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PM VISITS S’HAIL 2020 EXHIBITION We must unite to make digital learning an inclusive right for children & youth: Sheikha Moza

QNA step up and contribute to clos- DOHA COVID-19 has ing the digital gap by direct- shown how ing their efforts to scale up HH Sheikha Moza bint creative the these innovative, grassroots Nasser, Chairperson of Edu- solutions. Collaboration across cation Above All Foundation human mind can be sectors and innovation is the (EAA) and UN Sustainable when it is faced with only way forward. Let us seize Development Goals Advocate, existential challenges this moment to build a new fu- has called for cross-sector col- that are inspiring ture — a future that leaves no laboration to ensure equity in one without access to digital digital learning for children education solutions learning behind,” she said. across the globe, especially across the globe.” The high-level event fea- those marginalised. — HH Sheikha Moza tured speeches from Nana This came as Sheikha Akufo-Addo, the President of Moza addressed the Educa- bint Nasser the Republic of Ghana; An- tion post-COVID-19: Extraor- tonio Guterres, United Na- dinary session of the Global tions Secretary General; Erna Education Meeting (2020 unite across different sectors ceed at their own pace and Solberg, Prime Minister of GEM), co-hosted by the Gov- to make digital learning an in- educators can adapt to learn- Norway; Audrey Azoulay, ernments of Ghana, Norway, clusive right for the most mar- ers’ specific needs and circum- UNESCO Director-General; the United Kingdom and UN- ginalised children and youth stances, without disruption.” Baroness Sugg, UK Minister ESCO, on Thursday. across the globe.” She also noted that COV- for Foreign Affairs and Devel- Highlighting the central “We also cannot return to ID-19 has shown how creative opment; Stefania Giannini, necessity of digital connectiv- the traditional mode of educa- the human mind can be when Assistant Director-General Prime Minister and Minister of Interior HE Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani visited the Inter- ity in education to counter the tion, measured by the quan- it is faced with existential chal- for Education, UNESCO; Jay- national Hunting and Falcons Exhibition (S’hail 2020) at Al Hikma Square in the Cultural Village Foundation digital divide, she said, “We tity of knowledge ‘deposited’ lenges that are inspiring educa- athma Wickramanayake, UN Katara on Thursday. The PM toured the exhibition pavilions, where he was briefed on weapons, hunting must rise to the challenge and into the minds of students. tion solutions across the globe, Secretary-General’s Envoy on supplies, excursions and shooting sports presented by specialised local, Arab and international companies. democratise digital learning, We need to develop technolo- calling for companies to invest in Youth; among others. The PM was also briefed on activities and artworks related to hunting sport. (QNA) PAGE 14 humanise technology and cus- gies that support personalised these ideas. tomise curriculum. We must learning, so learners can pro- “I ask tech companies to Continued on page 2

Qatar playing pivotal role in Flu virus spreading resolving crises: Al Khater this winter will be QNA agreement in the near future, indicat- DOHA ing that one of the main victories for the Qatari mediation is the inclusion different: Dr Al Khal QATAR is playing an active role in of Afghan women in the negotiating TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK COVID-19: Qatar mediating regional and international delegations. DOHA conflicts and crises, Assistant Foreign She said Qatar succeeded in deal- updates list of Minister HE Lolwah bint Rashid Al ing with the unjust blockade imposed DR Abdullatif Al Khal, Khater has said. on it since June 2017 and achieved re- Chair of the National Stra- low-risk countries “Qatar is playing mediation to re- markable success in self-reliance. tegic Group on COVID-19, TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK solve differences in various conflict ar- “Qatar foiled all plans that tar- has warned that the flu vi- DOHA eas,” Al Khater said while giving online geted Doha and overcame the diffi- rus that will be spreading lecture in the annual “2020 S R Nathan culties caused by the blockade. Some this winter is different from The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) Distinguished Lecture” entitled “Small believed that Qatar would surrender the virus that circulated last has updated its COVID-19 Green List States in a Contested Era: A Qatari Per- within weeks of the blockade, which winter. of countries it considers low-risk in spective”. The event was hosted by the did not happen,” Al Khater said. “Flu virus can cause se- terms of coronavirus exposure. The new Middle East Institute of the National HE Lolwah bint Rashid Al Khater. Immediately after blockade was vere illness for some people, updated list, which came into effect on University of Singapore (NUS). imposed, she said, the steps under- especially those at increased Thursday, has now 49 countries. She reviewed the political and dip- She said Qatar mediated between taken by Qatar were distinct. risk for developing influen- 46 private health “As Qatar continues to implement lomatic efforts of Qatar and media- Fatah and Hamas in 2012 to calm down “The first three decisive steps za-related complications,” its travel and return policy, the COV- tion to resolve differences in various the situation in Palestine, and in 2015, which Qatar took were preventing Dr Al Khal, who is also the facilities to take ID-19 Green List has been updated to conflict areas, including mediation Qatar was a mediator between the Lib- military intervention, political flex- Head of the Infectious Dis- include the following countries based in Yemen in 2007 and 2008, media- yan Tabu and Tuareg tribes. Between ibility, and prompt direction toward eases Division at Hamad part in flu drive on public health indicators in Qatar tion between the Lebanese parties in 2018 and 2020 Qatar led the media- alternative supply chains. Most im- Medical Corporation, said. THE Ministry of Public Health and around the world, effective on 2008, mediation between Sudan and tion between the Taliban and the United portantly, strengthening unity and “The seasonal influenza (MoPH) on Thursday pub- Thursday, October 22. The list will be Chad in 2009, mediation between Dji- States, which culminated in the signing solidarity on the domestic front, and vaccine is currently availa- lished a list of 46 private reviewed and updated regularly,” the bouti and Eritrea in 2010, mediation of a peace agreement in Doha last Feb- the realistic and rational approaches ble in Qatar and is the same health facilities participat- MoPH said on its website. between the Sudanese government ruary, in addition to the Qatari sponsor- have proven to be more effective in the vaccine we import every ing in the 2020-2021 u and some Sudanese opposition com- ship of the intra-Afghan peace talks. long term,” she noted. year from prestigious com- campaign. The MoPH along Continued on page 2 ponents in 2011, and a mediation be- She expressed hope that all Af- panies such as Abbott and with Primary Health Care tween Sudan and Eritrea in 2011. ghan parties would agree and reach an Continued on page 2 Sanofi,” he added. Corporation (PHCC) and The Ministry of Public Hamad Medical Corporation Health (MoPH) launched (HMC) recently launched the its annual seasonal influ- national in uenza vaccination enza campaign on Tuesday. campaign. (TNN) Five more held for violating The vaccine will be available Qatar’s FIFA World Cup preparations for free from government, This year, the MoPH seeks home-quarantine conditions semi-government and pri- to vaccinate more than very impressive: Belgian ambassador vate healthcare facilities. 500,000 people. FIVE persons were arrested in of the coronavirus. BELGIAN Ambassador to Qatar HE Bart De Groof on Thursday for violating home- The violators are subject to congratulated the FIFA World Cup 2022 hosts quarantine conditions imposed legal accountability in accord- on their ‘impressive and integrated’ tournament as part of efforts to contain ance with the procedures of the preparations during a visit to the Supreme Com- the spread of coronavirus health authorities. The arrested COVID-19 recoveries reach 127,328 mittee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) on Thursday. (COVID-19). persons are Eissa Abdullah “The progress is very, very impressive,” said De The arrests were made in Eissa Al Khuwaitar Al Ajami, QATAR on Thursday reported 252 COVID-19 cases -- 225 from com- Groof. “When I arrived here, Khalifa Stadium was implementation of the precau- Saoud Thafer Mohammed munity and 27 from travellers returning from abroad, the Ministry being redeveloped and Al Janoub was being built. tionary measures approved by Safar Al Qahtani, Salem Mo- of Public Health (MoPH) said in its daily report. The ministry also Now, all the other stadiums are coming up and it’s the health authorities repre- hammed Mubarak Juhaiwal Al recorded 235 recoveries in the last 24 hours, bringing the total exciting to see them as they are huge landmarks. sented by the Ministry of Public Juhaiwail, Abdulhadi Mubarak number of recoveries to 127,328. In addition, three people -- aged Everything is on schedule — not only the stadiums metro. The whole process is very integrated and Health (MoPH) and its support- Hadi Al Malhan Al Ahbabi, 78, 73 and 81 – succumbed to the virus, taking the death toll in but all the infrastructure, including the roads and it’s really impressive to see,” he added. PAGE 11 ing bodies to ensure public and Jabor Fadel Abdullah Al the country to 228. The MoPH said all the new cases have been in- safety and prevent the spread Mahana Al Nuaimi. (QNA) troduced to isolation and are receiving necessary healthcare. (TNN) 02 Friday, October 23, 2020

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CCQ’s 725 Class of 2020 students graduate at virtual event

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK ghafri, Zenab Hussain Ahmad, achieved by the CCQ during the DOHA Abdulla Jaber Almohannadi, previous academic year, which Aisha Ebrahim Al Sulaiti and further strengthened its leader- UNDER the patronage of Prime Lolwa Rashid Al Rubaiei. ship as a national higher educa- Minister and Minister of In- Graduates of the Class of tion institution that is capable terior HE Sheikh Khalid bin 2020 expressed their joy and ex- of keeping up with local and Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani, citement at having finished this international developments. As the Community College of Qatar phase of their lives after a jour- part of its active pursuit of in- (CCQ) celebrated the gradua- ney of persistence, especially un- troducing more flexible learn- tion of its 9th batch of associ- der the exceptional circumstanc- ing paths that offer educational ate’s and bachelor’s degree hold- es the world is witnessing, and alternatives, CCQ launched the ers on Thursday. their eagerness to embark on a Associate of Business Admin- The graduation ceremony of new journey towards achieving istration as its first fully hybrid 725 promising specialised na- more academic and professional academic programme to enable tional cadres in multiple fields accomplishments. larger segments of the Qatari was exceptional this year as The outstanding students of the Class of 2020 were honoured at the ceremony. Reflecting on his journey at society to pursue their aca- CCQ’s first-ever virtual gradu- CCQ, Abdulla Jaber Al Mohan- demic aspirations by tackling ation ceremony due to the pre- dents, faculty and staff - and the achievement. ments.” ality and to overcome the new nadi said, “Earning the associ- the challenges posed by their cautionary measures taken to support of CCQ’s partners. “Those challenges have also Speaking on behalf of the challenges that came along. ate’s degree is the first step to- personal commitments and prevent the spread of the coro- He said, “CCQ has success- led us to think out of the box and Class of 2020, graduate of These circumstances made us wards serving my country and professional duties. navirus (COVID-19). fully managed to get over with harness the power of technol- Bachelor of Arts in Public Ad- stronger and more determined society and contributing to the Among the many other Addressing the Class of the many unprecedented chal- ogy efficiently to provide more ministration Aysha Al Yarboei to continue our academic jour- QNV 2030, which focuses on accomplishments that CCQ 2020, Dr Mohamed Al Naemi, lenges posed by the pandemic, educational opportunities and shed light on the extraordinary ney, which led us to stand here education as one of the basic pil- has achieved this year was the CCQ president, congratulated taking multiple proactive ac- services aiming to serve a larger experience of the 9th graduat- today with you to celebrate our lars of social progress. It gives launch of the Bachelor of Sci- the graduates, while also high- tions and offering state-of-the- group of CCQ’s members while ing batch in overcoming all dif- accomplishments,” she said. me great pride to graduate top ence in Logistics and Supply lighting the unprecedented art technologies and learning maximising our resources in a ficulties and obstacles which The ceremony included of my class and I am determined Chain Management program, challenges that the college faced tools that ensured the continu- way that enhances the leader- were imposed by the COVID-19 honouring the outstanding to keep it up and earn my bach- which provides students hold- during the last academic year ity of the educational process ship of the Community College pandemic to continue their aca- graduates by Dr Mohamed Al elor’s degree soon.” ing CCQ’s associate’s degree in and how it managed to over- online, while maintaining the as a national higher education demic journey. Naemi and Vice-President Dr The ceremony was also an the same discipline with the op- come them through the joint ef- quality of the offered courses institution capable of coping “We had to gather our Khalid Al Abdulqader. The hon- opportunity to share some of portunity to pursue a bachelor’s forts of all CCQ members - stu- and overall students’ academic with international develop- strength to face a different re- ourees were Ashwaq Saif Al- the other accomplishments degree.

Monaco FM meets Qatar’s envoy Minister of Foreign Global action plan for education system recovery by 2021 Affairs of the Prin- Continued from page 1 end of 2021 for the recovery Sustainable Development current and post-COVID-19 of the global action points cipality of Monaco and strengthening of educa- Goal (SDG) 4 on education world and agree on global at the country level from Laurent Anselmi met IN response to the unprec- tion systems worldwide. and increase both social and priority actions for educa- Representatives of Member with non-resident edented global social and In fact, recent studies private returns to achieving tional recovery and progress States, the SDG-Education Ambassador of Qatar economic crisis caused by the show an alarming magni- other SDGs. in the Decade of Action for 2030 Steering Committee, to the Principal- COVID-19 pandemic, the ses- tude of COVID-19 impact on 2020 GEM is a unique Sustainable Development. the Collective Consultation ity of Monaco HE sion brought together the ex- education budgets as well as platform for exchange among The high-level com- of NGOs on Education 2030 Sheikh Ali bin Jassim pertise of the UN system and strong evidence that early high-level political leaders, mitment meeting further (CCNGO), multilateral or- Al Thani. During education partners to agree and sustained investment in policy makers and global adopted the 2020 GEM ganisations and regional or- the meeting, they on a set of global priority ac- education will reduce long- education actors to protect Declaration, drawing com- ganidations, as well as other reviewed the bilateral tions to be put in place by the term costs for achieving and rethink education in the mitments for the fulfilment key stakeholders. relations between the two countries, in addition to other topics of common concern. (QNA) ‘Small countries can play a role Home quarantine for travellers in the de-escalation of tensions’ arriving from low-risk countries Continued from page 1 approach that addresses human rights Continued from page 1 SAR- China, Vietnam, Malaysia, South Ko- French president receives issues. She added that the challenges rea, Japan, Turkey, Maldives, Singapore KHATER affirmed that Qatar has com- facing the small country are different, THE list includes the following coun- and Taiwan. credentials of Qatar envoy pletely succeeded in managing this file. although there are commonalities, indi- tries: Americas: Cuba, Canada, Uruguay and PARIS: President of France government and people of the “Once the immediate challenges were cating that climate change and natural Europe: Hungary, Finland, Latvia, Mexico. and co-prince of Andorra Em- Principality of Andorra con- addressed, Qatar resorted to the in- disasters are a common concern for all Estonia, Norway, Italy, Lithuania, Greece, Africa: Algeria and Morocco. manuel Macron received the tinued progress and prosper- ternational law to obtain its rights and countries of the world. Slovakia, Ireland, Germany, Slovenia, Oceania: New Zealand and Australia. credentials of Ambassador Ex- ity. President Macron entrust- prove the fairness of its position,” she Khater indicated that small coun- Denmark, Cyprus, the UK, Poland, Aus- Travellers arriving from a low-risk traordinary and Plenipotenti- ed the ambassador to convey added. tries can play a role in, de-polarisation tria, the Netherlands, Iceland, France, country will be able to choose home quar- ary of Qatar (non-resident) his greetings and wishes to In the long term, Qatar has focused and de-escalation of tensions. Croatia, Switzerland, Belgium, Portugal, antine for a week after arriving. Anyone to the Principality of Andorra HH the Amir of health and on diversifying resources and bilateral She noted the well-deserved suc- Sweden, Bulgaria, Malta, Romania, Russia coming from a country not on the list must HE Abdullah bin Ibrahim Al happiness, and to the State of relations, and promoting important and cesses which Qatar has achieved in and Serbia. quarantine at a government-approved Hamar. Qatar constant progress and vital areas such as food security. Khater dealing with the repercussions of the Asia: Brunei Darussalam, Thailand, hotel for a week, and then at home for an- The ambassador conveyed prosperity. said the world has entered a new era of blockade, pointing out that Qatar’s gross China, Hong Kong SAR- China and Macau other week. the greetings of the Amir HH President Macron wished structural changes, by moving from bi- domestic product (GDP) increased in Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al the ambassador success in his polarity to multi-polarity, pointing to the 2017 after the blockade, and it is con- Thani to President Macron, duties, assuring him of all sup- role of technology in the transformation stantly increasing. Khater said that Qa- and HH the Amir’s wishes to port to promote the bilateral into a world more interconnected than tar is a major contributor to the global Al Farkiah Beach opens to women, the president of good health relations to a closer coopera- ever before. Despite this fact, there is a energy market, specifically through the and well-being, and to the tion in various fields. (QNA) lot of division in an unprecedented way supply of LNG to all parts of the world. children on Sundays, Wednesdays and this division leads to a state of chaos, She said Qatar Petroleum is par- A representative of the Municipality she said, noting the paradigm shift in taking in huge global projects, some of Al-Khor and Al-Thakhira has an- Open House at Indian Embassy discourse, the human rights-centred ap- of which are located in the blockading nounced the allocation of Sunday and proach to global politics and the shift to countries, such as the project in Egypt Wednesday every week to women and THE Ambassador of India will lar issues. Those who want focus on countering terrorism. which was operational in 2019, and it children only at Al Farkiah Beach. hold an Open House online on to participate should register Khater indicated that this does not continues to supply the UAE with LNG The beach will be open to women and Wednesday, October 28, from themselves by sending email mean that violent extremism and ter- despite the differences, based on the children only from 7am to 10pm on 3pm to address grievances of to [email protected], rorism is not a challenge facing the strategic position Doha adopts on de- Sundays and Wednesdays, and to all the Indian nationals in Qatar said a press statement from international community as a whole, politicising energy, gas supplies and en- families will be from 7am to 12am on related to labour and consu- the Indian Embassy. (TNN) rather a distortion of perceptions of the ergy projects. the rest of days of the week. (QNA) Embassy marks Italian Language Week with a host of online programmes

