me feel happy and accom- sunglasses before getting doused from Festival to celebrate with their friends, of Education Above All. Porsche Design and PUMA enter strategic partnership

THE PENINSULA Throughout the years, each DOHA brand has remained at the fore- front of excellence in functional Porsche Design and PUMA have design and innovative technol- entered into a strategic part- ogies, while continuously staying nership to bring a new line of true to their roots. This winning high-end sportswear, footwear philosophy has earned both com- Officials announcing the details of Qatar’s Chocolate, Coffee and Tea Festival in Doha. and accessories to the market panies numerous awards and is starting in the Spring/Summer also perfectly reflected in the 2019 season. Porsche Design Sportswear The collaboration blends Collection. CTC Festival to entice public from Wednesday Porsche Design’s sophisticated, “We are really excited to start functional design philosophy with working with such a renowned THE PENINSULA pleased to organise the second during the festival for coffee PUMA’s innovative performance Porsche Design brings its unique partner like Porsche Design,” said DOHA Chocolate, Tea and Coffee Fes- enthusiasts and professionals.” technologies. Combining the design philosophy, its engineering Bjørn Gulden, CEO of PUMA. tival in Al Bidda Park. It is a fun Manar Khalifa Almuraikhi, design heritage of the two globally mindset and strong expertise in “Their active lifestyle heritage fits The second edition of the Qatar’s fiesta for the learner or the con- Ooredoo’s PR and Corporate renowned brands, the Porsche the premium segment to this col- perfectly to our ambition to bring Chocolate, Coffee and Tea noisseurs. The savoury festival Communications Director, said: Design Sportswear Collection – laboration, while PUMA’s sports the track to the street and merge Festival (CTC Festival) will be not only provides a celebration “Ooredoo is proud to be official available early March 2019 – fea- expertise can be seen in advanced sport innovation with lifestyle held from January 30 to February of decadence and indulgences, telecommunications sponsor for tures engineered products that cushioning systems, seam-sealing products. With our long expe- 9, 2019 at the Al Bidda Park — but it also brings with it a serious the festival.” will perform at the top level and knits and lightweight fabrics. rience in motorsport, we will be opposite Qatar National Theater, business aspect”. The international extrava- stand for the fusion of lifestyle and “With PUMA we have found working with Porsche Design to Doha – Qatar. Vanguard Managing ganza is officially sponsored by performance wear. This has a qualified partner, who shares innovate footwear and apparel Organised by Four and One, Director, Sherif Mohamed, said, Vanguard, La Marzocco, Chev- resulted in a dynamic collection the same values related to tech- styles of high quality and technical the 11-day world-class festival “Vanguard is at the forefront of rolet, Ooredoo, Wega, Café with its own identity, which is nological innovation and func- engineering.” will bring together more than 90 the industry in terms of quality Carraro and Qatar Culinary Pro- supposed to appeal to customers tional design. We are very much A collection ranging from local and international exhib- and service. We are excited about fessionals will play host to the expecting uncompromising aes- looking forward kicking-off this active wear to sports-infused life- itors, ready to display and pour our partnership with Four and variety of competitions on hand. thetics and performance. partnership and to lift the Porsche style wear, the full product range tasting of their finest Chocolate, One and our role in organising Other festival partners include The new collection meets the Design Sportswear Collection to delivers technology, quality, Teas and Coffee while intro- this year’s CTC Festival. We have Talabat, Urban Point and needs of those accustomed to the new heights over the following sophistication and style with a ducing the latest award-winning many activities and events Marhaba. The festival will best in high-quality sportswear. years. The new Spring/Summer clear vision: serving the 24/7 products, live competitions and planned, such as Out of the Box provide seminars from well- Both brands are rooted in the 2019 Collection is just the starting needs of the modern sportive international accredited by La Marzocco for the first time known industry pros and pio- world of motorsport and bring point of this valued partnership,” urbanist. This is just the top of the trainings. in the Middle East, and several neers, pairings, tastings, cake complementary traits to this said Jan Becker, CEO of Porsche iceberg, because there´s more to Four and One Chairman, coffee and barista training making recipes and live newly established partnership. Design Group. come in the near future. Omran Al Sherawi, said “We are courses that will be offered entertainments.