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Shameful act of cyber terrorism Washington Post: UAE behind hacking of Qatar News Agency

QNA & Agencies It is unfortunate that this shameful act of cyber he State of Qatar has long terrorism is being attributed to a fellow member maintained that its govern- ment news agency website of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), says was hacked on May 24 and Director of the Government Communications fabricated quotes were pub- Tlished. The information published in The Office, H E Sheikh Saif bin Ahmad Al Thani. Washington Post on 16 July 2017 revealed the involvement of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and senior Emir- The Public Prosecutor will take all necessary legal ati officials in the hacking of Qatar News Agency (QNA), unequivocally proves that measures to bring to justice the perpetrators and this hacking crime had taken place. instigators of this crime, whether in Qatari courts or Director of the Government Com- relevant international jurisdictions specialising munications Office, H E Sheikh Saif bin Ahmad Al Thani, stated that it is especially in cybercrimes. unfortunate that this shameful act of cyber terrorism is being attributed to a fellow member of the Gulf Cooperation Council unnamed US intelligence officials as say- ing Qatari government websites. (GCC). This criminal act represents a clear ing that senior members of the Emirati The hacking took place on May 24, violation and breach of international law Public Prosecutions investigation into the Public Prosecutor on 20 June 2017. government discussed the plan on May shortly after a lengthy meeting between and of the bilateral and collective agree- this crime is ongoing. The Public Pros- A report in the The Washington Post 23, but the officials said it was unclear US President Donald Trump and Gulf ments signed between the member states ecutor will take all necessary legal said that the United Arab Emirates if the UAE hacked the websites or paid leaders in Saudi Arabia. of the GCC, as well as collective agree- measures to bring to justice the perpe- orchestrated the hacking of a Qatari for them to be carried out, the newspa- ments with the Arab League, the trators and instigators of this crime, government news site in late May, to per reported. Siege countries miscalculated Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, and whether in Qatari courts or relevant post incendiary false quotes attributed The report said it was unclear steps against Qatar: the United Nations. international jurisdictions specialising to the Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin whether Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Australian Newspaper » Page 2 The Director added that the Qatari in cybercrimes, as per the statement of Hamad Al Thani. The report quotes Egypt had also taken part in penetrat- Al Wakrah Qatar may approach ICJ for Economy Minister discusses impact of stadium on compensation: Al Attiyah siege with top officials in Switzerland schedule MINISTER OF STATE FOR DEFENCE Affairs H E Dr Khalid QNA bin Mohammed Al Attiyah said that Qatar may approach Inter- AFP national Court of Justice (ICJ) and ask compensation for inister of Economy and Commerce H damages caused due to blockade imposed on Qatar by siege E Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim bin A SECOND STADIUM being countries since June 5. During interview with TRT World, a MMohammed Al Thani has underlined built for the football World Cup Turkish news channel, he added that “Qatar faces the same that the measures taken by the siege coun- 2022 in Qatar will be ready on situation which Nicaragua faced in the eighties and went to tries are in violation of international laws, schedule next year despite sanc- the International Court of Justice and succeeded in getting conventions and norms and are contrary to tions imposed by Gulf compensation,”. intellectual property rights as well as the WTO neighbours, an official said. He also added that Qatar and US has historical and stra- Trade Facilitation Agreement, which stipu- Al Warkah 40,000-seat sta- tegic relations, and it fights with US against terrorism. He was lates the need to ensure that no obstacles are dium, designed in the shape of surprised to see that UAE was trying to transfer the US base added to trade between the member a boat by the late award-win- from Qatar. About the demand to close the Turkish base, he countries. ning architect Zaha Hadid, will said this demand is rejected and all the siege countries know The Minister made the remarks during come in line after Khalifa sta- about this since long time. It is the decision between two sov- his visit to the Republic of Switzerland, dur- dium, which was delivered in ereign countries. ing which he met with heads of international Minister of Economy and Commerce H E Sheikh Ahmed May. Meanwhile, the Kuwaiti cabinet in its session yesterday organizations and a group of lawyers from a bin Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani with Professor “The current project is going reviewed the latest developments of the Kuwaiti efforts to resolve legal firm specialising in WTO issues in on schedule and Al Wakrah sta- the Gulf crisis. Following the meeting, Minister of State for Cab- Geneva. Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the dium will be delivered on time inet Affairs and Acting Information Minister Sheikh Mohammed → Continued on page 2 World Economic Forum, in Geneva, yesterday. by the end of the next year,” said Abdullah Al Mubarak Al Sabah said that he briefed the Cabinet project manager Thani Khalifa on the results of the recent visits by US Secretary of State Rex Till- Al Zarah. erson, UK National Security Advisor Mark Sedwill , and French Qatari citizens will be required to get advance visa from Thursday to enter Egypt, a source On June 5, Saudi Arabia, the Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian to Kuwait, during which at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Cairo said. The visa can be obtained from Egyptian United Arab Emirates, Bahrain they discussed the latest developments concerning the Gulf dis- embassies or from the Egyptian Section at the Embassy of Greece in Doha, QNA reported. and Egypt imposed siege on pute and ways to resolve it, Kuwait news agency Kuna reported. Qatar. The siege included block- ing Qatar’s only land border with Saudi Arabia, depriving Doha of all imports by road, including construction material. CRA initiates probe into Vodafone outage Complaints against More than 50 percent of con- crete work at the stadium has The Peninsula to address main cause of this outage, said the company in a tweet. “While blockade exceed 1,000 been completed while steel nature and extent of the impact on performing a critical service upgrade material for the roof structure he Communications Regulatory customers, steps taken to resolve the to the network earlier today we faced Sidi Mohamed has already been delivered, said Authority (CRA) has initiated a issue and measures and procedures a technical issue causing the current The Peninsula Zarah, insisting that border Tfull investigation into the out- put in place to avoid such outages in outage,” said another tweet. blockade is not affecting the age of Vodafone Qatar’s network that the future in the report. The complete outage of Vodafone he Compensation Claims Committee has so project and that the contractor left many of its customers without In addition, Vodafone is bound by services caused great troubles for far received more than 1,000 complaints filed is the party responsible for access to voice calls and data serv- its license to provide customers with thousands of users and all the day peo- Tby people affected the blockade against Qatar. securing supplies. ices. The outage started as early as appropriate compensation for this ple kept on complaining about the major “Yesterday the committee received 193 cases and “They are currently looking 3.30am this morning and was restored disruption of service. Vodafone Qatar, disruption in network. “All Vodafone 43 inquiry calls,” said a source at the committee. for alternatives and I don’t think partially until late evening. an affiliate of Vodafone Group, said teams are working tirelessly to restore The Peninsula visited the Committee’s office to from a client perspective that’s CRA has requested Vodafone to yesterday that access to its network service to the network as soon as pos- meet some people who had come to file their cases a concern for us,” he said, add- provide a detailed investigation report was being affected by technical issues. sible. We sincerely apologies for the to the committee. Among those people, The Penin- ing that the blockade has by July 20, addressing violations of the “We are facing technical issues delay and will keep you updated with sula met Khaled Al Obaidly, a citizen who has two “already opened new markets service continuity and customer infor- that may affect your access to our net- any progress,” tweeted the company. A flats in Dubai with collective value of QR1.2m. for the country and the contrac- mation obligations stated in its Licence. work. We are working to resolve this spokesman for Vodafone Qatar did not tors as well to explore.” Vodafone has also been requested issue. Thank you for your patience,” respond to a request for comment. → Continued on page 2 02 HOME TUESDAY 18 JULY 2017

Emir holds Emir issues phone talks with Austrian instruments Chancellor QNA

mir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani of ratification Eheld last evening a tel- ephone conversation with the Federal Chancellor of the QNA Republic of Austria, Christian One of the Kern. During the call , they mir H H Sheikh discussed the latest develop- Tamim bin Hamad Al instruments of ments related to the Gulf Thani issued an ratification relates Minister of Economy and Commerce H E Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani crisis, and ways to resolve it instrument of ratifi- through dialogue and diplo- to cooperation in meeting officials in Geneva, Switzerland. cation endorsing the health and medical matic means. Eratification of a Memorandum Bilateral relations of Understanding (MoU) on sciences between between the two countries cooperation in the field of the governments of ‘Blockade against IPR norms’ and ways of developing them health and medical sciences Qatar and Turkey. in various fields were also between the governments of discussed during the call. Continued from page 1 Qatar and Turkey, which was He stressed that these coun- placed restrictions on Qatari signed in Trabzon on Decem- Moreover, the Emir issued tries have suddenly, and without investments, including the clo- ber 18, 2016. an instrument of ratification A statement issued by the prior notice, and without resort- sure of Qatari companies, the The Emir also issued an endorsing the ratification of a Ministry of Economy and Com- ing to the use of the mechanisms expulsion of their managers and Emir ratifies instrument of ratification cooperation agreement in the merce said that H E Sheikh adopted by international organ- the prevention of Qatari inves- endorsing the ratification of an cultural field between the gov- Ahmed bin Jassim bin Moham- isations, as stipulated in tors from disposing of their Cabinet MoU on cooperation in the field ernments of Qatar and Serbia, med Al Thani had met with a international, regional and bilat- property, without any compen- of organising exhibitions which was signed in Doha on number of presidents of inter- eral agreements, to close all sation for losses. decision between the governments of November 7, 2016. national economic and trade their land and sea and air ports The Minister said that the Qatar and Turkey, which was In addition, the Emir issued organisations in Geneva to dis- to the State of Qatar. State of Qatar, under the direc- QNA signed in the Turkish city on the an instrument of ratification cuss the crisis caused by the HE Sheikh Ahmed bin Jas- tives of Emir H H Sheikh Tamim same day last year. endorsing the ratification of a siege countries against the State sim bin Mohammed Al Thani bin Hamad Al Thani took all the mir H H Sheikh Tamim Additionally, the Emir memorandum of cooperation in of Qatar which resulted in arbi- said that the siege countries had measures necessary to stand bin Hamad Al Thani issued an instrument of ratifi- the field of agriculture between trary measures, such as travel gone further to embargo pas- against the illegal siege, provide Eissued yesterday an cation endorsing a draft the Ministry of Municipality and bans, border closures, air, land sage of Qatari aircraft through products and services, as well instrument of ratification cooperation agreement in the Environment of Qatar and the and sea ports closure with the their air spaces as well as not to as maintain the stability of approving Cabinet Decision field of environment and nature Ministry of Agriculture and Envi- State, in violation of interna- allow ships loaded with goods Qatari markets. The Minister No 27 of 2017 on establishing protection between the govern- ronmental Protection of Serbia, tional laws, conventions and of traders and Qatari companies added that Qatar succeeded in a technical committee to ments of Qatar and Croatia, which was signed in Doha on norms, as well as a number of located in these countries or that regard. examine the indices of inter- which was signed in Doha on November 7, 2016. international, regional and local destined for the State of Qatar The Minister of Economy national reports on the April 23, 2017. The Emir issued an instru- principles, conventions, provi- to enter their ports, provided and Commerce and his accom- business environment in The Emir also issued an ment of ratification endorsing sions and laws. that such goods are returned to panying delegation also met Qatar. The decision is effec- instrument of ratification a draft protocol on amending The Minister of Economy the country of origin and not to with a group of lawyers from a tive from its date of endorsing the ratification of an some provisions of an aviation and Commerce stressed that allow exportation of their firm specialized in World Trade publication in the official MoU on cooperation in the agreement between Qatar and these measures are also con- national products to the State of Organization (WTO) legal dis- gazette. fields of youth and sports the Council of Ministers of Bos- trary to the principles and Qatar and not to allow national putes, which was hired to study between Qatar and Serbia, nia and Herzegovina, which provisions of the WTO agree- or foreign service companies all the illegal measures taken by which was signed in Doha on was signed in Doha on May 5 ments, especially the located in their territories to deal the siege countries against the Emir ratifies November 7 last year. this year. most-favoured-nation princi- with Qatari companies, while State of Qatar. ple that no goods should be preventing postal and transpor- The Minister also met with expropriation discriminated against by any tation companies from Director-General of WTO, member state compared to operating through their territo- Ambassador Roberto Azevedo, decisions other goods and services, ries to the State of Qatar. Executive Chairman of the whether produced within the In addition, banks and World Economic Forum Profes- QNA importing State or exported financial companies were sor Klaus Schwab, and from any other State. barred from dealing in Qatari Director-General of the World mir H H Sheikh Tamim The Minister pointed out riyals, and Qatari businessmen Intellectual Property Organiza- bin Hamad Al Thani that the measures taken by the and companies were prevented tion, Dr Francis Gurry. Eyesterday ratified Cab- siege countries of the blockade from disposing of their property The Minister of Economy inet Decisions No 28 and No are contrary to intellectual and goods in warehouses and and Commerce said that the 29 of 2017 on the expropria- property rights and the trade free zones in these countries. Qatar will take all the necessary tion of some real estate for facilitation agreement, which They are still considering all the legal measures and will seek public good. stipulates the need to ensure means they could use to harm international organisations, The decisions are effec- that no obstacles are added to the Qatari economy, the Minis- regional and international tive from the date of their trade between the member ter added. courts to file lawsuits against the publication in the official countries. These countries have also siege countries. gazette. Talks only way out of crisis: Ambassador Committee officials receiving complaints of people affected by the siege. Athens QNA The ambassador said Qatar, which was repeatedly accused of atar’s Ambassador to financing terrorism, has become the first country to sign an agreement ‘Siege nations don’t Greece, Abdulaziz Ali Al with the United States on combating terrorism and its financing. He QNaama, said the State of Qatar faced and still faces a added that Qatar hopes that signing the agreement would be a model want crisis solved’ politically-motivated campaign that targets the state and its sov- for GCC states with the United States in order to unite ereignty, adding that the Continued from page 1 counterterrorism efforts. campaign is led by parties try- “I have already paid half of “The problem is ing to abuse Qatar and demonise the amount and still paying the just not about our it by exercising pressure in order roles divided between Gulf and campaign started after a meeting expense of the Gulf interests are remaining instalments but I monetary loses, to thwart its efforts in boosting Arab sides. He added that the between Emir H H Sheikh Tamim baseless, adding that Doha had cannot continue paying because security and stability at the inter- campaign started after the Riy- bin Hamad Al Thani and Custo- recalled its ambassador to Iran due to the current crisis I feel the problem is the national and regional levels. adh Arab and Islamic summit on dian of The Two Holy Mosques after the burning down of Saudi uncertain about the future. I fact that the crisis In an interview with Greek May 21, in which US President King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Embassy in Tehran and never have asked the property agent has separated newspaper Kathimerini, the Donald Trump took part, with Saud in Jeddah on May 1 and after reinstated him since then. to postpone instalments that I ambassador said Qatar still the US president’s speech fea- a ministerial meeting for GCC The phone call between the am paying every month and he families,” he believes that the only way out of turing remarks on the states on May 17. After that, he Emir and Iranian President Has- agreed. The agent also said that observed. the crisis that Qatar had no hand importance of Qatar’s role as a added, the Riyadh summit took san Rowhani on May 27, which he needs a bank cheques which in is dialogue rather than orders significant strategic partner in place on May 21 and the siege was mentioned by the campaign, I can’t give because I don’t and dictations, adding that Qatar combating terrorism, which, he countries never mentioned any took place as part of annual pro- know if crisis will take long 36 years the ties between GCC still awaits the return of its Arab said, affirms the invalidity of the bilateral differences during any tocol of extending greetings on time or not”. countries never reached such brothers to the dialogue table. allegations of these entities, of these meetings. the advent of the holy month of “I came to the committee a situation. He said the media campaign which continue to fabricate links Al Naama said that claims by Ramadan, and came under the with the property documents “We never expect like this carried out against Qatar has between Qatar and terrorism. the campaign parties that Qatar policy of GCC states to support to file my case, Al Obaidly said. may happen among GCC coun- been prepared in advance, with The ambassador said the cooperates with Tehran at the dialogue with Iran. Replying to a question on tries. We usually feel as if we whether blockading countries are in our own country in wanted to solve the crisis, he whole GCC. In Europe they are said: “In my opinion, Qatar has unified although they have dif- done a lot to solve it but the ferent languages, religion and Siege nations miscalculated moves: The Australian siege countries don’t want its many other things but they resolution.” able to make Europe one QNA Beats The Gulf Blockade” noted that the in a better position to weather the storm than For his side, Salem, a citi- country.” Qatari economy is simple in its basic struc- the UAE or Saudi Arabia due to its smaller zen who bought a piece of land “The problem is just not he Australian newspaper reported yes- ture and is not dependent on intricate supply population and its sovereign wealth fund. It in Riyadh for QR160,000 said about our monetary loses, the terday that the countries putting Qatar chains. The article also noted that trade also said that the ability of Saudi Arabia and that he had bought it due to problem is the fact that the cri- Tunder siege might have miscalculated between GCC members, apart from oil, was the UAE in dealing with Qatar will be lim- facilities they were providing sis has separated families,” he their moves, weeks after the siege. less than 10 percent. ited, as their economies were affected by the to GCC citizens and since last observed. The newspaper in an article titled “Qatar The article also said that Qatar may be decline in oil prices. TUESDAY 18 JULY 2017 HOME 03