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK social networks, proving its Italian language and culture comprehension through language, while raising at- to teach in a simple and fun DOHA commitment to continuing abroad, becoming over the the visual representation of tention on the many talented way few Italian words,” said cultural promotion activities years a privileged promotion words, concepts and ideas, Italian illustrators and comic Ambassador Prunas. THE Week of the Italian Lan- in Qatar, considering that the channel in terms of the num- bringing stories to life and book creators who are inter- “In order to support the guage in the World, the year- situation allows limited pub- ber of activities simultane- increasing engagement. It nationally renowned for their diffusion of the language in ly initiative promoted world- lic events and gatherings,” ously organised by the Italian is indeed an extraordinary art. Special media contents, Qatar, we have established wide by the Italian Ministry said Ambassador of Italy to network of embassies, consu- communication tool which videos and visuals are being with Hamad Bin Khalifa of Foreign Affairs, has been Qatar HE Alessandro Prunas. lates and cultural institutes. can contribute to improve shared in order to University-TII’s Language under way in Qatar with a Under the patronage of The initiative is dedicated cultural understanding and explain what illustrators Center a collaboration to of- rich programme of online the President of Italy – who this year to the theme ‘Italian connect people.” do, their techniques and the fer during the week a range activities and social media visited Qatar in January between Word and Image: On the occasion of the different industries they can of free classes for kids and campaigns until October 25. 2020 – the Week of the Ital- Graffiti, Illustrations, Comic Ambassador of Italy Week, the Embassy of Italy work for. adults who wants to start to “I am very pleased that ian Language in the World Books’, aimed at exploring HE Alessandro Prunas is promoting on its Twitter, “We are very proud that learn the Italian language. the Italian Embassy has has represented in the last the strong connection be- Facebook and Instagram ac- the Italian artist Elisabetta The classes, held by an Ital- found a new way to celebrate two decades the main con- tween language and these “Illustration can be very counts different social media Farina, based in Qatar, has ian teacher, include also cul- the Italian Language Week tainer for events dedicated forms of art. helpful in learning a lan- campaigns to contribute to created for the Italian Em- tural activities linked to this through online platforms and to the dissemination of the HE Prunas commented, guage. It certainly supports the diffusion of the Italian bassy exclusive webcomics year’s theme.” Nation Friday, October 23, 2020 03 Paraguay embassy hosts rst GRULAC meet since COVID-19

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THE Embassy of Paraguay in Qatar recently hosted the first meeting of the Group of Am- bassadors of Latin America and the Caribbean Countries (GRULAC) since the begin- ning of the COVID-19 pan- demic. The event was led by the Ambassador of Paraguay and Dean of the group HE Ángel Barchini. The meeting was attended by special guests from Qatar Airways, including Fathi Atti, and Strategic Partnerships; rate Planning; as well as the ican Republic and Uruguay. ways to strengthen the bi- countries. suspend flights to the city of vice-president of Aeropoliti- Thierry Antinori, chief strat- head of mission from Argen- The purpose of the meet- lateral commercial relations The group of ambassadors Sao Paulo since the start of cal and Government Affairs; egy and transformation of- tina, Brazil, Costa Rica, El ing was to know about the with each country and about expressed their gratitude to the pandemic which helped Mark Drush, vice-president ficer; and Dawn Harrington, Salvador, Haiti, Mexico, Pan- current situation of Qatar the reopening of borders the authorities of Qatar Air- the repatriation of their for Revenue Management administration officer Corpo- ama, Paraguay, Peru, Domin- Airways and to discuss the in several Latin American ways for their decision not to nationals. AMU alumni celebrate 203rd birth CIHT Qatar Group hosts technical seminar on anniversary of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan ‘Moving to Zero-Emissions Public Transport’ TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Meghalaya; Ajay Choudhry DOHA DOHA IPS, joint commissioner of Police Delhi; Prof Sufyan Beg, CIHT Qatar Group organised THE Aligarh Muslim Univer- principal, ZHCET and chair- an online technical seminar for sity Alumni Association Qa- man, AMU Alumni Affairs; highways and transportation tar (AMUAAQ) celebrated the Prof Waseem Khan, chief proc- professionals on ‘Moving to Ze- 203rd birth anniversary of the tor, Jamia Milia Islamia; Siraj ro-Emissions Public Transport’ university’s Founder Sir Syed Qureshi, president IICC; and S recently. Ahmad Khan recently at Hilton M Khan, former director gen- Errol Tan, managing direc- Doha hotel in Doha recently. eral Press Information Bureau. tor of Vectio’s UK, and Naeem The working committee They all shared their Farooqi, director of Sustainable Errol Tan Naeem Farooqi consisted of Jawed Ahmed (Sr. thoughts on Sir Syed’s vision Transportation & Asset Man- Advisor), Moen Azmi (Presi- and his exemplary role in edu- agement Solutions at Wood Plc, transport systems. The presenters also dis- dent), Aqueel Ahmed (GS), started with recitation of verses Aligs in the fraternity, play in cation reforms. Ajay Choud- were the guest speakers of the Errol presented a com- cussed how Qatar seeks to Zia Alam (Treasurer), Irshad from the Holy Quran by Muaaz carrying on the legacy of Sir hary, also an alumnus of AMU, event. The speakers discussed parison of performance, OpEx mitigate climate change and Ahmed, Mazhar Khan, Mohd Khan and Ayesha Khan, and Syed Ahmed Khan forwards advocated for Bharat Ratna how COVID-19 has affected savings, life cycle, air quality its commitment to promoting Obaidullah, Mohammed Im- the event was anchored by Mo- and in fulfilling his mission. to be bestowed upon Sir Syed public transportation system and noise benefits of Internal energy efficiency, clean and ran, Mohd Khubaib, Kashif and hammed Obaidullah. He advocated the need for the for his exemplary services ren- in Qatar as the public transport Combustion Engines (ICE) with renewable energy in line with Naimi led the celebrations. Aqueel Ahmed welcomed alumni to integrate with the dered in nation building which operations were completely Electric Vehicles. Both present- pillar 4 of its Nationals Vision In view of the COVID-19 the members of Alig fraternity university to work towards the was backed by his unshakable shut down in the country in the ers pointed out various key 2030. In closing, the relevance restrictions in Qatar, Sir Syed and their families to the cele- cause of ameliorating the edu- beliefs in the unity of the society initial phases of the pandemic. factors to be considered before of the technology to Qatar was Day-2020 was organised on bration. He shared his thoughts cational backwardness of the as a whole. The presentation highlighted implementing full E-mobility summarised where E-mobil- digital platform. More than 200 on the vision of Sir Syed Ahmed marginalised sections of the so- Ravish Kumar, senior ex- one of the principal and viable scheme. The factors include ity offers a pathway to reduce alumni and well-wishers from Khan and the emotional con- ciety, particularly in India. ecutive dditor of NDTV, an pathways to build a healthier, assessment of demand, opera- transport related emission, op- across the world joined togeth- nect of alumni with their alma The Programme was graced eminent opinion leader and more economically inclusive tion, local environments lower- portunities in e-mobility sup- er online to pay their tribute mater. Moen Azmi delivered Zafarul Islam, former chairman recipient of Ramon Magsay- global society while also keep- ing emission, choice of charging ply chain, accelerates decar- to Sir Syed Ahmed Khan and the presidential speech high- of the Minority Commission of say Award, conveyed his good ing carbon emissions in decline, strategy and legacy investments bonisation of national grid and mark the day with pride and lighting the pivotal role that the Delhi; Dilip Pandey, MLA Del- wishes and complimented the through the shift towards elec- such as Overhead Line Equip- synergise with Metro, LRT and jubilation. The programme AMU alumni, better known as hi; Suhail Sabir, Pro VC USTM alumni on SS Day. trified, zero-emission public ment (OLE). autonomous vehicles. 04 Friday, October 23, 2020 (http://www.islamweb.net) Under the guidance and supervision of Ministry of Awqaf (Religious Endowments) Islam and Islamic Affairs Bribery Leads to Corruption and Destruction F bribery spreads [At-Tirmithi] and an unfaithful act because throughout a so- This Hadeeth indicates it is a breach of their trust. ciety, it will un- that bribery is a grave major The Messenger of Allah, peace doubtedly be cor- sin because it is known that and blessings of Allah b upon rupt and doomed only grave sins and evildoings him, clarified in the same Ha- Ito destruction. Man undertook deserve to be cursed. deeth why those who are in a the Trust that was offered to position of trust are not per- the heavens and the earth but Aspects of Bribery mitted to accept gifts, unlike they refused to bear it. Hence, Nowadays, bribery prevails those who are not in the same it is obligatory on man to ob- in many sectors in numerous position for in their case a gift serve this Trust in the most societies to the extent that is recommended. All that the perfect way that is required of there is almost no area of life governor receives under the him in order to win the pleas- that is free from bribery, espe- name of gifts should be re- ure of Allah, The Almighty, cially in third world countries. turned to the one who gave it. and reform society. There is bribery in judgment, If it is not possible, it should However, if the Trust is like when the judge takes side be paid to the Muslims’ Treas- lost, it results in the corrup- with the undeserving or pre- ury.” tion of the society, which then vents someone from having Ibn Battaal, may Allah becomes disordered and disu- his right, gives precedence to have mercy upon him, said: nited. To preserve this trust, the one who does not deserve “The gifts of the governors Allah, The Almighty, forbids to be preferred and vice versa, should be put in the Muslim His slaves from doing anything or is partial in his judgment Treasury. The governor can- that could lead to its loss or to a relative, or to someone of not own it unless the Imaam decrease. Hence, Allah, The high status – due to an unlaw- requests it for him.” Almighty, has prohibited brib- ful bribe that he received from What is the Ruling on the ery, which is spending money them. There is also bribery One Compelled to Pay a Bribe? to reach something that is in implementing judgment. What should one do if it is unlawful, either through giv- There is bribery in appointing decided that the gifts that are ing the briber what he is not people when someone pays a presented to officials are a type entitled to have or depriving bribe to those who are in au- of bribe, but the whole society him from his right. Allah, The thority to appoint someone is controlled by bribery and the Almighty, Says (what means): while there are others who are governing regime is so corrupt  {And do not consume more deserving of the job than that he cannot have his right one another’s wealth unjustly him. without paying a bribe? or send it [in bribery] to the Leaving aside the fact that Scholars resolved that in rulers in order that [they might this is unlawful and the con- this case only, the bribed per- aid] you [to] consume a por- sumption of what is unlawful, son is the one who bears the tion of the wealth of the people it is also betrayal of the Trust guilt, whereas the one who in sin, while you know [it is un- because the better and the ings in his work output and gers people’s lives and prop- Is a Gift Presented to a Rul- says this is for you and this was gives the bribe is free from li- lawful]} [Qur’an 2:188] more efficient person should production and leads to the erties and that the contractor er Considered a Bribe? presented to me as a gift? Why ability. This is so if he does this  {Devourers of [what is] be appointed to the job. Al- wasting of resources. who built it obtained permis- Many scholars are of the did he not remain in the house to have his right or to ward off unlawful.} [Qur’an 5:42]; in lah, The Almighty, Says (what 2- Destruction of princi- sion to finish the work and opinion that the ruler’s accept- of his father or the house of some harm that may afflict the context of dispraising the means): {The best one you can ples and good morals: The construction through bribery. ance of gifts is a type of bribe. his mother, and see whether him, his religion or his prop- Jews. hire is the strong and the trust- spread of bribery in a society How many casualties and In a Hadeeth on the author- gifts would be given to him erty. There is no doubt that brib- worthy.} [Qur’an 28:26] means the destruction of the financial losses would stem ity of Abu Humayd As-Saa‘idi, or not? By Allah, if any one of Therefore, if scholars issue ery is unlawful as Ibn Mas‘ood, Moreover, there is brib- morals of the members of this from the fall of that bridge? may Allah be pleased with him, you took anything unlawfully, a Fatwa (ruling) about the per- may Allah be pleased with him, ery in the field of education, society, loss of confidence be- One should draw an analogy he said, “The Prophet, peace he will come with it on the Day missibility of paying a bribe in said in his commentary on the construction and many other tween them and the spread of to this case in all fields. Hence, and blessings of Allah b upon of Resurrection, carrying it on case of compulsion and state aforementioned verse. fields that are too numerous to bad morals like negligence, in- bribery leads to the wasting him, employed a man from the [his back]. I will not recog- that the person who pays the mention here. difference, losing sense of alle- of money and endangering of tribe of Al-Azd named Ibn Al- nise any of you on the Day of bribe would not be held guilty, Bribery is a Grave giance and belonging, and the souls. Lutbiyyah to be a Zakat [oblig- Resurrection with a grunting does this not indicate that a Major Sin Effects and Harms onset of frustration. atory charity] collector. When camel or a bellowing cow or a bribe is like stealing? Rather, Some scholars consider of Bribery 3- Wasting property and The Difference between he returned he said [to the bleating ewe.” Then he raised it is worse because it ruins bribery to be a grave major sin, Bribery is a crime that has endangering souls: If one ima- Bribes and Gifts Prophet, peace and blessings his hands till we could see the consciousness of those in especially if paid to affect the grave effects and serious con- gines that bribery prevails in a There is no doubt that of Allah b upon him], “This is the whiteness of his armpits. authority and drives them to judgment of a person in a posi- sequences on the individual society until it reaches the sec- there is a resemblance be- for you and this was presented Then he said twice, “O Allah! wrong others for the sake of tion of trust. This is supported and the society. We shall sum- tor of health and the produc- tween a bribe and a gift but to me as a gift.” Have I conveyed [Your Com- the briber. At this point, the re- by a Hadeeth on the authority marize some of them as fol- tion of medicine, what would the main difference between The Messenger of Allah, mands]?” [Al-Bukhari and gime will become corrupt and of ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Amr, may Al- lows: be the condition of people’s them lies in the intention and peace and blessings of Allah b Muslim] will be like a toy in the hands lah be pleased with him, who 1- Entrusting a mission to health when they use bad motive behind each of them, upon him, then ascended the An-Nawawi, may Allah of criminals and unjust people said, “The Messenger of Allah, those who are not qualified to medicines that were licensed for the one who presents a gift pulpit and praised Allah, The have mercy upon him, said: who follow their fancies and peace and blessings of Allah do it: When one pays a bribe to through bribery? Imagine that seeks to win the love of others Almighty, and extolled Him. “This Hadeeth clarifies that possess money that they can be upon him, cursed both the have a job that he is not quali- one walks across a bridge that and their acquaintance and to Then he said: “I employ a man the gifts received by gover- pay to those who possess au- briber and the bribed person.” fied for, this leads to shortcom- has grave defects that endan- show kindness to them. to do a job and he comes and nors are unlawful to receive thority and public positions.

