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Eid Al Adha: Sale of subsidised sheep to begin from August 4 Amir greets Swiss president P9,000 sheep to be provided to citizens at subsidised prices P Widam Food Company starts receiving sheep

QNA TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK QR950 (6,500 heads). DOHA DOHA The sheep will be sold AL SHEEHANIYA MUNICIPALITY READIES through Widam Food Com- PARKS TO RECEIVE VISITORS THE Amir HH Sheikh Tamim THE Ministry of Commerce pany at a number of locations bin Hamad al Thani on and Industry (MoCI), in co- such as the central market Thursday sent a cable of operation with the Ministry and other Widam slaughter- S part of efforts to provide best services to people at congratulations to Presi- of Municipality and Environ- houses in Al Shamal, Al Khor, Apublic gardeners during Eid Al Adha festivities, Al Shee- dent of the Swiss Confed- ment (MME) and Widam Food Al Mazrouah, Umm Salal, Al haniya Municipality has equipped all its gardens to receive eration Ueli Maurer on the Company, has announced the Sheehaniya and Al Wakra. visitors. Necessary maintenance works were carried out and occasion of his country’s subsidised sheep price initia- Home delivery services will the gardens were monitored to ensure safety of visitors. The National Day. tive ahead of Eid Al Adha. also be available. gardens of Al Sheehaniya Municipality open from 6 am to 11 The move is part of the According to the terms pm during the Eid Al Adha holidays. An emergency task force joint national initiative to pro- of the initiative, sheep will was also assigned to manage the services to work during the mote subsidised prices of sheep be sold to each Qatari citizen Eid holiday. Meanwhile, the Doha Municipality has intensified Twin missile meat. The sale of sheep will who shall present a valid ID it inspection campaign at Al Dafna, Al Markhiya and Al Duhail begin on Sunday (3rd of Dhu card. ahead of Eid Al Adha. (TNN) attacks kill Al-Hijjah 1440 Hijri, corre- The buyer should be at sponding to August 4), and will least 20 -year old (born in over 60 in continue until Tuesday (12th of 1999 or later) and shall have Sheep that do not conform to and Industry stressed that it Dhu Al-Hijjah 1440 Hijri, cor- the right to purchase only one specifications and slaughter will intensify its inspection Yemen’s Aden responding to August 13). sheep. This will ensure the conditions, or have incom- campaigns from the first day An agreement was availability of sheep for the patible weights and sizes as of sale, on August 4, 2019 that T least 60 people were killed reached with Widam Food targeted segment. agreed upon with the ministry will last until Tuesday, August Aon Thursday in two attacks Company to ensure supply of The Ministry of Com- will not be sold. 13 August 2019 ( third day of targeting security facilities in 9,000 sheep of Arab origin The livestock at a Widam Food Company facility. merce and Industry, in coor- The ministry is also ensur- Eid Al Adha) to ensure com- Yemen’s southern city of Aden, (local and Syrian). dination with Widam Food ing the availability of suitable pliance with the subsidised a government minister said. The ministry has set the Awassi) weighing 35 kg and heads) and Syrian sheep Company, is prohibiting the barns. prices and the implementa- The attacks hit a camp price of local sheep (Arab above at QR1,000 (2,500 weighing 40 kg and above at sale of underweight sheep. The Ministry of Commerce tion of safety procedures. during a military parade and a police station in the govern- ment-controlled port city. TEEN JOCKEY MAKES HISTORY AT “The tally of both attacks has surged to more than 60 QATAR GOODWOOD FESTIVAL Dutch ban on fatalities and dozens of injured Qatar adapts to siege as people,” Minister of Human burqas in Rights Mohammed Askar wrote on Twitter. The missile attack on economy grows: OBG public places the camp in the western section of Aden was claimed by Yemen’s SATYENDRA PATHAK corresponding period of 2018. takes effect Houthi rebels.So far, there has DOHA Meanwhile, trade with been no claim of responsibility Asian countries like Japan, for the car bombing that took QATAR has successfully South Korea and China in ad- place near the police station, adapted to the ongoing block- dition to Turkey increased from located in central Aden. ade as the broader economy 61 percent to 69.5 percent of Askar blamed the bomb- has continued to grow in the the total over the same period. ing on Al Qaeda militants, who last two years, Oxford Busi- This realignment has been are active in the impoverished ness Group (OBG) has said in supported by the opening of the country. The victims includ- its latest report. $7.4 billion Hamad Port in Sep- ed Brigadier Munir al Yafi, the “It has been more than two tember 2017, it said. The block- HE Netherlands banned commander of the so-called years since three Gulf countries the Middle East. ade has also fuelled greater self- Tthe wearing of a face-cov- Security Belt’s First Support and Egypt placed an economic Given that prior to the sufficiency in sectors such as ering veil, such as a burqa Brigade, who was killed in the blockade on Qatar, to which Qa- blockade some 60 percent of agriculture. or niqab, in public build- attack on the parade. The tar responded by implementing Qatari trade moved through “Since 2017 Qatar has im- ings and on transport from Security Belt is a force trained a series of reforms, seeking out blockading countries, the coun- ported thousands of cows and Thursday as a contentious and supported by the UAE, a new trade partners and ampli- try focused on re-orientation of chickens, rapidly expanding law on the garment worn key partner in a Saudi-led mili- fying economic diversification Qatar’s trade away from its Gulf domestic agricultural capacity. by some Muslim women tary alliance fighting in Yemen efforts,” the report said. neighbours. The trend has con- The country now produces all came into force. Between against Iran-linked Houthi Despite facing significant tinued over the past two years of its own dairy and fresh poul- 200 and 400 women are rebels. (AGENCIES) PAGE 4 challenges, the report said, with Qatar shifting its trade re- try, whereas in 2017 domestic estimated to wear a burqa Qatar’s GDP expanded by 1.6 lationships towards new part- production of each stood at or niqab in the country of percent in 2017 and 2.2 percent ners, the report said. only 20 percent and 10 per- 17 million people. The last year. Citing data government cent respectively. In 2019 the Dutch legislation was IQ posts net profit Teenager Khadijah Mellah created history on Thursday, becoming Citing an IMF report, OBG data, the report said that country even began exporting passed in June 2018 the first Muslim woman to ride as a jockey for a ‘fairytale’ win at said that Qatar’s economy is Qatar’s business with GCC milk to Afghanistan, Oman and after more than a decade of QR1.5 bn in the Qatar Goodwood Festival in Sussex, England. The 18-year-old forecast to expand by 2.6 per- dropped from 11.1 percent of Yemen,” the report said. of political debate on the 2019 H1 (PG 7 ) steered Haverland to victory in the Magnolia Cup. PAGE 11 cent in 2019, well above the 0.3 overall trade in the first half of subject. (AFP) PAGE 5 percent average predicted for 2017 to just 3.9 percent in the Continued on page 2 Ô

Facebook dismantles covert influence campaign tied to Saudi govt AGENCIES book and the first such activ- murder of dissident journal- fore and shortly after the “Any time we have a link designed to look like local LONDON ity it has linked to the Saudi ist Jamal Khashoggi. start of the blockade. between an information op- news outlets. government. Saudi Arabia has repeat- Facebook announces eration and a government, More than $100,000 was FACEBOOK has suspended Countries in the Middle edly denied any involvement takedowns of “inauthentic that’s significant and people spent on advertisements, Fa- more than 350 accounts and East have increasingly turned in Khashoggi’s death and has behaviour” multiple times a should be aware.” cebook said. pages with about 1.4 million to Facebook, Twitter and not responded to previous al- month, but statements that Gleicher said the Saudi “They would typically followers after it said people Google’s YouTube to peddle legations about its activity on directly link such behaviour campaign operated on Fa- post in Arabic about regional connected to the government covert political influence on- social media. to a government are rare. cebook and its Instagram news and political issues. of Saudi Arabia have run a line. Last month, in a series “For this operation, our photo-sharing platform, pri- They would talk about things network of fake accounts and Reuters news agency of articles, Al Jazeera exam- investigators were able to marily targeting countries in like Crown Prince Moham- pages to promote state prop- detailed an expansive Iran- ined the role of Twitter in the confirm that the individu- the Middle East and North med bin Salman (MBS) — his aganda and attack regional backed campaign last year Middle East since the Arab als behind this are associ- Africa, including Qatar, the internal and economic social rivals. The latest takedown and Riyadh has been accused Spring. network of bots that tried to ated with the government of UAE, Egypt and Palestine. reform plan, the successes of is part of an ongoing effort of using the same tactics to Research revealed that popularise certain hashtags, Saudi Arabia,” said Nathaniel The operation used fake the Saudi armed forces, par- to combat “coordinated inau- attack Qatar and spread dis- Twitter manipulation during sent out fake news, and dis- Gleicher, Facebook’s head of accounts posing as those ticularly during the conflict in thentic behaviour” on Face- information following the the Gulf crisis showed a vast seminated propaganda be- cybersecurity policy. countries’ citizens and pages Yemen,” said Gleicher. 02 Friday, August 2, 2019

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Quick read ‘ICJ decision affirms rights of those affected

Amir congratulates Benin president by the unjust blockade imposed on Qatar’ THE Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani sent on Thurs- QNA In a message sent by the countries to prove otherwise. unjust blockade imposed on cedures. day a cable of congratulations to the President of the Republic DOHA Permanent Representative of She said the ICJ decision Qatar. The UAE had filed a peti- of Benin Patrice Talon on the anniversary of his country’s Qatar to the United Nations is an affirmation of Qatar’s full In the message, Qatar re- tion with the ICJ on March 22, Independence Day. (QNA) QATAR has informed the UN Ambassador HE Sheikha Alya commitment to and respect iterated its keenness not to 2019 requesting the court to Security Council and the UN Ahmed bin Saif al Thani to the for the provisions of interna- escalate and to strengthen take interim measures against Deputy Amir greets Swiss secretary-general of the de- Secretary-General of the Unit- tional agreements and inter- good-neighbourly relations the Qatar on the pretext of pro- Confederation president cision of the International ed Nations Antonio Guterres national law and a vindication and to find solution to the tecting its procedural rights, Court of Justice (ICJ) to reject and to Ambassador Gustavo of its stance since the begin- current Gulf crisis through claiming that Qatar had filed THE Deputy Amir HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al Thani the UAE’s request for interim Meza-Cuadra, the president ning of the crisis. dialogue, stressing that it will a formal complaint against sent a cable of congratulations to the President of the Swiss measures against Qatar in the of the UN Security Council for The international commu- not hesitate to protect the in- it before the Committee on Confederation Ueli Maurer on the occasion of his country’s case concerning discrimina- this month, she described the nity realises the lack of truth terests and rights of its citizens the Elimination of All Forms National Day. (QNA) tory measures by the govern- decision as a legal and inter- in the UAE’s claims since the and residents and continue to of Racial Discrimination in ment of the UAE against Qa- national victory for the State beginning of the crisis. The defend them through legal Geneva, and published mis- Deputy Amir greets Benin president tari nationals. The decision of Qatar, despite repeated resolution also recognises the means and in accordance with leading news about the UAE was supported by 15 judges. attempts by the blockading rights of those affected by the established international pro- through the media in Qatar. THE Deputy Amir HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al Thani sent a cable of congratulations to the President of Benin Patrice Talon on the anniversary of his country’s Independence Day. (QNA) PM congratulates Swiss HBKU-CIS delivers short course Confederation president PRIME Minister and Minister of Interior HE Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al Thani sent a cable of congratulations to on Maqasid al-Sharia in Thailand the President of the Swiss Confederation Ueli Maurer on the occasion of his country’s National Day. (QNA) TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK rary world. DOHA Dr Ahmed explained to the PM congratulates president of Benin students the applications of FACULTY from the College of Maqasid for the modern family PRIME Minister and Minister of Interior HE Sheikh Abdullah bin Islamic Studies (CIS) recently to deal with the challenges posed Nasser bin Khalifa al Thani sent a cable of congratulations to delivered a short course to stu- by globalisation and the digital the President of Benin Patrice Talon on the anniversary of his dents at Prince Songkla Uni- age. The course received strong country’s Independence Day. (QNA) versity (PSU) in the Kingdom interest from the participating of Thailand. students and university officials. Dr Mohamed El Gammal, Dr Muhammadroflee associate professor at CIS, and Waehama, dean of the Col- Qatar slams attack in northern Iraq Dr Fethi Ahmed, a research co- lege of Islamic Studies at PSU, ordinator at the CIS’ Research and Dr Asman Taeali, deputy THE State of Qatar expressed Qatar’s firm position on re- Center for Islamic Legislation dean for academic services on Thursday its condemna- jecting violence and terrorism and Ethics (CILE), led a course and international affairs at tion and denunciation of an regardless of motives and rea- on ‘Contemporary Applications PSU, expressed their interest attack that targeted a security sons. The statement expressed of Maqasid al-Sharia’ at the Pat- in pursuing further collabo- checkpoint in the Saladin gov- the condolences of Qatar to tani campus of the College of Is- rations with CIS to engage in ernorate north of Iraq, causing the families of the victims, the lamic Studies at PSU. knowledge exchange, research a number of deaths and inju- government and the people During the course, Dr and teaching opportunities. ries. The Ministry of Foreign of Iraq, wishing the injured a Gammal delved into the theo- CIS regularly collaborates Affairs renewed in a statement speedy recovery. (QNA) ries, concepts and methodolo- Dr. Mohamed El Gammal, associate professor at CIS, and Dr. Fethi Ahmed, a research coordinator at the with local and international gies of Maqasid al-Sharia and CIS’ Research Center for Islamic Legislation and Ethics (CILE), led a course on ‘Contemporary Applications partners to promote a deeper its relevance in the contempo- of Maqasid al-Sharia,’ at the Pattani campus of the College of Islamic Studies at PSU, from June 17 to 21. understanding of Islam. PHCC warns against Al Rayyan Interchange and Luqta QC to provide medicines dangers of fast food service roads to be closed partially worth €200,000 to Albania QNA is a continuation of QC’s as- for children TIRANA sistance to Albania which TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK started in 1994 and has con- DOHA QATAR Charity (QC) has tinued to this day in order signed a cooperation agree- to strengthen ties with the THE Public Works Author- ment with the Ministry of Albanian people in many ity ‘Ashghal’ on Thursday an- Health and Social Protection fields. nounced partial closure of of Albania to provide medi- He pointed out that QC Gharrafat Al Rayyan Inter- cines worth 200,000 euros sponsors about 4,700 people change and the service roads for Albanian hospitals. within its social welfare pro- along Al Luqta Street from Au- The agreement was gramme, in addition to im- gust 4 to 10. signed by Director of Project plementing drinking water The closure is required to Management at Qatar Char- projects and small invest- enable the works of the final ity Khalid al Yafei and Secre- ment projects for the benefit layer of asphalt on Khalifa Av- tary-General of the Albanian of families. enue. Ministry of Health Jillardina Qatar Charity’s latest QNA ars and proteins. During this traffic change Prudani in the presence of project in Albania’s health DOHA He pointed out that exces- to be implemented in coordi- Qatari Ambassador to Al- sector is to support hospitals sive eating of fast food also nation with the General Di- bania HE Ali bin Hamad al with essential medicines. THE Primary Health Care disturbs the blood sugar level rectorate of Traffic, the Doha Gharrafat Al Rayyan head- Qatar Foundation and Doha Marri and Minister of Health Earlier, Qatar Charity Corporation (PHCC) has em- in a child’s body, which then bound and Dukhan bound ex- ing towards Bani Hajer, Al on Gharrafat Al Rayyan and Social Protection of Al- constructed a health centre phasised the importance of suffers from psychological its from Gharrafat Al Rayyan Rayyan, Dukhan, Doha and Street will have to take Ghar- bania Ogerta Manastirliu. in the country, which is be- raising general awareness diseases such as frustration Interchange and the south- Qatar foundation will have to rafat Al Rayyan tunnel. The Albanian minister ing equipped. of the impact of fast food on and shyness and other un- bound carriageway of Ghar- use the alternative routes as Commuters leaving Qa- commended Qatar’s long- He added that Qatar the health of children and the desirable behaviours, which rafat al Rayyan Street will be shown on the attached map tar Foundation for Doha will standing assistance to his Charity is implementing a need for creating healthy food leads to an increase in anger closed. and follow directions accord- have to use Gate number 2 country and the fruitful co- project to drill water wells habits in society. and violence, as well as de- Meanwhile, the other ing to their destinations. instead of Gate number 1. operation between the two in different locations in Fast foods contain sub- pression and sadness without routes at Gharrafat Al Rayyan Traffic heading towards Ashghal will install road countries. Albania at a cost of about stances and chemicals that reason. Interchange will remain open Bani Hajer, Al Rayyan or signs advising motorists of She praised Qatar’s ongo- 200,000 euros. irritate the membranes of the Fast foods also have a neg- including the straight traffic Dukhan on Gharrafat Al the closure and requests all ing charitable efforts in sup- Qatar Charity opened its digestive system weakening ative effect on the fetus when movement between Doha and Rayyan Street will be direct- road users to abide by the porting Albania in many ar- office in Albania in 1994. It absorptive capacity and caus- pregnant women frequently Dukhan, as well as Gharrafat ed to internal roads through 50kph speed limit and follow eas, especially in the health focuses on three areas: so- ing mental exhaustion and eat it, as it affects fetal growth Al Rayyan Tunnel. Nega Al Sahla Street. the road signs to ensure their and social welfare sectors. cial welfare, education and laziness among children. Fast and formation, he said. Road users coming from Traffic heading towards safety. Yafei said the agreement community service. foods are, therefore, addictive Tukhi said fast food causes for children, the PHCC cau- family and social dysfunction tioned. also due to lack of gathering Mahmoud al Tukhi, a within the family to eat to- nutritionist at the Al Wakra gether on time, and noted that ‘Qatar implements series of reforms to stimulate FDI’ Health Center, said fast food some families are now allocat- lacks nutritional value and ing a monthly budget for fast Continued from page 1 Ô own 100 percent of shares measures is the launch of Increased natural gas Economic optimism contains high levels of fat, cal- food for their children. in Qatari businesses across Qatar’s inaugural Special production, major infra- is similarly visible among ories, salt and sugar, and most The most important steps The past two years have also almost all sectors. This fol- Economic Zones (SEZs), structure investment and the members of the local busi- people don’t feel full when to get rid of fast food includes seen Qatar implementing a lowed the Qatar Financial the report said, adding both use of significant financial ness community, it said. they eat, which makes them its lack of availability at home, series of reforms aimed at Centre’s unveiling in August Umm Al Houl SEZ, located reserves from the country’s “Some 84 percent of the eat larger quantities. as well as involving institu- stimulating foreign direct in- last year of a five-year, $2 next to Hamad Port, and Ras sovereign wealth fund have CEOs surveyed by OBG were One of the most impor- tions and individuals to raise vestment (FDI), it said. billion incentive programme Bufontas site, next to Hamad all been highlighted by the either positive or very posi- tant dangers of junk food for awareness of the dangers of “At the start of 2019, the designed to bring in interna- International Airport, are ex- OBG as contributing factors tive about local business con- children is obesity, because fast food and the importance government enacted a law tional firms”, it said. pected to open in the second to the stabilisation of the ditions in the year ahead”, it they contain a lot of fat, sug- of healthy food. allowing foreign nationals to Complementing these half of this year. economy. said. 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Doing good deeds HOW TO RESPECT without intention

QUESTION: In a Hadeeth, it is said that actions are judged according to the intentions. The reward of deeds depends upon the intentions. Does this mean, any good action/deed YOUR PARENTS we commit without first making the intention becomes unac- ceptable? Explain in detail.