Public Health QIIB launches Tamim Al Majd mural Strategy

QIIB chief lauds Emir focuses on Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani embodies mental health the will of Qatari people who see in his leadership all QNA meanings of dignity and pride. The crisis has showed ental health and well- the real character of Qataris being is one of the and these wonderful Mpriority areas in initiatives reflect how much Qatar Public Health Strategy they love their leader. 2017-2022, with the focus on encouraging people to speak openly about mental health and to seek help early. The Peninsula The mental health objec- tives of the Public Health o express loyalty to the home- Strategy have been designed land and sincerity and love for to complement and build on Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin the National Mental Health Hamad Al Thani, Qatar Inter- Strategy, which was launched national Islamic Bank (QIIB) in 2013 with the vision: Good Tyesterday launched Tamim Al Majd mural mental health and wellbeing at its main branch at the Grand Hamad for the people of Qatar, sup- Street. ported by integrated mental The launch ceremony was attended health services with access to by Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Thani bin Abdul- the right care at the right time, lah Al Thani, Chairman and Managing and in the right place. Director of QIIB, and Jamal Abdullah Al The World Health Organ- Jamal, Deputy CEO of QIIB. ization (WHO) global The employees of the bank expressed Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Thani bin Abdullah Al Thani, Chairman and Managing Director of QIIB, and Jamal Abdullah Al estimates suggest that men- their loyalty and love for the Emir by sign- Jamal, Deputy CEO, with other officials at the launch of Tamim Al Majd mural yesterday. tal health disorders affect ing on the image and writing messages more than 1 in 4 people in the expressing their love for the homeland. of dignity and pride. The crisis has showed positions towards Arab and Muslims Al Jamal said after signing on the mural: course of their lives and about The participants stressed that Qatar the real character of Qataris and these issues across the world. Due to the wise “Launch of this mural is to express our 1 in 10 adults at any one time. will remain precious for them and wonderful initiatives reflect how much leadership and unity among people and loyalty to Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin The most common disor- deserves a lot of efforts from residents to Qataris love their leader,” said Al Thani. the government, all efforts of blockading Hamad Al Thani, who is our symbol and ders being depression and make it more prosperous under the wise He also stressed that “our loyalty to Emir countries against Qatar have failed,” he leader. He added: “Standing with the anxiety. Globally, the total leadership of the Emir. requires from us to work more and to added. He also said that “we will prove homeland requires from us more efforts number of people with “Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad increase the pace of growth in all fields”, he that the blockade has been a total failure to further develop our economy and depression and anxiety is Al Thani embodies the will of Qatari peo- said. “This unjust siege which is imposed by working more and innovating solu- not give an opportunity to others to estimated to exceed 300 ple who see in his leadership all meanings on Qatar came as a result of its good tions in order to overcome all obstacles”. affect it”. million. QA starts flying to Macedonia See allergist for severe

The Peninsula insect bites: Expert

he first Qatar Airways The Peninsula Adeli, Hamad Medical Corpora- non-stop flight from tion’s (HMC) Allergy and TDoha to Skopje touched ot all insect bites require Immunology Awareness Program down yesterday at Alexander immediate medical treat- Lead and Senior Consultant in the Great Airport. The new Nment but it’s important to Allergy and Immunology. route to the capital of the seek advice from an allergist if Examples of severe allergic or Republic of Macedonia will be there is a suspected allergy or an toxic reactions include shock, served four times per week individual has experienced a coughing or trouble breathing, with an Airbus A320 aircraft, severe reaction in the past, says swelling of the lips, tongue, eye- featuring 12 seats in Business an expert. lids, hands and feet, Class and 120 seats in Economy “Most reactions to insect bites lightheadedness, nausea, diarrhea Class. and stings are mild, causing little and stomach cramps and hives. Skopje provides a gateway more than redness, itching, or He noted that if an insect sting to a country of dramatic scen- minor swelling. Bites or stings occurs, recommended first-aid ery, including beautiful lakes, from insects such as bees, ants, includes removing the stinger mountains, and charming his- and wasps rarely cause severe from the skin. If a stinger is left in toric towns. Visitors to Skopje reactions, but it is important to be the skin, scrape it off with a flat can discover Ottoman-era aware that allergic or toxic reac- object. Do not use tweezers or neighbourhoods, shop in the Qatar Airways and Macedonian officials at Skopje’s Alexander the Great Airport. tions can occur and should be your fingertips as that could old bazaar, or visit the lakeside reported to one’s doctor or aller- deposit more venom. Wash the city of Orchid and its pictur- Skopje. The VIP delegates from Doha-Skopje flight and the In addition, the com- gist. Patients who wish to see an area with soap and water and esque castle. Passengers who Doha were offered salt and entrance of Qatar Airways to mencement of air cargo service allergist at HMC can obtain a apply a cool compress using a would like to experience the bread, a traditional Macedo- the Macedonian market, as one to Skopje by Qatar Airways referral from their primary health- cloth dampened with cold water unique cultural and cosmopol- nian welcome, as they got off of the most appreciated avia- Cargo will promote air trade care physician,” says Dr Mehdi or with ice wrapped in it. itan mix of the city can book the plane. tion brands worldwide. Doha growth in Macedonia by con- their tickets on the newly- Qatar Airways Group Chief will be a very attractive new necting the country with its designed Qatar Airways Executive, Akbar Al Baker, destination for Macedonian cit- major importers in northeast website or mobile said: “This summer is a busy izens, for both leisure and Asia via the airline’s state-of- application. one for Qatar Airways, as we business, connecting them with the-art Doha hub. The cargo Qatar Airways Chief Com- continue our Eastern Euro- 150 additional destinations carrier’s newly-launched Cli- mercial Officer, Ehab Amin, pean expansion. Our new across the world.” mate Control Centre enhances who travelled on board the four-times weekly service to Macedonia is a centre for its seamless cool chain solu- inaugural flight with Macedo- Skopje is a much-anticipated metal-processing, chemical, tions and offers perfect transit nian Ambassador to Qatar, addition to our global route timber, textile, leather and services to support the exports Vukica Krtolica Popovska, was map, which will enable us to printing industries, and is of fruits and fresh produce out greeted by Macedonia’s Min- connect both business and lei- ranked as one of the Top 10 of Skopje to various destina- ister of Transport and sure passengers to and from economies in the world for tions across its global Communications, Goran Sug- Macedonia. We look forward doing business. The launch of network. areski; General Manager of to welcoming our passengers the award-winning airline’s The airline’s first ever- Airport TAV Macedonia, Alp Er on board flights to this capti- new route to Skopje will help service to Macedonia will also Tunga Ersoy; and Qatari vating city.” Macedonian businesspeople give leisure passengers easier Ambassador to Skopje, Hassan Alp Er Tunga Ersoy said: “It connect with their business access to Australia, where bin Abdullah Zaid Al Mahmoud, is a great pleasure for us to partners in more than 150 des- more than 200,000 Macedo- at Alexander the Great Airport, welcome the first tinations around the world. nian Australians live. 310kg ivory seized at airport

The Peninsula report with pictures of the seized ship- ment. They also will notify the secretariat he General Authority of Customs of the CITES (the Convention on Interna- and the Ministry of Municipality and tional Trade in Endangered Species of TEnvironment have seized a 310kg Wild Fauna and Flora). shipment of elephant ivory at Hamad The confiscation of the shipment falls International Airport. in the framework of cooperation between The ivory was on way to an Asian governments signatory to CITES country from an African nation. agreement. Mubarak Al Marri, Head of Wildlife The Executive Management of CITES Section at Environmental Protection, agreement has a dedicated hot line The seized ivory was on way to an Asian Nature Reserves and Wildlife Depart- number — 44264448 — to reply to inquir- country from Africa. ment, said they would prepare a detailed ies from any country during office hours. 04 HOME TUESDAY 18 JULY 2017 Aspire Academy signs education agreement

Amna Pervaiz Rao The Peninsula Online content Deal with ALDOHA spire Academy and Link for IT aimed at ‘ALDOHA Link for developing online Information Technol- content to improve ogy (IT)’ yesterday the learning signed a new partner- experience for the shipA agreement to develop online Qatar Airways hostesses with Sam Bird, winner of the 2017 New York City ePrix, at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal. content to improve the learning Academy’s experience for the Academy’s student-athletes. student-athletes. The agreement was signed at start from first level and then move QA congratulates New York City ePrix winner Aspire Dome by Badr Al Hay, Direc- forward.” tor of Education and Student Affairs “Aspire Academy makes sure at Aspire Academy, and Hamad to utilise the latest technological The Peninsula and successful event in New movable TV monitors on the some of the world’s most Rashed Al Nuaimi, Chairman of advances in the field of sport and York, a key destination for us. centre four seats allow col- iconic cities, including Hong ALDOHA Link for IT. Also present education. Given that technology atar Airways, the official We are delighted to have cel- leagues, friends or families Kong, Marrakech, Buenos were Dr Ali Al Hitmi, Deputy Direc- occupies much of our youth’s time, airline sponsor of the ebrated our 10-year travelling together to trans- Aires, Monaco, Paris, New York tor of Education and Student Affairs and plays a vital role in how they Qelectric street racing anniversary of flying to New form their space into a private and Montreal. The champion- at Aspire Academy, Jassem Al Jaber, receive information, making use of series Formula E, congratu- York last month by displaying suite, allowing them to work, ship represents a vision for the Aspire Academy’s School Principal, an online educational program will lated Sam Bird, the winner of our trademark colours on the dine and socialise together. future of the motor industry, Saeed Ali Al Marri, Football Admin- be vital in delivering our curricu- the 2017 New York City ePrix, iconic Empire State Building. These new features provide serving as a platform to show- istration Manager, Nasser Saeed lum in a way that our students held at the Brooklyn Cruise “And we are tremen- the ultimate customisable case the latest innovations in Aleida, Procurement, Warehouse typically prefer to learn. Having an Terminal on July 15-16. dously excited to be bringing travel experience that ena- electric vehicle technology and and Contracts Manager at Aspire online interactive platform that The airline was also the title our award-winning new bles passengers to create an alternative energy solutions. Academy, and Hisham Mustafa, extends beyond the conventional sponsor of the successful 2017 ‘Qsuite’ Business Class seat to environment that suits their Qatar Airways is the official General Manager of ALDOHA Link classroom setting is a perfect edu- Qatar Airways Paris ePrix, which New York this autumn, a own unique needs. sponsor of numerous sporting for IT. cation tool to match our students’ took place around the architec- product which truly sets a As a key partner of the New events, including the Qatar Exx- Talking to The Peninsula, Badr way of learning and often mobile tural complex of Les Invalides new industry standard by York City ePrix, Qatar Airways onMobil Open and the Qatar Al Hay, Director of Education and lifestyle, helping them stay on top in the French capital in May. bringing First Class to Busi- provided select invited VIP Total Open; as well as being an Student Affairs at Aspire Academy, of their studies anywhere at any Qatar Airways Group Chief ness Class.” Qsuite features guests a First Class experience official FIFA partner and the said: “We are very proud of this time,” he added. Executive, Akbar Al Baker, the industry’s first-ever dou- at the EMOTION Club in the official sponsor of the FIFA new partnership between us and Hamad Rashed Al Nuaimi, said: “As the official airline ble bed available in Business eVillage event space. 2018 and 2022 World Cups. The ALDOHA Link for IT which will Chairman of ALDOHA Link for IT, sponsor of the New York City Class, with privacy panels The FIA Formula E Cham- airline has a long history of hav- elevate the educational experience said: “Aspire Academy is one of the ePrix, we are delighted to con- that stow away, allowing pas- pionship is the world’s first ing one of the most modern and of Aspire Academy’s student-ath- leading educational and sports gratulate both the race’s sengers in adjoining seats to fully-electric single-seater rac- energy efficient fleets in the sky; letes, and reflect positively on the institutions in the world, and we’re winner, Sam Bird and Formula create their own private ing series, competing on the combining speed, efficiency education system in Qatar. In proud to partner with them. Our E for hosting such an exciting room. Adjustable panels and streets against the backdrop of and distance. 2006, we started to look for part- company seeks to add value to the ners, certainly we ended up in education field in Qatar, as per the Singapore which is very advanced Qatar National Vision 2030 which in education. Eventually, we real- seeks to develop a knowledge- ised no one focuses on Arabic based economy characterised by Qatar Rail training centre Ooredoo curriculum, now our focal point is innovation, entrepreneurship and to meet Qatar’s standards. We will excellence in education.” Myanmar receives safety award appoints The Peninsula

atar Rail’s commitment new official to rigorous health and Qsafety standards has The Peninsula been recognised by a prestig- ious international awarding oredoo Myanmar has body for workplace safety appointed Htar Thant training. OZin (pictured) as its The Green Line Under- newest Chief Officer of Sales ground training centre has and Distribution. already established itself as a Htar joined Ooredoo ‘gold standard’ centre, with its Myanmar in November 2014 Bader Al Hay, Director of Education and Student Affairs of Aspire learner results and training as Senior Manager in Market- Academy, presents a gift to Hamad bin Rashid Al Naimi, Chairman administration standards in ing Intelligence. In early 2016, of ALDOHA Link for IT during the signing ceremony at Aspire the top 5 per cent of Highfield she was promoted to the role Academy yesterday. Pic: Baher Amin/ The Peninsula centres in the entire Gulf Eng Jassim Al Ansari, Project Director of Green Line, of Director in Marketing Plan- Cooperation Council (GCC) receives the Highfield International Center Award. ning and Business area. Intelligence. Htar is an expe- Eng Jassim Al Ansari that the Green Line Under- The centre not only delivers rienced leader, who has spent Project Director of Green Line ground training facility is health and safety advice to its the last 3 years as a key mem- stated, “Qatar Rail have from undergoing constant workers but also to a grow- ber of the Ooredoo Myanmar A reputed media company the start of the project pro- improvements, and compli- ing number of key Senior Leadership Team. moted the highest standards mented previously awarded organisations in Qatar. Htar will take over in Qatar is looking for of safety, welfare and quality accreditation to this facility. Christian Hopper, Inter- responsibility for Ooredoo’s through training of all staff This award is a testament to national Business national distribution chan- Business & Local Reporters and the workforce. the ongoing commitment of Development Manager for nels, managing a network Training facilities have Qatar Rail to continuing Highfield Qualifications, that spans more than 100,000 (Full/Part-Time) been established on all the improvement and education praised the centre saying, touchpoints across the coun- project contracts and the on the project.” “Since we started working try. She will be responsible for Should have at least 5 years experience. standards of the workforce The centre, which was with the Green Line Train- a direct and indirect sales Bachelor’s degree in journalism, mass education have been moni- launched in 2014 and was the ing Centre, it was clear that teams, helping customers get tored by internationally first of its kind in the region. they had the highest com- easy access to Ooredoo’s communication or a related field. renowned accreditation It was developed as part of mitment to excellence in all expanding range of products, GCC and/or MENA experience would be an bureaus.” Qatar Rail’s steadfast commit- areas of training delivery and as well as easy access to cus- advantage. He added: “The Highfield ment to high standards of administration among our tomer service. Bilingual preferred (Arabic/English). International Centre of Excel- health and safety for the many hundreds of interna- In addition to her duties NOC (full-time only) . lence Award confirmed today 9,500 workers across its sites. tional approved centres.” managing Sales and Distribu- tion, Htar will also be a full member of Ooredoo Myan- Job duties and responsibilities include: mar’s Executive Committee, Covering assignments and developing own ideas Fine arts workshops at Souq Waqif Art Center helping guide the company into relevant news content. to even greater success. Following prescribed editorial style and format. QNA The workshops include dealing with different topics Stays attuned to local, regional and state issues “Ceramic Workshop” which such as basics of drawing, he fine arts workshops focuses on teaching the skills establishing pencil and deal- and their effects on local communities. (Fine Arts 3) started yes- of dealing with ceramics, cre- ing with pastel colours, Attending community events and local and Tterday at Souq Waqif Art ating ceramic sculptures, and through teaching beginners regional meetings as assigned. Center and will continue for more precise sculptures. The basics of oil painting assets, 45 days, as part of events and workshop also includes the in addition to teaching them Eligible candidates can send their CVs to activities of summer centres Arabic calligraphy workshop a number of other tech- [email protected] aimed at introducing the which consists of two groups, niques. community to all kinds of fine one for women and the other The “Sculpture Work- Kindly mention the jobs applied for. arts in the region and docu- for both genders. shop” consists of two groups menting, reviewing, enriching The workshop is a contin- — advanced levels and for and enhancing the arts and uation of what was presented group of beginners who heritage of Qatar. in previous workshops passed a preliminary test. TUESDAY 18 JULY 2017 HOME 05 MoI and MoE sign Summit backs food security goals