BACKBITING AND SLANDER - AN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE Faith Necessitates Actions not only Words LLAH Says in the Quran Allah has Forbidden the sension] among them. Indeed, Sa- an avenue for expressing their an- what means: “And why, Believers from Backbiting tan is ever, to mankind, a clear en- ger, misgivings and jealousy. Those Question: Assaalamu ‘alaykum. If a person believes in his heart, declares when you heard it, did you Allah states in the Qur’an (what emy.” [Qur’an 17:53] who indulge in backbiting are oblivi- by tongue the Shahadatayn, leaves all the nullifiers of faith but at the same not say: ‘It is not for us to means): “O you who have believed! Are we falling into Satan’s trap? ous of the fact that they are only time doesn’t do any good deed in action. What is the stance of Ahlus sunnah speak of this. Exalted are Avoid much [negative] assump- We can all analyse ourselves to see if harming themselves. This is because wal Jamah about his faith? AYou, [O Allah]; this is a great slan- tion. Indeed, some assumption is this is the case. on the Day of Resurrection, both the Answer: All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that der?’” [Qur’an 24:16] sin. And do not spy or backbite each Allah states in the Qur’an (what wrongdoer and the wronged will there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad, peace and Backbiting and Slander De- other. Would one of you like to eat means): “There has certainly been stand before Allah, the Just Judge. blessings of Allah b upon him, is His slave and Messenger. fined the flesh of his brother when dead? for you in the Messenger of Allah an Allah will then give the wronged The principle that Ahlus-Sunnah wal-Jamaa’ah adopt is that faith includes Prophet Muhammad, peace and You would detest it. And fear Allah; excellent pattern…” [Qur’an 33:21] person from the good deeds of the words and actions; words by the heart (belief) and words by the tongue; deeds by blessings of Allah b upon him, once indeed, Allah is Accepting of repent- We Should Guard Our Tongue person who wronged him by back- the heart and deeds by the limbs. asked: “Do you know what backbit- ance and Merciful.” [Qur’an 49:12] from Sins and Use Our Limbs in biting or other injustices. If there is any faith in the heart, then automatically the body reacts to that by ing is?” His companions, may Allah If we were to reflect deeply over Acts of Obedience Some situations allow us to in- doing all possible acts by the limbs. It is not imagined that a person would claim be pleased with them, replied: “Al- this example, it would be enough to Prophet Muhammad, peace and form others of what someone has faith and yet abandons performing good actions with his limbs; this cannot be lah and His Messenger know best.” keep us away from backbiting! blessings of Allah b upon him, said: done. We are permitted to inform possible. He, peace and blessings of Allah Backbiting and Slander are “He who protects his tongue from the authorities when someone Shaykh Ibn Taymiyyah, may Allah have mercy upon him, said: b upon him, then said: “It is to say Great Sins and Cannot be Treated unlawful utterances and his private does injustice to us or others. We “It is not possible that a man rmly believes in his heart that Allah ordained something about your brother that with Indifference parts from illegal sexual intercourse, are permitted to inform some- him to pray, pay Zakat, fast and perform Hajj while he spends his entire life not he would dislike.” Someone asked: The Qur’an Says (what I shall guarantee him entrance into one who can prevent a perpetra- prostrating once to Allah, not fasting the month of Ramadan, not paying the Zakat, “But what if what is said is true?” means): “When you received Paradise.” [Al-Bukhari & Muslim] tor from committing further vice. which Allah imposed on him, and not performing pilgrimage to the House of Allah. The Messenger of Allah, peace and it with your tongues and said The Best Muslim Defined It is also permissible for us to tell This is not possible, and it is a behaviour of someone who has hypocrisy in his blessings of Allah b upon him, re- with your mouths that of which Prophet Muhammad, peace and whoever seeks our advice about heart; this is not a behaviour of someone who has true faith (in the heart).” [End plied: “If what you say about him is you had no knowledge and blessings of Allah b upon him, was a person for business dealings or of quote] true, then you have backbitten him, thought it was insignificant once asked: “Who is the best Mus- marriage. In this case, we are al- Allah knows best. but if it is not true then you have while it was, in the sight of Allah, lim?” He, peace and blessings of lowed to reveal only as much as slandered him.” [Muslim] tremendous.”[Qur’an 24:15] Allah b upon him, replied: “He is necessary about the person so that Islam is a religion of peace, love Many of us backbite and gos- the one from whom Muslims are the enquirer will not feel deceived. and compassion. Lies, suspicion, sip without thinking. We think it safe from the evil of his tongue and All these forms of speaking about backbiting, slander and gossip are is a minor matter; however, Allah hands.” [Muslim] others are lawful. “When one of you reaches the level of excellence in totally alien to Islam. In fact, they reminds us to be careful, for even Deriding people in their pres- Islam teaches us that if people faith, then every good deed is multiplied for him ten are considered among the most though we think we are doing some- ence by making negative facial ex- are being ridiculed or backbitten destructive of major sins. This is so thing small, it is in fact very serious pressions or by hand gestures while in our presence, we should defend times up to seven hundred times; and each sin is because these sins sow enmity and in the sight of Allah! they are unaware is also a form of their honour. If we neglect doing so, recorded as only one, until he meets Allah” – [Muslim] discord among the Muslim Ummah Allah Teaches Us to Speak backbiting. we risk depriving ourselves of the (nation) and lead to its destruc- Against Slander and Put an End to It We Need to Beware of the ever-needed help and mercy from tion. They cause hostilities between Allah Says (what means): “And Slipping of Our Tongues Allah. people of the same household and why, when you heard it, did you not Prophet Muhammad, peace Prophet Muhammad, peace between neighbours, friends and say: ‘It is not for us to speak of this. and blessings of Allah b upon and blessings of Allah b upon relatives. Exalted are You, [O Allah]; this is a him, said: “When man wakes up in him, said: “If a man’s Muslim broth- Islam demands that our re- great slander?’” [Qur’an 24:16] the morning each day, all his body er is slandered in his presence and lationship with mankind be one Many people are so busy spread- parts warn his tongue saying: ‘Fear he is capable of defending him and of sincerity and responsibility. It ing the slander they hear that they Allah with regards to us, for we does so, Allah will defend him in this should be one where we have re- do not even stop to consider wheth- are under your mercy; if you are world and in the next. But if he fails spect for the honour, reputation and er it is true or not. upright, we will be upright and if to defend him, Allah will destroy “Nothing ruins one’s deeds, wrecks his heart, prolongs his sad- privacy of others. Islam teaches us Satan Wishes that We Use Our you are crooked, we will be crook- him in this world and the next.” [Al- that we are not only held account- Tongues to Create Conflict and Ha- ed.’” [At-Tirmithi] Baghawi] ness, extends his worries and causes him to fall into Riyaa (show- able for our attitudes and actions, tred Summary What will we do the next time ing off) worse than a person forgetting about his own shortcom- but also for anything over which we Allah Says (what means): “And Backbiting and slander are so we are tempted to backbite or if we have control or influence in our so- tell My servants to say that which widespread that they have become hear slander in our presence? The ings and misgivings and busying himself with others’ mistakes and ciety or the world around us. is best. Indeed, Satan induces [dis- the topic of people’s meetings and choice is ours. misconducts.” – [As-Sirri As-Saqty] World Friday, October 23, 2020 05 Sudan protester killed as police Nigerian prison set on re clear streets, say medics

AFP after shooting of protesters KHARTOUM A Sudanese protester was Amnesty International said Nigerian soldiers and police gunned down 12 peaceful protesters on Tuesday, while 56 have died overall killed late on Wednesday as security forces moved to dis- AFP perse demonstrations against LAGOS the transitional government’s failure to address a deepening SHOTS rang out and a prison economic crisis, doctors close was set ablaze as fresh unrest to the protesters said. rocked Nigeria’s biggest city Key meeting At least 14 protesters were Lagos on Thursday after the also wounded and more suf- shooting of protesters that President Muhammadu fered breathing difficulties as drew international outrage. Buhari, who has not yet a result of the “extreme vio- Gunfire was heard and commented on the shooting, lence” used by police to snuff smoke could be seen billowing was holding a national out the demonstrations in the from the detention facility in security council meeting on capital Khartoum and its twin the upscale Ikoyi neighbour- Thursday with his defence city Omdurman, the medics hood in central Lagos, an AFP minister and chief of police, said. journalist said. Police fired live rounds as Police said assailants had well as tear gas to clear the attacked the site on the second tivities until Friday. protesters from the streets day of violence in the city of 20 Soldiers patrolled the large- and a 20-year-old died from million people after a brutal ly deserted streets of the city on a police bullet in an eastern crackdown by security forces Thursday a day after buildings district of Khartoum, they on demonstrations. including police stations, a added. Amnesty International TV channel and the port were Wednesday’s protests said Nigerian soldiers and po- torched. were called by the Sudanese lice gunned down 12 peaceful An AFP journalist saw the Professionals Association, the protesters on Tuesday, while wreckage of a dozen cars still same trade union alliance that 56 have died overall across the smouldering in a middle-class spearheaded protests that led country since demonstrations neighbourhood and two offi- to the ouster of longtime dic- against police abuse and bad cial buildings had been burnt tator Omar al-Bashir in April governance began on October down. last year. 8. Demonstrations erupted The large police and army The United States on two weeks ago in Nigeria over presence prevented the mass Thursday condemned what it brutality by the police’s loathed turnout the SPA had called for called excessive use of force by Special Anti-Robbery Squad but a few hundred activists the Nigerian military. (SARS). answered the call to protest “We welcome an immedi- The unit was disbanded but against plummeting living ate investigation into any use of protests quickly spiralled into standards more than a year excessive force by members of broader demands for change after the end of Bashir’s three the security forces,” Secretary as promises of reform failed decades in power. of State Mike Pompeo said in a Smoke arises from the Ikoyi prison that is on re in Lagos on Thursday. (AFP) to stem the anger and violence Sudan has embarked on statement. flared. a rocky three-year transition “Those involved should be chief of police, according to a “The pain of these terrible demonstrators. they are denying their involve- The African Union on during which civilian politi- held to account in accordance statement. events is palpable in our towns Police Minister Muham- ment,” he said. Thursday strongly condemned cians have agreed to share with Nigerian law,” he added. Vice President Yemi Osin- and cities, and some losses are mad Maigari Dingyadi told the Pictures and videos from the violence and called on all power with the generals who President Muhammadu bajo said his “heart goes out” irreplaceable, but we can and BBC that troops were not or- the attack were widely shared parties to “privilege dialogue”. removed Bashir in a palace Buhari, who has not yet com- to the victims of the shooting will get justice for all of them,” dered to open fire on protesters. on social media, unleashing a The United Nations, Euro- coup. mented on the shooting, was as well as policemen and others a statement said. “I cannot say who is in- wave of anger at the authorities. pean Union and Britain have A chronic shortage of holding a national security who have lost their lives in sev- Nigeria’s army has dis- volved in the shooting... defi- The governor of Lagos an- all called for those responsible hard currency has led to long council meeting on Thursday eral days of turmoil in Africa’s missed as “fake news” reports nitely not the police. Soldiers nounced a round-the-clock for the killings to be held re- queues for staple foods and with his defence minister and most populous country. that soldiers opened fire on have already spoken about this, curfew and a pause on state ac- sponsible. fuel, and power cuts lasting up to six hours a day. The inflation rate hit 212 percent last month, further News sapping the purchasing power of ordinary Sudanese. in brief 11 children killed in Afghan air strike that hit mosque The transitional authori- ties have been pushing to end AFP suspected Taliban fighters, vincial governor, also said the a mosque “was baseless”. attack planes capable of con- the country’s isolation and Landslide kills KUNDUZ, AFGHANISTAN according to provincial police strike had killed children. “Those who spread ru- ducting limited close-air sup- lift decades-long US sanc- 11 miners in spokesman Khalil Aseer. But the ministry of defence mours will be dealt with,” he port for troops on the ground. tions that have strangled the Indonesia AN air strike by the Afghan “The air strike was car- -- who confirmed the strike wrote on Facebook. Heavy fighting in Takhar economy. military killed 11 children and ried out when the victims was carried out by the Afghan “The enemy bombarded since Tuesday has left at least On Monday, President A landslide sparked by heavy a prayer leader at a mosque, lo- were busy studying the Holy air force -- denied civilians the mosque at a time when 25 Afghan security personnel Donald Trump declared his rains has killed 11 miners in cal authorities said on Thurs- Koran,” Aseer said, adding a had died. tens of children were busy in dead, officials have said. readiness to remove Sudan Indonesia, authorities said on day, in an account disputed by prayer leader was killed and 11 “Twelve Taliban including religious studies,” the Taliban Despite joining peace talks from a US blacklist of state Thursday, marking the latest the national government. students. several of their commanders said in a statement, adding the with the government in Qatar sponsors of terrorism, a move in a string of deadly mining The strike on a village in He said 14 others were were killed,” it said. air strike had destroyed the last month, the Taliban have Sudanese officials hailed as accidents across the South- northeastern Takhar province wounded. Afghanistan’s Vice Presi- mosque. only increased violence in a a vital step towards securing east Asian archipelago.The on Wednesday came as Afghan Mohammad Jawad Hejri, dent Amrullah Saleh said The Afghan military has a bid to wield leverage in the ne- debt relief and spurring eco- victims were about 20 me- security forces clashed with the spokesman for the pro- news that children had died in fledgeling air force and small gotiations. nomic recovery. tres (65 feet) underground at an unlicensed coal mine near a village in South Sumatra province when the accident happened on Wednesday. Un- licensed mines are common Hariri named new Lebanon PM, promises reform cabinet across mineral-rich Indonesia and the scene of frequent AFP overhaul of Lebanon’s political sion of economic, financial and ing system seeks to maintain a movement Hezbollah did not accidents. (AFP) BEIRUT system. administrative reforms con- precarious balance between its give the president a name of The country is under huge tained in the French initiative various political and religious a preferred candidate, but its THREE-TIME Lebanese prime international pressure to form roadmap”. communities. main ally the Amal Movement Thailand lifts state minister Saad Hariri was re- a crisis cabinet of independ- “I will work on forming a Hariri himself took eight supported Hariri’s nomination. of emergency in named to the post on Thursday ents to address a plummeting government quickly because months to hammer out his last The UN envoy to Lebanon protest-hit capital to create a reform-orientated economy made worse by the time is running out,” he said, cabinet after 2018 parliamen- Jan Kubis said the onus was cabinet that can lift the country coronavirus pandemic and the calling it the country’s “only tary elections. once again on political parties THAILAND’S government out of its worst economic crisis devastating blast at the Beirut Former Lebanese PM Saad Hariri and last chance”. His nomination on Thurs- to back change. lifted a state of emergency in decades. port on August 4. in Beirut on Thursday. (AFP) He was set to start consult- day was backed by a majority “It is the traditional political in Bangkok that failed to halt Hariri, 50, made his come- Immediately after Presi- ing the country’s various parlia- of 65 lawmakers, while 53 ab- forces that have again put on an ongoing pro-democracy back to take on the difficult task dent Michel Aoun named him, Macron to help rescue the debt- mentary blocs from Friday, the stained from naming anyone themselves to choose the way movement that has seen almost a year after stepping the returning premier vowed ridden country from crisis. parliament said in a statement. during consultations with the forward, regardless (of) their daily protests in the capital. A down under pressure from an to form a cabinet of experts, Hariri said he would “form Cabinet formation is often president. numerous failures in the past Thursday announcement pub- unprecedented protest move- in line with conditions set by a cabinet of non politically a drawn-out process in Leba- The parliamentary bloc of and deep skepticism about the lished in the Royal Gazette ment demanding a complete French President Emmanuel aligned experts with the mis- non, where a complex govern- the powerful Shiite Muslim future,” he wrote on Twitter. of cially lifted the emergency decree that banned public gatherings and also allowed the government to make arrests and detain activ- ists without charges. (DPA) Red Cross Karabakh head urges rivals to spare civilians AFP bloodiest clashes over the dis- Azerbaijan has been heavily Egypt kills 49 in BARDA, AZERBAIJAN puted region since a post-Soviet Ready to help shelling the separatist capital ‘outrageous’ mass war killed 30,000 and ended in Stepanakert and other towns executions: HRW THE head of a Red Cross mis- a fragile truce. Gerardo Moloeznik told AFP across the mountainous region sion monitoring the Nagorno- “We insist that the sides to that the International of 140,000. EGYPT executed 49 prison- Karabakh conflict called on the conflict comply with inter- Committee of the Red Armenia and Azerbaijan ers in just 10 days in Oc- Thursday for all parties to stop national humanitarian law,” Cross stood ready to help have agreed two humanitarian tober, Human Rights Watch shelling civilians and respect in- Moloeznik said in an interview the bitter foes Azerbaijan truces since the latest fighting said on Thursday, calling ternational law in fighting that at the ICRC’s walled-off head- and Armenia repatriate erupted on September 27. for authorities to “imme- has killed nearly 1,000 people. quarters in Azerbaijan’s front- bodies for burial at home Their main purpose was to diately halt” carrying out Gerardo Moloeznik also line region town of Barda. give the sides a chance to ex- death sentences. “Egypt’s told AFP that the International “This is very important. change bodies and restart talks mass executions of scores Committee of the Red Cross They have to spare the lives of Christian Armenian enclave of that could find a lasting solu- of people in a matter of (ICRC) stood ready to help civilians, civilian infrastructure, predominantly Muslim Azer- tion to the conflict that has fes- days is outrageous,” HRW’s the bitter foes Azerbaijan and because there have been situa- baijan. tered since Soviet times. Joe Stork said. Of the 49 Armenia repatriate bodies for tions in which they have been The Azerbaijani civilian toll US Secretary of State Mike killed, 15 were men con- burial at home. using heavy artillery in popu- has surpassed 60 -- 25 of the Pompeo will also try calm hos- victed for alleged involve- His comments came a day lated areas.” deaths coming in two missile tilities when he hosts the Ar- ment in political violence. after Armenian Prime Minis- Separatist forces have re- attacks that levelled rows of menian and Azerbaijani foreign (AFP) ter Nikol Pashinyan ruled out ported the deaths of nearly 40 houses in the Caucasus coun- minister for separate talks on A man walks among the debris of destroyed buildings in a residential a diplomatic solution to the civilians in the unrecognised try’s second city of Ganja. Friday. area of the city of Ganja, Azerbaijan, on Thursday. (AFP) 06 Friday, October 23, 2020

