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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2021 / MUHARRAM 3, 1443 AH emergency number 112 NO. 17760 16 PAGES 150 FILS SUBSIDY, ALLOWANCE CUTS EYED ON HEELS OF HISTORIC DEFICIT Some direct flights likely to resume

Egypt key Day by Day By Khaled Al-Hajri Al-Seyassah Staff OH, Minister of Commerce, inform the Public Authority and Agencies for Manpower (PAM) that it must pay not 2,000, but rather KUWAIT CITY, Aug 3,000 dinars to those expatri- 10: There is a loom- ates who are sixty years old and above and don’t hold ing possibility that di- graduation certificates, and rect commercial flights then deport them. will be resumed with Oh, Minister of Commerce, tell PAM that these expatri- a number of countries ates are an added value to the that were banned for a country, and their departure is a loss for the economy and long time as part of the the nation. preventive measures to They are a workforce who contain the spread of can practice their professions in any country because they COVID-19 virus. are in demand. A time will This move is in line with the come when we will be sorry improvement of the epidemio- and blamed for taking this logical situation in the country, decision. As for the issue of according to the recent indicators medical insurance, they al- announced by the Ministry of ready have it before you ask Health, particularly after record- them to do so. ing the highest decline rate of Oh, Minister of Commerce, COVID-19 infections since the our economy is declining be- beginning of this year and the cause of these decisions, but acceleration of the vaccination everyone is dumb, deaf and campaign. blind. … Yet, tomorrow is another According to an informed day. source, the Cabinet, during its meeting scheduled next Mon- Zahed Matar day, will discuss a recommenda- tion for the resumption of direct flights with Egypt and other Arab countries. Newswatch Development The expected development comes in the context of prepa- NEW YORK: Gov Andrew rations for the start of the new A fire extinguishing helicopter of the Turkish Gendarmerie approaches a wildfire in the province of Mugla, southern Turkey, Aug. 8. Wildfires in Turkey, described Cuomo resigned over a barrage academic year in all stages, and as Turkey’s worst in living memory, started on July 28 amid a ferocious heatwave and raged on for days across more than half of Turkey’s provinces. Inset: People of sexual harassment allegations the possibilities of resuming the watch a wildfire in Koycegiz, Mugla, Aug. 9. (AP) Tuesday in a fall from grace a traditional education system in year after he was widely hailed schools, as well as the need for nationally for his detailed daily Egyptian teachers, and the pres- briefi ngs and leadership during ence of large numbers of Kuwaiti Iranian on trial the darkest days of COVID-19. students studying in Egyptian Opinion The three-term governor’s universities. decision was announced as mo- The source expects the re- for war crimes mentum built in the Legislature sumption of flights to begin with to remove him by impeachment. STOCKHOLM, Aug 10, (AP): It came after New York’s attor- one trip per day from Cairo, The trial of an Iranian citizen ac- ney general released the results which will increase at a later time Tehran’s gangs, defeated destructors cused of committing grave war of an investigation that found depending on the developments crimes and murder during the Cuomo sexually harassed at least on the ground. final phase of the Iran-Iraq war 11 women. He stressed that those arriving in the 1980s started Tuesday in Investigators said he subject- via these flights will be subject to By Ahmed Al-Jarallah statements of condemnation, which will Proposal ‘expands’ Stockholm. ed women to unwanted kisses; all health requirements and mea- Editor-in-Chief, the Arab Times not shake even a hair on the heads of The trial of Hamid Noury groped their breasts or buttocks sures established in this regard Iran’s rulers who are seasoned with mur- comes just days after hard-line or otherwise touched them inap- without any exceptions. WILL the recently appointed fourth der and torture. ambulance stations propriately; made insinuating re- The source indicated that the UN envoy to Yemen, the Swedish Hans Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi marks about their looks and their Indeed, these people know nothing but took office as the highest-ranking Cabinet will also discuss open- Grundberg, have a greater ability to re- sabotage. What is happening in Lebanon sex lives; and created a work ing land ports with neighboring solve the crisis than his predecessors? By Saeed Mahmoud Saleh civilian leader in the Islamic Re- environment “rife with fear and and Iraq, and even Argentina, France and public. countries around the clock start- In accordance with the common prov- the United States, is a lesson to not bet Arab Times Staff intimidation.” (AP) ing from September 1. Raisi himself took part as a ❑ ❑ ❑ erb “you can tell the book by its cover”, on the return of Iran as an economically KUWAIT CITY, Aug 10: MP Farz Al- He ruled out addressing the file the answer came from the Iranian-backed prosecutor in the so-called “death of the return of domestic work- powerful and effective state regionally Daihani submitted a proposal to estab- commission” that executed as JERUSALEM: Israel’s foreign Houthi group, which responded to this and internationally like it was in the era lish permanent ambulance centers along minister will fl y to Morocco on ers, pending the improvement of appointment by sending two booby- many as 5,000 people at the end the epidemiological situation in of Shah Muhammad Reza Pahlavi. the highways and in remote areas. These of Iran’s bloody war with Iraq Wednesday for a visit that will trapped drones to the Saudi city of Any negotiations with the Mullahs re- centers will be fully equipped in ac- help cement ties between the two India and Bangladesh. Khamis Mushait. in 1988, complicating how the The source highlighted the an- gime are nothing more than doses of oxy- cordance with the international criteria. West will interact with him as countries less than a year after In this regard, the crisis is not between gen to prolong the extent of its sabotage Paramedics will be supplied with motor- they signed a deal to normalize ticipated achievement of commu- Saudi Arabia and the Houthis. Saudi Ara- negotiators try to save Tehran’s nity immunity by October. and tampering with global security. cycles for them to reach the emergency tattered nuclear deal with world relations. bia is facing a proxy war with Iran, which Perhaps the United Nations should site as fast as possible to provide first Yair Lapid will head of a del- Meanwhile, he revealed that the international community knows but powers. egation of lawmakers and offi - the Minister of Health Sheikh Dr. review the facts revealed by events and aid to the injured until the ambulance Noury was arrested in No- it turns away from confronting the dan- offi cial documents published in the inter- arrives. cials who will meet with Moroc- Basil Al-Sabah informed those ger that threatens the most important vember 2019 when he arrived in can offi cials and inaugurate the close to him that he does not national press about the close cooperation National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Stockholm, the Swedish capital, Israeli Liaison Offi ce in the capi- region in the world in terms of oil sup- between Al-Qaeda and Iran, and the lat- Al-Ghanim recently met with Olympics intend to continue in the govern- plies. Therefore, the solution will not be and has been held in custody tal, Rabat, the Foreign Ministry ter’s sponsorship of this group as well as athlete Abdullah Al-Tariqi Al-Rashidi ment, and will leave his position through hopes or prior pledges that Iran since then. said in a statement on Tuesday. before the start of the next term its sponsorship of the ISIS group similar who won the bronze medal for Kuwait According to Swedish pros- The visit will be the fi rst by quickly disregards by issuing bombing to what it does with the rest of the ter- of the National Assembly. orders from occupied Sanaa on Saudi in target shooting during the Tokyo 2020 ecutors, Noury worked in July- an Israeli minister since the sign- rorists, such as the so-called Hezbollahs Olympic Games. In addition, the Kuwait Air- Arabia. August 1988 as an assistant to ing of the “Abraham Accords,” ways Corporation announced the The solution begins with the United in Lebanon, Iraq and Syria, and other He said Al-Rashedi proved that the the deputy prosecutor in the the US-brokered normalization subversive gangs spread in more than 20 Kuwaiti determination knows no bounds, agreements between Israel and launch of flights to a number of Nations’ recognition of the fact that there Gohardasht prison outside the destinations. countries. affirming tremendous efforts will be ex- Iranian city of Karaj, and alleg- four Arab states: Morocco, the is no remedy for the problems caused United Arab Emirates, Bah- by the Mullahs regime except through a It is true that they can sabotage, but this erted to help the youths reach the highest edly took part in severe atroci- Resume will not enable them to defeat the world, achievements. ties there. rain and Sudan. (AP) massive international pressure and inter- ❑ ❑ ❑ Chairman of the Board of Di- national support for the Iranian people, which will not allow at any moment the Meanwhile, MP Thamer Al-Suwait They said Iran’s then supreme rectors Ali Al-Dukhan affirmed who are rising daily against the life of presence of a second North Korea to submitted a bill to amend Law No. leader, Ayatollah Khomeini, is- WASHINGTON: The Biden ad- that the all operational and sup- misery brought to them by the Mullahs, destabilize global stability. 30/1964 on the establishment of the State sued an order for the execution ministration announced another port sectors of the company who still live in the caves of the Middle Rather, Iran, in the presence of this Audit Bureau (SAB); specifically adding of all prisoners in Iranian prisons $165 million in aid Monday to are fully prepared to gradually Ages and believe that they are capable of large and active opposition, is less able items to Articles 13, 53 and 80. who sympathized and remained keep civilians fed in warring resume the operation of direct subduing the world through terrorism. to withstand the internal revolution that is The revised Article 13 states that in loyal with the Iranian opposi- Yemen, calling the six-year con- flights to and from Kuwait, and is What Saudi Arabia has intercepted to actually required to be supported by the case of dispute between SAB and a pub- tion group Mujahedeen-e-Khalq, fl ict there stalemated as interna- ready to increase the operational date has exceeded 550 drones and 370 international community. lic institution regarding a public tender known as MEK. tional peace efforts still struggle and passenger capacity. valued at more than KD100,000 and the Due to that order, a large num- to gain purchase. ballistic missiles, all of which targeted Email: [email protected] The Ministry of Finance recent- issue is referred to the Council of Minis- ber of prisoners were executed in The US focus on humanitarian civilians. They even reached the point efforts comes after Iran-backed ly announced the biggest budget of targeting the holy sites in Makkah Follow me on: ters for decision; HH the Prime Minister the Gohardasht prison between deficit in the history of the country must inform the Assembly Speaker about July 30 and Aug 16, 1988, the Houthi rebels rebuffed what were and Madinah. This indicates that it is a repeated appeals by the incom- — KD10.8 billion for the last fiscal systematic and continuous terrorist act the decision and explain the reasons be- prosecutors in Sweden said. year, reports Al-Rai daily. hind it. ing Biden administration to enter ongoing since March 2015. All that the “Along with other perpetra- peace talks. (AP) This announcement led to the [email protected] The revised Article 53 mandates the international community does is issue tors in the prison, (Noury) par- ❑ ❑ ❑ resumption of talks on reducing concerned ministers to submit semi-annu- ticipated in mass executions and government support. Sources al reports to HH the Prime Minister and is suspected of having intention- BEIRUT: Syrian President told the daily that the Cabinet’s Assembly Speaker on the measures tak- ally deprived the lives of a very Bashar Assad appointed a new Economic Committee recently Three deaths recorded en to collect debts and address financial large number of prisoners who government on Tuesday, leaving discussed ways to reduce subsi- violations uncovered by SAB and other sympathized with the Mujahe- most key posts unchanged in the dies; while a number of scenarios monitoring institutions. This is aimed deen.” war-torn country, state media re- related to supply, commodities, intensifying efforts to combat corruption As for the murder charge, ported. The development comes electricity and fuel were re- and prevent the stealing of public funds. Swedish prosecutors said Noury nearly three months after Assad’s Kuwait lists 595 new COVID-19 cases re-election for another seven- viewed, and the State’s collec- The revised Article 80 stipulates that is suspected of “intentionally tion of rent and other fees related the chairman of SAB should submit a killing, together with other per- year term. KUWAIT CITY, Aug 10, (KUNA): Ku- the only way to halt the spread of the virus. The vote was described as ille- to industrial plots in Shuwaikh wait’s daily coronavirus cases rose by 595 The Kuwaiti Union of Shisha Cafés wel- confidential report to the Assembly petrators, a large number of gitimate and a sham by the West and chalets was tackled. to 404,463 as deaths increased by three to comed the decision of the health authorities Speaker about the secret or special ex- prisoners who sympathized with and Syria’s opposition. (AP) According to results of the 2,375, the health ministry said on Tuesday. to allow the resumption of shisha service in penditures included in the State bud- various left-wing groups and ❑ ❑ ❑ open preliminary discussion in Another 773 people were cured of the cafés in accordance with the precautionary get. Although this item is confidential, who were regarded as apostates.” this regard, the targeted reduc- virus, raising the total of those to have regulations to curb the spread of coronavirus, the MPs have the right to be informed Under the Swedish Penal Code, ALGIERS: Firefi ghters and resi- tion of the cost of living allow- about it in line with the principle of these are not considered to be re- dents armed with simple tools ance and support provided by overcome the disease to 393,957, ministry reports Al-Qabas daily. battled a rash of forest fi res in spokesperson Dr. Abdallah Al-Sanad said in On its Twitter account, the union stressed transparency as the issue is about pub- lated to an armed conflict and so the State is estimated at KD2 lic funds. the charge is different, the pros- northern Algeria that the nation’s billion — about 50 percent of the a statement. the need to use a medical tube shisha (one- On the other hand, Minister of State ecution said. interior minister said Tuesday The number of people hospitalised with time use), ensure that workers are wearing total support that the government for Municipality and Housing Affairs and A large number of these pris- have killed at least six people in provided in the last fiscal year the virus currently stands at 580, with 230 masks and gloves, serve drinks in paper and Urban Development Shaya Abdulrahman oners were executed between the mountainous Kabyle region. He blamed “criminal hands” for amounting to KD3.737 billion. of them in intensive care units, he added, plastic cups for one time use, wash and ster- Al-Shaya replied to the queries of MP Aug 27 and Sept 6, 1988, in the Sources revealed there is a revealing that another 8,131 are receiving ilize the shisha every after use. some of the blazes. Marzouq Al-Khalifa about the tourism Gohardasht prison. Multiple fi res were burning set of proposals related to each regular treatment. The union said sterilization devices must project at Jahra coastal area. Speaking outside of the Stock- support file. At the level of Some 14,896 swab tests were conducted be placed on all tables, a thermal examina- through forests and devouring The minister’s response includes a holm District Court, Shahin the olive trees, cattle and chick- supply; the proposal is to re- over the last day out of a total of 3,541,654, tion device should be provided and used copy of the contract signed with the con- Gobadi, spokesman for the Na- ens that provide the livelihoods move people whose salaries are mentioned the official. to check the temperature of customers and tracting company; as well as the list of tional Council of Resistance of of families. Interior Minister KD3,000 and above from the He went on to urge nationals and expatri- workers upon entering the cafés, social dis- facilities included in the project such as Iran — MEK’s political wing Kamel Beldjoud traveled to Ka- list of ration card beneficiaries ates alike that abiding by health precautions, tancing must be maintained, and surfaces hotels, resorts, museums, sports utilities, — called the trial “a landmark byle, home of Berbers, to assess including the head of the family mainly, following social distancing rules, is must be cleaned at least every two hours. cafés, green spaces and mosques. case.” the situation. (AP) and its members. ARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2021 2

Summertimes AlUla … livin’ easy with the past

Photo by Omar Al Nahdi Dadan Kingdom

and cool oasis, to discover mysteries and uncover ancient truths of ancient societies and cultures. Top 10 experiences in AlUla this summer: 1. Take a helicopter ride Experience the breathtak- ing views of AlUla’s stunning desert vistas and landscapes from the sky. Be awed by the bird’s eye view of iconic landmarks such as Elephant Rock, Maraya and AlUla Old Town. Fly over the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Hegra and take photos of the famous sandstone tombs. Sit back and relax while your pilot guides you over the land to identify the old and the new develop- ments. These new tours will start in July, operate twice a day during July and August, and increase from September. 2. Get illuminated The night-time version of the Rock Art Trail takes place within the Hegra Heritage site. You will be guided on a walk around one of Hegra’s most fascinating mountains stopping at carvings and inscriptions that were left thousands of years ago by travelers, pilgrims or several kingdoms and and residents alike. Your guide Fpeoples over many thou- will explain the meaning of the sands of years, AlUla offered symbols with stories of travel, much appeal as a place to trade, offerings and warnings. foster a prosperous, culturally The night-time experience enriched life. As attractive as includes torches for visitors the region was for homemak- to highlight the hidden details ers, AlUla was just as popular in the rocks not visible in the for tourists. In the heat of day. Learn how these people summer, AlUla’s oasis offered lived and the legacies that they a cool respite from the arid left behind. The tour operates desert, plentiful water, food at 9:00 pm on Thursdays and and also trade for those bring- Fridays. ing incense, textiles, jewels, 3. Go to market aromatics and spices. The Visit the Old Town Market tourists came from near and and shop for locally made far, India, Ceylon, South East- arts and crafts, souvenirs and Asia, Mesopotamia, Greece, homewares. Desert Designs Egypt, Italy. They not only offers an irresistible range of brought goods to trade but also jewellery, homewares, gifts ideas about art, architecture, and Sadu products – made agriculture, religion. both locally and regionally. While the people are long Newly opened Otta offers gone, the conversations re- one-of-a-kind hand-crafted ce- main. The cultural exchanges ramics, an oil press store offer are still visible via the earliest products containing the magic Photos by Omar Al Nahdi form of graffiti or social media Moringa and other oils, there Top to bottom: Rock art trail, Hegra, Pink etched into the rock faces and are stores selling must-have Camel Restaurant sculpted into the sandstone fashion Abayas for summer, mountains. Top to bottom: AlUla oasis (photo by Continued on Page 3 Omar Al Nahdi), AlUla Old Town Mar- Now open as a year-round ket, Al Nakheel Restaurant — AlUla visitor destination, summer Old Town continues to offer an op- portunity to explore this old land and embark on a new journey through the vast desert