A. Introduction: [Qur’an 31:14-15] ANSWER: All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the There are many days set aside in non- Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Islamic societies to honour and appre- D. More Respect: Allaah, and that Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, is ciate special people; examples of these Islam teaches us that of the most be- His slave and Messenger. are Father’s Day, Mother’s Day, Me- loved deeds to Allah, having respect The intention has two different meanings. morial Day and Labour Day. In Islam, for one’s parents is second only to that The first one is sincerity, i.e. to seek the pleasure of Allah however, respecting, honouring and of prayer and is greater than that of Alone. appreciating parents are not just for Jihad (fighting in His cause). In this The second is to distinguish between acts of worship and a single day of the year, but rather for respect, Abu ‘Abdur-Rahmaan ‘Abdul- customs and traditions; and also to distinguish between the each and every day. laah Ibn Mas’ood, may Allah be pleased acts of worship between having a bath for the intention of puri- with him, narrated the following: “I fying oneself from major impurity (Ghusl) and having a bath just B. Parents in the Qur’an: asked the Prophet, peace be upon him: to refresh oneself and to clean one’s body from dirt. A Muslim child should respect and ap- ‘Which deed is the most beloved to Al- The intention in both cases is a condition for getting the preciate his or her parents on a daily ba- lah?’ He, peace be upon him, replied: reward in obligatory and permissible acts. sis. Allah mentions that children must “Prayers performed on time.” I then There is no reward except with the intention of getting be obedient and dutiful to their parents asked: ‘Which one is next?’ He replied: closer to Allah and fulfilling His Order. and that this is second only to the rec- “Goodness to parents.” I then asked: The Prophet, peace be upon him, said: “Indeed, actions ognition of Allah Himself. Throughout ‘Which is next?’ He replied: “Jihad in are judged by intentions.” [Reported by Al-Bukhaariand Muslim] the Qur’an, we notice that parents are the path of Allah.” The Prophet, peace be upon him, further said: “You do not mentioned with appreciation and re- In Islam, respect for parents is spend on anything with the intention of seeking Allah’s pleas- spect, even if they are senile. so great that the child and his wealth ure, except that you will be rewarded for it. [Al-Bukhaari and In the Qur’an, there is a very beauti- are considered to be the property of Muslim] ful description of how parents are to be the parents: `Aa’ishah, may Allah be A person who performs an obligatory or permissible act will treated; Allah Says (what means): “And pleased with her, narrated that a man not get the reward except by seeking Allah’s pleasure. your Lord has decreed that you do not came to the Prophet, peace be upon However, some of the people of knowledge are of the view worship except Him, and to parents, him, in order to resolve a dispute that that a person is rewarded for an action that benefits others good treatment. Whether one or both he had with his father regarding a loan even if he did not intend to seek the pleasure of Allah, but he of them reach old age [while] with you, he had given him. The Prophet, peace will get a lesser reward than if he has had the intention. say not to them [so much as] ‘uff’ [i.e., be upon him, said to the man: “You and Allah knows best. an expression of irritation or disapprov- nothing with Him, and to parents do asked: “Then, who?” He, the Prophet, your wealth are to (i.e., the property of) al] and do not repel them but speak to good...” [Qur’an 4:36] again replied: “Your mother”. The man your father.” them a noble word. And lower to them 3. In Chapter Al-An’aam, Allah re- said: “And then, who? The Prophet, Islam Is a Complete the wing of humility out of mercy and emphasises that people should be kind peace be upon him, then replied: “Then E. Final Remarks: say: ‘My Lord! Have mercy upon them to their parents. He says what means: your father.” [Al-Bukhaari and Mus- We hope and pray that all of us will re- as they brought me up [when I was] “Say: ‘Come, I will recite what your lim] spect our parents while they are alive Code of Life small.’” [Qur’an 17:23-24] Lord has prohibited to you. [He com- Islam has endorsed respect for par- and after their death. One can honour The recognition and respect of mands] that you not associate anything ents by their children, even if the par- his parents after their death through QUESTION: Is Islam a complete code of life? parents is mentioned in the Qur’an with Him, and to parents, good treat- ents are non-Muslims. If parents strive the following methods: eleven times; in every instance, Allah ment...’” [Qur’an 6:151] to convert their children to non-Islamic 1. Supplicating for them daily. ANSWER: All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the reminds children to recognise and to beliefs, the children should not obey 2. Giving charity on their behalf. Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except appreciate the love and care that they C. Mothers: them, but must still maintain goodness 3. Instituting a perpetual charity, Allah, and that Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, is have received from their parents. One Although Islam recognises both par- towards them. In this regard, Allah such as a mosque, an Islamic Centre, an His slave and Messenger. such example is when Allah says what ents, mothers are given particular grat- says, what means: “And We have en- Islamic library, an Islamic hospital, an There is no doubt that the rulings of Islam are comprehen- means: “And We have enjoined upon itude and respect. This can be appreci- joined upon man [care] for his parents. orphanage, etc, on their behalf. sive and include all fields of life, and believing in this is part of man goodness to parents…” [Qur’an ated if we reflect upon the hardships His mother carried him, [increasing 4. Performing Hajj on their behalf ‘Eemaan (faith). Allah, The Almighty, Says (what means): {Say, 29:8 & 46:15] and suffering that mothers experience her] in weakness upon weakness, and or asking someone to do so. “Indeed, my prayer, my rites of sacrifice, my living and my dying 1. The demand for recognising par- in their lives. In this regard, there is a his weaning is two years. Be grateful 5. Distributing Islamic literature are for Allah, Lord of the world.} [Qur’an 6:162] ents is made more emphatic when Allah Hadeeth of the Prophet, may Allah ex- to Me and your parents; to Me is the on their behalf. We will mention here some examples from the Book of Says (what means): “And [recall] when alt his mention. Abu Hurayrah, may [final] destination. But if they endeav- Let us pray to Allah that we do our Allah about this comprehensiveness. We took the covenant from the Chil- Allah be pleased with him, narrated our to make you associate with Me that best to respect our parents, honour About civil and economic matters, Allah, The Almighty, dren of Israel, [enjoining upon them]: that a man came to the Prophet, peace of which you have no knowledge, do them, be kind to them, assist them and Says (what means): {O you who have believed, when you con- ‘Do not worship except Allah; and to be upon him, and asked him: “Who is not obey them but accompany them please them so that we may attain the tract a debt for a specified term, write it down. And let a scribe parents, do good…’” [Qur’an 2:83] most deserving of my good company? in [this] world with appropriate kind- love of Allah. write [it] between you in justice. Let no scribe refuse to write 2. Allah again emphasises in chap- He, peace be upon him, replied: “Your ness and follow the way of those who O Allah! Accept our humble prayers as Allah has taught him. So, let him write and let the one who ter An-Nisaa’ that children should be mother.” The man said: “Then, who? turn back to Me [in repentance]. Then and make us obedient slaves to You. has the obligation [i.e. the debtor] dictate. And let him fear kind to their parents. He says what The Prophet, peace be upon him, re- to Me will be your return and I will in- O Allah! Help us to be respectful Allah, his Lord, and not leave anything out of it. But if the one means: “Worship Allah and associate plied: “Your mother.” The man again form you about what you used to do.” children to our parents. Aameen. who has the obligation is of limited understanding or weak or unable to dictate himself, then let his guardian dictate in justice. And bring to witness two witnesses from among your men. And if there are not two men [available], then a man and two women from those whom you accept as witnesses - so that if one of them [i.e. the women] errs, then the other can Sister, you are the Ummah’s hope! remind her. And let not the witnesses refuse when they are called upon. And do not be [too] weary to write it, whether it is small or large, for its [specified] term. That is more just in EFORE the advent of Islam, the rality, by continuously tempting them ceive you and use you as their weapon and not be abused. And ever is Allah the sight of Allah and stronger as evidence and more likely to state in which women lived was dis- in every possible way to abandon the by alleging that they want to free you, Forgiving and Merciful.} [Quran 33:59] prevent doubt between you, except when it is an immediate Bgraceful; as they led arduous and teachings of their religion that came to while, by Allah, their only purpose is transaction which you conduct among yourselves. For [then] miserable lives. Women’s rights were safeguard their honour and ensure their to ruin your chastity and honour and My dear sister! there is no blame upon you if you do not write it. And take unheard of and their duties far exceeded happiness in this world and in the Here- undermine your honourable status and Contemplate the following verse and its witnesses when you conclude a contract. Let no scribe be their capacity. A woman’s life was spent after. happiness under Islam. You have to lessons: harmed or any witness. For if you do so, indeed, it is [grave] in distress and agony from the moment It is truly unfortunate to see that stop these oppressors and criminals im- Allah, The Almighty, Says (what disobedience in you. And fear Allah. And Allah teaches you. of birth until the moment of her death; some Muslim women are attracted to mediately and firmly because your devi- means): {And when he came to the well And Allah is Knowing of all things.} [Qur’an 2:282] if she escaped being buried alive as a these fallacies and lies and even follow ation and loss means the breakup of the of Madyan, he found there a crowd of With regard to matters related to the constitution, Allah, young girl, she would live in humiliation them. They have not only adopted such family bonds that attach its members; people watering [their flocks], and he The Almighty, Says (what means): {… and whose affair is and contempt for the rest of her life. misleading thoughts, they even spread scattering them in life’s mazes. found aside from them two women driv- [determined by] consultation.} [Qur’an 42:38] In the pre-Islamic era, people used them through various mediums and ing back [their flocks]. He said, “What is With regard to judicial matters, Allah, The Almighty, Says to bury young girls alive and if she sur- lead a life of absolute intellectual, so- My dear sisters in Faith! your circumstance?” They said, “We do (what means): {…and when you judge between people to vived somehow, she was considered of cial and behavioural subordination to The enemies of Islam are lying in wait not water until the shepherds dispatch judge with justice.} [Qur’an 4:58] no consequence, as if she had no right to the West. They blindly imitate West- for you, and continue to wage war [their flocks]; and our father is an old About criminal penalties, Allah, The Almighty, Says (what live. So, what kind of life could women ern women without thinking. Thus, the against Hijaab (Islamic covering) -- a man.”} [Qur’an 28:23] means): {O you who have believed, prescribed for you is legal at that time expect? following Hadeeth (narration) of the continuation of the events in the early This Verse is part of the story of retribution for those murdered - the free for the free, the slave Islam came to save women from a Prophet, peace be upon him, applies to history of Muslims when they conspired Moosa (Moses), may Allah exalt his for the slave and the female for the female.} [Qur’an 2:178] humiliating and disgraceful existence. them: “You will follow the ways of those to remove a Muslim woman’s Hijaab at mention, before he was sent to his About war preparations, Allah, The Almighty, Says (what It guided women to all that honours her nations who were before you, span by the time of the Prophet, peace be upon, people as a Messenger of Allah, The means): {And prepare against them whatever you are able of and provides her with the respect that is span and cubit by cubit (i.e., inch by in the market of Banu Qaynuqaa‘. Almighty. He went to a distant land to power and of steeds of war by which you may terrify the enemy due to her -- whether as a beloved young inch) so much so that even if they would This war is continuing until today escape from the oppression of Phar- of Allah and your enemy and others besides them whom you girl, an honoured sister, an affectionate enter the hole of a lizard, you would fol- because the enemies of Islam realise aoh. When he arrived there, he found do not know [but] whom Allah knows.} [Qur’an 8:60] wife or a compassionate and respected low them.” We (the companions) said, very well that ruining the Muslim wom- a group of people watering their flocks, With regard to international relations, Allah, The Almighty, mother. “O Allah’s Apostle! (Do you mean) the an means ruining the entire Muslim with two women standing apart from Says (what means): {Allah does not forbid you from those who Islam greatly honours women, rais- Jews and the Christians?” He said, society. them. He asked them why they were do not fight you because of religion and do not expel you from es their status and elevates them to the “Who else?” [Al-Bukhaari] Undoubtedly, some of those people standing aside. They told him that they your homes — from being righteous toward them and acting position of which they are worthy, as Such women have forgotten that have grown up under the protection of had come to this place to water their justly toward them. Indeed, Allah loves those who act justly.} they are the progenitors of men and the the social, legal and historical circum- atheism, thus, they pretend to be Mus- flock, as their father was an old man and [Qur’an 60:8] educators of future generations. stances that faced European women are lims, while they are in fact disbelievers. could not work. Nevertheless, they did Moreover, we can find countless examples in the Sun- Due to the importance of the wom- totally different from those faced by the Such people are very keen to remove the not justify themselves under this com- nah (Prophetic tradition) and Islamic jurisprudence about the an’s role in educating future genera- Muslim women. The European woman Hijaab of the Muslim woman and stain pelling necessity to intermix with men; comprehensive nature of Islam. tions and her direct influence in instill- lived in an unjust society based on hu- her honour and dignity. Hence, they rather, they waited until the men had Allah Knows best. ing in them the correct Islamic creed, man laws rather than divine legislation. find that there is no better way than finished and then watered their flocks. righteous conduct and morals and Therefore, her rights were exceedingly offering them so-called ‘woman’s free- teaching them various acts of worship, violated, which made her rebel against dom’ in the guise of ‘modern Islam’. My dear Muslim sister! the enemies of Islam exert great efforts her conditions in order to retrieve even Would you not review your stance, and to Westernise her and focus on beguil- a small part of her lost rights. O daughter of Islam! contemplate on how to define the safe ing her through the deceptive glamor- With regard to the Muslim woman, Do not listen to those who beautify the way? “Life is good and bad, and having faith ous calls that have ensnared the sons Islam granted her all her rights more life of intermixing between the two sex- Return to Allah, The Almighty, con- entails being thankful for the good and and daughters of our Ummah (nation). than fourteen centuries ago; hence, she es and abandonment of the Hijaab in template the Qur’an, and imitate the Such calls include the so-called move- has the right to be proud and hold her the name of ‘freedom’ and ‘civilised be- wives of the Prophet, peace be upon being patient on the bad.” ment for ‘women’s freedom’, ‘women’s head up high by virtue of these rights, haviour’, so that you are saved from be- him, as this is the only way to Paradise. rights’, and calling for ‘equality between which have not been granted to wom- coming a toy in their hands. Say to them Wake up my sister, before it is too – [Abdullah ibn Mas’oud] men and women’. en till this day even in those countries that Allah The Almighty Says (what late and before your death and reck- Muslim women should be made which claim to be ‘civilised’ and ‘devel- means): {O Prophet, tell your wives and oning, when the scale will be set and aware of and warned against the con- oped’. your daughters and the women of the the Siraat (bridge) will be placed over spiracies that are being secretly per- believers to bring down over themselves Hell and the obedient people will be petrated against them in order to drag O Muslim woman! [part] of their outer garments. That is distinguished from those who are dis- them into the impure swamps of immo- The enemies of Islam are trying to de- more suitable that they will be known obedient. 04 Friday, August 2, 2019 Gulf / Middle East / Africa Four dead in Twin missile attacks kill Israeli-Palestinian conflict fresh Sudan Kushner meets Egypt’s protests, say oppn medics over 60 in Yemen’s Aden Sisi for M-E peace plan AFP has so far failed to address key REUTERS CAIRO Palestinian demands such as KHARTOUM Commander of UAE-backed forces among those killed while on military parade the establishment of their own US President Donald Trump’s independent state. AT least four protesters were DPA advisor and son-in-law Jared Sisi’s office stressed Egypt’s killed and many injured by SANAA Kushner met on Thursday committment to a “two-state gunfire in the Sudanese city with Egyptian President Ab- solution and the building of a of Omdurman on Thursday, AT least 60 people were killed del Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo to Palestinian state with East Je- opposition medics said, as on Thursday in two attacks discuss Washington’s plan for rusalem as its capital”. hundreds of thousands took targeting security facilities in Israeli-Palestinian peace. Egypt and Jordan are the to the streets to pile pres- Yemen’s southern city of Aden, Both sides discussed “ways only two Arab nations to have sure on the country’s mili- a government minister said. to consolidate peace and sta- diplomatic relations with Isra- tary rulers. The attacks hit a camp dur- bility in the region in light of el, and both sent mid-level of- Organisers had called ing a military parade and a po- the instability it suffers from,” ficials to the Bahrain meeting. for a million-person march lice station in the government- the Egyptian presidency said Sisi met with the Jorda- in response to the killing controlled port city. in a statement. nian king in Cairo on Monday, of young protesters in El- “The tally of both attacks “Kushner recounted the when they reaffirmed that any Obeid, a city southwest of has surged to more than 60 contacts the US delegation had peace deal should be based on the capital Khartoum, ear- fatalities and dozens of in- made with various parties to a two-state solution. lier this week. jured people,” Minister of Hu- set the negotiations between Thursday’s killings, re- man Rights Mohammed Askar the Palestinians and Israelis ported by the Central Com- wrote on Twitter. back on track,” it added. Exchange of fire on Gaza mittee of Sudan Doctors, one The missile attack on the The US envoy is on a re- border kills Palestinian, of the main protest groups, camp in the western section of gional tour which has already injures 3 Israeli soldiers came as opposition leaders Aden was claimed by Yemen’s taken him to Jordan and Isra- said there had been some Houthi rebels. el to discuss the controversial JERUSALEM: A Palestin- progress in talks with the So far, there has been no peace plan, already rejected by ian seeking to avenge his military on reaching a deal claim of responsibility for the the Palestinians. brother’s death by Israeli fire to form a new government car bombing that took place Kushner was accompanied entered Israel from Gaza on after the ousting of long-time near the police station, located by Trump’s Middle East envoy Thursday, sparking a firefight leader Omar al-Bashir. in central Aden. Jason Greenblatt to Cairo, a in which the Israeli army Sudan has been gripped Askar blamed the bomb- day after separate meetings said he was killed and three by months of turmoil that ing on Al Qaeda militants, who with Israeli Prime Minister Israeli soldiers wounded. climaxed in the army over- are active in the impoverished Yemeni security forces rush to the scene of a missile attack on a military camp west of Yemen’s government- Benjamin Netanyahu and Jor- An Israeli tank fired at throwing Bashir in April. country. held second city Aden, on Thursday. (AFP) dan’s King Abdullah II. a Hamas military post after The opposition has kept up The victims included Brig- The economic aspects of the incident which began protests, pressing the army adier Munir al-Yafi, the com- tries were “legitimate” targets sified since March 2015, when Kushner’s initiative were un- at around 2:00 am, Israel’s to hand over to civilians. mander of the so-called Se- and called on civilians and Rebel spokesman Yahya the Houthis first advanced on veiled at a Bahrain meeting military said. Despite signing a deal in curity Belt’s First Support foreign companies to avoid Sarie said in a press state- Aden, prompting Saudi Ara- in June, floating the prospect It said an army officer July which secured a three- Brigade, who was killed in the “these targets.” ment they had targeted the bia and Sunni allies to start of $50 billion worth of invest- was moderately wounded year transition period and a attack on the parade. Aden became the provi- an air campaign against the ment into a stagnant Palestin- and two soldiers were lightly joint sovereign council with The Security Belt is a sional capital of the Saudi- parade with a drone and a Shiite group.The Saudis fear ian economy. injured by gunfire from the a rotating leadership, talks force trained and supported backed government after the ballistic missile, adding that Iran, their regional rival, But the “opportunity of the Palestinian. (AFP) over the wording of a consti- by the United Arab Emirates, rebels overran Yemen’s capi- that military and economic is backing the Houthis in or- century”, as Kushner dubs it, tutional declaration on the a key partner in a Saudi-led tal Sana’a in late 2014 in what facilities in the Saudi-led der to secure a foothold in the changes have stumbled. military alliance fighting in has been a devastating power coalition’s countries were Arabian Peninsula. “The agreement is really Yemen against Iran-linked struggle. The European Union called now just around the cor- Houthi rebels. Also on Thursday, Pro- ‘legitimate’ targets for “maximum restraint” in the ner,” Satea al-Hajj, a leader Rebel spokesman Yahya Houthi television al-Masirah wake of the two deadly attacks, in the Forces of Freedom Sarie said in a press statement reported that the rebels had Saudi comment. with a foreign affairs spokes- and Change (FFC) coalition they had targeted the parade fired a missile against a “mili- In recent months, the woman saying that all parties of opposition groups, said in with a drone and a ballistic tary target” in Dammam, an Houthis have intensified their in the country’s conflict should a press conference in Khar- missile. He added that mili- economic hub in the eastern missile and drone attacks in avoid “general escalation and toum on Thursday. tary and economic facilities in region of Saudi Arabia. neighbouring Saudi Arabia. [inflicting] further suffering to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (centre) meets with US Senior Advi- the Saudi-led coalition’s coun- There has been no official Yemen’s conflict has inten- the population.” sor Jared Kushner (third left) and his delegation in Cairo on Thursday. (AFP)

