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THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 2021 / MUHARRAM 4, 1443 AH emergency number 112 NO. 17761 16 PAGES 150 FILS Young Kuwaiti girl fights COVID Delta

Teen tells all ‘take care of yourselves’

KUWAIT CITY, Aug 11, (KUNA): Fourteen-year-old Ayat Al-Ma’atouq, one of she was transferred to the Jaber Hospital. the youngest Covid-19 patients in Kuwait, after a long suffering in an intensive care In childlike narrative, Ayat says seeing herself in the intensive care unit was like unit of the Jaber Hospital has recovered from the virus with determination to live a dream. “I thought that I had traveled to India with my father because he had prom- and spirit of defiance. This teen has overcome the nightmare after her infection with ised to take me there and I think at that time I was not fully conscious. a smile, innocence and life full of love. “Everything was like living a dream,” she says, “the pain of the devices con- Her childish advice to everyone is “take care of yourselves.” It was not easy for nected to my body and the tube that was in my mouth I suffered a lot … severe this child. She is expected to be discharged from the hospital soon and from her shortness of breath and the inability to chew food and inability to even drink water.” hospital bed she dispelled the fears with a charming smile as family members and After she was transferred to Jaber Hospital, she said, she received a lot attention medical staff looked on. and “it had a great impact on me as my health and my psychological well-being The ugliness of this disease is that it does not differentiate between the young and began to improve.” the elderly. When the virus was first detected in Kuwait, a baby girl was infected. Ayat thanks all the medical and nursing staff who have been very kind to her and Ayat told KUNA that she was infected with the Delta variant of the coronavirus helped her survive the ordeal. at the end of last June and she has a bitter memory of the suffering and her journey For his part, the head of the intensive care department at Al-Razi Hospital and su- towards recovery. She said during her stay in the hospital she was touched by the pervising her condition, Dr Hussein Al-Majadi, said that Ayat suffered from diabetes sound of babies crying. She also remembers a child crying after his parent suc- and her infection with the virus was severe. Her health began to deteriorate and respi- cumbed to the virus. ratory problems appeared quickly because of her young age, and certainly the psycho- Filled with emotion she says most of the time fear dominated her and that every- logical factor had a role in the setback of her health. For children, in addition to their thing that she looked at appeared black and gloomy. feeling of physical fatigue, the psychological factor causes them fear and anxiety. KUNA photo After a few days at the Al-Sabah Hospital, she says, she was transferred to inten- Fourteen-year-old Ayat Al-Ma’atouq with her father Youssef Al-Ma’atouq. sive care unit of Al-Razi Hospital and that her real journey of treatment began when Continued on Page 3 Opinion MP PROPOSAL TACKLES PARKING Has Kuwait become a factory of failure? Call to halve PCR test fee Is work safe? By Ahmed Al-Jarallah Editor-in-Chief, the Arab Times TODAY, Kuwaitis are convinced more than ever that their cur- By Saeed Mahmoud Saleh rent government works only under popular or parliamentary pres- Arab Times Staff sure. This is a very sad matter, given that the role of the executive authority is to develop solutions to any problem that emerges or KUWAIT CITY, Aug might emerge. 11: MP Muhammad Unfortunately, since the beginning of the COVID-19 pan- Al-Hewaila has sub- demic, we have seen a lot of confusion that continues to mani- fest itself in various forms. It seems only the Almighty, and then mitted a proposal to the brains of the government, know when we will step on safe reduce the PCR test fee grounds out of the lobby where the unrealistic government deci- from KD 20 to KD 10. sions have led us. He disclosed the objective of It is paradoxical that a call from a former MP against an adver- the proposal is to alleviate the tisement on a belly dancing course could shake the pillars of the suffering of citizens and expa- Ministry of Commerce and Industry, which immediately moved triates who intend to travel, af- to close the club that released such an advertisement. Of course, firming that his proposal is in this cannot be done without the knowledge of the Prime Minister. accordance with the Constitution On the other hand, torturing Kuwaitis abroad and preventing which guarantees free health care them from entering their country, which is a constitutional taboo, and prevention services for citi- did not shake a single hair on the heads of offi cials. This is be- zens. cause the Minister of Health and the COVID-19 emergency com- In the meantime, MP Farz mittee decided not to annoy the owners of companies that import Al-Daihani forwarded queries certain vaccines imposed on us. to Minister of Commerce and Of course, with them are the admins of the apps being used Industry Abdullah Essa Al- which the committee decided not to allow the return of those who Salman about the legal basis of the decision on the resumption of were not vaccinated with any of those vaccines. KUNA photo Even those who were vaccinated abroad with the vaccines that The Kuwaiti firefighters participating to bring under control the fires in Turkey. regular working hours, 100 per- cent employees’ attendance, and are recognized in Kuwait are subjected to the worst indirect hu- implementation of the fingerprint miliation through their long and bitter wait of about a month or Kuwaiti team frontlines Turkey fi res attendance system. two for their vaccination certifi cates to be approved through the He requested for a copy of the “My Immunity” app. The Kuwaiti firefighting team, with all its equipment, contin- The Kuwaiti efforts were greatly welcomed by the Turk- study used as basis to issue such On the other hand, in other Gulf countries such as Saudi Ara- a decision, if any. He asked if it bia, the UAE and Bahrain, such certifi cates get approved imme- ues to participate in controlling the current situation in the ish government and people, praising the efficiency of the areas affected by forest fires in Turkey. Kuwaiti team’s performance and Kuwait’s standing by Tur- is dangerous to use fingerprint diately, and are accepted at their airports in printed form without The general coordinator of the team, Lt. Col. Abdullah key under the leadership of His Highness the Amir Sheikh devices and if these devices con- any complications. Al-Saleem said in a statement to KUNA that the Kuwaiti Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, and his lofty direc- tribute to increasing the number As for the “Kuwait Mosafer” app, it is still the biggest unre- firefighting team is in the state of Mugla and is currently co- tives. of COVID-19 cases. If yes, he solved obstacle, while its counterpart “Shlonak” app is more mis- ordinating with the Turkish Crisis and Emergency Depart- Some 45 Kuwaiti firefighters arrived in Tukey to join wants to know the rationale be- erable than the rest. ment to distribute tasks to help put out the fires. efforts to put out massive wildfires raging in coastal hind the abovementioned deci- In fact, these are small headlines for larger issues such as the He added that the Kuwaiti team will help the Turkish side towns. to put out the fires that have been burning for days and to At least eight people have been killed since fires started sion. If no, why did the authori- intended expulsion of entrepreneurs and owners of small and me- secure the residents of the areas there. in southern and southwestern Turkey on July 28. (KUNA) ties stopped the use of fingerprint dium enterprises, who were exhausted by the pandemic, and did devices at the beginning of the not fi nd a savior to rescue them. The government tells us every crisis? day that it needs someone to help it, something that renders en- He also inquired if the space in trepreneurs to take their projects to Saudi Arabia, the Emirates, public institutions is big enough Eastern European countries, and other destinations that provide Other Voices Newswatch to maintain social distancing them with the highest levels of investment security. upon resumption of the 100 per- Nonetheless, in our country, a former MP’s call can shut down cent attendance of employees, KUWAIT CITY: His Highness the Amir plan on the implementation of a project, the latest being the closure of the women’s health club, Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber while the Minister of Commerce and Industry did not bother to Your customs and traditions Al-Sabah received, at Bayan Palace health regulations including the investigate the matter, or look at what is broadcasted on televi- Wednesday, a letter from King Salman frequent sterilization of finger- sion about dancing in movies. Bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia. print devices, and steps that will Indeed, this makes us wonder how deep is the crisis in Kuwait, remind us of the ‘about-turn’ According to an Amiri Diwan state- be taken in case one or more em- which recorded the highest budget defi cit due to the absence of ment, His Highness the Amir was handed ployees gets infected with coro- plans to revive the economy. The executive authority’s reluctance the letter by Saudi Ambassador to the navirus. By Ali Ahmed Al-Baghli because of some of those who won votes country Prince Sultan Bin Saad Bin towards profi teers has reached a level where money is what rules, in the notorious elections held on De- MPs Osama Al-Shaheen, Ab- Former Minister of Oil Khaled Al-Saud. It included an invita- dulaziz Al-Saqaabi and Hamad and this makes them commit transgressions just to gather wealth. cember 5, as well as those who preceded tion to His Highness from the Saudi mon- Of course, there are many issues that aggravate the economic THE uproar caused by one of the cham- them and were entrenched with cheap Al-Matar submitted a proposal arch to visit the Kingdom. to establish a company that will decline such as closing the country and setting unreasonable con- pions of the “Musical Chairs” Assembly slogans about our customs and traditions. The letter also dealt with deep-seated ditions for issuing entry visas, as though the visitor will be enter- over a women’s health club’s announce- These are customs and traditions that we ties between the two countries and peo- manage public parking areas lo- cated in State properties. ing the Garden of Eden, and must have fulfi lled all the conditions ment of a course on belly dancing for had witnessed before being plagued by ples, as well as means of further boosting women, and the subsequent submissive- the fundamentalists of this country and such ties in all fi elds. The company will be estab- of faith. ness and concession of the rational gov- their likes who took over its joints, even His Highness the Amir then received lished according to the Partner- It is customary in all countries of the world for the Prime Min- ernment, represented by the Ministry of though Kuwait was once the capital of His Highness Sheikh Nasser Al-Mo- ship Enterprises Law, so the ister or any minister to resign when he or she fails to properly Commerce and Gulf art, culture and arts. hammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. (KUNA) shares of the company will be execute required duties. However, in Kuwait, the authority holds Industry, was a A friend said he used to visit a broth- ❑ ❑ ❑ offered for public subscription to on to such a person and even honors this kind with more respon- shameful thing to erly Gulf country on weekends where he citizens. take place, consid- was amazed at the level of openness and KUWAIT CITY: Minister of Education Dr sibilities. Indeed, it is as if Kuwait has become a factory for pro- Ali Al-Mudhaf announced on Wednesday The company will also pro- ducing failures. ering that we are in civilized manifestations in public places vide parking areas for enterprises the second decade such as swimming pools, beaches, restau- the new scholastic year (2021-2022) would Email: [email protected] of the twenty-first kick start for all teaching levels as of Oct 3. owned by young citizens; specify rants and rest houses where mixed parties Speaking at a news conference after a century. were being held. One cannot find a place the rules and technical criteria Follow me on: Cabinet session, Minister of Education in this regard; shoulder the cost In the 1950s, there unless he books a few days earlier. Dr Ali Fahad Al-Mudhaf stated that 1960s and 1970s, Such places are largely attended by of preparing, maintaining and according to regulatory measures with cleaning the parking areas; open we used to watch young men and women from all walks respect of opening schools in light of the [email protected] on Kuwait TV of life. They do so calmly, politely, with coronavirus pandemic, teaching and ad- facilities to provide certain ser- channels – first on high morals, and without any fuss or ministrative personnel in kindergartens, at vices like car wash, car repair black and white Al-Baghli battles, as is happening in our beloved elementary and intermediate levels would and installation of car acces- screens and later country recently where there are verbal begin work as of Sept 19. sories; specify the free parking on color screens, women dancing to the and physical attacks, which even extend Those working for high school classes period; and impose fees on those rhythm of folklore songs. We saw the to murder, being carried out by young will begin work from Sept 26, the minis- who will violate the specified pe- Day by Day queens of belly dancing among our Egyp- people in cold blood because of the drugs ter added. (KUNA) riod. The collected fees will be tian sisters in the cinemas of Al Sharqiya, they take that are prohibited in all coun- ❑ ❑ ❑ handed over to the State treasury. Hawalli, Al Hamra and Al Firdaus. We tries of the world but are being traded by OH our government! Minister of reational activities are forbidden, KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait Gulf Oil Com- MP Osama Al-Shaheen asked enjoyed their fine art, and we still watch the Kuwaiti youth with ease. Minister of Finance and Min- Commerce, do you know that such as belly dance – of course these dances on all Arab and foreign tele- We see and hear every day about the pany (KGOC) announced on Wednesday there are young people and en- for women – because you admin- vision channels except Kuwait TV. misfortunes taking place in our beloved start of operating the fi rst pipeline from ister of State for Economic trepreneurs who left the country istratively closed the club immedi- What customs and traditions are the peaceful country due to the unjustified Al-Khafji joint zone to Kuwait. and Investment Affairs Khalifa for Saudi Arabia, the United Arab ately without valid legal reasons. Light gas is transported via the pipe- Hamada about the information Emirates and other Gulf states It looks like there are people out fundamentalists of this country referring closure and restrictions on young people line, of a 24 million cubic feet capacity, to to when a woman dances at a wedding in in their gatherings, and preventing them he obtained that an Emirati-Zion- to escape the complicated pro- there who deliberately push the networks of Kuwait Oil Company. ist alliance now owns Bahrain’s cedures which you ‘invent’ every country down the drain – from an the presence of other women, or for her from their innocent recreational activities KGOC said in a statement that oper- day? economic point of view. So where husband, or at a party with her female under the pretext of customs and tradi- ating the pipeline would boost optimum BFC Group Holdings and its sub- Travel and entry are restricted will the good come from? friends? tions. use of the petroleum resources in the joint sidiaries including Kuwait Bah- or rather non-existent; no visas … Yet, tomorrow is just another All brotherly and friendly countries Continued on Page 3 zone between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia rain Exchange that is licensed issued, clubs are not allowed to day. have abandoned those customs and tra- and meet local needs for gas particularly by the Central Bank of Kuwait function and even sports and rec- Zahed Matar ditions that we have been plagued with [email protected] at peak consumption times. (KUNA) (CBK). ARAB TIMES, THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 2021 2

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Agility sprints 16 fi ls, Humansoft Holding slips Kuwait stock market extends gains in volatile session By John Mathews Arab Times Staff ▲ UUS$/KDS$/KD 0.30090/100.30090/10 KUWAIT CITY, Aug 11: Kuwait stocks plodded higher on ▲ Euro/KD 0.3532 Wednesday extending the gains to third straight session. The All Shares Index climbed 15.27 points in volatile session to ■ Yen/KD 0.0027 6611.84 pts helped mostly by mid-caps even as the blue chips closed mixed. ▲ British £/KD 0.4172 The Premier Market rose 8.27 points to 7198.17 pts while Main Market sprinted 32.18 points. The BK Main 50 scaled ■ Indian Rs/KD 0.0040 30.30 points to close at 5761.61 pts. The volume turnover meanwhile saw a small rebound following the two-day drop. ▼ Philippines Peso/KD 0.0059 Over 326 million shares changed hands – down 16 pct from the day before. The sectors closed mixed. Insurance outshone the rest ▲ FTSE +53.36 pts at 18:50 Aug 11 with 1.51 percent gain whereas technology sector shed 0.97 pct, the biggest loser of the day. Volume wise, Financial Ser- vices topped the volume with 18.8 million and the sector ▲ Nikkei +182.36 pts at closing Aug 11 also was ahead in value with KD 150 million. In the individual shares, sector bellwether National Bank ▲ Gold $1,734.05 per oz (London) of Kuwait rose 2 fi ls to 890 fi ls on back of 2.8 million shares and Gulf Bank gave up 3 fi ls after pushing 9.9 million shares. Boubyan Bank scaled 7 fi ls extending Tuesday’s ▼ NYMEX crude $67.84 per barrel gains whereas KIPCO slipped 5 fi ls to 156 fi ls. Mabanee Co was down 4 fi ls at 740 fi ls and Humansoft ▼ Brent crude $70.13 per barrel Holding shed 10 fi ls. Boursa Kuwait Securities Co slid 14 fi ls to KD 1.735. LIBOR rate 0.12275% Zain fell 2 fi ls to 590 fi ls after pushing over 1 million shares whereas Ooredoo stood pat at 630 fi ls. stc eased 1 fi l to 859 fi ls whereas logistics major Agility sprinted 16 fi ls Burgan Bank too did not budge from its earlier close of 226 to 996 fi ls on back of 4.95 million shares taking the year-to- fi ls. Kuwait International Bank eased 1 fi l to 224 fi ls and date gains to 320 fi ls. Mezzan Holding slipped 5 fi ls to 613 Warba Bank added 2 fi ls. Ahli United Bank BSC rose 3 fi ls Photo by Mahmoud Jadeed fi ls whereas NAPESCO climbed 9 fi ls to 860 fi ls. to 257 fi ls with heavy trading whereas Al Ahli Bank dialed The Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Al-Seyassah and the Arab Times newspapers, Suleiman Al-Jarallah, is presented a National Industries Group was unchanged at 234 fi ls after up 2 fi ls. Ahli United Bank Kuwait inched 1 fi l into green. copy of the fi rst issue of his book ‘Kuwait Summits’. moving 6.6 million shares whereas Gulf Cable was down 5 Kuwait Investment Co climbed 10 fi ls to 266 fi ls and In- fi ls at 753 fi ls. Boubyan Petrochemical Co rose 3 fi ls to 840 ternational Financial Advisors took in 1 fi l. KMEFIC gained Deputy Chief Editor presented ‘Kuwait Summits’ fi ls and Al Qurain Petrochemical Co erased 3 fi ls before set- 10 fi ls and Arzan Financial Group added 2 fi ls. Noor Finan- tling at 365 fi ls. cial Investment rose 3 fi ls to 240 fi ls whereas Tamdeen In- The Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Al- nalist and writer Fawzi Owais, who the Kuwaiti press, Ahmad Al-Jaral- Jazeera Airways tripped 1 fi l to close at 749 fi ls whereas vestment gave up 4 fi ls. Seyassah and Arab Times newspa- presented him with a copy of his fi rst lah, Mohammad Al-Sanousi, Waleed ALAFCO added 3 fi ls. United Projects Co gave up 5 fi ls and Kuwait Cement Co slipped 5 fi ls to 235 fi ls whereas Ku- pers, the Administrative and Finan- issue of his book ‘Kuwait Summits’. Al-Jassem and Yousef Al-Marzouq, Integrated Holding fell 2 fi ls to 368 fi ls. Aznour inched 1 fi l wait Portland Cement stood pat at 879 fi ls. Metal and Re- cial Director, Suleiman Al-Jarallah, The book includes biographies of with whom he worked in the press in- into red. cycling Co and ACICO Industries stood pat at 118 fi ls and received in his offi ce at Dar Al- 14 Kuwaiti personalities and other stitutions they led, namely Al-Seyas- The market opened fi rm and edged lower in early trade. 127 fi ls respectively whereas HEISCO skidded 17 fi ls to 460 Seyassah on Wednesday, the jour- four personalities namely: Dean of sah, Al-Anba’a, Al-Watan and Al-Rai. The main index plumbed the day’s lowest level of 6590 fi ls. Shuaiba Industrial dialed up 2 fi ls and NICBM was up points and headed north amid fresh buying in some of the 4 fi ls at 199 fi ls. counters. It drifted sideways thereafter and revved up in the Kuwait and Gulf Links Transport Co ticked 0.4 fi l higher 15 govt agencies to launch services in Sahel app fi nal minutes to close with modest gains. to 52.2 fi ls whereas KCPC and Automated Systems Co di- Top gainer of the day, Kuwait Reinsurance Co sprinted aled down 1 fi l each. Educational Holding fell 5 fi ls to 678 KUWAIT CITY, Aug 11: There are The services in the app will in- for Social Security, Public Author- 9.5 percent to 31 fi ls and KAMCO scaled 7.26 pct to stand fi ls and OSOS Holding Group added 2.4 fi ls. Kuwait Hotels expectations that 15 government clude those of the Public Authority ity for the Disabled Affairs, the next. Kuwait Financial Centre ( Markaz) skidded 6.15 per- Co trimmed 2.9 fi ls whereas Sultan Centre added 3 fi ls on agencies will announce the launch of Civil Information, the Ministry of Public Authority for Minors Af- cent, the steepest decliner of the day and Mazaya Holding back of 2.4 million shares. Arabi Holding clipped 2 fi ls. of their services in the “Sahel” app Interior, the Ministry of Justice, the fairs, and the Public Authority for topped the volume with 41.6 million shares. Burgan Company For Well Drilling Co gave up 3 fi ls during the fi rst stage after complet- Ministry of Electricity and Water, Information Technology, and the Despite the day’s gains, the losers outnumbered the win- and Combined Group Contracting Co fell 2 fi ls to 334 fi ls. ners. 48 stocks advanced whereas 63 closed lower. Of the Mashaer Holding tripped 1 fi l and PAPCO eased 1.8 fi ls ing the procedures for appointing the Ministry of Commerce and In- connection of their own automated 137 counters active on Wednesday, 26 closed fl at. 12,670 to 50 fi ls with thin trading. Inovest BSC dialed down 2 fi ls employees to receive comments and dustry, the Ministry of Communica- systems. deals worth KD 58 million were transacted during the ses- whereas IFA Hotels and Resorts edged 0.9 fi l up to 43.4 fi ls. complaints and linking relevant au- tions, the Ministry of Public Works, The State Ministry for Communi- sion. The market has been upbeat so far during the week, gain- thorities to the application based on Civil Service, Kuwait Credit Bank, cations and Information Technology In the banking sector, Kuwait Finance House was un- ing 45 points in last two sessions. It has scaled 30 points the recommendation of the Council the Public Authority for Housing had recently announced job oppor- changed at 788 fi ls after pushing over 5 million shares and from start of the month and is up 1040 points year-to-date. of Ministers during its meeting held Welfare, the Public Authority for tunities in the call center for the ap- on July 26, reports Al-Qabas daily. Manpower, the Public Institution plication. Criminals, violators of law in Jleeb ‘face deportation’ Demand raises domestics hiring rates