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AlUla Continued from Page 2 street-fashion, an art gallery, a script- art stall, precious stones, natural soap, spices, dates and citrus stalls. Oh and there is a new Virgin Megastore for all your entertainment needs. 4. Buy must-haves Shopaholics cannot leave AlUla without a visit to the new cultural as- sets stores within the heritage sites. The flagship Hegra Boutique near to the visitor centre at Hegra has the biggest range and the boutiques at Old Town and Dadan offer a more specific range for those sites. Browse the shelves packed with high-quality artisan ceramics, leather accessories including notebooks, textiles, candles, oils and soaps, plaster artworks, t- shirts, caps, traditional wooden home- wares, bespoke sadu, gold and silver jewellery and many other souvenirs, all celebrating the icons, patterns and designs inherent in AlUla’s heritage sites and natural geological land- scapes. 5. See the stars in your eyes After the heat has gone out of the day the cool evenings descend in AlUla. Experience the enchantment of a desert stargazing tour led by lo- cal experts. Far from city lights, vast open spaces in remote desert lands create some of the world’s most en- viable dark skies, making AlUla an idyllic locale for star watching. Enjoy a Saudi traditional dinner under the stars during the daily-operated tours of stargazing and moonlit nights. An absolute highlight on any visitor’s itinerary, stargazing in AlUla is a not- to-be-missed experience. 6. Night hike the desert Experience the Hidden Valley Hik- ing Tour through AlUla’s dramatic landscapes and feel the wonder and Photo by Omar Al Nahdi peacefulness of the Arabian desert – at Ikmah Mountain night. The hike is approximately 1.5 hours from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm and is suitable for medium-level walk- Boubyan Bank gains 19 fi ls, Humansoft Holding dips ers as most of the trail is through soft sand. Or enjoy the setting of the sun over the mountains while on the Sun- set Adventure Trail. The guided trail Kuwait bourse kicks off week with upswing, volume shrinks is 3 to 4 hours with 8kms distance. Pull on your hiking boots and take on By John Mathews the challenge to explore this beautiful Arab Times Staff ▲ UUS$/KDS$/KD 0.30080/900.30080/90 landscape where people have lived for thousands of years. The tour starts at KUWAIT CITY, Aug 10: Kuwait ▼ Euro/KD 0.3528 6:00 pm and is expected to finish at stocks swung higher on Tuesday as Sponsor held in PAM, MoI 10:00 pm. it reopened after a 4-day break. The ■ Yen/KD 0.0027 7. Enjoy some sea with your sand All Shares Index extended last ses- sion’s gains with a 30.73 pts jump ▼ British £/KD 0.4167 For holiday-makers who plan to to 6596.57 points paced mostly by head to the coast this summer, you mid-caps even as the overall senti- ■ Indian Rs/KD 0.0040 might be surprised to know the Red ment remained positive. response to ‘distress’ call Sea coastal town of Al Wajh is just The Premier Market climbed ▲ Philippines Peso/KD 0.0060 a couple of hours drive from AlUla. 36.53 points to 7189.90 pts tak- You can be snorkeling the kaleido- ing the month’s gains to 25 pts while ▲ Full rights vowed to Filipina worker scope of underground life at the Red Main Market scaled 18.20 points. FTSE +31.84 pts at 18:50 Aug 10 Sea on one day, and awed by the preci- The BK Main 50 was up 31.16 pts to sion of the creations our ancestors left 5731.31 points. The volume turno- ▲ Nikkei +68.11 pts at closing Aug 10 KUWAIT CITY, Aug 10: behind on land the day after. A side ver meanwhile fell for the second After a ‘call for help’ was trip to AlUla is an easy add-on to your successive session. Over 279 million Plan to cut expats education grant coastal holiday whether it is a day trip shares changed hands — up 4.5 pct ▼ Gold $1,729.55 per oz (London) posted last night by a Fil- or an overnight stay to explore the from Thursday. ipina domestic worker in KUWAIT CITY, Aug 10: The line with the direction of the KPC The sectors closed mostly in Board of Directors of the Kuwait and its affi liates are taking to reduce food, arts, culture, adventure and of ▼ NYMEX crude $68.50 pb Kuwait on the social net- course the heritage sites. green turf. Technology outpaced the Petroleum Corporation (KPC) has employment of expatriates in the rest with 0.98 percent gain whereas working site ‘Facebook’, called for studying the possibility oil sector to the lowest level since 8. Get real deep Consumer Services shed 0.37 pct, ▼ Brent crude $70.90 pb the Public Authority for of stopping educational grant for the KPC grants in-kind benefi ts to The ancient capital city of Dadan is the biggest loser of the day. Volume Manpower in coordination children of non-Kuwaiti employ- workers in the sector, such as an- shrouded in mystery. We know it was wise, Financial Services topped with LIBOR rate 0.12725% ees who will be appointed to work nual travel tickets for the employee a highly organised and sophisticated 138.8 million share and the sector with the Ministry of Inte- in the oil sector — the KPC and its and his family, health insurance, kingdom that prospered as the nexus was ahead in value with KD 16.75 rior moved within minutes affi liates — in future, reports Al- personal accidents, and educational of the caravan trade and archaeologists million. 47.41 million shares were transacted to rescue her, reports Al- Anba daily quoting a high-ranking assistance for 4 children and assigns Among the notable movers, Bou- during the session. oil source. a car and a petrol card to senior of- now suggest was developed in the 9th In the banking sector, National Qabas daily. The source said the decision is in fi cials who work as consultants. century BCE. But when did the Dada- byan Bank rallied 19 fi ls to 777 fi ls on back of 2.4 million shares Bank of Kuwait took in 2 fi ls each The distressed worker reported nites become the Lihyanites? Did the on back of over 2 million shares to Lihyan King Han’as stage a coup? Did while Mabanee Co scaled 6 fi ls be- she was subjected to abuse by the fore settling at 744 fi ls and is up 22 close at 892 fi ls and 239 fi ls respec- family of the sponsor whom she The sources added the Ministry of broadcast. the Dadanites move from the red city tively whereas Kuwait International of Dadan to Hegra before the Nabatae- fi ls month-to-date. Noor Financial works and that she was being ‘ex- Interior has begun investigations with Mustafa told Al-Qabas, the police Investment climbed 10 fi ls to 237 Bank tripped 1 fi l. Burgan Bank ploited’ in violation of the laws and the sponsor, who is believed to be a response to the case was very quick, ans? What do the massive Lihyan stat- fi ls and Gulf Investment House fol- too trimmed 1 fi l after pushing 2.6 bedoun based on the complaint fi led and “we salute them for what they ac- ues of Kings left behind tell us? Ex- million shares and Kuwait Finance this necessitated urgent intervention lowed suit to end at 304 fi ls. Hu- by offi cials from the workforce, led by the domestic worker. tually did in rescuing the worker, even perts speak of a complex and cultured mansoft Holding however slid 36 House added 3 fi ls with a volume of The sources indicated after the in- though the time was past midnight.” society of people, the most sophisti- fi ls to KD 3.549. over 5 million. by the Deputy Director General of vestigations are completed, the worker He added, the Philippine embassy cated of its era. Some of the answers Zain rose 3 fi ls to 592 fi ls on Warba Bank rose 3 fi ls to 618 fi ls the Employment Protection Sector, will be given her full rights and then was following up on the situation in- lie in the inscriptions at Jabal Ikmah, back of over 2 million shares while and Ahli United Bank BSC added Dr. Mubarak Al-Jafour. she will be given an option to leave the cluding paying a visit to the worker at which is included in the one ticket. Ooredoo took in 1 fi l. stc too added 2 fi ls with brisk trading. Commer- Responsible sources told the daily country, stressing the keenness of Ku- the shelter. Get deep into the history of Dadan and 1 fi l to close at 860 fi ls and logistics cial Bank was unchanged at 500 fi ls after monitoring the worker’s live wait and the government agencies to Meanwhile, the Al-Jarida daily said, Jabal Ikmah and impress your friends major Agility sprinted 7 fi ls to 980 whereas Al Ahli Bank erased 2 fi ls. broadcast, the workers in the labor protect the rights of workers. the Head of the Voluntary Committee with your superior knowledge. fi ls after pushing 1.9 million shares. Ahli United Bank Kuwait dialed up protection sector, in coordination with In this context, the Labor Attaché to Study the Conditions of Domestic 1 fi l. the Ministry of the Interior, went to the Workers in the country, Bassam Al- 9. Brunch, lunch and dinner KIPCO and National Investment Co at the Philippine Embassy in Kuwait, paused at 161 fi ls and 183 fi ls re- Kuwait Investment Co eased 1 address posted by the domestic work- Nasser Mustafa, praised the quick re- Shimmari, praised the rapid response Whether its regional cuisine from spectively whereas Mezzan Hold- fi l to 256 fi ls whereas International er, the sponsor was arrested and the sponse of the Kuwaiti authorities in of the concerned government agencies the likes of Nahkeel – famous for ing gave up 3 fi ls. KAMCO and Financial Advisors dialed up 1 fi l. worker was transferred to the domestic dealing with the issue of the worker, and stressed that this quick move is a its murtabak – traditional dishes at KFIC gained 5 fi ls each whereas Arzan Financial Group slipped 5 fi ls workers shelter in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh. who asked for help in a Facebook good gesture. Merkaz, the many choices of coffees KMEFIC shed 26 fi ls. to 162 fi ls after moving 17.9 million and juices at Al Rahbas or a taste of National Industries Group di- shares whereas Kuwait Financial all things Saudi including the golden- aled up 2 fi ls on back of 4.4 million Centre ( Markaz) paused at 179 fi ls. ‘Teachers facing leafed Jareesh and oh-so-tender lamb shares whereas Gulf Cable clipped 2 Kuwait Cement Co tripped 1 fi l at the popular up-market Suhail – fi ls. Boubyan Petrochemical Co fell whereas Kuwait Portland Cement entry problems’ AlUla’s Old Town offers plenty of 3 fi ls to 837 fi ls and Al Qurain Pet- climbed 10 fi ls to 879 fi ls. HEISC new cuinary experiences for every rochemical Co closed 3 fi ls in red. Al and ACICO Industries dialed down KUWAIT CITY, Aug 10: Jazeera Airways glided 7 fi ls higher 1 fi l each whereas Shuaiba Indus- While the Ministry of Educa- occasion. Or perhaps a long leisurely tion is working on its plan for brunch of eggs, pastries, scrumptious to 750 fi ls and ALAFCO stood pat trial was up 8 fi ls at 186 fi ls. Metal at 219 fi ls. Integrated Holding and and Recycling Co clipped 2 fi ls and the resumption of traditional toasties washed down with a lemon classes in public and private and mint juice to the backdrop of the Aznour added 2 fi ls each whereas Kuwait Foundry Co closed 3 fi ls in NAPESCO slipped 9 fi ls to 851 fi ls. green. Sultan Centre took in 1 fi l and schools, hundreds of teach- oasis at Pink Camel that will fill your Arabi Group Holding trimmed 2 fi ls ers hired by foreign, private stomach with joy. The market opened fi rm and moved sideways in early trade. The before ending at 156 fi ls. schools are facing a crisis in 10. Going Green main index continued to wobble be- Kuwait and Gulf Links Transport entering Kuwait, reports Al- The Oasis Trail from Dadan South, tween small gains and losses before Co inched 0.1 fi l up to 51.8 fi ls and Jarida daily quoting sources. arriving in AlUla Old Town and pass- scaling the day’s highest level of Automated Systems Co took in 1 fi l. Sources explained the ing by AlWadi area is 3KM long and 6597 points almost half way into the KCPC paced 7 fi ls whereas Burgan problem lies in the require- will offer visitors an extraordinary na- session. It sagged slightly and con- Company For Well Drilling gave up ments for registering vac- ture stroll through AlUla farms, suit- tinued to trade choppy before clos- 3 fi ls . Combined Group Contracting cination certifi cates on the able for families and nature-lovers ing with a moderate gains. Co climbed 7 fi ls to 570 fi ls whereas Ministry of Health website of all ages. The trail is open daily Top gainer of the day, Mashaer PAPCO erased 2.7 fi ls. for approval, indicating the between 8:00 AM till 4:00 PM and Holding climbed 8 pct to 66.8 fi ls OSOS Holding ticked 0.5 fi l high- civil ID number is needed to is free for visitors, while you walk while Equipment Holding paced er to 90.5 fi ls whereas United Pro- upload the certifi cates. Be- cause the above-mentioned between the shadows of the palms on 6.61 percent to stand next. KMEFIC jects Co dropped 10 fi ls. Advanced skidded 13.33 pct, the steepest de- Technology Co slipped 4 fi ls to 576 teachers are newly hired; land that witnessed the rise and van- cliner of the day and Gulf Finance fi ls with thin trading and Inovest new work visas were issued ishing of many great civilizations. House topped the volume with 34.5 BSC was up 4 fl s at 104 fi ls. to them and most of them are AlUla’s vast desert landscapes are million. The market has been mixed dur- of foreign nationalities, not home to many more ancient traces of Mirroring the day’s gains, the ing the previous week. The main in- Arabs. The Private Schools humanity, some of which are yet to market spread was skewed towards dex closed lower in three of the fi ve Union had earlier asked the be discovered. Embark on an excit- the winners. 75 stocks advanced sessions shedding 16 pts week-on- Corona Emergency Com- ing summer journey and be one of the whereas 49 closed lower. Of the week. It has scaled 15 points from mittee to obtain entry visas lucky visitors to dwell in the mysteries 137 counters active on Tuesday, 13 start of the month and is up 1025 for foreign private school of this epic land. closed fl at. 10800 deals worth KD points year-to-date. teachers, sources disclosed. ARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2021 LOCAL 4

Greetings sent on the occasion of national days of both countries HH Amir sends congratulations to presidents of Ecuador, Singapore KUWAIT CITY, Aug 10, (KUNA): Republic, Guillermo Lasso, on his ter Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad mah Yacob, expressing his deepest His Highness the Amir Sheikh country’s National Day. His High- Al-Sabah sent similar cables. congratulations on her country’s Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sa- ness the Crown Prince Sheikh Me- Also, His Highness the Amir sent National Day. His Highness the bah on Tuesday sent a congratulato- shaal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah a cable of congratulations on Tues- Crown Prince and His Highness the ry cable to the President of Ecuador and His Highness the Prime Minis- day to Singapore’s President Hali- Prime Minister sent similar cables. ‘Cost of mobile data in Kuwait among the cheapest globally’

KUNA photo Top Dollar issues study based on info collected from around world HH the Amir with HH the Crown Prince.

KUWAIT CITY, Aug HH Amir receives Crown Prince, top offi cials 10: According to a His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf He also hosted His Highness the Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah re- Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled new global study, the ceived at Bayan Palace on Tues- Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, Deputy Prime prices of mobile in- day His Highness the Crown Prince Minister and Minister of Defense Sheikh Meshaal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Sheikh Hamad Jaber Al-Ali Al-Sabah, ternet in Kuwait are Al-Sabah. Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of among the cheapest His Highness the Amir also received Justice and Minister of State for Naz- at Bayan Palace National Assembly aha (Integrity) Enhancement Abdullah in the world, as tel- Speaker Marzouq Ali Al-Ghanim. Yousef Al-Roumi. (KUNA) ecom companies pro- vide them with the Amir sends condolences to Algerian best value per giga- byte of mobile data, president over victims of forest fire reports Al-Rai daily. KUWAIT CITY, Aug 10, (KUNA): His mercy upon the dead and wished speedy The study was issued by Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf recovery for the injured, hoping for the Top Dollar, which is a cen- Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah sent a friendly country to overcome such a natu- ter for financial studies. It is cable of condolences Tuesday to Algerian ral disaster. His Highness the Crown based on information col- President Abdelmadjid Tebboune over Prince Sheikh Meshaal Al-Ahmad forest fire victims. Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and His Highness the lected from around the In the cable, His Highness the Amir Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled world to determine which prayed to Almighty Allah to bestow Al-Hamad Al-Sabah sent similar cables. countries provide the best offers for mobile data in comparison with the cost of Indian Ambassador George with Ministry of Health’s Undersecretary Dr Mustafa Reda. megabits per second (Mbps) and find the best value Ambassador inaugurates ‘Handloom Week’ at Indian Heritage around the world, as well as the price per gigabyte com- pared to local income to Recruitment of medical professionals, measures determine the cheapest to facilitate return of stranded Indians discussed mobile internet prices. Study KUWAIT CITY, Aug 10: The In- stranded in India due to the measures textile showroom in Kuwait. dian Ambassador to Kuwait, HE Sibi taken by the authorities to contain the During the event the ambassador The Australian TechGuide George and his accompanying del- corona pandemic. Dr Redha assured praised the elaborate display of Indian website, which published the egation met the Undersecretary of the the Ambassador that the processing of handicrafts including products made by study, stated that mobile data Ministry of Health, Dr Mustafa Reda in vaccination certifi cates uploaded by In- the skill of the hand without the help in Israel is the best value at $ the presence of the Director of Interna- dian nationals has been expedited and of modern machinery and equipments 0.01 per megabit per second tional Health Relations Department Dr issues, if any, regarding the QR code which nowadays are considered to of download speed for a ten- Rehab Al-Watian. scanning will also be addressed on a be a fashion statement and an item of gigabyte package. China came Both sides discussed the prospects real-time basis. Those exempted from luxury. second with $ 0.03, followed and visions of strengthening the deep- vaccination requirements are minors India’s rich cultural heritage and by Australia, Italy, France and rooted bilateral relations especially in below 18 years and pregnant women. centuries of evolutionary tradition Kyrgyzstan with $ 0.06. The Burgan Bank’s fl yer. the health sector. ❑ ❑ ❑ is manifested by the huge variety of prices in Kuwait and Fiji are The meeting also discussed several Handloom Week: As part of the In- handicrafts – a mirror of the cultural $0.07, ahead of Moldova ($ Each take home cash-prize of KD 5,000 axes, most notably the recruitment of dian Handloom Week in Kuwait to pro- identity of the ethnic people who make 0.08) and Denmark ($ 0.09). medical professionals, including doc- mote Indian handloom heritage, HE the it. Through the ages, handicrafts made Meanwhile, the US ranks tors, nursing and technical staff from Ambassador of India to Kuwait Sibi in India like the Zari embroidered fab- 67th with $ 0.41 for 10 GB of Burgan Bank announces names of daily India. George, inaugurated the Indian Han- rics, terracotta and ceramic products, data per one Mbps of down- The meeting also touched on meas- dloom Week at the Indian Heritage, silk fabrics etc. which have maintained load speed. It ranks 20th in ‘lucky winners’ of Yawmi account draw ures to facilitate the return of those Kuwait, Souk Safat, a leading Indian their exclusiveness. terms of affordability with KUWAIT CITY, Aug 10: Burgan Bank months prior to the draw date. Additionally, 0.72 percent of the average announced today the names of the daily every KD 10 in the account will entitle monthly salary to pay for a 20 draw winners of its Yawmi account draw, customers to one chance of winning. If the KU’s Kuwait Science Journal raises its scientifi c effi ciency GB data package. each taking home a cash-prize of KD account balance is KD 500 and above, the KUWAIT CITY, Aug 10: The Ku- Covid-19 pandemic and especially scientifi c paper up to 5 months, pointing Regarding the worst value 5,000. account holder will be qualified for both the wait University earned a new scien- since she took over as editor-in-chief also to the digitization of the journal by of mobile data, Namibia came The lucky winners are: quarterly and daily draws. tifi c achievement. The Kuwait Science in 2020, but she accepted the challenge adopting the method of fully electronic first with $ 11.36, followed by 1. Naser Abdulaziz Alawadhi Burgan Bank encourages everyone to Journal of the university’s Scientifi c to raise the effi ciency of the magazine publishing, in addition to obtaining an Syria with $ 3.2, Cuba with $ 2. Andrew Saleem Samaan open a Yawmi account and/or increase Publication Council was able to raise scientifi cally and academically. electronic identifi cation number for the 2.82, Panama with $ 2.34, and 3. Abbas Ahmad Alhaddad their deposit to maximize their chances of its scientifi c effi ciency in a recently is- She attributed the magazine’s high journal. Tajikistan in fifth place with $ 4. Bader Mansour Alqattan becoming a winner. The higher the level sued international classifi cation from rating to several steps, most notably not Al-Awadhi thanked the integrated 1.89. The study showed that 5. Paul Valiya Devassy of the deposit, the higher the likelihood to 0.519 for 2019 to 0.948 for 2020, ac- publishing any scientifi c paper in which team for this achievement and added, In addition to the daily draw, Burgan win. cording to the JCR international clas- the similarity or quotation exceeds 20%, the editorial board was carefully se- Namibia has the worst value Bank also offers a Quarterly Draw with For more information on opening a sifi cation of scientifi c journals, reports carefully selecting scientifi c papers with lected from the scientifi c departments, for mobile data due to slow more chances to win higher rewards, offer- Yawmi account, the new quarterly draw or Al-Qabas daily. distinctive content and commensurate as well as the selection of the global network speeds compared to ing the chance to one lucky customer to win on any of the bank’s products and services, In this regard, the editor-in-chief with the goals of the magazine, based advisory editorial board and the train- high data costs. KD 125,000 every three months. The customers are urged to visit their nearest of the magazine, Dr. Shafi qa Abdel on Kuwait and Gulf research, relying on ing of staff to deal with scientifi c pa- It revealed that 9 out of 10 Yawmi Account offers Daily and Quarterly Burgan Bank branch, or simply call the Hamid Al-Awadhi told the daily this distinguished international arbitrators to pers as well as dealing with updates of of the most affordable coun- Draws, wherein the Quarterly Draw bank’s Call Center at 1804080. Customers rise was not easy, especially in light arbitrate papers, and reducing the dura- the automated program KJS adopted tries have an average annual requires customers to maintain a minimum can also log on to Burgan Bank’s www. of the circumstances imposed by the tion of the papers and acceptance of the by the magazine in this regard. income of more than $30,000. amount of KD 500 in their account for two burgan.com for further information.