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

A Diplomatic Surge Is Needed In Azerbaijan Will Trumpism e conict is geopolitically consequential and risks broadening into a wider regional war Survive Trump? COMPLICATED conflict in a rately meet with his Armenian and faraway foreign land isn’t likely Azerbaijani counterparts on Friday. Even if Donald Trump loses, Trumpism is certain to survive as the reigning A to compete for attention with The challenges for Minsk Group the frenzied presidential election countries and other nations “is to ideology of the Republican Party, at least for the short run and unabated coronavirus crisis develop a package of positive and gripping this nation. But American negative incentives that make ne- DOYLE MCMANUS and Public Policy Center calls “res- citizens — and especially American gotiations look better than fighting: TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE torationists”: Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, policymakers — should focus on the carrots and sticks, such as promises former South Carolina Gov. Nikki spiraling violence in the disputed of aid or threats of limits to rela- F President Donald Trump some- Haley and Sasse. Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azer- tionships, economic and otherwise how pulls off a come-from-behind There are younger reformers baijan. (such as through sanctions),” ac- victory on Election Day, his toxic with ideas to improve Trump’s popu- Most profoundly, for humani- cording to Olga Oliker, the program vision for American politics — a list conservatism: Florida Sen. Mar- tarian reasons: The fighting is the director for Europe and Central divisive mix of economic conserv- co Rubio, Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton fiercest since initial post-Soviet era Asia for the International Crisis atism,I populist grievance and racial and Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley. war broke out in the 1990s, when Group. The Brussels-based Oliker resentment — will be ratified for an- There are dynastic heirs, whose the dispute erupted in the ethnic added in an email exchange with an other four years. claim to legitimacy is time spent with Armenia enclave in western Azer- editorial writer that an internation- But even if Trump loses, Trump- the incumbent: Donald Trump Jr, baijan. al mission “could provide unbiased ism is certain to survive as the reign- Ivanka Trump and Vice President Today, the enmity is just as in- ground truth about what’s going on ing ideology of the Republican Party, Mike Pence. tense, but the weaponry is more in an atmosphere of dueling narra- at least for the short run. And a few remaining moder- lethal. Drones and more powerful tives, and also help calm matters.” A few Republicans have begun ate conservatives — former Ohio artillery are being deployed against Any potential “peacekeeping mis- edging away, like Nebraska Sen. Ben Gov. John Kasich, Maryland Gov. combatants and civilians alike. To sion would also require the parties Sasse, who denounced the president Larry Hogan and Massachusetts date, more than 700 soldiers and an to agree to its deployment and to, in last week for “the way he kisses dicta- Gov. Charlie Baker — who have not undetermined number of citizens fact, first create a peace that could tors’ butts ... (and) flirted with white shown that they can draw votes from of Armenian descent have been be kept.” supremacists.” the base Trump built. killed. Azerbaijan has not officially Oliker said US envoys historical- But that kind of candid criticism The reformers are the most in- reported its casualty count, but it’s ly have “engaged actively in shuttle remains rare. The list of presidential triguing, if only because they are likely to be high, too. And scores diplomacy and worked closely with critics in the GOP is far shorter than with Trump or Trumpism,” analyst him. According to recent polls, adding new ideas to the mix. more have been uprooted from Russia, as well as France and oth- the line of potential successors com- William Kristol, a leading figure in roughly 90 percent of self-identified Rubio, who ran unsuccessfully their homes amid the COVID-19 ers, to develop and suggest ideas. In peting for the role of Trump 2.0. the GOP’s small “Never Trump” Republicans say they are voting for for the GOP nomination in 2016, has pandemic. the region, officials have told Crisis The reason, Republican strat- movement, told me. “It will move on, him. If Trump loses, younger Repub- proposed a more humane form of The conflict is geopolitically Group staff that they felt that the egists say, is simple: Trump may it will evolve, but it isn’t going to re- lican leaders will privately debate free market economics that he calls consequential, too, and risks broad- United States was not paying much have failed as president, but his an- pudiate him.” what went wrong — but most will be “common-good capitalism”. ening into a wider regional war. It’s attention in recent years.” gry conservative populism proved In 2016, Trump showed that the careful to avoid open criticism of a There’s one more name in the already devolved into a proxy fight There is “some US activity, but spectacularly successful at winning traditional Republican mix of fiscal leader their voters still revere. mix: Donald J. Trump himself. between Russia, which backs Arme- more would be good,” John Herbst, Republican primaries. “Trumpism is and cultural conservatism no longer Was Trump too populist — too If he loses the White House, nia (but has sold arms to Azerbaijan, director of the Eurasia Center at where the votes are,” John Feehery, a had a solid hold on the party’s voters. blunt to keep suburban women in there’s no guarantee that he’ll follow too) and Turkey, which staunchly the Atlantic Council, said. Herbst, a former adviser to GOP congressional He abandoned GOP economic the tent? Was he not populist enough the pattern of his predecessors and backs Azerbaijan. And because Tur- former US ambassador to Ukraine leaders, told me. doctrine and vowed never to cut fu- — pushing a tax cut that gave most retire from politics. key is a NATO nation, Western allies and Uzbekistan, added that the US “The Republican establishment ture spending on Social Security or of its benefits to corporations and the Trump could return to his fam- — especially the US — can’t afford has a direct security and economic is gone, but Trump’s base will still be Medicare. He promised to replace wealthy? Or was he simply not com- ily business, of course. But he could to let domestic distractions detract interest in peace in the Caucasus. there: conservatives who don’t want Obamacare with better health insur- petent enough, especially when faced also launch a television network — a from diplomatic efforts that are es- Diplomacy has previously the government telling them what to ance benefits at a lower price. He at- with the challenge of a pandemic? plan he has long discussed — write a sential to at least get to a durable worked, Oliker said, and “here, do, don’t want anyone touching their tacked Mexican immigrants as “rap- Some would-be successors will memoir and go on a speaking tour. cease-fire, let alone a lasting Arme- America’s reputation and global Social Security and don’t want any ists” and led white supremacists to embrace his entire legacy and say He could set up a political action nia-Azerbaijan accord. heft can be useful. Moreover, sim- more foreign wars,” he added. believe he was on their side. they want to complete his unfinished committee that would raise money A diplomatic international in- ply by paying attention, the US and The voters who made Trump Once he was in office, he never revolution. from his faithful supporters, paying frastructure is already in place via other countries show that the con- their party’s nominee in 2016 have delivered on several key promises. Others will decorously suggest some of his own expenses and main- the Organization for Security and flict, and the region, is not irrel- stayed stubbornly loyal to him this He never produced a plan to replace that a less belligerent version of con- taining his influence in the party. Cooperation in Europe’s Minsk evant to the rest of the world.” year, despite a pandemic that he Obamacare. His forecasts of thou- servatism is what exhausted voters He could set up the successor of his Group, in which co-chairs Russia, Indeed, on humanitarian and failed to bring under control. sands of new manufacturing jobs really want. choice. Or he could run again him- France and the US have long sought geopolitical grounds, the conflict is That makes Trump’s name — — including a revival of the dying Even before this year’s votes self. The Constitution allows it after a negotiated Nagorno-Karabakh so- not only relevant, but essential, and and his endorsement, if he remains coal and steel industries — turned have been counted, the list of poten- only one term. After all, breaking lution. Washington has joined Mos- the rest of the world, led in part by active in politics — a valuable asset to out mostly empty. His blunt, divi- tial 2024 candidates is long enough norms has always been his specialty. cow and Paris in calls for a cease- the US, can and should help prevent any Republican politician who wants sive style — and his failure to grap- that pundits have begun classifying fire and negotiations, and Secretary further bloodshed in an already to succeed him. ple effectively with the coronavirus them into categories. (Doyle McManus is a of State Mike Pompeo is set to sepa- shaken world. Even conservatives who have — alienated suburban women and There are the relatively tradi- columnist for the Los Angeles abandoned the party agree. independents. tional (but still Trumpist) conserva- Times) (TRIBIUNE NEWS SERVICE) “The party isn’t going to break But the GOP base stayed with tives that Henry Olsen of the Ethics Tackling Childhood Asthma: The View From Qatar Childhood or paediatric asthma could aect almost 1 in 5 children worldwide, a trend that has increased over the past several decades

DR KABIR H BISWAS molecules. These are proteins that ganization prescribed limits of these youth and older persons of the Qa- DOHA allow for the attachment of one cell pollutants (annual average PM2.5 tar National Vision 2030. First and to another which is required for levels ≤10 µg/m3 and annual aver- foremost, the country’s healthcare HILDREN are especially sus- many physiological processes. The age NO2 levels ≤40 µg/m3) can save system, including HMC and the ceptible to a number of dis- cellular interactions result in the in- almost 67,000 cases of childhood Primary Health Care Corporation eases, including those caused duction of inflammatory signals and asthma annually. (PHCC), has elaborate protocols in by pathogenic microorgan- ultimately lead to the elevation of se- How is Qatar doing with respect place for the diagnosis and manage- isms, genetic variations and rum immunoglobulin levels. to childhood asthma? According ment of asthma in children. Addi- environmentalC factors. One of the The obstruction of bronchial to Hamad Medical Corporation tionally, citizens intending to enter most prevalent non-communica- tubes results in difficulty breathing (HMC), the general prevalence of into a consanguineous marriage ble diseases amongst children is which may manifest as coughing, asthma among Qatari children is are required to undergo premarital asthma. Childhood or paediatric wheezing, shortness of breath and estimated to be the same as the screening in which they are evalu- asthma could affect almost 1 in 5 chest pain or tightness. The latter world average (about 20 percent of ated for a variety of possible factors children worldwide, a trend that has symptoms are worsened during a children aged 6-14 years). Of these, that might lead to asthma in their increased over the past several dec- respiratory viral infection such as a approximately two-thirds of cases offspring. Finally, the controlling of ades. Widely regarded as a global cold or the flu. It is important to note are reported among boys. In both sources and an overall reduction in epidemic, asthma also poses a sig- that people affected by asthma show rial disease, with environmental and ropean countries, including France, males and females, the majority of air pollution is a key priority of stra- nificant financial burden, account- varying grades of these symptoms host factors, as well as genetic sus- Denmark, Spain, and the United these cases appear to be moderate tegic plans developed by the Ministry ing for up to 2 percent of healthcare with some only experiencing minor ceptibility playing a significant part. Kingdom, suggests that approxi- in severity (57 percent) while the of Municipality and Environment. spending in developed countries. discomfort. On the other hand, some For instance, a number of re- mately 4 million children (13 percent rest are either mild (28 percent) or Initiatives include a move towards Asthma is a chronic disease of patients may develop severe symp- gions in the human genome con- of new cases) develop asthma each severe (18 percent). Besides genet- cleaner energy and a greener econ- the bronchial tree, the branching toms resulting in interference in taining a variety of genes including year as a result of exposure to pollu- ics, several factors are associated omy, reducing energy consumption network of tubes in the lungs that their day-to-day activities which can interleukins (immune cell secreted tion by vehicles. with childhood asthma in Qatar, and preserving biodiversity. not only allows air to come in and potentially become life-threatening. protein factors that play a critical Researchers used a variety including obesity (25 percent of Given the multifactorial nature out but also provides a large surface In addition to variations in the se- role in inflammation) have been of data including national-level asthmatic children were obese and heterogeneous symptoms with area for the efficient exchange of verity of symptoms, asthmatic epi- found to be associated with child- figures for childhood asthma in- compared to 18 percent of the non- different etiologies and prognoses, gases critical for our survival. sodes may also vary from infrequent hood asthma. Host factors linked cidence, estimated distribution asthmatic controls), respiratory there are currently no cures for asth- In the case of asthma, these air- attacks – for example, when exercis- to asthma include allergic sensitiza- of children across countries and infections (96 percent) and family ma. Accordingly, appropriate man- ways are obstructed due to the nar- ing -- or could be continuous. tion, frequent respiratory infections, regional variations in pollutant history (86 percent). agement of the disease and reducing rowing and swelling of the bronchial A gender-based difference in the obesity, family history, low birth levels. These cases were largely at- It is important to note that exposure to agents and triggers are tubes as well as the production of occurrence of childhood asthma has weight, heavy physical activity and tributed to the increase in the level there are increased incidences of the only strategies available to us to extra mucus. In essence, this is an also been reported with incidence, nutritional factors. While these fac- of microscopic particles (PM2.5, asthmatic attacks at the beginning thwart this epidemic. inflammatory response of the bron- prevalence, and hospitalization tors impact sufferers at the individ- particles with size less than 2.5 of the winter season and during chial tubes to asthmatic triggers. At higher in pre-pubertal boys than ual level, environmental problems micrometer) and nitrogen dioxide sandstorms. (Dr Kabir Hassan Biswas the cellular level, asthma involves girls of the same age. such as air pollution, pollens, mold (NO2) in the air, both of which are In response, Qatar has applied is an assistant professor at interactions between the vascular While the underlying causes are and the weather impact at the popu- largely generated by vehicles. a multi-pronged approach to tack- the College of Health and endothelial cells and leukocytes not entirely clear, available evidence lation level. While this paints a gloomy pic- ling childhood asthma which falls Life Sciences at Hamad Bin through a number of cell adhesion suggests that asthma is a multifacto- A recent study involving 18 Eu- ture, adherence to World Health Or- broadly under the rights of children, Khalifa University.)

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Senate committee Trump, Biden to face off in approves Trump court nominee as Democrats boycott