KUWAIT CITY, Aug 11: The joint ministerial committee tasked to follow up the situ- ation in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh called for administrative de- portation of expatriates resid- ing in the area once proven that they have violated the laws and regulations imple- mented in government agen- cies, reports Al-Qabas daily quoting a reliable source. According to the source; the committee’s tasks include listing all violations, proposing appropriate solutions, and laying down a mech- anism to limit these violations. The source disclosed that during its meeting on July 27, 2021; the com- KUNA photo mittee discussed the obstacles they are Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah in talks with the Canadian Am- facing, most notably the need to imple- bassador to Kuwait Louis Pierre Emond. ment the administrative deportation of expatriates proven to have committed violations. The source said this will FM receives Canadian envoy contribute signifi cantly and effec- tively to ongoing efforts to eliminate Minister of Foreign Affairs and on occasion of ending his tenure. negative phenomena such as random Minister of State for Cabinet Af- During the meeting, the Kuwaiti markets, street vendors, and individu- fairs Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Nasser Al- Minister praised the Ambassador’s als engaged in commercial activities Mohammad Al-Sabah received on efforts and contributions to bolster without a license. Wednesday the Canadian Ambas- brotherly bonds between the two Meanwhile , the demand for Filipino sador to Kuwait Louis Pierre Emond countries. (KUNA) domestic workers in Kuwait is on the rise and this has led to the signifi cant increase in costs, reports Al-Rai daily. ‘Failure of brakes led to collision’ Sources told the daily the cost of recruiting a Philippines female do- KUWAIT CITY, Aug 11: The Kuwaiti found in the brakes that led to the col- mestic worker ranges between 1,400 Embassy in Turkey is closely coordi- lision,” sources disclosed. and 1,600 dinars, including 890 for the nating with the Turkish authorities re- Sources confi rmed that this kind of offi ce and the remainder is the cost of garding investigations into an accident defect makes the car rental company re- institutional quarantine, PCR tests and involving a Kuwaiti whose car collided sponsible for the accident and it is feared the ticket. with eight vehicles; which led to the that the car will be repaired before the The sources emphasized these costs death of one person while the citizen was investigations are completed. This is be- are to be borne by the sponsor. If the detained, reports Al-Qabas daily quoting ing followed up as it will lead to burying sponsor wants to bring the worker di- sources from the diplomatic sector. the truth, instead of holding the company rectly without the help of the maids re- Sources told the daily that the con- accountable, sources added. cruiting offi ce and if the employer has sulate in Istanbul spares no effort since Sources said efforts are being ex- the copy to employee’s passport, the the fi rst day and that the investigation erted to determine the circumstances cost will be 890 dinars only, including has not been completed. “We are veri- leading to the accident; asserting there all expenses, but in that case there will fying the allegation that the car the Ku- is no truth in the allegation that the be no guarantee for the worker in the waiti was driving was removed from embassy, represented by the consulate, event of her escaping from the spon- confi scation. A technical defect was did not follow up the case. sor’s home or refusing to work. The sources expected these numbers to rise due to the imposition of a total were not allowed to board the plane. procedures and rules for the gradual ban in Manila from August 5 to 20, and ❑ ❑ ❑ resumption of full working hours in the high cost of labor agencies in the government agencies. Philippines. Undersecretary of the Ministry of The circular affi rmed the cancella- According to the sources, the re- Social Affairs Abdulaziz Shuaib re- tion of all exemptions related to work sumption of recruitment began in May cently issued an administrative circu- hours and attendance, indicating an and continued in June, July, and Au- lar regarding the resumption of regular employee’s absence should be in ac- gust and that so far many are scheduled working hours on Sunday, reports Al- cordance with the law. It stipulated the to arrive next September. Qabas daily. cancellation of fl exible working hours The sources stated about 7 per- The daily obtained a copy of the and reshuffl e, as well as the 100 per- cent of domestic workers came tested circular; which also states the need cent resumption of working hours and positive before coming to Kuwait, and to update the guidelines on policies, employees’ attendance. ARAB TIMES, THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 2021 LOCAL 3 diwaniya A DIGEST OF PUBLIC OPINION The lazy construction companies and ... troubleshooter Diwan “OVER the years, we have become accustomed to learn even without asking the Amiri Diwan to accomplish and commission the Jaber Al-Ahmed Cultural Al-Anba daily. about the good project, that was accomplished by the Amiri Diwan, because the Center, although it had proved its effi ciency in terms of quality implementation “The recommendations presented in many studies indicated the importance delay in terms of implementing most state projects became a dominant feature, and well management to the satisfaction of the Kuwaitis to see the projects of psychological rehabilitation programs to address the psychological repercus- to such an extent the Amiri Diwan had to intervene and accomplish the delayed seeing the light of day instead of the fi les collecting dust in the drawers of the sions of the pandemic, especially since the suffering of a child and adolescent projects, but is it actually role of the Amiri Diwan?” columnist Asrar Jawhar development plans. who lost a parent or friend in this pandemic causes wounds which are diffi cult Hayat wrote for Al-Qabas daily. “It looks like the relevant authorities are lazy or they want to tell us that the to cure and this could affect their future. “Unfortunately, we have fi ve-year developmental Amiri Diwan will rescue them from the whirlpool of delay.” “The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) estimates that restrictions on plans in addition to annual plans, but as I say it is un- Also: public life do not only threaten the educational success of young people but also fortunate that when a government authority undertakes have far-reaching consequences for their overall well-being and development. to carry out any project in terms of completion within “Lebanon, recently mourned the anniversary of the explosion in the Beirut “These days, the Ministry of Education is preparing for the new school year the time-frame, it remains only ink on paper because Port which happened on August 4, 2020, which was no less than what happened and making plans about classroom capacity and precautionary measures. I be- none such projects are known to have been completed a bomb was dropped on Hiroshima,” columnist Dr Waleed Al-Taneeb wrote lieve that psychological care for students and adolescents should be included in on time. for Al-Rai daily. the ministry’s plan to resume classes. “In other words, in spite of the existence of the Su- “The Beirut explosion claimed the lives of many people while leaving many “This important topic must be prioritized by inviting specialists who will preme Planning and Development Council’s Secretari- wounded and homeless in addition to the destruction of infrastructure in ad- jacent areas in addition to the psychological effect on many individuals and develop and implement programs with specifi c goals, objectives and respon- at-General which was supposed to be the body author- sibilities for the psychological rehabilitation of our sons and daughters at the ized to follow up the progress of the projects we fi nd politicians. “As a matter of fact, as the Lebanese remember this painful day, they have beginning of the new school year, because mental health is an integral part of that most of the state projects are victims of delay of the comprehensive concept of health as defi ned by the World Health Organiza- many years. requested the state offi cials to reveal the facts, because they want to know the Asrar J. Hayat truth and bring to book offi cials who are responsible for this destruction. tion since its inception.” “Take for example, the new Obstetrics Hospital. This ❑ ❑ ❑ project based on the relevant schedule, was supposed to be have been complet- “In other words, the Lebanese want to send a message to all concerned that this ed in 2021, but the accomplished proportion of this project is only 43 percent incident cannot be swept under the carpet. And because, we are linked to our sis- “In recent years, we have come to live with many negatives and distortions and we are now in mid-August. Add to this the North Al-Zour Power Plant, (the terly country of Lebanon through many relations, I think that the people of Leba- of democracy, up to the extent that our parliamentary experience has become fi rst and the second phases). This project should have been completed this year, non, should learn the lesson from the people of Kuwait who recently remembered alienating to many around us, especially in the sisterly Gulf Cooperation Coun- but only 40 percent of the project has been accomplished. the painful Iraqi invasion and occupation of their country when it remembered her cil countries where we see a large number of tweeters chanting: ‘If this is de- “Likewise, the Workers Cities Project to be built in South Jahra, 66 percent martyrs and those who suffered from psychological problems during the treachery mocracy, we do not want it,’” columnist Abdulrahman Al-Awadh wrote for and torture they were subject to by the invading Iraqi troops. of the project should have been completed by the end of 2021. Meanwhile, Al-Sabah daily. there are some projects which should have been completed as per the sched- “Likewise, Kuwaitis also recalled the mass destruction of state infrastruc- tures and environmental destruction caused by the then Iraqi leadership. But the “Regarding the Tunisian case, many analysts pointed out the signifi cant role ules, but have not been accomplished on time and the completion date has been played by the deteriorating economic, health and security conditions in paving rescheduled. These projects are just a few examples. It is needless to say there most signifi cant thing in this connection shows Kuwaitis soon after country’s liberation demanded to know the truth so persons responsible for the catastro- way for dangerous transformations carried out by President Kais Saied, through are a lot of sites which are still to be monitored. which he constituted an explicit threat against democracy in his country. “However, the repeated scene of delay, signifi es only two aspects, the fi rst phe of invasion could be punished. “Oh our people in Lebanon let us inform you that we after thirty years of “They mentioned that ‘unemployment rates continued to rise, until the army refers to the absence of the actual control that was supposed to be practiced by the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, have still to know the full truth and the important of the unemployed reached nearly a million people, a third of whom hold uni- a specialized authority in a bid to follow up the timing schedule of the various thing in this respect shows that nobody has been brought to book so far, hence, versity degrees.’ projects and the authority should have been given the power to penalize default- we hereby would like to advise you to learn the lesson so as not to waste more “The important and dangerous lesson in the Tunisian experience is that the ers to guarantee projects are completed on time. time and effort or squander more public funds in forming investigation commit- political components and constitutional institutions in any country should not “On the other hand, we say the delay can be seen as non-commitment to tees, as such I am sorry to tell you the truth will be hard to come by.” allow the weakening and destabilization of security, economic and social con- schedules due to lack of seriousness and may be the delay in some cases is ❑ ❑ ❑ ditions, because this becomes the most serious loophole for striking democracy intentional. Once again we wonder if it is the Amiri Diwan that shall pay the and overthrowing all its gains. price of the laziness of some contractors or some authorities. “Most countries around the world and their societies have been suffering “Perhaps, the message has arrived to everyone who might be interested.” “Today, we suggest that it is not the role of the Amiri Diwan, to implement due to ban procedures and severe restrictions brought about by the corona pan- a project like that of the Al-Jahra Hospital, for instance. It was not the role of demic for almost two years now,” columnist Dr Hind Al-Choumar wrote for — Compiled by Zaki Taleb Occupancy rate of residential Other Voices Search and arrest warrants fl ats sees decline by over 24% By Ahmad alsarraf procedures period and allowing the de- faulter to open a new project, provided hen the former Minister of Com- that it does not harm the creditors. Wmerce Khaled Al-Roudhan con- Almost ten months after the law was Loss of expat jobs cause of decrease: report sidered presenting the new bankruptcy issued, and days before its enforcement, bill to the National Assembly, I was one the gates of hell opened for it from sev- of the fi rst supporters and I wrote more eral sides, the fi rst of which was the than one article in support of his posi- KUWAIT CITY, Aug 11: According to a re- distinguished lawyer Imad Al-Saif, tion, and I still do, in general, and stick who warned in an early tweet against cent study conducted by the Real Estate Un- to my previous the complete abolition of the arrest and ion, two-bedroom apartments are widespread opinion. summons system, and demanded its in Kuwait such that the number of such apart- The law not amendment, warning that regressions only protects of its application in its current form will ments has reached 242,499. One-bedroom small and medi- be harsh, knowing that experienced apartments came in second place with about um-sized enter- lawyers, accounting bodies, auditors prises (SMEs), and legal academics praised the new 90,760 units in various parts of Kuwait. In but also provides third place is three-bedroom apartments law at the time, without paying atten- a great societal tion to what lawyer Al-Saif noticed, with a total of 46,420 units followed by stu- service, devel- somewhat early. dio apartments with 15,300 units in total, and ops the fi nancial In this regard, the honorable Coun- then four-bedroom apartments in last place and legal system selor, Ahmad Al-Ajeel, called on the of the state, and alsarraf government to expedite the preparation with 1,500 units, reports Al-Rai daily. brings it in line of a bill to amend the bankruptcy law, The study indicated that apartments consisting of two with the laws of developed countries. canceling its abolition of the articles of bedrooms (the widest segment in Kuwait), and of three The law came at the right time, amid search and arrest warrants in the plead- bedrooms have an equal occupancy rate of 84.5 percent expectations of the failure and loss of ings law, or specifying their cases to be each. The occupancy rate of one-bedroom apartments a large part of small and medium en- submitted to the National Assembly for was about 84.7 percent, and that of studio apartments terprises as a result of the effects of approval in the sense of urgency in the was 87 percent. Covid-19 pandemic and the growing next session. need for a modern law that protects the Through several contacts, and from Attributed owners of these companies from sei- articles, statements and messages on A number of realtors attributed this to the increase in ten- zure, summons, and subsequent impris- social media, it became clear to me that onment, instead of helping them, rescue there is almost agreement on lawyer Al- ants’ demand for small apartments during the last period, themselves from distress and return to as they were in search of apartments of lower rental value Saif’s position on the law, and with the their previous activity, through giving opinion of Counselor Al-Ajeel, Presi- Photo by Mohammad Morsi due to the conditions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic the insolvent/bankrupt more protection and the departure of many residents or their families from dent of the Supreme Judicial Council, Many varieties of fi sh and prawns available at the fi sh auction. to practice his business again, and this in terms of continuing warrants of ar- Kuwait. is universally called Protection from They explained that vacant apartments in Kuwait in- rest and bring the matter back to what it Creditors or Chapter 11 laws. was in the old law, especially for cases Fish supply abundant: Al-Suwayan creased in the last four years by about 24.5 percent from In short, the law achieved the follow- in which judgments have already been 48,973 vacant apartments in 2017 to 61,008 in April 2021. ing benefi ts -- creation of a bankruptcy issued or will be issued in the future, The average occupancy rate in the investment real estate court; fi lling the gaps in the old law, in the interest of widows, divorced sector is currently 84.6 percent. especially in fraud, asset smuggling women, orphans, government agencies, SOPs must as fi sh auctions kick The large evictions during the recent past were due to the and concealment; special treatments for and many simple people who have been loss of many jobs and the decline in the employment base of SMEs; heavy penalties of up to 5 years subjected to fraud and defraud, and expatriates by fi ve percent. This affected the investment real imprisonment and relatively large fi nes their rights have been lost and in other off at Fahaheel and Souq Sharq estate sector and caused a decrease in the occupancy rate and to the fraudsters; a bonafi de bankrupt cases where one of the parties has noth- rental rates by about 10-15 percent. The Real Estate Union is may run for election and be employed; ing to do with trade. KUWAIT CITY, Aug 11: Head of fuel, and to facilitate the fi shermen, expecting the decline to continue as the expatriate labor base speed up the completion of restructur- Note: For the owner of the principle in Kuwait increased by another fi ve percent in 2021. ing operations, shortening them, and and creed, I have never argued with the Kuwait Union of Fishermen Za- especially since the two marinas of creating a special system for them; lim- her Al-Suwayan announced that the Al-Shamlan and Fahaheel have two Regionally, the study focused on the four highest oc- you, but have always sought to expose cupied areas - Farwaniya, Hawally, Salmiya, and Khaitan. iting the task of supervising bankruptcy you. You are not equal to me, and with- Fahaheel Fish Market has two fi sh checkpoints belonging to the Coast to auditors registered with the Capital in you, you know that. Khaitan turned out to be the highest occupied area for the Markets Authority; the possibility of auctions - fi rst at 8:00 am and the Guard. four-bedroom apartment category with a rate of 90 percent, ❑ ❑ ❑ second after the afternoon prayer, re- Meanwhile, Al-Anba daily re- obtaining new fi nancing or a loan for the studio apartment category with 89.9 percent, and for the bankrupt during the settlement e-mail: [email protected] ports Al-Qabas daily. ported that the ministerial decision three-bedroom apartment category. In a press statement, Al-Suwayan No. 67/2020 regarding fixing the Farwaniya ranked fi rst for occupancy rate of one-bed- also announced that the Sharq market selling prices of all types of food room apartment category with 87.6 percent, and 88.4 per- has two auctions - fi rst for imported commodities is in effect, and that cent for the two-bedroom apartment category. fi sh after the dawn prayer and the sec- the Ministry of Commerce and In- ond for the local fi sh after the after- dustry will not allow the law to be noon prayer. bypassed, as it is aimed to protect Your customs He stressed that the auction ground consumers, which is what the min- will only accommodate buyers who istry aims to achieve. Continued from Page 1 conform to the health conditions set Regarding the reports about the ap- These are customs and traditions, as I mentioned, brought by the Council of Ministers, which plication of this decision on the local to us recently from outside this country, thanks to holders of dual nationality, counterfeiters, fundamentalists and the means non-vaccinated people are fi sh auction despite its suspension militants, who have been silenced in the country of origin prohibited from entering it. during the past year, sources from the and the rest of the sister countries except our country which Al-Suwayan expressed his hope Ministry of Commerce and Industry has been plagued by corruption from all sides. that fi sh supply will be abundant said this decision was issued with Such people do not care about corruption. In fact, some to meet the market’s need, adding, the aim of protecting consumers, and of them exaggerate corruption, but are always and forever entrenched behind the slogans of their outdated customs “Everyone is optimistic about the re- that the ministry honors this decision, and traditions that remind us of the shouts of “about turn” turn of normal life in the market. We which has been implemented since by our sports teachers in the old days. will soon achieve complete commu- the date of its publication in the of- nity immunity”. fi cial gazette. He said the Kuwaiti fi shing fl eet They revealed that the ministry had Young Kuwaiti will operate as per the available man- recently caught almost ten people power, highlighting the need to work entering the fi sh market auction and Continued from Page 1 on dealing with the severe shortage of raising prices during the auction in a Dr Al-Majadi stated that Ayat was transferred to Jaber fi shermen and allow issuance of per- fi ctitious way. Hospital after coordination between the intensive care unit mits to bring in new labor so that the The sources said the ministry of Al-Razi Hospital. fl eet can operate at its full potential. asked the Public Authority for Agri- Youssef Al-Ma’atouq, the father of the girl, said he was Al-Suwayan stressed the union’s cultural Affairs and Fish Resources surprised that his daughter was infected with the virus be- demand to exempt Kuwaiti fi sh- (PAAAFR) to allow new licenses for cause she was young and was hospitalized for treatment of diabetes before she was infected with Covid-19. ing fl eets from the traffi c condition fi shing, which will refl ect positively, Al-Maatouq says, “I could not accept the idea of losing upon returning to Umm Al-Maradim if approved, for the benefi t of con- my daughter, but thanks to God Almighty and the efforts of port in order to save effort, time and sumers. the medical and nursing staff attending her.” ARAB TIMES, THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 2021 LOCAL 4 Employers ‘coercing’ laborers to work in scorching heat punished