KUNA photo Speaker Al-Ghanim with Olympic champion Al-Rashidi. Speaker receives Oly champ National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Ali Al-Ghanim re- ceived Olympic champion Abdullah Al-Tariqi Al-Rashidi in his offi ce on Tuesday, on the occasion of his win- ning the bronze medal in skeet shooting at the Tokyo Olympics. Al-Dustour News Network said in a statement that Al-Ghanim congratulated Al-Tariqi for the achievement that was achieved after fi erce competition with world champions, and for his repetition of the achievement at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics when he also won bronze. (KUNA) One dead, 3 injured in accident KUWAIT CITY, Aug 10: A citizen of an unidentifi ed Gulf state, born in 1959, died and his companions were seriously injured when a vehicle they were riding overturned on the Al-Artal Road in the direction of Kabad, reports Al-Anba daily. When the Operations Room of the Ministry of Interior re- ceived a report on the incident police and paramedics rushed to the spot and found 3 people and none of them were hold- ing ID cards. The cause of the accident is being investigated. Meanwhile, a source in the General Traffi c Department has called on citizens and residents to ensure the validity of vehicle tires, especially during the hot weather. ARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2021 LOCAL 5 diwaniya A DIGEST OF PUBLIC OPINION Why turning away from e-govt, returning to paper transactions? “AS IT has been reported by the Al-Rai daily last Thursday, the public and the this pandemic has changed the salient features of the global economy. restaurants and travel, where these sectors still face an irrational war, as if the officials agree the Covid-19 pandemic advantageous by stressing on the impor- “For their part, the reputable investment institutions comprehend the change said sectors are not part and parcel of the country’s economic cycle.” tance of not doing away with the ‘achievements’ gained during the pandemic and have hastened to seize the investment opportunities and this is applicable ❑ ❑ ❑ period – the period when the country witnessed e-transformation,” columnist to many firms including the medical, field energy and the programming in ad- Turki Al-Azmi wrote for Al-Rai daily. dition to some well-known websites which have made big profits, because the “Due to climate change and its effects and repercussions on health and envi- “Since the onset of the ‘electronic government in 2000, we were appealing prices of their shares have jumped manifold. ronment as well as its causes, along with the international concern in this regard to the concerned officials to transform the government “In fine, ‘corona’ has taught us many lessons in various fields including edu- and damages caused by pollution resulting from vehicle exhaust and traditional into paperless entity. Our vision in this respect was for cation and health in addition to the manner to be followed in terms of process- fuel, some countries have started planning to use electric cars as a clean fuel generalizing this system for all transactions. ing various types of transactions by various government institutions in general alternative that reduces environmental pollution caused by the current fuel ex- “In spite of the above, many people who are dealing and those which are involved public services. haust,” columnist Dr Hind Al-Choumar wrote for Al-Anba daily. with state ministries and institutions have observed the “The return to the paper transactions is a sign that some officials still insist to “A few days ago, the websites quoted the statement of US President Joe return to paper transactions and this is obvious as we abide by the bureaucracy and administrative backwardness. Biden about the plan of his country to use electric cars. “I wonder about our plan to use electric cars in Kuwait and what have we pre- see once again the applications being typed out outside Also: government institutions where people wait in hot sun to pared for that. Do we have any studies on this subject or we are just spectators? complete their work and we ask of the vehicles involved “With the beginning of the summer season, the trips of the medical treatment I hope the relevant ministries and competent authorities will publish their stud- in typing the applications from those who used to park abroad will begin, some of which are genuine cases and others fake or rather ies in this regard and the extent of our readiness to use electric cars in Kuwait. in front of the relevant authorities pending for typing the what they are known medical tourism for the patient and the companions – the “The emergence of electric cars began in 1832 by Robert Anderson. It was relevant forms under the sun of summer season. But the trips that cost the government hundreds of millions of dinars every year with- the natural development of cars that came after steam cars, which first appeared out any returns except these trips undermine Kuwait’s reputation before other in the 16th century. question here is ‘Why’. Dr Turki Al-Azmi “However, in this connection, we suggest the follow- patients in the recipient states and senior physicians and specialized consultants “After that, electric cars developed and became widespread. At the time, ing -- halting all paper transactions as well as any form filled manually. The ap- particularly since we know that the patients with chronic diseases in the host their range was 180 miles and the roads were unpaved, but electric charging plicant should be asked to complete the transaction electronically which should countries wait for many months to see physicians and consultants because the stations were scattered everywhere. Benz required muscle effort, but electric then be signed before submitting the same with required documents through cost is very high, while the alleged Kuwaiti patients are familiar with the size cars gradually disappeared from the market while the internal combustion cars the mobile telephone to the relevant website in addition to paying the fees as is of corruption and this encourage these physicians to double their fees and are spread.” currently happening in terms of dealing with the renewal of both the residence taught how to earn quick money illegally,” columnist and former minister of ❑ ❑ ❑ and the civil ID cards as well as other electronic transactions. information Sami Abdullatif Al-Nisf wrote for Annahar daily. “This happens, while the billions of Kuwaiti dinars are spent in these destina- “After the Council of Ministers decided on full resumption of work starting “In this connection, you have to imagine that after two decades, corona from mid-August, along with the cancellation of all exemptions put in place due pandemic forced the government to resort to the electronic transformation and tions outside Kuwait in the name of overseas medical treatment although these to the corona pandemic, we are just a few steps away from the normal return to this era came to be known as ‘advantages of Covid-19 pandemic’ because this patients can be treated locally in our hospitals which boast of state-of-the-art technology but everyone wants to fly out of the country at the cost of the state life in the country, but the big question remains: What happens after the normal transformation occurred within a few months only. Nasser Al-Rasheedi Annahar “For their part, some officials still believe that long queues of people in funds because the country meets their travel and hotel costs not only for the return?” wrote for daily. front of their offices for getting their transactions signed fill the psychiatric patients but their companions in addition to the treatment costs. “Undoubtedly, the course of life changes due to development and time. What gap which some of them still suffer from, although these officials were “Given the above, we hope the authorities in the country will solve of the the whole world has faced made the change happen in an orderly and rapid supposed to give their consent to accept some transactions and this is very complicated issue of the French hospital, particularly since we know the senior manner in all countries and in all fields, but we in Kuwait, are not immune to important. officials in both the State of Kuwait and France have given their consent to the this change. “In this context, we say that the ‘exception’ is possible even through the elec- establishment of this hospital in the country but the implementation process, “Are we among those who learned from the pandemic? Will the situation tronic system, where the relevant transaction of an application which may need still faces many obstructions and this is a disappointment messages for other continue as it is? Here, we find many other questions such as: How to avoid for ‘exception’, can be electronically referred to the senior concerned official foreign investors. the traffic crisis and problems associated with the reopening of schools?! How who then gives his reply electronically in ‘Yes’ or ‘No’. “Last, but not the least, we suggest the following; one, as one of the private to fill the manpower shortage in the labor market?! How to take advantage of “Given the above, we conclude that all transactions, can be processed and sector parties has applied for establishing the hospital in question, then we hope technology to finalize transactions, modify the demographic structure and rely finalized electronically while the applicant sits in his/her home and the repre- the other Kuwaiti private sector will hasten to bring the US, British or German on national professionals in all disciplines?! sentative (mandoub) shall submit the relevant transaction and the related docu- medical specialists into the State of Kuwait, because it would be better for us “It is the responsibility of the Council of Ministers to overcome all obstacles ments including the official papers and then get the same electronically signed. to see our patient being treated locally instead of treating them abroad. In the that impede the growth of the country, implement directives of the political “In light of the above, we infer that the ‘corona advantages’ are not confined meantime, we should differentiate between the real and unreal patients whose leadership, and notify the citizens that the government’s actions after the pan- to the transactions, rather the pandemic circumstances have brought about a aim is only to travel abroad at the government expense. demic are not the same as before the pandemic.” semi radical change in the nature of the institutional management. Moreover, “Two, the hospitals sector have to shift to the other sectors such as the hotels, — Compiled by Zaki Taleb Police intervention at Erada was Other Voices Invest in Al-Rashed or Al-Awadhi to implement SOPs, say sources By Ahmad alsarraf wants to take a government job, as he has a private investment business, but ietzsche says in his advice: ‘Do his history and previous positions attest Nnot be a victim of excessive ide- to his integrity and solidity in holding Debates, minor confrontations witnessed at demo alism and be- his colleagues accountable, and perhaps lieve that speak- these were the factors for not offering ing the truth will him the position, or perhaps they were By Raed Yousef and Abdul Rah- bring you closer among the factors which others rejected man Al-Shammari to people. Peo- the position. Al-Seyassah Staff ple love and re- The position of KIA managing direc- ward those who tor requires absolute integrity because KUWAIT CITY, Aug 10: can drug them of the enormity of the temptations to with illusions’. those who assume it every minute and Several Kuwaiti citizens However, we this integrity is available in all those gathered at the Erada will go against who have been selected, however this the advice of Ni- Square recently to pro- alsarraf also requires management experience, etzsche and say rich practical experience and a dis- test the decisions that bar what we think and say is the truth. tinguished career and this may not be citizens from travelling in ❑ ❑ ❑ available in all of them. a bid to restrict their free- A new board of directors was ap- To get out of the dilemma of rejec- dom of movement unless pointed for the Kuwait Investment tion, and not to fall into the trap of ac- they are vaccinated against Authority (KIA), which manages cepting with shyness, which usually the COVID-19 virus. nearly a trillion dollars of assets, will be followed by a quick resignation from five independent members, in at the fi rst clash, I suggest, based on my Some MPs also joined the addition to the Minister and Under- modest and relatively long experience demonstration with the inten- secretary of the Ministry of Finance, in the world of management and invest- tion to aggravate the situation, in their capacities, and the governor ment, that the decision-maker has the insisting that people have the of the Central Bank. following exits: right to demonstrate and hold It seems that the concerned Minister 1 - Appointing the independent peaceful sit-ins that conform of Finance and the KIA Chairman was member, Fahd Al-Rashed, to the posi- not been satisfi ed with the opinion of tion of managing director, and not pay- with the health requirements and any of the independent members one measures imposed to contain the KUNA photo ing attention to the age factor. Senior of whom is the ‘Managing Director’. managers of portfolios that are far su- spread of COVID-19. Fire Department vehicles loaded on the cargo plane headed for Greece. Consequently, almost everyone was The demonstration witnessed sev- perior to our portfolio, such as Warren surprised by the fi rst candidate’s apol- Buffett, are old. eral debates as well as limited con- Kuwaiti firefighters to help tackle Greece fires ogy for accepting the important and frontations between some citizens 2 - Appointing any other member, dangerous position because he felt the even if he is without experience, and and police offi cers. The Kuwaiti army announced Monday that two Air Jaber Al-Sabah’s instructions. volatility of government mood and the Sources affi rmed that the police creating the position of Deputy Manag- Force transport planes left for Greece with some 40 The two airplanes departured from Abdullah Al- interference of members of the Nation- ing Director, and putting him under the offi cers were there to implement Kuwaiti firefighters to help put out massive wildfires Mubarak air base with the attendance of Chief of al Assembly in his work, especially the the health measures that prohibit still raging in coastal towns of the European country. the Kuwait Fire Force (KFF) Lieutenant General care of a foreign person with experience haters among them. in investment, it is worth the state’s re- any type of gatherings, and not what Directorate of the moral guidance and public re- Khaled Al-Mekrad, Charge d’Affairs at the Embassy Another candidate preferred to de- some activists and MPs claim in re- lations of the army said that the aid comes as per of Greece in Kuwait Antonius Hazeroglu and a num- serves, and ensuring our future is not a cline the offer, not wanting to forfeit his game because of unjustifi ed conditions, gard to preventing people from gath- His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al- ber of air base officers. current stable job to take over a job that ering and expressing their opinion. and this person can be Kuwaiti, with a may be more important but is risky and long history in investments. The sources indicated that such a according to the law and not by an unacceptable behavior for which their freedom of speech. may not last long. claim was an attempt to manipulate violating it. The Minister of Interior the Minister of Interior bears the re- Furthermore, the Progressive 3 – Bringing in an expert of the likes As for the third, it was not offered to of Yousef Abdullah Al-Awadhi, who facts against the government, partic- must open an investigation, other- sponsibility. Movement expressed its regret and him because he already holds a presti- ularly the Minister of Interior. wise everyone will be held account- He indicated that freedom of displeasure over the “repeated cases has long banking and investment expe- gious position. And the fourth, he re- rience to assume the position of Manag- They explained that the instruc- able. Freedom and human dignity speech is neither a favor nor a boun- of deliberate provocation by some spected his position knowing that he tions given to the police on the are above all considerations”. ty, but rather an inherent constitu- police offi cials against the peaceful ing Director. did not have enough experience to take ❑ ❑ ❑ ground were to prevent gatherings Also, MP Abdul Kareem Al-Kan- tional right of the citizens. gathering of citizens at the Erada the job. in order to protect the health of citi- dari said he believes “harassing the In the same context, the National Square”. As for the fi fth, I do not think that he e-mail: [email protected] zens and security personnel from the protesters and those present at the Bloc denounced what it described as The movement, through its Secre- spread of the COVID-19 virus. They Erada Square and closing the roads “inappropriate and uncivilized be- tary General Dr. Hamad Al-Ansari, were not aiming to detract from any leading to it is not an individual act or havior” of an offi cer for withdraw- described what happened as “a prov- Private sector tops list constitutional rights; on the con- an act of diligence on the part of the ing the microphone from a citizen ocation, abuse, a blatant and unjusti- trary, the Ministry of Interior was police, but rather the behavior and ap- who was exercising his right of ex- fi ed assault, and a miserable attempt implementing the law and relevant proach of the Ministry of Interior!” pression. to impose a repressive police state to government decisions. He said, “We were aware of what It stressed that this refl ected nega- intimidate people”. MEW connects power to 3,603 plots In this regard, MP Dr. Hamad Al- happened early when we grilled the tively on all the leadership of the In another development, MP Mu- Matar demanded an investigation Minister of Interior in the last parlia- Ministry of Interior, “which we to- hannad Al-Sayer demanded that ev- KUWAIT CITY, Aug 10: According to the security sector. into the incident that occurred at the mentary session. One of the grilling tally reject”. ery Kuwaiti mother who takes care latest reports of the Ministry of Electricity According the source, the minister’s Erada Square. axes was the protection of the right The bloc expressed its refusal to of a child under the age of fi ve must and Water, the ministry last year managed move is within the framework of his com- In a post on his Twitter account, to gather, which is guaranteed by the withdraw the banners from Kuwaiti be exempted from return to work for to supply electricity to 3,603 plots, reports mitment to pump fresh blood into the min- the lawmaker said, “What happened Constitution”. women, calling on the parliament to full offi cial working hours until the Aljarida daily. istry in order to make room for qualified at the Erada Square is unaccept- In addition, MP Abdulaziz Al- move quickly to hold the Minister of airport is opened to full capacity, the Topping the list is the private sector young employees; and it is part of a new able. It affi rms that people’s dignity Saqabi stressed that the incident at Interior accountable in a bid to pre- ban on banned countries is lifted, with 2,685 plots, followed by the agricul- policy which will be implemented soon in is a red line that cannot be crossed. Erada Square can be deemed as a vent a repetition of the repressions and the required number of domestic tural sector in second place with 255 ag- security and military sectors. Maintaining security should be done blatant attack on people’s rights and towards citizens while they exercise workers are available. ricultural plots, and then the investment The source clarified the new trend is that sector with 245 plots. officers with the rank of brigadier who are 56 In fourth place is the government sec- years old and above must retire. The source GCC undersecretaries to meet Aug 23 tor with 91 plots, followed by the indus- pointed out that the request of any command- trial sector with 74 plots, and the com- er who reached 60 years old and above to re- mercial sector with 36 commercial plots. new their tenure will be rejected. Bid to discuss safe return of students to schools The Public Authority for Housing Welfare The source went on to say that these (PAHW) came last in this regard. new procedures will be applied to directors KUWAIT CITY, Aug 10: The undersecretaries of schools for middle and secondary school stu- a full return from November 1. The report explained that the total electrici- general in several work stations, confirm- the ministries of education of the Gulf Coopera- dents while continuing to apply distance learn- As part of the preparations for the new aca- ty load supplied during the same year to these ing the concerned officials at the Office of tion Council countries will hold a virtual meeting ing to primary school students, while at the same demic year, the Ministry of Education is working plots amounted to 61,387 kilowatts. The pri- on Aug 23, 2021, to discuss the issue of safe re- time obliging the higher classes students to be on providing the appropriate environment for the the Minister have been informed that they vate sector topped the other sectors in terms will be referred for retirement. turn to schools, reports Al-Rai daily. vaccinated. students as well as their parents. This is being ac- of the total loads connected to its plots, which In addition, another source said there In this context, the Minister of Education, Dr. An educational source schools in the UAE tively followed up by the Undersecretary of the was a total of 362,368 kilowatts. Ali Al-Mudhaf, asked the Arab Bureau for Edu- and Bahrain will go for what it called a ‘blended ministry Dr. Ali Al-Yacoub, reports Al-Anba ❑ ❑ ❑ has been a reshuffle at the Traffic Sector. cational Research for the Gulf States to identify education system’ meaning one week attendance daily reports informed educational sources. The source explained this reshuffle is done the scenarios of return to school and the offi ce is in school and one week online, while Qatar will They explained that the decision to reduce tu- The Minister of Interior Sheikh Thamer through the code mechanism at the Man- said to have provided him with a detailed report begin with 50 percent attendance of school hours ition fees will continue to be applicable in case of Al-Ali has rejected the request of several power Affairs Department; such that any on the educational situation in each Gulf coun- and gradually increase it to 100 within a month of continuation of distance learning. However, if the directors general, who reached the legal re- officer who logs on to the system of the try, starting with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the start of its academic year, while the Sultanate education method is comprehensive, the previous tirement age, to renew their tenure, reports department can simply input his code to which has issued a decision to open doors of of Oman has put forward a proposal to implement fees of 2019 will apply. Al-Anba daily quoting a source from the find out his new designation. ARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2021 LOCAL 6

Submission of application forms from Aug 10 until Oct 31, 2021 through www.kafaakw.org Central Bank of Kuwait Governor announces annual awards launch KUWAIT CITY, Aug 10: Dr. Moham- banks’ strategic pursuit to uphold their tributed to serve as a reference for mad Y. Al-Hashel, Governor of the social responsibility and entrench sci- those wishing to benefit from sound Central Bank of Kuwait and Chairman entific methodology for addressing research. The Institute of Bank- of the Board of Directors of the Insti- banking and finance issues. Ultimate- ing Studies will manage the award tute of Banking Studies, announced the ly, this would cultivate specialized and procedures, including receiving the launch of the third round of the “Ku- highly qualified national cadres in all research papers, ensuring that they waiti Economic Researcher Award,” aspects of the Kuwaiti banking and fi- comply with criteria, appointing judg- addressed to Kuwaiti researchers, nancial sector. ing panel, documenting the panel’s and the second round of the “Kuwaiti Dr. Al-Hashel added that the suc- decisions, and announcing the results. Economic Student Award,” addressed cess of the Kuwaiti Economic Re- The Governor concluded by noting to undergraduate and graduate stu- searcher Award in its first and sec- that the details of the awards, condi- dents. The awards promote scientific ond rounds, as well as the success tions for applying, details on means research in the economic and banking of the Kuwaiti Economic Student of submission of research work,and fields through motivating and encour- Award in its first round, is nothing dates for receipt of applications are aging national cadres to enhance their but a reflection of the importance published on the website of Kafa’a research competence according to high of instilling a culture of scientific programs. scientific standards in banking and fi- research among researchers and stu- Those wishing to apply, as well as nance fields. dents, highlighting the distinguished Dr Mohammad Y. Al-Hashel, Gov- others interested,may find the details The Governor noted that these an- among them and motivating them to ernor of the Central Bank of Kuwait academic and scientific criteria. The Kuwaiti Economic Student Award. regarding the 2021 awards and submit nual awards offered by the CBK and develop solutions to improve the winner of the Kuwaiti Economic A certificate of merit and a com- their application forms starting from Kuwaiti banks and managed by the status of banking and financial work judges panel comprising local and Researcher Award will receive an memorative gift will be presented to August 10, 2021 until October 31, Kuwait Institute for Banking Studies in Kuwait. international experts will review and award of KD10,000, while an award the winners,and their research papers 2021 through the website www.kaf- (KIBS) is part of CBK’s and Kuwaiti Dr. Al-Hashel explained that a select the best research according to of KD5,000 will be allocated to the would be printed, published and dis- aakw.org. ‘Kuwait Diving Team’ continues its cooperation with UN bureau

Bid to protect marine environment

By Zahraa Al-Kadhemi KUWAIT CITY, Aug 10, (KUNA): Kuwait Diving Team of the Environmen- tal Voluntary Foundation is continuing cooperation with the United Nations Environment Programme/ Regional Office for West Asia, as part of the Inter- national Clean Seas Cam- paign. The cooperation is aimed, at the local level, at protecting and reha- bilitating the marine environment, lifting waste from coastal areas, coral reefs and improving status of the sea creatures’ habitat, affirmed the head of Kuwaiti Diving Team, an affiliate of the foundation, Walid Al-Fadhel. KUNA photos KUNA photo Al-Fadhel told Kuwait News Agen- Citizens and expats wait to receive the anti-corona vaccine during the Hijri The General Assembly of the Kuwait Football Association in progress. The General Assembly of the Kuwait Foot- cy (KUNA) that the diving team has Year holiday. The anti-coronavirus vaccination witnessed a high turnout ball Association approved, during its meeting on Monday, a proposal to reduce the number of board members recently submitted a full report about from both citizens and expats during the Hijri Year holidays in all centers from 14 to 7. across the country, Ministry of Health’s spokesman Dr. Abdullah Al-Sanad its accomplished tasks since 2020 to said on Monday. the UN environmental program bureau in Bahrain. The team delivered the report in line with an accord worked out between the two parties in 2018 that stipulates safeguarding and restoring the Kuwaiti UNICEF praises Kuwait’s role marine environmental, coastal regions and promoting voluntary work to in improving children’s lives achieve these objectives. Officials at the UN office have By Arwa Al-Wogayan between the UNICEF and KRCS, praised the Kuwaiti divers’ commit- in the humanitarian and rescue ment to implementing the agreement, KUWAIT CITY, Aug 10, fields in all countries, Adam said their efforts for safeguarding the Ku- (KUNA): Representative of the in a statement to KUNA. waiti shores, cleaning the beaches, the United Nations Children’s Fund In a similar statement, Al-Barjas island and installing buoys, Al-Fadhel (UNICEF) Al-Tayyib Adam said that KRCS carries out a num- said, also noting that the team had car- praised Tuesday the role of Ku- ber of activities aimed at helping ried out up to 100 environmental and wait in improving the condition of children affected by natural disas- voluntary missions since start of 2021. children within the humanitarian ters and armed conflicts, referring The Kuwait Diving Team, since and development fields. to Yemen, Syrian refugees in Leb- inking the coordination accord with This came during a meeting anon, Jordan, Turkey, Rohingya the UN bureau, has carried out a chain held with Secretary General of the children and other countries. of diverse missions for clearing plastic Board of Directors of Kuwait Red KRCS organizes many activi- waste, abandoned nets, sunken boats Crescent Society (KRCS) Maha ties for refugees, displaced chil- and other environmentally harmful Al-Barjas. dren that supports, and provide objects. Both sides discussed a number education, health and housing, Al- The divers have lifted and removed of mutual projects in Yemen and Barjas added. 16 abandoned boats and ships, weigh- the Gulf region, and ways to en- She reviewed KRCS humanitar- ing 177 tons, from various locations at hance them, referring to the impor- ian projects and work plans inside the sea, in addition to removing 100 tance of the educational, medical, and outside Kuwait an all levels, tons of neglected fishing nets and other and health support for the Yemeni expressing her happiness of the harmful materials from more than 20 children. visit of the UN representative to locations in the waters. Moreover, they They also reviewed cooperation KRCS’s headquarters. have installed 76 buoys marking loca- tions of underwater coral reefs. Kuwait largely depends on the sea for economic, living and tourist pur- TGS hosts Mrs Rhoda Muhmoud poses, Al-Fadhel has affirmed, under- scoring the great need to preserve the Mrs Rhoda Muhmoud, MBE is an for her social work. While her son, marine environment and the natural educationist par excellence. As Khallid received an MBE for his biodiversity. co-founder and Director of Kuwait work in education long before her. Furthermore, the Kuwaiti divers English School, one of Kuwait’s For Rhoda Mahmoud, education is team has cooperated with interna- premier international schools of- a passion and a commitment. tional organizations for conserving fering a British curriculum, she has On The Guest Show, Mrs Muh- the beaches, has engaged in a special touched the lives of countless Ku- moud speaks of her love for edu- course with personnel of the Envi- waitis and expatriate children who cation, her own journey from Man- ronment Protection Authority (EPA) lead their lives as global citizens in chester to Kuwait, the early years training on the Coral Watch Program Kuwait and in different parts of the of English education in Kuwait, of the Austrian University Queensland world. her response to an advertisement for regular inspection of the coral Mrs Muhmoud has the rare hon- in the Arab Times in the seventies reefs. our of being a member of a family which later led to the founding of Al-Fadhel added that the divers had with two MBEs. She was honoured the Kuwait English School, and her been involved for the eighth consecu- with an MBE by HH the Queen for belief that children can be nurtured tive year in the mobile campaign for her contribution to education, and into lifelong learners. beaches’ clean-up however he noted that it had been partially snagged due to outbreak of the coronavirus.