Zone Authority (PEZA) which ‘voluntary work presented the Philippine Invest- Preparations are ment Conference in February underway for the this year. summit to be hosted During the state visit of Phil- programme’ by Management ippine President Rodrigo Duterte in Qatar last April, PEZA signed Solutions Consultants 13 business to business deals provide them with the skills and WLL (MSI) under the worth $206m in various areas. The memorandum knowledge and development auspices of Philippine “Investments were mostly in of talent and awareness of stu- Economic Zone tourism eco-zones and retire- aims at encouraging, dents in accordance with the ment villages. This time, we want volunteering and mechanisms the programme. Authority (PEZA) to explore agro-industry and investing youth Students participating in the which presented the food security, which the Philip- energies and promotion of communication Philippine Investment pines has so much to offer,” skills and getting closer to know Joseph Timothy Rivera, Qatar- adopting training Conference in how to work in the Ministry of based PEZA Special Advisor to Adel Sa’adeh, MSI Managing Charito B Plaza, PEZA at the Coast and Interior, especially that work- February this year. the Director General for Middle Director and Special Advisor Director General. Borders’ Security ing for the Ministry of Interior East and Northern Europe, said to the PEZA Director General interests many students. yesterday. Department, within for the Middle East. She pointed out that the Raynald C Rivera Recently, a number of Qatari high quality standards of Phil- the volunteer training program and voluntary The Peninsula and expatriate businesses in the ippine food growers would hours required and work with the Ministry of Inte- food and agricultural sector have during the recent visit of Presi- satisfy the needs of the Qatari approved for high rior will be one of the most he Philippines is set to looked to import food from dent Duterte. market. school students successful programs in view of present the enormous alternative source markets, To higlight this initiative, MSI To complement the leading the keenness of officials in the potential its agro- while some have considered Managing Director Adel Sa’adeh local food industry players who during the period. Ministry of Interior to make the industry sector can outsourcing food production. has announced the hosting of the will be attending the summit, program a success. offer towards achiev- In response to this, MSI has food security summit which will Sa’adeh also said that PEZA Staff Brigadier (Navy) Ali Ting food security at the launched an inter-chamber dia- see the convergence of food Director General Charito B Plaza, QNA Ahmad Al Budaid, director gen- upcoming Qatar – Philippines logue with local stakeholders industry-related companies in Philippine Ambassador to Qatar eral of the Coast and Borders’ Food Security Summit slated on during which the Philippines has Qatar and efficient food suppli- Allan Timbayan and a contin- he Ministry of Interior and Security Department, said that September 18. been proposed as a source for ers from the Philippines. gent of resource persons from the Ministry of Education the memorandum of coopera- Preparations are underway their current needs. Sa’adeh, who is the only non-Fil- the Philippine Department of Tand Higher Education tion comes within the framework for the summit to be hosted by MSI was one of the compa- ipino Special Advisor to the Agriculture (DA) and Interna- have signed a memorandum of of the public administration’s Management Solutions Consult- nies that signed intentions to PEZA Director General for the tional Rice Research Institute cooperation on the ‘voluntary keenness to reach out to all con- ants WLL (MSI) under the branch out in the Philippines as Middle East expressed confi- (IRRI) will be invited to grace the work programme’ for high cerned parties in the country and auspices of Philippine Economic an ecozone services provider dence the huge potentials and event. school students. to promote the partnership in a The memorandum aims at way that benefits the people of encouraging volunteering and Qatar and the students. investing youth energies and He pointed out that the idea adopting training at the Coast of the program is to provide an Traders to import motor spare parts from Oman and Borders’ Security Depart- environment for volunteer ment within the volunteer work for high school students hours required and approved to learn about the work system Sanaullah Ataullah big business hub in Oman and card and offered to provide for high school students during of the Coast and Borders’ Secu- The Peninsula other GCC countries, so we have Qatari traders with spare parts from Oman.” the summer period. rity Department through already shifted our business offices in Oman have Speaking on the availability The Ministry of Education participation in the perform- ocal traders are looking from Dubai to Oman,” said man- of spare parts in local markets and Higher Education’s Assist- ance of some simple office and forward to importing ager of a spare part shop shifted their business after blockade, mechanics and ant Undersecretary for technical work that suits the age Lmotor spare parts from operating at Wakalat road, from Dubai and Saudi motorists said that different Educational Affairs, Fawzia Al and in accordance with the Oman in order to ensure smooth Industrial Area. The manager Arabia to this new spare parts including tejari, gen- Khater, praised the efforts of the mechanisms of the volunteer supply of materials for also said that the company is in uine and original are still Ministry of Interior in cooper- program during the summer. vehicles. a process to import a big con- business destination available in the markets. ating with the Ministry of He added that the depart- Speaking to The Peninsula, signment of motor spare parts and are expecting “I wanted to buy some body Education and providing sec- ment is opening its doors to the traders said that they gave from Oman and it is expected to new stocks of spare parts for my car and I saw vari- ondary school students with a receive the students from the priority to Oman market because arrive in Qatar soon. parts from there soon, ous varieties with dealers and period of training at the Coast beginning of this summer and it could be more efficient com- Speaking about the availa- various shops selling different and Borders’ Security will identify the functions of the pared to other international bility of spare parts the manager the traders said. brands,” said Abu Ahmad, a Department. administration and distribute markets as it is a GCC country said, “So far we have enough motorist from Yemeni. “I opted She added that the partici- them to some departments that and closer to Qatar. stock to run our business. Many the tejari one because it was pation of the Ministry of the fit the nature of its work the Qatari traders with offices in traders have started approach- are looking for business, said the cheaper,” he added. Interior through the Coast and ages and capabilities of the par- Oman have shifted their busi- ing to new markets to ensure the traders. “Recently, a represent- “I could not notice much Borders’ Security Department ticipating students, including ness from Dubai and Saudi supply of spare parts in local ative of an Omani based trading impact of blockade on the sup- is a great opportunity and a very office work, secretarial, com- Arabia to this new business des- markets. We hope that the new company came to my shop seek- ply of spare parts in local positive step for students to get puter, ship registration, tination and are expecting new stock will arrive soon,” he said. ing business,” said markets. I am very hopeful that acquainted with the functions archives, workshops and mar- stocks of spare parts from there Omani traders have started Abdurrahman, salesman at a traders in Qatar will be able to and work of the ministry and itime signs. And its various soon, the traders said. visiting spare part shops and the spare part shop. “The visiting find new markets for importing its outstanding efforts and competencies. “My company has office with headquarters of their companies person gave me his business spare parts,” he added. 06 HOME TUESDAY 18 JULY 2017 Qatar Charity implements 363 projects in Indonesia

QNA the construction of 5 houses for a private hospital in one of the the poor and orphans, and the largest healthcare institutions atar Charity (QC) has car- construction of two multi-serv- in Indonesia, he noted. ried out 363 projects in ice centres in the cities of Qatar Charity currently QIndonesia during the first Sukabumi and Obikasi, as well guarantees 2691 people in Indo- half of 2017, including areas of as the construction of 23 nesia, including 2,360 orphans water, education, multi-cultural mosques, a school for memori- and the remainder distributed services centres, housing and zation of The Holy Quran in on the allowances of low- income-generating projects, at addition to 6 income-generat- income families, disabled a cost of QR7m. ing projects. people, students, teachers and QC is currently pursuing 630 He added that donors from the Holy Quran teachers. projects to be opened in the the people of Qatar always QC’s work in Indonesia was coming months at a cost of respond to the needs of the officially launched following the about QR43m. Karam Zeinhom, Indonesian community and are 2004 tsunami in Aceh, where Director of QC’s Office in Indo- keen on the quality of projects the relief work and the con- nesia, said the projects to be completed in the shortest struction of an integrated village implemented in the first half of possible time to meet the needs in Aceh were completed in Ashghal to shift traffic on Salwa the year included 326 water of beneficiaries. Qatar Charity 2005, and moved to the capital projects at various villages, Office in Indonesia is preparing Jakarta with Aceh’s office as a mosques and schools, including to start the project for building sub-office. Road Interchange No. 24 today

Eid Charity executes projects worth QR108m The Peninsula 40 days. As shown on the that it will need to reduce the attached map, the temporary number of lanes on this one kil- QNA Syria, benefiting thousands of apartments to accommodate he Public Works Author- road realignment will affect a ometre section of Salwa Road displaced families, Jordan, Leb- hundreds of families. Among the ity, ‘Ashghal’, will one kilometre section of Salwa from four lanes to three lanes in he Sheikh Eid Charity anon, Turkey, Iraq, Macedonia, projects implemented was a Ttemporarily shift east- Road and will be implemented order to complete the required Foundation has said that Hungary and Greece, benefiting relief project to provide winter bound and westbound traffic on in three phases over the 40 day construction works. Tthe housing projects hundreds of thousands of refu- supplies for the Syrian refugees Salwa Road Interchange No. 24 period. The Public Works Authority implemented in six years, ben- gee families. stranded in the “Hadlat Camp” to continue construction of a During the three phases, will install road signs advising efiting about 240,000 Syrian These projects included on the Jordanian-Syrian border, multi-level interchange. road users travelling in both motorists of the closure. ‘Ash- families at a rate of 1, 200,000 1000 tents set up on an area of where they have been given The proposed road change, directions will simply be shifted ghal’ requests all road users to people at a cost of QR108m with 200,000 square meters to 2,000 sanitary and 200 tons of which will occur approximately onto adjacent roads and can abide by the speed limit, which the support of the people of accommodate more than 6000 heating coal. The camp is 25km west of Doha, has been continue their journey towards has been reduced from 120 kph Qatar. displaced from the city of accommodating about 2,000 designed in coordination with Bu Samra or Doha as required, to 50 kph for this one kilometre The shelter projects were Aleppo, in addition to 1500 car- families with more than 10,000 the General Directorate of Traf- informed officials associated section of Salwa Road, and fol- implemented in eight countries avans and 680 concrete rooms Syrian refugees. fic. It will be implemented today with the matter. low the road signs to ensure including inside and provision of rent with a brief operation period of Ashghal advises road users their safety. ‘Save the Dream’ hosts symposium to promote sport values

The Peninsula featured inspirational stories Thaljieh, said: “Sport has a Executive Director, added: “As from leading athletes and unique ability to shape and part of our ongoing commitment ave the Dream, the global ambassadors. transform the lives of young peo- to promoting and protecting the non-profit movement Featuring Josefa IDEM ple around the world and, by values of sport to young people Sestablished by the Interna- (Olympic Gold Medallist in collaborating with the sports around the world, Save the tional Centre for Sport Security kayak, participated in a record psychology community, sports Dream and our growing move- (ICSS) and the Qatar Olympic 8 Olympic Games between 1984 and CSR programmes around the ment of athletes, ambassadors, Committee, hosted a special to 2012), Honey Thaljieh (first- world can engage more young global partners and chapters are symposium at the 14th ISSP ever Palestinian female football people and inspire lasting change committed to actively identify- World Congress for Sport Psy- captain), Alhambra Nievas (the in society through sport. ing innovative ways to deliver chology to bring together first woman to be chosen as the “Through innovative social our projects and initiatives. academics, leading international best Rugby referee in the world projects like PsyTools and by “This symposium provided athletes and practitioners to in 2016) and Arturo Casado, carrying out projects in the field, an important opportunity for highlight the positive role that Spanish middle-distance runner organisations like the European athletes to highlight with aca- sports psychology can play in and former European 1500m Union, FIFA and Save the Dream demics and practitioners how promoting sport values among champion, the high level athlete are making a real difference and sport psychology can instill eth- young people around the world. panel identified several exam- proactively shaping the hearts ics in young athletes and we are As part of Save the Dream’s ples of ongoing sport-related and minds of many young peo- delighted that Save the Dream overall mission promoting and programmes that successfully ple around the world through the has been acknowledged for the protecting the values of sport in utilize psychological tools to help A child playing football as part of an event hosted by ‘Save power of sport values.” Speak- proactive work it is doing in the young people, the symposium positively shape and enhance the Dream’. ing about the Save the Dream field. aimed to raise awareness about communities and society. symposium at the 14th ISSP Further information about using sport psychology to engage One programme identified being run by the European Union stakeholders. World Congress for Sport Psy- Save the Dream and you can and inspire young people around by the panel included the Psy- in collaboration with Save the Speaking on the panel, Save chology, Massimiliano support, please visit http://www. the world through sport and Tool project, which is currently Dream and other key the Dream Ambassador, Honey Montanari, Save the Dream savethedream.org/ Ashghal to close Katara Junction traffic signal A leading media company The Peninsula multiple tunnels on the Lusail in Qatar is looking for Expressway project in the next he Public Works Author- two months. As shown on the ity, ‘Ashghal’, announces attached map, the modified Sub-Editor Tthat it will close the traf- road layout will require road fic signal at the intersection of users travelling on Lusail Street Legtaifiya Street and Lusail and Legtaifiya Street to follow Excellent in English grammar and punctuation. Street (‘Katara Junction traffic new routes to access Katara Minimum 3 years experience in subbing signal’) and modify existing Cultural Village, The Pearl and newspapers or magazines. traffic movements near The Legtaifiya Street. Pearl to complete the remain- From West Bay to Legtaifiya Ability to write compelling headlines, captions. ing construction works on a Street Road users travelling three-level interchange on the from West Bay towards Leg- Lusail Expressway project. taifiya Street will no longer be Prepare to work in flexible hours. The proposed road layout able to turn left at the Katara changes have been designed in Junction traffic signal. They are continue onwards on Lusail will be required to turn right on Expert knowledge of InDesign. coordination with the General advised to continue straight, Street towards The Pearl. to Lusail Street, make a U-Turn Directorate of Traffic and will make a U-Turn after the South As part of the road change, after South Canal Crossing Ability to work quickly and accurately under be implemented in two phases Canal Crossing Bridge, then ‘Ashghal’ will also shift the Bridge, then drive straight and tomorrow and on Thursday, continue onwards and make a existing traffic signal located either, take the first right on to pressure. with an expected operation right turn on to Legtaifiya near the Diplomatic Club and Legtaifiya Street or continue period of six months. Street. remove the temporary round- onwards to West Bay. Ability to grasp a story and rewrite if required. The disabling of the traffic Legtaifiya Street, Lusail City about leading to Lagoona Mall Access to Legtaifiya Lagoon GCC and/or Mena experience would be an signal at Katara Junction, com- or Lagoona Mall to The Pearl and Lusail City. Both modifica- Residential AreaAccess to Leg- advantage. bined with the recently opened Road users coming from tions are expected to better taifiya Lagoon Residential Area tunnel at the Onaiza Inter- Legtaifiya Street, Lusail City or regulate traffic flow between will be via Lusail City only. change, and flyover at Al Lagoona Mall who wish to West Bay and The Pearl. Road users coming from Qualified candidates are invited Khaleej Al Gharbi Interchange, access The Pearl, are advised Katara Cultural Village to West Bay, The Pearl or Lagoona to send their CVs to will facilitate complete free- to drive along Lusail Street Legtaifiya Street and West Bay Mall, will have to follow the [email protected] flow traffic movement for road towards West Bay and follow Road users exiting Katara diversion over the North Canal users travelling from The Pearl road signs towards a new pur- Cultural Village will no longer Crossing Bridge, make a U-turn area towards West Bay. It will pose-built U-Turn above the be able to go straight across in Lusail City and exit right into also enable the Public Works recently opened tunnel at Ona- Katara Junction signal towards Legtaifiya Lagoon Residential Authority to open iza Interchange. They can then Legtaifiya Street. Instead, they Area. TUESDAY 18 JULY 2017 MIDDLE EAST / AFRICA 07 US-backed forces battle IS in heart of Raqqa