high-stakes nal debate AFP moved up the vote by al- WASHINGTON most four hours. “That was their choice,” Biden, 77, is expected to focus on Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic which has THE Senate Judici- he said before the vote. left more than 222,000 people dead in the United States and millions unemployed ary Committee pushed “It will be my choice through US President to vote the nominee out of AFP Donald Trump’s conserva- committee. We are not go- NASHVILLE tive pick for the Supreme ing to allow them to take Court, Amy Coney Barrett, over the committee.” DONALD Trump and Joe on Thursday as Democrats Barrett’s nomination Biden hold a high-stakes de- boycotted the vote saying will now go to the full bate on Thursday that may be it was too close to the No- Senate for debate and a the final opportunity for the vember 3 election. planned vote on Monday. president -- trailing in the polls The unanimous vote, With Trump’s Repub- -- to present his case for reelec- with all Democrats absent, licans holding a 53-47 ma- tion to a primetime American sets the stage for full Sen- jority in the Senate, final television audience of millions. ate approval at the begin- approval is near certain, Trump, 74, is expected to ning of next week on Bar- even if two Republican use the second and last debate rett, who will tilt the high senators say they do not to renew his attacks on the past court firmly to the right. agree with voting on her business dealings of Biden’s On Wednesday Demo- so close to a national elec- son Hunter. crats labelled the rushed tion that polls show Trump Biden, 77, is expected to fo- nomination process a could lose. cus on Trump’s handling of the “sham” that broke former An appeals court judge coronavirus pandemic which Republican promises to and former law professor, has left more than 222,000 never vote on a Supreme Barrett’s approval will give people dead in the United Court nominee so close to a conservatives of 6-3 ma- States and millions unem- presidential election. jority on the nine-member ployed. “We will not grant this high court that has the po- With the election just 12 process any further legiti- tential to end protections days away, the debate is be- macy by participating in for abortion and same-sex ing seen as perhaps Trump’s the committee markup of marriage rights and strike last and best chance to make this nomination just 12 down a popular national up ground on Biden before the days before the culmina- health care program. November 3 vote. tion of an election that is Approval will give More than 45 million already underway,” they Trump a key victory and Americans have already cast said in a statement. appeal to his conservative their ballots, according to a But Republican com- voter base, many of whom University of Florida tally, and mittee chairman Lindsey consider winning conserva- the candidates will be targeting Graham dismissed their tive control of the court and any remaining undecided vot- US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump arrive to board Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Thursday. (AFP) action, and, taking ad- banning abortion the prima- ers. vantage of their absence, ry issues in national politics. “This is an important last “Donald Trump went into the major broadcast networks, were picked by the moderator, view Trump also continued to opportunity for the candidates the conventions trailing, and cable news channels and live- Kristen Welker, a White House fling accusations of corruption to talk to people who haven’t he is still trailing,” Kondik said. streamed on various platforms correspondent for NBC News. at the Bidens -- a line of attack voted,” said Amy Dacey, ex- “The debate represents one of including YouTube. Welker, 44, the first woman he is likely to pursue during the ecutive director of the Sine In- the last opportunities to change The first debate on Septem- of color to moderate a debate debate. stitute of Policy and Politics at the trajectory of the race. ber 29 was a chaotic affair with since 1992, selected six topics: “It’s the biggest scandal,” American University. “The stakes are high for constant interruptions and fighting Covid-19, American Trump told 60 Minutes, an “This is probably one of the both candidates though -- name-calling and measures families, race in America, cli- assertion met with skepticism largest audiences they’ll reach Biden wants to keep the race have been put in place this time mate change, national security from the CBS interviewer. “I right before the election,” Dac- just where it is, and he doesn’t to try to ensure order. and leadership. think it’s one of the biggest ey said. want to provide any late fuel to The candidates’ micro- Trump has lashed out at scandals I’ve ever seen and you “I think the Trump team the Trump campaign.” phones, for example, will be cut Welker on several occasions, won’t cover it.” must be looking at this as a Trump trails Biden by 7.7 off while the other one answers calling her a “radical Demo- The debate comes a day must to reach people and con- points in a RealClearPolitics questions from the moderator. crat” and “no good.” after former president Barack vince people,” said Dacey, a average of national polls and is A second debate planned He took another shot at Obama hit the campaign trail former chief executive officer of behind in most of the key bat- for October 15 was cancelled her on Thursday as the White for Biden, delivering a scathing Protesters with the “Handmaids Brigade” outside the US Capi- the Democratic National Com- tleground states that are cru- after Trump came down with House released raw footage of takedown of Trump and urging tol in Washington on Thursday. (AFP) mittee. cial to victory. Covid-19 and declined to take an interview Trump did with Democrats to not be lulled into Kyle Kondik, managing di- The 90-minute debate is part in a virtual debate. the CBS show “60 Minutes.” complacency by his former vice rector of the political newslet- being held at Belmont Univer- As a health precaution, “Look at the bias, hatred president’s lead in the polls. ter “Sabato’s Crystal Ball” at sity in Nashville, Tennessee, plexiglass barriers have been and rudeness on behalf of 60 Obama issued a stark re- the University of Virginia Cent- and is scheduled to start at erected this time alongside the Minutes and CBS,” Trump minder of 2016, when surveys er for Politics, said the debate 9:00 pm Eastern Time (0100 lecterns where the two candi- said. “Tonight’s anchor, Kris- showed Hillary Clinton as the China threatens retaliation is the final major event on the GMT). dates will stand. ten Welker, is far worse!” clear favorite -- only for her to road to the election. It will be televised by all The topics for the debate In the “60 Minutes” inter- lose to Trump on Election Day. over US-Taiwan arms sale AFP BEIJING They have vowed to one Russia grants day seize the island, by force France extends Covid curfew to cover 46 mn people CHINA on Thursday threat- if necessary. ened to make a “legitimate China’s foreign minis- Snowden AFP nesia for six weeks, taking the has increased by 40 percent whole country being placed un- and necessary” retaliation try on Thursday accused the PARIS numbers affected to around in a week to 251 per 100,000, der a second lockdown in the over the US sale of $1 billion United States of violating permanent two-thirds of the French popu- Castex said. run-up to the Christmas holi- worth of missiles to Taiwan agreements signed by Beijing FRANCE on Thursday ex- lation, Prime Minister Jean Over 34,000 people have days. as Beijing becomes increas- and Washington in the 1970s residency tended the anti-Covid curfew Castex announced. died in total and the number of The government also un- ingly strident over its claims establishing diplomatic rela- in place in nine cities to large “The health situation of patients in intensive care is at veiled a new Covid-tracing app to the self-ruled island. tions between the two gov- AFP parts of the country, taking our country continues to de- its highest level since May. to replace a first app which The US State Department ernments. MOSCOW to 46 million the number of teriorate,” Castex said, adding Castex warned that if proved a flop that was down- said on Wednesday it had The sale is “sending a very people forced to stay indoors that “the coming weeks will be France, which has recorded loaded by a mere 2.6 million approved the sale of 135 air- wrong signal to separatist FUGITIVE US whistleblower at night. hard and our hospitals will be close to 1 million cases (957,421 people. to-ground missiles to Taiwan forces advocating for Taiwan Edward Snowden has been Paris and eight other sorely tested.” by Wednesday) since the pan- The nearly-week-old cur- in a move Taipei’s defence independence, and seriously granted permanent residency French cities were placed un- After a first wave in the demic began, does “not suc- few in Paris, Lyon, Marseille ministry said would build its damages China-US rela- in Russia, his lawyer said on der curfew from 9:00 pm to spring which left over 30,000 ceed collectively in halting the and other big cities has forced combat capabilities. tions,” ministry spokesman Thursday. 6:00 am last weekend as daily dead, France, like several Eu- epidemic, we will be faced with bars, restaurants, theatres and Democratic and self-ruled Zhao Lijian said at a regular Snowden, the former US new infections hit record levels. ropean countries, is grappling a dramatic situation and will other venues that had already Taiwan lives under constant press briefing. intelligence contractor who re- At midnight on Friday with a second bout of corona- have to envisage much tougher suffered huge losses during an threat of invasion by authori- Zhao said China would vealed in 2013 that the US gov- (2200 GMT) the restrictions virus infections. measures.” earlier two-month lockdown to tarian China, whose lead- “make a legitimate and neces- ernment was spying on its citi- will be extended to 38 other The number of confirmed He refused to be drawn on close early, leaving many fight- ers view the island as part of sary response depending how zens, has been living in exile in departments and French Poly- cases per 100,000 inhabitants whether that could mean the ing for survival. their territory. the situation evolves.” Russia since the revelations. The 37-year-old has said he would like to return to the Unit- ed States. His lawyer Anatoly Kucherena told AFP on Thurs- day that his residency permit Polish court allows stricter abortion law, sparking outcry was extended and is now indefi- nite, a situation made possible AFP “Removing the basis for originating as a popular peti- ja (Action Democracy), which by recent changes to Russia’s Since 1993, Poland has only allowed WARSAW almost all legal abortions in tion earlier this year, prompt- had gathered more than immigration law. abortions in case of rape or incest, a threat #Poland amounts to a ban & ing conservative lawmakers to 210,000 signatures against the Kucherena said the ap- POLAND’S constitutional court violates #HumanRights,” Mi- refer the matter to the constitu- stricter law, issued a statement plication was filed in April but to the mother’s life or a deformed foetus on Thursday struck down a pro- jatovic tweeted. tional court. saying the court delivered “a the process was delayed by the vision of the country’s abortion “Today’s ruling... means The tribunal, whose main shameful, political verdict dic- coronavirus pandemic. law, allowing Europe’s most re- underground/abroad abortions role is to ensure that any law tated by right-wing fundamen- Snowden is wanted in the strictive strict legislation to be for those who can afford & even complies with the constitu- talists.” United States on espionage further tightened and provok- greater ordeal for all others.” tion, underwent government Leftist lawmaker Barbara charges after he leaked infor- ing outcry from rights groups. Since 1993, Poland has reforms in 2016 that led crit- Nowacka blamed the devout mation showing that agents Chief justice Julia Przyleb- only allowed abortions in ics to contend it is stacked Catholic country’s bishops, tell- from the National Security ska said in a ruling that existing case of rape or incest, a threat with PiS allies. ing them at a press conference Agency (NSA) were collecting legislation which allows for the to the mother’s life or a de- Former liberal Polish pre- in parliament: “You have blood telephone records of millions abortion of malformed foetus- formed foetus. mier and PiS critic Donald on your hands.” of US citizens. When asked es was “incompatible” with the Now the court ruling could Tusk called the timing of the PiS-allied President An- whether Snowden planned to constitution. pave the way for lawmakers abortion issue “political wick- drzej Duda has said that if ap- apply for Russian citizenship, The verdict, which is fi- from the governing right-wing edness.” proved by the parliament, he Kucherena said: “He will make nal and cannot be appealed, Law and Justice (PiS) party to “Throwing the topic of would sign the draft legislation the decision himself.” drew immediate condemna- approve draft legislation that abortion and a ruling by a pseu- into law. Kucherena said it was “nat- tion from the Council of Eu- would ban pregnancy termi- do-court into the middle of a On Thursday, his spokes- ural” that Snowden wanted to rope, whose Commissioner nations in the case of foetuses raging pandemic is more than man Blazej Spychalski said return to the United States but for Human Rights Dunja with congenital birth defects. cynical,” the head of the Euro- “the president’s views on this will only do so when the case Mijatovic called it “a sad day Many Polish women bri- pean People’s Party tweeted. matter are well-known and against him is closed. Police separate two groups of protestors in Warsaw on Thursday. (AFP) for #WomensRights.” dled when PiS backed the bill The NGO Akcja Demokrac- haven’t changed. Trump’s trade war does little good for US industry PAGE 9

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28,387.28 9,956.37 40,558.49 1,906.00 +176.46 PTS -6.66 PTS -148.82 PTS GOLD -1.22 % Lagarde set to signal ECB ready to act DOW QE SENSEX again on coronavirus crisis PAGE 10 PRICE PERCENTAGE PRICE PERCENTAGE 24.77 BRENT 42.45 +1.73 % WTI 40.65 +1.55% SILVER -1.87 % Contract logistics, al khaliji net pro t rises 9% to Bu Sulba drive QR544 mn in rst 9 months GWC’s growth SATYENDRA PATHAK to QR0.29 in the first nine The bank’s net operating income grows 17 percent to QR1.053 billion in the rst nine months of 2020 DOHA months of 2020, our 2020 EPS estimate of QR0.40 ap- TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK CONTRACT logistics and pears reasonable. As we had DOHA increasing occupancy in Bu stated in our preview, we had Sulba Warehousing Park has expected business trends in AL Khalij Commercial Bank (al khaliji) done well for Gulf Warehous- the third quarter of 2020 to on Thursday announced the bank has ing Company as the compa- remain similar to the second recorded net profit of QR544 million ny’s logistics business remains quarter with GWC capitalis- in the first nine months of 2020, an robust despite current chal- ing on growth in logistics ser- increase of 9 percent over the same pe- lenges, QNB Financial Ser- vices as lockdown and travel riod last year. vices (QNBFS) has said in its restrictions have created ad- The bank’s net operating income latest company report. ditional demand for grocery grew 17 percent year- on- year to GWC has withstood the and food-related logistics,” QR1.053 billion. Operating expenses blockade well with freight-for- of QR269 million resulted in a cost to warding showing significant income ratio of 25.6 percent. growth with rise of 39 percent While loans and deposits increased in 2019 compared to 2017, the by 9 percent and 10 percent year- on- report said. year respectively, the capital adequacy al khaliji Chairman and Managing Director “GWC generates substan- ratio stood at a healthy 18.6 percent. Sheikh Hamad bin Faisal bin Thani Al Thani tial FCF and remains on the The results reflect an increase in hunt for expansion avenues. operating income by growing assets The Al Wukair Logistics Park and effectively managing margins. contract serves as an example Commenting on the results, al khaliji of such a growth opportunity. Chairman and Managing Director Sheikh We do note that 2020 could be Hamad bin Faisal bin Thani Al Thani a challenging year given the said, “al khaliji closed its third quarter dual headwinds of oil price delivering improved profitability year-on- weakness and economic soft- year. These results are the outcome of our ness due to the coronavirus,” 39% growth team remaining focused during a time of QNBFS said in the report. uncertainty and ensuring that we contin- “Longer-term, we retain ● GWC has withstood the ue delivering value for all stakeholders.” our bullish thesis on GWC blockade well with al khaliji Group Chief Executive but near-term challenges re- freight-forwarding showing Officer Fahad Al Khalifa said, “We are main,” it said. signi cant growth with rise pleased to report a 9 percent improve- Commenting on the third of 39 percent in 2019 ment in net profit y- on- y, which has quarter result announced by compared to 2017 come about by growing operating in- the company recently, QN- come as well as expanding our bal- al khaliji GCEO Fahad Al Khalifa BFS said, “GWC’s net profit ● GWC generates ance sheet. We continue to grow in our increased 3.4 percent year- substantial FCF and domestic market in Qatar, selectively on-year (YoY) and 4.2 percent remains on the hunt for capitalising on opportunities and dili- Growth in loans quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) and expansion avenues. The gently managing our margins.” beats our estimate. The com- Al Wukair Logistics Park “While sequentially growing op- Loans and deposits pany’s net profit of QR61.4 contract serves as an erating income, we have also ensured increased by 9 percent million in the third quarter of that the Group continues to maintain 2020 is above our estimate of example of such a growth an efficient cost base, improving its and 10 percent year on QR54.5 million. opportunity cost to income ratio. At the end of the year respectively. The cap- “Top-line came in at first half of 2020, we had announced ital adequacy ratio stood QR327.4 million in the third the report said. exploring a potential merger with Mas- at a healthy 18.6 percent. quarter of 2020, which repre- “Freight forwarding, con- raf Al Rayan. The potential merger The headquarters of Al Khalij Commercial Bank in Lusail City. sents increases of 3.7 percent tract logistics and warehouse discussions between the two banks are YoY and 8.3 percent QoQ, rentals could be stable, along going on as scheduled and we remain 2020 THIRD QUARTER FINANCIAL RESULTS AT A GLANCE which is 8.8 percent higher with some benefits from costs committed to informing the public and than our estimate of QR300.9 reductions and concessions. investors about any significant pro- INCOME Statement - QAR million Q3 2020 Q3 2019 Change Balance Sheet - QAR million Q3 2020 Q3 2019 million. Higher-than-expect- Reported results appear con- gress in this regard,” Khalifa said. Revenue 1,053 896 17.5% Total Assets 55,304 51,138 ed revenue, relative to our sistent with our views. We do “Economic conditions due to COV- Expenses 269 247 9.2% Net Loans & Advances 32,640 30,032 model, along with modest note that in the third quarter ID 19 pandemic continue to remain the Net Impairment Loss 228 136 67.8% Deposits 30,101 27,332 costs upside lead to the earn- of 2020, the company ben- biggest challenge for 2020. However, Pro t 544 497 9.3% Total Equity 7,282 6,865 ings beat.” efited from QR1.8 million in with a strong capital base, good liquid- Cost Income Ratio 25.6% 27.5% -7.1% Non-Performing Loans (%) 1.82% 1.93% “Overall 2020 results COVID-19-related rental con- ity, provision coverage and efficient Earnings Per Share (QAR) - YTD 0.15 0.14 9.3% NPL Coverage Ratio (%) 146% 122% should be consistent with cessions from two landlords control of costs, we are well-positioned Fitch A / Stable Capital Adequacy Ratio (%) 18.6% 18.9% our estimates. With earnings in Ras Laffan and Mesaieed to face this challenge,” he said. Rating Moody’s A3 / Stable per share (EPS) amounting Industrial City,” it said. Qamco posts net pro t of QR12 mn in nine months by 12 percent for the first nine tion continues to remain prices continued to show Qamco’s share of revenue in the JV months of 2020 against the robust despite several mac- downwards trends amid un- amounts to QR1.6 bn in nine months same period last year. roeconomic headwinds, with precedented challenges posed The overall decline in the liquidity position at the to businesses globally due to cost of goods sold contrib- end of September 30, 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.” TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK premium aluminium prod- uted QR191 million positive- reaching QR670 million in “In response to limit the DOHA ucts and alloys used by vari- ly to the net profits for the cash and bank balances in- spread of COVID-19 pandem- ous industries declined. nine months period of 2020, cluding the proportionate ic, our joint venture contin- QATAR Aluminium Manufac- Weakened demand on the a s c o m p a r e d t o t h e s a m e share of cash and bank bal- ued to implement measures turing Company (Qamco), a back of economic slowdown period of 2019. ances of the joint venture, to ensure safety and business 50 percent joint venture part- and continued production QAMCO’s share of deb t after accounting for dividend continuity. ner in a successful smelter surplus negatively affected in the JV declined by 8 per- payments for 2019. On the other hand, our that produces premium high the selling prices during cent to reach QR2.2 billion as During the period, Qam- sales and marketing partner, quality primary aluminium 2020. Although, there were at September 30, 2020, com- co’s JV generated positive diligently monitored the mar- products in Qatar, on Thurs- some recoveries in prices not- pared to the balance as at De- share of operating cash flows ket situation, and acted ef- day, announced that it has re- ed in the latter part of Q3-20, cember 31, 2019. The decline of QR552 million, down by fectively to minimise the risk ported a net profit of QR12.3 while the overall price sen- was mainly on account of 43 percent compared to the of disruptions to the supply million for the nine months of timents remained negative principal repayment during first nine months of 19, with a chain. Given all of these ef- 2020, with earnings per share throughout the nine months the period. share of free cash flows of QR forts, there was no plant dis- (EPS) of QR 0.002. period of 2020. During the first quarter of 346 million, up by 34 percent ruptions noted nor were there Qamco’s share of the rev- Qamco JV’s average sell- Qamco’s nancial position continues to remain robust despite 2020, Qamco’s JV success- compared to the same period any effects on the JV’s supply enue for the financial period ing prices during the first nine several macroeconomic headwinds. fully refinanced its outstand- of last year. chain activities and our teams amounted to QR1.6 billion, months of 2020 fell by 16 per- ing loan amounting to $1.3 Commenting on the fi- continued to outperform the down by 14 percent, com- cent, compared to the same million to the nine-month net however, remained resilient billion for a period of five nancial results, Qamco Chair- market challenges,” Shaibi pared to nine months period period last year, and contrib- profits, as compared to last in the current turbulent mar- years. This refinancing deal man Abdulrahman Ahmad said. of 2019. uted QR292 million nega- year. ket conditions and stood at is not only expected to bring Al Shaibi said, “Despite the Going forward, he said, Sales volume for the nine tively to the net profits for the Qamco’s share of JV’s 27.3 percent as compared to free cash flows to the JV, macroeconomic headwinds adaptation will be a key to ev- months period was margin- nine months period of 2020, EBITDA stood at QR439 27.5 percent for the first nine but will also provide new av- affecting the global markets, er-evolving market dynamics ally higher by 1 percent than as compared to the same pe- million for the nine months months of 2019. enues of flexibility to endure Qamco continued to rely on which will bring in increased last year, as Qamco’s joint riod last year. period of 2020, down by 15 The company’s JV was market volatilities, which in its core strengths, based on flexibility and would better venture (JV) swiftly shifted This was partially offset percent compared to the same able to successfully contain its turn is expected to maximise which Qamco’s JV managed position us for the long-term the production to standard in- by the sales volumes, which period last year. raw materials, energy, man- shareholder value. to remain profitable in a mar- outlook and maintain our gots, whereas, the demand for positively contributed QR20 The EBITDA margins, power and other direct costs Qamco’s financial posi- ket where global aluminium market standing. Economy & Business Friday, October 23, 2020 09 Coca-Cola looks to energize growth Trump’s trade war does amid virus slump little good for US industry AFP ter and Tab diet cola. It has WASHINGTON already shed other brands such as Odwalla juices. Trump has made reviving manufacturing a key poll plank but data show his administration has a mixed record THE Coca-Cola Company “Throughout this year’s said Thursday it was shak- crisis, our system has re- AFP obvious that it is the consum- ing up its product mix as mained focused on its bev- WASHINGTON ers and companies which bear part of an effort to revive erages for life strategy,” said the burden,” he said. sales which have been chairman and chief execu- WHEN President Donald Trump’s tariffs have caused slumping during the coro- tive James Quincey. Trump visited a Whirlpool revolts in some industries, in- navirus pandemic. “We are accelerating factory in Ohio in August, he cluding steel -- the American The soft drink giant re- our transformation that was boasted that his trade policy Institute For International ported third-quarter sales already underway, shap- had led to the creation of about Steel sued over the levies two down nine percent from ing our company to recover 200 jobs for the appliance years ago in a case that is be- a year ago to $8.7 billion, faster than the broader eco- manufacturer at the plant. fore the Supreme Court. while profits tumbled 33 nomic recovery.” But in slapping tariffs on The chief executive of a US percent to $1.7 billion. The company will ac- appliances and components steel producer who spoke to Coca-Cola said it saw celerate its moves into hard imported from China in re- AFP on condition of anonym- an improvement in trends seltzers, including products sponse to Whirlpool’s pleas, ity said many steel plants that versus the prior quarter, developed jointly with Mol- the Republican incumbent ulti- tried to reopen were too ob- stronger sales to consumers son Coors such as “Topo mately hurt American consum- solete to survive, and quickly partly offsetting the decline Chico Hard Seltzer,” set to ers, as prices for washing ma- closed back down. in sales at bars, restaurants, maunch in the US market chines and dryers soared. “Trade wars don’t help an- stadiums and other chan- next year. The example underscores yone, since both sides just dig nels. No financial forecast the double-edged impact of in,” the executive said. Shares rose three per- was given because of the un- the US leader’s aggressive Gertz pointed to agricul- cent in pre-market trade on certain economic outlook. trade tactics, which have pro- ture as another example of the results. “While the company is duced landmark deals like the what can happen when tariffs As part of its response pleased with the sequen- USMCA pact with Canada and go awry. After agricultural to the pandemic, Coca-Cola tial improvement, given Mexico and a partial truce with commodity prices crashed in said it was continuing its the uncertainty remaining China, but have had adverse 2018, the government spent organizational and product surrounding the coronavi- effects on everyday Americans tens of billions of dollars to changes. rus pandemic including a and the economy overall. US President Donald Trump dances at the end of a Make America Great Again rally as he campaigns in subsidize farmers but bank- It now expects to cut the resurgence in various mar- “There have been some Gastonia, North Carolina, on Wednesday. (SAUL LOEB/AFP) ruptcies nonetheless jumped number of product brands kets, the ultimate impact on successes, but if you have to as- 20 percent. to around 200, a 50 per- its near-term results is un- sess in the whole, the US is in a and on many US agricultural nearly half of North American considering that the average “That really hurt the US cent cut, phasing out some known,” the company said worse position with respect to exports,” Gertz said. auto production come from US growth rate is two percent. farming sector. The US re- drinks like Zico coconut wa- in its statement. trade than it was when Donald Trump has made reviving higher paid workers, as well While the trade deficit with sponds to that with subsidies Trump took office,” said Ed- manufacturing a key plank of as tougher labor clauses that economic rival China narrowed to the farming sector, trying to ward Alden, a trade specialist his pitch to voters ahead of his obliged Mexico to reform its during the Trump presidency, balance that out, and it ends up with the Council on Foreign November 3 election show- laws. While those measures the total deficit rose by 22.8 being a bit of a wash overall,” Relations. Geoffrey Gertz of the down with Joe Biden, but data could eventually bring car percent between 2016 and Gertz said. The “phase one” China demand boost L’Oreal Brookings Institution agreed, show his administration has a factories back to the United 2019 -- a sign that multination- trade deal signed with China saying he sees no overall gains mixed record. States, it hasn’t exactly hap- als have in fact turned to other in January this year mandated Top French luxury goods companies L’Oreal and Kering for American workers from Trump created more man- pened so far. exporting countries. that Beijing increase purchases reported strong third quarters as a rebound in demand in Trump’s trade policy. ufacturing jobs in the first three The manufacturing sector Daco said the US shift to of US farm goods. their key Chinese markets helped offset the devastating He pointed to improve- years of his term than during now accounts for less than 10 becoming a service economy Gertz said the biggest im- impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Cosmetics giant L’Oreal ments in “a few very small, the last three of his Democratic percent of US GDP, and Greg- along with the globalization of pact of Trump’s policies was said its three months to September sales were down only narrow areas” such as the steel predecessor Barack Obama, ory Daco, chief economist at supply chains is to blame for giving the business world an 2.0 percent at 7.04 billion euros and on a directly and aluminum industries, but according to the Labor Depart- Oxford Economics, estimates the struggles to revitalize do- unwelcome injection of uncer- noted the hostile responses ment. the president’s protectionist mestic manufacturing. tainty and fueling a 98 percent comparable basis actually showed a gain of 1.6 percent. For Trump’s policies earned from He also inked the USMCA policies have cost the US econ- “Despite the president’s decline in foreign direct invest- the nine months to September, sales were up 8.6 percent abroad. agreement, which includes omy half a percentage point in message aimed at making peo- ment between 2016 and 2019, from the same period last year at 20.11 billion euros. (AFP) “Many other countries put provisions boosting US em- growth over two years. ple believe China pays the tar- according to the Commerce retaliatory tariffs on the US, ployment by requiring that “That’s a lot,” Daco said, iffs on American imports, it is Department.