PAM issues statistics on noon work ban

KUWAIT CITY, Aug 11, (Agencies): Minis- try inspectors on Tues- day found laborers working in the noon scorching heat in the district of Al-Msasayel and penalized their em- ployers. KUNA photo Ahmad Dashti, chairman of HH the Amir with HH Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad. the work safety in Al-Farwani- yah Governorate, said in a state- HH Amir receives HH Sheikh Nasser ment to KUNA that the workers were found pouring masonry His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf day, His Highness Sheikh Nasser and carrying construction mate- Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah re- Al-Mohammed Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. rials to a building site under the ceived at Bayan Palace, Wednes- (KUNA) day’s peak sunlight. The national department for work safety, an affiliate of the Public Authority for Manpower, received up to 90 reports about such breaches and upon that, the monitoring teams had headed to KUNA photo 2001 sites since start of June to Noon work team during its inspection tour of the violating construction sites in Al-Msasayel area. determine whether the workers were coerced to work in the days’ most scorching hours. Up to 1,502 workers were found to have been put in such difficult condition, thus the in- spectors issued 785 penalties against the employers. In later re- inspection, the inspectors found that 725 employing companies had heeded the terms for the ac- ceptable work hours. Prohibits Meanwhile, the judicial officer at the national center, Abdullah Al-Otaibi, told KUNA that the inspectors have been examining The Indian Ambassador HE Sibi George touring the Indian Heritage house, a lead- the work conditions in compli- ing Indian textile showroom in Kuwait, Souk Safat, after inaugurating the Handloom ance with the Cabinet Resolution Week on Tuesday. 535/2015 that prohibits compel- KUNA photos ling the laborers to work out- Left: HH the PM with the Canadian ambassador, and (right) with the Egyptian ambassador. doors during the summer from start of June until end of August HH the Amir congratulates Chad PM receives ambassadors to mark end of tenure from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. He indicated that fines set by the teams would be eventually military leader on National Day Kuwait’s Prime Minister His Highness Sheikh Sabah Louis Pierre Emond on occasion of ending his tenure. specified by courts. KUWAIT CITY, Aug 11, (KUNA): His cable good wishes for the Chadian leader Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah on Wednesday received He later met with the Egyptian Ambassador to Ku- There have been significant at Seif Palace the Canadian Ambassador to Kuwait wait, Tarek Al-Qouni, on the same occasion. (KUNA) Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al- and his country. positive response on part of the Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah sent a cable of His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh employing companies since launch congratulations to General Hamamat Idriss Meshaal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah ‘Medicine available in very few health stores at same price’ of the monitoring tour in 2015, Al- Deby, chairman of Chad’s Transitional and His Highness the Prime Minister Otaibi affirmed, adding that the in- Military Council, on the African country’s Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sa- spections would proceed until end National Day. bah sent similar cables to General Hama- of the current month. His Highness the Amir expressed in the mat Deby. Some pharmacies suffer from Panadol shortage Kuwait this month and the past KUWAIT CITY, Aug 11: Despite the vaccines, which requires taking ology at Wara Hospital Dr Ghanem two months witnessed the sum- the efforts exerted by the Ministry some analgesics, most notably Pa- Al-Salem stressed that there are large mer heat soaring to 48 degrees FM receives call from Japanese counterpart of Health and its employees in the nadol. However, its presence in the numbers of vaccinated people who and above, particularly during face of the repercussions of the CO- pharmacies of some primary health do not feel any side effects after tak- middays. VID-19 pandemic, which has been care centers has reduced compared ing the COVID-19 vaccines. Meanwhile, the Public Au- Kuwait Deputy FM inaugurates going on for nearly a year and a half, to the previous periods, which has He indicated that, in case the vac- thority for Manpower (PAM) has there are obstacles that stand in the resulted in the distribution of alterna- cinated people experience high tem- issued a new statistics on results way of health teams, nursing bodies tive medicines to patients and clients peratures, headache or nausea, it is of the midday work inspection GCC meeting on human rights and medical care recipients, as some of those facilities. advised to take Panadol or its alterna- team comprising personnel from pharmacies in the private sector and The daily toured several private tives in the absence of its availability. the National Center for Occupa- KUWAIT CITY, Aug 11, (KUNA): UAE, Bahrain, Qatar and Oman -- at health centers are currently suffering pharmacies, and the scarcity of Pa- Dr Al-Salem affi rmed that the al- tional Health and Safety during Kuwait’s Deputy Foreign Minister Am- various levels namely in the social affairs’ the period from June 1 to August from a shortage of Panadol. Panadol nadol in most of them for various ternatives to Panadol that the Min- bassador Majdi Al-Dhafiri inaugurated sector and human rights. is a medication used in many cases to reasons seemed remarkable. The istry of Health provides for those 5, 2021, reports Al-Rai daily. The statistics shows the team on Wednesday the coordination meet- These states namely Kuwait have re- treat fever, symptoms of cold and fl u, medicine is available in very few vaccinated or other patients are no ing for human rights’ apparatuses in peatedly affi rmed keenness on observing headache, arthritis, muscle pain, and pharmacies and at the same price as less effi cient or of lesser quality than inspected 2,001 sites and the number of workers found at these the Gulf Cooperation Council member these basic rights. back, neck, shoulder, teeth and mouth before, which is approximately KD 1. Panadol. states. problems, reports Al-Qabas daily. With the increase in the number of He explained that there are other al- sites was 1,502 representing 857 ❑ ❑ ❑ companies which reportedly vio- Ambassador Al-Dhafi ri has addressed Even though the ministry’s success vaccinated people in the recent pe- ternatives for people who show symp- the conferees, underlining that the GCC Phone call: Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr in vaccinating about 100,000 people riod and the corresponding increase toms after receiving vaccinations, such lated the work ban rule under the Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah per day with Pfi zer and Oxford vac- in the rates of people who suffer as drinking plenty of fl uids, using cold direct heat of the sun between 11 countries place the issue of human rights am and 4 pm for the first time. among the signifi cant affairs. on Wednesday received a telephone call cines is evidence of its success in its from the symptoms associated with compresses on the head and under the from his Japanese counterpart Toshimitsu plans to reach the required societal the vaccine doses, many people who armpits, relaxing the muscles, and not The inspectors found 725 He also underlined signifi cance of coor- immunity, this success on the other are about to vaccinate are wonder- being exposed to the sun. The symp- companies adhered to the rule dination among the relevant authorities in Motegi. hand calls for an increase in the de- ing about medical alternatives in the toms usually last between a few hours during re-inspection; two com- the GCC countries to emit “the true image The call dealt with various aspects of mand for Panadol medicine by the event that Panadol continues to be and 48 hours in most cases. panies and 90 workers had failed as how deep our leaders attach to the hu- the solid relations bonding the two friend- vaccinated people. This is because scarce in health centers and pharma- He called on those whose symp- to comply with rules upon re-in- man rights at various levels.” ly countries. some of the vaccinated people show cies in general. toms exceed normal periods to visit spection, who were then referred The GCC was established in 1981 to It also tackled means of boosting mutual accompanying symptoms after re- In this context, the Consultant of the nearest health center or consult a to the concerned authority for cement cooperation among the regional cooperation, as well as major occurrences ceiving the fi rst or second doses of Internal Medicine and Gastroenter- specialist doctor. legal action. countries -- Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the on regional and international arenas.

Al-Qabas photo Kuwaiti girl Ghala (inset) winner of the award. India hosts contest Kuwaiti wins ‘Best Internationally Specialized Programmer’ award KUWAIT CITY, Aug 11: Young Kuwaiti Ghala Al- Enezi has won the ‘Best Internationally Specialized Pro- grammer’, ‘award’ in the programming competition and competence that was held in India a few days ago, reports Al-Qabas daily. Ghala, who will be 17 years old next week, has a wealth of awards, despite her young age. She told the daily this award is not the fi rst, but is preceded by other awards saying the last award was in two stages – in web- site design and Arduino programming, and that she won the fi rst place in both stages. Speaking of her previous awards, Ghala indicated most of her previous awards were in the literary fi eld and in the fi eld of Arabic language, where she achieved fi rst place in the Arabic speaking competition – rhetoric, poetic recita- tion and deepening the study of grammar at the League of Arab States in Egypt in 2020. She pointed out after the interaction and encourage- ment by her family she turned towards scientifi c com- petitions. Ghala Al-Enezi revealed she wants to study medi- cine. She pointed out that after receiving the award, two companies from India contacted her to adopt her talent in software, but she is currently focusing on completing her secondary education, and then enrolling in university. ARAB TIMES, THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 2021 LOCAL 5

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ADEN, Aug 11, (KUNA): The Kuwait Relief Society inaugurated on Tuesday an eight-classroom elemen- tary school in the Abyan governorate in southern Yemen, after the comple- tion of construction and The Guest Show poster equipment, coinciding with the inauguration of the new school year. TGS hosts Mrs Rhoda Muhmoud In a statement to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), the Undersecre- Mrs Rhoda Muhmoud, MBE is an While her son, Khallid received an tary of Abyan governorate Abdul educationist par excellence. As co- MBE for his work in education long Aziz Al Hamza expressed his sin- founder and Director of Kuwait Eng- before her. For Rhoda Mahmoud, lish School, one of Kuwait’s premier education is a passion and a com- cere thanks and appreciation to His international schools offering a Brit- mitment. Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf ish curriculum, she has touched the On The Guest Show, Mrs Muh- Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and lives of countless Kuwaitis and ex- moud speaks of her love for edu- to the State of Kuwait, government patriate children who lead their lives cation, her own journey from Man- and people, for the support and as global citizens in Kuwait and in chester to Kuwait, the early years care for the Yemeni people in vari- different parts of the world. of English education in Kuwait, Mrs Muhmoud has the rare hon- her response to an advertisement ous circumstances, stages and in our of being a member of a family in the Arab Times in the seventies various fields. with two MBEs. She was honoured which later led to the founding of Al-Hamza explained that this with an MBE by Her Majesty the the Kuwait English School, and her school will have a significant impact Queen for her contribution to edu- belief that children can be nurtured on the hearts of male and female stu- cation, and for her social work. into lifelong learners. dents, especially that the schools in Abyan and in Lodar in the governor- ate “suffer from heavy overcrowding of students and do not cope with the ‘Transforming Food Systems’ increasing population density,” not- ing that the new school will contrib- ute to serving the community and saving its children from dropping Kuwait, rest of the world set to out from education as a result of the lack of schools, overcrowding and mark ‘International Youth Day’ their distance from many population areas. For his part, the head of the Com- By Mishari Al-Kanderi munication Foundation for Human KUWAIT CITY, Aug 11, Development, which implemented (KUNA): Kuwait and the rest of the project, Raed Ibrahim, told the world will celebrate Thursday, KUNA that the project included the International Youth Day under building eight classrooms, an ad- the theme “Transforming Food ministration and a teacher’s room, Systems: Youth Innovation for in addition to equipping the school Human and Planetary Health.” and furnishing it with tables, black- In this context, Director Gen- boards and other supplies. eral of Kuwait Youth Public Au- He added that the opening of the thority Dr. Mishal Al-Rubaie, on project came in response to the call Wednesday told KUNA that Ku- of the Education Office in the Abyan wait’s 2035 vision targets invest- governorate due to the “high” densi- ing in the power of youth and hu- ty of students in government schools, KUNA photos man resources, and the Authority as well as some of the governorate’s The eight-classroom elementary school in the Abyan governorate in southern Yemen. has several schemes as a main part Dr Mishal Al-Rubaie, Director schools being out of service as a re- of the country’s development plan. General of Kuwait Youth Public sult of the events that the country has This day, incepted by the UN in Authority experienced. Dr Al-Fares inaugurates two-day forum 1999, will focus on the repercus- The director general said that the He pointed out that the project sions of the novel coronavirus on authority seeks to create opportu- “touches the needs of a deprived human health, the environment nities for the youth and encourage area of educational services” and and diets, also, the importance of them to work in the private sector will benefit 640 male and female stu- Minister highlights role of state-funded scholarships producing healthier and more sus- by forming training programs in tainable food regimes. dents who will study in morning and cooperation with companies and evening shifts, which would solve KUWAIT CITY, Aug 10, (Agen- (WIDP), under the slogan “Education: coronavirus on education and solu- Kuwait pays great attention to public beneficiary committees to cies): The role of Kuwaiti state-funded A driving force behind development”. tions to the matter. It also showcased this category, which forms 72 per- part of a “big problem” for Yemeni decrease unemployment. citizens in the region. scholarships in fulfi lling the country’s Kuwait’s 2021-22 scholarship plan e-learning models implemented across cent of society, as the country es- On her part, the Authority’s current job requirements was high- seeks to diversify university majors, with the six-nation GCC bloc. tablished the Ministry of State for spokesperson Asrar Al-Ansari said He expressed his deep thanks, lighted by Minister of Oil and Higher an emphasis on specifi c disciplines, Dr. On her part, head of WIDP Kawthar Youth Affairs in 2013 by a decree that the Authority initiated several appreciation and gratitude to the Education Dr. Mohammad Al-Fares Al-Fares highlighted at the talks. Al-Jowan maintained the importance issued by the late Amir Sheikh Sa- activities and launched a number State of Kuwait, HH the Amir, the on Tuesday. This includes fi elds such as medical of raising education standards to the bah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. of training programs that created government and people, and to the This came as the minister inaugu- and allied health sciences, computer economic development of nations, and Al-Rubaie noted that the au- more than 160 work opportunities, Kuwait Relief Society for the “per- rated the second Gulf Forum for E- science, cybersecurity and sustainable how education contributes to Kuwait’s thority will honor the winners of and more than 370 internships in manent and qualitative” support for Learning, Education Post-Coronavirus energy engineering, he added. 2035 strategic economic development the youth creative programs in the the public and private sectors since the Yemeni people, especially in Pandemic, organized by the Women’s The two-day forum, held remotely, strategy, alongside similar plans as- period between August 16-18. its launch in September 2020. the sectors of education, health and Institute for Development and Peace went on to discuss the impacts of the sumed by fellow Gulf countries. He highlighted the youth’s ac- She also noted that the Author- water, stressing that “the Yemeni tive role during the pandemic by ity created programs to support people will not forget the leadership participating in volunteer works in craftsmanship and industrialism and people of Kuwait for all its posi- hospitals, supermarkets and gov- amongst the Kuwaiti youth in tions and unlimited support over the ernmental institutions. many fields. decades, especially at this critical stage.

KUNA photo Students participate in an activity inside one of the newly-inaugurated classrooms in Abyan governorate in Yemen. Kuwait Relief Society inaugurated on Tuesday an eight-classroom elementary school in the Abyan governorate in southern Yemen, coinciding with the inauguration of the new school year. ARAB TIMES, THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 2021 INTERNATIONAL 6

Latest win for Biden America

GOP vows to block Senate OKs Democrats’ $3.5 trillion budget WASHINGTON, Aug 11, (AP): Democrats tion will be dicey with party moderates wary and spending spree,” Republicans lack the painful all-night ordeal. This time, the Sen- pushed a $3.5 trillion framework for bolster- of the massive $3.5 trillion price tag vying votes to stop them, conceded Senate Minor- ate held more than 40 roll calls by the time it Democrats renewing ing family services, health, and environment with progressives demanding aggressive ac- ity Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. “But we approved the measure at around 4 am. EDT, programs through the Senate early Wednes- tion. The party controls the House with just will debate. We will vote.” more than 14 hours after the procedural day, advancing President Joe Biden’s expan- three votes to spare, while the evenly divided wretchedness began. push on election bill sive vision for reshaping federal priorities Senate is theirs only due to Vice President Approved With the budget resolution largely adviso- WASHINGTON, Aug 11, (AP): Democrats are re- just hours after handing him a companion Kamala Harris tie-breaking vote. Solid GOP The Senate turned to the budget hours ry, the goal of most amendments was not to newing their push to enact their marquee voting bill, triumph on a hefty infrastructure package. opposition seems guaranteed. after it approved the other big chunk of win but to force the other party’s vulnerable pledging to make it the fi rst order of business when Lawmakers approved Democrats’ budget Senate Budget Committee Chairman Biden’s objectives, a compromise $1 trillion senators to cast troublesome votes that can the Senate returns in the fall even though they don’t resolution on a party-line 50-49 vote, a cru- Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., once a progressive bundle of transportation, water, broadband be used against them in next year’s elections have a clear strategy for overcoming steadfast Re- cial step for a president and party set on voice in Congress’ wilderness and now a na- and other infrastructure projects. That meas- for congressional control. publican opposition. training the government’s fi scal might on tional fi gure wielding legislative clout, said ure, passed 69-30 with McConnell among Republicans crowed after Democrats Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer an- assisting families, creating jobs and fi ghting the measure would help children, families, the 19 Republicans backing it, also needs opposed GOP amendments calling for the nounced early Wednesday his plan for fl oor action in climate change. Higher taxes on the wealthy the elderly and working people - and more. House approval. full-time reopening of pandemic-shuttered September on the bill, known as the For the People and corporations would pay for much of it. “It will also, I hope, restore the faith of the Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, schools and boosting the Pentagon’s budget Act, which Democrats have Passage came despite an avalanche of Re- American people in the belief that we can D-N.Y., assured progressives that Congress and retaining limits on federal income tax tried to pass for months. The publican amendments intended to make their have a government that works for all of us, will pursue sweeping initiatives going be- deductions for state and local levies. They measure, blocked by Repub- rivals pay a price in next year’s elections for and not just the few,” he said. yond that infrastructure package. were also happy when Democrats showed licans from debate in June, control of Congress. “To my colleagues who are concerned support for Biden’s now suspended ban on would affect virtually every House leaders announced their cham- Argued that this does not do enough on climate, oil and gas leasing on federal lands, which aspect of the electoral process, ber will return from summer recess in two Republicans argued that Democrats’ pro- for families, and making corporations and Republicans said would prompt gasoline curbing the infl uence of big weeks to vote on the fi scal blueprint, which posals would waste money, raise economy- the rich pay their fair share: We are mov- price increases. money in politics, limiting the contemplates disbursing the $3.5 trillion wounding taxes, fuel infl ation and codify ing on to a second track, which will make a One amendment may have boomeranged partisan considerations in the over the next decade. Final congressional far-left dictates that would harm Americans. generational transformation in these areas,” after the Senate voted 99-0 for a proposal by drawing of congressional dis- approval, which seems certain, would pro- They were happy to use Sanders, a self- Schumer said. freshman Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., tricts and expanding options tect a subsequent bill actually enacting the avowed democratic socialist, to try tarring Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., missed the to curb federal funds for any municipalities for voting. outline’s detailed spending and tax changes all Democrats backing the measure. budget votes to be with his ailing wife. that defund the police. That idea has been re- Schumer Democrats acknowledge from a Republican fi libuster in the 50-50 If Biden and Senate Democrats want to In a budget ritual, senators plunged into jected by all but the most progressive Demo- that their latest effort is Senate, delays that would otherwise kill it. “outsource domestic policy to Chairman a “vote-a-rama,” a nonstop parade of mes- crats, but Republicans have persistently ac- doomed to fail - and that’s the point. They are look- Even so, passing that follow-up legisla- Sanders” with a “historically reckless taxing saging amendments that often becomes a cused them anyway of backing it. ing to show that Republicans will not waver in their opposition to voting and election legislation, which Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has called “a solution looking for a problem.” That could help make a case to moderate Demo- crats that there is little chance of making headway on this key issue for the party unless changes are made to Senate rules that require 60 votes to overcome a fi libuster. Progress “Republicans have formed a total wall of opposi- tion against progress on voting rights,” Schumer said just after 4:30 a.m. “That’s what we have come to: total Republican intransigence.” His remarks came after a marathon voting session that paved the way for Democrats’ big-ticket spend- ing goals before the Senate adjourned for its August recess. “After ramming through this reckless taxing and spending spree, here in the dead of night, they also want to start tearing up the ground rules of our de- mocracy,” McConnell said, “writing new ones, of course, on a purely partisan basis.” Democratic leaders have said the voting legislation would serve as a powerful counterbalance to a wave of new restrictive voting laws approved in Republi- can-controlled states after the 2020 election. But the effort stalled in the Senate months ago. Liberal activists have advocated for the elimination of the fi libuster, though a handful of moderate Demo- crats, including Sens. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, have rejected such an approach, denying Democrats the votes needed to make the change. That’s where the early Wednesday push to take up the legislation came. “These are important points to build a case that Re- publicans are going to fi libuster everything and are bad-faith actors on this topic,” said Adam Bozzi, a longtime Senate aide who is now helping lead a $30 million campaign to build support for the bill. President Joe Biden has faced increasing pressure from the party’s base to get more involved in the fi ght over voting legislation. Many activists say Biden has only paid lip service to the issue, instead prioritizing a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package, which the Senate approved Tuesday. With that done, they hope he will be more engaged on the issue. “The White House must now prioritize voting rights legislation with the same level of urgen- cy and commitment as the bipartisan infrastructure bill,” NAACP President Derrick Johnson said. “Time is running out.” ARAB TIMES, THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 2021 INTERNATIONAL 7

