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KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al- Ramadan Kareem Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, in his annual address mark- ing the last 10 days of the holy month of Ramadan, Ramadan and change emphasized necessity of safeguarding national unity, urging the media to check authenticity of reports By Hatem Basha intended to foment hatred and sensation on electronic social media. hange is a buzzword in our everyday discourse His Highness the Amir began his speech by renewing and we are always seeking a change in our life, congratulations to the people on the holy month of Cwhether substantial or marginal. Every single act Ramadan and advent of its last blessed days. He stated, or endeavor we embark upon is motivated by an urge “In this critical period of time in the region, where states to make a change in one way or another. However, the witness hazards, catastrophes and conflicts, we badly changes we experience vary considerably in terms of need to unite and adhere to our national unity .. for it is the depth and breadth of the consequences that these the strong fence to fend off dangers threatening the changes imprint on our life. What counts for most of us homeland and its safety. are profound and significant changes whose effects are “We ought to deduce lessons from outcomes of the far-reaching and transforming. Bernard Shaw said that wars and conflicts in these states; the sensible ones are Progress is impossible without change, and those who those who take lessons from the others and appreciate cannot change their minds cannot change anything. the bounties, security, safety, stability and prosperity at The biggest hurdle people have in the path of home.” change is the absence of the strong will. Ramadan pro- HH the Amir turned to the issue of rumors on social vides Muslims with a yearly transforming event to get media means, saying, “We regret misuse of social media them accustomed to embrace an indomitable will to devices, for some people have been using them for change on many levels. Fasting is not restricted to entertainment or for desecrating values of our society superficial and mundane changes related to habits of such as piety, ideal values and pious morals which we eating and sleeping time, but it carries a much wider have inherited from our ancestors.” sense of inner change. Fasting helps the Muslim, on the HH the Amir denounced misusing e-media for pro- one hand, to build a firm will that will empower him to moting articles and tweets that negatively target the acquire positive qualities, and to get rid of bad habits, homeland, doubt peoples’ intentions and honesty; such whims and desires, on the other hand. Muslims are reports are full of baseless accusations.” Such online inaccurate and distorted rhetoric, His Highness added, trained to conquer even the most instinctive and KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah delivers his annual address marking has fomented hatred where “the courts have become Continued on Page 13 the last 10 days of the holy month of Ramadan yesterday. — KUNA Continued on Page 13 Kuwait’s UK investments ‘high quality, long-term’ CONDOLENCES

DUBAI: Kuwait’s Finance Minister Anas Al-Saleh said yes- ing,” he said, adding that Kuwait’s central bank was ready terday that the country’s investments in Britain were to ensure financial stability. The Kuwait Investment “high-quality and long-term”, state news agency KUNA Authority (KIA), has $592 billion in assets under manage- reported. His message was delivered to a cabinet meet- ment, according to the Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute ing which discussed the impact on Kuwait of the British (SWFI), and is also a major investor through its London- vote on Thursday to leave the European Union which has based Kuwait Investment Office. In 2013 it said the fund rattled markets and pushed the value of the British had more than doubled its investment in Britain over the pound to a 31-year low. previous 10 years to more than $24 billion. “Kuwaiti investments in Britain are considered tangi- Kuwait owns London landmarks such as the More Kuwait Times Editor-in-Chief, ble assets in real estate, infrastructure and government One riverside development which houses the headquar- stocks and bonds. They are high-quality and long-term ters of the mayor, as well as buildings in Canary Wharf. It investments,” Saleh was quoted as saying. “Direct effects has focused on infrastructure investments through its cannot be excluded during the current period represent- Wren House Infrastructure Management arm, set up in management and staff ed in the pound sterling, the euro and interest rates pric- 2013.— Reuters Local exchanges ‘hoard’ pound as currency sinks Kuwaiti investors in UK jittery convey their deepest By Ben Garcia and Faten Omar condolences to the family of Kuwait mourns KUWAIT: Several local money exchange companies have halted dealing in the British pound to avert major Tareq Rajab financial losses following the record crash of the sterling in the aftermath of the Brexit vote on Thursday. The KUWAIT: Kuwait’s eminent cultural, arts, archaeology pound has plunged to a three-decade low following pioneer Tareq Sayed Rajab has died at the age of 80. Friday’s momentous referendum outcome. The Central Born in 1935, Rajab was the first Bank of Kuwait (CBK) said in its daily bulletin yesterday Kuwaiti to be sent abroad to study that the pound sterling fell to KD 0.405 against the art and archaeology. Kuwaiti dinar in the local market. After his return from Britain, he Fadel Al-Mandi, Deputy Manager, Communications was appointed as the first Director and Public Relations Department of CBK, told Kuwait Tareq Al-Sayed Rajab of the Department of Antiquities Times there has been a sharp fall in the pound after and Museums of Kuwait in 1958. Britain voted to leave the European Union, and warned Rajab excavated for antiquities on money exchangers against withholding the currency. the island of Failaka. He was also “Complaints have been received about money exchang- head of public relations at the ers running out of British pounds. But the fact is that Kuwait Oil Company (KOC). Tareq Rajab many money exchange companies are hoarding the In addition, he was head of the New English School sterling and refusing to sell it because of the low rate,” in Kuwait, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia. he said. “However, the Central Bank of Kuwait will do a In 1980, he opened the “Tareq Sayed Rajab field study to confirm this and we will take necessary Museum” displaying the history of Kuwait through a measures to stop hoarding of the currency,” he added. wonderful collection of calligraphy works, manuscripts, Mandi pointed out that Kuwaiti citizens are jittery miniatures, ceramics, metalwork, glass, jade-, wood- following the pound’s sharp fall because of their huge on his sad demise and stone-carvings. — KUNA investments in the UK. He also urged the government to issue a statement on the current situation. The pound 2 Kuwaiti students die sterling sank as low as $1.35 yesterday, a near 10 per- cent drop in value and its lowest rate against the dollar WASHINGTON: Two Kuwaiti students have been killed in a since September 1985, before recovering to $1.37. The road accident in the Woodland Hills neighborhood of Los fall was reportedly even greater than the drop during Angeles, Kuwait’s General Consulate in the United States’ the 2008 global financial crisis. second largest city said yesterday. “We suspended trading because there is no availabil- The victims have been identified as Abdulwahab ity of British currency right now; selling or buying of the Hamad Al-Ali and Mubarak Al-Kshout, while the identity of pound has been halted,” said Montaser, a supervisor at a a third person involved is currently being investigated, a money exchange in Kuwait City. May Allah Almighty bestow His mercy on him statement by the consulate noted. — KUNA Continued on Page 13 TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2016 LOCAL

Kuwaiti donations allocated for aid of most needy: WHO

KUWAIT: The World Health Organization (WHO) yesterday commended Kuwait for providing medical aid to victims of wars and conflicts all over the globe, adding that the country’s only proviso is that refugees should receive the bulk of that aid. Speaking to KUNA, WHO’s official spokesperson Rana Saidani said that Kuwaiti donations given to Syrian refugees over the past three years now total $68 mil- lion, noting that the donations have ramped up the organization’s ability to meet the medical needs of refugees. Moreover, Saidani also said that the dona- tions have been used to help train medical personnel on how to conduct live-saving WHO’s official spokesperson operations and suppress ailments such as Rana Saidani diabetes and malnutrition. Meanwhile, she also underscored that Middle East is amongst the most regions in WHO is faced with numerous challenges as need of financial assistance, due to the a result of rampant armed conflict and the spread of an array of diseases that have spread of diseases such as Ebola and Zika. claimed the lives of more than 60 percent Saidani highlighted the fact that the of people.— KUNA KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets with Chairman of the Board for Ooredoo telecom company Sheikh Saud Bin Nasser Al Thani and the company’s CEO Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdullah Al Thani. — KUNA photos Amir receives Ooredoo executives Israeli violations vital human right issue: Kuwait KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received GENEVA: Kuwait expressed Sunday its dis- Around 70 years have passed since yesterday at Al-Seif Palace Chairman of the content towards some countries’ failure to Israel have took control of Arab and Board for Ooredoo telecom company Sheikh address the amounting Israeli violations Palestinian lands, said Ambassador Saud Bin Nasser Al Thani and the company’s against the Palestinians during the pro- Ghunaim who called on the human rights CEO Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdullah Al ceedings of the 32nd meeting for the council to take some serious measures to Thani. The meeting was attended by Deputy United Nations Human Rights Council halt Israeli violations. Ghunaim said that Minister of Amiri Diwan Affairs Sheikh Ali (UNHRC). Israel had killed and mistreated Palestinians Jarrah Al-Sabah. Kuwait Permanent Envoy to the United during its occupation of their lands, adding Meanwhile, His Highness the Crown Nations and international organizations that no one was being spared from acts Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al- headquarters Ambassador Jamal Al- which are violating basic human rights. He Sabah received Chief of the National Security Ghunaim said that it was paramount for called on the international community to Bureau Sheikh Thamer Ali Sabah Al-Salem the world to address the harrowing end the unjust situation, affirming that human rights abuses suffered by the Kuwait will do what was necessary to sup- Al-Sabah. He also received Deputy Prime Palestinians at the hands of the Israeli port Palestinians and bring justice to the Minister and Minister of Finance and Acting occupiers. suffering people. —KUNA Minister of Oil Anas Al-Saleh, and Minister of Social Affairs and Labor and Minister of State for Development and Planning Affairs, Hind Al-Subaih. In other news, His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah received Head of the Anti- His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Acting Minister of Oil Anas Al-Saleh. Corruption Authority Adviser Abdulrahman Al-Nimash. Nimash handed to His Highness the Premier the financial disclosure state- ment submitted in October 2015 after the Constitutional Court ruled unconstitutional- ity of Law Decree No. 24 of 2012 on the establishment of the Anti-Corruption Authority. During the meeting, His Highness the Premier stressed the continued effort against corruption by all means and meas- KUWAIT: First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled ures through cooperation between both Al-Hamad Al-Sabah meets with US Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs legislative and judicial authorities. Thomas Shannon and his accompanying delegation. — KUNA Separately, His Highness the Amir sent a congratulatory cable yesterday to Iraqi President Fuad Masum and Iraqi Prime FM receives US envoy Minister Haidar Al-Abadi on liberating city of Fallujah from so-called Islamic State (IS) mili- KUWAIT: First Deputy Prime Minister and arenas. Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al- tants. In the cable, His Highness the Amir Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al- Jarallah, Assistant Foreign Minister at the wished success and prosperity to the Hamad Al-Sabah met yesterday with visiting Foreign Minister’s office Ambassador Sheikh Government and people of Iraq and more US Undersecretary of State for Political Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah, security and stability. His Highness the Affairs Thomas Shannon and his accompany- Assistant Foreign Minister for the Two Crown Prince and His Highness the Prime ing delegation. The meeting tackled bilateral Americas, Reem Al-Khaled and US Minister sent the Iraqi leadership similar His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah meets with Head relations between the two countries and the Ambassador to Kuwait Douglas Silliman also cables. —KUNA of the Anti-Corruption Authority Adviser Abdulrahman Al-Nimash. latest situations in regional and international attended the meeting.—KUNA Yemen govt seeks fair, sustainable peace deal Ban praises Amir’s role in addressing crises

KUWAIT: Yemen’s Deputy Prime Minister and Comprehensive solution Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and government and future for Yemen.” If they follow this think- the first leg of a regional tour, said His Minister of Civil Service and Insurance Meanwhile, Yemen’s Ansarullah Movement people of Kuwait for their great support for the ing, he added, “they will be able to find Highness the Amir, named by the UN as the Abdulaziz Jabbari urged the United Nations Spokesman Mohammad Abdulsalam said that Yemeni peace talks here in Kuwait,” Ban said in answers” to their problems. Ban hoped the ‘Humanitarian Leader,’ and his wise leader- Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to act swiftly to the Kuwait-hosted Yemeni peace consultation a statement on sidelines of his visit to Kuwait. Yemeni parties reach a settlement as soon as ship enabled the UN to rally huge financial help achieve fair and sustainable peace in talks are so close to an all-out solution to the Ban said the Yemeni conflict was not a local possible. “The longer the talks continue, the support for the Syrian people. He said he Yemen. Speaking at a closed-door session conflict. “We have full desire for peace and sta- issue anymore, but has regional and interna- more time they will need to recover and likes to talk about “the generous and attended by the UN chief and Yemeni negotiat- bility in Yemen and all what we ask for is peace tional impacts. Hundreds of thousands of the reconstruct their country,” he added. humanitarian leadership of His Highness the ing teams participating in the Kuwait-hosted which is the demand of our people who suf- Yemeni people are suffering from severe Ban met with His Highness the Amir, His Amir. I have been working with His Highness and UN-mediated Intra-Yemen talks, Jabbari fered a lot,” Abdulsalam added in a speech at a shortage of food and medicine, as well as Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber (the Amir) to resolve and help the Syrian emphasized the legal and moral responsibility meeting between Yemeni negotiators and Ban destruction of infrastructure, he said. Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, and First people.” of the international community towards Ki-moon. “We are deeply concerned in humanitari- Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Kuwait hosted three major donor confer- Yemen. He warned that a sticking-plaster “We have been here in Kuwait for over two an situations caused by this continuing con- Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah. ences to help the Syrian people, during which peace deal would not be an acceptable solu- months and have attended previous rounds of flict, there is a serious shortage of food and Discussions dealt with the peace talks of over USD seven billion were raised to help the tion to the crisis. It would just move the conflict peace talks in Muscat, Geneva, and (Swiss city medicines for sick people, a lot of infrastruc- Yemen and how to end the conflict peace- Syrians. Kuwait also co-chaired a fourth confer- to the future, he laid it bare. of) Biel to meet with the other side in the mid- tures have been destroyed,” he said. “People fully. “I have been urging the Kuwaiti lead- ence that was held in the British capital, Jabbari explained that the Yemeni people dle of the road and continue our journey of Yemen have suffered seriously so much. It ers to render their strong support” to reach London, last February. have been exhausted by conflicts and are together to build a Yemen for all,” he said. is a concern not only for the United Nations, a peaceful settlement for the conflict in Ban said it was His Highness the Amir’s yearning to everlasting peace that is based on Abdulsalam added that the Ansarullah dele- the hundreds of thousands people of Yemen Yemen, he said. “compassionate leadership” that contributed all parties’ commitment to the UNSC resolution gation to talks have exerted relentless efforts in are now a regional concern,” asserted Ban. to easing suffering of millions of Syrian peo- 2216 and other peace talks basic reference cooperation with the UN Special Envoy for Ban was speaking after meeting repre- Amir’s role ple who were either internally displaced or points such as the Gulf initiative and its mecha- Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmad and sentatives of the Yemeni parties attending Ban also highly appreciated His Highness refugees in neighboring and European coun- nisms as well as the outcome of national dia- engaged in constructive discussions to end the the Kuwait-hosted talks. “I had been urging the Amir’s personal intervention to address tries. “He is a real humanitarian champion,” logue. The Yemeni official stressed that Yemeni crisis in Yemen, lift the siege and economic the representatives of two parties to exer- humanitarian crises in the region. “I really he added. His Highness the Amir, during his government and people are appreciative of the sanctions imposed on Yemen to help start an cise the maximum flexibility and narrow appreciate His Highness (the Amir’s) person- reception of the UN chief, decorated Ban UN Secretary General’s eagerness to render the inclusive political process, to complete the down the differences,” he said. al intervention whenever the world face very with Kuwait Order of Excellence as a token of Yemeni peace talks a real success. He added transitional period through reaching a consen- Ban said the parties should look beyond difficult moment,” Ban said in a statement. appreciation for his efforts to promote peace that the Yemeni government delegation came sus presidency, forming a national unity gov- their “own party lines and look for a better Ban, who arrived in Kuwait on Sunday, all over the world. — KUNA to Kuwait with a sincere desire to achieve ernment and a joint military and security com- peace and end the conflict whose grave ramifi- mittee to prepare for the next phase. He stated cations have reached every part of the country that Yemenis have the full right to have a fully and affected every citizen and are now threat- sovereign and independent state which is able ening to dismember the social fabric and to restore security and stability and have good national unity. He pointed out that the crisis in relations with all regional countries. Yemen and its huge political, social and eco- This is the only way to enhance stability and nomic consequences are no longer an internal security in Arabian Peninsula, Arabian Gulf and Yemeni affair, but rather a regional and interna- Horn of Africa regions which would help main- tional issue. tain international peace and security, he If the Yemen’s state institutions were not stressed. Abdulsalam expressed gratitude for restored and the illegal weapons were not the UN Secretary General and his Special handed over to the government, there would Envoy’s efforts to mediate a peace deal in be disastrous impacts on regional and interna- Yemen. He also thanked His Highness the Amir tional peace and security, he argued. Logic dic- and other Kuwaiti officials and people for their tates that any peace deal should pave the way unlimited support for Yemeni peace talks. for Anasruallah movement to turn into a politi- cal party to be a partner in the political and the Great support decision-making processes in Yemen, he said. Earlier, Ban ki-Moon expressed deep appre- In the conclusion, Jabbari thanked the UN ciation for the State of Kuwait, its leadership chief and Kuwaiti leadership at the forefront of and people for their great support of the it His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al- Yemeni peace talks, which have been held in Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, other Gulf leaders Kuwait for more than two months. “I would like and all world countries supporting peace in to express my deepest appreciation to His KUWAIT: United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and UN Special Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmad attend a session Yemen. Highness the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al- for the UN-mediated Yemeni peace talks on Sunday. — KUNA TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2016 LOCAL

Public Institution for Social Security Inw my vie divests funds from G4S after BDS pressure The world needs

KUWAIT: The Public Institution for Social Security (PIFSS) in for repeatedly contradicting its promises to divest from the peace and security Kuwait has decided, as reported in the Kuwaiti media, to Israeli occupation. This has led BDS campaigners to accuse divest its funds from G4S, a company that is profiting from the company of dishonesty and deception. Since the the Israeli occupation and has a notorious record of human March announcement, BDS campaigns against G4S have rights abuses. The decision comes following calls from BDS been escalating globally, not least in the Arab world. Kuwait and the Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC), Mussa added: “We shall continue with our campaigns By Labeed Abdal the largest coalition in Palestinian civil society, on PIFSS to against G4S both globally and in the Arab world due to its divest from G4S. complicity in crimes committed by the occupation, know- Earlier in May, a parliamentary inquiry by Kuwaiti MP ing that BDS activists - from Kuwait, Lebanon and Jordan to Faisal Al-Duwaisan directed to the Ministry of Finance was Egypt and Morocco - are escalating the pressure against submitted raising questions about the nature of the shares the company.” that PIFSS held in G4S, a company that is profiting from “G4S clients in the region are responding positively to Israeli international law violations committed against the the campaign. Many have assured us that they are serious- [email protected] Palestinian people. In his response to the parliamentary ly exploring the possibility of severing their relationship inquiry, the Kuwaiti Minister of Finance, who is also the with G4S due to its role in Israeli violations of Palestinian hen leaders of major countries with Chairman of the Board of Directors for the PIFSS, confirmed rights.” Commenting on the news, BDS Kuwait stated: advanced economies were meeting in that PIFSS has sold all its shares in G4S. “Kuwait has always been and still is at the forefront of sup- WJapan to participate in the G7 Summit, the Guman Mussa, BDS Campaigns Coordinator in the Arab porting the Palestinians in their struggle for freedom, jus- World Vision Organization, concerned with immi- World, welcomed the new victory against G4S saying: “The tice and self-determination. The decision by PIFSS rightly grant affairs, presented a memo urging the leaders decision of PIFSS in Kuwait to respond to a call made by distances Kuwait from any suspicion of involvement with to show more concern and care for the world’s chil- Palestinian civil society and BDS Kuwait affirms that the companies profiting from occupation and reaffirms dren. Meanwhile, the World Health Organization Palestinian cause is part and parcel of the consciousness of Kuwait’s commitment to the rights of the Palestinian peo- (WHO) summit focused on sustainable develop- the Kuwaiti people. Kuwait shines a glimmer of hope ple as well as our responsibility as Kuwaitis to combat nor- ment goals in order to avoid wars, conflicts and against normalization with Israel’s regime of occupation malization”. Mussa concluded: “G4S claimed it was with- instability in the world’s poorest spots with the aim and settler-colonialism”. drawing from Israel ‘for entirely commercial reasons’, but G4S, a British-Danish security company that operates in that is the very logic of the BDS campaigns for corporate of achieving a better future. This means that the more than 125 countries around the world, had accountability. As was the case at the height of the interna- world is finally starting to awaken. announced in March its intention to exit the Israeli market tional boycott of apartheid South Africa, BDS pressure, as International political will to handle world’s most following mounting global pressure and financial losses this latest success in Kuwait shows, is making some of the sensitive issues and achieve peace for children and incurred as a result of BDS campaigns. Nonetheless, the world’s largest corporations realize that profiting from families afflicted by wars still has a wide gap. company has gained an ill-famed reputation not only due Israel’s regime of oppression is becoming commercially International conscious has been fearfully silent to the human rights abuses in which it is involved but also untenable”. while children and unarmed people are being killed, only because the killers belong to powerful countries beyond accountability. This does not show any responsibility for the present and the future of any human being, society Eid starts July 6: Kuwait Science Club or race. New generations are following in older generations’ footsteps with the same old follies. Children do not get enough international protec- Council members slam municipality minister tion, which calls for stopping armed aggressions worldwide and setting wide redlines in some areas. By Meshaal Al-Enezi Tough time does not fly backwards - internation- al law that was present after World War I, when it KUWAIT: Kuwait Science Club announced that the first day was decided to annex countries that were less of Eid Al-Fitr would fall on Wednesday, July 6 according to advanced, is currently detected although 100 years astronomical calculations. In this regard, KSC’s astronomy have passed by. The world is in dire need for inter- and space department manager Bader Al-Ameera said that national peace and security for human beings any- the crescent of the Hijri month of Shawwal would be seen where regardless of their religion, color, race or ori- at 2:30 pm on Ramadan 29 that coincides with July 4, gin. This requires more awareness programs and which means that July 5 would be Ramadan 30. justice-based development, especially since the UN was founded to achieve peace and not just stand Electoral interests by watching fights and weapons and explosive dis- Municipal Council members Nayef Al-Sour and Meshari plays, while war criminals are laughing. Al-Motoutah strongly criticized Municipality Minister Essa Al-Kandari in yesterday’s session over lists of employees who were issued special bonuses and appointments. They argued that the lists were elections-motivated for the min- ister’s own electoral interests and benefits. Kuwait Municipality Director Ahmad Al-Manfouhi stressed that the minister does not interfere in the outstanding performance lists and said that a committee comprising of municipal staff was responsible for these nominations. Meanwhile, the Municipal Council approved a request made by the Touristic Enterprises Company (TEC) to develop and expand Entertainment City on adjacent lands of Sheikh Zayed Park.

Controversial bill KUWAIT: Kuwait Municipality Director Ahmad Al-Manfouhi (center) speaks with Municipal Council President Muhalhal MP Yousef Al-Zalzalah said that logically speaking, the Al-Khaled (right) and member Mane Al-Ajmi on the sidelines of yesterday’s session. —Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikh government would not reject a law it unanimously approved, referring to the bill on banning those indicted Court order Shaheen, Athbi Al-Fahd and Sulaiman Khaliefo KD 150 and for blasphemy from running for elections. Zalzalah also After hearing a case concerning their fight in court, the Khaled and Dhari Al-Fahd KD 50. In addition, the court KUWAIT: The victims’ vehicle pictured following the stressed that the parliament’s constitutional experts criminal court yesterday acquitted lawyers Loai Al-Khorafi ordered Shaheen to compensate Athbi Al-Fahd KD 5,001 accident. including Dr Abdul Fattah Hassan confirmed that the bill is and Ibrahim Al-Kandari and Sheikhs Dhari, Khaled and and ordered Athbi and Khaled Al-Fahd to compensate constitutional. Athbi Al-Fahd Al-Sabah. The court also fined Ajeel Al- Khorafi KD 5,001. McDonald’s, Zain and UNHCR join together for World Refugee Day

KUWAIT: As Kuwait is an international humanitarian cen- ter, and in belief in the importance of awareness of World Refugee Day, McDonald’s held a charity iftar for refugees in Kuwait on June 23rd. The event was in collaboration with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Municipality workers destroy material that did not (UNHCR) in partner with Zain. match standard specifications. The event aimed at giving back, bringing joy, and show- ing solidarity with the local refugee and asylum seeker community. For the sixth year in a row, the event was spon- sored by Al-Maousherji Catering Company’s McDonald’s Kuwait, which provided complimentary meals and organ- ized games and entertainment to all the children and fami- lies. Additionally, Zain Telecommunications Company offered prize bags and girgian gifts to refugee children. This initiative is part of the global #WithRefugees cam- paign, which asks the world to stand together with refugees. UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi spoke about why UNHCR was making such a public call to support refugees: “The #WithRefugees campaign and petition aims to amplify those voices of welcome and show that the world stands with refugees.” As Kuwait is an International Humanitarian Center, it is taking the initiative by raising awareness and organizing several events in line with the #WithRefugees campaign. A store closed by the municipality for failure to meet food safety standards. Brother’s murderer remanded in custody One dead, two KUWAIT: The deputy prosecution general remanded a citizen found three kg of the substance along with KD 2,000 he col- accused of killing his brother. The killer confessed the murder Daughter’s killer remanded lected from the sales. Meanwhile, Director General of injured in accident was due to domestic disputes and there are no links with ter- The renewal judge decided to keep a citizen and his wife Relations and Security Information at the Interior Ministry Brig rorist organizations. But a security source said state security is jailed over the killing of their daughter and placing her body Adel Al-Hashash said drug trafficking and abuse crimes By Hanan Al-Saadoun now partnering with criminal detectives in the interrogations in a freezer. The suspect, who was under the influence of dropped by 17 percent, while crimes against unidentified per- of the citizen to find whether the suspect has any links with drugs along with his wife, beat their four-year-old daughter petrators dropped by 28 percent and felonies by 18 percent. KUWAIT: A citizen was instantly killed and two others were the Islamic State (IS). Meanwhile, a citizen who lives in until she died, then dumped her body in the freezer. He said drugs offenders were arrested at record rates with severely injured when the driver lost control over his vehi- Sabahiya asked Interior Ministry operations to send a patrol to confiscations of more than six million illicit tablets. Drugs cas- cle and it flipped over in Kabd, said security sources. The arrest him because he is afraid he may hurt his family and Drugs arrests es reached more than 7,000, with more than 2,100 suspects. sources noted that on arriving at the scene, firemen found himself. The citizen in his thirties was taken to state security Director General of the Drugs Control General Department Hashash was speaking on the occasion of Kuwait’s celebration the three trapped inside the wreckage and one of them department for interrogation, and they found he is convinced (DCGD) Col Waleed Al-Daraie sent two citizens with posses- of World Drugs Fighting Day, which falls on June 26 every was dead. The two injured persons were rushed to hospital by IS ideology. The young man told police during the phone sion of seven kilograms of hashish and shabu to the prosecu- year. He lauded the Drug Control General Department for treatment. call that he has adopted IS ideology and “I am afraid for myself tion and two Asians to drugs prosecution for trading in drugs. (DCGD), customs, land, sea and air customs officers for their and my family, and I am afraid I may commit a crime, or be In Farwaniya, an Asian man was arrested for trading in shabu efforts. Food safety pushed to do so”. The source said the call was referred to state and he had two kg of the substance, while the other was In continuation of its ‘Your Health Matters to Us’ inspec- security, that sent a patrol to the house of the caller in arrested in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh with 250 gm of heroin. In the Liquor factory tion campaign on various foodstuff stores, restaurants and Sabahiya, and he was taken away. The source said the young first case Duraie learned about the citizen trading in shabu, so Ahmadi police raided a liquor factory in Wafra where two co-ops, Mubarak Al-Kabeer municipality emergency team man opted to call as he was afraid to commit a crime like the an undercover agent was sent to buy 50 gm for KD 1,400, and Asians were arrested. They found 304 bottles ready for sale, inspected a number of stores and restaurants and closed one in west Mishref. Meanwhile, state security are looking for he was arrested during the exchange. Police found four kg of seven cooking gas cylinders, 42 full drums, three boxes of down one of them for operating without a license. The four persons wearing IS garb with strange beards. A security shabu in his house. He said he works for a bedoon in the cen- yeast, three bags of sugar, five distillation drums and four jerry team also destroyed a ton of material used in making source said that many calls were received about the four per- tral prison and receives his orders by telephone. In another cans suspected of containing liquor. The Koreans were sent to sweet syrup for deserts because they did not match stan- sons, who were in an SUV. case, a citizen was arrested for trading in hashish, and police the DCGD.—Al-Anbaa dard specifications. 4 TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2016

Young Voices ‘I like sports and shopping’

By Ben Garcia

early a quarter of Kuwait’s entire population is under the age of 14 and yet with the exception of school assemblies, we never hear their voices. During Ramadan, Kuwait Times likes to publish a special series that Nengages with its readership in a more direct, personal way to learn their concerns, issues and viewpoints. This Ramadan, we will chat with some of our youngest readers about their lives in Kuwait, in an attempt to see the world through their eyes. What do they see for the future of our beautiful country? What would they improve and how would they change it? By listening to their future plans, stories, and experience in Ramadan, we can remind ourselves and hopefully our readers of the ties that bind us all together as a species. These are the voice of Kuwait’s future and we invite them to share their thoughts with us here.

Anas Adel Jabr is a 12-year-old boy studying at the International Creativity Academy (ICA).

KT: What do you know about Ramadan? Anas: You have to eat before the Fajr prayer, then you have to fast until the Maghreb prayer. You have to quit bad habits during Ramadan. I know there are the tareweeh and qiyam al-layl prayers.

KT: What do you think about Kuwait? Anas: Kuwait is a business place, not for kids and entertainment.

KT: What do you like the most about Kuwait? Anas: I like sports and shopping.

KT: What do you want to be when you grow up? Anas: I want to be either an author or an inventor.

KT: Do you have a pet? Anas: No.

KT: What do you do during the school vacation? Anas: I play videogames and read stories. Most of the stories I read are fiction.

KT: What are the best places in Kuwait? Anas: The desert, the malls and the stadi- ums.

KT: What do you love about Ramadan? Anas: Reading the Holy Quran.

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KUWAIT: The Holiday Inn Hotel hosted a ghabqa recently for members of the media in Kuwait. A raffle draw of valuable prizes was organized during the event. — Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat 5 TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2016

KUWAIT: Swiss-Belhotel (Inn & Go) invited media representatives to a ghabqa it hosted recently at the Plaza Ballroom. Several activities including a raffle draw were organized during the event. TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2016 LOCAL KFH visits Airport Surveillance Radar Tower

KUWAI: Public Relations Team at Kuwait cials of the Airport Surveillance Radar Finance House (KFH) paid a visit to the offi- Tower who are fully prepared to assume cials and operatives of Airport Surveillance their duties round the clock. The PR team Radar Tower and had breakfast feast with was introduced to the nature of work of them in a beautiful brotherly atmosphere. the operatives that primarily revolves This step affirms KFH’s keenness to assume around detecting and displaying the posi- the social responsibly, yet to recognize tion of aircraft in the terminal area, the air- those who have duties to serve the coun- space around airports and organizing the try and the people during breakfast time. air traffic. Moreover, the visit comes as part of KFH is keen on reinforcing the humani- KFH’s eventful Ramadan program that tarian values among society individuals, includes distributing breakfast meals, dis- spread love and brotherhood and tributing confection (girgian), visiting hos- strengthen the traditions which Kuwait pitals, and many other voluntary and society has honored and cherished for humanitarian activities. generations during the holy month of KFH praised the high spirit of the offi- Ramadan.

