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this year and the quota strength complaints from Haj operating The committee has is only 2,400. The deadline for companies that are facing hard- urged the Saudi people travelling by road for Haj ships in running their business. is August 21, and for those fly- The committee has urged Islamic authorities to lift all ing is August 26, but Saudis scholars and related entities to restrictions, open remain adamant on not lifting persuade Saudi authorities end direct flights to the restrictions. measures taken against pilgrims Jeddah and open the The committee has urged from Qatar. the Saudi authorities to lift all NHRC recently noted that land route. restrictions, open direct flights Saudis have scaled back some to Jeddah and open the land measures taken against their route instead of insisting on citizens living in Qatar, which Mohammed Osman forcing pilgrims from Qatar to is a positive development, Al The Peninsula travel through a third country Marri said. They allowed Saudi which is hard for the elderly and students studying in Qatar to atar National Human low-income pilgrims, specially continue their education, as Right Committee expatriates, said Al Marri, speak- well as let Saudi businessmen (QNHRC) has ing at press meet at the NHRC with permanent residency in received over 3,000 headquarters. Qatar stay and run their Qcomplaints of human If these restrictions, which business. Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al rights violations since the cur- include stopping companies from In another positive develop- Thani visiting the Building Automation & Control System (BACS) centre for Doha Metro rent siege of Qatar. The rights giving accommodation, food and ment, the Saudis have allowed stations. The system was recently assembled at one of the Doha Metro project sites. body said yesterday it had transportation in Saudi Arabia to Qatari students to enter Saudi The Prime Minister was accompanied by Minister of Transport and Communications, received a total of 3,269 com- Qataris, are not withdrawn the but UAE and Bahrain continue H E Jassim bin Saif Al Sulaiti, and Qatar Rail Managing Director and Chief Executive plaints since the blockade was committee will keep seeking to stonewall them despite a Officer Eng Abdulla Abdulaziz Al Subaie. → See also page 2 imposed on June 5. support of international human majority of the students being Only around ten or so days rights organisations to protect in UAE universities, said Al are left for the annual Islamic the religious rights of the citizens Marri. Saudi said it will allow pilgrimage to Makkah (Haj) and and to end exploitation of Haj for their entry through border restrictions imposed by Saudi political goals, he added. checkpoints but no details were authorities have still not been Propaganda against Qataris, given about implementing the lifted, said Dr Ali bin Sumaikh especially that linking them with decision, leaving it to whims of Al Marri, Chairman of NHRC. terrorism, is endangering their border officials. Qatari and Turkish firms A total of 21,255 people have safety, he said, adding that so far applied to perform Haj NHRC had received many → Continued on page 5 sign 15 agreements The Swiss Organization for the Protection The Peninsula for further cooperation in vari- Trade cooperation ous fields of trade and industry. of Human Rights, in a statement released atari and Turkish firms Fifteen agreements The QC Director General yesterday, slammed the Saudi plan to recently signed agree- focus on was accompanied by a number impose contstraints on Qatari citizens trying Qments in sectors as varied pharmaceuticals, of Qatari businessmen, who held as pharmaceuticals and ship- foodstuff, meetings with a number of ping, in another step at boosting Turkish businessmen in Istan- to travel to the kingdom to perform Haj. construction, building trade and economic ties among bul on August 6. They discussed materials, shipping, the close allies. ways of enhancing cooperation Fifteen agreements were logistics, plastic, between the two sides in the E Dr Hamad bin Abdulaziz A former Afghan mujahideen fighter entered into during the recent aluminum, glass, fields of foodstuff, juices, con- HAl Kawari, Cultural says Saudi was interested in hosting a visit of a Qatari trade delegation technology, furniture struction and electricity. Adviser at the Emiri Diwan Taliban office, the Middle East Eye reports. to the Turkish cities of Izmir and and air conditioning. Ibrahim Shakler, Chairman and Qatar’s candidate for Istanbul from August 3 to 6, of the Istanbul Chamber, met Al Director-General of Unesco, Abdullah Anas says he made multiple visits Saleh bin Hamad Al Sharqi, plastic, aluminum, glass, tech- Sharqi in the presence of the has said that if he was elected to Saudi Arabia between 2006 and 2008 Director General of Qatar Cham- nology, furniture and air members of the Board of Direc- for the post he would revive ber (QC), said yesterday. conditioning. tors of the Istanbul Chamber, the body by introducing it to and met senior officials, including the-then Al Sharqi added that the He added that the remarka- and the Vice-President of the the world. Read full interview. head of intelligence, Prince Muqrin, to help agreements focused on cooper- bly successful visit strengthened Turkish Exporters Association ation in pharmaceuticals, cooperation between business- and the Qatari businessmen. PAGE 5 establish a Taliban office. foodstuff, construction, build- men of the two countries, during ing materials, shipping, logistics, which he laid the groundwork → Continued on page 2 Qatar-Turkey trade route via Iran to cut transportation cost

Mohammad Shoeb Al Ahbabi, also the Head of announced plans to use a land in about 22 hours, while the dis- Development Co, the parent into play, which will help further The Peninsula Trade and Research Committee route through Iran to export tance between the Iranian port company of Qatar Meat, told The reduce the transportation cost.” at QC, who recently headed a goods to Qatar. of Bushehr and Qatar’s Hamad Peninsula over phone, yester- He said that in the coming he newly-announced land 100-member trade delegation The sea route between Tur- Port is 140km, and the Turkish day. He said that some Turkish days even the neighbouring trade route through Tur- to Turkey, added: The cost of air key and Qatar initially took 11 trucks can cross the 140km sea food stuff has already started countries of Turkey and Iran, Tkey, Iran and Qatar is freight is ranging between $1.2 days, while the land route took distance between the two ports coming through the new land such as Russia and Pakistan, can expected to significantly reduce and $1.5 per kg, while the cost of 14 days. And recent experiments on Ro-Ro ships in just 8 hours. route after Turkey and Iran ver- also benefit from the new land the cost of transportation of road transport per kg is approx- have reduced this duration to So a truck with Turkish goods bally agreed on it. But the official route to export their goods to goods. The new trade line will imately $0.15 (15 cents).” nine days. And Turkey aims at can reach to Doha through this announcement is expected to be Qatar. He also said that Iran has lead to a decline of nearly 80 He noted that the new trade reducing the travel time to five route in less than two days. made this week. developed a wide networks of percent in the transportation cost line will be more sustainable and or six days or even less. “Given the nature of some Yet another prominent road and rail lines, which will of food items compared to air reliable, and boost the Turkey- But the newly propounded food items, such as vegetables, Qatari businessman, Ali Hassan help the movement of goods freight charges, say experts. Qatar bilateral trade volume commercial land transport line, fruits, poultry and dairy prod- Al Khalaf, Chairman of Qatar much smoother and faster. Mohammed bin Mahdi Al manifold, given the fact busi- from Turkey’s Mardin city to ucts, land transport is the best Consume, that also runs a chain Ali Hassan noted that unlike Ahbabi, Board Member of Qatar nessmen from both countries Iran’s Bushehr port, will further way to import them. The new of retail outlets, across the coun- the previously-used Saudi land Chamber, said: “The new land have signed scores of trade shorten the duration to two or route will not only bring the cost try, said: “The new land route is route, the Turkey-Iran-Qatar trade line between Turkey and agreements, especially during three days at the most. The dis- of transportation down signifi- going to be more sustainable and route will have lesser number of Qatar via Iran, will reduce the their recent visit to Turkey from tance between Mardin city cantly, but the items that reach economically viable in the days checkpoints, which will ensure cost of transport of goods by August 3-6. (Turkey) and the port of Bush- will be more fresh and of better to come. As more and more the faster movement of trucks. about 80 percent compared to Turkey’s Economy Minister ehr (Iran) is about 1,700km, quality”, Ahmed Al Khalaf, Chair- importers start using the route, air cargo.” Nihat Zeybekci last week which can be traveled by trucks man of International Projects the economies of scale will come → Continued on page 3 02 HOME SUNDAY 13 AUGUST 2017 PM visits BACS centre for Doha Metro stations

Qatar Rail relocated the BACS centre from its previous location in Dubai to Doha.

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rime Minister and Inte- rior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani visited the Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani along Pnewly-assembled Building Auto- with Minister of Transport and Communications, H E Jassim bin Saif Al Sulaiti, and Qatar Rail mation & Control System (BACS) Managing Director and CEO, Eng. Abdulla Abdulaziz Al Subaie, at the BACS centre (left). centre for the Doha Metro sta- tions, which was recently assembled at one of the Doha Qatar Rail’s commitment to and actively as required to of the Qatar Rail team. I would unforeseen delays. The facility light of any sudden challenges,” Metro project sites. moving forward with the project ensure the passengers’ utmost like to thank everyone who has will also serve as the testing hub he said. The centre is where the while ensuring the highest stand- level of safety and security at all committed to this project from where rigorous testing of the With the centre now fully assembly of the BACS panels and ards of safety and functionality. times. the onset, as the dedication functionality and performance functional and the assembly of the process of connecting all Dedication to delivery is evident The Minister of Transport showed by every one of you of the complete BACS system for the BACS panels underway, it is required panels, for each station, in Qatar Rail’s decision to relo- and Communications said: “The shows that no challenge is insur- each metro station will take clear that the Doha Metro project into one complete system would cate the BACS centre from its quick decision and challenging mountable. It is this very place.” is progressing unhampered take place. After rigorous test- previous location in Dubai to logistics that were practically dedication and commitment to “Upon testing completion, towards completion. The first ing, they would then be installed Doha. overcome in the relocation of delivery that Qatar can look for- BACS panels and components are four Rolling Stock (trains) from in the respective stations. The Building Automation & the centre affirms the faith we ward to when enjoying a safe, disconnected and transported to Japan are anticipated to arrive The Prime Minister was Control System of each station have in the project’s adaptabil- efficient and world class trans- the construction site of the metro in Doha before year end. Three accompanied by Minister of is state of the art, fully-auto- ity and is a testament to the portation service managed by a station that they belong for their out of the 37 Metro Stations, Transport and Communications, mated system that integrates ability of Qatar Rail’s astute team of experts in their field.” final installation,” Al Subaie said. namely; Al Doha, Al Jadeda, Al H E Jassim bin Saif Al Sulaiti, and hardware and software compo- management in coping with Speaking during the visit, Al “The speed and efficiency by Qassar and Economic Zone, have Qatar Rail Managing Director nents to control and monitor the unforeseen challenges. Any Subaie said: “Completing the which the relocation of the BACS been designated as ‘Pilot Sta- and Chief Executive Officer, Eng. stations’ electrical and mechan- doubt that the project will be installation and testing works in centre took place is indeed a tes- tions’ and are expected to be Abdulla Abdulaziz Al Subaie. ical systems. delayed in light of external fac- Doha means operations are bet- tament to the adaptability and ready for final inspection by Throughout the visit, the This system enables the Doha tors has been relinquished by ter supervised and programme planning capabilities of both Qatar Civil Defence by ongoing operations affirmed Metro operator to act proactively the hard work and dedication delivery is not affected by Qatar Rail and our partners in December. August 22 deadline for leasing Qatari & Turkey firms sign 15 pacts 32 shops in Al Khor market Continued from page 1 Cooperation between the two chambers of Qatar and Istanbul, pav- The Peninsula The leasing will be through auction ing the way for business owners to and the interested traders should put the achieve more cooperation and estab- he Municipality of Al Khor yester- number of the shops wanted in the appli- lish alliances that serve the economies day started receiving applications cation, said the organising office. of both countries. Tfrom interested traders for leasing Tenant must be a Qatari and not less On the sidelines of these meetings shops in Al Khor market. than 18 years old, resident of Al Khor and in Istanbul, three cooperation agree- There are 32 shops available for leas- Dekhira area. Only one application is ments were signed between ing and the deadline for submitting allowed for an applicant and application companies from Qatar and Turkey. applications is August 22. The office should be submitted in sealed envelope Al Sharqi has invited the President receiving the applications is located in the with copy of ID and commercial registra- of the Istanbul Chamber to organise same market and will be working from tion if the applicant has already got a shop, a visit to a delegation of Turkish busi- 8am to 12 noon. said the organising entity. nessmen to Doha to view the projects and opportunities available in Qatar. The invitation was accepted by the Turkish side and the agreement to Saleh bin Hamad Al Sharqi, Director-General of Qatar Chamber, and other organise the visit after the end of the members of the Qatari trade delegation with their Turkish counterparts Haj season, in October. during the recently concluded visit to Turkey. The visit of the Qatari business owners Izmir signed 12 cooperation a meeting with Qatari businessmen sidelines of the events, a number of agreements with a number of Turkish during the period the trade mission’s Qatari businessmen visited the Turk- companies. The QC, in cooperation visit. Mohammed Mahdi Al Ahbabi, a ish companies and factories to get with the Ministry of Economy of Tur- member of the Board of Directors of acquainted with the quality of the prod- key and the Commercial Office of the the Qatar Chamber, headed the dele- ucts and to know more about the scale Turkish Embassy in Qatar, organised gation of Qatari businessmen. On the of their operations. Buy smart devices from Ooredoo SSMs The Peninsula

oredoo has unveiled its new generation of Ooredoo Self- OService Machines (SSMs), which have been designed to become a true one-stop-shop for customers’ needs. The new Self-Service Machines will offer a host of new services, including a first-in-the-region oppor- tunity to buy smart devices from Ooredoo via the machine. Speaking at the launch event, Waleed Al Sayed, Chief Executive Officer, Ooredoo Qatar, said: “Oore- doo has invested significantly to enrich its customers’ communications expe- rience, ensuring that the best and latest services are available to them. Launch- Ooredoo officials at the launch of the new SSM. ing the new Self-Service Machines is our way to offer more convenience and and easy-to-use solution in locations continues to offer more options for faster service to Ooredoo customers, such as the airport, shopping centres customers to facilitate access to Oore- who can now use the machine to pur- and other tourist destinations. doo’s products and services. chase a new phone or device 24/7, as “With this new addition to our In addition to registering for serv- well as sign-up to our services or pur- self-service portfolio, we hope to rede- ices or buying devices via the chase a Hala Sim Card.” fine customer experience by allowing Ooredoo Self-Service Machines, cus- Ooredoo’s new machine will ena- our customers to save time and be tomers can also pay Ooredoo Shahry ble Ooredoo to respond to evolving 100% in control,” added Waleed and Kahramaa bills, top-up Hala customer demand and allow imme- Al-Sayed. accounts, and purchase vouchers for diate product purchase. This is the latest in a series of sig- an incredible range of shopping and The un-manned SSM will also give nificant upgrades on Ooredoo’s dining experiences for popular brands new customers and tourists a simple network of SSMs, as the company in Qatar. SUNDAY 13 AUGUST 2017 HOME 03 ‘Sama-Nama’ launched for social entrepreneurs