Wikileaks Migrants

Assange has depressive disorder ‘Justifi ed’ US appeals UK’s ruling to Berlin ‘stops’ block Assange extradition deportations BERLIN, Aug 11, (AP): Germany LONDON, Aug 11, (AP): Law- This shouldn’t be happening,” and the Netherlands have suspend- yers acting on behalf of the U.S. she added. ed any deportations of migrants to government on Wednesday chal- A group of protesters, including Afghanistan lenged a British judge’s deci- Jeremy Corbyn, the former leader due to the sion to block the extradition of of Britain’s opposition Labour tense security WikiLeaks founder Julian As- Party, held placards reading “Jour- situation as sange to face espionage charges nalism is not a crime” and shouted Taleban in- in the United States, arguing that “Free Julian Assange!” to the beat surgents make assessments of a drum as police looked on. sweeping of Assange’s U.S. prosecutors have indicted gains in the mental Assange on 17 espionage charges Central Asian health should and one charge of computer mis- be reviewed. use over WikiLeaks’ publication country. The Brit- of thousands of leaked military and German In- Seehofer ish judge, diplomatic documents a decade ago. terior Minister Vanessa The charges carry a maximum sen- ordered the suspension “for the Barait- tence of 175 years in prison. time being,” spokesman Steve Al- ter said Wednesday. Earlier, Alter ser, ruled in Evidence January that said that almost 30,000 Afghans in Assange was In January, Baraitser, the district Lizzie Gomoh (left), and Marian Gomoh, the sister (left), and mother of David Gomoh, speak outside the Old Bai- Germany are currently required to ley court in London, after four gang members were found guilty in the killing of young NHS worker David Gomoh, leave the country. Assange likely to kill judge, accepted evidence from ex- himself if pert witnesses that Assange had a Wednesday Aug. 11, 2021. Four gang members are convicted of the murder of the “charismatic and intelligent” In the Netherlands, Justice State depressive disorder and an autism 24-year old NHS worker, David Gomoh, who was attacked in April 2020, staggered back home and died in front Secretary Ankie Broekers-Knol held under harsh U.S. prison con- of his family. (AP) ditions. The U.S. government is spectrum disorder. She agreed wrote to parliament that changes appealing. that U.S. prison conditions would in Afghanistan were so unpredict- Clair Dobbin, a lawyer who rep- be oppressive, saying there was a Epstein accuser’s case able “that a decision was taken to resented U.S. authorities during a “real risk” he would be sent to the impose a departure moratorium.” High Court preliminary hearing on Administrative Maximum Facility She said the decision was justi- Wednesday, argued that Assange in Florence, Colorado, the highest fi ed by “the worsening situation does not meet the threshold of be- security prison in the U.S. Andrew faces no good choice and the possibility to wait for a ing “so ill” that he cannot resist But she rejected defense ar- decision until there is a more stable harming himself. guments that Assange faces a LONDON, Aug 11, (AP): Britain’s wanted story for Queen Elizabeth II, and that the prince knew she had been assessment of the situation.” She She said a decision not to prose- politically motivated American Prince Andrew is likely to do any- reminding people of Andrew’s links to traffi cked by Epstein. said no forced deportations to Af- cute or extradite an individual would prosecution that would override thing he can to avoid giving evidence Epstein two years after the convicted Giuffre, now 37, has made similar ghanistan had been immediately require “a mental illness of a type free-speech protections. She said in a U.S. lawsuit fi led by an American sex offender’s death. Britain’s royal allegations in the past, but the lawsuit planned ahead of her decision. that the ability to resist suicide has the U.S. judicial system would woman who alleges that he sexually family is also still recovering from al- is the fi rst time she has directly con- In Germany, six Afghan citi- been lost.” Assange’s condition did give him a fair trial. assaulted her when she was 17, law- legations of racism and insensitivity fronted Andrew in court. zens were scheduled for depor- not come close to being of that na- Supporters and lawyers for As- yers on both sides of the Atlantic say. leveled at them by Prince Harry and Andrew’s representatives declined tation last week but the process ture, and he has not made serious at- sange argue that he was acting as Andrew may contest the U.S. his wife, Meghan, earlier this year. to comment on the lawsuit. In a 2019 was postponed, the German news tempts on his life before, she argued. a journalist and is entitled to First court’s jurisdiction, or ignore the civil Buckingham Palace tried to move interview with the BBC, he denied agency dpa reported. Amendment protections of freedom lawsuit altogether, taking a chance the past the story two years ago, forcing ever meeting Giuffre. Germany’s Foreign Ministry is Orchestrated of speech for publishing documents court might fi nd him in default and or- Andrew to step away from royal duties “It didn’t happen,” he said. “I can ab- updating its new asylum evaluation She added that Assange “or- that exposed U.S. military wrongdo- der him to pay damages. after he gave a disastrous TV interview solutely categorically tell you it never report, which usually provides the chestrated one of the largest thefts ing in Iraq and Afghanistan. No matter which way he goes, in which he failed to express regret happened. I have no recollection of ever criteria for deciding whether reject- of data in history.” Lawyers for the U.S. govern- though, he will face the constant drum- over his relationship with Epstein or meeting this lady, none whatsoever.” ed asylum-seekers can be deported. On Wednesday, the 50-year-old ment, however, have said the case beat of unsavory media coverage. offer sympathy for Epstein’s victims. David Boies, Giuffre’s attorney, said Since 2016, more than 1,000 Af- Australian, wearing a dark face is largely based on “his unlawful “There’s no good option,” said Al- his team tried to open settlement talks ghan migrants who unsuccessfully mask, listened in by video link involvement” in the theft of the bert D’Aquino, a New York attorney Scandal with Andrew’s lawyers but they were applied for asylum in Germany from London’s high-security Bel- diplomatic cables and military who has defended clients in similar “It’s another big scandal for them,’’ ignored. Because of this, he said, Giuffre have been sent back to their home marsh prison, where he has been fi les by U.S. Army intelligence cases. The prince has repeatedly de- said Pauline MacLaran, a royal expert was forced to fi le the lawsuit before the country, according to dpa. held since 2019. analyst Chelsea Manning. nied the allegations in the lawsuit, and author of “Royal Fever: The Brit- deadline set by New York state law. Last week, six other European Outside the court, Assange’s Assange was arrested in London brought by one of convicted sex of- ish Monarchy in Consumer Culture.” “He can ignore me and he can ig- Union member countries argued partner, Stella Moris, described in 2010 at the request of Sweden, fender Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime ac- “You just have to feel very sorry for nore Virginia, which is what he’s been that the forced deportation of mi- him as an “innocent man accused which wanted to question him cusers, Virginia Giuffre. the queen. You know, just as Meghan doing for the last fi ve years. ... But he grants back to Afghanistan must of practicing journalism.” about allegations of rape and sex- “I don’t think he will submit to the and Harry had sort of started to quiet can’t ignore judicial process,’’ Boies continue despite the government in “For every day that this colos- ual assault made by two women. court’s authority to order him to give down … then this comes back again. told Britain’s Channel 4 television. Kabul suspending such “non-vol- sal injustice is allowed to continue, In 2012, Assange jumped bail and a deposition, or to answer questions And, of course, the whole seediness of it “This is now a matter for the courts to untary returns” for three months. Julian’s situation grows increas- sought refuge inside the Ecuador- on which he wishes to demur,” said is dragged through the media yet again.’’ decide.” In a letter dated Aug. 5, the inte- ingly desperate,” Moris, who has ian Embassy in London, where D’Aquino, a partner at Goldberg Se- Lawyers for Giuffre fi led the suit There is only a “small chance” Gi- rior ministers of Austria, Belgium, two young children with Assange, he remained holed up for the next galla in Buffalo, New York. Monday in the U.S. District Court for uffre’s lawsuit will ever be presented Denmark, Germany, Greece and told his supporters and reporters. seven years. “He runs too much risk of self- the Southern District of New York, al- to a judge or jury because most civil the Netherlands urged the EU’s ex- “Julian has been denied the Ecuador withdrew the asylum incrimination, which could then leging that Epstein forced her to have cases in the U.S., especially high pro- ecutive branch to “intensify talks” love and affection of his family it had granted him in 2019 and he spawn a criminal action against him,” sex with Andrew in 2001, when she fi le ones, are settled out of court, said with the Afghan government to for so long. Julian and the kids was then immediately arrested for D’Aquino said. was 17. The suit says she had sexual Arick Fudali, a lawyer at The Bloom ensure that the deportations of refu- will never get this time back. breaching bail. However he decides to respond, the encounters with Andrew in London, Firm, which has represented some of gees would continue. lawsuit fi led Monday is another un- New York and the U.S. Virgin Islands, Epstein’s victims. Tennessee Nissan plant to close for 2 weeks due to chip shortage

Nissan says its huge factory in Smyrna, duction to resume Aug. 30. itable vehicles, such as sedans. Auto- In this file Tennessee, will close for two weeks start- The 6 million-square-foot Tennessee fac- makers have tried to conserve chips for photo, vehicles ing Monday due to computer chip shortag- tory employs 6,700 people and makes six Nis- plants that make their top sellers, largely are reflected on es brought on by a coronavirus outbreak san models, including the Rogue small SUV, SUVs and pickup trucks. Although pickup the logo of the in Malaysia. the company’s top-selling US vehicle. truck plants have been shut down sporadi- Nissan Motors Co. The shutdown is among the longest at Analysts say the closure of the large cally as well. at a showroom any US auto plant of this size since the Nissan factory for two weeks is a sign that Guidehouse Research Principal Analyst in Tokyo’s Ginza semiconductor shortage, which has hob- the semiconductor shortage may not be Sam Abuelsamid said Smyrna is a crucial shopping district. bled auto production worldwide, started to coming to an end late this year as many factory for Nissan and its shutdown is a sign (AP) hit late last year. auto executives had hoped. that the end of the semiconductor shortage Nissan said Tuesday that it ran short Few US factories have been down for may not be in sight. of chips due to a COVID-19 outbreak at two weeks in a row, and they usually are “It’s looking like it’s going to stretch at a chip factory in Malaysia. It expects pro- plants that make lower-volume, less-prof- least into the new year,” he said. (AP)

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Coronavirus variants continue to clobber global aviation industry Slowest pace in Feb

WASHINGTON, Aug 11, (AP): Prices for Dubai’s airport sees passenger traffi c drop 40% U.S. consumers rose last month but at the slowest pace since February, a sign that DUBAI, Aug 11, (AP): Dubai International Americans may gain some relief after four Airport, the world’s busiest airport for inter- months of sharp increases that have im- national travel, handled some 40% less pas- posed a financial burden on the nation’s senger traffic in the first half of 2021, com- pared to the same period last year, its chief households. executive said Wednesday. Wednesday’s report from the Labor Department The decline came as more contagious showed that consumer prices jumped 0.5% from June coronavirus variants cut off the hub’s big- to July, down from the previous monthly increase of gest source markets and continued to clob- 0.9%. They have increased a substantial 5.4%, though, ber the global aviation industry. compared with a year earlier. However, CEO Paul Griffiths remains op- Excluding volatile energy and food prices, so-called core timistic for the crucial east-west transit point inflation rose 4.3% in the past year, down slightly from 4.5% as authorities gradually re-open Dubai’s key in June - the fastest pace since 1991. routes to the Indian subcontinent and Brit- Americans continue to face higher costs, with the year- ain. over-year inflation rate matching June’s increase as the larg- The 10.6 million passengers that passed est annual jump since 2008. At the same time, some recent through the airport over the past six months drivers of the inflation surge slowed last month. The price “is still very positive,” Griffiths told The As- of used cars, which had soared over the past three months, sociated Press. “I think coupled with the re- ticked up just 0.2% in July. Airline fares, which had been strictions easing that we’re now seeing, (it) spiking, actually declined 0.1% in July. will bode very well for a satisfactory end to “We believe June marked the peak in the annual rate of the year.” inflation,” said Kathy Bostjancic, an economist at Oxford The airport, which saw 86.4 million peo- Economics. “That said, price increases stemming from the ple squeeze through before the pandemic reopening of the economy and ongoing supply chain bottle- hit in 2019, has held the title of the world’s necks will keep the rate of inflation elevated.” busiest since it beat out London’s Heathrow Rising inflation has emerged as the Achilles’ heel of the seven years ago. It even kept the crown as economic recovery, erasing much of the benefit to workers the virus turned the world’s biggest airports from higher pay and heightening pressure on the Federal Re- into massive voids. But the once-teeming serve’s policymakers under Chair Jerome Powell, who face terminals still have a long way to go before a mandate to maintain stable prices. seeing pre-pandemic passenger levels. Inflation is also threatening to become a political liabil- The hopes stoked by the United Arab ity for President Joe Biden, whom Republicans in Congress Emirates’ speedy vaccination campaign have blamed for contributing to accelerating inflation from took a hit as the delta variant emerged, having pushed through a $1.9 trillion financial aid package prompting familiar border closures and last spring that included stimulus checks to most households capacity cuts, and hurting the mammoth In this file photo, a woman enters the face and iris-recognition gate to board a plane, during a media tour at Dubai Airport, in the and federal supplemental unemployment aid. Further tril- airport, hub of long-haul carrier Emirates. United Arab Emirates. Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest for international travel, handled some 40% less passenger lions in spending, backed by Biden and congressional Dem- Dubai World Central, the Gulf city’s second traffic in the first half of 2021 compared to the same period last year. (AP) ocrats, will be considered by Congress in the coming weeks. airport that went out of use for commercial In response, Powell and the White House have said they be- flights during the pandemic, appears to be lieve that the pickup in inflation, which well exceeds the Fed’s a parking lot for Emirates’ iconic fleet of 2% annual target, will prove temporary because it stems mainly double-decker Airbus A380s. from supply shortages resulting from the sudden shutdown - Although the UAE recently lifted an entry and swift reopening - of a $20 trillion economy. ban on India, Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka, Jazeera incurs nearly $39mn losses for H1 Still, the Biden administration sought Wednesday to rein which are home to most of the vast foreign in oil and gas prices, which have also spiked in the past year, workforce in the federation, stringent vac- KUWAIT CITY, Aug 11, (KUNA): period last year, thus operating costs rose have emitted positive signs as to the by calling on OPEC nations to boost oil production to help cination requirements still bar many from The Kuwaiti airlines company, Jazeera along with fuel prices. recovery of the travel sector at a paste support the global economy. boarding flights to the country. Airways, declared on Wednesday in- Operating and fi nancial perfor- higher than forecast, where demand July’s inflation report suggested that while price increases “All of those South Asian markets are in- are easing, they aren’t yet falling back as much as the White credibly important to Dubai, they’re a very curring KD 11.7 million (some USD mance for Q2 this year rose by 137.7 has become robust with easing of House and the Fed hope they will. The cost of auto rentals, important transit opportunity, of course, as 38.9 million) worth of losses H1 2021. percent with respect of passengers’ covid-related constraints as of middle for example, skyrocketed nearly 75% in the past year after people go to all parts of northern Europe,” The company said in a statement re- numbers, along with occupancy of the year Q3 and speeding vaccina- rental companies sold off much of their fleets during the pan- said Griffiths. “It’s very important we get sults of Q2 2021 showed net profi ts amounting to 51.3 percent, while tion in Kuwait. demic in order to raise cash. Yet last month, vehicle rental those traffic flows back.” amounting to KD 6.5 million (USD 21.6 operating returns for H1 this year Al-Jazeera Co. was established prices fell nearly 5%, a sign that the price spike may be re- There are reasons to expect a rebound, million) due to decline of returns per seat amounted to KD 15.6 million (USD in 2004. It was listed in the Kuwaiti versing. Auto insurance prices also fell in July after have Griffiths added. One of the airport’s two in addition to the increase of operating 51.8 million). bourse in 2008. It has a capital of KD risen for six straight months. main terminals, mothballed amid the pan- scheduled fl ights as compared to the fi rst These positive operating results 22 million (USD 73 million). Some categories are still recording price increases, but demic, returned to use last month to prepare they are likely to moderate in the coming months. Hotel for an influx of holiday-makers escaping room costs, for instance, jumped 6% in July and have in- wintry weather and attending the World creased nearly 22% compared with a year ago. Lodging Expo in October. city for Dubai’s airport in 2020, with 1.15 placards that implored Brits to fly Emirates. 5,000 employees it furloughed during the firms have struggled to hire enough workers to keep up with And after months of frustration and con- million customers. The stakes are indeed high for Dubai, devastation of the pandemic last year. But a travel burst as the pandemic faded this spring. But increas- fusion, the U.K. last week removed the Griffiths declined to put a number on the where the economy thrives not on oil, when asked whether Dubai Airport would es that large are unlikely to continue. UAE from its “red list” that ordered all financial hit, but said the “loss of traffic (to like in other Gulf Arab sheikhdoms, but hold onto its title - one of many prized su- In other categories, recent cost increases may not fall back travelers to quarantine for 10 days in costly, the U.K.) has had a very, very significant on travel and tourism. Emirates remains perlatives in the extravagant emirate home anytime soon. Restaurant prices jumped 0.8% in July, the government-approved hotels. The upgrade impact on the economy of both countries.” the linchpin of the wider empire known to the world’s tallest building and biggest largest increase since 1981, a sign that higher wages and ris- to “amber” elicited a strong sigh of relief So thrilled was Emirates about the flight as “Dubai Inc.,” an interlocking series of mall - Griffiths didn’t miss a beat. ing food costs are being passed on to consumers. throughout the federation of seven sheikh- resumption that the airline plopped a woman businesses owned by the city-state. “I have no doubt in my mind,” he said. New car prices, which increased 1.7% in July, have leapt doms, home to some 120,000 British expats. on the pinnacle of the tallest tower on the There are signs of looming uncertainty, “We’re gearing up to expect a huge surge 6.4% in the past year, the largest year-over-year increase London was ranked as the top destination planet, Burj Khalifa, and filmed her raising with the airport yet to to hire back any of the in volume.” since 1982. A shortage of semiconductors has limited auto- makers’ output, and there is little sign that it is easing yet. Nissan said yesterday that it is closing a huge factory in Ten- Robust job growth supports Fed tapering ‘soon’: Bullard nessee for two weeks because of the chip shortage.

WASHINGTON, Aug 11, (AP): Last which showed a healthy gain of 943,000 from inside and outside the Fed that the central earlier timetable than the Fed’s policymaking OPEC urged to restore supply week’s monthly jobs report demonstrated jobs last month, means the economy is mak- bank should start dialing back its ultra-low in- committee has projected. the ongoing strength of the US economy ing sufficient progress to start reducing, or terest rate policies. On Monday, Boston Fed- Bullard sketched an aggressive timeline for and underscored the need for the Federal tapering, the Fed’s $120 billion in monthly eral Reserve Bank President Eric Rosengren tapering, which he thinks should start soon and Reserve to rein in its stimulus efforts, a Fed bond purchases. Those purchases are in- said the tapering should begin his fall. And last concluded as early as next spring. That would WH sounds alarm on official said Tuesday. tended to lower longer-term interest rates week, Fed Governor Richard Clarida said the put the Fed in a position to potentially lift its St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank Presi- and bolster the economy. economy would likely meet the Fed’s criteria short-term interest rate from nearly zero if nec- dent James Bullard said that Friday’s report, Bullard’s comments echo other recent calls for lifting interest rates by the end of 2022, an essary, to keep inflation from worsening. ‘rising’ energy prices

WASHINGTON, Aug 11, (AP): President Joe Biden’s ad- ministration is moving at home and abroad to try to address concerns about rising energy prices slowing the nation’s re- covery from the pandemic-induced recession. National security adviser Jake Sullivan on Wednesday called on the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries to move faster to restore global supply of petro- leum to pre-pandemic levels, and the White House asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate the domestic gasoline market for any anti-competitive behavior that could be increasing prices. The joint actions come as the administration is increas- ingly sensitive to rising prices across the economy as it faces both political and policy pressure from inflation. “Higher gasoline costs, if left unchecked, risk harming the ongoing global recovery,” Sullivan said in a statement. He said the administration was pressuring OPEC and producers allied with the cartel to more quickly undo the production cuts put in place at the start of the pandemic. Biden’s National Economic Council director, Brian Deese, asked the FTC head, Lina Khan, to “monitor the U.S. gasoline market and address any illegal conduct that might be contributing to price increases for consumers at the pump.” The FTC is an independent agency and may take advice, but not direction, from the White House. Wednesday’s report from the Labor Department showed that consumer prices jumped 0.5% from June to July, down from the previous monthly increase of 0.9%. They have increased a substantial 5.4% compared with a year earlier, erasing much of the benefit to workers from higher pay. Gas prices are up about a $1 from than a year ago as Americans hit peak summer driving season and return to roads after pandemic shut-ins. ARAB TIMES, THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 2021 BUSINESS 9