Football Association ‘reduces’ number of board members to 7

KUWAIT CITY, Aug 10, (KUNA): The General Assembly of the Kuwait Football Association approved, during its meeting on Monday, a proposal to reduce the number of board members from 14 to 7, with the approval of rep- resentatives of 13 clubs out of 15 who attended the meeting. Chairman of the Board of Direc- tors of Kuwait Club, a member of the General Assembly of the Federation, Khaled Al-Ghanim, said in a press statement after the meeting that the assembly rejected the resignation of 4 members of the Board of Directors so that it could amend the statute in preparation for the upcoming early elections. The Guest Show poster. ARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2021 INTERNATIONAL 7

Koreas

‘Allied drills’ NKorea vows stronger ‘attacking capabilities’ SEOUL, South Korea, Aug 10, (AP): The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ripped South Korea for proceeding with military exercises with the United States that she said are an invasion rehearsal and warned Tuesday that the North will work faster to strengthen its preemptive strike ca- pabilities. Kim Yo Jong’s statement came after South Ko- rean media reported that the allied militaries will begin four days of preliminary training on Tuesday before holding computer-sim- ulated drills on Aug. 16-26. Kim said she was given au- thority to release the statement, implying the message came di- rectly from her brother. Hours after her comments were published on state me- dia, South Korea’s defense and unification ministries said North Korean officials hadn’t responded to their calls Jong Un Tuesday afternoon over inter- Korean hotlines, which had been disconnected for a year before North Korea agreed to reopen them in late July. The Koreas then described the move as a conciliatory gesture. South Korean officials said they were closely monitoring the development, but that it wasn’t im- mediately clear whether North Korea had cut the communication channels again. Kim Yo Jong described South Korea’s decision to hold joint exercises despite earlier warnings by the North as “perfidious behavior” that will push the allies into facing a “more serious security threat.” A view of Tower Bridge on the River Thames in London stuck fully open on Monday Aug. 9, 2021. London’s Tower Bridge was stuck with its roadway arms raised Monday She said continuing the drills exposed the hypoc- afternoon, snarling traffic on both sides of the River Thames. (AP) risy of the Biden administration’s offers to resume dialogue over North Korea’s nuclear weapons pro- London’s Tower Bridge reopens after being stuck for hours gram. She said a stable peace won’t be achieved on the Korean Peninsula unless the United States with- draws its troops and weapons from the South. London’s Tower Bridge has reopened to traffic after the River Thames in central London, were closed Monday to open to allow the many large cargo ships carrying Kim said North Korea will “put more spur to fur- famous crossing became stuck open for hours due to a afternoon and evening to vehicles and pedestrians. goods such as sugar and tea to pass through. The technical problem. Traffic returned to normal in the early hours of Tues- bridge now lifts around 800 times a year, or around ther increasing the deterrent of absolute capacity to The City of London Corporation, which owns and day after the crossing reopened. twice a day. cope with the ever-growing military threats from the runs the bridge, said Monday that the bridge was “stuck The bridge, one of London’s most recognized land- It was previously closed in August last year when a U.S.,” including its capabilities for national defense in a raised position” due to a technical issue. Roads marks, was built by the Victorians more than a cen- mechanical fault meant it was stuck for more than an and “powerful” preemptive strikes for “rapidly around the bridge, one of the main crossings of the tury ago and first opened in 1894. It was designed hour. (AP) countering any military actions against us.” “(The drills) are the most vivid expression of the U.S. hostile policy towards (North Korea), designed to stifle our state by force, and an unwelcoming act of self-destruction for which a dear price should be Infrastructure paid as they threaten the safety of our people and further imperil the situation on the Korean Penin- sula,” Kim said. “For peace to settle on the peninsula, it is impera- ‘$3.5 trillion package is next’ tive for the U.S. to withdraw its aggression troops and war hardware deployed in (South) Korea. As long as the U.S. forces stay in (South) Korea, the root cause for the periodic aggravation of the situ- Big win for $1T bipartisan bill ation on the Korean Peninsula will never vanish.” It wasn’t immediately clear whether North Ko- rea’s threat to advance its preemptive strike capa- WASHINGTON, Aug 10, (AP): With a for America,” said Senate Majority Lead- While liberal lawmakers said the pack- bilities signaled a resumption of testing activity. robust vote after weeks of fi ts and starts, er Chuck Schumer. age doesn’t go far enough as a down- North Korea ended a yearlong pause in ballistic tests the Senate approved a $1 trillion bipartisan The outline for Biden’s bigger $3.5 payment on Biden’s priorities and con- in March by firing two short-range missiles into the sea, infrastructure plan on Tuesday, a rare coali- trillion package is next up for the Sen- servatives said it is too costly and should continuing a tradition of testing new U.S. administra- tion of Democrats and Republicans joining ate - a more liberal undertaking of child be more fully paid for, the coalition of tions with weapons demonstrations and other provo- to overcome skeptics and deliver a corner- care, elder care and other programs that is centrist senators was able to hold. Even a cations apparently aimed at measuring Washington’s stone of President Joe Biden’s agenda. much more partisan and expected to draw barrage of broadsides from former Presi- response and wresting concessions. The 69-30 tally provides momentum for only Democratic support. That debate is dent Donald Trump could not bring the Launches this fi rst phase of Biden’s “Build Back Bet- expected to extend into the fall. bill down. Vice President Kamala Harris arrives to ter” priorities, now headed to the House. A Tuesday’s Infrastructure Investment “This infrastructure bill is not the per- But North Korea hasn’t conducted any known speak about health care affordability at sizable number of lawmakers showed they and Jobs Act started with a group of 10 fect bill,” said Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R- test launches since then as Kim Jong Un focused Unity Health Care’s Brentwood Health were willing to set aside partisan pressures, senators who seized on Biden’s campaign Alaska, one of the negotiators. She said national efforts on fending off the coronavirus and Center, Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021, in eager to send billions to their states for re- promise to draft a scaled-down version of the senators kept at it, believing, “It’s bet- salvaging a broken economy damaged further by Washington. (AP) building roads, broadband internet, water his initial $2.3 trillion proposal, one that ter to get some of what our constituents pandemic border closures. pipes and the public works systems that un- could more broadly appeal to both parties want rather than none of it.” North Korea’s angry reaction to the drills fur- derpin much of American life. in the narrowly divided Congress, espe- The measure proposes nearly $550 bil- ther diminishes South Korean hopes for improving News in Brief Infrastructure was once a mainstay of cially the 50-50 Senate. It swelled to a lion in new spending over fi ve years in bilateral ties, which rose after the North agreed to lawmaking, but the weeks-long slog to 2,700-page bill backed by the president addition to current federal authorizations reopen long-stalled communication channels with strike a compromise showed how hard it and also business, labor and farm inter- for public works that will reach virtually the South. Police respond to ‘emergency’: Police has become for Congress to tackle rou- ests. It drew an expansive alliance of sen- every corner of the country - a potentially But just days after the lines were restored, Kim responded to a high school in East Tennessee tine legislating, even on shared priorities. ators and a bipartisan group in the House. historic expenditure Biden has put on par Yo Jong warned that the planned military drills be- on Tuesday for what school officials called an “There’s been detours and everything Vice President Kamala Harris, as presid- with the building of the transcontinental tween South Korea and the United States will under- “emergency situation.” else, but this will do a whole lot of good ing offi cer, announced the fi nal Senate tally. railroad or interstate highway system. mine prospects for better inter-Korean ties. Video broadcast by media outlets showed a Some analysts say North Korea’s decision to re- large police presence at Volunteer High School in store the communication lines was mainly aimed Church Hill, about 80 miles (129 kilometers) east at pushing Seoul to convince Washington to make of Knoxville in Hawkins County. (AP) concessions while nuclear diplomacy remains dead- argued the proposals were necessary to ensure Minister David Cameron is reported to have ❑ ❑ ❑ clean elections. made $10 million from a financial services com- locked. The Wisconsin bills are part of a nationwide “Kim Yo Jong’s threatening statement demon- Wisconsin gov GOP bills: Wisconsin Gov. pany that he lobbied for before it collapsed earlier push by conservatives to reshape elections and this year, according to a TV news program. strates that North Korea will use even restrained Tony Evers vetoed a series of bills Tuesday voting after President Donald Trump narrowly U.S.-South Korea defense exercises as an ex- passed by the state’s Republican-controlled The BBC reported Monday that Cameron ap- lost a second term to Democrat Joe Biden. Evers’ peared to have made $4.5 million after cashing in cuse not to implement inter-Korean cooperation Legislature that would have imposed new re- veto came as Republicans in Texas moved closer shares from Greensill Capital in 2019. Together agreements and to justify its next military provo- strictions on absentee ballots in the key battle- to mustering a quorum to pass voting changes sty- cation,” said Leif-Eric Easley, a professor of in- ground state. mied by Democrats fleeing the state. (AP) with his salary and bonus, he is believed to have ternational studies at Ewha Womans University The Democratic governor had been widely ❑ ❑ ❑ made around $10 million before taxes for work in Seoul. expected to turn back the bills, which his party as a part-time adviser for the company over 2 1/2 Kim Jong Un has pledged to bolster his country’s had derided as voter suppression. Republicans Cameron made $10 m: Former British Prime Evers Cameron years, the broadcaster said. (AP) nuclear deterrent while urging his people to stay re- silient in a struggle for economic self-dependence in the face of U.S.-led pressure. His government has so far rejected the Biden administration’s overture for talks, demanding that Washington abandon its “hostile” policies first. The United States keeps about 28,000 troops in South Korea to help deter potential aggression from North Korea, in a legacy of the 1950-53 Korean War. The allies have yet to officially announce the details of this month’s drills. Boo Seung-Chan, spokesperson of South Korea’s Defense Ministry, said in a briefing that the allies were discussing the “timing, scale and methods” of the summertime drills. Exercises North Korea has long bristled at joint military exercises between South Korea and the United States, which the allies describe as defensive in nature, and often responds to them with its own weapons tests. In the past few years, however, South Korea and the United States have canceled or down- sized some of their training to support now-dor- mant diplomacy aimed at ending the North Ko- rean nuclear crisis or because of the COVID-19 pandemic. North Korea has suspended its nuclear and long- range missile tests since 2018, when leader Kim Jong Un initiated diplomacy with South Korea and then-President Donald Trump while attempting to leverage his nuclear weapons for badly needed sanctions relief. After the talks fell through in 2019, North Ko- rea ramped up tests of new short-range, solid-fuel weapons to improve its ability to deliver nuclear strikes and overwhelm missile defense systems in South Korea and Japan. Inter-Korean ties flourished during the diplomacy of 2018, during which Kim and South Korean Presi- dent Moon Jae-in met three times and vowed to re- sume inter-Korean economic cooperation when pos- sible, expressing optimism that the sanctions would end and allow such projects. But North Korea later cut off ties with South Korea following the collapse of the second summit between Kim and Trump in 2019 when the Ameri- cans rejected North Korea’s demand for major sanc- tions relief in exchange for a partial surrender of its nuclear capabilities. Robinhood to buy shareholder-communications company Say

An electronic Robinhood, the trading app that’s brought of directors. did the executives take questions from screen at Nasdaq millions of new investors to the stock mar- “We share a common goal of eliminating Wall Street analysts. The fi rst question was displays Robin- ket, is buying a company that helps people the barriers that keep people from partici- about whether AMC would pay a dividend hood in New communicate with the businesses whose pating in our fi nancial system,” Robinhood again, one that got 63,500 votes from in- York’s Times shares they buy. Chief Product Offi cer Aparna Chennap- vestors. CEO Adam Aron told them it can- Square following Robinhood Markets said Tuesday that it ragrada said in a blog post. Say’s Q&A not pay a dividend until about a year from the company’s agreed to buy Say Technologies for about platform allows investors to ask questions now, at the earliest. IPO, Thursday, $140 million in cash. Say helps publicly of companies, with investors voting on Shares of Robinhood fl ipped from a July 29, 2021. traded companies hear what questions which questions they most want answered. small loss to a gain of 1.5% in the fi rst few (AP) their investors want answered, and it helps After the earnings release for AMC The- minutes of trading on Tuesday. They’ve investors vote at companies’ annual meet- atres on Monday, for example, executives swung sharply since they began trading in ings on everything from whether the CEO took questions fi rst from their investors late July at $38, bouncing between $33.25 is overpaid to who should sit on the board through the Say platform. Only after them and $85. (AP)

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Calls to start tapering come as economy is strongly recovering from pandemic recession Fed should begin slowing stimulus efforts by fall: Rosengren WASHINGTON, Aug 10, (AP): maximum employment and annual The president of the Federal Reserve infl ation at modestly above 2% be- Bank of Boston added his voice Mon- fore the central bank will begin to day to a growing number of people, pare its bond purchases. Rosengren inside and outside the Fed, who say said that he believed that this criteria the central bank should soon begin to had already been met with infl ation, dial back its extraordinary aid for an which has surged above 2% since economy that is strongly recovering this spring, and was close to being from the pandemic recession. fulfi lled in regard to jobs. Eric Rosengren said in an inter- According to the Fed’s preferred view with The Associated Press that measure, infl ation reached 4% in the central bank should announce in June compared with a year ago. September that it will begin reduc- Excluding volatile food and energy ing its $120 billion in purchases of prices, it was 3.5%, the fastest year- Treasury and mortgage bonds “this over-year growth since 1991. fall.” The bond buying, which the “I would expect if we continue to Fed initiated after the coronavirus have (jobs) reports like we’ve had erupted in March of last year, has over the last two, with very sub- been intended to lower longer-term stantial payroll employment gains, interest rates and encourage borrow- that by the September meeting, we ing and spending. would, in my view, meet the substan- Rosengren also echoed some of tial further progress criteria, and that the Fed’s recent critics by arguing would imply starting to taper some- that the bond purchases are no longer time this fall,” Rosengren said. helping to create jobs but are instead mostly helping drive up the prices Fell of interest-rate sensitive goods such The economy added a robust as homes and cars. Home prices are 943,000 jobs in July, the government rising at the fastest pace in nearly 20 reported Friday, and the unemploy- years. ment rate fell last month to 5.4%, With infl ation surging in recent from 5.9%. That followed a similarly months, the Fed has come under strong report for June. criticism from Republican mem- Rosengren said that while he bers of Congress for continuing the agreed with Powell that current in- bond purchases while also keeping fl ation levels were mostly driven by its benchmark short-term interest temporary factors related to supply rate pinned near zero. Last week, a shortages, such as spikes in used car Democratic senator, Joe Manchin of prices, other factors such as rising West Virginia, echoed that concern, wages were likely to persist and keep urging Chair Jerome Powell to start infl ation at least slightly above 2% tapering the bond buys. through next year. Rosengren’s suggested timetable “I welcome the fact that we’re see- for tapering is faster than most econ- ing higher wages,” Rosengren said. omists expect Powell to follow based “That’s good for greater economic on Powell’s recent remarks that the equality. ... We do want to see sus- job market needs to show further tained increases in wages to make improvement. But like Rosengren, sure that we have sustained increases A car passes a hiring banner in Sacramento, Calif., Friday, July 16, 2021. Hiring in California slowed down in June 2021 as employers in the nation’s most a number of other Fed policymakers in prices.” populous state tried to coax reluctant workers back into their pre pandemic jobs before the nation’s expanded unemployment benefi ts expire in September. have expressed support for a faster Powell and some other Fed of- (AP) reduction in bond purchases. They fi cials, including Presidents Mary include Christopher Waller, who Daly of the San Francisco Fed and serves on the Fed’s infl uential board Neel Kashkari of the Minneapolis in Washington, and James Bullard, Fed, have said they remain focused president of the Federal Reserve on making more progress in reducing Bank of St. Louis. unemployment before pulling back on the Fed’s stimulus efforts. Even Progress after last week’s jobs report, the US job openings hit a Other offi cials, though, have ex- economy still has 5.7 million fewer pressed a preference for a slower jobs than before the pandemic. timetable, similar to what Powell has Yet Rosengren suggested that suggested. Fed Governor Lael Brain- the bond purchases, which are in- ard, for example, said late last month tended to boost consumer and busi- that she wants to see jobs and infl a- ness spending and spur demand for tion data for the month of Septem- workers, are less effective when ber to gauge how much progress the demand for labor is already strong economy has made. That data won’t and is being held back by disrupted record 10.1m in June be available until October. supply chains. Many of the unem- “There is clearly a gap opening ployed have concerns about con- up at the Fed,” said Neil Dutta, an tracting the virus at a job or have Another sign that job market and economy are bouncing back briskly economist at Renaissance Macro Re- children to care for. Some have search. been receiving a soon-to-expire Vice Chair Richard Clarida said $300-a-week federal unemploy- WASHINGTON, Aug 10, (AP): US employers posted reported Monday. Employers hired 6.7 million workers in June, up last week that the economy’s rapid ment supplement or have been a record 10.1 million job openings in June, another from 6 million in May. The gap between openings and hiring sug- recovery would likely mean the holding out for higher pay. gests that fi rms are scrambling to fi nd workers. Lingering health Fed could start lifting its bench- “If you continue to purchase as- sign that the job market and economy are bouncing mark interest rate in early 2023. sets, the reaction primarily is in pric- fears, diffi culty getting childcare at a time when many schools are Dutta noted, however, that Clari- ing, not so much in employment,” back briskly from last year’s coronavirus shutdowns. closed and expanded federal jobless aid may have kept some unem- da’s term on the Fed’s board will the Boston Fed president said. “I Job openings rose from 9.5 million in May, the Labor Department ployed Americans from seeking work. end in January. don’t think asset purchases are hav- Still, hiring (up nearly 12%) Late last month, Powell said at a ing the desired impact on really pro- grew faster than job openings (up news conference that Fed officials moting employment.” Sales rise nearly 16% to $13 billion 6%), narrowing the mismatch. In a would discuss tapering its bond Home prices are soaring, yet just research report, Contingent Macro purchases at upcoming “meet- 8,300 jobs were added in residential ings,” which would include Sep- construction last month, Rosengren Advisors suggested that “this re- tember, foreclosing the possibility noted. Fewer than 1,000 jobs were SoftBank quarterly profi t declines port might offer the fi rst sign that of an announcement that month, added in auto manufacturing. Nearly headwinds like generous unem- Dutta said. all the 943,000 jobs added were out- TOKYO, Aug 10, (AP): Japanese tech- top earner Toyota Motor Corp. the world’s move online because of ployment benefi ts and childcare Fed offi cials have said the econo- side those two interest-rate sensitive nology company SoftBank’s fi scal fi rst But analysts are raising concerns the coronavirus pandemic, including issues for parents might fi nally my needs to make “substantial fur- sectors that Fed policies are intended quarter earnings dropped 39% because that the value of some of SoftBank’s the shift to remote working and online be abating, allowing people to get ther progress” toward its goals of to bolster. of the absence of the cash benefi t from holdings has been declining, saying entertainment, Son said. back to work.’’ the merger of Sprint, which boosted its worse may be ahead in the July-Sep- “It was a meaningful year for us,” he Low profi ts a year ago. tember quarter. told reporters. Tokyo-based SoftBank Group Corp. Chief Executive and founder Son said SoftBank has become the A record low 1.3 million people reported a 761.5 billion yen ($6.9 bil- Masayoshi Son had brushed off the re- world’s top investor in artificial in- were laid off or fi red in June. Shamal Az-Zour Co earns lion) profi t for April-June on Tuesday, cord profi t for the previous fi scal year telligence, accounting for 10% of the The monthly Job Openings and down from 1.26 trillion yen the previ- as “a coincidence,” promising to keep capital in unlisted AI companies, in- Labor Turnover survey, or JOLTS, ous year. Quarterly sales rose nearly pursuing his dream of innovation, not cluding so-called unicorns, privately showed that nearly 3.9 million more than $19m H1 2021 16% to 1.48 trillion yen ($13 billion). just monetary gain. held startup companies valued over SoftBank, whose investment portfo- workers quit their jobs in June, a Still, SoftBank is benefi tting from $1 billion. KUWAIT CITY, Aug 10, lio includes offi ce-space sharing We- sign of confi dence in their pros- (KUNA): Shamal Az-Zour Al- Etihad inks $400m Work, Yahoo! Japan and Alibaba, a pects of getting a better one. The Oula Power and Water Company June quits number was just shy of Chinese e-commerce company, as well has reaped KD 6.4 million (USD as a myriad of other ventures, said it the record 4 million, set in April. in half-year losses made investments totaling $2.1 billion The US economy has rebound- 19.2 million) worth of net profi ts DUBAI, Aug 10, (AP): Abu Dhabi’s na- during the quarter. ed with unexpected strength as in H1 20201 compared to KD 5.9 tional carrier Etihad on Tuesday reported SoftBank, which was the fi rst to of- the rollout of vaccines allows million (USD 17.7) earnings in core operating losses of $400 million for fer the Apple iPhone in the Japanese businesses to reopen or expand H1 2020. the fi rst half of the year, driven by a 68% market, benefi ted last year when US The company said in a state- drop in passenger revenue as highly mobile carrier Sprint, which it owned, hours and encourages cooped-up contagious variants of the coronavirus Americans to get out again and ment posted on Boursa Kuwait merged with T-Mobile, a European tel- on Tuesday that the dividend per course across the globe. ecommunications company. visit restaurants, bars and shops. The fi gure - although half of the SoftBank profi ted this year from Still, the fast-spreading delta var- share stood at 5.84 fi ls in H1 2021 $800 million in losses reported amid its investments, recording a net gain iant has cast a shadow over the against 5.44 fi ls in H1 2020. the devastation of the pandemic in the of 309.7 billion yen ($2.8 billion) outlook. Daily cases are averag- It attributed the rise of profi ts fi rst half of 2020 - refl ects the contin- in SVF1, or “SoftBank Vision Fund ing more than 100,000, up from largely to decline of the fi nancing ued uncertain outlook for international One,” and another gain of 97 billion fewer than 12,000 in late June costs. travel. yen ($882 million) in SVF2. It also but down around 250,000 in early The company, established in Over the last six months, the airline operates what’s called a Latin America January. 2013, was listed at the local bourse carried 1 million passengers who on av- Fund, with 48 investments. in 2020. Its capital amounts to KD erage fi lled 24.9% of plane seats, down SoftBank had benefi ted from the re- On Friday, the Labor Depart- from 3.5 million passengers and 71% of cent stock boom, posting for the fi scal A man walks in front of a SoftBank shop in Tokyo on July 29, 2021. Japa- ment reported that the economy 110 million (USD 330 million) seats fi lled in the fi rst half of 2020. Tony year that ended in March the biggest nese technology company SoftBank’s fi scal fi rst quarter earnings dropped generated 943,000 jobs last month The company has built, operated Douglas, CEO of Etihad, lamented the annual net profi t for any company in 39% because of the absence of the cash from selling Sprint, which boosted and the unemployment rate fell to and maintained the northern Az- “curveball of the Delta variant disrupting Japanese history, surpassing Japan’s profi ts a year ago. (AP) 5.4% from 5.9% in June. Zor power station (the fi rst phase). the global recovery in air travel.” ARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2021 BUSINESS 9