Amna Pervaiz Rao making visiting the new site a The Peninsula Nama Center marked useful and enjoyable experience at the same time. ama Center marked International Youth On this occasion, Maryam International Youth Day and celebrations bint Abdullatif Al Mannai, Act- Day yesterday at included holding a ing Executive Manager of Nama Drama Theater, seminar on the role Center, said: “Our participation Katara, and in the International Youth Day Nlaunched the largest innovative of Qatari youth in 2017 comes in the context of the programme for social entrepre- spreading peace amid implementation of our strategic neurs called ‘Sama-Nama’. siege crisis. approach, which focuses on In addition to its participa- nurturing human capital of tion in the International Youth youth, represented by the youth Day 2017 under the theme launched our programme segment in particular.” ‘Youth Building Peace’, the ‘Sama-Nama’ and our new web- “Young people chosen to Nama Center celebrated youth site. This project aims to develop join the Sama Nama project will contributions to conflict preven- young social entrepreneurs in have to pass rigorous standards tion, the consolidation of Qatari society. Social entrepre- that test the qualities required sustainable peace and the neurship is new in our region. of social entrepreneurs as well achievement of social justice. This programme is of two weeks as ensure their ability to pass the The celebrations included to be held one in Qatar and one capacity-building phase and holding a seminar on the role of abroad, which will include lec- create projects that serve the Qatari youth in spreading peace tures, workshops and physical community. Sama Nama will amid siege crisis. A number of activities. This project is to bring also equip them with the nec- Qatari media personalities, art- the best proposal in light.” essary capacities to manage ists and influencers took part in “The website allows the their idea, follow up on its the event and highlighted the public to communicate directly implementation, monitor its role of the ‘Best Buddies Qatar’ with officials about the services progress and evaluate its impact initiative in supporting young provided by the Center and to and outcome,” she added. people with special needs. The obtain more information. Laalei Abu Alfain, Executive Best Buddies Qatar Ambassador Through the website, visitors Director of Best Buddies Qatar delivered a speech on the can also register for the elec- initiative, said: “Best Buddies occasion. tronic newsletter to follow the Qatar is keen to support youth Talking to The Peninsula, latest news and activities of the in all fields, especially young Abdul Rehman Al Sayed, Head Center,” he added. people with special needs. Youth of Community of Outreach at The design of the new web- play an important role in Qatari Nama Canter, said: “Today we site of Nama provides an society. Young people with spe- are proud to be a part of this attractive and interactive plat- cial needs are also now event, International Youth Day form for users who want to achieving education. Today I is marked worldwide. Youth know more about the services was proud to see our ambassa- TOP: Officials and other dignitaries at the celebration of the International Youth Day 2017 plays an important role in Qatari provided by the Center. The dor, she delivered a speech on held at Katara yesterday. Qatari artist Ahmed bin Majed Al Maadheed (second left) Prominent society, as they are the leaders website is moreover character- the occasion of International Artist Nasser Al Mughaiseb (centre), Ghanem Al Sulaiti (second right) and other officials at the of the future in Qatar. We ised by its variety of content, Youth Day.” event. Pic: Kammutty VP / The Peninsula

New trade route Qatar to enhance space technology capabilities to Turkey via QNA News Agency (QNA) the impor- neighbourhood for customers. Ku- and Ka-band payload, and Iran to cut cost Qatar Satellite tance for the State to operate its Having both Ku- and Ka-band is positioned at the key 25.5 hen Qatar launched its own satellites. He also discussed capacity, Es’hailsat 1 provides the degrees East location in geosta- Continued from page 1 first satellite inde- Company has a the feasibility of space technol- region with the most advanced tionary orbit. As for eshailsat-2, Wpendently on August strategy of owning ogy. He said that es’hailsat 1 was and sophisticated services, it was manufactured by Japanese This will not only save a 29, 2013, it was a result of a real- and operating four a qualitative leap for Qatar’s tel- including broadcast, telecommu- company Mitsubishi Electric lot of time and money, but isation of the importance of satellites by 2022 and ecommunication sector, as it nications and broadband. Corporation. It is scheduled to goods will reach without los- operating a satellite that satis- created a new market for tele- On the current developments launch from the US in 2018, in ing much of their nutrition fies the growing needs in the is planning to launch communication and and its potential impact on the cooperation with American com- value. “The new trade line field of telecommunications and es’hailsat 2 in the near broadcasting sectors. He also performance of es’hailsat 1, Al pany Spacex. will have a direct impact on broadcasting. future. highlighted that independently Sayed said the company was The company is also con- the volume of trade exchange Qatar’s journey with satel- operating a satellite helps boost committed to provide the best cerned with developing national between Qatar and Turkey in lites began with the launch of having an independent satellite. the independence of the coun- services without disruptions to cadres in the space field. Four of the next phase. And the es’hailsat 1 successfully from Es’hailsat 1 began operation on try in the field. It also facilitates the broadcasting. He said that the the companies engineers grad- recently signed trade agree- French Guiana, which estab- December 18, 2013, on Qatar’s creating new offerings in the company has designed satellites uated from a 24-month intensive ments between businessmen lished a new phase for the State National Day. Bein Sport and Al media sector, such as introduc- that can limit signal distortion programme on space adminis- of two friendly countries will of Qatar in enhancing its capa- Jazeera Network used the satel- ing new channels and and jamming. tration from Space Systems/ further ease the flow of bilities in the field operating lite to broadcast their services. networks. The Qatari company was Loral, which manufactured the goods,” Saleh bin Hamad Al satellites. This helped guarantee They were followed by other Al Sayed said that the com- established in 2010 with the goal first Qatari satellite. In addition Sharqi, Director General of high quality for the country and channels such as Qatar TV, Al pany has more than one strategic of managing and developing to that, there were other train- the Qatar Chamber, was the subscribers in es’hailsat 1. Arabi TV, Al Rayyan among partner in the Middle-East, North Qatar’s presence in space. The ing programmes that aimed at quoted as saying by Lusail, a The launch of a satellite is others. Africa, in addition to a number company provides independent, developing the abilities of engi- local business daily published essential for Qatar in light of the The satellite is owned by of European countries. He also high-quality, advanced satellite neers operating s’hailsat 1. These by Dar Al Sharq group. country’s achievements in the Qatar Satellite Company. The revealed that the company has services to broadcasters, busi- programmes are also commit- Al Sharqi said that the field of media, whether Al Jazeera company has a strategy of own- plans in place to increase its nesses and governments in the ted to developing the abilities of focus on this trade line would network or other Qatari channels. ing and operating four satellites broadcasting services in the Mena region and beyond. engineers working on the design be food items, especially Also, the current developments by 2022 and is planning to future. It took three years to build of es’hailsat 2. The company also those stuffs which were tra- which see the country subjected launch es’hailsat 2 in the near The satellite provides high eshailsat-1 and launch it. The six- sent a number of Qatari students ditionally imported by land to one media campaign after future. Head of the company’s quality, premium DTH television tonne high-powered SSL satellite to study abroad in prestigious route before the blockade. He another and blocking of its media sails department, Mohammed content from the key 25.5 East has a design life of 15 years, universities and gain an engi- also pointed out that the new outlets by siege countries requires Waleed Al Sayed, told Qatar broadcasting hotspot Es’hailsat 1 has both neering degree in the field. land route will not affect the movement of non-food goods imported by sea transport from Turkey to Hamad Port. ‘Decisive Decision 13’ exercise concludes QC to build homes for flood victims in Indonesia

JAKARTA: Qatar Charity signed a cooperation and partnership agreement with the Municipal- ity of Garut, Indonesia, to build houses for several victims of the floods that hit the city in Sep- tember last year. The agreement, which was signed at the headquarters of the Qatar Charity in Jakarta, provides for the construction of 100 houses for the most needy and most affected fam- ilies. The project is scheduled to be implemented at Al Kaw- thar complex, as the municipal authority will nom- inate the beneficiary families Major General Hamad Ahmed Al Nuaimi, head of Military Colleges and Institutes, and Brigadier General Dicken, Commander of the British 51th Brigade, on the bases agreed upon with a number of military leaders at the conclusion of the “Decisive Decision 13” exercise. The three-week “Decisive Decision 13” exercise focused on with Qatar Charity. President training the officer cadets in three areas: fighting in the built-up areas, defence and training with live ammunition and movement on battlefield. 212 officers of Garut City Rudi Janwan from the 13th batch of Ahmed bin Mohammed Military College participated in the exercise, which took place in Wales, along with the 51st Battalion of praised the support of Qatar the British Armed Forces. and its people during difficult times and worst crises. 04 HOME SUNDAY 13 AUGUST 2017 SUNDAY 13 AUGUST 2017 HOME 05

Siege: NHRC receives We need to reintroduce Unesco: Al Kawari 3,269 complaints The Peninsula The international community has to formulate a law to prevent any party Continued from page 1 E Dr Hamad bin Abdulaziz to cause hurt to any international her- The total number of complaints received by Al Kawari (pictured), Cul- itage because it is the conscience of the committee from Qatari students affected by tural Adviser at the Emiri the all people living in this world. the siege are 201 students and majority of them Diwan and Qatar’s can- If you look to the extremism or ter- were studying in the UAE (122 students) Saudi Ara- didate for the post of rorism, he said, they target the human bia (52) and Bahrain (27). The committee also HDirector-General at the United Nations heritage as much as they target tour- received complaints of 459 expat workers from Educational, Scientific and Cultural ists and when they do so, they target India, Nepal, Bangladesh and other Asian coun- Organization (Unesco), has said that the history of the world. They target tries, who are facing difficult living situation in if he was elected for the post he would what unites the world. So it’s good that Saudi Arabia and not allowed to enter Qatar with revive the organisation through intro- lately a resolution is evolving that con- their Qatari employers. Al Marri also said their ducing it to the world. siders this as an international crime. problems were discussed with the concerned “I give lectures in many universi- But they also need to strengthen this embassies, but the their case is pending. ties and when I talk about Unesco, the resolution by implementing it. However, the authorities did not allow in a students do not know where it is He said that science remains very similar way to some 984 Qatari businessmen and located. They do not know about the much important along with culture for owners of properties and livestock (Saudi Arabia objectives of Unesco. They confuse Unesco. “It’s going to be a part of my 607, the UAE 331 and Bahrain 46). At least hold- Unesco with other organisations like job to enhance the role of science and ers of unified ID numbers should be allowed to Unicef. So we need to reintroduce Dr Al Kawari said that science remains very much look for synergy with other organisa- enter Saudi to look after their businesses and prop- Unesco,” Dr Al Kawari said in an inter- important along with culture for Unesco. “It’s going to tions, like Unicef, like WHO that are erties, he said. Violations to the rights of the Qatari view with an Indian magazine connected to the top commercial investors and owners of properties by the siege Diplomatic Square. be a part of my job to enhance the role of science and groups. We need this kind of synergy countries and their deportation reflect that the “If you want Unesco to be look for synergy with other organisations, like Unicef, because we need to help each other. investment environment in these countries are financed, it has to be presented effec- like WHO that are connected to the top commercial This is one of the points so this is very not secure, he sad, adding local, international and tively and forcefully to the world. important.” GCC laws should be respected. Unesco is among the noblest organi- groups. We need this kind of synergy because we He said that the current financial NHRC has noted many violations to the rights sations in the world. It can attract the need to help each other. This is one of the points so crisis of Unesco was an exceptional of people with disabilities to get treatment, move attention of many good businessper- this is very important.” one and demands innovative solutions. their necessary equipment. sons and professionals for charity, but “You know that the main problem is Al Marri also expressed his disappointment it has to be presented well. Should I be that America stopped to pay their dues on the silence of Arabic League, Islamic Cooper- elected, my first job would be to someone who hails from the ancient experience in the financial and cor- since 2011 (Americans pay about 24 ation Organization and GCC regarding the ongoing reintroduce Unesco. It is a great organ- cradle of civilisation —from Hindus- porate management of very large percent of the budget) and that gen- violations to the rights of Qatari and other GCC isation and people must know more tan, Afghanistan, Persia, Babylon, companies. Today, Unesco is under erated the main reason for this citizens. about it. Another important thing I will Mesopotamia, Levant, Egypt and so great pressure and it needs to be saved. problem. I had a kind of debate with strive for is consensus,” he added. on. The Director-General of Unesco will the American ambassador and I told He said: “In the earlier days when During his very brief stay, Dr Al have a great responsibility, a mission him that when you decided ‘not to pay Unesco was a big success, most reso- Kawari in an exclusive interview to that has to be met.” because you are not happy with cer- lutions were taken by consensus so Diplomatic Square, speaks about On a question about destruction tain resolution’ it becomes a political that the organisation enjoyed the sup- Unesco and his mission. To another of Buddha statues at Bamiyan, Afghan- problem.” port of every one. I will strive to revive question on visa-free entra, he said: “I istan or Palmyra in Syria, he said: this “I said to him, that it’s not Amer- this tradition. All these things are in agree that this visa-free entry for Indi- is a very, very important question and ica but the entire international my mind and in my vision and I look ans is a very important development. I thank you for raising it. community that looks to terrorism as forward to India’s support.” Any Indian can now go and visit Qatar the first enemy – it is correct, and you Dr Al Kawari was in Delhi on Fri- without visa, spend a few days there say that we will fight it by force that is day to meet Indian officials. For India, and then come back. The Indian com- “The Indian community also correct but to fight terrorism exercising a decision to support Dr Al munity has played a very important should you stop payments that go for Kawari should be an easy task keep- role in building our nation. They are has played a very education, science, heritage, youth ing in view, the centuries of historical active, effective and a peaceful important role in programmes, communication, gen- and cultural ties between the Indian community.” building our nation. They der equality – all very important and Arab nations, the cultural affinity On his candidature, he said: “My are active, effective and programmes listed under Unesco’s list and profound economic ties, the career as an ambassador is spread of activities. When you do this, it NHRC Chairman Dr Ali bin Samikh Al Marri present political relations and of across the years and in between, I have a peaceful community,” impedes development and you actu- said Dr Al Kawari. addressing the press conference. Pic: Salim course the fact that who else can be a been the Chairman of many large ally fuel terrorism and you appear not Matramkot/ The Peninsula better custodian of global heritage than companies and I have very significant to be serious in fighting terrorism.” 06 HOME SUNDAY 13 AUGUST 2017 1,590 new firms registered in July