COVID-19 vaccine sales boosts Moderna Q2 sales

Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine revenue - $7.84 billion from direct billion in the second quarter, com- per share on $4.29 billion in revenue. In this fi le photo, a vial of brought in more than $4 billion in sec- sales and revenue split with its part- pared to a loss of $117,000 last year, Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine has the Moderna COVID-19 ond-quarter sales, helping to push ner, Germany’s BioNTech. before its vaccine received emer- received emergency authorization for vaccine rests on a table the vaccine developer into a profi t. The COVID-19 vaccine is Mod- gency use authorization in the U.S. use in more than 50 countries. at a drive-up mass vac- The company also said Thursday erna’s only commercially approved and other countries to fi ght the global Cambridge, Massachusetts-based cination site in Puyallup, an analysis showed that its vaccine product. It also is developing several pandemic. Moderna Inc. also said Thursday that Wash., south of Seattle. remains 93% effective as much as vaccines that aim to guard against The company brought in $4.35 it completed enrollment in an early- six months after the second dose. the fl u, Zika and HIV among other billion in total revenue, thanks to the stage study of its next-generation Moderna’s COVID-19 Moderna’s announcement comes viruses. Those are all in early stages vaccine and some grants. Earnings COVID-19 vaccine, which could be vaccine brought in more after pharmaceutical giant Pfi zer Inc. of clinical testing, according to its per share totaled $6.46. easier to store and distribute. The than $4 billion in second- said its COVID-19 vaccine remained website. The company also is test- The results topped Wall Street company also said it will explore a quarter sales. (AP) effective months after the second ing a potential booster shot for the expectations. Analysts surveyed by combination vaccine that aims to of- dose and had become a top seller. It COVID-19 vaccine. Zacks Investment Research expect- fer protection against the fl u, COV- brought in nearly half the company’s Overall, Moderna earned $2.78 ed, on average, earnings of $6.01 ID-19 and other viruses. (AP) Stocks edge higher, pushing Find a mentor Millennial Money: further into record territory Ready for results? By Kelsey Sheehy mentorship. NerdWallet Whether you want to excel as a manager, save for retirement or s your financial and profes- become more involved with your Asional lives become more house of worship, defining your complex, going it alone will only goal can help narrow your mentor get you so far. search, says Bridget Weston, CEO We all need advice, encourage- of Score. ment and a sounding board from Making it work time to time. 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To get the most out of your Find someone you connect with, mentorship, take notes during meet- whether at work, in your social cir- ings, prepare questions in advance cle or in your spiritual community, and, most importantly, work on the and start having deeper conversa- things you say you will. tions. Ask for their perspective and “Here’s the catch: If you’re not use them as a sounding board. working on them, they don’t mean That person may be two decades anything to you,” Jones says. “If your senior, or they may be close they don’t mean anything to you, Trader Edward Curran works on the fl oor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021.Stocks were mostly higher Wednesday, pushing to your age. In some cases, a men- either you’re in the wrong mentor/ beyond the records they had set a day earlier on the back of strong earnings and better-than-expected economic data. (AP) tor closer in age can better relate to mentee relationship or you are not your experiences at the workplace, ready.” (AP) in relationships and in life, Green ● Close the loop: Find ways to Banks among strong gainers as bond yields rise says. It’s still fresh for them. show your appreciation and build There are situations where a the relationship. This step can be as NEW YORK, Aug 11, (AP): ing the pandemic, and the increased eco- er than June’s 5.4%. ed to $1.1715 from $1.1727. structured, formal mentorship is simple as telling your mentor how nomic activity has made prices for those “A higher-than-expected reading “A strong reading in the headline the way to go. If you’re trying to you put their advice into action. Stocks were mostly higher items rise faster than usual. may suggest infl ation being more per- and core U.S. Consumer Price Index start a business, for example, you “If you have a big conversation Wednesday, pushing beyond The Federal Reserve has repeatedly sistent and increase the risk of an earlier could keep supporting the USD in the need someone who sees your vi- with them about an issue you’re said it believes any increase in infl ation tapering timeline from the Fed,” said short term,” Anderson Alves of Ac- sion and has the expertise to help grappling with, come back to them the records they had set a day you execute it. and tell them what you ended up earlier on the back of strong would be temporary and largely a result Jun Rong Yeap of IG. tivTrades said in a report. of the supply disruptions that happened Where the price increases lie matters, “It might put some pressure on U.S. That person may not already ex- deciding. 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The Dow platform where traders can buy and sell and housing. tion expectations and reprice the Fed’s Jones Industrial Average rose 172 digital currencies like Bitcoin, rose 7% Traders will watch for the contin- future actions,” he added. after reporting strong growth in the last ued growth of food and housing prices, points, or 0.5%, to 35,437 and the quarter. Yeap said. Nasdaq composite was down 0.5%. Southwest Airlines initially fell but They are also contending with the Banks made some of the strong- stabilized after saying it no longer ex- coronavirus delta variant’s spread in the est gains as bond yields edged higher, pects to turn a profi t in the third quarter U.S. and Europe. Over in Asia, the vari- which benefi ts banks because it allows as COVID-19 infections spread. Major ant has resulted in travel restrictions be- them to charge higher interest on loans. airlines, including Delta Air Lines, Unit- ing reimposed in China. Parts of Japan, The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose ed Airlines and American Airlines all including Tokyo, the capital, remain to 1.36% from 1.34% late Tuesday. wobbled between small gains and losses. under a state of emergency. Bank of America rose 1.7%. Weight-loss program operator WW The Nikkei 225 in Tokyo rose 0.7% Industrial stocks also made solid International plunged 27% after report- to 28,070.51 and the Shanghai Com- gains and helped counter a drop in tech- ing disappointing second-quarter fi - posite Index added 0.1% to 3,532.62 on nology and health care companies. nancial results, while hamburger chain Wednesday. The Kospi in Seoul, how- Traders got a dose of decent eco- Wendy’s rose 4% after raising its profi t ever, gave up 0.7% to 3,220.62. nomic news Wednesday. A report from forecast for the year and increasing its Hong Kong’s Hang Seng was up the Labor Department showed that con- dividend. 0.2% at 26,660.16. Sydney’s S&P- sumer prices jumped 0.5% from June to Online auction and retail giant eBay ASX 200 advanced 0.3% to 7,584.30. July, down from the previous monthly will report its results after the closing Malaysia rose but India, Singapore and increase of 0.9%. Year over year, con- bell Wednesday. Indonesia fell. sumer prices have increased a substan- France’s CAC 40 climbed 0.2% to In energy markets, benchmark U.S. tial 5.4%. 6,833.22, while the DAX in Germany crude gained 23 cents to $68.52 per While the headline fi gures may seem added under 0.1% to 15,774.83. Brit- barrel in electronic trading on the New bad, most of the rise in consumer prices ain’s FTSE 100 picked up 0.4% to York Mercantile Exchange. Brent has been tied to very specifi c goods that 7,185.83 in early trading. crude, the price standard for interna- are not expected to impact the long-term Analysts are expecting the latest U.S. tional oils, added 27 cents to $70.90 per health of the economy, like used cars, headline infl ation rate, due Wednesday, barrel in London. building materials and hotel rooms. to grow at a slower pace of 5.3% in July The dollar rose to 110.78 yen from These items came into short supply dur- from a year earlier. This is slightly low- Tuesday’s 110.54 yen. The euro retreat-

Extra Life Rewards Points for spending QNB and VISA launch new campaign

DOHA, Aug 11: QNB, the largest fi - nancial institution in the Middle East and Africa, launches an exclusive campaign in partnership with Visa, for QNB Visa Life Rewards cardholders where customers can earn extra Life Rewards Points when spending both locally and Internationally for a total of 13 weekends from 6th August to 30th October 2021. Customers will receive 50% extra Life Rewards for local spending and 100% extra Life Rewards for Interna- tional spending using foreign curren- cies during the campaign period. The campaign aims to further drive QNB’s QNB Head Offi ce cashless agenda and promote greater adoption of digital payments, which are in addition to an award-winning loyalty rewarding payment experience for our safer, convenient and more rewarding. program. customers. The mechanism of the promotion is for Heba Al-Tamimi, GM Group Re- Sudheer Nair, Visa Country Man- weekend transactions using QNB Visa tail Banking QNB said: We are very ager for Qatar said, “The popularity Life Rewards credit cards. During the pleased to launch such a rewarding of digital payments among consum- campaign period, customers will earn campaign for our QNB Visa credit ers has increased dramatically both extra Life Rewards points that they cardholders for their spends, further globally and locally, and we’re also can redeem at over 800 outlets in Qa- demonstrating our commitment in seeing a corresponding reaction from tar including electronics, fashion and rewarding customer loyalty. We are merchants looking to provide digital restaurants. confi dent that our customers will very payment options to meet their custom- QNB and Visa are strategic long well receive the campaign and we look ers’ needs. We believe the Extra Life terms partners and have created best forward to a successful collaboration Reward Points program will act as a in class payment products that comes with Visa. We are witnessing very further incentive to help support the with a host of benefi ts and privileg- healthy growth in the electronic pay- use and adoption of digital payments es including complimentary airport ments space and we are positive this in Qatar and are pleased to work with lounge access, travel insurance benefi ts campaign will further accelerate the our partner QNB to launch this exciting and discounts in both Qatar and abroad adoption of a safer, convenient and campaign.” ARAB TIMES, THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 2021 BUSINESS 10

as delta spreads, Southwest no longer sees profit for quarter

In this file photo, people are The highly contagious delta ter Southwest CEO Gary in the third quarter if the ben- in COVID-19 cases. seen wearing face masks to variant has darkened the out- Kelly called the airline’s efits of temporary, tax-funded Southwest said last month protect against COVID-19 look for Southwest Airlines, most recent quarter a “mile- salaries and wages relief are that it hoped to be profit- while riding on a Southwest one of the largest carriers in stone” after turning a profit excluded. able in the third and fourth Airlines flight from Norfolk, the U.S., which said that it no in June without government The problems are appear- quarters even excluding Va., making its landing ap- longer expects to turn a profit assistance. ing in what are called close- federal pandemic aid, but proach into Baltimore-Wash- in the third quarter as COV- The airline said Wednes- in bookings and close-in trip the spreading delta had al- ington International Thurgood ID-19 infections spread. day that it was again profit- cancellations, trips people ready clouded that outlook. It Marshall Airport, in Glen The revelation, contained able in July, but believes scheduled several weeks warned at the time that rising Burnie, Maryland. (AP) in a Wednesday filing with the recent negative effects out. The first is falling, the infection rates could change the U.S. Securities and of the pandemic on August second rising in recent its expectations and that is Exchange Commission, and September revenue will weeks, Southwest said, and what happened Wednesday. comes just three weeks af- make profitability less likely it tied those trends to the rise (AP) Apple says its restrictions are in place for quality and safety concerns Without ‘right to repair,’ businesses lose time and money By Mae Anderson ment supporting the “right to repair” that pledges beefed-up risks associated with the safe operation of the equipment, enforcement of current antitrust and consumer protection emissions compliance and engine performance.” s software and other technologies get infused in more laws and could open the way to new regulations . Justin Maus has owned RNH Equipment in Mount Hope, Aand more products, manufacturers are increasingly For its part, Apple says its restrictions are in place for Kansas, since 2019. He repairs agricultural equipment like making those products difficult to repair, potentially costing quality and safety concerns. They authorize technicians who tractors and combines. business owners time and money. pass a software and hardware exam annually. They also “We run into situations where a moisture meter on a com- Makers of products ranging from smartphones to farm started an independent repair provider program in 2019 and bine needs to be replaced,” he said. “We can replace it in 20 equipment can withhold repair tools and create software- say the latest iPhone 12 “allows for more repairs to be per- minutes, but it will not operate. We have to have a dealer based locks that prevent even simple updates, unless they’re formed at more repair locations than ever before.” come out and put software on it to make it work.” The wait done by a repair shop authorized by the company. While Apple has been the most publicly in the crosshairs for the dealer can sometimes be a day or more. That can cost independent repair shops valuable business about the right-to-repair issue, all smartphone makers have During harvest time, when agricultural equipment like and countless labor hours sourcing high quality parts from similar policies. The issue spans other industries too. Farm- combines are running at full throttle for several weeks, it’s other vendors. Farmers can lose thousands waiting for au- ers and farm equipment repair technicians complain they common for mechanical problems to arise. In June alone, thorized dealers to fi x malfunctioning equipment. And con- can’t fi x what should be fi xable problems on tractors and the moisture meter problem came up three or four times with sumers end up paying more for repairs -- or replacing items combines due to the software installed by manufacturers. customers, Maus said. altogether that could have been fi xed. Sarah Rachor is a fourth-generation farmer, who runs a One customer drove four hours to get a controller from a “If we don’t address these problems, and let manufactur- This file photo shows an Apple iPhone with a cracked farm with 600 acres in Eastern Montana with her father that dealership. But he still had to wait another day for the dealer ers dictate terms of what they allow for repairs, we really are screen after a drop test from the DropBot, a robot used grows sugar beets, wheat, soybeans and corn. to have time in his schedule to install it. in danger of losing access to the repair infrastructure that to measure the sustainability of a phone to dropping, at the offices of SquareTrade in San Francisco. (AP) She has a tractor from 1998, mainly because it was before The restrictions cost not only lost revenue, but growth op- exists,” said Nathan Proctor, senior director for the Right to new technology was installed in farm equipment, along with portunities, he said. Repair campaign at U.S. PIRG, a consumer advocacy group. different parts of a phone like the screen and battery. While an older 1987 combine for backup. The 1998 tractor has a Without them, “not only would we be able to repair just While it’s diffi cult to put a dollar sign on how much the Jones herself is certifi ed by Apple to fi x phones, iPad Rehab manual with codes that she uses to manually reset it when about anything with the equipment we work on, making us restrictions cost small businesses, the U.S. PIRG estimates isn’t an authorized Apple repair shop, so she couldn’t access something goes wrong. That’s not possible with newer ma- more attractive to new and bigger customers, but we would it costs consumers $40 billion a year. That averages out to the software or offi cial part and repair the iPhone 7. Many chines, she said. also be more attractive to young new techs coming into the $330 per U.S. family, who end up replacing broken phones, independent repair shops opt not to get authorized because “Anything newer than that, I’d have to call certifi ed repair workforce,” he said. laptops, refrigerators, and other electronic instead of having the terms can hamstring their business in other ways. places,” she said . Kyle Wiens, CEO and co-founder of electronics repair them repaired. “Counterintuitively, Apple Authorization would force me The wheat harvest lasts just a few weeks, and any break- company iFixit, in San Luis Obispo, California, which sells Jessa Jones owns iPad Rehab in Honeoye Falls, New to decline 90% of the jobs that we do or lose the authoriza- down that takes days to fi x could be a disaster, she added. repair parts for electronics and gadgets online to consumers York, which specializes in microsoldering, which means re- tion,” Jones says. “A weeklong break down can easily cost thousands of and small businesses, says without regulators stepping in, pairing electronics on a microscopic level . The customer left without a repair, and Jones missed out dollars, on top of the repairs needed,” she said. “If I know the problem will just get worse. She recalls a potential customer who drove an hour and on a fee for what would have been an “easy fi x.” IPad Re- how to do something, I shouldn’t have to wait and call a He said the FTC’s involvement is a good start, but more a half to her repair shop because his home button stopped hab’s data recovery and repair services can cost anywhere technician for something simple, or even to diagnose the is needed. In addition to the FTC, the “right to repair” move- working on his iPhone 7. from $35 to $600. She said in the past three years, her busi- problem,” she said. “I love technology, but it is making ment is making progress with state legislation. There are Jones says the iPhone had a tiny nick on the home button ness has been forced to pivot from half repairs and half data simple things harder.” right-to-repair bills of some form in 27 states, Wiens said. cable. “I have a brand new iPhone home button, I could cure recovery to 90% data recovery and only 10% repairs. John Deere says it “supports a customer’s right to safely “A policy is good, but we’re going to need a rule they the problem if I was allowed,” she said. The Federal Trade Commission recently signaled things maintain, diagnose and repair their equipment,” but “does enforce,” he said. “We want to get back to a fair playing What stymied Jones is Apple’s software that calibrates might be starting to change when it adopted a policy state- not support the right to modify embedded software due to fi eld.” (AP) Boeing beats Airbus in plane orders last month Orders topped cancellations

CHICAGO, Aug 11, (AP): Boeing easily beat rival Airbus in orders for new planes last month, but Chicago-based Boeing trailed its European rival in delivering planes to airline customers. Boeing said Tuesday that it took orders for 31 planes in July while 17 others were canceled, resulting in a net gain of 14. That compared with two orders for Airbus. It was Boeing’s sixth straight month of positive net or- ders after seeing cancellations exceed orders for most of 2020. Boeing has reported 270 net orders so far in 2021. Brazil’s Gol ordered nine 737 Max jets last month and Dallas-based Southwest Airlines ordered six. Boeing delivered 28 planes in July, including nine 737 Max jets sent to Irish airline Ryanair.That fell short of Airbus, which delivered 47 planes last month. For the year, Boeing has delivered 184 planes - more than all of 2020 - despite another halt in shipping its 787 jet because of production fl aws in the fuselage and nose. Last month, the company said it will cut production of 787s. Deliveries are critical for aircraft companies because buyers usually pay much of the purchase price when they get the plane. Boeing shares rose more than 1% in afternoon trad- ing. ARAB TIMES, THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 2021 SCIENCE 11