Beirut news agency says some 180 civil- AP The loss of Raqqa ians were able to flee areas controlled by IS, while the S-backed Syrian would deal a major Observatory put the number in fighters fought blow to IS, but the the hundreds. The SDF is domi- Islamic State mili- group still holds wide nated by a Kurdish militia known tants in the heart of areas of the eastern as the YPG, which Turkey views Raqqa, the extrem- as an extension of the Kurdish Uists’ self-styled capital, yesterday, province of Deir insurgency raging in its own ter- as scores of civilians fled areas el-Zour, bordering Iraq. ritory. Turkish troops and allied controlled by the group. Syrian forces rolled into Syria last The Kurdish-led group has year in order to battle IS and halt been one of the most effective says intense fighting is underway the advance of the SDF. The US- forces fighting IS in Syria, but has in central Raqqa, adding that its led coalition has sought to stop also clashed with Turkish- fighters have taken positions the fighting between Turkey and Israeli border guards detain a Palestinian youth during a demonstration outside the main backed Syrian forces elsewhere near a centuries-old mosque the SDF, both of which are allies in the country. As it battled IS in known as the Old Mosque. against IS. entrance to Al Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem’s Old City, yesterday. Raqqa, the SDF also fought Turk- The SDF said 11 IS fighters The website of Turkey’s pro- ish-allied Syrian forces in Ein have been killed in the clashes government A Haber television Daqna, in the neighboring Aleppo since Sunday. The IS-linked said Turkish-backed Syrian province, according to Syrian Aamaq news agency said 14 SDF opposition fighters launched a Palestinians pray outside activists and Turkish media. fighters were killed in the fight- “large” operation against the SDF The Syrian Democratic ing in Raqqa on Sunday alone. in Ein Daqna, close to the Turk- Forces, aided by the US-led coa- The intensification of fight- ish border. The website quotes lition, launched their offensive ing comes a week after Iraqi unnamed local sources as say- Al Aqsa as protest continues to capture Raqqa on June 6, and forces declared victory against ing that intense clashes are have since taken several areas. IS in the northern Iraqi city of ongoing. The Observatory said The Britain-based Syrian Mosul, the largest the extremists fighting killed two Turkey- Occupied Jerusalem compound gates and forced Israeli policemen. It was grad- Observatory for Human Rights have held. The loss of Raqqa backed fighters and left several QNA anyone entering it to go through ually reopened on Sunday said yesterday’s fighting is con- would deal a major blow to IS, SDF fighters wounded. A Haber them first. As a result, dawn afternoon, making it the first centrated in Raqqa’s but the group still holds wide said at least one Turkish-backed ozens of Palestinian wor- prayers were held outside the time Friday prayer was not southwestern neighbourhood of areas of the eastern province of fighter was killed and some 14 shippers yesterday compound, (WAFA) News allowed at Al Aqsa Mosque since Yarmouk as well as a central area Deir el-Zour, bordering Iraq. were wounded. Dprayed in the alleys of the Agency reported. 1969. close to the Old City. The SDF The Kurdish-run Hawar Rezan Hiddo, an SDF politi- Old City of Jerusalem leading to Meanwhile, Palestinians Hundreds of Palestinians cal officer, said the group had Al Aqsa Mosque after they called for mass prayer at the gathered at Lions’ Gate, one of repelled the assault on Ein refused to enter the Muslim holy gates of Al Aqsa compound the gates that lead to Al Aqsa Syrian army sweeps across IS-held territory Daqna. Hiddo said Turkish artil- place going through metal especially the Maghreb and Isha Mosque, to pray the five prayers lery struck the village as well as detector gates recently placed prayers to protest the recent and express their rejection of the DAMASCUS: Syrian government forces have swept across ter- near a Russian military outpost at the mosque entrances by alterations, which they say vio- new police measures. Clashes ritory south of Islamic State group stronghold Raqqa, capturing in nearby Kafr Janneh, which is Israeli police. late freedom of worship and an erupted between the Israeli a string of villages and oilfields from IS, state media said yes- also under SDF control. Russia Meanwhile, Jewish groups attempt to control the mosque police and worshippers and sev- terday. The landscape south of Raqqa city strategically borders deployed what it called observer were allowed to roam the com- in a way similar to what hap- eral youth were arrested after several provinces: Aleppo to the west, Homs to the south and units into the region earlier this pound freely during the regular pened with Ibrahimi mosque in being assaulted with batons and Deir el-Zour — much of which is still held by IS — to the east. year to discourage clashes visit hours. Hebron. tear gas canisters. State news agency SANA said government loyalists had scored between Turkey and the SDF. Islamic Waqf personnel in Al Aqsa was closed for Palestinians say Israel aims significant gains against IS in the area. “We are waiting for the charge of Al Aqsa compound prayer since 7 am on Friday to humiliate Al Aqsa goers on “Over the past two days, army units recaptured a number American government to apply refused to accept the new when three Palestinians from entry and exist and send a mes- of villages and oilfields in western parts of Deir el-Zour prov- diplomatic pressure on Turkey scheme for Al Aqsa Mosque Umm Al Fahem, an Arab town sage to Arabs and Muslims all ince and southern parts of Raqa,” the agency said. to halt the aggression,” said compound when police set up in Israel, were killed after alleg- around the world asserting its Hiddo. metal detectors outside the edly attacking and killing two dominance.

Kenya’s President says Jordanian soldier gets life for killing 3 US trainers Turkey extends emergency will hunt down militants rule for three

Nairobi secretary was wounded here a more months Reuters few days ago ... I have no apolo- gies to make in taking the tough THE Parliament of Turkey enya will use “deadly measures we are taking,” he said. has approved a three-month force” against suspected Kenyatta is facing a stiff extension of the state of emer- KIslamist militants, Presi- challenge from opposition gency which had been in effect dent Uhuru Kenyatta said leader Raila Odinga. High food since last July’s failed mili- yesterday as he campaigned for prices worries most voters tary coup. re-election in Lamu, one of the more than militant attacks, but The move initiated by regions that has borne the brunt security could be the issue for Prime Minister Binali Yildirim of militant violence. voters in the remote regions was backed yesterday by the In the latest attack, suspected bordering Somalia. ruling Justice and Develop- members of Somalia’s Al Last week, the Kenya mili- ment Party (AKP) as well as Shabaab took a senior govern- tary said it had conducted air the opposition Nationalist ment official and five other strikes on Lamu’s Boni forest Movement Party (MHP). people hostage in Lamu last after the string of attacks blamed It followed weekend cer- Thursday. Two people died in a on the militants in the area. emonies to mark the rescue operation by Kenyan Al Shabaab is fighting to top- anniversary of the abortive forces. “We shall bury them. Fire ple Somalia’s Western-backed coup in which about 250 peo- must be met with fire,” Kenyatta government and establish its Jordanian judges preside over the trial of Maarik Al Tawaiha, charged with the killing ple were killed and nearly said at a campaign rally, accord- own rule. Its members fre- 2,200 more injured. of three American military trainers outside an army base last year, in Amman yesterday. ing to his press service. quently launch attacks, which Joining tens of thousands The court sentenced him to “hard labour for life”, a term that usually lasts 20 years but “Our citizens are losing their they say are intended to force of anti-coup demonstrators in lives. Our security forces are los- the country to withdraw its could stretch to a full lifetime. Istanbul on Saturday, Presi- ing their lives. My principal troops from Somalia. dent Recep Tayyip Erdogan praised the “people’s faith” in facing up the armed coup plotters. Turkey declared the state Eight killed in Nigeria suicide bombing of emergency on July 20, 2016 and extended it for the fourth time after the coup attempt of Maiduguri was being guarded by civilian JTF perimeter while another set off human bombs as they have been a highway outside Maiduguri. July 15, 2016 which Ankara AFP (joint task force militia) during her explosives in the suburb of forced out of captured territory Initially local news reports believes was organised by the prayers,” he said. Simari, he added. due to a sustained military said that 16 policewomen had US-based Turkish cleric ight people were killed yes- “Unknown to them, the girl Borno state police commis- counter-insurgency. been abducted in the ambush. But Fethullah Gulen. According to terday when a female was being pursued from another sioner Damian Chukwu said the Maiduguri has been repeat- police officials denied the reports, the Turkish constitution, a Esuicide bomber detonated part of town by residents who first two were killed shortly edly attacked in recent months, insisting only a policeman was state of emergency can be her explosives at a mosque in were suspicious of her movement before midnight while the third with mosques, markets, camps killed in the attack. declared for a maximum northeast Nigeria, in the latest at the time. When she approached was intercepted shortly after. for those displaced by the con- In the five-minute video, 10 period of six months. attack in the restive region. the mosque, they demanded that It is the second time in a week flict and other civilian “soft” women of varying ages sit on the During the emergency The head of the Borno state she stop to be searched but she that four female suicide bomb- targets hit regularly. ground in an undisclosed bush rule, the cabinet has the right emergency management agency, suddenly bolted into the mosque ers have sought to cause carnage Boko Haram, meanwhile, location surrounded by lush to issue statutory decrees Ahmed Satomi, said the blast and set off her bombs.” in Maiduguri. released a video online showing vegetation. under the president of the happened at about 5:30 am (0430 Three other female suicide Last Monday, at least 19 peo- 10 women who they claimed to “On behalf of all of us... I plead republic without regard to GMT) in the London Ciki area of bombers were located in Maid- ple were killed and 23 others have kidnapped last month dur- with the Nigerian government to routine procedures and Maiduguri, which has been at the uguri at about the same time, said injured when four women set off ing an attack on a convoy. intervene so that we are freed the restrictions in the constitution. epicentre of Boko Haram vio- Satomi. their bombs in the Molai Kole- On June 20, the militants way the Chibok schoolgirls were These decrees are first pub- lence since 2009. Two were killed in the Mam- mari area of the city. ambushed a convoy of vehicles freed,” said one of the hostages, lished in the official gazette “She killed eight people and manti area as they tried to cross Boko Haram has increasingly under police escort heading who gave her name as Amina and then submitted to parlia- injured 15 others. The mosque the ditch around the city used women and young girls as towards the town of Damboa on Adam Gombiya. ment for ratification. 08 VIEWS TUESDAY 18 JULY 2017

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EDITORIAL Truth prevails he continuing diplomatic crisis in the Gulf has its origin in the hacking of Qatar News Agency website in late May and the planting of false stories attributed to the Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. So Tincendiary and disparaging were the remarks attributed to the Emir in those stories that they didn’t require a denial. No leader would make such remarks, leave Turks’ heroic resistance alone the Emir of Qatar. (The Emir was said to have made critical remarks about Donald Trump, praised Hamas and expressed support for Iran as an ‘Islamic power’). The fake stories were used as an excuse by to July 15 coup attempt some Arab countries to cut diplomatic and transport ties with Qatar and impose an economic blockade. Qatar unequivocally said the QNA website was hacked and since they need America’s approval for stories planted to tarnish the image of the country and legitimacy. Ibrahim Karatas create division, and today, nearly two months later, Fetullah Gulen is living in Pennsyl- Qatar stands tall, with its dignity and respect intact. A vania and US government did not even Washington Post report yesterday clearly exposed the send Turkey’s documents proving that people who committed this shameful and heinous crime FETO was the main perpetrator to (of hacking the website) which triggered the current Department of Justice. Generally, western In addition, they did not con- upheaval. countries were unhappy The report was stunning and straightforward. “The urkey’s first independence war was demn coup attempt until Turkish United Arab Emirates orchestrated the hacking of when Turkish people had fought government defeated putschists. with the result. You can’t Qatari government news and social media sites in order against their enemies at the end Generally, western countries were find news in western to post incendiary false quotes attributed to Qatar’s of World War Two after when unhappy with the result. You can’t media that praises Emir, (H H) Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, in late Sevres Treaty, a catastrophe that find news in western media that Tdivided Turkish territories among allied praises heroic resistance of Turkish heroic resistance of May that sparked the ongoing upheaval between Qatar forces, was signed. Not bearing the results people. They only wrote stories of Turkish people. They and its neighbors, according of the treaty, Turks staged an independence those attempted the coup and FETO to US intelligence officials,” only wrote stories of war against British, French, Italian and members discharged from state the front-paged report said those attempted the Greek forces and could force them to with- posts. in the first paragraph. On its draw from remnant soils of Ottoman Turkey will remember July 15 of coup and FETO members website yesterday, the report Empire. 2016 as a day of trauma and pride for discharged from state was the most read story. The Washington Post July 15 coup was no different than first posts. has exposed world, which is keen to know independence war except that Turkey was the truth, discovered the those who not occupied but about to be. Having been truth. The denial of those infiltraring its members into state appara- some more time. When the pain is committed the who committed the crime, tus for last 40 years, FETO (Fetullahist over, only heroic feelings will be domi- shameful crime which followed the Terrorist Organisation) attempted a villain- nant in minds. We hope pro-coup of hacking the publication of the story, was ous coup aiming to control the whole groups have understood Turkey won’t official news hollow and insincere. They country. be brought to their terms with just said they didn’t commit If putschists had become successful at violence. website of Qatar. the crime, while the US daily that night PKK, ISIS and YPG would enter Turkey will remember July As for Turkish government, had facts to support its case. from Iraq and Syria to invade border cities. 15 of 2016 as a day of what it should do is to get rid of all And the world has no reason In addition, some western countries would trauma and pride for some malicious individuals and groups to doubt or disbelieve the send their forces to Turkey with the excuse more time. When the pain hidden inside the state. Therefore, story because Washington that their citizens were in danger. This state of emergency should continue Post is not published from scenario was confessed by some surren- is over, only heroic feelings until all tumors, particularly those Doha and nor does it appear in the long list of media dered PKK militants who said their will be dominant in minds. of FETO, are removed from the outlets which the siege countries want shut down for commanders told them not to fight with We hope pro-coup groups state. supporting Qatar. Turkish army so that the coup could be have understood Turkey successful. The author is a columnist at Yeni Akit The latest facts prove that the embargo against won’t be brought to their Qatar was part of a premeditated plot and executed When soldiers linked to FETO began to newspaper based in Istanbul. You can with approval from the highest authorities. The speed at rush into critical buildings of the govern- terms with violence. contact him via email ([email protected]) which the events took place and the enormity of the ment and closed Bogazici bridge of Istanbul or Twitter (@bekiroglu1) blockade show that the so-called reasons were invented in the evening of July 15, nobody under- to justify their actions. stood what was going on. The world remains fully convinced about Qatar’s Many people thought that the army position which is evident from the support it has been was taking precautions against a likely receiving, while the countries which imposed the siege terrorist attack. However, it was soon have been forced to change their positions and come up understood that a military coup was taking with more excuses and tone down their demands. The place. Some people immediately took streets and asked soldiers to return back to world has learnt that this fiasco of a blockade is based their barracks. Aftermath, Prime Minister on a falsehood committed against all international laws, Binali Yildirim contacted a TV channel and Qatar doesn’t have any explaining to do. and said what was happening was an uprising staged by a group inside the army. Yildirim’s words made it clear that it was a coup attempt whose perpetrator was FETO. QUOTE OF THE DAY Almost half an hour later, President Erdogan connected to CNNTurk TV via Facetime and asked people to pour into streets and resist against putschists. It The greater Paris idea deserves was shocking moment for FETO since better than what we collectively they thought Erdogan was killed by FETO did of it. If we want the soldiers in Marmaris town. People greater Paris area to compete started to struggle with putschists till successfully on the international morning after Erdogan’s call. It took a stage, if we want to produce few hours to get the control of the state wealth, to then spread it by obidient forces though fighting contin- harmoniously across the ued next day. country, we need to drastically For sure FETO was not alone in its attempt. We have learnt from leaked emails simplify its structures. and confessions that UAE had supported the coup fiscally. Needless to say that USA also People wave Turkey’s national flags as they arrive to attend a ceremony to commemorate Emmanuel Macron backed the coup. Because none in the World French President can attempt to overthrow a government the attempted coup on its first anniversary at the Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul. TUESDAY 18 JULY 2017 OPINION 09 The winners and losers in the destruction of the Gulf

