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The third edition of Fath Al-Kheir sea voyage kicked off from Katara beach on Friday. The FATH AL-KHEIR voyage began with the dhow setting sail from Katara’s beach to the Corniche. The dhow is Saudi actions in scheduled to head to Oman and Kuwait before retuning to Qatar on December 18, as citizens and SEA VOYAGE expatriates celebrate Qatar’s National Day. The traditional dhow has 16 Qatari sailors on board and is led by Captain Mohamed Youssef al Sada KICKS OFF and Abdullah al Tamimi. PAGE 16 Lebanon akin to Qatar siege: FM Exactly what Says Qatar has happened to Qatar six US backing to months ago is happening now to Lebanon... There resolve dispute is no right for any country with Saudi bloc to interfere in other countries’ affairs AGENCIES HE Sheikh Mohammed bin WASHINGTON Abdulrahman al Thani DEPUTY Prime Minister and Foreign Minister HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrah- man al Thani on Friday com- pared Saudi Arabia’s political manoeuvres in Lebanon to its boycott of Qatar, and accused Riyadh of a dangerous escala- having talks this week with “Exactly what happened tion. Senate Foreign Relations to Qatar six months ago is Sheikh Mohammed, who Committee chairman Bob happening now to Lebanon,” Quick read is in Washington, said Saudi Corker and ranking member he told reporters in Wash- Arabia has triggered crises Ben Cardin as well as other ington. Hariri expected in 69% deaths in Qatar due across the region. congressional leaders. “What we have seen now France after Saudi The FM said Qatar has the But the FM maintained in the region is a lot of crises hostage reports US backing to resolve the on- Qatar’s tough stance, arguing being started. The leader- to heart conditions: Official going crisis with the Saudi-led that Riyadh is responsible for ship in Saudi and the UAE RIYADH Lebanese Prime Minister bloc. detonating a series of Middle should understand that there Saad Hariri was expected to fly to MANEESH BAKSHI “The Trump administra- East crises, by intervening in is a world order that should be France from Saudi Arabia on Fri- DOHA tion is encouraging all sides Lebanon, boycotting Qatar respected. International law day, in a move aimed at defusing to end the dispute and has of- and bombing Yemen. should be respected,” he said. political turmoil sparked by his ABOUT 69 percent of deaths fered to host talks at the Camp “This is something we “There is no right for any shock resignation in Riyadh. The in Qatar are due to chronic David presidential retreat, but have just witnessed in the re- country to interfere in other Lebanese premier and his family heart conditions, while 23 only Qatar has agreed to the gion: Bullying small countries countries,” Sheikh Moham- are due to meet French President percent are caused by traffic dialogue,” he added. into submission,” the foreign med argued, warning: “There Emmanuel Macron in Paris on accidents, according to Pri- Sheikh Mohammed said minister said, suggesting that is a pattern that is very risky Saturday after allegations from mary Health Care Corporation he will meet Secretary of State Saudi aggression is a new re- for the region, and very intim- Hariri's political rivals in Lebanon (PHCC) health expert. Rex Tillerson next week after gional threat. idatory.” that he was being held hostage Giving a presentation on by the Saudi authorities. The the opening day of the 3rd announcement of the visit came International Primary Care after Hariri met French Foreign Conference on Friday, Flora Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian in R Asuncion of the PHCC said Minister of Public Health HE Dr Hanan al Kuwari at the 3rd International Riyadh on Thursday. PAGE 13 about 88 percent of Qatari Primary Care Conference in Doha on Friday. (JALAL PATHIYOOR) DOHA METRO WINS children have dental prob- lems, while 70 percent of the improvement of the primary More than 700 interna- ITA TUNNELING AWARDS 2017 Mugabe defiant total population is overweight. healthcare sector. tional healthcare experts, key despite mounting The conference was organ- Dr Ahmad al Shatti from opinion leaders, primary care Qatar Rail’s Doha pressure to leave ised by PHCC under the pa- Kuwait said, “Primary health- specialist, surgeons, physician Metro Project won tronage of Minister of Public care centres are cornerstones in and health practitioners have the ITA Tunneling HARARE Zimbabwean President Health HE Dr Hanan al Ku- the healthcare delivery system come to exchange ideas and Robert Mugabe appeared pub- wari in partnership with Ha- and are necessary for sustaina- strategies for the betterment of Awards 2017 for licly on Friday for the first time mad Medical Corporation. ble development of individuals, the primary healthcare system. Major Project of since the military takeover in a Asuncion said the services communities and nations as In the coming days, this the Year (over defiant gesture, but faces pres- offered by the primary health- suggested by the World Health conference will present a plat- €500 million) after sure to step down from his party care sector must receive im- Organization (WHO).” form for knowledge sharing, a ahead of weekend protests. petus from the government so Sessions on the first day forum facilitating discussions beating three other Leaders of eight of ten regional that best services delivered to also included discussions on of best practices and a stage mega projects from branches of the ruling ZANU-PF the community. minor surgical skills, knee and reinforcing Qatar’s legacy Canada, Iran and party took to state television in Managing Director of shoulder examination work- to promote the health and an apparently coordinated push PHCC Dr Abdul Malik praised shop and identifying and sup- well-being of people through India. to call for him to go. PAGE 7 the Qatari leadership, which porting autistic children in the the provision of outstanding has invested heavily in the community workshop. healthcare service. Thousands join walkathon to beat diabetes CATHERINE W GICHUKI munity is diabetes is a burden. with diabetes,” he said. DOHA You have to know how to avoid Landmark Group Qatar COO it. Just doing simple things like Santosh Pai said, “Every year, this PEOPLE from all walks of life took eating healthy food and exercis- platform helps to remind people part in the eighth annual walka- ing will help beat diabetes,” QDA of the magnitude of the threat thon organised to raise awareness Executive Director Dr Abdulla al posed by diabetes and the ease about diabetes at the Oxygen Park Hamaq told Qatar Tribune. with which the condition can be in the Education City. He said events like this had an managed.” Orgnaised by Qatar Diabetes impact in the past. “Through the Beat Diabetes Association (QDA) and Land- “Next year we will organise initiative, Landmark Group en- mark, the ‘Beat Diabetes’ walka- the WDD at the Oxygen Park and courages people to stay proactive thon saw over 9,000 people tak- we hope to reach 10,000 figure,” about their own health and the ing part in the 1.5 km walk in the he said about the turnout. well-being of their loved ones. We park and other activities such as The event gave people an op- want people to make a conscious blood sugar screening, educative portunity to be screened for blood effort to lead healthier lifestyles sessions about the disease and glucose, he added. and regularly monitor their blood physical activities like zumba. “In November, people from glucose levels. These are essen- The walkathon was part all over the world take part in tial to the long-term health of our of the World Diabetes Day walks to mark the WDD. We or- family, community and nation,” (WDD), which is observed on ganise our walkathon annually to he said. Thousands of people thronged the Oxygen Park in Education City to take part in the eighth annual walkathon to raise November 14. create awareness about diabetes awareness about diabetes, on Friday. (RAFEEK PALAYOOR) “Our message to the com- and to recognise the people living More on page 16 Ô 02 Saturday, November 18, 2017

Bangladesh community stands ‘Siege, a ‘blessing’ with Qatar: Prominent expat for pharmaceutical

MANEESH BAKSHI volved in engaging its community distributors’ DOHA Solidarity in socially meaningful action-based programmes and its past activi- CATHERINE W GICHUKI Kuwait, they have continued to THE message that Qatar is not alone Being the president of the ties included things like organising DOHA get products from other countries in its fight for the honour of its sover- beach cleaning action, blood dona- around the world. eignty is loud and clear to the whole leading social organisation of tion camp, sports tournaments for THE siege imposed on Qatar by “We rely on imports from all world with the overt support of the Bangladesh in Qatar, I can say workers and many high-level educa- some of its neighbouring coun- over the world, including the USA, entire Bangladeshi community liv- on behalf of my community that tional seminars to name few.” tries has been a ‘blessing in dis- France, Germany, Switzerland ing in Qatar, said Abdus Sattar, a we stand for the cause of Qatar He added, “Most of our pro- guise’ for the country as it has and other countries from Europe. prominent member of Bangladeshi and we support the stand taken grammes are organised in partner- expanded its import routes in We have over 100 suppliers from expatriate community of Qatar. ship with leading government agen- many frontiers, especially for Korea, China and India where we Abdus Sattar, president of Jala- by the leadership of Qatar cies such as HMC, PHCC and some pharmaceutical distributors, ac- get medicines and non-medicine labad Association Qatar (JAQ), the against the unjust demands and of the ministries besides the support cording to an official of a major products,” he said. largest social group of Bangladeshi the blockade imposed on our of embassy of Bangladesh.” pharmacy chain. According to him, being the nationals in Qatar, said he con- host country. On future plans of the associa- Speaking to Qatar Tribune, major distributor and the owner sidered Qatar, where he arrived in tion, Sattar said, “We are now work- International Medical Company of Kulud chain of pharmacies, dis- 1978 and has since then given his ~ Abdus Sattar ing hard on getting an approval for Marketing Director Adham El tributing pharmaceuticals is both entire youth to, no less than his the community recreation centre Deeb said, “We have benefited their social and practical responsi- home country. which is needed for holding social from the blockade because we bility towards the people of Qatar. “Being the president of the lead- events. We hope to groom local have increased our channels of “We have always had the strat- ing social organisation of Bangla- have benefited the Enforcement of talent and hold social and cultural imports and we have widened our egy of making sure that our stock desh in Qatar, I can say on behalf of community immense- Wage Protection events under one roof. opportunities of getting products stays at a level that allows guar- my community that we stand for the ly,” he said. System (WPS) “Besides we are also pushing from different parts of the world.” antee availability for the longest cause of Qatar and we support the He added, “I Qatar has come a long way has brought a hard to have our second Bangladeshi He reiterated that before the period possible. This is the com- stand taken by the leadership of Qa- would be failing my enacting and implementing drastic fall in the school in Qatar. We believe that, at blockade products came to Qatar pany’s policy and this is what has tar against the unjust demands and responsibilities if left cases of disputes the current rate of expansion of our through Saudi Arabia land border built the reputation for our phar- the blockade imposed on our host without mention- new laws that have greatly related to matters community, we certainly will need and the UAE by sea. macies. This has been the guiding country,” Sattar told Qatar Tribune ing the support of empowered the labour such as no pay- another school to accommodate the He said, “As these countries strategy for years from the begin- in a recent interview. the embassy to the workforce that comes ment or late pay- entire Bangladeshi expatriates for have imposed the siege on Qatar ning because we guaranteed avail- Having lived in Qatar for so long, community in re- mainly from South Asian ment of salaries their schooling requirement.” and because our products do not ability of products,” he said. there is hardly an issue that Sattar is solving day-to-day countries, including and so on.” Sattar turns emotional when he come through them anymore, we El Deeb added that the com- not aware of and for that reason, he issues of around Frequent reflects over his life and said, “Per- have looked for other routes. Our pany still had a stock that could is well respected in his community. 300,000-member Bangladesh and others. inspections un- haps I have spent the entire prime channels of imports are so diver- last for a long time. According to Sattar, Qatar is still community. Many of dertaken by the of my life in Qatar and maybe I have sified now and the blockade is “Our policy is to have cover- considered as one of the most loved the labour related is- Qatari labour lived more numbers of years in Qa- not affecting us.” age of at least six to eight months destinations for many Bangladeshi sues have been solved due to the authorities and slapping fines on tar than in my country of birth, yet El Deeb added that, just like continuously though it varies wishing to work abroad. intervention of the embassy officials offenders have helped in the im- the feeling of living away from home many other companies in other from one product to another. This “Our common religion and who pleaded the case with respec- plementation of the recent labour has never depressed me in any way. countries in the region which allows us to be sure that if some- sprawling Bangladeshi community tive Qatari authorities. reforms, according to Sattar, who “I am really thankful to the peo- relied on Jebel Ali Port for im- thing happens at any point in that exists in Qatar are some of the “Qatar has come a long way also heads JAQ’s wing that looks ple of Qatar for their hospitality and ports, they have got other al- time, we are covered. In general, factors that make Qatar one of the enacting and implementing new after the benevolent activities in big-hearted welcoming nature that ternative channels like Kuwait, we have stocks that can last us a favourite destinations for Bangla- laws that have greatly empowered the community. has made me happy all through this Oman and India for their im- year or more,” he said, adding that deshis seeking work outside. Qatar the labour workforce that comes Talking about various cultural time while I remember all the good ports due to the blockade. those products that have short ex- is also one of the safest places on mainly from South Asian countries, and social undertakings of JAQ, memories that I have acquired in He said besides Oman and piry dates are of different case. earth and its recent labour reforms including Bangladesh and others. he said, “JAQ has been actively in- these years.” Technology firms reach out QU researchers develop new method for to CMU-Q for young talent testing clogging of membrane bioreactors TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK proach for improved process mended. TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA robustness’, the work has been Prof Judd said: “MBRs are DOHA conducted as part of the Nation- considered the technology of A research team from the Gas al Priorities Research Program choice for advanced biologi- NEARLY 30 organisations in Processing Center (GPC) at (NPRP) project. cal treatment of wastewater Qatar’s technology sector gath- Qatar University College of En- The team studied munici- where space is limited and/ ered at Carnegie Mellon Univer- gineering (QU-CENG), along pal and industrial wastewater or where treated water of high sity in Qatar (CMU-Q) to meet with external collaborators sludge samples from plants at quality such as for irrigation is and network with students in from Public Works Author- Lusail and Ras Laffan. They required. A technical challenge the computer science and infor- ity (Ashghal) and Qatargas, has used a bespoke test cell de- is the loss of membrane perme- mation systems disciplines. developed a method for testing signed to allow direct viewing ability, or the reduction of flow The second annual ‘Ca- clogging of membrane bioreac- of the membrane channel for through the membrane. reers Platform: Technology tors (MBRs). clogged solids. Sludge from “This is conventionally at- Edition’ provided an opportu- The team includes GPC En- existing operating MBRs has Prof Simon Judd tributed to membrane surface nity for employers in the grow- vironmental Engineering Chair been introduced into the cell fouling -- a very well-studied ing high-tech sector to meet Prof Simon Judd, GPC Post- and their clogging behaviour brane clogs the channels and topic -- by dissolved organic the next generation of high- The event provided an opportunity for employers in the growing high- doctorate Researcher Dr Pom- has been observed directly. The the amount of clogging pro- material in the mixed liquor (or tech professionals. tech sector to meet the next generation of high-tech professionals. pilia Buzatu and CENG Depart- image of the clogged membrane duced depends on the source sludge) providing the biological Michael Trick, dean of ment of Chemical Engineering channel was then translated to a of the sludge and the process treatment. This is one of only a CMU-Q, stressed the impor- organisations are more than growing in Qatar. Sometimes Co-Principal Investigator Prof number indicating the extent of operating conditions. Remedial handful of studies which have tance of bringing together stu- just potential employers, they a small piece of information Hazim Qiblawey. the clogging. measures to avoid problems quantified clogging, and the dents and experts in the tech- are a resource for our students can open up a new world of ca- Themed ‘Membrane bio- The study revealed that with membrane permeabil- only one to use direct observa- nology sector. He said: “These to learn how the industry is reer possibilities.” reactor technology: a new ap- both ways in which the mem- ity recovery have been recom- tion as the method.” Stars of Science show heads to Oman for grand finale from Muscat, Oman, next week with Voting for Season 9 the collaboration of the OTF. Meshal intends to help Muslim finale opens Hajj-goers better navigate Mecca TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK with his Hajj Navigation Bracelet. DOHA The invention will direct Muslims to important places during the pil- FOUR of the Arab world’s top inno- grimage, minimising their chances vators will vie to be crowned winner of getting lost. of Qatar Foundation’s Stars of Sci- Mohammed aims for a more ac- ence Season 9 in a special finale edi- cessible and enjoyable sign language tion of the show to be filmed in the instruction for those with hearing Sultanate of Oman next week. impairments. His innovation, the The setting for the season finale Deaf Interactive Robotic Teacher, is was chosen as part of the show’s re- a device that uses the latest techno- cent collaboration with the Oman logical advancements to teach sign Technology Fund (OTF) and is in language to children. line with the show’s airing on sev- Ahmad wants to make surger- eral regional broadcasters, offering ies safer for both doctor and patient new and exciting opportunities to Fouad Maksoud (left) and Ahmad Nabeel (right) bid farewell to Mohamed Farag Mohammed al Jefairi (left) celebrates the result of the Stars of Science jury scor- with his automated, self-cleaning showcase Stars of Science to fans (centre) during a Stars of Science customer validation episode. ing during a customer validation episode. laparoscope with a virtual beam that across the Arab world. will support surgeons and medical As the season approaches its nail- ite Stars of Science innovation, vote Wassim El Hariri’s supporters had lead in the jury scoring, leaping into Stakes are the highest they’ve students and save time in the oper- biting decider round, the Fantastic online at www.starsofscience.com. a bittersweet night; their hero was the finale. In the duel between Ah- ever been, and the finalists are feel- ating theatre. Four are running neck-and-neck; The final episode of Stars of Science fearless every step of the way, yet mad Nabeel and Mohamed Farag for ing the pressure. Each entrepreneur Fouad Maksoud’s innovation is one of them will become the best Season 9 is on November 25. was ultimately eliminated. the last finale spot, Ahmad’s quick will have the opportunity to convince a great advancement in the nanote- Arab innovator, while the remaining In the first customer validation The most recent episode proved thinking won the jury over. He edged the public why their innovation will chnology field. The multifunctional candidates will be ranked accord- episode, fans of Meshal Alshahrani to be a night of high drama. Fouad past Mohamed with a mere three- make a difference in the region and machine can be used for various ingly. Voting has already started and and Mohammed al Jefairi jubilantly Maksoud impressed the judges and point margin. Audiences will cer- beyond. Voters and the Stars of Sci- purposes, such as making clothing will run until 2pm (GMT) on No- watched their favourite innovators customers with his quick wit and tainly miss the thorough approach ence jury will then declare the ver- waterproof and integrating healing vember 23. To choose your favour- sweep into the finals. Meanwhile, confident demeanour. He took the Mohamed brought to his work. dict during a thrilling finale filmed medicine into the fibers of bandages. Philippines / Southeast Asia Saturday, November 18, 2017 03

Amnesty calls on Manila to probe Philippine troops hunt IS claims of rights violation in Marawi militants in marshland AFP Army estimates 2,000 villagers had been displaced, as they went after Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters MANILA Amnesty also said it REUTERS PHILIPPINE troops de- spoke with several MANILA tained and tortured ci- people who alleged that vilians trying to flee a PHILIPPINE troops shelled besieged southern city govt forces looted civilian positions held by a small group during a five-month battle property while the of pro-Islamic State militants with militants loyal to the militants stole weapons, in southern marshland on Fri- Islamic State group, Am- jewellery and money day, as the military pushed on nesty International alleged with a new offensive after the Friday. country’s biggest urban battle The US-backed mili- subjected to “sustained in decades. tary campaign to retake beatings and threats of ex- The army estimated 2,000 Marawi claimed the lives ecution” by Philippine ma- villagers had been displaced by of more than 1,100 people rines. several days of operations in a including around 900 mil- Amnesty also said it region straddling two prov- itants, displaced 400,000 spoke with several people inces on the island of Mind- residents and reduced who alleged that govern- anao, as the army went after large parts of the city to ment forces looted civilian the Bangsamoro Islamic Free- rubble. property of television sets, dom Fighters (BIFF), a small Amnesty called on Ma- antiques, and computers and splintered rebel group in- nila to investigate claims of while the militants stole spired by Islamic State. “serious violations of inter- weapons, jewellery and national humanitarian law money from homes. The occupation of the city and other serious violations “Government forces and abuses of human rights may also have carried out by the militants and their law” in a report released a disproportionate air and dogged resistance spread month after President Ro- ground attacks,” it said, alarm in the region about drigo Duterte declared the adding that the civilian the rise of extremism and city liberated from pro-IS death toll from bombings radical aspirations to create gunmen. and militant killings “is “Philippine government likely significantly higher an Islamic State caliphate forces violated the prohi- than the official count”. bition against torture and The military said Am- The latest operation fol- other ill-treatment of de- nesty had been in contact lows the end last month of tainees, and allegedly com- with authorities as it was what was the Philippines’ mitted the crime of pillage,” writing the report and was biggest battle since World the report said. asked to submit the docu- War Two, in which troops The rights group said it ment to the foreign depart- took five months to crush an interviewed eight people, ment or the permanent mis- alliance of Islamic State loy- including seven Christian sion to the United Nations alists including BIFF fighters construction workers, who so the government could in Marawi City. (File photo) Government troops head to the frontline as fighting with Muslim militants in Marawi city enters its second week insouthern Philip- described how they were reply. The occupation of the city pines. (AP) by the militants and their dogged resistance spread the provinces of Maguindanao Toraypie and some of his decade ago after becoming ing in the ruins of the pum- alarm in the region about the and Cotobato, about 170 km men had escaped from Ma- disillusioned with a protract- melled city, but unexploded rise of extremism and radical (106 miles) from Marawi. rawi and the army was trying ed process with the govern- munitions and booby traps aspirations to create an Islam- “We are still awaiting re- to prevent them from regroup- ment to grant autonomy to had yet to be cleared. Man arrested for politician’s ic State caliphate. sults of operations,” he said. ing, the army said. what is the mainly Catholic “The last firefight we had Captain Nap Alcarioto, The army said it was fight- Military aircraft dropped country’s only predominantly was on November 5 when we death in Philippine bombing spokesman for the 6th Infan- ing a BIFF faction led by Abu bombs on another BIFF wing Muslim region. killed nine terrorists,” he told try Division, said troops were Toraypie, a man allied with the in a town close by. Separately, army spokes- a news conference, adding all AFP Indama had worked as shelling BIFF gunmen in sup- Maute group, the biggest mili- The BIFF broke away from man Major-General Restituto top militant leaders had been MANILA a driver for Gerry Salapud- port of ground attacks in an tant group in an alliance that the separatist Moro Islamic Padilla said Marawi was clear killed, although that was sub- din, a former congressman area of marshland between led the Marawi conflict. Liberation Front (MILF) a of militants who had been hid- ject to DNA confirmation. THE former driver of a Fili- and Akbar’s bitter political pino politician was jailed for rival in the mainly-Muslim life Friday over the assassina- southern Philippine island tion of a rival congressman in of Basilan. Bomb plot AFP were arrested on November the suspects. in which he hinted at a plan to a bombing a decade ago, offi- State prosecutor Peter Ong MANILA 10, authorities said, a day be- The high-profile gather- launch terror attacks in Ma- cials said. told AFP Indama helped to foiled ahead fore leaders began descend- ings ended on Tuesday with- nila. Police did not say when Ikram Indama was found assemble the bomb and then AN Islamist plot to bomb a ing on the capital for the As- out any security incidents and the suspects were planning to guilty of the November 13, parked the vehicle outside the of Asean Manila shopping mall as US sociation of Southeast Asian there was no suggestion world carry out the attacks. 2007 murders of House of lobby of the House of Repre- President Donald Trump and Nations (ASEAN) summit and leaders were ever in danger. The posts included pho- Representatives member Wa- sentatives. meet, says other world leaders arrived in other meetings. The summit meetings were tos of powerful firearms and hab Akbar and three other “The court finds accused the city for a summit has been “A terror attack could have held in sealed off venues to improvised explosive devices, people in a motorcycle bomb Ikram Indama guilty beyond Manila police foiled, Philippine police said happened if not for that inter- which access was strictly lim- with captions saying they attack, which wounded seven reasonable doubt,” Manila re- Friday. diction,” the police said in a ited. would be used to kill “kaffir” more including two other leg- gional trial court judge Ralph Three alleged members of statement, adding that pistols Police said they monitored (non-Muslims) and “munafiq” islators. See said in his ruling. the Abu Sayyaf militant group and grenades were seized from one suspect’s Facebook posts, (apostates).