MATE 40 SERIES Huawei unveils the ‘most powerful’ Mate line-up ever

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Capturing high quality foot- by swiping left, right, up and down. at a later stage. 10 Friday, October 23, 2020 Economy & Business Microsoft, Alaska Airlines team Airbnb partners with former Apple ExxonMobil chief warns US, Canada up for alternative jet fuel design star Jony Ive jobs cuts coming soon News MICROSOFT and Alaska Airlines announced a partnership AIRBNB has hired former Apple design chief Jony Ive to work GLOBAL oil giant ExxonMobil will release details soon of Thursday to use sustainable jet fuel to offset emissions from on showcasing the homesharing platform’s forthcoming expected job cuts in the United States and Canada, the com- in brief the technology giant’s employee travel. Under the agreement, products, it announced Wednesday. Ive, who worked alongside pany’s chief Darren Woods said in a letter to employees. “As Microsoft will cover the costs of fuel produced from sustain- Steve Jobs for several decades, is credited with designing the dif cult as this is, I hope you understand it is critically impor- able resources, like waste oils and agricultural residues, which shape of the iMac, iPod and iPhone before leaving the tech tant for the future of our company,” Woods said in a statement will result in reduced carbon emissions. (AFP) giant in June 2019 to set up his own rm, LoveFrom. (AFP) Wednesday. (AFP) Stocks mostly slip with US stimulus unlikely before polls AFP to help earnings growth going HONG KONG forward.” - Brexit hope -Wall Street’s ASIAN markets mostly fell three main indexes ended low- Thursday as chances of a pre- er, and Asia followed. election stimulus package from Tokyo dropped 0.7 percent, Washington dimmed, while Sydney and Mumbai each fell investors were also spooked by 0.3 percent, and Shanghai shed warnings from US officials that 0.4 percent. Seoul, Singapore, Russia and Iran had tried to in- Jakarta and Wellington were terfere in the vote. also well in the red. With the presidential vote However, Hong Kong, Tai- less than two weeks away, in- pei, Bangkok and Manila post- vestors are stepping back from ed gains. putting any new bets on a deal London, Paris and Frank- despite recent optimism and furt all fell at the open. Donald Trump’s call for the While expectations of a two sides to hammer out a stimulus deal are evaporat- massive rescue package. ing, traders remain broadly The deadlock comes as the upbeat in the medium term as need for help for struggling polls suggest Joe Biden and Americans is laid bare by a the Democrats could sweep the surge in new cases across the presidency and both houses French Prime Minister Jean Castex (C), wearing face mask, sits next to President of French Ile-de-France region Valerie Pecresse (L) and European Central Bank (ECB) President US that observers fear could of Congress on November 3, Christine Lagarde (R) in Saint-Ouen, north of Paris. (AFP) hammer the world’s top econ- omy. The White House has said it will agree to a $1.9 trillion bill but that is $300 billion short Lagarde set to signal ECB ready of what Democrats have put forward -- and even more than many congressional Republi- cans are willing to swallow. Still, the two sides continue to act again on coronavirus crisis to talk. “I don’t think our chances The ECB was aiming at released by the European Com- get better after the election. The alarm bells are ringing across the eu- “keeping a free hand in view of mission on Thursday showed. I do think the next 24 to 48 rozone economy as new coronavirus cases the elevated uncertainty... and At the same time, official hours will tell us a whole lot,” to maintain flexibility in taking Since the rebound we saw figures also show the virus rag- White House chief of staff A woman walks past an elec- skyrocket and restrictions are re-introduced appropriate policy action if and over the summer, the ing across the eurozone forcing Mark Meadows said on Fox tronic quotation board displaying when needed,” according to the recovery has been uneven, governments to ramp up meas- News. share prices on the Tokyo Stock DPA lion euros (1.6 trillion dollars). September meeting minutes ures on economic and public Democratic House Speaker Exchange (C) in Tokyo. BERLIN The programme is currently released last week. “Christine uncertain and incomplete life in a bid to curb the spread Nancy Pelosi spoke again late due to end in June 2021. But Lagarde could take the lead and now risks losing of the potentially deadly virus. Wednesday with Treasury Sec- which many feel could lead to EUROPEAN Central Bank Lagarde told the French daily [next week] and pave the way momentum. The options in Even more alarming for the retary Steven Mnuchin, and an even bigger package. (ECB) President Christine La- Le Monde this week: “Since for fresh stimulus in Decem- our toolbox have not been ECB is that annual inflation - the session “brings us closer “The ebb and flow of the garde is expected to signal next the rebound we saw over the ber,” said ING Bank chief mac- exhausted. If more has to its key monetary policy meas- to being able to put pen to pa- stimulus debate around a near- week the ECB’s readiness to act summer, the recovery has been ro economist Carsten Brzeski, ure - fell deeper into negative per to write legislation”, Pelosi term package appears to mat- again to contain the economic uneven, uncertain and incom- who noted that the word uncer- be done, we will do more.. territory last month, slipping to spokesman Drew Hammill ter less to investors as what is fallout from the coronavirus plete and now risks losing mo- tainty appeared more than 20 ECB President Christine minus 0.3 per cent from minus said on Twitter. essential for market concerns crisis with parts of the euro- mentum. The options in our times in the meeting’s minutes. Lagarde 0.2 per cent in August as the But analysts do not expect is what different election out- zone already on red alert as toolbox have not been exhaust- Lagarde is also set to un- pandemic took its toll on eco- anything to happen in the near comes mean for stimulus pros- new cases surge. The Frank- ed. If more has to be done, we veil the ECB’s new inflation nomic activity. future. pects in 2021,” said Axi econo- furt-based bank’s 25-member will do more.” and growth forecasts following months after it bounced back Consumer prices have now “We don’t see a stimulus mist Stephen Innes. governing council meeting next Minutes of the last month’s the bank’s December meet- from a deep trough earlier this undershot the ECB’s annual in- package passed before the elec- Analysts said markets were week is not expected to make council meeting also under- ing, with the projections often year triggered by the pandemic. flation target of just below 2 per tion,” Wells Fargo Securities jolted after US Director of Na- any changes to its current mon- scored the bank’s concern forming the basis of bank’s de- While industrial produc- cent for the last seven years. In LLC strategist Anna Han told tional Intelligence John Rat- etary policy. about the deepening sense of cision making. tion in the currency bloc slowed the meantime, Ireland’s deci- Bloomberg TV. cliffe accused Russia and Iran As a result, analysts see the uncertainty unleashed by the In the meantime, a steady to just 0.7 per cent in August sion to implement a six-week “We still think the recov- of meddling in the election, ECB leaving interest rates at global pandemic, which has stream of data has backed up from 5 per cent in July, con- lockdown of parts of the na- ery will proceed and in three sending “spoofed” emails to historic lows and maintaining now dominated much of La- Lagarde’s concerns that the sumer confidence in the region tion’s economy could herald to six months you’re going to Americans “designed to intimi- its emergency pandemic bond- garde’s first year in the job as 19-member eurozone economy slumped in October amid un- similar tough action across see that sequentially improv- date voters, incite social unrest, buying programme at 1.35 tril- ECB chief. has lost momentum in recent employment fears, a key survey other parts of the eurozone. ing narrative and that’s going and damage President Trump”. Pandemic could cost a million jobs in German SMEs Turkey’s cbank leaves AFP 3.8 million such companies downs plunged Europe’s big- simistic” macroeconomic fore- interest rate unchanged FRANKFURT in Germany -- predominantly gest economy and the anxiety casts pointing to a difficult fi- family-run businesses special- about the recovery are impact- nal quarter. DPA The bank had, in a Sep- MORE than a million jobs ised in sectors such as manu- More than one out of every ing the outlook this year for Earlier Thursday, data ISTANBUL tember surprise, raised rates could be lost this year in small- facturing, often for the export two SMEs -- some two SMEs, KfW wrote. showed consumer confidence for the first time since a cur- and medium-sized enterprises market. million companies -- are “More than one out of eve- had sunk heading into No- TURKEY’S central bank on rency crisis in 2018 to bolster -- the backbone of the Ger- They employ around 60 ry two SMEs -- some two mil- vember as fears rise of further Thursday kept its benchmark the lira, which has depreciated man economy -- due to the percent of workers -- 32.3 mil- expecting a drop in lion companies -- are expect- restrictions to curb the spread interest rate unchanged, de- to record lows. coronavirus pandemic, a study lion in 2019 -- and its share in revenue,” with a 12-percent ing a drop in revenue,” with a of the pandemic. fying analysts who expected a It was a major turnaround showed Thursday. Germany’s overall economic drop expected for the sector 12-percent drop expected for As part of a vast support hike aimed at combating infla- in monetary policy as it in- In its annual survey of activity is more than 71 per- as a whole, equivalent to the sector as a whole, equiva- plan from the German govern- tion and reining in a plunging creased the rate to 10.25 per the “Mittelstand” sector, the cent. 545 billion euros. lent to 545 billion euros. ment, KfW has paid out 55 bil- lira. The one-week repo rate cent last month from 8.25 per public investment bank KfW KfW said that the corona- KfW signalled that com- lion euros in aid since April to would remain at 10.25 per cent, which it had maintained estimated that SMEs could virus pandemic was leaving KfW report panies were also holding off companies in difficulty. cent, the bank announced af- at its last three consecutive shed some 3.3 percent of their “deep marks” on the SME sec- investments projects due to The current climate of ter a meeting of its Monetary meetings. Explaining its deci- workforce by the end of the tor. “uncertainty and tight funds”. “great uncertainty” must be Policy Committee. sion to keep the rate on hold, it year, equivalent to some 1.1 “Worries and uncertainty the financial crisis,” it said. By the end of August, countered by “targeted eco- The move roiled markets, said that “a significant tighten- million jobs. are always high. Sales are The historic recession Germany had already lost nomic policy measures”, the with the lira dropping to 7.97 ing in financial conditions has There are an estimated breaking down more than in into which the virus lock- 670,000 jobs, with “very pes- study concludes. against the dollar. been achieved. ‘No longer viable’: Short-form streaming service Quibi to shut down

AFP create the next generation of phones and lasting no more revival “Reno 911!” and dysto- Hollywood stars commit- SAN FRANCISCO storytelling,” Katzenberg said than 10 minutes each, accord- pian thriller “Most Dangerous ted to work with Quibi thanks in a release. “The world has ing to the startup. Game” including two Emmy to Katzenberg, a towering fig- SHORT-FORM streaming ser- changed dramatically since “We have assembled a wins for actors in “#FreeRay- ure in Tinseltown who ran Dis- vice Quibi announced Wednes- Quibi launched and our stan- world-class creative and engi- shawn.” ney Studios for a decade and day it is pulling the plug on the dalone business model is no neering team that has created The multi-billion-dollar co-founded DreamWorks. platform aimed at smartphone longer viable.” an original platform fueled by streaming platform had bet it Quibi had also hoped to users hungry for entertainment Katzenberg reportedly groundbreaking technology could transform entertainment keep users coming back with on the go. tried to sell the startup’s cata- and IP, enabling consumers with short, Hollywood-quality daily news, sports and enter- The brainchild of Hol- log of programs to companies to view premium content in a clips. Industry legends and tainment shows. lywood powerhouse Jeffrey including NBCUniversal and whole new way,” Katzenberg stars from Steven Spielberg “Quibi was a big idea and Katzenberg, Quibi launched in Facebook without success. said. Quibi now plans to wind and Guillermo del Toro to Jen- there was no one who wanted April with content tailored for The streaming service has down operations and sell off its nifer Lopez and Reese Wither- to make a success of it more busy people just as the pan- more than 100 original series assets. spoon were among those who than we did,” Katzenberg and demic compelled them to slow spanning a range of genres The fledgling platform lined up to make movies and Quibi chief executive Meg In this le photo Quibi CEO Meg Whitman speaks at the 2020 Con- down and stay in. with episodes specifically de- scored 10 Emmy nomina- shows for the youth-focused, Whitman said in a letter to its sumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada. (ROBYN BECK/AFP) “Quibi was founded to signed for viewing on smart- tions including for cop spoof smartphone-only service. employees posted on Medium. Football legend Pele still laughing as he turns 80 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2020 PAGE 12 Belgian ambassador all praise for Qatar’s ‘impressive’ World Cup 2022 preparations