Health

Fighting drug shortages Groups make own cheaper medicines NEW YORK, Aug 11, (AP): Impatient with years of inaction in Washington on prescription drug costs, US hospital groups, startups and nonprofi ts have started making their own medi- cines in a bid to combat stubbornly high prices and persistent shortages of drugs with little competition. The efforts are at varying stages, but some have already made and shipped millions of doses. Nearly half of US hospi- tals have gotten some drugs from the projects and more medi- cines should be in retail pharmacies within the next year as the work accelerates. Most groups are working on generics, while at least one is trying to develop brand-name drugs. All aim to sell their drugs at prices well below what competitors charge. “These companies are addressing different parts of the prob- lem and trying to come up with novel solutions” to produce cheaper medicines, said Stacie Dusetzi- na, a Vanderbilt University health pol- icy professor. “People should be able to access the drugs that work for them without going broke.” While some of the projects are solv- ing supply problems and reducing med- ication costs for hospitals, drug price experts are split on how much consum- ers will benefi t. Dusetzina said the efforts could bring needed price competition, at least Kesselheim for some drugs. Dr Aaron Kesselheim, a Harvard Northrop Grumman’s Antares rocket lifts off the launch pad at the NASA Test Flight Facility, Aug 10, in Wallops Island, Va. The rocket carries a Cygnus space vessel Medical School researcher and price that will deliver supplies to the International Space Station. (AP) expert at Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston, thinks for some drugs these projects “can lower patients’ out-of-pocket costs ... absolutely.” Space station supplies launched with a pizza delivery for 7 But David Mitchell, founder of the independent consumer group Patients for Affordable Drugs, said the projects are Northrop Grumman’s latest space station delivery Also flying: a mounting bracket for new solar tares rocket hoisted the capsule from NASA’s Wal- workarounds that help in niches, but are “not enough to fi x a includes pizza for seven. wings launching to the orbiting lab next year, a ma- lops Flight Facility. broken system.” The company’s Cygnus cargo ship rocketed away terial simulating moon dust and dirt that will be used “Aloha to the S.S. Ellison Onizuka,” Northrop Civica Rx was started three years ago by a hospital consor- from Virginia’s eastern shore Tuesday. It should to create items from the space station’s 3D printer, Grumman said via Launch Control minutes before tium. It now provides over 50 generic injectable medicines in reach the International Space Station on Thursday. slime mold for a French educational experiment liftoff. The capsule was named for Hawaii’s Onizuka, The 8,200-pound (3,700-kilogram) shipment in- called Blob and an infrared-detecting device meant the first Asian American in space who died in the chronic shortage to more than 1,400 hospital members and the cludes fresh apples, tomatoes and kiwi, along with as a prototype for future tracking satellites. 1986 Challenger launch disaster. Veterans Affairs and Defense departments. It already has sold a pizza kit and cheese smorgasbord for the seven It is Northrop Grumman’s 16th supply run for NASA’s other shipper, SpaceX, will follow with a enough medication to treat 17 million people, including many station astronauts. NASA and its biggest load yet. The company’s An- cargo run in a few weeks. (AP) hospitalized with COVID-19. Expanding Now it’s expanding to help patients directly, said chief ex- ecutive Martin VanTrieste. Its new partnership with Anthem Coronavirus and Blue Cross health plans, CivicaScript, is picking six or seven expensive generic drugs to start. It will have contract manufacturer Catalent start producing those drugs to sell at 50,000 retail pharmacies starting in 2023. Other “alternative drugmakers” include: Delta variant wreaks havoc in unending pandemic ■ Two enterprises, from Premier Inc and Phlow Corp, focused on providing their hospital members with affordably priced generics that are chronically scarce. ■ NP2, which is about to start producing cheaper generic IV Slow vaccinations fuel anger in Iran cancer medicines. ■ EQRx, which is creating brand-name drugs for cancer and infl ammatory disorders to sell at “radically lower prices” than DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, preme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as to taxi drivers, journalists and those rival brands. Aug 11, (AP): Iranians are suffering described the skyrocketing death toll with diabetes. But it hasn’t been nearly Walmart recently added insulin to its in-house brand of through yet another surge in the coro- as “very painful,” urging offi cials to enough to keep up with demand. Only products for people with diabetes. It’s selling its own version navirus pandemic — their country’s roll out free virus tests and the fatigued 4% of the Iranian public are fully vac- of the mealtime insulin NovoLog, in partnership with manu- worst yet — and anger is growing at public to follow health measures. cinated, according to government sta- facturer Novo Nordisk, for less than half NovoLog’s price. images of vaccinated Westerners with- The true count is believed to be tistics. Even entrepreneur Mark Cuban has jumped in, giving his out face masks on the internet or on much higher. In April 2020, Iran’s Those with residency permits have name and money to a public-benefi t company aiming to pro- TV while they remain unable to get the parliament warned its case number sought shots in the United Arab Emir- vide cheap alternatives to high-cost generic drugs at 15% shots. was “eight to 10 times” higher than the ates. Others have gone to Armenia Iran, like much of the world, re- reported fi gures, due to undercounting. where authorities offer free shots to above manufacturing costs, no insurance needed. A woman wearing a protective face In January, Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Co launched its mains far behind countries like the While coronavirus testing capacity has visiting foreigners. In Tehran, word- mask to help prevent the spread of United States in vaccinating its public, surged since then, offi cials repeatedly of-mouth claims that Pfi zer and Mod- fi rst medication, a pill for parasitic worm infections that it sells the coronavirus waits to receive her through independent pharmacies for about $40 per two-dose treat- with only 3 million of its more than 80 have suggested the case count remains erna shots smuggled in over the border COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination million people having received both far off. The death toll is likely three from Irbil, Iraq, including the ultra- ment, said founder and CEO Dr Alex Oshmyansky. The company center at Iran Mall in Tehran, Iran, is building a factory in Dallas but paying other manufacturers for Aug 9. (AP) vaccine doses. But while some coun- times higher, offi cials say, as Iran only cold freezers needed for them, are now now and aims to launch up to 100 more drugs by year’s end. tries face poverty or other challenges counts those who die in a hospital for sale in the Iranian capital. Vanderbilt’s Dusetzina sees Cuban’s company as best posi- in obtaining vaccines, Iran has brought while being treated for coronavirus. A two-dose Moderna or AstraZen- tioned to cut out-of-pocket costs. some of the problems on itself. Khamenei in January slammed shut eca vaccine goes for $390, while two “It’s a really nice project to go after products where there’s After Iran’s Supreme Leader Aya- any possibility of American or British Pfi zer shots cost $1,350. Those paying little competition — and price gouging,” she said. tollah Ali Khamenei refused to accept vaccines entering the country, calling go on faith that the products have not Brand-name drugs get monopolies lasting up to two decades vaccine donations from Western coun- them “forbidden.” expired — or are even legitimate vac- under US patent law, so most of the alternative drugmakers are tries, the Islamic Republic has sought ”I really do not trust,” them, Khame- cines. targeting certain off-patent medicines whose prices have risen to make the shots domestically, though nei said of those nations. “Sometimes Mahsa, a 31-year-old woman in dramatically in recent years. that process lags far behind other na- they want to test” their vaccines on Tehran, said she got the Moderna vac- Generics are usually cheap. But as buyers pushed for barely tions. other countries. cine through her boyfriend’s friend, a The supply of non-Western shots re- doctor working at a pharmacy. break-even prices on these drugs over the last couple decades, Effective generic manufacturers consolidated. With fewer factories mains low, creating a black market of- “I am sure the vaccine is genuine be- making certain generics, even temporary plant closures trig- fering Moderna and Pfi zer-BioNTech The decision, after Khamenei earlier cause I trust the doctor,” she said. gered lasting shortages. And the reduced competition led to Sharma Pedersen shots for as much as $1,350 in a coun- fl oated conspiracy theories about the vi- Amirali, a 39-year-old father of a big price hikes, often forcing doctors to try costlier, less-effec- try where the currency, the Iranian rial, rus’ origin in March 2020, saw Iran turn baby girl, said he bought shots of the tive alternatives and hospital pharmacists to spend long hours is on the verge of collapse. Meanwhile, inward and try to develop its own vac- Japanese-made AstraZeneca vaccine seeking alternatives for drugs in shortage. US sanctions imposed on Iran mean cines. Those efforts, relying on tradition- from an Iranian doctor secretly vac- Those years-long shortages spurred Civica’s formation. It Discovery the cash-strapped government has lim- al “dead virus” vaccines rather than the cinating people for profi t. Amirali also led a top hospital group purchasing organization, Premier ited funds to purchase vaccines abroad. Pfi zer and Moderna method of target- said he took the chance as his wife, a Inc., to launch a program that has contractors making more And even as the delta variant wreaks ing the coronavirus’ spike protein using permanent US resident, received the than 60 products for about 850 member hospitals, said its chief havoc, fi lling the country’s already RNA, have yet to reach mass production. Pfi zer vaccine while visiting America. pharmacy offi cer, Jessica Daley. The two groups say they’ve 96K salmon die after ‘leak’: About overwhelmed hospitals, many Iranians And while the government claims local “I was not sure when the govern- 96,000 farmed salmon are believed to have given up on wearing masks and shots are 85% effective, they’ve released ment will provide vaccines for my age gotten numerous drugs off national shortage lists. have died when a leak in a nearby tank Phlow Corp, a public benefi t drug manufacturer largely staying at home. no data from their trials. group, so I decided to vaccinate my- sent 15,000 liters (4,000 gallons) of chlo- The need to earn a living trumps the For now, the majority of Iranians re- self,” he said. funded by government grants, partnered in March with 11 top rine into a fjord in Arctic Norway. children’s hospitals to address shortages by making generic luxury of social distancing. ceiving vaccines rely on foreign-made Both Amirali and Mahsa spoke on Roger Pedersen, a spokesman for the “What is next? A sixth wave? A sev- shots. A health ministry spokesman clar- condition that only their fi rst names be medicines in child-size doses for cancer and other life-threat- salmon farming company Grieg Seafood, ening conditions. Phlow and Civica are building neighboring enth wave? When is it going to end?” ifi ed on Tuesday that Iran could import used for fear of retribution from the said the leak happened at one of its fi sh Western vaccines “as long as they’re not factories in Petersburg, Virginia. slaughterhouses in the town of Alta and the asked Reza Ghasemi, a 27-year-old deliv- authorities. Such efforts have been helping hospitals stock crucial drugs fi sh were in a waiting cage nearby at the time. ery man without a face mask, smoking a produced in the US or Britain.” But for those who can’t pay, there — sedatives, painkillers, antibiotics and respiratory medicines “We are connecting this to a chlorine cigarette next to his motorbike on a recent Japan has donated 2.9 million doses are no shots yet. — needed for COVID-19 patients. leak,” Pedersen told Norwegian broad- day in Tehran. “It is not clear when this of its locally produced AstraZeneca Iran’s civilian government, now The alternative drugmakers are hiring US contract manufac- caster NRK, adding the company was situation will change to a better one.” shots. China has sent 10 million doses undergoing a transition of power to turers whenever possible and getting drug ingredients here or now handling the dead fi sh “in a respon- Since the start of the pandemic, Iran of its shots. Iran also made a deal with hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi, has in Europe, to diversify supply chains heavily reliant on China sible way and was investigating why the has recorded nearly 4 million COV- Russia to buy 60 million doses of Sput- been overwhelmed by the crisis. And and India, which limited exports of drugs and ingredients early leak occurred.” ID-19 cases and more than 91,000 nik V, but so far, Moscow has deliv- with the Islamic Republic also facing in the pandemic. The Biden administration also is working to The chlorine is used to disinfect the wa- deaths — the highest numbers across ered just over 1 million shots. protests over economic issues, water increase domestic production of essential generic drugs. ter after the slaughtering. the Middle East. Doctors received the fi rst set of vac- shortages and blackouts, the govern- Harvard’s Kesselheim foresees the new generic manufacturers On Twitter, police in northern Norway In a video message broadcast cines, while the government now of- ment likely wants to avoid triggering helping to boost supply and lower prices, but he thinks developing said that “signifi cant quantities of salmon Wednesday on state TV, Iran’s su- fers shots to those 50 and older, as well wider unrest. new brand-name drugs — as EQRx is trying to do — is tougher. are dead” and that the leaked liquid had EQRx is currently testing 10 novel drugs that it licensed the fl owed into the Atlantic Ocean. rights to, for cancers and immunologic disorders like rheuma- Police spokesman Stein Hugo Joer- gensen told NRK that there was no danger The British offi cial organizing November’s and that the government would work to travel restrictions due to COVID-19. toid arthritis. One already in fi nal-stage testing could launch of any toxic chlorine gas on land. As for climate summit in Scotland pledged Mon- ensure maximum participation by leaders With more than 20,000 people from al- within three years. the cause for the leak, it was still being day that the event would be held in person from around the world despite lingering most 200 countries set to attend COP-26, Also: investigated. Alok Sharma said the government was Alta sits 175 kilometers (109 miles) working with the United Nations and oth- GENEVA: At least four people have turned up as contacts of a northeast of Tromsoe, the largest city in er partners to ensure everyone who needs man who died in Guinea from the Ebola-like Marburg virus, the Arctic Norway. vaccinations can get them and that there World Health Organization said Tuesday, as staffers deployed in Grieg Seafood describes itself as one will be measures in place to guarantee the the West African country to help authorities prevent an outbreak. of the world’s leading salmon farming conference is safe for delegates and the WHO spokeswoman Fadela Chaib said the case, fi rst re- companies. It has farms in Norway, Can- people of Glasgow, the host city. ported late Monday, amounts to the fi rst in West Africa. The ada and off Britain’s Shetland Islands. Its Behind the scenes, offi cials are work- case emerged in Gueckedou, near Guinea’s borders with Sierra headquarters are in Bergen, Norway. (AP) ing on plans that may relax vaccination Leone and Liberia, a region hit by an Ebola outbreak between ❑ ❑ ❑ rules and travel restrictions for thousands 2014 and 2016 that killed at least 11,325 people. of attendees. Chaib said authorities were working to trace contacts of the Bear cub strolls aisles: Shoppers The comments came as the UN’s Inter- man, who had visited a health facility before he died. The four were startled last weekend to see a bear governmental Panel on Climate Change were tested for Marburg and offi cials were awaiting the results. cub browsing the offerings at a Los Ange- released a report saying the planet is run- “At least four people he came in contact with are asymp- les supermarket. ning out of time to control global warming. Video aired by CBS 2 shows the small World leaders must come together at COP- tomatic. So they did not show the disease,” she said. “But 10 bear strolling the aisles on Saturday at the 26 and set ambitious plans for reducing WHO staff are in the community to do a tracing — contact Ralphs store in the Porter Ranch area of carbon emissions if they hope to achieve tracing — and also to help the authorities.” the San Fernando Valley. the goal of keeping average global tem- Chaib said the “good news” was that WHO had already had After sniffi ng around inside, the bear perature rises to less than 1.5 degrees Cen- teams in the region because they had been working on a recent- eventually walked out the front doors. tigrade (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit), Sharma ly-ended Ebola outbreak. The Marburg virus belongs to the same The California Department of Fish and told reporters after the report was released. family as Ebola, and previously outbreaks have erupted elsewhere Wildlife found the 120-pound (54-kilo- “What we cannot do is delay this any fur- across Africa in Angola, Congo, Kenya, South Africa and Uganda. gram) animal hiding under a trailer at a ther,” Sharma said. “We’ve delayed COP Marburg symptoms include high fever and muscle pains, and some construction site behind a nearby Walmart. by one year already, and climate change, patients later bleed through body openings like eyes and ears. The bear was tranquilized and released unfortunately, didn’t take time off during There is no approved drug or vaccine for Marburg, but re- into the Angeles National Forest, the de- This 2019 photo provided by Civica Rx shows vials of vancomycin in the phar- that period. Last year was the hottest year hydration and other supportive care can improve a patient’s partment said. (AP) macy of the Riverton Hospital in Utah. Brand-name drugs get monopolies lasting on record, and the last decade was the hot- chances of survival. ❑ ❑ ❑ up to two decades under US patent law, so most of the alternative drugmakers test on record as well. And you’ll have seen are targeting certain off-patent medicines whose prices have risen dramatically from the IPCC report that the warnings are Maximum attendance at summit: in recent years. (AP) getting starker and starker.” (AP) Television THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 2021 FFeatureseatures (AP) Evening News”had4.7million. had 6.9millionandthe“CBS viewers. NBC’s“NightlyNews” with andaverageof7.4million won theeveningnewsratingsrace TLC had910,000. million, HGTVhad980,000and 1.16 million,MSNBChad1.01 viewers. TheUSAnetworkhad prime time,averaging2.06million most-watched cablenetworkin Telemundo had960,000. Ion Televisionhad1.1millionand million, Univisionhad1.3 had 2.1million,ABC1.9 time. 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It’snicetobeabledothiswithfriendsandpeoplewelove,” quired. Celebration” willbenefi anniversary of9/11. Wanda Sykes John Mulaney,MichaelChe,RonnyChieng,TomSegura etmaster.com. Thursday, withgeneralticketsonsalestartingatnoonFridayTick- on LiveNation,Ticketmaster.comandMSGrunsuntil10p.m. form foronenightonlyat Schumer NEW YORK: The showishisbrainchildwith “We wantedtoputonafuncelebrationhonorthisgreatcity’sre- All proceedsfrom“NYCStillRisingAfter20Years:AComedy Bill Burr,ColinJost,Quinn,DaveAttell,JayPharoah, A ticketpre-salefortheSept.12showbeginsatnoonWednesday celebrated through authentic stories and smart, funny characters.” celebrated throughauthenticstoriesandsmart,funnycharacters.” American childrenthechanceto”seetheirlivedexperiencesrefl mission. 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OnAppleTV+,subtitlesandforthe screenings intheUSandUKwillbepresentedopen in howitwasmade,butit’sbeingreleased.All can’t doitaloneanylonger.” the recognitionthatweallneed.Butagain,notalone.I can makeachange,thatnoise,create work alone.Somaybemyvoiceisjustoneofmanythat are alsointhelineup. went unansweredoutside “It feltliketheRossiswerebacktogetheragain,” Only recently,though,whilepromotingthefi “That’s somethingthatasadirectorisveryhard Hearing ornot,theRossisof“CODA”areone “It wasthemostrewardingthingI’veeverdone,” Few hadasteeperlearningcurvethanJones,who “I feellikemylifehasbeenenrichedthrough “I’m tellingpeople:Turnthesoundoffwhenyou “CODA” ishopingtobeapartofthatchangenotjust t 9/11charities.Proofofvaccinationisre- sherman forhours.Andsamewithsigning. Madison SquareGarden shing boat.Siânsentusalloutonthat Also: Los Pete Davidson sher girlandI’venever $50 millionin had “norealprospectofsuccess.” attempt tooverturnthedecision wife, ruling thatheassaultedhisformer delayed untilApril 2022.(AP) The trialinthatcase wasrecently she wroteaboutdomestic violence. Washington Postop-ed essaythat Depp also is suing Heard for Depp alsoissuingHeardfor , whowillalsoperform. Amber Heard tomarkthe20th Virginia and lm, did , sayinghis ected and Amy and over a overa ARAB TIMES, THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 2021 NEWS/FEATURES 13

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Hall & Oates to hit stage Nicks cancels all 2021 gigs over coronavirus