Jordan Princess Haya receives brother’s backing on Twitter Islamic State attacks kill seven security forces in Iraq AMMAN: Princess Haya of Jordan, embroiled in a bitter legal REUTERS ib area north of Salahuddin district at midnight killed but the hardline Sunni mili- battle with her husband the ruler of Dubai, has received support TIKRIT/SULAIMANIYA province’s Dujail district, 50 Members of the paramili- two members of the semi- tants have since switched to from her brother in the form of a photo on Twitter. km (30 miles) north of Bagh- tary Popular Mobilisation autonomous Kurdistan Re- hit-and-run attacks aimed Prince Ali bin Al-Hussein posted the picture on the social AT least seven members of dad, late on Wednesday, po- Forces (PMF) and two gional Government’s Asay- at undermining the Baghdad network on Wednesday evening, showing the two on a sofa, the Iraq’s security forces were lice said. ish internal security forces government. 44-year-old prince’s arm around the princess. “Today with my sis- killed and 16 wounded over- The PMF is an umbrella policemen were killed in and wounded 14, an Asayish They have regrouped in ter, the apple of my eye, Haya bint Al-Hussein,” read the caption. night in two separate attacks grouping of mostly Iran- the attack source said. the Hamrin mountain range The post was one of the first public comments from the roy- by Islamic State militants, po- backed Shi’ite militias that Islamic State has not in the northeast, which ex- al family amid a dispute between the princess and her husband, lice said on Thursday. formally report to Iraq’s The PMF is an umbrella claimed responsibility for ei- tends from Diyala province, Emirati premier Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum. Three members of the prime minister. grouping of mostly Iran- ther attack. on the border with Iran, Prince Ali’s tweet came hours after a judge in the UK de- paramilitary Popular Mobi- Separately, a mortar at- backed Shi’ite militias that Iraq declared victory over crossing northern Salahuddin cided that their legal battle over their children’s welfare will be lisation Forces (PMF) and tack against Kurdish forces formally report to Iraq’s Islamic State, which once and southern Kirkuk prov- heard by the High Court in London in November. (AFP) two policemen were killed in in Kola Jawi village of Su- prime minister held large swathes of the ince, an area security officials an attack in the Sayed Ghar- laimaniya province’s Kalar country, in December 2017, call a “triangle of death.” 65 killed in Nigeria fighting between army, militants

Fighters from the Islamic jihadist militia confirmed the The military is known to Clashes left 25 State West Africa Province death toll and put ISWAP loss- downplay its losses in the fight (ISWAP) group launched es at “more than 40”. against the jihadists. soldiers and at least a dawn attack on Monday In a statement, the Mul- The sources said that the 40 ‘IS fighters’ dead against a base near the town tinational Joint Task Force jihadist raid on the base was Mayor Abdirahman Omar Osman of Baga on Lake Chad, setting (MNJTF) said 10 jihadists and repelled and the fleeing fight- AFP off fierce gun battles that killed a soldier were killed at the base ers were then met by a convoy Mogadishu mayor KANO 20 Nigerian and five Chadian while five troops were injured. of special forces bringing sup- troops, the sources said. The MNJTF is a five-nation plies from the regional capital dies of wounds after FIERCE clashes between a re- “The terrorists killed 20 anti-military force headquar- Maiduguri. gional force and IS-affiliated Nigerian troops and five Chad- tered in the Chadian capital “They ran into special forc- Shabaab attack fighters in northeast Nigeria ian soldiers in the intense fight N’djamena, comprising troops es who had been alerted by the left 25 soldiers and at least 40 in which soldiers killed 47 of from Nigeria, Niger, Chad, troops in the base and more AFP jihadists dead, two military the terrorists,” a military of- Cameroon and Benin set up of the terrorists were killed in MOGADISHU sources and a militia leader ficer told AFP. Smoldering ashes and charred items are seen on the ground in Budu to fight jihadists in the Lake a brief encounter,” a second said on Thursday. The head of a local anti- near Maiduguri after militant attacks recently. (AFP) Chad region. military officer said. THE mayor of Mogadishu has died a week after being seriously wounded in an Al- Shabaab suicide attack at his office that also claimed the lives of six others, the govern- Sanctioning Zarif shows US ‘afraid’ of top diplomat: Iran ment said on Thursday. Mayor Abdirahman Omar AFP Rouhani said in a televised Iran says ready for worst in battle to Osman was airlifted to Qatar TEHRAN speech, referring to a recent MAXIMUM for treatment following the round of interviews Zarif gave save nuclear deal in standoff with US July 24 attack but died while IRAN’S President Hassan to foreign media in New York. PRESSURE DUBAI: President Hassan Rouhani said on Thursday Iran was ready doctors were treating him at a Rouhani on Thursday mocked “It is completely clear that for the worst in an uphill struggle to salvage its nuclear deal with hospital in Doha. a US decision to impose sanc- the foundations of the White The sanctions would world powers abandoned by the United States, but that he was sure Somalia’s President Mo- tions on his top diplomat Mo- House have been shaken by freeze any of the Iranian Tehran would eventually prevail. hamed Abdullahi Mohamed hammad Javad Zarif, saying the words and logic of an in- foreign minister’s assets “We have a hard battle ahead, but we shall surely win,” Rouhani praised Abdirahman, who it showed Washington was formed, devoted and diplo- in the United States or said on live state television.“We are not acting on the assump- worked as a London councillor “afraid” of the foreign minis- matic individual. controlled by US entities, tion we will get results through talks and accords,” Rouhani said, before returning to his war- ter as tensions again flare be- “They are doing childish as well as squeeze his alluding to European powers trying to salvage the deal that reined torn homeland. tween the arch-enemies. things now,” Rouhani said on ability to function as a in Iran’s disputed nuclear advances but unable to protect from US “He had sacrificed his life The US Treasury said the a visit to the northwestern city globe-trotting diplomat sanctions the trade benefits that Tehran was promised in return. and time serving the Somali sanctions would freeze any of Tabriz. “Instead we are planning based on the assumption that we will public,” the president said in of Zarif’s assets in the United “Our enemies are so help- not achieve results. Our budget for this year and next, our minis- a statement. “He will be re- States or controlled by US en- less that they have lost the “Americans have once tion,” said a statement on the tries are also acting on this basis...We are acting and going step-by- membered for his dedication tities, as well as squeeze his ability to act and think wisely.” again shown their anger at Guards’ official website. step with long-term prudence.” (REUTERS) to serving the people and the ability to function as a globe- Iran’s powerful Revolutionary the Islamic Revolution’s in- The designation of Za- country, as well as working trotting diplomat. Guards called the designation spiring... discourse and made rif under the same sanctions is the latest in a series of US to continue to visit the United hard to develop Mogadishu “They are afraid of our “absurd” and thanked Zarif for evident their enmity towards already applied to supreme moves against Iran. Nations in New York, albeit while taking a clear stand in foreign minister’s interviews,” his service. Iran’s system and proud na- leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Zarif is expected to be able under tight restrictions. the fight against terrorism.” World Friday, August 2, 2019 05

Beijing orders halal restaurants, Dutch burqa ban in public places takes effect to drop Arabic, Muslim symbols clothing which covers the face diculous. You should respect Enforcement seems doubtful as the move is banned in educational fa- each other’s values and I think REUTERS various offices told one man- is unpopular with the public in The Hague cilities, public institutions and it’s the dumbest rule they ever BEIJING HK protestors ager of a Beijing noodle shop buildings, as well as hospitals thought of,” Anne Spillner, to cover up the “halal” in Ara- and public transport.” 28, told AFP. AUTHORITIES in the Chi- warned bic on his shop’s sign, and AFP passed in June 2018 after People must be recognis- Jan Jans, 57, agreed. “I nese capital have ordered ha- then watched him do it. THE HAGUE more than a decade of politi- able in public spaces, so the think it’s a bad law... because lal restaurants and food stalls China’s military has re- “They said this is foreign cal debate on the subject. ban also applies to face-cov- it cannot be enforced. It’s a to remove Arabic script and leased a slick propaganda culture and you should use THE Netherlands banned the Far-right politician Geert ering helmets or hoods, pun- mix-up between combatting symbols associated with Islam video showing a drill of more Chinese culture,” said wearing of a face-covering Wilders had proposed the ishable by a fine of 150 euros terrorism and Islam and reli- from their signs, part of an armed troops quelling a the manager, who, like all veil, such as a burqa or niqab, face-covering veil ban back in ($165). gion,” he said. expanding national effort to protest in Hong Kong, as restaurant owners and em- in public buildings and on 2005. The Dutch law does not Hasnaa, 21, who declined “Sinicize” its Muslim popula- its commander for the city ployees who spoke to Reuters, transport from Thursday as “I believe we should now ban the wearing of a burqa on to give her surname, said peo- tion. voiced determination to declined to give his name due a contentious law on the gar- try to take it to the next step,” the street, unlike France’s ban ple “should have this freedom Employees at 11 restau- maintain law and order to the sensitivity of the issue. ment worn by some Muslim Wilders wrote in a tweet on which took effect in 2010. Bel- to wear whatever we want, to rants and shops in Beijing following two months of The campaign against Ara- women came into force. Thursday, urging that the gium, Denmark and Austria express ourselves just through selling halal products and bic script and Islamic images Between 200 and 400 simple headscarf should be have similar laws. the way that we look.” visited by Reuters in recent pro-democracy rallies. marks a new phase of a drive women are estimated to wear banned as well. The move appeared to be But Saskia, 67, who simi- days said officials had told that has gained momentum a burqa or niqab in the coun- The Dutch interior minis- unpopular with the general larly declined to provide her them to remove images asso- “halal” written in Arabic, from since 2016, aimed at ensuring try of 17 million people. try issued a statement saying: public in The Hague. surname, said she was in fa- ciated with Islam, such as the signs. religions conform with main- The Dutch legislation was “From now on the wearing of “Ridiculous. I find it ri- vour of the ban. crescent moon and the word Government workers from stream Chinese culture.

India police warn Hindu Majority of 1? Boris Johnson for rejecting a Muslim faces first ballot test as PM delivery rider Ebola: Third AFP Welsh district’s vote assumes outsize importance in gauging support for Johnson’s tough line on Brexit NEW DELHI death in A Hindu man who rejected a AFP DRC’s Goma food delivery from a Muslim LONDON driver has been slapped with a good behaviour bond by Indi- BRITAIN’S Boris Johnson We have to be prepared confirmed an police, with officers saying faces his first test at the ballot because we will be leaving he acted against the constitu- box Thursday in a by-election on October 31. That does AGENCIES tion. that could reduce his parlia- require more funding and GOMA/KIGALI Controversy erupted when mentary majority to just one, support in certain priority the customer in the central as his new government vowed RWANDA has reopened its state of Madhya Pradesh to double funding for a possi- areas. border with DR Congo even said on Twitter late Tuesday ble no-deal Brexit. UK’s Finance Minister Sajid as a third person died of Ebola that he cancelled his order Finance minister Sajid Javid on Brexit deadline in the city of Goma on Thurs- from Zomato because “a non- Javid announced Wednesday day, according to authorities. A Hindu rider” arrived with his an extra £2.1 billion ($2.6 bil- fourth was confirmed to have food. lion, 2.3 billion euros) to pre- put the Lib Dems on 43 per- the deadly virus. Zomato -- which like other pare for leaving without an cent, the Conservatives on 28 The developments come as delivery services has become agreement, as a parliamen- percent, Nigel Farage’s Brexit Congo marks the bleak one- wildly popular in Indian cit- tary showdown looms when party on 20 percent and La- year anniversary of the start of ies -- hit back on its Twitter MPs return from their sum- bour on eight percent. the latest Ebola outbreak. account on Wednesday, de- mer recess in September. However, another Wales- The latest victim was a claring: “Food doesn’t have a “We have to be prepared wide survey by YouGov pub- 1-year-old girl whose father - religion. It is a religion.” because we will be leaving on lished this week gave an the second confirmed case in The statement has been October 31,” Javid told report- unexpected boost to the Con- the city of about 2 million on liked more than 80,000 times ers during a visit to the Port of servatives, which experts at- the border with Rwanda - died on Twitter. Tilbury, east of London, refer- tributed to a modest “Boris on Wednesday. Jabalpur police superin- ring to Britain’s latest delayed bounce”. A third member of the tendent Amit Singh said the departure date from the Euro- Brecon and Radnorshire same family, the girl’s mother, customer had been asked to pean Union. Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson voted 52 percent to leave the has now been confirmed to pay a bond of 100,000 rupees “That does require more European Union in the 2016 have the virus. ($1,450). funding and support in cer- John McDonnell, finance opposition in the 650-seat some Conservatives who have vote -- echoing the UK-wide Aruna Abedi, coordina- “If he repeats any such tain priority areas,” he added, spokesman of the main oppo- parliament to his vows to pledged to do whatever it result. tor of the Ebola response in action within the next six as Johnson’s government sition Labour Party branded deliver Brexit on October 31 takes to stop a “no deal” de- Johnson, a leading Brexit Goma, told dpa the child had months, he could face jail or tries to force Brussels to reo- it an “appalling waste of tax- with or without a withdrawal parture. campaigner in the referen- succumbed to the disease late lose his bond money,” Singh pen negotiations over the payers’ cash” and Labour MP agreement, over fears of the Thursday’s by-election dum, made a low-key visit on Thursday and confirmed the told AFP. terms of Brexit by showing it Meg Hillier, who heads par- severe economic fallout. was called after former Con- Tuesday to meet Davies. mother had tested positive. His behaviour “goes is serious about leaving with- liament’s spending watchdog, The Bank of England servative MP Chris Davies He urged voters not to de- “Mortality rates are high in against the constitution and out a deal after decades of said it would probe how the warned Thursday a hard was forced out, following his fect to anti-EU populist Nigel children,” Abedi warned ear- creates discord between com- membership. money was being spent. Brexit would hit growth and conviction for making false Farage’s Brexit Party, which lier in the day as the child was munities”, he added. The cash injection will Johnson’s Brexit plan the pound, as it lowered near- expenses claims. has been capitalising on the being treated in hospital. Indian authorities can act be used to launch a public could also become harder to term economic growth fore- He insists it was an honest deadlock over Britain’s stalled Thursday marks a year against individuals under the information campaign and enact as his governing Con- casts amid the continued un- mistake and is standing again, departure from the bloc. since the start of the epidemic, Code of Criminal Procedure “accelerate preparations at servative Party looks set to certainty. but polling points to a win for In European elections in the second-worst on record, for different reasons includ- the border, support business lose the Welsh seat of Brecon Victory for the staunchly the Lib Dems, who have pre- May, it won 31 percent of the which has led to more than ing when they think a person readiness and ensure the sup- and Radnorshire to a pro-Eu- pro-EU Liberal Democrats viously held the seat. vote, pushing the Conserva- 1,800 deaths in the central could sow public discord with ply of critical medicines,” a rope candidate on Thursday. in Brecon would embolden Number Cruncher Poli- tives into fifth place with just African nation. After the first their actions. government statement said. He is already facing strong those opposition MPs and tics, a polling consultancy, nine percent. person to contract the disease in Goma died last month, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak an in- ternational health emergency. India’s top court takes Until the Goma cases, no US believes Bin Laden’s son Hamza is dead major cities had been affected by the epidemic. Rwanda and over contentious rape REUTERS assessment. Asked if he had recovered from the com- other neighbouring countries - intelligence that bin Laden’s pound indicated that aides South Sudan, Uganda and Bu- THE United States believes son had been killed, Trump had been trying to reunite rundi - are now on high alert. case after murder bid that Hamza bin Laden, a son told reporters: “I don’t want him with his father. “Our government has of slain al Qaeda leader Osa- to comment on it.” The New York Times re- closed the border with Demo- ma bin Laden and himself a Separately, the White ported that the US had a role cratic Republic of Congo be- AFP The girl who accused a law- notable figure in the militant House declined comment on in the operation that led to cause of the outbreak of Ebo- NEW DELHI maker of rape is now criti- group, is dead, a U.S. official whether any announcement Hamza’s death, which it said la,” Olivier Nduhungirehe, cally injured in an accident said on Wednesday. was imminent. took place in the past two years. Rwanda’s minister in INDIA’S top court Thurs- The U.S. official, who Hamza, believed to be Hamza bin Laden Still, the U.S. govern- charge of the Eastern African day ordered a major state to that killed her two aunts spoke on condition of ano- about 30 years old, was at his ment’s conclusion appears to Community, told dpa in Kigali pay compensation to a teen- and wounded her lawyer nymity, provided no fur- father’s side in Afghanistan leadership there, according to be a recent one. In February, on Thursday morning. How- age girl accusing a prominent ther details, including when before the Sept. 11, 2001, at- the Brookings Institution. the State Department said it ever, Rwanda’s health min- lawmaker of rape and moved the case from local police, to Hamza died or where. tacks on the United States Osama bin Laden was was offering a reward of up istry said in a later statement the case to the capital, amid complete their probe into the President Donald Trump and spent time with him in killed by US special forces in to $1 million for information that the border was open and growing calls for authorities crash in seven days. earlier on Wednesday de- Pakistan after the U.S.-led in- 2011. Hamza was thought to leading “to the identification “measures were put in place to properly address the long- He set a time limit for the clined to comment after NBC vasion of Afghanistan pushed be under house arrest in Iran or location in any country” of to reinforce screening proce- running saga. trial process and instructed News first reported the U.S. much of al Qaeda’s senior at the time, and documents Hamza. dures and public safety at en- The allegations, first raised Uttar Pradesh to pay 2.5 mil- try points.” by the 19-year-old against leg- lion rupees ($36,172) to the islator Kuldeep Singh Sengar victim by Friday. in Uttar Pradesh state in 2017, “The trial in the case shall have taken on national signifi- commence forthwith on a day- cance as he was from the rul- to-day basis and the trial shall North Korea urged to hold ‘meaningful’ talks with US ing Bharatiya Janata Party. be completed within 45 days,” It sparked further public Gogoi said. REUTERS Council meeting on Thursday Council shows unity in uphold- outrage and drew the atten- Sengar, a four-term legis- on North Korea’s latest missile ing its resolutions,” she told re- tion of the Supreme Court this lator, was only expelled from BRITAIN, France and Ger- launches. porters. week after the girl was critical- the party on Thursday after many called on North Korea to “International sanctions The 15-member Secu- ly hurt when a truck smashed public pressure on the state’s engage in “meaningful” talks need to remain in place and rity Council has unanimously into the car she was travelling chief minister Yogi Adity- with the United States and be fully enforced until North boosted sanctions on North in on Sunday, with her fam- anath, a BJP stalwart, to take said international sanctions Korea’s nuclear and ballistic Korea since 2006 in a bid to ily alleging it was arranged by action. need to be fully enforced until missile programs are disman- choke funding for Pyongyang’s Sengar. The girl’s family has been Pyongyang has dismantled its tled,” British U.N. Ambassador missile programs, banning ex- Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi beset by a string of tragedies, nuclear and ballistic missile Karen Pierce said, with her ports including coal, iron, lead, ordered the national Central with two of her aunts dying in programs. French and German counter- textiles and seafood, and cap- Bureau of Investigation, which the crash and her lawyer also The statement came after parts beside her. ping imports of crude oil and A man stands near a TV showing a file picture of North Korean leader has assumed jurisdiction of critically injured. a closed-door U.N. Security “It is vital that the Security refined petroleum products. Kim Jong Un, in Seoul, South Korea. (REUTERS) 06 Friday, August 2, 2019