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HE Belgian Ambassador to Qatar congratulated Tthe FIFA World Cup 2022™ hosts on their ‘impres- sive and integrated’ tourna- ment preparations during a visit to the Supreme Commit- tee for Delivery & Legacy (SC). HE Bart De Groof received a project update from Nasser Al Khater, CEO, FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 LLC, after vis- iting the SC’s Legacy Pavilion. De Groof, who took up his post in Doha in 2017, told www.qatar2022.qa he is huge- ly impressed with Qatar’s in- frastructure progress. “The progress is very, very impressive,” said De Groof. “When I arrived here, Khalifa Stadium was being redevel- oped and Al Janoub was be- ing built. Now, all the other stadiums are coming up and it’s exciting to see them as they are huge landmarks. I think all the stadiums are really beauti- ful and I must congratulate the SC and Qatar with the speed of A view of the upcoming Thumama Stadium, which sports the ‘Ghafaya’ look is one of the eight FIFA World development. Everything is on Cup Qatar 2022 venues. schedule – not only the stadi- ums but all the infrastructure, showing during Russia 2018, tional team for many years “I hope I get an invita- including the roads and metro. where they reached the semi- now. They have done well in tion to come back,” said De The whole process is very inte- finals. recent tournaments and are Groof. “We are optimistic grated and it’s really impres- He said: “We have an growing together.” about qualifying and of course sive to see.” Nasser Al Khater, CEO, FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 LLC, and Belgium’s Ambassador to Qatar HE Bart De amazing team at the moment By the time Qatar 2022 I would like to return to Qa- In addition to hearing the Groof at the SC’s Legacy Pavilion. – a golden generation. They comes around, De Groof will tar for the tournament and latest tournament progress, have been doing extremely have been replaced as Belgian see the crowning glory. It De Groof was also informed mentation of strict COVID-19 ID-19 outbreaks were mini- As for the Belgian nation- well and winning most of their Ambassador. However, he will be wonderful to see the about the recent AFC Cham- regulations. Bubble-to-bubble mised. During the tourna- al team – which is currently matches. Our players are ac- would like to return to Qatar achievements realised, to see pions League West Zone protocol and regular testing ment, more than 7,900 tests ranked number one by FIFA tive in Europe’s most competi- to sample the first FIFA World the players and fans enjoying tournament, which took place for the players, officials and were carried out, with a posi- – De Groof is hoping his coun- tive leagues and many of them Cup™ in the Middle East and the tournament after all these in Qatar following the imple- staff meant potential COV- tive rate of just 1.7%. trymen can improve on their have been playing for the na- Arab world. years of preparation.” Al Shaqab Racing’s Al Naama takes Umm Bab Cup I’m not interested in Bayern against Liverpool, I’m interested in Bayern against Boca Juniors from Buenos Aires.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino FIFA President Infantino has no interest in proposed The winning team of Al Namaa with their prizes at the Qatar Racing & Equestrian Club on Thursday. European Premier League

DPA Two years after German BERLIN magazine Der Spiegel leaked documents that included FIFA president Gianni Infan- plans of major European Al Shaqab racing manager Khalifa Al Attiyah receives the Umm Bab tino has no interest in a Euro- clubs forming a new elite Cup from QREC’s Racing Manager Mohamed Khalid Al Khalifa. pean Premier League, he said league starting from 2021, in an interview with Swiss CH new media reports have sur- TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK owned Al Naama won the Media. faced recently. DOHA feature event, a mile run for “I’m not interested in These reports suggest Purebred Arabians. Bayern against Liverpool, I’m Liverpool and Manchester AL Shaqab Racing’s home- Earlier, Abdulhadi Mana interested in Bayern against United have joined talks over bred Aa Naama (FR) (Majd Al Hajri’s Dominus (IRE) Boca Juniors from Buenos the construction of the new Al Arab) scored her 6th vic- (Zoffany) scored his 5th win in Aires,” Infantino said. tournament, which would re- tory to claim the Umm Bab a Class 2 Thoroughbred Con- As the boss of the football portedly be funded to the sum Cup on turf at Qatar Racing ditions. international ruling body he of six billion dollars by Wall & Equestrian Club’s 4th Race Luca Maniezzi rode the said he was interested in “the Street bank JP Morgan. Meeting at Al Rayyan Park on Stefano Ibido-trained 4YO Club World Cup, not in the Bayern Munich chairman Thursday. chestnut colt to a 1½-length European Premier League.” told Sky television he had “no Jockey Soufiane Saadi win in the 7f run. Infantino explained his goal knowledge” of th plan and rode the Alban de Mieulle- Al Murtages Racing Syn- is that “in the future clubs Aleksander Ceferin, president trained 6YO mare to a dicate’s Damon Runyon (GB) outside of Europe to also have of the European ruling body 1¼-length win in the mile (Charm Spirit) doubled his international appeal.” “We UEFA, said his organization run for Pure Arabians. tally in a Thoroughbred Nov- won’t take the Bundesliga was “very happy” with the Mohammed Khalid Al ice Plate. away from anybody,” he said. current Champions League. Khalifa, QREC Racing Man- Alberto Sanna rode the The European Premier FIFA have already re- ager, presented the Umm Mohammed Hamad Al Atti- League is a proposed top- formed its Club World Cup Bab Cup to Khalifa bin ya-trained 4YO gelding to a level competition that would but the first edition, with 24 Mohammed Al Attiyah, Al 6-length win in the mile run. involve the biggest clubs from teams, has been delayed from Shaqab Executive Director, A total of eight races were Jockey Sou ane Saadi guides Al Shaqab Racing’s Al Naama to victory in the feature Purebred Arabians England, Spain, Germany, summer 2021 due to the cor- after Al Shaqab Racing- run on the day. race over 1600metres to win the Umm Bab Cup at QREC, Rayyan Park, on Thursday. Italy and France. onavirus pandemic. 12 Friday, October 23, 2020 Sports ‘Thank you Brazil’: Football legend Pele still laughing as he turns 80

AFP “The King” has only one SAO PAULO kidney, after a broken rib dur- ing a match forced doctors to CONSIDERED by many to Thank you to Brazil and all remove the other. be the greatest footballer of Brazilians. I was always very He has also suffered a se- all time, Pele will celebrate ries of hip problems, forcing his 80th birthday Friday, happy wearing this jersey. him to use a walker. confined to his home in Bra- Thank you for all your warm Earlier this year, his son zil because of COVID-19 but wishes for my birthday,” Pele Edinho said health problems meeting the milestone with wrote on Instagram, posted had left his father depressed his trademark laugh. with a photo of himself and reclusive. “The King” has suffered “Just imagine, he’s the from a series of health prob- celebrating one of his 1,281 ‘King,’ he was always such an lems in recent years, but has goals. imposing figure, and now he not lost his charisma or sense - Pele can’t walk normally,” he said. of humour. Pele quickly reassured fans “I’m fine, it’s just I won’t Men make a sel e with a mural by Brazilian artist Kobra depicting that he was fine. be able to play” on his birth- street artist Kobra in Santos, Brazilian football legend Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known as “I have good days and oth- day, he joked this week in a the city where Pele started his Pele, in Santos, Sao Paulo, Brazil on Tuesday. The work, called ‘Coracao ers that are less good. That’s video conversation with the professional career as a 15-year- Santista’ (Santos’ Heart), was nished days ahead of the 80th birthday normal for someone my age,” head of the Brazilian Football old prodigy in 1955. A le photo of Pele during a presentation. (AFP) of Pele. (AFP) he said. Confederation. Pele also recorded a song Pele said he was happy The only player in his- with Grammy-winning Mexi- 1,281 goals. Whether captured His legacy looms so large son Arantes do Nascimento – of hospital in recent years for for his good mental health in tory to win three World Cups can duo Rodrigo and Gabriela, in grainy black and white early that FIFA named him the great- Pele’s real name – has grown various health issues. a video sent to the media (1958, 1962 and 1970), Pele billed as “a little birthday pre- in his career, or with his yellow est footballer of the 20th cen- increasingly frail with age. Last year he was rushed on Tuesday. plans to celebrate his birthday sent for his fans and himself.” and green number 10 Brazil tury in 2000, alongside Argen- His public appearances to the hospital for kidney “I thank God for giving me quietly – as he does almost “Thank you to Brazil and jersey flitting across the screen tina’s Diego Maradona -- who had become rare even before problems after traveling to the health to make it this far every year, he says, coronavi- all Brazilians. I was always in the era of color TV, many of celebrates his 60th birthday on the pandemic confined him Paris for a promotional ap- lucid. Not very intelligent, but rus pandemic or not. very happy wearing this jersey. those goals were spectacular October 30. at home in Brazil, where Cov- pearance with French star lucid,” he joked. But several tributes are Thank you for all your warm displays of athletic prowess, id-19 has now claimed 155,000 Kylian Mbappe. “I hope when I die God will planned in Brazil, from an ex- wishes for my birthday,” he setting the standard for the HEALTH SCARES lives, the second-highest death In 2014, he was placed in welcome me the same way I’ve hibit in his honor at the Sao wrote on Wednesday on Ins- “jogo bonito,” or “beautiful Born October 23, 1940, toll in the world after the intensive care for dialysis after been welcomed all over the Paulo Football Museum to a tagram, posted with a photo of game,” that would come to de- in the city of Tres Coracoes United States. contracting a severe urinary world because of our beloved mural designed by renowned himself celebrating one of his fine Brazilian football. in southeastern Brazil, Ed- Pele has been in and out infection. football,” he added. Klopp hails spirit as Liverpool show BAYERN BEGIN TITLE they can cope without Van Dijk DEFENCE IN STYLE AFP a big lift for Liverpool, who won AFP Szoboszlai to crash in a bril- AMSTERDAM for the first time in three games PARIS liant equaliser. despite also being without de- A deflected Zlatko Junu- JURGEN Klopp saluted Liv- fender Joel Matip and midfield- BAYERN Munich began their zovic goal put the hosts in erpool’s fighting spirit as the er Thiago Alcantara after the defence of the Champions front, but Vitali Lisakovich Reds proved they can cope brutal Merseyside derby. League title in ominous fash- headed in to earn the Russian without Virgil van Dijk by “I think both teams could ion by crushing Atletico Ma- side a point. grinding out a 1-0 win at Ajax play better football. At mo- drid 4-0 on Wednesday, while in the opening game of their ments it was wild. The pitch was Liverpool and Manchester City DISASTROUS NIGHT FOR REAL Champions League campaign deep and muddy,” Klopp said. also won but Real Madrid suf- Real were 3-0 down at on Wednesday. “Xherdan Shaqiri was lively fered a shock defeat. half-time against Shakhtar Klopp’s side are likely to and Takumi Minamino was un- Madrid, the record 13- at the Alfredo di Stefano sta- be without Van Dijk for the believable. He is like a machine. time European champi- dium and fell short with a rest of the season after the It helps when you can make five ons, went down to a 3-2 second-half fightback to get influential Dutch centre-back substitutions.” home loss against Shakhtar their European campaign off suffered anterior cruciate lig- Praising Fabinho for an Donetsk, showing how far to a disastrous start. ament damage against Ever- acrobatic goalline clearance, Zinedine Zidane’s side are “We lacked a bit of every- ton last weekend. Klopp added: “I didn’t know just now from the standards thing, but above all our confi- Critics have claimed Liver- how it happened in the begin- being set by Bayern. dence, which is the most im- pool will struggle without Van ning. That’s a good example of Two months after scor- portant thing,” said Zidane. Dijk, but Brazilian midfielder how the boys did today.” ing the winner in the final Real are already up Fabinho filled in impressively against Paris Saint-Germain against it in Group B, even if alongside Joe Gomez at the BACKS TO THE WALL in Lisbon, Kingsley Coman put rivals Inter Milan and Borus- heart of the defence. Liverpool’s makeshift de- Bayern ahead against Atletico sia Moenchengladbach can- While Liverpool weren’t at fence was easily carved open in Group A and later scored a celled each other out in a 2-2 their best and rode their luck at early on when Quincy Promes stunning individual effort to draw at San Siro. times, never more so than when advanced down the left and wrap up the victory at an emp- Romelu Lukaku scored Nicolas Tagliafico diverted Sa- found Dusan Tadic, who set up ty Allianz Arena. twice for Inter, opening the dio Mane’s scuffed effort into Ryan Gravenberch for a fierce In between Leon Gore- Bayern Munich’s French forward Kingsley Coman (centre) celebrates scoring the fourth goal with his teamates scoring early in the second his own net in the first half, it strike that flashed just wide. tzka and Corentin Tolisso during the UEFA Champions League Group A match against Atletico Madrid in Munich on Wednesday. (AFP) half and then turning in a late was an encouraging Group D There was another ma- were also on target for the equaliser. opener for Klopp. jor scare as David Neres’ pass German champions, with the tor, but it’s in the past now and win while the result for Atleti- who battled back to draw In between Ramy Bense- There was enough spirit found the unmarked Promes latter’s strike a stunner from we have fresh goals this sea- co equalled their worst defeat 2-2 at Red Bull Salzburg on baini netted a penalty for about the 2019 Champions six yards from goal, but he shot long-range. son,” Coman told Sky Sports. under Diego Simeone. Wednesday. Gladbach and Jonas Hofmann League winners to suggest straight at Adrian to let Liver- “The winning goal in last It was Bayern’s 12th con- Bayern next go to Russia Eder put Lokomotiv ahead scored what he thought was a they will use the Van Dijk pool off the hook. season’s final is a good motiva- secutive Champions League to play Lokomotiv Moscow, in Austria, only for Dominik late winner. blow to fuel their Premier Making the most of that League title defence and Eu- escape, Liverpool took the ropean challenge. lead in bizarre fashion in the “It was not perfect but they 35th minute. Virus-hit Raja’s CAF About 10,000 fans fought brilliantly,” Klopp said. Mane eluded Perr Schuurs “We did not take our chances, as he broke into the Ajax area CL semi-final in England hope Ford ‘back allowed at Chinese which was a shame, and Ajax but when the Senegal forward Cairo postponed had a big one which hit the post. went to shoot, he stubbed his football final “When you’re 1-0 up, these foot into the turf, sending a mis- AFP soon’ as Barbarians await AFP things can happen. But overall cued effort towards Tagliafico, CAIRO SUZHOU I’m happy with the game. who lost his balance and prod- AFP “It was not sunshine foot- ded the ball into his own net un- RAJA’S CAF Champions LONDON ABOUT 10,000 supporters ball but we wanted three points der no pressure. League semi-final second leg could be allowed at each leg of and we got it.” Klopp has been fostering a against Zamalek in Egypt on GEORGE Ford is set to be the Chinese Super League final Van Dijk will need knee siege mentality among his play- Saturday has had to be post- back in England action “pretty next month, a top football of- surgery after being pole-axed ers since the Everton game and poned after eight of the Moroc- soon”, assistant coach John ficial said, as spectators return by Everton keeper Jordan Pick- their backs to the wall spirit was can club’s players tested posi- Mitchell said Thursday. to China’s stadiums despite the ford’s ugly foul and his injury on full display when Fabinho tive for coronavirus. Doubts, however, remain lingering coronavirus threat. came at a time when Liverpool raced back to clear Tadic’s lob Raja, who lost the home leg over whether he will be fit to Football across the world is looked vulnerable after losing off the line with a superb over- 1-0, will now play the second face Italy in the Six Nations at grappling with how to readmit 7-2 at Aston Villa before the in- head kick. leg at Cairo’s International Sta- the end of the month. crowds while preventing infec- ternational break. Van Dijk couldn’t have done dium on November 1, the Con- The fly-half withdrew from tions, with the English Premier Against that backdrop, it better himself, but while Fa- federation of African Football the squad that plays the Bar- League among the high-profile keeping a clean-sheet for just binho was impressing, Ajax still announced on Thursday. barians at Twickenham on competitions still taking place the third time this season was carried a threat. CAF in a statement said Sunday, with what the Rugby behind closed doors. they were notified on Tuesday Football Union said was a The coronavirus emerged about eight Covid-19 cases in “pre-existing Achilles issue”. England’s coach Eddie Jones throws a frisbee as he attends an in China late last year but the the Raja squad and the team’s That left the experienced England rugby training session at the Lensbury Hotel in Teddington, country has successfully cur- subsequent quarantine “until Owen Farrell and Piers Francis London, on Thursday ahead of their match against Barbarians tailed the number of local infec- October 27”. as the only capped stand-offs at Twickenham. (AFP) tions, allowing football fans to “Given this situation CAF available to England coach Ed- begin returning to matches in has agreed to delay the semi- die Jones this weekend. back and in preparation pret- ing in the Premiership final limited numbers. final return leg between Zama- Saturday’s match is a non- ty soon, but it’s important to on Saturday when Wasps were The postponed CSL began lek and Raja until November 1,” cap international but of greater manage these guys so we get given the all-clear following in July without spectators but CAF confirmed. concern is whether Ford will them back at 100 percent. several positive tests for the there were about 3,000 fans The other semi-final second be ready to return for next “We’re aware of the injury coronavirus. on Saturday for a 2-2 draw be- leg between Al Ahly and Wydad weekend’s Six Nations fixture and we’re managing it. At the Mitchell, however, sug- tween title contenders Beijing Casablanca goes ahead - Al Ahly in Italy. moment he’s in a position of gested it may be too soon to Guoan and Shandong Luneng won the first leg 2-0 - with the Mitchell was guarded about rehabbing and reconditioning ask the Bristol contingent to in Suzhou. final maintained for its original the Leicester back’s progress and we’ll take the next step post play this weekend. The title will be decided over date of November 6. but did not rule him out of the getting through that period.” “We’ve got a group here two legs, on November 8 and Raja’s virus outbreak was trip to Rome on October 31. England have added the now three weeks in advance in 12, in Suzhou, near Shanghai. Liverpool’s German coach Jurgen Klopp (centre) celebrates with put down to celebrations this “Fordy has got a slight an- Bristol trio of Kyle Sinckler, terms of high-speed running “Going to the final, I would Liverpool’s English defender Rhys Williams after winning the UEFA month after they became Mo- kle problem that’s obviously Ben Earl and Max Malins to and the way we go about our say... 10,000-ish (fans),” Chi- Champions League Group D match against Ajax Amsterdam at the roccan champions for the first being managed,” said Mitchell. their group after the Bears training and methodology,” nese Football Association sec- Johan Cruijff Arena in Amsterdam on Wednesday. (AFP) time in seven years. “Clearly we expect him were ruled out of participat- the New Zealander said. retary-general Liu Yi told AFP. Sports Friday, October 23, 2020 13 ‘Hermit’ Hamilton eyes F1 race win record in debut race at Portimao e British driver can clinch a record 92nd career win on Sunday at the rst-ever Formula One race in Portugal