Germany’s train drivers to go on nationwide 2-day strike A Deutsche Bahn (DB) Germany’s train drivers plan (1700 GMT) Tuesday and ex- cent fl oods that destroyed or essary travel and said it would commuter train passes to go on a nationwide strike pand to include passengers damaged numerous railroad lift coronavirus-related restric- a level crossing with a starting Tuesday night, the trains from 2 am (0000 GMT) tracks. tions to allow every seat to be red light in Roessing, head of the train driver’s un- Wednesday until 2 am Friday, Deutsche Bahn said a only booked. Germany, Tuesday, Aug ion said after announcing that The union is demanding a about a quarter of its long- Many German states are on 11, 2021. Germany’s train 95% of the union members 3.2% salary increase and a distance trains will run on summer vacation, and travel- drivers will go on a nation- had voted to back the move. one-time “coronavirus bonus” wide strike the head of the Wednesday and Thursday, ers are heavily relying on train driver’s union says Travelers were warned to ex- of 600 euros ($703). with priority given to connec- trains to get around. However, after announcing that 95 pect disruptions. German train operator tions between Berlin and cit- customers who have already % of the union members The head of the GDL un- Deutsche Bahn has rejected ies in the west, as well as bought tickets for the coming have voted in favor of the ion, Claus Weselsky, told re- the demands. The company between Hamburg and Frank- days when train travel will likely measures. (AP) porters the strike would start has lost billions since the start furt. The company urged pas- come to a standstill in Germa- with all cargo trains at 7 pm of the pandemic and from re- sengers to refrain from unnec- ny can request refunds. (AP) US equities wobble; tech companies slip

Banks make strong gains as bond yields edge higher Indian govt repeals NEW YORK, Aug 10, retrospective taxes (AP): Stocks wobbled be- NEW DELHI, Aug 10, (AP): India’s tween small gains and government is repealing a controver- losses on Wall Street Tues- sial tax law under which it pursued day as losses from technol- billions of dollars from international companies for their past dealings and ogy companies offset gains hopes that scrapping the retrospective from banks and industrial levy boosts investor confi dence. companies. The bill approved in Parliament’s The S&P 500 fell less than 0.1% upper house Monday proposes to with- as of 11:19 a.m. Eastern. The Dow draw tax demands made over indirect Jones Industrial Average rose 129 transfers of Indian assets prior to May points, or 0.4%, to 35,231 and the 2012. It requires companies end their Nasdaq fell 0.6%. legal challenges over the old law and The majority of companies in the would refund the principal amount of benchmark S&P 500 made gains, but any of the retrospective taxes the com- they were kept in check by technology panies paid. companies, which have an outsized The legislation will have to be weight on the index. signed by India’s ceremonial presi- Banks made some of the strong- dent, a formality before becoming law, est gains as bond yields edged higher. and will only apply prospectively from Banks benefi t from higher yields, May 2012. which allow them to charge higher in- terest rates on loans. The yield on the India’s previous government added 10-year Treasury rose to 1.34% from the retrospective tax, which taxes deals 1.31% late Monday. made before the law exists, in 2012 to Oil prices pulled up after sliding claim tax from international investors most of the last week and into Monday. that acquired assets of Indian compa- U.S. benchmark crude oil rose 3.2% nies. and helped lift energy stocks. Exxon It damaged India’s reputation as a Mobil rose 1.5%. stable investment destination and com- The broader market remains choppy panies that fi led legal challenges to the with investors in the midst of a relative- Indian government won in arbitration. ly quiet week. The latest round of cor- In the case of a $2 billion tax claim porate earnings is nearly fi nished and against Vodafone, the tribunal in The there are only a few pieces of economic data expected. Hague ruled against the government The lull in activity comes as Wall and said the tax levied against the Street is still trying to gauge the pace company was “in breach of the guar- of economic growth amid new worries antee of fair and equitable treatment.” about the latest wave of COVID-19 Another claimant, Cairn Energy, was from the more contagious delta variant. Trader Robert Charmak works on the fl oor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021. Stocks rose on Wall Street Tuesday as energy awarded damages of more than $1.2 Parts of Japan, including Tokyo, the companies and banks clawed back some of the ground they lost a day earlier. (AP) billion at the tribunal. capital, remain under a state of emer- that could be holding back” the stock France’s CAC 40 was little changed in economic activities,” said Ven- China continues to unnerve markets The Indian government said it has gency as surging numbers of infections market, said David Kelly, chief global in early trading, inching up to 6,813.29, kateswaran Lavanya at Mizuho Bank there.” appealed both of those arbitration put more COVID-19 patients in already strategist at JPMorgan Funds. “We while Germany’s DAX gained nearly in Singapore. Investors have been taking in a awards and expects it will settle bil- overburdened hospitals. don’t really have a handle on how bad 0.1% to 15,758.31. Britain’s FTSE 100 Parts of Japan, including Tokyo, the steady stream of encouraging econom- lions of dollars in international dis- Infl ation concerns and the Federal the delta variant might get.” lost 0.1% to 7,126.62. capital, remain under a state of emer- ic reports. The latest from the Labor putes. Reserve’s future plans to ease up on its Investors have been taking in a Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 gency as surging numbers of infections Department shows that U.S. employers Tarun Bajaj, revenue secretary at support for low interest rates also hangs steady stream of encouraging econom- added 0.2% to fi nish at 27,888.15. put more COVID-19 patients in already posted a record 10.1 million job open- over the markets. the fi nance ministry, said scrapping the ic reports. The latest from the Labor Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.3% overburdened hospitals. The emergen- ings in June. That follows Friday’s law is a “very good sign for the foreign Earnings season is wrapping up with to 7,562.60. South Korea’s Kospi de- cy measures set by the government fo- report that the economy generated several big names. AMC Entertain- Department shows that U.S. employers investors” and will make India’s mar- ment, which was battered by movie posted a record 10.1 million job open- clined 0.5% to 3,243.19. Hong Kong’s cus on closing eateries at night and not 943,000 jobs last month and the unem- ket more “conducive to the industries.” theater closures during the pandemic, ings in June. That follows Friday’s Hang Seng recouped early losses to serving alcohol. ployment rate fell to 5.4% from 5.9% “We want to give a message to the rose 1.2% after reporting surprisingly report that the economy generated jump 1.2% to 26,605.62, while the There has been volatility on the mar- in June. global investors that India believes in good second-quarter results. 943,000 jobs last month and the unem- Shanghai Composite gained 1.0% to ket amid uncertainty over the impact Investors will get another piece of the stability and certainty of taxation,” Ebay will report its results on ployment rate fell to 5.4% from 5.9% 3,529.93. that COVID-19 variants will have on data on infl ation when the U.S. Labor he said. While investment sentiment was the economy and over the Federal Re- Department releases its consumer price Wednesday and Walt Disney will re- in June. Experts hailed the decision as inves- The solid jobs fi gures also raise buoyed by recent announcements from serve’s next monetary policy moves. index for July on Wednesday. Wall port results on Thursday. tor-friendly, but said the government Kansas City Southern jumped some concerns about wage infl ation companies in Asia that their earnings Analysts expect the U.S. and other Street is still trying to gauge how much and the pace of economic growth. were holding up relatively well, in- economies to continue growing, but infl ation might rise as the economy re- should have acted as soon as it took 7.4% after Canadian Pacific raised its offi ce in 2014. offer for the railroad operator, reig- “We’re burning our way back to full vestors remain concerned about rising have cautioned that the resurgent virus covers and whether that will push the niting a bidding war with Canadian employment fast,” Kelly said. “Once infections and possible lockdowns or could slow down the pace. Federal Reserve to trim back its sup- “The government could have cer- National. we get there the economy is going to other measures that will curb economic “With no fi rm direction from New port for the economy sooner than ex- tainly avoided an unnecessary legal Analysts expect the U.S. and global slow down.” activity. York, Asian markets have gone their pected. battle that tarnished India’s image by economies to continue growing, but The latest fi gures also raise concerns “The aggressive spread of the delta own way,” said Jeffrey Halley, sen- In energy trading, benchmark U.S. scrapping the law much earlier,” said have cautioned that the resurgent virus about infl ation fueled by the improving variant has authorities struggling to ior Asia Pacifi c market analyst at crude added $1.45 to $67.93 a barrel. Pushkar Anand, a law professor at the could slow down the pace. job market, as employers are poten- strike a balance between containment OANDA. “Regulatory risk and further Brent crude, the international standard, University of Delhi. “The ball now is “That’s one part of the story and tially forced to raise wages to fi ll jobs. measures and some kind of return cases of the delta variant in mainland rose $1.18 to $70.22 a barrel. in the court of the investors.” Huawei verdict looms ‘Foxconn likely won’t honor $100 mln pledge’ MADISON, Wisconsin, Aug 10, (AP): 2018, and it was promoted as the son showed on Monday that Foxconn China slaps ‘spy’ charges on Canadian University of Wisconsin-Madison biggest research partnership in UW- gave $700,000 in the fi rst year of the Chancellor Rebecca Blank isn’t expect- Madison history. Foxconn said it was fi ve-year agreement. That’s less than BEIJING, Aug 10, (AP): A Canadian ing the Foxconn Technology Group to making the investment in engineering 1% of its original commitment. entrepreneur who was charged with honor a $100 million pledge it made to and innovation research at the univer- “I am not at this point expecting to spying after his government arrested an the school nearly three years ago. sity. receive that gift,” Blank told the State executive of Chinese tech giant Huawei The Taiwanese electronics gi- A public records request made by the Journal editorial board last week. “It’d faces a possible verdict Wednesday as ant made the pledge back in August Wisconsin State Journal to UW-Madi- be nice. I think it’s unlikely.” Beijing steps up pressure on Canada ahead of a court ruling on whether to hand over the executive to face U.S. criminal charges. Michael Spavor and another Cana- dian were detained in China in what critics labeled “hostage politics” after the executive’s 2018 arrest in connec- tion with possible violations of trade sanctions on Iran. On Tuesday, a court rejected the appeal of a third Canadian whose prison term in a drug case was abruptly increased to death following the executive’s arrest. Canada and other governments in- cluding Australia and the Philippines face growing Chinese pressure includ- Meng Wanzhou, chief fi nancial offi cer of Huawei, leaves home to attend ing trade boycotts in disputes over hu- her extradition hearing at B.C. Supreme Court, in Vancouver, British Co- man rights, the coronavirus and terri- lumbia, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021. (AP) torial claims. Washington has warned in Canada. kilometers) west of Dandong. Americans they face “a heightened China’s government has criticized Schellenberg was convicted of risk of arbitrary detention” in China the arrest as part of U.S. efforts to smuggling 222 kilograms (448 pounds) for reasons other than to enforce the hamper its technology development. of methamphetamine, according to the law. Huawei, a maker of network equip- court. Canadian Ambassador Dominic ment and smartphones, is China’s fi rst Asked whether the three cases Barton said he would go to see Spavor global tech brand and is at the center of were linked to Meng’s, Barton said, in Dandong, about 210 miles (340 kil- U.S.-Chinese tension over technology “I don’t think it’s a coincidence these ometers) east of Beijing on the North and security. are happening right now while events Korean border. On Tuesday, the Higher People’s are going on in Vancouver.” He said Asked when a ruling might come, Court of Liaoning province in the the case was “part of the geopolitical Barton said, “our sense is, it’s tomor- northeast rejected an appeal by Robert process.” row.” As for the second detained Cana- Schellenberg, whose 15-year prison He said Canadian diplomats talked dian, former diplomat Michael Kovrig, term on drug smuggling charges was with Schellenberg after the ruling but the ambassador said, “we have not re- increased to death in January 2019 fol- declined to give details. ceived any indication of that.” lowing Meng’s arrest. “He is remarkably composed,” Bar- Meng Wanzhou, the chief fi nancial The court sent the case to China’s ton said. “We had a good conversa- offi cer of Huawei Technologies Ltd., supreme court for review, a required tion.” was arrested Dec. 1, 2018, in Van- step before a death sentence can be car- Diplomats from the United States, couver on U.S. charges of lying to the ried out. Germany, Australia and France at- Hong Kong arm of the British bank The Canadian government criticized tended Tuesday’s hearing, according HSBC about possible dealings with the ruling as arbitrary and the penalty to Barton. He expressed thanks to them Iran in violation of trade sanctions. as “cruel and inhumane.” and other governments for expressing A judge in Vancouver is due to hear “We condemn the verdict in the support for Canada. fi nal arguments in the next few weeks strongest possible terms and call on Two other Canadians, Fan Wei and about whether Meng should be extra- China to grant Robert clemency,” Xu Weihong, also were sentenced to dited to the United States. Her lawyers Ambassador Barton told reporters by death on drug charges in separate cases argue the case is politically motivated phone after attending the appeals hear- in 2019 as relations between Beijing and what she is accused of isn’t a crime ing in Shenyang, about 12 miles (20 and Ottawa soured. ARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2021 BUSINESS 10

Delta variant forces cancellation of New York auto show

The New York International nounced by state and local on Aug 19. The next show ers feared the situation could In this file photo, Jaguar Auto Show has become a officials to fight it. will come in April of 2022, worsen between now and the Design Director Ian Callum casualty of the fast-spread- “Over the past few weeks, spokesman Chris Sams start. raises the World Car of the ing coronavirus delta vari- especially within the past few said. Once the trucks depart, Year trophy that was awarded ant. days, circumstances have The show was scrubbed costs to automakers grow, he to the Jaguar I-Pace, (right), Show organizers said changed, making it more dif- before automakers’ trucks said. at the 2019 New York Interna- Wednesday that they’ve de- ficult to create an event at the left warehouses to start mov- The New York show and tional Auto Show, in New cided to cancel it this year, a high standard that we and our ing in to the Jacob Javits others including Detroit and York. (AP) little over two weeks before clients expect,” Mark Schien- Convention Center in Man- Los Angeles were canceled the scheduled start. berg, the show’s president, hattan, Sams said. He said last year due to the pan- The reasons are the grow- said in a statement. current government precau- demic. Chicago was able to ing spread of the variant The show was scheduled tions wouldn’t have stopped squeeze in its show this year and recent restrictions an- to begin with a press day this year’s show, but organiz- before cases spiked. (AP) Digital security experts should be key players in overall decision making processes: report Digitization demands new approach to tackling Cyber threat NEW YORK, Aug 10, (Agencies): Organizations across the world have made strides in remote working and collabora- tion during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the proliferation of digitization is creating signifi cant new cyber threats that require radical cultural change at boardroom level. Weary US businesses confront A new report from KPMG ‘From enforcer to infl uencer: Shaping tomorrow’s security team’ is calling on business leaders to ensure cyber security specialists are part of the C- suite decision making process, with digitization at the heart of their future growth strategies. The report offers seven key recommendations to IT lead- ers and Chief Information Security Offi cers (CISOs): new round of mask mandates 1. Act like you belong in the C-suite CISOs must speak the language of the C-suite, build- ing consensus, demonstrating pragmatism and navigating politics, to help leaders understand the cyber implications Retail workers see masks as an important way to end pandemic of their strategic choices. CISOs are also becoming public fi gures, serving as the face of the fi rm to help build trust and confi dence. NEW YORK, Aug 10, (AP): 2. Broaden horizons Businesses large and small, CISOs’ responsibilities are broadening to include safe- from McDonald’s and Home guarding data, dealing with disruptive events to maintain operational resilience, managing third parties, handling Depot to local yoga studios, are regulatory compliance, and helping to counter cyber enabled reinstituting mask mandates fi nancial crime. This demands they forge strong working re- as U.S. coronavirus cases rise. lationships with other business leaders including the Chief Risk Offi cer (CRO), the Chief Data Offi cer (CDO) and, of Bars, gyms and restaurants course, the Chief Information Offi cer (CIO). across the country are requir- 3. Weave cyber security into the organizational DNA ing vaccines to get inside. Today’s CISOs should be sophisticated communica- tors, working with other business leaders to embed cyber After a largely mask-free summer, security into the DNA of the organization. This involves it’s a reversal no one wanted to see, integrating security into governance and management brought on by the fast-spreading delta processes, education and awareness, plus establishing variant and new guidance from the U.S. the right mix of corporate and personal incentives to do Centers for Disease Control. But busi- the right thing. ness owners and workers say they will 4. Shape the future cyber security workforce do what they can to keep their doors CISOs will have to acquire capabilities from outside the open and not slow the economic gains organization, build new partnerships and look for unconven- tional and diverse talent. In future, we may even see the cy- of the last few months. ber function becoming far smaller, taking on a strategic and “We’ve already been through the worst governance role, with cyber security being truly embedded of the challenges when we shut down the into the business. indoors last year,” said Brack May, the 5. Embrace automation as the rising star chef and owner of Cowbell, a New Or- Automation can reduce the manual workload and ease leans burger joint. “Let’s just get ahead of skills shortages, bringing in greater effi ciency and helping the curve here.” meet growing compliance requirements in a consistent and May recently began requiring custom- repeatable way. It can also help embed security and improve ers to show their vaccine cards for indoor the user experience, as well as reduce the time to respond to dining. He said he wants to protect his a major cyber incident. workers, who are required to be vacci- 6. Brace for further disruption nated but have young children at home, We are heading towards a hyperconnected world in which as well as his neighborhood, where some the IoT and 5G networking will massively increase effi cien- musicians recently contracted the corona- cy and enable radically different business models. But this virus. also opens up organizations to new attack surfaces and raises May expects that eventually, vaccine privacy concerns - demanding a shift to new, data-centric Workers wear masks out of concern for the coronavirus while greeting people at a restaurant on Boston’s fashionable Newbury security models such as zero trust. rules like his will be commonplace. Next Street, Sunday, Aug 8, 2021. (AP) month, New York City will start requiring 7. Strengthen the cyber security ecosystem vaccinations to enter restaurants, gyms healthy, I don’t have a business. If cus- he won’t either. his company began letting vaccinated Organizations are now part of a complex ecosystem of and theaters. suppliers and partners, tied together through shared data and tomers are sick, I have nothing,” Patter- “I didn’t get both my doses and deal workers remove their masks earlier this shared services. Conventional contracts and liability models But for now, customers are far more son said. with the rather gnarly side effects only to year. But soon everyone stopped wear- seem ill-suited to the rapidly evolving supply chain threat, likely to encounter mask mandates. After Customers are generally receptive to be told to go back to the way things were ing them. That angered Backer, who calling for a new partnership approach that brings security to lifting mask recommendations for fully the mask mandate, Patterson said. Only during the pandemic,” he said. doesn’t want a repeat of a COVID-19 all parties and individuals. vaccinated people in May, the CDC re- one has walked out. But other retail workers see masks as an outbreak that sickened him and others The actions were developed following extensive dialogue versed course in late July, recommending PanTerra Gallery, a women’s cloth- important way to end the pandemic. Aus- at his workplace last year. with senior cyber security leaders across the world, which masks for both vaccinated and unvacci- ing store in Bisbee, Arizona, reinstated a tin Ray Shanks, who works at a Walmart He’s relieved that his county is requir- identifi ed universal opportunities and challenges facing the nated people in areas of higher transmis- mask mandate for customers a few weeks in Monroe, Washington, said he fi nds ing masks for everyone again. IT and digital functions within leading companies. sion. ago after watching cases climb nation- masks uncomfortable but necessary. He’s The new wave of mandates give some At the heart of KPMG’s recommendations is a recognition The shifting guidance has caused con- wide. disappointed that many customers at his comfort to companies that never gave up at C-suite level that digital security experts should be key fusion over which rules to enforce and “We’re a tourist town, so it was just a store refuse to wear them. on masks, even when U.S. cases ebbed players in the overall decision making processes, guiding the how. Walmart and Target, for instance, matter of time before it reached us again,” Marshall Crawley said his gym in earlier this summer. future direction of the business, developing robust digital in- recently began requiring masks for em- said Lisa Wines, a PanTerra employee. Morrisville, North Carolina, recently an- Liz Manasek, the co-owner of War- frastructure, embracing innovation and helping to identify ployees but not customers in areas where Most people are fi ne with the new man- nounced that it would require masks for ner Bodies, a custom truck manufacturer potentially critical threats ahead. virus transmission rates are high. McDon- date, she said, but some turn around and both vaccinated and unvaccinated pa- in Elwood, Indiana, kept a mask policy Fred Rica, Principal, Cyber Services, KPMG in the US, ald’s is requiring masks for both employ- stomp out of the store. trons. But the rule isn’t being enforced, in place after watching other companies said: ees and customers. Home Depot’s mask Not every business supports the man- he said. struggle with different rules for vaccinat- “Organizations have made incredible strides in remote mandate is nationwide. dates. Basilico’s Pasta e Vino, a restau- “It doesn’t really feel like it is doing ed and unvaccinated workers. working and collaboration for employees, as well as improv- A handful of places, like Louisiana, the rant in Huntington Beach, California, has much good wearing a mask when every- About 60% of the company’s 105 em- ing digital customer experience. But this has also reminded San Francisco Bay area and Las Vegas, railed against masks on social media. A one around me is not,” said Crawley, a ployees are now vaccinated, she said. She us that physical perimeters no longer exist. With increasing are mandating masks indoors. reliance on third parties, and the proliferation of Internet of sign on its door requires patrons to prove client manager for J&J Editorial, a man- has told employees she won’t consider Things (IoT) and other devices, cyber security now involves Many business owners didn’t wait that they’re unvaccinated. aged services company for scholarly pub- removing the mandate until that level complex ecosystems with a dramatically increased threat for the CDC or their local governments Some workers also don’t want to see lishing. reaches 80%. potential. before acting. In mid-July, Tamra Pat- masks return. Crawley thinks the CDC went too far Manasek has gotten some pushback “In a marketplace where speed to market is essential, terson reinstituted a mask mandate and Dru W., a grocery employee in Hous- when it told vaccinated people they could from workers, but she reminds them that cyber security teams are now responsible for building trust reduced seating capacity from 200 to 65 ton who asked not to use his full name remove their masks this spring. Now, he the policy has been effective. Only one or and resilience, by forging a pragmatic security culture and at Chef Tam’s Underground Cafe, the for fear of reprisals at work, said he was said, it will be too hard to convince people two employees have tested positive for helping embed secure by design thinking into every aspect restaurant she owns in Memphis, Ten- fully vaccinated months ago and enjoys to put them back on. COVID-19 since the pandemic began, of digital infrastructure and data. To do this, they must see nessee. the freedom it gives him to go without a Jose Backer, who works in customer she said. themselves as enablers and facilitators, helping others de- “I need every dollar and dime and pen- mask. Few stores around him are enforc- service at a food packaging manu- “We’ve just got to hold out and keep on liver services and brands that deserve cyber trust amongst ny I can get, but if I don’t have employees ing the new CDC guidelines, he said, and facturer in Los Angeles County, said the basics,” she said. customers, employees and society at large.” Deel acquires Zeitgold SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 10, (Agencies): Deel, the market lead- er in the global payroll and compliance space, announced that it had joined forces with Zeitgold to fuel international growth and enhance the depth and breadth of its product offerings. This ac- quisition marks a signifi cant milestone for Deel as the company continues to scale, adding thousands of customers as working and hiring practices continue to transform rapidly. Deel is add- ing a full line of products through this acquisition to improve their customer experience further and provide them with the right solutions to scale internationally. Deel enables businesses to hire anyone, anywhere, in a compliant manner. With Deel, hiring and onboarding inter- national employees or contractors takes under 5 minutes, with no local entity required. Businesses can also pay their teams in 120+ currencies with just a click. In April 2021, Deel raised $156 million in Series C funding at a $1.25 bil- lion valuation. With their new funding, Deel announced plans to continue international expansion, grow its team through mergers & acquisitions, hire exceptional talent globally, all while improving, building, and expanding its product offerings. The purchase of Zeitgold marks the fi rst step in the company’s extensive M&A plans and reinforces its global payroll offering. Zeitgold was founded in 2015 by Jan Deepen and Stefan Jeschonnek, co-founders of SumUp, the European fi ntech unicorn, and Kobi Eldar, a former senior intelligence offi - cer of the prestigious 8200 Israeli unit. Zeitgold has raised over $60M from leading venture capital fi rms such as Bat- tery Ventures, Vintage Investment Partners, HV Holtzbrinck Ventures, as well as insurance company AXA and Deutsche Bank. All existing Zeitgold investors will now be joining Deel as shareholders. Zeitgold offers AI-powered payroll and automated book- keeping software for businesses and contractors. The con- tractor product assists thousands of independent contractors with their setup, bookkeeping, and tax fi ling. Zeitgold’s highly skilled team and impressive track record have made it a gem of the German technology industry. With this pur- chase, Deel is adding senior leadership to its ranks and gains the expertise of Zeitgold’s team in global payroll, automa- tion, and AI. ARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2021 SCIENCE 11

Fitness

People seek fl exibility Will gyms go the way of arcades?