will be able to bring the Muslim Harun Yahya world down, bomb Muslim states and desolate the Muslim people. When Muslims become stronger, not only Muslims, but no one in the world will experience such misery. o one can deny the presence of a con- This fact which most Muslims crete plan being implemented that is have not realised has been under- beyond conspiracies in the Middle stood by the mindset that plots for East: a plan that seeks to incite separa- dividing the Middle East. Their tion, conflict and hostility between devoutness to divide the Muslim NMuslims. Having been implemented since the early world is rooted in this reason. 20th century, the plan that divides the Islamic They are very much aware of the states and gradually perpetuates violence in the fact that Muslims have the power Islamic World has become more active and obvi- to destroy any sinister plan if they ous in recent years. The implementers of this plan, ever united together. This is the which has broken Iraq into pieces and almost origin of their fear. Therefore, the destroyed Syria, have stepped into action to make tragedies occurring in Middle East their biggest and most frightening move in recent and Africa are not incidental – times. Their aim is to break the strength of Muslims they are part of the plan. and play the Gulf States off against each other. The Gulf States, who are in Some analysts insistently claim that the crisis state of crisis at the moment, between Qatar and Saudi-allied states arise from should rationally and carefully various regional problems. They keep throwing assess the statements and com- out the phrase “supporting terrorism” as if they do ments without being provoked. A giant poster showing Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Father Emir H H Sheikh Hamad not know that this excuse has been repeatedly They ought to know that the plot used on the targeted countries. They cannot realise bin Khalifa Al Thani outside a villa on D-Ring Road in Doha. Pic: Baher Amin / The Peninsula is to bring destruction to all Gulf that a regional crisis is being created and that the States, not just one state. Their indictment of a country over “supporting terror- the hearth of the Middle East; they should never authorities sought to “break the ice” among Gulf aim is to divide all the strong ism” is part of their plan. They cannot comprehend fall for it. The Gulf is the backbone of the Islamic states. From now on, Turkey’s responsibilities are Muslim states in the Middle East that this allegation is carefully designed and cut world and the region in which the Islamic states much more important. Turkey’s first priority is to and make the region the home of out to fan the flames of the Sunni-Shia conflict. In should come together and become a strong, joint play the role of a mediator state in this artificial cri- terrorism though the primary tar- fact, the aim of the plan is far beyond the non- force. It should never be divided. The artificial sis in the Gulf that only serves the interests of some. get of the plan looks like the existent regional problems. The plan is: “If the conflict that is being created within the framework Those who unwillingly incite the crisis in question Riyadh regime. The Islamic Islamic world ever comes together, they will be a of a plan in the region should end as soon as possi- should realise that they are being deceived, and World, who has fallen for such strong force; thus, they should not be allowed to ble. If it is desired that the Islamic world becomes Turkey should take actions to create awareness. sinister traps, should see the truth become a joint force under any circumstances.” strong and powerful, there is no other solution The Islamic World should not overlook the fact and unite. The Islamic world has fallen for this insidious except that this artificial conflict should be that these Muslim countries, who could not come trap for a long time. The Gulf is, on the other hand, resolved. together when Iraq was invaded and Syria was The writer has authored some 300 Turkey is one of the countries that best knows filled with violence, could expeditiously concert to books in 73 languages on political, Qatar. Qatar, similar to Turkey, has never accepted exclude a Muslim state. Those who do not want faith-related and scientific issues becoming a protectorate state. President of Turkey unity among Muslims had kept Islam states from which have been read by millions The Gulf is the backbone Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s analogy on Qatar, “a foul- coming together while Muslims were waiting for of people, exerting considerable of the Islamic world and weather friend,” is an accurate description; Qatar help. However, all of a sudden, this mindset pro- influence on both Muslims and non- the region in which the has stood by Turkey in the toughest of times, and moted a blockade against a Muslim state and Muslims all over the world. never feared condemnations from another states. supported an alliance of such a blockade. On the Islamic states should come The Turkish people will never forget that Qatar contrary, in fact, this shows that Muslims can together and become supported the Turkish government against coup immediately form an alliance at will. This plan of a strong, joint force. It plotters during the attempted coup that took place division and destruction should be recognised, and on July 15th. Thus, it has always been appreciated an alliance to protect and rescue excluded Muslims should never be divided. in Turkey that both states make trade investments should be formed more swiftly. The artificial conflict that with one another, that Qatari companies carry on The fundamental mistake that most Muslims D-RING ROAD is being created within the business in Turkey and that Turkish soldiers are have made for centuries is that they fail to realise POST BOX: 3488 framework of a plan in the deployed in Qatar. the magnitude of their power. The key thing in Without a doubt, Turkey is a “foul-weather using this power that Islam brings is to unite. Mus- DOHA - QATAR region should end as soon friend” for Qatar as well. Right after the emergence lims, as long as they unite and form an impeccable [email protected] as possible. of the Gulf crisis, statements from and the efforts of alliance, will be the most efficient and powerful both the President of Turkey and the Turkish force in the world. Against such an alliance, no one EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OFFICE TEL: 4455 7741 / 767 FAX: +974 4455 7758

Why is neoliberalism back in Latin America? MANAGING EDITOR TEL: 4462 7505 positive results for a while. agents a hint at how desperately receptive to investments the DEPUTY MANAGING EDITOR However, the results of Washington Consensus country is. It is now up to OECD members to allow Brazil’s Dawisson Belem Lopes TEL: 4455 7769 Al Jazeera policies in Latin America were tragic: GDP stalled, accession to the “rich men’s club”. social policies shrank, income concentration and One must still recall that, always on grounds of fiscal aus- poverty rose, unemployment and labour precari- terity and market-friendliness, Temer has kicked off his LOCAL NEWS SECTION ousness surged, violence skyrocketed. In some of presidency by freezing governmental expenditure on educa- TEL: 4455 7743 ven though it is a taboo word to these countries, not even inflation was tamed. tion and health for the next 20 years in Brazil. 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But the question Carlos Salinas), Venezuela (under Carlos being written in Brazil as of now: To escape removal that generates heightened perplexity is: Why should one All thoughts and views Perez), and Peru (under Alberto Fujimori) from office and an eventual imprisonment, Michel expect neoliberalism to bring about a different - positive - expressed in these columns were all being governed by right-wing Temer is investing all of his energy in the objective result this time? presidents who adopted the so-called of passing a programme of neoliberal reforms on It is widely assumed that doing the same thing over and are those of the writers, not “Washington Consensus” — a neoliberal the country’s labour legislation, the pension system, over again while waiting for distinct outcomes for each of the newspaper. formula coined by the World Bank and and the procedures for macroeconomic govern- attempt is insane. This “insanity” could possibly define Latin seen by enthusiasts as a ticket to glory - as ance. While the first two items of Temer’s agenda American politics at the moment. Latin Americans would do All correspondence if it were the wave of the future. Back then, still depend on the Brazilian Congress to get incor- well to look back and remember what neoliberalism did to regarding Views and this reasoning was making some sense, porated into the law, the latter is already under way: their countries a mere 25 years ago. They should demand a Opinion pages should be since the US (under Ronald Reagan) and Brazil has bid unilaterally for full membership of the return to the policies that actually brought social protection Europe (especially the UK under Margaret Organisation for Economic Co-operation and to the poorest in the last decade. It is time, after all, to resus- mailed to the Thatcher) had tried it and reaped some Development (OECD) as an attempt to give market citate an autonomous Latin American project for prosperity. [email protected] 10 ASIA TUESDAY 18 JULY 2017 Venkaiah named NDA’s vice-presidential nominee New Delhi Unanimous choice welcomed his candidature,” Shah AFP told reporters after the BJP President Amit meeting. nformation and Broadcast- Shah announced his Indications that Naidu, 68, ing Minister and senior BJP candidature after a was an automatic choice came leader M Venkaiah Naidu 90-minute meeting out after his meeting with the was yesterday chosen as of the BJP’s Central Prime Minister in the morning the ruling NDA’s candidate Parliamentary Board and informal consultations con- Ifor the August 5 Vice Presiden- attended by top tinued among leaders during the tial election, bringing to an end leaders, including day. Naidu, who has been main- the suspense over the ruling Prime Minister taining that he is keen on combine’s nominee for the sec- Narendra Modi. continuing in active politics, ond important constitutional gave hints that he may have post. changed his mind when he told With the Presidential BJP President Amit Shah reporters that any decision by candidate Ram Nath announced his candidature after the BJP will be followed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi leaving after casting his vote to elect a President at Parliament House a 90-minute meeting of the BJP’s Kovind hailing from partymen. in New Delhi, yesterday. A historic 99% voting has been registered for the presidential election. Central Parliamentary Board Uttar Pradesh, the With the Presidential candi- chaired by Shah and attended by party is believed to date Ram Nath Kovind hailing majority. With friends across ministries. Asked about Shiv Sena top leaders, including Prime Min- have looked for a from Uttar Pradesh, the party is parties and his amiable nature, Shah said several names spokesman Sanjay Raut’s ister Narendra Modi. It was said Vice President believed to have looked for a Naidu is expected to steer the were considered, and ultimately demand for an apology from to have been a smooth affair with candidate from the Vice President candidate from proceedings in the upper house Naidu was the unanimous UPA’s Vice President candidate Naidu having emerged the front- south, and Naidu the south, and Naidu fitted the through possible turbulence. choice. Gopalkrishna Gandhi for his runner much through the day. fitted the bill. bill. Shah described Naidu as a Replying to questions, Shah reported opposition to the hang- “Venkaiah is a senior politi- If elected Vice President, successful minister of the Modi said it would have been better if ing of Yakub Memon, convicted cal leader across party lines and from his youth. He is the unani- Naidu will also be the ex officio government who was handling the opposition had not fielded its in the 1993 serial Mumbai blast is a senior leader of the BJP mous choice of the BJP and all Chairman of the Rajya Sabha Urban Development and Infor- candidate. He said Naidu will file case, Shah said he did not want which he had been associated the NDA constituents who have where the BJP still lacks a mation and Broadcasting his nomination today at 11am. to get into such issues. Govt refuses Karnataka transfers IPS officer Roopa after jail expose opportunity Bengaluru protest against the government the Congress High Command’s An order from the Department Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), to exchange IANS move and demanding it be advice. of Personnel said Roopa, an Indian Bengaluru, was posted as Addi- revoked. The state government also Police Service officer of 2000 Kar- tional Director General of Police, he Karnataka government Opposition Bharatiya Janata transferred Director General of nataka batch, had been Prisons, to succeed Satyanaray- old notes yesterday transferred Dep- Party (BJP) and Janata Dal-Secu- Police (Prisons) H.N. Satyanaray- “transferred with immediate ana Rao. Tuty Inspector General (DIG) lar (JD-S) criticised the officer’s ana Rao without a fresh posting, effect”. Besides Roopa and Rao, New Delhi of Prisons D Roopa, days after she transfer and accused state Chief as he is set to retire this She has been posted as DIG Director General of Police (Intel- IANS charged AIADMK leader V.K. Minister Siddaramaiah of protect- month-end. and Commissioner for Traffic and ligence) M.N. Reddi has been Sasikala with bribing senior jail ing criminals and high-profile Roopa and Rao were engaged Road Safety in Bengaluru in place transferred as DGP of Anti-Cor- he Central government officials to get VIP treatment in the convicts like Sasikala in the jail. in a public spat since June 12 over of A.S.N. Murthy, who will now be ruption Bureau (ACB) in place of yesterday refused to give Bengaluru jail. Siddaramaiah holds the Home the alleged privileges given to Additional Director of Police, For- Megharikh, while Amit Paul, IGP, Tanother opportunity to Roopa’s sudden transfer has portfolio after the ruling party’s Sasikala, lodged in the women’s est Cell, Bengaluru. Intelligence, will hold additional exchange demonetised cur- sparked outrage in the city jail state unit president G. Para- cell of the central jail since Febru- N.S. Megharikh, IPS, Addi- charge of DGP, Intelligence, in rency notes of Rs500 and with a section of inmates staging meshwara quit the post in June on ary 15. tional Director General of Police, Bengaluru. 1,000 to those who couldn’t do it by the deadline of December 30, 2016, saying this would defeat the very objective of RBI says loan NEWS BYTES eliminating black money. UN envoy urges India to In an affidavit filed in the Supreme Court, Finance Min- defaulters’ Chinese Army holds fire drill in Tibet istry Under Secretary T. show comic tolerance Narasimha said: “The very list cannot be object of demonetisation and BEIJING: Amid the continuing border stand-off with India, elimination of black money New Delhi image of the real prime min- China has conducted a live-fire drill in Tibet in what one will be defeated if a window AFP ister’s face superimposed made public observer said was a likely warning to New Delhi. A fully-staffed is opened for a further period with a dog’s features using a and equipped brigade engaged in various drills involving the as people in possession of the omic and UN ambassa- Snapchat filter. The post went Kolkata rapid movement of troops, use of digital devices and com- SBNs would have had suffi- dor Lilly Singh has called viral, but sparked a backlash IANS bined attacks by multiple forces, according to a China Central cient time and opportunity to Con the Indian govern- from Modi supporters. AIB Television station (CCTV) report. The report did not give pre- carefully plan the reasons and ment to be more tolerant of later deleted the post. he Reserve Bank of cise details of where or when the exercise was held though executed for not depositing satire after a popular comedy “Comedy is very subjec- India yesterday told the it came as Chinese and Indian troops remain locked in their the SBNs within the permitted group was slapped with crim- tive... and the best thing you TSupreme Court that it worst stand-off in decades on the tri-junction with Bhutan, period of December 30, 2016. inal charges over allegations can do is promote what you could not make public the the South China Morning Post reported. In a two-minute clip “Any number of ‘benami’ that they insulted Prime Min- love, don’t bash what you identities of the big default- of the exercises broadcast by the TV station, the People’s Lib- transactions and proxy users ister Narendra Modi. hate,” said Singh, who met ers of loans as such eration Army (PLA) soldiers were seen launching an assault for the purpose of producing “If you watch something students in the Indian capi- disclosure could severely on an “enemy position” using machine guns, rocket launch- and depositing the old notes and it makes you laugh, great. tal and in Madhya Pradesh impact the businesses. ers and mortars. They also used air-defence radar to guide would then arise and the If it doesn’t, that comedy isn’t state as a Unicef ambassador. Telling the bench headed anti-aircraft guns in shooting down “enemy planes”, said the departments would have gr wrong. It’s just not suitable “Comedy is the best way to by Chief Justice Jagdish Singh daily. Another drill involved the use of anti-tank grenades and eat difficulty in deciding any for you,” the Canadian inter- express views.” Khehar that disclosing the missiles. The brigade that conducted the drills was from the genuine case from the net sensation recently told The child of Indian names of big defaulters could PLA’s Tibet Military Command and is one of China’s two pla- numerous bogus ones, it said. AFP on the sidelines of a trip migrants, Singh has more adversely impact the busi- teau mountain brigades, the Global Times said. The government yester- to New Delhi as a UN good- than 11 million YouTube fol- nesses, the RBI said that day also said that even will ambassador. lowers and is one of the there were laws that can be TN farmers protest in Delhi again possessing the demonetised Last week Indian comedy channel’s biggest earners. looked into to decide currency notes was an group All India Bakchod were The 28-year-old has whether the identities of big NEW DELHI: Distressed farmers from Tamil Nadu were back offence. The Union Finance put under investigation for made her name with video decision can be made in Delhi yesterday three months after they suspended their Ministry’s stand came in defamation and publishing rants, making fun of imagi- public. protest due to the alleged non-fulfilment of promises made by response to the top court ask- obscene material online after nary Punjabi parents and The central bank, which the government. Around 100 farmers from the agrarian cri- ing the Central government a social media post poking anti-sexism sketches that has already submitted the list sis-hit state, who had suspended their 41-day protest following on July 4 to consider giving fun at Modi. The troupe take on themes such as “Why of big defaulters in a sealed assurances from the government in April this year, turned up at another opportunity to those posted a photograph of a bras are horrible” and “If cover, said: “There are a Jantar Mantar to press for their demands. They want adequate who couldn’t exchange their Modi look-alike alongside an boys got their periods”. series of statutes that can be compensation for agricultural produce, crop insurance to indi- demonetised currency notes. looked into to decide vidual farmers and linking of rivers to address issue of water whether the disclosure can crisis. P Ayyakannu, President of the National-South Indian be made.” Rivers Linking Farmers Association, who is leading the pro- As the apex bank insisted test, said the farmers had decided to continue their protest for that it could not make public at least 100 days, braving the monsoon. “Both state and Cen- Former Kerala top cop Senkumar gets interim bail the names of big defaulters, tral governments did not fulfil the promises they made to us. the court asked it to file an They had assured us that our mortgaged jewellery would not Kochi government sought more time, affidavit on the issue and be sold. However, banks have started selling the jewellery. IANS leading the court to grant directed the hearing of the interim bail to Senkumar. The matter after four weeks. he Kerala High Court yes- plea will be taken up next Mon- The RBI’s stance in 104kg marijuana seized in Delhi terday granted interim bail day. Senkumar and the current response to a plea by NGO Tto former state police chief Pinarayi Vijayan government Centre for Public Interest Lit- NEW DELHI: The A 26-year-old man was arrested in west T P Senkumar (pictured) in a have been at loggerheads for igation which is seeking the Delhi on the charge of smuggling 104kg of marijuana, police case of making “anti-minority some time and the officer was disclosure of the names of all said yesterday. Deputy Commissioner of Police M.N. Tiwari said comments”. Senkumar had filed removed as state police chief as defaulters who owe more accused Vicky, 26, from Baprola in west Delhi was arrested an anticipatory bail plea after soon as Vijayan became the than Rs 500 crore to the on Saturday evening near the Peeragarhi Metro station fol- the Kerala Police on Friday complained that Senkumar’s Chief Minister in May 2016. banks. The court also lowing a tip-off. “The accused coming from Rohini area in booked him for “controversial” comments were objectionable However, Senkumar got his wanted to know how the a Santro car was signalled to stop but he tried to flee. How- comments to an online vernac- and derogatory. chair back after a 11-month legal public-owned banks and ever, police stopped his vehicle and overpowered him,” Tiwari ular magazine. When the anticipatory bail battle and served as the police financial institutions advanc- said. Police seized the contraband valued at Rs12 lakh and An FIR was filed after some application came before the chief for 55 days before retiring ing large scale loans without packed in four bundles from the car. Muslim organisations court yesterday, the state on June 30. proper guidelines. TUESDAY 18 JULY 2017 ASIA 11 Duterte offers Muslim self-rule to counter IS