The Peninsula trading followed with 107 records. n its Monthly Business The report pointed out that Mental Health Progress Report on the Com- a total of 9744 commercial Imerce Sector, the Ministry licenses were issued, amended Conference invites of Economy and Commerce or renewed during the month announced the registration of of July 2017. 952 new commer- abstract submissions 1,590 new companies during cial licenses were issued while July. 804 were modified and 7988 The Peninsula The Ministry of Economy commercial licenses were and Commerce has issued its renewed. A total of 331 compa- amad Medical Corpo- Business Progress Report on the nies closed in July, representing ration is once again Commerce Sector for July 2017. 21% of newly registered Hdeveloping the pro- The report indicated the regis- companies. gramme for its International tration of 1,590 new companies Regarding write-off activ- MP Ahammed, Chairman of Malabar Group, receiving the award from Praveen Shanker Pandai, Mental Health Conference. including 1241 main commer- ities, contracting companies This is the sixth such confer- cial records and 349 branch topped the list at 27%, followed President, Gem and Jewellery Export Council, and Gyan Shyam Dholakia, Managing Director, ence bringing together policy commercial records. by electrical appliances and Harikrishna Exports Pvt Ltd at an event held in Grand Hyatt, Mumbai recently. and decision makers, Limited liability companies electronics trading at 20%. researchers, clinicians, stu- accounted for 61% of new com- Trading in commodities fol- dents and other stakeholders mercial records followed by lowed in third place at 19%. to share work in the areas of limited liability companies in The report has indicated Malabar Gold & Diamonds bags mental health diagnostic and the category of single-person that the total number of trans- therapeutic strategies. companies at 24% while 14% of actions that took place during The planning committee new companies were registered July 2017 at the ministry’s is inviting abstract submis- in the category of Individual branches reached 30448 trans- Retail Jeweller India Award sions from experts in the field Corporations. Contracting com- actions. In the area of of mental health to partici- panies topped the list of most intellectual property rights, the The Peninsula Exports Pvt Ltd, in the presence was established in 2005 by pate in this year’s event, common activities in July, with report indicated that 52 new of Shamlal Ahamed MP, Man- Soma Bhatta, Editor & Director, which will take place at the 182 commercial records issued patent applications were issued alabar Gold & Diamonds, aging Director, International The Retail Jeweller India mag- Hilton Hotel in Doha from in this field. 170 commercial in July 2017 while 149 patent one of the BIG 5 jewel- operations, Malabar Gold & Dia- azine and Samit Bhatta, November 30 to December 2. records were issued for grocery applications were renewed. In Mlery retailers, received monds; Asher O, Managing Associate Publisher, The Retail Dr Suhaila Ghuloum (pic- and supply stores, while 110 addition, 3261 trademarks have ‘Retail Jeweller India Award - Director, India Operations, Mal- Jeweller India magazine, with tured), Senior Consultant commercial records were been registered during July, RJIA’ for the special abar gold and Diamonds and the mission to take the US $30bn Psychiatrist at HMC’s Mental issued for service activities and while 11 certificates were issued contributions to the gem and Abdul Salam KP, Group Execu- Retail Jewellery industry for- Health Service and the Con- transaction processing. The in the field of copyright and jewellery industry at an event tive Director, Malabar Group. ward by creating a platform for ference Organizing field of construction materials related rights. held in Grand Hyatt, Mumbai The panel of jury has recognizing the best work of the Committee Chairperson, recently. selected from a list of over thou- industry in fields of design, retail explained that the conference MP Ahammed, Chairman - sands of nominees from the and marketing. is an important event which Malabar Group, received the industry for the coveted prize. Also, known as India’s provides an ideal platform for Website launched award from Praveen Shanker Malabar Gold & Diamonds has Oscars for the Retail jewellery peer-to-peer learning and Pandai, President, Gem and also awarded the best television industry and the only business networking. “This is one of Jewellery Export Council, and campaign award for the current awards specifically for retail the leading conferences in Gyan Shyam Dholakia, Manag- year. jewellers in the country of this region dedicated to con- ing Director, Harikrishna Retail Jeweller India Awards 300,000 retail jewellers. tinuing professional development for all health- care professionals working within or alongside the men- The all-new BMW X3 set to write tal health sector.“ “Each year we invite key international speakers to the next chapter in a success story present some of the latest knowledge and findings; but we also look forward to hav- The Peninsula ing local and regional experts Director-General of Public Security, Staff Major General present papers based on their Saad bin Jassim Al Khulaifi (left), launching the new he BMW X3 was the car own findings that are highly website of the First Major Events Security Conference to that launched the mid-size relevant to local customs and be hosted by Doha in November 2017. TSAV (Sports Activity Vehi- culture,” Dr Ghuloum added. cle) segment in 2003. Since then, BMW has recorded more than 1.5 million new registrations of the X3 across the two model generations so far. And now the new BMW X3 is set to write the next chapter in this success story with an even more striking, dynamic design language, powerful yet also efficient drive systems and luxurious appointments. Like all considerable visual impact), its predecessor. Comfort levels members of the successful X markedly downward-sloping are further elevated by a host of family, it blends standout driv- roof spoiler and twin exhaust new equipment options like ing qualities on any terrain with tailpipes bring matters to asuit- three-zone automatic climate unrestricted everyday ably muscular conclusion. The control, the Ambient Air pack- usability. xLine, M Sport and Luxury Line age, active seat ventilation, the Sharper design and three trim variants (the latter is a new cargo function of the standard model variants. addition to the line-up) and the 40:20:40 split/folding rear seat The third generation of the range of BMW Individual items backrests and the panoramic BMW X3 follows in its predeces- enable the appearance of the glass roof that brings extra air- sors’ tyre tracks by combining BMW X3 to be adapted even iness to the interior and further rugged off-road looks with a more precisely to the custom- enhances perceived quality. sporting presence. Its familiar er’s personal tastes. In addition Another new equipment proportions, including very to the standard 18-inch light- item is the optional BMW Dis- short front and rear overhangs, alloy wheels (previously: play Key, which not only locks shine the spotlight on the per- 17-inch), customers can dip into and unlocks the BMW X3 by fect 50:50 distribution of weight the options list for wheel/tyre radio remote control, but also between the front and rear axle. combinations in sizes up to shows a variety of status infor- The potent dynamic intent 21-inch. As well as making var- mation on the car and serves as of the new BMW X3 is high- ious exterior tweaks, the three the control unit for the optional lighted by a chunky kidney grille trim variants also adapt the auxiliary heating, for example. and foglamps featuring a hex- ambience inside the car to their The BMW engineers have agonal design for the first time particular themes. The interior employed far-reaching chassis on a BMW X model. At the rear, of the new BMW X3 displays modifications to significantly the light clusters (whose three- unbeatable fit and finish and improve the driving dynamics, dimensional look in optional material quality, and is even directional stability and steer- full-LED guise give them classier and more luxurious than ing feel of the new BMW X3. SUNDAY 13 AUGUST 2017 MIDDLE EAST / AFRICA 07 11 dead in Kenya post-election violence

Top Odinga lieutenant Johnson Muthama said police had been packing corpses into body bags and dumping them.

Nairobi Reuters

enyan police killed at least 11 people in a crackdown on protests as anger at the re- election of President Uhuru Kenyatta erupted in the Kwestern city of Kisumu and slums sur- rounding the capital, officials and witnesses said yesterday. However, the NASA opposition coa- lition, led by four-time presidential hopeful Raila Odinga, put the death toll A woman cries as she stands behind policemen during clashes between supporters of opposition leader Raila Odinga and policemen, in Nairobi, yesterday. at more than 100, including 10 children, albeit without providing evidence. Odinga has rejected the poll and its Odinga, 72, lost an election in contro- to deal with criminals how criminals result as “massive” fraud. versial circumstances that sparked a should be dealt with.” Reuters was able to confirm 11 wave of ethnic unrest in which 1,200 However, James Orengo, another Nine-year-old girl shot dead deaths, including one girl, in the space people were killed and 600,000 dis- top NASA official, said the killings were of 24 hours, and the Kenya National placed. Interior Minister Fred Matiang’i part of a carefully laid plan by 55-year- Nairobi The two police shootings occurred Commission on Human Rights said 24 said the trouble was localised and old Kenyatta’s Jubilee party and the AP on the outskirts of Kisumu, a city people had been shot dead by police blamed it on “criminal elements” rather security forces to rig the poll, crush dis- where opposition leader Raila Odinga since Tuesday, election day. than legitimate political protest. He also sent and then hide the evidence. enyan police shot and killed two has strong support. Another five peo- Top Odinga lieutenant Johnson denied accusations of police brutality. “This violence, this state terror is people during riots by opposi- ple were injured by gunfire in Kisumu. Muthama said police had been packing “Let us be honest — there are no being executed following very meticu- Ktion supporters after President In Mathare, Wycliff Mokaya said his corpses into body bags and dumping demonstrations happening,” he told lous preparation,” he said. Uhuru Kenyatta was declared the win- 9-year-old daughter was killed by a them, remarks likely to exacerbate the reporters. “It’s like they knew what they were ner in elections overshadowed by stray bullet while on their third-floor tensions that followed Friday night’s “Individuals or gangs that are loot- going to do. They knew they were going fraud allegations, authorities said yes- balcony. “I was watching her play official announcement that Kenyatta had ing shops, that want to endanger lives, to steal an election. They knew the peo- terday, while a father said his with her friends when she suddenly won, with 54.3 percent of votes. that are breaking into people’s busi- ple would be unhappy, and therefore 9-year-old daughter was killed by a fell down,” Mokaya said. “She was my The eruption of violence has revived nesses –those are not demonstrators. all the instruments of violence were put stray bullet in the capital. only hope.” dark memories of a decade ago, when They are criminals and we expect police in place.” 7 rescue workers shot dead in Syria town Beirut assailants in which seven volunteers “liberated areas” of Syria. The Syrian AFP were killed,” the White Helmets said. Observatory for Human Rights said “Two minibuses, some white helmets the seven volunteers had all been nidentified assailants shot dead and walkie-talkies were stolen.” killed by bullets to the head. seven members of Syria’s It was not immediately clear “Colleagues came in the morn- UWhite Helmets rescue service whether the motives for the raid were ing for the change of shift and found early yesterday during a raid on their political or purely criminal. Hayat them dead,” its director, Rami Abdel base in a jihadist-held northwestern Tahrir Al Sham denounced what it Rahman, said. The White Helmets town, the group said. called an “ugly crime” and vowed to emerged in 2013, working to rescue The attackers struck in Sarmin, track down the perpetrators and bring civilians in rebel-held areas. 9km east of the city of Idlib, that is them to account. They have since gained interna- controlled by the Hayat Tahrir Al The jihadist group said the attack tional renown for their daring Sham jihadist alliance. “The civil was aimed at “undermining our rev- rescues, often filmed and circulated defence centre in Sarmin was the tar- olution”, adding that it stood ready to on social media, and were nominated get of an armed attack by unknown protect the White Helmets in for the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize. Iran in talks to buy 48 Boy latest victim helicopters from Airbus of PKK terrorists

Dubai Urban Development,” Iran’s Trabzon Reuters Financial Tribune daily quoted Anatolia Deputy Minister Asghar ran is holding talks with Fakhrieh-Kashan as saying. he civilian martyred by PKK terrorists European planemaker Air- “Ports and Maritime Organ- in northern Turkey was a 15-year-old Ibus to buy 48 helicopters for ization is also planning to hold Tboy, the provincial governor’s office civilian use, an Iranian official a tender to purchase three said. Eren Bulbul died from wounds sus- was yesterday quoted as saying, search-and-rescue helicop- tained as he helped gendarmes track PKK as Iran continues its shopping ters,” he added. terrorists in Macka, a town 22km south of spree of Western aircraft after An Airbus Helicopters the Black Sea city of Trabzon, on Friday. Gen- the lifting of sanctions. spokesman said: “We don’t darmerie Master Sgt Ferhat Gedik, 41, was “The Health Ministry is comment on discussions we injured in the same incident and also died. planning to order 45 HEMS may or may not be having with Funeral prayers for Eren, attended by (Helicopter Emergency Medi- potential customers”. Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu, were said cal Service) helicopters and the Iran has ordered more than at Macka Central Mosque after which he was purchase is being negotiated by 200 planes since international due to be buried in Kopruyani neighbour- the Ministry of Roads and sanctions were lifted. hood, the Trabzon governor’s office said.

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Market jitters over rhetoric