ESTABLISHED SEPTEMBER 3, 2006 Opinion HAMAD BIN SUHAIM AL THANI CHAIRMAN ADEL ALI BIN ALI MANAGING DIRECTOR DR HASSAN MOHAMMED AL ANSARI EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Trump’s Choice For Intelligence Chief Is Unfit Addressing The Growing

Trump’s selection of an inexperienced, partisan politician Threat Of Returning as the nation’s top spy would make other nations less likely to trust the US govt with sensitive information Foreign Fighters S President Donald Trump’s vanity, Very often the news these briefings insecurity and love of lackeys continue bring is unpleasant, but it is essential that Uto have a role in his decisions without we be confronted with the facts. Dan Coats any precedent in modern American histo- was such a leader.” In its quest for national security, Australia’s new laws will block its citizens with ry. The latest example is the If McConnell is sin- pending departure of former cere, he shouldn’t support suspected overseas links to terrorism from returning to the country for two years Senator Dan Coats, Rep-In- Trump’s nomination of a diana, as director of national like-minded conspiracy- MARCUS TANTAU | intelligence. Coats’ sin? An- monger — Rep John Rat- TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE gering Donald Trump by cliffe, R-Texas — to replace publicly agreeing with the Coats. ABC News docu- N the wake of the physical collapse vastly documented evidence mented how Ratcliffe had of the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq, that Russia sought to inter- exaggerated his intelligence Australia has attempted to deal with vene in the 2016 election credentials. the growing threat of returning for- to help Trump beat Hillary The Washington Post Ieign fighters through the legislation of Clinton. reported that current and a fresh tranche of national security laws. To his credit, the na- former intelligence officials This will see Australians with suspected tion’s second-most power- call him “the least-qualified overseas links to terrorism banned from ful Republican isn’t happy person ever nominated to entering the country for up to two years. about this development. oversee the country’s intel- Last Thursday, the Morrison govern- In a statement posted ligence agencies.” ment successfully legislated its Counter on Sunday, Senate Major- Post columnist David Terrorism (Temporary Exclusion Or- ity Leader Mitch McConnell said, “The US Ignatius warned that Trump’s selection of ders) Bill 2019, which effectively gives the intelligence community works best when it “an inexperienced, partisan politician” as home affairs minister the power to block is led by professionals who protect its work the nation’s top spy would make other na- an Australian citizen over 14 years of age from political or analytical bias and who tions less likely to trust the US government with suspected terrorism links from re- deliver unvarnished hard truths to political with sensitive information. turning to Australia for two years. leaders in both the executive and legislative Coats was confirmed 85-12. If he’s a loy- Under the new laws, the home affairs remains unknown. With this bill now en- the Australian Labor Party quickly decid- branches. alist, Ratcliffe shouldn’t be. minister can issue a Temporary Exclusion shrined in law, the Morrison government ed to abandon its position and throw sup- Order (TEO) if he suspects on reasonable believes that it will be better equipped to port behind the bill. This course of action (Tribune News Service) grounds that an individual would seek to deal with the remaining foreign fighters sought to inoculate the party from the support or provide assistance to a terror- seeking to return to Australia. Morrison government, which would likely ist organisation. characterise Labour as weak on national The laws also stipulate that a TEO can security if it failed to back the bill. be issued if the Australian Security Intel- The Morrison government has pushed Zooming out from Australia’s do- ligence Organization (ASIO) suspects an hard to have these laws legislated by mestic political debate on this issue, the America Shows Compassion individual of being either a direct or indi- Parliament after it was revealed that legislation of TEOs demonstrates a grow- rect threat to security for “reasons related 40 out of a total of 230 Australians ing trend among Western countries, with to politically motivated violence.” Once who had travelled to Syria and Iraq to Britain also employing similar laws. To 9/11 Victims the individual has fulfilled the two-year fight had already returned to Australia However, this approach only delays exclusion order, they can then apply for any meaningful action and leaves groups YPD Officer James Zadroga died 13 harm’s way and worked on the tragic site a “return permit,” which is also granted like the Kurds and the Iraqi government years ago. known as “the pile.” Perpetuation of the by the home affairs minister. If granted, While the Morrison government to deal with these individuals alone, al- N We knew then that a crisis was un- compensation fund and the World Trade the individual would then be subjected to framed this legislative victory as a win lowing Australia and other Western coun- derway. First responders and others who Center Health Program, which was perma- strict measures on their return, including for Australia’s national security, concern tries to eschew their international respon- had been at the World Trade Center site nently funded in 2015, is the least America the surrendering of their passport and has emerged over the bill’s constitutional sibility in the fight against terrorism. during and after the 9/11 terrorist attacks can do. strict monitoring and surveillance by Aus- validity after recommendations issued by In addition to these concerns, this were getting sick and dying. But we didn’t More than 22,000 individuals have tralia’s security agencies. the Parliament’s bipartisan Joint Com- approach also raises a number of ethical know how awful it would be — or how disap- been awarded money from the compen- In addition to these new powers, the mittee on Intelligence and Security called questions around the rights of individu- pointingly long it would take to help them. sation fund; another 21,000 claims await new laws also absolve the Australian gov- for the bill to include judicial oversight. als — even if they are foreign fighters — to While it took more than a decade, Con- decisions. Since February, payments were ernment from its obligation to assist Aus- Australia’s main political opposition return to their country of origin. gress finally did the right thing, and Presi- reduced when the fund ran low. Now, the tralian foreign fighters in returning to Aus- party, the Australian Labor Party, seized It also stands in stark contrast to de- dent Donald Trump did his part, too, when Justice Department, which oversees the tralia. This is necessary because without on this concern and accused the federal veloping nations such as Malaysia and In- the Victim Compensation Fund, born from compensation fund, should pay what is these laws in place the Australian govern- government of pursuing legislation with- donesia, who rather than preventing their an act named after Zadroga in 2009, was fi- owed, quickly. Appropriate administration ment would be obliged to issue travel doc- out implementing the 18 bipartisan rec- citizens from returning home have chosen nally made permanent this week. of the fund and health programme should uments to these individuals, and support ommendations of the Joint Committee, to use rehabilitation programnmes to re- The bill Trump signed on Monday continue, unlike the misguided attempt last them with their return back to Australia. and warned against the centralisation of integrate their foreign fighters into their poignantly included two additional names year to weaken the health programme by The Morrison government has pushed power under the home affairs minister. respective societies. — Ray Pfeifer, an FDNY firefighter from moving it out of the National Institute for hard to have these laws legislated by Par- It then pledged to amend the bill to in- While it is too early to measure the ef- Hicksville who died in 2017, and Luis Alva- Occupational Safety and Health. liament after it was revealed that 40 out clude the 18 recommendations issued by fectiveness of these varying approaches, rez, an NYPD detective from Oceanside who Tragically, many more people will get of a total of 230 Australians who had trav- the bipartisan joint committee and launch it is clear that countries around the world died in June. sick and die. Now, these brave responders elled to Syria and Iraq to fight had already a further parliamentary review into the will be carefully monitoring their effec- The new law permanently funds the and others who suffer know their country returned to Australia. bill. However, this position quickly evap- tiveness as the fallout caused by the phys- critically important compensation fund, es- will care for them and their families. And Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton orated when the Morrison government ical collapse of the Islamic State continues sentially creating a blank check to aid tens out of the darkness of such a horrific time said that there were around 80 Austral- went around the Australian Labour Party to reverberate globally. of thousands of people who headed into comes a ray of light. ians including men, women, and children and secured enough support from the seeking to return to Australia, but for Senate crossbench to legislate the bill. (Marcus Tantau is a political (Tribune News Service) many of these individuals their location In responding to this development, analyst based in Jakarta, Indonesia) Homegrown Fashion Emerges In Troubled Somalia Amid bombings and shoot-outs, young Somali designers keep themselves busy with creating handmade outfit for the local market

AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Somalia’s clothing stores tradition- have become inured to violence, Hassan anymore,” she adds, pointing out that the ally adhere to a simple formula: imported dismisses the city’s frequent bombings price of local fashion is often cheaper than VERY time young fashion designer garments for the well-to-do, locally-made and shoot-outs, describing them as an “in- the imports and it is easy to have altera- Hawa Adan Hassan makes a new clothes for the rest. But Hassan and oth- convenience” that can mess up her deliv- tions done. But these young designers and gown for a paying customer, she also ers are starting to alter that picture with ery schedules. customers, seeking out unique fashion Emakes her dreams come true. locally-designed, handmade attire for the Muna Mohamed Abdulahi, another and wanting to look good, seem to live in a “My whole life, fashion design was a high end of the market. start-up fashion designer, is on a mission world apart from others in the city. dream,” says the 23-year-old university In such a nascent industry, Hassan is, to encourage local people to take pride in Dahir Yusuf, a 49-year-old father, is student, who last year began running a by necessity, self-taught. “I used to watch products made in Somalia. appalled by his teenage daughter’s love of cottage business out of her family’s home fashion design shows on TV, and every “Some people come to my shop and, designer clothes, which he considers im- in Hamarweyne, the historic heart of So- time I watched one, I tried to grasp the when they realise that these clothes are de- moral. “These young girls are crazy about malia’s coastal capital Mogadishu. ideas by drawing what I saw,” she says. signed and made locally, they run away be- designer clothes, which are mostly fitted For Hassan, it began with art, when she Her favourite was ‘Project Runway’, a For decades, war and upheaval left cause they have a negative impression about and reveal the features of their bodies,” he found herself drawn to sketching clothes US-made reality programme fronted by locally-made clothes,” says the 24-year-old. says, tutting. “Morally, it is not good to wear rather than the animals and landscapes German model Heidi Klum. ordinary Somalis focussed on the daily Like Hassan, Abdulahi is self-taught -- such things.” As a male fashion designer, preferred by her peers. “When I started I had no-one as a role matters of life, death and survival “I was my own role model,” she says -- and Abdishakur Abdirahman Adam faces down Then she set to work on tailoring to model. It is just something I dreamed up,” insists she is more than just a tailor aping double-criticism in pursuit of dreams. turn her images into reality. she says, adding that she now finds inspi- Visitors to the workshop can hear chil- the work of others. “In Somalia it is very difficult for a boy “I realised this could be my field of ex- ration in the likes of Lebanese fashion de- dren playing in nearby rooms and cooking “A designer creates clothes with a sto- to become a fashion designer, because pertise,” she says. signer Elie Saab. smells waft in from the kitchen. ry, but a tailor makes it without thinking, people believe this is women’s work,” says For decades, war and upheaval left or- In her home studio, Hassan sketches Her elder brother has been an investor, they just duplicate,” Abdulahi says. the slim 19-year-old, who was introduced dinary Somalis focussed on the daily mat- and inks new designs of abaya gowns and helping to buy sewing machines and other The designers’ customers are mostly to fashion by watching catwalk shows on ters of life, death and survival. hijab headscarves, in a variety of black equipment. Now the business is taking off, young, like them, and affluent. satellite TV. Nevertheless, he plans to con- Bombings by Al-Shabaab jihadists still or bright colours, tight and loose fittings, she says. “I like clothes designed by Somalis be- tinue, designing for both women and men, dog Mogadishu today. But a creeping cos- with plain or embroidered finishes. “In the beginning, it was my father, el- cause they fit and make you look attrac- hoping to compete with foreign imports. mopolitanism is challenging entrenched Fashion has also become a family af- der sister and brother who helped me start tive,” says 22-year-old student Farhiyo “What I do is just to create fashionable conservative attitudes and many Soma- fair, with Hassan’s father -- a tailor by but now I’m self-reliant and can make a Hassan Abdi. “Imported costumes are clothes with the material I have here with- lis are undaunted by wanting a look that trade -- and older sister helping cut and living out of my work,” she says proudly. mostly out of shape and don’t look good out spending more money so that it looks stands out. sew the clothes. Like many Mogadishu residents who on you.” “I don’t go for imported clothes like something from overseas.”

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INDUSTRIES QATAR FIRST HALF REVENUE REACHES QR2.3 BILLION IQ posts net profit of QR1.5 bn in 2019 H1

O Q2 net profit jumps 16% to QR0.8 billionO Cash position across the group remained strong at QR10.7 billion

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK During the reporting peri- bination of factors including DOHA od, the financial and operation- improved demand from some al performance of the group was of the large agricultural econo- INDUSTRIES Qatar (IQ) materially affected due to sev- mies, increased raw material Group has reported a net profit eral factors including tightening costs and regulatory pressure of QR1.5 billion and earnings trading conditions and uncer- on non-environment compli- per share (EPS) of QR0.24 for tain economic environment due ant producers. the first half (H1) ending June to the drop in crude oil prices at Sales volumes, however 30, 2019, a decrease of 42 per- the end of 2018, IQ said. were marginally down on last cent compared to the same Consequently, demand for year on account of lower pro- period of 2018, the company many of the group’s products duction. announced in a statement on remained low and the product Prices in the steel segment Thursday. prices have softened owing to were also moderately down IQ had made a net profit uncertainty surrounding the year-on-year due to a num- QR2.5 billion and EPS of global economy. ber of reasons, including weak QR0.41 for the same period of Product prices, on average, domestic demand and higher 2018. have declined by 10 percent global competition. IQ said the drop in net compared to last year, which In the domestic market, the profits was primarily driven contributed to a QR0.6 billion prices were affected by the rela- by a combined effect of mod- reduction in the group’s year- tively lower demand in the cur- erately lower prices, slightly to-date net earnings. rent period due to the market decreased sales volumes, but Year-to-date sales vol- almost reaching its matured partially offset by improved umes, on the other hand, were stage as the majority of the operating costs, and earnings also moderately down on the large infrastructure projects from associates. backdrop of lower production have been completed, while the Net profit for the second due to planned periodic main- regional demand was also af- quarter of 2019 was QR0.8 bil- tenance, which had a notable fected by the availability of low lion, a commendable increase effect on the group’s net profit. price steel from non-GCC pro- of 16 percent over the first However, the group was ducers, especially Turkey. quarter of 2019. This improve- able to improve its perfor- Prices in other markets, ment was primarily driven by mance during the second such as the Far East, were af- a gradual recovery in the prod- quarter compared to the first A marginal reduction in crude oil prices, and muted demand in some major markets resulted in weaker petrochemical product prices. fected by the supply of low uct prices, most notably in quarter of 2019. This improve- cost steel from countries like the prices of polyethylene and ment was primarily driven by sales volumes, IQ said. suming proportionate consoli- drop of lower crude oil prices, kets resulted in weaker petro- China. The fierce interna- steel products. a gradual recovery in product Sales volumes in the steel dation - was QR6.7 billion, a while sales volumes were also chemical product prices. tional competition together The cash position across prices, most notably in the segment were moderately decrease of QR1.5 billion or 18 down by 9 percent on account Petrochemicals sales vol- with muted local consumption the group remained strong with prices of polyethylene and down due to weak demand in percent, versus the same pe- of weaker demand, periodic umes were also down on last of steel have affected the vol- total cash across the group of steel products. the domestic market and the riod of 2018. planned maintenance and un- year due to periodic planned umes sold during the current QR10.7 billion after paying the Reported revenue for the increasing international com- This year-on-year reduc- planned outages. shutdowns and unplanned year, and the steel sales vol- 2018 dividend of QR3.6 billion, period reached QR2.3 billion, petition. The fierce interna- tion was also driven by the Prices of petrochemical outages. umes were down moderately and total debt of only QR10.9 a moderate decrease of 24 per- tional competition has forced combined effect of lower sell- products were moderately Fertilizer prices, on the on last year. million, affirming the group’s cent over the same period of the prices to decline further ing prices and sales volumes down compared to the first other hand, have improved Moody’s Investor Services strong liquidity position. 2018. compared to the previous year. across all segments. half of 2018. marginally compared to the (MIS) has updated its credit This debt is expected to be This year-on-year reduc- On the other hand, on a Product prices were down A marginal reduction in same period of 2018. opinion on the group and settled during the second half tion was due to a combined ef- like-for-like basis, manage- 10 percent across the group’s crude oil prices, and muted IQ said this marginal in- maintained A1 rating with a of 2019, the company said. fect of lower selling price and ment reporting revenue - as- product suite on the back- demand in some major mar- crease was driven by a com- stable outlook. QCB cuts Amazon founder lending rate Oil crashes 6%, stocks slide as by 25 bps Bezos cashes in QNA Trump announces additional 10% DOHA $1.8 bn of share pile TAKING into account the REUTERS tariffs on $300 bn Chinese imports evolving domestic and zos retains his pole position international macroeco- NEW YORK among the world’s billion- nomic developments, Qa- aires, while his former wife AGENCIES the wane. tar Central Bank (QCB) on AMAZON.COM Inc founder now ranks 23rd, according to WASHINGTON The Dow plunged into Thursday announced to re- Jeff Bezos sold shares worth Forbes data. negative territory after duce the QCB lending rate $1.8 billion in the last three The couple announced PRESIDENT Donald Trump Trump announced new tariffs (QCBLR) by 25 basis points days of July, reducing the val- their plan to divorce in a joint announced on Thursday he on Chinese imports, battering (bps) to 4.75 percent. ue of his stake in the world’s Twitter statement in Janu- will hit China with puni- retailers and other sectors. The QCB decision comes third most valuable company ary, and Amazon disclosed in tive tariffs on another $300 US stocks had been com- in line with the US Federal to about $110 billion. April that 4 percent of its out- billion in goods, escalating fortably higher a day after the Reserve’s move on Wednes- The move by Bezos was standing stock or 19.7 million the trade war after accusing Federal Reserve cut interest day to cut the benchmark part of a previously adopted shares would be registered in Beijing of reneging on more rates for the first time in a overnight lending rate for trading plan and was revealed MacKenzie Bezos’ name after promises. decade. the first time since 2008 by in regulatory filings that also court approval of the divorce. Oil prices plummeted But near 1800 GMT, the a quarter point to a range of showed that his former wife The billionaire chief execu- more than 6 percent , declin- Dow Jones Industrial Aver- 2.00 percent to 2.25 percent. Mackenzie Bezos is now the tive has said previously that he ing for the first time in six age was down 0.6 percent Most countries with US online retailer’s second largest would sell stock worth about days after Trump’s made the at 26,698.80, quickly losing dollar pegged currencies cut individual shareholder. $1 billion each year to fund his annaouncement. more than 400 points after or raise interest rates in line Her stake, stemming from rocket company, Blue Origin. Brent crude, the interna- US President Donald Trump in Washington recently. (REUTERS) Trump’s tweet announcing with a decision by the US a divorce settlement of the Blue Origin aims eventual- tional benchmark, fell $3.85, the tariffs. Federal Reserve. pair’s previous joint holdings, ly to cut the cost of space flight or 5.9 percent, to $61.20 a would stop the sale of fenta- very bright one!” The broad-based S&P The Qatari riyal is is currently worth more than to levels that would allow mil- barrel. U.S. West Texas In- nyl to the United States -- this US-China trade talks 500 lost 0.6 percent at pegged to the US dollar at $37 billion. lions of people to live and work termediate (WTI) crude was never happened, and many this year have alternated 2.962.89 while the tech-rich a fixed exchange rate since The numbers mean Be- off Earth, Bezos has said. down $4.09, or 7 percent, at Americans continue to die!” between progress and dis- Nasdaq Composite Index 1980. Most GCC countries $54.49 after sinking to a low Trump said, referring to the aster, appearing to collapse shed 0.3 percent to 8,147,53. cut interest rates in line of $54.34. highly potent and addictive in May only to be revived The announcement also with the Federal Reserve’s The 10 percent duties will opioid. two months later after a weighed on oil prices and the decision, while others de- take effect September 1, and After resuming face-to- meeting in Japan between dollar. cided to keep the interest come on top of the 25 per- face talks in Shanghai this Trump and Xi Jinping, his Retailers were broadly rate unchanged. cent tariffs on $250 billion week, trade negotiators were Chinese counterpart. lower, with Target down 4.0 In its statement on in imports -- meaning Trump set reconvene in Washington American officials ac- percent, Best Buy 8.5 percent Wednesday, the US Federal now has targeted virtually all in early September for anoth- cused Beijing of reneging on and Macy’s 6.0 percent. Nike Reserve said that in light of of the $500 billion in goods er round of discussions, just core commitments they had shed 2.7 percent and toy- the implications of global America buys from China after the new tariffs are put previously made during the maker Hasbro 4.1 percent. developments for the eco- every year. in place. talks. The dollar retreated nomic outlook as well as Trump said on Twit- Even so, Trump seemed Economists say the trade against the euro following muted inflation pressures, ter that Beijing had agreed upbeat: “We look forward to war has increasingly under- the tariff announcements, the Federal Open Market “to buy agricultural product continuing our positive dia- mined the global manufac- reversing its upward lurch Committee decided to lower from the US in large quanti- logue with China on a com- turing sector and sapped since the Fed cut interest the target range for the fed- ties but did not do so.” prehensive Trade Deal, and business sentiment, threat- rates by an amount that was eral funds rate to 2 to 2-1/4 “Additionally, my friend feel that the future between ening the global economy at smaller than some traders percent. File photo of Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon and Blue Origin in Boston, President Xi said that he our two countries will be a a time when it is already on had expected. Massachusetts. (REUTERS) 08 Friday, August 2, 2019 Economy & Business Britain’s LSE Trucks, SUVs, crossovers seals $27 billion help drive GM’s Q2 profit Refinitiv deal to create data giant In Q2 GM’s China sales slid 12 percent, a slight improvement over the 17.5 percent decline in Q1