Indonesian House speaker Novanto Indonesia evacuates villagers after Exorcist’s action lands 2 vietnam hospitalised after failed graft raid shootings near Freeport copper mine sisters in hospital AFP “These kinds of actions will REUTERS said they have urged the gun- JAKARTA make people question every- JAKARTA/TIMIKA men to surrender, but have DPA thing -- how can a leader have More than 340 residents also warned that tough meas- HANOI THE speaker of Indonesia’s par- such little dignity?” said Jusuf INDONESIA on Friday be- from the two villages were ures could follow if their “per- liament, implicated in a $170 Kalla, the country’s vice presi- gan evacuating villages that evacuated and the area had suasive” approach fails. AN “exorcism” gone wrong million corruption case, was in dent and a member of Golkar, authorities said had been oc- been secured by the police Residents were being has left two Vietnamese sisters hospital Friday after a bizarre Indonesia’s second-biggest cupied by armed separatists evacuated to a sports hall in in critical condition. drama in which he claimed to political party, which is head- after a string of shootings and military, according to a Tembagapura, according to a The family of the two have been injured in a car crash ed by Novanto. near the giant Grasberg cop- police statement source at Freeport. women, who live in Binh shortly after a failed raid on his “Leaders have to obey the per mine operated by Freeport More than 340 residents Duong province adjacent to palatial estate. law and be trusted by people. McMoRan Inc in the eastern rebels. from the two villages were Ho Chi Minh City, had invited The story has dominated If they run away like this, how province of Papua. According to police re- evacuated and the area had the self-styled exorcist to their headlines and news broadcasts Indonesian Parliament Speaker can they be trusted?” Two police have been ports, the group occupied the been secured by the police and house to cast “demons” out of this week in the graft-riddled Setya Novanto On Wednesday night, of- killed and at least 12 people villages of Banti and Kimbely military, according to a police an unidentified 47-year-old southeast Asian nation, where ficials from the Corruption have been wounded by gun- near the mining town of Tem- statement. woman on November 14, the images showed a grim-faced vanto, accusing him of trying Eradication Commission (KPK) fire in the area since mid- bagapura and had prevented “We hope they can return Vnexpress news site reported Setya Novanto laying in a Ja- to dodge anti-corruption of- raided Novanto’s multi-million- August. Police have blamed an estimated 1,300 residents safely to their respective vil- on Friday. karta hospital bed with medi- ficials who want to question dollar estate in a ritzy part of the an “armed criminal group”, from leaving, leading to food lages,” Papua Police chief said cal tubes in his nose. him in one of Indonesia’s capital, known for its extreme but others have said the gun- shortages. in a video of the evacuation Using large rods fashioned Critics lashed out at No- worst graft scandals. gap between rich and poor. men were linked to separatist Police and military leaders distributed by police. from the wood of mulberry trees, the exorcist beat the woman for an hour until she Cambodia faces US, EU action over opposition party ban fell unconscious REUTERS can help. on low-cost labour. Between consider the overall bilateral The woman had been PHNOM PENH Hun Sen’s critics called them, EU and US markets relations with Cambodia and speaking in tongues for a the CNRP dissolution an at- take some 60 percent of Cam- continue to collaborate with month prior to the ritual, be- THE United States stopped tempt to steal the election and bodia’s exports. common interests of both lieving that she was channel- election support for Cambodia the death knell for democracy. “I am very worried after countries,” he said. ling the spirits of her dead with a promise of more “con- Western donors have spent the dissolution of the party,” In Beijing, foreign minis- grandparents. crete steps” and the European billions of dollars since 1993 factory sewer Heng Kheang, try spokesman Geng Shuang Using large rods fashioned Union threatened vital trade trying to build a multiparty 35, said as other colleagues told a news briefing that China from the wood of mulberry preferences after the main op- system following decades of nodded in agreement at their supported Cambodia in pursu- trees, the exorcist beat the position party to Prime Minis- war. lunch break. “Workers will be ing its own development path. woman for an hour until she ter Hun Sen was banned. “On current course, next most affected, more than the China is by far the biggest sin- fell unconscious. But China said it sup- year’s election will not be le- rich.” gle donor to Cambodia and its Believing that the demon ported Cambodia in following gitimate, free or fair,” a White In a symbolic step, the US biggest investor. had moved to the woman’s sis- its own path, making no criti- House statement said, promis- Senate passed a resolution Hun Sen has been in a ter, the exorcist returned the cism of the government led ing to take “concrete steps”. calling on the Treasury and deepening war of words with next day to perform the same by the former Khmer Rouge The first of those was to State departments to consider the US embassy and State De- “exorcism” on her. commander who is one of end support for the Cambodi- placing Cambodian officials partment over a crackdown on Both were sent to Ho Beijing’s most important allies an National Election Commit- implicated in abuses on a his critics, but at the weekend Chi Minh City’s largest pub- in Southeast Asia after more tee ahead of the 2018 election, watch list for asset freezes and posed with US President Don- lic hospital, where the older than three decades in power. it said. In April, the US embas- Buddhist monks pass by a banner of opposition leader and President travel bans. ald Trump at a regional sum- sister has respiratory failure The ban on the Cambo- sy announced a $1.8 million of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) Kem Sokha at the Huy Vannak, undersecre- mit and praised his policies of and the younger has kidney dia National Rescue Party grant to assist local elections party’s headquarters in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Friday. (REUTERS) tary of state at Cambodia’s In- non-interference. failure. (CNRP), decreed by the Su- in 2017 and next year’s general terior Ministry who is close to The fact that the threat of Organized religion is rare preme Court at the govern- election. spect for human rights was a That scheme, giving tariff- Hun Sen, said the US position action came from the White in Vietnam, which is officially ment’s request, followed the In Brussels, an EU spokes- prerequisite for Cambodia’s free access, and similar trade was “made without considera- House gave it greater weight an atheist state. Local folk be- arrest of its leader for treason. man said the election could access to EU trade preferenc- preferences in the United tion to the evidence and court than previous statements from liefs and superstitions, how- Kem Sokha is accused of plot- not be legitimate without the es under its “Everything But States have helped Cambo- hearing”. the State Department calling ever, are common throughout ting to take power with Ameri- opposition and noted that re- Arms scheme.” dia build a garment industry “We hope that the US will for the release of Kem Sokha. the country. 04 Saturday, November 18, 2017 India Tackling pollution top priority, India, Japan to launch joint lunar mission govt assures foreign envoys IANS BENGALURU ‘We are looking at a pos- sible joint lunar mission Govt assurance comes after diplomatic corps dean raises concern over toxicity of Delhi air ASSERTING that the rela- which is still in a very pre- tionship between the space liminary stage. We are agencies of India and Japan has had a "visible change", working on the details at the Indian Space Research the moment,’ ISRO’s Organisation chief on Friday Chairman AS Kiran Kumar said the countries are working told media persons towards a joint lunar mission soon. "We are looking at a possi- tor, which helps us share our ble joint lunar mission which knowledge and technologies. is still in a very preliminary "I believe that India and stage. We are working on Japan will lead the space sec- the details at the moment," tor in the Asia Pacific region state-run ISRO's Chairman through these collabora- AS Kiran Kumar told media tions." Japan and India had persons here. their own lunar missions in Kumar was speaking the past. In 2009, JAXA's lu- on the sidelines of the 24th nar orbiter spacecraft Selene Session of Asia Pacific Re- had impacted the lunar sur- gional Space Agency Forum face after successfully orbit- (APRSAF) here. Heads of ing the moon for a year and space agencies of 10 countries eight months. Japan had also from the Asia-Pacific region, launched Hiten Spacecraft in government bodies and in- 1990, the country's first lunar dustries related to space were probe. India had launched at the event. its first lunar probe in 2008 "The relationship between through Chandrayaan-1, and India and Japan in terms of is now gearing up for its next the space agencies has had a lunar mission Chandrayaan-2 visible change. We are work- in March next year. The two ing together for possible fu- countries are also having dis- ture cooperative missions," cussions on making use of the ISRO chief said. President their space technologies for of Japan Aerospace Explora- providing inputs on weather tion Agency (JAXA) Naoki monitoring, and also look to A tourist couple pose for photographs outside Jama Masjid amid heavy smog in New Delhi. (AFP) Okumura said: "India and generate inputs together for Japan have been having col- climate change studies, he IANS ity. "The conditions affecting fering from upper respiratory the diplomats living in India but laborations in the space sec- added. NEW DELHI us are historically not unique infection. also for every citizen, children to India... These challenges are According to Castellanos, and adults that live in this very FOLLOWING deep concerns byproducts of rapid economic Verma said that "the unusual active, energetic and busy city". India, France to cooperate on expressed by the diplomatic growth and development (that) I would like to assure you deterioration in the quality of The Environment Pollu- community over the bad pollu- are known to have affected sev- that the Government of air is a product of multiple caus- tion Control Authority (EPCA) Indian Ocean region security tion levels in the national capi- eral countries." India is giving this matter es, most of which are indeed do- and Centre for Science and tal, the government on Friday A statement issued here on top priority. The conditions mestic, but have also been ag- Environment (CSE) researcher IANS gional and international said that "top priority" is being Friday evening by Castellanos gravated by a dust storm from a Usman Nasim told IANS on NEW DELHI platforms and increasing accorded to the matter and said quoted Verma as saying that In- affecting us are historical distant geography". Thursday the pollution levels coordination at the official the conditions are "not unique dia was "committed to dealing not unique to India. "The simultaneous aggre- in the region could go up in the AFTER officials of India, level," she said. to India". with this issue, including learn- Chief of Protocol in the gation of these cases has led us coming days due to climatic the US, Japan and Aus- Her comments come Chief of Protocol in the Ex- ing from best practices emerg- to an environmental challenge, conditions. "Pollution may tralia held the first-ever after Sunday's India-US- ternal Affairs Ministry, Sanjay ing from countries that have External Affairs Ministry which the government of India increase in next few days due quadrilateral meeting in Japan-Australia meeting Verma, told Frank Hans Dan- traversed this experience". is determined to address and to withdrawal of north-west Manila last week on the in the Philippines capital nenburg Castellanos, Dean of Castellanos sought the ameliorate," Verma said. In his winds. As wind speed goes security and development where the officials agreed the Diplomatic Corps and the meeting with the Ministry of lem that had created choking statement, Castellanos said that down, pollution levels may to of the Indo-Pacific region, that "a free, open, prosper- Ambassador of the Dominican External Affairs after being ap- conditions in the capital earlier he thanked Verma "and we both go up. As per SAFAR (System India and France on Friday ous and inclusive" Indo- Republic, during a meeting proached by many distressed this week. Costa Rican Ambas- hope that the outcome of the ef- of Air Quality and Weather agreed to cooperate on the Pacific served long-term here: "I would like to assure you diplomats who wanted to know sador Mariela Alvarez, in fact, forts of both central and local Forecasting And Research), security architecture of the global interests, giving that the Government of India what the Indian government shifted to Bengaluru and said governments will bring rapid AQI (air quality index) will re- Indian Ocean region. impetus to an emerging is giving this matter top prior- was doing to alleviate the prob- on Tuesday that she was suf- and positive results, not only for main 'very poor'," Nasim said. "In terms of maritime quad of democracies amid security, both sides dis- China's rising military and cussed increasing coopera- economic power. tion in the Indian Ocean Sushma Swaraj said region where the presence that in Friday's talks, both 5 Congress defectors figure in BJP’s first list of Gujarat candidates of India and France is very sides discussed all bilateral important," External Af- issues and matters of re- IANS Hardik Patel. Chief Minister many sitting BJP MLAs will Dileep Sanghani, who used to vjibhai Makwana. Although the fairs Minister Sushma gional and global concern. GANDHINAGAR/NEW DELHI Vijay Rupani has been re-nom- be denied tickets this time, the contest from Amreli that he party has dropped three sitting Swaraj said in a joint ad- The India-France relation- inated from his traditional Ra- party has dropped only three lost to young Congress leader MLAs, it has repeated 49 sitting dress to the media with ship was elevated to that THE Bharatiya Janata Par- jkot West constituency, Deputy sitting MLAs. Paresh Dhanani in the 2012 MLAs from their respective French Minister for Eu- of a strategic partnership ty (BJP) on Friday virtu- Chief Minister Nitin Patel from Varshaben Doshi has been Assembly polls. constituencies, while giving rope and Foreign Affairs in 1998. India is the only ally renominated all its sitting traditional Mehsana seat, and dropped from Wadhwan, and In a bid to wrest Amreli tickets to five Congress leaders Jean-Yves Le Drian after country in Asia with which MLAs in Gujarat in the first state BJP chief Jitubhai Va- instead the ticket was given to from the Congress, the BJP has who defected to BJP during the delegation-level talks here. Paris has such a relation- list of 70 candidates it declared ghani from Bhavnagar West. Dhanjibhai Patel (Mackson). shifted Bavkubhai Udhad from Rajya Sabha elections. "This cooperation is ship. Stating that both In- while giving tickets to five of Earlier, Vaghani had re- Patel is an industrialist and Lathi in Amreli district to con- Of the remaining 13 candi- aimed at ensuring unhin- dia and France were for a the Congress MLAs who de- fused to contest. The first phase considered a leading personal- test against Dhanani. Udhad dates, five had lost in the 2012 dered trade and movement multi-polar world, she said fected to it in August. of Gujarat Assembly elections ity from the Patidar commu- is reckoned as a strong Pati- elections, while the rest are and security of the inter- that defence and security Significantly, the party has for 89 seats will be held on De- nity. Nalin Kotadia, who won dar leader. The BJP has also new faces. The five Congress national sea lanes, fighting cooperation, space coop- decided to field 16 Patels in the cember 9 and for the remain- from Dhari in 2012 on Gujarat dropped Bhavanaben Mak- defectors -- Raghavjibhai Pa- maritime terrorism and eration and civil nuclear contest, in view of the fact that ing 93 on December 14. The Parivartan Party (GPP) ticket wana from Mahuva Assembly tel, Dharmendrasinh Jadeja, piracy, creating awareness cooperation formed the the party and its government results will be announced along and later joined BJP, has also constituency in Bhavnagar Ramsinh Parmar, Mansinh about the oceanic region, three pillars of the bilateral in Gujarat have been facing an with that of Himachal Pradesh been dropped. district. Chauhan, and CK Raulji -- have building capacities on re- relationship. agitation by the Patidar com- assembly on December 18. The BJP has replaced him Instead the party has given been renominated in their con- munity led by young leader Contrary to speculations that with four-time former MP the ticket to her husband Ragh- stituencies. Heritage city Ahmedabad races to save icons from polluted ruin AFP is visible behind a tangle of shops, AHMEDABAD electricity wires and flats illegally erected around the sultanate-era TRAFFIC chokes the centuries-old relic. Ornate homes have been torn stone archway into Ahmedabad's down and replaced by garish struc- historic quarter, the snarl of honk- tures "totally incongruous" with ing rickshaws and sputtering buses history, said Ghosh. coats the monuments of India's He said the heritage listing only heritage city in a greasy layer would give teeth to those safe- of soot. guarding Ahmedabad's archi- Conservation experts warn tectural heritage. "There will be Ahmedabad, one of the world's stricter enforcement of the rules. most polluted cities, faces a mam- "Pulling down the exquisite old ar- moth task defending its newly chitectural pieces will not be easy won Unesco status as its fragile now," he told AFP. cultural icons decay under neglect, Some long-neglected quarters, traffic and trash. The 600-year- sealed off from the outside world by old enclave was named India's labyrinthine alleys, are well beyond first 'World Heritage City' in July restoration. Many traditional 'pols' -- despite warnings from some of A heritage home in an overbuilt urban area of Ahmedabad, Gujarat. (AFP) -- clusters of settlements identified Unesco's own experts that it lacked by Unesco as bearing "enormous" a convincing plan for protecting vation committee, of the city's in- air pollution, crushing traffic and historical value -- are all but aban- its ancient citadels, mosques and habitants. chaotic urban sprawl -- that experts doned, the iconic wooden homes tombs. But many families that once say are also rapidly eroding its cul- collapsing from neglect. Ahmedabad hosts the towering fastidiously tended to ornate wood- tural capital. A small boy was injured in Bhadra fort, the legendary stone en homes in the old city are leaving The cramped heritage district October when a balcony caved in, latticework of the 16th-century Sidi in droves for the comforts of the was never built for cars, yet today while at least two people died in Saiyyed mosque, and countless rel- modern city outside, tired of shab- thousands of trucks and rickshaws July when monsoon rains brought ics fusing the unique Hindu and by living conditions. Jagruti Vyas, are diverted through its narrow whole houses crashing down, me- Muslim architectural styles of its a long-term resident, hoped the lanes and alleys. The grinding con- dia reported. conquerors. Unesco listing would bring stand- gestion tears apart roads and fouls Once grand havelis -- beautiful Authorities hope the global ards in her dilapidated neighbour- the air with fumes, streaking stone- multi-level wooden mansions -- are recognition from the UN's cultural hood into line with newer areas carved monuments with black ex- being rented to poor migrants and body will restore community pride beyond the old city's walls. haust stains. businesses looking for warehouse in the crumbling, garbage-strewn "We hope to see similar chang- Long-flouted laws banning space. Conservation architect and old city. "They themselves also will es, such as this part of the city be- construction near heritage sites old city expert Khushi Shah said be slightly more restrained in dirty- coming cleaner," she told AFP from have also hampered efforts to save Ahmedabad was "one of the most ing the places," said P.K Ghosh, the narrow doorway of her wooden Ahmedabad's treasures from ruin. unique urban settlements in India" chairman of Ahmedabad Munici- home. But it is the pressures of In the heart of the old quarter, that could not be recreated once it pal Corporation's heritage conser- modern Ahmedabad -- the chronic just the dome of a medieval mosque was gone. India Saturday, November 18, 2017 05 ED summons Tejashwi, Rabri Nitish gets JD-U’s ‘Arrow’ symbol; Sharad faction to battle on in 2016 money laundering case IANS The EC's decision may have nised as the Janata Dal-United tive wings. The Sharad Yadav IANS financial-probe agency had NEW DELHI ramifications over the disquali- in terms of Paragraph 15 of the faction had contended that the NEW DELHI questioned Tejashwi Yadav, fication case against party's symbols order." election of the 195 National for the second time for over PUTTING an end to an over rebel Rajya Sabha MPs Sharad "Consequently, the group Council members done in Octo- THE Enforcement Directorate eight-and-a-half hours. three-month-old battle be- Yadav and Ali Anwer Ansari, led by Nitish Kumar is entitled ber 2016 and submitted to the (ED) on Friday said that it has He was questioned by the tween the two warring factions which is being heard by Rajya to use the reserved symbol 'Ar- EC on November 10, 2016 was summoned RJD chief Lalu ED for over nine hours on Oc- of the Janata Dal United (JD- Sabha Chairman M. Venkaiah row' of the party as a recognised not valid as the party's constitu- Prasad's wife Rabri Devi and tober 10. Rabri Devi, against U), the Election Commission Naidu. state party in Bihar," it added. tion was not adhered to in the son Tejashwi Yadav in connec- whom the ED has issued seven of India (EC) on Friday granted In its order, the poll panel Sharad Yadav, a former process. tion with a money laundering summons, has not testified the "Arrow" symbol to the Nit- said: "The respondent group President of the JD-U, had bro- It submitted that the Com- probe into the 2006 IRCTC before the agency for ques- ish Kumar faction. led by Nitish Kumar has dem- ken away from Chief Minister mission should look into the hotel maintenance contract tioning in the case. The ED is As the victor group wel- onstrated overwhelming ma- and JD-U President Nitish Ku- numerical strength of the Na- case. probing financial irregularities comed the poll panel's decision jority support in the legislature mar after the latter joined the Sharad Yadav. tional Council of the party con- An ED official, confirming in the case under the Preven- and urged the "strayed section wing as well as majority in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)- stituted in 2013. However, the the dates of the summons, told tion of Money Laundering Act of leaders" to join back the par- National Council of the party, led National Democratic Alli- tion Commission of India (AIR Commission in its order point- IANS: "We have summoned (PMLA) against Tejashwi, his ty under Nitish Kumar's lead- which is the apex-level or- ance (NDA) in July-August this 1972 SC 187) case wherein the ed out that "there was no objec- Tejashwi and Rabri Devi on father and Rashtriya Janata ership, the rival Sharad Yadav ganisational body of the party. year. The Election Commission apex court upheld the principle tion from the petitioner against November 20 and 24 respec- Dal leader Lalu Prasad and faction declared that the battle "Accordingly, the group led by referred to the Supreme Court's of test of majority support in the said list prior to the present tively." On November 13, the other family members. would not end here. Nitish Kumar is hereby recog- verdict in the Sadiq Ali vs Elec- the organisational and legisla- application".

Madras HC upholds Modi reviews progress in 2-year jail to Natarajan IANS it made in 1993 and thus CHENNAI evaded a duty of over Rs 1.6 crore. The CBI had regis- key infrastructure sectors THE Madras High Court on tered a case against Natara- Friday confirmed the two- jan, his nephew V. Baska- year jail term awarded to ran, Balakrishnan, his son M Natarajan, husband of Yogesh Balakrishnan and Positive impact of housing on the lives of the beneficiaries should be examined, says PM jailed AIADMK leader VK two officials of the Indian Sasikala, for evasion of cus- Bank, of which one turned IANS toms duty on the import of a approver. NEW DELHI In the course of the presenta- luxury car. With Balakrishnan on tion by CEO NITI Aayog The court also con- the run, the case was pro- PRIME Minister Narendra Amitabh Kant, it was noted firmed the Central Bureau ceeded against the remain- Modi on Thursday reviewed that remarkable progress has of Investigation (CBI) Spe- ing four who were convicted progress of key infrastructure cial Court 2010 ruling of by the CBI court. sectors, including roads, hous- been made in several areas two-year jail for three oth- They moved the Madras ing, coal and power and hoped ers in the case. High Court against it. In- the advancement of the Union "He called for detailed analy- In 1994, Natarajan im- come Tax officials recently Budget date would lead to fur- sis of the complaints, so that ported a new Lexus car forg- searched the premises of Na- ther improvement in perform- timely remedial measures are ing the papers to show that tarajan for tax evasion. ance. initiated wherever required," it The review meeting, which said. Reviewing progress to- lasted for about two-and-a- wards the road map to deliver half-hours, was attended by top one crore houses in the rural officials from the Prime Minit- areas by 2019, Modi said that India, China discuss border er's Office (PMO), National the positive impact of housing Institution for Transforming on the lives of the beneficiaries issues, pledge peace India (NITI) Aayog and infra- should be suitably examined, structure ministries of the gov- and the focus should be on im- IANS The crisis, which erupted in ernment, according to a state- proving their quality of life. NEW DELHI June over Chinese moves ment from the PMO. Reviewing the coal sector, to build a road in an area In the course of the presen- he called for renewed efforts IN the wake of the stand- claimed by Bhutan, ended tation by CEO NITI Aayog Am- towards underground mining off between Indian and in August, with both sides itabh Kant, it was noted that and coal gasification, through Chinese troops at Doklam deciding to "disengage" remarkable progress has been French Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian (left) meets Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New infusion of latest technology region in Bhutan earlier from the face-off point. made in several areas. Delhi on Friday. ( AFP) inputs, according to the state- this year, officials from Earlier this month, "Under the Pradhan Mantri ment. Modi was also informed both sides discussed bor- Beijing protested Defence Gram Sadak Yojana, 81 per- "Officials said progress is be- timeframe," said the statement. optimally throughout the year. about progressing towards the der-related issues at the Minister Nirmala Sithara- cent of the targeted habitations ing made towards connecting The Prime Minister ob- Modi was informed of the expe- targets for rural electrification 10th round of the Working man's visit to Arunachal numbering about 1.45 lakh all the remaining unconnected served that resources available ditious resolution of complaints and household electrification, Mechanism for Consul- Pradesh but New Delhi re- have so far been connected. habitations within a defined for this work should be used received on the Meri Sadak App. it stated. tation and Coordination asserted that the northeast- (WMCC) on India-China ern state was an integral Border Affairs in Beijing on part of India. Friday. In the meeting, the In- Centre to observe ‘Qaumi "The talks were held in dian delegation was led by Kashmiri footballer quits militancy a constructive and forward- Pranay Verma, Joint Secre- looking manner," the Exter- tary (East Asia), in the Min- Ekta Week’ from Sunday IANS ing appeal to her only son to nal Affairs Ministry said in istry of External Affairs, PULWAMA The Kashmir Valley’s police return home went viral on social a statement here. while the Chinese side was IANS sense," a Home Ministry state- chief, Muneer Khan, said no media -- just like Majid's ear- "Both sides reviewed led by Xiao Qian, Director NEW DELHI ment said. The occasion, to be MAJID Khan, a young football- charges would be pressed lier photographs showing him the situation in all sectors General, Department of Af- observed from November 19 to er whose decision to join the LeT against Majid and he would with an AK-47. Gen Raju, who of India-China border and fairs, in the Ministry of For- THE government on Friday 25, would also provides an op- stunned Kashmirs, has given up be allowed to join his family commands the Army's Victor agreed that maintenance of eign Affairs The two delega- said it will observe "Qaumi portunity to reaffirm age-old militancy, the Army announced Force, which oversees all anti- peace and tranquility in the tions comprised diplomatic Ekta Week" (National Integra- traditions and faith in the val- on Friday, with the 20-year-old military operations in southern border areas is an impor- and military officials from tion Week) from Sunday to ues of tolerance, co-existence making a brief appearance at a his return," Gen Raju said, pro- Kashmir, urged other Kashmiri tant prerequisite for sus- each side, according to the foster and reinforce the spirit and brotherhood in a multi- press conference here. viding no details about how Ma- youths to also give up militancy. tained growth of bilateral ministry statement. of communal harmony, na- cultural and multi-religious Amid conflicting reports jid made contact with the family "Those youths who have relations," it stated. WMCC was established tional integration and pride in society, it said. whether Majid Khan had sur- or the security agencies. strayed and have committed "In this regard, the in 2012 as an institutional vibrant, composite culture and The National Foundation rendered or was caught, Ma- Majid, wearing a black no crime are welcome to come two sides also exchanged mechanism for consulta- nationhood. for Communal Harmony or- jor General BS Raju said: "The Kashmiri phiran, made a brief back and no action will be taken views on further confidence tion and coordination for "The observation of Qaumi ganises communal harmony brave young man, Majid Khan, presence before journalists. But against them. I appeal also to building measures and the maintenance of peace Ekta Week will help to high- campaign coinciding with the decided on his own to shun vio- he did not speak and was quick- those who might have commit- strengthening of military- and tranquility in the In- light the inherent strength Qaumi Ekta Week and ob- lence and returned to lead a nor- ly escorted out of the venue by a ted some crime to return within to-military contacts." dia-China border areas, as and resilience of our nation to serves the Communal Har- mal life, pursuing his academics police officer. Gen Raju compli- the parameters of law." The The meeting comes after well as to exchange views withstand actual and poten- mony Flag Day on November and passion for football." mented his parents, especially Kashmir Valley's police chief, Indian and Chinese troops on strengthening commu- tial threats to the eclectic and 25. "The Foundation promotes The Army, he said, merely the mother, whose persuasion Muneer Khan, said no charges were locked in an over two- nication and cooperation, secular fabric of our country, communal harmony and facilitated his decision. "He was he said helped the young man would be pressed against Majid month-long standoff at the including between their and nurture a spirit of com- strengthens national integra- neither apprehended nor did he to change his mind. Majid's and he would be allowed to join Doklam plateau in Bhutan. border security personnel. munal harmony in its widest tion," the statement said. surrender. We only facilitated mother's passionate and wail- his family. Drug-resistant organisms causing spike in infectious diseases: Study

IANS NEW DELHI The new findings are worry- ing because the organisms MULTI Drug Resistant organ- are resistant to latest gener- isms that cause deadly infec- ations of antibiotics, leading tions are spreading resulting in community-acquired infections, to high mortality reveals a new study by city's Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (SRGH). seen in our study, is a cause for The new findings are worry- worry and needs further research ing because the organisms are and proper action plan," Ray said. resistant to latest generations According to the researchers, of antibiotics, leading to high the striking point noted in the mortality. The hospital analysed results is the emergence of E.coli 201 patients with community- as most common bacteria in the acquired infections for the study. community causing bacteraemia, It found their infections car- The resistance to high-end antibiotics by organisms contracted by patients respiratory and urinary tract in- ry "classically hospital strains" in the community resulting in high mortality is a cause for worry. fection. They are also causing which were drug resistant with higher mortality in ESBL positive high mortality. Researchers said These resistant infections Klebseilla and E. Coli, into the producers as compared to ESBL that these patients did not come pose therapeutic challenges to community and vice versa, and negative producers. in contact with any health facility doctors during treatment and repeated admissions of individu- "A high percentage (63.44 per in the last three months or more. may therefore be associated with als to hospitals with long standing cent) of these E.coli was ESBL The study 'Association of high high morbidity and mortality. underlying diseases." He said in producers. This reflects the in- mortality with extended-spec- "The distinction between addition, the contribution of anti- creased resistance pattern to high trum-lactamase (ESBL) positive community-acquired and hospi- biotic resistance due to easy avail- end antibiotics in hospital ac- cultures in community acquired tal-acquired infections is becom- ability of antibiotics, often used quired infections due to inadvert- infections', was conducted by ing increasingly blurred," said without medical supervision, has ent early use of third generation Department of Critical Care of Sumit Ray, author of the study resulted in the increasing reser- cephalosporins in the last decade, SRGH. ESBLs are organisms re- and vice-chairman of critical care voir of potential infections. which is further trickling over sistant to various newer genera- at SRGH. "The resistance to high-end into the community, because of tion antibiotics and can be easily "The main reasons for this are antibiotics by organisms con- plasmid-mediated transfer of its transferred in the community, the the spread of classically 'hospi- tracted by patients in the commu- genetic materials during conjuga- study said. tal' strains, particularly resistant nity resulting in high mortality, tion," the study added. 06 Saturday, November 18, 2017 Pakistan / South Asia Pope ‘can't wait’ to visit Myanmar, but Japanese minister to visit Bangladesh World’s oldest ‘sleeping Buddha’ statue skirts over Rohingya crisis on Rohingya crisis unearthed in Pakistan ROME POPE FRANCIS on Friday said he "can't wait" for his TOKYO JAPANESE Foreign Minister Taro Kono is set to vis- ISLAMABAD A CENTURIES-OLD"sleeping Buddha" statue has News upcoming visit to Myanmar, but in a message to the country it Bangladesh to discuss Rohingya Muslim refugees from My- been unearthed during excavations near Bhamala Stupa in Haripur in brief avoided directly mentioning the Rohingya crisis. There have anmar. Kono's three-day trip begins Saturday and will include district of Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa been reports that Francis has been urged to avoid specific talks with Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Directorate of Archaeology Abdul Samad said: "The 48-feet-long references to the plight of the Muslim minority to prevent fric- a visit to one of the world's largest refugee camps, located in 'sleeping Buddha' statue dates back to the third century, which tions with Myanmar authorities. (DPA) the coastal Cox's Bazar district. (DPA) makes it the world's oldest 'sleeping Buddha' statue." (IANS)

Kabul blast death toll hits 15 More US troops arrive in Afghanistan

DPA "It is very sad to say that that the number those killed KABUL our cameraman, Hussain in the suicide attack has in- AFP mander on the ground, Gen- gling to beat back a resurgent Nazari, is not among us any- creased to fifteen. Earlier Mu- WASHINGTON eral John Nicholson. Taliban. A TELEVISION journalist more," Sakhi Sakha, an advi- jahid had spoken of 14 dead "We've just completed Nicholson has said he succumbed to injuries sus- sor for the local TV channel, and 18 injured. APPROXIMATELY 3,000 a force flow into Afghani- needs nearly 16,000 troops tained from a suicide bomb- Rah-e-Farda, told dpa. On 6 November, Islam- additional American troops stan," Joint Staff Director overall in Afghanistan, and ing claimed by the Islamic Another injured Rah- ic State militants attacked have now deployed to Af- Lieutenant General Kenneth NATO nations have pledged State in Kabul on Thursday, e-Farda journalist is under broadcaster Shamshad in Ka- ghanistan under President McKenzie told Pentagon re- to help make up the differ- officials said Friday. treatment at the moment, Sa- bul, leaving at least one secu- Donald Trump's revised porters. ence. A suicide bomber detonat- kha added. rity guard dead and 20 other strategy for the war-torn "The new number for Aside from additional ed his explosive vest in front The journalists had been employees injured. An Afghan journalist is treated at country, the Pentagon said Afghanistan is now approxi- troops, Trump's plan also of a wedding hall in Kabul on sent to cover the gathering in According to a report by a hospital after a sucide attack Thursday. mately 14,000. Might be a comprises an open-ended Thursday. support of Noor, Sakha said, the Afghan Journalists Safe- outside a wedding hall in Kabul, The Pentagon had pre- little above that, might be a US troop presence in Af- The venue, normally used adding that both of the jour- ty Committee in July, in the on Thursday. (AFP) viously put the number of little below that as we flex ac- ghanistan, where his pred- for weddings, was hosting a nalists sustained injuries in first six months of 2017, 10 US forces in Afghanistan at cording to the mission." ecessor Barack Obama had gathering of supporters of Atta their abdomens. journalists were killed and intimidation and detention," about 11,000 but Trump in The extra troops will help ordered a calendar-based Mohammad Noor, the gover- Confirming the death of 73 cases of violence, includ- had been reported, marking a August authorized an in- train and advise Afghan se- draw-down of American nor of the northern province the TV employee, Kabul police ing, "killing, beating, inflict- 35-per-cent increase over the crease requested by the com- curity forces, who are strug- forces. of Balkh, officials said. spokesman Basir Mujahid said ing injury and humiliation, same period last year.

Crackdown against traffickers in Pakistan ‘Last warning’ to Islamists after immigrant deaths Pakistan's border with Iran on Wednesday; an inves- blocking road to Islamabad tigation revealed they had planned to head to Europe. All the victims hail from Protesters demand Punjab, Pakistan's most that the minister of populous province and from where most people law be sacked for try to travel to Europe over land routes with the help of what they term people smugglers. blasphemy Interior Minister Ah- Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal san Iqbal ordered the secu- REUTERS rity agencies to launch the ISLAMABAD DPA crackdown, his office con- ISLAMABAD firmed overnight Thursday. PAKISTAN’S government on Nearly two dozen human Friday issued a final warning to PAKISTANI agencies have smugglers and their agents members of a hard-line Islamist arrested several suspected were arrested in two days of party who have blocked a main people smugglers in a swoop raids, a police official said, road into the capital since last across the central province of adding that the crackdown week, raising fears of a violent Punjab following the death of was being widened. clash as they refuse to budge. 15 migrants near the coun- Thousands of young Pa- Hundreds of supporters of try's border with Iran. kistanis try to reach countries the Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan The arrests were made like Germany, France, Italy party have been blocked the by the Federal Investigation and Spain every year in an- road to Islamabad for nearly Agency (FIA) and police in ticipation of a better future. 10 days, demanding that the joint raids in the towns of They pay millions to minister of law be sacked for Sialkot, Gujranwala and Gu- human smugglers to take what they term blasphemy. jrat in past couple of days, an them to Europe through "You all are being given a official at the Interior Min- a dangerous land and sea last warning," the Islamabad istry told dpa on Friday on route that goes through deputy commissioner said in condition of anonymity. Iran, Turkey and Greece. the order. The crackdown was Hundreds of illegal im- A court had already or- launched after the au- migrants either die on their dered the party to end the pro- thorities discovered 15 way or end up in jails in test, the order added. "After abandoned bodies in a one of the countries along this final announcement, you mountainous region near the route. all are being warned to end the illegal sit in immediately." Tehreek-e-Labaik blames the minister, Zahid Hamid, for changes to an electoral oath that it says amounts to blasphemy. Sri Lanka cancels police The government puts the issue down to a clerical error. leave after gang violence Pakistan's blasphemy law has become a lightning rod AFP gang terrorising civilians in for Islamists, especially since COLOMBO the area. 2011 when the liberal governor Head of the Tehreek-i-Labaik Yah Rasool Allah Pakistan (TLYRAP) religious group, Khadim Hussain Rizvi and others shout religious slogans on a On Friday Law and Or- of Punjab province, Salman blocked flyover bridge during a week-long protest in Islamabad, on Friday.(AFP) SRI LANKA has cancelled der Minister Sagala Rat- Taseer, was murdered by a all police leave and stepped nayaka said authorities were bodyguard for questioning the more party workers have up patrols in Jaffna after a grappling with a fresh wave law that mandates the death joined the sit-in. Up in arms wave of violence in the is- of gang-related violence, but penalty for insulting Islam or Fearing violence, the gov- ISLAMABAD THE PROTESTERS belong to various ‘religious’ par- land's former war zone, a denied it was related to last the Prophet Mohammad. ernment has blocked several ties, including the Tehreek-i-Khatm-i-Nabuwwat, Tehreek-i-Labaik Ya minister said Friday. year's unrest. A spokesman for the Labaik roads with shipping containers Rasool Allah (TLY) and the Sunni Tehreek Pakistan (ST), and have Jaffna is the heartland He said eight people had party, Ejaz Ashrafi, refused to to corral the protesters, but that been calling for the sacking of Law Minister Zahid Hamid and of Sri Lanka's Tamil minor- been seriously wounded in comply with the order. has caused hours-long traffic strict action against those behind the amendment to the Khatm- ity and was the epicentre of two days in Jaffna, which "We're not moving," he jams in and around the capital. i-Nabuwwat oath in the Elections Act 2017 which had earlier the long separatist war that lies 400 kilometres (250 said by phone form the sit-in. In 2007, a confrontation been deemed a ‘clerical error’ and restored to its original form ended in 2009. miles) north of Colombo, in A government official, Kha- between authorities and sup- on Thursday, November 16. To pressure the government on its Tensions persist be- what appeared to be an ex- lid Abbasi, said the protest- porters of radical preachers demands, TLY has occupied the Faizabad Bridge which connects tween troops deployed in tortion racket. ers had set up pickets along at an Islamabad mosque led Rawalpindi and Islamabad through the Islamabad Expressway the area and the local Tamil "We have already arrest- the route they are occupying to the death of more than 100 and Murree Road, both of which are the busiest thoroughfares in population, and last year ed six people from this new manned by party members car- people. the twin cities. IHC Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui, who issued the the government accused gang and we are looking for rying iron rods and sticks. "All resources can be used order to clear the area earlier in the day, made the decision while the military of backing a several others," he said. Since they got the warn- to break this sit-in," the deputy hearing a petition filed by citizen Abdul Qayyum.(DAWN) ing, he said, hundreds of commissioner's warning said. Zahid Hamid

UN states call for end to Human trafficking ‘rife’ in Rohingya camps: Aid agencies

Myanmar army operations Women and children make up the proached by a Rohingya man after arriving in Kutupalong, REUTERS mittee annually adopted a reso- majority of the more than 600,000 a gigantic camp housing hun- UNITED NATIONS lution condemning Myanmar's dreds of thousands of refugees. human rights record, but last Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar His marriage proposal of- A UNITED NATIONS Gen- year the European Union did who have fled to Bangladesh fered a brighter future away eral Assembly committee on not put forward a draft text. from the squalor of the camp Thursday called on Myanmar However, in the past three and a chance to lay her unhap- to end military operations that months more than 600,000 AFP back and desperate to survive py memories to rest. have "led to the systematic Rohingya Muslims have fled COX’S BAZAR any way they can. But the couple were never violation and abuse of human to Bangladesh after the My- Confined to congested tent married. rights" of Rohingya Muslims anmar military began an WIDOWED and alone 21-year- cities near the border without Instead Kulthum -- not her in the country's Rakhine state. operation against Rohingya old Umme Kulthum had hoped any prospect of work, refugees real name -- said she was tak- The move revived a UN militants, who attacked 30 se- for a fresh start in Bangladesh, are willing to take whatever en to a brothel, where she was resolution that was dropped curity posts and an army base but was forced into prostitution comes their way -- and many dosed with methamphetamine last year due to the country's in Rakhine state on Aug. 25. instead, falling victim to what have fallen prey to traffickers, and forced to have sex with up progress on human rights. This prompted the Organi- aid groups and officials say is a according to the International Rohingya refugee children reacts to the camera while playing in the Pal- to seven men a day. The General Assembly's sation of Islamic Cooperation growing trafficking scourge tar- Organization for Migration ong Khali refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, on Friday. (REUTERS) She later learned the man Third Committee, which focus- to put forward a new draft geting refugees. (IOM). who promised to marry her es on human rights, voted 135 U.N. resolution, which will Women and children make Young girls in particular "In one case, a number Kulthum lost her husband had been paid 8,000 taka in favor, 10 against with 26 ab- now be formally adopted by up the majority of the more are at high risk, with the IOM of adolescent girls, who were in the ethnic violence that tore ($100) to deliver her there. stentions on the draft text that the 193-member General As- than 600,000 Rohingya Mus- documenting cases of refugees promised work as domestic through Myanmar's Rakhine "I became scared, but also asks UN Secretary-General sembly next month. The reso- lims who have fled violence being lured with promises of helpers in Cox's Bazar and state this year. didn't have the least idea what Antonio Guterres to appoint a lution deepens international in Myanmar for neighbouring marriage or jobs in big cities Chittagong, were forced into Separated from her parents was in store for me," she told special envoy on Myanmar. pressure, but has no legal con- Bangladesh, many escaping that end instead in forced la- prostitution," the IOM said in and children during the jour- AFP in the border district of For 15 years the Third Com- sequences. with only the clothes on their bour or sex work. a statement this week. ney to Bangladesh, she was ap- Cox's Bazar. World Saturday, November 18, 2017 07 China, Russia to hold simulated anti-missile drill Killer of S African anti-apartheid leader Hani denied parole

BEIJING: The Chinese and Russian militaries will next month hold anti-missile drills in Beijing, JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's Justice Minister Michael Masutha on Friday denied pa- China's Defence Ministry said on Friday, amid concern in both countries about the deployment role to the killer of anti-apartheid leader Chris Hani, saying he had not expressed remorse News of a US anti-missile system in South Korea. China and Russia have both expressed opposition for the murder. Janusz Walus has served more than 20 years of a life sentence for the in brief to the basing of the US Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) system in South Korea, assassination of Hani, who was a senior member of the now-ruling African National Con- which Seoul and Washington say is needed to defend against the threat of North Korean gress (ANC) and head of the South African Communist Party. Walus, 64, emigrated from missiles. China, along with Russia, has repeatedly expressed opposition to the THAAD deploy- communist Poland in 1981 and became involved in far-right politics in South Africa. He ment, saying it will do nothing to help ease tension with North Korea. (REUTERS) shot Hani outside the anti-apartheid activist's home in 1993. (REUTERS)

3 dead as clashes mark Kenya opposition leader’s return Judge kidnapped as legal profession targeted in Mali AFP that lasted throughout the day. tre. But a heavy deployment NAIROBI Odinga returned Fri- of police blocked roads and BAMAKO: A district judge was kidnapped in central Mali day from a 10-day trip to the broke up crowds surrounding late on Thursday, police and security sources said, two THREE people were shot dead United States where he visited the convoy, unleashing liberal weeks after a High Court justice escaped an attempt on Friday in Nairobi, as police dis- think tanks and sought support amounts of tear gas, copious his life. Attacks on figures of state authority are common persed thousands of opposition for his contention that fresh jets from water cannon trucks in northern and central Mali, where a jihadist insurgency supporters welcoming home elections must be held, super- and firing shots. and the near absence of government functions have their leader Raila Odinga from vised by an overhauled election The clashes caused chaos in fuelled lawlessness. "Judge Soungalo Kone was kidnapped an overseas trip. board. the capital that continued late on Thursday night by armed men who arrived at his house The three men, all with bul- His National Super Alli- into the afternoon. in Niono in a white vehicle," a local police source in the let wounds in the upper body, ance (NASA) coalition had Following the rerun vote, Segou region said, referring to the town where Kone lives were seen lying on the road in called its supporters to a "Wel- NASA launched a "National and works. "He was returning home when armed men ap- Muthurwa, a city suburb where come Back Baba Convoy" -- us- Resistance Movement" aim- peared, which indicates he was being watched," the source riot police armed with tear ing a nickname for Odinga -- to ing to use civil disobedience added. A security source said the kidnapping was being gas, water cannons and rifles join the opposition leader on and boycotts to challenge treated as the work of jihadists or someone local disgrun- Police clash with supporters of Kenyan’s opposition party National clashed with stone throwing his way from the airport to a what it considers to be Keny- tled with a court ruling. (AFP) Super Alliance (NASA) leader Raila Odinga, in Nairobi, on Friday. (AFP) protesters, part of angry battles planned rally in the city cen- atta's illegal government.