TOLEDO, Ohio, Aug 10, (AP): Going to the gym was al- ways part of Kari Hamra’s routine until last year’s govern- ment-ordered shutdowns forced her to replace the workouts with daily rides on her Peloton stationary bike. That’s when she discovered something surprising - she did not miss the gym. At least not the driving back and forth, fi lling water bottles, changing clothes and most of all, taking time away from her husband and two boys. Now that her gym in Springfi eld, Missouri, is open again, she’s slowly returning. But fi nding a more convenient ex- ercise schedule at home and seeing a surge of COVID-19 cases in her hometown this summer have her questioning how much she needs the gym. She fi gures that if there never had been a coronavirus outbreak “I would still be a gym rat.” The pandemic has reshaped how Americans exercise and upended the fi tness industry, accelerating the growth of a new era of high-tech home workout equipment and virtual classes. Thousands of small fi tness centers Foley and studios that were forced to close a year ago now are gone for good. Others are struggling to stay afl oat and have redesigned their spaces, turned toward more personal workouts and added online training. The question is can they survive the onslaught from the In this photo made on Aug. 8, Cindy Cicchinelli, points out others on the screen listed to be cycling at the same time as she watches the online video while using apps and pricey bikes and treadmills or will they go the way her Peloton exercise machine in the workout room of her Pittsburgh townhouse. Cicchinelli says she has become a dedicated Peloton user after going to her gym of arcades, video rental shops and bookstores. in Pittsburgh for years, she said the convenience is what has sold her. (AP) Interactive fi tness equipment maker Peloton is betting the workout-from-home trend is here to stay. It’s breaking ground Monday on its fi rst US factory just outside Toledo, Ohio, where it plans to begin production in 2023 and em- Health ploy 2,000 workers. Demand surged so much during the pandemic that some Peloton customers had to wait months for their bikes. While the company said the backlog has waned, it reported that sales have continued to soar, up 141% in the fi rst three COVID tie to later Alzheimer’s studied months of this year. Equipment Company founder and CEO John Foley thinks it’s in- Why ‘survivors’ suffer ‘brain fog’? evitable that technology-driven home fi tness will become dominant much like how streaming services have changed NEW YORK, Aug 10, (AP): Re- movie watching, calling the idea of going to a gym “a bro- searchers are trying to unravel why ken model of yesteryear.” some COVID-19 survivors suffer Guinea reports West Africa’s first Its next steps include bringing more of its equipment into “brain fog” and other problems that gyms at hotels, apartment complexes, and college campuses can last for months, and new fi ndings and launching new workouts through its app. Late last year, suggest some worrisome overlaps with known Marburg virus death: WHO it acquired Precor, a company with manufacturing and prod- Alzheimer’s disease. One study of older adults in Ar- uct development sites in the US. CONAKRY, Guinea, Aug 10, (AP): infected animal, such as a monkey “Fitness is one of the few remaining categories that is gentina found a surprising amount of Authorities in West Africa have con- or a fruit bat, passes the virus to a going to be massively disrupted by a digital experience,” dementia-like changes in memory and firmed the region’s first known case human. The virus then spreads from Foley told The Associated Press. thinking for at least six months after a of Marburg virus after at least one human to human by contact with an bout with the coronavirus — regard- person in Guinea died of the hem- infected person’s body fluids. During the early months of the pandemic, most small and less of the severity of their infection. independent gyms and studios turned to Zoom and other orrhagic fever disease, the World Marburg symptoms include high Other researchers found Alzheimer’s- Health Organization said Monday. fever and muscle pains, and some video platforms for yoga and Pilates classes and training This undated photo provided by the related proteins in the blood of New Health officials said they were patients later bleed through body sessions because it was the only way they could connect Fish and Wildlife Service shows run- Yorkers whose COVID-19 triggered trying to track down everyone who openings like eyes and ears. There with their members. ning buffalo clover. The native plant brain symptoms early on. may have come into contact with is no approved drug or vaccine for “Now there’s an expectation for it,” said Michael Stack, called running buffalo clover is being The preliminary fi ndings were re- the patient who had sought medical Marburg, but rehydration and other CEO of Applied Fitness Solutions, which has three fi tness removed from the federal endangered ported at an Alzheimer’s Association treatment in Gueckedou. supportive care can improve a pa- centers in southeast Michigan. species list. The perennial was once meeting Thursday. Experts stress far The case was reported in the tient’s chances of survival. thought to be extinct but turned up same part of Guinea where the Case fatality rates have been as Small gyms can’t match the production quality and visual in West Virginia in 1983. It since has more research is needed — and get- appeal of the high-tech companies, but they can counter with ting underway — to tell if COVID-19 2014-2016 Ebola epidemic started high as 88% in previous outbreaks, been found in Indiana, Kentucky, Mis- that ultimately killed at least 11,325 but WHO said the figure has varied, online offerings that feature personal attention and closer souri, Ohio and Pennsylvania. (AP) might raise the risk of Alzheimer’s or other brain problems later in life, or if people. A much smaller outbreak of based upon the strain and how cas- relationships between their members and staff, he said. Ebola earlier this year also hit the es were managed. “I think that’s the way we even the playing fi eld,” Stack people eventually recover. same area near Guinea’s borders said. The possibilities “are real and with Sierra Leone and Liberia, leav- Also: Not all gym operators are convinced virtual training will troubling,” but it’s too soon to know ing 12 dead. NEW YORK: US health officials are play a signifi cant role in what they offer. “whether this is really going to result The Marburg virus belongs to investigating the latest fatal case “We don’t have the budget to do it at the same price and in long-term cognitive change,” cau- the same family as Ebola, and pre- of a rare tropical disease typically the same quality,” said Jeff Sanders, CEO of Apex Athletic tioned Dr. Richard Hodes, director of viously outbreaks have erupted found in South Asia. Health Club in Penfi eld, New York. “Digital is great, but the National Institute on Aging. elsewhere across Africa in Angola, The unidentified person, who we’ve seen surveys that show people want to stay active, but Infection Congo, Kenya, South Africa and died last month in Georgia, was the miss the interaction and being around others.” Uganda. fourth US case this year of melioido- His company is planning to open a third, smaller location His agency wasn’t involved in The new West African case was sis caused by a bacteria that lives in Thursday’s research but has begun its confirmed by a laboratory in Guinea soil and water, the Centers for Dis- near Orlando, Florida, that offers a more intimate experi- own large study to try to fi nd out. and again by the Institut Pasteur in ease Control and Prevention said ence. Those type of boutique studios could be the wave of nearby Senegal, according to WHO. Klump Aplin “If you did have COVID, this does Monday. the future, he said. not necessarily mean that you will be “The potential for the Marburg vi- None of the cases from Geor- The pandemic has changed how the fi tness industry eval- impacted,” agreed the Alzheimer’s As- rus to spread far and wide means we gia, Kansas, Minnesota or Texas uates itself and right now “everyone’s making decisions just sociation’s Heather Snyder. need to stop it in its tracks,” said Dr. traveled internationally, puzzling ex- to survive,” Sanders said. Discovery But protecting the brain from COV- Matshidiso Moeti, WHO’s regional perts. The CDC said two died. Roughly 9,000 health clubs — 22% of the total nation- ID-19 offers yet another reason to get director for Africa. “We are working Federal health officials sent an wide — have closed since the beginning of the virus out- with the health authorities to imple- alert about the latest case to doc- vaccinated, she added. ment a swift response that builds on break and 1.5 million workers lost their jobs, according Some hints about the risk come from tors, asking them to consider melioi- Cockatoos master ‘diving’: A few Guinea’s past experience and ex- dosis if they face a bacterial infection to the International Health Racquet & Sportsclub Associa- a study tracking about 300 people in pertise in managing Ebola, which is that doesn’t respond to antibiotics — tion. years ago, a Sydney scientist noticed a the Jujuy province of Argentina that sulfur-crested cockatoo opening his trash transmitted in a similar way.” even if the patient has not traveled The industry group is lobbying Congress to approve a kept a health registry of anyone tested Marburg outbreaks start when an outside of the country. bin. Not every resident would be thrilled, for the virus, whether they had symp- $30 billion relief fund for the fi tness industry because many but ornithologist Richard Major was im- clubs are struggling to recover from months of lost revenue pressed by the ingenuity. toms or not. Researchers combed the and membership declines and still owe back rent. It’s quite a feat for a bird to grasp a bin registry for people 60 and older who had no record of brain disorders prior drome.” other evidence that lingering problems Workout lid with its beak, pry it open, then shuf- fl e far enough along the bin’s edge that to the pandemic and asked if they’d Severity of their COVID-19 didn’t in younger COVID-19 survivors tend While more closings are likely this year and could num- the lid falls backward — revealing edible undergo cognitive testing. predict the problems -- instead those to center more around the ability to ber in the thousands without government help, the emer- trash treasures inside. “It’s quite scary, if I have to put it most at risk had a persistent loss of concentrate. gence of the workout-from-home trend won’t spell doom Intrigued, Major teamed up with re- bluntly,” said Dr Gabriel de Erausquin smell. That loss often is temporary Researchers at New York Univer- for the fi tness centers, said Helen Durkin, the association’s searchers in Germany to study how many of the University of Texas Health Sci- with COVID-19. But de Erausquin sity-Langone Health took a different executive vice president of public policy. cockatoos learned this trick. In early 2018, ence Center at San Antonio, who is noted the brain’s olfactory region is approach, testing the blood of more Plenty of exercise fanatics, she said, will still do both — they found from a survey of residents that leading the study. directly linked to areas critical for than 300 older adults hospitalized for birds in three Sydney suburbs had mas- Between three and six months after memory, and a loss of smell is some- COVID-19. About half experienced 40% of Peloton users have gym memberships, according to tered the novel foraging technique. By the the company. their coronavirus infection, about 20% times an early sign of degenerative new neurologic symptoms such as end of 2019, birds were lifting bins in 44 of the older adults had problems with diseases such as Alzheimer’s or Par- confusion as part of their coronavirus There’s no doubt digital fi tness is here to stay, said suburbs. short-term memory. And 34% had kinson’s. infection, and the study found a jump Michelle Segar, director of the University of Michigan’s The researchers’ next question was more profound impairment including The study will track participants in their blood levels of proteins linked Sport, Health and Activity Research and Policy Center. whether the cockatoos had each fi gured trouble fi nding words and diffi culty for three years to see how they fare. to infl ammation of the nervous system, “People are integrating their lives with technology. This out how to do this alone — or whether with longer-term memory, what de While the early fi ndings focused on brain cell injury and Alzheimer’s dis- is where society is, and it’s just going to get more integrat- they copied the strategy from experi- Erausquin called a “dementia-like syn- older adults, de Erausquin said there’s ease. ed,” she said. enced birds. And their research published The biggest positives with the virtual training sessions Thursday in the journal Science conclud- are that they offer more flexibility when it comes to stay- ed the birds mostly learned by watching their peers. ing with workout routines and can draw more people into collision with the herd while passing patched more than 25,000 police offi cers tons of fodder were secured for the el- But observing a new “cultural trend” through it. Others who remained in the to the regions where the elephants were fitness, including those who can’t follow a rigid sched- spreading in the wild — or suburbs — in ephants. (KUNA) ule. town were warned to stay indoor. spotted and deployed drones to monitor ❑ ❑ ❑ real time afforded the cockatoo research- Moreover, the authorities have dis- their movement. Moreover, some 180 “That’s why people don’t stick with it,” she said. ers a special opportunity, said Lucy Ap- Mine owner seeks compensation: Cindy Cicchinelli, who’s become a dedicated Peloton lin, a cognitive ecologist at Max Planck The owner of an inactive southwestern user after going to her gym in Pittsburgh for years, said the Institute of Animal Behavioral in Germa- Colorado mine that was the source of a convenience is what has sold her. ny and co-author of the study. “This is a disastrous 2015 spill that fouled rivers “I can roll out of bed and not worry about running to the scientist’s dream,” she said. in three Western states has sued the US gym,” she said. “And I don’t have to add an extra half-hour During summer of 2019, trash-col- government, seeking nearly $3.8 million for my commute.” lection day in suburban Sydney was in compensation for using his land in its Fitness industry leaders say research has shown that the team’s research day. As garbage cleanup. trucks rolled down their routes and peo- Todd Hennis claims the Environmen- health clubs pose no more risk of spreading the virus than ple shoved bins to the curb, Max Planck other public spaces. But San Francisco gym owner Dave tal Protection Agency has occupied part Institute behavioral ecologist Barbara of his property near the Gold King Mine Karraker thinks it will be a long time before many people Klump drove around and stopped to re- but hasn’t compensated him for doing so cord cockatoos landing on bins. Not all are comfortable going into a big, tightly packed fi tness since the August 2015 spill, The Durango center. cockatoos succeeded in opening them, but she took around 160 videos of victorious Herald reported. He also contends that the “They are going to be thinking about ventilation and air EPA contaminated his land by causing the purifi ers and how long ago was this equipment sanitized,” efforts. (AP) ❑ ❑ ❑ spill, which sent a bright-yellow plume he said. of arsenic, lead and other heavy metals He reconfi gured MX3 Fitness’s two small studios and Bid to avert accidents: Chinese au- into rivers in Colorado, New Mexico and created personal workout spaces. It has become so popular thorities have evacuated some 150,000 Utah. he’s looking for a third location. persons from southern Yunnan province In the lawsuit fi led Tuesday in the US He’s not surprised that people are coming back even to avert accidents with wild elephants re- Court of Federal Claims, Hennis argued though safety remains a concern. turning to their native habitat. that the EPA’s actions have violated his “They don’t want to live this solitary existence anymore,” The local wildlife authority said in a Fifth Amendment rights to just compen- he said. “There’s all kinds of motivations. Let’s face facts, statement, on Tuesday, that a herd of 14 sation for public use of private property. elephants was moving toward the native An EPA-led contractor crew was do- gyms are great ways to meet new people, especially if region after wandering across the Chinese ing excavation work at the entrance to you’re single.” lands for a year and a half. A health worker receives a booster shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vac- the mine when it inadvertently breached Up to 150,000 people were evacuated cine at Bangkok Metropolitan Administration General hospital in Bangkok, Thai- a debris pile that was holding back waste- from at least one city in Yunnan to avert land, Aug 10. (AP) water inside the mine. (AP) Film WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2021 FFeatureseatures after guitarist Pro FootballHallofFameconcert Skynyrd ists ofAllTime”.(AP) their listofthe“100GreatestArt- zine rankedthegroupNo.95on uled forOct23. 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‘Palm Beach,’ a page-turner King’s ‘Billy Summers’ stars a hitman writer