REUTERS that business. LONDON ‘’ The deal will help LSE expand its trading business LONDON Stock Exchange beyond shares and deriva- has agreed to buy financial tives into currencies by tak- information business Refin- ing on Refinitiv’s FXALL itiv in a $27 billion deal, it and matching platforms. said on Thursday, in a move “Increasingly our cus- to transform the British tomers want to trade across company into a market data different regions and cur- and analytics giant. rencies,” Schwimmer said The Refinitiv deal will on a call with journalists on turn LSE into a major dis- Thursday. tributor as well as creator of But the deal is set to be financial market data, posi- subject to lengthy antitrust tioning it as a competitor to reviews in both Europe Bloomberg. and the United States, four “This transaction is a sources told Reuters before defining moment for LSE the deal was announced. in terms of its strategic im- In 2017 EU competition portance,” the exchange’s regulators blocked LSE’s chairman Don Robert said attempt to merge with ri- in a statement. val Deutsche Boerse, the The deal comes ten exchanges’ fifth attempt to months after a Blackstone- combine. led consortium completed a LSE executives said they leveraged buyout of Refini- were confident this deal tiv from Thomson Reuters would make it past the reg- and marks a rapid turna- ulators. round for the U.S. private “We have two very com- equity group which is set to plementary businesses, they double the value of its in- are more complementary vestment, a person familiar than they are overlapping,” with the deal said. Schwimmer said. File photo of General Motors’ Chevrolet 2020 Silverado HD pickup truck at the GM Flint Assembly Plant in Flint, Michigan. (REUTERS) As part of the deal, LSE Chief Financial Of- which was initially an- ficer David Warren said REUTERS away...,” said the rest of the year its newly-revamped Chevrolet weak for the rest of the year, but and $7.4 billion in the second nounced last week, Refinitiv the areas where there were DETROIT and 2020 could be the compa- Silverado. added that its vehicle lineup in half of the year. Jefferies ana- shareholders will ultimately overlaps that could yield ny’s “time to shine.” “The alarm Fiat Chrysler Automobiles that market will be boosted by lyst Philippe Houchois said in hold around a 37% stake in cost savings include prop- GENERAL Motors posted a clock may be softly ringing for NV (FCA) has been battling for the addition of new SUVs. a research note that hitting LSE but less than 30% of erty, technology and corpo- better-than-expected net profit GM to finally reawaken from its market share with its all-new GM’s equity income from the cash flow target “still looks the total voting rights. rate services. Schwimmer on Thursday as high-margin trading range slumber,” he said Ram pickup and outsold the its Chinese operations fell to challenging.” GM’s capital Confirmation of the said it was too early to com- pickup trucks, SUVs and cross- of the stock. Silverado in the second quarter. $235 million from $592 million spending in the second quarter agreement on a deal came ment on possible job losses. overs helped overcome slowing Chief Executive Mary Barra FCA took the market by a year earlier. The automaker fell $700 million from last year as LSE reported an 8% rise LSE stressed in its state- sales in the United States and said in a statement, “Our re- surprise on Wednesday by said Chinese equity income to $1.4 billion. in first-half total income to ment that it would retain its China, and reiterated its full- sults demonstrate the earnings sticking to its full-year profit in the second half of the year GM reported second-quar- 1.1 billion pounds ($1.33 commitment to “open ac- year earnings forecast. power of our full-size truck guidance after a strong perfor- should roughly match the $611 ter net income of $2.41 billion billion). cess”, an attempt to quash GM shares gained 3.8 per- franchise, with more upside mance from its Ram pickup million it posted for the first or $1.66 per share, compared The company’s shares concerns that access to its cent in early trading to over a to come.” GM’s strong show- truck in North America helped half. with $2.39 billion or $1.66 per opened up 3.6%. data could be limited after one-year high. ing came despite slumping in- it defy the industry slowdown. The company said it still share a year earlier. Excluding LSE said Robert will the Refinitiv deal. Virtually all of the No. 1 US dustry demand in China, the GM’s overall US sales expects full-year 2019 earnings one-time items, GM reported continue to chair the en- The deal comes at a time automaker’s profit came from world’s largest auto market. fell 1.5 percent in the second per share in a range from $6.50 earnings of $1.64 per share. larged company and LSE of uncertainty over Britain’s North America, where it posted Other automakers, includ- quarter. to $7. Analysts are expecting Analysts had on average chief executive David exit from the European a profit margin of 10.7 per- ing US rival Ford Motor Co and In the second quarter, GM’s $6.62 a share. expected earnings per share of Schwimmer will remain in Union and Blackstone and cent. J.P. Morgan analyst Ryan Germany’s Daimler AG, offered China sales slid 12 percent, a The automaker also said it $1.44, according to IBES data post, while Refinitiv chief Thomson Reuters run the Brinkman said the truck profits disappointing forecasts last slight improvement over the still expects full-year adjusted from Refinitiv. executive David Craig will risk that the LSE share price were stronger than expected. week. 17.5 percent decline in the first automotive free cash flow in a GM reported second-quar- join LSE’s executive com- could fall if Britain leaves Evercore ISI analyst Chris GM also faces an escalat- quarter. range of $4.5 billion to $6 bil- ter revenue of $36.1 billion, mittee and continue to run the EU without a deal. McNally, in a research note ing price war in the lucrative GM said industry-wide lion, meaning it would need to above analysts’ estimates of entitled, “Truck, truck and US pickup truck segment for sales in China should remain generate between $5.9 billion $35.98 billion. BMW Q2 profit plunges 28% on e-vehicle investment costs

AFP engines. targets grew. down from 10.1 percent in FRANKFURT AM MAIN BMW reported increased Sales increased 2.9 per- 2018. demand for its i3 compact car cent, to 25.7 billion euros, Investors nevertheless GERMAN high -end car- and pointed to five all-electric but operating, or underlying Chief executive Harald appeared encouraged as the maker BMW on Thursday models slated for release over profit fell 28.4 percent, to two Krueger said the group reported making pro- reported slumping second the coming two years. billion euros. Munich-based group was gress on profitability. quarter profits, with pricey An all-electric variant of BMW highlighted that investing in development of The closely-watched op- investment in electric cars the Mini is set to begin rolling it had managed to increase erating margin in its automo- sapping the bottom line, but off its Oxford, UK production unit sales in the first half, all-electric, hybrid and fuel tive business reached 6.5 per- it remained confident of hit- line in November. climbing 0.8 percent to more cell vehicles, as well as cent in the second quarter, ting its financial targets. Finance director Nicolas than 1.2 million units, push- upgrading traditional lower than the 8.6 percent Net profit at BMW fell Peter pointed in a telephone ing back against a global auto internal combustion engines seen a year before, but up 28.7 percent compared with a conference to “high capital market predicted to contract 0.9 points compared with the year earlier in the April-June expenditure and upfront in- over 2019. first three months of 2019. period to 1.5 billion euros vestments” which amounted “We are growing -- in a tributed to shrinking the bot- Bosses are looking to se- ($1.7 billion), below the con- to 1.4 billion euros over the declining and highly compet- tom line by half over the first cure still higher margins over sensus of forecasts of analysts three months. itive world car market,” CEO six months. the coming years by trim- surveyed by Factset. Meanwhile, “the increas- Krueger said. Brussels in April accused ming 12 billion euros of costs, Chief executive Harald ingly challenging market en- Krueger is set to cede his the company of agreeing with partly by slimming down the Krueger said the Munich- vironment and sustained in- post this month after coming File photo of an electric powered BMW i8 car. (AFP) Volkswagen and Daimler not product range and boosting based group was investing in tense competition dampened in for criticism over BMW’s to compete on emissions-re- efficiency. development of all-electric, business development,” Peter slow progress on electrifica- outlook for a “slight increase of 1.4 billion euros BMW set duction technology. “We continue to activate hybrid and fuel cell vehicles, added, while costs for raw tion. in the number of deliveries”. aside for an antitrust probe BMW expects an operat- all levers at our disposal to as well as upgrading tradi- materials and for meeting Looking ahead to the full Profit margins will be under way at the European ing margin of between 4.5 secure our profitability,” fi- tional internal combustion European carbon emissions year, the firm confirmed its slashed in part by a provision Commission -- which con- and 6.5 percent this year -- nance chief Peter said. US manufacturing drops near 3-year low Reuters raises outlook, grows AFP ing partners in a bid to shore around the world as the global ers and steel mills, electrical fastest since financial crisis WASHINGTON up American industry. economy slows, with Trump’s equipment, machinery and But ISM’s nationwide trade wars also weighing on the transportation -- an industry REUTERS Tax & Accounting. its LSE stake for two years fol- AMERICA’S manufactur- manufacturing index fell to sector by raising prices and cre- badly hit by Boeing’s 737 MAX LONDON/NEW YORK, The company said that it lowing completion of the deal. ing slowdown worsened last 51.2 percent in July, the lowest ating uncertainty, analysts say. crisis. and Blackstone had agreed to It can sell a third of its shares month as weaker demand sent since August 2016, down a half Timothy Fiore, chair of Boeing has slowed pro- THOMSON Reuters Corp sell Refinitiv, which provides in each of the third and fourth activity to its lowest level in point from June. Economists ISM’s manufacturing survey, duction of its 737 MAX jets, raised its sales and core profit data and news to financial years after completion, and nearly three years, according to had expected a small increase. told reporters the uninter- which have been grounded outlook for 2019 and 2020 on customers, to London Stock the rest thereafter. a survey released Thursday. Any reading above 50 in- rupted slump in US manufac- worldwide since March in the Thursday after reporting 4% Exchange in a $27 billion all- Chief Executive Officer It was the fourth straight dicates growth but the index turing was worrisome. wake of two deadly crashes. organic revenue growth in the share deal. Jim Smith told Reuters the monthly decline in manufac- is now well below a 12-month “In all previous declines One survey respondent second quarter, which it said Thomson Reuters will company will decide whether turing and brought the sector peak of 60.8 recorded in Au- we’ve had ups and downs said, “We are a third-tier sup- was its best since 2008 and hold a 15-percent stake in the to sell its shares as the lock-up perilously close to contraction, gust of last year. and we’ve had four straight plier to [a major aircraft man- ahead of its expectations. London Stock Exchange on expires. according to the Institute for Now in the red for three months here of declines,” he ufacturer], and it appears its Growth was driven by re- completion of the deal, which “Over the course of time, Supply Management. months, new orders plunged said. production slowdown of [an curring revenues at all three of is expected in the second half we would likely see that in- It was a setback for Presi- deeper into contraction, show- But, he added, “I’m not aircraft] is having a direct ef- its biggest units since the news of 2020, the companies said. A vestment shifted behind our dent Donald Trump who ing steadily weakening de- sure that I’m ready to say that fect on our slowing orders.” and information provider sold Thomson Reuters representa- core businesses,” he said. has focused his attention on mand. Export orders, a sign of we’re ready to contract.” Employment growth in a majority in its Financial and tive will also sit on the LSE Smith said the deal would boosting manufacturing, and foreign demand, also fell into Nine of 18 manufacturing manufacturing persisted but Risk business, now known as board. “create a great deal of value” launched aggressive trade con- contraction. sectors contracted, includ- was significantly slower than in Refinitiv, to Blackstone last Under the agreement, for Thomson Reuters share- flicts with China and US trad- Factory output is in decline ing metal goods manufactur- June, according to the survey. year - Legal, Corporates and Thomson Reuters cannot sell holders. www.guide.com.qa  Friday, August 2 , 2019

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THE dollar charged to its highest in more than two years on Thurs- day, trampling almost everything in its way, after the Federal Reserve dampened hopes for a lengthy run of US interest rate cuts. A blizzard of data and events made for a hectic day. US-China trade talks wound up without any real progress, factory activity contracted again across Asia and Europe and the Bank of England kept UK rates steady at 0.75% as expected. But it was remarks from Fed Chair Jerome Powell that Wednes- day’s first 25 basis point rate cut since the financial crisis was “not the beginning of a long series of rate cuts”, that set markets running. The dollar’s reaction said it all. The DXY index surged to its highest in more than two years, euro/dol- lar dropped below $1.11 for the first time since May 2017, and Brexit- hobbled sterling hit 30-month lows just above $1.21. World stocks had recoiled over- night too, with a seventh day of falls bringing up emerging market’s worst run in almost a year. Europe did manage to claw higher though thanks to its weaker currencies and relief for banks that the borrowing rates that heavily influence their margins might not plunge too much further. “Markets interpreted the Fed’s communication as slightly hawk- ish and therefore further rate cuts in the immediate future were somewhat priced out,” said David Milleker, senior economic adviser at Union Investment. “And the dol- lar strengthened. All in all, the Fed did not achieve what it presumably wanted.” U.S. Treasuries were sold The DXY index surged to its highest in more than two years on Thursday. off as investors scaled back their pre-Fed meeting expectations for at least 100 basis points of cuts in the The S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq fell for an eighth straight month in ister continue to afflict the pound, near term. Yields on 10-year notes have surged 19%, 15% and 23% re- Highlights July amid weak global demand and although it was fractionally higher climbed as high as 2.058% in Eu- spectively. a dispute with Japan. New export against a weakening euro at 91.17 rope from a U.S. close of 2.007%. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia- O Dollar enjoys broad-based rally against major currencies orders shrank the most in about six pence. Core euro zone bond yields were Pacific shares outside Japan fell years. “Financial stability is not the rising, too, although -0.428% Ger- 0.8%, extending losses for a fifth O Euro and sterling fall to 2-1/2 yr lows in Europe Pressure on Chinese factories same as market stability. In the man Bund levels were still extraor- day to the lowest since mid-June O Fed cuts rates by 25 basis points, further cuts uncertain eased slightly, but manufacturing event of no-deal, no transition dinary. “I didn’t say it’s just one and posting its biggest one-day per- activity continued to shrink there Brexit, sterling would likely fall, the rate cut,” Powell had been careful centage drop in a month. O Weak currencies, banks help keep European stocks steady too. risk premiums on UK assets would to emphasise after Wednesday’s Japan’s Nikkei rose, reversing “The broader global trade dy- rise and volatility would spike high- 25-basis-point move. early declines. Australian shares O Emerging-market stocks on worst run in almost a year namic remains a challenge,” Mor- er,” BoE head Mark Carney said. Instead, he characterised it as declined 0.4%. Losses by Chinese gan Stanley strategist Michael Elsewhere, the Aussie dollar “a mid-cycle adjustment to policy”, shares ended down 0.8%. O US-China trade talks end with no progress Zezas said. “Trade should continue slipped below key chart support of citing signs of a global slowdown, “We believe the Fed is trying to to drag on corporate confidence, $0.6832 to as low as $0.6828, a U.S. trade tensions and a desire to thread the needle, balancing market O Gold and industrial metals melt lower capex and global growth in the near level not seen since an early Janu- boost inflation. jitters about slowing global growth O Wall Street futures nudge higher term.” ary “flash crash”. Wall Street fell afterwards but with robust consumer spending and In Europe’s foreign exchange The kiwi hit a six-week trough E-minis futures for the S&P 500 a strong job market in the U.S.,” markets, sterling dropped as low as of $0.6535 on expectations the Re- were pointing to a 0.15% higher re- said Nick Maroutsos, co-head of ing to worries, the United States to further weakness for Asia and $1.2101 and barely got back above serve Bank of New Zealand will cut start later. global bonds at Janus Henderson. and China on Wednesday ended a Europe’s trade-reliant economies. $1.2110 as the Bank of England left rates next week. The turnaround by the Fed af- “In other words, by cutting just brief round of talks without much Manufacturing activity in the interest rates unchanged and cut its U.S. crude futures fell 76 cents ter nine rate hikes over the last 25 bps, the Fed is trying to bolster progress in ending their year-long euro zone fell at its steepest rate inflation forecast amid plenty of in- to $57.82 per barrel after com- few years has made it a golden last market confidence while also keep- trade war. since late 2012 last month, figures teresting discussion. ments on the rate outlook. Brent seven months for world stocks but ing some dry powder in reserve in Downbeat data and factory sur- showed. Fears of a no-deal Brexit now was down 71 cents at $64.34. Spot particular the main U.S. indexes. case of an economic shock.” Add- veys on Thursday had also pointed In Asia, South Korea’s exports that Boris Johnson is prime min- gold also fell, to $1,405.26.