‘There’s no going back,’ ruling party tells Mugabe Mugabe defiant, appears in

REUTERS HARARE public first time after ‘coup’ LEADERS of Zimbabwean If he becomes stubborn, President Robert Mugabe's we will arrange for him to party are making plans to force be fired on Sunday, when him from office if the 93-year- that is done, then it’s Key players in the country’s power structure, call for mass anti-Mugabe demonstrations today old leader resists pressure impeachment on Tuesday from the army to quit, a senior AFP party source said on Friday. Source HARARE The self-styled grand old man of African politics, the ZIMBABWEAN President only leader Zimbabwe has he was trying to delay his de- Robert Mugabe attended a uni- known since independence parture until elections sched- versity graduation ceremony in 1980, insists he is still in uled for next year. Friday, making a first public charge. But the source, a The ZANU-PF source said appearance since the military senior member of Mugabe's that was not the case. Anx- takeover that appeared to sig- ZANU-PF party, made clear ious to avoid a protracted nal the end of his 37-year reign. the party wanted him gone. stalemate, party leaders were Despite his show of defi- "If he becomes stubborn, drawing up plans to dismiss ance, pressure mounted on the we will arrange for him to be Mugabe at the weekend if he 93-year-old leader to quit as fired on Sunday," the source refused to quit, the source veterans of Zimbabwe's inde- said. "When that is done, it's said. pendence war -- key players in impeachment on Tuesday." "There is no going back," the country's power structure Zimbabwe's official news- the source said. "It's like a -- called for mass anti-Mugabe paper, the Herald, ran photo- match delayed by heavy rain, demonstrations on Saturday. graphs late on Thursday that with the home side leading Mugabe, 93, had been con- showed a grinning Mugabe 90-0 in the 89th minute." fined to house arrest after the shaking hands with military Mugabe's options look lim- military took over the country. chief General Constantino ited. The army is camped on But on Friday, he walked Chiwenga, who seized power his doorstep. His wife, Grace, into the ceremony venue in this week. is under house arrest, and her Harare dressed in a blue aca- That suggested Mugabe key political allies are in mili- demic gown and tasselled hat, was managing to hold out tary custody. The police, once before listening to speeches against Chiwenga's coup, with a bastion of support, have with his eyes closed and ap- some political sources saying showed no signs of resistance. plauding occasionally. The generals took over late on Tuesday after vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa was abruptly sacked and Mugabe's China sends envoy wife Grace emerged in prime position to succeed her increas- ingly frail husband. to N Korea; Trump Mnangagwa, who had fled abroad after his firing, returned to the country on Thursday and hails ‘big move’ seems poised to play a central Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe attends a university graduation ceremony in Harare, Zimbabwe, on Friday. (REUTERS) role in shaping developments. AFP Mugabe has ruled Zim- evision showed Mugabe, the Ousted VP returns to Zimbabwe as Mugabe refuses to quit BEIJING N Korea rules out babwe since 1980 and many world's oldest head of state, negotiations on citizens were stunned by the at the talks smiling alongside HARARE: Zimbabwe’s former vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa, CHINA dispatched a special en- nuclear weapons military's intervention, which army chief General Constan- whose sacking last week triggered the military’s takeover, has returned voy to North Korea on Friday, was sparked by the bitter suc- tino Chiwenga. to the country, an aide said Friday as ageing leader Robert Mugabe a trip hailed as a "big move" by GENEVA: North Korea on cession battle between Grace Chris Mutsvangwa, chair- clung onto power. Mnangagwa, who is a leading candidate to succeed to US President Donald Trump, Friday ruled out negotia- and Mnangagwa. man of the independence war President Mugabe, flew back to Harare on Thursday after nearly a week who has urged Beijing to pile tions with the US as long as "I'm happy with what the veterans' association which abroad as army chiefs and the president met to negotiate Mugabe’s exit pressure on its nuclear-armed joint US-Seoul military army has done, at least now is seen as supporting Mnan- from office. Mnangagwa, 75, was previously one of Mugabe’s most loyal ally. exercises continue, and said we've got a future for our kids," gagwa, said Friday that "the lieutenants, having worked alongside him for decades. But he fled to Diplomat Song Tao was that Pyongyang's atomic Teslin Khumbula, the owner of game is up" for Mugabe and South Africa following his dismissal and published a scathing rebuke of travelling to the North on behalf programme would remain as a security company, said. called for a protests against the Mugabe’s leadership and Grace’s presidential ambitions. Eldred Masu- of President Xi Jinping to brief a deterrent against a US nu- "We don't want Mugabe president. nungure, a lecturer at the University of Zimbabwe, said the formation of officials on the recent Chinese clear threat. Han Tae Song, anymore. Please–everyone go "It's done, it's finished... Emmerson Mnangagwa. a “pre-election coalition” could be a viable response to the crisis. The Communist Party congress and North Korea's envoy to the to the streets." The generals have done a fan- international community has been watching the crisis closely. In Paris, other "issues of mutual inter- UN, said, "as long as there Analysts say the military tastic job," he said at a press the head of the African Union, Guinea’s President Alpha Conde, warned that the continent “will est", foreign ministry spokes- is continuous hostile policy leadership was strongly op- conference in Harare as he never accept the military coup d’etat” in Zimbabwe and called for a return to the “constitutional man Geng Shuang said. against my country by the posed to the rise of Mugabe's called for a mass demonstra- order”. (AFP) But analysts expect Song to U.S. and as long as there are ambitious 52-year-old wife, tion on Saturday. "We want to address the nuclear standoff, continued war games at our while Mnangagwa has close restore our pride and tomor- which has roiled relations be- doorstep, then there will not ties to the defence establish- row is the day... we can finish and the military. Mnangagwa, nals" in Mugabe's government Tsvangirai, a former prime tween the two Cold War-era al- be negotiations." (REUTERS) ment. the job which the army start- 75, fled to South Africa follow- in a reference to supporters of minister and long-time op- lies as China has backed United Mugabe and the army ed." ing his dismissal and published Grace's presidential ambitions. ponent of Mugabe, has said Nations sanctions on North that time was "quickly running chiefs held talks on Thursday, Veterans of Zimbabwe's a scathing rebuke of Mugabe's Grace has not been seen Mugabe must resign "in the Korea over its missile tests and out" to solve the nuclear crisis, but no official statement was independence war were loyal leadership and Grace's presi- since the takeover of the mil- interest of the people", add- sixth nuclear blast. took to Twitter on Thursday to issued on the status of negotia- supporters of Mugabe, but they dential ambitions. itary, which has not overtly ed that "a transitional mech- Trump, who warned Xi dur- hail the mission as "a big move, tions that could see him eased turned against him as friction The military said Friday called for President Mu- anism" would be needed to ing his trip to Beijing last week we'll see what happens!". out of office. Government tel- grew between the president they had detained some "crimi- gabe's resignation. Morgan ensure peace.

More mass evacuations in Russia after fake bomb alerts Nigerian charity steps in to help sick Chibok girls REUTERS by the Islamist group in April Naomi and her family with ac- AFP ations of several shopping CHIBOK, NIGERIA 2014 - last week said she could commodation in Abuja while SAINT PETERSBURG malls, the Academy of Fine not afford the surgery her she undergoes treatment. We Arts, the State Institute of Cin- A group of injured and sick Chi- daughter needed for a kidney will also provide her with psy- SCHOOLS, shopping malls ema and Television and other bok schoolgirls freed by Boko condition. chological assessment." and the Academy of Fine Arts university buildings. Haram will be supported by a In response, the Mur- While the Nigerian govern- in Saint Petersburg were evac- In early November, Mos- Nigerian charity to get the treat- tala Muhammed Foundation ment provided the girls with uated on Friday after a fresh cow's Bolshoi Theatre and the ment they need, after the girls' (MMF) said this week it would some medical care and counsel- wave of fake bomb alerts that GUM and TsUM luxury de- parents said the government help Adamu and five other Chi- ling and had sponsored them on have spread chaos in Russia partment stores were evacu- had failed to help them to pay bok girls. a catch-up course at the Ameri- since September and whose ated following bomb alerts their medical bills. "We have written to the can University of Nigeria (AUN) origin is still unknown. along with two top hotels near But campaigners said they presidency asking for permis- in Yola, the girls' parents said Around 20 "schools from Red Square in the heart of the were concerned about the sion to support Naomi with the the government and university different districts of Saint Pe- capital. health of all the kidnapped treatment she requires," said had passed the buck on paying tersburg were evacuated after Friday's alerts were rem- schoolgirls and said a clear Aisha Muhammed-Oyebode, for their continued healthcare. bomb alerts," the police of iniscent of a series of phone- process must be put in place to MMF's head and a co-founder Five of Adamu's classmates Russia's second city said on in false alarms in September ensure their medical needs were of the "Bring Back Our Girls" at AUN were suffering with in- Friday, the day of a visit by that affected a total of 1.4 met. campaign that drew interna- juries inflicted in captivity, from President Vladimir Putin. million people. No bombs The mother of 27-year-old tional attention to the abduc- shrapnel wounds to broken Local press and social me- were found at any of the ven- Naomi Adamu - one of more Chibok girls who were released by Boko Haram last year, attending a tion. bones, said Yakubu Nkeki of the dia also reported the evacu- ues mentioned. than 200 schoolgirls abducted meeting with the Nigerian President in Abuja, Nigeria. (AFP ) "We are going to provide Chibok parents' association. 08 Saturday, November 18, 2017

ESTABLISHED SEPTEMBER 3, 2006 PRINTED AT ALI BIN ALI PRINTING PRESS Opinion HAMAD BIN SUHAIM AL THANI CHAIRMAN ADEL ALI BIN ALI MANAGING DIRECTOR DR HASSAN MOHAMMED AL ANSARI EDITOR-IN-CHIEF A Cartoonishly ‘Evil’ Tax-Cut Bill Australia’s The tax proposal would do so much damage to working people and fiscal health of the government HE Republican tax proposals were bad invest more if Congress enacted the Repub- Oppressive Policy from the get-go. But they have become lican tax cut, few hands went up. Gary Cohn, steadily worse as they have been turned President Donald Trump’s top economic ad- Tinto bills which seem so cartoonishly viser, who was a featured guest on stage at evil they could have been dreamed up by Mr the time, seemed befuddled. “Why aren’t the Burns from “The Simpsons.” other hands up?” he said. Rules governing refugees and displaced people need to be transformed to reflect Consider the latest changes to the Senate The administration’s cluelessness about tax-cut bill being championed by the major- how working people might see this cynical the changing nature of conflict and movement of people in the 21st century ity leader, Mitch McConnell, and his merry play for the rich was confirmed a day later band. It lavishes generous permanent tax when Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin LISA PRYOR | NYT SYNDICATE breaks on corporations, while modest tax and his wife, Louise Linton, were photo- cuts for the middle class would vanish into graphed with a sheet of freshly printed one- YDNEY, Australia – Nearly 400 thin air after 2025. Millionaires would en- dollar bills with his signature, smirking like men are languishing on Manus Is- joy average tax cuts of $5,580 in 2027, ac- a couple of Disney villains. land in the South Pacific because cording to the Joint Committee on Taxation, Few voters seem fooled. Just 25 percent they dared to try to reach Australia at which point families earning less than approved of the tax plan in a recent Quin- Sby boat. A majority of them have $75,000 a year would pay more taxes. nipiac poll, while 52 percent said they dis- been detained there for more than four Let that sink in. This tax bill would take approved of it. Even some Republican law- years, and most are legally eligible for money from working families and give it to makers are beginning to catch on that this resettlement. Technically, the site is not the world’s wealthiest people. tax-cut plan is politically radioactive. Rep a refugee camp but a “regional process- The hardest hit would be in high-cost Peter King of Long Island says that if the tax ing centre,” which is a misnomer because states like California, New Jersey and New plan becomes law, all Republican members it implies a process and an outcome, and York because the bill gets rid of important of Congress from the Northeast could lose there is little sign of either for these men. deductions and the credit for state and local their seats. Sen Ron Johnson, a conserva- This is the culmination of Australia’s taxes. tive from Wisconsin, says he can’t vote for oppressive refugee policy, under which Further, it calls for the repeal of the Af- the bill because it treats big corporations so asylum-seekers who travel to the country fordable Care Act’s mandate for most people much better than small businesses. And Sen by boat are prevented from ever settling to have health insurance. This would leave Susan Collins, a moderate Republican from here. This holds even if they are legally 13 million people without insurance and Maine, is worried that repealing the ACA’s found to be genuine refugees. Instead, drive up premiums for many others who are individual mandate could leave many mid- these “illegal maritime arrivals,” as the already struggling to afford coverage, all in dle-class families worse off by increasing in- Australian government calls them, are the interest of reducing spending by $338 surance premiums despite any relief they get shunted to poorer neighbouring countries gee policies that we have been willing to and it is related to the way we think about billion so Republican lawmakers can cut from a tax cut. – Nauru and Papua New Guinea, of which spend billions to ensure that “boat peo- our history. taxes for big businesses, despite Democratic Republicans are pushing ahead to show Manus Island is a part – indefinitely until ple,” as they are known, will never settle We do not accept our past; therefore opposition. their donors they can accomplish something, they can be resettled somewhere that isn’t in Australia, even if it means behaving in we are not vigilant about our future. We And if that weren’t bad enough, this bill, particularly letting them keep more of their Australia. ways that are contrary to international celebrate our war dead, but other than along with a similar measure that the House money. Sen Lindsey Graham of South Caro- The Manus crisis has unfolded slowly. law. So mad have our refugee policies that we live in an eternal present. passed on Thursday with lightning speed, lina captured this spirit when he said “the In April 2016, the Papua New Guinea Su- become that we even spent around $41 Australians like to chide South Afri- would, because of a 2010 budget law, trig- financial contributions will stop” if Congress preme Court found that the detention of million on a deal with Cambodia to reset- cans and Germans for their racist histo- ger automatic cuts to Medicare and other fails to pass a tax cut. The party has made the asylum-seekers on Manus Island was tle our refugees, which ended up settling ries, when in fact both those countries important programmes that low-income clear where its values lie. Well-heeled cam- unconstitutional. In September, the Aus- seven individuals, later whittled down to have done so much more to face up to and middle-class Americans depend on. All paign funders matter. Middle-class families tralian government agreed to pay detain- three, at a cost of more than $13 million what has occurred on their soil than Aus- told, the bills would add more than 1 trillion don’t. ees $53 million in compensation for their per refugee. tralians have ever done. We profess to dollars to the federal debt for future genera- The opposition of Johnson, Collins and mistreatment. In the past few years there have been love the underdog, but this sympathy for tions to pay off. others has raised hopes that a handful of Re- A deadline was set for the closing of six deaths of asylum-seekers on Manus, sporting teams does not extend to for- What is this in service of? Republicans publican senators can be persuaded to tor- the camp by October 31. The men were including by suicide and murder by the eigners facing battles of life and death. claim their big corporate tax cut will turbo- pedo this tax-cut bill in the same way that to be moved to another location arranged islanders, who have mixed feelings about As a former prime minister, John charge the economy by encouraging busi- three of them sent the effort to repeal the by the Australian government. Electric- the centre and its inhabitants. We knew, Howard, put it at a time of an earlier cri- nesses to invest, create jobs and give raises. ACA down to defeat a few months ago. ity and running water were cut off at the and we continued. For many Australians, sis brought about by our refugee policies, Not even business chieftains believe this It still boggles the mind that any law- Manus camp, and workers took down the the more distressed and ill these humans “We will decide who comes to this coun- trickle-down argument. When an editor at maker could support a proposal that would perimeter fencing that protected the men become, well, that is just further proof try and the circumstances in which they The Wall Street Journal asked a gathering do so much damage to working people and from the local gangs who prey on them. that they are too troubled, crazy and for- come,” an idea that is laughable in many of chief executives this week if they would the fiscal health of the government. Hundreds of men have remained in eign to belong here with us. places of the world right now, like Leba- the abandoned camp – because for some Expecting Australians to rise up when non or Lampedusa, Italy. We present our- reason they are distrustful of the promis- we see the full scope of our policies to- selves as easygoing and open, yet we also es of the Australian government. A video ward refugees misunderstands the pur- relish the brutal exercise of authoritarian from within the centre was released last pose of these policies. The purpose is not power when it comes to refugees. week by the activist group GetUp showing to save us money; it would be cheaper to It may be that the rules governing cramped dormitories, mold-ridden show- settle these men in Australia. refugees and displaced people need to be ers and rainwater collected in garbage Cruelty is the very aim of our refugee transformed to reflect the changing nature bins for drinking. The United Nations policies. Where some may see human of conflict and movement of people in the High Commissioner for Human Rights rights abuses, many Australians see poli- 21st century. Rather than leading mean- described the situation as an “unfolding cies having their intended effect. Succes- ingful and humane reform, Australia has humanitarian emergency.” sive federal elections have made it clear led the Western world in undermining the Now that these conditions are being that voters will not accept anything less very tenets of the right to seek asylum. In widely exposed, you might think that the than ever-harsher treatment of refugees. doing so, we are providing inspiration for Australian public will stand up and de- As the United Nations Human Rights far-right political movements in Europe mand action. But this is highly unlikely. Committee put it more politely in recent and North America. Refugee policy is to Australians what criticism, there is particular concern If only we could find a way to apply gun policy is to Americans, our unshakable about the use of detention powers as a the best of our national character to the madness. Irrational, cruel and surprising “general deterrent against unlawful entry refugee problem, rather than the worst. to the outside world, we cling to our ideas rather than in response to an individual As events continue to unfold on Manus despite all evidence. Many Australians are risk.” What else can explain Prime Minis- Island, I hope the world is watching and working hard to bring about a change in ter Malcolm Turnbull’s refusal of an offer holds us accountable for the failings that attitudes and policy, but harshness toward by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern of New we will ignore. refugees who attempt to reach Australia Zealand to take 150 of the men on Manus? by boat is an article of faith in our culture This state-approved cruelty toward (Lisa Pryor, a medical doctor, that is difficult to budge. refugees shows a darker side to the Aus- is the author, most recently, of We are so committed to our refu- tralian character that we seldom admit to, ‘A Small Book About Drugs.’) New York Times Stop Predators Who Aren’t Famous Women who are speaking out in the limelight should now rally beside those who have been fighting sexual harassment in the shadows

SARAH LEONARD | NYT SYNDICATE having to decide between defending your- porated sexual harassment rules and pen- bour battles of the 19th century. Not every men and women fighting together. self and paying rent. The Restaurant Op- alties into its Fair Food Programme, the campaign succeeded, and some unions Meanwhile, in workplaces all over the ATCHING high-powered sex of- portunities Center, an advocacy group labour agreement reached after an enor- excluded women workers altogether, but country, power over others continues to fenders fall like dominoes recent- seeking fair wages and better treatment mous struggle with fast food companies. It working women have always known that breed sexual abuse. Every time a company ly has involved plenty of schaden- for workers, reports that a majority of res- has worked. The coalition says it has gotten no one fights a gross boss alone. fights a union drive, it might as well say, freude for women in many fields. taurant employees are sexually harassed 23 supervisors disciplined for harassment A union is not, of course, a magical har- “Enjoy the predations of your manager!” WThose of us in the media and the weekly. and nine fired. “The bosses and even the assment-fighting solution. Abuse can hap- Women can put an end to this not just arts have been glad to watch the downfall Domestic workers are another especial- growers in the agricultural industry are not pen within a union, too. In fact, the Service by organising their own workplaces but of previously untouchable editors, produc- ly vulnerable group. They are often immi- public figures, and so public shaming does Employees International Union recently also by supporting others who are organ- ers and comedians who everyone knew grant women of colour, sometimes without nothing to change their behaviour,” Julia fired an executive vice president over sex- ising or transforming unions. The grow- were creeps but few people could confront. legal immigration status, sometimes liv- Perkins, a spokeswoman for the Immoka- ual harassment allegations. ing strength of women in workplaces from As Harvey Weinstein can attest, in America ing in their employers’ homes. This com- lee Workers, told me. Ellen Bravo, one of the pioneering fem- agricultural fields to restaurants to news- today the right kind of bad publicity can bination makes them uniquely subject to The Restaurant Opportunities Cent- inists behind 9to5, founded in 1973 to sup- rooms to movie sets means a new sort of undo even the rich and powerful. intimate harassment and intimidation. A er is, for its part, running a campaign to port working women, has done hundreds solidarity is possible across sectors. But what about the women who are majority of female farmworkers, who often eliminate tipping and replace it with a fair of harassment training courses for unions. We can imagine what that might look sexually harassed by men who aren’t even toil in isolation in the field, have experi- minimum wage. The idea is to use collec- “What we wanted was to root out oppres- like. The members of Alianza Nacional de a little famous? It’s unlikely many news- enced sexual harassment or assault. tive power to restructure power dynamics sion from the structures that were needed Campesinas, an organisation for female papers care about a disgusting night-shift For these women, shaming their bosses in whole industries. for change,” she said, “so we wanted to see farmworkers, recently wrote an open letter manager at the local Denny’s. on Twitter or going to a newspaper is, un- These organisers stand in a grand tra- the labour movement really grapple with to women in Hollywood, offering their sup- The fact is that sexual harassment is fortunately, rarely an option – if the preda- dition. The first female-led American la- sexism, and also racism and homophobia.” port and sharing their experiences fighting more about power than sex; any industry tor doesn’t have a big public profile, few bour struggle was started by teenage girls When I talked to Bravo recently, she harassment. It was a powerful statement with extreme power differentials will be af- will notice the complaint except, perhaps, working in mills in Lowell, Massachusetts, noted that she often showed recalcitrant of solidarity. The women who are newly flicted by it. “Raising awareness” is crucial, the guy with the power to fire the person in the 1830s. One of their central com- male union members how they were under- speaking out in the limelight should now but not enough. complaining. That’s why women in these plaints was sexual harassment and assault mining solidarity in the shop and therefore rally alongside those who have been fight- The service industry, where more than fields often take another route: collective by supervisors, which left them humiliated, their own bargaining position. In essence, ing sexual harassment in the shadows. half of workers are women, is especially action. enraged and often pregnant. tolerating harassment strengthens the plagued by sexual harassment. Tipped The Coalition of Immokalee Workers, Sexual harassment continued to be a boss. Groups like the Immokalee Workers, (Sarah Leonard is the features work is notorious: If you have to please the a worker-run human rights organisation focus of union campaigns as America in- for example, show how fighting harassment editor at The Nation and customer to get paid, you are constantly based in Florida, for example, has incor- dustrialised – the untold story of the la- can be incorporated into demands made by an editor at large at Dissent.)

THE VIEWS EXPRESSED ON THE OPINION AND ANALYSIS PAGES ARE THE AUTHORS’ OWN. QATAR TRIBUNE BEARS NO RESPONSIBILITY. Saturday, November 18, 2017 09 Have your say Is there an issue you feel strongly about, or an article you want to comment on? QT will carry your voice to the public and to Analysis places where it matters. Write to us at PO BOX 23493, DOHA, QATAR O FAX: +974 44416790 O[email protected] Rationale Of Trump Tax Plan Falls Apart Solution to sea row I RECENTLY read a report in your newspaper that said China and Phil- ippines have agreed not to use force in the South China Sea dispute. That It appears that the proposed tax plans will only be making the already-wealthy happy, should definitely be the case because I don’t think my country, the Philip- while hurting ordinary families. Even CEOs don’t seem to be in favour of it pines, would have the upper hand in a war against China anyway. Pray, they both stick to this agreement so that OOKING at the reactions to Repub- no one will end up getting hurt again, lican tax plans, I found myself re- especially innocent fishermen who are membering what people used to say just trying to earn a living. Here’s an about former Senator Phil Gramm, idea, why don’t the countries involved Lwhose presidential ambitions never in the sea dispute just band together went anywhere but who did help cause the and divide the natural resources that 2008 financial crisis: “Even his friends they can find in that part of the sea? don’t like him.” Isn’t that the problem? Everybody So it is with GOP tax “reform,” espe- wants a piece of the resources that can cially the Senate version, which would be found there. Is it really hard to get raise taxes on most individuals, especially along and share when it comes to that? in the middle and working classes, and Maybe when everything that they deem add around 13 million Americans to the useful there is finished, then they will ranks of the uninsured, all to pay for big stop fighting about it. Or is it possible cuts in corporate taxes. The general pub- to divide it equally? This argument has lic strongly disapproves – by a 2-1 major- gone on for too long. Maybe the best ity, according to Quinnipiac, although the way is to talk about it with everybody majority would be even bigger if people involved until they come to a reasona- really understood what’s going on. But ble solution where all the countries are surely at least CEOs like the plan, right? able to benefit from the South China Actually, not so much. A few days ago Sea. Neighbouring countries should Gary Cohn, Donald Trump’s chief eco- work towards being united and fight- nomic adviser, met with a group of top ing against common enemies, like ter- executives. They were asked to raise their rorists and pirates instead of fighting hands if lower taxes would lead them to among themselves. I hope it’s possible. raise capital expenditures; only a hand- Poverty of Economics ful did. “Why aren’t the other hands up?” Llomer C asked Cohn, plaintively. PAUL KRUGMAN The answer is that CEOs, living in the NYT NEWS SERVICE real world of business, not the imaginary world of right-wing ideologues, know that tax rates aren’t that important a factor in investment decisions. So they realise that Most serious even a huge tax cut wouldn’t lead to much more spending. economic analyses And with that realisation, the ration- in deficits over the next decade. These the mandate – the requirement that peo- ale for this tax plan, such as it is, falls trade deficits would have a devastating ef- ple purchase insurance – the plan would, agree with those apart, leaving nothing but a scheme to fect on manufacturing – remember those as I said, cause 13 million to lose cover- make the rich – especially those who rake jobs Trump promised to bring back? – to age; that loss of coverage, and the associ- CEOs who in investment income rather than work- the likely tune of more than 2 million jobs ated government subsidies, is why man- ing for a living – richer at everyone else’s lost. date repeal saves money that can be given disappointed Gary expense. Oh, and about that economic growth: to corporations. For what it’s worth, here’s the story Foreign investors would be earning prof- But the move would also drive up Cohn: Corporate tax the Trump administration and its allies its and taking them home. So much – premiums for those who keep their insur- are telling. Their claim is that cutting probably most – of any growth we would ance, because the dropouts would tend to cuts wouldn’t taxes on corporate profits would lead to get from cutting corporate taxes would be those with lower health costs. So that’s an explosion in private investment and accrue to the benefit of foreigners, not an additional, hidden indirect tax on the actually do much faster economic growth. Furthermore, the Americans. middle class. fruits of this growth would trickle down to But don’t worry too much about this Nor does it take account of what would American workers in the form of higher stuff. Most serious economic analyses inevitably come next: tax-cut-induced def- “Proclamation of European to raise investment. wages – and rising incomes would raise agree with those CEOs who disappointed icits would, by law, trigger cuts in Medi- tax receipts, so the tax cuts would end up Gary Cohn: Corporate tax cuts wouldn’t care, and this would just be the start of a Pillar of #SocialRights is a They would, however, paying for themselves. actually do much to raise investment. GOP assault on programmes like disability Even if some part of this story were They would, however, explode the budget insurance that provide a crucial safety net landmark moment for Europe. explode the budget true, there would be side consequences deficit. for millions of working-class Americans. Our Union has always been they’re carefully not discussing. After all, So in an attempt to limit that deficit All of which raises the question, why deficit if we’re talking about a big increase in blowout, Senate Republicans are propos- are Republicans even trying to do this? a social project at heart. It’s capital expenditure, where does the mon- ing significant tax increases on working It’s bad policy and bad politics, and the more than just a single ey for that expenditure come from? Noth- families. In fact, according to Congress’ politics will get worse as voters learn more ing in the bill would make Americans con- own Joint Committee on Taxation, taxes about the facts. Well, last week one GOP market and more than money. sume less and save more. So the money would rise on average for every group congressman, Chris Collins of New York, would have to come from abroad – from with incomes under $75,000 a year, and gave the game away: “My donors are basi- It’s about our values and the selling stocks, bonds and other assets to would surely rise for many families even cally saying get it done or don’t ever call way we want to live” foreigners, on a massive scale. in higher-income groups. The only sig- me again.” And this inflow of foreign money nificant winners would be those making So we’re talking about government Jean-Claude Juncker would drive up the value of the dollar more than $1 million a year. Populism! of the people, not by the people, but by and lead to huge trade deficits: accord- Oh, and this doesn’t even take account wealthy donors, for wealthy donors. President of the European Commission ing to my analysis of the most optimistic of the health care sabotage that’s an inte- Everyone else hates this plan – and they forecast out there, more than $6 trillion gral part of the Senate plan. By repealing should.