Manila MILF Chairman Murad Ebrahim AFP Duterte hopes the told the same gathering, refer- ring to the Marawi gunmen. resident Rodrigo promise of autonomy Muslims since the 1970s had Duterte offered self- will persuade Muslims waged a decades-old insurgency rule to the Philippines’ to reject the IS group, that claimed more than 100,000 Muslim minority yes- whose followers lives in the Mindanao region that terday in an attempt to includes Marawi. The MILF Pdefeat militants who seized a still control parts of signed a peace treaty with southern city in the gravest chal- Marawi after nearly Duterte’s predecessor Benigno lenge to his year-old rule. two months of fighting Aquino in 2014 but Congress Duterte hopes the promise refused to pass the self-rule bill of autonomy will persuade Fili- that had left more — a key provision of the accord. pino Muslims to reject the Islamic than 500 people dead. Small rebel factions began State group, whose followers still pledging allegiance to the IS soon control parts of Marawi after afterwards. The Marawi attack Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (centre) with MILF Chairperson Al Haj Murad Ebrahim nearly two months of fighting and affected the lives of millions on May 23 was their first major (left) and MILF Vice-Chairman Ghazali Jaafar flash a “V” sign during a handover of a draft law that had left more than 500 peo- of Filipinos,” he said in a speech action, forcing Duterte to impose of the BBL in a ceremony at the Malacanang presidential palace in metro Manila, yesterday. ple dead. to MILF leaders and government martial rule across Mindanao. Duterte vowed to shepherd officials. The chief government peace through Congress a “Bangsam- Both sides said that giving the negotiator, Irene Santiago, said Muslim Mindanao has been in new self-rule bill giving all sides However, Congress can oro Basic Law” bill jointly written mainly Catholic nation’s large Manila expects the bill’s passage place in parts of the south since optimism about its passage. authorise an extension. The mil- and submitted to him yesterday and largely impoverished Islamic within a year. “The next 12 after a rival faction, the Moro Duterte is also set to decide itary said there were still 60-80 by government officials and the minority a better choice was cru- months are full of opportunity National Liberation Front within the week whether to gunmen holed up in about 500 country’s largest Muslim group, cial to heading off the lure of but also fraught with so much (MNLF), signed peace with extend military rule over Mind- Marawi houses and buildings the Moro Islamic Liberation violent extremism. “These mis- danger. The dangers are staring Manila in 1996. anao. The constitution limits after weeks of day and night air Front (MILF). “This moment is a guided people have filled the us in the face: violent extremism, However, it had failed to end martial rule to 60 days, a safe- strikes and artillery pounding. significant step forward in our vacuum created by our failure to the source of the crisis in violence and rebellion. guard against abuses put in place About 300 civilians also remain quest to end centuries of hatred, enact the basic law, and feed into Marawi,” Santiago added. Santiago said both the MILF after the downfall of the Ferdi- trapped in the area and some of mistrust and injustice that cost the frustration of our people,” An Autonomous Region in and MNLF helped to draft the nand Marcos dictatorship. them have been taken hostage. Supreme Court starts hearings to decide Sharif’s future Thailand’s King given full Islamabad obscure ownership of posh Lon- struggle for power between civil- Reuters don flats. ian politicians and the powerful control of Speaking outside the military. Sharif, 67, the son of an akistan’s Supreme Court Supreme Court, Information Min- industrialist serving his third term crown property yesterday began hearings ister Maryam Aurangzeb said as prime minister, has had a frac- Pthat will decide the fate of Sharif’s family lawyers had chal- tious relationship with the army. Bangkok Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, lenged the legality of the He has talked of a conspiracy Reuters who is fighting for his job as he investigators’ findings, including against him, but has not named contests the damning conclusions allegations falsified evidence was anyone. His allies, however, pri- hailand has amended a of a corruption investigation into submitted. vately claim that elements of the royal property law to his family’s wealth. “The JIT has gone beyond the military and the judiciary are bent Tformally give King The Supreme Court could put mandate it was assigned,” she on toppling him. Maha Vajiralongkorn full Sharif on trial on corruption said, referring to the Joint Inves- The army spokesman brushed control of the agency which charges or disqualify him from tigation Team, made up of finance aside any suggestions the mili- manages the multi-billion office, but few expect the judges and law enforcement officials tary’s hidden hand was the driving dollar holdings of the to dismiss the case after an inves- including military intelligence force behind the corruption inves- monarchy. tigation team submitted a Lawyers chant slogans against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif officers. “The language the JIT has tigation. Sharif has rejected The newly amended 254-page report into his family during Panama leaks hearing outside the Supreme Court in used shows its malafide.” demands from opposition parties Crown Property Act, wealth last week. Sharif has Islamabad, yesterday. Sharif’s troubles have shone to resign, warning his ouster announced in a palace state- denied any wrongdoing. a spotlight on two issues that have would destabilise the country and ment on Sunday, replaces three The investigators alleged his means, and accused his children, and presumed heir Maryam, of bedevilled Pakistan since its cre- imperil hard-won economic gains laws dating back to as early as family’s wealth was beyond its including his daughter signing forged documents to ation in 1947 - corruption and the since his poll victory in 2013. 1936, and is the first amend- ment to legislation concerning crown property in decades. It is the latest change to 18 dead in China floods give greater authority to the Seoul proposes military King, who has shown himself increasingly assertive since ascending the throne in talks with North Korea December following the death in October of his father, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who Seoul Korean defence ministry pro- ruled for seven decades. Reuters posed talks with the North on The exact size of the Crown July 21 at Tongilgak to stop all Property Bureau is not made outh Korea yesterday pro- activities that fuel tension at the public, but recent estimates posed military talks with military demarcation line. have run to more than $30bn SNorth Korea, the first formal Tongilgak is a North Korean through its holdings in real overture to Pyongyang by the building at the Panmunjom truce estate and other investments. government of President Moon village on the border used for The amendment places the Jae-in, to discuss ways to avoid previous inter-Korea talks. The management of crown prop- hostile acts near the heavily mil- last such talks were held in erty under the direct itarised border. December 2015. supervision of the King. There was no immediate Cho also urged the restora- It states that the bureau’s response by the North to the pro- tion of military and government properties, in addition to the posal for talks later this week. hotlines across the border, which king’s private properties, will The two sides technically remain had been cut by the North last be managed “at His Majesty’s at war but Moon, who came to year in response to the South discretion”. power in May, has pledged to imposing economic sanctions It also states that the mon- engage the North in dialogue as after a nuclear test by Pyongyang. Rescue workers recovering a damaged car after flooding in Yongji in northeast China’s Jilin arch can assign the Crown well as bring pressure to impede In all, the North has conducted province. Heavy rains caused flooding that left 18 people dead and another 18 missing, Property Bureau, any individ- its nuclear and missile five nuclear tests and numerous with more than 110,000 evacuated when flooding hit the city on July 13 and 14. ual or agency to manage the programmes. missile tests. properties and assets. The offer comes after the The South also proposed North claimed to have conducted separate talks by the rival states’ the first test of an interconti- Red Cross organisations to nental ballistic missile (ICBM) resume a humanitarian project earlier this month, and said it had to reunite families separated dur- Afghan civilian deaths hit new high: UN mastered the technology to ing the 1950-53 Korean War in mount a nuclear warhead on the closely supervised events held Kabul of the toll, according to the UN year have seen a significant rise deadliest incident to hit the missile. South Korea and the over a few days. AFP Assistance Mission in Afghani- in the number of civilian lives country since 2001. United States, its main ally, dis- The South Korean Red Cross stan (UNAMA) report. lost in highly coordinated attacks The UN’s special envoy to pute the claim. suggested talks be held on August he people of war-torn The majority of the victims involving more than one perpe- Afghanistan Tadamichi “Talks and cooperation 1, with possible reunions over the Afghanistan continue to were killed by anti-government trator, with 259 killed and 892 Yamamoto said the human cost between the two Koreas to ease Korean thanksgiving Chuseok Tbear the brunt of the grind- forces — including the resurgent injured — a 15 percent increase of the conflict remains “far too tension and bring about peace holiday, which falls in October ing conflict with civilian deaths Taliban and in attacks claimed on the same period last year. high”. “The continued use of on the Korean peninsula will this year. The last such reunions at their worst since records by the Islamic State, the report Many of those deaths hap- indiscriminate, disproportion- be instrumental for pushing were held in October 2015 dur- began, the United Nations said said, underscoring spiralling pened in a single attack in Kabul ate and illegal improvised forth a mutual, virtuous cycle ing the government of Moon’s yesterday. insecurity in the country nearly in late May when a truck bomb explosive devices is particularly for inter-Korea relations and predecessor under a futile push In the first half of the year, 16 years after the US invasion. exploded during the morning appalling and must immediately North Korea’s nuclear prob- for reconciliation following a 1,662 civilians were killed and The UN has documented rush hour, killing more than 150 stop,” he added in a statement. lem,” the South’s Unification sharp increase in tension over more than 3,500 injured with civilian casualties in the war- people and injuring hundreds. The toll of the first six months Minister Cho Myoung-gyon told border incidents involving a deaths in the capital Kabul ravaged country since 2009. UNAMA put the civilian of 2017 has unsettled the govern- a news briefing. The South landmine blast and artillery fire. accounting for nearly 20 percent The first six months of the death toll at 92, saying it was the ment of President Ashraf Ghani. 12 EUROPE TUESDAY 18 JULY 2017 Brexit negotiations open in Brussels

Brussels and European Commissioner, AFP Second round of talks said. During four days of Davis however stayed only ritain and the EU talks the two sides a few hours before returning to vowed to get to the hope to make progress Britain for parliamentary busi- “heart of the matter” on key issues ness, officials said. He will come as they launched fresh back to Brussels on Thursday for surrounding Britain’s Brexit talks in Brussels more talks with Barnier and a withdrawal, including Byesterday, even as bitter infight- news conference. ing gripped the British citizens’ rights and its Photographs of the brief government. exit bill, so that meeting showed grim-faced EU Brexit minister David Davis negotiations can move negotiators with large sheaves met EU negotiator Michel Barnier on to discuss a future of paper across a table from a for a second round of talks ahead trade deal later this grinning, empty handed British of Britain’s historic withdrawal year. team. from the bloc, scheduled for The talks are the first full British Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union (Brexit Minister) David Davis (left) March 2019. round of negotiations that for- Over the weekend, and European Union Chief Negotiator in charge of Brexit, Michel Barnier, arrive for a meeting But in London there was mally began last month with a at the European Union Commission headquarters in Brussels, yesterday. fresh turmoil as weakened Prime British newspapers one-day session to agree on a Minister Theresa May prepared were full of reports of timetable. to urge her warring ministers to a civil war within The EU has demonstrated trying to derail Brexit. Brussels insists it will only British foreign minister and lead- end damaging leaks against each Theresa May’s cabinet, increasing confidence in recent May herself was set to call start discussing the future rela- ing Brexiteer Boris Johnson other over Brexit. with finance minister weeks, accusing Britain of dith- them to order on Tuesday, her tionship once there has been remarked that the EU could “go “Now it’s time to get down to Philip Hammond in ering over whether it wants a spokesman said. “sufficient progress” on the whistle” over its massive Brexit work and make this a success- particular being “hard” or “soft” Brexit more than “Cabinet must be able to hold divorce -- an estimated $112bn bill demand, drawing a rebuke ful negotiation,” Davis told targeted over a year after the shock referen- discussions of government pol- exit bill, the rights of three mil- from Barnier. reporters as Barnier welcomed allegations he was dum that propelled May to icy in private and the Prime lion EU citizens living in the UK, Johnson, who was in Brus- him to the headquarters of the trying to derail Brexit. power. Minister will be reminding her and the border in Northern sels on Monday separately to European Commission. But May’s minority govern- colleagues of that at the Cabinet Ireland. meet his 27 EU colleagues, said During four days of talks the ment remains fragile one month meeting tomorrow,” the spokes- This week’s talks are also set he hoped the bloc would accept two sides hope to make progress them and identify the similari- after the snap June 8 election in man said. to address more detailed con- the “very fair and serious offer” on key issues surrounding Brit- ties so that we can reinforce which her Conservative Party Hammond himself acknowl- cerns such as Britain’s future in Britain had made on the rights ain’s withdrawal, including them,” added Davis. lost its majority, leaving the EU edged that ministers were Euratom, the EU’s nuclear safety of EU citizens. citizens’ rights and its exit bill, so Barnier, who has repeatedly wondering whether she can divided on other elements of agency, and the role of the Euro- “I hope very much that peo- that negotiations can move on called on Britain to set out a full actually formulate a coherent Brexit. pean Court of Justice, the EU’s ple will look at that offer in the to discuss a future trade deal divorce strategy, said they Brexit policy. “I think on many fronts it top court. spirit it deserves,” he said. later this year. needed to “examine and com- Over the weekend, British would be helpful if my colleagues EU leaders are set to decide Hammond, one of Johnson’s “For us it’s incredibly impor- pare our respective positions in newspapers were full of reports -- all of us -- focused on the job at a summit in October whether main cabinet rivals, said Sunday tant we now make good order to make good progress.” of a civil war within her cabinet, in hand. This government is fac- there is enough common ground that Britain will take responsi- progress, that we negotiate “We’ll now delve into the with finance minister Philip ing a ticking clock over the Brexit to move on to trade talks. bility for the money it owes, but through this and identify the dif- heart of the matter,” Barnier, a Hammond in particular being negotiations,” Hammond said on Common ground was very dismissed the 100-billion-euro ferences so we can deal with former French foreign minister targeted over allegations he was Sunday. much lacking last week after figure as “ridiculous”. Manhunt after Russia seeks access to ‘armed’ man enters school diplomat compounds Berlin Moscow AP AFP We consider POLICE said a man who was he Kremlin yesterday said it absolutely seen with a firearm at a high Washington must uncon- unacceptable to place school in southwestern Ger- Tditionally restore its conditions on the many yesterday was on the access to diplomatic com- loose, but that students were pounds in the US ahead of return of diplomatic allowed to leave the school high-level talks on the issue. property, we consider after a search there turned Russia is angry that Wash- that it must be up nothing. ington is still barring its returned without Police spokesman Bjoern diplomats from using two com- Reusch said the suspect didn’t pounds in the states of New any conditions and use his weapon and nobody York and Maryland after then talking: Dmitry Peskov was hurt when he briefly president Barack Obama in appeared inside the school in December ordered the ban on Esslingen, near Stuttgart. He access in response to suspected sanctions linked to the conflict probably fled on a motor bike, Russian meddling in the US in Ukraine. they later tweeted. election. When President Vladimir The Friedrich Ebert “We consider it absolutely Putin and US counterpart Don- Dutch King Willem-Alexander (centre) and Queen Maxima (right) attend the unveiling of the School was put under a secu- unacceptable to place condi- ald Trump met for the first time rity lockdown for a time National Monument for the MH17 victims in Vijfhuizen, yesterday. tions on the return of diplomatic at the G20 summit in Hamburg yesterday morning and all property, we consider that it this month, the Kremlin strong- students had to stay inside must be returned without any man raised the question “quite their classrooms while offic- Dutch unveil memorial for MH17 victims conditions and talking,” Krem- unambiguously,” Peskov said. ers searched the building. lin spokesman Dmitry Peskov “We still hope our American Other schools and kinder- Vijfhuizen considers responsible. around 2,000 relatives also said. colleagues will show political gartens in Esslingen were also Reuters Authorities concluded the attended. He spoke as Thomas Shan- wisdom and political will.” under lockdown, but eventu- plane was shot down by a Rus- A glistening steel structure non, the US State Department’s Obama announced the US ally children were allowed to he Netherlands unveiled sian-made ground-to-air rocket shaped like an eye and set third-in-command, was set to was shutting down residential leave and join their parents. a national monument yes- but have yet to formally identify before a dark wall bears the host Russia’s deputy foreign complexes in December at the Police described the sus- Tterday in memory of the suspects. Moscow denies any of names of the victims. minister Sergei Ryabkov in same time as he expelled 35 pect on Twitter as wearing a 298 people killed in the down- its rockets could have been used. “If you look into it, you will Washington later yesterday. Russian diplomats for spying. blue T-shirt and light shorts. ing of a Malaysia Airlines jetliner On the third anniversary of see yourself and the name of Diplomats quoted by Rus- He said the measures were Local and federal police were in 2014 above territory control- the disaster, King Willem-Alex- your loved one,” Ronald West- sian news agencies said the in response to US intelligence looking for the suspect with led by pro-Russian separatists ander, Queen Maxima and erhuis, the sculptor who issue of the residential com- reports of Russian hacking and helicopters and also blocked in eastern Ukraine. caretaker Prime Minister Mark designed the memorial, was plexes would be on their an alleged influence campaign some streets in the city. Victims came from 17 coun- Rutte unveiled the 25-metre- cited as saying in Trouw news- agenda. to sway the US presidential Police did make one tries, and included 196 Dutch long monument in a park in the paper. “The steel is so polished The talks between Shannon election in Trump’s favour, arrest, but said they quickly citizens. The Netherlands took village of Vijfhuizen, near it will reflect the sunlight onto and Ryabkov were earlier describing the compounds as realised they had the wrong the lead in investigating the Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport. the dark wall, in the hope that scheduled for June but Russia used by Moscow for “intelli- man. crash and intends to try those it Dutch politicians and this will ease the sadness.” cancelled them, citing new US gence-related purposes.” Immigration to Switzerland from EU at lowest level since 2005 Zurich nearby countries. Immigration has been a hot- Parliament last year skirted 12 percent to 25,526, with net Just over 2 million foreign- Reuters Nearly 6,480 more EU citi- button topic since Swiss citizens a clash with the bloc by adopt- immigration from the EU down ers live in Switzerland, a quarter zens settled in Switzerland than in 2014 voted to limit arrivals ing a new law giving local by more than a fifth. of the population. et immigration to Swit- departed between April and from the European Union, people first crack at open jobs, Despite the declines, anti- Some 68 percent hail from zerland from the June, according to data released despite bilateral accords guar- sidestepping demand for abso- immigration members of the the EU or from Switzerland’s NEuropean Union has yesterday by the State Secretar- anteeing free movement for EU lute limits. Swiss People’s Party (SVP) are fellow members of the Euro- fallen to its lowest level for 12 iat for Migration, the lowest citizens in exchange for In the first half of 2017, over- pursuing a new referendum to pean Free Trade Association: years, continuing a steady since the second quarter of enhanced Swiss access to the EU all net immigration to try to halt free movement of EU Iceland, Liechtenstein and decline in immigration from 2005. single market. Switzerland was down nearly workers. Norway. TUESDAY 18 JULY 2017 EUROPE 13 British Royals begin ‘diplomacy tour’