LOS ANGELES, Aug 11, (AP): Stevie Nicks has canceled fi ve forthcoming performances at music festivals, citing coronavirus concerns, she said in a statement Tuesday. Nicks had been scheduled to headline one day each of BottleRock Napa Valley in California and the Jazz Aspen Festival in Colorado in September. In Octo- ber, she was to have played two days of the Austin City Limits Music Festival and one day of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. The dates were all the shows she had planned for 2021. “These are challenging times with challenging decisions that have to be made. I want everyone to be safe and healthy and the rising Covid cases should be of concern to all of us,” the 73-year-old singer said in the statement. “While I’m vac- cinated, at my age, I am still being extremely cautious and for that reason have decided to skip the 5 performances I had planned for 2021.” Most of the festivals them- selves are moving forward Nicks with replacement headliners. Country star Chris Stapleton will take Nicks’ place at BottleRock. “Because singing and performing have been my whole life, my primary goal is to keep healthy so I can continue singing for the next decade or longer,” Inductee Stevie Nicks performs at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony on March 29, 2019, in New York. Nicks canceled appearances at fi ve music Nicks’ statement said. “I’m devastated and I know festivals where she had planned performances, citing coronavirus concerns. (AP) the fans are disappointed, but we will look towards a brighter 2022.” ❑ ❑ ❑ John Oates of Hall & Oates, the multi-platinum Music soul-pop duo behind hits like “Private Eyes,” “Rich Girl” and “Maneater,” is eager to return to concert stages again and prepared for an extra loud reaction when he does. “I think there’s defi nitely going to be an energy Global Citizen Live shows on Sept 25 there that is very unique. No one’s ever experienced a time like this in our modern world,” he tells The Associated Press. “Quite honestly, this is the longest I have not played live in my entire professional career.” Stars align for global concert Hall & Oates had planned to tour in 2020 but only managed one stop at Madison Square Garden in late February before COVID-19 restrictions led to the na- NEW YORK, Aug 11, (AP): Reunite the World” was one of the and beyond those restrictions to tion’s concert venues being shuttered. will.I.Am of the Black Eyed Peas largest concert gatherings in South- make sure everyone stays safe. “We really had a cool show planned. And so be- says joining forces with Global ern California since the coronavirus “I believe that, ultimately, we cause we had invested time and energy into that Citizen to help headline its upcom- pandemic began. need to listen to science and science show, we kind of just put it in mothballs, basically. will.i.am of Black Eyed Peas attends ing daylong global concert aimed at Evans hopes artists will encour- says that everyone should be fully And now we’re bringing it back up because no one’s the 27th annual EMA Awards in creating positive change was a no age citizens to push governments vaccinated and that they should have really seen it,” said Oates. Santa Monica, Calif. Sept. 23, 2017. Global Citizen is gearing up to host a brainer for him. and major corporations to be more a negative PCR test, and if they’re in The new tour kicks off Thursday in Mansfi eld, worldwide concert on September 25 “Headlining the show in France proactive in tackling climate change, close proximity, they should wear a Massachusetts, and hits such cities as Philadelphia, across six continents featuring artists is super special to us. Just any time poverty and vaccine equity. But do mask,” he said. “We need to take the Cincinnati, Milwaukee, Denver, Los Angeles and like Black Eyed Peas, Coldplay, Bil- you could help make change or bring world leaders really care about what pandemic very seriously, but we also Honolulu, before ending with a two-night stand Dec. lie Eilish, Jennifer Lopez, Lizzo, Ed awareness to issues through music, partygoers are asking for at a global need to follow the best science. And 3-4 in Mashantucket, Connecticut. Squeeze and KT Sheeran, H.E.R. and more. The event especially things that you care about concert? the science is telling us exactly what Tunstall will join the duo on certain concerts. will host thousands of in-person con- — that I care about — like climate “Even if they don’t care on the ba- to do.” The tour kicks off just as the delta variant of the cert goers in cities such as New York, (change) and the planet and bringing sis of their own — let’s call it altruis- For more information and to earn virus is spreading rapidly and Oates says he and the Paris and Lagos. (AP) folks that are just disenfranchised, tic reasons — they’ll care at the ballot tickets to the Paris and New York band will take it day-by-day. “Every day is going to you know, lifting them up with not box when citizens say, ‘You know City festivals, visit GlobalCitizen- be a new day,” he says. “You know, we don’t know only funds, but information and what, I want an elected offi cial who Live.org. what the world’s going to deliver to us in the next preparation for tomorrow is what cares about taking action on climate month. We’ll roll with it and take what we can get.” I’m about personally,” said the super change. I want an elected offi cial who Also: Since the early ’70s, Oates and Daryl Hall’s brand NASHVILLE, Tenn.: Country stars of Philadelphia-born “blue-eyed soul” has scored six producer of the upcoming Global cares about taking action to curb the Citizen Live shows. The group’s “ef- hunger crisis,’” said Evans. “If they Keith Urban, Toby Keith, Carly No. 1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, includ- Pearce Jamey Johnson ing “Kiss on My List” and “I Can’t Go for That (No forts align with my efforts.” don’t care about these issues, frankly, and will Can Do).” They also achieved six platinum albums Global Citizen announced Tues- they will lose the next election. I think perform at the Academy of Country and many more Top 10 singles like “Sara Smile” and day that a 24-hour broadcast of per- politics changes with the wind and I Music Honors, which will honor Lo- “She’s Gone.” formances across multiple networks think the wind is blowing in the direc- retta Lynn, Dan + Shay and Luke Fans can expect all the hits played live. Hall & and platforms will take place on six tion of change right now.” Combs among others. continents on September 25, boast- The annual show on Aug. 25 in Oates are not the kind of group that shrugs off their Sentiment past work or distances themselves from commercial Applegate Yetnikoff ing some of music’s brightest stars. Nashville, Tennessee, will present winners. They know what fi lls the venues. New York’s Central Park will host But as the world still battles the industry awards to artists, songwrit- “We have this incredibly good problem of having 60,000 fans who’ll dance to artists coronavirus pandemic with the delta ers, producers and musicians for so many hits,” Oates says. “We love those songs. Be- Variety like Coldplay, Billie Eilish, Jennifer variant surging in the US, the time their special contributions to country lieve me, it’s not a chore to play those songs because Lopez, Lizzo and Meek Mill, while might not seem right to host a global music. they are really great. And obviously they speak for Ed Sheeran, Doja Cat, H.E.R. and concert. will.I.Am understands the Lynn, 89, will receive the Poet’s themselves because they stood the test of time.” LOS ANGELES: Emmy Award-winner more will join the Peas and 20,000 sentiment. Award along with Gretchen Peters He says he looks out at the audience at shows and Christina Applegate has announced that attendees in Paris. Lagos will also “There’s a part of me that’s like, and the late Curly Putman, while sees more than grown-ups who grooved to his music she has multiple sclerosis, describing her host afrobeat stars like Femi Kuti, ‘I don’t want to do it. I don’t want to the country duo Dan + Shay will get decades ago. He sees teenagers and pre-teens, thirty- diagnosis as a “tough road.” Davido, Tiwa Savage, and more go. I’d rather stay home … I’ve been the Jim Reeves International Award. somethings and fortysomethings — people “straight The 49-year-old actor known for her performers and locations will be an- safe. And anything outside of that Combs was named the Gene Weed across the board” — who come for the music. roles in “Married... with Children” and nounced soon. puts some worry bugs in me,’” said Milestone Award honoree, while “They’re well-crafted pop songs. They seem to “Dead to Me,” said in a tweet late Monday With CEO Hugh Evans calling the musician. “But do I want to live Toby Keith will get the Merle Hag- have a connection that is not tied to a period of time. that she was diagnosed “a few months ago.” this “the most ambitious campaign that way? ... I think every single per- gard Spirit Award. Other honorees You know, they don’t sound old and nostalgic,” he Global Citizen has ever launched,” son has to weigh that themselves.” for the Nashville show include Ras- says. “They seem to evoke the same response in “It’s been a strange journey. But I have been so supported by people that I know the event is timed to the UN General In order to attend, concertgoers cal Flatts, Lady A and the fi lm- young kids today as they did when they were new who also have this condition,” wrote Ap- Assembly in September, followed must provide either proof that they makers behind the Ken Burns’ PBS back in the ’70s and ’80s.” plegate. “It’s been a tough road. But as we by the G20 and COP26 Climate are fully vaccinated or present a documentary “Country Music.” And he jokes there’s one of their tunes that per- all know, the road keeps going.” She added meetings in October and November, negative PCR test within 72 hours of Pearce, who is the newest mem- fectly fi ts today’s COVID-19 mood. “We’ve got a in a later post: “Now I ask for privacy. As I song called ‘Out of Touch’ which I guess is totally respectively. the show’s start, and every attendee ber of the Grand Ole Opry after her go through this thing.” must be masked regardless of vacci- induction on Tuesday, will host the appropriate.” Multiple sclerosis — also known as Global Citizen hosted another MS — affects the nervous system and often large concert in May advocating the nation status. show. Lee Ann Womack, Chris Also: results in progressive physical and cogni- importance of vaccine equity, ex- Evans says not only are they com- Janson, Lady A, Lauren Alaina, KANSAS CITY, Mo.: Only 35 of the more than tive decline. ceeding its goal by raising $302 mil- plying with local virus regulations, Sara Evans and others are sched- 70,000 people who attended Garth Brooks’ concert in More than 2.3 million people have a lion. The “Vax Live: The Concert to but Global Citizen is going above uled to perform. Kansas City on Saturday took advantage of a chance diagnosis of MS worldwide, according to to get a COVID-19 vaccine, the Kansas City Health the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Department said. Nearly 1 million people over the age of 18 “If you are successful — as it should more.” Yetnikoff was a volatile man in a volatile live with a diagnosis of MS in the US, the be — you simply have to pay an artist, give He joined CBS as a staff attorney in and expansive era; throughout his 15 years The mobile vaccination clinic operated for four nonprofi t organization adds. hours in the Arrowhead parking lot before the con- them a check for all this money,” he told the early 1960s, was named president on top he competed fi ercely with Warner Applegate won her Emmy in 2003 for Rolling Stone in 1988. “It’s my pleasure of CBS Records International in 1971 Bros for industry dominance. Warner had cert, and fans were offered a chance to get upgraded a guest spot on “Friends” and has a Tony fl oor seats to the concert if they were vaccinated. to give Michael Jackson a big, big check. and CEO of CBS Records in 1975, after Fleetwood Mac, the Eagles and Madonna. Award nomination for the musical “Sweet Number one, it shows that we’re success- Clive Davis was fi red amid allegations of CBS had Jackson, Joel, Barbra Streisand Brooks, who has said he is fully vaccinated, had Charity.” Her fi lms include “The Sweetest ful. Two, whatever he earned, we earned payola and mismanagement of expenses. and Bruce Springsteen. When Yetnikoff encouraged his fans to get the shot. Thing,” “Anchorman,” “Hall Pass” and helped convince James Taylor to jump Maggie Green, a spokeswoman for the Kansas “Bad Moms.” from Warner to CBS, Warner lured Paul City manager’s offi ce, said the 35 people vaccinated She has previously discussed her 2008 Simon away from CBS. Saturday were in addition to 333 vaccinations the battle with breast cancer, after which she His reign peaked with such mega-sellers health department administered at events and clinics had a double mastectomy as well as her as Jackson’s “Thriller,” Meat Loaf’s “Bat last week, KCUR reported. ovaries and fallopian tubes removed. (AP) Out of Hell” and Joel’s “52nd Street.” She said the health department will continue to ❑ ❑ ❑ CBS’ revenues more than quadrupled partner with community events to increase vaccina- NEW YORK: Walter Yetnikoff, the ram- under his watch, from $485 million to over tions, including at the upcoming Planet Comicon paging, head of CBS Records who presided $2 billion, but he also blew a fortune by ar- Kansas City, scheduled for Aug. 20-22. over blockbuster releases by Michael ranging costly deals for Paul McCartney, ❑ ❑ ❑ Jackson, Billy Joel and many others has the Rolling Stones and others past their died at age 87. commercial prime. NASHVILLE, Tenn: Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festi- Yetnikoff’s death was confi rmed Tues- “If I were a CBS stockholder, I would val announced Tuesday that its festival-goers will be day by David Ritz, who collaborated with sue for dilution of assets,” former CBS required to show proof that they’ve been vaccinated Yetnikoff on his memoir “Howling at the Records A&R chief Mitch Miller once for COVID-19 or tested negative for the virus within Moon.” Further details were not immedi- complained. 72 hours of attending the event. ately available. He feuded with friends and enemies, The four-day festival in Manchester, Tennessee The stocky, bearded Yetnikoff was a with other labels and his own company. He starts on Sept. 2. It was delayed for more than a year onetime lawyer with a sharp mind, a foul called CBS chairman Thomas H. Wyman due by the coronavirus pandemic. mouth, a big heart, a tin ear, a roving eye “Super Goy” and Wyman’s immediate suc- “The safety of our patrons and staff is our number and an extraordinary temper, a kid from cessor, the cost-cutting Laurence A. Tisch, one priority,” Bonnaroo offi cials said in statement Brooklyn whose hunger for recognition and “the evil dwarf.” Simon would allege that power drove him to excess in every way. In Yetnikoff traumatized him to the point of said, adding that the last day to receive the second “Howling at the Moon,” published in 2004, writer’s block and turned Yetnikoff into a shot of the COVID-19 vaccine and be fully protected he described his life as a three-act play: villain in his 1980 fi lm “One Trick Pony,” is Aug. 19. Act 1, “I start to get crazy.” Act 2, “I get Alison Luff arrives at the premiere of ‘Heels’ on Tuesday, Aug. 10 in Los Ange- in which Rip Torn played a boorish record crazier.” Act 3, “craziest of all.” les. (AP) executive. (AP) ARAB TIMES, THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 2021 SPORTS 14

Dinamo beat Legia to advance Medvedev advances in Toronto Champions League exits for three unbeaten title winners as Andreescu wins in Montreal ISTANBUL, Aug 11, (AP): Red Star Belgrade, Rangers and Slavia Prague were eliminated in the Champions Mack wins APGA League third qualifying round on Tues- day in surprise exits for teams that won Tour Champ’ship their domestic titles unbeaten last season. Red Star lost 1-0 in Moldova against DULUTH, Ga., Aug 11, (AP): Sheriff to go out 2-1 on aggregate. The Willie Mack III ran off three 1991 European champion missed the early birdies to pull away and chance to face its longtime former rival closed with an 8-under 64 for Dinamo Zagreb in the playoff round. a six-shot Dinamo won 1-0 at Legia Warsaw to victory in the advance 2-1. Mastercard Rangers lost 2-1 at home to Malmö APGA Tour after losing the fi rst leg by the same Champion- score in Sweden last week. ship. The victory was worth SOCCER $27,500 to Mack. Slavia’s 1-0 win at home to Fer- He earned encváros failed to overturn a two-goal $10,000 for defi cit from the fi rst leg. Mack the victory at United States forward Jordan Sie- the TPC Sug- batcheu scored twice in the fi rst half arloaf, along with $17,500 for to rally Switzerland’s Young Boys to winning the Lexus Cup Points a 3-1 win, and 4-2 on aggregate, after title and player of the year. conceding early against Cluj. Former European champions Benfi ca and PSV Eindhoven will meet in the GOLF playoffs in a rematch of the 1988 fi nal after both advanced 4-0 on aggregate against Spartak Moscow and Midtjyl- It capped a memorable sev- land, respectively. en months for Mack, who re- Ludogorets Razgrad, the champion ceived sponsor exemptions to of Bulgaria, beat Olympiakos in a two PGA Tour events on the penalty shootout after the teams were West Coast Swing, and then tied 3-3 on aggregate. Ludogorets made the cut in his last two benefited from the abolition of the PGA Tour starts at the Rocket away-goals rule this season, which Mortgage Classic and John would previously have sent Olympia- Deere Classic. kos through after the 2-2 second-leg draw. Shakhtar Donetsk won 2-1 in each The Czech Republic and Scotland leg against Genk to earn a playoff have seen both its team eliminated be- against Monaco, the 2004 Champions fore the playoff round that is played Russia’s Daniil Medvedev returns the ball against Kazakhstan’s Alexander Bublik during the men’s National Bank Open tennis tournament in Toronto League beaten fi nalist. Monaco coasted over the next two midweeks. past Sparta Prague 3-1 at home Tues- The 32-team group-stage draw will on Aug.10. (AP) day and 5-1 on aggregate. be made Aug. 26 in Istanbul. Nadal withdraws from tournament Quarantine criticized as ‘cruel and uncaring’ by AOC TORONTO, Aug. 11, (AP): Daniil Medvedev advanced Australian team condemns double-quarantine for 16 Olympians to the third round of the SYDNEY, Aug. 11, (AP): A strict National Bank Open, de- four-week quarantine imposed on feating Alexander Bublik 16 athletes returning from the Tokyo New Zealand 2016 Olympic cyclist Olivia Podmore dies Games has been criticized as “cruel of Kazakhstan 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 and uncaring” by the Australian AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Aug.11, (AP): Olivia Pod- In a statement Tuesday, Cycling New Zealand de- in a match that was briefl y Olympic Committee. more, a track cyclist for New Zealand who competed scribed Podmore as a “much loved and respected rider.” suspended by rain. All travelers entering Australia at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, has died. She The organization noted that many are “understand- during the COVID-19 pandemic was 24. ably devastated” and, without elaboration, urged people Medvedev, ranked No. 2, lost Cycling New Zealand said Podmore died “suddenly” to seek help for mental health if needed. to Rafael Nadal in the fi nals of are subjected to a mandatory 14- day hotel quarantine, and members Monday but did not disclose a cause or other details. The New Zealand Olympic Committee said it has be- the Toronto event in 2019, the Podmore also represented New Zealand at the 2018 gun offering support to athletes and staff on the coun- of Australia’s Olympic delegation Commonwealth Games on Australia’s Gold Coast. try’s Olympic team. last year it was played. Nadal have returned in groups to undergo withdrew from the tournament on two weeks of supervised isolation in Tuesday with a foot injury. various state capitals. from the Australian Institute of Sport after being tested daily over many signed to keep South Australians But South Australia is imposing which indicated the mental health weeks, Carroll said, and the South safe, but described the decision to TENNIS an additional 14-day domestic quar- of athletes could be “severely chal- Australian health department had reject an exemption for the athletes antine on those athletes who want to lenged after returning from a highly given no reason why it rejected an as “profoundly fl awed.” constrained Tokyo Games environ- application for an exemption to the Carroll said after weeks of negoti- ations with the state government, the On the women’s side in OLYMPICS ment into the further isolation of ex- additional domestic quarantine. Montreal, defending champion tended lockdown.” Australian Institute of Sport chief AOC was informed the athletes re- Bianca Andreescu, the No. 2 seed, The athletes represented an ex- medical offi cer Dr. David Hughes turning to South Australia from Syd- return to the state after isolating in tremely low risk to the community said he respected the process de- ney would have to home quarantine beat qualifier Harriet Dart 6-1, 3-6, for two weeks, if they successfully 6-3 in a match that lasted just over Sydney, where a coronavirus out- break has forced the city into lock- applied for an exemption to another two hours. down. And that has sparked outrage 14-day hotel quarantine. The 21-year-old Andreescu, who Canada’s Bianca Andreescu reacts during a match against Harriet Dart, among athletes and Olympic offi - “Athletes subject to home quaran- won the U.S. Open in 2019, was of Britain, during the National Bank cials. tine will not be permitted a welcome playing her first match since a Open women’s tennis tournament, on Australian Olympic commit- home hug,” Carroll said. “Either the first-round exit at Wimbledon in Aug 10, in Montreal. (AP) tee chief executive Matt Carroll on athlete’s family must move away, late June. Wednesday said South Australia’s the athlete must fi nd a way of iso- “My goal isn’t to be on the court retired in the second set. Sara decision posed mental health risks lating from the family or the entire that long,” Andreescu said. “I want Sorribes Tormo beat Carol Zhao. for the athletes, who have all been family goes into quarantine. to be able to stick to my game plan On the men’s side, third-seeded fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and “That is not an acceptable option the whole entire match and I feel I Stefanos Tsitsipas beat France’s lived and competed under a strict for someone who is fully vaccinated haven’t been doing that in my Ugo Humbert 6-3, 6-7 (13), 6-1, bio-security conditions since before and who has already just completed matches a lot. while Casper Ruud of Norway leaving for Japan. two weeks’ quarantine.” “That comes with experience topped veteran Marin Cilic 6-3, “While other countries are cele- Australia sent more than 480 ath- brating the return of their athletes, we letes to the Tokyo Games, including and playing matches and I haven’t 3-6, 6-3. American John Isner won his opening-round match 6-4, 6-1 are subjecting ours to the most cruel 56 from South Australia state, and been playing many matches.” and uncaring treatment,” Carroll said. placed sixth on the standings with Also in Montreal, Coco Gauff over Alejandro Davidovich Fokina. “They are being punished for proudly 17 gold and 46 medals overall. The defeated Anastasija Sevastova, Other men’s winners Tuesday representing their country with dis- Olympics fi nished on Sunday. while Johanna Konta - returning were Kei Nishikori, Nikoloz tinction at the Olympic Games.” In this July 23, 2021, fi le photo, Cate Campbell and Patty Mills, of Australia, South Australia is the only juris- from a tough bout with COVID-19 Basilashvili, Dusan Lajovic and Carroll said the South Australian carry their country’s fl ag during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Sta- diction in the nation to impose the - defeated Zhang Shuai, who Karen Khachanov. government ignored medical advice dium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP) double-quarantine. ARAB TIMES, THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 2021 SPORTS 15

WBA welterweight champion Ugás will step in to face Pac Man Spence drops out of Pacquiao fi ght with eye injury LOS ANGELES, Aug. 11, (AP): Er- rol Spence Jr. has dropped out of his pay-per-view fi ght with Manny Pac- quiao on Aug. 21 because of a retinal tear in his left eye. WBA welterweight champion Yor- denis Ugás will step in to face Pac- Cooper’s late 3 lifts Hawks over quiao at T-Mobile Arena in Las Ve- gas on the same date, the promoters announced Tuesday. Spence (27-0, 21 KOs) holds the WBC and IBF welterweight titles, but he has fought just once since Septem- ber 2019 due to a car crash and the Pacers in NBA Summer League coronavirus pandemic. According to his promoters, Spence didn’t learn he had a torn retina until a prefi ght medi- cal examination by the Nevada State Athletic Commission on Monday. Spence will have surgery at home in Texas on Wednesday to repair the tear, but he will miss out on his high- profi le showdown with the 42-year- old Pacquiao (62- 7-2, 39 KOs), the former eight-divi- Ugás sion champion re- turning to boxing after a two-year absence. “I was excited about the fi ght and the event,” Spence said. “There was no way I could fi ght with my eye in that condition. I’d like to apolo- gize to everyone. You know I’ll be back soon. We’ve come back from worse.’’ Ugás (26-4, 12 KOs) was sched- uled to make his fi rst career defense of his WBA title on the undercard of Pacquiao’s meeting with Spence. Pacquiao beat Keith Thurman to win the same WBA title belt in his most recent bout in 2019.

BOXING

The 35-year-old Ugás was elevated to welterweight super champion in the WBA’s byzantine championship sys- tem last January after Pacquiao was abruptly stripped of the belt for inactiv- ity. The Filipino congressman quickly agreed to shift his focus to Ugás after Spence’s injury was discovered, per- haps partly because of the way he lost his WBA championship. “The proper way and the only way to win a world title is inside the ring,” Pacquiao said. Ugás was scheduled to fi ght Fabian Maidana on the undercard of Pacqui- ao-Spence, but the Cuban Olympic bronze medal winner instead will get the biggest showcase of his up- San Antonio Spurs’ Nate Renfro, above, blocks the layup of Chicago Bulls’ Simi Shittu during the fi rst half of an NBA summer league basketball game, on Aug. 10, in Las Vegas. (AP) and-down professional career. Ugás has won three straight fi ghts, and he claimed the fi rst version of his WBA a statement. “Everyone knows my Williams, Simonovic help Bulls earn a comeback win over Spurs title with a split-decision victory over story about how I came to America Abel Ramos in his most recent bout to follow my dreams of becoming a world champion, and now it’s time LAS VEGAS, Aug 11, bench, was the eighth lead change in points and nine rebounds. He is trying Spurs. last September. the fourth quarter. to make the most of his opportunity in San Antonio outscored Chicago 26- “I have a tremendous amount of to stamp my legacy with a victory as (AP): Sharife Cooper made Celtics 107, Nuggets 82 Las Vegas after playing sparingly in 14 in the fi rst quarter and led by 15 respect for Pacquiao, but I am com- one of the best Cuban fi ghters to ever a go-ahead, 3-pointer just his fi rst two NBA seasons. points at halftime. The Bulls went on ing to win this fi ght,” Ugás said in put on a pair of gloves.” before the buzzer that lift- Aaron Nesmith scored 33 points and Denver’s Nah’Shon “Bones” Hy- a run early in the fourth quarter to take made 7-of-9 3-pointers while Payton land, drafted No. 26 overall, scored the lead and held on for the victory. ed the Atlanta Hawks to an Pritchard had 21 points, 12 assists and 16 points and Davon Reed added 10 Second-year pro Tre Jones had 84-83 win over the Indiana eight rebounds to help the Boston Celt- points in his hopes of making it back 23 points and rookie Joe Wieskamp Pacers in the NBA Summer ics rout the Denver Nuggets. to the league. Reed was not in the NBA scored 11 points for the Spurs. Jaylen Nesmith, drafted No. 14 overall last the previous two seasons after appear- Morris scored 20 and Malik Newman League. year, had 11 points in the fi rst quarter ing in 31 games over two seasons with had 19 points for the Spurs, who are Cooper scored 21 points - mak- as the Celtics jumped out to a 31-25 Phoenix and Indiana. giving both players another chance to ing 5-of-8 3-pointers - and had lead. Pritchard, who is also in his sec- play in the NBA. ond year, and third-year pro Carsen Bulls 92, Spurs 89 nine assists. Atlanta drafted the Rockets 111, Pistons 91 6-foot-1, 180-pound guard with Edwards were in double fi gures in the Patrick Williams, drafted fourth the No. 48 overall pick after he en- fi rst half to help Boston lead by 20 overall last year, scored 30 and second- In a featured showdown between points at halftime after shooting 62%. round pick Marko Simonovic had 13 the No. 1 and No. 2 picks, it was Jalen tered the draft following his fresh- Bol Bol, son of former NBA player points to help the Chicago Bulls earn Green who received more offensive man season at Auburn. Manute Bol, led the Nuggets with 26 a comeback win over the San Antonio help from his teammates in Houston’s Jalen Johnson, drafted No. 20 over- win over Detroit. all from Duke, had 18 points and 10 Green, the second overall pick who rebounds for the Hawks. Atlanta’s bypassed college basketball to play in Skylar Mays, a second-round pick last the G League, scored 25 points in 30 year, scored 16 points. minutes - going 6 of 11 from the fi eld Chris Duarte, selected No. 13 out of and 10 of 11 on free throws. His third Oregon, led Indiana with 21 points and and fi nal 3-pointer gave the Rockets an seven rebounds. Second-year pro Cas- sius Stanley scored 14 points, third- 18-point lead with two minutes left. year pro Oshae Brissett had 13 points Josh Christopher, the No. 24 selec- tion out of Arizona State, helped Green Manny Pacquiao (left), and Errol Spence Jr., pose for a photo at a news and Isaiah Jackson, taken with the No. 22 pick, added 13 points. run the Houston offense with 15 points conference at the Fox Studios lot in Los Angeles ahead of their upcoming and seven assists. Turkey’s Alperen boxing match, taking place in Las Vegas on Aug 21, in Los Angeles, on Cooper’s game-winning shot from the corner, in front of the Pacers’ Sengun, the No. 16 pick, controlled the July 11. (AP) paint for Houston with 21 points, eight rebounds and three blocks. Cade Cun- Ducks re-sign Comtois, Mahura and Jones BASKETBALL