Global stocks are under huge pressure as the escalating tension between the US and North Korea remains main market driver. Investors are increasingly dumping shares and are dashing for safe havens. As investors G struggled to grapple with the Washington- Pyongyang spat, an estimated $1trillion was wiped off Qatar crisis redraws red lines from the global equity market this week. US stock indexes opened higher for the first time in four days on Friday. Still, the S&P 500 is on track to post its biggest weekly loss in about nine months. and frays age-old Gulf ties On Tuesday, Trumps said he would bring ‘fire and fury’ against North Korea if it didn’t drop threats against the US. Traders pinned the selloff on those remarks. Yesterday, he escalated those threats by issuing his Hamad Al Thani, are plastered on cars, starkest warning yet against North Korea, saying that Aya Batrawy billboards and storefronts across the ‘military solutions’ were ‘in place, locked and loaded’ AP capital. should Pyongyang ‘act unwisely’. North Korea had In Qatar and the UAE, where for- responded to Trump’s threat to unleash ‘fire and fury’, eigners far outnumber locals, many talk with a warning to land a missile near the US Pacific with sincere admiration for their rulers. territory of Guam. It’s a relationship that harkens to a time Saudi and Emirati media when tribal elders were responsible for The escalating war of words inflicted huge damage have unleashed a barrage on global stock markets. Stocks around the world slid t’s early morning at a fishing port in Dubai. the security of their communities, which again yesterday following the sabre-rattling between the A group of mostly retired fishermen are relied on pearl diving and fishing for of critical reports about heads of two countries. The CBOE Volatility Index playing cards, eating dates and drinking survival. Then, as now, tribes in the Ara- Qatar, accusing it of sedition, (VIX)--a measure of investors’ fear gauge--surged 44 coffee at the port’s majlis, a traditional bian Peninsula intermarried. lying, sponsoring terrorism percent to 16.04 Thursday, its highest level since US meeting space. The expulsion of Qataris separated IHere, the Emirati fisherman say they mixed-nationality families, parents from and trying to destabilise the Election Day. The index has sky-rocketed 70.6 percent aren’t too worried about the political fallout their children and husbands from their region. this week. with Qatar that’s gripped the region since wives. After public outcry, the three Gulf “The escalation of the early June, when Saudi Arabia, the United countries said exceptions would be geopolitical situation Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt cut ties made for immediate family members, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, when he between the US and North with the small Gulf state, accusing it of sup- though rights groups say students and was elevated to crown prince in late The escalating Korea is beginning to rattle war of words porting extremists. families are still being affected. June. The Emir also sent a cable of con- investors’ nerves as was “When it comes to politics, it’s not our Hamad al-Kulaib, a 38-year-old dolences to King Salman on the death of inflicted huge witnessed in the VIX index on business,” Thani Obeid said. “If everyone Kuwaiti businessman, said the crisis his elder brother. damage on global Friday. The overall ‘fear walks around saying their opinion there will “feels like a battle of the egos” between Those acts sparked a hashtag on factor’ is the market’s worst stock markets. be chaos.” high-ranking officials. Kuwait, which Twitter in support of Qatar, and another enemy that will feed on itself, Obeid, 65, and Salem Jomaa, 70, say they has remained neutral, is trying to medi- hashtag said Saudis still welcome ties leading to increased have faith in the “wisdom” of the region’s rul- ate the crisis. with Qatari citizens. Twitter is also hedging”, Reuters reported ers because “we are one family.” “The tension between Qatar and the where people have rallied behind their quoting market experts as “The Gulf is one home. From Saudi Arabia Saudi-led bloc is certainly putting all our governments. saying. to Ras Al Khaimah (in the UAE) to Oman. We social relationships in danger,” he said. Emirati social media star Taim al- Asian equity markets had extended their sell-off are all brothers, cousins, friends,” Jomaa said. Though there have been fallouts in Falasi hit back at accusations that overnight as a war of words between the US and North “We are all Muslims.” the past between Gulf states, this is the citizens in the UAE were being paid to Korea intensified. In Asia, benchmarks in Hong Kong Centuries-old ties that bind families to most severe crisis in decades. support the moves against Qatar. In a and South Korea—which had been one of the best tribes and tribes to ruling sheikhs underpin Saudi and Emirati media have fiercely-worded post, she asked Qataris performers of 2017—closed down 2 percent and 1.7 the Arabian Peninsula, but that kinship is now unleashed a barrage of critical reports how they could continue to support their percent respectively, yesterday, putting the week’s drop under strain. about Qatar, accusing it of sedition, Emir after all the allegations made at 2.5 percent and 3.2 percent. The crisis has also upended some red lying, sponsoring terrorism and trying to against Qatar. A sell-off among heavyweight basic resources stocks lines, making what was once illegal now legal, destabilise the region. Qatar’s support of At the majlis in Dubai’s harbor, the exacerbated the third day of losses for European shares, and vice-versa. opposition Islamist groups and its ties fishermen shake their heads when the Friday and put them on track for their worst week this Chief among them was an understanding with Iran has unnerved its neighbours. mention of Twitter comes up. They dis- year as ratcheting political tensions dented equities — enshrined in tradition and government Qatar says accusations it backs extremist approve of the fierce words being traded worldwide. Gulf stock indexes moved sideways on enforced — that criticism of another Gulf groups are politically motivated and online. Thursday, continuing a two-week-old trend. country or its esteemed ruler could lead to denies it has ever sponsored terrorism. “If you add fuel to a fire, the fire will Appetite for haven assets continued to support gold, automatic imprisonment and hefty fines. Meanwhile, Qatari-affiliated press grow,” Obeid said. which rose 0.2 percent Friday to $1,293 a troy ounce. The After the row erupted June 5, those rules upped their critical coverage of Saudi In Kuwait, 27-year-old Barrak Al precious metal was up 2.3 percent on the week. The changed. Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain Arabia since the row erupted. Qatar and Dakhail says the crisis has polarised nervous tone across global stock markets continued to warned instead that anyone who sympathises the UAE have also traded accusations of opinions there and made relationships fuel “flight-to-safety” trades. The yen remained in with Qatar or criticises the measures taken hacking. among people in the Gulf “awkward.” favour in the currency markets. against it would be imprisoned and fined. In the years before the crisis, state- “If the situation continues to esca- Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, fell 0.9 percent Qatari citizens were also expelled from linked news channels and papers did not late, it might create a bigger wedge the three countries after years of visa-free criticise a fellow Gulf nation’s ruler or between the people ... and that’s cer- to $51.44 a barrel on London’s ICE Futures exchange on travel throughout the Gulf. Transport links policies. tainly something we don’t want,” he said. Friday. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, West with Qatar were cut and Saudi Arabia sealed Officially, at least, Qatar has kept a Texas Intermediate futures fell 1 percent to $48.13 a shut Qatar’s only land border, impacting food modicum of decorum in place. The Emir The author is Associated Press reporter in barrel. imports. congratulated the Saudi king and his son, the Arabian Peninsula. Saudi and Emirati officials insist the measures are not aimed at Qatari citizens, but at the government. That distinction has meant QUOTE OF THE DAY little to Qataris who say the blockade on their country and the assault on their leadership is like an attack on the whole society. “If they talk about our Emir, it’s like they Let us be peaceful... are talking about us. The siege and blockade We have seen the and making it illegal to sympathise with Qatar, this is against us,” Ahmed Al Khayli, a results of political 36-year-old Qatari said. violence. And I am Speaking by phone from Qatar, Al Khayli certain that there is said he believes the relationship between Qataris and others in the Gulf has become no single Kenyan who “more sensitive.” would wish for us to Many Qataris — who number around 270,000 citizens — believe their small, go back to this. energy-rich country is standing up for itself, refusing to surrender its sovereignty. Patriotic Uhuru Kenyatta fervour has swept through the country. Tow- Kenyan President ering images of Emir, H H Sheikh Tamim bin A view of the Doha skyline. SUNDAY 13 AUGUST 2017 OPINION 09 Brexit: Does anyone know where it is headed?

decision planners, where we con- Nadina Ronc tinue to have the same regulatory Anatolia standards, and everything remains the same, we can plan ahead, and as we plan, we can adjust or softly announce new political reality. But this change cannot be all in one go, ince a June 2016 referendum triggered the the UK would need to find money to United Kingdom’s divorce from the Euro- install these new regulatory bodies pean Union, things have gone from bad to in order to slowly make a transition worse. The economy has seen a slowdown from EU law into British law. and many financial institutions have threat- All this should have been a think- Sened to move their offices to other EU countries. ing option pre-referendum vote and The price of food rose almost a week after the should have been expressed to the Brexit vote and it will only continue to rise; at the voting public, but instead a lot of lies same time salaries remain unchanged since 2008. were told and people, naively, voted The cost of living is getting higher and households accordingly.The vote was either an are reeling from it. But it is not only food prices emotional response or protest which have affected the UK economy; everything against the austerity measures of the else will follow. Cameron/Osborne era. Professor Anastasia Nesvetailova, director of the Giving a country a vote that City Political Economy Research Centre (CITYPERC), would ultimately slow down the at the City University of London, says: “First, the economy and destabilise the devaluation of sterling, which I don’t think has been already-shaky job market, was a British Prime Minister Theresa May delivers her speech at the Conservative conference in Birmingham. priced fully. selfish decision by Cameron. “I expect sterling to still collapse more and, so, The fact that he gave the vote through this devaluation everything is affected -- better served then than it is now after UK triggered Only when the bill is paid can the UK move on the green light and did not have a savings, all import and export prices, raw materials, Article 50. with its negotiations, but since time is running out, plan for Brexit shows the process of construction, supply chains, wages. It’s a whole polit- The fact is, Cameron would not have taken the chances are that any viable trade agreement even a thinking of his government. ical economy in which we are all embedded, and we advice even then because his inexperienced advisors temporary one cannot be done in the time left. It is not about the people, who have now become poorer.” would have advised him just as they did, which in the The continued instability of which companies will be the worst affected, it is Nesvetailova also said some industries have prof- end triggered a breakdown in the UK economy. stay and which go would mean unemployment and about the positions ex-ministers ited from Brexit but not because they did anything Another matter is that Cameron should never possibly even a recession; economic uncertainty is and their advisors will sit in, post- different, more so because the pound is cheaper and have made the referendum vote binding if he had no certainly leading in that direction. But what can the Downing Street. And while there is therefore there is a bigger export market which is plan for the fallout. government do to appease the crises? infighting in the Conservative Party favoring them. After he put the UK in this mess, he promptly Well, according to Nesvetailova, it can do many and gossip suggests Prime Minister The original forecast for UK economic growth resigned, leaving the government in a shambles over things: “The problem is that is hasn’t been doing Theresa May will not be replaced, was set at 1.9 percent, but the Bank of England has how to proceed. Cameron and his advisors went into much from what we have seen. she should have a Brexit cabinet reduced that to 1.7 percent for this year. Economic the referendum blind, and he is now being tipped by “The overall strategy is to reduce the uncertainty; that speaks with one voice. growth is also set to slow to 1.6 percent in 2018 down some in the media to become the next secretary- the most practical way to do it is to announce what Although how certain May’s from a previous forecast of 1.7 percent. general of Nato. happens on the day of the so-called Brexit. future is, time will tell, one thing is This can be attributed to the fact that the U.K. has But the EU was not created to be exited, it was “Do we continue along the same arrangements for sure — Brexit is very much hap- no real plan for Brexit. created for lifelong membership. And while the EU and can we be assured that it will continue at least pening one way or another, no itself has many faults which will never be rectified for the transitional period or do we go into the cliff- matter how disappointing or harm- Credible fallback because it suits the unelected Brussels bureaucrats, edge scenario of the WTO rules?” ful for UK interests it is. Former Governor of the Bank of England, Mervyn at least the way it was, it brought stability. This means if the UK leaves the EU with no trade King, has said that the UK needs “credible fallback” To this day, the British government does not have deal (or no trade deal with anyone else), it would in case of no deal with the EU. The fact is, he should a plan in place. The negotiating team is not following have to apply trade tariffs on imports. have given this advice to now former Prime Minister one plan, but instead, variations of ideas are being David Cameron before he triggered the 2016 thrown around, none of which make sense nor Soft Brexit referendum. which are responsive to some sort of strategy nor As there is currently no regulatory framework in The political climate at the time was shifting in which can provide stability for British citizens. place in the UK which can come in on the day Britain D-RING ROAD both directions; King’s advice would have been The whole thing is a mess of massive proportions leaves the EU — nor even a plan for a week after that POST BOX: 3488 and the UK can expect to walk away with no good day — what the country would then need to do is deal, but whatever deal they do walk away with the make sure that the regular framework is functional DOHA - QATAR UK “will have to pay,” says Nesvetailova. but specify which framework that would be. [email protected] Although how certain May’s “There is no way around it. They will have to pay Will it be the EU law we are currently operating a lot of money and will continue to pay. It may be under or will it be something else? No economic or future is, time will tell, one packaged, not as a direct EU contribution, but maybe political decision can occur without political context; EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OFFICE thing is for sure — Brexit is as a combination of direct sums that, to the UK politi- it is all about regulations. TEL: 4455 7741 / 767 very much happening one cal electorate, will be sold as being a reduced sum, Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond is FAX: +974 4455 7758 way or another, no matter not €100bn but maybe €50bn. advocating for a soft Brexit and coming under con- “But the other €50 billion will have to come tinued fire from the staunch Brexiteers. 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All thoughts and views The obvious beneficiary is Meade, patronage, authoritarianism Mexican diplomatic sources say many in the expressed in these columns a soft-spoken civil servant whose lack and graft for an uninterrupted US government are wary of Lopez Obrador and of PRI membership and ties to the favor a president close to Foreign Minister Luis are those of the writers, not conservative National Action Party 71 years until its ouster in Videgaray, who leads Mexico’s NAFTA talks and of the newspaper. (PAN) had barred him from being the 2000, has cast its efforts to has a working relationship with Trump’s son-in- party’s candidate. allow outsiders as evidence law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner. All correspondence However, many believe Education of a sensitive, modernising Interior Minister Miguel Angel Osorio Chong, a regarding Views and Minister Aurelio Nuno, the President’s former state governor, polls well as a potential Opinion pages should be former chief of staff, also benefits party in tune with global candidate, despite an inability to control spiraling mailed to the from the removal of the 10-year mem- democratic trends. violence, while bookish Health Minister Jose Narro bership bylaw, despite his assertions is among others also being spoken of. [email protected] 10 ASIA SUNDAY 13 AUGUST 2017 63 kids dead amid row over oxygen supplies