Zain’s Ramadan iftar meals initiative continues

KUWAIT: Zain, the leading telecommunications Boxes” to underprivileged families, and its iftar community through its extensive CSSR cam- company in Kuwait, announced that its annual meals initiative continues until the end of paign. Zain’s Ramadan contributions included ‘Iftar Al-Saem’ initiative will continue until the Ramadan. the distribution of essential food supplies end of the Holy Month of Ramadan, serving Zain’s annual ‘Iftar Al-Saem’ initiative, which (Machla boxes) to multiple charitable organiza- around 40,000 daily meals to fasting individuals came for the eleventh consecutive time this year, tions based in Kuwait, the iftar halls initiative in two different iftar halls in Jeleeb Al Shuyoukh is considered a main pillar of the company’s which provides daily iftar meals through two and Hawalli as part of its extensive Corporate comprehensive CSSR campaign during the Holy main halls, visiting children in hospitals, visiting Sustainability and Social Responsibility program Month. The iftar meal banquets are supervised social care centers, as well as organizing a spe- during the Holy Month. by Zain’s volunteers team and are spread in two cial event for Al Amal children with cancer. Zain’s campaign is part of its growing support main halls in Kuwait as part of a strategy to cover Zain’s social and CSSR campaign during the for charitable and social oriented programs, and the most populated areas of Kuwait in order to Holy Month of Ramadan includes an extensive is a reflection of its Corporate Sustainability and assure the maximum amount of individuals’ Iftar array of initiatives and programs that will focus Social Responsibility strategy. One such program needs are covered. on helping less fortunate people to enjoy Zain organized before the start of the Holy Ramadan presents a special occasion for Zain Ramadan happily, as well as celebrating the true Month featured the distribution of “Machla to communicate and interact with the Kuwaiti spirit the Holy month brings. Burgan Bank celebrates Girgian with Ministry of Social Affairs

KUWAIT: Burgan Bank recently concluded its annual Girgian visit to the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor. Burgan Bank’s Corporate Communications representatives took part in the visit by distributing Girgian gift bags to the patients and children while engaging them in a fun-filled day. The visit aimed at entertaining the elder- ly, children and handicapped to reflect the bank’s utmost consideration of their happi- ness and wellbeing, especially during the holy days of the year. With this visit, the bank revealed its utmost support to help those in need to have better lives. Burgan Bank is committed to being a key player in Kuwait’s social fabric and continues to sup- port such activities throughout the year, reiterating the Bank’s commitment to the wider community. Burgan Bank remains firmly committed to support the various sectors falling under the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor through the constant execution of initiatives and public programs. The bank’s efforts have been recognized by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor for its support and contin- uous contributions towards the elderly, the change. This program sheds light on to ‘ENGAGE’ begins with a vital principle orphans and special needs. important aspects affecting every segment that as a Kuwaiti financial institution, its Burgan Bank’s initiative falls under its of the society by promoting social welfare conduct and policies should be aligned recently launched full-fledged community through educational, cultural, social and with the needs and interests of the Kuwaiti program entitled ‘ENGAGE’ - Together to be health initiatives. Burgan Bank’s approach society.

The Commercial Bank of Kuwait celebrated girgian with First Account clients at the Murooj Mall recently. Also, bank staff celebrated girgian with children at the Kuwait Down Syndrome Society. Meanwhile, the bank also distrib- uted gifts to worshippers at mosques around Kuwait as part of its social KUWAIT: The National Bank of Kuwait hosted a two-day event at Kidzania to celebrate girgian with Zaina account activities during Ramadan. clients. TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2016 Spain conservatives push for Govt after Can you spare $10 to help elect a billionaire? uncertain vote

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QAA: Lebanese soldiers stand guard, foreground, as investigators, background, inspect the scene next to a damaged ambulance that was attacked by one of the suicide bombers. — AP 5 dead in Lebanon-Syria border blasts Suicide bombers target Christian village of Qaa

BEIRUT: A group of suicide bombers detonated their Stepping up operations explosives’ vests in a northeastern Lebanese village near Since mid-2014, the Lebanese army stepped up opera- the border with Syria yesterday, killing five people and tions and patrols in the areas, leading to a drop in bomb- wounding at least 15, a Lebanese military official and para- ings and shelling targeting the area. Qaa’s mayor, Bashir medics said. The blasts occurred in the predominantly Matar, described in an interview with the Beirut-based pan Christian village of Qaa, only few hundred meters (yards) Arab channel Al-Mayadeen how the fourth attacker was away from the border. The state-run National News Agency gunned down. Matar said it was unclear what had trigged said four suicide bombers were involved in the rare multi- the first explosion but once people started gathering, ple attack. No group immediately claimed responsibility. another explosion occurred followed by a third one. The villagers became suspicious of the men as they “As we were treating some of the wounded, I saw the were passing through the village around 4 am local time, fourth suicide attacker coming toward me. I shouted at an eyewitness in Qaa said. When civilian security men who him,” Matar said. “We opened fire toward him and he guard the village called out to them, they threw a hand blew up.” Lebanon has in recent years faced deadly grenade before successively blowing themselves up spillovers from the Syrian civil war next door, and among civilians. Lebanese authorities have been on high alert, tighten- A Lebanese military official, who spoke on condition of ing security in recent days. anonymity in line with regulations, said one suicide attack- George Kitane, the head of paramedics at the Lebanese er blew himself up in front of one of the homes, while three Red Cross, confirmed the death toll and said the 15 wound- other attackers followed, detonating their suicide vests one ed were rushed to hospitals in nearby areas. He added that after the other as people gathered in the area. Four mem- several others were treated on the spot. One of the four bers of the military were among the wounded, the official explosions struck an ambulance for the village’s archbish- added. An investigation is underway. opric, killing its driver, residents said. Qaa and the nearby Ras Baalbek are the only two vil- The explosions occurred about 150 meters away from a lages with a Christian majority in the predominantly Shiite Lebanese customs border point. The eyewitnesses spoke northeastern Hermel region, where the Lebanese Shiite on condition of anonymity for fears for his safety. Hezbollah group holds sway. Lebanon’s Al-Manar TV, which is owned by the militant The group has sent thousands of its fighters to Syria to group Hezbollah, said six people were killed and blamed fight on the side of Syrian President Bashar Assad’s forces the attack on the Islamic State group. against predominantly Sunni rebels trying to topple him. Previous attacks in Lebanon have been claimed by the The area along the Syria border has been struck by bomb- IS group. The area of Mashrea Qaa - a predominantly Sunni ings claimed by Sunni extremists on several occasion since area that is near village of Qaa - is home to a large number Syria’s conflict began in March 2011, leading Christians of of Syrian refugees who have fled the war in Syria. Qaa is Qaa to set up self-defense units to protect against poten- located about 70 kilometers north of the eastern Lebanese tial attack by Muslim extremists from neighboring Syria. city of Baalbek. — AP Cameron’s successor: Who, how and when?

LONDON: Prime Minister David Cameron’s decision to endeared him to many eurosceptic Conservative voters. It resign after he lost the campaign to keep Britain in the EU has also boosted his national profile, although he has crit- triggered a leadership contest in his Conservative party, ics among Conservative MPs and some accuse him of only the winner of which will replace him in Downing Street. He backing the “Leave” camp out of political self-interest. had already said that he would step down before the next Michael Gove: The justice minister was a close friend of election in 2020, and a number of Conservative lawmakers Cameron’s and his decision to defy him and campaign for a have positioned themselves as potential successors. Brexit was a blow to the prime minister. The 48-year-old for- Britain’s next prime minister will have the task of negotiat- mer journalist presented the more sober, cerebral face of the ing the country’s exit from the European Union. Here are “Leave” campaign. His low point was comparing economic the key steps following his resignation: experts warning about the effects of a Brexit to the Nazis who smeared Albert Einstein in the 1930s. He later apologized. Cameron out Cameron had called the referendum and campaigned Naming a PM hard for a “Remain” vote in Thursday’s vote, so his depar- In Britain voters elect parties and not prime ministers, ture was inevitable, but is a humiliating end to his career. so a change of the leadership at the top of the governing The 49-year-old became Britain’s youngest prime minister party does not require a new election to be called. Those in nearly 200 years in 2010, and last year was re-elected hoping to succeed Cameron must first submit to a vote by with a Conservative majority. Cameron will hand over the Conservative MPs. The two most popular candidates will leadership and the keys to Downing Street by the latest at then be put to a vote by the party’s 150,000 members. the Tory party conference in October. Leaving the EU Who can succeed Cameron? Cameron said the new prime minister will have to A committee of senior Conservative lawmakers will launch a procedure to leave the EU by invoking Article 50 meet on Monday to formally start the leadership process. of the Lisbon Treaty, which defines the conditions for a vol- Here are some potential candidates: untary and unilateral exit. There would then be a period of Boris Johnson: Instantly recognizable with his mop of negotiation leading up the exit, since Britain and the EU golden hair, Brexit figurehead Boris Johnson can claim need to define their new bilateral relations. The premier much of the credit for propelling the “Leave” side to victory. will also have the task of uniting a country profoundly The 52-year-old former London mayor has the popular divided by the EU vote, and dealing with the potential touch, and his relentless campaigning for a Brexit has secession of Scotland. — AFP INTERNATIONAL TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2016 A look at Iraq’s war against IS after Fallujah

BAGHDAD: Iraqi forces say they have to IS, in January 2014, and the group’s tarian crisis in Anbar and the presence of to seize an airfield on the other side of but his government is still crippled by completely liberated the city of Fallujah last major stronghold in the sprawling government-allied Shiite militias. The the Tigris River before launching an all- political gridlock that has brought thou- from the Islamic State group after a Anbar province, a largely tribal Sunni Iran-backed forces kept to the outskirts out assault on the city. The US-led coali- sands of people into the streets in recent monthlong operation, marking one of region where distrust of the post-2003 of Fallujah during the military operation, tion has trained more than 23,000 Iraqi months. Supporters of Shiite cleric their biggest victories since the extrem- Shiite-led government runs deep. A key but could assert their power as the army troops since December 2014, but thou- Moqtada Al-Sadr have twice stormed ists swept across large parts of the coun- task will be to prevent militants from moves on to other fronts. sands more are needed for the operation the Green Zone, the capital’s heavily try in 2014. But the IS group still controls returning to the city, as they did after to retake Mosul, according to coalition guarded government district, while parts of northern and western Iraq, two major US-led assaults on Fallujah in The long road to Mosul and Iraqi officials. “Mosul can be a nastier demanding wide-ranging political including the country’s second largest 2004, when American soldiers saw their IS remains firmly in control of the fight than what we saw in Fallujah,” said reforms. Baghdad has also seen a series city, Mosul. And the militants have deadliest urban combat since Vietnam. northern city of Mosul, which was once U.S. Army Col. Christopher Garver, a of deadly attacks in recent weeks despite shown they can still launch large-scale Iraqi authorities will also need to home to a million people. Iraqi leaders spokesman for the American-led military the advances against IS in Anbar. That suicide bombings and other attacks. ensure that residents can return to their have pledged to liberate Mosul this year, coalition. “If that’s the Iraqi capital of the has raised fears that the extremists may Here’s a look at what lies ahead for Iraq homes and rebuild, and that powerful but US officials and analysts say that caliphate one would expect them to fully revert to an earlier strategy of tar- and the US-led military coalition battling Sunni tribes in the area stay on the gov- timetable may not be realistic. Iraqi fight hard to maintain that.” geting security forces and the Shiite the extremists. ernment’s side. Those efforts could be forces are deployed in Makhmour, some Victory in Fallujah has given a major majority in order to stoke sectarian ten- Fallujah was the first Iraqi city to fall complicated by the ballooning humani- 45 miles south of Mosul, but may need boost to Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi, sions. — AP

Iraqis suffer in desert camps after escaping from Fallujah

AMIRIYAH AL-FALLUJAH: Khaled Suliman by the wave of displaced, and said an emer- Ahmed fled Fallujah in a wheelchair. As gency allocation of another $8.5 million in Iraqi forces battled their way into the city aid was approved earlier this month. “Given and Islamic State militants melted away, he the high population density inside the city, joined hundreds of others fleeing on foot we prepared four camps before the opera- into the desert. When the wheelchair broke tion,” government spokesman Saad al- down after 10 kilometers, his sons and wife Hadithi told The Associated Press. “But the took turns carrying him over their shoul- large number of displaced people and the ders, and when they saw the tents in the quick movement has made it very hard to distance, they assumed their nightmare meet their needs.” was over. Ahmed, who escaped Fallujah in a “I thought we were going to be saved wheelchair, described the harrowing final from hell and brought to heaven,” Ahmed days of IS rule, when his family huddled said, “but we were surprised by what we indoors as the city was bombarded by found here.” What they found was a sprawl- airstrikes and artillery. They lived off stale ing camp in the desert with little food or bread and dates, and prayed for liberation. water, and nowhere near enough tents to After months of fierce clashes on the city’s shelter the tens of thousands of civilians southern edge, Iraqi forces punched into who had descended on it. They joined central Fallujah last week as IS defenses thousands of people living out in the open, crumbled. Tens of thousands of civilians - where midday temperatures approach 50 who had previously been used as human degrees Celsius. shields - fled south. In just three days, more Iraqi forces declared Fallujah “fully liber- than 30,000 people had descended on a ated” on Sunday. Months of planning went cluster of already overcrowded camps on into the military operation to retake the the edge of Amiriyah al-Fallujah. city, which had been held by IS for more Now, days after their dramatic escape, than two years and was the group’s last Ahmed and his family are once again living stronghold in the vast Anbar province. on little food or water. A few dozen families Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi has hailed a huddle in the shade under the frames of recent string of victories against IS in half-finished caravans. Hundreds more Anbar, and last week proclaimed that spend the daylight hours in the courtyard Fallujah had “returned to the embrace of of a mosque before unrolling bed mats to the nation.” sleep out in the open once the sun sets. But the government was ill-prepared to “We saw it as a good sign that the govern- ANKARA: Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim delivers a speech during a press conference after a Turkish-Israeli meeting, at the Cankaya deal with the humanitarian crisis now ment came to liberate Fallujah,” said Bayda Palace. — AFP unfolding less than an hour’s drive west of Mohammad, who walked through the Baghdad, where the UN estimates that desert for six hours with her four young 85,000 people have fled their homes in the children after fleeing the city a week ago. Netanyahu praises deal to past month. The conditions in the camps Now they share a tent with 10 other people are reinforcing perceptions of a govern- in an open plot of desert fenced off with ment that is hopelessly corrupt and ineffec- razor-wire. tive. That could fuel unrest in the over- “What kind of a government treats its restore Israel-Turkey ties whelmingly Sunni province, which has a people like this?” she asked, holding a scarf history of rebellion against the Shiite-led up to cover her face as a hot gust of wind government going back to the 2003 US-led whipped up dust and garbage. Behind her a invasion. crowd of women waving identification docu- Six years after raid on an aid flotilla ments formed around a group of aid workers High population density distributing water. “It’s the same as always,” ROME: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin demand, that Israel lift its blockade on the carrying out activities against Israel from its A government spokesman acknowl- she said. “This is a rich country, but our politi- Netanyahu yesterday lauded a highly anticipat- Hamas-run Gaza Strip, the main obstacle. country, Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported edged that authorities had been surprised cians only look after themselves.” — AP ed deal reached the previous day to restore ties Reports in recent days described a compromise Sunday. Hamas would continue to be able to with Turkey, six years after a deadly raid on an on the issue. Under the reported terms of the operate from Turkey for diplomatic purposes, aid flotilla soured relations. Netanyahu, speaking deal, Israel will allow the completion of a much- the paper said. Netanyahu has also come under after meeting US Secretary of State John Kerry in needed hospital in Gaza, as well as the construc- pressure within Israel not to agree to the deal if Rome, said the agreement would have major tion of a new power station and a desalination it does not include provisions for Hamas to hand implications for the Israeli economy, with his plant for drinking water. Turkey’s aid to Gaza over four missing Israelis, including the remains country seeking export partners for its natural would also be channelled through the Israeli of two soldiers presumed dead and two civilians gas. “I think it’s an important step here to nor- port of Ashdod rather than sending it directly to believed held alive by Hamas in Gaza. The Israeli malize relations,” Netanyahu told reporters. He the Palestinian enclave, the reports said. Turkey official said Erdogan agreed to instruct “all rele- said he would lay out the deal in detail later in has also committed to keeping Islamist move- vant Turkish agencies to help resolve the issue of the day, but described it as having “immense ment Hamas, which runs the Gaza Strip, from Israel’s missing citizens.” — AFP implications for the Israeli economy, and I use that word advisedly”. “I mean positive, immense implications,” he said. Kerry also hailed the deal as a “positive step”. Netanyahu and Turkish Prime Ban tells Palestinians to Minister Binali Yildirim were scheduled to hold separate press conferences in Rome and Ankara ‘stand against violence’ on the deal at 1000 GMT. A senior Turkish official also confirmed the JERUSALEM: UN chief Ban Ki-moon yesterday not brought security to the Israelis. “I firmly agreement, saying in a reference to the Israeli urged Israelis and Palestinians not to allow believe that a negotiated two-state solution raid that it “represents a diplomatic victory for extremists on either side to fan violence, as he remains the only viable option to prevent a Turkey, which assumed a principled and deter- arrived as part of a Middle East tour. “Do not perpetual conflict,” he added. mined stance after the Mavi Marmara attack.” allow the extremism on either side to fuel Netanyahu was originally expected to meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the... conflict,” he said in remarks at Tel Aviv Ban on Monday but he was in Rome for talks Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas spoke by University. “Palestinians and Israelis leaders with US Secretary of State John Kerry on phone overnight, with the Turkish leader must stand firm against violence, terror and stalled peace efforts with the Palestinians. In this picture taken Saturday, June 25, 2016, internally displaced civilians from explaining the agreement’s main points, a state- incitement.” That meeting came ahead of a report by the Fallujah, who fled their homes during fighting between Iraqi security forces and ment from the Palestinian presidency said. Ban continued the theme at a meeting Quartet-the United Nations, the European Islamic State group, receive humanitarian aids at a camp in Amariyat Fallujah. — AP Erdogan also met with Doha-based Hamas with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin in Union, the United States and Russia-on the leader Khaled Meshaal on Friday in anticipation Jerusalem. “Stabbings, bombings and shoot- peace process. The review by the diplomatic of the agreement. ings will not achieve anything because vio- contact group is expected to be critical of lence is never a solution,” he said. The United Israeli policies in the occupied West Bank. Vatican and Turkey locked ‘Spitting in our face’ Nations Secretary General is to hold talks with “I encourage Israeli and Palestinian leaders Previously close relations between Israel and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on to engage with the Quartet on its recommen- in Armenian genocide row Turkey were significantly downgraded after Tuesday, as part of a packed schedule in which dations and on creating the conditions for the Israeli commandos staged a botched pre-dawn he will also visit the Gaza Strip and the West resumption of meaningful negotiations,” Ban raid on the six-ship flotilla in May 2010 as it tried KHOR VIRAP, Armenia: Pope Francis on not walls” and had nothing against Turkey. Bank, occupied by Israel since the 1976 Six said. He kicked off his Middle East tour in to run the blockade on the Gaza Strip. Nine Day War. Kuwait on Sunday. On Tuesday he goes to Sunday released peace doves on the “If you listen to the pope, there is nothing activists aboard the Turkish-owned Mavi Armenia-Turkey border in a gesture of rec- that evokes a spirit of the Crusades,” “Nearly 50 years of occupation has had a Gaza to inspect a UN-run girls primary school, Marmara ferry were killed, with a 10th person devastating impact on Palestinian lives under- then on to Ramallah in the West Bank for talks onciliation as Ankara slammed the pontiff spokesman Federico Lombardi told jour- later dying of his wounds. All of those killed for denouncing the mass killings of nalists in the Armenian capital Yerevan. mining the belief in a peaceful resolution to with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas were Turkish nationals. the conflict,” Ban said in Jerusalem. “It also has and prime minister Rami Hamdallah. — AFP Armenians by Ottoman forces as “geno- “Francis prayed for reconciliation of all and Both sides have been pushing to complete cide”. Standing on a terrace of the Khor did not say one word against the Turkish the deal in recent months, with Israel in search Virap monastery, Francis and the head of people. The pope does not conduct of a potential customer for its offshore gas the Armenian Apostolic Church Karekin II Crusades, is not looking to organize a war.” exports and NATO member Turkey wanting to released the two white birds in the direc- The pope himself defended his use of restore its regional clout, analysts say. The tion of Mount Ararat-the Biblical final rest- the word, admitting that he had strayed United States has also pushed for the two coun- ing place of Noah’s Ark-now in modern-day from his pre-prepared remarks by saying it tries to resolve the dispute as it seeks coopera- Turkey. but that it had been right to do so. “After tion in the fight against extremists from the The long-planned gesture at the end of feeling the tone of the speech by the Islamic State group. Within Israel, the deal was a three-day visit to ex-Soviet Armenia came (Armenian) president and having already given a mixed response, with one newspaper in the face of fresh Turkish ire after Francis used the word last year at St Peter’s, I quoting a soldier from the Mavi Marmara raid as used the word “genocide” to refer to the thought it would have sounded odd not to saying “it’s nothing less than spitting in our face.” century-old slaughter that Ankara furiously use the same word,” he told reporters on The deal includes Israel paying some $20 mil- rejects. The Vatican was forced to refute the flight back to Rome Sunday evening. “I lion into a fund for compensation for the Turkish claims from Turkey that Pope Francis did not use the word with an offensive victims’ families. “We were sent to stop a terrorist showed a “mentality of the Crusades” over intention, but objectively,” he added. flotilla. That was the mission,” Maariv quoted the his use of the term. Turkish Deputy Prime When Francis first used the term “geno- anonymous soldier as saying. “How is it possible Minister Nurettin Canikli late on Saturday cide” in 2015, on the centenary of the 1915- today to pay compensation to terrorists who labeled the pope’s declaration “very unfor- 1917 killings that Armenians say wiped out tried to murder us on board the ship? What mes- tunate” and said it bore traces of “the men- some 1.5 million of their people, Ankara sage does that send to the rest of the troops?” tality of the Crusades”. “It is not an objective angrily recalled its envoy from the Holy See statement that conforms with reality,” for nearly a year. Armenians have long Compromise on blockade Canikli said. sought international recognition for the The deal is to result in the restoration of World War I killings as genocide. Turkey-the ambassadors, an Israeli official said on condition ‘Bridges not wall’ Ottoman Empire’s successor state-argues of anonymity. Two of Turkey’s key conditions for JERUSALEM: Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, right, and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon The Vatican rejected the allegations and that it was a collective tragedy in which normalization-an apology and compensation- shake hands before their meeting at the presidential compound. —AP said the pontiff was trying to build “bridges both Turks and Armenians died.—AFP were largely met earlier, leaving its third INTERNATIONAL TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2016 Neo-Nazis, protesters clash in California

SAN FRANCISCO: A white nationalist group’s place, said Sacramento Police spokesman Matt Network, which aims to “indoctrinate high present at the Sacramento rally, blamed “left- cluded that it was time to use this rally to rally outside the California state Capitol build- McPhail but he said it was still unclear whether school and college students into white ist radicals” for instigating the violence. make a statement about the precarious situa- ing turned violent as fighting broke out with a and how they were involved. The Traditionalist nationalism.” A message left at a phone number for the tion our race is in,” the Traditionalist Youth larger group of counter protesters, leaving 10 Workers Party had scheduled and received a Matthew Heimbach, chairman of the Traditionalist Worker Party was not immedi- Network statement said. people injured with stab wounds, cuts and permit to rally for two hours in front of the Traditionalist Worker Party, told the Los ately returned to The Associated Press. “With our folk on the brink of becoming bruises. Fights erupted when about 30 mem- Capitol. Angeles Times that his group and the A post recently uploaded to site of the a disarmed, disengaged, and disenfran- bers of the Traditionalist Worker Party gather- Law enforcement was aware of the count- Golden State Skinheads organized the Traditionalist Youth Network said TWP mem- chised minority, the time to do something ing to rally around noon Sunday were met by er-protest effort and police deployed more Sunday rally. Heimbach said that in the bers planned to march in Sacramento to was yesterday!” The clash follows a con- about 400 counter-protesters, California than 100 officers to the Capitol, McPhail said. clash, one of their marchers had been protest against globalization and in defense frontation in March between Ku Klux Klan Highway Patrol Officer George Granada said. The Southern Poverty Law Center has stabbed in an artery and six of the counter- of their right to free expression. members and counter-protesters in As people tried to leave the area, smaller described TWP as a group formed in 2015 as protesters had also been stabbed. They said they expected to be outnum- Anaheim, California in which three people fights broke out, Granada said. Sacramento the political wing of the Traditionalist Youth Vice chairman Matt Parrott, who was not bered 10-to-1 by counter-protesters. “We con- were stabbed. — AP Fire Department spokesman Chris Harvey said nine men and one woman, ranging from 19 to 58 years old, were treated for stab wounds, cuts, scrapes and bruises. Of the injured, two were taken to the hospital with critical stab wounds, but they were expected to survive. “There was a large num- ber of people carrying sticks and rushing to either get into the melee or see what was going on,” Harvey said. Police were investigating two assaults that happened outside the Capitol grounds, but no arrests have been made, the Sacramento Police Department said in a statement. The Capitol was on lock- down until protesters cleared the area. Videos from the melee posted on social media showed mounted officers dispersing a group of mostly young people, some with their faces covered, while some throw stones toward a man holding a stick and being shielded by police officers in riot gear. A KCRA-TV reporter and his cameraman were caught in an altercation with protest- ers who shouted “no cam- eras” as they tried to grab their equipment and shove them away from the crowd. The victims were all pres- ent while the protest took

Clinton swipes at Trump over Brexit

WASHINGTON: Democrat Hillary Clinton on Sunday took a swipe at Republican rival Donald Trump’s stance on Brexit, saying that “bom- bastic comments” do more harm than good during such times. Trump has hailed Britain’s vote to leave the European Union as “fan- tastic,” telling reporters dur- ing a visit to Scotland on Friday that he thinks the Brexit is “a great thing.” Clinton, who was speak- ing to the US Conference of Mayors, did not mention Trump by name, but told city leaders that the United States should be governed by those “who put the inter- est of the American people ahead of their personal business interests.” Trump was in Scotland for the cer- emonial re-opening of his refurbished Trump Turnberry golf course. America needs leaders “who understand that bom- bastic comments in turbu- lent times can actually cause more turbulence,” Clinton said. “And that’s why steady, experienced leadership is so important at times like these.” Trump, who has relied on populist fervor and anti-immigrant rhetoric in his presidential bid, has said Britain’s anti- EU movement had parallels with his own quest to become the US president. Clinton acknowledged Sunday that “just as we have seen there are many frustrated people in Britain, we know there are frustrat- ed people here at home too.” But, she told the may- ors who gathered in the midwestern city of Indianapolis, “no one should be confused about America’s commitment to Europe, not an autocrat in the Kremlin, not a presiden- tial candidate on a Scottish golf course.” New polls released Sunday showed Clinton taking a lead in the presidential race. According to a Washington Post-ABC News survey, 51 percent of respondents said they would vote for Clinton, versus 39 percent for Trump. A Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll showed a slimmer lead for Clinton with 46 percent to Trump’s 41 percent. —AFP TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2016 INTERNATIONAL

Cameron slams post-referendum xenophobic incidents

LONDON: Prime Minister David to members of the Polish community in all Londoners to pull together and rally John O’Connell, from anti-racism high profile switch to the Remain camp, Cameron’s spokeswoman yesterday Huntingdon, near Cambridge, on behind this great city. “It’s also crucial group Far Right Watch, said they had blamed the highly-charged campaign said the government “will not tolerate Saturday and reports of racist graffiti that we don’t demonize the 1.5 million recorded over 90 incidents in the last for enflaming tensions. “Long after the intolerance” after a series of racist inci- scrawled on a Polish community centre people in London who voted for Brexit, three days, ranging from “verbal abuse political bus moves on we leave prob- dents was reported following Britain’s in Hammersmith, London. we must respect their decision and up to physical violence.” Sky News jour- lems on our street,” she told Sky News. decision to leave the European Union. “We would like to thank for all the work together now to get the best deal nalist Adam Boulton tweeted that he “I’ve spent most of the weekend “We should be absolutely clear that this messages of support and solidarity for London.” had seen three “‘when are you going talking to organizations, individuals government will not tolerate intoler- with the Polish community expressed home?’ Racist incidents aimed at EU cit- and activists... who monitor hate crime, ance... intimidating migrants, telling by the British public,” the embassy said. ‘90 incidents’ izens.” Finance minister George and they have shown some really dis- them they need to go home,” his London mayor Sadiq Khan yesterday Cambridgeshire Constabulary’s Nick Osborne called for “unity of spirit and turbing early results from people being spokeswoman told journalists. placed the city’s police force on alert Percival said the force was looking into purpose”, and urged Britons to “con- stopped in the street and saying look, The Polish Embassy in London earli- following the incidents. Khan said he the posting of racist cards. “We are... tak- demn hatred and division wherever we we voted Leave, it’s time for you to er said it was “shocked and deeply con- took “seriously my responsibility to ing it seriously as it does represent a hate see it.” leave. “And they are saying this to indi- cerned” by incidents of abuse directed defend London’s fantastic mix of diver- crime. We would encourage anyone who “Britain is an open and tolerant viduals and families who have been at the Polish community. They include sity and tolerance. “I’ve asked our is either a victim or is aware of the source country and I will fight with everything I here for three, four, five generations. the posting of laminated cards reading police to be extra vigilant for any rise in of this to come forward.” Other incidents have to keep it so,” he said. Conservative The atmosphere on the street is not “Leave the EU - no more Polish vermin” cases of hate crime, and I’m calling on were also reported on social media. politician Sayeeda Warsi, who made a good.” —AFP Trump e-mails: Can you spare $10 to help elect a billionaire? Nominee in desperate need for more money