Health is Wealth Bloggers’ Borough GET HEARD! QT NOW MAKES Office Employees Don’t Like The Absolute Worst Excuses YOUR LIFE Being Chained To Their Desks Ever For Calling In Sick SIMPLE HEALTHDAY NEWS | NYT SYNDICATE ANN BRENOFF | THE HUFFINGTON POST 43 percent of bosses busted an EOPLE with desk jobs want to move employee who faked being sick by more, a new study suggests. HO among us hasn’t, on occa- checking out their social media feeds ADVERTISING & PR P “To our knowledge, this is the first sion, called in sick when you really study to investigate how long desk-based weren’t? Sick time is often a use-it- showing up at work. Phone: 40002155, 40002122 workers actually want to sit, stand, walk Wor-lose-it benefit, and that fuels the Here are some of the more dubious – Fax: 40002235 and be physically active,” said study lead temptation to hit the snooze button and or creative? – excuses that employers in author Birgit Sperlich. She’s a postdoctor- just call in sick. the survey reported hearing: Email : [email protected] al researcher at German Sport University Using sick days to catch up on sleep, O A bear was in the employee’s yard, Cologne. run errands or kick off the weekend early and they were afraid to come out. Sperlich and her colleagues inter- has become so commonplace that more O The employee had to reschedule a viewed 614 people with desk jobs in Ger- than a third of full-time workers polled by manicure because some of her artificial SUBSCRIPTION & many and found that they spent an av- CareerBuilder said they have gone into the nails fell off. erage of 73 percent of their working day office when they were legitimately sick so O The employee left all his clothes at CIRCULATION sitting down. Meanwhile, only 10 percent The findings were published No- they could save their sick days for when the laundromat and had nothing to wear. Phone: 40002111 of the day was spent standing, 13 percent vember 16 in the journal BMC Research they’re feeling better. But apparently O There was a solar eclipse and the was spent walking and a mere 4 percent Notes. some people lie better than others. employee wasn’t sure it was safe to leave Mobile : 55878073 was spent doing physically demanding “So far, plans to increase physical ac- CareerBuilder’s annual survey, which the house. tasks. tivity in the workplace primarily focus on covered a 12-month period ending in Sep- OA dog swallowed the employee’s car Email : [email protected] But the workers said they wanted to health outcomes without asking the tar- tember, found that 40 percent of workers keys, so she was waiting for them to come spend 54 percent of their work day sit- get group what they prefer,” Sperlich said had claimed to be sick when they actually out. ting down, 15 percent standing, 23 per- in a journal news release. weren’t, and 38 percent of employers had OThe employee couldn’t squeeze into SUGGESTIONS & cent walking, and almost 8 percent doing “Interventions to reduce sitting time checked up on workers who called in sick. her uniform and called in “fat.” physically demanding tasks. may need to include more options for And how exactly did they do that? Easy- O The employee broke his arm wres- COMPLAINTS The workers spent about 5.4 hours per walking rather than only for standing,” peasy: 43 percent of bosses busted an em- tling a female bodybuilder. eight-hour day sitting, but they wanted to she added. ployee who faked being sick by checking Harris Poll conducted this survey on Phone : 40002202, Fax : 40002221 spend an additional 46 minutes walking The American Academy of Family out their social media feeds. behalf of CareerBuilder, questioning 2,257 Email : [email protected] and an additional 26 minutes standing, Physicians outlines the health risks of too Of course, some employees offered hiring and human resource managers and on average, the researchers said. much sitting. some pretty outlandish excuses for not 3,697 employees. 10 Saturday, November 18, 2017 United States US Senators seek more info Trump starts paying his own legal bills from Kushner in Russia probe on investigation REUTERS Kushner’s lawyer fails to give the US Senate files received about a ‘Russian backdoor overture, dinner invite’ WASHINGTON Trump defence lawyer REUTERS PRESIDENT Donald John Dowd said that fol- WASHINGTON Trump has begun paying lowing payments by the his own legal bills related to Republican National JARED Kushner’s lawyer the Russia investigation and failed to give the US Senate Ju- will no longer use political Committee (RNC), the diciary Committee documents donations to his reelection president began paying President Donald Trump’s campaign or the Republican the bills and now wants son-in-law and senior adviser Party to cover the costs, his to make the party ‘even’ received about a “Russian attorneys confirmed. backdoor overture and dinner Trump defence lawyer invite,” the committee’s lead- John Dowd said that follow- counsel, and campaign law- ers said on Thursday. ing payments by the Repub- yer Ben Ginsberg of Jones In a letter to Kushner’s at- lican National Committee Day are working to structure torney, Abbe Lowell, Senators (RNC), the president began that fund, which would be Chuck Grassley and Dianne paying the bills and now subject to rules that prohibit Feinstein, the Judiciary Com- wants to make the party staff from receiving gifts or mittee’s Republican chairman “even.” pro bono legal service. and top Democrat, listed the The expenses cover The president is exempt documents and emails among Trump’s personal lawyers from those rules, Dowd said. materials Lowell has failed to working on special counsel “The geniuses are work- produce. Robert Mueller investigates ing on it,” Dowd said. “If it Kushner, the letter said, also possible collusion between passes muster with the tax forwarded to an unidentified the Trump campaign and lawyers and accountants, campaign adviser emails from Russia in last year’s election, then it has to pass muster September 2016 concerning and whether Trump may with the Office of Govern- Wikileaks, the whistleblower have obstructed justice by ment Ethics.” group that published emails firing Federal Bureau of In- He added, “The presi- US intelligence agencies deter- vestigation Director James dent is worried about staff- mined Russian military intelli- Comey, among other actions. ers who have good lawyers gence had hacked from Demo- Moscow has denied med- and they can’t afford them.” cratic Party accounts. dling in the US election, and During former President “It appears that your Trump has denied any collu- Bill Clinton’s administra- search may have overlooked sion or obstruction. tion, private funds were several documents,” the letter The RNC did not respond raised to cover his own le- said of Lowell’s responses to to a request for comment. gal expenses related to the three requests for materials The administration is Whitewater investigation. related to the committee’s in- also working with others to Under former President vestigation on Russian inter- establish a fund for current George W. Bush, a legal fund ference in the 2016 presiden- and former staffers, Special was set up to help former tial election. White House counsel Ty staffer Lewis “Scooter” “Mr. Kushner and we Cobb said. Dowd said Don Libby, only after he had left have been responsive to all McGahn, the White House White House employment. requests,” Lowell said in a (File photo) White House Senior adviser Jared Kushner attends bilateral meetings held by US President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi statement. “We provided the Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China. (REUTERS) Judiciary Committee with all relevant documents that Trump over his Democratic White House and the Kremlin, Trump campaign adviser, was had to do with Mr. Kushner’s rival, Hillary Clinton. Whistleblower said the source, speaking on fired in February as national calls, contacts or meetings Separately, the Wall condition of anonymity. security adviser after mislead- Agency approves TV tech with Russians during the cam- Street Journal reported on Kushner, the letter said, Investigators also want to ing Vice President Mike Pence paign and transition, which Thursday that Special Coun- also forwarded to an uni- know if Kushner took part in about his conversations with that gives better pictures was the request. We also in- sel Robert Mueller’s team last dentified campaign adviser or knew of any post-election Kislyak. formed the committee we will month subpoenaed Trump’s emails from September efforts by Trump’s former na- The letter to Lowell also REUTERS definition picture quality and be open to responding to any campaign for documents 2016 concerning Wikile- tional security adviser, Michael said he had failed to produce WASHINGTON more interactive program- additional requests and that containing specified Russian aks, the whistleblower Flynn, or others to lift US eco- “communications with Sergei ming, like new educational we will continue to work with keywords from more than a group that published nomic sanctions on Russia in Millian, copied to Kushner.” US regulators on Thursday ap- content for children and White House Counsel for any dozen officials. According to emails US intelligence exchange for financial invest- Millian, who has used mul- proved the use of new technol- multiple angles of live sport- responsive documents from the Journal, a person familiar ments or other business deals. tiple aliases, is a Belarussian- ogy that will improve picture ing events. after the inauguration.” with the matter said the cam- agencies determined Rus- A May 26 Reuters report born émigré who in 2006 quality on mobile phones, The system uses preci- When asked about the let- paign has been complying vol- sian military intelligence quoted two sources who said helped incorporate the Russian- tablets and television, but also sion broadcasting and targets ter, White House press secre- untarily with the request. had hacked from Demo- Kushner and Flynn discussed American Chamber of Com- raises significant privacy con- emergency or weather alerts tary Sarah Huckabee Sanders Grassley’s and Feinstein’s cratic Party accounts with former Russian ambas- merce, which sponsored trips to cerns by giving advertisers on a street-by-street basis. The referred reporters to Lowell. letter to Lowell also specified sador to Washington Sergey Russia by US businessmen. dramatically more data about system could allow broadcast- Trump denies any collusion keywords, including Clinton, Kislyak creating a “back chan- After a December 2011 viewing habits. ers to wake up a receiver to between his campaign and WikiLeaks, hacking, and the Among other things, in- nel” between Trump and Rus- trip arranged by the chamber The US Federal Commu- broadcast emergency alerts. Moscow. names of four Russian banks. vestigators want to know if sian President Vladimir Putin and a quasi-governmental nications Commission voted The alerts could include maps, Russia denies a Janu- Kushner remains one per- Kushner knew during the 2016 that would bypass the State agency in Russia called Ros- 3-2 to allow broadcasters storm tracks and evacuation ary report by three US in- son of interest to the investiga- campaign that Russia was hack- Department and US intelli- sotrudnichestvo, FBI agents to voluntarily use the new routes. telligence agencies that it tions by Mueller and congres- ing Democratic emails in an ef- gence agencies. questioned participants about technology, dubbed ATSC The new standard would conducted an influence op- sional committees, according fort to help Trump and whether Flynn, a former Army gen- whether Russian spies had 3.0, which would allow for also let broadcasters activate eration to skew the 2016 to a source with knowledge of he tried to create a secret back eral who led the Defence Intel- approached them during the more precise geolocating of a TV set that is turned off to presidential vote in favour of the probes. channel between the Trump ligence Agency and later was a visit, one of the travellers said. television signals, ultra-high send emergency alerts. McCain warns Trump over staffing Congress sends $700 bn defence Pentagon with industry insiders budget bill for Trump’s signature REUTERS The latest example was his WASHINGTON naming this week of former AFP two days after it cleared the jets, ships and M1 Abrams South Korea. pharmaceutical executive and WASHINGTON House on a vote of 356 to 70. tanks, military pay is raised by The figure is substantially SENATOR John McCain lobbyist Alex Azar to become The bill is some $26 billion 2.4 percent and $4.9 billion is more than Trump’s baseline warned President Donald Health and Human Services THE US Congress on Thurs- above Trump’s initial military reserved for Afghanistan se- missile defence request, at a Trump on Thursday against secretary. day overwhelmingly author- budget requests, and about 15 curity forces, including a pro- time of heightened tensions nominating any more defence McCain, chairman of the ized $700 billion in national percent higher than the au- gram integrating women into with North Korea over its test- industry insiders to top Pen- Senate’s armed services com- defence spending for next thorization in 2016, the last the country’s national defence. ing of nuclear devices and bal- tagon posts, as his committee mittee, said he was troubled year, a substantial increase full year of Barack Obama’s It also authorizes $12.3 listic missiles. questioned an executive from by the number of Defence over Donald Trump’s request, presidency. billion for the Missile Defence Lawmakers including Sen- Lockheed Martin Corp about Department nominees drawn and sent the measure to the It provides for $626 billion Agency to bolster homeland, ator John McCain, a defence potential conflicts of interest. from the defence industry. president for his signature. in base budget requirements, regional, and space missile hawk who routinely berates Concern over the close re- He said he would oppose any The National Defence Au- $66 billion for Overseas Contin- defences, including the ex- administrations for not spend- lationship between the Penta- US Senator John McCain. more such nominations after thorization Act of 2018 is a ne- gency Operations, or warfight- pansion of ground-based in- ing enough to improve defence gon and arms manufacturers John Rood, Trump’s pick for gotiated compromise between ing, and an additional $8 billion terceptors and the Terminal readiness, praised the bill’s has existed for decades but ap- for filling posts throughout his the Pentagon’s No. 3 job, who the two chambers of Congress. for other defence activities. High Altitude Area Defence passage as a sign Congress pears to have intensified under government with high-rank- appeared before the commit- The Senate passed it Thursday Increased spending is al- (THAAD) system, which has was eager to rebuild military Trump. He has drawn scrutiny ing executives. tee on Thursday. on a unanimous voice vote, located for new F-35 fighter been recently deployed in strength.

US Senate candidate Moore should NEWS leave race if allegations true: Trump IN BRIEF US civil rights REUTERS spokeswoman Sarah Sanders was in his 30s. “He deserves to be pre- leader Jackson has WASHINGTON said at a news briefing. Moore, 70, has denied sumed innocent of the accu- Parkinson’s disease “The president said in his any wrongdoing. The married sations unless proven other- PRESIDENT Donald Trump statement earlier this week Christian conservative has wise,” state party Chairwoman CHICAGO American civil finds the sexual misconduct that if the allegations are true, said he is the victim of a witch Terry Lathan said in a state- rights leader Jesse Jack- allegations against US Senate then Roy Moore should step hunt and has refused to drop ment. son announced Friday candidate Roy Moore “trou- aside. He still firmly believes out of the race. Reuters was unable to in- that he has the degenera- bling” and thinks he should that,” she said. The allegations are “not dependently verify the allega- tive neurological disease leave the race if they are true, Asked if the president’s only untrue but they have no tions by the women. Parkinson’s. The 76-year- the White House said on Thurs- endorsement of Moore still evidence to support them,” Before the allegations old, who once worked with day, as party leaders in Alabama stands, Sanders said Trump Moore told a news conference surfaced, Moore was heavily Martin Luther King Jr for stood by their nominee. thinks Alabama voters should on Thursday after about 20 favoured to defeat Democrat the cause of equal rights Trump’s position did not decide the winner of the race. supporters, including religious Doug Jones in the special elec- for African Americans, go as far as other Republican Trump supported the Re- leaders, said they still backed tion next month. Republican candidate for US Senate Judge Roy Moore and his wife and currently heads a leaders in Washington who publican National Commit- his candidacy. Moore scored a decisive Kayla Moore exit a news conference with supporters and faith lead- Chicago non-profit organi- have said they believe the tee’s decision to withdraw In a tweet, he accused US Republican primary victory ers, in Birmingham, Alabama, on Thursday. (AFP) sation, said it has become women accusing the former resources from the contest, Senate Republican leader in September over Luther “increasingly difficult to Alabama Supreme Court chief Sanders added. Mitch McConnell and others Strange, who was appointed A poll released on Wednes- Trump’s agenda and shift the perform routine tasks.” justice and have demanded In the past week, multiple of trying “to steal this election to fill the vacant seat after Jeff day by the Senate Republi- political outlook for next year’s “My family and I began to Moore withdraw from the race women have accused Moore from the people of Alabama.” Sessions became US attorney cans’ campaign arm showed congressional elections, giv- notice changes about three before the Dec. 12 vote. of sexual improprieties or un- The Alabama Republican general earlier this year. Jones surging to a 12-point ing Democrats a stronger shot years ago. For a while, I re- “The president believes wanted romantic advances Party on Thursday said its Trump backed Strange in lead since the accusations be- at recapturing control of the sisted interrupting my work that these allegations are very they said occurred decades 21-member steering commit- the primary but threw his sup- came public. Senate. Republicans currently to visit a doctor,” Jackson troubling and should be tak- ago. Some of the women were tee would continue to support port to Moore after Strange’s A Democratic win in Ala- hold 52 seats in the 100-mem- said in a statement. (AFP) en seriously,” White House teenagers at the time, and he Moore. defeat. bama would be a blow to ber upper chamber. US / Americas Saturday, November 18, 2017 11 Argentine submarine with 44 members goes missing Panama eyes trade deal with China after ditching Taiwan

BUENOS AIRES An Argentine military submarine with 44 crew members on board was BEIJING Panama and China agreed Friday to study the possibility of reaching a free trade missing at sea on Friday, prompting a massive search to locate the vessel which may agreement after the Central American nation ditched Taiwan and recognised Beijing. The NEWS have suffered a communication error, a navy spokesman said. The vessel was in the memorandum of understanding was among 19 cooperation agreements signed by the two IN BRIEF southern Argentine Sea when it gave its last location two days ago. “We are investigat- countries as Panama’s President Juan Carlos Varela met Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing. ing the reasons for the lack of communication,” Argentine naval spokesman Enrique The two nations also reached agreements related to agriculture, civil aviation and maritime Balbi told reporters. “If there was a communication problem, the boat would have to transport, as well as tourism to facilitate visits by Chinese tour groups to Panama. After the come to the surface.” (REUTERS) United States, China is the second-most frequent user of the Panama Canal. (AFP) Venezuela oppn leader Ledezma flees to Colombia

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VETERAN Venezuelan oppo- sition leader Antonio Ledez- ma, under house arrest after his 2015 arrest for alleged coup plotting, escaped across the border to Colombia on Friday. Ledezma, the best-known detained opponent of leftist President Nicolas Maduro after Leopoldo Lopez, said he had gone past 29 police and army controls during a clandestine, Venezuelan opposition leader overland journey that he kept Antonio Ledezma. secret from his loved ones. “I ask my wife and daugh- Ledezma denied those ters to understand. They have charges as being trumped up. suffered long hours of anguish “Welcome to freedom!” without knowing where I was,” tweeted former Colombian he told reporters in the Colom- President Andres Pastrana, bian border town of Cucuta af- who is close to Venezuela’s ter crossing a bridge from San opposition and the families of Antonio in Venezuela. other jailed activists. “It was my decision alone.” “I salute Antonio Ledezma, The 62-year-old former moral compass for Venezuela,” Caracas metropolitan mayor said Organization of American Jerry Dias, head of Canada’s biggest private sector union Unifor, speaks with participants during ‘The Other Negotiation’ forum within the framework of fifth round of talks to mod- had spearheaded street pro- States (OAS) head Luis Alma- ernize the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) at Mexico Senate in Mexico City, Mexico, on Friday. (REUTERS tests against Maduro in 2014 gro, who has also been a vocal that led to months of violence backer of Venezuela’s opposi- and 43 deaths. tion. Maduro mocked him as With a 2018 presidential Canada, Mexico more flexible “The Vampire,” and officials election looming, an array of accused him of helping violent major Venezuelan opposition hardliners, including dissident figures are now in exile, deten- military officers plotting to top- tion or barred from holding ple the president via air strikes. office. as key NAFTA round opens

Canadian sources said on Mexico did not want “a rup- Trump has frequently threatened to ditch Open to a Monday they were open to a ture” to occur in the talks. Chile’s presidential hopefuls the pact unless big changes are made Mexican proposal to review However, the official add- review NAFTA every five years rath- ed that the North American wrap up campaigning er than the US plan to bring auto industry has previously REUTERS Canadian sources said on time left to thrash out a deal Monday they were open to in a sunset clause that would argued in favour of lower- REUTERS eventual Dec. 17 run-off. MEXICO CITY under the current schedule. automatically terminate the ing the figure to improve its SANTIAGO Pinera, a 67-year-old Negotiators met in Mexico City a Mexican proposal to re- deal if it was not renegoti- competitiveness with foreign former president, has por- A key round of talks to update for the fifth of seven planned view NAFTA every five years ated. rivals. CHILE’S presidential hope- trayed himself as the best the NAFTA trade pact for- rounds that are due to wrap up rather than the US plan to Canada and Mexico both Washington also wants fuls wrapped up campaigning bet for reviving growth that mally opened on Friday with by the end of March to avoid bring in a sunset clause send a large majority of their NAFTA to set a 50 percent on Thursday in a race that has has slowed in recent years in Canada and Mexico showing affecting Mexico’s presidential that would automatically goods to the United States and minimum US content require- pitted billionaire Sebastian the world’s No.1 copper pro- more flexibility about address- election. terminate the deal if it was prefer that the treaty contin- ment for autos, which Canada Pinera’s promise for change ducer. ing hardline US demands that Canadian and Mexican of- not renegotiated ued than deal with the eco- and Mexico say cannot work. against centre-left candidate He has vowed to cut the they had previously dismissed ficials initially indicated they nomic disruption caused by a “Once (the Americans) have Alejandro Guillier’s defence corporate tax rate and scale as unworkable. would simply not discuss con- US withdrawal. explained all that, we can see of a recent raft of progressive back outgoing President US President Donald tentious US proposals such as why their proposals as written A Mexican official said about finding common ground,” reforms. Michelle Bachelet’s tax, la- Trump, who says the North a five-year sunset clause, and would not work, a Canadian the United States needed to the Mexican official said. With their six rivals trail- bour and education reforms American Free Trade Agree- boosting the North American government source said. make clear what they hoped A schedule for the fifth ing far behind, Pinera and that Guillier has vowed to ment is a “disaster,” has fre- content of autos to 85 percent Canada, the source added, to achieve with tougher rules round seen by Reuters showed Guillier are widely expected to deepen. quently threatened to ditch from the current 62.5 percent. was happy to discuss so-called of origin, given the difficulty of that rules of origin would be place first and second, respec- Bachelet cannot run for the pact unless big changes are The focus in Mexico City rules of origin governing auto raising the threshold. discussed beginning Saturday tively, in Sunday’s election, al- office again because of term made. would be on making argu- content but insisted the 85 Noting that 85 percent was during the four final days of lowing them to move on to an limits. There is relatively little ments to the US side as to percent figure was impossible. not feasible, the official said the talks.

Mexican women Puerto Rico utility head quits after testify over sexual South Carolina ex-cop faces Dec torture before sentencing for motorist’s shooting slow Hurricane Maria response rights court REUTERS in the island that kept San REUTERS Slager, 35, faces a sentence NEW YORK Ricardo Ramos’ resignation Juan in the dark for most of CHARLESTON ranging from zero years, or was effective Friday, the week. That is totally unac- REUTERS Former North Charleston time served, to a maximum of THE head of Puerto Rico’s in- ceptable,” said Tomas Torres, SAN JOSE A white former South Caro- officer Michael Slager life in prison on the civil rights debted utility has resigned fol- Governor Ricardo Rossello executive director of the lina police officer filmed as he pleaded guilty in May to charge. He has been in federal lowing criticism of the slow res- said in a statement, but no nonprofit Institute for Com- WOMEN who were sexually fatally shot an unarmed black custody since his guilty plea toration of power to the island replacement was named petitiveness and Sustainable tortured by Mexican security motorist in the back two years violating motorist Walter just weeks before his federal after Hurricane Maria, the US Economy for Puerto Rico. forces over a decade ago tes- ago will be sentenced on Dec. 4 Scott’s civil rights by using trial was to start. territory’s governor said. Maria knocked out power It took a week before PRE- tified on Thursday before the on a federal civil rights charge, excessive force in the April Slager fired eight shots at Ricardo Ramos, who was to all 3.4 million residents of PA was able to assess the dam- Inter-American Court of Hu- court officials said on Friday. 2015 shooting Scott’s back, hitting him five named head of the Puerto Rico Puerto Rico in late September, ages from the storm, which man Rights, asking for an in- Ex-North Charleston of- times. He opened fire after the Electric Power Authority (PRE- and only about half the island knocked out about 80 percent vestigation into the case that ficer Michael Slager pleaded motorist fled a traffic stop for a PA) in 2016, was also criticised has been restored. The island of its transmission capabilities. happened in the state once guilty in May to violating mo- across the United States. broken brake light and he and over controversial contracts. has also experienced intermit- Ramos was criticized run by President Enrique torist Walter Scott’s civil rights The Dec. 4 sentencing Slager fought. His resignation was effective tent power interruptions to for signing a $300 million Pena Nieto. by using excessive force in the hearing will be held in US Slager’s attorney Andrew Friday, Governor Ricardo Ros- populated areas that had seen contract with a little-known Several of the 11 victims April 2015 shooting. District Court in Charleston. Savage told Charleston’s Post sello said in a statement, but no electricity restored over the Montana company, Whitefish told judges at the Costa-Rica A widely distributed cell- Judge David Norton, who and Courier newspaper on Fri- replacement was named. past few weeks. Energy Holdings, to restore based court about the abuse phone video of the shooting heard Slager’s guilty plea in day that he would emphasize PREPA’s board will meet “The highest peak of gen- power, and because he did not they suffered after they were taken by a bystander height- May, has blocked out a week the fight and that the video did later on Friday to discuss who eration that we have had is 50 request aid from US utilities detained following a protest in ened a national debate about for the proceedings, his office not show the whole story of will succeed Ramos, who was percent. In this week, we had that is a normal procedure fol- May 2006 at the town of San police treatment of minorities said. what happened. appointed by Rossello. about three general blackouts lowing storms. Salvador de Atenco, about 25 miles (40 km) northeast of Mexico City. The town is located in the State of Mexico, which rings Ex-broker in Trump Trump to announce decision the capital. “We’ve come here to speak on N Korea ‘terrorism’ listing out. In Mexico, justice has not Panama project under been done,” said Maria Cris- AFP the list, suggesting the deci- tina Sanchez, 50, who detailed investigation in Brazil WASHINGTON sion will likely be bad news for how she was beaten, sexually Pyongyang. abused and how the case lan- REUTERS has not previously been dis- PRESIDENT Donald Trump Supporters of the move guished in Mexico’s criminal AMERICANA closed. Nogueira was instru- will announce next week point to North Korea’s treat- justice system with no resolu- mental in selling many units whether he is putting North ment of American student tion for years. FEDERAL prosecutors in Bra- in the Trump Ocean Club In- Korea on a list of state spon- Otto Warmbier -- who died The women, known as zil are conducting a criminal ternational Hotel and Tower sors of terrorism, the White this year after being released the ‘Women of Atenco’, say investigation into alleged in- in Panama City, an investi- House said, opening the door from custody in North Korea they were thrown into a po- ternational money launder- gation by Reuters and NBC to possible blacklisting. -- as well as ties to Iranian and lice bus, raped and tortured ing by a man at the centre of a News found. “I believe the president Syrian weapons programs. following a two-day protest Reuters inquiry into US Presi- “Federal prosecutors in (File photo) US President Donald Trump during the inauguration of the will be making an announce- The move is largely sym- by a group of flower sellers dent Donald Trump’s first in- Sao Paulo have been investi- Trump Ocean Club in Panama City, Panama. (REUTERS) ment, a decision, on that in the bolic, doubling up on existing who had negotiated a labour ternational hotel project. gating Alexandre Henrique first part of next week,” said sanctions and restrictions on agreement that allowed them Reuters reviewed more Ventura Nogueira since 2013 ed: “The case remains open, he had laundered money for White House press secretary aid and exports. to set up stalls in a nearby than 350 pages of a sealed for financial crimes and money Brazilian authorities are aware corrupt officials in Panama Sarah Sanders. But it could dent efforts to downtown area. investigation by federal po- laundering,” the prosecutors’ of the target’s suspicious ac- but said he was not aware of a Earlier this month a senior reach a diplomatic solution to The women were initially lice into Alexandre Ventura office said in a written state- tivities in other countries, and federal investigation into him White House official, speak- the standoff over Pyongyang’s accused of illegally blocking Nogueira, who spent two ment. The inquiry slowed after we hope that will help to locate in Brazil. He denied wrongdo- ing on condition of anonym- development of nuclear-tipped public access, but later acquit- years in Brazil after fleeing Nogueira fled Brazil in October his whereabouts.” ing in Brazil, and does not face ity, said North Korea “clearly missiles capable of hitting the ted of the charges. Panama in 2012. The inquiry 2014, but the statement add- Nogueira, 43, told Reuters criminal charges there. fit the criteria” for being on continental United States. 12 Saturday, November 18, 2017 Gulf / Middle East

Aden governor Biased French stance threatens quits, accuses Three Yemeni cities run out of clean regional stability, says Iran PM of corruption water due to lack of fuel for pumps ADEN: The governor of Presi- dent Abd-Rabbu Mansour REUTERS REUTERS "I am thinking in particu- Hadi's interim capital Aden has GENEVA ANKARA lar of Iran's interventions in resigned, citing what he said regional crises, this hege- was government corruption that THREE cities in Yemen have IRAN accused France of I am thinking in particular monic temptation and I'm had undermined his efforts to run out of clean water be- fuelling tension in the Mid- of Iran’s interventions in thinking of its ballistic pro- restore basic services to the cause a blockade by a Saudi- dle East by taking a "biased" regional crises, this gramme," he said. city. The government denies led coalition has cut imports stance on Tehran's regional hegemonic temptation Iran has repeatedly re- charges of corruption and says of fuel needed for pumping policy, state TV reported on and I’m thinking of its jected France's call for talks it operates according to high and sanitation, the Interna- Friday. on its missile programme, standards of transparency. In tional Committee of the Red "It seems that France has ballistic programme saying it was defensive and a lengthy letter sent to Hadi, Cross (ICRC) said on Friday. a biased view towards the on- Jean-Yves Le Drian unrelated to a nuclear agree- Muflehi said, "Unfortunately, I As a result of the devel- going crises and humanitar- ment with world powers found myself caught in a bitter opment in Taiz, Saada and ian catastrophes in the Mid- struck in 2015. war against a huge camp of Hodeidah close to one mil- (File photo) Internally displaced boys in Al Madab settlement, Hajja, Yemen, dle East Foreign Ministry worried about Iran's involve- Paris suggested that new corruption whose brigades are lion people are now deprived fetch water from a well to transport the water to their home 100km away. spokesman Bahram Qasemi ment in the Middle East cri- European Union sanctions well trained and fortifications of clean water and sanitation was quoted as saying. sis and its disputed ballistic against Iran may be dis- are protected by guards led as Yemen emerges from the statement. "With imports of break and other water-borne "This view fuels regional missile programme. cussed over its missile tests. by Prime Minister Dr. Ahmed world's worst cholera out- fuel and other essential goods diseases," it said. "The water conflicts, whether intention- "Iran's role and the differ- But EU foreign policy chief Obeid bin Daghr," Muflehi wrote break in modern times, the at a standstill for the past ten and sewage systems in Hode- ally or unintentionally," he ent areas where this country Federica Mogherini seemed in his resignation letter. The ICRC said. days, three Yemeni cities had idah, Saada and Taiz stopped said. operates worries us," Le Dri- to dismiss that idea on Tues- letter was also published by Other cities, including the to stop providing clean water operating because of a lack of French Foreign Minister an told a joint news confer- day, keen to avoid risks to the local media, including online capital Sanaa, are expected to in recent days, putting close fuel," the head of the ICRC in Jean-Yves Le Drian said on ence with his Saudi counter- hard-won deal that curbed newspapers Aden News and be in the same situation with- to one million people at risk Yemen, Alexandre Faite, said Thursday that France was part Adel Jubeir in Riyadh. Iran's nuclear activity. Aden al-Ghad. (REUTERS) in two weeks, ICRC said in a of a renewed cholera out- in the statement.

Russian bombers UN weighs new bid to strike Islamic State 6 children among 19 save Syria gas attacks targets in Syria probe after Russia veto REUTERS MOSCOW/BEIRUT AFP April 4 triggered global out- dead in shelling on UNITED NATIONS, UNITED STATES rage as images of dying chil- RUSSIAN long-range bomb- dren were shown worldwide, ers struck Islamic State on THE UN Security Council on prompting the United States Friday in Albu Kamal in east- Friday discussed a fresh bid to launch missile strikes on ern Syria, where the jihadists to extend a UN-led investi- a Syrian air base a few days have staged a counter-attack Syria rebel enclave gation of chemical weapons later. after the Syrian army de- attacks in Syria, a day after Syria has denied us- clared victory over them. Russia vetoed a renewal of ing chemical weapons, with Six TU-22M3 bombers the probe. strong backing from its main took off from bases in Russia The deaths were the result of latest bout of tit-for-tat attacks by regime forces and rebels Japan on Thursday pre- ally Russia. and overflew Iran and Iraq sented a draft resolution that before launching the strike, would give the Joint Inves- the Russian defence ministry tigative Mechanism (JIM) a said in a statement reported 30-day extension to allow for by Russian news agencies. negotiations on a compro- Albu Kamal, a small town mise to salvage the panel. on the border with Iraq, was "This is a way to avoid the Islamic State's last Syrian death of the JIM, a way to stronghold, along with some give us time to think seriously neighbouring villages and about a lasting solution," said desert areas. French Ambassador Francois The Syrian army said it Delattre ahead of a closed- and its allies, including the door council meeting. Lebanese Hezbollah group, The council was to decide took it from the militants on on the way forward, with dip- Nov. 9 and declared "the fall lomats saying they expected of the terrorist Daesh organi- the draft resolution to be put French Ambassador Francois sation's project in the region". to a vote later in the day. Delattre. Islamic State fighters hid- The Japanese proposal den in Albu Kamal launched a came after a Russian veto -- The Japanese draft reso- counter-attack days later and Moscow's 10th on Syria -- of lution would renew the JIM forced the army and its allies a US-drafted resolution that mandate for 30 days and task to pull out of Albu Kamal, would have allowed the JIM UN Secretary-General Anto- residents said on Nov. 13. to continue its work for a nio Guterres with submitting The army, which has year. to the council in 20 days "pro- driven Islamic State from The council also failed on posals for the structure and huge swathes of central and Thursday to adopt a Russian- methodology" of the panel. eastern Syria in a multi- drafted resolution that would The joint UN-Organisation pronged campaign this year, have also extended the JIM for the Prohibition of Chemi- re-entered the town soon af- but also demanded a new cal Weapons (OPCW) panel terwards, a war monitor said. investigation of the Khan was set up by Russia and the TASS cited the minis- Sheikhun attack. United States in 2015 and try as saying the planes had Russia has strongly criti- unanimously endorsed by the bombed Islamic State forti- A general view of the destruction following reported shelling by Syrian government forces, in the rebel-held town of Douma in Syria’s eastern cized the JIM after its latest council, which renewed its fied positions, militants, and Ghouta region. (AFP) report blamed the Syrian air mandate last year. armoured vehicles. force for a sarin gas attack on The expert team is tasked Satellite and drone sur- AFP According to the Syrian Observatory for other injured children sat on a the opposition-held village with determining who is re- veillance had confirmed that DOUMA, SYRIA bench, silent, their eyes wide, of Khan Sheikhun that left sponsible for the use of chem- all of the designated targets Human Rights, a total of 52 civilians have apparently still in shock. One scores dead. The attack on ical weapons in Syria. had been destroyed, it said. SHELLING by the Syrian re- been killed in the process, most of them in had a bandaged foot. gime on the rebel-held area of Eastern Ghouta, which has been besieged Another wounded person Eastern Ghouta near Damascus since 2013 and where humanitarian condi- had a bandage wrapped around Friday killed at least 19 civil- tions are dire his head, but blood had soaked ians, among them six children, through it. Turkey pulls troops out of Norway a monitor said. On a white hospital bed, The deaths came amid an gency workers, were killed in has left at least 37 dead on the Abu Hisham’s face contorted in NATO drill over ‘enemy’ list escalating cycle of tit-for-tat regime shelling and air strikes regime side, according to the pain as he called out for his wife attacks between regime forces in Douma, the Eastern Ghouta Observatory, a toll the regime and children, who had been ANKARA: Turkey is pulling 40 soldiers out of a NATO exercise in Norway, President Tayyip Erdogan said and rebels holding the enclave area’s main town, Observatory has not confirmed. Abdel Rah- killed. on Friday, after his name appeared in a list of enemies on a poster at the drill, an incident that drew an on the Syrian capital’s eastern chief Rami Abdel Rahman said. man said “dozens” of Islamist “Iman, where are the chil- apology from both the military alliance and Oslo. Turkey has the second largest army in the alliance after outskirts. Elsewhere in Eastern rebels were also killed. dren?” he cried. the United States, and it borders Syria, Iraq and Iran, lending it great strategic importance for NATO. Rebel shelling on Friday Ghouta, another six people In a hospital in Douma, doc- In retaliation for the latest But the relationship has become increasingly fractious as Ankara drifts away from the alliance and the killed three civilians. were killed in regime air strikes, tors and nurses were treating a deadly Ghouta shelling, rebels European Union, alarming the West. Erdogan said an "enemy poster", featuring his name on one side According to the Syrian Ob- the monitor said. continuous flow of the wounded fired rockets into Damascus on and a picture of modern Turkey's founder, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, on the other, was unfurled at the train- servatory for Human Rights, 52 On Tuesday, the Ahrar al- as the sounds of crying children Friday, killing three civilians, ing exercise in Norway, prompting a decision by Turkey's military chief and European Union minister to civilians have been killed since Sham group, which has posi- echoed through the facility, a the same source said. pull the troops out. "They said they had decided to pull our troops out and will do so, so we told them to Tuesday, most of them in East- tions in Harasta, attacked a re- media source said. Six were killed the previous not stop and go ahead take our 40 soldiers out of there," Erdogan told members of his ruling AK Party ern Ghouta, which has been gime military base in the area, An elderly man with greying day, including Syria’s national in Ankara. Commenting on the incident at the alliance's Joint Warfare Centre in Stavanger, Norway, NATO besieged since 2013 and where which is supposed to be a “de- hair sought to calm a little girl karate coach Fadel Fadi, who Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said: "I apologise for the offence that has been caused." "The inci- humanitarian conditions are escalation zone” under a deal in tears, her clothes covered in died of his wounds after be- dents were the result of an individual's actions and do not reflect the views of NATO," said Stoltenberg, dire. between Russia, Iran and Tur- blood, while the bodies of three ing hit by shrapnel as he left who is a former Norwegian prime minister, in a written statement. (REUTERS) Thirteen people, including key to ease the level of violence. children killed in the strikes his Damascus sports club, the five children and three emer- The fighting on that front lay inert on a metal table. Two SANA news agency reported. Kurd-held Afrin must be Britain to pay 400 mln pound debt to Iran: Official cleared of ‘terrorists’, says Turkish President Erdogan REUTERS after a visit with her two-year- the Islamic Revolution of 1979 ANKARA old daughter. toppled the US-backed leader. She was sentenced to five In 2009, the International AFP in fighting jihadists in Syria, a BRITAIN will soon repay a debt years in prison after an Iranian Chamber of Commerce ordered ANKARA policy that has infuriated An- of over 400 million pounds court convicted her of plotting Britain to repay Iran £450 mil- kara. ($527 million) to Iran, the Ira- to overthrow the clerical estab- lion ($592 million) for the tanks TURKISH President Recep "Afrin needs to be cleared nian ambassador said on Fri- lishment. She denies the charg- that were never delivered, but Tayyip Erdogan on Friday of the YPG terror group," day, but the payment was not es. Iran doesn't recognize dual UN and EU sanctions levied said the Kurdish militia-held Erdogan said in a televised Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan. linked to the case of a British- citizenship for its nationals. against Iran prevented the re- Syrian town of Afrin had to speech, adding that Turkish Iranian charity worker jailed in Britain's Foreign Office was payment. be cleared of "terrorists", days troops needed to be deployed name Syria Democratic Forces Iran. not immediately available to Under a deal between Iran ahead of a summit meeting there as in Idlib province. (SDF). "An outstanding debt owed comment on the Iranian am- and six major powers in 2015, with Russia and Iran on Syr- "Otherwise, different ter- "It was a big disappoint- by the UK to Tehran will be bassador's comments. most sanctions on Iran were ia's future. ror groups will occupy the ment for us that America has transferred to the Central Bank On Thursday, British Prime lifted last year, in exchange for Erdogan has repeatedly area." not kept its promises, to a of Iran in the coming days. The Minister Theresa May's spokes- Hamid Baeedinejad. Tehran curbing its nuclear pro- threatened to launch a mili- He slammed the United large extent, since the start of payment has nothing to do with man denied there was any link gramme. tary operation on Afrin, which States over its support for the the Syrian crisis," he added. Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's between the debt and the char- efforts to secure the release of Iran's Foreign Ministry is controlled by the Peoples' YPG, saying former president "We don't want to enter case," Hamid Baeedinejad ity worker's case. Tehran also Zaghari-Ratcliffe. spokesman said that a range of Protection Units (YPG) con- Barack Obama had failed to into the same game in Afrin. wrote on his Telegram channel. dismissed the Telegraph report. Britain owes the money af- issues would be discussed with sidered by Turkey to be a ter- keep his promises while under A problem that we could solve Zaghari-Retcliff was de- The Telegraph newspa- ter Iran's Shah paid up front for Britain during a visit to Tehran ror group. Donald Trump Washington quite easily together as allies is tained in April 2016 in Tehran per reported on Thursday that 1,750 Chieftain tanks and other this month by Foreign Secretary But the YPG has been the had continued to cooperate being dragged out by Ameri- by Iran's elite Revolutionary Britain was working on a plan vehicles, almost none of which Boris Johnson, Iranian media main ally of the United States with the same group under the can intransigence," he added. Guards as she tried to leave Iran to pay Iran the debt, as part of were eventually delivered after reported on Thursday. Gulf / Middle East Saturday, November 18, 2017 13 Saudi Arabia swapping assets for freedom of some held in graft purge: Sources