Gorakhpur Probe into lapses addressing a public meeting in IANS Allahabad, Adityanath said the The Centre sent deaths in his hometown were nder all-round Minister of State for caused by filth and the scourge attack, the Uttar Health and Health of open defecation. Pradesh govern- Secretary to look “There are vector-borne dis- ment yesterday into the lapses in the eases, such as encephalitis ...It is suspended the head BRD Medical College, a tragedy that lives of young chil- Uof the hospital over the deaths of where the children, dren have been snuffed out 63 children in five days, even as including in the because we do not lead a clean Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath neonatal ward, were and hygienic life,” he said and and his Health Minister blamed said to have perished reminded the crowd that the dis- it on lack of cleanliness and dis- ease has been the bane of eastern due to lack of oxygen eases and not due to lack of Uttar Pradesh since 1978. oxygen. supply. Singh, along with his cabinet As Prime Minister Narendra colleague, Medical Education Prime Minister spoke Modi spoke with Chief Minister Minister Ashutosh Tandon, were Yogi Adityanath, in whose con- with Chief Minister sent by the Chief Minister on Sat- stituency the hospital is located, Yogi Adityanath, in urday morning to the hospital. the opposition demanded the whose constituency Singh said the Chief Minister had resignations of the state Health the hospital is visited the hospital on July 9 and and Medical Education Ministers. located, and the again on August 9 where many The Centre sent Minister of State opposition things were reviewed, but the for Health Anupriya Patel and demanded the shortage of oxygen or any pay- Health Secretary CK Mishra to resignations of the ment issue was never Workers examine oxygen cylinders at Baba Raghav Das Hospital in Gorakhpur, in Uttar Pradesh, Gorakhpur and look into the state Health and discussed. yesterday. lapses in the BRD Medical Col- Medical Education He said that in 2014 the lege, where the children, Ministers. number of deaths due to including in the neonatal ward, encephalitis was 19, in 2015 it disruption in oxygen supply them of dwindling oxygen stock. hospital, denied that his com- were said to have perished due was 22, and 19 in 2016. Singh comes to light in further probe, They had forewarned that the pany had the tender to supply to lack of oxygen supply. to fix responsibility. explained that he was not trying the guilty would be brought to shortage could hit the patients oxygen. Principal of the Baba Raghav Announcing the suspension, to justify the deaths at the BRD book. admitted in various wards, spe- He told media persons that Das Medical College RK Mishra Mishra asked media not to jump hospital. In more embarrassment for cially the children. his contract with the hospital had was suspended for alleged neg- to conclusions because a probe The Minister said they have the state government, it has It appears that the warning ended in March and was not ligence and callousness. Mishra has been ordered. He said once gone through the oxygen gas come to light that the staff of the fell on deaf ears and that no renewed. He said the contract of later said he had already given the probe findings are out, strict supply issue and that after thor- Central Oxygen Pipeline Plant at advance arrangements were Pushpa Sales was ended and the his resignation, owing moral action will be taken against the ough scrutiny they were of the the hospital - from where oxy- made for the oxygen. Mean- contract given to a new firm from responsibility for the tragedy. culprits. He claimed that no opinion that the deaths had not gen is piped to different wards while, Parveen Modi, owner of Allahabad - Imperial Gas, after Mishra has been asked to stay put deaths had taken place due to taken place due to lack of oxy- - had written to the head of the Pushpa Sales company, which the BJP government came to as a committee had been formed lack of oxygen. Meanwhile, gen. He also said that if any paediatrics department warning used to supply oxygen to the BRD power this year. Nitish faction removes Sharad as party head in RS Two dead in Pakistan New Delhi the parliamentary party, for tak- party nahi hai, yeh meri bhi party the government for personal was a student leader close to Jay- IANS ing part in a meeting of hai,” Sharad Yadav said on the benefit are with Nitish Kumar, aprakash Narayan, who led the opposition parties convened by last day of his three-day Sam- but leaders and workers close to movement that ousted Indira firing on LoC arking a deep rift in the Congress President Sonia Gan- vad Yatra to meet people and the people are with me,” Sharad Gandhi from power for the first party, the Nitish Kumar dhi on Friday. interact with them. He told them Yadav said. He refused to com- time in 1977. Jammu Mfaction yesterday Ansari along with Yadav of his displeasure and pain over ment on the JD-U decision to Sharad Yadav said action has IANS removed senior leader and expressed differences with party Nitish Kumar’s decision to break replace him as the parliamen- been taken against a few lead- former party president Sharad President Nitish Kumar’s deci- the Grand Alliance of JD-U, RJD tary party leader. Sharad Yadav, ers of the party “who are woman and an army Yadav as head of its parliamen- sion to snap ties with the Grand and Congress and join hands who is a Rajya Sabha MP, said standing with me”, and leaders JCO were killed yester- tary party in the Rajya Sabha, Alliance of Congress and RJD and with the BJP and form a new when he had “not been afraid of close to Nitish Kumar have been A day in an unprovoked and replaced him with Ram form a government in Bihar with government. Nitish Kumar is the Indira Gandhi, what do others threatening other JD-U leaders breach of the LoC ceasefire Chandra Prasad Singh. the Bharatiya Janata Party. Janata Dal-United national pres- matter”. supporting him. Sharad Yadav by Pakistani soldiers in JD-U spokesperson Rajiv Speaking in Bihar’s Madhep- ident and said to fully control the “I am not afraid of any one reiterated that he is still with the Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch Ranjan confirmed the removal ura district, Sharad Yadav hit out party in Bihar. “There are two to speak the truth and stand by Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alli- district, officials said. of Sharad Yadav. at Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, JD-Us in Bihar, one is sarkari my principles,” he said in refer- ance) that was given a mandate Ruqia Bibi was killed in The decision was taken a day saying the party is not Kumar’s (official) and another is janata (of ence to his fight against the by 11 crore people in Bihar in the Pakistan firing on the LoC in after the party suspended its alone but belonged to him too. the people). All the party legis- Emergency imposed by Indira 2015 assembly polls to rule for Bakakot area of Mendhar sec- rebel MP Ali Anwar Ansari from “JD-U sirf Nitish Kumar ki hi lators, leaders, who are close to Gandhi in the mid 70s, when he five years. tor in Poonch in the morning, police said. Defence Ministry spokes- man, Lt Col Manish Mehta said Pakistan army resorted Space India to live-stream Holding onto the future to unprovoked, indiscrimi- nate ceasefire violation in Mendhar sector at 5.30am. solar eclipse on August 21 “After Indian positions retaliated effectively, firing New Delhi during a total eclipse -- called exchanges stopped in Mend- IANS as “contacts.” har sector at 6.45am. The team will also be able eople in India will be able to get unique and amazing fea- to witness the August 21 tures such as “Diamond Ring” Medha Patkar Ptotal solar eclipse on a and “Bailys’ Beads” -- which YouTube channel, thanks to an happens as pinpoints of light initiative by Space India. are passed through the uneven ends fast over The Delhi-based Science features and craters of the Popularisation Association of Moon when the moon is cover- Narmada issue Communicators and Educators, ing the sun. The experiments will live-stream the upcoming will include studying the corona Bhopal celestial event from the US, the of the Sun which is only visible IANS company said in a statement on during an eclipse. Saturday. “The corona... gives valua- ocial activist Medha The solar eclipse -- when ble information about the Patkar yesterday ended the Moon completely covers the temperature of the Sun’s Sher 17-day fast to protest Sun, will cross the US from Ore- atmosphere. Besides, temper- against the government’s gon to South Carolina over the ature on Earth is expected to fall ‘apathy’ towards resettlement course of an hour-and-a-half, during the eclipse. So, the tem- Children hold the national flag during an event at a school in Amritsar yesterday, ahead of those affected by the and 14 US states will experience perature will be recorded at of Independence Day on August 15. increase in the height of the night-like darkness for approx- different stages,” Bahmba Sardar Sarovar Dam. imately two minutes in the explained. Patkar, however, would middle of the day. The live streaming will be remain in detention. She was “This is an unique phenom- done from Idaho in the US using detained on Wednesday, enon. The path of the total solar a 50 mm f/5 finderscope, a Kerala Crime Branch to probe Vijayan’s death hours after being discharged eclipse will cut throughout the small auxiliary telescope from a private hospital in US and will be viewed by mil- mounted on an Astrotrac Indore. lions. “Observers outside this tracker -- the main astronom- Thiruvananthapuram (LDF) and has two legislators after conducting a probe into On the request of several path will still see a partial solar ical telescope -- to follow the IANS in the government, including a the complaint. It was on July 23 organisations associated with eclipse,” said Sachin Bahmba, Sun. The device will have a cabinet minister. early morning that 60-year-old the Narmada Bachao Ando- Chairman and Managing Direc- webcam and a solar filter fitted cting on a complaint, It was the Kottayam district Uzhavoor Vijayan breathed his lan, the social activist ended tor at Space Group, who is to it, which will enable stream- Kerala Police chief unit of the NCP that first wrote last at a private hospital here. her fast. “Fifteen members leading the team from India for ing directly on the official ALoknath Behra yesterday to Chief Minister Pinarayi He had been admitted there representing various organ- the expedition. YouTube channel of Space ordered a Crime Branch probe Vijayan that there was a need since the beginning of July as isations went to Dhar jail, Amateur astronomers such India and will also be available into the death of Nationalist to probe the death of their par- he was suffering from cardiac where Patkar has been as Yogeshwar Kanu Aggarwal, on the organisation’s website. Congress Party (NCP)’s state ty’s state chief. and gastrointestinal ailments. detained for the past three Luv Sharma, and Surinder Space India had also con- unit President Uzhavoor The complaint that the Ever since the death of the days,” former MLA Dr. Suni- Solanki, will accompany Bah- ducted similar expeditions Vijayan, who passed away on Chief Minister received was for- state NCP chief, top party lead- lam said, adding: “Keeping mba, whose expedition includes during other total solar eclipse July 23. warded to Behra, who on ers have been expressing her health condition in mind, taking photographs of all in 2009 and annular solar The NCP is an ally of the Saturday directed IG of Police differing views with regard to the members requested important phases observed eclipse in 2010. ruling Left Democratic Front S. Sreejith to submit a report the reason of his death. Patkar to call off the fast.” SUNDAY 13 AUGUST 2017 ASIA 11 Xi urges Trump not to inflame N Korea tension

Beijing AFP Xi made the plea in a phone call hours hinese leader Xi Jin- ping urged US after Trump ramped North Korean youth, workers and trade union members holding a rally to protest the UN Security Council’s “sanctions resolution” at President Donald up his warnings to Trump yesterday to Pyongyang, saying the compound of the Monument to Party Founding in Pyongyang, yesterday. (RIGHT) A PAC-3 surface-to-air missile is transported into Japan Ground Self-Defence Forces’ Kaita base in Kaita town, Hiroshima prefecture. avoid rhetoric that the Stalinist regime Ccould inflame tensions with North Korea as an escalating would “truly regret” war of words raised global taking hostile action 3.5 million join army Japan deploys missile alarm. against the United Xi made the plea in a phone States. call hours after Trump ramped Seoul nuclear-armed North Korea defence over threat up his warnings to Pyongyang, Reuters threatened to strike the United saying the Stalinist regime States and its Pacific territory of Tokyo would “truly regret” taking hos- successfully miniaturised a orth Korea said yesterday Guam. KCNA said on Wednes- AFP tile action against the United nuclear warhead. that nearly 3.5 million day a mass rally was held in States. The White House said in The Republican billionaire Nworkers, party members Pyongyang to support the gov- apan deployed its Patriot missile defence system yesterday after a statement that the two lead- has progressively ramped up and soldiers volunteered to join ernment. North Korea has North Korea threatened to fire ballistic missiles over the country ers “agreed North Korea must the tone throughout the week or rejoin its army to resist new previously mobilised large Jtowards the US Pacific territory of Guam, local officials and reports stop provocative and escalatory and on Friday declared that the UN sanctions and to fight crowds to show its resolve when said. Japan has in the past vowed to shoot down North Korean mis- behaviour” and that they are US military is “locked and against the United States in the tensions escalate. siles or rockets that threaten to hit its territory. both committed to the denu- loaded.” In a call with Guam current geopolitical tension In August 2015, 1 million The defence ministry deployed the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 clearisation of the peninsula. Governor Eddie Calvo on Fri- between Pyongyang and North Koreans offered to enlist (PAC-3) system in Shimane, Hiroshima and Kochi in western Japan, But the Chinese foreign day, Trump said the US military Washington. or re-enlist in the army when a which North Korea had warned could be along its missiles’ flight path, ministry said Xi urged Trump is prepared to “ensure the Rodong Sinmun, North mine exploded in the demilita- public broadcaster NHK and Kyodo News said. to avoid “words and deeds” that safety and security of the peo- Korea’s official newspaper, said rised zone between the two It also deployed the anti-missile system in neighbouring Ehime, would “exacerbate” the ple of Guam” in response to the volunteers had offered to Koreas, raising additional ten- according to the reports, while the Asahi Shimbun said one maritime already-tense situation, exer- Pyongyang’s plans to launch join or rejoin the People’s Army sions. North Korea warned Self-Defence Force Aegis destroyer was stationed in the Sea of Japan cise restraint and seek a missiles towards the Pacific ter- after the Korea Central News foreign diplomats to leave (East Sea) to shoot down airborne missiles. political settlement. ritory. Japanese media said Agency (KCNA) issued a state- Pyongyang in 2013 when it sus- Television footage showed military vehicles carrying launchers Trump has been engaged all Tokyo was deploying its Patriot ment on Monday condemning pended work at a joint and other equipment for the surface-to-air system entering a Japa- week in verbal sparring with missile defence system follow- new sanctions imposed by the inter-Korean industrial park and nese base in Kochi before dawn. the North over its weapons and ing Pyongyang’s threat to fire United Nations in retaliation for threatened missile strikes on U.S. Immediate confirmation from the defence ministry was not avail- missile programmes, as US ballistic missiles over the coun- North Korean missile tests. Pacific bases, notably in Guam able but an official at the crisis management office of the Kochi media reported Pyongyang has try towards Guam. Earlier this week, and Hawaii. prefectural government said the PAC-3 had been deployed.

Mortars hit house in Afghan 25 dead in Nepal landslides and floods province; 13 dead Kathmandu ministry said. Flooding has The Prime Minister’s office of the damage in remote areas, tarmac. Chief of Morang district AFP occurred across the densely pop- issued a statement putting the the police chief added. police Arun BC said that airport Kabul ulated lowlands that border death toll at more than two Roads across the southern had been shut due to the AP loods and landslides caused India, while some remote dis- dozen since Friday. plains have been blocked by the flooding. by torrential monsoon tricts in the hilly areas of the far Thirteen people died in east- rains and three highway bridges The most recent deaths bring n Afghan official says Frains have killed at least 25 east have been hit by landslides ern districts and at least four collapsed in western Banke dis- the total death toll from this at least 13 civilians, people in the last two days across triggered by the monsoon rains. others are missing, the head of trict, Home Minister Janardan year’s monsoon to over 90, Aincluding women and Nepal, officials said yes. “We are still collecting the the region’s police Ramesh Bhat- Sharma said. Images on social according to government figures. children, have been killed Heavy rains have hit more details of the loss. According to tarai said. media showed the runway at Nearly 100 people died last year after their house was hit by than a dozen districts in the the preliminary reports to the Telephone and electricity Biratnagar airport in eastern in Nepal during the rainy season, mortars during a battle in country’s far eastern region as ministry over 25 people are lines have also been affected by Morang district submerged in a which typically begins in late northern Faryab province. well as some areas in the west feared dead,” Home Ministry the heavy downpour making it metre (three feet) of water with June and lasts until the end of Gen Dilawer Shah since Friday morning, the home spokesman Deepak Kafle said. difficult to confirm the full extent an empty plane stranded on the August. Dilawer, Faryab provincial police chief, said yesterday that three other civilians were wounded after two mortars Aerial rehearsal hit the house Friday evening. Captives escape Dilawer says it isn’t clear who targeted the house in Dawlat Abad district — the Taliban or Afghan National Philippine militants Security Forces. He said a del- egation has been sent to the area to find out more about Manila hostages including several for- the attack. AFP eigners in remote jungles. The gunmen had received hree men kidnapped by an undetermined amount of China frees top Islamist militants in the cash for the hostages on Thurs- Tsouthern Philippines day, but refused to release them escaped while their captors after realising the money was Crown Resorts prayed, dodging bullets as they fake, regional police chief ran, police said yesterday after Reuben Sindac said. executive a ruse using fake ransom The three told police their money failed. fourth colleague had run in Shanghai The fate of a fourth man another direction and it was Reuters who ran off in a different direc- unclear if he had escaped or tion was unclear. been recaptured by the mili- hina yesterday freed The construction workers tants. Police said the militants one of the last remain- were taken to the police on Jolo also beheaded seven loggers on Cing Crown Resorts Ltd island on Friday, four weeks the southern island of Basilan executives jailed for illegally An aerobatic team performs during a rehearsal ahead of Independence Day celebrations, after being abducted by the Abu last month, during which a promoting gambling, as a in Islamabad, yesterday. Sayyaf group, which is holding Vietnamese hostage was also protracted saga that forced more than a dozen other killed. the Australian casino opera- tor to cancel global expansion plans and hurt profits nears an end. Jason O’Connor, head of Hong Kong broadcaster to replace BBC with Chinese radio international VIP gambling with the casino giant, was Hong Kong starting September 4 with the Mo said of the motive behind the movement calling for Hong Kong people”. “It will encourage the released before 7am, an offi- AFP China National Radio Hong Kong move, which comes at a time to break from the mainland. cultural exchange between cial told media outside the Edition (CNR). when many feel Beijing is The unveiling of a controver- mainland China and Hong detention centre in Shanghai. ong Kong’s official radio Some see the move as signs squeezing the semi-autonomous sial rail link to the mainland last Kong,” Ng said. The Australian was the most station said it will replace that the city is further aligning city’s freedoms. month which would see a por- Bank teller Alex Yan agreed, senior of 16 staff detained in Hits 24-hour BBC broad- itself with China. “This is abso- Residents also took to social tion of the city come under saying the benefits of the broad- October and jailed by a cast with Chinese state-run lutely one step forward towards media to decry the move, with Chinese law has been the focus cast outweighed the Shanghai court in June. His programming in a move critics mainlandisation in Hong Kong,” Yu Yeuk-mui saying on Face- of the most recent backlash, with disadvantages as the new CNR 10-month sentence ran from yesterday said was a step pro-democracy lawmaker Clau- book: “One more bad news! critics saying the city’s cherished programming would offer resi- the time of his first detention towards “mainlandisation”. dia Mo said, adding that Chinese Hong Kong is burning already”. freedoms are being eroded. dents an insight into the lives of on Oct. 14 last year. The city’s Radio Television authorities may feel that city res- Frustrations over the city’s RTHK’s head of corporate their northern neighbours. “It He was flying home fol- Hong Kong has been broadcast- idents were not patriotic enough. political and social develop- communications Amen Ng said can help them better understand lowing his release on ing the BBC World Service live “They should all be reigned ments have led to the emergence the CNR Hong Kong edition is the things happening in China,” Saturday, it was said. since 1978 but will replace it in and taught to feel Chinese,” of a new independence “tailor-made for Hong Kong Yan, 21, said. 12 EUROPE SUNDAY 13 AUGUST 2017 MSF suspends Mediterranean migrant rescues