Blackhawks HoF goaltender Esposito dies ningham, the No. 1 pick after spend- CHICAGO, Aug 11, (AP): Tony Es- the NHL’s lowest-scoring team last sea- Kings chose the defenseman with the ing one season at Oklahoma State, was posito, a Hall of Fame goaltender who son, posting a team-best 16 goals and 33 eighth overall pick last month. 8 of 18 from the fi eld for 20 points to played almost his entire 16-year career points in 55 games for the Ducks. The The 18-year-old Clarke is expected lead Detroit. Luka Garza, Iowa’s high- with the Chicago Blackhawks, has died 22-year-old forward was the second- to play most of next season in the On- scoring big man, added 15 points. following a brief battle with pancreatic youngest player ever to lead Anaheim tario Hockey League, where he racked Kings 89, Wizards 75 cancer, the team announced. He was in scoring, behind only 20-year-old Paul up 38 points in 57 games as a rookie Louis King led six Sacramento play- 78. Kariya in the 1994-95 season. with Barrie in the 2019-20 season. ers in double fi gures with 16 points and Esposito debuted with Montreal dur- Comtois also scored six points for He led all OHL rookie defensemen in Houston Rockets’ Jalen Green (0) drives to the basket under pressure from four 3-pointers. ing the 1968-69 season and appeared Canada’s title-winning team during the points and assists (32), and he fi nished Detroit Pistons’ Cade Cunningham (2) during the second half of an NBA Davion Mitchell, the No. 9 pick who in 13 games. He was then taken by the IIHF World Championship in June. second with six goals. summer league basketball game, on Aug. 10, in Las Vegas. (AP) was pivotal during Baylor’s champion- Blackhawks in an intraleague draft, Jones scored 11 points in 46 games ❑ ❑ ❑ ship run, was 5 of 8 from the fi eld to quickly emerging as one of the league’s for the Ducks add 12 points for the Kings. best goalies. last season, with The Detroit Red Wings and winger Jakub Vrana agreed to a three-year Sacramento made 14 3-pointers and He won the Calder Trophy in 1970 his mildly disap- Washington turned it over 21 times. as the NHL’s best rookie as well as the pointing offensive contract worth $5.25 million per sea- son, avoiding arbitration. Caleb Homesley led Washington Vezina Trophy given to the top goal- numbers mirroring with 17 points and Corey Kispert, the tender. He also won the Vezina in 1972 almost everybody No. 15 pick from runner-up Gonzaga, and 1974. on Anaheim’s low- ICE HOCKEY was held to eight points in his debut. Esposito is Chicago’s career leader scoring roster. The NBA Finals MVP Giannis Ante- with 418 wins and 74 shutouts, includ- 23-year-old Jones, tokounmpo sat courtside with siblings ing 15 during his rookie season. in a fi rst-round pick in Thanasis and Kostas to support their shutouts (74) and wins (418). He was 2016, is still a key Vrana, a 25-year-old Czech, had eight goals and three assists in 11 brother Alex, who entered late in the inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1988 component of the fourth quarter for Sacramento. Esposito games last season with the Red Wings and joined his brother Phil, who played Ducks’ young core. Trail Blazers 86, Clippers 66 18 seasons in the NHL. Mahura scored after they acquired him as part of a ❑ ❑ ❑ four points in 13 games for Anaheim major move just before the NHL trade Kobi Simmons, from the 2017 draft, last year. He spent most of the season deadline. led Portland with 15 points and Emma- The Anaheim Ducks have re-signed as one of the AHL’s top goal-scorers The Washington Capitals sent nuel Mudiay, the No. 7 pick in 2015, defenseman Josh Mahura and left among defensemen while playing for Vrana, Richard Panik, 2021 fi rst- and added 14 in a blowout victory. wings Max Comtois and Max Jones. the Ducks’ top affi liate in San Diego. 2022 second-round pick to Detroit for Antonio Blakeney, who scored 27 Comtois got a two-year contract ❑ ❑ ❑ Anthony Mantha. in Portland’s opener on Sunday, and through the 2022-23 season, and Jones Vrana had 36 points in 50 games last George King each scored 12 points. signed a three-year deal through 2024. The Los Angeles Kings have signed season. He had 84 career goals and 168 Jay Scrubb had 15 points and 10 Mahura’s contract is for two years, and top draft pick Brandt Clarke to a assists over fi ve seasons. He had three rebounds for Los Angeles, and Daniel it is a two-way deal in the upcoming three-year, $2.775 million entry-level game-winning goals in 11 games with Los Angeles Clippers’ Jay Scrubb (0) shoots against Portland Trail Blaz- Oturu added 11 points and 13 boards. season only. contract. the Red Wings after scoring three win- ers’ Michael Beasley (50) during the fi rst half of an NBA summer league The Clippers shot 24 of 88 (27.3%) Comtois was the leading scorer for Clarke agreed to the deal after the ners in Washington last season. basketball game, on Aug. 10, in Las Vegas. (AP) from the fi eld. ARAB TIMES, THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 2021 16

Los Angeles Angels’ Justin Upton (left), scores past To- ronto Blue Jays catcher Reese McGuire on a fi elding error by Blue Jays fi rst baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. following a fl y ball hit by Jo Adell during the fi fth inning in the fi rst base- ball game of a doubleheader in Anaheim, Calif. (AP) Sports Latest sports scores at — http://sports.arabtimesonline.com Leo signs two-year deal with option for third season Messi eyes Champions League trophy with PSG PARIS, Aug 11, (AP): Lionel Messi said he’s “in the right “Obviously, one of the reasons (I came) was the locker Messi became the most high-profi le free agent in soccer his- Messi is set to earn around 35 million euros ($41 million) net place” to win another Champions League trophy and cited a room: Neymar, Dí María, Paredes, whom I know.” tory after his attempts to stay at Barcelona were rejected last annually. The person said on condition of anonymity before reunion with Neymar as a key factor in his decision to sign Messi said he is “ready” to start playing with PSG, which week by the Spanish league because the salary would not com- the contract was signed. with Paris Saint-Germain. host Strasbourg on Saturday night. ply with fi nancial regulations, with the Catalan club burdened PSG will be hoping not only that Messi helps the team The 34-year-old Argentina star spoke at his introductory “When I feel it, when the staff thinks I’m ok, I’ll be ready. by debts of more than 1.2 billion euros ($1.4 billion). regain the French title they lost to Lille last season but fi nally news conference at Parc des Princes stadium on Wednesday, I’m willing to play,” he said. PSG moved quickly to sign the Argentina star. The team, win the Champions League. the morning after signing a two-year deal with the option for Messi said, “positioned themselves and everything went re- Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi praised a third season after leaving Barcelona. ally fast and it was easy. It happened in little time. It was a “a historic day for the club, football world and it is a fantastic “My goal and dream is to raise another Champion’s diffi cult situation and they were effi cient.” moment for us.” (League Trophy) and I believe that I am in the right place to PSG coach Mauricio Pochettino quickly made contact “Everybody knows Leo... He makes the football magic, have the best chances to achieve that,” Messi said. with his fellow Argentine after Barcelona announced last beautiful and he’s a winner. It will be very exciting for our “When you see this squad, you really want to play with Thursday that Messi would be leaving the club he joined as supporters and the fans worldwide,” he added. ”We have big them because there are so many possibilities,” he added. “We a 13-year-old boy. ambition.” have the same goal. And Neymar of course did a lot and was Messi said it was “very hard” to leave Barcelona after so important for my choice.” many years but added “the moment I arrived here I felt very Qatari-backed PSG have been desperate to win the Cham- SOCCER happy.” pions League, falling just short when they lost the 2020 fi nal PSG supporters have seen their club transformed over the to Bayern Munich. Messi helped Barcelona win four Cham- Messi won every major honor with Barcelona and was last decade since the infl ux of Qatari sovereign wealth in- pions League trophies. granted a tearful exit news conference on Sunday to signal vestment linked to the emir. Once Messi’s Barcelona contract Messi’s arrival gives PSG formidable attacking options as he the end of an era. Only Cristiano Ronaldo in the current era expired - and the Catalan club was unable to afford to keep links up with not only Neymar - his former teammate at Bar- challenges Messi’s status as an all-time great. him - PSG was one of the few clubs that could fi nance a deal celona - but also France World Cup winner Kylian Mbappe. While PSG had to pay 222 million euros (then $261 mil- to sign the six-time world player of the year. “I’m going to play with best players, it’s very nice, it’s lion) to sign Neymar from Barcelona in 2017, there was no Messi will wear the No. 30 jersey - the same number he incredible to be able to experience this,” said Messi, who also Lionel Messi, (right), and PSG president Nasser Al- transfer fee for Messi. wore in his fi rst two seasons with Barcelona before switching cited Argentina teammates and PSG players Ángel di Maria Khelaifi hold Messi’s jersey at the Parc des Princes No salary details were given, but a person with knowledge to No. 19 and then the prized No. 10, which Neymar gets to and Leandro Paredes. stadium in Paris. (AP) of the negotiations earlier told The Associated Press that keep at PSG. Dodgers end Phillies 8-game run Angels, Blue Jays split doubleheader

PHILADELPHIA, Aug 11, (AP): Max Scherzer and MLB Results/Standings Aaron Nola had a pitch- ers’ duel ruined by rain, WASHINGTON, Aug 11, (AP): Results and Corey Seager and Max and standings from the MLB games on Tuesday. Muncy homered as the Los LA Angels 6 Toronto (7 Inns 1st) 3 Detroit 9 Baltimore 4 Angeles Dodgers ended Tampa Bay 8 Boston 4 Philadelphia’s eight-game Oakland 4 Cleveland (10 Inns) 3 Minnesota 4 Chicago White Sox 3 winning streak, beating Kansas City 8 NY Yankees 4 Toronto 4 LA Angels (7 innings 2nd the Phillies 5-0 on Tuesday game) 0 night. Texas 5 Seattle (10 Inns) 4 Milwaukee 4 Chi. Cubs (7 Inns 1st) 2 Scherzer and Nola combined for St Louis 4 Pittsburgh 1 13 strikeouts over a combined 7 Atlanta 3 Cincinnati 2 1/3 innings in a scoreless match- LA Dodgers 5 Philadelphia 0 Milwaukee 6 Chic. Cubs (7 Inns 2nd) 3 up before heavy rain delayed the Houston 5 Colorado 0 game in the bottom of the fourth San Francisco 8 Arizona 7 inning for 1 hour, 44 minutes. Nei- San Diego 6 Miami 5 American League ther star pitcher returned when the East Division game resumed. W L Pct GB The gripping performances ended Tampa Bay 69 44 .611 _ in a whimper and Phillies fans booed Boston 65 50 .565 5 New York 62 51 .549 7 when reliever J.D. Hammer (1-1) Toronto 61 51 .545 7-1/2 headed to the bullpen to warm up at Baltimore 38 73 .342 30 the end of the delay. Central Division W L Pct GB Seager hit a solo shot off J.D. Ham- Chicago 67 47 .588 _ mer (1-1) in the fi fth inning for his Cleveland 55 56 .495 10-1/2 fi fth homer of the year. Muncy added Detroit 55 60 .478 12-1/2 his 23rd homer of the year in the ninth. Kansas City 49 63 .438 17 Minnesota 49 65 .430 18 Alex Vesia (2-1) got the win. West Division Nola fi nished with seven strikeouts. W L Pct GB Scherzer struck out six in 3 1/3 in- Houston 67 46 .593 _ nings. Oakland 65 48 .575 2 Seattle 59 55 .518 8-1/2 Giants 8, Diamondbacks 7 Los Angeles 57 57 .500 10-1/2 In San Francisco, LaMonte Wade Jr. Texas 40 73 .354 27 scored the winning run with two outs National League in the ninth inning when fi rst base- East Division Young Boys’ Meschack Elia, (left), fi ghts for the ball with CFR’s Ciprian Deac during the UEFA Champions League 2nd leg third qualifying round soccer match man Christian Walker failed to handle W L Pct GB Kris Bryant’s sharp grounder, and San Philadelphia 59 54 .522 _ between BSC Young Boys and CFR Cluj of Romania, at the Wankdorf Stadium in Bern, Switzerland. Young Boys won 3-1. (AP) — See Page 14 Atlanta 58 55 .513 1 Francisco beat Arizona. New York 56 55 .505 2 The Giants won their third straight Washington 50 62 .446 8-1/2 Mejía singled with the bases loaded in and fi fth in six games, doing it the hard Miami 47 67 .412 12-1/2 ‘If we deliver on our potential, we’ll be champions again’ Central Division the ninth and Boston’s Hunter Renfroe way after going up 5-0 in the fi fth. W L Pct GB made a costly error on the play, help- Milwaukee 68 46 .596 _ ing the Rays extend their lead in the BASEBALL Cincinnati 61 53 .535 7 AL East to fi ve games. St Louis 56 56 .500 11 Mejía delivered a single to right. Chicago 52 63 .452 16-1/2 Bavarians seek to ‘complete’ Pittsburgh 41 72 .363 26-1/2 The ball skipped past Renfroe for an Brandon Crawford hit a go-ahead West Division error and that allowed all three runners double in the eighth and Buster Posey W L Pct GB to score, giving Tampa Bay a 7-4 lead. homered. San Francisco 72 41 .637 _ The Rays added another run on Bran- Braves 3, Reds 2 Los Angeles 68 45 .602 4 San Diego 66 49 .574 7 don Lowe’s single. decade of league domination In Atlanta, Adam Duvall hit a two- Colorado 51 62 .451 21 Cardinals 4, Pirates 1 run homer, Stephen Vogt’s bases-load- Arizona 35 79 .307 37-1/2 In Pittsburgh: J.A. Happ combined ed walk in the sixth forced in the go- BERLIN, Aug 11, (AP): Fans are back tinues. with a trio of relievers on a one-hit- but the fundamental question remains Cologne have already tightened their ahead run and Atlanta beat Cincinnati hit an early RBI single and Toronto ter, Tommy Edman and Paul DeJong in a matchup of second-place teams. the same as the Bundesliga season be- rules. Fans with at least a negative test earned a doubleheader split against homered early and St. Louis beat skid- gins Friday. result can attend their season-opening Drew Smyly (8-3) recovered after al- Los Angeles. ding Pittsburgh. lowing a two-run home run to Aristides Who can stop Bayern Munich? game against Hertha Berlin on Sunday, Justin Upton and Phil Gosselin each Happ (6-6) retired the fi rst nine bat- The Bavarian powerhouse have won but for future games only fully vacci- Aquino in the second inning to win his had two hits and two RBIs to help the ters, then gave up rookie Hoy Park’s sixth straight decision. Smyly allowed an unprecedented nine consecutive nated fans or those who have recovered Angels win the opener. fi rst career home run to lead off the German league titles and look likely to two runs on only two hits and two walks from COVID-19 can attend. Toronto batted last and was the fourth inning. He struck out fi ve and complete a decade of domination. and seven strikeouts in six innings. Bayern start their record-extending “home” team at Angel Stadium in the walked two. “The chase is on. The team know title bid at Mönchengladbach on Fri- Angels 6, Blue Jays 3, 1st game fi rst game, a makeup from an April 11 Royals 8, Yankees 4 Blue Jays 4, Angels 0, 2nd game that the others have no great interest in day. The defending champions have rainout at the Blue Jays’ temporary In Kansas City: Salvador Perez seeing us at the top for the 10th time In Anaheim, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. a new coach in Julian Nagelsmann, home fi eld early this season in Duned- homered twice to set a career high with in a row. They’ll do all they can to get poached from Leipzig to replace Hansi in, Florida. In the regularly scheduled 29 this season, and Kansas City rallied us down,” said Bayern chairman Oliver Flick, who cut short his tenure to take nightcap, the Angels were the home to beat New York. Kahn, who does not expect the chal- over the Germany national team. team. Perez put the Royals ahead with a lengers to be successful. Guerrero, who has 35 home runs, two-run blast in the first inning and “If we deliver on our potential, we’ll gave Toronto a 1-0 lead in the fi rst he tied the game at 4 leading off the be champions again,” Kahn said. “The SOCCER with an RBI single and then scored sixth. It was the fourth multi-homer team have shown than they are always on Teoscar Hernandez’s bloop single. game this season and 10th of his ca- capable of surpassing themselves.” In this Saturday, May 22, 2021 fi le The 34-year-old Nagelsmann en- Lourdes Gurriel Jr. added a two-run reer for Perez, who marked the 10th Last season’s closest rival, Leip- photo Bayern’s goalkeeper Manuel joyed great success with Hoffenheim single with the bases loaded in the sixth. anniversary of his major league de- zig, fi nished 13 points behind Bayern Neuer holds the trophy after win- before confi rming his credentials at Twins 4, White Sox 3 but. last season, while Borussia Dortmund ning the Bundesliga title after the Leipzig, which he led to the Cham- In Minnesota, Willians Astudillo hit Brewers 6, Cubs 3, 2nd game was 13 points adrift the season before German Bundesliga soccer match pions League semifi nals in his fi rst a go-ahead, two-run homer in the sixth In Chicago: Luis Urías had two hits that. It’s hard to see either team main- between Bayern Munich and FC season, then a German Cup fi nal and inning off Dallas Keuchel, and Min- during a six-run fi fth-inning rally as taining a season-long challenge again, Augsburg at the Allianz Arena sta- second place in the Bundesliga is his nesota stopped Chicago’s win streak at Milwaukee completed a doubleheader while the likes of Borussia Möncheng- dium in Munich, Germany. (AP) next. four games. sweep of Chicago. ladbach, Bayer Leverkusen, Eintracht French defender Dayot Upamecano Rookie starter Griffi n Jax (3-1) gave The nightcap was delayed for an Frankfurt and Wolfsburg will have to rus pandemic. The opening weekend also moved from Leipzig to Bayern af- the Twins a career-high six innings, hour, 29 minutes because of rain with address their own inconsistencies be- will be uncharacteristically loud as up ter the team met the 22-year-old’s buy- after falling behind 3-2 on consecu- one out in the top of the third, which fore they can break into the top three. to 25,000 spectators are permitted in out clause of 42.5 million euros ($50 tive homers by Adam Engel and José limited starter Aaron Ashby to two All the teams have new coaches in some stadiums. Smaller stadiums can million). Los Angeles Dodgers’ AJ Pollock Abreu in the third. Jax struck out a scoreless innings. The Brewers then charge. have up to 50% capacity. Bayern also signed English defender hits a two-run single off Philadelphia career-best 10 batters with only one used six pitchers to complete the fi nal Supporters are also a novelty as lim- Germany’s rate of new COVID-19 Omar Richards on a free transfer from Phillies relief pitcher Enyel De Los walk. fi ve innings. Miguel Sanchez (1-0) ited numbers are allowed back in stadi- infections - which has been picking up second-division Reading, but other- Santos during the sixth inning of a Rays 8, Red Sox 4 threw one pitch to get the fi nal out in ums after a season in which they were again in recent weeks - will determine wise it’s been a quiet summer of activ- baseball game in Philadelphia. (AP) In Boston: Tampa Bay’s Francisco the fourth inning for the win. largely excluded due to the coronavi- spectator numbers as the season con- ity for the league’s richest club.

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