UK holiday-makers feel early hit from pound’s new Brexit fall

REUTERS of the early 2000s, before who have helped the economy the Exchange Rate Mecha- LONDON the pound was pummelled by Down 7% through the Brexit crisis. nism. the global financial crisis and What is less clear is To date, the most recent FOR millions of people in then by Brexit. O Sterling’s fall coincides whether the fall will hamper fall in sterling is not likely Britain, the timing of ster- “The days of 1.60 are with peak tourism season Johnson and his ability to to be severe enough to cause ling’s latest pre-Brexit fall probably long gone,” Lacey take Brussels to the wire over the kind of upswell in public could not have been worse, said. “But you have to pay or OInvestors reacting to PM Brexit. opposition that would force coming just as they prepare to you just don’t go on holiday.” Johnson’s tough Brexit The careers of at least two Johnson into a U-turn with head abroad on their summer Britain’s holiday-makers message former prime ministers were Brussels. holidays. are feeling the most imme- fatally wounded by big drops “What would make a big Clients at a money ex- diate hit of the recent fall in O Pound down 7% vs euro in the value of the pound as difference is if the pound is change shop in London’s Ca- the value of the pound which since mid-May Britain struggled to come to worth less than the euro,” nary Wharf financial district has lost about 7% of its value terms with the decline of its Natacha Postel-Vinay, an as- said they were feeling the hit against the euro since mid- O Holiday-makers feel once world-leading economy sistant professor who teaches after the pound this week May. immediate impact of after World War Two. financial history at the Lon- sank close to a decade-low That was when the Brexit weaker sterling Harold Wilson was lam- don School of Economics, against the euro and not far crisis gripping British politics The pound has dropped to a two-year low against the US dollars. pooned by cartoonists and co- said. off its lowest level in 34 years began to push Theresa May O Inflation likely to medians in 1967 when he told “That would carry a lot of against the dollar. towards her resignation as May’s exit deal. exception of some oil states, increase soon voters that the “pound here in symbolic meaning for peo- “I’m disappointed rather prime minister in July. “With all the uncertainty has been a source of pride. Britain, in your pocket” would ple.” than surprised,” Gary Lacey, a Her successor Boris John- over Brexit, I can’t see the Now analysts are work- euro drop in the space of a not change value after a de- While more extreme than 54 year-old bank cashier, said son has taken a tougher line pound’s weakness going away ing out the likelihood of the few hours on the night of the valuation. all forecasts in a Reuters poll after settling for an exchange with Brussels, spooking in- any time soon,” Lacey said. pound falling to parity against Brexit vote. Twenty-five years later, of foreign exchange analysts, rate of less than 1.07 euros to vestors by promising to take For some in Britain, the the euro and dollar. But unless there is a quick John Major was humiliated published nearly a month the pound before he began a Britain out of the European fact that the pound has tra- Sterling’s current three- reversal in foreign exchange after his government was ago, sterling-euro parity does four-day trip to Austria. Union on Oct. 31 without a ditionally bought more than month slide has not been as markets, it will push up infla- outwitted by investors, chief not look completely beyond He recalled the much deal to soften the economic one unit of other currencies dramatic as its 10% plunge tion soon, hitting the spend- among them George Soros, the realms of possibility in stronger euro-sterling rates shock, unless the EU rewrites around the world, with the against the dollar and 6% ing power of the consumers who forced the pound out of the event of a no-deal Brexit. Smith rescues Australia with a brilliant 144 at Edgbaston PAGE 13

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Max Verstappen looms large in THE ASHES Hamilton’s rear view mirror PAGE 12 1ST TEST (DAY 2) ‘Fairytale’ win for teenager jockey Mellah on Ladies’ Day of QGF

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A teenager made history as the first British jockey to com- pete in a major event wearing a hijab on Thursday, winning a “fairytale” victory on Ladies’ Day of Qatar Goodwood Festi- val (QGF) at the famed Good- wood racecourse. Khadijah Mellah beamed and shared a high-five with another rider after crossing the finish line on her horse Haverland ahead of 11 other female jockeys. The 18-year-old from a deprived south London neigh- bourhood had never sat on a racehorse until April and de- scribed her victory in the Mag- nolia Cup, a charity race for non-professional jockeys, as a “fairytale win”. Mellah, who competed against riders including for- mer Olympic cyclist Victo- Qatar Racing & Equestrian Club (QREC) CEO Nasser bin Sherida al Kaabi honoured trainer Mitsuru Hashida with the trophy after Deirdre won ria Pendleton and presenter the Qatar Nassau Stakes (Gr 1 ) race at the Qatar Goodwood Festival in Sussex, England, on Thursday. Vogue Williams, said before the race it was “crazy” that Andrew Balding-trained Fox she was the first fe- Premier in second. The Wil- male Muslim jockey liam Haggas-trained Sinjaari in British competi- was third. tive horse racing. Among 12 Telegraph Nursery Hand- runners, Mellah icap Stakes (Class 2): Mark gave the Charlie Johnston registered his fourth Fellowes-trained victory of the week at the Qatar Haverland a well- Goodwood Festival and a dou- timed run to win the ble on Ladies’ Day following 1100m run and score the impressive success of fa- narrowly from Land Filly, British jockey Khadijah Mellah with her horse Haverland after vourite Governor Of Punjab in ridden by Alexis Green, and winning the Magnolia Cup, a charity race for non-professional jockeys, the £25,000 Telegraph Nurs- Clewbrious Company, the on Thursday – the third day of Qatar Goodwood Festival in Sussex. ery Handicap. Ridden by Ryan mount of Rachael Gowland. Moore, Governor Of Punjab Khadijah said, “There are and there are no boundaries.” won the seven-furlong event no words to describe this – by a length over the Eve John- I’m lost for words. I’m still try- Thrill continues on Day 3 son-Houghton-trained Sword ing to figure out how it all hap- There are no words to The events of Qatar Good- Beach. The Al Shaqab Racing- pened, and I’m so grateful to describe this. I’m still trying wood Festival in its 2019 re- owned and Richard Fahey- everyone who has come along to figure out how it all newal continued on day three trained Toro Strike was third. to support.” happened, and I’m so of the five-day festival, which Al Kass Sports Channel’s General Manager Issa bin Abdulla al Hitmi awards Mark Johnston, trainer of Mellah first began riding grateful to everyone who had its own glamour being the Nayef Road which won the Qatar Gordon Stakes (Gr 3) race at the Qatar Goodwood Festival on Thursday. Markel Insurance British seven years ago after discover- has come along to support. Ladies’ Day. Besides, the Mag- EBF Maiden Fillies’ Stakes ing Ebony Horse, a commu- nolia Cup, the day included Nasser bin Sherida al Kaabi, Khalid bin Mohammed al Ali, Spanish Moon was third in (Class 2): The Charlie Hills- nity riding centre. Khadijah Mellah on three black-type races associ- crowned the winners. crowned the winners. the 2400m. Al Kass Sports trained and K Shoemark-rid- Her preparation to take her triumph ated with Qatar. Channel’s General Manager den Vividly won the £25,000 part in the high-profile race Qatar Richmond Stakes Qatar Gordon Stakes (Gr Issa bin Abdulla al Hitmi Markel Insurance British EBF was captured in a documentary Qatar Nassau Stakes (Gr (Gr 2): The Clive Cox-trained 3): Yorkshire-based Scots- crowned the winners. Maiden Fillies’ Stakes (Class called “Riding a Dream” which lim Women’s Sports Founda- 1): Deirdre provided Japan and Adam Kirby-ridden man Mark Johnston trained 2). The M LW Bell-trained will be broadcast in autumn. tion said it was “worrying” with a historic success in the Golden Horde landed the his 81st Qatar Goodwood Unibet Handicap Stakes Craylands was second and the Mellah, who will start uni- it had taken so long to reach £600,000 G1 Qatar Nassau £200,000 G2 Qatar Rich- Festival winner, setting a re- (Class 2): John Gosden reg- Mark Johnston-trained Tulip versity in autumn, said she had the milestone, but Mellah was Stakes. Trained by Mitsuru mond Stakes. The two-year- cord for wins at the famous istered his third victory of the Fields was third. “a couple of sleepless nights” blazing a trail for others. Hashida and ridden by Oi- old son of Lethal Force, who midsummer meeting. It was week, following the success of as she prepared for the race. “It’s important because we sin Murphy, the five-year-old was also trained by Cox, held also his 150th winner at all Forest Of Dean in the 10-fur- Tatler Handicap Stakes “I want to be a role model need role models for young daughter of Harbinger finished off the sustained challenge of Goodwood’s meetings. John- long £75,000 Unibet Handi- (Class 3): The Tom Clover- to anyone who wants to do Muslim girls especially,” with a flourish in the 10-furlong the well-supported Threat, ston’s landmark victory came cap. Ridden by Harry Bentley, trained and P J McDonald-rid- something that they wouldn’t spokeswoman Anira Khokhar contest to capture G1 honours trained by Richard Hannon, courtesy the Silvestre De registering his first victory at den Celsius won the £25,000 initially believe was in their told the Thomson Reuters by a length and a quarter from to score by three-quarters of Sousa-ridden Nayef Road in this year’s Qatar Goodwood Tatler Handicap Stakes. The comfort zone and allow people Foundation. long-time leader Mehdaayih a length in the six-furlong the G3 Gordon Stakes. The Festival, the three-year-old P F I Cole–trained Mercenary to follow their aspirations,” “When you have people like trained by John Gosden. The event. The Aidan O’Brien- Aidan O’Brien-trained Con- son of Iffraaj ran on strongly Rose was second while the she said. Khadijah ... it’s phenomenal – Sir Michael Stoute-trained trained Royal Dornoch was stantinople was second while up the far-side rail to score by Roger Varian–trained Lufricia The British-based Mus- it shows there are no barriers Rawdaa was third. QREC CEO third. QREC Board Member, the David Simcock-trained two and a half lengths over the was third. Sponsoring Qatar Goodwood Festival realises Qatar’s equestrian sports’ goals: Mohannadi

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK tinues up to 2024”, informed ing in the UK. All such positive Qatar’s name with such a pres- GOODWOOD Mohannadi while attending aspects have motivated the ‘The association of Qatar’s tigious event is therefore very the 2019 renewal of the Qatar decision to extend the sponsor- name with such a prestig- significant and it brings about QATAR Racing & Equestrian Goodwood Festival. ship under conditions which ious event is very significant numerous benefits and fosters Club (QREC) Chairman Issa “The outcome has been sig- QREC deem appropriate over and it brings about numer- Qatar’s commitment to Arabi- bin Mohammed al Mohannadi nificant and has been key to the the next five years.” ous benefits and fosters an racing worldwide. In addi- has lauded this year’s renewal extended sponsorship in order Mohannadi added: “The tion, the partnership between of Qatar Goodwood Festival. He to continue the successes of the extension of the agreement has Qatar’s commitment to QREC and Qatar Airways at highlighted the increasing pro- previous editions. As I men- also been associated with the Arabian racing worldwide.’ the Qatar Goodwood Festival gress of the Festival every year tioned last year, QREC assesses study conducted by the Em- is an excellent example of co- as reflected in the high quality each edition of the Festival and bassy of Qatar in the UK in re- tivate us to work towards the operation between Qatari or- of racing and horses, and the we work towards maximising lation to the positive impact of optimum investment of this ganisations and QREC. It is for role of the Qatari sponsorship the positive aspects every year. the Festival and role of the Qa- sponsorship in order to real- this fact that I do invite Qatari in adding more momentum, The Festival has been gener- tari sponsorship in increasing ise more of our objectives in organisations and banks to ful- media coverage and race-goers’ ally successful in promoting the race-goer turnout which favour of Qatar’s equestrian fil this role with us, particularly turnout to the event. the name of Qatar and enhanc- amounts to 100,000, extensive sport in general. “Races have as the gains are numerous in Qatar Racing & Equestrian Club Chairman Issa bin Mohammed al “The partnership with ing the standing of the Qatar’s media coverage, top-quality been run at Goodwood for over such a prestigious event of this Mohannadi and Qatar Ambassador to UK HE Yousef bin Ali al Khatir Goodwood Racecourse con- equestrian sports and horserac- runners. All such factors mo- 200 years. The association of calibre,” he concluded. at the Qatar Goodwood Festival in Sussex, England. 12 Friday, August 2, 2019 Sports South Africa’s Buhai leads Women’s British Open The 30-year-old former teen star leads South Korea’s Park Sung-hyun by one shot

AFP while since I played so early, but WOBURN, UNITED KINGDOM I felt very comfortable on the course.” SOUTH Africa’s Ashleigh Buhai Shibuno felt quite at home carved out a one-shot lead after I got off to a great start, on the English parkland lay out. the opening round of the Wom- lipping out for birdie at “Woburn is very similar to en’s British Open on Thursday, the first and then Japanese courses,” she sug- showing flashes of the form gested. which once marked her out as a making gains at two and “I was relaxed and confi- teenage sensation. three. It was very solid dent. But I am very surprised at Under her single name all round and I struck my position. My game was very of Simon, Buhai represented the ball well all day. But good, and tomorrow I’m going Red Bull’s Max Verstappen celebrates winning the 2019 German South Africa as an amateur in there is an awful long to be playing and smiling all the Grand Prix. (REUTERS) the Women’s World Cup of golf. way to go. time.” She turned professional at Kang, a US Solheim Cup 18 and almost immediately won Ashleigh Buhai player, had seven birdies, and the 2007 Catalonia Ladies Mas- also expressed her love of Wo- Verstappen looms ters on the European Tour. burn. Since then, she has added “It’s a really gorgeous four more titles, including last course, a lot different than play- large in Hamilton’s year’s South African Women’s ing a British Open on a links,” Open, and now competes main- she suggested. “I always enjoy ly on the US-based LPGA Tour. the challenge of the majors and rear view mirror Her major record is poor, I am delighted with my start. I however, with only one top 30. have been working hard on my AFP some poor decisions on strat- But an eight-birdie round wedge play, and it paid divi- BUDAPEST egy and pit stops. was the ideal platform for a title South Africa’s Ashleigh Buhai during the first round of the Women’s British Open in Woburn Golf Club, dends today.” “We know that they challenge a she ended the first Milton Keynes, Britain on Thursday. England’s Georgia Hall, the AFTER two stunning wins in weren’t good enough, and round on a seven-under 65. defending champion, and Kim three races, the force in For- that’s why we ended up with “I got off to a great start, lip- world number one ranking on Park had a chance to win onship firmly back on the major In-kyung, the 2017 winner, mula One is with Max Ver- such a bad result,” said Mer- ping out for birdie at the first Monday, but she underlined her a third major last week at the track. were both on the same mark of stappen who will this week- cedes engineering director and then making gains at two determination to snatch it back Evian Championship in France. “I was a little worried com- three under par. end bid for another victory at Andrew Shovlin. and three,” said the 30-year-old after an opening 67. However, she slipped back ing in to this week at having to Ko stayed in touch for back- the Hungarian Grand Prix. Mercedes were unbeaten Buhai. On five under par, the South with a closing 75 to finish tied play back-to-back majors,” ad- to-back majors with a 68 to be The 21-year-old Red in the opening eight races. “It was very solid all round Korean was just two shots be- sixth behind new world number mitted the 25-year-old. three off the lead. The South Bull driver, whose father Jos Yet they could start to feel the and I struck the ball well all day. hind Buhai and one back from one Ko Jin-young. “But it has been better Korean had a blistering run of reached the podium in Hun- pressure if they have another But there is an awful long way Japan’s Hinako Shibuno and A six birdie round got the than I thought. I’ve been able four birdies in a row from the gary in 1994, is hoping to sign bad weekend, if Verstappen to go.” Danielle Kang of the United winner of the 2017 US Women’s to focus and I am feeling good. fifth. But a double-bogey at the off before the mid-season can turn the screw or if the Park Sung-hyun lost her States. Open and 2018 LPGA Champi- My tee time was 7am and it’s a short 14th was a body blow. break with another flourish. Ferraris, with a more exten- Verstappen’s powerful sive upgrades package, can performance in winning last continue the resurgence they weekend’s tumultuous rain- signalled in Germany. hit German Grand Prix lifted Ferraris’ own rising star, Arsenal sign Lille winger Nicolas Pepe No fun playing since Australian him within 63 points of the Charles Leclerc, started well defending five-time champi- in qualifying before being un- for club record 72 million pounds Open, says out-of-form Osaka on Lewis Hamilton with 10 of done by the persistent Ferrari this year’s 21 races to go. mechanical problems that AFP REUTERS wrong I blame myself 100%, I The Dutchman is a distant forced him to start 10th. His LONDON TOKYO have a tendency to shut down third in the driver standings, team-mate Sebastian Vettel because I don’t want to burden behind the Mercedes pair of started in 20th. ARSENAL announced the WORLD number two Naomi anyone with my thoughts or Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas. The young Monegasque signing of winger Nicolas Osaka admitted on Thursday problems,” Osaka wrote. Yet the Silver Arrows’ self- crashed out in the rain but Pepe from French side Lille on that the last few months have “Unexpectedly, (through) described “Armageddon” on four-time champion Vettel Thursday for a club-record fee been “the worst of my life” and the worst months of my life home soil at Hockenheim, has delighted his home support reported to be £72 million. that she hasn’t had fun on the have also had some of the best inspired Verstappen’s team to by picking his way through The deal for the 24-year- tennis court since winning the moments cause I’ve met new dream of greater glory. the field to finish second old Ivory Coast international Australian Open in January. people. That being said I can The Dutchman played ahead of Daniil Kvyat’s Toro eclipses the £56 million spent Osaka’s triumph in Mel- honestly reflect and say I prob- down his potential in the Rosso. on Pierre-Emerick Aubamey- bourne was her second succes- ably haven’t had fun playing championship on Sunday Hamilton won last year’s ang in January 2018 as the sive Grand Slam, following her tennis since Australia and I’m night but Red Bull sporting race in Hungary from pole Gunners add another attack- victory at last year’s US Open. finally coming to terms with director Helmut Marko thinks and, if he is recovered from ing option to their ranks. Since then, the Japanese that while relearning that fun Verstappen might snatch the his illness, should start again Pepe becomes the most has failed to win a tourna- feeling,” she added. title from Hamilton. as favourite. But neither he expensive African player ever ment, lost her number one “I’ve learned a lot about “I would not rule it out,” nor Mercedes are invincible, and the fourth most expensive A file photo Nicolas Pepe during a French Lgue 1 match against ranking and crashed out at myself and I feel like I grew he said. especially if Verstappen con- signing in Premier League his- Olympique Lyonnais. (AFP) Wimbledon. so much as a person this past Hockenheim marked tinues to drive so fearlessly. tory. On Thursday, Osaka post- year(s) so I’m really excited Hamilton’s worst outing since “I like the Hungaroring,” The forward, who will wear and I’m delighted he’s joining. describing himself as quick ed a message to her fans on what the future looks like on joining Mercedes and with said the Dutchman. the number 19 shirt, will add “He will add pace, power and a good finisher. social media. and off the court.” questions being raised about “It’s one of my favourite firepower to an Arsenal at- and creativity, with the aim “I have come a long way “Whenever things go “See you in the U.S. swing.” the Briton’s durability and tracks and I’m looking for- tack that saw Pierre-Emerick of bringing more goals to our and struggled a lot and so sign- exhausting ‘jet-set’ lifestyle, ward to going there. It’s tech- Aubameyang and Alexandre team.” ing for this great club is a big Verstappen is emerging as the nical and you have to hit the Lacazette score 50 goals be- Pepe scored 22 Ligue 1 reward.” Quick read man to beat. apexes to position yourself tween them in all competi- goals last season and was Pepe said he was looking Hamilton finished outside well for each corner. It feels a tions last season. The length linked with a host of clubs over forward to playing alongside the top 10 but was awarded bit like you’re driving a big car of Pepe’s deal at the Emirates the summer including Man- Lacazette, Aubameyang and Six-time champion Ogier to quit world rally two points when Alfa Romeo’s on a small track, as it’s so nar- Stadium was not announced chester United and Napoli. Mesut Ozil. championship series in 2020 two cars were penalised, mov- row, but that doesn’t make it but is believed to be five years. He was behind only PSG’s “Of course, these are the ing him up to ninth. any less fun. Arsenal manager Unai Em- Kylian Mbappe in the Ligue players who sprang to mind SIX-TIME champion Sebastien Ogier said Thursday that he will quit the It was scant consolation “The whole team looks ery said: “Nicolas is a highly 1 scoring charts as Lille fin- because I used to watch them world rally championship at the end of the 2020 season, but insisted for Mercedes on a day when forward to this race. It’s one rated and talented winger who ished second to qualify for the when I was at Lille,” he said. he won’t be slowing down. The 35-year-old French driver had only Bottas crashed and the team, of the warmest and it’s a was wanted by many of the top Champions League. “Also, Lacazette used to penned a one-year deal with Citroen for the current campaign and had distracted perhaps by their good track for us. We’ll give teams in Europe. “Being here is very emo- play for Lyon and so I have had hinted that he was closing in on a farewell. “There are still 20 rallies own ‘retro’ celebrations of 125 it everything before the sum- “Signing a top-class winger tional because it has not been the opportunity to play against left for me to race if you are counting down,” Ogier told the Rally of years in motorsport, made mer break.” has been one of our key objec- easy for me,” he said in an in- him and it will be an honour to Finland website. “But it’s not as if I have it in my mind that I am going tives in this transfer window terview on Arsenal’s website, play alongside him.” to drive more slowly.” (AFP) Dortmund hope to send message in Super Cup against Bayern