DPA Schumacher record. PORTIMAO (PORTUGAL) “So many different things Mercedes’ British driver Lewis in this crazy pandemic can still Hamilton attends the of cial LEWIS Hamilton seeks sole happen so I’ve got to focus on press conference ahead of the possession of the Formula staying healthy and continue Portuguese F1 Grand Prix at the One race win record on Sun- to try to deliver weekends like Algarve international circuit in day in the first-ever grand prix [the last] one,” said the Briton Portimao on Thursday. (AFP) held on the Portuguese track who has won seven of the 11 of Portimao. season races contested so far. And if a flat tyre on one Mercedes staff members Title pursuit of his private cars, posted on have been infected, and Rac- social media on Tuesday, is ing Point driver Lance Stroll is Hamilton all he needs to worry about, revealed a positive test after then the six-time world cham- his departure from the Nuer- pion stands a great chance burgring where he didn’t race. priority, not to earn a 92nd career victory Stroll is the second driver which would put him ahead of to contract the virus, following new deal German great Michael Schu- team-mate Sergio Perez - and a macher. look at football, where the likes AFP Like the Nuerburgring two of Neymar, Cristiano Ronaldo PORTIMAO (PORTUGAL) weeks ago and Mugello last and Zlatan Ibrahimovic have month, plus next week’s race tested positive - shows that su- LEWIS Hamilton is focused on in Imola, the 4.684-kilometres perstars are not immune. winning his seventh drivers’ Algarve International Circuit Mercedes motor sport title and, he said on Thursday, was a late addition to the cal- chief Toto Wolff highlighted does not consider re-signing endar owing to the coronavi- the difficulties the life in bub- with Mercedes to be a priority. rus pandemic, and the Mer- bles and amid a strict health He said he wanted to stay cedes driver Hamilton should protocol brings with it, espe- with the team, but had not yet like his chances. cially for the drivers. agreed to do so and sign a new “He’s done pretty well at “Obviously the drivers deal with team chief Toto Wolff the circuits that were not on are the most restricted of the for “no particular reason”. the original calendar so far whole group, of the whole Wolff, the driving force be- this year - winning at both team,” Wolff said. hind Mercedes’ record run of Mugello and the Nuerburgring Mercedes’ mechanics check the car of British driver Lewis Hamilton at the Algarve International Circuit in Portimao on Thursday ahead of the “Certainly it’s not a great six successive team triumphs, - so will he make it a hat-trick Portuguese Formula One Grand Prix. (AFP) situation for them because is also out of contract this year. at Portimao?” the F1 website you almost need to live like a Hamilton, who is seeking in reference to Hamilton. in Estoril, Porto, Lisbon and and if they manage a one-two second-placed Red Bull fare. Hamilton knows what is hermit and that’s what they to claim a record 92nd career The race in front of an al- Cascais between 1951 and finish imperious Mercedes There is however a big un- at stake and that nothing is are doing. They are at home, victory in Sunday’s Portuguese lowed maximum of 27,500 1996. Hamilton commands the could even wrap up the con- certainty all season for Hamil- achieved yet, neither a 92nd they are not going out for din- Grand Prix, said there were no fans is not the first Portugal championship 69 points ahead structors’ title with five races ton and his team in the form of victory nor a seventh world ti- ners. They are not meeting any problems. GP though as races were held of team-mate Valtteri Bottas, to spare, depending on how the coronavirus. tle which would equal another other people.” Asked if it was a formal- ity that he would remain with Mercedes, he said: “A formal- ity? I don’t know. Probably. “I guess, at some stage, we Tearful Martin wins Vuelta have to sit down and have the Sabalenka back conversation, but it’s not a pri- ority right now -- getting the stage 3 as Roglic keeps lead job done, for me this year, per- from brink to beat sonally, is the priority. That’s AFP what I’m solely focused on SORIA (SPAIN) right now.” Gauff in thriller He added that he was IRELAND’S Dan Martin won a aware of speculation about his thrilling battle for stage three future and said it was a matter honours on the Vuelta a Es- of timing for his negotiations, pana on Thursday, and now but stressed his commitment trails race leader Primoz Ro- to Mercedes was unwavering. glic by just five seconds. “I’ve done it multiple times As a select group jostled now. It’s just when the time is for position atop a steep climb right, we’ll go and get on with veteran Martin put in a con- it. At the end of the day, I’ve certed bid to outsprint Roglic always been committed to this and Richard Carapaz, who was team and completely trans- third on the stage and is also parent.” third overall. He added that he had no “This one’s for the wife,” Team Israel Academy rider Ireland’s Daniel Martin (centre) wins the fear of losing his seat and had said a tearful Martin at the 3rd stage of the 2020 La Vuelta cycling tour of Spain, a 166,1 km not spoken to any other teams. Belorusian Aryna Sabalenka in action against American teenager Coco Gauff in the Ostrava WTA Open hilltop finish. race from Lodosa to La Laguna Negra - Vinuesa on Thursday. (AFP) “We have achieved quite on Thursday. (PIC: WTA) “It’s my first win since I a lot together and it’s quite joined the new team too,” said Froome fell off the pace on the -French climb specialist remarkable what we’ve done AFP old go 5-2 up in the decider. balenka, who will face Spanish the Israel Start Up Nation cap- final 8km climb around half- Thibaut Pinot has pulled out together over these years and PRAGUE A racquet-smashing in- qualifier Sara Sorribes Tormo tain who will be joined next way up and is already some 30 of the Vuelta after inflaming a we are still not done,” he said. terlude helped her regain her in the quarter-finals. season by Chris Froome. minutes adrift on the 18 stage sore back he picked up during “I haven’t made any deci- ARYNA Sabalenka came back composure. Gauff regretted her lack of “I’ve come so close to win- Vuelta. the Tour de France. sions, but I do want to stay. from 2-5 down in the third set Sabalenka drew level patience in the decisive phase ning this year. I just really There was little wind as the “After a respite from the Normally, when we sit down, to defeat American teenager against the suddenly nervous of the match but said she was wanted to win a stage for this race went through the Rioja back pain that had handi- it’s been three-year periods, Coco Gauff and reach the Os- Gauff and then dominated the proud of her performance. team because they’ve been so wine region before traversing capped Thibaut following his but of course we are in a dif- trava WTA quarter-finals on third-set tiebreak in style, end- “I think I need to play a good to me. a vast, bleak almost treeless fall in Nice, it has again greatly ferent time. Thursday. ing the match with an ace. little bit smarter on pressure “The sponsors have sup- plateau. hampered him during the first “Do I want to continue for The big-hitting Sabalenka, “After 5-2 in the third set I points,” said Gauff. ported us all through Covid. The 166km run form Loso- and second stages of the Vuel- three years is also a question. the world number 12, took two didn’t care at all about the re- “Sometimes when I get to Sylvan Adams and Ron Baron sa to Laguna Negra may have ta,” his team said. There are many, many ques- hours and 13 minutes to beat sult,” said Sabalenka, who had the end I try to rush out at the the owners, there were no sal- been a sign of things to come Matej Mohoric of Bahrain- tions still to be answered.” 55th-ranked Gauff 1-6, 7-5, lost another three-set thriller point when instead I should ary cuts or anything like that,” weatherwise as riders all wore McLaren also pulled out after He added: “If you look 7-6 (7/2). to Gauff at Lexington in Au- just put the ball in the court said Martin, who won a Vuelta jackets in the run through pine an accident. short-term, you could say The third-seeded Bela- gust. and make my opponent play.” stage nine years ago. forests and misty rain ahead of The Vuelta’s struggle there’s going to be companies rusian got off to a slow start “I just kept saying to my- Later on Thursday, the Martin led the team at the the final climb. against Covid-19 took a new that are going out (of busi- against the patient Gauff who self, focus on this point, focus tournament’s second seed Tour de France but due to a Colombia’s Esteban turn Thursday as Sunday’s ness) during this time. Mer- had few problems taking the on this ball, and I kept saying Karolina Pliskova crashed out fall was unable to challenge Chaves dropped from fourth foray into France and a sum- cedes, I would say, are on the first set. that until the end and it helped at the hands of Russian quali- there. overnight to eighth 1min 29sec mit finish atop the legendary climb back. Sabalenka won the sec- me to be in the moment and fier Veronika Kudermetova in The newly formed Israeli down after a puncture with Tourmalet climb in the Pyre- “I would say they’re now ond 7-5 after breaking Gauff’s not care about anything else.” three sets. team recently won a stage on just a couple of kilometres to nees was cut from the race due in a much better place. Eve- serve for the first time, but “She’s a great player, she’s The 47th-ranked Kuder- the Giro d’Italia with Eng- race. to the French curfew. ryone’s had a big hit this year, then she started piling up the moving really well and it was metova edged the Czech world land’s Alex Dowsett on stage 8. - Vuelta loses French “Whatever happens we’ll but if you look at the future I errors again to see the 16-year- really tough for me,” added Sa- number six 4-6, 6-4, 6-3. Two-time Vuelta winner mountain and French ace try and provide a great stage think the future’s bright.” Archer claims Warner for sixth time, but Hyderabad win IPL clash

AFP He managed to hit one Archer quickly claimed ian teammate Steve Smith DUBAI four in the opening over be- Jonny Bairstow too and Hy- has only three games to go fore being brilliantly caught derabad seemed in trouble at and knows he needs a miracle ENGLAND’S Jofra Archer by England all-rounder Ben 16-2 in the third over as they turnround now to progress. claimed David Warner’s wick- Stokes in the slips off Archer. chased Rajasthan’s 154-6. But Smith won the toss and et for the sixth time this year Warner walked off cursing. Manish Pandey (83) and Vijay chose to bat but Rajasthan on Thursday but the Austral- “I was frustrated. You try Shankar (52) put on an unbeat- again failed to fire. Stokes ian still came out on top when hard to get through the first en 140 for the third wicket to opened and hit 30 off 32 balls, his Sunrisers Hyderabad beat over, but with someone bowl- seal an eight-wicket win. and wicketkeeper Sanju Sam- Rajasthan Royals in the Indian ing at 150kph, you can’t do Victory put Hyderabad son made 36 off 26 balls. But Premier League. that much,” Warner said smil- into fifth – two points behind Rajasthan’s 154-6 off 20 overs Warner, who lost his ing after the game. Kolkata Knight Riders – and never seemed enough. wicket four times to Archer “You try to hit the ball with still with a hope of one of the Scores: Sunrisers Hyderabad in Australia’s summer tour of the middle of the bat or you four playoff places with four 156 for 2 (Pandey 83*, Shankar England and again in the IPL send it to third man. In my games to play. 52*, Archer 2-21) beat Ra- two weeks ago, lasted just four case I got caught,” he added, Rajasthan dropped to jasthan Royals 154 for 6 balls this time against the fiery acknowledging that Archer is seventh with a mathematical (Samson 36, Stokes 30, Holder fast bowler. “world class”. chance but Warner’s Austral- 3-33) by eight wickets. England’s Jofra Archa rejoices dismissing Australian David Warner in the IPL match in Dubai on Thursday. 14 Friday, October 23, 2020 The Last Word

PRIME MINISTER VISITS S’HAIL 2020 EXHIBITION AT KATARA

Prime Minister and Minister of Interior HE Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani on Thursday visited the International Hunting and Falcons Exhibition (S’hail 2020), being held at Al Hikma Square at Cultural Village Foundation (Katara). The prime minister toured the exhibition pavilions, where he was briefed on the weapons, hunting supplies, excursions and shooting sports presented by specialised local, Arab and international companies. The PM was also briefed on activities and artworks related to hunting sport. (QNA) Unique antelope-horn sunglasses, modi ed automobiles among many attractions at S’hail VINAY NAYUDU DOHA

S’HAIL, the Katara Interna- tional Hunting and Falcons Exhibition, is distinguished offering a blend of heritage and authenticity, as well as art and creativity. The largest in the region, it is now achieving the unique- ness of attracting the very best in the business of hunting and falconry products. Among the various and many such traders who make sure to be a part of S’hail is ‘lu- netier’ or optic artist Yann Gou- bet from France. He is the only one in the world to produce handmade topline sunglasses using single piece frame of natural antelope horn. The sunglasses radiate natural colour in shades of the polished horn. They are all The blue sheep (antelope) horn from Nepal which is used for making exclusively custom-made spe- sunglass frames cific to a user’s head and face specifications. Germany,” he explains. forts even for the falcon like an Little wonder then that Once the frame is cut from airplane cabin. many visitors to the exhibi- the horn, the circular cut piec- Dr. Muhammad bin Abdul tion are checking out his prod- es also do not go waste. Gou- Latif Al Misnad, Deputy Chair- ucts. Also, the Qatar clientale bet used those to make fine man of the Organizing Com- and their taste has left Goubet cuff-links which also are dis- mittee of ‘S’hail’ praised the equally overwhelmed. played at S’hail. official visits of HH the Amir “I have received a very The fourth edition of S’hail, and their Excellencies the good response here, they seem established in 2017, has many Ministers and Ambassadors, to love my work,” said Goubet. such gems on offer. A col- indicating that these visits “I have sold a lot of these in Cuf inks made of antelope horn. league of Goubet who makes confirm S’hail’s heritage and France and Europe, in the US falcon portraits has been kept cultural status. and Canada, and in South Af- from the ‘blue sheep’ in Ne- takes about 50 to 100 hours to equally busy and informed He said: “The fourth edi- The sunglasses re ecting natural shades of colour rica. But this is the first time pal and which is supplied to produce one piece of sunglass that he has already sold half a tion of the exhibition is distin- that I have showcased my all countries in the world. It by hand. dozen fresh paintings. guished by its attraction of the the highest compared to other The five-day long S’hail products at S’hail in Qatar.” comes from hunted animals. “These are custom-made Among other attractions best international companies. similar exhibitions.” will open at 2pm on Friday, On what all makes his “To make the sunglasses, I specific to the user’s face and at the exhibition is a modified S’hail has become an important Visitors are also being of- on Saturday from 9am to 2pm, product a stand out, Goubet cut the horn, put it in hot oil, measured to their head size. automobile termed ‘car of the tributary of the economy. It’s a fered discounts on Qatar Air- and from 4pm till 11pm. says it is the use of the natural compress it and polish. It is all My customers can choose the seas’ with complete conversion source of income for many in- ways tickets, special offers on S’hail is being held with horn, chosen materials and a done by me alone in my work- type of horn being used, the from being a Land Cruiser. dividuals and companies, and hotels and hotel apartments, strict health and safety pre- lot of hard work. shop in France. All my sun- design and colour. The glass There is also a hunting it benefits the local economy on limousines and safari ad- cautionary measures against “I use horn from antelopes glasses are unique pieces. It used is from Zeiss or Laker, caravan with luxurious com- given the sales volume which is venture trips. the coronavirus in place. QF’s Education City Speaker Series focuses on Call for increased investment in regenerative development & sustainable future education to prevent disasters TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK generation faces devastating impact. 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