By Rob Merrill illy Summers,’ by Stephen King (Scrib- ‘Bner) Among the many remarkable things about Ste- phen King is that he has yet to run out of ideas. Or put another way: He’s very good at fi nding new ways to explore themes that have interested him his entire career. “Billy Summers” tells the story of the title char- acter — his past and his present. A sniper in the Iraq war, now an assassin for hire, Billy displays a “dumb self” to his clients while inside he’s very curious and introspective, having “even plowed his way through ‘Infi nite Jest.’” So when he takes one last job that requires him to have a long-term cover story, he chooses writer. In what other profession could he keep such weird hours and be responsible to no one but his creative muse, right? The passages where Bil- ly writes his life story are King some of the best in the book. King’s adept at shifting voices, from the “dumb self” narrative voice Billy uses in his story, to the killer whose brain never stops wondering who’s trying to manipulate him. “Billy saves what he’s written, gets up, and stag- gers a little because his feet feel like they’re in another dimension,” writes King. “He feels like a man emerging from a vivid dream.” It’s not hard to imagine King himself somewhere in Maine do- ing the same decades ago after bringing a chapter of “The Stand” to life. Filipina comedian Imah Dumagay performs stand-up comedy at an open-mic night at the Hi Five Restaurant & Lounge in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, Redemption is the novel’s central theme. Billy Aug. 8. (AP) has always told himself he only kills bad men who deserve it, but when he starts having doubts about his fi nal job, he distracts himself by writing his life story. Stage It’s when he fi nds an audience for his story that the book really starts to fi nd its groove. Be- fore that, it’s heavy on inner monologue as Billy thinks through all the possible consequences Dumagay pulls no punches in jokes on Mideast life of his actions and the motivations of the people around him. The plot is straightforward and not really very compelling until about the midway point, when Alice Maxwell enters the story. A In Dubai, Filipina breaks stereotypes victim of gang rape, she’s dropped out of a slowly DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Aug an easy task in this skyscraper-stud- Dubai, from advertising to banking rolling car around midnight outside the apart- 10, (AP): Peering out into the dark- ded tourist destination where most to being an executive secretary. That ment where Billy is lying low. Her story reveals a ened audience of a Dubai bar, come- bars and nightclubs focus more on earlier crack about not being a wait- compassionate side to Billy and fl ips a switch in dian Imah Dumagay leaned into the drinks and music than variety shows. ress? It’s a real experience she had the narrative. She gives him a new purpose as an microphone and addressed the mis- The city-state also focuses more before taking the stage at one of her avenging hitman while serving as an eager audi- taken perception that many people on importing A-list American, Brit- 200-odd appearances. ence for Billy’s life story. have across the Middle East when ish and Indian comedy acts given Sunday’s open-mic appearance The action kicks into a higher gear as Billy and they see a Filipina at a nightclub. the city’s vast foreign workforce. comes as Dubai slowly revives its Alice head west to tie up loose ends. There’s even “I am from the Philippines but I Some topics remain taboo in this live entertainment scene amid the a cameo from a certain hotel landscaped with ani- am not taking any orders tonight,” hereditarily ruled country of seven ongoing coronavirus pandemic. mal topiary. It’s just one of those “King-winks” she said, drawing chuckles as her sheikhdoms, where speech is strictly When venues largely shut down for fans. And those fans will happily ride along countrymen served beers and bar governed. over the virus, Dumagay turned to Jodie Comer poses for photographers food at this rooftop bar in sight of with Billy and Alice. For readers who are new to upon arrival at the premiere for the Success social media, offering performances the King canon, there are literally dozens of other fi lm ‘Free Guy’ in London, Monday, Dubai’s sail-shaped Burj Al-Arab such as a never-fl ustered Filipina books — most of them are also movies or TV Aug. 9. (AP) luxury hotel. “Where is that guy ask- But there is a burgeoning local answering emergency services calls, shows at this point — with which you’re better ing for water earlier? Sir, we are not scene here, as seen on Sunday at telling someone reporting a murder off beginning your Stephen King journey. all waitresses.” the Hi Five Restaurant & Lounge. that they only “need four cleaners” ❑ ❑ ❑ She waited a beat and added: “But A United Nations of amateur co- for the mess. if you’re looking for a maid, I’m medians took the stage to varying But there’s a darker side to the “Palm Beach,” by Mary Adkins (HarperCol- available on Saturdays. I’m very degrees of success in sets touching on the scatological to the societal. Filipino experience in the Gulf Arab lins) good at cleaning; I clean from the states. Many maids face physical, “Palm Beach” becomes increasingly diffi cult ceiling down to your jewelry box.” An Emirati with dyed blonde hair even had 10 minutes, referring to his sexual and psychological abuse from to put down as the life of heroine Rebecca turns Tucked within her slightly risqué their employers, who in some cases down a twisty path that challenges her rigid mor- set, Dumagay’s rapid-fi re punchlines tight ripped jeans and tattoos instead offer an unfi ltered glimpse into the of the traditional robes and ghutra seize their passports and force them als and forces her to reconsider her priorities. Per- to work nonstop. haps, she discovers, money can buy happiness. life, sly triumphs and slights faced headdress as the rebellious “Emirati by her 2.2 million compatriots. They starter kit.” Stories like those have Dumagay As in her previous two novels, Mary Adkins wanting to incorporate more serious writes a strong female lead. Rebecca is a new care for children, wait tables and Then there’s Dumagay, who took Kelly Donnelly otherwise power economies across the stage in a giggling whirlwind and topics into her new sets. mom and her husband, Mickey, is newly em- “My fellow Filipinos sacrifi ce ployed. When their small family moves to Palm the wider Middle East. Those Filipi- drew laughter when she described nos provide billions of dollars in re- being fi rst married to a Syrian, then their time to be spent with their fam- Beach to follow the most secure income they’ve ily back home,” she said. “They are ever had, Rebecca fi nds herself immersed in the Variety mittances back to their families still her current husband, an Egyptian, living in the Philippines, but face before shouting: “Hello Lebanese!” here struggling to just provide for world of Florida’s wealthy elite — a dream come them.” true for a reporter whose beat is income inequality abuse and isolation in countries that “I like to tease, like sexual innu- MINNEAPOLIS: An annual Greek festival endos, but it’s not really direct. ... I But Dumagay, like others working and who has long been fascinated by the exorbi- often treat them as a disposable, low- in the Uptown neighborhood of Minne- paid workforce. won’t say that’s crossing the line be- overseas, displays that one Filipino tantly rich. apolis has been canceled because of recent “I want to kind of be a voice for cause it’s funny. I can make people trait even she notes she can’t mock: Soon after moving, everyday struggles like unrest in the district, sponsors said. them,” Dumagay told The Associ- laugh without offending anyone,” relentless optimism and hope for the St Mary’s Greek Orthodox Church spon- child care and health insurance begin to drive a ated Press before her recent set. Dumagay said. “And I’m aware future despite the many challenges wedge between Rebecca and her husband as they sors the Taste of Greece festival, which showcases food, music, dancing and other “When you use your platform, you of what I can talk about. Like, we they face. come to rely on the affl uent Stones family for celebrations of Greek heritage. It had been send a message to people. Comedy don’t talk about religion, we can- “Just keep going and just trust more than just Mickey’s paycheck. But as Re- scheduled for Sept 9-11. is a great method to send your mes- not do politics or the UAE govern- yourself and experiment and then becca gets a taste of Mr. and Mrs. Stone’s wealth, The church said on the festival’s website sage across.” ment or any discrimination towards do something outside your comfort she has to reckon with the ever-thinning line that said it “would be unable to fi nd a successful Dumagay, 38, of Mindanao, Phil- any group of people. So we’re very zone. Don’t be scared,” she said. “I divides her righteous self from their lavish lives. solution to ensure the safety and security” ippines, worked in Dubai for years aware of that.” mean, what’s the worst thing could “Palm Beach” invites you to cringe both at and for people or property during the festival. before deciding to leave her job to Dumagay’s comedy springs from happen? You fail and then you try with Rebecca. Adkins occasionally steps back Organizers say they plan to resume the festi- val next year, the Star Tribune reported. pursue comedy full time. That’s not her experiences working across again.” from Rebecca’s point of view and into the world Protests and violent crime have occurred of Mickey, who dreams of returning to Broadway more frequently in the Uptown neighbor- but is stuck working as the Stones’ butler to sup- hood since Winston Smith Jr. was shot jail in Chicago. He was moved last month gained so much weight in jail. And he asked him of leading an enterprise of manag- port his family. Rebecca’s judgmental nature gets and killed by a US marshals task force on to the federal Metropolitan Detention Cent- that court transcripts be provided at no cost ers, bodyguards and other employees June 3. Some businesses in the area have er in Brooklyn to face trial in a case that’s because Kelly has been unable to work for who helped him recruit women and girls. tiresome, so these detours into Mickey’s mind are Federal prosecutors say the group selected well-timed respites. closed because they are worried about the further diminished his superstar status. two years, saying: “His funds are depleted.” safety of customers and employees. (AP) Last week, defense attorney Deveraux The Grammy-winning, multiplatinum- victims at concerts and other venues and The novel is itself like a sandy beach, equal ❑ ❑ ❑ Cannick told a judge that Kelly needs to selling singer has denied any wrongdoing arranged for them to travel to see Kelly. parts beautiful and uncomfortable. It is saturated be measured for new clothing because he’s and pleaded not guilty to charges accusing Defense lawyers have said Kelly’s alleged with in-between-ness, calling into question what NEW YORK: After several delays, the fi rst victims were groupies who turned up at his defi nes “us” and “them.” Lines blur and expec- phase of the sex traffi cking trial of R&B shows and made it known they “were dying hitmaker R. Kelly started Monday with to be with him.” They only started accusing tations aren’t met, keeping readers on their toes. jury selection in New York City. him of abuse years later when public senti- Adkins’ blunt, heavy-handed style makes for a Lingering health threats caused by the ment shifted in the #MeToo era, they said. surprisingly fast-paced “Palm Beach.” coronavirus pandemic and a shakeup of The trial had been expected to start Kelly’s defense team pushed the trial into earlier in the year. But opening statements Also: the summer, nearly two years after he was were moved to Aug 18 after Kelly fi red his NEW YORK: At 95, Mel Brooks is more than charged with abusing women and girls for original lawyers. ready to fl aunt his many achievements. nearly two decades. Jurors are expected to hear testimony Ballantine Books has announced recently that US District Judge Ann Donnelly began from several of his accusers. A judge has questioning potential jurors about whether ruled that the women will only be referred Brooks’ memoir “All About Me! My Remarkable they can keep an open mind about Kelly to by their fi rst names. Life in Show Business” will come out Nov. 30. two years after he was charged with abus- Prosecutors also are expected to offer Brooks is expected to share all the highlights — ing women and girls for nearly two dec- evidence that Kelly schemed with others and a few setbacks — in a career that includes ades. She reminded them the defendant was to pay for a fake ID for Aaliyah, a singer such classics as the fi lms “Young Frankenstein” presumed innocent and that they should not on the rise at 15 years old, in a secret and “Blazing Saddles” and the fi lm and Broadway be infl uenced by any bad publicity Kelly ceremony in 1994. has faced over the accusations. Aaliyah is identifi ed as “Jane Doe #1” in play “The Producers.” The proceeding was being conducted court papers because she was still a minor “It was joyous and at times bittersweet writing amid pandemic precautions, restricting the when Kelly began a sexual relationship this book and reliving the peaks and valleys of my press and the public to overfl ow courtrooms with her and believed she had become incredible journey from Brooklyn to Hollywood with video feeds. Much of the time, Kelly pregnant, the papers say. to Broadway,” Brooks said in a statement. “I hope and potential jurors weren’t clearly visible “As a result, in an effort to shield himself fans of comedy will get a kick out of the stories on the feeds and the audio was often faint. from criminal charges related to his illegal More screening was set for Tuesday. It sexual relationship with Jane Doe #1, Kelly behind my work, and really enjoy taking this re- was unclear how long the process will take. Actress Anastasiya Krasovskaya from Russia of the Film, Gerda, poses during a arranged to secretly marry her to prevent her markable ride with me.” (AP) Kelly, 54, has been locked up since he photocall on the 74th Locarno International Film Festival in Locarno, Switzerland, from being compelled to testify against him was indicted, mostly housed in a federal Sunday, Aug. 8. The Festival del fi lm Locarno runs from August 4 to 14. (AP) in the future,” the papers say. (AP) ARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2021 SPORTS 14

City have broken transfer record EPL looks to be 4-team title fi ght

LONDON, Aug 10, (AP): Manchester City have broken its transfer record, Chelsea looks to be on the brink of do- ing the same, while Manchester United have spent around $150 million in fi x- ing two of its weakest positions. Liverpool? Well they’re just happy to have their best player back from a serious injury. For very different reasons, each of the Premier League’s top four teams from last season appear to be in a healthy position heading into a 2021- 22 campaign that will be played in front of capacity crowds for the fi rst time in 17 months. England’s lucrative top division for some time has had a so-called “Big Six” of City, United, Chelsea, Liver- In this, May 23, 2021 file photo, pool, Tottenham and Arsenal. Leices- Tottenham’s Harry Kane runs for ter, an unlikely champion in 2016 and a the ball during the English Premier fi fth-place fi nisher the last two seasons, League soccer match between can rightly argue it should be a “Big Leicester City and Tottenham Hot- Seven.” spur at the King Power Stadium, in The coming season, though, looks to Leicester, England. (AP) be a four-team race for the title, even since joining late in 2018. United may if things could change dramatically by just be a defensive center midfi elder some late movement in a transfer win- away from having a title-winning team, dow that closes on Aug. 31. but even that mightn’t stop them this Manchester City season. Signing Jack Grealish for $139 mil- Key will be striker Edinson Cavani lion was a big statement of intent by staying fi t and if Mason Greenwood, City, but that only served to strengthen the young forward carrying so much a midfi eld department where Pep Guar- hope and expectation, kicks on again. diola already had enviable riches. It is Paul Pogba appears to be staying for a striker the champions really need fol- another season, and Solskjaer will hope lowing the departure of Sergio Aguero the midfi elder can transfer his interna- after 10 years, and there’s one they are tional form with France to his club. targeting in particular. United fi nished in second place, 12 Manchester City’s Jack Grealish (left), duels for the ball with Leicester’s Ayoze Perez during the English FA Community Shield soccer match between Harry Kane would cost more than points behind City, last season and will Leicester City and Manchester City at Wembley stadium, in London, on Aug 7. (AP) Grealish - potentially much, much believe the gap can be closed. more - and City appears willing to Liverpool spend another British-record fi gure if Liverpool’s defense of its 2019-20 only Tottenham would negotiate. But, title can best be described as under- B’desh ‘dominate’ Australia, according to Guardiola, that isn’t cur- whelming - the team went from cham- rently the case, even if Kane seems pions by 19 points to trailing home 17 Scally shines on keen on the move. points behind City in third place - but complete T20 series victory there was one big reason for that. SOCCER Virgil van Dijk’s knee injury kept DHAKA, Bangladesh, Aug 10, (AP): Christian (3) and Mitchell Marsh (4). him out for all but one month of the Left-arm spinner Shakib Al Hasan re- Shakib then got the better of campaign and capped a season when If it happens - and it’s a big “if” giv- Gladbach debut turned a remarkable fi gure of 4-9 as Ashton Turner for his 100th wicket. Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was Bangladesh held Australia to its lowest In between Saifuddin, one of the en how tough a negotiator Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy is - City would struck by one defensive injury after Twenty20 cricket score in winning the two changes by Bangladesh, ripped another. In the end, creeping into the fi nal game of their series by 60 runs. through the Australian middle order. have a squad mighty enough to blow Hoffenheim beat Viktoria 3-2 away its rivals. There would barely be Champions League qualifi cation posi- Shakib became the second bowler Shakib then ensured Australia tions after a strong fi nish was regarded to take 100 T20 wickets, after Sri would fail to reach its previous low of a weakness. Even City’s second team could mount a top-four challenge. as a success. BERLIN, Aug 10, (AP): campaign for people to and get Lanka’s Lasith Malinga, as Bangla- 79 against England at Southampton in Van Dijk is back now, though he vaccinated against the coronavi- desh defended 122-8 by bowling Aus- 2005. As it is, the lack of a genuine top- American teen Joe Scally class striker - Gabriel Jesus doesn’t might need another month to get back made his debut for Borus- rus. The team’s jerseys had the tralia out for 62 in 13.4 overs. Bangladesh batsmen also were not to full fi tness, and that will come as a words “Vaccinate! Now!” written comfortable in this extremely slow convince as a fi nisher, despite his work sia Mönchengladbach rate - leaves England’s other top teams huge relief to Klopp, who have rein- on the front, and the club also CRICKET track after their captain Mahmudullah with a glimmer of hope. forced his defense further by signing when he helped the team to offered vaccinations in a tent at the decided to bat fi rst. Chelsea Ibrahima Konate from Leipzig. Sud- a 1-0 win over former heav- stadium for fans. Pacer Mohammad Saifuddin ended Opener Mohammad Naim top- Chelsea have already proved a genu- denly, the biggest issues might be in yweight Kaiserslautern in Ingolstadt defeated Erzgebirge with 3-12 to play a key role in trig- scored for the side with 23 and Mah- ine rival for City, having won their last midfi eld. Aue 2-1, and another second-divi- gering Australia’s collapse as Bangla- mudullah made 19. three meetings - capped by a 1-0 vic- Georginio Wijnaldum’s departure to the fi rst round of the Ger- sion side, Karlsruher SC, defeated desh won the series 4-1. Mahedi Hasan opened with Naim tory in the Champions League fi nal in Paris Saint-Germain robs Liverpool of man Cup. Only two Australian batsmen instead of out-of-form Soumya Sarkar May. one of its most consistent performers of fourth-tier Sportfreunde Lotte 4-1. reached double fi gures with captain as Bangladesh got a good start. the last four years and he hasn’t been The 18-year-old Scally, who Bayern’s first-round game Having built the sturdiest defense Matthew Wade scoring 22 and Ben The pair added 42 runs in 4.3 overs in Europe, with Jorginho and the in- replaced. That will place more strain joined Gladbach from New York against Bremer SV on Friday was McDermott making 17. before offspinner Turner removed on captain Jordan Henderson, who City FC in January, shone despite defatigable N’Golo Kante protecting postponed from until Aug. 25 due Shakib got the fi rst of his four Mahedi for 13. a back fi ve, Chelsea manager Thomas starting to pick up injuries regularly, playing on the left of defense. He to a number of coronavirus infec- wickets, baffl ing Wade with quicker Australian pacers then stalled Tuchel has focused on adding an at- and Fabinho. Klopp will need Thiago usually likes to play on the right. tions among the fifth-tier team’s deliveries after left-arm spinner Na- Bangladesh’s progress, varying their tacking spearhead to the team and that Alcantara to have a better second sea- Scally played in Patrick Her- players. sum Ahmed dismissed opener Dan pace. looks like being Romelu Lukaku. The son than his fi rst, when he struggled to rmann, who hit the post before Belgium striker reportedly underwent a adapt to the pace of the league. the break, and made a good case medical examination on Monday ahead That said, the front four of Diogo Jota, Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah and for his Bundesliga debut against of a club-record $135 million transfer Djokovic out of Western & Southern Open from Inter Milan. Roberto Firmino can be relied upon Bayern Munich in the league- Lukaku’s return to Stamford Bridge for plenty of goals. And with Van Dijk opener on Friday. NEW YORK, Aug. 10, (AP): Novak - he was at Chelsea from 2011-14 - will mopping up at the back, another title Djokovic pulled out of the Western & turn the London club into a huge title charge is likely at Anfi eld. Southern Open, meaning the next time challenger, potentially giving Tuchel Other Top-Four Contenders SOCCER he will be in action will be as he tries to as strong a squad as Guardiola has. Af- Expect Leicester to have another complete a calendar-year Grand Slam ter all, it comes after Chelsea’s spend- solid year, especially now it has plenty Lars Stindl’s early goal was at the U.S. Open. ing spree of nearly $300 million in the of options in attack following the sign- The top-ranked Djokovic wrote on last offseason. ing of Patson Daka, but the team just enough for Gladbach to beat doesn’t have the fi nancial strength of Kaiserslautern and give new coach social media that he needs “a bit longer A prolifi c striker was the only thing to recover and recuperate after quite a missed for Tuchel last season and Lu- the top four and will again have to bal- Adi Hütter a winning start on his taxing journey from Australia to To- kaku would solve that. ance competing on domestic and Euro- debut. kyo.” Manchester United pean fronts. The home team made it difficult While the signing of Jadon Sancho, That is not the case for Arsenal, for Gladbach despite playing in the for $100 million, came as no real sur- which failed to qualify for European third division. Kaiserslautern, one TENNIS prise, United’s acquisition of Raphael competition for the fi rst time in 25 of the founding members of the Varane for a likely fee of around $50 years. It should ensure Mikel Arteta’s Bundesliga, won the last of its four He is 21-0 in Grand Slam action in million hadn’t been trailed. As improb- team improves on an eighth-place fi n- German championships in 1998. 2021, winning the titles at the Australi- able was the swift and trouble-free way ish but getting back in the Champions Also Monday, Hoffenheim an Open on hard courts in February, the the club concluded the deals, a far cry League looks a big ask and will require French Open on clay courts in June and from recent transfer windows that have a much more prolifi c season from strik- needed extra time to beat third- Wimbledon on grass courts in July. No been hectic at Old Trafford. er Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. division Viktoria Cologne 3-2. man had even won the fi rst three ma- It points to a club that is increasingly As for Tottenham, under a new man- Andrej Kramaric scored the win- In this, July 31, 2021, fi le photo, Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, returns a shot to jor tennis championships - let alone all sure of what it wants and building a ager in Nuno Espirito Santo, it all re- ning goal in the 108th minute. Pablo Carreno Busta, of Spain, during the bronze medal match of the tennis four - in one season since Rod Laver’s strong team under Ole Gunnar Sol- ally hinges on whether Kane stays or Viktoria used the occasion to competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP) true Grand Slam in 1969. skjaer, who still hasn’t won a trophy goes. Man City will attest to that. ARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2021 SPORTS 15 NBA Roundup Bane scores 32, Grizzlies beat Nets re-sign Griffi n Doncic signs 5-yr, $207m extension DALLAS, Aug 10, (AP): Luka Nets in Vegas Summer League Doncic welcomed all his bosses with the Dallas Mavericks to his home country of Slovenia to watch the young superstar sign the richest contract in club history. Now that the record rookie supermax extension of $207 mil- lion is in the books, it’s back to the business of trying to win for a franchise that hasn’t advanced in the playoffs since winning its only championship 10 years ago. “I’m proud of Luka,” owner Mark Cuban said as he sat next to his point guard during a news conference in Doncic’s home- town, the Slovenian capital of Ljubljana. “I’ve seen when he fi rst came in, the pressure that was on him and the way he dealt with it, how hard he worked,” Cuban said. “How he recognized that it was always about the team winning and that was what was most impor- tant to him. That was always most important to me, whatever we could do Doncic to win.” The Mav- ericks have the most important piece of their next title pursuit under contract through 2026-27, although that fi nal season in a fi ve-year deal that starts in 2022- 23 is a player option. Doncic was eligible for the massive payday because he made the All-NBA fi rst team twice, in his second and third seasons. At 22, he is the youngest in league history with multiple fi rst-team selections. “I still kind of don’t know what to say because I never imagined this happening,” Doncic said. “I was only dreaming of only play- ing in the NBA.” New general manager Nico Harrison made the trip along with new coach Jason Kidd. Both were hired after the fi ring of longtime GM Donnie Nelson in June, fol- lowed a day later by the resigna- Golden State Warriors’ Jonathan Kuminga (00) attempts to score as Orlando Magic’s Jon Teske (70) defends during the fi rst half of an NBA summer league basketball game in Las Vegas, tion of coach Rick Carlisle. on Aug. 9. (AP) Agent Bill Duffy acknowledged Nelson’s role in targeting Doncic when he was a teenager playing Suggs drops 24 points in Magic’s OT win over Warriors Kuokkanen back with Devils for Real Madrid, and engineering the draft night trade in 2018 that sent Doncic, the third overall pick, LAS VEGAS, Aug. 10, (AP): round last year, was 11 of 21 from the absence for personal reasons during his to Dallas while Atlanta got No. 5 Desmond Bane scored 32 fi eld, including 4 of 12 from long range, rookie season. Rangers sign G Shesterkin, selection Trae Young. points, Xavier Tillman Sr. and made all six free throws. Magic 91, Warriors 89 Kidd, the point guard when an- Duane Washington Jr. scored 23 Jalen Suggs scored six of his 24 other European star in Dirk Nowit- had 15 points, eight rebounds points for Indiana, and Oshae Bris- points in a two-minute overtime, and Flyers, Caps resign goalies zki led the Mavericks to the 2011 and seven assists, and the sett had 22 points and seven rebounds, Orlando beat Golden State. title, once again tried to explain his Memphis Grizzlies beat the making all 10 of his free throws. Suggs, the No. 5 overall pick from NEW YORK, Aug. 10, (AP): The season in which he struggled maintain- role in helping Doncic fi nd post- Brooklyn Nets 91-84 in the Kings 80, Hornets 70 Gonzaga, also had nine rebounds and New York Rangers locked up their ing the starter’s job in his third season season success for Dallas again. Jahmi’us Ramsey scored 22 points, three blocks. He blocked Moses Moody’s goaltender of the future by agreeing to with the team. ❑ ❑ ❑ NBA Summer League. Chimezie Metu had 16 points and four shot under the basket with 25 seconds re-sign Igor Shesterkin to a four-year Hart’s numbers plummeted in fi n- Bane, who had a solid rookie steals and Sacramento held on in the left in regulation, and Suggs’ layup at the contract. ishing with a 9-11-5 record and a 3.67 Spencer Dinwiddie is follow- season after the Grizzlies acquired fourth quarter to beat Charlotte. other end rolled off as time expired. The 25-year-old Shesterkin was a goals-against average in 27 appearanc- ing some impressive players as the fi nal pick of the fi rst round in Louis King scored 10 points while Cole Anthony and Suggs combined restricted free agent who went 16-14-3 es, including 25 starts. He allowed four the point guard in Washington. 2020 from Boston, was 6 of 8 from matching Metu’s four steals, and rookie to make four straight free throws in the last season in taking over the starting or more goals 13 times, and missed That’s a role occupied by Russell 3-point range. He shot 43% from ninth overall fi nal 15 seconds of overtime. duties following Henrik Lundqvist’s the fi nal 12 games with a sprained left Westbrook John Wall Gil- , and deep in his fi rst season with the pick Davion Bucks 81, Clippers 78 departure. knee. That was a signifi cant drop-off bert Arenas for much of the past Mitchell of Jordan Nwora had 30 points, eight Terms of Shesterkin’s deal weren’t from his previous season in which Hart two decades. Grizzlies. NCAA cham- rebounds and six assists, and Milwau- went 24-13-3 in helping the Flyers fi n- Killian Tillie scored 20 points, while announced, but both The New York “I’m not Gilbert, John or Russ. pion Baylor had kee led by as many as 18 points before Post and TSN.ca reported the con- ish fourth in the Eastern Conference Those are all dudes with very Ziaire Williams, the 10th overall pick 10 points and holding off Los Angeles. standings. this year, had seven points. tract was worth $22.666 million. The interesting personalities,” Din- nine assists. Nwora, who competed with Nigeria amount would make Shesterkin’s an- His struggles last season were part widdie said. “You’ve got some Arnoldas in the Olympics, made three 3-pointers nual average salary of $5.666 million of a second-half collapse in which the of the best players - obviously BASKETBALL Kulboka and during an 11-0 run that put Milwaukee the highest awarded to an NHL goalie Flyers won 13 of their fi nal 36 games Russ, one of the best players to D.J. Carton ahead 46-28 in the second quarter. in his second contract, and ahead of and missed the playoffs by fi nishing ever play in terms of the triple- scored 13 points Los Angeles battled back in the third, sixth in the East Division standings. Cam Thomas scored 17 points for Sergei Bobrovsky, who made $5.625 doubles. You’ve got Gilbert, one apiece for the and Daniel Oturu gave the Clippers a 76- million per year over a two-year deal Hart will of the best scorers of all-time. Brooklyn, and Quinndary Weather- Hornets, who Bane 75 lead - its fi rst since 10-9 - with 2:18 have compe- spoon added 15. he signed with Columbus in 2013. You’ve got John, who had an ex- lost on each remaining. Theo Pinson made two free From Moscow, Shesterkin was se- tition for the tended run when you could argue Bane connected on three of his of the fi rst two days of the Las Vegas throws to give Milwaukee a three-point lected by New York in the fourth round starting job this he was the best point guard in the 3-pointers in the fi nal 2:29, while Till- event. lead with 18 seconds left, and Keon season after the league.” man made a free throw and a jumper 76ers 95, Mavericks 73 Johnson missed an open 3-pointer. Flyers signed ❑ ❑ ❑ to start an 8-0 run that turned a 77-76 Tyrese Maxey scored 19 of his 21 Jazz 63, Suns 57 ICE HOCKEY former San Jose defi cit into an 84-77 lead with 1:18 points in the fi rst half to help build a Trent Forrest, Paul White and Jar- Sharks starter The Brooklyn Nets have re- remaining. Tillman fi nished the spurt 26-point lead, and Philadelphia cruised rell Brantley each scored 10 points, and of the 2014 draft. He has an overall re- Martin Jones in signed veteran big man Blake with a dunk. from there in a victory over Dallas. Utah used a 25-16 second quarter to free agency last Griffi n, who revived his career Timberwolves 91, Spurs 89 cord of 26-16-3 over two seasons with Isaiah Joe had 15 points fueled by beat Phoenix. the Rangers. month. as part of the supporting cast for Nathan Knight hit a tiebreaking put- 4-of-8 shooting from 3-point range, Nathan Sestina made 3-pointers on The 24-year- back with 15 seconds remaining, lifting Shesterkin wasn’t the only restricted Kevin Durant, James Harden where Maxey hit three of six. Jaden back-to-back possessions, sandwiched Kuokkanen old Samsanov and Kyrie Irving. Minnesota over San Antonio. free agent goalie to sign on Monday: went 13-4-1 Springer, Philadelphia’s top draft pick around a block of Jalen Smith, to ex- The Philadelphia Flyers re-signed Brooklyn announced the sign- Jaylen Nowell scored 24 points, at 28th overall, scored 11 points along tend Utah’s lead to 61-48. with two shutouts, and lost all three ing without disclosing contract Knight had 19 points and nine rebounds Carter Hart to a three-year, $11.9 mil- playoff starts in playing behind starter with Braxton Key. Ty-Shon Alexander led the Suns lion deal, and the Washington Capitals terms. and Jaden McDaniels added 18 points. Tyrell Terry, a late fi rst-round pick with 16 points, and Smith had 12 points Vitek Vanecek last season. Samsanov Griffi n signed as a free agent Devin Vassell scored 23 points, and re-signed Ilya Samsonov to a one-year, was pegged to take over the starting last year for Dallas, scored 22 points and 15 rebounds. Phoenix was 19 of 79 $2 million contract. with Brooklyn on March 8. He Tre Jones had 16 points and eight as- in his fi rst action since a long leave of (24.1%) shooting from the fl oor. duties this year before the Capitals re- averaged 10 points, 4.7 rebounds sists for the Spurs. Joshua Primo, San The 22-year-old Hart is coming off a acquired Vanecek in a trade with the and 2.4 assists in 26 games. He Antonio’s top draft pick at 12th overall, expansion Seattle Kraken last month. tied for the league lead in charges had eight points on 3-of-11 shooting. In Anaheim, the Ducks re-signed re- drawn (22). Nowell and McDaniels each had six stricted free agent forwards Max Com- ❑ ❑ ❑ rebounds and four assists. tois and Max Jones. Knight’s late bucket broke the sev- The Hornets believe coach Comtois signed a two-year contract enth tie of the fourth quarter, when after leading the Ducks with 16 goals James Borrego can turn things there were also six lead changes. around in Charlotte. and 33 points in 55 games. At 22, Com- Pelicans 94, Bulls 77 tois was the second-youngest NHL The Hornets announced Mon- Trey Murphy had 26 points and player to lead his team in points last day they’ve signed Borrego to nine rebounds, Naji Marshall added 18 season, behind Ottawa’s 21-year-old a multiyear contract extension. points and New Orleans pulled away forward Brady Tkachuk. Length and fi nancial terms of the from Chicago in the fourth quarter. Jones, who signed a three-year con- deal were not released. Murphy, the 17th overall pick in this tract, has 17 goals and 11 assists for 28 He had one year remaining on year’s draft who was part of a swap points in 135 career games with Ana- his contract before the extension. with Memphis for 10th overall choice heim. Ziaire Williams, was 6 of 9 from 3 and Meanwhile, Finnish forward Janne 9 of 15 overall. Kuokkanen has signed a two-year con- Devon Dotson scored 16 points, and tract to return to the New Jersey Devils. Patrick Williams had 15 points and 12 General manager Tom Fitzgerald rebounds for the Bulls. said the 23-year-old restricted free With the score tied early in the agent will earn $1.6 million this season fourth quarter, Herbert Jones hit two and more than $2 million in 2022-23. free throws to start a 10-0 run that end- Kuokkanen had eight goals and 17 ed with a 3 from Murphy, who went on assists in 50 games last season. His to score eight consecutive New Orleans goal/assist/point totals ranked second points. among Devils’ rookies. His 21 even- Knicks 94, Pacers 86 strength points ranked sixth among all Immanuel Quickley had 32 points NHL rookie skaters. and eight assists, and Obi Toppin add- Kuokkanen started last season in ed 22 points and nine rebounds to lead Finland’s top pro league, totaling three New York past Indiana. goals and four assists in 16 games. The game was moved up because The left-handed shooting forward In this Dec. 25, 2020, fi le the Pacers’ original Las Vegas opener has played in 62 career NHL games. He photo, Brooklyn Nets’ Spen- against Washington was postponed was Carolina’s second-round selection cer Dinwiddie plays against because of COVID-19 contact tracing in the 2016 draft. He was acquired by the Boston Celtics during the issues with the Wizards. the Devils along with Fredrik Claesson fi rst half of an NBA basketball Quickley, who averaged 11.4 points and Carolina’s conditional fourth-round game in Boston. (AP) in 64 games with the Knicks as a rook- In this May 6, 2021, fi le photo, New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin watches the puck go wide in the fi rst pick in the 2020 NHL draft for defense- ie after getting drafted late in the fi rst period of an NHL hockey game against the Boston Bruins in Boston. (AP) man Sami Vatanen in February 2020. ARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2021 16