DPA our in 2012. “The Super Cup is a good agreed months ago and the BERLIN Coach Lucien Favre has game,” coach Niko Kovac said weeks since the German Cup been given both more quality after losing Bayern’s last friend- win over RB Leipzig in May THE German football season and depth to work with from ly on penalties to Tottenham have been spent on a - so far - opens with the Super Cup on the squad which came up just Hotspur on Wednesday. fruitless search for wingers to Saturday as Borussia Dort- two points short in the table a “I have taken it very seri- replace the departed Arjen Rob- mund duel with Bayern Munich few months ago. ously last year and we’ll take it ben and Franck Ribery. for the first - but probably not Julian Brandt (Bayer Lev- seriously in Dortmund at the French wide player Kingsley the last - time this campaign. erkusen), Thorgan Hazard weekend.” Coman can return to training “The Super Cup carries a (Borussia Moenchengladbach), Twelve months ago Kovac before Saturday despite hav- great significance for all of us,” Mats Hummels (Bayern Mu- watched his side cruise 5-0 ing picked up a knock against Dortmund captain Marco Reus nich) and Nico Schulz (Hoffen- over his former club Eintra- Spurs, confirming Kovac’s im- said after Tuesday’s final friend- heim) are significant arrivals cht Frankfurt to open a season mediate belief “he’ll play again ly, a 4-1 romp over Swiss side St while Abdou Diallo (Paris Saint- which ended with the domestic in the next few days.” Gallen. Germain) and Christian Pulisic double. But he survived a poor Win or lose against Dort- “It’s a title up for grabs, it’s (Chelsea) the main departures. run of form early on an b d a mund, Bayern will have work important to make a good start Brandt will miss out of the good start this season is likely to do before the Bundesliga to the season and to show our Super Cup, hosted by Dort- crucial for his future. start against Hertha Berlin fans that we’re out to achieve mund, while Hazard and home “The current condition of on August 16. something.” keeper Roman Buerki are injury the team is very good,” said Ko- But for 90 minutes – and Reus has made no secret of doubts. vac, though he has publicly possibly penalties – all their the fact Dortmund, Bundesliga “The Super Cup is a match hoped for more reinforcements. concentration can go on beat- runners-up last season, are out with lots of potential,” said Dortmund’s Marco Reus (right) fouls Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski during a Bundesliga match in Bayern have added World ing their old rivals. to go one better by becoming back-up keeper Marwin Hitz, Munich, southern Germany, recently. (AFP) Cup winning defenders Lucas “We are looking forward champions this term. “That’s when it really starts for Hernandez and Benjamin Pa- to the game on Saturday, to That would end Bayern’s us.” nor Bayern are at 100 percent,” son ahead. since 2012, winning four and vard, and young striker Fiete our first match for the first seven-year title streak since Reus did admit that it is going into tie which limits its Bayern have been involved losing three, so are used to both Arp this close season. title,” said midfielder Thomas Dortmund last claimed the hon- “equally clear that neither we value as a predictor for the sea- in the Super Cup every year positive and negative outcomes. But all three deals were Mueller. Sports Friday, August 2, 2019 13 Younousse, Tijan make it to Vienna Major knockout

RESULTS tight buildup. Qatar duo shock Americans Younousse and Tijan then POOL C - ROUND 1 rallied back and displayed Dalhausser & Lucena but lose to Evandro Goncalves / Bruno Oscar Schmidt Brazil (3) their superb fighting quali- def. Nico Beeler / Marco Krattiger Switzerland (30, ties. In the first set, they saved 3rd seeds to finish second in the pool Q8) 21-16, 19-21, 16-14 (0:49) Cherif Samba / Ahmed Tijan Qatar (19) def. Phil three set points and in the Dalhausser / Nick Lucena United States (14) 28-26, second, they fended off two TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK bagged the Beijing Olympics 21-18 (0:44) match points before suffering DOHA title one year later, and Lucena Round 2 the defeat. had beaten the Qataris in both Evandro Goncalves / Bruno Oscar Schmidt Brazil (3) Goncalves and Schmidt QATARI beach volleyball stars the meetings this year. def. Cherif Samba / Ahmed Tijan Qatar (19) 21-18, topped the pool, while Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Considering the vast expe- 21-17 (0:35) Yonousse and Tijan took the Phil Dalhausser / Nick Lucena United States (14) Tijan put up a sterling show rience of 14th seeds Dalhauss- def. Nico Beeler / Marco Krattiger Switzerland (30, second spot. They were fol- and made it to the knockout er and Lucena, who have pock- Q8) 21-17, 21-18 (0:37) lowed by Dalhausser and Lu- of the Vienna Major, a Five- eted nine titles out of 16 finals cena. Swiss qualifiers Nico Star event on the FIVB World in 42 Tour events together, the Beeler and Marco Krattiger Tour, with 1-1 win-loss record Americans were expected to Andre Loyola, and Bruno Os- lost both the matches and ex- on Thursday. continue their winning run. car Schmidt. ited. On the scenic Donauin- However, Younousse and This was a difficult match Younousse and Tijan will sel, Younousse and Tijan, the Tijan, the winners of the 2018 for the Qatari duo as they next take on Austrians Martin bronze medallists in the last Katara Beach Open bronze have lost both the previous Ermacora and Moritz Pris- edition, launched their new medal match against the same clashes to the Brazilians since tauz-Telsnigg for a place in the campaign with a fighting 2-0 rivals, had other ideas today. last month. They battled second eliminator. The match (28-26, 21-18) victory over The tough draw did not deter again but lost the match 18- is scheduled on Friday. Last former world and Olympic them in any ways and they sof- 21, 17-21 in 35 minutes. Both season, the pairs clashed four champion Phil Dalhausser and tened up the opponents first Qatar’s Cherif Younousse lifts the ball for teammate Ahmed Tijan during the Katara Beach Open in Doha the sets went nearly in iden- times and both won two each. his teammate Nick Lucena. by dragging them into a long earlier this year. tical fashion as Schmidt, the But this year’s only meeting Dalhausser, the first Amer- opening set. world and Olympic champi- in the Ostrava Four-Star, the ican to win the world beach Once they took it at 26, the hausser and Lucena to wrap head-to-head record to 2-2. the court to face third-seeded on, and Goncalves suddenly Austrians came back from a championship gold medal Qataris looked quite confident up the exciting victory in 44 Later in the evening, You- Brazilians Evandro Goncalves, raced away to 18-13 advan- set down to win and lead the with Todd Rogers in 2007 and and raced away from Dal- minutes. The win evened their nousse and Tijan returned to the 2017 edition winner with tages after being involved in career head-to-head 3-2. Unsettled India start Gritty Smith rescues rebuilding in Florida

AFP The stadium hosted its first LAUDERHILL (UNITED STATES) internationals back in 2010 Aussies in Ashes opener when New Zealand played Sri INDIA head into their all-for- Lanka in two T20s. mat tour of the West Indies this West Indies and India weekend with more on their played a T20 there three years mind than simply winning a ago and produced real fire- Former skipper scores a fighting 144 as visitors reach 284 from 122-8 couple of T20s. works, with KL Rahul smash- For Virat Kohli’s side -- and ing a century off 46 balls and AFP indeed for the West Indies -- it Evin Lewis responding for the BIRMINGHAM is a chance to pick up the pieces West Indies with a ton off 49 after a disappointing one-day balls. The Indians won by just STEVE Smith marked his international (ODI) World Cup one run. first Test since completing a in England and put behind Rahul will be hoping to rep- 12-month ban for his role in a them the recent talk of splits in licate that form in Lauderhill ball-tampering scandal with a the camp. and in the third T20 and ODI superb century to rescue Aus- Kohli’s confidant Ravi series in Guyana and Trinidad tralia on the opening day of Shastri is on borrowed time be- but the Indians will miss the the Ashes series on Thursday. fore the appointment of a new experience of Dhoni as well as Australia were in dire coach, former captain MS Dho- all-rounder Hardik Pandya, straits against England in Bir- ni has skipped the tour to do who has been rested, and fast mingham at 122-8 but their military service while Kohli this bowler Jasprit Bumrah, who last two wickets more than week has had to dismiss talk of will join the squad for the tour- doubled the score and Smith a rift with prolific opening bats- ending Test matches. was last man out for 144 in a man Rohit Sharma. The Tests in Antigua and total of 284. “It baffles you as a leader, Jamaica will have a special Rory Burns and Jason as a coach, and as a team when significance as they will mark Roy then survived two overs lies are being floated around,” the first round of matches for as the hosts ended the day on Kohli told reporters this week. each side in the new World Test 10-0. “And they are made to look Championship. Former captain Smith, believable. We have had no is- Unlike the visitors, the West who returned to internation- sues.” Indies went into the World Cup al cricket during the recent India, unexpectedly beaten as one of the outsiders and de- World Cup that England won, by New Zealand in the World spite a resounding victory over was subjected to repeated Cup semi-final last month, are Pakistan to open their cam- jeers by a partisan crowd. likely to find plenty of support paign, they slid down to ninth But he answered the boos during the first two T20s on in the final standings amid in style with his 24th Test Saturday and Sunday with ex- much disaffection and rancour century and ninth against patriate Indians expected to among their diehard support- England. outnumber West Indian fans at ers over the repeated manner “It hasn’t really sunk in the delightful Central Broward in which they surrendered po- yet,” Smith told BBC Radio. Stadium in Lauderhill, Florida. tential winning positions. “Obviously been a while since I’ve been able to put on the whites and the baggy green Australia’s Steve Smith celebrates his century against England on the first day of the opening Ashes Test at Edgbaston on Thursday. (REUTERS) (cap). “I’m really proud of the a ninth-wicket partnership of SCOREBOARD But Australia’s total may way I was able to stand up to- 88. yet be enough to embarrass an day. We were in a bit of trou- Up until that point it AUSTRALIA (1ST INNINGS): 7-112 (Pattinson), 8-122 (Cummins), 9-210 (Siddle), England side who collapsed to ble there and we had to dig seemed England would not C. Bancroft c Root b Broad 8 10-284 (Smith) 85 all out before beating Ire- D. Warner lbw b Broad 2 Bowling: Anderson 4-3-1-0; Broad 22.4-4-86-5; deep on a wicket that wasn’t suffer from the absence of U. Khawaja c Bairstow b Woakes 13 Woakes 21-2-58-3; Stokes 18-1-77-1 (2w); Ali 13-3- land at Lord’s last week. easy.” James Anderson, England’s S. Smith b Broad 144 42-1; Denly 2-1-7-0. The fans booed the visi- Australia had slumped to all-time leading Test wicket- T. Head lbw b Woakes 35 tors when they walked out for 17-2 when Smith came in to taker, who had only bowled M. Wade lbw b Woakes 1 ENGLAND (1ST INNINGS): the pre-match anthem cere- T. Paine c Burns b Broad 5 R. Burns not out 4 bat after current skipper Tim four overs before suffering a J. Pattinson lbw b Broad 0 J. Roy not out 6 mony with Australia’s XI con- Paine had won the toss. right calf injury. P. Cummins lbw b Stokes 5 Total (0 wkts, 2 overs, 10 mins) 10 taining Smith, David Warner Wickets fell steadily but Longtime new-ball part- P. Siddle c Buttler b Ali 44 To bat: J Root, J Denly, J Buttler, B Stokes, J Bairstow, M and Cameron Bancroft -- the Smith found the ally he need- ner Stuart Broad took 5-86 N. Lyon not out 12 Ali, C Woakes, S Broad, J Anderson three players banned follow- Extras (lb13, w2) 15 Bowling: Cummins 1-0-3-0; Pattinson 1-0-7-0. ed in Peter Siddle, with the in 22.4 overs and fellow pace- Total (all out, 80.4 overs, 377 mins) 284 Match position: England are 274 runs behind with all ing the ball-tampering inci- recalled number 10 making man Chris Woakes chipped Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Warner), 2-17 (Bancroft), 3-35 10 first-innings wickets standing dent that took place during a India coach Ravi Shastri and Virat Kohli during nets at the Lord’s a valuable 44 -- the second- in with 3-58 on his Warwick- (Khawaja), 4-99 (Head), 5-105 (Wade), 6-112 (Paine), Toss: Australia Test against South Africa in Cricket Ground in London. (REUTERS) best score of the innings -- in shire home ground. Cape Town in March 2018.