Rome In danger setting sail from lawless Libya in their boats and that the boats of kilometres around its coast, now mixing the humanitarian Reuters flimsy vessels operated by peo- must take migrants to a safe port whereas previously they had goal of saving lives with “a polit- We are suspending our ple smugglers. More than 13,000 themselves, rather than trans- been allowed to conduct search ical and military intention” of octors Without Bor- activities because now migrants have died trying to ferring them to other vessels to and rescue operations as close reducing arrivals. ders (MSF) said we feel that the make the crossing. allow smaller boats to stay in the as 11 nautical miles to the A government spokesman yesterday it was threatening behaviour Charity boats have played a area for further rescues. mainland. was not immediately available suspending its by the Libyan growing role in rescues, picking MSF operates one rescue ship “Last year the coastguard to comment. migrant rescues in coastguard is very up more than a third of all in the Mediterranean, the Vox fired 13 shots on our boat and Last week Italy began a naval Dthe Mediterranean because it felt serious ... we cannot migrants brought ashore so far Prudence, currently docked in that was in a situation that was mission in Libyan waters to train threatened by the Libyan coast- put our colleagues in this year against less than one the Sicilian port of Catania. much calmer than the present and support its coastguard, guard and the Italian danger: Official percent in 2014. In the last six weeks, the one,” said De Filippi despite opposition from factions government’s policies have made However, Italy fears the number of migrant arrivals in yesterday. in eastern Libya that oppose the its job harder. groups are facilitating people Italy has slowed sharply and He said MSF would continue UN-backed government based The aid group’s decision is that the threatening behaviour smuggling and encouraging Rome has begun collaborating its collaboration with another aid in Tripoli. the latest development in by the Libyan coastguard is very migrants to make the passage, more closely with the Libyan group, SOS Mediterranee, which General Khalifa Haftar, a mounting tensions between serious ... we cannot put our col- and it has proposed a Code of coastguard, which De Filippi said operates a rescue ship in the commander aligned with an Rome and NGOs as migration leagues in danger,” the president Conduct governing how they was threatening the NGOs and Mediterranean with MSF doctors Eastern-based parliament, told dominates Italy’s political of MSF’s Italian arm Loris De operate. preventing them from on board. Italian daily Corriere della Sera agenda ahead of elections early Filippi said. Some groups, including MSF, working. De Filippi said the Rome gov- yesterday that the presence of next year. Almost 600,000 migrants have refused to sign the code. He said the Libyan coast- ernment’s Code of Conduct for Italian military vessels in Libyan “We are suspending our have arrived in Italy over the past They object to a requirement guard had demanded the NGOs NGOs and its support for the Lib- waters was unacceptable but he activities because now we feel four years, the vast majority that Italian police officers be on should leave an area of hundreds yan coastguard showed it was would not attack them. Tainted egg scare reaches Spain Madrid came to light on August 1 and Country in northern Spain, a AFP has even been found as far afield spokeswoman for the regional as Hong Kong. government’s health depart- iquid egg products tainted Millions of eggs have been ment said. by fipronil were discov- pulled from supermarket “The company had not used Lered at a food company in shelves and dozens of poultry them yet,” she said, adding that northern Spain, authorities said farms closed, with the European as a result they had not entered yesterday, the first time the Commission calling for a spe- the food chain in Spain. They chemical that has caused a cial meeting on the crisis. will all be destroyed. Europe-wide crisis has been Spain appeared to have been The spokeswoman, who detected in the country. spared but on Friday afternoon, refused to be named, said she Fipronil, which can harm a batch of “20,000 units of pas- did not know where the batch human health, has been discov- teurised liquid egg” tainted with came from, but Spanish media ered in eggs in 16 European fipronil was discovered at a food reports suggested it had been countries since the scandal company in the Basque imported from France.

Russia to train Anti-Islam candidate to women as stand for UKIP leadership military pilots A roof destroyed by a storm hangs from an apartment building, in Bydgoszcz, yesterday. London key role in bringing about the Moscow AP 2016 referendum that ended AFP in a decision to leave the bloc. Five dead as storms ravage Poland leven candidates are But the party has strug- FEMALE candidates are to be vying to lead Britain’s gled since achieving its main accepted for the first time to Warsaw and taken to local hospitals. 800 buildings were damaged in Eright-wing UK Inde- goal. It has no members in train as pilots for Russia’s air Reuters Adam Kralisz, chairman of storms that hit mostly Poland’s pendence Party, including the Britain’s Parliament and lacks force, Defence Minister Sergei the Lodz Region of the Scouting north and west, according to the founder of an anti-Islam a potential leader as well- Shoigu said yesterday. ive people, including two Association of the Republic Regional Crisis Management organisation whose inclusion known as ex-chief Nigel “There are many young teenage girl scouts, died (Poland), where the scouts were Team in Gdansk. in the race has divided the Farage. women who would like to Fand more than 30 were from, said that evacuation was More storms were expected party. Farage has said that UKIP become military pilots. We injured as a result of falling trees ordered immediately, but con- yesterday and warnings of Anne Marie Waters, will be “finished” if it becomes have received hundreds of in a series of severe storms that ditions were horrendous. severe weather conditions were founder of a group called an anti-Islam party rather letters,” he said, according to hit Poland overnight. “We had to force our way for issued for a number of regions Sharia Watch, is on the list than sticking to its core poli- a ministry statement. The girls, 13 and 14, were kilometres through the forest, amid unusually high for Poland despite opposition from some cies of leaving the EU and “That’s why we’ve crushed by falling trees while among falling trees.” temperatures that on Friday UKIP members. controlling immigration. decided that this year we will sleeping in a tent when a storm Three other victims also reached 35 to 38 Celsius. Party leaders blocked her Mike Hookem, a UKIP enrol a first group of women hit their campground late on died as a result of falling trees An emergency meeting of from being a candidate in lawmaker serving in the at the military academy of Friday in the Tuchola Forest in and 10 people were injured in the government’s Crisis Man- June’s national election, cit- European Parliament, said he Krasnodar.” northern Poland, according to separate incidents in Poland’s agement Team was called ing her views on Islam. was resigning as a party whip “There will be few of the Regional Crisis Management north. yesterday and Prime Minister UKIP opposes Britain’s EU to protest Waters’ inclusion them, 15 in all. But given the Team office in Gdansk. More than 170,000 people Beata Szydlo promised to help membership, and played a in the leadership race. quantity of applications that Some 20 scouts were injured were left without power and all those in need. we receive, we can’t ignore them. From October 1, the first group of women will start to train to become pilots,” he said, adding that he Basques support Catalonia hoped they will be qualified independence vote in five years. Portugal fights San Sebastian decide whether they want to be AFP independent or not.” Otegi was referring to the 220 wildfires undreds of Basques northeastern region of Catalo- turned out on the streets nia, where the regional, in one day Hyesterday in support of separatist government is plan- Catalonia and its planned ref- ning to hold an independence Lisbon erendum on independence referendum on October 1. AP from Madrid, an ambition long But the central government fought for by Basque in Madrid categorically refuses PORTUGAL is fighting to put separatists. such a vote which it says threat- out a spate of wildfires after the The demonstration was ens Spain’s unity, and has southern European country hit symbolic, in a region still warned Catalan leaders they a year high of outbreaks for a marked by decades of violence face reprisals if they go ahead single day on Friday, authori- waged by armed separatist with it. ties said yesterday. A woman stands in the tower of the private submarine "UC3 Nautilus", in Copenhagen group ETA, and where the Under a clear blue sky in Portugal’s Civil Protection desire for independence the Basque seaside resort of San Harbour, Denmark, yesterday. Agency, which coordinates its remains strong despite the cur- Sebastian, organisers said some firefighting efforts, said that rent peaceful times. 3,000 protesters attended the it recorded a record for this Arnaldo Otegi, a veteran march. Submarine owner jailed over missing reporter year of 220 separate wildfires leader in the northern region They waved the red and on Friday. who was once part of ETA and yellow Esteleda flag used by Copenhagen Peter Madsen was arrested Judge Kari Soerensen Over 2,500 firefighters now heads up Sortu, a party those who want independence AP on Friday on preliminary man- announced the ruling yesterday supported by over 800 vehi- that campaigns for independ- in Catalonia, as well as red, slaughter charges after his after a two-hour custody hear- cles and 15 air units were still ence, was present at the march. white and green Basque Danish court has ordered 40-tonne, nearly 18-metre-long ing held behind closed doors. mobilized yesterday morn- He said the protest had regional flags. the owner of an amateur- submarine sank off Denmark’s Madsen’s defence lawyer, ing to combat the flames. been called to demonstrate Lawmakers from Catalo- A built submarine to be eastern coast. Bettina Hald Engmark, said her Portugal has been hard Basque solidarity “with people nia’s radical, far-left CUP party, held in pre-trial detention for He has denied responsibil- client maintains he is innocent. hit by wildfires, including one who are giving an important which is part of a majority pro- 24 days while police investigate ity for the fate of 30-year-old Hald Engmark says Madsen that killed 64 people in June, example in democracy in independence coalition in the disappearance of a Swedish Kim Wall, saying she had dis- is “willing to cooperate” and during a summer marked by Europe and demanding the Catalonia’s parliament, were journalist who had been on the embarked before his vessel went hasn’t decided whether to high temperatures and a lack right to self-determination to also present at the march. ship. down. appeal the detention ruling. of rain. SUNDAY 13 AUGUST 2017 EUROPE 13 Merkel embarks on election campaign

Berlin Rallies begin rivals, the Social Democrats AFP (SPD), by a 12-to-17-point mar- Merkel kicked off a gin, meaning it would take a erman Chancellor series of rallies across political earthquake to shift the Angela Merkel, fresh the country with a field at this point. from a three-week campaign speech in “It is probably the strangest Alpine holiday, the western city of election race in the history of the embarked yesterday Dortmund delivering Federal Republic,” Heribert Gon what may be the most bizarre an upbeat message on Prantl of the national broadsheet election campaign in the coun- jobs. Sueddeutsche Zeitung wrote this try’s post-war history. week. After months of studiously “There is no wind, never ignoring the race for the Septem- Merkel’s main mind a wind of change.” ber 24 election, Merkel kicked challenger, SPD Merkel’s main challenger, Members of far-right Alternative for Germany party protest against German Chancellor Angela off a series of rallies across the SPD leader and former European leader and former Merkel and leader of the Christian Democratic Union party, in Dortmund, Germany, yesterday. country with a campaign speech European Parliament Parliament spokesman Martin in the western city of Dortmund spokesman Martin Schulz, has led what many com- delivering an upbeat message on Schulz, has led what mentators call a plodding Social Democrats are faced with soft-focus campaign centred on Merkel still enjoys a remarkable jobs. many commentators campaign. an enemy who refuses to engage, patriotism and Merkel herself. personal popularity rating of “We are set to reach full call a plodding But they acknowledge that with German media nicknaming The party drew ridicule for around 60 percent—nearly dou- employment by 2025, that is to there is little mood around for the lonely Schulz the its soporific slogan “For a Ger- ble that of Schulz. campaign. say an unemployment rate under renewal, as Germans look out on “Shadowboxer”. many in which we live well and In a column called “Wander three percent, and I believe we a turbulent world unsettled by “The SPD can’t polarise the happily”, and a campaign poster Woman” this week, Rene Pfister can achieve it,” said Merkel of a been barely taking notice of the US President Donald Trump and campaign alone; the CDU doesn’t featuring a young female voter of Der Spiegel noted the fascina- key objective of her centre-right election. Brexit. answer, so (the campaign) is literally asleep in a meadow. tion Germans had with the Christian Democrat Union (CDU). After 12 years in power, Mer- After high-drama election dying,” said Lochocki. Schulz this month accused down-to-earth images of Mer- As of July the German jobless kel, frequently called the world’s campaigns in the United States, He cited three main reasons Merkel of eroding German kel hiking in gear she has been rate stood at 5.7 percent, rela- most powerful woman and Britain and France, Germans for German satisfaction with the democracy with her barely per- wearing year after year that were tively low among European Europe’s de facto leader, looks appear relieved that their race is status quo: the rude health of the ceptible re-election bid. splashed on the pages of news- nations. “We have today 44 mil- set to win a fourth term. so low-stakes. economy with solid growth, Mer- “A chancellor who does not papers and magazines during her lion employed in Germany. Gone are the warnings of her “The German elections are kel’s right-left “grand coalition” tell voters what she intends to do holiday. Those are really very good fig- political demise heard at the very difficult to understand from government creating broad con- is neglecting her duty and that “It is among the curiosities ures,” the 63-year-old told her height of the 2015 refugee influx a foreign point of view because sensus around contentious issues endangers the future of the of this election campaign that supporters. in Europe, when nearly 900,000 there’s hardly any polarisation,” such as immigration and secu- country,” he warned. even Merkel’s summer holiday But just six weeks before the asylum seekers entered the political scientist Timo Lochocki rity, and a pact by mainstream Given she has been in power led her poll numbers to climb,” European Union’s top economic country. of the German Marshall Fund of parties to shun the political since 2005, making her the long- Pfister said, noting that Merkel’s power and most populous nation Her conservative Christian the US said. fringe. est-serving current leader of any no-nonsense style mirrored Ger- goes to the polls, Germans have Democrats lead their closest Meanwhile, the frustrated The CDU has plumped for a major Western democracy, mans’ own view of themselves.