Barcelona team players cel- ebrate after winning the Joan Gamper trophy soccer match between FC Barcelona and Juventus at the Estadi Johan Cruyff in Barcelona, Spain. Barcelona won 3-0. (AP) Sports Latest sports scores at — http://sports.arabtimesonline.com ‘We are Barcelona and we will keep competing for titles’ After 17 seasons, post-Messi era begins in Spanish league MADRID, Aug 10, (AP): The Span- ish league season begins this weekend and it will be unlike any other in the last 17 years. It will be the fi rst without Lionel Messi, its all-time top scorer and one of its greatest players ever. After blowing four late leads, For the fi rst time since 2004, Bar- celona will be without Messi because they couldn’t sign the Argentina star to a new contract due to their troubled fi nancial situation. The last time the league didn’t feature Messi, the likes of Diego Yanks fi nally hold off KC in 11 Simeone, Zinedine Zidane and Luis Enrique were still playing instead of coaching. Real Madrid forward Vinícius Júnior and Atlético Madrid forward White Sox rout Twins João Félix were only 4 years old. For- mer Barcelona player Neymar was en- tering his teenage years and had just signed his fi rst contract with the youth KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug squad of Brazilian club Santos. Real 10, (AP): DJ LeMahieu led Madrid target Kylian Mbappé was a off the 11th inning with an 5-year-old whose bright future was as yet unknown. RBI double and the New Barcelona won the league only York Yankees, after blow- twice in the decade before Messi de- ing four late leads, fi nally buted. In the next 17 seasons, they held off the feisty Kansas won it 10 times. He won the league’s scoring title a record eight times in City Royals 8-6 on Monday that period, leaving with a record tally night. of 474 goals from 520 matches in the Brett Gardner drove in three competition. runs for the Yankees, two on a Now the Cata- sharp infi eld single in the 11th that lan club will have made it 8-5. to fi nd a way to But the Royals, who tied the score in succeed without each of the previous four innings, once Messi, and while again refused to go down easily. They still facing the got a two-out RBI single from pinch- diffi cult fi nancial hitter Edward Olivares and brought the situation that led potential winning run to the plate before to his departure. “When you Pique lose the best BASEBALL player in history, you have to be re- alistic and understand that you lose a Carlos Santana grounded out to end a very important piece of the squad. He game that took 4 hours, 52 minutes. Wandy Peralta earned his third major contributed with a lot of goals and as- league save - the fi rst two came with San sists,” said Gerard Piqué, the veteran Francisco this season. captain who arrived at Barcelona three Luke Voit, activated from the injured years after Messi’s debut. list Sunday, snapped a scoreless tie with “We won’t be as talented as before an RBI single in the seventh and hit a and we have to make it up in other ar- tiebreaking homer in the ninth for New eas. The other players will have to step York. Aaron Judge had a run-scoring sin- up and take up other roles. The team gle in the eighth to make it 2-1. Kansas City became the fi rst team since 1900 to erase a defi cit in the sev- SOCCER enth, eighth, ninth and 10th innings of a Chicago White Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito throws against the Minnesota Twins in the fi rst inning of a baseball game in Minneapolis. (AP) game, according to STATS. The Yankees got single runs in the in the lineup, the AL Central leaders are will have to adapt. In the end things seventh, eighth and ninth, but the Roy- looking even more formidable. als kept answering. Ryan O’Hearn’s Jiménez hit two homers with fi ve RBIs MLB Results/Standings Leo agrees a two-year deal will work out. We are Barcelona and for the second straight game, Robert we will keep competing for titles.” sacrifi ce fl y in the seventh, Andrew Be- nintendi’s single in the eighth and Nicky came off the 60-day injured list to deliver Coach Ronald Koeman, who was in Lopez’s single in the ninth each tied the an RBI double and single, and the White his early managing years when Messi score. Sox cruised past the Minnesota Twins debuted, remained optimistic going WASHINGTON, Aug 10, (AP): Results and Messi arrives in Paris to Padres 8, Marlins 3 11-1 . standings from MLB games on Tuesday. into the home opener against Real So- Tim Anderson led off the game with Cleveland 9 Cincinnati 3 ciedad on Sunday. In San Diego: Joe Musgrove effective- a home run for the second day in a row Chi Sox 11 Minnesota 1 “Despite Messi’s departure, we are ly displayed his heavy dose of breaking and Lucas Giolito pitched two-hit ball NY Yankees 8 Kansas City (11 innings) 6 complete ‘move’ to PSG pitches, tossing six strong innings and San Diego 8 Miami 3 very excited about going into this new for eight innings American League season, about our squad, about our striking out eight to lead the San Diego as the White Sox East Division PARIS, Aug 10, (AP): Lionel Mes- new players,” Koeman said Sunday Padres over the Miami Marlins 8-3 . won their fourth in W L Pct GB si fi nalized agreement on his Paris before Barcelona’s 3-0 win over Ju- Coming into the game, Musgrove (8- a row. Tampa Bay 68 44 .607 _ Saint-Germain contract and arrived 7) was the only major league pitcher with Boston 65 49 .570 4 ventus in its fi nal preseason match. Jiménez became New York 62 50 .554 6 in the French capital on Tuesday to 20-plus starts this year to throw breaking the fi rst White Sox Toronto 60 50 .545 7 complete the move that confi rms Dutch international Memphis De- balls on more than half of his deliveries. pay, the club’s star signing in the off- player with con- Baltimore 38 72 .345 29 the end of a career-long association He kept the Marlins off-balance, surren- secutive games of Central Division with Barcelona. season, had promising performances dering only one run and fi ve hits while at least two hom- W L Pct GB in preseason. Sergio Aguero, though, lowering his ERA to 2.81. Chicago 67 46 .593 _ Dozens of PSG fans gathered ers and fi ve RBIs, Cleveland 55 55 .500 10-1/2 at Le Bourget Airport in Paris to won’t be able to debut until mid-Oc- Eric Hosmer hit an early homer off and the fi rst in the Detroit 54 60 .474 13-1/2 tober because of an injury. Antoine Zach Thompson (2-5), then added an majors since Bryce Kansas City 48 63 .432 18 welcome Messi, who was wearing Griezmann and youngster Ansu Fati RBI single in a four-run eighth that broke Harper for Wash- Minnesota 48 65 .425 19 a T-shirt featuring “Ici c’est Paris” will continue to contribute in attack, open the game. Hosmer has hit over .400 Ramirez West Division - “Here is Paris.” ington in 2015. W L Pct GB while Pedri González will carry a big- (21 for 50) at Petco Park since the begin- Jiménez has Houston 66 46 .589 _ The 34-year-old Argentina star ger playmaking role in midfi eld. ning of July. fi ve homers and 14 RBIs in 10 games Oakland 64 48 .571 2 has agreed a two-year deal with the Real Madrid are also not doing well Miami outfi elder Lewis Brinson, who since his return from the injured list after Seattle 59 54 .522 7-1/2 option for a further season, a per- spoke before the game about an incident missing all of the season with a ruptured Los Angeles 56 56 .500 10 son with knowledge of the nego- fi nancially because of the coronavirus Texas 39 73 .348 27 pandemic, and lost a star player going with racial overtones Sunday as the Mar- pectoral tendon sustained in spring train- East Division tiations told The Associated Press. into the new season -- Sergio Ramos, lins played at Coors Field in Denver, had ing. Giolito (9-8) faced the minimum W L Pct GB The person spoke on condition of two hits and scored twice. over the fi rst seven innings. The fi rst Philadelphia 59 53 .527 _ anonymity to discuss the contract who had been with the club since 2005 Atlanta 57 55 .509 2 and now will play for Paris Saint-Ger- Brinson hit a two-run homer high hit he allowed came on a hard grounder ahead of it being signed and the of- Lionel Messi smiles after arriv- off the warehouse building in left fi eld from Luis Arraez to start the fi fth inning New York 56 55 .505 2-1/2 main. He wanted to stay but Madrid Washington 50 62 .446 9 fi cial announcement. Messi is set to ing at Le Bourget airport, north against Emilio Pagan in the eighth that that glanced off Giolito’s leg. Miami 47 66 .416 12-1/2 earn around 35 million euros ($41 of Paris. Lionel Messi has fi nal- decided not to renew his contract to narrowed San Diego’s lead to 4-3. Central Division save money. Indians 9, Reds 3 million) net annually, the person ized agreement on his Paris The Padres scored twice in the fourth W L Pct GB Saint-Germain contract. (AP) Fellow central defender Raphael on a single by Victor Caratini that drove In Cleveland, José Ramírez hit a two- Milwaukee 66 46 .589 _ said. Varane also left, joining Manchester run homer and an RBI triple, leading the Cincinnati 61 52 .540 5-1/2 Messi’s father and agent, Jorge, in Hosmer and a sacrifi ce fl y by Mus- St Louis 55 56 .495 10-1/2 on Instagram over a video of them United, and in came David Alaba from grove. Cleveland Indians to a 9-3 victory over Chicago 52 61 .460 14-1/2 also confi rmed his son was moving Bayern Munich. Trent Grisham hit a two-run triple in the Cincinnati Reds. Pittsburgh 41 71 .366 25 to PSG in a brief exchange with hugging, playing for Barcelona. Madrid, which open at Alavés on the eighth and Caratini added a sacrifi ce Wilson Ramos also hit a two-run West Division reporters at Josep Tarradellas Bar- While PSG had to pay 222 mil- Saturday, will be coached by Carlo fl y. homer, Amed Rosario was 4 for 5 with W L Pct GB lion euros (then $261 million) to an RBI and Cleveland used fi ve pitchers San Francisco 71 41 .634 _ sign Neymar from Barcelona in Ancelotti after Zidane quit at the end White Sox 11, Twins 1 Los Angeles 67 45 .598 4 in a planned bullpen game to end Cincin- San Diego 65 49 .570 7 SOCCER 2017, there was no transfer fee for of last season. They will continue to In Minneapolis, The Chicago White nati’s fi ve-game winning streak. feature Karim Benzema, Eden Hazard, Colorado 51 61 .455 20 Messi. Sox already were enjoying quite a season Justin Garza (2-0) pitched two score- Arizona 35 78 .310 36-1/2 Messi became the most desired Toni Kroos, Marcelo, Luka Modric National League despite missing two key players. Now less innings. The right-hander was the celona-El Prat Airport on Tuesday. free agent in soccer history after and Thibaut Courtois. Also in the with Eloy Jiménez and Luis Robert back Indians’ second pitcher and worked the East Division team will be Gareth Bale, back from W L Pct GB At the same airport, Messi was his attempts to stay at Barcelona Philadelphia 59 53 .527 _ were rejected last week by the his loan spell at Tottenham. Atlético Atlanta 57 55 .509 2 later seen arriving with his wife Madrid, which last season triumphed New York 56 55 .505 2-1/2 and three children before boarding Spanish league because the salary by taking advantage of the struggles Washington 50 62 .446 9 a private jet. “With it all, toward a would not comply with fi nancial Miami 47 66 .416 12-1/2 regulations, with the Catalan club of Barcelona and Madrid, will defend Central Division new adventure. The fi ve together,” the title with almost all of their players W L Pct GB Antonela Roccuzzo said on Insta- burdened by debts of more than 1.2 back under the command of Simeone. Milwaukee 66 46 .589 _ gram alongside a photo with her billion euros ($1.4 billion). Cincinnati 61 52 .540 5-1/2 husband on the plane. PSG coach Mauricio Pochettino Argentina midfi elder Rodrigo de St Louis 55 56 .495 10-1/2 Paul was added to the squad that again Chicago 52 61 .460 14-1/2 PSG supporters have seen their quickly made contact with his fel- will be led by Luis Suárez, the for- Pittsburgh 41 71 .366 25 club transformed over the last dec- low Argentine after Barcelona an- West Division ade since the infl ux of Qatari sov- nounced last Thursday that Messi mer Barcelona striker who scored 21 W L Pct GB league goals last season and was key San Francisco 71 41 .634 _ ereign wealth investment linked to would be leaving the club he joined for Atlético. Félix will remain another Los Angeles 67 45 .598 4 the emir. Once Messi’s Barcelona as a 13-year-old. San Diego 65 49 .570 7 contract expired - and the Catalan Messi won every major honor weapon in attack, while the defense Colorado 51 61 .455 20 will be anchored by goalkeeper Jan Arizona 35 78 .310 36-1/2 club was unable to afford to keep with Barcelona and was granted Oblak. The team open at Celta Vigo him - PSG was one of the few clubs a tearful exit news conference on on Sunday. that could fi nance a deal to sign the Sunday to signal the end of an era. third and fourth, striking out three. six-time world player of the year. Only Cristiano Ronaldo in the cur- Julen Lopetegui’s Sevilla will re- Luis Castillo (6-11) allowed eight runs main outside contenders after being in Messi’s arrival gives PSG formi- rent era challenges Messi’s status - including two homers - in 3 1/3 innings. dable attacking options as he links as an all-time great. PSG will be the title race until late last season.They The right-hander lost for the fi rst time added forward Erik Lamela to a squad since June 20, a span of nine starts. up with France World Cup winner hoping not only that Messi helps which saw striker Youssef En-Nesyri Bradley Zimmer hit a 471-foot homer Kylian Mbappe and Brazil forward the team regain the French title it blossom into a top scorer last term. Kansas City Royals’ Jarrod Dyson, (left), scores as New York Yankees to center fi eld leading off the seventh - Neymar. lost to Lille last season, but fi nally Their fi rst match is against promoted catcher Kyle Higashioka, (right), gets a late throw during the seventh inning the longest by an Indians player this sea- “Back together,” Neymar posted win the Champions League. Rayo Vallecano on Sunday. of a baseball game at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. (AP) son - and drove in two runs.

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