WASHINGTON: The billionaire Reap millions called the Trump Make America Spam rate running for president now seeks Still, if Trump can reap millions Great Again Committee that has By contrast, Clinton’s spam rate to convince millions of Americans of dollars from each pitch, that sent two dozen emails in the past on fundraising emails is typically to give him money. With the sim- could help him solve an urgent month. “Contribute $100, $50, or about 5.7 percent, and her rate at ple tap of the “send” button one problem: He’s being crushed by even just $25 to show you’re ready which people open the emails holds day last week, Donald Trump col- Democratic rival Hillary Clinton’s to keep winning!” one missive asks. steady at about 14 percent, Sather lected $3 million in campaign con- well-honed finance machine, Each donation is divided, with 80 said. “It will be interesting to see tributions - as much as he did in which pulled in 10 times as much percent going to the Trump cam- how he gets better at this, or if he the entire month of May. He had as he did last month. Campaign paign and 20 percent to the RNC. continues to flounder,” Sather said. asked for donations of $10 or money pays for the advertising and As successful as Trump’s first “There is an art and a science more, with the promise of chip- employees needed to find, per- fundraising email seems to have involved.” Trump has begun leverag- ping in $2 million of his own mon- suade and turn out voters on been, Tom Sather, senior director of ing his social media fan base for ey to match those that arrived. Election Day. Trump’s national research at the email data solu- cash. In a sponsored Facebook post That one-day haul from finance chairman Steven Mnuchin tions firm Return Path, said the on Tuesday, Trump asked for dona- SOUTH LAKE: Brittany Thompson and Aquivo Sun hug each other after Trump’s first fundraising appeal is said the campaign was “over- candidate could have done better. tions after a reminder that he is new going through the burned out remains of their home Sunday. —AP to fundraising. “I did a good thing during the Republican primary. I didn’t ask my supporters for a single Crews making progress dime. Not one.” Trump’s early pitches seem designed to tackle the problem of against California fires how it looks when a rich guy starts asking for money, Republican strate- LAKE ISABELLA: Fire crews are making round the lake - actually a reservoir - and gists said. “He has built rapport with inroads against a raging wildfire in central the Kern River, a popular spot for fishing voters. So if he says he now needs California that has claimed two lives and and whitewater rafting. The communities their money, they’re more likely to destroyed 200 homes. Officials said about are nestled in the foothills of the southern trust that he does,” said John 2,000 firefighters were battling the blaze, Sierra Nevada, a mountain range that runs Thompson, the digital director for which tore through many homes belong- hundreds of miles north and south Ted Cruz’s Republican presidential ing to retirees on fixed incomes. through eastern California. Seventy-five campaign. Dale “Boomer” Ranney, a “Most people here, this is all they had,” homes were damaged. South Carolina-based volunteer for said Daniel O’Brien, 53, who lost two Scorching heat and tinder-dry condi- Trump, recently gave $125 to the rental mobile homes. “You have these tions across the West have contributed to campaign. She pointed out that if all moments where you just want to break- massive wildfires in the past week that of Trump’s 9 million Twitter followers down crying and fall apart.” Federal fire have destroyed properties and forced resi- did so, he would blow past the $1 officials said Sunday evening that contain- dents to seek shelter. Since it began billion that Clinton and her allies are ment on the 68-square-mile blaze Thursday, the fire has swept through expecting to amass. increased from 10 percent to 40 percent. 36,810 acres of parched brush and timber. Trump’s grassroots supporters will “give what they can because The death toll stood at two, but officials It moved so quickly that some residents they believe so much in him,” she warned that it might rise. Cadaver dogs barely had time to escape - and two didn’t. said. As Sanders proved, online were being brought in Sunday to search An elderly couple apparently was over- fundraising can chip away at an for remains. come by smoke as they tried to flee, coun- opponent’s financial advantage. On Saturday, firefighters found what ty Sheriff Donny Youngblood said. Their Sanders raised $6 million in 24 appeared to be a set of human remains bodies were found Friday, but their names hours after winning the New further up the street from O’Brien’s two haven’t been released. Torin Swinland, 46, Hampshire primary simply by rental homes. The remains were so badly and his 81-year-old mother fled to a near- WASHINGTON: In this June 10, 2016 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump declaring in a televised victory burned forensic investigators will have to by park after smelling smoke and seeing gives a thumbs-up while addressing the Faith and Freedom Coalition’s Road to Majority speech that he was “going to hold a determine whether they belong to a per- flames racing down the hillside toward Conference. —AP fundraiser right here, right now, son or animal, Kern County Sheriff’s their community. They returned to find across America.” “If they really focus spokesman Ray Pruitt said. Gov Jerry four garages filled with valuables inciner- early evidence of the digital magic whelmed” by reaction to the first The firm measures emails much on it, they could raise $300 (million) Brown declared a state of emergency, free- ated. Their home escaped any major dam- it takes to fill campaign coffers online fundraising appeal. “This is the way Nielsen measures televi- or $400 million online,” said Barry ing up money and resources to fight the age, though embers were still burning Bernie Sanders-style - millions of now going to become a daily sion viewership, by extrapolating Bennett, a former Trump adviser fire and to clean up in the aftermath. The near the property when they got back. people, each giving a few bucks. effort,” Mnuchin said. from a large panel of study partici- who helped Ben Carson raise tens Federal Emergency Management Agency The two used water from a hot tub to Yet that was just one email. Since that initial email, the pants. Just 8 percent of the email of millions of dollars online for his also authorized the use of funds for fire- douse the cinders. While upset by his own Success demands repetition. The Trump campaign has sent at least recipients opened them up, presidential bid. fighting efforts, fire officials said. losses, Swinland said he felt worse for presumptive Republican nominee four more solicitations, including according to Return Path’s analysis. Bennett and Thompson said The fire tore through small communi- those left with nothing. “They don’t have must now make the case that he one Sunday from chief strategist The campaign’s stunningly high they could imagine ways for Trump ties of houses and mobile homes that sur- near what I have left,” he said. —AP needs money, after months of Paul Manafort touting the fundrais- spam rate of 74 percent reflects a to raise big online. For example, the boasting that he can pay his own ing success of the week and urging lack of email marketing sophistica- campaign could design fundraising way. And his campaign also is fail- supporters to keep up the momen- tion, Sather said. For example, the raffles with the prize of meeting ing in what could be called “the tum. Trump’s partnership with the campaign switched domain names Trump or touring his airplane or his art of the email.” One analysis Republican National Committee recently, tripping up spam filters, glitzy properties, Thompson said. French politicians want found that 74 percent of his first also pays special attention to the and Trump may be buying email “He has a luxurious lifestyle,” he said. fundraising requests landed in small donors who typically give lists of people who don’t want to “If I was in their shoes, and he English scrapped as spam folders. online. They have a joint account hear from him. agrees to it, I’d leverage that.” —AP language of EU HQ Poland wants Europe to be a PARIS: French purists have never “Improving the country’s English taken kindly to having English thrust skills is not a subject of national upon them, and some have seized debate. If anything, public debate is upon Brexit as a chance to rid them- aroused only when it is proposed that ‘superpower confederation’ selves of Shakespeare’s language-at English take on a small measure of least at EU headquarters. The shock official importance,” said the report. of the decision across the Channel WARSAW: Poland yesterday called for EU institu- nation states”. “A confederation would be best,” he is widely regarded as the real powerbroker in the to break with the European Union ‘C’est too much!’ tional reforms that would make Europe “a super- told the Rzeczpospolita broadsheet daily. government that swept to power on an anti- had barely begun to sink in when Despite the well-worn stereotype power” through creating a confederation of nation Describing Brexit as something “very bad”, migrant and populist spending platform in two French politicians demanded that the French shy away from speak- states under a president in charge of a powerful Kaczynski warned that pushing ahead with the old October elections. that Britain, before shutting the ing English, many younger French military. Poland’s rightwing leader Jaroslaw Franco-German model of ever-closer political and Kaczynski also insisted that an EU-wide presi- door, take its language along with it. people are keen to improve their Kaczynski, a strong opponent of European federal- economic integration could “end in catastrophe”. dent be chosen through a “process of regional “The English language no longer skills, and have adopted numerous ism, insisted that after Britain voted to leave the Although he holds no cabinet post, the leader of negotiation. “If the EU is to count, it should also has any legitimacy in Brussels,” tweet- anglicisms in every day language. “We bloc, it was imperative “to preserve a Europe of the governing populist Law and Justice (PiS) party have a president that is chosen for a long term.” ed the far-right mayor of the south- know that it rains a lot in England, The president would have “strictly defined, but ern town of Beziers, Robert Menard. and that in France it is raining angli- strong rights to lead EU foreign policy regarding The disdain for the English language cisms,” the esteemed Academie large entities like Russia, China, the United States appeared to cross all political divides, Francaise-which closely tracks the and India, while of course preserving the foreign as the leader of the far-left Left Party, creeping of English words into the policy of each individual member state.” Jean-Luc Melenchon, tweeted: French language-says on its website. Kaczynski also repeated his long-held view “English can no-longer be the third Much to the Academie’s chagrin, that the EU should become a significant military working language of the European business people increasingly speak of power, “not to be against NATO but rather to work parliament.” Several tweeters asked “un brainstorming” or “un briefing”- alongside NATO.” His proposed European presi- Menard and Melenchon what the and if you’re past it, you’re “un has- dent would also be commander-in-chief of a pow- majority English speaking Irish would been”. If you see a rise in your for- erful military force “with two great fronts-the east do, should English disappear. Too tunes, you may be tempted to say and the south.” “I know that this kind of plan has bad, Menard implied, pointing out you are having “un comeback”, but slim chances. But this is what should happen. that Ireland’s first language was offi- the Academie goes to great pains to “Europe should be a superpower, and nation cially Gaelic. suggest French alternatives to this states should retain internal sovereignty, which is The European Union has 24 official “horrendous” formulation on its web- very limited today.” and working languages. France regu- site. If it is hard to keep track, you Kaczynski said Friday that Britain’s vote to leave larly scores bottom of the class across could exclaim like a French teenager: meant it was time for a “new European treaty” that the bloc in English language profi- “c’est too much!” Numerous television would guarantee the rights of nation states. ciency. In 2014, a report by interna- adverts have English slogans, oblig- Taking a different tack, the foreign ministers of tional language training company ingly translated into French in small Germany and France yesterday called for closer Education First found that France was print at the bottom of the screen, WARSAW: British Minister of State for Europe David Lidington, center, speaks with EU political integration based on three key policy the weakest country in the EU in proving that no matter what the old- Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov, right, as Foreign Ministers of Poland, Witold areas-internal and external security, the migrant adult English proficiency, and “mak- er generation thinks, English, “c’est Waszczykowski, left, Hungary Peter Szijjatro, second left, and Slovakian Foreign Ministry and refugee crisis, and on fiscal and economic ing little effort to improve”. cool”. —AFP State Secretary Lukas Parizek, third left, stand next to them during a break in talks. —AP cooperation. —AFP TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2016 INTERNATIONAL

Pakistan clerics affirm transgender marriages legal under Islamic law

LAHORE: A group of clerics in Pakistan to marry a transgender person with marriage law remains murkier, however. month, Alisha, a 23-year-old transgen- according spiritual powers to eunuchs has declared marriage between trans- female indications on her body,” said the It denies homosexual couples permis- der woman, died after being shot and and others who fall outside traditional gender individuals permissible in Islam, document, signed by 50 clerics and sion to marry, with male homosexuals then refused treatment at the largest gender divisions. saying they have a right to be buried in issued on Sunday. “Also, normal men and having been charged under anti- public sector hospital in Peshawar, in Although the Lahore clerics’ fatwa is Muslim ceremonies, according to a copy women can also marry such transgender sodomy laws in the past. northwest Pakistan. not legally binding, it also recommended of a religious edict Reuters obtained yes- people as have clear indications on their Sunday’s fatwa declared marriage Her death sparked debate over the that people consider harassment of terday. Transgender people also have full body.” But it did say what these indica- with any individual possessing both rights of transgender people, with an transgender people a crime under Islam. rights under Islamic inheritance law, the tions were. male and female “indications” to be inquiry concluding that senior doctors at “Making noises at transgender people, Tanzeem Ittehad-i-Ummat Pakistan, a lit- In 2012, Pakistan’s Supreme Court against Islamic principles. Shunned by the hospital were responsible for “crimi- making fun of them, teasing them, or tle-known clerical body in the eastern declared equal rights for transgender mainstream society, transgender indi- nal negligence”, and recommending that thinking of them as inferior is against city of Lahore, said in its fatwa. citizens, including the right to inherit viduals in the country of 190 million are criminal charges be filed. Transgender sharia law, because such an act amounts “It is permissible for a transgender property and assets, preceded a year often forced into begging, prostitution people are, however, also sometimes to objecting to one of Allah’s creations, person with male indications on his body earlier by the right to vote. Pakistani or dancing to earn a living. Late last venerated in the South Asian tradition of which is not correct,” it added. —Reuters Spain conservatives push for Govt after uncertain vote Hoping to unblock months of political paralysis

MADRID: Spain’s ruling conser- Socialists (PSOE), which came would discuss when the time against the Unidos Podemos vatives made a fresh push yes- second in Sunday’s elections came. “But the PSOE wants to coalition, emphasizing the need terday to form a government to with 85 seats, its worst score in replace Rajoy,” he said. In its pre- for stability in the face of “radical- unblock months of political modern history. election campaign, Ciudadanos ism” and “populism.” paralysis after emerging The PSOE could decide to had also called for Rajoy to step Britain’s shock exit from the stronger from another inconclu- abstain in the parliamentary down. Now though, the PP’s bet- European Union last week only sive general election. The vote to let a government ter-than-expected results make contributed to voters’ desire for Popular Party (PP) was the big through and avoid taking the this more difficult. “Rajoy has stability, they added. Spain’s winner of Sunday’s elections, country to a third round of elec- come out strengthened internal- stock market briefly celebrated the second in six months, which SYDNEY: People hand out how-to-vote pamphlets outside a polling station played out against a back- in Sydney’s central business district yesterday, which was open to voters ground of turbulence from who will be absent on election day. —AFP Britain’s shock vote to leave the European Union that analysts said may have influenced the Australian conservatives gain polls. The fractured results were minor edge in Brexit shadow much the same as after uncer- tain December polls, with the PP SYDNEY: Australia’s ruling party yesterday more diverse and creates new jobs. Labor coming first, followed by the used the Brexit vote to warn against voting has driven home its traditional values of Socialists, a far-left coalition led for Labor in upcoming elections as a poll improving health and education and until by Podemos and market-friendly showed the Liberals ahead for the first now the two parties have been neck and upstart Ciudadanos. But unlike time in a drawn-out campaign. The coun- neck in opinion polls. But for the first time the other three parties which try goes to the polls on Saturday with eco- since the campaign started, the conserva- lost seats, votes or both, the PP nomic management assuming added sig- tive coalition has inched ahead with a nificance in the wake of Britain’s decision Newspoll in The Australian giving it a 51-49 came out strengthened from the to leave the European Union, sparking percent lead on a two-party basis. election, beating expectations global instability. The poll of 1,713 people, taken from and its December score with 137 “There will be considerable uncertainty Thursday night until Sunday, is the first to seats in the 350-strong lower for some time. You’re seeing that every gauge the effect on the election of Friday’s house of parliament. night on television at the moment,” Prime shock Brexit decision. The newspaper said However, the PP, led by Minister Malcolm Turnbull said in Adelaide, Britain’s withdrawal from the EU appeared incumbent prime minister reinforcing his message in the wake of the to have caused some voters to switch from Mariano Rajoy, is still far from an referendum. “It is critical that we maintain minor parties to the Liberals. Turnbull con- absolute majority and needs strong, stable leadership.” tinues to be seen as the better prime minis- support from other parties to The Brexit-related pitch was a theme ter ahead of Labor rival Bill Shorten and form a government-no easy driven home by Turnbull ministers with strategists from both parties told the task. But the extra seats give Treasurer Scott Morrison saying: “It’s so Sydney Morning Herald they expected him Rajoy more clout in coalition important to have stability at the moment, to be returned but with a reduced majority. MADRID: Center-right party Ciudadanos leader, Albert Rivera (C) flanked by Secretary General negotiations, coupled with the of Ciudadanos, Matias Alonso (CL), leader of Ciutadans (Citizens) in Catalonia, Ines Arrimadas more than any other time.” Turnbull called The concern is that even if Turnbull fact that parties are under pres- (CR) and other members gives a press conference after the national executive meeting held one an election seven weeks ago, setting off a retains power, a host of independents or sure to reach a deal to avoid a grueling campaign that has focused minor parties may win seats in the upper third round of elections. An day after the Spanish general elections. —AFP around economic management, with house Senate, which would allow them to emboldened Rajoy held his tions. But angry over a string of ly in his party and no one will the conservative election win issues such as immigration and climate block legislation if they align with Labor. hand out to parties yesterday corruption scandals that have now be able to tell him that he yesterday morning, with shares change taking a back seat. Australia’s politics have been turbulent in and particularly the Socialists, hit the PP and severe austerity will block the formation of a in its main Ibex 35 index shoot- His government argues it has the fiscal recent years, with a “revolving door” of know-how to ensure the country transi- those in charge. Four different leaders telling Spanish radio he would measures under Rajoy’s watch, it government,” said Jose Pablo ing up more than three percent tions from an unprecedented mining have served since 2013 as parties removed speak to the PSOE first, “which may not want to back a govern- Ferrandiz of polling firm before going back down in line investment boom to an economy which is sitting prime ministers. —AFP remains our country’s second ment with him at the helm. In Metroscopia. with other markets weighed political force.” fact, rival parties before the down by Brexit. election had insisted on the fact Brexit influence “Many voters opted for the old Rajoy or no Rajoy? that they wanted Rajoy to go, The big loser in Sunday’s elec- parties, the parties that are more Looking ahead, the PP could whatever the outcome. tions was the far-left coalition anchored to the idea of Europe,” Two killed, 80 wounded in team up with market friendly “We won’t support Rajoy,” composed of Podemos and said Anton Losada, a political sci- Ciudadanos, but their combined said Cesar Luena, number-two green-communists Izquierda entist at the University of Madagascar ‘terror blast’ total number of seats would still of the Socialist party, setting the Unida, which opinion polls had Santiago de Compostela. “There not be enough to form a majori- scene for what could be tough suggested would come second is a sensation of entering territory ANTANANARIVO: Two people were killed grenade,” general Anthony Rakotoarison, ty centre-right government and coalition negotiations. Asked and overtake the Socialists as the where we don’t really know what and more than 80 wounded in a grenade head of security and intelligence with the win the necessary vote of confi- whether the Socialists would country’s main left-wing force. is going to happen (with Brexit), attack in Madagascar’s capital Sunday dur- national gendarmerie, told AFP by phone. dence. So they will need to court consider abstaining, Luena said Analysts said the PP had con- and in this territory, best to bet ing the country’s national day celebrations, “We consider this a terrorist act,” he added. ducted a successful campaign on what we know works.” —AFP in what the president called “an act of ter- The last attack to hit Madagascar was in smaller regional parties and the this would be an issue they rorism”. The blast struck the Mahamasina January 2014 when a grenade blast killed municipal stadium in Antananarivo at a toddler and injured several other people around 1600 GMT, just as a free concert outside the same stadium targeted on was taking place to mark the nation’s 56th Sunday. No arrests were ever made in con- India joins elite missile tech anniversary of independence from France. nection with that attack and there was no President Hery Rajaonarimampianina, claim of responsibility. Madagascar, one of who visited the injured victims in hospital, the world’s poorest countries, is slowly get- group controlling global sale blamed the attack on tensions with politi- ting back on its feet after a lengthy period cal opponents in the Indian Ocean island of political instability triggered by the 2009 nation. “There may be differences of opin- ouster of President Marc Ravalomanana by NEW DELHI: India yesterday joined an exclu- thanked the other 34 members of the MTCR unmanned air vehicles, or drones, and the ion between us, but these acts of destabi- Antananarivo’s then-mayor Andry sive club of countries controlling exports in group for supporting its inclusion. “India’s technology for systems capable of carrying a lization are unacceptable,” he said in a Rajoelina. missile technology, just a day after bemoan- entry into the regime as its thirty-fifth mem- payload of 500 kilograms for at least 300 statement broadcast on national televi- Rajoelina led a transitional govern- ing its exclusion from another elite group ber would be mutually beneficial in the fur- kilometers, as well as systems intended for sion, describing the attack as “not just a ment until late 2013, when a new election that governs international nuclear fuel and therance of international non-proliferation the delivery of weapons of mass destruction. destabilizing act but an act of terrorism”. that was designed to resolve complex technology. Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar objectives,” the statement said. In 2008, India signed a landmark civil Pleading for calm, he added: “We will not struggles brought Rajaonarimampianina signed onto the Missile Technology Control respond to violence with violence.” to power. International donors, on which nuclear deal with the United States giving it According to the gendarmerie, the the country relies heavily, only recently Regime aimed at preventing the unchecked Next step some access to nuclear materials and tech- attack killed two teenagers aged 16 and returned to Madagascar after withdraw- proliferation of missiles and their delivery Admission in the MTCR was seen as the nologies. Since then, India has been pushing 18, while 84 people were injured. A mili- ing over the 2009 turmoil, and the econo- systems. next step for India in legitimizing its nuclear for its inclusion in the various elite groups tary parade was held at the stadium earlier my is starting to show the first signs of The foreign ministry, in a statement issued energy and missile programs after it con- that control the export of nuclear materials in the day. “The explosion was caused by a recovery. —AFP soon after signing the accession document ducted atomic tests in 1998 that alarmed the and regulate technologies relating to con- in the presence of the ambassadors of international community. The MTCR restricts ventional, nuclear, biological and chemical France, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, the proliferation of missiles, rocket systems, weapons. India still hopes to secure support for joining the Nuclear Suppliers Group, Afghan warlord stalls despite strong objections from China. Last week, at a plenary meeting of the peace deal with capital nuclear group in Seoul, India’s membership to the 48-nation group that controls access to ISLAMABAD: A former Afghan warlord public timetable for the withdrawal of interna- sensitive nuclear technology was shot down announced yesterday that a much-touted tional forces from Afghanistan. after China raised procedural hurdles. India, peace deal between his militant group and the Hekmatyar, writing under his pen name still smarting over being denied entry, on Kabul government was effectively “dead.” The Haqpal, said Afghan government negotiators Sunday hit out at Beijing, saying that the comments by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar came called the security pact with the United States “a issue of its membership of the nuclear group after the armed wing of his Hezb-i-Islami party red line that we cannot cross.” Hekmatyar said was not going to go away. External Affairs effectively scuttled the deal, drafted weeks only a handful of his group’s demands were met ministry spokesman Vikas Swarup said New ago, with new demands that included the dis- in the draft agreement, yet last month when his Delhi had taken up the issue with Beijing at solution of the Afghan Unity Government, call- representatives left Kabul they said they had a multiple levels. ing it a US concoction. final deal that needed only Hekmatyar’s signa- “We are going to continue discussing this In his lengthy diatribe against the Kabul gov- ture. Instead Hekmatyar returned the agreement with China. This is going to be an important ernment in the Daily Shahdat magazine belong- with the additional demands. element of our discussion with China. We will He sent the revised deal in a letter his son ing to his group, Hekmatyar said the Afghan continue to impress upon them that relation- administration negotiated in bad faith and was to deliver to Ghani. In that letter, made demands it could not meet. Afghan Hekmatyar made his demands and said further ships move forward on the basis of mutual President Ashraf Ghani’s government had negotiations should be restricted to the two accommodation of each other’s interests, hoped an agreement with Hekmatyar would be leaders. His proposals were rejected. concerns and priorities,” Swarup told an incentive for other insurgent groups to come Hekmatyar’s military strength pales in compari- reporters in New Delhi. China is not a mem- to the negotiating table. But in recent weeks, son to the Taliban and is largely limited to the ber of the MTCR, however. Beijing’s applica- Hezb-i-Islami made additional, impossible-to- east and northeast of the country. Hekmatyar NEW DELHI: Indian Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar, left, receives membership papers tion to join the MTCR is pending, leading to meet conditions, including the dissolution of also has differences with the Taliban and his for the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) from French Ambassador some analysts in New Delhi to say India the government, the scrapping of Kabul’s cur- fighters have clashed with them on several Alexandre Ziegler, second left, Netherlands’ Ambassador, Alphonsus Stoelinga, third could use it as a bargaining chip to leverage rent security pact with the United States and a occasions in eastern Afghanistan. —AP left, and Luxembourg’s Charge d’Affaires, Laure Huberty. —AP its entry into the nuclear group. —AP TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2016 INTERNATIONAL

Taiwan to test-fire missiles in US as China tensions rise

TAIPEI: Taiwan plans to test-fire its defense ministry source told AFP, in a ally and main arms supplier. The missile Beijing at the time. The system is already tions with Taiwan had been suspended newest anti-missile system for the first move likely to irk Beijing even though it system was purchased in 2008, well partly operational and will shield Taipei, after the island’s new government failed time in the United States next month as was arranged before Tsai took the helm. before Tsai’s leadership, and the test was as well as central Taichung and southern to acknowledge the concept that there is relations with rival China deteriorate, a According to the source, the test will approved by the US last year, according Kaohsiung from any Chinese missile only “one China”. China still insists self- defense source and media reports said be conducted in the US to avoid China to the Liberty Times. Taiwan bought attacks, according to the defense min- ruling Taiwan is part of its territory await- yesterday. Relations between China and collecting information about it, and due three earlier model PAC-2 systems in the istry. The Taiwanese missile unit involved ing reunification, by force if necessary, Taiwan have cooled rapidly under the to space restrictions in Taiwan. The 1990s and also tested them in the US. in the July drill will fire two missiles to even though the two sides split in 1949 island’s new Beijing-skeptic president Tsai American Institute in Taiwan, the de facto They were deployed in the densely popu- intercept a missile launched by the US after a civil war. According to Taiwan’s Ing-wen, who took office in May, ending US embassy, would not comment on the lated greater Taipei area. military, which simulates an incoming defense ministry there are 1,500 Chinese an eight-year rapprochement. The test of test, which was also reported in Taiwan’s It then bought the new PAC-3 — a Chinese ballistic missile, the Liberty missiles aimed at the island. China the US-made Patriot Advanced Liberty Times newspaper. system designed to intercept incoming Times reported. Japan has also tested launched ballistic missiles into waters off Capability-3 (PAC-3) system will be Despite having no official diplomatic ballistic missiles near the end of their tra- the PAC-3 on US soil. Taiwan in 1995 and 1996 in an attempt to launched at the White Sands Missile ties with Taipei after recognizing Beijing jectory-as part of a $6.5 billion arms sale In the latest setback for cross-strait deter voters in the island’s first democrat- Range, New Mexico, in early July, a in 1979, the US is still Taiwan’s greatest by the US in 2008, which infuriated ties, China said Sunday that communica- ic presidential elections. —AFP China agrees to talks with HK over bookseller case Fears grow of Beijing tightening its grip

HONG KONG: China agreed yes- Lam, 61, has said he was seized he had written to Beijing relaying over the border, which some pro- terday to talks with Hong Kong in after crossing the border into the local concerns, amid growing anxi- cedure critics say went disastrously the wake of explosive revelations southern Chinese city of ety that the semi-autonomous wrong in the booksellers’ case. by a city bookseller who said he Shenzhen, taken away blindfolded city’s freedoms are disappearing. was detained for eight months on and then kept in a cell, under In a short statement yesterday, ‘Positive response’ the mainland, as fears grow that interrogation and without access Leung said he had received a reply Beijing’s public security min- Beijing is tightening its grip. Lam to his family or a lawyer, for from Beijing “to start discussion on istry confirmed the discussions Wing-kee was one of five employ- alleged involvement in bringing the existing notification mecha- should take place as soon as possi- ees of a Hong Kong firm-which banned books into the mainland. nism between the two places”. ble. “The existing notification published gossipy books about Hong Kong’s Beijing-backed chief Under that system, authorities on mechanism has been in operation leading Chinese politicians-to go executive Leung Chun-ying, who the mainland are required to give for more than a decade and it is mysteriously missing last year. All has been accused of dragging his clear details about arrests and necessary to be improved,” the later emerged in mainland China. feet over the case, said last week detentions of Hong Kong citizens ministry said in a statement, invit- ing the Hong Kong government to DAVAO CITY: Philippines’ president-elect Rodrigo Duterte gestures as he send a delegation to Beijing. delivers his speech before city hall employees. —AFP During the talks, authorities in the mainland would also brief Hong Kong about Lam’s case, the Philippine’s Duterte wants statement said. Leung expressed gratitude for what he described as death penalty for revenge a “positive response”. He said last week that he had asked Beijing to MANILA: Incoming Philippine president ple. Local and foreign human rights groups clarify how relevant mainland Rodrigo Duterte on Monday hit out at “stu- have expressed deep concern about his departments handle cases in pid” human rights campaigners, as he plans as president, fearing an explosion of which Hong Kong people have defended his imminent war on crime and extrajudicial killings similar to those seen in broken mainland laws, and emphasized the death penalty was for retri- Davao. whether or not mainland person- bution. Duterte gave a lengthy speech in his The United Nations’ human rights chief, nel had carried out cross-border southern hometown of Davao to outline his Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, this month urged law enforcement in the city. vision for the nation once he takes office on Duterte not to reintroduce the death In the case of bookseller Lee Bo, Thursday, with a heavy focus on his contro- penalty, while criticizing other elements of the only one of the five to disap- versial plans to fight crime. the planned war on crime. “The offer of pear on Hong Kong soil, China was “These human rights (groups), congress- bounties and other rewards for murder by accused of illegally sending its men, how stupid you are,” Duterte said, as he vigilantes, and his encouragement of extra- security agents to operate in Hong highlighted their criticism of his plans to judicial killings by security forces, are mas- Kong. Lam reported to Hong Kong impose late-night curfews on children being sive and damaging steps backwards which police Monday to tell them formal- out on the streets and to reintroduce the could lead to widespread violence and ly about his detention and said he death penalty. “I believe in retribution. Why? chaos,” Zeid said. would be returning for further dis- You should pay. When you kill someone, With just three days before assuming the cussions. “The police will review rape, you should die,” he said. presidency, Duterte stood firm. “When they Lam’s testimony and decide if they Duterte, 71, won last month’s presidential describe or characterise a human rights vio- will investigate,” said pro-democra- elections in a landslide after campaigning lator, these fools make it appear that the cy lawmaker James To, who largely on a platform of ending rampant people you kill are saints, as if they are pitiful accompanied Lam. Hong Kong crime, warning that the Philippines was in or innocent,” he said. Duterte said European was returned by Britain to China in danger of becoming a narco-state. He prom- ambassadors were also among those who 1997 under a deal which allows it HONG KONG: Previously missing Hong Kong bookseller Lam Wing-kee (centre R, blue cap) holds ised that tens of thousands of people would had expressed concern over the death freedoms unseen on the mainland, die, with security forces being given shoot penalty and extrajudicial killings. The a press conference outside Wanchai police station after reporting to the police with local law- but there is concern they are now maker James To (C). —AFP to kill orders. Since winning Duterte has also Philippines abolished the death penalty in being eroded. —AFP promised to give bounties to police for 2006 following fierce opposition from the killing drug dealers, and also encouraged Catholic Church, the religion of 80 percent ordinary citizens to kill or arrest suspects. of Filipinos. Duterte previously said he pre- Duterte has been accused of links to vigi- ferred death by hanging to a firing squad Malaysia PM reshuffles cabinet lante death squads during his nearly two because he did not want to waste bullets, decades as mayor of Davao, which rights and because he believed snapping the spine amid speculation of snap poll groups say have killed more than 1,000 peo- with a noose was more humane. —AFP