Warsaw children George and Charlotte Receptions AFP pressed their faces against a win- dow and looked out as airport In both Poland and rince William and his staff rolled out the red carpet. Germany, Prince wife Kate arrived in The visit is not officially tied William will host Warsaw yesterday on to British-EU diplomatic rela- receptions for select a five-day “diplomacy tions but British media outlets guests on the occasion tour” of Poland and have dubbed it the “Brexit diplo- of the Queen’s PGermany in the wake of Brexit, macy tour”. birthday. The galas which has tarnished Britain’s London’s shock decision to reputation in Europe. exit the European Union has will be held at After the royal couple’s plane been closely watched in Poland. Warsaw’s Lazienki landed under grey skies, their There are just under a Park and the British ambassador’s residence in Berlin.

million Poles in Britan, making them the biggest minority community. But though the main goal The Duke of Cambridge, Prince William (second left) and the Duchess of Cambridge Catherine appears to be a charm offensive (left) with President of Poland Andrzej Duda and the first Lady Agata Kornhauser-Duda during by Britain, the visit will include the welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Palace, in Warsaw, yesterday. a heavy emphasis on history. As guests of President Andrzej Duda and his wife Agata, the Soviet bloc’s only free trade also experience modern-day pilot, the Airbus training centre the royals will visit the Warsaw union. Poland, meeting with young and the assembly line of the Air- Uprising Museum and the former They will also meet freedom entrepreneurs at the top of a bus A320. The couple will also concentration camp Stutthof, icon Lech Walesa, who won the Warsaw skyscraper and also tour visit the Holocaust museum. which Nazi Germany set up in Nobel Peace Prize as the leader the new Gdansk Shakespeare In both countries, Prince Wil- 1939 in what was then the free of the Solidarity trade union and Theatre. liam will also host receptions for city of Danzig and is now the later became Poland’s first dem- A meet-and-greet with select guests on the occasion of Polish city of Gdansk. ocratically elected president actors dressed in Elizabethan the Queen’s birthday. Also in the Baltic port city, after negotiating a bloodless end costumes is also planned. The galas will be held at Kate and William will visit the to communism for the country Germany for its part will Warsaw’s Lazienki Park and the European Solidarity Centre in 1989. show Prince William and wife British ambassador’s residence People wait to greet royal couple, in Warsaw, yesterday. museum, which tells the story of But William and Kate will Catherine, who is a helicopter in Berlin.

Lithuania to Macron to simplify Paris administrative structure extradite fraud Paris local politicians. Some 2 million people now successor Francois Hollande Reuters “The greater Paris idea live within the limits of the city have sought to simplify France’s suspect to US deserves better than what we proper, which sits in the middle system of local government - rench President Emmanuel collectively did of it,” Macron of a much more populous con- which is so complex it is often Vilnius Macron (pictured) said said in a speech. urbation of around 10 million compared to a “mille-feuille” or AFP Fyesterday the complex “If we want the greater Paris people governed by a patchwork multi-layered puff pastry - to administrative structure of the area to compete successfully on of independent authorities. stop a spiralling increase in pub- A LITHUANIAN court yester- Paris megalopolis must be “dras- the international stage, if we That has hindered efforts to lic-sector jobs and spending. day granted the extradition tically simplified” to enable it to want to produce wealth, to then bridge the gap between a But the creation in 2016 of a of a man to the United States compete with other world spread it harmoniously across mostly wealthy central Paris, Greater Paris authority - or to face charges of allegedly cities. the country, we need to drasti- rich and leafy suburbs in the Metropole du Grand Paris - mod- swindling $100m from tech Macron said his government cally simplify its structures,” he west and deprived neighbour- elled on the Greater London giants Google and Facebook. would propose this autumn a added. hoods in the north and east of Authority, was not followed by “The court has ruled in reorganisation of the greater The administrative borders the capital, where riots occa- the abolition of the redundant favour of extraditing Lithua- Paris area, a tricky reform his of the City of Paris have sionally erupt. sub-authorities beneath it due nian citizen Evaldas two predecessors kicked off but remained broadly unchanged grand boulevards that criss-cross In recent years, former con- to resistance from local mayors, Rimasauskas to the United largely failed to complete after since Napoleon III’s prefect the French capital in the 19th servative president Nicolas effectively adding yet another States for criminal prosecu- running into resistance among Baron Haussmann carved up the century. Sarkozy and his Socialist layer of bureaucracy. tion,” Judge Aiva Surviliene said. The 48-year-old was arrested in March in the Bal- Denmark to train tic state at the request of US 100 tourists evacuate amid authorities, who accuse him of deceiving the two US firms Nato troops in 2013-2015 by posing as a wildfires in Montenegro large Asia-based hardware on ‘fake news’ vendor. Podgorica strong winds are hampering fire- Facebook and Google are Copenhagen AP fighters’ efforts to save the mentioned in the indictment, Reuters houses. Rimasauskas’ lawyer t least 100 tourists have “The fire has spread over the confirmed. DANISH troops will get train- been forced to evacuate road, an entire hill is burning,” In a statement, US pros- ing in how to deal with Russian Afrom a coastal area in emergency official Maksim Man- ecutors said Rimasauskas misinformation before being Montenegro that is being threat- dic said yesterday. used “email accounts that sent to join a Nato military ened by wildfires that are also “It is impossible to put out were designed to create the build-up in Estonia in Janu- raging along the Adriatic sea the fire completely in such false appearance that they ary, Defense Minister Claus coastline in neighboring Croatia, winds.” A cabin burns during a forest fire at Lustica peninsula near were sent by employees and Hjort Frederiksen said yes- authorities said yesterday. Further north in Croatia, Tivat, Montenegro, yesterday. agents” of Asian terday. Fueled by strong winds and firefighters have also been bat- manufacturer. “It is a whole new world. dry weather, the fire on the Lus- tling a number of fires along the Fires around Srinjene, near turbulence, and a local road was He is also accused of forg- The Danish soldiers need to tica peninsula in southern Adriatic coast. Several hundred the coastal town of Split forced closed. ing invoices, contracts and be extremely aware of that. Montenegro has spread near to acres of pine forests and low the tourists to leave the area, Around the town of Zadar, letters to rick the companies Therefore I have arranged homes and camping zones. The shrubbery have been burnt, which was left without electric- planes were used because some into wiring over $100m to with armed forces that sol- navy stepped in to help evacu- with the winds sending the ity or water, Croatian TV said. areas remain mined from the overseas bank accounts diers being sent out in January ate the area by sea, officials said. blaze spreading in several There, firefighting planes could war of the 1990s, the state TV under his control, according are informed and educated Emergency services said directions. not fly due to the winds and report said. to prosecutors. in how to protect them- selves,” Frederiksen said. “It is easy to imagine they will become exposed to intimidation and fake Greek minister to hold new talks on Cyprus reunification rumours,” he said of the 200 Danish soldiers being Nicosia leaders on the way forward at a minister) concerns our approach right of intervention on Cyprus into a war of words over who deployed. AFP time when the negotiations seem on security and guarantees,” it holds with Britain and Turkey, was to blame, while Anastasia- In February, Lithuanian dead in the water. Cyprus government spokesman while Nicosia was also pushing des has indicated he is willing to prosecutors opened a crimi- reece’s Foreign Minister The Greek Cypriot side will Nicos Christodoulides said. for a withdrawal of Turkish continue where negotiations left nal investigation into a false Nikos Kotzias is due in also discuss whether a change The talks between Anastasi- troops on the Mediterranean off. But there is no sign the report of a 15-year-old girl GCyprus today to review in strategy is needed and see ades and his Turkish Cypriot island and EU member state. United Nations is willing to being abused by German Nato the way forward after UN- what can be done to overcome counterpart Mustafa Akinci The talks in Switzerland failed revive the process as this stage. soldiers which spread quickly backed reunification talks the impasse in efforts to end broke down in the Swiss resort to overcome these obstacles, leav- UN mediator Espen Barth on social media. collapsed in Switzerland earlier 40-years of division. of Crans-Montana on July 6 after ing a UN-led push that ran for Eide is to brief the Security Nato accused Russia of this month. “This is within the frame- the United Nations failed to bro- more than two years -- the latest Council on Wednesday, a day being behind the false report Kotzias is to meet President work of coordination between ker a compromise deal on a new in a long list of aborted bids to find before the 43rd anniversary of and said it expected more Nicos Anastasiades and attend a Athens and Nicosia for the next security arrangement for a post- an elusive settlement -- in limbo. the Turkish invasion of northern propaganda of this sort in the national council meeting of steps and, more specifically, (the solution Cyprus. Since the talks collapsed, Cyprus, on the failure of the future. Greek Cypriot party political presence of the Greek foreign Greece wanted to end the Greece and Turkey have entered talks. 14 AMERICAS TUESDAY 18 JULY 2017

Made in America products on display Nine killed by US provides flash flooding in Arizona

visas to up to AT least nine people drowned while swimming in an Ari- zona river when they became overwhelmed by flash flood- 15,000 workers ing following heavy rains in the drought-stricken region, officials said. Washington Authorities were search- Reuters Many seasonal ing for at least one other missing person after the inci- he US government is businesses such as dent in the Verde River near allowing 15,000 resorts, landscaping Payson, about 145km north- additional visas for companies and east of Phoenix, Water Wheel temporary seasonal Fire and Medical District Fire workers to help seafood harvesters Chief Ron Sattelmaier said. TAmerican businesses in danger and processors had Local media reported at of suffering irreparable harm sought permission to least two children were because of a shortage of such temporarily hire more among the dead. The Gila labour, the Department of County Sheriff’s Office did not Homeland Security said immigrants. give details of the deceased US-made products from all 50 states including an iconic Yellow Iron from Caterpillar Inc. yesterday. or those missing. US Secretary of Homeland are on display on the South Lawn of the White House as part of a “Made in America” There was also concern Security John Kelly found after Kelly authority to approve up product showcase event in Washington, DC, yesterday. over possible flash flooding consulting with Labor Secre- to about 70,000 additional in southern Arizona, as well. tary Alexander Acosta that there temporary visas and lawmak- were not enough qualified and ers had pleaded with him to willing American workers issue more of them. available to perform temporary But advocates of stricter nonagricultural work, the limits on immigration criticised Canada musters military to fight wildfires department said in a the move, saying American statement. workers should get job “As a demonstration of the openings. Calgary which he said were expected to Columbia’s Ministry of Forests, public utilities and industries administration’s commitment Roy Beck, president of Reuters worsen. Lands and Natural Resource including timer and mining. to supporting American busi- NumbersUSA, said in a state- The military has sent two Operations. West Fraser Timber Co, Nor- nesses, DHS is providing this ment the decision “threatens to anada was deploying mil- planes and five helicopters to British Columbia has bord Inc and privately held one-time increase to the con- reverse the trend of reports itary aircraft and Australia help with evacuations and trans- announced C$100m in emer- Tolko, among the largest Cana- gressionally set annual cap,” emerging around the country Cwas sending 50 firefight- portation for first responders, gency funds. The Canadian Red dian producers of forestry Kelly said in a statement. of employers working harder ers to battle rapidly spreading according to the Department of Cross will hand out stipends of products, have suspended some Many seasonal businesses and raising pay to successfully wildfires in British Columbia that National Defence. C$600 for displaced people and operations. Disruptions were such as resorts, landscaping recruit more unemployed have forced 39,000 people from Goodale’s spokesman Scott additional money for expected to tighten the supply companies and seafood har- Americans for lower-skilled their homes, federal Public Bardsley said the Australians rebuilding. of wood products and raise vesters and processors had jobs.” Safety Minister Ralph Goodale were due to arrive on July 19. Other jurisdictions have prices. sought permission to tempo- Beck called the decision said yesterday. Local governments issued agreed to send some 260 per- Tolko said that many of its rarily hire more immigrants. “yet another example of the Goodale told reporters that more than a dozen evacuation sonnel to the area. employees had been forced from Congress originally had set the administration and Congress the provincial government had notices over the weekend, The fires were burning homes and resources in the city cap at 66,000 workers for the failing to keep the Trump cam- made two requests of the fed- increasing the number of evac- across an area ranging from of Kamloops, which has been fiscal year. paign promise of putting eral government for military uees to 39,000 from 14,000 last 150km to 350km northeast of taking in evacuees, may be In May, lawmakers gave American workers first.” assistance to fight the fires, week, according to British Vancouver and have affected quickly overwhelmed. Venezuela opposition calls for escalation of street protests

Caracas More than 500 protesters and AP government opponents have been US & Brazil back Venezuela vote jailed. “Right now we have to enezuelan opposition lead- escalate and deepen this street ers called yesterday for THE White House threw its weight behind a unsanctioned movement,” National Assembly Vsupporters to escalate opposition-organised vote in Venezuela, saying the plebiscite President Julio Borges told local street protests after more than 7.1 provided an “unmistakable statement” in condemnation of radio station Exitos ahead of the million people rejected a govern- the embattled ruling regime. “We congratulate the Venezue- opposition announcement. ment plan to rewrite the lan people for the huge turnout in the referendum yesterday,” Sunday’s opposition vote was constitution and consolidate its White House spokesman Sean Spicer said. a strong but not overwhelming power over a country stricken by The Brazilian government says the referendum in Venezuela showing that fell short of the shortages and inflation and riven is “unequivocal proof” that the people there want to see the res- opposition’s 7.7 million-vote by more than 100 days of clashes toration of the democratic rule of law. showing in 2015 legislative elec- between protesters and police. tions and the 7.5 million votes that The opposition said 7,186,170 brought Maduro to power in 2013. Venezuelans participated in a assembly to impose executive headquarters yesterday to call for Opposition leaders said that was symbolic referendum rejecting branch authority over the few a “zero hour” campaign of civil because they were able to set up President Nicolas Maduro’s plans remaining institutions outside the disobedience in the two weeks only 2,000 polling places in a Former presidents Andres Pastrana (left) of Colombia, Jorge for the July 30 election of an control of Venezuela’s socialist leading to the government vote. symbolic exercise the government Quiroga (centre) of Bolivia and Laura Chinchilla of Costa Rica, assembly that would remake the ruling party. More than three months of oppo- labelled as illegitimate. Still, some invited by the Venezuelan opposition to act as observer for country’s political system. Madu- A coalition of some 20 oppo- sition protests have left at least 93 supporters said they were ro’s allies have called on the sition parties assembled in its people dead and 1,500 wounded. disappointed. vote, talk during a press conference in Caracas yesterday.