REUTERS billionaires, have been detained freezing accounts to issuing BEIRUT/RIYADH in the graft inquiry at least instructions for "expropriation US monitoring Saudi situation partly aimed at strengthen- of unencumbered assets" or amid post-purge wealth deals SAUDI authorities are striking ing the power of Crown Prince seizure of assets, said a second agreements with some of those Mohammed bin Salman. These source familiar with the situa- WASHINGTON: The United States is closely watching the situa- detained in an anti-corruption include billionaire Prince Al- tion. There was no immediate tion in Saudi Arabia amid reported asset agreements between crackdown, asking them to waleed bin Talal, one of the comment from the Saudi gov- Saudi authorities and some detainees in an anti-corruption hand over assets and cash in re- kingdom's most prominent ernment on the deals and the crackdown, US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on turn for their freedom, sources businessmen. sources declined to be identi- Friday. Asked about the agreements to hand over wealth for familiar with the matter said. One businessman had tens fied because these agreements detainees’ freedom, Mnuchin told CNBC “I think that the Crown The deals involve separat- of millions of Saudi riyals with- are not public. Prince (Mohammed bin Salman) is doing a great job at trans- ing cash from assets like prop- drawn from his account after Analysts said the deals may forming the country,” adding that the United States was “obvi- erty and shares, and looking at he signed. In another case, a help end uncertainty about the ously monitoring the situation.” (REUTERS) bank accounts to assess cash former senior official consented anti-corruption crackdown but values, one of the sources told to hand over ownership of four could have an impact on Saudi Reuters. billion riyals worth of shares, Arabia's risk perception among ties are going to do goes a long plugging its deficit," said Louis Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman shakes hands with Dozens of princes, senior the source said. investors. way towards giving the mar- Gargour, founder and senior Lebanese Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros Al-Rahi during officials and businessmen, in- The Saudi government "Eliminating uncertainty ket comfort that the regime is portfolio manager at London- their meeting in Riyadh, recently. (REUTERS) cluding cabinet ministers and earlier this week moved from about what the Saudi authori- getting its house in order, and based hedge fund LNG Capital. Sudan should Egypt to open Gaza stop ‘church demolitions’, Hariri crisis a bid to border for three days: says US Palestinian official

AFP stir regional chaos, AFP Fatah-dominated Palestinian KHARTOUM GAZA CITY Authority's security services arrived in Gaza on Friday. A top US official Friday called THE largely sealed border be- Majid Faraj met senior Ha- on Sudan to stop demolitions of tween Gaza and Egypt was set mas leader Yahya Sinwar. churches, insisting that Wash- says Lebanese FM to open for three days for the All Palestinian factions are ington would push for human first time since the Palestinian due to meet in Cairo next week rights and religious freedom in reconciliation deal, an official the country. US Deputy Secre- said on Friday. tary of State John Sullivan also Interior ministry spokes- said that how Khartoum pro- man Iyad al-Bozum said the motes freedom of expression Rafah crossing from the coast- and other human rights will be al Palestinian enclave into "critical" to future relations be- Egypt would be open from tween the two countries. Saturday. Sullivan is the highest- However, only humanitar- ranking Trump administra- ian cases registered with the tion official to visit Khartoum ministry would be allowed to since the United States lifted a leave, with this including up to decades-old trade embargo on 20,000 people in the empov- October 12. "The government erished enclave of two million, of Sudan, including the federal he added. states, should... immediately Egypt's border with the Interior ministry spokesman suspend demolition of places Gaza Strip had been totally Iyad al-Bozum. of worships, including mosques sealed since August, and was and churches," Sullivan said in largely closed for years before- Interior ministry spokes- a speech at Al-Koran Al-Karim hand. man Iyad al-Bozum said University in Omdurman, the Under the terms of a Pal- twin city of Khartoum on the estinian reconciliation agree- the Rafah crossing from western bank of the Nile. ment reached last month, the coastal Palestinian Activists accuse Khar- Gaza's Islamist rulers Hamas enclave into Egypt would toum of restricting freedom are supposed to cede power to be open from Saturday. of expression and political West Bank-based rivals Fatah However, only humanitarian space for opposition groups. by December 1. cases registered with the As a first step, they handed ministry would be allowed over control of the crossings to leave, with this including on November 1. up to 20,000 people in the That Egypt-brokered deal empoverished enclave of is expected to lead to more Iraqi forces regular opening of the Ra- two million, he added. fah crossing, which Cairo has recapture largely shuttered in recent A poster depicting Saad al-Hariri, is seen in Beirut, Lebanon on Friday. (REUTERS) years. to discuss ways to move recon- Saturday's opening is ciliation forward. last IS-held Saudi Arabia this weekend for temporary, however, with the Both Israel and Egypt have We will respond and we have the full France, where he will meet with crossing due to close again maintained blockades of Gaza border town President Emmanuel Macron. on Monday. In a related de- for years, arguing that they are capacity to do so, but we hope it does Bassil is touring European velopment, the head of the necessary to isolate Hamas. REUTERS not get to that, Bassil said in Moscow and other capitals seeking dip- BAGHDAD lomatic help to end the crisis. "We will respond and we have IRAQI forces on Friday cap- REUTERS two weeks ago, saying he feared the full capacities to do so, but tured the border town of BEIRUT assassination and criticising the we hope it doesn't get to that," Pentagon steps up Rawa, the last remaining Saudis' regional arch-rival Iran Bassil said in Moscow. town under Islamic State LEBANON'S Foreign Minister along with its Lebanese ally His comments to Russia control, signalling the col- Gebran Bassil said on Friday a Hezbollah. The actions of Har- Today were reported earlier on Somalia drone strikes lapse of the group's self-pro- crisis triggered by the resigna- iri, a Sunni Muslim leader and Friday by Lebanese broadcast- claimed caliphate. tion of its prime minister was long-time Saudi ally, plunged ers al-Jadeed, al-Manar and Lebanese Foreign Minister AFP elsewhere, there were 15 an- Rawa's capture marks part of an "attempt to create Lebanon into a political crisis, LBC without attribution. Gebran Bassil. WASHINGTON ti-Shabaab air strikes in the the end of Islamic State's era chaos in the region", in an inter- putting the country centre stage French officials said they whole of 2016. of territorial rule over a so- view with Russia Today. Saad al- in the rivalry. did not know how long Hariri would help ease the crisis by THE US military has quietly The surge in activity comes called caliphate that it pro- Hariri quit as prime minister in He has yet to return to would stay before returning demonstrating he was not being upped the tempo of its opera- as the US watches for an influx claimed in 2014 across vast a broadcast from Saudi Arabia Beirut and is expected to leave to Beirut, but hoped his visit held in Saudi Arabia. tions in Somalia, conducting of fighters from the Islamic swathes of Iraq and Syria. a growing number of drone State group, which has lost Iraqi forces "liberated strikes against Al-Qaeda af- almost all its territory in Iraq Rawa entirely, and raised filiated Shabaab militants and and Syria. the Iraqi flag over its build- Hariri all set to leave Saudi Arabia for France: MP other militants. The US conducted a pair ings," Lieutenant General Since the start of the year, of drone strikes against IS in Abdul Ameer Rasheed Yaral- REUTERS it. "Today to Paris, this after- cron, speaking in Sweden, Bassil, who heads President America has carried out 28 Somalia on November 3, the lah said in a statement from BEIRUT noon, and tomorrow a family said Hariri "intends to return Aoun's political party, said drone strikes in the Horn of first time it has hit the jihad- the Joint Operations Com- meeting with (French Presi- to his country in the coming on Thursday Beirut could es- Africa nation, with 15 of these ists there. mand. SAAD al-Hariri, who sparked dent Emmanuel) Macron," days, weeks". calate the crisis if Hariri did coming since September 1, the Though the Pentagon Syria's army has also de- a crisis by resigning as Leba- Okab Saqr, a member of par- Lebanese politicians from not return home. military's Africa Command has provided few details clared victory against Islamic nese prime minister on Nov. 4 liament for Future Movement, across the political spectrum "We have adopted self- (AFRICOM) said. about the strikes, spokes- State, but last week militants during a visit to Saudi Arabia, said. have called for Hariri to re- restraint so far to arrive at That's a big increase man Colonel Rob Manning re-infiltrated Albu Kamal, will leave Riyadh for France Saqr said that after Har- turn to the country, saying this result so that we don't from last year. According to said this week that US forces near the border from Iraq, on Friday, a member of his iri's visit to France, he would it is necessary to resolve the head towards diplomatic es- the London-based Bureau had killed 40 Shabaab and and are still fighting there, as party said, but will not return have "a small Arab tour" be- crisis. calation and the other meas- of Investigative Journalism, IS fighters in a series of five well as in some villages and directly to Beirut after the vis- fore travelling to Beirut. Ma- Foreign Minister Gebran ures available to us," he said. which maintains a tally of US strikes on Somalia between desert areas nearby. operations in Somalia and November 9 and 12.

News Fears of bombs, IS cells haunt Mosul, months after ‘liberation’ in brief

AFP historic centre ended in July, laf al-Hadidi, a member of the Palestinian shot MOSUL, IRAQ officials and residents say the provincial council. for ‘ramming’ car deadly legacy of militant rule "They survive thanks to into civilians HUSSEIN Faleh has only one still haunts Mosul's old heart. IS fighters are still hiding stores of food and water." dream: to return to his home The famed area that once in cellars where rubble has Hadidi said that Iraqi per- JERUSALEM: A Palestinian in the ravaged Old City of boasted traditional houses, not been cleared away. They sonnel regularly flush out and rammed his car into two Iraq's Mosul. mosques and churches is now survive thanks to stores kill fighters but they "do not Israeli civilians in the oc- But, more than four largely a deserted tangle of of food and water announce" it because the au- cupied West Bank Friday months after government metal and rubble–stalked by thorities are desperate to con- before trying to stab soldiers forces declared victory in their fears of booby traps left behind Khalaf al-Hadidi vince the population that they and being shot, the Israeli operation to push the Islamic by IS or sleeper cells of fighters are finished with IS. army said. The army said State group out of its largest ready to strike at any moment. In this limbo of fear, it is no the attacker drove his car stronghold, moving back into "Civilians regularly fall rings out as the security forces surprise that rumours swirl. into the two Israelis near the his house remains a distant victim to explosions," said combing the Old City detonate One has it that some jihad- Gush Etzion junction in the prospect. Ghazwan al-Dauaui, who is in ordnance left behind. ists manage not to come out southern West Bank, leav- "I would love to go back charge of human rights for the But their main job still for months as they feed intra- ing them both injured. "The and rebuild my house, but local authorities. remains hunting for any IS venously and wear adult nap- assailant proceeded, armed the security forces don't allow Only the sound of the near- members who might have pies. with a knife, and attempted it," the unemployed father-of- by Tigris river or the noises managed to go to ground when Sociologist Hamed al- to stab (Israeli) soldiers," it three, 29, said. of stray animals can be heard government troops arrived. Zubeidi, who is based in Mosul, added, saying he was shot A general view of the old city of Mosul in northern Iraq. Officials While the fierce street bat- among the ruins of buildings "IS fighters are still hiding says that so long as these "sleep- and "severely injured" before and residents say the deadly legacy of militant rule still haunts tles to reclaim the winding al- that still bare IS slogans. in cellars where rubble has not er cells" remain, life cannot re- harming anyone. (AFP) Mosul’s old heart. (AFP) leyways of the second city's Every once in while, a blast been cleared away," said Kha- turn to the city's historic centre. 14 Saturday, November 18, 2017 UK / Europe Merkel’s fate in balance as German coalition talks drag on lured millions of voters angry He also voiced optimism coalition with Merkel. The German Chancellor’s liberal policy on refugees, over the refugee influx. about reaching a deal, saying The chancellor, who has Merkel had initially said that "the problem is solvable". steered Germany through crises which let in more than a million asylum seekers since she wanted to wind up the But the deputy leader of including the global financial 2015, has come back to haunt her negotiations by Thursday, the liberal FDP, Wolfgang Ku- meltdown and the eurozone's but marathon overnight talks bicki, sounded more pessimis- debt woes, therefore risks hav- AFP Merkel's liberal policy on ness Free Democrats (FDP) failed to produce a break- tic, warning that "the positions ing to face new elections if she BERLIN refugees, which let in more than and the left-leaning Greens are through. have hardened". fails to get the CSU, the FDP a million asylum seekers since hoping to find enough common Party leaders resumed their Merkel herself acknowl- and the Greens on board. TOUGH talks to form Ger- 2015, has come back to haunt ground to begin formal coali- high-stakes haggling at midday edged that "it will definitely be But the potential tie-up, many's next government her, with a motley crew of po- tion negotiations. Friday, and negotiators have difficult, but it's worthwhile to dubbed a "Jamaica coalition" stretched into overtime Fri- tential partners digging in their The awkward bedfellows signalled that the talks could go into round two today." because the parties' colours day, putting Chancellor An- heels on diametrically opposed have been pushed together by drag into the weekend. After suffering a humiliat- match those of the Jamaican gela Merkel's political future demands over immigration. September's inconclusive elec- "We shouldn't put our- ing loss at the polls, the centre- flag, is untested at the national in the balance since failure After weeks of quarrelsome tion, which left Merkel badly selves under pressure," said left Social Democratic Party level, and questions abound to produce a deal could force exploratory talks, Merkel's weakened after the far-right German Chancellor Angela Peter Altmaier, Merkel's chief has gone into opposition and about how stable such a gov- snap elections. CDU/CSU bloc, the pro-busi- Alternative for Germany (AfD) Merkel of staff. ruled out returning to a grand ernment would be. Belgian prosecutors May on diplomatic offensive ask court to allow Catalan ex-leader’s Spain extradition

This decision was made to ensure that all parties involved can prepare and clarify their position regarding the execution of the European arrest warrants Madrid statement

"The prosecutors asked for the execution of the Euro- Axed Catalan separatist leader pean arrest warrant" issued Carles Puigdemont by Madrid, lawyer Christophe Marchand told reporters after- AFP wards at the Palace of Justice BRUSSELS in Brussels. The proceedings were BELGIAN prosecutors asked postponed until December a judge Friday to extra- 4, when the defence will put dite axed Catalan separatist their case, a prosecutor's leader Carles Puigdemont to statement said. Spain to face sedition charges "This decision was made over his region's independ- to ensure that all parties in- ence drive, with the court set- volved can prepare and clari- ting a date of December 4 for fy their position regarding the Britain’s Prime minister Theresa May walks on a pier after leaving the luncheon during the European Social Summit in Gothenburg, Sweden, on Friday. (AFP) the next hearing. execution of the European ar- Madrid issued a European rest warrants," the statement arrest warrant for Puigdemont added. and four of his former minis- But with both sides ex- EU’s Tusk sets early December ters after they fled to Brussels pected to appeal if the judge last month and ignored a sum- rules against them, the case mons to appear before a Span- could drag on for up to three ish judge, claiming they would months, according to the Bel- not get a fair trial. gian justice minister. Brexit ultimatum for PM May Lawyers for the Catalan This could leave Puigde- separatists said prosecutors mont and his cadres still in the beginning of December does need to be done, but tive, with Irish Prime Minister had formally asked the judge Belgium when Catalonia goes The European Union has for months at the latest" to allow time to we're clear and I'm clear that Leo Varadkar threatening to to approve the warrant during to the polls on December 21 demanded that Britain make prepare official guidelines for what we need to do is move block progress in December a hearing behind closed doors for an election ordered by a summit in Brussels on De- forward together," seeking the without a "written" guarantee in Brussels on Friday -- the first Madrid to "restore normal- ‘sufficient progress’ on its divorce bill cember 14 when leaders will best deal for both, May said. that there will be no "hard bor- round in what could become a ity" to the wealthy northeast- discuss Brexit. Under pressure at home der" with Northern Ireland. protracted courtroom battle. ern region. AFP The European Union May and Tusk will make a and abroad over Brexit, May "If we have to wait until the GOTHENBURG has for months demanded further push on the issue next embarked on a diplomatic of- new year, or if we have to wait that Britain make "sufficient Friday, he said. fensive in Gothenburg which for further concessions, so be EU President Donald Tusk progress" on its divorce bill, The EU chief was scathing also saw her meet French Presi- it," Varadkar said. warned Britain on Friday that citizens' rights and the Irish when asked about comments by dent Emmanuel Macron as well The next EU summits are Not ready to let Brexit talks it had until early December to border in order to move on to British Brexit negotiator David as her counterparts from Ire- in February, March and June, make "much more progress" talks about a future trade deal Davis that Britain had already land, Poland and Sweden. which would leave little time move on to trade: Ireland on divorce terms in order to and transition period. made compromises, quipping: British media reports have for trade talks before Britain unlock Brexit trade talks by "We need to see much "I really appreciate Mr Davis's suggested May could be ready leaves the bloc in March 2019, REUTERS December whether to move the end of the year. more progress on Ireland and English sense of humour." to double the UK's 20 billion though in theory Tusk can DUBLIN the talks onto a second Reflecting growing impa- on the financial settlement," May, whose government euro ($24 billion) offer on the summon leaders for a special phase about trade, as Brit- tience with London, Tusk's Tusk, a former Polish prime has been pressing for talks on exit bill in a bid to clear what Brexit meeting at any time. BRITAIN and Ireland ain wants. deadline followed talks with minister, said at a press con- the post-Brexit future while has been the most difficult But Tusk's deadline does clashed over Brexit on Fri- Meeting in Dublin, British Prime Minister Theresa ference after the summit in the shrugging off EU pressure on hurdle in talks so far. The EU in theory give Britain an extra day with Dublin saying it Britain's Foreign Secretary May on the sidelines of an EU port city of Gothenburg. the divorce terms, was more says the bill is around 60 bil- week to make concessions, af- was not ready to allow talks Boris Johnson and his Irish summit in Sweden that was "I made it very clear to upbeat as she left the summit. lion euros. ter the EU's Brexit negotiator to move on to trade issues counterpart Simon Coveney meant to focus on reforms for Prime Minister May that this "We've agreed that good But the Irish border issue Michel Barnier set his own two- next month and London struck an amicable tone but the bloc's post-Brexit survival. progress needs to happen at progress has been made, more has become particularly sensi- week deadline on November 10. ruling out the much longer remained far apart on sev- transitional period pre- eral key aspects. ferred by its neighbour. "Yes we all want to move The border between EU- onto phase two of the Brexit Syrian’s looming member Ireland and North- negotiations but we are not ern Ireland, which will be in a place right now that al- Sicilian Mafia ‘Beast’ Toto Riina dies deportation the UK's only land frontier lows us to do that," Coveney with the bloc after its de- said. "We have very serious AFP rocks Slovenia parture, is one of three is- issues, particularly around ROME sues Brussels wants broadly the border, that need more AFP solved before it decides in clarity." FORMER "boss of bosses" LJUBLJANA Toto Riina, one of the most feared Godfathers in the his- Merchant of THE FATE of a Syrian mi- tory of the Sicilian Mafia, grant set to be deported died early Friday after bat- death is rocking Slovenian poli- tling cancer. tics, with Prime Minister ECHR orders Greece to Riina, who had been serv- Riina, who had been serving Miro Cerar's allies turning ing 26 life sentences and is 26 life sentences and is against him and the oppo- pay damages over probe thought to have ordered more thought to have ordered more sition threatening a mo- than 150 murders, had been than 150 murders, had been tion of impeachment. in a medically induced coma in a medically induced coma Ahmad Shamieh, 42, of death in wiretap case after his health deteriorated after his health deteriorated arrived in the small Eu- following two operations. following two operations ropean Union country REUTERS judicial authorities ruled The mobster, who turned in 2016 in a wave of mi- ATHENS out foul play related to Tsa- 87 on Thursday, died in the grants travelling along likidis's death. He did not prisoners' wing of a hospital given permission Thursday the so-called Balkan EUROPE’S top human rights leave a note and his family in Parma in northern Italy, the by Italy's health ministry for route from Greece to- court has faulted Greece for said he was not suicidal. They government said. a rare visit to say goodbye, wards northern Europe. failing to fully investigate the took the case to the Euro- Nicknamed "The Beast" Mafia boss Salvatore “Toto” Riina during his trial at the high security though Italian media reported The father-of-five has death of a telecoms engineer pean Court of Human Rights because of his cruelty, Salva- prison Ucciardone in Palermo. (AFP) that neither his wife nor chil- made a large effort to in- in 2005 during a scandal over (ECHR). tore "Toto" Riina led a reign dren had made it in time. tegrate, learning basic wiretapping of the country's "The Court considers that of terror for decades after tak- tilio Bolzoni said. rea Orlando said. "You're not Toto Riina to Slovenian, organising political leadership. the national authorities failed ing control of Sicily's powerful "With his strategy of "Though it may be less me, you're just my dad. And I workshops for other mi- Costas Tsalikidis, 38, was to carry out an adequate and organised crime group Cosa bloody massacres in Sicily and noisy and bloody today, it is wish you happy birthday dad grants and becoming a found hanged in his apart- effective investigation into Nostra in the 1970s. across Italy... he turned an in- no less dangerous. The Mafia on this sad but important day, popular figure in the local ment in Athens in March the circumstances surround- The highest-profile mur- visible Mafia visible, with hun- knows how to adapt," he said. I love you," one of his sons, community. 2005, around the time that ing the death of Mr Tsa- ders he ordered were those dreds, thousands of murders, As anti-mafia prosecutor Salvatore, wrote on Facebook. But his asylum re- Vodafone Greece told authori- likidis," the Strasbourg-based in 1992 of anti-mafia judges carried out first with Kalash- Giovanni Russo wryly noted, Among his most famous quest has been denied ties of widespread wiretapping court said in a ruling dated Giovanni Falcone and Paolo nikovs, then bombs." "business without gunshots crimes, Riina ordered the bru- and Slovenian and Euro- of much of the government, Nov. 16. Borsellino, who had worked to But other anti-mafia ex- is better business, so violence tal murder of a 13-year-old boy pean Union courts have including the prime minister, It ordered Greece to pay bring more than 300 mobsters perts warned that the demise has become the last resort" for who was kidnapped in a bid to ruled that he must be via Vodafone's network. Tsalikidis's family 50,000 eu- to trial in 1987. of the ex-superboss did not the criminal group, which har- stop his father from spilling sent back to neighbour- Tsalikidis had worked for ros in damages for the state's "Riina will go down in his- mean the end of Cosa Nostra. bours ambitions for "interna- Mafia secrets. The boy was ing Croatia, where he first Vodafone. failure to clarify circumstanc- tory as the man who destroyed "We must not lower our tional expansion". strangled and his body dis- registered. On two occasions, Greek es surrounding his death. Cosa Nostra," Mafia expert At- guard," Interior Minister And- Riina's family had been solved in acid. www.guide.com.qa  Saturday , November 18 , 2017

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3rd Fath Al-Kheir sails off from Katara beach

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK started sailing from Katara DOHA beach heading to the Corniche. Thereafter, the dhow is sched- THE third Fath Al-Kheir sea uled to leave for Oman and Ku- voyage, part of the Cultural wait, before returning to Qatar Village Foundation - Katara’s on December 18, as citizens 7th Traditional Dhow Festival, and expatriates celebrate Qa- sailed off at 4pm on Friday. tar’s National Day. A large number of digni- The traditional dhow has taries, including HE Sheikh 16 Qatari sailors led by Captain Khalid bin Hamad al Thani, Mohamed Youssef al Sada and Minister of Energy and In- Abdullah al Tamimi. dustry HE Dr Mohammed bin The Traditional Dhow Saleh al Sada, General Man- Festival is continuing at Ka- ager of Katara Dr Khalid bin tara with activities and events Ibrahim al Sulaiti and former scheduled to continue until minister of culture, arts and November 18. This year’s fes- heritage HE Hamad bin Ab- tival is special with its wide delaziz al Kuwari, as well as regional and international maritime enthusiasts from all participation, including by Ku- walks of life gathered on Ka- wait, Oman, Iraq, Turkey, In- osks at the venue, displaying vivid traditional attires and cestors used to sing during tural and heritage events host- levels with its diverse activities tara beach to witness the event. dia, Greece, Zanzibar and Iran. their seafood cuisines. equipped with drums en- pearl-diving and fishing. ed by Katara annually. It has that highlight the rich regional The voyage started with The participating countries In the evening, Omani thralled Katara’s visitors with Traditional Dhow Festival attained an important status and international maritime ‘Al-Dasha’, where the dhow have also opened seafood ki- and Qatari artistes dressed in maritime songs that their an- is at the forefront of the cul- at regional and international heritage. Rare books exhibition and jazz music Katara, Boston Global Institute spice up Romanian Cultural Days event sign MoU TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA THE Cultural Village Foundation - Katara inked a memorandum of understanding A photo exhibition of rare books (MoU) for cooperation with Boston Global and a Jazz musical event heralded Institute on Thursday. the four-day Romanian Cultural Katara General Manager Dr Khalid bin Days festival being held by the Ibrahim al Sulaiti and Executive-Director Romanian Cultural Institute in of Boston Global Institute Dr Randya Ke- cooperation with the Embassy of mer attended the signing event held at Ka- Romania in Qatar and the Cultural tara’s Amphitheatre. Village Foundation - Katara. Dr Sulaiti said, “It is our utmost pleas- The exhibition was inaugurated ure to collaborate with the Boston Global by Katara Human Resources Direc- Institute. The MoU aims to promote com- tor Saif al Saeed and Ambassador munication and exchange of knowledge in of Romania to Qatar HE Dr Cris- the fields of education, scientific research tian Tudor. and vocational training, as well as to estab- The exhibition displays rare lish beneficial joint conferences, seminars books of Romania and its people, and workshops” Romanian folk tales, Romanian folk “Signing such agreements with na- culture, the story of Carpathians attractive. You can see Romania in tional and international organisations Salt, Celestial maps of Cellarius on the art form. I am sure music from stems from Katara’s keenness to en- manual paper, among others, be- our part of the world will be appre- hance knowledge and spread the tempt- sides photos of erstwhile Romania ciated by the people in Qatar. It is ing culture of creativity and innovation. and several mountain paintings. indeed very appreciable of Katara This is in addition to building national The expo has attracted a large to host something like this and we capacities that are aligned with Qatar number of Romanian history lovers. from Romania are glad and thank- National Vision 2030, which is founded The Jazz musical evening by ful. I hope more and more people on providing knowledge to all genera- the Pan Terra Jazz Band at the come and see the exhibition and tions while responding to the needs of Drama Theatre was also enjoyed by musical events.” society, which is one of Katara’s top pri- an enthusiastic and distinguished A lot of people from other na- orities,” he added. audience, including the ambassa- tionalities were among the audi- Dr Kemer expressed her utmost ap- dor of Romania to Qatar and other ence too. preciation and gratitude to the Cultural dignitaries. “Doha is a big melting pot and Village, saying, “We are looking forward A Romanian professional in it brings such great cultures, his- aficionado who was present at the tre starting at 7pm on November and Classical Music by the Arcadia to work closely with the Cultural Village Doha, Dana Popescu, who attend- tory and music to the fore for all of Jazz music event. 15, 16 and 17 featuring Classical Quarter on each day at the Drama on relevant workshops and training that ed the Jazz musical event with her us to see, listen and enjoy. It’s great Three more music concerts Music by ConTempo Ensemble, Theatre, Building 16 of Katara Cul- stimulate from the arising culture and her- friends, said: “It is very nice and being here,” said one such music were held at Katara Drama Thea- Folklore by Ioana Maria Ardelean tural Village. itage field.” (TNN)

Thousands participate in ‘Beat Diabetes’ walkathon at Education City’s Oxygen Park Fun weekends for THE Oxygen Park at the Education City was abuzz with children at Doha activities as thousands participated in the Beat Diabetes’ walkathon wearing blue T-shirts and caps on Friday. The Festival City event started by releasing blue balloons. It also featured face painting for children and mass warm-up sessions led FROM a Nerf Wars Battlefield by First Fitness. Officials from Qatar Biomedical Research games to Lego workshops, Institute were also present to educate people about stem a wide line-up of fun-filled cells while the participants were treated to a complimen- activities awaits children on tary healthy meal. weekends at Doha Festival Recent figures from the seventh edition of the Interna- City, the largest entertain- tional Diabetes Federation’s (IDF) Diabetes Atlas indicate ment, fashion and dining des- that the number of people living with diabetes around the tination in Qatar. world is expected to rise from 415 million to 642 million Every Thursday, Friday and by 2040. A sedentary lifestyle, unhealthy eating habits Saturday from November 23 to and low levels of awareness are noted as key contributors December 9, children can enjoy to the rapid incidence of type 2 diabetes in Middle East a whole host of fun and enter- and North Africa. (CATHERINE W GICHUKI/DOHA) tainment activities across the mall for free. Hitting Bullseye – Nerf Wars Battlefield Zone: Children will need to arm themselves with nerf guns and bullets in Doha Festival City’s Nerf Wars Battle- field Zone. Busy Builders – Lego Workshops: Bring out your inner building skills and get into the fun with two different ses- sions, a classic Lego Mozaics for 2-6 year olds, and Lego Chain Reactions for 7-12 year olds. Happy Dives – Ball Pit: Doha Festival City is bringing back the ultimate ball pit mania, where young ones can jump into hours of fun, perfect for toddlers (PHOTOGRAPHS BY RAFEEK PALAYOOR) and younger kids. (TNN) www.facebook.com/QatarTribune

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DOW23,373.52 QE 7,825.77 SENSEX 33,342.80 GOLD 1,290.40 Tesla unveils prototype electric truck, 84.84 PTS 64.52 PTS 235.98 PTS +0.95% sporty Roadster PAGE 19 PRICE PERCENTAGE PRICE PERCENTAGE 17.15 BRENT 62.55 +1.94% WTI 56.33 +2.16% SILVER +0.46% Moody’s upgrades India’s rating to Baa2, citing reforms

and sustainable growth”. population. ing that there’s an internation- over time, enhance India’s above investment grade also The agency lauds India’s new GST and a These include a new na- But critics point out that al recognition and it merely high growth potential and its lifted investors’ sentiments at tional goods and services tax joblessness remains high and furthers our determination to large and stable financing base the Indian equity markets. controversial 2016 ban on high-value bills and a controversial 2016 ban the reforms have not come follow the track which we have for government debt, and will The S&P BSE Sensex on high-value bank notes without pain. embarked upon,” Jaitley told likely contribute to a gradual closed the day’s trade 235.98 AFP/IANS and Standard & Poor’s low- aimed at tackling widespread They have acted as a drag reporters. decline in the general govern- points up and NSE Nifty50 NEW DELHI ered their ratings on regional tax evasion. on growth, which hit a three The move boosted Indian ment debt burden over the 68.85 points up. rival China citing the country’s “Continued progress on year low of 5.7 percent in the stocks more than one percent, medium term,” a Moody’s In- “Those (reforms) imple- MOODY’S on Friday upgrad- ballooning debt burden. economic and institutional re- first quarter of the current fi- while the rupee strengthened vestor Service release said. mented to date will advance the ed India’s credit rating for the Moody’s raised its rating on forms will, over time, enhance nancial year. to 64.86 against the dollar, “Moody’s believes that government’s objective of im- first time in more than a dec- India to Baa2 from Baa3, the India’s high growth potential,” Finance Minister Arun Jait- from Thursday’s 65.29. the reforms put in place have proving the business climate, ade, citing economic reforms first such move since January the agency said. ley called the upgrade “a belat- “The decision to upgrade reduced the risk of a sharp in- enhancing productivity, stimu- introduced under Prime Min- 2004, saying recent reforms Modi swept to power in ed recognition of all the positive the ratings is underpinned by crease in debt, even in poten- lating foreign and domestic ister Narendra Modi. would enhance productivity, 2014 on a promise to reform steps which have been taken in Moody’s expectation that con- tial downside scenarios.” investment and ultimately fos- The move comes almost stimulate foreign and domestic India’s economy and create India in the last few years”. tinued progress on economic The revision of the sov- tering strong and sustainable two months after the Moody’s investment and foster “strong jobs for a burgeoning youth “It’s extremely encourag- and institutional reforms will, ereign rating of India a notch growth,” the agency said.