KUALA LUMPUR: Scandal-hit Malaysian Prime ed to hundreds of millions of dollars of 1MDB money Weak overseas demand Minister Najib Razak yesterday announced a cabinet which went missing in complex overseas transactions The economy expanded in the first quarter at its reshuffle, including promoting a trusted ally to man- that have never been fully explained. slowest rate since the global financial crisis, as the age the economy, in what analysts said could be Swiss authorities say more than $4 billion may energy-exporting country grapples with falling oil preparation for a snap election. Najib, 62, who has have been stolen. Both 1MDB and Najib, who found- prices and weak overseas demand. In total Najib survived a massive financial scandal linked to state ed the fund, vehemently deny wrongdoing. Najib was made four new ministerial appointments and picked investment fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad personally plunged into the crisis last year when it six deputy ministers. Johari Abdul Ghani becomes (1MDB), said the shake-up would bolster his adminis- was revealed that $681 million in transfers were made second finance minister, Noh Omar was appointed tration. to his personal bank accounts in 2013. He says the urban wellbeing minister and Mah Siew Keong was “The reshuffle will boost the government’s ability “personal donations” from the Saudi royal family were made plantation industries and commodities minis- to pursue development programs as promised,” he mostly returned. The reshuffle saw influential law- ter. said in a statement. Analysts and politicians said the maker Abdul Rahman Dahlan, 50, appointed minister Analysts and lawmakers said the shake-up indicat- reshuffle showed Najib could weather the affair-relat- in charge of the Economic Planning Unit. ed Najib’s growing confidence he could weather the 1MDB scandal, raising the prospect of a snap election before one is due in 2018. Lawmaker Mahfuz Omar of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party said the reshuffle demonstrates his strong grip on power. “Najib is in a powerful position today. I think he is looking at possi- ble snap polls between March and May 2017 on the back of recent stunning by-election victories,” he told AFP. Mahfuz said the opposition was divided and the financial scandal did not resonate with rural voters, the traditional power base of Najib’s ruling United Malays National Organization (UMNO). Ibrahim Suffian, head of independent polling firm SINGAPORE: This image provided by Lee Bee Yee shows an engine on Merdeka Centre, said the appointment of Abdul Rahman and Johari to important posts showed fire on a Singapore Airlines flight. —AP UMNO was closing ranks around Najib. “I think Najib is strengthening his power base by putting loyalists in Fire engulfs plane’s wing after key positions to focus on economic growth,” he told AFP. The push to oust Najib has been led by former emergency landing in Singapore Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, who has said the UMNO-led ruling coalition will otherwise lose the SINGAPORE: Flames engulfed the wing of a the fire engine and fire fighters to put out the next election. But analysts say Najib is secure within Singapore Airlines plane after it made an emer- fire! They shot foam and water into the fire and UMNO due to its deep-rooted patronage politics and gency landing at the city’s main airport yesterday, eventually it was put out!” Lee added. “I thank PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak addresses the media following a the great power invested in the prime minister’s with dramatic footage showing plumes of black God I am alive! I going home to hug my kids.” SIA cabinet reshuffle at his office. —AFP office. —AFP smoke billowing from the aircraft. The carrier said said in a statement Flight SQ368, powered by a the Boeing 777-300ER en route for Milan turned GE Aviation engine, was en route from Singapore back about two hours into the flight from Changi to Milan when an engine oil warning message Pressure mounts on junta over fake bomb detectors Airport following an engine oil warning message. forced it to turn back to the city-state about one The blaze was put out by airport emergency hour and 45 minutes into the flight. “The air- BANGKOK: Activists yesterday urged Prompan, the leader of Thailand’s pro- Key player was “useful once... but when they were services and there were no injuries to the 222 pas- craft’s right engine caught fire after the aircraft Britain to hand over details of the multi- democracy ‘Red Shirt’ street movement, Anupong Paojinda, the current inte- proven to be useless they were not sengers and 19 crew on board, SIA said in a state- touched down at Changi Airport at around million-dollar sale to Thailand of fake handed a letter to the British embassy in rior minister and a key player in the used anymore”. Rights groups say hun- ment. One passenger, who posted video footage 6:50am,” it said. bomb detectors that led to the deten- Bangkok urging it to share details of 2014 coup that restored the military to dreds of people were detained-some of the incident apparently shot from a window “Passengers disembarked through stairs and tion of scores of innocent people. British contracts for the device. power, was army chief when many of for several weeks-in Thailand’s restive seat, described the tense moments waiting for were transported to the terminal building by bus.” fraudsters Gary Bolton and James British authorities should reveal “par- the dodgy detectors were ordered south after erroneous findings of traces emergency crews to control the blaze as a “so- The airline said it would “be cooperating fully with McCormick were jailed in 2013 for mak- ticularly the contracts of broker compa- around a decade ago. He repeatedly of explosives by security officers using close to death” experience. For several moments, the authorities in their investigations”. Passengers ing millions selling the GT200 and simi- nies which sold them (GT200) to the Thai defended the use of the fake detectors the GT200. the video showed the plane’s right wing ablaze were transferred to another flight that left for lar devices billed as “magic wands” able government and how much they cost”, even as tests cast serious doubt over its “Regardless of court rulings in the before the view was completely obscured by Milan at 10:30am Singapore time, a spokesman to detect tiny particles of explosives or he said in a YouTube post. A corruption efficacy. By 2010 the detection powers UK and overwhelming scientific evi- foam as firefighters battled the fire. The wing was told AFP. Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien drugs from hundreds of meters away. probe into why the Thai military and sev- of the GT200 had been debunked. dence, Thai military leadership still left blackened and melted after the fire was extin- Loong put up a Facebook post thanking Changi The GT200 was in fact a useless home- eral other departments ordered hun- That year Anupong told reporters defend the use of GT200,” said Sunai guished. “After reaching Changi Airport, as the Airport and SIA for their quick response. “Relieved made plastic box with a radio antenna dreds of the devices has ground to a halt. that “we don’t have a replacement yet Phasuk of Human Rights Watch Asia. He plane was landing, the engine burst into flames!!!! that all onboard were safely disembarked... SQ made for a few dollars but sold for Opponents of the junta say investigations so we continue to use it”. Last week said the first sales took place in 2005, Huge fire was burning!” Facebook user Lee Bee and CAAS (Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore) between $3,300-$13,000 per unit to into allegations of army graft routinely go Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha, a ultimately amounting to orders of near- Yee said in a post accompanying the video clip. are investigating the cause, and will get to the governments including Thailand, nowhere, with courts unwilling to tarnish senior general during Anupong’s ly 1,400 GT200s worth $32 million “It was a heart wrenching 5 mins! Waiting for bottom of the matter,” he wrote. —AFP Mexico and Iraq. Yesterday Jatuporn the image of the powerful military. tenure as army chief, said the device across 15 separate Thai agencies. —AFP NEWS TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2016

LONON: In this video grab taken from footage broadcast by the UK Parliamentary Recording Unit (PRU) shows British Prime Minister David Cameron giving a statement in Parliament in London yesterday. — AFP No need to rush judiciary independence law: MP

By B Izzak the minister will have no authority over the start the next term in October. and the constitutional advisors of the legal saying it is an attempt to stifle democracy judiciary or in any way to interfere in its MP Yousef Al-Zalzalah said yesterday that and legislative committee said the amend- and freedom in the country. Some groups KUWAIT: MP Abdullah Al-Maayouf said yes- affairs. The government, the National he believes the amendments to the election ments were constitutional. The law means have appealed to HH the Amir to reject the terday that there was no need to rush the Assembly and the judicial council have law are in line with the constitution and that a large number of opposition figures, law. MP Kamel Al-Awadhi yesterday criti- judiciary independence law and pass next been holding meetings in a bid to complete accordingly is not expected to be rejected including prominent opposition leader and cized Education and Higher Education week before sorting out differences over the draft law that would give the judiciary and returned to the National Assembly by former MP Mussallam Al-Barrak, who have Minister Bader Al-Issa for the low grades the draft law. more independence and freedom to man- the government. been convicted of insulting HH the Amir will Kuwait University has obtained in a new He said the bill concerns the judiciary as age their administrative and financial affairs. He said that the Prime Minister and all not be able to run for office. educational evaluation. The lawmaker also a whole and we should not rush approving National Assembly Speaker Marzouk Al- ministers present in the session last week Barrak is serving his second year of a asked the minister about the latest devel- it before the summer recess in order to Ghanem and Justice Minister Yacoub Al- voted for the amendments which bar those two-year term passed against him for pub- opments in the forged degrees case and avoid making legal or constitutional errors. Sane attended a meeting with other MPs convicted in a final ruling of insulting the licly insulting HH the Amir and undermining how many people have been referred to The lawmaker said that there are differ- and judges in a bid to finish the draft law Almighty Allah, the prophets and HH the his authority. the public prosecution in this connection. ences between the government and the and make it ready for the July 3 meeting, Amir from running in parliamentary elec- A large number of liberal, Islamist and He also asked if any teachers at Kuwait supreme judicial council over a number of expected to be the final meeting of the tions. The lawmaker also said that all consti- national groups, mainly from the opposi- University were charged of holding fake articles, adding that we want to ensure that assembly in this term. The assembly will tutional experts in the National Assembly tion, strongly condemned the amendments, degrees in the past.

Local exchanges ‘hoard’ pound... Ramadan and change Continued from Page 1 But another exchange company in Kuwait City was Continued from Page 1 more willing to offer help. dealing in the pound yesterday. “We are buying and selling Ramadan is a real opportunity for those who are willing “Maybe by tomorrow, when the market stabilizes, we British currency. How much you need, we have it. We are innate needs of food, drink and sex. Being capable of sub- to purify the soul from forbidden desires and customs and will resume trading in sterling again,” he told Kuwait aware of the fact that some companies have halted trad- duing such formidable forces that enslave the human soul attain a spiritual achievement. People who fail to avail them- will help Muslims grow confident in the path of changing selves of this chance are most likely to fail to change at any Times. “The pound has dropped considerably and we can- ing in the pound. But we are in the money exchange busi- themselves in the first place and their community in the sec- other point. not blame dealers for holding their money, because ness, and whatever happens, we won’t stop. Ironically, no ond place. Ka’ab Bin Agza said: the prophet -peace and prayers upon everyone knows they bought the currency at a very high one is asking for the pound right now,” said Mustafa, the The changes that fasting bring about extend to touch him -said: “bring the stand, so we did. When he ascended a price. We really hope by tomorrow that everything will be exchange company manager. “A week ago, 1,000 British Muslims’ inner life; emotions, passions, priorities and inter- step, he said: Amen and did the same when he ascended the okay,” he added. pounds traded at KD 460. Now it is KD 410,” he added. ests. It is a real comprehensive change that encompasses second and the third steps. When he came down we said: O both what is inward and outward simultaneously. The messenger of God, we have heard of you today something biggest part of that change takes place within the soul when we have never heard of before? He said: Gabriel has shown Muslims gain the power to free themselves from the chains up to me and said: who can ever witness Ramadan and do Amir underlines need to safeguard... of sin and bad habits that imprison them for most of the year. not attain forgiveness is not forgiven, I said: Amen. When I Continued from Page 1 the paper work concerning it be facilitated,” he said. Muslims realize at the end of the month, that once they have went up the second step, he said who can hear your name He recalled bombing of Imam Al-Sadiq Mosque, a resolute firm will, they can change much. Several other fac- being mentioned and do not pray upon you is not forgiven, I preoccupied with libel suits. “Such a manner is during Ramadan last year, which left scores of people tors facilitate the process of change. First, the fact that a vast said: Amen. When I went up the third step, he said: who can a majority of the community is fasting encourages the individ- senior parent or both of them and they do not cause him to denounced for it is sinful and rejected by our heavenly martyred and wounded. “Culprits (of the blast) intended ual to change because a person is more willing to change go to heaven, is not forgiven, I said: Amen.” [Approved by Al- religion, which stipulates sincerity and safeguarding with their satanic act to drive a wedge among Kuwaitis, when he finds a similar mode of change in his surroundings. Albany]. peoples’ honor.” Addressing the various national media who reacted by showing sympathy to each other and There is a general communal attitude of change for the bet- So, if you are unable to get rid of your worst habits in networks and the press, HH the Amir called for check- adhering to their national unity.” ter that encompasses the whole Islamic society. Ramadan, you will not probably be able to change after- ing authenticity of reports picked up from online means His Highness the Amir prayed for heavenly guidance We have now to explore some real examples of change wards. Allah has ordained fasting on His servants so that they before publishing, “to avert boosting this strange phe- so that the Kuwaiti people would remain committed to that is associated with Ramadan. Ibn Abbas reported: The may change their bad personal characteristics, but some nomenon.” sincerely serving Kuwait, so the homeland may be pro- Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, was the most have instead changed only the time of their meals. Ramadan Youth empowerment tected and remain safe and secure. He also prayed to generous of the people and he was even more generous dur- is the best time to start a change, both inward and outward. His Highness the Amir renewed the call for helping His Almighty so “the Muslims may be united, their ranks ing the month of Ramadan when Gabriel visited him. Gabriel, the youth in sharpening their skills and attaining high- closed, their blood spared and their countries safe- upon him be peace, would meet with him every night of Courtesy of the TIES Center: The TIES Center aims at empower est levels of education, “so they may become more guarded.” HH the Amir concluded by recalling the late Ramadan until the end of the month and the Prophet would Kuwait’s expats through social and educational services that mature and conscious, immunized against drifting Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and the recite the holy Quran to Gabriel. When Gabriel met him, he promote a positive and productive role in society, and to facili- thoughts and deviating behaviors.” In this respect, he late Father Amir Sheikh Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salem Al- would be more generous than a swift wind bringing rain. tate opportunities for intra- and interfaith interactions that pro- expressed satisfaction over launching the National Sabah. He also remembered the martyrs who scarified Ramadan brings us more close to the suffering of the poor mote social solidarity. For more information, please call Fund for Small and Medium Enterprise. “We hope that their souls for the sake of the dear homeland. — KUNA and the needy as fasting helps us feel their pains and we are 25231015/6 or e-mail: [email protected] TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2016 ANALYSIS

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By James Pheby

he head of Britain’s Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, projects an image of meekness, but the Brexit Tcrisis now ripping his beloved party asunder has revealed a steely streak underneath. Corbyn is facing a revolt by Labour MPs who are demanding he resign for his lukewarm campaigning to stay in the European Union-a key factor, say the critics, in last Thursday’s shock result. More than half of Corbyn’s shadow cabinet have quit, but he has stood firm, warning the rebels they face the fury of the party’s grassroots if they force a leadership vote. “I was elected by hundreds of thou- sands of Labour party members and supporters with an overwhelming mandate for a different kind of poli- After Brexit, EU faces uncertain future tics,” he said in a statement. Corbyn biographer Rosa Prince says the veteran By Nawab Khan unelected bureaucracy in Brussels which is totally pendence, and possible destabilization of the fragile socialist’s resolve must not be underestimated. “He detached and isolated from the ordinary citizens. On the peace in Northern Ireland. portrays himself as a reluctant hero-but nothing could ritish voters have shocked and awed the world by other hand, EU supporters have been proclaiming that The UK is made up of four countries, England, Wales, be further from the truth. For 50 years, Jeremy Corbyn ignoring and rejecting all calls and pleas by politi- the EU is a very attractive project as other countries are Scotland, and Northern Ireland. The EU has been domi- has schemed and plotted to get ahead in politics,” she cal leaders right from the US to Japan, to the eager to join the European club. However, the fact that nated by the three big countries, the UK, France and wrote in the Daily Telegraph. B “Today, like a child tearfully clutching his football European Union (EU), and from famous celebrities, econ- the UK votes to leave, is the first case of this process Germany. Now as the UK is out, the German-Franco axis long after the other kids have gone home, he clings to omists, and major western media outlets to remain in being put in reverse gear. will sway over the economic and political policies of the the leadership with an iron grip that belies the myth the EU. Up to 52 percent of the British voters, more than Michael Emerson, a Senior Research Fellow at the EU , and in particular fuel the fear of a growing German he was loathe to serve.” half of the population, voted in Thursday’s referendum think-tank Centre for European Policy Studies in Brussels, control over Europe. to leave the EU. explains that a long-term anti-EU bias of the tabloid The Brexit will also seriously affect the EU’s foreign pol- Dizzying rise Brexit signals the depth of discontent and displeasure press in the UK, perceived failures of the euro and icy agenda. The UK has historical links and influence in The 66-year-old, an ardent republican, only stood with the way the EU operates. The British voters appear Schengen zones (even if the UK was never a member of Asia and the Arab World and is a major player in world for the leadership as a 100/1 outsider following to have accepted the arguments of the Brexit advocates either of these), the immigration crisis, and the rise in affairs, and hence its exit from the Union will curtail the Labour’s weak performance at last year’s general elec- that Britain will be better off in the long run outside the nationalist populism are some of the reasons behind the EU’s global influence. Besides, the EU will be so busy in tion won by Prime Minister David Cameron’s centre- EU, with full sovereignty and control over immigration Leave vote. The Brexit places the Union before unpre- putting its own house in order for several years to come, right Conservatives. The veteran socialist’s dizzying and economic rules and regulations. dictable implications and a crisis of confidence in the that it will have little time and appetite to deal with for- ascent prompted dire warnings from party grandees A significant lesson to draw from the Brexit is that European integration process. Analysts are of the view eign issues. like Tony Blair that his policies would prove too left- despite all the talk about a “European identity,” people in that the vote has dealt a serious blow to the unity and Janis Emmanouilidis, Senior Policy Analyst at the wing to draw wide support from British voters, driving Europe show greater loyalty toward their home coun- integrity of the EU. think tank European Policy Centre in Brussels argues that Labour to disaster at the ballot box. tries than they do to EU. “Brexit represents nothing less than the partial splin- the Brexit will affect the domestic policies in many EU But Corbyn benefited from the party’s decision to Analysts point out that people in Europe tend to tering of the world’s largest political union and trading member states. open the vote to all Labour members. He claimed a reject the EU in most referenda held so far. Denmark in a bloc, a $18 trillion economy. Many fear that other He thinks the mainstream politicians and govern- stunning victory in September’s leadership election referendum held in 2000 rejected to join the Eurozone, European countries will now hold their own exit referen- ments will be even more under pressure from populist after mobilising the far-left and youth vote. His huge followed by Sweden in a similar plebiscite in 2003. dums,” opines Tim King, a writer for the Brussels-based right-wing parties which will make it difficult for them to mandate torpedoed any attempts to halt his rise, but France and the Netherlands rejected the EU’s Lisbon publication Politico. operate and to forge compromises. The EU member the prospect of a general election within months fol- lowing the resignation of Prime Minister David treaty in 2005. In 2015, the Greeks rejected the EU Anti-EU parties in France, Italy and the Netherlands are states will struggle in finding compromises and imple- Cameron has refocused the party’s parliamentarians bailout conditions to resolve the country’s debt crisis. already calling for a UK-like referendum on EU member- menting them, he said in a TV interview. But for now, the on installing a more mainstream candidate. Party Now it is the Brexit. ship in their own countries. On top of all, Emerson warns EU and the UK will have to begin the difficult and compli- deputy leader Tom Watson has warned Corbyn that a These developments support the arguments of those that Brexit threatens disintegration of the UK itself, with cated “divorce process” which has to be completed within leadership challenge is imminent, according to who say that the EU is an elitist project controlled by an the prospect of a second referendum on Scottish inde- two years under article 50 of the EU treaty. —KUNA reports. “Those who want to change Labour’s leader- ship will have to stand in a democratic election, in which I will be a candidate,” responded the leader. On British border, Brexit breeds uncertainty Supporters ‘betrayed’ Corbyn believes he can still count on those who By Douglas Dalby elected him, but the results of the EU referendum paint a more uncertain picture. Polling during the n Britain’s only land frontier campaign revealed members to be unsure of the par- with a fellow EU state, the talk is ty’s position, largely driven by doubts over Corbyn’s about shopping for bargains as commitment to the EU, which he long opposed as a O neoliberal project. the Brexit crisis drives the pound “It is fairly plain that Corbyn’s emotional attach- down-but worries for the future are ment is, as before, to Brexit, and that he is nominally never far away. When the United for Remain solely because his party’s preference Kingdom quits the European Union, demands it,” wrote the Independent’s Matthew the shutters could come down once Norman. “When he ran for the leadership, Corbyn’s more between the Irish Republic and appeal was built on being that mythical beast, ‘a differ- Northern Ireland, some residents fear. ent politician’; someone who sticks rigidly to his princi- If so, this would reverse decades in ples, however out of vogue they may be. “How better which controls on the 500-kilometre to ruin that reputation, and leave the idealistic young (310-mile) border progressively disap- who most fervently supported him feeling betrayed, peared-and trade, movement and than by pretending for reasons of political expediency friendships flourished as a result. One to support Remain?” big worry is the prospect of the return Corbyn grew up in a political family-his parents met of customs controls abolished in 1993. as activists during the Spanish Civil War-and worked Out shopping in Dundalk, on the for trade unions before being elected to the Commons republic’s side of the border, Paul in 1983. McDonagh, 37, said there could be a He had never held any major office and was a serial return to cross-border contraband that backbench rebel, voting against his party’s line repeat- was once synonymous with the area. edly and championing human rights and policies to help the poor. “We could be going back to smug- So committed is he to socialism that his second mar- gling butter again across the border,” riage reportedly broke up over his opposition to send- he said. Around 4,500 people around ing his son to a state-run school that selects children by Dundalk and Newry, a town just over academic ability rather than a school open to all. As the border in the UK’s Northern Ireland, leader, Corbyn has opposed austerity and the renewal cross back and forward to work every of Britain’s Trident nuclear submarine missile system, day, according to local estimates. and claimed credit for forcing the government to back- “Can you imagine the disruption it track on cutting tax credits for low earners. —AFP could cause if they were stuck behind a line of traffic at a customs barrier?” said A woman uses a mobile phone next to a catering van which is parked on the border between England and Scotland, Paddy Malone, who runs an accountan- near Berwick-upon-Tweed in northern England close to the border between England and Scotland yesterday. —AFP cy practice in Dundalk. For shops along All articles appearing on these the border, Britain’s vote to leave the day. “There were more people than Dundalk became a virtual ghost town. Northern Ireland that it could push the pages are the personal opinion of EU has had an immediate adverse usual paying with euros,” said Jamie Jenny Browne, 36, a store assistant British province towards reunification the writers. Kuwait Times takes no effect-customers on the republic’s side McAteer, an 18-year-old student who at Diamonds Jewellers in Dundalk, said: with the south. McAteer, in Newry, was are heading north to take advantage of works part-time in the high-end “If we were that wee bit further away among those who reflected on how his responsibility for views expressed sterling’s decline. Belleek household goods store in from the border it would help us an life could be turned upside-down by therein. Kuwait Times invites read- “Uncertainty is always bad for busi- Newry. The euro-sterling exchange rate awful lot. “It is much more difficult for what had happened on June 23 2016. ers to voice their opinions. Please nesses and towns south of the border can mean the difference between busi- someone to go over the border from He said he had voted to stay in the EU- send submissions via email to: opin- would obviously suffer if sterling con- ness success and failure, such is the Dublin whereas here it would take you and was now considering applying for tinues to fall,” said Shane McArdle, a 19- porous nature of the market in this 10 minutes. an Irish passport. “I am hoping to study [email protected] or via snail year-old resident of Dundalk. area and the close proximity of the two Spanish, but I don’t know that I would mail to PO Box 1301 Safat, Kuwait. Conversely, businesses 10 minutes’ main towns. A ‘hard’ border? qualify for the Erasmus European stu- The editor reserves the right to edit drive away on the northern side have Many residents remember the situa- Some commentators say that a dent exchange program that would any submission as necessary. seen an uptick. The pound dropped to tion a few years ago when the euro also return to the “hard” border of the 1970s allow me to study in Spain if I am not a two-year low against the euro yester- rose sharply against the pound and and 80s could be so traumatic for an EU citizen,” he said. —AFP TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2016 SPORTS

Zola loses Qatar Fonte desperate Capello impressed coaching job for another chance by callow England DOHA: Former Italy and Chelsea star Gianfranco Zola has been sacked as coach of MARSEILLE: Jose Fonte is on cloud nine after making his Euro 2016 bow for LONDON: Italian coach Fabio Capello is intrigued by the make-up of England’s Euro Al-Arabi, a spokesman for the Qatari Stars League side said yesterday. Zola, who Portugal in their round of 16 victory over Croatia and he cannot wait to face 2016 squad but fears a lack of experience could prevent the national team he once lasted just one season in Qatar, will be replaced by veteran Uruguayan coach, Poland. The 32-year-old centre-back, who started in Saturday’s 1-0 win over managed from scaling the heights in France. England are unbeaten in the competition Gerardo Pelusso. “Our president has said he is going to change the coach,” the Croatia, is hoping coach Fernando Santos elects to play him in the quarter-finals and take on Iceland on Monday evening in the last 16 in Nice hoping to set up a quar- spokesman for Al-Arabi told AFP. Asked if Zola, who signed a two-year contract against Poland on Thursday in Marseille. Poland, who beat Switzerland on penalties ter-final meeting with hosts France. Roy Hodgson is overseeing the youngest England with the Doha-based club in July 2015, had been sacked, the spokesman replied: on Saturday, had not won a game before the clash with Croatia, registering three squad in a competitive tournament for 58 years, with an average age of 25 years and “Yes.” Despite being one of the biggest names in the Qatari league, successive draws in the group stage. “Saturday’s game was important for me as I 10 months. “They are young, daring, very dangerous in attack and the Italian, who celebrates his 50th birthday next week, appears to played my first game in such a big competition,” Fonte said. “If the coach considers they defend very well,” Capello, who led England from 2008 until have paid the price for Al-Arabi’s poor league form. The club fin- it, I am ready to play the next game.” Portugal beat a Croatia team flying high after 2012, told Spanish newspaper Marca. “They are a national team ished eighth in the 14-team league, exactly the same position their 2-1 come-from-behind win over holders Spain in their final group game. without experience. We shall see how far they go.” England went and with the same number of points, 35, as the previous season. Fonte believes everyone in the Portugal squad feels valued. “All the players feel into the tournament with five wins in their previous six games. The decision to replace Zola comes after the club installed a new important,” said Fonte, who made 32 Premier League appearances for They finished second in Group B after a victory over Wales and president, Sheikh Khalifa bin Jabr Al-Thani. Managerial changes Southampton last season. “That is what the coach makes us believe. I am ready to draws with Russia and Slovakia. Hodgson, who took over from are common at Al-Arabi and Zola was the 12th coach at the start just like the other 22 players in the group. We work daily and the coach tells us Capello, led England to the quarter-finals of Euro 2012 where they club in just the past six years. Previous Al-Arabi that he believes in all of us. That gives us hope and makes everyone work at their lost to Italy on penalties. They were eliminated from the 2014 coaches included Zola’s former Chelsea teammate best.” Portugal reached the semi-finals of the competition four years ago before World Cup two years later at the group stage. — Reuters Dan Petrescu and Germany’s Uli Stielike. — AFP losing to Spain on penalties. — Reuters Fernandez fans 13 and Marlins take series from Cubs, 6-1

MIAMI: Jose Fernandez delivered another gem at Marlins Park, striking out 13 and allowing one run in seven innings to help Miami beat faltering Chicago. The Marlins won three of four from the injury-depleted Cubs, who went 1-6 for the week but still have the best record in the majors. Fernandez (10-3) improved his career record at home to 24-1 with a 1.48 ERA, and this year the right-hander has been pretty good everywhere - he has a 2.28 ERA and 138 strikeouts. Giancarlo Stanton doubled and scored the go-ahead run in the sixth for the Marlins, who went 7-3 on their homestand. At 41-35, they’re six games above .500 for the first time since June 2012, their first season in Marlins Park. Jason Hammel (7-4) allowed two runs in six innings, and the Cubs lost his fourth start in a row even though he pitched out of several jams. Martin Prado hit a three-run double in the ninth.

CLEVELAND 9, DETROIT 3 Lonnie Chisenhall had four hits, including one of Cleveland’s four home runs off Justin Verlander in the fifth inning, and the streaking Indians won their ninth straight game Sunday by beating Detroit 9-3 to remain unbeaten in nine meetings with the Tigers this season. Juan Uribe, Tyler Naquin and Mike Napoli also went deep for the Indians. Chisenhall was 4 for 4 with a triple and three RBIs. Mike Tomlin (9-1) beat Verlander for the third time this year, allowing three runs and six hits in eight innings. Cleveland overcame three homers by former teammates, including two by Victor Martinez, to sweep Detroit for the third time this year. The Indians have outscored the Tigers 60-20 in nine games. Only once before had Verlander (7-6) allowed four homers in a start - also against the Indians in 2007. According to the Elias Sports Bureau and Fox Sports Detroit, he became the first pitcher in franchise history to give up four in one inning.