Robot Olympics participants Guatemala hands over former Grandparents from travel Mexico governor ban states now welcome THE former governor of the Gulf coast state of Veracruz was extradited from Guate- Washington Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and applications refused under the mala to Mexico yesterday to Reuters Yemen from getting visas under prior, narrower definition of face corruption charges. the ban. close family members, the cable Former Governor Javier randparents of US citizens Watson declined to put his said. Duarte was flown to Mexico from six Muslim-major- ruling on hold pending appeal, Between March 10 and City after dropping a fight Gity countries are now meaning it went into effect March 17, Tillerson issued four against extradition. Duarte eligible to receive US visas, immediately. The administra- cables, originally giving instruc- appeared at the Mexico City according to a State Department tion has asked the Supreme tions on implementing the travel airport clean-shaven, guarded memo that reflects the latest Court and the San Francisco- ban, then rescinding much of his and unsmiling, a contrast with court ruling on US President based 9th US Circuit Court of guidance because of court rul- his appearance in Guatemala, Donald Trump’s travel ban. Appeals to block the decision. ings and because it had been when he wore a full beard and The memo, or cable, from The July 14 cable updated the issued without approval from often grinned broadly. US Secretary of State Rex Till- definition of “close family” that the White House Office of Man- Duarte fled to Guatemala erson was sent to all US are exempt from the temporary agement and Budget. after resigning as governor of diplomatic posts overseas on travel ban laid down in Trump’s In another reversal, the State one of Mexico’s most populous Friday after a US district judge March 6 executive order. The Department had originally states amid mounting allega- in Hawaii issued a ruling late on cable reversed the State Depart- interpreted the Supreme Court’s tions of corruption. He faces Thursday limiting the scope of ment’s previous, narrow June 26 ruling to exclude fian- charges that include organised the administration’s temporary definition of close family and cés, saying they do not count as crime, influence trafficking, ban on refugees and travelers stated that “grandparents, grand- a close family relationship eli- embezzlement and abuse of from the six countries. children, brothers-in-law, gible for an exemption to the An all-girl team from Afghanistan competes in the first authority. The Mexican Attor- US District Judge Derrick sisters-in-law, aunts and uncles, travel ban. Just before the international robot Olympics in Washington, yesterday. ney General’s Office said Watson in Honolulu found the nephews and nieces, and cous- 90-day travel ban was to take They were originally denied entry into the US but Duarte was taken to a Mexico government cannot bar grand- ins” are eligible for visas. effect on June 29, the State participated after President Donald Trump intervened. City prison for the first hear- parents and other relatives of Consulates and embassies Department said fiancés would ings in his case. United States citizens from Iran, do not need to reopen any visa be counted as close family. TUESDAY 18 JULY 2017 BREAK TIME 15

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08:00 News 13:10 Gold Rush 12:50 Lone Star Law 13:10 Girl Meets World 08:30 Counting the Cost 13:55 Deadliest Job 13:45 Big Fish Man 14:00 Austin & Ally 09:00 Al Jazeera World Interview 14:40 Wildest Middle 15:15 Whisker Haven 10:00 News 14:40 Gold Divers East Tales... 10:30 Inside Story 15:25 Fast N' Loud 15:35 Tanked 15:20 Bizaardvark 11:00 News 16:10 Wheeler 16:30 Big Fish Man 15:45 Elena Of Avalor 11:30 The Stream Dealers 17:25 Dog Rescuers 16:10 Liv And Maddie 12:00 News 17:00 How Do They Do 18:20 Guardians Of 16:35 Descendants 12:30 AJ Selects It? Rescue Wicked World 13:00 NEWSHOUR 17:50 Storage Hunters 19:15 Tanked 16:40 Miraculous Tales 14:00 News 18:50 Mega 20:10 Dogs/Cats/Pets Of Ladybug... 14:30 Inside Story Shippers 101 17:05 Stuck In The 15:00 Prison Lives: Inside 20:10 How Do They Do 21:05 Dog Rescuers Middle And Out It? 22:00 Guardians Of 17:30 Bunk'd 16:00 NEWSHOUR 21:00 The Island With Rescue 19:15 Star Darlings 17:00 News Bear Grylls 22:55 Wildest Middle 19:20 Liv And Maddie 17:30 The Stream 21:50 The Wheel: Survival East 19:45 Mako Mermaids Yesterday's answer 18:00 Newsgrid Games 23:50 Big Fish Man 20:40 Alex & Co. 19:00 News 22:40 Running Wild With 00:45 Animal Cops 21:30 Stuck In The Conceptis Sudoku: Conceptis Sudoku is a number- 19:30 My Nigeria Bear Grylls Philadelphia Middle placing puzzle based on a 9×9 grid. The object is to 20:00 News 23:30 Fast N' Loud 01:40 Guardians Of 21:55 Tsum Tsum place the numbers 1 to 9 in the empty squares so 20:30 Inside Story 00:20 Wheeler Dealers Rescue Shorts that each row, each column and each 3×3 box 21:00 NEWSHOUR 01:05 The Island With 02:35 Tanked 22:00 Bunk'd contains the same number only once. 22:00 News Bear Grylls 03:25 Wildest Middle 23:10 Miraculous Tales 22:30 The Stream 01:50 The Wheel: Survival East Of Ladybug... 23:00 23:35 CROSSWORD Al Jazeera World Games Lolirock HAGAR THE HORRIBLE

NOVO — Pearl SHOWING AT Spider Man: Homecoming (2D/Adventure) 10:00am, 12:40, 3:00, 3:20, 6:00, VILLAGGIO & CITY CENTER 8:40, 9:00 & 11:30pm Cars 3 (Animation) 3D 11:30am, 12:10, 3:00, 4:30, 8:00 & 8:50pm 2D 10:00am, 2:20, 6:40 & 11:00pm Tisbah Ala Khair (2D/Arabic) 10:00am, 12:00noon, 12:20, 2:00, 4:00, 6:00, 8:00, 10:00pm & 12:00midnight Despicable Me 3 (2D/Animation) 10:00am, 12:00noon, 2:00, 4:00 & 6:00pm Pirates of The Caribbean: Salazar’s Revenge (2D/Action) 10:00am, 2:45, 7:30, 8:00, 11:00pm & 12:15am Overdrive (2D/Action) 12:45, 5:30 & 10:15pm Hunter's Prayer (2D/Action) 10:30am, 2:45, 7:00 & 11:15pm The Bad Batch (2D/Romantic) 12:30, 4:45 & 9:00pm War For The Planet of The Apes (2D/Action) 10:00am, 12:00noon, 12:50, 3:40, 6:00, 6:30, 9:20, 11:45pm & 12:00midnight Spider Man: Home Coming (3D IMAX/Action) 10:40am, 1:20, 4:00, 6:40, 9:20pm & 12:00midnight MALL Despicable Me 3 (2D/Animation) 1:30pm Jagga Jasoos (Hindi) 1:45 & 11:30pm The Bad Batch (2D/Romantic) 2:15pm Cars 3 (2D/Animation) 3:00, 5:00 & 7:00pm Hunter's Prayer (2D/Action) 8:30pm Thondi Muthal (2D/Malayalam) 4:30 & 11:45pm Once Upon A Time In Venice (2D/Comedy) 4:15 & 10:15pm Spiderman: Homecoming (2D/Adventure) 7:00pm War For The Planet of The Apes (2D/Adventure) 6:00, 9:00 & 11:30pm Tisbah Ala Khair (2D/Arabic) 9:30pm LANDMARK

Once Upon A Time In Venice (2D/Comedy) 2:00 & 8:00pm Gemini Ganeshanum Suruli Raajanum 2:00pm Jagga Jasoos (Hindi) 4:30pm Cars 3 (2D/Animation) 2:30, 4:30 & 6:30pm Despicable Me 3 (2D/Animation) 3:45pm Hunter's Prayer (2D/Action) 9:45pm War For The Planet of The Apes (2D/Adventure) 5:30, 8:30 & 11:30pm Spiderman: Homecoming (2D/Adventure) 9:15pm Tisbah Ala Khair (2D/Arabic) 7:15pm The Bad Batch (2D/Romantic) 11:30pm Thondi Muthal (2D/Malayalam) 11:30pm ROYAL PLAZA Despicable Me 3 (2D/Animation) 2:30pm Cars 3 (2D/Animation) 2:00, 4:00 & 6:00pm Thondi Muthal (2D/Malayalam) 2:00 & 7:00pm War For The Planet of The Apes (2D/Adventure) 4:00, 9:00 & 11:30pm Gemini Ganeshanum Suruli Raajanum 4:45pm Spiderman: Homecoming (2D/Adventure) 6:30pm Yesterday’s answer Hunter's Prayer (2D/Action) 9:30pm Tisbah Ala Khair (2D/Arabic) 8:00pm Jagga Jasoos (Hindi) 11:15pm ALL IN THE MIND Once Upon A Time In Venice (2D/Comedy) 10:00 & 11:30pm ASIAN TOWN Thondi Muthal (Malayalam) 6:00, 6:30, 8:45, 9:30, 10:30, 11:30pm ASTRONOMICAL, ATOM, Jagga Jasoos (Hindi) 7:30pm COLOSSAL, DOT, Gemini Ganeshanum Suruli Raajanum (Tamil) 7:30pm ELEPHANTINE, ENORMOUS, Role Models (2D/Malayalam) 4:30 & 10:30pm GALACTIC, GARGANTUAN, GIANT, HUGE, IMMENSE, AL KHOR INFINITESIMAL, IOTA, War For The Planet of The Apes 11:45am, 5:30 & 11:15pm ISOTOPE, JOT, JUMBO, Cars 3 11:45am, 2:00, 4:15 & 6:30pm Despicable Me 10:30am Jagga Jasoos 12:30, 6:00 & LARGE, LITTLE, MASSIVE, 11:30pm Gemini Ganeshan 3:30 & 9:00pm Thondi Muthal 2:45 & 8:30pm MICROBE, MICROSCOPIC, Spiderman: Homecoming 8:45 & 11:30pm MINISCULE, MINUTE, MITE, MOLECULE, MONOLITHIC, ROXY MONUMENTAL, NEUTRON, Cars 3 (Animation) 12:00noon, 2:20, 4:20, 7:00 & 9:20pm NUCLEUS, PARTICLE, PINCH, Thondi Muthal (Malayalam) 12:00noon, 5:50, 8:40 & 11:30pm POINT, PROTON, SCINTILLA, Spiderman: Homecoming (2D/Adventure) 2:15, 5:00, 7:45pm & 12:50am SMALL, SMIDGEN, SPECK, Mom (2D/Hindi) 2:45 & 11:40pm Hourob Ezetarari 12:00noon & 10:30pm TINY, TREMENDOUS, VAST. War For The Planet of The Apes 12:00noon, 2:50, 5:40, 8:30 & 11:20pm 16 HOME TUESDAY 18 JULY 2017

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FAJR 03.27 am QM offers tours to Culture Pass holders SHOROOK 04.54 am

ZUHR 11.40 am MAGHRIB 06.28 pm The Peninsula Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Chairper- ASR 03.05 pm ISHA 07.58 pm son of Qatar Museums, said: “The atar Museums (QM) National Museum is next year’s addi- announced that Culture Pass tion to Qatar’s growing cultural scene. WEATHER TODAY members can sign up for Having welcomed Emir H H Sheikh exclusive tours to see the Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani last month, Qmagnificent National foreign dignitaries and members of the o o Museum of Qatar and explore its inte- community more recently, we open 34 C 43 C rior and exterior grounds. our doors to the people of Qatar. The Minimum Maximum 50 tours have been scheduled to tours will enable you to appreciate the welcome Qatar’s residents to see this architectural gem of Jean Nouvel for iconic building inspired by the beau- one last time before we begin our inte- tiful desert rose design. The tours will rior installations. This is everyone’s last start on July 24 and are open only to chance to experience the museum as Culture Pass members who sign up an architectural artefact. We welcome online. all nationalities and residents.” The National Museum is an archi- QM’s Culture Pass programme tectural gem designed by offers almost 16,000 members unique A view of Qatar Museums. world-renowned French architect Jean access to diverse cultural activities Nouvel due to open in December 2018. across Qatar. discounts of up to 15 - 25% at QM cafes, allow everyone to enjoy QM and its The National Museum tells the story Members receive a vast range of gift shops and selected sites. offerings in a way that best meets their of the people of Qatar, celebrating the benefits from QM and its partners, Recently, QM restructured the Cul- needs and interests. country’s rich heritage. It will combine including access to workshops that ture Pass programme to include four To sign up for QM’s Culture Pass historic objects and contemporary develop creative skills and explore tiers, three of which are paid and one Programme: http://www.qm.org.qa/ influences, opening up a dialogue exhibition-related themes; dedicated of which remains free to the public. en/culturepass around the impact of rapid change newsletters with the latest activities The new tiers include: ‘Culture Pass’, For more information on the while honouring its ancestors’ taking place in Qatar and abroad; invi- ‘Culture Pass Plus’ and ‘Culture Pass National Museum Culture Pass tours legacy. tations to attend exclusive exhibition Plus Family’, ‘Culture Pass Academic’, and timings: http://www.qm.org.qa/ H E Sheikha Al Mayassa bint openings; private tours of galleries and and ‘Culture Pass Creative’, which en/culture-pass-tours

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QFB officials in front of the image of Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. QFB installs ‘Tamim Al Majd’

The Peninsula Abdullah Al Marri, Chairman of QFB, said: “We are proud of our national iden- n show of loyalty, support and solidar- tity, and we back our wise leadership. With ity with Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin the installation of Tamim Al Majd mural, IHamad Al Thani, Qatar First Bank (QFB) we symbolically express our loyalty and L.L.C. (Public), a leading Shari’ah compli- allegiance to Qatar. Today, we renew our ant bank based in Qatar and listed on the pledge to continue efforts towards achiev- Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE), installed ing Qatar’s goals in line with Qatar National “Tamim Al Majd” mural. Vision 2030.” At a signing ceremony led by QFB’s Along with senior and executive man- chairman and members of the board of agement, all bank staff gathered to sign the directors, executive management and bank mural placed on QFB lounge. The lounge staff collectively signed the board and wrote will remain open over the coming days for messages expressing their support and lin- all visitors and citizens wishing to sign on Abdulla Al Marri, QFB Chairman, signing on ‘Tamim Al Majd’ ing behind the Emir and the nation. the mural. mural to show support to Qatar. HBKU Press translation works reach wider circles

The Peninsula Ten Women) by Saleh Alm- proceedings and journals. Gulf region and the Arab showcasing our literary cre- ani, who is also the translator Translated volumes allow World,” says Fakhri Saleh, ativity and culture to other amad Bin Khalifa Uni- of Games of the Late Age, and readers to cross cultural Head of Arabic Publishing at nations and while getting to versity Press (HBKU other notable HBKU Press thresholds and find the com- Hamad Bin Khalifa University know other nations’ culture HPress) has released translated titles. mon humanity in all our Press. at the same time.” numerous translations of a The best-selling book, stories, while simultaneously “We choose books that The most recently variety of books as part of its Wonder, written in English by discovering different cultures. are bestselling fiction works released translations by HBKU efforts to expand the literary R J Palacio and translated into With that goal, HBKU Press from around the world, Press include the translation landscape of the region, since Arabic by HBKU Press in 2015, focuses on featuring trans- award-winning books from of one Spanish work titled, its launch in 2010. has also been made into major lated works alongside different cultures, fiction Games of the Late Age, and It has published more than Hollywood motion picture to showcasing Arab talent in works written by Arab two translations from English, 60 translated works to and be released later this year. order to enrich the Arabic lit- women and men in different Poor Economics and Science from English, Spanish, Ger- Publishing translations is erary scene and enhance languages, etc, he said. He and Islam. man, Turkish into Arabic. an important part of the man- cross-cultural communica- also added that. “We focus on “As an avid reader, it’s Among these works is the date at HBKU Press, which tion. “Our mission is to select translating books that add to great to have such a variety of Sheikh Hamad Award for publishes a variety of fiction, books to translate, whether our knowledge, understand- popular translated works Translation and International non-fiction, children’s and they were published by us or ing of ourselves and of available to me in Arabic,” Understanding award-winner academic titles, along with other publishers, that focus on humanity. We see ourselves explains Mohamed Al Mah- Ashar Nissa’ (Diez mujeres/ research articles, conference issues that concern Qatar, the as cultural ambassadors meed, a local filmmaker.