Quick read Dwindling Google buys plot near Apple’s planned British Danish data centre Oil climbs, but still set fortunes to COPENHAGEN: Alphabet Inc’s Google said it has bought a plot be laid bare of land in southern Denmark adjacent to a planned Apple Inc REUTERS data centre to make sure it has for 1st weekly fall in six DUBLIN the option of building one there too. Apple said in July it would THE diverging trajectories of spend around $950 million to Prices on track to Britain and other major econo- build a centre with a planned mies are set to be further laid opening in 2019. If Google fol- fall between 2% bare in the coming week with lows suit it would make the area London’s budget forecasters one of the world’s largest data and 3% on fears poised to cut their growth out- centre hubs, the local municipal- of oversupply in look and data elsewhere likely ity Aabenraa said. (REUTERS) to remain solid. the United States Finance minister Philip Hammond will deliver Britain’s Ex-IMF head Rato to budget for 2018 on Wednesday, be tried for banking REUTERS likely the last full spending and fraud: Spain court LONDON tax plan before the terms of Brex- it are hammered out with the MADRID: Former IMF head OIL prices rose on Friday but economy set for a difficult year Rodrigo Rato will go on trial were still on track for a week as its EU withdrawal approaches. for fraud over the failed 2011 of losses due to concerns Under pressure for bold ac- listing of Bankia, a bank he led about oversupply, as signs of tion after a disastrous election which later had to be rescued rising US output were com- in June highlighted voters’ wea- by the state, a Spanish court pounded by doubts that Rus- riness with years of austerity, said Friday. Rato, a former sia would support an OPEC Hammond has almost no scope Spanish economy minister, is deal to extend curbs on pro- for sizeable tax cuts or a big in- accused along with three other duction. crease in investment, unless he executives of falsifying informa- Benchmark Brent crude tears up his budget rules aiming tion about Bankia’s financial oil LCOc1 was up 66 cents at to turn the deficit into a surplus state to encourage investors to $62.04 a barrel by 1400 GMT, by the mid-2020s. buy into its stock market listing recovering some ground after Coming hot on the heels of in 2011. (AFP) five sessions of losses. the first increase in UK inter- US light crude hit a three- est rates for over 10 years, Brit- day high, rising more than $1 ain’s budget forecasters have before easing back to $56.08, said they will “significantly” Exchange rate 94 cents up on the day. cut their outlook for productiv- “An end-of-week rebound ity growth, complicating an al- Currency buy QR sell QR is helping the energy complex ready delicate task. US 3.6315 3.6495 claw back some of its recent “The Chancellor is in an un- Euro 4.2505 4.3751 losses though both crude enviable position heading into markers are still on track for the budget,” Mark Gregory, Pound Sterling 4.7396 4.8642 their first weekly decline in chief UK economist at account- Indian Rupee 0.0552 0.0564 six,” oil brokerage PVM said ancy firm EY, wrote in a note. on Friday. The International Energy Agency on Thursday said the US would account for 80% of the global increase in oil production over the next 10 years. “Given the major uncer- Pakistani Rupee 00000 0.0350 A 5,000-barrel oil leak tainties facing the economy Philippine Peso 0.0704 0.0727 in South Dakota — that led meaning US output has risen output in the United States said. The agreement expires centred on Brexit, the Chancel- SriLankan Rupee 00000 0.0244 TransCanada Corp to shut by almost 15 percent since Leak-induced spike have dampened the impact in March and was expected to lor is reportedly concerned that part of its Keystone pipeline mid-2016. of a deal restricting output be extended at OPEC’s next investor confidence in the UK Bangladeshi Taka 00000 0.0452 system on Thursday — add- The International Energy O A 5,000-barrel oil leak in agreed by the Organization meeting on Nov. 30. could be seriously damaged if Nepalese Rupee 00000 0.0358 ed to the bullish tone, PVM Agency said on Thursday that South Dakota — that led of the Petroleum Exporting But signs that Russian he abandons the fiscal frame- said. the United States would ac- Countries (OPEC), Russia support for the deal may be work adopted only a year ago.” Japanese Yen 0.0321 0.0332 TransCanada Corp to shut But prices were still on count for 80 percent of the part of its Keystone and several other producers. wavering have injected un- “However if he maintains Kuwaiti Dinar 11.879 12.150 track to fall between 2 and 3 global increase in oil produc- pipeline system on Its curbs on oil output certainty and undermined the his fiscal stance, the UK econ- Omani Riyal 9.2560 9.5740 percent since the end of last tion over the next 10 years. had propped up prices, taking recent rally. omy will be facing both mon- week, as fears of oversupply “Let’s assume that US oil Thursday — added to the Brent above $64 last week to US investment bank Jef- etary and fiscal tightening at Saudi Riyal 0.9570 0.9791 in the United States weighed. production continues its up- bullish tone highs not seen since 2015. feries said Russian backing the same time as growth slows UAE Dirham 0.9770 0.9968 Crude oil production in ward trajectory. They could “Upside potential is being for formalizing an extension - a potentially unappetising the US C-OUT-T-EIA hit a very well be at 10 million at Freight Investor Services capped by oversupply con- appeared “questionable, even cocktail.” Bahraini Dinar 9.5610 9.7650 record of 9.65 million bar- bpd by the end of 2017,” said (FIS) in Dubai. cerns fueled by the surge in if only to defer the decision” Source: www.dohabank.com.qa rels per day (bpd) this month, Matt Stanley, a fuel broker Signs this week of rising US crude production,” PVM to the first quarter of 2018. Also see page 18 Ô Bid for Santos puts spotlight on PNG’s juicy LNG assets

REUTERS and LNG demand especially gas rich in liquids that gen- tos spurned an A$9.5 bil- MELBOURNE/SINGAPORE in China skyrocketing, inves- erate extra revenue, and eas- lion ($7.2 billion) approach, tors are scouring the globe for ily exported to North Asia’s Harbour Energy may have to TAKEOVER interest in Aus- juicy investments, and Papua booming markets as LNG on As an acquisition, the prize pay more than A$11 billion to tralia’s Santos, a company New Guinea has landed on tankers. jewels in Santos are its snare its target in what would that not long ago was drown- their radar. Costs are low, a key to stakes in PNG LNG. be one of the biggest oil and ing in debt, shines a spotlight Now private equity wants grabbing the next leg of gas deals since Royal Dutch on a burgeoning hotspot for to get in on the game, with growth in the LNG market, Saul Kavonic of energy Shell took over BG Group to oil and gas producers: Papua US-based Harbour Energy as plants in Australia and the consultancy Wood Mackenzie become the world’s biggest New Guinea. eyeing a bid for Santos Ltd, United States flood the mar- listed LNG producer. The South Pacific nation, Australia’s no.2 independ- ket with new supply. Santos was in deep trou- one of the world’s least ex- ent gas producer, which has Santos is not the only Santos rebuffed a bid from a ble just a few years ago, strug- plored countries but known a 13.5 percent stake in Exx- company to have caught the fund backed by the royal fam- gling with high debt and low for corruption and violence, onMobil’s Papua New Guinea attention of investors be- ilies of Brunei and the United oil and gas prices. But asset has become a key source of LNG project (PNG LNG). cause of its Papua New Guin- Arab Emirates. sales, debt reduction and growth for two of the world’s “As an acquisition, the ea assets. ExxonMobil sealed its cost-cutting have led it back biggest energy companies — prize jewels in Santos are its Oil Search limited, Exx- dominance in the country by to health. ExxonMobil Corp and Total stakes in PNG LNG,” said onMobil’s partner in PNG, taking over InterOil, another Some analysts now say SA — looking to expand their Saul Kavonic of energy con- fended off an $8 billion ap- PNG player, for $2 billion a bid even at A$11 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) sultancy Wood Mackenzie. proach from Australia’s big- earlier this year after trump- would be too low, in part businesses. Investors are attracted by gest energy company, Wood- ing a bid from Total and Oil due to its production costs, With oil and gas LNG-AS Papua New Guinea’s high- side Petroleum, two years Search. to which Papua New Guinea Investors are attracted by Papua New Guinea’s high-yielding gas fields. prices recovering this year yielding gas fields, with the ago, around the same time Regrouping after San- contributes. 18 Saturday, November 18, 2017 Economy & Business Shell’s Muller quits UK growth to lag peers; as world’s biggest crude oil trader next rate hike year away REUTERS LONDON Median forecasts in a poll of nearly 80 economists has UK growing at 0.3-0.4% against Eurozone’s 1.9-2.2% THE world’s most power- ful crude oil trader, Royal REUTERS Dutch Shell’s head of oil LONDON trading Mike Muller, has stepped down after 29 BRITISH economic growth years with the company, will remain tepid over the an internal announcement coming few years, lagging well reviewed by Reuters on Fri- behind its peers, and could day showed. even be worse than econo- Muller, whose desk Mike Muller mists polled by Reuters cur- trades more oil than any rently predict, as most say rival, has relinquished his disclose separately its rev- risks to their forecasts are to role with immediate effect enue from supply trading, the downside. and will leave at the end of they often help offset de- These findings are in stark the year “to pursue interests clines in crude oil produc- contrast to a Reuters poll also outside of Shell”. tion when oil prices slump, taken Nov. 13-16 on the euro His departure follows as has been the case over the zone, which found economists the appointment of Andrew past three years, by making at their most optimistic about Smith as Shell’s new head of profits from price volatility economic performance on the supply and trading earlier and supply disruptions. Continent since the financial this year. Shell, the world’s sec- crisis. Mark Quartermain, ond largest publicly-traded Rather than sinking into a currently head of refined oil company, traded more predicted mild recession fol- products trading, has been oil than any of its top rivals lowing its shock June 2016 appointed Vice President such as BP or trading hous- decision to leave the European Trading and Supply Crude es Vitolor Glencore. Union, Britain was for a while with effect from Dec. 1. Shell also helped Mexico one of the best-performing de- Under Muller, a Cam- hedge its oil output for 2017 veloped economies. bridge university gradu- and in 2018 become the first But this year it has quickly ate, Shell expanded trading oil major to join the pro- fallen behind to be the laggard. aggressively, handling as gramme, which has usually Spending by consumers, who much as 8 million barrels been dominated by big Wall drove a large part of that early per day and often taking Street banks. growth, is now being squeezed large position in core mar- Muller’s replacement by price rises far outpacing kets such as the North Sea, Quartermain has been re- wage increases. home to benchmark crude sponsible for driving the "While we expect price Brent. integration between trad- pressures to ease in the new Smith recently said ing, supply and commer- year, UK households will trading was Shell’s “nerve cial fuels since 2014, when continue to see their spend- An English five pound note and coins are seen at a restaurant in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar.(REUTERS/FILE) centre” as it shifts millions Shell launched a reform of ing power decrease for some of barrels of crude and re- its downstream business time as wage growth remains "Risks to our main sce- the coming year. of next year. But that call was fined products from fields which involved bringing lacklustre," wrote Kay Daniel nario for UK growth in 2018 British inflation soared af- on a knife's edge, with 28 of 55 to its refineries and con- trading closer to serving the Neufeld, senior economist at are weighted somewhat to the Brexit impact ter sterling plummeted in the respondents going for a hike sumers. wider company rather than the Centre for Economics and downside due in large part to O Risks to UK’s main aftermath of the Brexit vote by year-end and 27 saying no Though Shell does not pursuing its own profits. Business Research, a consul- the risk of adverse political scenario for growth in 2018 - it registered 3.0 percent in change. tancy. shocks, particularly around October. But it is likely to drift "We still think the Com- Median forecasts in the the Brexit negotiations," noted are weighted somewhat to lower in coming years. mittee - or a majority of its poll of nearly 80 economists, John Hawksworth, chief econ- the downside due in large The poll predicted average members - are minded to raise taken this week, was for the omist at Pricewaterhouse- part to the risk of adverse consumer prices rising an av- rates again. Whether the econ- British economy to expand Coopers. political shocks, particularly erage 2.7 percent this year, 2.5 omy retains enough momen- just 0.3-0.4 percent per quar- Britain is scheduled to around the Brexit talks percent next and 2.2 percent tum into 2018 to allow them ter through to June 2018, with leave the EU by the end of in 2019 - all above the central to do so is another question," growth of 1.5 percent this year March 2019 when two years of O Progress in the divorce bank's 2 percent target. A plu- wrote Elizabeth Martins at and 1.3 percent the next. negotiations over the divorce talks would give the rality of economists said fore- HSBC. That is significantly slower settlement and future rela- biggest boost to sterling in cast risks were skewed to the Bank Governor Mark Car- than annual growth rates of tionship come to a close. the coming year, foreign upside. ney has warned Brexit will 2.2 and 1.9 percent predicted So far, those negotiations exchange strategists say Inflation unexpectedly make the economy even more for the euro zone economy, have been far from fruitful. A held steady last month, wrong- inflation-prone and aggravate which over the past decade Reuters poll last month said footing the Bank of England Britain's weak productivity has tended to underperform the most likely eventual out- ty about how the talks will play and raising fresh questions growth. Britain. come would be an EU-UK free out, a wide range of potential about the wisdom of its first The Office for Budget Re- While the poll found only trade agreement, but it also outcomes for the economy," rate rise in a decade earlier sponsibility, established by a median 20 percent chance found the chance of a disor- Morgan Stanley economists this month and just how fast the UK government to provide of a UK recession in the derly Brexit - where no deal wrote to clients. the central bank will follow up independent economic pre- coming year, 60 percent of was agreed - had crept higher Similarly, foreign ex- with another. dictions, will publish its latest economists who answered an to 30 percent. change strategists in a recent The latest Reuters poll forecasts for productivity on Mike Muller’s departure follows the appointment of Andrew extra question said the risk "We see Brexit as the main Reuters poll said progress in predicts the next increase, of Wednesday, the day Finance Smith as Shell’s new head of supply. to their forecasts was to the driver of the economic out- the divorce talks would give another 25 basis points, not Minister Philip Hammond downside. look, and given the uncertain- the biggest boost to sterling in to come until towards the end presents his budget. Germany’s top banks step up efforts to offload toxic shipping debt

REUTERS panies going to the wall. ward. ment. around 5 billion euros - indi- gest bank, had in recent weeks ping portfolio by more than LONDON/FRANKFURT German banks, once global “The idea is to package In its quarterly results last cating little movement to date. sold over $300 million of ship- 30 percent - or 1.5 billion eu- leaders in ship financing, have them together in one part of month, Deutsche said its loan German banks are estimat- ping loans to Germany’s Ber- ros - in the first nine months TOP national lenders Deutsche written off billions of euros in the bank - given how many exposure to the shipping sec- ed by shipping finance sources enberg Bank and investment of this year to 3.3 billion euros, Bank and Commerzbank are loans to shipping companies, units there are in Deutsche - tor was approximately 5 billion to be holding at least $100 fund Cross Ocean Partners. and the bank was on track for stepping up efforts to offload while other European lenders and then look to sell them off euros ($5.90 billion). “A high billion in distressed shipping Berenberg told Reuters it a year-end target of around 3 distressed shipping loans, fi- - facing capital pressure from at a discount. This appears to proportion of the portfolio is loans and shipping finance had purchased “middle three- billion euros. nance sources said, as the Ger- regulators - have quit the busi- be a new approach by them,” sub investment-grade rated sources say much of this debt digit shipping loans from It added that it was consid- man banking system grapples ness. one of the sources said. in reflection of the prolonged is unlikely to be recouped in Commerzbank in conjunction ering running down its ship- with $100 billion in toxic debt Two finance sources with It was unclear how long challenging market conditions full, meaning heavy losses on with a U.S. private equity/debt ping portfolio “even faster than from the sector. knowledge of the matter said the process would take, but the over recent years,” it said. investments. fund”, without providing fur- planned”. While the shipping sector Deutsche Bank, Germany’s source said further tranches of In July 2016, sources told Banks in Germany were ther details. “The ship finance rundown is showing signs of recovery flagship lender, is looking to loans could also be transferred. Reuters that Deutsche Bank particularly exposed to con- Commerzbank declined to will be almost completely fi- after a near-decade long down- ringfence at least $250 million A third finance source said was looking to sell at least $1 tainer shipping, a market that comment, while Cross Ocean nalised well before the origi- turn, it is still struggling with of distressed shipping loans Deutsche had been looking at billion of shipping loans. has been weak for years. did not respond to requests for nal 2020 target,” Commerz- an excess of ships and sluggish and package them in a unit warehousing distressed ship- However, Deutsche’s 2016 In a separate move two fi- comment. bank’s Chief Financial Officer growth in global trade, which within the group, with a view ping loans for some time. annual report showed its loan nance sources said Commerz- Commerzbank said this Stephan Engels told a Novem- has led to some shipping com- to selling the debt going for- The bank declined to com- exposure to shipping was still bank, Germany’s second big- month it had reduced its ship- ber earnings call.

PRESSURE FROM RENEWABLES Siemens to cut 6,900 jobs to tackle flailing turbines business

ment, accusing Siemens of having turn in demand for large turbines O Hammer to fall hardest in power & gas division been to late in responding to the thanks to an 8 billion-euro ($9 crisis in conventional power gen- billion) order for power generation OPower industry experiences disruption eration and demanding no forced in Egypt - the largest in its his- redundancies be implemented. tory - which has kept its German "Job cuts of this magnitude factories humming for the past two REUTERS Siemens management board mem- are totally unacceptable given years. FRANKFURT ber Lisa Davis said. "With their the company is in an outstanding As that order has now been innovative strength and rapidly overall position," said IG Metall fulfilled, both groups find them- SIEMENS will cut about 6,900 expanding generation capacity, board member Juergen Kerner, selves staring into a future of vast jobs, or close to 2 percent of its renewables are putting other forms who also sits on Siemens's supervi- overcapacity, where supply out- global workforce, mainly at its of power generation under increas- sory board. strips demand by a ratio of three to power and gas division, which has ing pressure," she added. German Economy Minister one, and prices have dropped 30 been hit by the rapid growth of Siemens' Process Industries Brigitte Zypries urged Siemens to percent since 2014. renewables. and Drives division, which makes treat employees fairly. "The work- Demand for powerplant sized Most of the cuts, about 6,100, large mechanical drives for oil and ers are very concerned and uncer- gas turbines has tumbled and is will be made before 2020 at Sie- gas extraction and turbines, will tain about their future. I hope that expected to bottom out at 110 tur- mens's Power and Gas division, also be hit, Siemens said, not ruling Siemens works closely with the bines a year, compared with total which once thrived on supplying out forced layoffs as part of the unions to find fair solutions for the global manufacturing capacity of large gas turbines for electricity plan. affected sites." around 400 turbines, Siemens said. generation but has been overtaken Aside from loss-making wind A Siemens workers at turbine producing plant in Berlin. (REUTERS/FILE) She said particularly sites in "The market is burning to the by the global surge in solar and power venture Siemens Gamesa , structurally weak regions should be ground," Siemens board member wind capacity. Process Industries and Drives was Siemens said roughly half of the to form a government. It did not preserved. Janina Kugel who is in charge "The power generation indus- Siemens's least profitable business job cuts would be made in Germa- specify the costs of the layoffs. In contrast to arch-rival Gen- of group human resources, told try is experiencing disruption of last quarter, with a profit margin of ny, a move likely to be unpopular IG Metall, Germany's largest eral Electric, Siemens was able to journalists in a call following the unprecedented scope and speed," just 2.9 percent. with politicians currently trying trade union, lashed out at manage- shield itself from a sharp down- announcement. Economy & Business Saturday, November 18, 2017 19

Wall Street Expensive distraction? IMF sees rallies driven stronger by Cisco, growth in Walmart Myanmar REUTERS REUTERS NEW YORK YANGON

WALL Street’s main in- THE International Monetary dexes rose sharply on Fund on Friday forecast an Thursday boosted by economic rebound in Myan- earnings-related gains mar this year, but said the in Wal-Mart and Cisco, Rohingya refugee crisis may while a tax bill expected to dampen investment as the boost corporate earnings country faces international passed its first, if smallest, pressure over its treatment of hurdle. the Muslim minority. Wal-Mart surged as More than 600,000 Ro- much as 11 percent to a hingya have fled to Bangla- record high of $99.68 af- desh since late August, driven ter reporting its strongest out by a military counter-in- US revenue growth since surgency clearance operation 2009 and soaring online in Buddhist-majority Myan- sales. It ended up 10.9 mar’s Rakhine State. percent at $99.62. A top U.N. official has de- Cisco touched $36.67, scribed the military’s actions its highest since February as a textbook case of “ethnic 2001, a day after quarterly cleansing”. Myanmar denies profit beat expectations that. driven by gains from its While there is no sign of newer businesses such as a major, direct economic im- security, which more than pact, the crisis has dented offset declines in its tradi- hopes of a Western invest- tional switches and rout- ment boom as European and ers. Its profit forecast also US companies are wary of the came in above estimates. reputational risks of investing. Cisco shares closed up Last month, the World 5.2 percent at $35.88. Bank froze $200 million in “There was good news budget funding for Myanmar on old line companies over the crisis. Cisco and Walmart adapt- “The internal conflict and ing to the new economy,” The Tesla Semi, the company’s electric big-rig truck is seen in this undated handout image released on November 16, 2017. (REUTERS) humanitarian crisis in north- said Brian Battle, director ern Rakhine State could af- of trading at Performance fect development finance and Trust Capital Partners in investor sentiment, although Chicago, citing reasons for direct economic impact ap- Tesla unveils prototype pears to have been largely lo- calised,” the IMF’s Myanmar mission chief, Shanaka Peiris, told reporters in the commer- cial capital of Yangon. “Myanmar’s economy is e-truck, sporty Roadster rebounding and macroeco- nomic imbalances are stabiliz- ing. Growth is expected to re- CEO Elon Musk says his trucks will be 20 percent cheaper per mile to operate than diesel trucks bound to 6.7 percent,” he said. However, the near-term growth trajectory was mod- REUTERS trucks as Tesla’s next effort to the Class 8 truck to journalists, erately weaker than previ- Wal-Mart on Thursday surged HAWTHORNE move the economy away from describing it as “trailer agnos- ously expected, reflecting a as much as 11 percent to a fossil fuels through projects in- tic,” or capable of hauling any subdued pick-up in domestic record high of $99.68. TESLA Inc has unveiled a pro- cluding electric cars, solar roofs type of freight. Class 8 is the investment and uncertainty totype electric big-rig truck and power storage. heaviest weight classification surround the Rakhine State the market’s advance. that it will start producing in Some analysts fear the on trucks. crisis, particularly for tour- The US House of Rep- 2019, throwing itself into a new truck will be an expensive dis- The day cab - which is not a ism, he said. resentatives voted largely market even as it struggles to traction for Tesla, which is sleeper - has a less prominent The IMF had previously along party lines to pass roll out an affordable sedan on burning cash, has never posted nose than on a classic truck, downgraded its gross domes- a tax overhaul expected to which the company’s future de- an annual profit, and is in self- and the battery is built into tic product growth forecast be a boost to stock prices pends. described “manufacturing hell” the chassis. It has four motors, for Myanmar for 2017-2018 if it becomes law, but the Chief Executive Elon Musk starting up production of the one for each rear wheel. Tesla to 6.7 percent from 7 percent, legislative battle now unveiled the big rig, dubbed $35,000 Model 3 sedan. designed the cab with a roomy but Shanaka said it still repre- shifts to the Senate, where the Tesla Semi, by riding the Musk did not give a price feel and a center seat for better sented a “significant accelera- the Republican majority is truck into an airport hangar for the truck. visibility, executives said. Two tion” compared with 5.9 per- much slimmer. near Los Angeles in front of a Tesla also has to convince touch screens flank the driver. cent from a year ago, thanks to Republicans can lose crowd of Tesla car owners and the trucking community that The truck has Tesla’s latest a recovering agriculture sector no more than two Senate potential buyers. it can build an affordable elec- semi-autonomous driving sys- and exports. votes and at least two GOP Later the semi truck tric big rig with the range and tem, designed to keep a vehi- The government led by senators have already spo- opened its trailer, and a new cargo capacity to compete with Tesla Roadster 2 is shown in this undated handout photo, during a cle in its lane without drifting, Aung San Suu Kyi had seen ken against the Senate Roadster drove out. The car is relatively low-cost, time-tested presentation in Hawthorne, California. (REUTERS) change lanes on command, “a challenging first year”, he version of the bill. an updated version of Tesla’s diesel trucks. The heavy batter- and transition from one free- said, with lower-than-expect- “The tax plan isn’t a first production vehicle. It can ies eat into the weight of cargo fuel. Musk said diesel trucks mum weight allowed on US way to another with no human ed growth, but the medium- foregone conclusion but it seat four and travel 620 miles an electric truck can haul. were 20 percent more expen- highways of 80,000 pounds intervention. Reuters reported term outlook remained “favo- passed the lowest hurdle (1,000 km) on a single charge, The truck can go up to 500 sive per mile to operate than (36,300 kg). in August that Tesla was dis- rable” as higher tax revenues in the House,” Battle said, a new record for an electric ve- miles (800 km) at maximum his electric truck. “I can drive this thing and cussing self-driving trucks with could support growth. adding that the Senate hicle, Musk said. It can go from weight at highway speed, Musk The Tesla Semi can also go I have no idea how to drive a regulators in Nevada and Cali- Frustration over the gov- vote will be a higher bar 0 to 60 miles per hour (100 km said. Diesel trucks are capable from 0 to 60 mph in five sec- semi,” Musk joked. fornia, but the company did ernment’s management of the and “the reconciliation per hour) in 1.9 seconds. of traveling up to 1,000 miles onds without cargo or reach 60 Ahead of the unveiling, not mention full autonomy in a economy has grown in recent will be the real measure, if Musk has described electric (1,600 km) on a single tank of mph in 20 seconds at the maxi- Tesla executives showed off release on the new vehicle. months. it happens.” The Dow Jones Indus- trial Average rose 187.08 points, or 0.8 percent, to 23,458.36, the S&P 500 Dollar steadies after 4-week lows as risk aversion ebbs, yields rise gained 21.02 points, or 0.82 percent, to 2,585.64 and the Nasdaq Compos- REUTERS set on Wednesday. Wall nese currency. conditions.” was on track to gain 1 percent cent to $1.3204 to put further ite added 87.08 points, or TOKYO Street shares rallied over- “While the comeback The US House of Repre- on the week. It had rallied to distance between the week’s 1.3 percent, to 6,793.29. night after sagging through in equities has stopped the sentatives on Thursday ap- a one-month high of $1.1862 low of $1.3063 marked on The S&P and the Dow THE dollar steadied on Fri- much of the week, causing a 4 recent decline in Treasury proved a broad package of on Wednesday after data Monday when perceived posted their largest daily day after coming off the basis points jump in the long- yields, focus remains on US tax cuts sought by President showed strong growth for troubles for British Prime percentage gains in more week’s lows against its peers term Treasury yield to shore tax reforms,” said Junichi Donald Trump. The debate Germany’s economy in the Minister Theresa May hurt than two months. as earlier risk aversion in up the dollar. Ishikawa, senior forex strate- now moves to the Senate, third quarter. the currency. The CBOE Volatility global financial markets re- The greenback was a gist at IG Securities in Tokyo. where Republican majority is Sterling extended gains The Australian dollar was index, the cost of protec- ceded, pushing up US yields. shade lower at 112.935 yen. “Yields cannot rise much smaller and no decisive action after drawing support over- little changed at $0.7585 . It tion against a sudden drop The dollar index against a The dollar had bounced further when it is unclear is expected until after next night when an initiative by was poised to end 1 percent on the S&P 500, posted its basket of six major currencies overnight from a one-month whether tax reforms can go week’s Thanksgiving holiday. European Central Bank Pres- lower on the week, during first decline in six days. It was little changed at 93.822. low of 112.470 yen midweek through this year. Dollar/ The euro inched up 0.1 ident Donald Tusk on Brexit which it sank to a near five- dropped 1.4 points to end The index had edged up as an ebb in investor confi- yen can test the 114.00 han- percent to $1.1785, trimming negotiations was taken as month low of $0.7567 on at 11.76. overnight to pull away from dence halted a surge in global dle but lacks momentum for overnight losses. mildly positive. lower commodity prices and a four-week trough of 93.402 equities and lifted the Japa- a sustained surge under such The common currency The pound rose 0.1 per- weak domestic data. Fox shares jump 8 percent on signs of more takeover interest

REUTERS Star network in India and Sky service that offers on-demand Plc, sources told Reuters on Comcast Corp and Verizon and live TV packages. Hulu is TWENTY-FIRST Century Fox Thursday. Communications Inc have also partially owned by Com- Inc shares jumped 8 percent in “Either Disney or Comcast expressed interested in cast and Time Warner Inc. premarket trading on Friday would be a good fit, but its al- buying parts of its studio Although acquisition of a after sources said both Com- ways about price and neither movie studio and cable chan- cast Corp and Verizon Com- has to be a strategic buyer, and TV operations nels would be a departure for munications Inc were also in- only opportunistic,” said wireless carrier Verizon, its in- terested in buying parts of its JBL Advisors analyst Jeffrey en its position against Disney. terest in Fox assets was likely studio and TV operations. Logsdon. Traditional media compa- piqued by rival AT&T’s bid for A week after reports of Shares of other media nies have been struggling with HBO and CNN owner Time interest from Walt Disney Co companies which could be subscriber declines as stream- Warner, which is awaiting reg- in buying out much of Rupert dragged into a round of con- ing service Netflix has gained ulatory approval. Murdoch’s US film and televi- solidation of US film and TV traction with younger audi- “(I am) skeptical of a Ve- sion empire, the sources hint- production and distribution ences that shun traditional ca- rizon deal, creative businesses ed at the prospect of a battle were largely unchanged. ble and satellite offerings. are very tough to manage for between other media suitors Comcast, the largest cable Netflix and Verizon shares an outsider,” Logsdon said. for the assets. provider in the United States, were marginally higher in pre- Fox’s other assets include Buyers have expressed in- has steadily boosted its con- market trade on Friday. Dis- Fox television network, Fox terest in Fox’s production stu- tent ownership over the years ney and Comcast shares both News Channel and Fox Enter- dios, cable networks FX and and buying Fox’s assets would inched down. tainment Group, which owns National Geographic, and in- give it an international distri- Fox and Disney are co- the popular movies studio ternational assets such as the bution footprint and strength- owners of Hulu, a streaming 20th Century Fox. Buying Fox’s assets would give Comcast an international distribution footprint. (REUTERS) 20 Saturday, November 18, 2017 Bulls & Bears

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Serena weds Alexis Goffin sets up Federer clash New Orleans in US is abuzz over tennis David Goffin beats Dominic Thiem to meet CRICKET TEST star Serena William’s wedding PAGE 22 Roger Federer in semis of ATP Finals PAGE 22 INDIA VS SRI LANKA QATAR INTERNATIONAL SHOWJUMPING CHAMPIONSHIP Gharafa face Al Sailiya challenge