ORIOLES 12, RAYS 5 Chris Davis hit his seventh career grand slam, and Baltimore completed an unprecedented sweep of Tampa Bay that extended the Rays’ los- ing streak to 11 games. Jonathan Schoop and Mark Trumbo also homered for the AL East lead- ers, whose 31-13 home record is the best in the majors. Baltimore has won five straight to climb a season-high 15 games over .500 (45-30). Davis hit an opposite-field drive to left after the Orioles used a walk and two singles to load the bases with no outs in the first inning against Drew Smyly (2-8). That sent Baltimore to its first four- game sweep in a rivalry that began in 1998. The Orioles are 7-2 against Tampa Bay this season, 6-0 at home. Tyler Wilson (4-5) earned his first win in seven home starts this season despite allowing five runs and 10 hits over five innings. The Rays have been outscored 72-29 during their skid and yielded at least five runs in each game. The defeat completed an 0-7 swing through Cleveland and Baltimore, the third time in franchise history the MIAMI: Martin Prado #14 of the Miami Marlins hits a 3 RBI double during the eighth inning of the game against the Chicago Cubs at Marlins Park on Sunday in Miami, Florida. — AFP team has gone winless on a road trip of at least seven games. Desmond Jennings and newcomer Mark Melancon pitched a perfect ninth for his batters and wound up pitching two-hit ball for against Seattle. Jedd Gyorko and Matt Holliday Cuthbert connected for a two-run shot. Lorenzo Oswaldo Arcia homered for the Rays, mired in their 22nd save in 23 opportunities, combining with eight innings while Minnesota backed him with also homered for St. Louis. Carpenter, Holliday Cain had three of the Royals’ 13 hits. Doug Fister longest losing streak in seven years. Juan Nicasio and A.J. Schugel for four scoreless six home runs. Brian Dozier, Trevor Plouffe and and Aledmys Diaz each had three hits as the (8-4) lost for the first time since April 25. He gave innings of relief. Justin Turner homered and Max Kepler hit consecutive homers in the sixth Cardinals finished with 17 - including 13 for extra up four runs and eight hits in 6 2/3 innings, PIRATES 4, DODGERS 3 drove in all three Dodgers runs. He had two of to help the Twins end a three-game skid. Danny bases. Gyorko and Pham led off the seventh with including three homers. Evan Gattis hit a leadoff Chad Kuhl ended Clayton Kershaw’s nine- their four hits. Santana, Eduardo Nunez and Juan Centeno also back-to-back home runs against reliever Nick homer in the sixth for Houston. game winning streak in his major league debut, connected. Duffey (3-6) pitched perfect ball until Vincent (1-7) to break a 6-all tie. Holliday extend- and David Freese hit a three-run double that sent NATIONALS 3, BREWERS 2 Aaron Hicks doubled with two outs in the sixth. ed St. Louis’ lead to 9-6 with a solo shot in the BRAVES 5, METS 2 Pittsburgh past Los Angeles. The 23-year-old Tanner Roark pitched seven shutout innings in Duffey struck out eight, walked none and eighth against Edwin Diaz. Pham and Carpenter Freddie Freeman and Adonis Garcia homered, Kuhl (1-0) allowed three runs and four hits in five place of injured ace Stephen Strasburg, and stopped a team that had won three in a row. The each hit their second home runs, both solo shots, and Bud Norris threw seven scoreless innings to innings after getting called up from Triple-A Washington ended a seven-game losing streak by 25-year-old righty began the day with a 6.18 in the ninth. Kevin Siegrist (5-2) allowed one run send Atlanta past New York. Freeman had three Indianapolis before the game. Kershaw (11-2) beating Milwaukee. Jose Lobaton and Clint ERA, was 0-3 in his last five starts and had been in 1 1/3 innings to get the win. Nelson Cruz hit hits and a walk, helping the Braves salvage a split took his second loss exactly two months after he Robinson homered for the Nationals. Lobaton hit hit hard in seven straight outings. The Twins have his 19th homer for the Mariners, and Franklin of the four-game series. was beaten by Miami. He gave up four runs and his first homer of the season in the seventh off won just two of their last 12 against New York. Gutierrez had a three-run shot. Brandon Nimmo, one of New York’s top nine hits in six innings, striking out four. Freese’s reliever Jacob Barnes (0-1). Robinson added a two- Nathan Eovaldi (6-5) lost to Minnesota for the prospects, made his major league debut and big hit capped a four-run second. Pittsburgh run shot in the eighth. Roark (7-5) held the Brewers second time in eight days. He is winless in five ANGELS 7, BLUE JAYS 6 went 0 for 4 with a game-ending strikeout. The rookie Adam Frazier drove in the first run with a to seven hits and struck out seven. Strasburg was starts, tagged for 10 homers and 25 runs over 26 Jefry Marte drove in Mike Trout with a game- outfielder was recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas single after entering in the top of the inning placed on the 15-day disabled list before the game innings during that span. Mark Teixeira homered ending sacrifice fly, and Los Angeles stopped a on Saturday. Norris (3-7) allowed four hits, struck when shortstop Jordy Mercer was injured. The with an upper back strain. Shawn Kelley retired in the Yankees eighth. six-game losing streak. Trout led off the ninth out eight and walked none. Arodys Vizcaino got Pirates have won three in a row against the four batters for his third save. with a single against Liam Hendriks (0-1). With one out for his 10th save. Bartolo Colon (6-4) Dodgers after losing 13 of 15 overall and can ROCKIES 9, DIAMONDBACKS 7 one out and the bases loaded, Marte’s fly to cen- yielded one run and six hits in seven innings. sweep the four-game series Monday. Los TWINS 7, YANKEES 1 Mark Reynolds hit a two-run homer with two ter field scored Trout easily from third. The Angeles arrived on a six-game winning streak. Tyler Duffey set down the first 17 New York outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift Angels trailed 6-2 after six innings, but Trout hit a WHITE SOX 5, BLUE JAYS 2 Colorado over Arizona. Carlos Gonzalez had a two-run homer in the seventh and Marte had an Chris Sale pitched eight innings of two-run grand slam, and Trevor Story and Charlie Blackmon RBI single in a two-run eighth. Huston Street (3- ball to become the first 13-game winner in the also went deep for the Rockies, who gained a split 1) pitched a scoreless ninth for the win. Coco majors, leading Chicago over Toronto. Tim MLB results/standings of the four-game series. Story was hit by a pitch Crisp hit a grand slam for Oakland in the fourth. Anderson and J.B. Shuck homered to help the leading off the ninth. Silvino Bracho (0-1) retired Marcus Semien followed with his 14th homer. White Sox take two of three from the Minnesota 7, NY Yankees 1; Cleveland 9, Detroit 3; Miami 6, Chicago Cubs 1; Cincinnati 3, the next two batters before Reynolds connected slumping Blue Jays, who have dropped five of San Diego 0; Atlanta 5, NY Mets 2; Baltimore 12, Tampa Bay 5; Chicago White Sox 5, Toronto for his eighth home run. It was Colorado’s first RANGERS 6, RED SOX 2 seven. Chicago (38-38) returned to .500 with its 2; Washington 3, Milwaukee 2; Kansas City 6, Houston 1; Texas 6, Boston 2; LA Angels 7, walk-off win since Sept. 26, 2015. Carlos Estevez (2- The first six Texas hitters reached safely for an fifth win in seven games. Sale (13-2) allowed five Oakland 6; San Francisco 8, Philadelphia 7; Colorado 9, Arizona 7; St. Louis 11, Seattle 6; 5) was the winner. Paul Goldschmidt had two hits early lead, and Martin Perez pitched six solid hits, struck out seven and walked two in his Pittsburgh 4, LA Dodgers 3. and four RBIs for Arizona. innings against Boston for his sixth straight win. fourth straight victory. David Robertson pitched American League National League Prince Fielder hit a two-run homer for the a perfect ninth for his 20th save in 22 chances. Eastern Division Eastern Division GIANTS 8, PHILLIES 7 Rangers, who are 11-0-1 in series since getting Troy Tulowitzki and Junior Lake homered for W L PCT GB Washington 44 32 .579 - Conor Gillaspie hit a game-ending double swept at Oakland in mid-May. Perez (7-4) was Toronto in the eighth. Marcus Stroman (6-4) with one out in the ninth inning to lift San working on a shutout before Bryce Brentz hit a allowed four runs and seven hits in five innings. Baltimore 45 30 .600 - NY Mets 40 34 .541 3 Francisco over Philadelphia, giving manager solo drive with two outs in the sixth for his first Boston 41 34 .547 4 Miami 41 35 .539 3 Toronto 41 36 .532 5 Bruce Bochy his 800th win with the Giants. major league homer. Shin-Soo Choo, Ian REDS 3, PADRES 0 Philadelphia 32 45 .416 12.5 Ramiro Pena doubled off Severino Gonzalez (0-1) Desmond, Nomar Mazara and Adrian Beltre Anthony DeSclafani pitched eight innings NY Yankees 37 37 .500 7.5 Atlanta 26 49 .347 17.5 Tampa Bay 31 43 .419 13.5 and scored standing up when Gillaspie lined a 1- opened Texas’ three-run first with four straight and singled with the bases loaded, carrying Central Division 1 pitch in the same direction. Angel Pagan had a singles. The last two drove in a run apiece, to go Cincinnati past San Diego in the finale of the Central Division Chicago Cubs 48 26 .649 - Cleveland 44 30 .595 - season-high four hits and two RBIs while five along with Rougned Odor’s blooper to left Reds’ weekend dedicated to Pete Rose. Until St. Louis 39 35 .527 9 Kansas City 39 35 .527 5 others had two hits apiece for San Francisco, against Clay Buchholz (3-8). Sunday, the only thing missing from the hits king Pittsburgh 37 39 .487 12 Chicago WSox 38 38 .500 7 which has won 13 of 15. The teams combined for gala was a win. The Reds’ top starter took care of Detroit 38 38 .500 7 Milwaukee 34 41 .453 14.5 28 hits, with the Phillies rallying to tie the score ROYALS 6, ASTROS 1 that in front of Cincinnati’s third straight sellout Minnesota 24 51 .320 20.5 Cincinnati 29 47 .382 20 twice in the final three innings before Gillaspie’s Ian Kennedy struck out 11 over seven innings crowd. DeSclafani (2-0) gave up five singles, Western Division Western Division game-winner. Odubel Herrera homered and and Kansas City snapped Houston’s seven-game struck out five and didn’t allow a runner to reach Texas 49 27 .645 - San Francisco 49 28 .636 - Peter Bourjos added three hits for Philadelphia. winning streak. After Royals starters Edinson second base. He also hit an RBI single in the sixth Houston 39 37 .513 10 LA Dodgers 41 36 .532 8 Cory Gearrin (3-0) retired two batters for the win. Volquez and Chris Young were roughed up in off Luis Perdomo (2-3). Jay Bruce hit his 17th Seattle 38 38 .500 11 Colorado 36 39 .480 12 blowout losses in the first two games of the homer, and Tucker Barnhart doubled home a run Oakland 32 43 .427 16.5 Arizona 36 42 .462 13.5 CARDINALS 11, MARINERS 6 series, Kennedy (6-6) allowed one run and three as the Reds avoided a four-game sweep. Tony LA Angels 32 44 .421 17 San Diego 33 44 .429 16 Matt Carpenter and Tommy Pham each hits with one walk. Kendrys Morales hit a pair of Cingrani earned his ninth save, completing homered twice as St. Louis went deep six times solo homers for Kansas City, and Cheslor Cincinnati’s first shutout of the season. — AP TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2016 SPORTS NHL teams must consider expansion draft in offseason plans

LAS VEGAS: Brad Treliving saw the rules rules could be, you just knew you weren’t rules are and how that might affect our can get too worked up about it,” Bowman move clauses and the Blue Jackets six, for the expansion draft and immediately going to be signing both of them,” GM Bob outlook for the expansion draft and ahead said. “It’s a little bit early to be making which could necessitate buyouts this week was in an advantageous position. The Murray said. “You’re going to come out of that.” Each team will be able to protect moves strictly for an expansion draft that’s or deals over the next year. Calgary Flames’ general manager needed a looking pretty stupid if you did that.” seven forwards, three defensemen and going to happen in about 12 months from “Nobody could really prepare before goaltender, and with Las Vegas set to har- No one wants to look stupid, and that’s one goaltender or eight skaters and one now.”Win-now teams shouldn’t get worked they knew what the rules were,” Kekalainen vest the NHL for two of them in a year, his the challenge over the next 12 months. goaltender. Any player with a no-move- up. Penguins GM Jim Rutherford plans to said. “Some teams are in better positions colleagues had incentive to make a move. Teams will only be able to protect one ment clause in his contract must be pro- keep Fleury and Cup-winning goalie Matt just by accident or by luck or whatever.” The Flames got Brian Elliott from the St. goalie, so the Tampa Bay Lightning will tected, and each team will lose one player. Murray for now and worry about it later, Edmonton Oilers GM Peter Chiarelli, who Louis Blues for a second-round pick. A full likely have to trade Ben Bishop and the and making moves for the future alone can relax with Connor McDavid exempt year before the Las Vegas expansion draft, Stanley Cup-champion Pittsburgh BLOATED CONTRACTS won’t help anyone capture a title next sea- because he’ll only have two years of pro GMs must plan for the inevitability of los- Penguins have to decide what to do with Players with bloated contracts or who son. “It’s tough to take a player you like out experience, said teams will have to think ing a player to a team that the league Marc-Andre Fleury before the yet-to-be- are past their prime will be exposed, but of your lineup right now before the season differently if they face the potential of los- wants to be good out of the gate. Already named Las Vegas team picks its first 30 teams could take a serious hit because starts, especially if you want to compete ing a significant player. No doubt that’s a the impact of the impending expansion players on June 20, 2017. young and cheap talent will be plentiful. for a championship,” Washington Capitals reality for some, but Treliving doesn’t see draft has been felt with the Flames acquir- With the unrestricted free agent market That’s a danger for a team like the GM Brian MacLellan said. “You try and find that flooding the market. ing Elliott and the Toronto Maple Leafs get- opening Friday and trade winds gusting, Chicago Blackhawks, who have won the that perfect situation where you’re protect- “That idea that now that there’s expan- ting goalie Frederik Andersen from the teams have to consider the expansion Stanley Cup three times in seven years but ed in an expansion draft.” sion everybody’s going to be dying to just Anaheim Ducks. draft as part of their offseason maneuvers. are locked into long-term deals with their Expect some movement once teams give you players, that’s not quite the case,” The Ducks knew they wouldn’t be able “Everything will be affected by that,” core players. GM Stan Bowman, who has have a grip on which players they might Treliving said. “There is obviously a knowl- to keep Andersen and John Gibson forever, Columbus Blue Jackets GM Jarmo taken Chicago from the brink of cap purga- protect or have in danger of exposing for edge of what may happen, so people are try- and the expansion draft expedited a move. Kekalainen said. “In every decision, we’ll tory back to the Cup, isn’t worried about the NHL’s Las Vegas venture. The ing to see if they can be aggressive or if that’s “After starting to hear what the expansion have to take into consideration what the losing someone. “I think sometimes you Blackhawks have eight players with no- going to be something in a year.” — AP Lydia Ko wins LPGA Tour’s NW Arkansas Championship

ROGERS: Lydia Ko began the final round of the NW Arkansas Championship in a tie for the lead. Much like the rest of her young career, the 19- year-old New Zealander turned her walk around Pinnacle Country Club into a coronation of sorts Sunday. Sparked by an stretch of four birdies in her first five holes, Ko opened an early four-shot lead and was rarely challenged while closing with a 3- under 68 for her third LPGA Tour victory of the year. She finished a tournament-record 17-under overall, and the three-stroke victory was her 13th since first winning an event as a 15-year-old amateur in 2012. Ko has set any number of records since taking the LPGA Tour by storm, everything from being the first amateur to win OMAHA: Maya DiRado of the United States celebrates after finishing first in the final two events to becoming the youngest two-time heat for the Women’s 400 Meter Individual Medley during Day One of the 2016 US major winner at the ANA Inspiration this year. Olympic Team Swimming Trials at CenturyLink Center on Sunday in Omaha, By those standards, Sunday’s victory - Ko’s Nebraska. — AFP 13th in 79 career events and the third time in three years she’s won at least three times - seemed almost commonplace for the teenager Boudia, Cook take hard who has spent the last 35 weeks atop the world ranking. path to earning Her game, however, once again proved any- thing but common as she left a talent-laden field in her wake. “It’s gone by so much faster that I Olympic diving spots could have ever dreamt of or ever imagined,” Ko said. “... I feel very lucky with what has happened. INDIANAPOLIS: David Boudia and Kassidy Cook acknowledging the applause for her dad. When I’m going to enjoy it.” couldn’t wait to share their Olympic moments Boudia handed his daughter back, he gave his Morgan Pressel, tied for the lead with Ko at 14 Sunday. So Boudia walked calmly to the stands wife, Sonnie, a kiss. The next stop is Rio where under entering Sunday, shot a 71 to tie for sec- and grabbed his toddler daughter from his wife, Boudia will try to join Greg Louganis, Samuel Lee ond with Candie Kung (69). Pressel was the club- holding her up so she could celebrate with him. and Bob Webster as the only American men to house leader by two shots Saturday afternoon Cook hugged everyone in sight. Now the win back-to-back Olympic golds in platform. before Ko shot a back-nine 28 and tied her at 14 defending Olympic champion in men’s 10- “What’s funny is that after this competition was meter and America’s comeback kid in women’s over, I wasn’t exactly happy with it,” Boudia said. under with an eagle on the par-5 18th. 3-meter will head to Rio as teammates after “I know it’s not going to cut it in Rio. So while I’m The New Zealander wasted little time in tak- winning the final events at this year’s US happy, I’ve still got a lot of work to do.” For Cook, ing control after teeing off on Sunday, breaking Olympic diving trials. the stakes were even higher. the previous tournament record by two strokes “The job’s not done yet,” Cook said shortly After missing out on London, injuries cost and earning $300,000. Playing in the final pair- after making her first Olympic team after missing here most of the next three years of training. ing with Pressel, Ko birdied four of her first five the team by 0.42 points in 2012. “This is just the That left Cook with less than 18 months to regain holes - only settling for a par once in the five- first step. Now it’s time to go to Rio and kick Olympic form - knowing she could be setting hole stretch when narrowly missing a short some butt there.” herself up for more heartbreak. birdie putt on the par-3 third. After Pressel Boudia can advise the 21-year-old Texan She didn’t allow it to happen. Cook took a sol- bogeyed the par-5 second, Ko went from even about what to expect - and what it will take to id lead into the finals and continued to pad it. to three shots clear of the field after only two win gold on diving’s biggest stage. And at age She finished with a score 1,003.65, well ahead of holes. And that was just the start of Ko’s final- 27, he looks every bit as good as he did 2012. Thy her good friend Abby Johnston, who was part of round romp on a 6,330-yard course she’s tamed synchro 10-meter team of Boudia and Steele the synchro 3-meter team that knocked Cook in each of her four tournament appearances Johnson qualified together on Thursday. Then out of the Olympics four year earlier. Johnston, while finishing no lower than sixth. Ko has shot after finishing second in the individual 10-meter who attends medical school, claimed the second below 70 in 11 of her 12 rounds at Pinnacle, prelims, behind Johnson, Boudia took the lead in Olympic spot with 949.3 points. Laura Reedy was including matching the course record with her the semifinals and pulled away in the finals by third at 898.8. When it ended, all that emotion 9-under 62 on Saturday. scoring at least 83 points on four of his six dives rushed out in one quick burst. The ecstatic Cook “I love coming here, and I look forward to to finish with a score of 1,534.4. sprinted to Johnston and gave her a hug. Coach ARKANSAS: Lydia Ko of New Zealand displays the trophy after winning the Walmart NW Johnson earned the second spot in the event Ken Armstrong was next in line for a hug, and coming back,” Ko said. Ko fell back to 17 under Arkansas Championship Presented by P&G on Sunday at Pinnacle Country Club in Rogers, by finishing with 1,475.15 points, exactly 12 then Cook sprinted up the steps to the judge’s with a bogey on No. 6, but she stayed two shots Arkansas. — AFP more than David Dinsmore in what was the best stand, hopped over the railing and into the clear of Pressel with a 30-foot birdie putt on the duel in the pool all week. Johnson spent most of crowd where she began hugging a large contin- par-4 eighth. She then reached as low as 19 suspense regarding the outcome. Pressel 2008, out of contention. “It’s just frustrating. I the night in second place but surrendered that gent of family and friends. “I’m at a loss for words under with a birdie on the 246-yard par-4 10th, stayed within two shots of Ko for much of the had high hopes, certainly,” said Pressel, wiping spot briefly to Dinsmore after Round 3. Dinsmore because it all happened so fast,” Cook said, well on her way to topping the previous tourna- round, reaching 17 under following a birdie on away tears. “I felt like I played pretty well for wound up with a 61.05 on his next dive, opening speaking with the pace of an auctioneer. “It’s still ment low of 15 under - set by Seon Hwa Lee in No. 10. However, her round unraveled with a nine holes, hung in there. But then I just could- the door for Johnson who scored a 99.9 and all a blur right now but it was amazing.” 2008 and matched by Na Yeon Choi a year ago. poor tee shot on the par-3 11th - leading to the n’t keep it going and couldn’t keep getting retook second. Dinsmore rallied for scores of 96.9 Johnston, a silver medalist in London, was every By the time Ko finished with a bogey on the first of four straight bogeys that took Pressel, lucky, as I had been getting lucky. And it just and 102.6 on his final two dives, but Johnson got bit as excited for her friend as she was about 18th to finish 17 under, she had long ended any who is still in search of her first victory since wasn’t my day.” — AP an 88.4 and an 86.4 - just enough to bring making her second Olympic team and her first in Johnson to his knees and Dinsmore to tears. “I an individual event. She even added to the div- honestly thought Dinsmore was ahead of me,” ing tradition by awarding Cook her Olympic ring. Johnson said. “I thought I needed a 95 to go “She deserves it. It was so hard four years ago Tiger says he might not ahead of him, but it turned out 86 was good because we are such good friends, and to be the enough - by 12 points.” one who narrowly edged her out, it really Boudia celebrated his win differently. He cud- weighed on me to see someone I cared so much dled his daughter, Dakoda, in his arms and about so sad,” Johnston said. “I know she is going play again this year repeatedly hugged and kissed her as she point- to kick butt in Rio, and I’m going to be right there ed to the fans and raised her arm as if she was with her.” — AFP BETHESDA: Tiger Woods said Sunday he might not still need to get to get stronger, need to recover and try to explain how they have been rivals for return to competitive golf this year following back faster. Unfortunately it will take time. “I’m older. It nearly two decades. “I was trying to explain to Sam Power holds off Kanaan to win surgery nine months ago, but he’s counting on the takes longer to recover. I want to do it right so I and Charlie-’See that big guy over there on the wait being worthwhile by producing impressive don’t have another surgery.” South Africa’s Ernie Els, 18th green? I’ve been battling him for the last 19 IndyCar race at Road America form. The 14-time major champion updated his a four-time major winner who played in Sunday’s years,’” Woods said. “That was really cool.” Woods recovery status after Sunday’s final round of the US final group, made it clear he wants to see Woods has won 79 US PGA events, three shy of Sam ELKHART LAKE: Healthy again following an first race at the rural Wisconsin road course PGA National at Congressional Country Club, which return. Snead’s all-time record, and his major total is four early-season illness, Will Power is feeling much since 2007. “This is the type of places we want benefits his charity foundation. “I’m trying to get “When Ernie walked off, he made a beeline over shy of the all-time record 18 won by Jack Nicklaus. better about his chances of contending for to race. If you ask any driver about this road back as fast as I can,” Woods said. “It’s frustrating to me and gave me a big hug and said, ‘Get back But Woods, nagged by back and leg injuries, has another IndyCar championship. After starting course, it’s one of their favorites by far, and the not being able to play, especially at my own event. out here,’” Woods said. “That’s awfully special not won a major since the 2008 US Open and has from the pole, Power led all but four laps and fans, too,” Kanaan said. Track officials said the I miss being out here.” because we’ve been going at it for such a long not won any title since the 2013 World Golf held off Tony Kanaan’s last-lap surge to take the race weekend broke an attendance record but Asked if there was a chance he might not play time.” Woods, 40, was able to show his children Els Championships Bridgestone Invitational. — AFP 202-mile Kohler Grand Prix by 0.74 seconds on they did not yet have a specific number. “We again this year, Woods said, “I don’t know. I want to Sunday at Road America. It was Power’s second can’t wait to come back next year and do it play. I don’t know if I will. But I am trying to... I’m series victory of the year for Team Penske, both again,” IndyCar president Jay Frye said. coming in June. Power also won on June 5 at WHO’S HOT: Power won with a speed of working my tail off.” The British Open is only three Detroit, ending a frustrating three-race stretch 121.426 mph and cruised from the front for weeks away and the year’s final major, the PGA in which he didn’t finish higher than 10th. much of the afternoon, leading 46 of the 50 Championship, is less than five weeks away. The slump was uncharacteristic for the 2014 laps. Kanaan said Power benefited from a fast Woods never mentions a specific event when series champion and annual contender. “I got start from the pole. asked about a comeback timetable and he has my normal engine back, and perform like I nor- Power has a fast car, “but I don’t think he admitted downplaying his status in comments mally do, and that’s the difference,” said Power, was like anywhere stronger,” Kanaan said. “We about past injuries. But he talks time and again referring to his health. Power said he was deal- closed the gap any time we needed to, but he about having learned from past attempts to return ing with food allergies in the offseason. He just had that little advantage every time too quickly from injury and setbacks he has suf- missed the season opener in March at St. because he was in the lead.” fered as a result. Petersburg after being diagnosed with an inner WHO’S NOT: With Power in front, the race reset “I would like to say next week. But I can’t,” ear infection. “Finally back to my normal fitness with six laps to go following the only caution Woods said. “It’s not fun. It’s a tough road. I know level, just the way I do things,” Power said. He flag of the afternoon, stunting the momentum I’m getting better. I’m progressing, but still I’m just had the stamina to hold off Kanaan at the end of points leader Simon Pagenaud, who was not quite ready to be out here. “I can play with by 0.7429 seconds as Chevrolet finished 12 and then in second place. these guys. I know I still can. took three of the top five spots. But Pagenaud, whose car seemed to I just need to get healthy enough where I can Kanaan shaved about a half-second off the improve through the middle of the race, fell do it on a regular basis.” That, Woods said, requires gap with Power after the white flag flew. But he back in a surprise at the restart He finished in getting into golf shape. That means even though couldn’t catch up as the cars winded their way 13th place. “I just lost power. Similar to the he is playing 18 holes now on consecutive days, he toward the end of the final lap on the 14-turn problem we had at Indy in the Indianapolis 500. track. Those extra “push-to-pass” fuel boosts We just lost power and you’re not going any- must be able to handle all the stresses of tourna- that Power had saved came in handy late in the where,” Pagenaud said. “You’ve just got to hang ment play over 72 holes. “I still need to be golf fit, BETHESDA: Billy Hurley III and Tiger Woods look on behind the trophy after the Quicken Loans race. It made for an exciting finish in IndyCar’s on and get the best result you can.” — AP hit ball after ball to have my golf muscles back,” Woods said. “I am playing, just I need more time, I National at Congressional Country Club on Sunday in Bethesda, Maryland. — AFP TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2016 SPORTS Djokovic, Murray seeded for Wimbledon final showdown

LONDON: World number one Novak it easy,” said the American who will begin when he won his seventh title at the All right away,” said the Swiss when asked to Canadian sixth seed Milos Raonic, with Djokovic and 17-time major winner Roger her bid for an Open era record-equalling England Club, begins against Argentina’s assess his chances. John McEnroe in his corner, meets Spain’s Federer get Wimbledon under way yes- 22nd Grand Slam today. Djokovic has world number 51 Guido Pella. “Novak or Andy (Murray) are the big Pablo Carreno Busta as he looks to terday with history beckoning for the two won six of the last eight Grand Slams, tak- Federer, 34, has been runner-up to favourites.” Pella, 26, was forced to retire improve on his 2014 semi-final showing. Grand Slam A-listers. Top seed Djokovic is ing him to a career tally of 12 — within Djokovic for the last two years and is from his first round match on his Meanwhile, armed police will patrol halfway to the first calendar Grand Slam two of Rafael Nadal’s mark and five attempting to become the oldest ever Wimbledon debut in 2013 while he fell in the tournament, both inside and outside since 1969 after ending his agonising behind Federer’s record. Wimbledon champion in modern times. qualifying last year. The Centre Court pro- the grounds while organisers have also wait for a maiden French Open crown Djokovic takes on British wild card But the Swiss has been dogged by knee gramme also sees women’s second seed increased the numbers of their private earlier this month. James Ward in the opening match on and back problems this year and his and French Open champion Garbine security staff. The 29-year-old defending champion Centre Court. Ward, the 29-year-old son of injury-enforced withdrawal from the Muguruza taking on Camila Giorgi, the Armed officers were also used at currently holds all four majors and if he a London taxi driver, is ranked at 177 in French Open ended his streak of 65 suc- world number 68 from Italy. Wimbledon last year but on a lower scale wins a third successive Wimbledon title the world and made the third round last cessive Grand Slam appearances stretch- Muguruza was runner-up to Williams on the 10th anniversary of the 7/7 attacks and fourth in all, he will become just the year with Australian coach Darren Tandy. ing back to 1999. He has since suffered last year. Giorgi reached the fourth round in London. “(There will be) significant second man in history to win five succes- But Tandy was diagnosed with cancer of semi-final losses on grass at Stuttgart and in 2012. On Court One, 36-year-old Venus numbers of officers patrolling the local sive Slams. Only Don Budge, who won six the colon later in the year and died on Halle, the last of which against Alexander Williams, seeded eighth and a five-time area, firearms officers and a highly mobile straight from 1937 Wimbledon to the Christmas Eve. Zverev was his first against a teenager in champion, takes on Croatia’s Donna Vekic. reserve that can respond to emerging 1938 US Championships, has achieved “It’s been a tough time. Obviously the 10 years. Federer’s failure to win a title in Japanese fifth seed Kei Nishikori, who incidents,” said a police spokesman. the feat. end of last year was very difficult,” Ward 2016 means he will enter Wimbledon on has yet to get beyond the fourth round, “Officers will be working in uniform and Djokovic is such a hot favourite to tri- told the Press Association. “He was my his longest trophy drought since 2000. takes on big-serving Australian Sam in plain clothes during the event.” Rain is umph on July 10 that women’s champion tennis coach so every time I play tennis it Groth. Australian Open champion also expected in the first week but fore- Serena Williams is already tipping the reminds me of him.” Federer, whose last ‘NOVAK, ANDY THE FAVOURITES’ Angelique Kerber faces Britain’s Laura casters are confident showers will pass Serb for more greatness. “I think he’ll get major triumph was at Wimbledon in 2012 “Clearly I’m not thinking of the title Robson in the same arena. by the time play gets under way. — AFP Amir can be world’s best, says Misbah