Greece seizes two tonnes Court jails British family over modern slavery ring of marijuana London “For them, exploitation, vio- owed money and forced to work more prevalent than previously Reuters Nottingham Crown lence and extortion were a way long hours on site or for the thought, affecting every large Athens of life,” Smith said in a defendants’ businesses repair- town and city across the AP British court convicted an Court convicted 11 statement. ing properties and paving country. extended family of mod- members of the “The family lured vulnera- driveways, without safety British government passed GREEK authorities say they A ern slavery offences after Rooney family of a ble people, some of them equipment. tough anti-slavery legislation have seized roughly two tonnes they forced vulnerable people to series of offences, homeless or with learning disa- They would often go hungry in 2015 introducing life sen- of Albania-grown marijuana work for them for little or no bilities, with the promise of and were subjected to beatings tences for traffickers and on an Italian-flagged yacht wages while their captors lived including forced and work, food and accommoda- and threats to keep them from forcing companies to disclose destined for the Aegean Sea a life of luxury, prosecutors said. compulsory labour, tion,” the CPS said recently. leaving, the CPS said. what they are doing to ensure islands. Nottingham Crown Court exploitation and fraud. They were taken to travel- Their captors often denied their supply chains are free The coast guard says the convicted 11 members of the lers sites in the eastern city of them medical treatment, even if from slavery. seizure followed a tip-off and Rooney family of a series of Lincoln and housed in shabby, severely injured, and some who “There are 21 million people took place on Friday south of offences, including forced and Janine Smith said the defendants dilapidated caravans, mostly tried to escape were tracked in forced labour globally, includ- the Greek island of Kythera, compulsory labour, exploitation “lived lives of luxury at the with no heating, running water down and brought back. ing children, in a business worth at the entrance to the Aegean. and fraud, the Crown Prosecu- expense of their victims, con- and toilets, including one man Britain’s National Crime $150bn a year,” according to the It was one of the largest tion Service (CPS) said. demning them to live in fear, who was held for 26 years. Agency (NCA) said modern slav- International Labour Organiza- quantities of marijuana ever Chief Crown Prosecutor misery and squalor”. The 18 victims were told they ery and human trafficking were tion (ILO). confiscated in Greece. A coast guard statement says the motorized yacht departed from an Italian port and picked up the drugs in Four arrested in Italy’s Albania, which is a major pro- ducer of illegal marijuana. The two-man crew, an anti-mafia operation Italian and an Albanian national, were arrested. The Rome Wednesday’s deadly ambush yacht was impounded. AP was a suspected mobster who was gunned down along with olice in southeastern Italy his brother-in-law as they Wrong man have arrested four sus- drove along a country road. Ppects and seized weapons Two local farmers who to head off more gangland-style were believed to have acciden- arrested in murders in a region popular tally witnessed the slayings with vacation-goers where four tried to flee in their vehicle, but jogger-rage case people were killed, authorities the alleged attackers gave chase said yesterday. and fatally shot them. London Carabinieri Col. Marco Milan’s Corriere della Sera AP Aquilio said that the arrests on newspaper reported yesterday Friday night were part of a that shortly after the slayings, THE search is still on for a crackdown ordered by the a frightened French motorist road-rage jogger who shoved national government in the stopped police to report she had a woman into the path of a Puglia region after a pair of just seen four hooded men with London bus. innocent witnesses and two automatic weapons. It was The Metropolitan Police others were slain earlier in the unclear if the tourist had wit- force said yesterday that a week in the Gargano area, the nessed the slayings. An anti-tourism banner on La Barceloneta beach during a demonstration against unchecked man arrested this week has “spur” of the boot-shaped Puglia, with its long coast- now been “eliminated from growth of mass tourism, in Barcelona, yesterday. peninsula. line, sandy beaches and the investigation.” Italy has sent in nearly 200 excellent wines, is a favorite The American investment police, including Carabinieri tourist destination for Italians banker was apprehended Residents protest Barcelona tourist influx that specialize in anti-mafia and foreigners. The rugged Gar- Thursday on suspicion of operations in the mountainous gano promontory offers causing grievous bodily harm. Barcelona group under the theme “Recover Barcelona and other parts of and forested terrain of Sardinia panoramic views and pictur- His lawyers later released AP the beach for everyone!” Spain. and Calabria. esque seaport towns a statement saying he wasn’t They say the influx of tour- Spain, a country of 46 mil- “They are an elite corps, surrounded by crystalline involved and could prove he round a hundred Barce- ists has increased the price of lion, received 75.3 million expert in (criminal) roundups waters. was in the United States at the lona residents have rents and driven a spike in tourists in 2016. and searching for fugitives,” But anti-mafia prosecutors time of the May 5 incident. Agathered on the Spanish rowdy behaviour by party-seek- The number of arriving Aquilio said. say the region also is home to The arrest came after city’s beach to protest the ing foreigners. tourists increased by 12 percent He said the four suspects mobsters whose dangerousness police released surveillance unchecked growth of mass tour- Tensions have been grow- in the first six months of this who were nabbed on Friday is often underestimated. For camera footage showing a jog- ism to the popular vacation ing between authorities and year. were “about to carry out exe- generation’s, Italy’s southern ger in shorts and T-shirt destination. radical leftist groups who Tourism accounts for 11 per- cutions” of rival mobsters. Adriatic coast, across from the banging into a pedestrian, who The protest was organised launched a campaign of vandal- cent of Spain’s gross domestic “They were armed to the teeth.” Balkans, has been a landing tumbled in front of a bus. yesterday by a local residents’ ism against mass tourism in product. The alleged target of area for smugglers. 14 AMERICAS SUNDAY 13 AUGUST 2017 Trump urges unity as far-right rally erupts in violence

Charlottesville State of emergency AFP Car rams into A Virginia city was crowd at picturesque Virginia flooded with white city was flooded yes- nationalist Virginia rally terday with white demonstrators as well nationalist demon- as counter-protesters, strators as well as Charlottesville prompting the state’s counter-protesters,A prompting AFP governor to declare a the state’s governor to declare a state of emergency as law state of emergency. vehicle ploughed into a enforcement tried to quell vio- crowd of people yesterday Witnesses at the lent skirmishes. at a Virginia rally where scene saw A Hundreds were in Charlottes- violence had erupted between ville either to demonstrate in or demonstrators, some white nationalist demonstrators rail against a “Unite the Right clad in militia and counter-protesters, wit- Rally,” one day after hundreds of uniforms, throwing nesses said, with police reporting torch-bearing marchers demon- punches and hurling “multiple injuries.” strated at the normally tranquil bottles. “Charlottesville Police and city’s university campus. Virginia State Police are on the US President Donald Trump scene of a three vehicle accident” urged unity as the unrest flared, punches and hurling bottles even said the Charlottesville Police calling on Americans to “con- before the official 1600 GMT rally Department in a statement. A A vehicle is seen ploughing into the crowd gathered on a street in Charlottesville, Virginia, demn all that hate stands for”. start time. State police also witness said that a dozen people after police broke up a clash between white nationalists and counter-protesters, yesterday, “We ALL must be united & con- tweeted that some crowd mem- had been hurt in the collision — demn all that hate stands for,” bers were using pepper spray, in this still image from a video obtained from social media. which he called “intentional” the Republican leader tweeted. and local media footage showed — saying one girl got “tore up” “There is no place for this kind images of riot police, national fear” and “No Nazis, no KKK, no right marchers — some donning fueling the spectacle in Charlottes- after the car “backed up and they of violence in America. Let’s guard members and an armored fascist USA.” the traditional white hood of the ville are repugnant. Let it only hit again”. He said the dark sedan come together as one!” vehicle in the city’s downtown. Others brandished Confed- notorious white power group — serve to unite Americans against “raced down here, jumped over After urging Virginians a day “It is now clear that public erate flags, today considered a saw their images spread this kind of vile bigotry.” the speed bumps and it backed earlier to stay clear of the rallies, safety cannot be safeguarded symbol of racism by many Amer- worldwide on social media. And Friday night’s pre-demonstra- up and it hit everyone again.” the state’s governor Terry McAu- without additional powers, and icans. Right-wing blogger Jason this time the extreme right tion also turned into a brawl after “There was a girl that was on liffe yesterday declared a state that the mostly out-of-state pro- Kessler, who had called for the brought in big names of the “alt- torch-bearers linked to the white the ground; she was trying to get of emergency, saying on Twitter testers have come to Virginia to white nationalist demonstration, right” movement — which has supremacist far right were met by up,” he added. Witnesses saw it was necessary “to aid state endanger our citizens and prop- on Saturday declared it “a mon- been emboldened, critics say, by a group of counter-protesters. injured people on the ground and response to violence at Alt-Right erty,” McAuliffe wrote in a umental event for our Donald Trump’s ascent to the Charlottesville’s mayor Mike others in tears. rally in Charlottesville” as hun- statement on his emergency dec- movement” even after evacua- White House — in a bid to attract Signer dubbed Friday’s march a According to witnesses, the dreds from both sides clashed. laration. “I am disgusted by the tions began. Yesterday’s far-right more supporters. “cowardly parade of hatred, big- victims were counter-protestors Police began evacuating the hatred, bigotry and violence rally follows a much smaller Normally reticent First Lady otry, racism and intolerance.” who had descended on Char- city’s Emancipation Park after these protesters have brought to demonstration last month that Melania Trump took to Twitter University of Virginia Presi- lottesville to denounce so-called declaring those gathered there our state over the past 24 hours.” saw a few dozen Ku Klux Klan- to respond to the demonstra- dent Teresa Sullivan on Saturday “alt-right” demonstrators, to be part of an “unlawful assem- In light of the unrest, city linked marchers gather to protest tions, writing, “Our country condemned that demonstration, among them Ku Klux Klan and bly”. By midday local authorities leaders also declared a state of the city’s planned removal of a encourages freedom of speech, saying in a statement that “the neo-Nazi sympathizers. Ambu- had reported one arrest and said emergency. Video footage from statue of General Robert E. Lee, but let’s communicate w/o hate intimidating and abhorrent lances quickly arrived at the scene. emergency personnel had the demonstration showed anti- who led Confederate forces in in our hearts. No good comes behavior displayed by the alt- The crash occurred as hundreds responded to eight injuries. racism protesters waving flags the US Civil War. from violence. #Charlottesville.” right protesters was wrong.” flooded Charlottesville either to Witnesses at the scene saw from the Black Lives Matter Though they were outnum- Republican House Speaker Paul One protester was arrested take part in or voice condemna- demonstrators, some clad in movement, as crowds chanted bered by hundreds of jeering Ryan also weighed in on the social and charged with assault and tion for a far-right rally that militia uniforms, throwing slogans like “We say no to racist counter-protesters, the extreme media platform: “The views disorderly conduct, she said. quickly erupted in violence.

US says Cuba must probe Venezuela assembly denounces attacks on ‘vile threats’ from US President diplomats Caracas to install a “communist dictator- more than 125 lives, but Maduro, Bedminster AFP ship,” sharply increased tensions whose ouster the demonstrators AFP between Caracas and Washing- are demanding, has remained enezuela’s new Constitu- ton. The two have not had deaf to international pressures. he United States said on ent Assembly yesterday ambassadors in each other’s cap- Meanwhile, Peru ordered the Friday that it holds Vstrongly backed socialist itals since 2010. expulsion of Venezuela’s ambas- TCuba responsible for President Nicolas Maduro in the “We have many options for sador over his country’s “break investigating an apparent face of the “vile threats” of his US Venezuela, and by the way I’m with democratic rule” under sonic attack that left several counterpart Donald Trump, who not going to rule out a military Maduro, and Caracas followed of its diplomats in need of said US military action was an option,” Trump told reporters hours later with its own tit-for- medical treatment. option to quell the South Ameri- Friday at his golf course in Bed- tat response. Secretary of State Rex can country’s devastating crisis. minster, New Jersey, where he Ambassador Diego Molero Tillerson said the US mission “We reject the cowardly, is vacationing. has five days to leave Peru, the in Havana had not been able insolent and vile threats” of The unexpected warning foreign ministry said. In Vene- to determine who was behind Trump against “the sacred sov- shocked many Venezuelans. zuela, the government what he called “health ereignty of Venezuela,” Delcy Defence Minister Vladimir responded by expelling Lima’s attacks” on its staff. But he Rodriguez, president of the Padrino called it “an act of cra- top envoy Carlos Rossi, with the warned: “We hold the Cubans assembly, wrote on Twitter. ziness,” warning that in the event same deadline given. responsible just as every host The assembly’s 545 members of US aggression, the nation’s “In light of the measure country has a responsibility — all members of the governing military would lead the defense adopted by the Peruvian govern- for safety and security of dip- party — would join Maduro “in of “the interests and sovereignty ment, we find ourselves in the lomats in their country. defense” of the country, she of our beloved Venezuela.” lamentable obligation to expel Members of Mexican Solidarity with Venezuela Coordination “We hold the Cuban added. The election of the Venezuela is facing its worst the charge d’affaires of Peru in authorities responsible for and of the World Front of Democratic Youth demonstrate in assembly, decried by the oppo- political crisis in decades. Four Venezuela,” a Venezuelan for- finding out who is carrying out support of President Nicolas Maduro in Mexico City yesterday. sition as an attempt by Maduro months of protests have claimed eign ministry statement read. these health attacks not just on our diplomats — as you’ve seen there are cases with other dip- lomats as well.” Canada revealed that one of its diplo- As Trump vacations in New Jersey, West Wing upended mats had also fallen victim to the mysterious attack, which Washington construction workers. The Oval future without intervention”. All Historical Association, said. original tiles are now covered by officials said seem to have been AFP Office is empty — the armchairs of the carpeting in the West Wing “Roosevelt created a wing,” he the signatures of journalists and carried out with some kind of where foreign leaders have sat, is to be replaced — at a cost of said, “and that was expanded White House employees who sonic device. he West Wing is where it couches, tables and even the leg- $1.17 million. A fresh coat of paint over the years.” have visited it. US personnel began expe- all happens at the White endary Resolute Desk, under will add another $275,000 to the “Taft in 1909 had the first The renovation work under- riencing ailments in late 2016, THouse — historic decisions, which Caroline Kennedy hid as bill. According to the GSA, the Oval Office, but it’s not until 1934 way is nothing special, but was but that it was not immediately power struggles, meetings with a child, have all been moved out. expenses are in line with those when Franklin D Roosevelt ren- highlighted after Trump report- recognized that it could be any- foreign leaders. It is the nerve Trump is vacationing at his incurred by the three previous ovates and expands the West edly called the most famous thing other than an ordinary centre of American power. golf club resort in Bedminster, administrations. Wing that the Oval Office is building in America a “real health issue. US media have The West Wing, which was New Jersey. His close aides have The White House, which was placed in the current southeast dump” in a conversation with said the diplomats suffered made even more famous by the temporarily moved to the adja- rebuilt after being torched by the corner adjacent to what’s now some of his club members, hearing loss. Cuba’s foreign award-winning television series cent Eisenhower Executive British during the War of 1812, the Rose Garden.” William according to Golf.com. ministry said US officials had of the same name, is home to the Office Building. Like the rest of has undergone numerous rounds Howard Taft was the 27th pres- The real estate mogul- alerted it to the “alleged inci- Oval Office and the Situation the White House, the cornerstone of renovations, including a major ident. The last major renovations turned-president categorically dents” on February 17. Room, where the president and of which was laid in 1792, the West refurb in the late 1940s under came during the presidency of denied making such a statement, Relations between the his top aides meet in a crisis. Wing needs regular renovations. Harry Truman. Until the start of Richard Nixon, who decided to insisting he was happy to leave United States and Cuba were It also houses the offices of The main goal of this summer’s the 20th century, the president add a briefing room — its 49 his gilded New York penthouse restored by then US president the president’s closest advisers, work is to update the creaking air worked from the second floor of seats shared by accredited for 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Barack Obama and his Cuban the White House press corps and conditioning system. the house, where he lived with reporters from around the “I love the White House, one of counterpart Raul Castro in the briefing room. But for a week The General Services Admin- his family. In 1902, Teddy Roo- world—above the pool built by the most beautiful buildings 2015 after a half-century now, the West Wing has been istration, the government agency sevelt created what would later FDR in 1933. (homes) I have ever seen,” he break. But tensions mounted one big construction site. Presi- tasked with maintaining federal become the West Wing. “It really The structure of the pool, tweeted. In 10 days, he will again after the detente was dent Donald Trump and his inner buildings, said the heating and made the White House what it is which can be reached by a small return to his new home sweet partly rolled back by Obama’s circle have decamped. In their AC system was “well past its life today,” Evan Phifer, a research staircase, is still intact—but it is home — which should have the successor Donald Trump. place are painters, plumbers and cycle and will fail in the near historian at the White House filled with electrical cables. The smell of fresh paint. SUNDAY 13 AUGUST 2017 BREAK TIME 15