QATAR BEAT CHINA IN SECOND V’BALL FRIENDLY Shakib asks out-of-form teammate

Qatar twice staged their return Tamim Iqbal to take a break and overcame China 3-2 in the AFP second international volleyball DHAKA just 21 runs in three matches Australia. friendly match during their camp with scores of 0, 19 and 2. Bangladesh were hoping in Beijing on Thursday. Qatar who BANGLADESH all-rounder “I think the important thing Tamim would lift his game in lost the first match 1-3, resisted Shakib Al Hasan on Thursday for him now is to take some Sri Lanka, where they were also the rivals fiercely and the hosts asked out-of-form teammate rest, recover well, feel fresh and missing other key players in- clinched it in extended points. Tamim Iqbal to take some come back strongly. I am sure cluding Liton Das and Moham- The visitors came back and tied time away from international he will do this,” Shakib said of mad Saifuddin. the scores, only to trail 1-2 after cricket, saying he will emerge Tamim to reporters in Dhaka. “There are a lot of nega- the third. However, they raised stronger after some rest. The Sri Lanka series came tives. We have to hold it tight their level further and reeled off Bangladesh were white- after a string of poor perfor- and come back strong,” Tamim the remaining two sets to post washed 0-3 in a one-day in- mances in the World Cup in said after the team’s 122-run a superb 27-29, 25-19, 15-25, ternational series in Sri Lanka England when Tamim, the defeat in Wednesday’s third 25-20, 15-8 victory. Both Qatar after Tamim was made the in- leading run-scorer for Bangla- and final game. and China are preparing for the terim captain in the absence of desh in all three formats, failed Shakib, who is expected to Asian Volleyball Championship, regular skipper Mashrafe Mor- to meet the expectations of the play in next month’s home se- which will be held in Tehran, Iran taza and vice-captain Shakib. team. He scored just 235 runs ries against Afghanistan, said in September. Tamim struggled with form in eight innings at 29.37, which Bangladesh should rotate play- throughout the series, making included only one fifty against ers to keep them fresh. 14 Friday, August 2, 2019 FEATURES Despite vaccine, Ebola is spreading EMILY BAUMGAERTNER The Ebola virus causes leaky blood vessels and wwe respect that decision,” she said. TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE In May, WHO also recommended circulatory failure, which starves the body’s organs uuse of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. HEN Ebola broke out in the of oxygen — leading to shock and multiple organ Scientists at the London School of An artist’s illustration of GJ 357 d, a super-Earth planet capable of Democratic Republic of the failure. It spreads directly from person to person HHygiene and Tropical Medicine de- hosting life. NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite discovered Congo a year ago, the global ssigned a protocol for getting them to the planet orbiting a star just 31 light-years away. (TNS) stockpile of a long-anticipated through infected blood, sweat and vomit tthose in need, according to Dr. Peter Wvaccine was 300,000 doses. PPiot, the director of the school. At the time, that seemed like plenty. But health officials in the Democrat- 1 of 2 newly found planets But as the virus spreads from the epi- ic Republic of Congo resisted using the center and threatens to explode across vaccine. the region, the supply of Merck’s newly Their biggest concern is whether it shows potential as a developed vaccine — once expected to works. Tests in about 6,000 people have function as a silver bullet — is dwindling, shown that it is safe and that it stimu- and likely to burn out before the out- lates production of antibodies against habitable world break does. the virus. But there is too little data to Officials have gone head-to-head in a know its efficacy. bitter clash over the next line of attack. Oly Ilunga Kalenga, the health min- AMINA KHAN The country’s health minister stepped ister who banned it, was also concerned LOS ANGELES TIMES down last week rather than bow to in- that the vaccine is administered in two ternational pressure to also start using doses, more than six weeks apart. super-scorched planet orbiting around a nearby dim star has another vaccine that is much more ex- Family members react as they watch a victim of the Ebola virus being buried on May Keeping track of everybody who has helped reveal the presence of two previously unseen planets perimental. 16, 2019, in Butembo, the Democratic Republic of Congo. (TNS) been vaccinated — let alone persuading A— one of which could host liquid water and thus be friendly to He had banned its use over doubts them to return for second shots — is all life, astronomers say. about its effectiveness. The manufac- but impossible in war-torn Congo. The blistering planet GJ 357 b, picked out by NASA’s Transiting turer, Johnson & Johnson, says it has Kalenga also sided with health work- Exoplanet Survey Satellite, lies about 31 light-years away in the 1.5 million doses on hand and is ready to ers who worry that introducing a sec- constellation Hydra. It’s only 22% larger than Earth and circles its start sending them to the region. ond vaccine could undermine public star every 3.9 days — tracing an orbit that’s 11 times closer to its Even if there were enough lifesav- awareness campaigns that are already star than Mercury’s is to our sun. ing vaccines to go around, the region’s contending with deep-rooted distrust of This means that even though its M-dwarf star is roughly 40% violent conflict has made it virtually im- authority. cooler than our sun, the planet is in all likelihood searingly hot — possible for health workers to deliver the More than a quarter of residents probably 490 degrees Fahrenheit or so shots to every relative and neighbor of don’t believe the outbreak is real, and — even without the insulating effects each Ebola victim. many people see vaccines as a plot to of an atmosphere. “There’s a level of panic lurking just spread a virus, not eradicate it. That uninhabitable world was the below the surface — or maybe it’s above International health experts ac- only one around this star spotted by Space the surface now,” said J. Stephen Morri- knowledge that using unproven vac- TESS, which scans the skies looking son, senior vice president of the Center cines is less than ideal but say there for dips in a star’s light that might indi- for Strategic and International Studies in Health may be no other choice. cate that a planet is passing, or trans- Washington. “It’s a question of weighing con- iting, in front of it. Astronomers used “No one imagined the level of vio- cecerns about acceptance and trust against information from the ground-based telescopes to confirm GJ 357 lence in Ituri and North Kivu” — two A vaccine for Ebola is tested on December 22, 2018, in Beni, North Kivu, Democratic the need for preventing disease,” said b’s existence. In the process, they noticed clues that an additional eastern provinces — “would be so exten- Republic of the Congo. (TNS) Josh Michaud, the associate director pair of planets was also circling the same star. sive that they wouldn’t be able to contain of global health policy at Kaiser Family These two planets, GJ 357 c and d, were found using the radial this. Now, vaccines have become that more than 150,000 doses of the vaccine gency committee directly acknowledged Foundation in Washington. “It’s a bal- velocity method: by looking at the slight wobble in the star’s mo- much more important in containing the using a technique called ring vaccina- the shortage of the Merck vaccine supply ancing act, and as the outbreak expands, tions caused by its planets’ tiny gravitational tugs. outbreak,” he said. tion, which prioritizes people who have in a sharply worded statement, calling the calculation that goes into that equa- GJ 357 c weighs in at about 3.4 times Earth’s mass, if not The Ebola virus causes leaky blood had exposure to an Ebola victim, fol- the current stockpile “insufficient” and tion may change.” more, and orbits the star every 9.1 days at a distance more than vessels and circulatory failure, which lowed by expanding circles of their other asking countries and manufacturers to This month, it did. The outbreak double that of GJ 357 b. This proximity keeps the temperature at starves the body’s organs of oxygen — contacts. “immediately take all measures to in- reached Goma, less than a mile from the around 260 degrees Fahrenheit — not quite as singed as planet leading to shock and multiple organ Ideally, the technique barricades the crease supplies.” Rwandan border, prompting officials to b, but still pretty toasty. It’s the third planet, GJ 357 d, that actually failure. It spreads directly from person virus and snips each strand of the out- Merck says it is moving production declare the epidemic an emergency of holds some potential as a habitable world. to person through infected blood, sweat break’s expanding web. But in a region of the vaccine from the US to a new plant international concern. From the bustling It weighs at least 6.1 Earth masses and circles the star at and vomit. marked by mass migration, less than a in Germany that has not yet gained regu- city of 2 million people, flights, ferries a much greater distance, completing an orbit in 55.7 days. Even For people who are already infected third of all confirmed cases have been latory approval to ramp up manfuactur- and buses fan out across central Africa. though this is just one-fifth the distance of the Earth to our sun, with the virus, a vaccine can’t help. linked back to known contacts, accord- ing. Almost immediately, President Felix GJ 357 d’s dim star leaves the surface very cold. Without an During the last Ebola outbreak, in ing to Doctors Without Borders. For now, production will be split be- Tshisekedi consolidated executive con- atmosphere, the thermometer at the surface would hover around West Africa in 2014 and 2015 , there was Merck, which has 245,000 doses tween the two small-scale locations, lim- trol over the outbreak response. 64 degrees Fahrenheit below zero — meaning no liquid water on no vaccine immediately available, a real- currently available for shipment from iting output. In his resignation letter, the health the surface. ity that left every person susceptible. By temperature-controlled US warehouses, In response to the shortage, WHO’s minister wrote that it was “fanciful to However, if GJ 357 d does turn out to have an atmosphere, the end, 28,600 people were infected hopes to triple the cumulative supply to Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on think that the new vaccine proposed by this could be a game changer, according to a report that will be and more than 11,000 died. about 900,000 doses over the next 18 Immunization, or SAGE, recommended actors who have shown an obvious lack published in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics. But that epidemic eventually became months. in May that health officials divide each of ethics” could have a meaningful im- A dense atmosphere with the right composition could trap some a testing ground for the Merck vaccine, But as the outbreak spreads, some of the remaining doses by at least half in pact on containing the outbreak. warmth and allow water to remain liquid on the planet’s surface. which had been under development for models predict the current stockpile order to immunize more people. But scientists welcomed the op- That’s similar to what scientists think happened on Mars, which more than a decade and was deployed to could be depleted by the fall. Merck officials are displeased with portunity to test the Johnson & John- today is frigid and dry but may once have had a thick atmosphere Guinea, where it showed positive results. Production of the vaccine takes the dose-splitting approach, according son vaccine. that allowed liquid water to leave marks all over its ruddy face. The The vaccine — called V920 — re- about one year — which means the re- to two health experts with ties to the “The only way to get the key data is trick, the scientists said, would be to try to catch a glimpse of GJ mains unlicensed but appears to be gion could see a several-month gap be- company. to test it in large numbers of the popula- 357 d, if it can be seen transiting its star from our vantage point. 97.5% effective, according to early data fore a new vaccine lot is ready. Pamela Eisele, a spokeswoman for tion, and see how it stacks up against the “If we can detect a transit of GJ 357d, it would become the from the current outbreak. “We do project that we are going to Merck, said the data showing the vaccine virus,” said Carleigh Krubiner, a policy closest transiting, potentially habitable planet in the solar neighbor- “These vaccines were the silver lin- run out of vaccine,” Dr. Robert Redfield, is effective are based on a dose of 1 mil- fellow at the Center for Global Develop- hood,” the study authors wrote. “Even if GJ 357d does not transit, ing of the 2014-2015 epidemic, and now the director of the US Centers for Disease liliter. “However, we fully recognize the ment in Washington. the brightness of its star makes this planet in the Habitable Zone they’re tangled up in the internal chaos. Control and Prevention, told lawmakers public health need and the exceptional “We could have another vital tool in of a close-by M star a prime target for observations with Extremely It’s a bit of a mess,” Morrison said. in testimony last month. circumstances that led to the interim our toolbox for future outbreaks — we Large telescopes as well as future space missions.” Health workers have administered A World Health Organization emer- recommendation SAGE has made, and just don’t know yet.”

Hobbs & Shaw: Fun, fast-paced, entertaining Fast & Furious spinoff

RAFER GUZMÁN TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE Film: ‘FAST & FURIOUS PRESENTS: HOBBS & SHAW’ Rating:  HAT do you get when you cross Black Panther, Mission: Impossible, the Fast & Furious fran- Rated PG-13 (strong action-violence) chise and Hasbro’s Transformers? A new kind of Director: David Leitch Wfour-quadrant movie: Hobbs & Shaw. Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Idris Elba Properly titled Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, this spinoff of the popular cars-and-criminals se- NOW SHOWING IN QATAR ries has carefully surveyed the Hollywood landscape and taken note of what sells. Here’s what’s in: fast cars, wild stunts, supervillains and cheeky humor. Here’s what’s well off each other, trading insults, puffing out chests and out: virtually everything else. bro-ing down. They’re no Gibson-Glover or Grodin-De The result is a mostly enjoyable movie that feels Niro (the script, by Chris Morgan and Drew Pearce, isn’t like many other mostly enjoyable movies. Reprising exactly focused on character development), but they’ll do. their Fast & Furious roles are Dwayne Johnson as Luke Mostly, Hobbs & Shaw is concerned with keeping up Hobbs, a former federal agent, and Jason Statham as the Fast & Furious reputation for outrageous stunt work, Deckard Shaw, a British soldier turned mercenary. The itself a reaction to the high standards set by the Mis- two mismatched buddies are thrown together on a case, sion: Impossible movies. It doesn’t disappoint: Sports but their target isn’t the usual drug lord or arms dealer. Movie Review cars squeeze under trucks, motorcycles defy gravity, He’s a cyber-enhanced, bulletproofed soldier named modern soldiers battle a tribe of traditional Samoans (a Brixton (Idris Elba, arrogant and soulful), from an or- nod to Johnson’s ancestry). Director David Leitch, of the ganization called Eteon. They’re ubermenschy, and not brutally violent Atomic Blonde, keeps the action tween- in a nice way. friendly, with little if any blood. “I’m black Superman,” Brixton says wryly, though his Clearly, a lot of money, materiel and human capital shape-shifting motorcycle adds an element of black Bat- Dwayne Johnson (left) and Jason Statham in Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw. (TNS) (including a couple of surprise guest stars) went into man, too. Into this superhero-styled world drops Hattie Hobbs & Shaw, and most of it pays off. Is this a fun, fast- (Vanessa Kirby), an MI6 agent who ingests a virus and as a woman who can take care of herself (as she was in tle romance with the usually asexual Johnson. paced, entertaining movie? You bet. Is it memorable in becomes a ticking doomsday bomb. Kirby is convincing Mission: Impossible — Fallout). She even whips up a lit- Speaking of chemistry, Johnson and Statham play any way? Sorry — what were we talking about? Friday, August 2, 2019 15 KIDS CORNER Bound & Gagged By Dana Summers Books that these children are writing together By Maria Scrivan Half Full EVA, SHANNON & CHARLOTTE including “Powermania” (which is three )lames ,cy and /illyanna. They build a TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE books) and “Celestian Academy.” Re- gadget but they need Must one more in- cently we started writing a new book gredient the crystal. +owever the good E have a fantastic hobby called “The Elements.” We have lots of side has the crystal and has to stop the we would love to tell you fun writing our books and we hope to bad side from getting it before they about. We have been writ- continue and publish our books. take over the world. They Ànd out a ing books for the past two “Kitties in Candyland” is about cats lot of surprising facts including secret Wyears. We don·t do it alone though we trapped in a Candyland who are then family members and other things. do it with many of our close friends. captured by this evil kitty in a dungeon. “The Elements” is about a girl 7he main writers are Eva Shannon The kittens must Ànd a way out of Can- named /e[ie and she lives in a world &harlotte and last but not least our dyland and save their beloved Prince where almost everyone has powers. But friend Julia. There is one main reason and Princess Kitties. unfortunately the powers she has are we mentioned Julia because even when “Powermania” is about a bunch of categorized as unsafe. She will have to she broke her Ànger she still wrote. people who live on a magical planet and try to escape the camp she is forced %ut everyone else contributes too. have magical powers. The leader of the to work and stay at. Along the way she The Àrst book that we ever wrote bad side is 'evil 'ana and she thinks of Ànds people and things in her way but was called “Kitties in Candyland.” We a master plan to take over Powermania will she make it? have gone through many books since with help from her three daughters We·ll catch you in our ne[t book bye.

Kidsday reporters (From left) Eva Lam, Shannon Mahoney and Charlotte Webster, of Centre Avenue School, East Rockaway, write their own books. (TNS)

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Camp aimed to enhance self-confidence while providing the students with leadership skills

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THE Amiri Guard concluded the fifth edition of Summer Activity for its members’ children with the participa- tion of more than 50 students at Bar- zan Camp on Thursday morning. The camp lasted four weeks between July 7 and August 1. The closing ceremony was attend- ed by the Assistant Commander of the Guards for Operations and Intel- ligence Colonel Mishal Mohammed al Attiyah and a number of leaders and well as unveiling their talents and po- officers. tential and instilling the spirit of dis- The Summer Activity, which was cipline, self-reliance and encouraging held for the fifth year, aims at promot- them for teamwork. ing values and encouraging students For his part, the Summer Activity to serve the nation by joining the mili- Captain Khalid Hassan al Suwaidi said tary. that the programme attracted more It also aims at enhancing their than 50 students aged between 7 and self-confidence by developing their 12 years. He added that the activities abilities and teaching them leadership held in cooperation with the Ministry skills while increasing their awareness of Endowments (Awqaf) and Islamic of sports, culture and society and pre- Affairs ranged from shooting, horse paring a responsible generation. riding, self-defence, assembling and The Chairman of the Summer Ac- disassembling of weapons to swim- tivity Committee Major Jassem Ab- ming, football, cultural competitions dullah al Khulaifi, said that the Amiri and religious lectures. Guard aims at investing in students’ During the ceremony, the students free time during the summer vacation also demonstrated their military and through a series of activities aimed at sports skills that they had acquired in enhancing their national identity, as course of the four-week programme. ‘Outstanding participants’ of Doha Vodafone Qatar sets up Islamic Youth Forum announced gaming stand at DFC QNA sia and another from Cameroon. pation in the forum. The objectives of the fo- DOHA Three girls were selected from Head of the Technical rum included presenting and TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Algeria, Morocco and Oman. Committee Dr Issa al Hurr said discussing research areas that DOHA THE Ministry of Culture and The Ministry of Culture the selection of six young peo- rely on youth as a key driver Sports on Wednesday an- and Sports said in a statement ple as distinguished achievers in building future develop- VODAFONE Qatar is giving nounced the outstanding par- that the announcement of the at the Doha Islamic Youth Fo- ment strategies, developing gaming and e-sports enthu- ticipants of the Doha Islamic distinguished names of the rum is a big incentive for these the youth capacities to face siasts a chance to get in gear Youth Forum, which was held Doha Islamic Youth Forum young people. civilisation and development for the upcoming Vodafone by the ministry as part of activi- was a catalyst for young peo- The Doha Islamic Youth challenges as a tool for com- 5G ESL Mobile Open at its ties of ‘Doha - The Capital of Is- ple from Islamic countries. Forum was organised by the munity development, making Asphalt arcade racing gaming lamic Youth 2019’ recently. The organising committee will Ministry of Culture and Sports, use of modern means of com- stand, now open in Doha Fes- The list of outstanding par- honour the outstanding youth in cooperation with the Islamic munication in promoting the tival City (DFC) until August 9. ticipants includes three boys during the closing ceremony Youth Cooperation Forum of values of belonging and citi- In June this year, Voda- and three girls. The boys include of ‘Doha - The Capital of Is- the Organization of Islamic Co- zenship, and training young fone and ESL, the world’s larg- Ahmad al Muhannadi from Qa- lamic Youth 2019’. They will operation, under the motto ‘The people on diplomatic simula- est esports company, launched tar, a young man from Indone- be honoured for their partici- Youth is the Power of Nation’. tion mechanisms. the Vodafone 5G ESL Mobile Open, the first international mobile gaming tournament played on 5G. The tournament is open to players from 17 The competition features contested live over Vodafone’s Qatari Scouts celebrate leadership at Virginia camp countries where Vodafone is the popular online mobile 5G network, and will showcase present, which includes Qatar. game: arcade racer Asphalt Vodafone’s high-speed, real- VISITORS to the 24th World of the commemorative events The activities of the camp accompanied by eight leaders, The competition features 9: Legends, and is expected time 5G network for gaming to Scout Camp currently being of Qatar. as a scouting festival of the headed by the Commissioner- the popular online mobile millions of spectators. held in Virginia, as well as its A Qatari student delega- World Organization of the General of Qatar Scout and game: arcade racer Asphalt 9: to draw enthusiasts and Players can find more in- participants, took part in Qa- tion is participating in the ac- Scout Movement include Girl Guides Association Jas- Legends, and is expected to casual gamers of all levels. formation on the tournament tari Scouts team’s activities at tivities of the 24th World darts, horse riding, swimming, sim al Hardan. draw enthusiasts and casual and sign up for online quali- the Qatari pavilion. Scout Camp in Virginia being climbing, tourism, scouting, The world’s largest scout gamers of all levels. four qualifying cup events open fiers on the official website: The activities included held under the theme ‘Open- kayaking and bicycles, thus camp with over 55,000 par- Online qualifiers for the for players using either iOS or https://pro.eslgaming.com/ celebration of love and loyalty ing a new world’. The camp, giving Qatari students the ticipants from 168 countries is Asphalt 9: Legends tourna- Android devices. The best play- mobileopen/home. to Qatari leadership and also which will continue until Au- skills of self-reliance in an en- held every four years in vari- ment have been taking place in ers from each weekly cup qualify Vodafone Qatar’s Asphalt a demonstration of national gust 3, is being attended by vironment closer to nature. ous countries. This summer, a series of eight separate week- to participate in the Grand Final gaming stand, featuring the pride. The audience and visi- Scouts representatives from The Qatari Scout team it is being organised by three long cups and conclude on Sep- at Milan Games Week on Sep- Asphalt esports series, will be tors performed a parade and around the world aged 14 to 17 participating in this global countries namely, America, tember 1, 2019. Qualification is tember 28-29, 2019. open in DFC every day from took pictures and video clips years. camp consists of 24 cadets, Canada and Mexico. (QNA) based on ‘fastest time wins’, with The Grand Final will be 5-9pm till August 9. Marriott Marquis City Centre comes up with array of staycation and culinary offers for Eid Al-Adha holidays TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA

MARRIOTT Marquis City Center Doha has invited resi- dents to celebrate Eid Al Adha with an array of different of- fers and culinary delights to create the ideal getaway. The hotel has come up with distinct, thoughtfully designed staycation as well as food and beverage offers and spa treatments to make the most of the holiday season. Its ‘Great Escape’ pack- age offers perfect Eid stayca- tion in a relaxed atmosphere, outdoor pool facilities, in- cluding buffet breakfast at Cucina and Special 7 Cuts The hotel has come up with distinct, thoughtfully designed staycation as well as food and beverage offers and spa treatments for guests to make the most of the holiday season. dinner at Brazilian restau- rant Ipanema and more be- discount at Saray Spa and Apartments’ package for stunning views of the city, Ition’ includes a sumptu- entertainment. dio Travoto and his team. It tween August 9 and 17. outdoor pool and gym facili- those looking for a city es- 20 percent discount each ous feast with family and Furthermore, the ‘Eid includes a delightful spread Similarly, the ‘Eid Fam- ties to make the stay memo- cape closer to home this on food and beverage and friends at New York Steak Feast at Cucina’ package of antipasti, salad bar, wide ily Escape’ package offers au- rable for guests. Eid. It includes provid- Saray Spa treatments. House, succulent made-to- features selection of pasta, pizza and thentic Brazilian dining expe- The hotel also offers ing a range of one-to-two Yet another package order menu of endless de- a family-style brunch pre- many more for an unforget- rience at Ipanema, 20 percent ‘Family Getaway in Luxury bedroom apartments with ‘The Big Apple Brunch Eid- lectable cuisines and live pared by Italian Chef Clau- table Eid experience.