SOUTHAMPTON: Mohammad Amir can institute, has only played limited overs still become the best bowler in the world internationals for Pakistan, but his career despite serving a five-year ban for spot-fix- could come full circle when the first of a ing, Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq said four-Test series against England starts at yesterday. Left-arm fast bowler Amir, 24, is Lord’s, ‘the home of cricket’, on July 14. expected to make his return to Test cricket Misbah believes Amir, who was one of next month against England at Lord’s, the hottest properties in world cricket at where his exciting career came to a shud- the time of his ban, has lost none of his skill. dering halt in 2010. “If you look at his bowling speed, swing and During that year’s Test against England control-it’s there,” said Misbah at at Lord’s, Amir and Pakistan new-ball part- Hampshire’s Rose Bowl ground near ner Mohammad Asif bowled no-balls to Southampton, where Pakistan were training order on the instructions of their captain Monday. “He can still be the best bowler in Salman Butt as part of a sting operation car- the world,” he added ahead of Pakistan’s ried out by a tabloid newspaper. opening three-day tour match against All three received five-year bans from Somerset at Taunton starting Sunday. cricket and, together with sports agent “Whatever form of the game he has Mazhar Majeed, jail terms. Amir, who served played since his comeback, he has done three months in an English young offenders well,” said key batsman Misbah of Amir, who in his 14 Tests before his ban took 51 wick- ets at an average of under 30 apiece. “He knows he is under pressure but he is handling it well,” the Pakistan captain insist- ed. “This is a good chance for him to come here, the place where he had those prob- lems, and show the world he is there to per- form and deliver for the team. “It is a chance to win back all his fans. It’s a great opportunity and he’s working hard.” As for BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS: Australian cricketers pose with their winning trophy at the end of the final match of the Tri-nation Series between Amir receiving a potentially hostile recep- Australia and West Indies in Bridgetown on June 26, 2016. tion from English spectators, Misbah said: “It might happen-you can always hear voices. “The best way is to concentrate on your Marsh powers Aussies skills and your duties and Amir has to focus on his game and what he has to do. He is doing well.” to Tri-Nation victory ‘MICROSCOPE’ Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur said he BRIDGETOWN: Mitchell Marsh emerged as the had been impressed by Amir’s attitude unlikely bowling hero for Australia as the World Cup- SCOREBOARD since taking charge of the side just over a holders defeated the West Indies by 58 runs in the month ago. “His training has been excel- final of the Tri-Nation One-Day International Series. Scoreboard at close of play in the Triangular Series match between Australia and West Indies on lent, he’s fitted back into the team excep- Set a challenging target of 271 after wicket- Sunday in Bridgetown, Barbados. tionally well,” explained Arthur. keeper Matthew Wade’s unbeaten 57 led an Australia Innings West Indies Innings “It’s up to me and the coaching staff to Australian lower-order revival from 173 for six to U. Khawaja c Ramdin b Holder 14 A. Fletcher c Smith b Hazlewood 9 make him the best he can possibly be in a final total of 270 for nine off 50 overs, Marsh A. Finch c Samuels b Pollard 47 J. Charles lbw b M. Marsh 45 these conditions,” said Arthur, who previ- claimed the prized wickets of Darren Bravo and S. Smith c Samuels b Gabriel 46 Da. Bravo c Wade b M. Marsh 6 ously coached Australia after making his Marlon Samuels, adding the scalp of opening G. Bailey b C. Brathwaite 22 M. Samuels c Bailey b M. Marsh 6 name internationally when in charge of his batsman Johnson Charles for good measure to M. Marsh b Benn 32 D. Ramdin b Hazlewood 40 native South Africa. “We all understand he’s effectively short-circuit the home side’s pursuit. G. Maxwell lbw b Gabriel 4 K. Pollard c Hazlewood b Zampa 20 going to be under the microscope and he His disciplined medium-pacers realised miserly M. Wade not out 57 J. Holder c Finch b Coulter-Nile 34 realises that too.” “The way he’s trying to figures of three for 32 with the West Indies M. Starc st Ramdin b Narine 17 C. Brathwaite b Hazlewood 14 handle that is to let his performances do unable to recapture the impressive batting form N. Coulter-Nile c Da. Bravo b Holder 15 S. Narine c Smith b Hazlewood 23 the talking.” This is Pakistan’ first full of tour of earlier matches in being dismissed for 212 off A. Zampa run out (C. Brathwaite) 5 S. Benn c Maxwell b Hazlewood 2 of England since their infamous 2010 visit. 45.4 overs at Kensington Oval in Barbados on J. Hazlewood not out 0 S. Gabriel not out 1 Pakistan, however, have won their last two Sunday. Josh Hazlewood polished off the tail to Extras (b-1 lb-2 w-8) 11 Extras (lb-2 nb-1 w-9) 12 finish with the best figures of five for 50, but it Total (for 9 wickets, 50 overs) 270 Total (all out, 45.4 overs) 212 Test series against England, in 2012 and Fall of wickets: 1-28 U. Khawaja, 2-69 A. Finch, 3- Fall of wickets: 1-49 A. Fletcher, 2-62 Da. Bravo, 3- 2015, both of which took place in the was Marsh’s spell that made the difference when it mattered most. “We really fought well tonight 120 G. Bailey, 4-152 S. Smith, 5-156 G. Maxwell, 6- 68 M. Samuels, 4-72 J. Charles, 5-105 K. Pollard, 6- United Arab Emirates. England defeated Sri and I always felt we could defend that total,” said 173 M.Marsh, 7-211 M. Starc, 8-238 N. Coulter- 148 J. Holder, 7-185 C. Brathwaite, 8-194 D. Lanka 2-0 in a three-Test series that con- victorious captain Steve Smith. “It’s just the way Nile, 9-264 A. Zampa. Ramdin, 9-211 S. Narine, 10-212 S. Benn. cluded with a rain-marred draw at Lord’s we play. We believe in ourselves and go hard at Bowling: J. Holder 10-1-51-2 (w-2), S. Gabriel 7-0- Bowling: M. Starc 8-0-32-0 (w-3), J. Hazlewood 9.4- earlier this month. But Arthur said he took the opposition every time.” Charles topscored 58-2 (w-1), C. Brathwaite 8-2-32-1, K. Pollard 5-0- 1-50-5, N. Coulter-Nile 8-0-46-1 (w-3), M. Marsh 10- 33-1 (w-1), S. Narine 10-1-55-1 (w-3), S. Benn 10- 1-32-3 (nb-1 w-1), A. Zampa 10-0-50-1 (w-1). heart from the vulnerability of England’s with 45 and featured in an encouraging opening 0-38-1 (w-1). Result: Australia won by 58 runs. top order. “I do (see weak links) in the top partnership of 49 with Andre Fletcher. order. Alastair Cook and Joe Root play such They weathered the early assault from a vital role in that set-up. “I know Jonny Mitchell Starc but it was fellow new ball bowler innings to account for Smith (46) and the dan- Samuels a simple catch on the square-leg Bairstow has played exceptionally well Hazlewood who prised out Fletcher in the 11th gerous Glenn Maxwell in the same over. boundary. Holder returned in the midst of the against Sri Lanka but we don’t know who over of the innings. Marsh, adjudged Man of the Aaron Finch led the charge at Gabriel with a lower-order rally to snare Coulter-Nile, however LONDON: This file photo taken on will replace Nick Compton and James Vince Match, then cemented Australia’s control of the robust knock of 47, his highest ODI score against the captain appeared to have miscalculated his August 27, 2010 shows Pakistan’s is still trying to find his way. match when he had Bravo caught behind, the West Indies. He looked set for a big innings bowling options in only allowing Brathwaite Mohammad Amir bowling on the second “If we can put their top-order batting Samuels taken at short extra-cover and Charles when a miscued heave off Pollard offered eight of a possible ten overs. — AFP day of the fourth NPower Test cricket under real pressure, we also have a world- leg-before within the space of ten runs. At 72 for match between England and Pakistan at class leg-spinner in Yasir Shah. “So when- four and with the top batsmen gone, West Indies’ Lord’s Cricket Ground in London, ever we bowl, there will be no easy period chances of victory had lurched into improbabili- England. —AFP for batsmen.” — AFP ty, especially when leg-spinner Adam Zampa lured the big-hitting Kieron Pollard into hoisting a catch to long-off. Like his Australian counter- part, Denesh Ramdin attempted to engineer a Australia need to work on lot recovery. His captain, Jason Holder, dominated a 43-run stand in contributing 34 before falling to of areas, says captain Smith Nathan Coulter-Nile. BARBODOS: Australia, the world’s top- run opening stand between Johnson ranked one-day-international side, need Charles and Andre Fletcher before to work on a number of aspects to Australia wrested back control and Smith EXCITEMENT improve ahead of next year’s Champions said his bowlers need to start better with A couple big hits by Carlos Brathwaite then Trophy, captain Steve Smith said after the new ball. generated some excitement before he was they won a triangular series win in the “”We have to continue to start well bowled by Hazlewood and from that point on, West Indies. with the ball,” the 27-year-old said. “In the the favourites closed out the match, Ramdin All-rounder Mitchell Marsh’s bowling last probably three of four series we have being eighth out for 40. and wicketkeeper Matthew Wade’s lower been up against some pretty dynamic Hazelwood took the Man of the Series hon- middle order batting powered Australia opening batters. They have got the bet- ours. Ironically, it was Marsh’s dismissal to spin- to a 58-run win against hosts West Indies ter of us at the start. ner Sulieman Benn in the 37th over that raised in the final of the tournament, which also “We have been lucky enough to pull it Caribbean hopes of upsetting the five-time included South Africa. back in the middle overs and bowl pretty World Cup-winners who were then in danger of “I was pleased with the way we well at the death. We will make things a being dismissed for under 200 and confounding scrapped today,” Smith told reporters lot easier for ourselves if we start really Steve Smith’s decision to bat first. Yet Wade after the victory in Barbados. “I am using well, hit good areas and execute our somehow managed to survive against his neme- that word a lot. But that’s been bit of a plans.” Smith was confident that sis, mystery spinner Sunil Narine, and prospered theme in this series with the kind of wick- Australia’s young team will only get bet- against the seamers, crashing three sixes to ets we have been playing on. ter as they play more together. complete a recovery that saw 97 runs added “I am pleased we were able to get the “We still got a lot of areas to work on over the last 13 overs. West Indies were ham- job done.” The Champions Trophy, featur- ... our fielding still needs a lot of work. We pered by the absence of Shannon Gabriel at the ing the top eight teams in the world, will need to have the energy we had today in end of the innings with the tearaway fast bowler be held next June in England and Wales every game,” he said. leaving the field after completing seven overs. where Australia have been grouped with “Hopefully as this group continues to “We missed having Shannon available at the the hosts, New Zealand and Bangladesh. play more together we will continue to end of the innings,” Holder observed. “I felt he In Sunday’s final, West Indies made a learn each other’s games and continue to was our best chance of knocking off their lower BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS: West Indies cricketer Johnson Charles plays a shot during the final brisk start in their chase of 271 with a 49- gel well as a team.” — Reuters order.” His first four overs had proved expensive but Gabriel returned midway through the match of the Tri-nation Series between Australia and West Indies in Bridgetown on June 26, 2016. TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2016 SPORTS IOC official says unclear doping lab will be ready in time

RIO DE JANEIRO: A top International Olympic the Rio lab. Dubi said the suspension was for Brazil’s anti-doping authority, known as ABCD testing would be done in Brazil.”Hopefully,” he tee the integrity of the testing.” Committee official says it’s unclear if the sus- “wrongly interpreting” test results and produc- and run by the sports ministry, shared the replied. Dubi acknowledged shipping thou- The IAAF referred to a “systematic and pended anti-doping laboratory for the Rio de ing “false positives.” Thousands of blood and same view. sands of samples abroad was not ideal. This is deeply-rooted culture of doping” in Russia. Janeiro Olympics can be re-opened before urine tests will need to be shipped abroad if Dubi said it was up to WADA to send in the same way testing was done for Brazil’s Kenya, home of many of the world’s top dis- the games start in just under six weeks. the lab remains closed, another major embar- experts and restart the accreditation process. 2014 World Cup. tance runners, has also been hit by dozens of “This is something that is doable,” Olympic rassment to games organizers who have He did not offer a timeframe. The Rio lab was “Of course it is not as easy as if you can do positive drug cases. Games Executive Director Christophe Dubi faced problems from the Zika virus, to budget recertified earlier this year after being put on a the testing here, because then you have the The IOC said last month that over 50 ath- said Sunday. “But there are a number of steps cuts to slow ticket sales. watch list last year by WADA. whole logistics around it,” Dubi said. “But that’s letes had tested positive in reanalysis of their that need to be taken.” The World Anti-doping Officials of the lab said Friday they expect- Dubi said enough time remained to recer- what the experts have to evaluate. What is doping samples from the 2012 London Agency announced Friday it had suspended ed “operations to return to normal in July.” tify the lab, though he hedged when asked if essential is that at games time we can guaran- Olympics and 2008 Beijing Games. — AP USA Cycling relying on high-tech training tools ahead of Rio

NEW YORK: The standard training tool for with the riders the moment they dismount cycling coaches for decades has been the from the bike. So, if Chloe Dygert was stopwatch, a quaintly inconsistent barome- going too hard during a session, they could ter that could tell how fast a rider was com- instruct her to dial it back. If Sarah pleting a segment of work. Hammer was wasting energy during a par- These days they’re little more than a ticular segment, they could determine right prop. USA Cycling is pushing the limits of away why it was happening. And with the training technology in the run-up to the pursuit team, where riders shuffle from Rio Olympics, first with a revolutionary front to back in an attempt to keep the track bike that took years of design, then freshest riders doing the pull, those posi- with proprietary hardware and software tion changes within the race can be ana- they can use to better gauge how well their lyzed in greater detail. “Say they have a tar- athletes are training in the months leading get speed or target time they need to up to the Summer Games. maintain - we have that objective,” Wilcox “We are always looking for technologies said. “Now, we can give them an indication to improve and push the limits of our ath- of if they’re meeting that objective.” While letes’ performance,” said Andy Sparks, direc- it’s nice for coaches to be able to analyze tor of the U.S. track cycling program, “espe- that data in real time, they would still have cially aiming at our goal for gold in Rio.” to wait until the end of a training block to The bike from manufacturer Felt, with its discuss it with the riders. USA Cycling odd-looking left-side drivetrain, is what solved that dilemma by turning to Solos, viewers at home will notice in August. But whose parent company Kopin has roots in smart glasses from Solos combined with “smart” glasses developed for the military. custom, cloud-based software from IBM Working hand-in-hand the past 18 have become an integral part of training - months, USA Cycling and Solos developed and could ultimately be the secret to their eyewear that projects in front of a rider success. The software integrates everything whatever metric they might be interested from heart-rate monitors to power meters in: speed, heart rate, oxygen levels and while tracking standard data such as speed. more. Or, the glasses can give an indication, It then puts the information in a format such as a flashing signal, if a rider is exert- that allows coaches to examine it immedi- ing too much energy. ately. The data is likewise streamed to the “The glasses have a very similar architec- TAIPEI: Retired NBA superstar Kobe Bryant cheers with young players while he holds a short basketball clinic in Taipei, Taiwan, yesterday. Kobe smart glasses, worn by the riders in the ture to what a smartwatch would be,” Bryant is in Taiwan to hold basketball clinics for young athletes. — AP midst of a work session. explained Ernesto Martinez, the creator of USA Cycling vice president Jim Miller Solos Wearables. “We’ve found a way to called the hardware-software combination project it in a display that makes sense.” Durant, Anthony lead 12-player “a cutting-edge tool” that is especially help- The company had to work closely with ful for the women’s pursuit team, which riders for several reasons: The eyewear itself heads to Rio as the heavy favorite to win had to be the kind of high-performance US Olympic basketball roster gold. Work on the project began nearly two eyewear they were accustomed to using, years ago, when USA Cycling met with offi- but the optics also had to provide the infor- NEW YORK: The US has selected its 12-player which he began in 2005, always has the They will lead a team with strong NBA cre- cials from IBM. The problem they presented mation they wanted without becoming a basketball roster, led by Kevin Durant and Americans ready for player losses. There were 31 dentials - nine were All-Stars this season - but a was this: Coaches could capture biometric distraction in a sport where speeds are Carmelo Anthony, with the goal of winning the players in this year’s and he had to go deep into little short on international experience after the and power data, but it was on a computer high and crashes hurt. Americans’ third straight Olympic gold medal. it - and eventually even beyond it - to find 12 as withdrawals. mounted to the bike, and often it would “It’s like having your Garmin (bike com- Durant and Anthony are the only players with the usual factors that can knock players out were The toughest competition for the US is likely take hours before the data could be puter), but it doesn’t get in your way,” Olympic experience after a number of stars, joined by the Zika virus and other concerns in Spain and Lithuania. The final and perhaps uploaded and analyzed. Dygert said. “If you’re supposed to keep a including LeBron James, decided to skip Rio. Brazil. “Prior to this year, in the past we dealt with biggest blow was James, who would have joined “Sometimes it would take the multiple certain lap time or your watts at a certain Also chosen Monday for the team were: things like free agency, injuries, personal issues Anthony with a fourth selection. He pulled out days to give feedback on that training ses- level, you kind of glance at it. It’s great for Golden State’s Klay Thompson, Draymond Green that might prevent someone from moving for- last week after leading the Cleveland Cavaliers sion,” said Randy Wilcox, who spearheaded training when you want to make every- and Harrison Barnes; Toronto’s Kyle Lowry and ward. This year it was exacerbated by circum- to the NBA championship. the program for IBM. “So the first problem thing perfect.” Just about the only thing the DeMar DeRozan; Cleveland’s Kyrie Irving; stances beyond anyone’s control, and that was The heaviest losses came at the point guard was to get the analytics to the athletes technology can’t do is the work: The riders Indiana’s Paul George; Chicago’s Jimmy Butler; the reality, the speculation and the circumstance spot, where Curry passed on making his Olympic when they needed it, which is immediately still have to put in the effort. But it at least Sacramento’s DeMarcus Cousins and the in Rio,” Colangelo said. “So somewhat more chal- debut after knee and ankle injuries in the play- after a training session.” ensures they are getting the most out of Clippers’ DeAndre Jordan. lenging, but at the end of the day, and this is offs. Former Olympians Paul and Westbrook IBM solved that problem by creating a their work, and those tiny details are often “We’re very, very positive about the talent lev- important: This is not about who isn’t here, this is pulled out and Washington’s John Wall was cloud-based app, run off an iPhone, that what make the difference between win- el and then the individual strengths of this about who is here.” injured. What was a position of strength became syncs to the different hardware on the bike ning an Olympic medal and finishing off team,” USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo That includes Anthony, who becomes the first so depleted that Lowry was added last week - power meters, heart-rate monitors and the podium. “We’re doing everything we said. “We’re long, we’re athletic. I think we have US men’s basketball player to appear in four even though he wasn’t even a member of the the like. The setup allows the data to be can to ensure success in Rio,” Miller said. some terrific defenders as well as terrific shoot- Olympics, and Durant, who set a US record by pool. But Colangelo focused on the strength of sent to coaches in real time, then shared “Nothing left unturned.” — AP ers and the versatility is over the top.” averaging 19.5 points in London. “Carmelo and the team that was selected, adding that he and Irving was the MVP of the 2014 Basketball Durant serve as both individuals who have been Krzyzewski are excited about the challenge in World Cup on a US team that included there, done that and won gold medals,” working with new faces. “Their credentials speak Thompson, Cousins and DeRozan and easily Colangelo said. for themselves and now it’s just a matter of won gold. The Americans should roll into Rio as Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski will coach the coach having some time with the group, the favorites. Yet they won’t look as imposing as Americans for the third and final time, tying because there’s so many new people, just get- expected after the withdrawals of NBA MVP Henry Iba’s team record, and be assisted by ting everyone to blend in,” Colangelo said. Stephen Curry and All-Stars such as Russell Syracuse’s Jim Boeheim, Minnesota The Americans will open training camp in Las Westbrook, Chris Paul and James Harden. Timberwolves coach Tom Thibodeau and former Vegas on July 18 and play five exhibition games Colangelo said having a national team pool, Oklahoma City assistant Monty Williams. before traveling to Rio. — AP Thousands of Argentina fans despair at ‘Leo Mexit’

BUENOS AIRES/SANTIAGO: Argentines begged Lionel Messi yesterday not to abandon the national team before the 2018 World Cup after he tearfully announced his retirement in frustra- tion at another last-gasp international defeat. As Chileans danced in the streets and honked their horns to hail their team’s victory by penal- ties in the Copa American Centenario, the rainy PARIS: PSG headcoach Laurent Blanc gestures during his French League One soccer streets of Buenos Aires were deserted. match against Monaco, at the Parc des Princes stadium, in Paris. Paris Saint-Germain Apart from the humiliation of being beaten says yesterday it has parted company with coach Laurent Blanc. PSG made his depar- on penalties for a second time by their neigh- ture official in a statement. — AP bors, they were gutted at the news of what online wags were calling “LeoMexit”-Messi’s PSG part company with announced retirement from international serv- ice. A hashtag in Spanish reading “Don’t Go, Leo” spread on Twitter in the hours after the 29-year- Blanc amid Emery talk old star striker said he was quitting the squad. “Don’t go,” echoed the popular sports newspa- PARIS: Laurent Blanc left his role as Paris two years in charge of the French national per Ole in its front-page headline. Saint-Germain coach yesterday, the French side and had signed a two-year extension Messi left the pitch in tears having missed a Ligue 1 champions announced, with former with the club in February. A statement read: penalty in Argentina’s 4-2 loss in the final shoot- Sevilla coach Unai Emery widely expected to “In a respectful atmosphere, negotiations out. It was the fourth time he had lost the final of replace him. “My collaboration with PSG ends were completed on 27 June. An agreement, a big tournament with Argentina and the third today,” said Blanc, 50. “I would like to thank all by common accord, preserves the interests of in a row after defeat by Germany in the 2014 the people who’ve worked alongside me. “I both parties.” World Cup final and Chile in last year’s Copa spent three seasons here that were fulfilling Assistant coach Jean-Louis Gasset and fit- America. “It is really unfair. Messi played well. It on a human and professional level, littered ness trainer Philippe Lambert also left the was the coach’s mistake to field injured players,” with numerous trophies. “I wish the best for club as part of the deal that was struck. said Ricardo Miranda, 47, a passerby in a rainy PSG and its supporters as well as good luck “As we embark on a new chapter in the Buenos Aires yesterday morning. for my successor.” development of the club, I would like to As for the star striker, “He will not leave-you EAST RUTHERFORD: Lionel Messi #10 of Argentina reacts to the loss to Chile during the Copa Emery, 44, is tipped as the favourite to thank Laurent Blanc for everything he has will see,” Miranda added. Some media blamed America Centenario Championship match at MetLife Stadium on Sunday in East Rutherford, take over from Blanc having guided the achieved over the last three years, both in the players however for failing to land a killer New Jersey. — AFP Spanish side to three successive Europa terms of the playing style and results,” Qatari blow in the final after an impressive Copa cam- Copa America triumph in a row after last year’s win Chilean team has given us recently,” said one rev- League titles. French sports daily L’Equipe club owner Nasser al-Khelaifi said. paign. Others branded Argentina’s 23-year had said on Thursday that Blanc would pock- “I wish him the best for his future chal- on home soil-also by penalties over Argentina. Fans eler in Santiago, Edison Tapia. The television drought of international titles a “curse”. et 22 million euros ($24m) as part of his sever- lenges.” Khelaifi had hinted earlier this month in red team shirts poured out of bars into the screens showed a devastated Messi with head “The worst thing about this situation is that ance package, but the club did not reveal any that Blanc’s time was up. “The players, the streets cheering and weeping with joy after bowed after missing his penalty at Sunday’s no other player was able to take advantage of financial details. coach, the management, we need turnover, a Francisco Silva scored the winning penalty. “Chi, game in the United States. For Chilean fans, Blanc arrived at PSG in 2013 and won the new cycle,” he told the Le Parisien newspaper. the talent of the best player on the planet to chi, chi... le, le, le!” they yelled as the party stretched their victory was all the greater for being against domestic treble in each of his last two sea- Khelaifi was particularly unimpressed with bring Argentine football home from exile,” wrote into the early hours of Monday. Chile may not share the Barcelona player widely rated the best on sons with the club. But it was his failure to the limp manner PSG lost to Manchester City leading newspaper Clarin. Other angry web the footballing heritage of its World Cup-winning Earth and one of the best ever. “Our team are 11 make substantial progress in the Champions in the Champions League this season. “This users branded their team “losers” and “feeble”. neighbor Argentina. But it is enjoying a golden gen- warriors, against the best player in the world, League that proved his undoing. The former elimination is the worst moment since I came eration of players such as Alexis Sanchez of Arsenal Lion Messi,” said jubilant Chile supporter Juan La France defender, a World Cup winner in 1998 to Paris,” he said of that 3-2 aggregate defeat RED-HOT CHILE and Arturo Vidal of Bayern Munich. Barrera. “I do not deny that he is the best. But my and Euro 2000 champion, took over PSG after in April. — AFP Chileans meanwhile celebrated their second “We are so happy at all this passion that our team is double champion of America!” — AFP TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2016 19 Wales captain Williams fit for Belgium, says Coleman

PARISL: Wales captain Ashley Williams will be fit to in Friday’s quarter-final on Sunday when they 1-0 in their Euro 2016 qualifier last year, a result that FAN FERVOR face Belgium in the Euro 2016 quarter-final on Friday, thrashed Hungary 4-0 with a standout performance helped them finish runners up to Marc Wilmot’s side in manager Chris Coleman said yesterday. from Eden Hazard. But Coleman said they have no par- Group B. “Belgium have players that would grace any The defender injured his shoulder colliding with ticular plans for dealing with the Chelsea midfielder international team, but in four years we’ve had four team mate Jonny Williams in the 1-0 win over who many of his players compete against in England’s meetings and won one and drawn two,” Coleman said. Northern Ireland on Saturday. Although Ashley Premier League. “You can spend a month in defensive Coleman said his team, who surprised many by fin- Williams stayed on the field, he was seen wearing situations to try and stop player like that - in a split ishing top of Group B in France, are enjoying being in heavy strapping after the game and there were fears second he can disappoint those plans,” he said. “He’s a the shakedown for a major international tournament. he would miss the match in Lille. But Coleman con- great player. “We’ve faced him before but we won’t “I don’t think we can understand it totally because firmed his fitness for Wales’ biggest game since their have special plans for one player. we’re in a bubble. We can only imagine it. It is great for 1958 World Cup quarter-final with Brazil. “We know areas he likes to attack and positions to Wales, for the nation, they deserve it,” he said. “You don’t “He’ll be ok, it was the way he landed,” Coleman take up - but the fact we know it doesn’t mean we can expect anything in football because it’s a game that can told reporters on Monday. “He hasn’t dislocated his stop it all the time. I watched the game last night. Yes turn quickly, but I know the group we have is very good. shoulder. He is not a worry or a doubt. We know we they are a good team but there’s nothing for us to You need luck, you need performances at maximum and if need to look after him.” Belgium confirmed their place fear.” Wales will draw confidence from beating Belgium you get that you always get a chance.” — Reutersv

TOULOUSE: Belgium’s midfielder Marouane Fellaini (C) jumps for the ball during the Euro 2016 round of 16 football match betweenHungary and Belgium at the Stadium Municipal in Toulouse on Sunday. — AFP Belgium thrash Hungary 4-0 to advance to quarterfinal

TOULOUSE: A superb performance by Eden Hazard Hungary defenders and curling a shot into the bottom power the ball home. Despite the early blow, Hungary guided Belgium to a 4-0 victory over Hungary on right corner. Yannick Ferreira Carrasco scored his team’s defended robustly and looked dangerous at times. But Sunday and a place in the European Championship fourth in added time as Belgium lined up a quarterfi- Belgium stretched Hungary’s defense on numerous quarterfinals. Center back Toby Alderweireld opened the nal against Wales on Friday in Lille. “It was a great occasions with its creative attacking play, with Hazard scoring with a header in the 10th minute after poor match,” Hazard said. “Beyond my goal, it was a great and De Bruyne pulling the strings. marking by the Hungary defense. But Belgium had to collective performance. We created a lot of chances De Bruyne hit the crossbar with a free kick in the 35th wait until the closing stages before cruising to a convinc- and finished enough of them.” minute and was lively throughout the match, only to be ing victory at the Stadium de Toulouse, thanks to some denied several times by Hungary goalkeeper Gabor moments of brilliance from Hazard. EARLY BLOW Kiraly. Hungary had its chances to equalize, with captain The Chelsea playmaker surged past a group of Hungary paid for an early defensive lapse that left its Balazs Dzsudzsak going close with a shot that flew just Hungary defenders on the left side before supplying a players chasing the game and exposed to Belgium’s wide of the post. Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois perfect low cross for substitute Michy Batshuayi to steer attacks on the break. Romelu Lukaku and Alderweireld nearly gifted Hungary a goal when he slipped while try- home in the 78th minute, just two minutes after coming both broke away from the Hungary defense and were ing to control a back pass in the first half. Luckily for the on. Hazard followed up almost immediately with a spec- left unmarked when Kevin De Bruyne’s free kick from the Chelsea player, it trickled out for a corner. Hungary’s tacular solo goal, breaking down the left on another left swerved in. Lukaku was inches away from making players had no such luck in the closing stages, as Hazard counterattack before cutting inside, skipping past three contact but Alderweireld jumped at the same time to put the match beyond their reach. — AP Draxler give Germany cutting edge at last

LILLE: Germany coach Joachim Loew appears to have euros, $40.5 million) bid to sign him just a year after he scored in successive games. And after labouring to con- found the right formula to get his attack firing at Euro joined Wolfsburg. vert their chances against Northern Ireland, Germany 2016 after Julian Draxler’s outstanding contribution in It may, however, take far more than that for had a greater cutting edge against Slovakia with Draxler, Sunday’s 3-0 win over Slovakia. Wolfsburg to part with a player who is not 23 until Thomas Mueller and Ozil supporting Gomez, while The 22-year-old Wolfsburg attacking midfielder was September and has four years left on his contract, espe- Goetze was left on the bench. Asked if Sunday’s win was the man of the match as Germany produced arguably cially after his display on Sunday. the end of his false nine experiment, Loew replied: “For their slickest performances since winning the 2014 Draxler’s goal was just his second for his country on us, the problem is not having a real or a false nine. If World Cup to clinch a place in the European his 22nd appearance, with his only other strike coming nobody runs in behind the defence we won’t do any- Championship quarter-finals. After Jerome Boateng’s in a friendly defeat to the United States in June 2013. thing. “Against Northern Ireland we did better in that early opener, Mesut Ozil had a 13th-minute penalty But his game is more about making chances for oth- regard than against Poland. saved before Draxler intervened with an assist and a ers, and Gomez’s latest goal-scoring display to follow his Whether it’s Goetze, Mueller or the others, they got in goal to set the world champions up for a last-eight date winner against Northern Ireland was another source of behind every time. Today it was the case as well. “When with Italy or Spain. Playing on the left wing, Draxler satisfaction for Loew. we got the ball into the box we always had three or four combined superbly with Jonas Hector before cutting the After unsuccessfully using Goetze, the scorer of the players there. That wasn’t the case against Poland.” ball back for Mario Gomez to double Germany’s lead just winner in the World Cup final against Argentina, as a With their defence keeping a fourth straight clean before half-time. And the former Schalke prodigy then false nine in the 2-0 victory against Ukraine and the sheet and an attack clicking into gear at the right time, volleyed home on his right foot from close range follow- goalless draw with Poland, Gomez has come in and Germany are going to take some beating. — AFP ing a corner just after the hour mark, securing a comfort- able win on a sunny evening in northern France. Draxler had started Germany’s opening two games before being left on the bench in the 1-0 win against Northern Ireland last Tuesday but he was recalled at the expense of Mario Goetze on Sunday and his perform- ance justified Loew’s selection. “It wasn’t easy in the last game because I didn’t play but today I was happy to play and help the team,” said Draxler. “We have a lot of quality in our side so it doesn’t matter if I don’t play. I just work hard in training so the manager can count on me if needed.” Draxler, who said he found out he would be starting the game when he spoke to Loew just after breakfast at the team’s hotel, admitted getting into one-on-one situations with the Slovakian defence had been a key part of the German plan. “The coach asked me to do that. He gave me a lot of self-confidence. He trusts in my quality and wanted me to search for the one-on-ones,” said Draxler, who gave Slovakia’s Bundesliga-based right-back Peter Pekarik a torrid time at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy.