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MALL VelaIilla Pattadhari 2 – VIP 2 (2D/Tamil) 2:00 & 11:30pm The Emoji Movie (2D/Animation) 2:30, 4:00 & 5:30pm Toilet Ek Prem Katha (2D/Hindi) 7:15 & 11:00pm Jaya Janaki Nayaka (2D/Telugu) 2:00pm 47 Meters Down (2D/Drama) 4:15 & 10:00pm Nene Raju (Telugu) 4:30pm Wind River (2D/Crime) 7:15pm Kidnap (2D/Thriller) 5:45 & 9:45pm Finally Found Someone (2D/Tagalog) 7:30pm Huroob Ezterari (2D/Arabic) 9:00pm

LANDMARK Podhuvaga Emmanasu Thangam (2D/Tamil) 2:15pm Nene Raju (Telugu) 2:15pm Huroob Ezterari (2D/Arabic) 2:30pm The Emoji Movie (2D/Animation) 2:30, 4:15, 5:45 & 7:15pm Toilet Ek Prem Katha (2D/Hindi) 4:30 & 11:00pm Jaya Janaki Nayaka (2D/Telugu) 5:00pm VelaIilla Pattadhari 2 – VIP 2 (2D/Tamil) 7:15 & 11:30pm Kidnap (2D/Thriller) 7:45 & 9:45pm Chunkzz (2D/Malayalam) 9:15pm 47 Meters Down (2D/Drama) 9:30pm Wind River (2D/Crime) 11:30pm

ROYAL PLAZA Huroob Ezterari (2D/Arabic) 2:00pm The Emoji Movie (2D/Animation) 2:00, 4:30 & 6:00pm VelaIilla Pattadhari 2 – VIP 2 (2D/Tamil) 3:30pm Wind River (2D/Crime) 2:30 & 11:30pm Nene Raju (Telugu) 4:00pm 47 Meters Down (2D/Drama) 6:00 & 10:00pm Toilet Ek Prem Katha (2D/Hindi) 6:45 & 11:15pm Yesterday’s answer Kidnap (2D/Thriller) 7:30 & 9:30pm Finally Found Someone (2D/Tagalog) 7:45pm Chunkzz (2D/Malayalam) 9:15pm ALL IN THE MIND Podhuvaga Emmanasu Thangam (2D/Tamil) 11:30pm AUDIO, BEAT, BEEP, BELL, ASIAN TOWN BOOM, BUZZ, CACKLE, Chunkzz (2D/Malayalam) 5:15, 7:45, 8:15 & 10:15pm CACOPHONY, CHIRP, Podhuvaga (2D/Tamil) 5:45 & 10:30pm CHORTLE, CHORUS, CLANG, VIP-2 (2D/Tamil) 6:00, 8:45, 9:00 & 11:30pm CLATTER, CLICK, CLINK, CRY, Toliet Ek Prem Katha 12:30, 6:00pm & 12:00midnight DISSONANCE, DRUM, FOOTSTEP, GIGGLE, GUFFAW, AL KHOR GURGLE, HOWL, JANGLE, Velailla Pattadi (Tamil) 10:45am, 3:45, 8:45 & 11:30pm Podhuvaga 1:45 & 11:45pm JINGLE, KNOCK, LAUGH, 47 Meters Down (Drama) 11:45am & 7:00pm Jaya Janaki Nay (Telugu) MURMER, MUSIC, MUTTER, 3:00pm The Emoji Movie (Animation) 11:00am & 01:00am Kidnap (Thriller) NOISE, PATTER, PEAL, PING, 1:30 & 6:30pm Toilet Ek Prem Katha Chunkzz Nene Raju POP, RAPPING, RATTLE, RING, 5:45 & 11:30pm 4:30 & 9:00pm 8:45pm ROAR, RUSTLE, SCRAPE, SCREAM, SCREECH, SHOUT, ROXY SHRIEK, SIGH, SNORT, The Emoji Movie (Animation) 12:00noon, 2:00, 4:00. 6:00 & 8:00pm SQUEAK, SQUELCH, TAPPING, Toilet Ek Prem Katha (Hindi) 12:00noon, 3:00, 8:50 & 11:50pm TING, TOOT, TWANG, TWEET, Kidnap (2D/Thriller) 12:00noon, 2:00, 4:00, 6:00, 8:00 & 10:00pm TWITTER, VOICE, WAIL, VIP 2 9:00 & 11:45pm 47 Meters Down (Drama) 10:00pm & 12:00midnight WHISPER, WHISTLE, WHOOP. Lie 12:00noon & 6:00pm Nene Raju (Telugu) 12:00noon, 3:00 & 6:00pm 16 HOME SUNDAY 13 AUGUST 2017

PRAYER TIMINGS Joyalukkas signs up Kajol as brand ambassador FAJR 03.44 am SHOROOK 05.06 am The Peninsula performances. She is signed up to be the Joyalukkas Brand Ambassador with ZUHR 11.39 am MAGHRIB 06.13 pm oyalukkas, the world’s favourite the brand’s extensive expansion plans ASR 03.08 pm ISHA 07.43 pm jeweller, has signed up one of the which include entering new territo- Jmost successful and admired ries with the aim to “ornament the actresses in Indian cinema as the world.” “I have been an admirer of the WEATHER TODAY brand’s ambassador. Joyalukkas brand for some time now. “Kajol is a perfect fit for Joyaluk- Joy Alukkas’s success story is also very o o kas,” said Joy Alukkas, Chairman and inspiring, I am very excited to be a part Managing Director of Joyalukkas of the world’s favourite jeweller’s fam- 33 C 43 C Group. “She is one of the most iconic ily,” says Kajol Devgan. Minimum Maximum beauties in the industry and is an Joyalukkas is a global jewellery unconventional actress who shines in retail chain with over 140 showrooms the most challenging roles, yet she is across 12 countries, India, UAE, UK, vibrant & her down to earth person- USA, Canada, Singapore, Malaysia, ality well loved by her legion of fans. Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain & All these qualities resonate with our Kuwait. A massive advertising cam- brand. We are very happy to have her paign featuring Kajol Devgan is as the face of Joyalukkas for years to currently in production and expected come.” Kajol Devgan is a multi-award- to roll out across the Group’s network Actress Kajol Devgan with the team of Joyalukkas. winning actress, holding the record for in the last quarter of the year. the most number of Filmfare Best “It is a privilege to work with Joyalukkas,” says John Paul Alukkas, Kajol as our newest brand ambassa- Actress Awards. She is known for her someone who has the same values and Executive Director of Joyalukkas dor and look forward to a fruitful and versatility and outstanding passion for excellence as all of us at Group. “We are delighted to welcome lasting relationship with her.” Lulu Group Book Fair draws crowds at Barwa City The Peninsula

ulu group kicks off Book Fair at Lulu Hypermarket in Barwa city. LThe 15-day event, till August 20, conducted in association with Cres- cent book shop, brings to Qatar a range of books to satiate varied tastes. This festival was inaugurated at

Poor visibility expected outside ar- Lulu Hypermarket, Barwa City by Kha- eas at first. Hazy to misty / foggy led Al Zeyana, Chief Editor of Qatar at places at first becomes hot day- News Agency, in the presence of time with scattered clouds, humid Habeeb Rahman, Executive Director by night. of Friends Cultural Centre, Sheela Tomy, renowned writer and executive HIGH TIDE 08:45 – 20:30 LOW TIDE 03:00 – 14:00 member of Friends Cultural Centre and Shanavas PM, Regional Manager of Courtesy: Qatar Meteorology Department Lulu Group and other officials from Participants during the event. Lulu Group and dignitaries. Emphasised on raising awareness which a book lover searches for - be Lulu Book Fair is a celebration of imagination, improve talents, enhance and inculcating the reading habit to a it fiction, Non-fiction, Cookery, chil- discovering books, discovering read- creative thinking skills, introduce pos- generation more technologically dren’s books, self-help, Islamic, arts, ing and discovering the genre of itive behavior & attitudes and enhance inclined, the Lulu Book Fair is aimed philosophy or history, management, storytelling. work skills. at focusing on reading for knowledge, classics and lifestyle too has got prom- The Lulu Book Fair is an attempt It will also offer a platform for the fun, opportunities and inspiration, inence. Children need not get to inculcate the reading habits and latest Arab and foreign publications to especially for the younger generation. disappointed as there is enough to develop literacy skills within an enjoy- showcase diverse cultures and liter- The fair will have quite an offering keep them interested in the fair. able environment, broaden acy styles. Shangri-La Hotel opens helipad to events

The Peninsula the Holy Month of Ramadan this Qatar crises. Also notable was a year, very-high-profile influenc- special session of ‘Yoga with n a move calculated to pro- ers and media including Yousef Oysho’ offering a whole new vide new delight to Doha’s Erakat (10M YouTube subscrib- level of calm to a total of 20 Iluxury-savvy scene, Shangri- ers) were invited onto media influencers balancing La Hotel Doha, owned by Al Shangri-La’s Helipad – in an ini- body and mind high above the Rayan Tourism Investment tiative brought on by Khalifa Al bustle of the city streets. Company (ARTIC) – the inter- Haroon, Founder of ILQ. Local Like most hotel helipads, the national hospitality subsidiary and international guests dined Shangri-La Doha’s landing area of Al Faisal Holding Company by the dozen, enjoying ‘Majlis’- is usually strictly out of bounds headed by Sheikh Faisal bin themed events and authentic to guests, but for special events Qassim Al Thani – has boldly Middle Eastern cuisine as well it can accommodate up to 20 opened its helipad for selected, as the opportunity to take part invitees at a time. most exclusive platforms any hotel or skyscraper pos- exclusive events poised atop 50 in a group prayer at sunset on Alex Willats, General Man- sesses in this luxurious part of the city. Shangri-La Hotel stories of high-end hospitality. one of the tallest towers in West ager of Shangri-La Hotel Doha Doha’s Helipad is a platform that offers the most mag- One of the few luxury hotels Bay. Further events have said: “We pride ourselves on nificent views of Doha’s strikingly beautiful skyline. The in the heart of the city which included ‘Anthem’, in which, making the best use possible of events we’ve hosted so far have proved very successful boasts a full-size helipad, through a perfect summer sun- our prime location in the heart and we look forward to many more.” Shangri-La Hotel Doha first took set, the Doha Film Institute and of the city for the benefit and Shangri-La Hotel Doha are planning to host a variety advantage of its prime, open-air local guitarist Abdulla Al Khu- enjoyment of our guests. Stand- of exclusive events, private dinners, movie screenings location and striking city views zaei (@twinkee47) offered guests ing tall in the middle of West and sunset/sunrise viewings, on their one-of-a-kind heli- to host a series of ‘Highest Iftar’ an unforgettable evening of Bay, we wanted to take advan- pad during the fall of 2017 – stay tuned for the and Suhoor events. Throughout short film musing upon the tage of and utilize one of the announcements! Lexus LX 570 crowned as the best Luxury SUV in Qatar

The Peninsula versatility has already carved a trim and complemented by a dis- niche in the luxury segment.” tinctive standard LED headlight, exus LX 570 received an The Lexus LX is for those turn signals and fog lights. award as the best Luxury seeking that special combination Powerfully elegant design LSUV in Qatar by Arab of unparalleled off-road per- The exterior of the Lexus LX Motors and Maqina auto maga- formance and luxurious daily combines the power of an SUV zines. The award was presented driving. With a powerful V8 with the inherent luxury befit- to RK Murugan, AAB Acting CEO, engine, sophisticated 4WD chas- ting a Lexus flagship. The front during an event held in Lexus sis and seating for eight, the LX profile provides a sense of sta- showroom. The Lexus LX repre- 570 remains one of the few lux- bility with its daringly muscular sents a paradigm for automotive ury utility vehicles that combines lower portion, while the side perfection and reflects the evo- sumptuous luxury with brute profile emphasizes a refined yet lution of this iconic vehicle to performance, providing a silken- bold and dynamic underbody offer luxury, technology and ele- smooth ride along with the and the rear cuts a sturdy yet gance through its sophisticated capability to venture where few graceful outline. The spindle RK Murugan, AAB Acting CEO, receiving the award during an event in Lexus showroom. exterior design, progressive lux- others can – all while sur- grille projects a sense of strength ury interior and advanced rounded in unsurpassed interior and elegance, and symbolizes the technologies. comfort and refinement. The ever-evolving nature of Lexus. are utilized in a Lexus vehicle for formidable 5.7-liter V8 engine driving freeways and city streets Receiving the Award, RK result, unsurprisingly, is a driv- The lower portion of the grille the first time. These innovative produces 362 horsepower and in easy stride. Combined with a Murugan said, “We at AAB are ing experience taken to new takes on a protective shape while lamps light up in a flowing 54.0 kg-m of torque at 3,200 super intelligent, electronically extremely pleased to know that heights. the inner grille bar juts out ener- sequence, increasing visibility RPM. It also delivers 90 percent controlled eight-speed automatic Lexus LX has won the prestig- The restyled front end wears getically from the hood and when turning right or left. of its peak torque at just 2,000 transmission, the Lexus LX dem- ious award for the best Luxury an even bolder rendition of the merges with the grille frame to Outstanding performance rpm to confidently tackle the onstrates easy acceleration SUV in Qatar. The Lexus LX, with Lexus signature spindle grille, form a single hard surface. and versatility challenges of demanding terrain on-road and ample power at low its outstanding performance and framed by elegant satin chrome Sequential LED turn signal lamps The Lexus LX 570’s with a smoothness that takes and medium speeds off-road.