The QNB Stars League’s Round 8 fixtures on Saturday will see Al Gharafa host Al Sailiya, while Al Markhiya will take on Al Ahli at the Al Arabi Stadium in simultaneous kick-off mathes at 4pm. Qatar SC will play at home against Al Khor at 6.10pm. TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA Vladimir Tuganov of Russia on Suspens Floreval during the Table A, Against the Clock FEI Art. 238.2.1 (145cm) event of the FEI World Cup qualifying competition at the Qatar Equestrian Federation’s main arena in Al Rayyan on Friday. (PICS: LOTFI GARSI) GOING by their form and recent results Al Sailiya start as favour- ites against Al Gharafa for the Round 8 clash of the QNB Stars League on Saturday. The sixth-placed Al Ghara- Russia’s Tuganov rules fa, coached by Frenchman Jean Fernandez, however, have the capacity to beat Al Sailiya, who are on a high hav- ing beaten Umm Salal. with Suspens Floreval Al Gharafa will still need to New Hope show consistency in their per- formance having been held by My immediate priority is to also represented Russia at the promoted team Al Markhiya in boost the morale of my Fifty-six-year-old 2004 and 2012 Olympics. Round 7, after holding leaders He began riding at a young Al Duhail in the previous week. players and hopefully, you’ll veteran in race age and from 1976 to 1979 he Al Gharafa have so far see a different Al Khor in for 2018 FEI was successful in junior event- recorded only one victory, the future games. ing. In 1983 he was crowned but have the most number of World Cup spot Soviet showjumping champi- draws (four) among all teams. Al Khor coach Nassif Al Bayawi on. He quit competitive riding VINAY NAYUDU for several years in the 1990s QNB STARS LEAGUE STANDINGS DOHA but returned to active compe- tition to realise his dream of POS CLUB M W L D GF GA GD PTS THEY say age is no bar for competing at the Olympics. 1. AL DUHAIL 7 6 0 1 25 10 15 19 those who want to succeed. His showjumping in the 2. AL RAYYAN 7 6 1 0 19 10 9 18 Russian rider Vladimir Qatar championship would be 3. AL SADD 7 6 1 0 17 8 9 18 Tuganov is one such personal- an inspiration to many of the 4. AL SAILIYA 7 5 2 0 20 11 9 15 ity, who brought himself into young riders. 5. UMM SALAL 7 4 2 1 13 9 4 13 focus once again on Friday as Meanwhile, in the Ta- 6. AL GHARAFA 7 1 2 4 8 9 -1 7 he galloped over the fences at ble A, Against the clock with 7. AL KHARAITIYAT 7 1 3 3 9 11 -2 6 the Qatar Equestrian Federa- jump-off (135cm) class, Qa- 8. AL AHLI 7 1 4 2 8 15 -7 5 tion’s arena in style to win the tar’s promising rider Mubarak feature class of Day Two of Yousuf al Rumaihi continued 9. AL ARABI 7 1 4 2 8 16 -8 5 the QNB Qatar International to excel. 10. AL MARKHIYA 7 1 4 2 5 14 -9 5 Showjumping Championship The Qatar Armed Forces 11. AL KHOR 7 1 5 1 7 14 -7 4 at Al Rayyan and stay in con- showjumper, on his grey geld- 12. QATAR SC 7 1 6 0 6 18 -12 3 tention for the FEI World Cup Vladimir Tugalov of Russia, runner-up Salmeen Sultan al Suwaidi of Qatar and third-placed Hamad al ing mount SIEC Cosmos Win- to be held in Paris in 2018. Attiyah of Qatar with Usman Nasir, Member, Executive Board of Equestrian Federation of Pakistan, and jgaardhoeve Z, completed the Al Sailiya, guided by Tu- Qatar SC play Al Khor Tuganov, 56, stole the Hamad bin Abdulrahman al Attiyah, President Qatar Equestrian Federation, after the prize-giving ceremony routine with ease but swiftly nisian coach Sami Trabelsi, The bottom-placed two teams Against the clock 145cm class at the Qatar Equestrian Federation’s main arena in Al Rayyan on Friday. taking 35.68secs. broke into the top four with will look for a lifeline. Al Khor, show on his grey stud Suspens Qatar’s Hamad Nasser al their victory over Umm Salal under new coach Nassif Al Baya- Floreval clocking 72.74secs to 72.91secs on his mount 73.04secs to claim the third showjumping. A Master of Qadi on St. Lucia stood sec- and are on 15 points. wi, will look to capitalise on Qa- finish just 0.17secs ahead of Cantaro 32. place on Clinton. Sport of International Class ond in 36.23secs while Awad Vladimir Weiss, Diego tar SC’s miserable run of late. the Qatari challenger Salmeen Another Qatar rider All top riders from this in the Russian Federation and al Qahtani, also of Qatar, Amado and Luis Jimenez It will be Al Bayawi’s first Sultan al Suwadi, who took Hamad al Attiyah clocked class have qualified for the one who believes in the motto finished third on Gerenie of mainly carry Al Gharafa’s league match in charge of The Grand Prix World Cup compe- ‘If you want to succeed, work Colors in 36.89secs. hopes, while Al Sailiya have Knights. The Tunisian, who tition of two rounds (160cm) hard’, veteran Tuganov has Earlier in the 120cm class, the likes of Wagner Ribeiro, previously coached Saudi Ara- on Saturday. Qatar’s Ghanim Nasser al Qadi Temurkhuja Abdukholikov bian team Al Qadisiya, was ap- Their highest scores SATURDAY SCHEDULE on Fudine clocked 33.58secs and Valentin Lazar. pointed to replace Frenchman through the championship to win the event, followed by Laurent Banide who was dis- will be taken into account and (CSI4*- W DOHA compatriot Mohammed Salem Al Markhiya meet Al Ahli missed after Round 6. will determine selection for 1.30pm: Class 7: Table A, Against the Clock 130/135cm al Marri in 36.62secs on Gin Both Al Markhiya and Al Ahli Incidentally, Al Khor and the FEI World Cup. 3.30pm: Class 8: Table A, One Round + Winning have amassed five points, but Qatar SC were locked in a Round 145cm Tonic Van De Kranenburg. Tuganov surely has set his 6pm: Class 9: Grand Prix – World Cup Competition Indonesia Ferry Wahyu they are placed eighth and 10th goalless draw in the fourth eyes on the team to Paris and (Two Rounds) 160cm. Hadiyanto, riding Looping 46, respectively on goal difference. round of QSL Cup played on seemed determined with his came third in 37.18secs. The Brigadiers’ have a goal dif- November 13. ference of 7 against the Oryxes’ 9. Al Khor coach Nassif Al The teams are more or less Bayawi, speaking to the me- of same strength. They had dia ahead of their match played out a goalless draw against Qatar SC, said, “I’m RESULTS CSI4* DOHA in the fourth round of QSL no stranger to Qatar foot- CLASS 6: TABLE A, AGAINST THE CLOCK FEI ART. 238.2.1 (145CM) Cup on November 12 and are ball having assisted French in contention for the second coach Bernard Simondi at Al QUALIFYING COMPETITION FOR FEI WORLD CUP semifinal spot from Group B Kharaitiyat. I’m happy to be 1. Vladimir Tuganov, Russia (Suspens Floreval); Faults 0; Time: 72.74secs; Prize: €15,450 from which Al Rayyan have al- back coaching in this country 2. Salmeen Sultain al Suwaidi, Qatar (Cantaro 32); 0; 72.91secs; €12,360 ready progressed to. and I look forward to my first Al Ahli’s injured Tuni- league match, against Qatar 3. Hamad al Attiyah, Qatar (Clinton); 0; 73.04secs; €9,270 sian professional Yassine SC, with a lot of hope. We’re 4. Vladimir Tuganov, Russia (Qualidam; 0; 74.24secs; €6,180 Chikhaoui is set to return to definitely looking forward to a CLASS 5: TABLE A, AGAINST THE CLOCK WITH JUMP-OFF ART. 238.2.2 (135CM) action from an injury he suf- positive result. 1. Mubarak Yousuf al Rumaihi, Qatar (SIEC Cosmos Wijngaardhoeve Z); 0; 35.68secs; €2,500 fered in sixth minute of their “Qatar SC are bottom match against Al Arabi in the placed, but we aren’t taking 2. Hamad Nasser al Qadi, Qatar (St. Lucia); 0; 36.23secs; €2,000 sixth round, which resulted in them lightly. We’re just above 3. Awad al Qahtani, Qatar (Gerenice of Colors); 0; 36.89secs; €1,500 him being taken off the pitch. them in the table. We’re com- 4. Nasser al Ghazali, Qatar (Casmir’s Son); 0; 37.38secs; €1,000 He had also missed Al ing from four straight defeats CLASS 4: TABLE A, AGAINST THE CLOCK WITH JUMP-OFF FEI ART.238.2.2 (120CM) Ahli’s Round 7 game that they in the league and the players’ 1. Ghanim Nasser al Qadi, Qatar (Fudine); 0; 33.58secs; €1,500 lost to Al Sadd. morale is very low. My imme- Ghanaian striker Kwame diate priority is to boost their Mohammed Salem al Marri, Qatar (Gin Tonic Van De Kranenburg); 0; 36.62secs; €1,200 2. Karikari leads Al Markhiya’s morale and, hopefully, you’ll 3. Ferry Wahyu Hadiyanto, Indonesia (Looping 46); 0; 37.18secs; €900 Qatar’s Mubarak Yousuf al Rumaihi on SIEC Cosmos Winjgaardhoeve after winning the 135cm Against the charge. see a different Al Khor in the 4. Gairat Nazarov, Uzbekistan (Vlacido); 0; 37.91secs; €600 Clock class event at the Qatar Equestrian Federation’s main arena in Al Rayyan on Friday. future games. Sports Saturday, November 18, 2017 23 Qatar’s Frijns emerges 3rd in qualifying at Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge ME Ashkanani takes pole for opening race of Season 9

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK era as all drivers took to the DOHA 5.40 km grand-prix configured track to qualify for Race 1 of QATAR-RESIDENT Charlie Round 1 in control of the next Frijns emerged third while generation of GT3 Cup car, with Kuwait-driver Zaid Ashkanani lap times noticeably quicker set the pace in a dramatic first thanks to the four-litre six-cyl- qualifying session of the Por- inder flat engine with direct fuel sche GT3 Cup Challenge Mid- injection delivering 485 hp. dle East Season 9 on Friday. Whether returning to the Ashkanani clocked an im- series or entering the competi- pressive 2:03:990 to sit on pole tion for the first time, adrena- at the top of a 17-car grid featur- line was high in the pits as ing drivers from nine different drivers held their nerve before countries, just ahead of Tom using their 30 minutes of quali- Charlie Frijns (right) qualifies for the opening race of the Porsche GT3CCME. Oliphant of Great Britain in sec- fying wisely. ond at the Bahrain Internation- After taking pole Ashkanani over the summer and unfortu- 12 races over a period of six al Circuit in new GT3 Cup car. said: “Firstly, it’s great to be nately I wasn’t able to do so this months. Drivers will compete Fellow team member and back. I have very fond memo- year. I may take a little longer to across the region with con- father to Charlie, Rob Frijns ries of the Porsche GT3 Cup get up to the pace, but I know firmed circuits including Du- completes team Frijns Struc- Challenge Middle East and it the track well enough which bai Autodrome, Yas Marina tural Steel ME of Qatar and will is always exciting to be racing Qatar’s Charlie Frijns during the qualifying rounds of the GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East Season 9 on Friday. paid off in qualifying. After Circuit in Abu Dhabi and Bah- start from 16th on the grid. close to home. I had a success- missing out on the champion- rain International Circuit. As with previous years, the ful summer in the Porsche Mo- more and more international region. torque and power out especially ship title last season, I am more Season 9 sees drivers hail- opening round of the region’s bil 1 Supercup and I am hoping names and the level of the re- Clocking a furious 2:04:067, on the straights and it feels great motivated than ever to make ing from Germany, Great Brit- most successful and profes- to replicate this form during gional drivers is getting strong- Charlie Frijns commented: “It’s pushing the car to the limit. I every round count and hopeful- ain, Netherlands, Sweden as sional series is held in support this weekend. er each season. It’s encouraging great to be back in the Porsche wasn’t on new tyres today, but ly lift the championship trophy well as returning and new lo- of the FIA World Endurance “I’m pleased with my time to see so many Middle Eastern GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East the times were still strong which in April next year.” cal stars from the Middle East Championship (WEC) 6 Hours and securing pole, but it is not drivers in the championship, and even better to be compet- is very encouraging for me. The Porsche GT3 Cup Chal- region representing Bahrain, of Bahrain weekend. But Sea- going to be an easy race. The proving that there is a growing ing in the brand-new GT3 Cup “A lot of the drivers here lenge Middle East will con- Oman, Saudi Arabia and Ku- son 9 signals the start of a new championship is attracting appetite for motorsport in the car. You can really feel the extra have been driving in Europe sist of six race weekends with wait. QSL holds meeting on Nigeria’s bobsled women IBSF chief praises Doha's Arabi, Rayyan clash organisation of world QNA ers, inviting the public to attend in Olympic first for Africa DOHA early to avoid crowding, fixing championship the opening time of the entrance QATAR Stars League held a co- gates to the public with the pres- TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK He added that there is a ordination meeting in Al Bidaa ence of representatives of the DOHA consensus that QBSF has ex- Tower on Thursday in prepara- two clubs at the gates to help ceeded all expectations with tion for the big match between facilitate public access without INTERNATIONAL Billiards the organisation of the tourna- Al Arabi and Al Rayyan in the any obstacles or difficulties, as and Snooker Federation ment. eighth round of the QNB Stars well as the cooperation with se- (IBSF) President Mubarak al The IBSF president said League at Hamad Stadium on curity and organisers. Khayarin has praised the or- that despite the lack of popu- Sunday. There will also be a dedi- ganisational and technical suc- larity of English billiards in During the meeting, a cated event area on the day of cess of the ongoing World Bil- Qatar in particular and the number of important issues the match, which will include a liards Championship. Gulf generally, the federa- were discussed, including at- range of activities for all ages. It The championship, which tion worked hard to prepare tendance at the scheduled time will open from 4:30 pm on the was held from November 9 to Khamis al Obaidly to partici- for the two teams and organis- day of the match 15, was hosted by Qatar Bil- pate in the Asian Champion- liards and Snooker Federation ships. (QBSF) at Al Arabi Club's In- He added that the player door Hall. took part in the World Billiards Over 19 top-class players Championship, where he Fleetwood fights from nine countries partici- played well but the difference pated in the tournament which in experience did not allow featured the 150-up and the him to achieve better results as back in second Long-up formats. expected. Speaking to the media, Khayarin stressed that all Khayarin said such successes hands are equally on deck to round in Dubai are nothing new to QBSF, ensure a very successful IBSF AFP if Fleetwood does not win, or which has gained great ex- World Snooker championship, DUBAI with a top-five showing if his periences in organising such which brings together the lead- younger compatriot finishes (From left to right) Seun Adigun, Ngozi Onwumere and Akuoma Omeoga, the Nigerian bobsled team, pose events for 10 years running. ing world players, beginning THE battle between Tommy down the leaderboard. Fleet- for photographs after their qualification in Calgary on Thursday. He said the Doha event, from Saturday. Fleetwood and Justin Rose wood leads the race by 256,737 which took place a few days He added that as IBSF to finish the year as Europe's points. AFP parisons with Jamaica's par- Under Armour. after the Sheffield tournament, president, he aims to include number 1 golfer took another "It's all about how you react LAGOS ticipation in the 1988 Games in Reaction to their qualifica- was far better than the latter in billiards and snooker in the Ol- twist on Friday in the DP World to stuff, isn't it?" Fleetwood said Calgary, Canada, which led to tion in Nigeria was largely one all comparison. ympics and that he has made a Tour Championship. after a birdie finish. "Yesterday, THE Nigerian women's bobsled the 1993 Hollywood film "Cool of surprise, with many peo- Khayarin said that all par- lot of contacts with the Olym- After two rounds, a famil- I was really unhappy with how team was celebrating on Friday Runnings". ple unaware the football-mad ticipating players have com- pic Council of Asia under the iar face topped the leaderboard I reacted early on. Got off to a after becoming the first from Nigeria's team -- driver country even had a bobsled mended the organisational side presidency of Sheikh Ahmed al in the $8 million (6.78 million bad start and got back into it Africa to ever qualify for the Seun Adigun and brakewomen team. "I'm honestly not fully of the tournament in terms of Fahad al Sabah to support this euro) event. Matthew Fitz- and I didn't really play great. Winter Olympics. Ngozi Onwumere and Akuoma sure what a Bobsled team really providing all forms of comfort. proposal. patrick, the defending cham- "I was on the putting green The Bobsled and Skeleton is. But Go Nigeria!" wrote one pion, hit a second 67 to finish till dark last night. Today was Federation of Nigeria posted a user on Twitter. 10 under par. just a much better day. And I photograph on its Instagram Reaction to their qualifi- The women, who were all But much of the focus in the am happy I still have things in account of the three-women cation in Nigeria was born and grew up in the United European tour's season-ending my hand instead of being way team high-fiving one another largely one of surprise, States, have a background in event was on the two men lead- back." with delight at making it to next with many people unaware athletics. Adigun, competed for ing the "Race to Dubai". Fleet- Rose, who played another year's games in Pyeongchang, the football-mad country Nigeria at the 2012 Olympics. wood, who struggled in the first solid round with four birdies South Korea and said: "Ecstatic even had a bobsled team She told the BBC in April round, shot a seven-under-par in increasingly difficult condi- to say the least." this year: "My goal is to get this 65 in the second to make up tions, was disappointed with "We are so proud of our team representation for this five shots on Rose, who hit 70. his three-putt bogey on the Women's Bobsled team being Omeoga -- have done little to country (Nigeria) and this con- Rose is tied for third, two shots 18th. eligible to qualify for the Winter play down the comparison. tinent (Africa) at the Olympic ahead of Fleetwood who is in a "Slightly frustrating round," Olympic Games," it added after They crowd-funded the Games... four-way tie for 11th. Rose said. "There were proba- they completed their last quali- $150,000 (130,000 euros, "We are from a continent For Fitzpatrick, Friday was bly a lot of chances I could have fying run in Calgary on Thurs- £114,000) required to train and that would never imagine slid- eerily similar to the final round taken. But at the same time, it's day. compete and through a mixture ing down ice at 80 or 90 miles last year when he won with a a good mark. It's a good, solid The qualification of Nigeria of savvy marketing and pub- an hour (130-145 kilometres birdie on the 18th as Tyrrell effort after yesterday and puts -- where temperatures are cur- licity have developed a strong per hour). Hatton made a bogey. me in great position for the rently upwards of 35 degress online profile that has helped "The idea of being able to This time, Fitzpatrick sank weekend." Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit) attract sponsorship from Visa take to that in itself is empow- a 25-footer on the final hole The only other player in -- has inevitably drawn com- and sportswear manufacturer ering." IBSF President President Mubarak al Khayarin. on the Earth course at Jumei- contention, Masters champion rah Golf Estates, while Hatton, Sergio Garcia, added a 69 to his 10-under through 17 holes, opening-round 70 and is one dropped a shot on the 18th shot behind Fleetwood. from a horrible lie in the bun- Rookie Julian Suri (68) of Russian TV will ‘not show Winter Olympics’ if team banned ker to finish on nine-under par. the USA and Kiradech Aphib- Rose can claim his second arnrat (67) of Thailand were in AFP was quoted as saying by Inter- network Match TV, which is European end-of-season title tied third place at eight-under MOSCOW fax news agency. indirectly owned by the gas gi- by finishing first or solo second par 136 alongside Rose. The Kremlin said it could ant Gazprom. RUSSIAN state television said "understand" the decision of Channel One will also boy- Friday it would not broadcast the state media group. cott the games if the national the Winter Olympics from "Broadcasting the Olympic team is banned, the Russian South Korea next year if the Games requires the acquisi- business daily Vedomosti re- Russian team is banned from tion of rights that are very ported. Channel One would the games over doping. expensive. These sums are not immediately comment The International Olympic clearly spent in the hope of when contacted by AFP. Committee's executive board great interest from Russian Match TV said its agree- is due to meet next month to viewers," Kremlin spokesman ments to screen the games consider whether Russia can Dmitry Peskov said. were still in force. compete in Pyeongchang in "If our team is not partici- "Nobody has banned Rus- February, after evidence of pating in the Olympics then sia from the Games. We don't widespread cheating emerged the interest of Russian view- see any point in discussing the in 2015. ers in these programmes will subject today," spokesman Le- "If our team is barred from be reduced. "But it is still too van Matua told AFP. participating in the Winter Ol- soon to talk about that. Prepa- This week the World An- ympics, our channels will not rations for the Olympics are ti-Doping Agency (WADA) show the games," the press ongoing and our sporting au- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. maintained their suspension Tommy Fleetwood of England plays a shot during the second round of service of the All-Russia State thorities are continuing with he said. cast the games: VGTRK's Ros- of the Russian body, RUSA- the DP World Tour Championship at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai Television and Radio Broad- great patience in dialogue with Three Russian channels siya 1, the state-controlled DA, which was first imposed on Friday. (AFP) casting Company (VGTRK) international sporting bodies," were originally set to broad- Channel One and the sports in 2015. 22 Saturday, November 18, 2017 Sports New Orleans in US abuzz Goffin sets up Federer semis over Serena’s wedding at ATP Finals AFP LONDON

DAVID Goffin survived a shaky start to his ATP Finals shootout against good friend Dominic Thiem on Friday to win 6-4, 6-1 and advance to the semi-finals, where he has the daunting task of taking on Tennis star Serena Williams Roger Federer. and her beau Reddit co-founder The Belgian seventh seed Alexis Ohanian. lost the first three games against Austria's Thiem at London's O2 AFP Arena but roared back to win six Belgium’s David Goffin gestures NEW ORLEANS (LOUISIANA) of the next seven and take the to the crowd after his straight sets set. After Thiem received med- win over Austria’s Dominic Thiem STAR wattage abounded in ical treatment for an apparent in ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 New Orleans on Thursday as cut on his left knee, Goffin es- Arena in London on Friday. (AFP) A-list celebrities gathered for tablished an iron grip on the the wedding of tennis super- match with an early break in losing heavily to Dimitrov. star Serena Williams and Red- the second set as his fourth- In the evening match Dim- dit co-founder Alexis Ohanian. seeded opponent continued to itrov, who has already won the Despite the media frenzy, struggle to land first serves. group, will play Pablo Carreno the happy couple released few The pair were playing off Busta, who replaced world details of their ceremony. But for the last semi-final spot af- number one Nadal after the unnamed sources told People ter Federer, Grigor Dimitrov Spaniard pulled out injured magazine and the Daily Mail and Jack Sock sealed their following his defeat by Goffin. that some 250 guests were places earlier in the week. Federer, chasing a sev- invited to the festivities at the Goffin, who beat Rafael enth end-of-season trophy, southern US city’s Contempo- People gather outside the Contemporary Arts Museum, where Serena Williams got married to Alexis Ohanian on Thursday evening in New Nadal in his round-robin open- topped the Boris Becker group rary Arts Center. Orleans, Louisiana, United States. (AFP) er in the Pete Sampras group, with American Sock in second Music royalty Beyonce, showed impressive mental place. Sock will play Bulgaria's legendary Vogue magazine the tennis star's sister Venus Stars attend photo deal had been signed “We love her. She’s classy. strength to bounce back from Dimitrov in Saturday's other editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, was seen late on Wednesday with Vogue. She and Venus. They never his poor start to the match after semi-final. reality TV star Kim Kardashi- leaving the arts center. Despite the media frenzy, the Williams, 36, a 23-time complain,” Riley told AFP. an, actress Eva Longoria and Workers could be seen happy couple released few Grand Slam champion, and “We’re so glad she found singer Ciara were all also seen early Thursday transforming details of their ceremony. Ohanian, 34, welcomed their happiness. Little baby Alexis is Quick read arriving at the arts complex. the arts complex for the cer- Sources told People first child, daughter Alexis Ol- so precious,” said Mary Huber, Security for the event, an- emony, while the parking lot ympia, on September 1. who was among a small group magazine and the Daily Mail Belgian Fissette is Kerber’s new coach ticipated to last into the wee beside the building was full that some 250 guests were They announced their en- who took a break from work to hours, was tight. An entire of tents and trucks unloading gagement in December after observe the hectic scene. block in the Big Easy – a city flowers, tables, carpets, ward- invited to the festivities at meeting in 2015 in Rome. Williams won this year’s FORMER world number one Angelique Kerber on Thursday an- known for its jazz music, good robe, and musicians. the southern US city’s While New Orleans was Australian Open while preg- nounced that Belgian Wim Fisette will replace Torben Beltz as her food and party atmosphere – The locally popular New Contemporary Arts Center. no stranger to celebrities and nant, and is expected to de- coach in 2018. After winning two Grand Slams and an Olympic was closed to traffic. Orleans funk and jazz band TV star Kim Kardashian, weddings, the star wattage fend her title in Melbourne in silver medal in 2016, the 29-year-old failed to claim a single title A steady train of black Naughty Professor was seen actress Eva Longoria and Thursday stirred up extra ex- 2018 – just four-and-a-half this year and fell to 21st in the world rankings, also losing her spot SUVs brought members of the arriving in the late afternoon, singer Ciara were all citement in the city. months after giving birth to as German number one to Julia Goerges. Kerber and compatriot wedding party to the event, as as was the traditional Paulin seen arriving. Linda Davis and Cora Ri- her child. Beltz first worked together from 2011-13 and rejoined forces in workers hurried final prepara- Brothers Brass Band. ley drove four hours from the The Contemporary Arts 2015, with the German pair having their most successful season tions for the festivities. Chefs cooked in an outdoor small Louisiana town of De- Center is a large, four-sto- a year later. “It’s been tough but I’m about to start a new chapter According the entertain- tent, with feasting options in- event would cost more than Ridder just to get a glimpse ry, multi-disciplinary com- in my career, with a new coach,” Kerber said on her official Twitter ment website ETonline, the cluding two food trucks as well $1 million and guests would of the tennis champion. They plex boasting approximately account. Fissette has previously worked with top players such as wedding was to have a “Beauty as an outdoor bar. be asked not to bring their cell waited outside the arts com- 10,000 square feet (929 square Kim Clijsters, Victoria Azarenka and Simona Halep, and coached and the Beast” theme. It said The Daily Mail said the phones, because an exclusive plex for hours. meters) of gallery space. Britain's Johanna Konta for the 2017 season. (REUTERS)

Pujara holds fort Paine handed shock recall as Oz gamble

AFP Wade and Peter Nevill for as India stumble SYDNEY his first Test match since The Squad October 2010. WICKETKEEPER Tim Paine Bancroft, a 24-year-old was handed a shock recall af- Steve Smith (capt), David Warner, Cameron right-hander, is in line for ter a seven-year Test absence Bancroft, Jackson Bird, Pat Cummins, Peter his Test debut at the expense on Friday as Australia gam- Handscomb, Josh Hazlewood, Usman Khawaja, of opening batsman Matthew bled on sweeping changes Nathan Lyon, Shaun Marsh, Tim Paine, Chadd Renshaw following a prolific SCOREBOARD for the first two Ashes Tests Sayers, Mitchell Starc. series of scores for Western INDIA INNINGS: (OVERNIGHT 17-3) against England. Australia in this season’s L. Rahul c Dickwella b Lakmal ...... 0 domestic Sheffield Shield S. Dhawan b Lakmal ...... 8 competition. C. Pujara batting ...... 47 V. Kohli lbw b Lakmal ...... 0 In a stunning selection, Bancroft, who is also a A. Rahane c Dickwella b Shanaka ...... 4 32-year-old (Tim) Paine, wicketkeeper, amassed an un- R. Ashwin c Karunaratne b Shanaka .....4 beaten 228 with other scores of W. Saha batting ...... 6 who was once on the brink 86, 76, 76 and 73 for his state Extras: (lb1, b4) ...... 5 of retirement over a serious Total: (For 5 wickets, 32.5 overs) ...... 74 side to force his Test claims, Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Rahul), 2-13 finger fracture, was pre- while Renshaw has struggled (Dhawan), 3-17 (Kohli), 4-30 (Rahane), ferred to Matthew Wade for runs for Queensland. 5-50 (Ashwin). Shaun Marsh, 34, makes Bowling: Lakmal 11-9-5-3, Gamage and Peter Nevill for his first yet another return to the Aus- 11.5-3-24-0, Shanaka 8-2-23-2, Test match since October Karunaratne 2-0-17-0. tralian side and is slated to bat Toss: Sri Lanka. 2010. Bancroft, a 24-year- at number six to shore up the old right-hander, is in line batting instead of all-rounders for his Test debut at the Glenn Maxwell and Hilton expense of opening bats- Cartwright. Only five players survive India’s Cheteshwar Pujara during the second day of the first Test man Matthew Renshaw. from Australia's last Test against Sri Lanka at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Friday. (AFP) against Bangladesh in Sep- tember. The first Ashes Test Paine, who has not kept is in Brisbane next week, Hosts slide to 74-5 on Day for Tasmania in their opening with the second – a day- three Sheffield Shield games PAINE’S GAIN: Cricket Australia night match – in Adelaide Two of rain-affected Test because of the presence of in- XI’s captain Tim Paine during from December 2. cumbent Test gloveman Mat- an Ashes tour match at the Ad- The selections were de- AFP four, putting the hosts in trou- thew Wade, comes into the elaide Oval. Paine was handed scribed as "bombshells" KOLKATA ble at 50-5. 13-man squad along with bats- a shock recall after a seven- in Australian press, while Pujara, starting the day on men Cameron Bancroft and year Test absence as Australia former Test bowler Stuart CHETESHWAR Pujara stood eight, hit out when he could, Shaun Marsh. gambled on sweeping changes MacGill lashed the selectors firm against a relentless Sri finding the boundary nine times In a stunning selection, for the first two Ashes Tests as “morons”. Lankan pace attack as India during his 102-ball stay so far. 32-year-old Paine, who was against England. (AFP) “Ashes selections.... made stumbled to 74-5 before rain Sri Lanka coach Nic Poth- once on the brink of retire- by morons mascarading (sic) washed out the second day as lauded “world class” Pujara ment over a serious finger as mentors. Times (sic) up of the first Test before lunch for his gritty knock, saying the fracture, was preferred to gents,” he tweeted. on Friday. batsman's county experience Fast bowler Dasun Shana- helped him master the seam- ka struck twice on a cloudy ing conditions. morning session at Kolkata's “He is obviously a world Eden Gardens as the hosts class player. That innings just struggled to build on their showed you the benefits of Australia retain women’s Ashes with T20 win overnight 17-3. him playing county cricket,” Pujara, on 47, and wicket- Pothas told reporters. Australia’s Beth Mooney, who keeper-batsman Wriddhiman “That is genuinely a wick- AFP ries for Australia with two made 86 not out, celebrates Saha, on six, were at the crease et that you will find in Eng- SYDNEY matches to play. with Rachael Haynes in Sydney when rain arrived before land April-May. And he cer- In the multi-format se- on Friday. (ICC-CRICKET.COM) lunch, preventing play for the tainly played the conditions AUSTRALIA retained the ries, the four points from two rest of the day. very well. women's Ashes with a six- ODI wins, two points from The continued adverse “So far we have been pretty wicket win over England in the drawn day-night Test and weather meant only 21 overs pleased of how we have gone the first Twenty20 Interna- the T20 victory enabled Aus- were played Friday, after just about things. It is obviously tional in Sydney on Friday. tralia take an unassailable 11.5 overs were completed the very very challenging batting A career-best haul of lead and retain the trophy. previous day. conditions... we are hoping four for 22 from Megan The highlight of the Pujara’s overnight part- things go our way,” the former Schutt restricted England Ashes series was Ellyse ner Ajinkya Rahane became South African player added. to 132 for nine before Beth Perry’s record-breaking Shanaka's first victim, caught Meanwhile Suranga Lak- Mooney’s 86 – the highest 213 not out in the day-night behind for four after a tenta- mal, who took three wickets in score in a T20 in Australia Ashes Test last week. tive 21-ball stay at the crease. six maiden overs on Thursday, – helped reel in the target The series now moves to Shanaka, playing just his conceded his first runs after 46 with 25 balls to spare. Canberra for the final two second Test after his debut balls to return figures of 3-5. The two points from ODIs on Sunday and Tues- against England last year, also His victims on day one includ- the victory clinched the se- day at Manuka Oval. got Ravichandran Ashwin for ed India skipper Virat Kohli. Sports Saturday, November 18, 2017 21