FALSE NINE EXPERIMENT A player with “two magic feet” according to Gomez, PARIS: Spanish football team supporters shout and gesture as they watch a giant screen installed at Draxler’s performance summed up why Manchester Catalunya square in Barcelona yesterday showing the Euro 2016 football match between Spain and Italy United have been linked with a £30 million (36.5 million held at the Stade de France stadium in Paris, France. — AFP Lydia Ko wins Marsh powers LPGA Tour’s NW Aussies to Arkansas Tri-Nation victory 16Championship 17 TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2016 PSG part company with Blanc amid Emery talk Page 18

EAST RUTHERFORD: Chile’s players pose with the trophy after winning the Copa America Centenario final by defeating Argentina in the penalty shoot-out in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States, on Sunday. —AFP Chile stun Argentina to win Copa Messi exit leaves Argentinian football in turmoil EAST RUTHERFORD: Lionel Messi put his penalty kick a final for the third year in a row and the fourth time over- Francisco Silva converted the shootout finale for the Nicolas Castillo and Charles Aranguiz converted their Brazilian referee Heber Lopes became the focus in over the crossbar, grabbed his shirt, clenched his teeth all with Argentina. There was also the 2007 Copa final fifth-ranked La Roja after goalkeeper Claudio Bravo - kicks for Chile, and Javier Mascherano and Sergio Aguero the first half, ejecting a pair of defenders: Chile’s Marcelo and covered his face with both hands. A few minutes lat- against Brazil, when he was still a wunderkind, and then Messi’s Barcelona teammate - made a diving stop on made theirs, leaving the teams tied 2-2 after three Diaz in the 28th minute and Argentina’s Marcos Rojo in er he walked off the field, a dazed, pained look on his an extra-time loss to Germany in the 2014 World Cup. Lucas Biglia’s attempt. On an ill-tempered evening that rounds. Jean Beausejour put Chile ahead, and Bravo the 43rd. After issuing six yellow bearded face. The greatest player of his generation, per- Considered alongside Brazil’s Pele and Argentina’s included a first-half ejection on each side and eight yel- dived to his right, saving Biglia’s shot and bringing up cards during a World Cup qualifier between the haps soccer’s best ever, he was still without a title on Diego Maradona as the sport’s greatest ever, Messi won low cards, the game was scoreless through regulation Silva, a 30-year-old midfielder. Messi briefly pulled his jer- nations in March, Lopes handed out eight yellows, Argentina’s national team - one he says may never come. the titles at the under-20 and Olympic (under-23) levels and 30 minutes of extra time, with Argentina’s Gonzalo sey of his face, as if not wanting to watch. Romero dived including one to Messi for diving in the 40th minute, and “The national team is over for me,” he told the for Argentina. But in the minds of many he needs a Higuain missing a clear goal-scoring opportunity for the to his left and the shot went in to his right, giving Chile the two reds. Diaz got his first yellow for hacking down Argentine network TyC Sports after Chile beat Argentina championship with the senior national team to solidify third straight final. Argentina outshot Chile 16-4 and La another title. Messi about 28 yards out in the 16th minute, then got his on Sunday night for the Copa America title. “It’s been four his place in history. Roja collapsed three, four and even five defenders Messi crouched over, as if in pain, then got up, took second for obstructing a charging Messi about 30 yards finals, it’s not meant for me. I tried. It was the thing I want- “Messi’s numbers are unparalleled and I think they’ll around Messi, then chopped down the diminutive off his captain’s armband and walked to the bench, out. Rojo received a straight red when he slid into Arturo ed the most, but I couldn’t get it, so I think it’s over.” remain that way forever, because it’s impossible for a attacker when he tried to accelerate toward the goal. where he was consoled by Angel Di Maria. After Messi Vidal from behind and poked away the ball, but Vidal’s Chile beat Argentina in the final for the second football player to do what Messi has done,” said Chile Messi, who scored five goals in the tournament, sent came back on the field, Aguero put a hand on one of leg bent awkwardly under his body as he fell. straight year, 4-2 in the shootout following a 0-0 tie that coach Juan Antonio Pizzi, who is from Argentina. “My a free kick that Sergio Aguero nearly headed in 10 min- Messi’s shoulders. And new FIFA President Gianni Higuain had the best first-half chance in the 21st ended an expanded 16-nation edition in the United generation can’t compare him to Maradona - that’s for utes into extra time, only to have Bravo jump and extend Infantino gave Messi a pat on the back when Messi came minute when he picked up a giveaway from Gary Medel, States to mark the championship’s 100th anniversary. my generation, because of what Maradona did for his right hand to tip the ball over the crossbar. Messi’s free onto the podium with his teammates for his second- dribbled in and chipped the ball over Bravo only to have Messi, five-time FIFA Player of the Year, winner of four Argentine soccer. But I think the best player ever played kick in extra time went off the wall. place medal. Messi almost immediately took it off. it roll wide of the far post. It was almost the exact time he Champions League titles and eight Spanish La Liga today here in the United States.” Argentina goalkeeper Sergio Romero saved the The tournament’s average crowd of 46,119 was near- broke in alone during the World Cup final against crowns with Barcelona, was crushed. Much of his nation A crowd of 82,076 filled MetLife Stadium - the largest opening kick by Arturo Vidal, and up stepped Messi, ly double the 25,223 in Chile last year, and attendance Germany and also shot wide. Higuain also missed a tap- had counted on him and the top-ranked Albiceleste to to see a soccer game in New Jersey - and many wore Argentina’s captain and career scoring leader with 55 will be used by the US Soccer Federation as justification it in of Ezequiel Lavezzi’s cross during the final minute of bring home the nation’s first major championship since Messi’s No. 10 jersey in Argentina’s blue and white and goals, he sent his shot into the stands, stunning himself, deserves to host a World Cup again, likely as part of a bid regulation in last year’s final, then sent his penalty kick 1993. Playing two days after his 29th birthday, Messi lost Barcelona’s navy and maroon. both teams and the crowd. for the 2026 tournament. during the shootout over the crossbar. —AP Italy dump Spain out of Euro 2016

PARIS: Giorgio Chiellini and Graziano Pelle with a 2-1 defeat to Croatia which cost them Aduriz for Nolito at the break. scored the goals as Italy exacted revenge for top spot in Group D. And it nearly paid dividends straight their Euro 2012 final hammering by dump- However, the Manchester United stopper away as Alvaro Morata-kept quiet in the ing Spain out of Euro 2016 with a deserved more than made amends when he turned first 45 minutes by former Juventus team- 2-0 last 16 win in Paris yesterday. Pelle’s bullet header wide on eight minutes. mates Chiellini, Andrea Barzagli and Chiellini forced home the winner from Emanuele Giaccherini’s acrobatic effort Leonardo Bonucci-headed a golden chance close range after goalkeeper David de Gea was then turned onto the post by De Gea, straight at Buffon. could only parry Eder’s fiercely struck free- albeit referee Cuneyt Cakir had already De Gea was called upon once more to kick. Pelle volleyed in a deflected cross in blown for a foul as Italy continued to block from Eder when the Brazilian-born injury time to complete Spain’s heartbreak. dominate the early exchanges. It took Inter Milan forward burst clear on goal with After crashing out of the World Cup in Spain 28 minutes to even have an effort the chance to double Italy’s advantage. the first round, Vicente del Bosque’s team on goal as Iniesta’s weak shot was straight Another Italy counter-attack then have now failed to get to the Euro quarter at Buffon. caused chaos in the Spanish defence as finals. Antonio Conte’s side finally made the Mattia de Sciglio’s low cross ricocheted A series of De Gea saves kept Spain in breakthrough 12 minutes before half-time around the box before being cleared. the game, but their quest for an unprece- when Spain captain Sergio Ramos unnces- Aduriz swept the ball wide and Ramos dented third consecutive Euro title peetered sarily dived in on Pelle to concede a free- headed over from a corner as Italy began to out as Gianluigi Buffon saved from Andres kick on the edge of the box. settle on their one-goal lead in the final Iniesta and Gerard Pique late on to set up a Eder’s powerful effort was parried by De quarter. mouthwatering quarter-final clash with Gea only as far as Giaccherini and he Iniesta’s rasping volley was tipped over Germany on Saturday in Bordeaux. nudged the ball into Chiellini’s path to bun- by Buffon, before Pique’s long-range effort Spain had lost just one of their previous dle home. stung the palms of the 38-year-old. 11 meetings with Italy, including a 4-0 win However, with Aduriz having to be in the Euro 2012 final. But the Azzurri were SAVING GRACE replaced by Pedro Rodriguez due to a head by far the better side in the opening 45 min- Only a De Gea wonder save to tip a knock, Spain didn’t have a recognised strik- utes and could have been more than one fiercely dipping drive from Giaccherini over er in their search for an equaliser in the final goal up at the break. kept Spain in the game before half-time. 10 minutes. De Gea had been much-criticised for his Spain coach Vicente del Bosque Italy comfortably held on and Pelle dou- SAINT-DENIS: Italy’s defender Giorgio Chiellini (R) shoots to score the team’s first goal dur- performance as Spain’s 15-game unbeaten introduced the more physical pres- bled the lead with his poacher’s strike in the ing Euro 2016 round of 16 football match between Italy and Spain at the Stade de France in the Euros came to an end on Tuesday ence of 35-year-old striker Aritz first minute of injury time. —AFP stadium in Saint-Denis, near Paris, yesterday. — AFP India cuts shortlist for new RBI chief to four

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LONDON: Commuters heading into the City of London walk in the rain across London Bridge in front of the Shard skyscraper in central London yesterday. —AFP Gulf appetite for UK property strong Brexit vote unlikely to dampen interest in real estate

DUBAI: Harrods, the Savoy, the Shard - London property has long been a magnet for Gulf investors and Britain’s vote to leave the European Union is unlikely to dampen their interest, ana- lysts say. In fact, the Brexit vote could even see a surge in activity Brexit vote hits pound and markets as wealthy Gulf buyers look to take advantage of the dramatic fall in the value of the pound. Attracted to London property as LONDON: Britain’s vote to leave the European Union voted for Brexit. It should be implemented quickly. We Osborne tried to ease investors’ concerns in his first both a sure-fire investment and for the cachet of ownership, sent new shockwaves through financial markets yes- cannot remain in an uncertain and indefinite situa- public comments since the referendum. He said he Gulf investors have invested billions of their oil windfalls into terday, despite efforts by the country’s leaders to end tion,” French finance minister Michel Sapin said on was working closely with the Bank of England and British real estate. the deep political and economic uncertainty France 2 television. officials in other leading economies for the sake of CNBC Arabiya television recently reported that total Gulf unleashed by the decision. Finance minister George Guenther Oettinger, a German member of the EU’s stability as Britain reshapes its relationship with the investments in Britain amounted to about $200 billion, of which Osborne said the British economy was strong enough executive European Commission, also issued a warn- EU. “Our economy is about as strong as it could be to $45 billion was in real estate. And Britain accounts for 40 per- to cope with the volatility caused by Thursday’s refer- ing. “Every day of uncertainty prevents investors confront the challenge our country now faces,” he cent of all Gulf investments in European property, it said. Monica endum, the biggest blow since World War Two to the from putting their funds into Britain, and also other told reporters at the Treasury. “It is inevitable after Malik, chief economist at Abu Dhabi Commercial bank, said that European goal of forging greater unity. But the pound European markets,” he told Deutschlandfunk radio. Thursday’s vote that Britain’s economy is going to with so much invested it would take more than the Brexit vote later sank to its lowest level against the US for 31 years “Cameron and his party will cause damage if they have to adjust to the new situation we find ourselves to shake Gulf confidence in the London property market. “In the and British shares continued the fall that began last wait until October.” German Chancellor Angela in.” Boris Johnson, a leading proponent of a Brexit near term, there will be a sentiment of cautiousness but we do week when Britons confounded expectations by vot- Merkel has taken a softer line, underlining the need and likely contender to replace Prime Minister David not expect a marked sell-off,” she said. “A knee-jerk reaction or ing to end 43 years of EU membership. to continue a positive trade relationship with Britain, Cameron who resigned on Friday, praised Osborne Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said uncertainties over a big market for German carmakers and other manu- panic is unlikely,” she said. “Property in the UK is very attractive for saying “some reassuring things to the markets.” the global economy had heightened and called for a facturers. But a Merkel ally, Volker Kauder, made clear and has been a well-performing asset class. The underlying for- The former London mayor said outside his home in “united, stable EU, and a stable, prosperous Britain”. the exit negotiations would not be easy. “There will north London that it was now clear “people’s pen- eign demand is expected to remain strong once the uncertain- But with the ruling Conservatives looking for a new be no special treatment, there will be no gifts,” sions are safe, the pound is stable, markets are sta- ties subside.” leader after Prime Minister David Cameron’s resigna- Kauder, who leads Merkel’s conservatives in parlia- ble. I think that is all very good news”. But financial Top British assets held by Gulf owners include a 50 percent tion on Friday and lawmakers from the opposition ment, told ARD television. markets took a different view, with sterling sliding stake in London’s legendary Savoy hotel controlled by Qatar. Labour party stepping up a rebellion against their yesterday, shedding more than 3 percent against the The gas-rich state also owns the Shard skyscraper in central leader, Britain sank deeper into political and economic Financial Markets’ Misjudgement dollar to $1.3221. London and the Harrods department store. A part of London turmoil. “There’s no political leadership in the UK right Financial markets misjudged the referendum, bet- The yield on British 10-year government bonds fell has been dubbed the “Qatar Quarter” because so much proper- when markets need the reassurance of direction,” said ting on the status quo despite abundant signs that below one percent for the first time due to investors ty has been bought by the country’s investors. The London- Luke Hickmore of Aberdeen Asset Management, the vote would be close. When reality dawned, the betting that the Brexit vote would trigger a Bank of based Rokstone estate agent estimated earlier this year that expressing the view of many in the City of London reaction was brutal. Sterling fell as much as 11 percent England interest rate cut aimed at steading the econ- Qataris now own property worth more than one billion pounds financial centre. against the dollar on Friday for its worst day in mod- omy. Many economists have cut economic growth in London’s poshest area, Mayfair. Although Cameron is staying on until October as a ern history, while $2.8 trillion was wiped off the value forecasts for Britain, with Goldman Sachs expecting a caretaker, he refused to start formal moves immedi- of world stocks - the biggest daily loss ever. That mild recession within a year. But the risks affect ‘Even More Attractive’ ately to pull Britain out of the EU. This prompted many trumped even the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy dur- economies far beyond Britain. “Against the backdrop “Qatar is one of the most high-profile investors in London, European leaders to demand quicker action by Britain, ing the 2008 financial crisis and the Black Monday of globalisation, it’s impossible for each country to talk snapping up landmarks,” said M R Raghu, head of research at the the EU’s second largest economy after Germany stock market crash of 1987, according to Standard & about its own development discarding the world eco- Kuwait Financial Centre (MARKAZ). The royal families of the before the vote. “France like Germany says Britain has Poor’s Dow Jones Indices. nomic environment,” China’s Li told the World United Arab Emirates are also known to hold prestigious assets Economic Forum in the city of Tianjin. in the British capital. “Investors from the UAE accounted for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe instructed his more than 20 percent of buy-to-let property sales in the UK in finance minister to watch currency markets “ever more 2015,” Raghu said. Ownership levels are so high, Raghu warned, closely” and take steps if necessary. At the weekend, that a crash in British real estate would have a “huge impact” on the policy chief of Abe’s LDP party held open the pos- Gulf investors. But for now analysts expect to see even more sibility of currency intervention to weaken the yen buying of London property from investors in the six-nation Gulf and temper “speculative, violent moves”. Cooperation Council, where currencies are mostly pegged to the US dollar. “The fall in the value of sterling could make the UK Divided Parties an even more attractive place for GCC nationals to invest in The referendum has revealed social as well as eco- nomic stresses in divided Britain. Immigration London property,” said Gulf expert Neil Partrick. The Brexit vote emerged as one of the main themes of the referen- “has weakened the pound and it will make property cheaper for dum campaign, with those who backed a British exit investors” from countries where currencies are tied to the dollar, saying the EU had allowed uncontrolled numbers of said Dana Salbak, an associate partner at the Knight Frank prop- migrants to arrive from eastern Europe. Police said erty consultancy. “What we are seeing now, and we expect to offensive leaflets targeting Poles had been distributed see over the next couple of months, is that this activity (buying in Huntingdon, central England, and graffiti had been property) will pick up and they will start securing their purchas- daubed on a Polish cultural centre in central London es,” she said. For Damian Wild, editor of weekly British property on Sunday, three days after the vote. magazine Estates Gazette, “the medium-term story remains According to a local newspaper, the Cambridge strong” because with the weakened pound “there is certainly a News, the leaflets said: “Leave the EU/No more Polish currency play to be had”. Qatar, for example, is “heavily invested vermin” in English and Polish. The Polish embassy in in London for the long-term and, short-term matters aside, London said it was shocked by the “recent incidents of there’s no reason why that shouldn’t continue,” he said. And xenophobic abuse directed against the Polish com- while Gulf investors have bought significant property assets munity and other UK residents of migrant heritage”. elsewhere especially the Qataris in Paris - Partrick said London With Britain now facing uncertainty over how its trade would continue to hold a special place. relationship with the EU will unfold, Johnson tried to There is a “historical and linguistic familiarity” with Britain in calm fears by writing in the Daily Telegraph newspa- the Gulf, where most GCC countries are former British protec- per that there would be continued free trade and torates, English is the de facto second language and sizable LONDON: Union flags are attached between buildings along Oxford Street in central London yesterday. — AFP access to the single market.— Reuters communities of British expatriates live and work. —AFP TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2016 BUSINESS Sterling, stocks slide on Brexit alarm

LONDON: Britain battled to stop the European Union wiped $2.1 “Today I want to reassure the opened. Britain’s economy is “as leaders are considering moving offering products and services in worldwide Brexit alarm Monday trillion off international equity val- British people, and the global strong as could be”, the minister operations abroad after the refer- the wider EU. but failed to prevent the pound ues Friday. But investors started a community, that Britain is ready to said. Hours later, the pound had endum, according to a survey There are fears the British vote crumbling to a three-decade low new wave of selling in European confront what the future holds for skidded to $1.3194 in London from leading business lobby will usher in another global market against the dollar as European trade and Wall Street followed suit us from a position of strength,” trade, its lowest level against the group, the Institute of Directors. rout just months after a China- shares took a fresh plunge. Asian as they grappled with the financial Britain’s finance minister, George dollar since Sept 1985. London’s “Any sense of calm is very fragile fuelled sell-off at the start of the markets had steadied a little after consequences of the Brexit refer- Osborne, declared before FTSE 100 index, which boasts and the situation could change year. But Capital Economics econ- Britain’s June 23 vote to abandon endum. European financial markets many international companies, fell rapidly,” said Joe Rundle, head of omist Julian Jessop said it would around 1.9 percent in mid-after- trading at ETX Capital. be wrong to think another global noon trading, masking steeper In eurozone equity trading, financial crisis could be just falls in key sectors likely to be Frankfurt’s DAX 30 index slid 1.9 around the corner. “Even now, the affected by Brexit. percent as the country’s biggest FTSE 100 is still above its mid-June lender Deutsche Bank lost 5.5 per- lows,” he said in a note to investors. ‘Incredibly Volatile’ cent. The CAC 40 in Paris extended “On a trade-weighted basis, the “George Osborne’s comments its earlier weakness to stand more pound is only back to where it was have clearly prevented a much than three percent lower in mid- during most of the period from more dramatic decline Monday afternoon. In Madrid, shares fell 1.2 2009 to 2015,” he added. morning, but markets will remain percent, frittering away early gains In Asian trade, Tokyo, incredibly volatile throughout the after the ruling conservative Shanghai and Sydney markets long-winded process of exiting Popular Party emerged on top in advanced. Hong Kong slipped, the EU,” said Interactive Investor elections Sunday and vowed to try however. Morgan Stanley econo- equity strategist Lee Wild in to form a government. mist Chetan Ahya tipped a new London. British budget airline round of monetary easing in Asia EasyJet, which warned of a Brexit Pound ‘Vulnerable’ to limit the fallout. “We think hit to sales, plunged by 23.5 per- Traders said the FTSE was near-term focus of policymakers cent. International Airlines Group, being supported by a weaker will be to mitigate adverse parent of British Airways and pound, which could well slip fur- impacts on financial conditions. Iberia, dropped nearly 13 percent. ther. Stephen Innes, senior trader Specifically, we expect policy- Royal Bank of Scotland shares at OANDA Asia Pacific, warned makers to introduce liquidity slumped 15.8 percent. Lloyds sterling “is extremely vulnerable”. injections measures,” he said. Banking Group fell 9.2 percent. He also said there was “a huge Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said British construction group concern that London’s status as Britain’s departure from the EU Taylor Wimpey tumbled around the global financial capital will created new uncertainties in the 18 percent, while shares in crumble” if it loses its “passport- world economy at a time when Eurotunnel fell more than 12 per- ing” rights, which permit banks to downward pressures on China’s LONDON: Traders from ETX Capital work in central London yesterday. —AFP cent. One fifth of British business locate themselves in Britain while economy are mounting. —AFP

Banks hold back Saudi as India cuts shortlist for nearby markets tick higher new RBI chief to four MIDEAST MARKET REPORT DUBAI: Banks were the main drag on Saudi Islamic insurer Dar Al Takaful hitting its 15 per- Patel, Mohan, Gokarn, Bhattacharya still in running Arabia’s stock market on Monday as investors cent daily gain limit. Union Properties, a devel- grew wary before second-quarter financial oper with a residential rental unit, gained 1.8 results, while most other Middle East bourses percent. Real estate consultancy JLL said that NEW DELHI: The Indian government has with friends and colleagues saying this successor is strong enough to uphold soon as possible, before the appoint- recovered some of the losses from the sell-off Dubai’s expatriate population is likely to contin- narrowed its list of candidates to become contributed to his decision to make an the RBI’s autonomy. “For the continued ment of Rajan’s successor, both officials after Britain’s Brexit vote. Riyadh’s benchmark fell ue renting their homes rather than switching to the next governor of the Reserve Bank of early exit. Modi put down detractors who credibility of a strong and autonomous said, speaking on condition of anonymity by 0.2 percent as banking shares were sold in the ownership, but that real estate markets in other India to four, a senior official told Reuters, had cast doubt on Rajan’s loyalty: institution like the RBI, I hope the next due to the sensitivity of the matter. “We final hour of trade. Al Rajhi, the sector’s largest major Gulf cities will feel little impact from a as it set in motion the process of naming “Raghuram Rajan’s patriotism is no less governor is someone independent like are very hopeful the present governor Islamic bank, lost 2.2 percent to 56.50 riyals and British exit from the European Union because a new Monetary Policy Committee than any of ours,” he told Times Now news Rajan, and not more pliable to the gov- will be a member of this search commit- the sector’s sub-index dropped 0.8 percent. their property markets are more focused on (MPC). The moves seek to ensure policy TV in an interview, saying his experience ernment,” said Shumita Sharma tee,” the first official said, adding that if all A note from Riyad Capital said that tight liq- local citizens. continuity and reassure domestic and of working with Rajan had been good. Deveshwar, co-head of India research at goes well the new panel would be uidity and pressure on deposits are among the The Abu Dhabi the index added 0.4 percent, global investors after RBI chief Raghuram The list of candidates to replace Rajan has Trusted Sources, a macro advisory firm. formed by Aug 1. biggest challenges facing the banking sector after dropping 1.9 percent on Sunday. Gainers Rajan shocked markets 10 days ago by been whittled down to four, the official If that timetable holds, it would mean this year. “In the absence of an inflow of fresh outnumbered losers 14 to four. Finance House announcing he would not seek reap- said: current Deputy Governor Urjit Patel, Search Operation the MPC will be in place for the last policy money into the interbank system, these trends rose 2.9 percent in very thin trade after the com- pointment in September. former deputy governors Rakesh Mohan The official, and another from Modi’s meeting chaired by Rajan in August. It will continue,” it said. Analysts at Riyad Capital pany said it had received regulatory approval Rajan, 53, had been accorded rock- and Subir Gokarn and State Bank of India office, said Rajan should join the search would be desirable if Rajan is on the still have “buy” ratings on Saudi Hollandi Bank, for a share buyback. It gave no further details. star status by markets for defusing a cur- Chair Arundhati Bhattacharya. panel to appoint three external mem- selection committee “given his interna- Banque Saudi Fransi, Saudi British Bank and rency crisis, lowering inflation and win- None has commented, though media bers of the new six-member MPC. This tional experience and the fact that the Samba Financial Group but a “neutral” rating on Yesterday’s highlights ning parliament’s approval to set up the have reported Bhattacharya may get a process was kicked off on Monday by the new monetary policy framework Al Rajhi, saying it is relatively close to a fair-value SAUDI ARABIA MPC which will set interest rates. Yet the one-year extension in her current job. notification of changes to the act gov- became operational under his intellectu- price of 64 riyals per share. Qatar’s index edged * The index edged down 0.2 percent to former IMF chief economist had come Analysts said a lack of transparency over erning the RBI that were recently passed al leadership”, said Rupa Rege Nitsure, 0.3 percent lower in thin volume. Stocks within 6,465 points. under attack from right wingers in Prime the selection process was a worry, and it by parliament. The objective was to group chief economist at L&T Financial MSCI’s emerging market index led losses, with EGYPT Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party, would be important to ensure Rajan’s ensure that the MPC is constituted as Services in Mumbai. Industries Qatar down 1 percent. * The index climbed 0.8 percent to 6,904 Rajan’s decision to stand down fol- points. lowed weeks of attacks from the far right Egypt, Dubai ABU DHABI of Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), led Egypt’s main index, which had plunged 5.5 * The index added 0.4 percent to 4,434 by maverick politician and Harvard-edu- percent on Sunday, bounced 0.8 percent with points. cated economist Subramanian Swamy. gainers outpacing losers 16 to 11. Orascom DUBAI Swamy memorably described Rajan as Telecom, the most heavily traded stock and one * The index rose 0.9 percent to 3,286 points. “mentally not fully Indian” in an open let- favoured by local day traders, gained 3.8 per- QATAR ter to Modi, demanding the governor’s cent. Commercial International Bank (CIB), the * The index fell 0.3 percent to 9,817 points. immediate termination. He was venting largest listed lender, fell back 0.5 percent, hav- KUWAIT views widely held in the Hindu-national- ing risen by 2.2 percent in early trading after the * The index edged up 0.3 percent to 5,366 ist umbrella group, the Rashtriya central bank said it would not impose nine-year points. Swayamsevak Sangh, to which Modi’s term limits on bank chief executives. Dubai’s OMAN party is affiliated. index, which slid by 3.3 percent on Sunday, rose * The index added 0.03 percent to 5,764 A senior RSS source expressed sup- 0.9 percent with more than three fifths of trad- points. port for the slate of candidates, however, ed shares advancing. BAHRAIN indicating the group would prefer a Small and mid-sized stocks favoured by local * The index edged up 0.1 percent to 1,113 more low-profile, Indian-educated gov- retail investors were the most active, with points. ernor than the outspoken Rajan but was not bent on forcing a more radical policy shift. Under the finance bill passed this year, three members of the MPC would Oil bounces back from be RBI insiders, headed by the governor who would have the casting vote in the lows after Brexit losses event of a 3-3 split. Three external mem- bers would be chosen by a search com- SINGAPORE: Oil prices saw a modest off valuations and the British pound mittee comprising Modi’s cabinet secre- rebound on bargain hunting in Asia plunging to 31-year lows against the tary, the RBI governor, a top finance min- yesterday, despite uncertainty gripping dollar, while oil prices slumped more istry bureaucrat and three outside the markets following last week’s deci- than five percent. After sliding further sion by Britain to leave the European yesterday morning, crude rebounded in MUMBAI: An onlooker watches share prices on a digital broadcast on the facade of the Bombay experts chosen by the government. The RBI said it was not in a position to com- Union. Global markets took a beating early afternoon trade in Asia as traders Stock Exchange (BSE) during a downpour yesterday. —AFP ment. —Reuters on Friday, with some $2.1 trillion wiped piled back in. —AFP EXCHANGE RATES

Al-Muzaini Exchange Co. Canadian dollar 233.170 Chinese Yuan Renminbi 46.220 Indian Rupee 0.004202 0.004612 Turkish lira 103.910 Thai Bhat 9.532 Indonesian Rupiah 0.000018 0.000024 Swiss Franc 312.490 Turkish Lira 0.504 Japanese Yen 0.002800 0.002980 CURRENCY BUY SELL Australian Dollar 226.080 ASIAN COUNTRIES Kenyan Shilling 0.002977 0.002977 US Dollar Buying 301.450 Japanese Yen 2.980 Bahrain Exchange Company Korean Won 0.000251 0.000266 Indian Rupees 4.457 GOLD Malaysian Ringgit 0.070634 0.076634 Pakistani Rupees 2.887 20 Gram 264.960 Nepalese Rupee 0.002846 0.003016 Srilankan Rupees 2.057 CURRENCY BUY SELL 10 Gram 135.400 Pakistan Rupee 0.002736 0.003026 Nepali Rupees 2.793 Europe 5 Gram 68.580 Philippine Peso 0.006395 0.006695 Singapore Dollar 223.850 British Pound 0.398637 0.408637 Hongkong Dollar 39.008 Czech Korune 0.004297 0.016297 Sierra Leone 0.000073 0.000079 Bangladesh Taka 3.858 Dollarco Exchange Co. Ltd Danish Krone 0.040808 0.045808 Singapore Dollar 0.219471 0.229471 Philippine Peso 6.467 Euro 0.0328177 0.0328177 South African Rand 0.014484 0.022984 Thai Baht 8.587 Norwegian Krone 0.031280 0.036480 Sri Lankan Rupee 0.001576 0.002156 Rate for Transfer Selling Rate Romanian Leu 0.073645 0.073645 Taiwan 0.009264 0.009444 US Dollar 302.000 GCC COUNTRIES Slovakia 0.009016 0.019016 Thai Baht 0.008228 0.008778 Saudi Riyal 80.750 Canadian Dollar 234.464 Arab Sterling Pound 434.202 Swedish Krona 0.031398 0.036398 Qatari Riyal 83.180 Bahraini Dinar 0.794095 0.802595 ani Riyal 786.512 Euro 341.445 Swiss Franc 0.304054 0.315054 Egyptian Pound 0.027289 0.032407 Bahraini Dinar 804.170 Swiss Frank 290.851 Turkish Lira 0.098303 0.108603 UAE Dirham 82.443 Bahrain Dinar 799.169 Iranian Riyal 0.000084 0.000085 UAE Dirhams 82.449 Australasia Iraqi Dinar 0.000180 0.000240 ARAB COUNTRIES Qatari Riyals 83.689 Australian Dollar 0.215889 0.227889 Jordanian Dinar 0.421730 0.430730 Egyptian Pound - Cash 30.550 Saudi Riyals 81.250 New Zealand Dollar 0.207443 0.216943 Kuwaiti Dinar 1.000000 1.000000 Egyptian Pound - Transfer 34.473 Jordanian Dinar 426.263 Lebanese Pound 0.000150 0.000250 Yemen Riyal/for 1000 1.216 Egyptian Pound 33.912 America Moroccan Dirhams 0.020037 0.044037 Sri Lankan Rupees 2.082 Tunisian Dinar 139.340 Canadian Dollar 0.236447 0.235447 Nigerian Naira 0.000455 0.001090 Jordanian Dinar 427.170 Indian Rupees 4.476 Georgina Lari 0.136668 0.136668 Omani Riyal 0.777606 0.783286 Lebanese Lira/for 1000 2.018 Pakistani Rupees 2.880 Syrian Lira 2.158 Bangladesh Taka 3.844 US Dollars 0.298500 0.303200 Qatar Riyal 0.082099 0.083549 Morocco Dirham 31.363 Philippines Pesso 6.520 US Dollars Mint 0.299000 0.303200 Saudi Riyal 0.079407 0.080707 Cyprus pound 580.953 Syrian Pound 0.001279 0.001499 EUROPEAN & AMERICAN COUNTRIES Japanese Yen 3.892 Asia Tunisian Dinar 0.137556 0.145556 US Dollar Transfer 302.650 Syrian Pound 2.390 Bangladesh Taka 0.003377 0.003961 Turkish Lira 0.098766 0.109066 Euro 335.790 Nepalese Rupees 3.806 Chinese Yuan 0.044407 0.047907 UAE Dirhams 0.080757 0.082457 Sterling Pound 408.430 Malaysian Ringgit 74.623 Hong Kong Dollar 0.036819 0.039569 Yemeni Riyal 0.001364 0.001444 BUSINESS TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2016