News Wenger vows to fix power in brief

Rift between Ramos and Ronaldo shift in Spurs showdown resolved, says Zidane MADRID: Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane has played down the rift between his captain Sergio Ramos and Cristiano Ronaldo before Saturday's Liga derby at Atletico Madrid, saying on Friday Tottenham will arrive at the Emirates Stadium sitting four points above the Gunners in the EPL that the two players had resolved their differences. Marca reported on Thursday that tensions between two of Ma- AFP drid's senior players had risen amid the team's inconsistent run of LONDON results, which includes defeats at Girona and Tottenham Hotspur in the Champions League. After Madrid were beaten 3-1 by Spurs ARSENE Wenger has warned at Wembley on Nov. 1 Ronaldo put their malaise down to selling Tottenham that Arsenal will the likes of James Rodriguez and Alvaro Morata, a view Ramos use Saturday's derby showdown rejected, describing the four-time Ballon d'Or winner's words as to prove the balance of power "opportunistic". "Sergio is very clever, he can say what he wants in north London hasn't shifted and so can Cristiano, they've spent so long playing together and permanently. have won a lot of things together and it doesn't mean anything if After decades of lording it they disagree on something from time to time," Zidane said. (AFP) over their neighbours from the other end of the Seven Sisters Road, Wenger's side have found Former England striker Lineker to host themselves in the unpleasant World Cup draw in Moscow position of playing second fid- dle to Tottenham over the last BERLIN: Former England striker Gary Lineker and Russian sports year.Tottenham will arrive at journalist Maria Komandnaya will host the draw for the 2018 the Emirates Stadium sitting World Cup finals, football governing body FIFA said Friday. four points above the Gunners "As a player, I was fortunate enough to take part in the World in the Premier League and still Cup finals on two occasions," Lineker was quoted in a FIFA state- basking in the afterglow of their ment. "It is quite special to be involved in yet another tournament memorable victory over Euro- - now on the stage, unveiling the results of the draw. pean champions Real Madrid "I have been on the other side, waiting to find out my oppo- earlier this month. nents, and I know how exciting this occasion is." While Mauricio Pochet- The 56-year-old Lineker will lead the December 1 ceremony at tino's team harbour ambitions the State Kremlin Palace in Moscow despite being a harsh critic of winning both the Premier of FIFA corruption and the award of the 2022 World Cup to Qatar. League and Champions League, FIFA deputy secretary general Zvonimir Boban said Lineker's Arsenal are living in reduced "honest and open views together with his in-depth knowledge of circumstances. the game greatly enrich the world of football journalism. (DPA) Having finished below Tot- Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger reacts during their EPL match against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester recently. (REUTERS) tenham last season for the first time in 22 years, a black cloud run against Tottenham. Head-to-head (Last 10 matches) certainly be vital to decide Aubameyang doesn't understand latest hangs over the Gunners, who Asked if Arsenal were un- where we finish at the end of Dortmund suspension appear destined for a grim fight derdogs in the derby, Wenger Tottenham 2-0 Arsenal (Premier League, April 2017) the season." Wenger's hopes of for a top-four finish. said: "No, not at all. Arsenal 1-1 Tottenham (Premier League, November 2016) a much-needed victory weren't BERLIN: Gabon striking star Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has re- Many Arsenal fans have "I think Tottenham are a Tottenham 2-2 Arsenal (Premier League, March 2016) helped by the injury suffered by acted with disappointment to being suspended by Borussia Dort- mund ahead of Friday's Bundesliga game away to VfB Stuttgart. grown tired of Wenger's ex- good side but we have the qual- Arsenal 1-1 Tottenham (Premier League, November 2015) France striker Olivier Giroud cuses after 13 years without a ity to win this game and that's during the international break. Dortmund said the 28-year-old forward would be left out of the title triumph and the indignity what we want to show. Tottenham 1-2 Arsenal (League Cup, September 2015) Giroud will be sidelined squad for "disciplinary reasons," reportedly arriving between 20 of missing out on a Champions "The conclusion of people Tottenham 2-1 Arsenal (Premier League, February 2015) on Saturday, meaning Wenger and 30 minutes late to training on Thursday. League berth last term was the will be the comparison of the Arsenal 1-1 Tottenham (Premier League, September 2014) may have to start erratic for- It is Aubameyang's second internal suspension after he was final straw for many. two performances on Saturday. Tottenham 0-1 Arsenal (Premier League, March 2014) ward Alexandre Lacazette who left out of the squad for a Champions League game last Novem- ber for an unauthorized shopping trip to Milan. Arsenal haven't beaten We have a good opportunity to Arsenal 2-0 Tottenham (FA Cup, January 2014) was left out of previous mar- Tottenham in the league since show we are the strongest, so quee match-ups with Liverpool "After Milan I could understand the punishment and the March 2014, a barren streak let's do it. "It's one of the fixtures Arsenal 1-0 Tottenham (Premier League, September 2013) and City. suspension because I went against an instruction," Aubameyang stretching to six matches. that is very important for us and "He didn't play away from told the Bild newspaper late Thursday. "This time I really don't But despite a damaging that we want to win, basically Premier League form guide (Last five matches) home at City, I think that's the understand it. I didn't want to arrive too late." Aubameyang was defeat at leaders Manchester as well because in the table we Arsenal - W L W W L only game he didn't start (along the top scorer in the Bundesliga last season and has 10 goals in 11 Bundesliga games this season. (DPA) City in their last league game, have to make some ground up Tottenham - W W W L W with Liverpool). I trust him Wenger is adamant his team are with the top teams. completely," Wenger said of his primed to end their frustrating "Our home strength will pre-season signing from Lyon. Camp Nou could be closed if Barca fans insult Spain, says Tebas

BARCELONA: La Liga president Javier Tebas said on Friday Barce- Ibrahimovic, Pogba back for Italy’s stars fall back lona supporters are free to chant in favour of independence for Catalonia at games but said any "insulting" chants against Spain could lead to the temporary closure of their Nou Camp stadium. Man United, says Mourinho to earth in Serie A Pro-independence gestures have been on the rise at Barca's AFP and his Italian teammates can stadium since the banned referendum on Catalonia's split from AFP MILAN now fully focus on a chasing a Spain on Oct. 1, which has provoked a stand off between the MANCHESTER seventh straight Serie A title Spanish central government and its richest region. ITALY'S stunned internation- and their Champions League The league's organising body has cracked down on antisocial PAUL Pogba and long-term in- als return to the mundane set- campaign which continues behaviour in stadiums across Spain since a Deportivo La Coruna jury victim Zlatan Ibrahimovic ting of Serie A this weekend against Barcelona midweek. supporter was murdered by Atletico Madrid fans before a match will make their Manchester days after their star status in Napoli are top of the Italian between the two sides in the Spanish capital in 2014. United returns against Newcas- world football imploded with a league standings with 32 points La Liga releases a weekly memo denouncing insulting chants tle United on Saturday, man- shocking World Cup exit. from 12 games, a point ahead of heard in games, arguing that chants promoting violence leads to ager Jose Mourinho announced Goalkeeping great Gianluigi Juventus with Inter Milan third a greater risk of violence occurring in and around stadiums. (AFP) on Friday. Buffon was back training with on 30. France midfielder Pogba Juventus after his emotional Massimiliano Allegri's Ju- has been out since Septem- retirement from international ber with a hamstring injury, duty after two decades, prepar- Getting set while former Sweden striker ing for Sunday's game at Samp- Juventus captain Buffon and Ibrahimovic has not played doria, along with fellow 2006 his Italian teammates can since damaging knee ligaments World Cup winner Andrea Bar- now fully focus on a chasing against Anderlecht in April. zagli, and Giorgio Chiellini. a seventh straight Serie A Argentinian defender Mar- Daniele De Rossi, another title and their Champions cos Rojo is also set to return, Manchester United’s manager Jose Mourinho walks on the red carpet former world champion, was League campaign having suffered a cruciate knee as he arrives to attend the “United for UNICEF Gala Dinner” at Old back at Roma for Saturday's ligament injury in the same Trafford in Manchester on Wednesday. (AFP) 'Derby della Capitale' against Europa League game as Ibrahi- bitter city rivals Lazio. ventus head to Genoa to play movic. "Zlatan, last season we another thing is mid-Novem- availability is a welcome fillip "Obviously nobody expect- Sampdoria, sixth with a game in played with him every minute ber. "He was, as an injured for Mourinho, who has seen ed it to end this way. It was an hand, boosted by the return of almost until he was injured," player, the same super profes- his team fall eight points below immense letdown not just for German world champion Ben- Mourinho told his weekly press sional he is when he's fit. So Manchester City in the Premier us, but for all Italians," said edikt Hoewedes from injury. conference at United's training fantastic work, same as Marcos. League title race. Ibrahimovic, Roma's Stephan El Shaarawy Maurizio Sarri's Napo- base west of Manchester. "He had an important inju- 36, made a stunning impact on after the 1-0 aggregate play- li, meanwhile, are looking "This season we learn how ry too, a big surgery. He played English football last season, top- off defeat by Sweden left four- to bounce back after being to play without him, but he's a with the young boys (United's scoring for United with 28 goals time champions Italy out of the held before the international very important player for us. Under-23s) on Wednesday and in 46 games before succumbing World Cup for the first time break, as they host under- "So welcome back and of is fine. He is confident, is also to his career-threatening injury. since 1958. pressure AC Milan. course he is an incredible per- ready. "Paul is obviously not Pogba, 24, was less con- "I feel great bitterness, but Vincenzo Montella's Milan sonality to fight such an impor- the same dimension of injury. spicuously successful following we must get back on our feet are seventh after a 2-0 win over Japan’s Urawa Red Diamonds’ players practise during a training tant injury. We were all saying It was not a surgical situation, his return to the club from Ju- and try to work towards the fu- Sassuolo last time out but have session prior to their AFC Champions league final football match in 2017 he will be back, but one but it was also bad and all three ventus in a then world-record ture," he added. struggled with big name rivals first leg in Riyadh on Friday.(AFP) thing is December 31, 2017 and are back." News of the trio's $117.7 million transfer. Juventus captain Buffon this season. Madrid giants face similar struggles ahead of derby

finals respectively. ments as "opportunisitic". "We have a new stadium, we Early season struggles have left both However, Ronaldo has Griezmann's commitment are struggling to score goals and scored just once in seven La has also been questioned de- win games. At the back we are sides eight points adrift of La Liga Liga appearances so far this spite the Frenchman turning fine, we just need a bit of luck leaders Barcelona season despite having 48 his back on a move away from up front." shots on goal. Spain to sign a new deal with Atletico's slow adaptation AFP stage exit in the Champions "It's not my fault if (the ball) Atletico just five months ago. to the 68,000-capacity Wanda MADRID League, whilst Real also suf- does not want to go in," Ron- "Whoever doesn't want to Metropolitano has played its fered thier first group-stage de- aldo told French sports newspa- be here should leave," Atletico part in their struggles as Sime- ACCUSTOMED to unrelent- feat for five years to Tottenham per L'Equipe on Thursday. midfielder Koke said on Thurs- one's men have failed to win any ing success in recent seasons, Hotspur earlier this month, "People look at me like a day. Koke's return after a month of their last four games at home both Real Madrid and Atletico although they should still goal machine, like a guy who out through injury should at in all competitions. Madrid enter Saturday's first progress to the last 16. has to score all the time." least inject some creativity back As well as Koke's return, ever Spanish capital derby at A large part in the downfall However, Ronaldo's rest- into an Atletico side badly lack- Yannick Carrasco is fit again Atletico's new Wanda Metro- of both sides of the Madrid di- lessness on the field has been ing a spark. for Atletico. Real, by contrast, politano Stadium with little vide has been the poor form of mirrored by rising tension off Griemzann hasn't scored are still riddled with injuries room for error. their normally reliant source of it with more Madrid-based in his last seven Atletico games with Gareth Bale ruled out for Early season struggles have goals in Cristiano Ronaldo and sports daily Marca reporting and was even substituted by another month and doubts over left both sides eight points adrift Antoine Griezmann. on his fractuous relationship Diego Simeone before Tho- Isco, Dani Carvajal, Keylor Na- of La Liga leaders Barcelona The two went head-to-head with Real captain Sergio Ra- A combo picture of Atletico Madrid’s Antoine Griezmann (left) and mas Partey's injury-time strike vas and Mateo Kovacic. and four points back on a revi- for the Ballon d'Or last year af- mos this week. Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo. ground out a 1-0 win at Depor- Barcelona are also in action talised Valencia. ter Real and Ronaldo's Portugal After the 3-1 defeat at tivo la Coruna two weeks ago. in Madrid on Saturday and Twice finalists in the past edged out Atletico and Griez- Wembley to Spurs, Ronaldo Champions League double for Alvaro Morata, Pepe and James "Compared to previous can open up a seven-point four seasons, Atletico also look mann's France in the Cham- admitted Madrid's squad that 59 years last season had been Rodriguez among others. Ra- years it is different," admitted lead at the top when they trav- set for an embarassing group- pions League and Euro 2016 delivered a first La Liga and weakened by the departures of mos later described those com- Griezmann. el to Leganes. Saturday, November 18, 2017

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AMY QIN a bolt of gleaming indigo-coloured cloth NYT SYNDICATE with her wrinkled, navy-stained hands. Here in Dali, an ancient village HE young woman sat at the nestled in verdant hills, making indigo foot of the wooden loom and cloth has long been a part of life, no less began to weave. As her fingers important to the Dong than farming rice passed the orange shuttle back or fermenting fish. and forth through the delicate Even in this era of fast fashion, many cotton threads, the creaky contraption Dong women still devote countless hours sprang to life. to making the dark, glossy cloth. The Yang Xiuying — a plucky woman no fabric must be woven, wrung, scrubbed taller than the loom — peered over her and pounded before it can be used to granddaughter’s shoulder, inspecting create traditional Dong cotton garments the newly emerging fabric for flaws. Ever — dark navy costumes with colourful since she was a young girl, Yang, 74, has flower trim for the women and plain been weaving and dyeing indigo textiles indigo for the men. using techniques that the ethnic Dong “For a Dong family, having a loom in the southern Chinese province of is just as important as having a cow,” Guizhou have passed down from mother said Lai Lei, the founder of a weaving to daughter over generations. and dyeing co-op in a nearby village. “You can’t buy this type of handmade “As children, we grow up listening to the cloth at the market,” Yang said, patting sound of the loom.” The village of Dali. *%0)('*)" C'&)HC"Y *%0+I0)Y  

Dyeing is so woven into Dali’s culture that the practice even survived the Cul- tural Revolution, when many other Dong traditions, such as shamanism, were stamped out by communists trying to destroy what they saw as a feudal past. But the traditions have come under a different threat since China’s mar- ket economy has accelerated in recent decades. As the lure of work and educa- tion has drawn youth to China’s growing cities, few young Dong women are left in villages like this one. Of those who remain, even fewer show interest in learning the labour- intensive techniques of indigo dyeing. “I want to teach my daughters, but they don’t want to learn,” said Zhang Yuyuan, 75, as she stepped back from plunging fabric into a navy-blue bath. “They say, ‘We’ll just mess it up, so you should just do it.’” Hoping to save Dali’s folk traditions, provincial officials in 2011 invited in the Global Heritage Fund, a preservation organisation based in California. The Global Heritage Fund has begun working with Atlas Studio, a Beijing- based design studio, to set up a weaving and dyeing co-op in Dali. The aim is twofold: to create opportunities to work closer to home and to persuade young Rice is dried on the roof of a home in the village of Dali. The accelerating flight of young villagers to find work or educationin cities has imperilled a folk Dong women to learn their traditions. tradition the Dong people have kept alive for centuries: the weaving and dying of indigo textiles by hand. “For a long time, Guizhou has known that one of its strongest cultural re- Almost every Dong woman over 40 sources is the ethnic minority villages,” has a plastic tub to hold indigo dye bath. said Kuanghan Li, the China programme By tradition, the placement of the tub director of the Global Heritage Fund. within the house is crucial, and must “Now rural villages are a hot topic in be made according to principles of feng China.” shui, the ancient practice of arranging Tourism has yet to take off in Dali, objects to improve one’s luck. though it may only be a matter of time. Yang plunged the fabric into the dye Unlike many villages in China where bath, making sure to soak each section preservation has been undertaken with a thoroughly. Several rounds of soak- heavy hand, the village has the feel of an ing and drip-drying later, she hung the untouched oasis, in part because of its heavy cloth on a wooden pole to dry. remote location. After a quick meal of chili fermented Even today, it is accessible only by fish, sautéed vegetables and rice, she a narrow mountain road that winds hopped onto the back of her husband’s through lush bamboo forests before motorbike and headed out for a full day descending into a valley where sloping of harvesting rice in the fields. It was gray-tiled rooftops huddle closely to- only 9 am. gether. The next morning, Yang repeated the A recent visit to the village found entire process. In total, it takes Dong the few hundred or so residents hard at women about two weeks to colour a work. Nearly every family grows its own single bolt of cloth into the desired rich rice and indigo, and both were ready for shade of indigo. harvest. “They say whoever has the dark- In the busy autumn mornings, it is est stains on her hands makes the best the Dong women who wake first. The cloth,” Yang said proudly, as she held roosters were still asleep and the sky out her purple-streaked hands. dark when Yang Xiukui stepped outside to start her day’s work. She folded a long length of indigo cloth and lay it onto a A woman dries indigo cloth in the village of Dali. flat stone surface. Using a heavy wooden mallet, Yang, for holidays and festivals, the women older people chatted on doorsteps of 55, began to pound the fabric. With each will inspect the sheen of one another’s traditional wooden homes. thump, the cloth grew brighter, acquir- handiwork in the spirit of friendly com- Yang brought the now-gleaming ing a shiny gloss. That lustre — achieved petition. indigo cloth to a covered plastic tub in through the application of cowhide As Yang worked, a chorus of roosters the corner of her still dark kitchen. She extract and, at times, egg whites — is joined the plinking of mallets to awaken removed the lid, releasing a pungent, prized by Dong women. When they the village. Sleepy children stumbled to fermented odour. Inside was a dark blue, wear their handmade indigo clothes school along stone-paved paths while frothy liquid.  C'&)HC"Y *%0+I0)Y  3'"13)1&3' LC%C4k(L*,H(1304'3C 

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RIDE OF CHAMPIONS Venue: Grand Hyatt Doha Design’ features numerous design objects loaned When: November 24 Admission: Free from some of Germanyís most significant cultural Time: 6:30 am Qatar Dragon Boat holds its first com- institutions such as the Vitra Design Museum, Venue: Qatar Foundation petition of the season. Sponsored by Neue Sammlung, Porsche Museum and Museum Admission: Free the Saracen Community Initiative. f¸r Angewandte Kunst Frankfurt. The exhibition Ì   Qatar Cyclists, under the patronage of the Ministry The competition is open to all recreational/ traces the development of German design over of Culture and Sport, have announced the return of corporate teams and premier dragon boat more than six decades, from the 1950s to the the Ride of Champions. The 2017 event includes teams. Spectators are encourage to come present day and provides a glimpse into the future. three events starting at 6:30 am (48km, 78km and watch the races during the day. 137.5km) for experienced adult cyclists departing IMPERIAL THREADS: MOTIFS AND ARTISANS from Qatar Foundation and heading towards Al Sha- 28TH DOHA INTERNATIONAL BOOK FAIR FROM TURKEY, IRAN AND INDIA haniya and back. A further festival of cycling starts When: November 29 to December 9 When: Till January 27, 2018 at 9am for families, beginners and riders new to the Venue: Doha Exhibition and Convention Center Venue: Museum of Islamic Art sport at Qatar Foundation. All events are based out Admission: Free Admission: Free of Qatar Foundationís spectacular ceremonial court, Organised by the Ministry of Culture and Sport, This exhibition highlights the exchange of artistic with a live music, farmerís market, food stands, the 28th edition of Doha International Book and material cultures in the early modern era bike shops with mechanics, sponsors and more. Fair will comprise a variety of books from (16th– 19th century). Focusing on carpets as Those who wish to participate can register at www. a great number of publishers and will host the prominent medium, manuscripts, metalwork, KATARA 7TH TRADITIONAL DHOW FESTIVAL rocdoha.qa. Registration fee after November 12 is seminars, art shows and book signing events. ceramics, and other objects are also featured When: Till November 19 QR200 and open until November 20. The registra- to further illustrate the historical and artistic Time: 9 am to 12 pm tion fee includes event participation, a limited DRIVEN BY GERMAN DESIGN context of this time. Beginning with the Timurid Venue: Katar Beach 15 edition #rocdoha2017 Santini cycling jersey, a water When: Till January 14, 2018 period in Iran and Central Asia (1370–1507), Admission: Free bottle, event and bike numbers and finisher medal. Time: 9 am to 7 pm (Sat - Thur) | 1:30 pm to 7pm (Fri) this exhibition shows the continuation of artistic Witness exciting activities and events throughout Venue: Al Riwaq Gallery practices shared amongst succeeding and neigh- Katara 7th Traditional Dhow Festival. Experience a QATAR WINTER DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL 2017 Admission: Free bouring dynasties, namely the Safavids in Iran distinctive ambience that will showcase the authentic When: November 24 Curated by renowned museum director Dr Mar- (1501–1736), the Ottomans in Turkey (1299– maritime traditions inspired by Qatar’s ancestors. Time: 8 am to 5 pm tin Roth before his passingw ‘Driven by German 1923) and the Mughals in India (1526–1857). 0,,@I0342 C'&)HC"Y *%0+I0)Y   02&,C)0#0)13(0+C"L0,K1&)I H0K)0((3*4[('&H" IANS to help them become more physically active. UFFERING from depres- The results showed over 80 percent sion and anxiety disorders? of the patients believed that the exer- More physical activities and cises recommended by the researchers workouts may help uplift helped them in improving their moods the mood and improve your and anxiety in less time. mental health problems, suggests a The study, published in the journal new study. General Hospital Psychiatry, noted The study by Michigan State Uni- the statements of more than half of the versity found that exercises can quick- participants who claimed that their ly elevate a depressed person, and depressed mood limited their ability to patients should create a comprehen- exercise. sive exercise plan and work regularly “Offering physical activity pro- to achieve the specific goal. grammes inside mental health clinics “Physical activity has been shown may be one of many patient-centred to be effective in alleviating mild to approaches that can improve the men- moderate depression and anxiety,” tal and physical health of patients,” Carol Janney, Assistant Professor at Janney said. Michigan State University in the US, Mental health experts such as psy- said. chiatrists and therapists may not have “Current physical activity guide- the necessary training to prescribe lines advise at least 30 minutes of physical activity as part of their men- exercise five days a week to promote tal health practice, but by teaming up mental and physical health,” Janney with the certified personal trainers or added. other exercise programmes may help The researchers studied over 295 in prescribing more physical activity mental health patients and asked if in the clinic setting, the researchers the patients wanted their therapists added. 3%34240C)$**H(+C"1&' (')0((Y+C-0I)C34L0C,'L" IANS “Research on brain plasticity supports the assumption that the environment EOPLE who build their houses in can shape brain structure and function. the lap of Mother Nature may have “That is why we are interested in the a healthier brain and may be at a environmental conditions that may have lower risk of developing stress-related positive effects on brain development,” depression and anxiety disorders than said lead author Simone Kuhn, psycholo- those living near the urban green or gist at the University Medical Center wasteland, a research says. Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE) Hospital in The findings showed that city dwellers Germany. are at a higher risk of psychiatric illnesses “Studies of people in the countryside such as depression, anxiety disorders and have already shown that living close to schizophrenia than countryside dwellers. nature is good for their mental health This is because life in a city is full of and well-being. We therefore decided to noise and pollution, and many people examine city dwellers,” Kuhn added. scramble in a confined space, increasing central nucleus in the brain that plays an ologically healthy amygdala structure and By 2050, almost 70 percent of the the risk for chronic stress. important role in stress processing and were therefore presumably better able to world population is expected to be liv- In the study, appearing in the journal reactions to danger. cope with stress compared to those living ing in cities, the researchers said, adding Scientific Reports, city dwellers showed On the other hand, people living close the urban green, water or wasteland, the that these results could therefore be very higher activity levels of amygdala – a to a forest showed indications of a physi- researchers observed. important for urban planning.  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NYT SYNDICATE each design and what challenges each wall similar hand-held tools,” according to the peared on one of the prototypes, less than a may face. instructions for the prototypes. month after construction. HEY all stand neatly in a row: Every expert agreed on one thing: Find- Some “other than concrete” proto- But some envision the mixed-material eight large panels on a barren dirt ing a design that would work for the entire types incorporate steel, which can be walls as having more technological capa- patch just a few hundred yards length of the border would be extremely relatively easy to cut with a torch, while bilities. They might be called smart walls: from the San Diego border with hard, if not impossible. And many caution pure concrete is not. A hollow steel pipe walls that incorporate radar, acoustics Mexico. Unveiled in late October, that such a wall may never happen. whose walls are half an inch thick could and other types of surveillance embedded these are the prototypes for the border The prototypes present the government easily be cut in less than an hour, accord- in the infrastructure. One of the contrac- wall President Donald Trump has vowed with a number of choices: ing to Michael D Engelhardt, professor of tors bidding on the wall is ELTA North to erect on the southern border. Later this structural engineering at the University of America, an Israeli defence contractor that year, the federal government will test the Concrete or no concrete? Texas at Austin. specialises in radar and communication panels for strength and effectiveness. The prototypes include plain concrete Steel is also malleable. Engelhardt said equipment. These prototypes make clear that a walls and ones made of a combination of that a small hydraulic arm (similar to the “My sense is they will select multiple border wall is not simple: It can vary con- materials, what the government described ‘Jaws of Life’ used to pry open a crumpled awards for these types of infrastructure,” siderably in material, shape and cost. And as “other than concrete.” The term is car) could easily be used to make an open- said Jayson Ahern, a former acting com- while it is far from clear that Congress will intentionally vague, a signal to contractors ing in such a wall: “The equipment is small missioner of Customs and Border Protec- pay for a wall or that any of these designs to be creative and bring a design that US (could likely fit in a backpack), inexpen- tion who was involved in the construction will be built at wider scale, they are real-life Customs and Border Protection had not sive, widely available and can generate of a border fence during the George W renderings of a promise that fuelled much considered. many tons of force.” Bush administration. “Some will be for of Trump’s campaign. Any barrier must be able to withstand “Steel can rust really quickly,” said Cur- technology, some for when they just need Six contractors have made bids on the at least 30 minutes of force from a “sledge- tis Patterson, a structural engineer based in a wall.” wall, and the specific details of their plans hammer, car jack, pick axe, chisel, battery- San Diego who visited the prototypes with are not public. But border security experts operated impact tools, battery-operated a team of Times journalists. He pointed to Opaque or transparent? and engineers shared what they saw in cutting tools, oxy/acetylene torch or other several rust spots that had already ap- David Aguilar, a former deputy com-

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But something said. “They also wanted people to be was not so funny for the companies that sharing it. Right down to the people tat- have tried to sear their brands into the tooing the mark on their arms.” minds of consumers everywhere: For Stafford, however, said that he did 10 iconic brands including Walmart, not think that being able to draw a Burger King, and Ikea, the overall per- logo necessarily indicates how well it centage of near-perfect drawings was resonates. just 16 percent. People often see logos so much that That means fewer than one-fifth of they feel like they know it. But they the participants could remember the rarely critique it or study it enough to correct positioning of the familiar blue- reproduce fine details — a phenomenon and-red rectangle of Domino’s, or the that psychologists like Castel call “inat- three black stripes of Adidas. Even Tar- tentional amnesia.” When something is get — whose emblem involves a simple seen frequently, the information ends up red bull’s-eye above the brand name — Patrons at a Starbucks in New York. Many participants in a recent study failed to recreate famous being more easily ignored or forgotten. confused people: 41 percent forgot the logos from brands like Apple and Starbucks. Perhaps the most surprising result number of circles. of the Signs.com study was the com- “People spend so much on marketing A sculpture of pany that fared best: Ikea. The Swedish to get people to recognise and remember the Airbnb logo furniture maker with the distinctive their brand,” said Nelson James, co- in the company’s blue-and-yellow logo plastered across founder and chief operating officer of the headquarters in its giant retail stores was redrawn near- e-commerce site Signs.com, which led San Francisco. perfectly by 30 percent of the partici- the study. “We just wanted to know — pants. does it work?” Asa Nordin, who is a senior coordi- The answer is that being able to nator of Ikea trademarks at Inter Ikea recognise a logo and being able to recre- Systems, said the unique shape, colours, ate it appear to be vastly different things. and longevity of the logo — it has been Although participants thought they had around since 1983 — most likely contrib- a good grasp on the designs, expressing uted to its memorability. confidence that they could redraw them “The logo is merely the symbol for without seeing them, their actual repro- what the Ikea brand promises and ductions proved otherwise. delivers,” Nordin said in an email. “The Logos are what companies use to logo shall mirror that ‘promise’ as near help customers identify the brand, and as possible, as well as stand out from choices like design, colour and font are its surroundings. To be consistent and “critical,” James said. “Having these unique is clearly a strength of a logo.” logos where you can’t correctly recall The hardest logo to draw was Star- details means something.” bucks, which was redesigned in 2011. It In an age of digital saturation, per- is also arguably the most complex. haps many of these carefully constructed essarily. Dr Alan Castel, a psychology of a penny. Most struggled. “Simplicity is key,” James said. logos are not as memorable as we think. professor who was one of the authors “It’s rare that you really need to recall “That’s not necessarily a new concept. A study conducted in 2014 by psycholo- of the study, said that the inability to something from memory,” Castel said. But this definitely corroborates that gists at the University of California, Los accurately recall such daily ephemera as “You simply recognise it, you see it on idea.” Angeles, similarly asked 85 participants a brand logo really might be a beneficial an item or a computer. You like it, you But is any logo overwhelmingly if they could draw the familiar Apple quirk of our memory system. buy it.” memorable? James is now curious. logo from memory. More than half the “We don’t burden our memory with Still, in recent years, brands like Initially, he resisted putting an overly subjects even identified themselves as things we don’t need to know,” Castel Uber, YouTube, and Dropbox have rede- straightforward and ubiquitous sym- strictly Apple users. Yet only one could said. He referred to a famous study in signed their logos, trying to make them bol in his study, like those of McDon- draw the icon perfectly, as scored by a 1979 by psychologists Raymond Nicker- more simple, more intuitive or more ald’s or Nike. 14-point rubric. son and Marilyn Jager Adams, in which easily recognisable. In 2014, Airbnb “We thought it was too simple,” Should Apple be worried? Not nec- participants were asked to draw the face announced its new logo, which it calls James said. “But, I wonder.” 0*K,0 C'&)HC"Y *%0+I0)Y   C''L0$0340)k( /*)C"34'*¡1'3*4

NYT SYNDICATE Writing fiction has long been a goal being done and noticed one of the of his, but it always felt intimidating. workers staring at her with what looked FTER he finished working “I was always hoping I would do like a mixture of lust and menace. on the final season of his it,” he said during an interview this fall Weiner jotted down his observations in critically acclaimed drama over lunch at the Carlyle Hotel on the a notebook where he collects ideas and ‘Mad Men’, Matthew Wein- Upper East Side, not far from where stray bits of dialogue, and was not sure er found himself suddenly, the novel takes place. “I just didn’t if anything would come of it. alarmingly,D unable to write. know if I could.” While he was at Yaddo, he kept A few months passed. Then a year. thinking about the girl and the con- Nothing came to him. Even his children struction worker, puzzling over what he started teasing him, badgering him had seen, and began writing a fictional- about what his next project would be. ised story about the years leading up to “I didn’t know what I was going to the encounter. He wrote 5,000 words do next, and I was getting asked all the H3H4k'-4*$$LC'$C( during the next 16 days and finished a time,” he said. “I was worried I was not 2*342'*H*40#'YC4H draft in nine months. going to be able to write again.” $C(20''342C(-0HC,,'L0 Weiner is now back to writ- Finally, in the summer of 2015, '3+0G$C($*))30H$C( ing and producing TV — he’s Weiner called his friend, novelist AM currently working on his new Homes, for advice. She suggested he 4*'2*342'*I0CI,0'* show, ‘The Romanoffs’, an seclude himself at Yaddo, the artists’ $)3'0C2C34G anthology series for Amazon colony in upstate New York. A few that follows people who believe months later — “with some terror,” he themselves to be descendants said — he followed her advice. While Weiner’s foray into fiction surprised of the Russian imperial Ro- there, he began writing an unsettling a lot of Hollywood observers. “Every- manov family. psychological thriller about a wealthy one was breaking down his door to do He still seems surprised New York family whose lives inter- another show, and he goes off and does that he is adding novelist to sect with a sociopathic construction something that no one was expecting,” his resume. He never expected worker. said Semi Chellas, a writer who worked to finish the book, much less The resulting book, Heather, the on ‘Mad Men’. “The contrariness of publish it. Totality, is slim, at just 138 pages. But going off and writing fiction after ‘Mad “It’s like someone who goes it’s become one of the most anticipated Men’ was very Matt.” to the casino for the first time literary debuts of the fall, with a pa- Heather unfolds in present-day and wins,” he said. rade of endorsements from prominent Manhattan, and like so many gripping novelists, including Zadie Smith, James New York stories, the plot hinges on Ellroy, Claire Messud, Philip Pullman real estate. The couple at the centre and Michael Chabon, who described of the story, Mark and Karen Break- the novel in a blurb as a mashup of stone, lead sheltered, privileged lives, “Flaubert and Richard Yates, with a and fawn over their perfect daughter, deeply twisted twist of Muriel Spark at Heather. Mark, who works in finance, her darkest.” Other writers compared frets about his annual bonus and his Heather to works by Patricia High- status, while Karen stays home to tend smith, Evelyn Waugh and John Cheev- to Heather, then becomes resentful er, one of Weiner’s literary heroes. when Heather grows up and no longer It’s unusual for a debut author to be needs her. showered in such over-the-top acco- The Breakstones’ quiet, simmer- lades and compared to literary masters. ing dissatisfaction is interwoven with But then again, Weiner, 52, has hardly a darker, parallel story about a man been labouring in obscurity. named Bobby Klasky, who grew up ne- In a screen-writing career that glected by his heroin-addicted mother spans more than 20 years, he’s been a and developed a violent streak. The two creative force behind some of our era’s narratives collide when Bobby finds most revered cable dramas, shows work on a construction crew that is that were credited with reinventing renovating the penthouse in the Break- the narrative possibilities of televi- stones’ building and becomes obsessed sion. He received two Emmys for ‘The with Heather. Sopranos’, which he worked on as a The idea for Heather came from a writer and producer, and was the crea- scene Weiner witnessed when he was tor, showrunner, head writer, director walking around the Upper East Side in Matthew Weiner on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, and executive producer for ‘Mad Men’, the fall of 2015. He saw an attractive the setting of his new novel. After his popular television which aired for seven seasons and won teenage girl walking into an apartment series, ‘Mad Men’, ended, everyone was waiting for four Golden Globes and 15 Emmys. building where construction work was his next TV show. 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