Owning land can be difference between life and death

OSMANABAD, India: Rajshree Gungoo, a neglected by the government, by society, charity estimates that almost half the Mukti campaign of the early 1990s to to strengthen the social infrastructure for chatty 27-year-old with a quick smile, even their own family,” said Vishwanth women in these villages are single, and transfer half the family’s land to women. single women, as well as create a “com- speaks up at a gathering of about 40 Todkar, secretary at Paryay, a charity that that most are Dalits. Single women in Since then, however, efforts have lost prehensive social protection mechanism” women discussing the challenges facing works with marginalized communities. India’s villages bear the brunt of momentum due to low levels of literacy and improve their overall condition. In single women in India’s western “Every day, every hour is a struggle for entrenched customs and superstitions, and a lack of awareness. About 41 percent Osmanabad, charities are helping single Maharashtra state. “It’s very difficult. I them - to get a home, get land, even their including a bias against girls from birth, of households headed by women in India women to get government-issued identi- don’t have a husband, I don’t have a son, identity cards, which are in the name of limited education, early marriage and do not own land, and make a living ty cards that entitle them to subsidized even my father doesn’t want me,” she says, the father or the husband. They face financial dependence on the husband or through casual manual labor, according food rations, to apply for bank loans, and her voice breaking. “I am alone and pow- humiliations constantly,” he said. father. For older women who are unmar- to the 2011 socio-economic and caste to lay claim to property and land. erless to do anything.” She breaks off, ried or those who have been abandoned census. In Maharashtra, it is more than 45 Last year, Paryay convinced the using the end of her saree to wipe her Bias From Birth by their husbands, ownership of land or percent. In Marathwada, many single Osmanabad district council to set aside 2 tears. Around her, others nod and mutter. In India, where a patriarchal system is property can mean the difference women get duped into marriage or are million rupees for loans of up to 20,000 In drought-hit Marathwada, the state’s deeply entrenched, only 13 per cent of between life and death, said Lata trafficked as sex workers because they rupees a year for eligible single women to poorest region, there is an unusually high farm land is owned by women. The figure Bandgar, a program coordinator at Paryay. have no means of earning a livelihood, purchase poultry or goats. “With this number of single women. Some were is even lower when it comes to lower “It’s like they don’t exist without a man. Bandgar said. “From the moment she money, the women can stay in the village widowed after their farmer husbands caste Dalit women who are single. About We have to prove their existence in the wakes up till the time she goes to sleep - and make a living that is not dependent committed suicide because of debt; oth- 12 percent of India’s female population is eyes of the government to even get them and even after - a single woman in a vil- on farming alone,” district council chief A E ers were abandoned because they didn’t classified as single, including women who identification and basic benefits,” said lage is subject to so much harassment, so Rayate told the Thomson Reuters produce a son, while some were left are widowed, divorced, separated, and Bandgar, who was thrown out of her much stigma and abuse,” she said. “They Foundation. “We would like them to be behind when their husbands left to older unmarried women, according to the home after her husband left her years are treated worse than animals - even cat- financially independent,” he said. That is search for work. 2011 census. While widows receive a before. “A piece of land to work on and a tle live with greater security, greater com- also the aim of the gathering of single Alone and without financial support, monthly pension of about 500 rupees home to live in are their basic rights - it’s fort. It is a dangerous world for them. So if women who filled in application forms for the women and their children are usually ($7.40) in most Indian states, divorced tied to their identity, livelihood and status she can stake her claim to land or proper- loans from Paryay’s self-help group. “What thrown out of home by their in-laws, women and those who are unmarried or in the community. Without it they are ty, then she has some security. Without it, are you crying for?” Nirja Bhatnagar, denied ownership of the land they abandoned are ineligible for most welfare nothing,” she said. she has nothing,” she said. regional manager at ActionAid, which worked on and any compensation from benefits. partners Paryay, asked Gungoo. “Don’t the government. They are also taunted In addition, most religious laws favor Dangerous World Social Protection think that just because you don’t have a and harassed by communities who men when it comes to the inheritance of Maharashtra, one of India’s most pros- A new draft policy for women unveiled husband, a father or a son, that you are believe a woman is nothing without a family property and agricultural land. In perous states, has seen some of the in May acknowledges the challenges sin- worthless. You have to believe in yourself man. “In this country, single women are Osmanabad district, Paryay works with biggest battles for the rights of marginal- gle women face, including in finding safe and move forward with the support of the most vulnerable category - they are single women in about 30 villages. The ized communities, including the Laxmi and affordable housing. The policy aims women like you.” —Reuters

To Brexit or Regrexit? A dis-United Kingdom mulls

LONDON: To leave, or not to leave: That is instruction that must be delivered,” a chok- the question. Still. After Britain’s historic ing Cameron said in his resignation speech, vote to leave the European Union, there is which marked the most tumultuous end to no indication that a so-called Brexit will a British premiership since Anthony Eden happen soon. It maybe never will. Prime resigned in 1957 after the Suez crisis. Still, Minister David Cameron, who is resigning, the upswell of chatter - #regrexit is trend- has said he will not take the formal step to ing big on twitter - over whether Britain an EU divorce on the grounds that his suc- might be able to reconsider speaks to the cessor should. Because the referendum is disbelief gripping this continent in the not legally-binding, some politicians are wake of a vote that has unleashed financial suggesting a parliament vote before for- and political mayhem. mally triggering Brexit. Sterling has plunged, and Britain’s politi- A petition on the UK government’s web- cal parties are both crippled. Cameron is a site on holding a second referendum has lameduck leader, and the main opposition gained more than 3 million signatories in Labour party on Sunday attempted a coup just two days. European leaders, facing the against its leader, with nine top officials biggest threat to European unity since resigning. “The kaleidoscope has been World War Two, are divided over how swift- shaken up not just in terms of our relation- ly divorce talks should start. Paris wants ship with the EU but in terms of who runs haste and German Chancellor Angela our parties, who governs the country and Merkel is urging patience. European what the country is made up of,” said Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker Anand Menon, Professor of European said he wanted to “start immediately”. Politics and Foreign Affairs at King’s College And on Sunday, Scotland’s leader said London. “It is very hard to see where the Scotland may veto Brexit altogether. Under pieces are.” devolution rules, the parliaments of The law provisioning an EU member Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales are country’s exit from the union is Article 50 of required to consent to any EU divorce, the Lisbon Treaty that is effectively the EU’s according to a report by the House of constitution. It has never been invoked Lords. Most British politicians agree such a before. Before the vote, Cameron had said decisive 52-48 win for Leave in the referen- Article 50 would be triggered straight away dum means a divorce must happen. if Britain voted to leave. Over the weekend, Anything less would be a slap in the face of several EU officials also said the UK needed democracy. to formally split right away - possibly at a “The will of the British people is an Tuesday EU meeting.— Reuters Abe calls for needed TIANJIN, China: Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum Klaus Schwab (right) shakes hands with Chinese Premier Li forex steps post-Brexit Keqiang during the World Economic Forum yesterday. —AP

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Nakaso, speaking to reporters after the Abe yesterday instructed Finance Minister meeting, declined to comment on whether the BOJ would hold an emergency rate China potential winner Taro Aso to watch currency markets “ever more closely” and take steps if necessary, in review to expand monetary stimulus. A for- the wake of Britain’s historic vote to leave mer BOJ executive, Kazuo Momma, told the European Union. Abe made the com- Reuters yesterday that Japan has the right in Britain-EU breakup ments at an emergency meeting with Aso to intervene in markets to stem sharp yen and Bank of Japan Deputy Governor rises, although he saw no need for the cen- Hiroshi Nakaso as some analysts speculate tral bank to offer fresh stimulus if post- the central bank may ease if it calls an Brexit vote market turmoil is short-lived. Li says Brexit increased global uncertainty unscheduled policy review before its Some analysts say the BOJ could hold an planned July 28-29 gathering. emergency meeting to expand stimulus further if its tankan business survey on July BEIJING: China is a potential winner if Britain actions valued in Beijing’s yuan. rencies of other developing countries also While Abe ordered the BOJ to ensure 1 confirms worsening of the domestic and the European Union rework trade deals Britain has technology China needs as the weaken, the Chinese central bank will be ample liquidity in markets, his government economy and prices. “There’s 30 percent and look for investors after a British exit. ruling Communist Party tries to evolve forced to decide whether to let the yuan, also is ready to provide the economy fiscal sup- chance of BOJ holding an extra policy Beijing faces a blow from weaker European beyond low-skilled manufacturing, said Lu called the renminbi, fall with them or stick port, with an eye on expanding planned meeting,” said Naomi Muguruma, senior demand for its exports and pressure to hold Zhengwei, chief economist for Industrial closer to the dollar. stimulus steps to total more than 10 trillion market economist at Mitsubishi UFJ its yuan steady in turbulent currency markets. Bank in Shanghai. “China will benefit from Last year, the People’s Bank of China spent yen ($98.03 billion), sources told Reuters. Morgan Stanley Securities. But analysts say But economists and political analysts say if industrial development experience in the UK,” tens of billions of dollars to prop up the yuan “Risks and uncertainty remain in financial it will be difficult for Tokyo to intervene in Britain and the EU split, both sides will look to said Lu. “I do recommend seizing the oppor- after a change in the mechanism used to set markets,” Abe said. “We need to continue to currency markets to stem the yen’s cash-rich Chinese companies that are tunity to establish China-UK free trade to its exchange rate allowed it to fall. That fueled work toward market stability.” strength. expanding abroad - with the possible bonus enhance bilateral cooperation between the expectations that Beijing was weakening the The yen briefly soared above the key Japanese authorities argue that any threshold of 100 to the dollar on Friday as for Beijing of closer political ties. two countries.” Closer economic ties could currency to boost exports and prompted action to stem excessive yen strength “One of the benefits China can gain from lead to warming political relations, Zhang investors to move capital out of China. If the investors hoarded the safe-haven currency would be in line with G7/G20 agreements ‘Brexit’ is a stronger and closer economic rela- said. “The UK and the EU may become more dollar gains against the yuan, “this could set after the Brexit vote, unnerving Japanese on currency stability. However, US Treasury policymakers worried about the effect a Secretary Jack Lew warned against curren- tionship with the UK and even with the EU,” friendly with China politically, but this is not off a renewed bout of fears over renminbi strong yen could have on exports. cy intervention earlier this month, describ- said Zhang Lihua, director of the Center for what China tries to seek,” he said. depreciation and a pick-up in capital out- Japanese authorities have threatened to ing market moves as orderly at a time China Europe Relations at Tsinghua University Dealing separately with the two sides also flows,” Julian Evans-Pritchard and Mark intervene if they see yen rises as excessive, when Tokyo raised concerns about excess in Beijing. “Both the UK and the EU need that might allow Beijing to reach agreements that Williams of Capital Economics said in a though market players doubt Tokyo will volatility in exchange rates. “Unlike kind of cooperation with China under the might have been blocked previously by the report. step in, given strong opposition from Switzerland, Japan as the G7 chair finds it current circumstances.” Chinese leaders need for Britain and Europe to agree, said Liu Yesterday, influential state-run Chinese Washington. “I was instructed by the prime hard to intervene as that would prompt urged Britain to stay in the 28-nation EU and Yuanchun, executive dean of the National tabloid the Global Times warned that Britain’s minister to take various, aggressive other countries to label Tokyo a currency have avoided mentioning possible benefits of Academy of Development and Strategy of troubles were far from over. “Leaving the EU responses to ensure stability in financial manipulator,” Muguruma said. “Even if it a split. Renmin University. “The political gain for will not be the end of Britain’s difficulties, and and currency markets,” Aso told reporters intervened, it would not have a lasting Yesterday, Premier Li Keqiang, the coun- China is bigger than the economic gain,” Liu will likely be the start of an incredibly painful after the meeting. impact on markets.” — Reuters try’s top economic official, said Beijing wants said. Still, China also faces a risk that Britain’s process,” it said in an editorial. China on to see a “united and stable” EU and a “stable departure might leave other EU members Friday had called for Britain and the EU to and prosperous” Britain - a possible reference free to take more forceful action on trade dis- reach agreement as soon as possible after the to concern the vote might inspire separatist putes including steel. vote to leave the bloc, adding that China sentiment in other EU members or parts of The EU and the United States accuse China respected the choice of the British people. On the United Kingdom. “We are seeing increas- of exporting steel at improperly low prices, China’s outlook, Li told the WEF “So far this ing uncertainties in the world economy,” Li hurting foreign competitors and threatening year, against the backdrop of slowing growth said in a speech at the World Economic thousands of jobs. Washington imposed anti- in the global economy, China’s economic Forum in the eastern city of Tianjin. “We need dumping duties of up to 522 percent but operations remain relatively stable, with to jointly handle challenges, strengthen con- British resistance blocked the EU from impos- growth within a reasonable range.” fidence and create a stable international envi- ing higher tariffs. In the short run, European A pick-up in Chinese economic activity ronment.” uncertainty might depress demand for and company profits in March had fuelled Europe is China’s biggest trading partner, Chinese goods, but trade matters less to global investors’ hopes that the economy was and Chinese investors already see the region China than it did a decade ago. China is the improving, but readings in May were general- as more welcoming than the United States, world’s biggest trader but exports as a share ly soggier, pointing to protracted weakness where some acquisitions have been stymied of the economy declined last year to 22 per- and the need for further policy support. by security concerns. Chinese companies cent from 2007’s 33 percent. While industrial output seems to be steady- own France’s Club Med, the makers of Pirelli A more serious problem is downward ing and property sales remain strong, growth tires, Volvo cars and Weetabix cereal and foot- pressure on China’s yuan in currency markets, in fixed-asset investment slowed to a 15-year TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (left) speaks during an emergency meet- ball teams Inter Milan of Italy and Aston Villa according to economists. The British pound low in January-May, while private investment ing between the government and Bank of Japan following last weekís decision by of Britain. London is the second-biggest cen- and the euro currency used by 17 EU coun- was the weakest on record, dimming the out- British voters to leave the European Union at Abeís official residence yesterday. —AFP ter outside mainland China for settling trans- tries have sunk relative to the dollar. As cur- look for the rest of 2016. — Agencies TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2016 BUSINESS ‘Sweet business’ of beekeeping protects Zimbabwe forests

MUTARE, Zimbabwe: Divas Matinyadze’s 47 beehives ers to plant and maintain their own woodlots for a Beekeeping is fast becoming a profitable activity honey, including development charity World Mamboza, told the Thomson Reuters are hidden away in a dense patch of forest, along a ready supply of fuel have gained little traction. Up to a thanks to high domestic demand for honey as a food Vision Zimbabwe and the EU-funded Forest Foundation he had joined a group of 25 to start narrow dirt path beside a small river in Mpudzi fifth of the country’s 330,000 hectares (815,448 acres) and other products such as beeswax which is used to Forces project. a beekeeping project. “We have discovered that Resettlement Scheme. “If you cut a tree anywhere near of natural forest is cut down by tobacco farmers each make candles, the association says. Beekeeping is also beekeeping can help to protect our forests,” my beehives, you are assured of trouble from me,” year, according to Zimbabwe’s Forestry Commission. proving an innovative way to protect forests. “As bee- Drought Hits Crops Mamboza said. “Most of our beehives are on chuckled Matinyadze. “These trees belong to my bees”. Selling firewood has also become big business for keepers we jealously look after the environment With weather patterns becoming more errat- trees near our dam - no one will tamper with He carefully inspected one of the traditional hives, rural and peri-urban communities due to the frequent because beekeeping depends on good water sources ic, harvests from rain-fed agriculture are increas- (them).” Amon Vhumbu, a traditional leader in fashioned from a dead tree trunk, warning in a whis- power outages experienced in the country. But there and good forage for pollen,” Matinyadze said. “There ingly unreliable, forcing many farmers to look Chipinge, said his community was looking at per: “Don’t come close - the bees are only used to me are greener alternatives for making a living, experts are lots of trees where my beehives are.” for other ways to keep up their income. This ways to incentivize forest conservation through and can easily be upset.” say, such as beekeeping. Every district now has flour- Matinyadze was taught beekeeping under a pro- year, the country suffered one of the worst El beekeeping. “Beekeepers are protecting our In this part of eastern Zimbabwe, vast tracts of land ishing beekeeping projects, sustaining thousands of gram initiated by the government’s Department of Nino-induced droughts in history, hot on the forests at the same time as making money out have been cleared over the past decade, mostly by households. The number of beekeepers is growing Agricultural Technical and Extension Services (Agritex). heels of a devastating drought in the 2014/15 of the initiative,” he said. tobacco farmers who use firewood to cure their crop. steadily, and has topped 50,000, according to the International organisations have also been involved in farming season. The impact on agriculture has Traditional leaders see themselves as custo- Efforts by the government to encourage those farm- Beekeepers Association of Zimbabwe. training beekeepers, and processing and marketing left more than 4.5 million Zimbabweans without dians of natural resources in rural communities. enough to eat this year, according to the gov- “We take protection of our environment serious- ernment, which estimates at least $1.6 billion is ly - anyone caught cutting down a tree in this needed to feed them. area is heavily fined,” Vhumbu said. Bee enthusi- Before switching to beekeeping, Matinyadze ast Mathew Matongwani said every modern was a successful cotton and maize farmer, but he beekeeper needed to maintain a forest plot in abandoned those crops for bees in 2014. The which to place their beehives. “Apart from the results have been encouraging. “Beekeeping is business of honey, beekeepers are committed profitable - it’s a sweet business,” he said. to protecting and conserving the forests from Matinyadze earns up to $60 per beehive during anyone who causes fire outbreaks, or wood the honey harvest twice a year. He can afford to poachers,” he said. buy food for his family, but is quick to add that the Matongwani gained significant beekeeping current drought has cut honey production. “I have experience when working for Environment delayed my March harvest as there is little pollen, Africa, a regional organization that has assisted but the effect of the drought has not been as bad thousands of beekeepers through green action on my bees as it was on my crops,” he noted. groups. “Water flow in some rivers has improved significantly as a result of conservation of catch- Buzz Off ment areas by local beekeepers,” Matongwani Another beekeeper in Chipinge district, Isaac said. —Reuters TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2016 BUSINESS

Startup Story: Ghinwa’s mission to showcase musical talents his startup had to have a strong busi- founder of The Proteges, helped set up ness case to be a success. “In a popula- and design Ghinwa’s landing page. tion of 350 million, there are many tal- “Shamlan reviewed our first landing ents waiting to be unleashed.” page and pointed out all the mistakes Mohammed was confident they were we made. He only kept the logo tapping into a huge market with great untouched,” Mohammed said. demand for the service they were offer- Yaroub Burhama, cofounder of ing. Lightbug Media and The Proteges men- The Ghinwa cofounders managed to tor, helped the Ghinwa cofounders secure angel investing and were accept- understand music copyrights and con- ed into In5 accelerator in Dubai, which nected them with some of the big made them more confident that their (almost to the day), Ghinwa became the names in the music industry. startup deserved their commitment to first Kuwaiti startup to win the presti- Mindset, Mentorship and Momentum become a business success. gious MIT Enterprise Forum (MITEF) Pan Mohammed believes it’s essential for What’s Next for Ghinwa? Arab Competition. The cash prize of startup founders to have the right mind- This is only the start of Ghinwa’s jour- Finding Tech Talent $50,000 is enormously helpful for any set, find great mentors, and keep a ney, and the future looks very promis- Mohammed and Bader did not have startup. But more important than that, steady momentum in the startup. ing. The app is scheduled to launch the necessary technical skills to actually the competition helped the Ghinwa Accepting failures is crucial, since start- shortly after Eid-ul-Fitr, and the startup build Ghinwa, and so they searched cofounders master the art of pitching, ups often operate with extreme uncer- is looking to close their second round of LinkedIn for a candidate to become and distilling the essence of their busi- tainty and need to experiment with funding very soon. You can receive By Haider Al-Mosawi their technical cofounder. After being ness idea into a condensed message. multiple strategies. “I can’t emphasize updates about Ghinwa by subscribing ignored by some and rejected by many, This is essential for internal clarity as how important it is to have mentors for to their newsletter at ghinwa.com. ohammed Al-Munaikh and they were fortunate to have Alfonso well as external communication. The a startup, so you don’t have to reinvent Bader Al-Tahous first met dur- Fernandez join their startup. Ghinwa cofounders decided to spend the wheel,” said Mohammed Almunaikh. NOTE: Haider Al-Mosawi is a cofounder Ming The Proteges, a program Alfonso shared Mohammed and some of their prize money to sponsor Abdulaziz Al-Loughani shared a tip of startup hub Sirdab Lab, and user experi- encouraging the youth to ask them- Bader’s passion for music. He plays the two musical events during Eid, featuring with Mohammed that left a strong ence design firm Catalyze Co. To get in selves: “If money isn’t an issue, what guitar and longed to join a band in his musical giants: Rashed Al-Majed and impression on him: “It’s OK to fail for the touch, email him at haider@sirdab- would you pursue in your life?” This teenage years. Ghinwa reignited his Nawal. right reasons.” Shamlan Al-Bahar, the lab.com mindset - and the mentorship that came dreams, and he left a promising career with The Proteges - has had a lasting at Rocket Internet to join the budding impact on the two cofounders of startup. “We were very lucky to have Ghinwa, an app looking to offer a plat- such a high-caliber talent like Alfonso form for users to be recognized for their join our team,” Mohammed said. Ghinwa singing talents. recruited two more team members: Jose Louis, developer; and Dana Alfaraj, proj- The Startup Spark ect manager (and The Proteges alumni). In April 2015, while waiting for a table at Slider Station, Bader shared his idea for a karaoke-style app featuring Arabic songs with Mohammed. Similar apps exist for Western songs, but the Arab world seems to have been over- looked. Mohammed loved the idea, especially since he struggled to find great talents on SoundCloud, an app for finding the music you love. Mohammed was passionate about music, and want- ed to work in that space. Destination: Dubai “If you’re willing to quit your day job Having been accepted to In5 acceler- for something else, then you’re not con- ator, the team (minus Dana) moved to nected to your work on a higher level,” Dubai to build their product. Mohammed told me. The conversation Mohammed shared with me some of he had with Bader was the spark that the advantages of being based in Dubai triggered his startup journey. He decid- for Ghinwa: “There are no social commit- ed to quit his job at the National Fund ments to drain our time, partner compa- for SMEs to focus on Ghinwa full-time. nies (such as music distributors) have offices in Dubai, it’s easier to find talent, Taking the Leap there are many business incubators we Mohammed didn’t simply quit his can consult, and the legal structure is day job to pursue a dream. Coming from very startup-friendly.” a personal investment background, he knew the importance of taking calculat- Winning the MIT Challenge ed risks. While he had passion for music, A year after their first conversation Kuwait’s Ghinwa with Zain Group CEO and Zain KSA CEO and Huawei Omar.

Fading fishermen: A historic industry faces warming world SEABROOK, New Hampshire: The cod isn’t just a munity of fishermen he used to see in Newport. to be able to take a grandchild out on my boat,” the cod in jeopardy and quotas that limit his ability rankled Goethel, who lawsuit seeking to block the fish to David Goethel. It’s his identity, his ticket to “There’s probably 95 percent attrition out of that Crismale said. “And some of the other fishermen to catch them at all-time lows, cod fishermen like charges is pending. But he perseveres. “The future middle-class life, his link to a historic industry. “I fishery in this area,” Bradfield said. “Of all the guys I were second and third-generation fishermen. And Goethel try to eke out a living by supplementing of the cod fishery is not that it’s in jeopardy,” paid for my education, my wife’s education, my fished with, I was a lobsterman for 30 years, and they lost all that.” cod with just about anything else they can catch. Goethel said. “It needs to be recalibrated.” house, my kids’ education; my slice of America was there’s maybe three left.” Connecticut’s lobster fishery, based on Long Goethel is making much less money. In the Government regulators, such as John Bullard, a paid for on cod,” said Goethel, a 30-year veteran of The number of adult lobsters in New England Island Sound, has been hit especially hard by 1980s and ‘90s, he could bring in $120,000 in a year, regional administrator for fisheries for the National these waters that once teemed with New England’s south of Cape Cod slid to about 10 million in 2013, warming water and has been reduced to nearly but is now making about $60,000, without sub- Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, have signature fish. But on this chilly, windy Saturday in according to a report issued last year by an inter- nothing. A power plant on the sound recorded tracting a health insurance bill over $27,000. He said the quota cuts that irk fishermen are necessary April, after 12 hours out in the Gulf of Maine, he has state regulatory board. It was about 50 million in more than 75 days with an average water tempera- and his wife, who is up every day at 4 am for a far- to rebuild the stock. But he has acknowledged the caught exactly two cod, and he feels far removed the late 1990s. The lobster catch in the region sank ture above 68 degrees Fahrenheit in each of the flung teaching job, haven’t taken a vacation in rebuilding effort comes with an “economic price.” from the 1990s, when he could catch 2,000 pounds to about 3.3 million pounds in 2013, from a peak of years 2012, 2013 and 2014, according to a regulato- three years. Retirement isn’t in the cards for the 62- The changes have been difficult emotionally for in a day. about 22 million in 1997. Bradfield’s take on the ry board’s report. Between 1976 and 2010, that year-old Goethel - at least, not soon. “My wife is Goethel, whose sons, Daniel and Eric, are a fisheries His boat, the Ellen Diane, a 44-foot fishing role of warming oceans is nuanced and reflects the happened only twice. Lobsters prefer temperatures working far more than she used to,” he said. “I have biologist and a tugboat captain. He instilled a love trawler named for his wife, is the only vessel pulling many years he spent on the water. Shell disease, he in the high 50s and low 60s. to work more to make less.” of fishing in everyone in his family, and old tradi- into the Yankee Fishermen’s Co-op in Seabrook. said, has taken a toll on southern New England’s There were nearly 300 lobstermen in The challenges climate change have brought to tions are hard to part with. “Eric would get rolled Fifteen years ago, there might have been a half- lobster stock, something scientists say is a result of Connecticut in 1999, and now there are maybe a commercial fishing are perhaps most noticeable in out of bed to go fishing,” Ellen said. “He did the dozen. He is carrying crates of silver hake, skates rising temperatures. dozen full-timers left. Some in the Rhode Island New England’s cod fishery, which has dwindled same thing to me.” and flounder - all worth less than cod. One of Bradfield also agrees with scientists who say the lobster fishery said it’s still possible to make a living from more than 1,200 boats in the 1980s to only a America’s oldest commercial industries, fishing increase in predatory fish, such as black sea bass, is in the business. Greg Mataronas, the president of few dozen today. In that time, the catch of cod has Adapting, Commuting along the coast of the Northeast still employs hun- bad for the lobster population. Warming oceans are the Rhode Island Lobstermen’s Association, who also plummeted, from more than 117 million Michael Mohr harvested surf clams for almost dreds. But every month that goes by, those num- responsible for the increase in those fish species off fishes out of Little Compton, said regulations and pounds in 1980 to just over 5 million in 2014. Most 30 of his 55 years, and his desire to stay in the only bers fall. After centuries of weathering overfishing, New England, scientists say. But Bradfield, a father territoriality prevent members of the state’s fleet consumers haven’t noticed the collapse, with cod business he has ever known now takes him far pollution, foreign competition and increasing gov- to three grown children, also said his decision to from moving to more fertile grounds. But the few still readily available at restaurants and markets from his family. The clams he caught for decades ernment regulation, the latest challenge is the one because of foreign sources like Iceland and Norway. feed tourists and locals alike in towns all along the that’s doing them in: climate change. Scientists said late last year that the impact of coast. Now, those clams, which he once caught off Though no waters are immune to the ravages of climate change on Atlantic cod might be worse New Jersey, are found northward or farther out to climate change, the Gulf of Maine, a dent in the than previously thought. Fishermen pursue the fish sea. Mohr has also moved on. About 10 years ago, coastline from Cape Cod to Nova Scotia, best illus- in the Gulf of Maine and, farther off New England, he started commuting six hours each way from his trates the problem. The gulf, where fishermen have the shallows of Georges Bank, both of which have home in Mays Landing, New Jersey, to the former for centuries sought lobster, cod and other species experienced dramatic temperature rise. Around whaling port of New Bedford, Massachusetts. He that thrived in its cold waters, is now warming 2004, the gulf began warming about 10 times has also switched clam species; he got his start fish- faster than 99 percent of the world’s oceans, scien- faster than previously. “This is what global warming ing for Atlantic surf clams but now pursues the tists have said. looks like in the Gulf of Maine,” said Andrew ocean quahog. The warming waters, in the gulf and elsewhere, Pershing, a Maine-based marine scientist who co- The quahog is well known to New England din- have caused other valuable species, such as clams, authored the paper last year in the journal Science. ers as a stuffed clam or in its own kind of chowder. to migrate to deeper or more northern waters. Goethel, also a marine scientist and a former Both quahogs and surf clams populate supermar- Others, such as lobsters, have largely abandoned member of a regional regulatory board, doesn’t ket seafood sections. The reason for Mohr’s deci- the once-lucrative waters off the southern New bemoan the ocean’s changing temperature as sion has been documented by published science, England states of Connecticut and Rhode Island, much as the rules he must play by. Because of the as well as on the decks of the boat he fishes from, having become more susceptible to disease or tight quotas, he must avoid fishing around areas the ESS Pursuit. Moving north for quahogs was a predators. where cod live, he said. That is because cod are a way to remain a clammer. “We’re finding clams in Lobster catches in Maine are booming as the “choke species,” and when fishermen reach their deeper water instead of inshore water, where we species creeps northward, but as the warming con- quota for cod they aren’t allowed to pursue other used to work 25 years ago,” Mohr said. “It’s just tinues, that’s a good thing bound to end. A federal fish. affecting everything.” NEW BEDFORD, Massachusetts: In this May 19, 2016 photo, Mike Mohr, captain of the fishing report from 2009 said that half of 36 fish stocks Like others in the cod fishery, Goethel has had Mohr leaves behind his wife of 20 years and vessel E S S Pursuit, poses while offloading a two-day haul of quahog clams at a dock. — AP studied in the northwest Atlantic Ocean have been to adapt, but at his core he remains a cod fisher- makes the drive to New Bedford so he and his 29- shifting northward over the past 40 years, and that leave the fishery was more about economics than remaining lobstermen in Rhode Island are still able man. The experience has left him frustrated and year-old son, Danny, can spend 20 days out of 30 the trend is likely to continue. Fish aren’t the only science. He thinks some published studies are to pull lobsters from the state’s waters, he said. more than a little bitter. He doesn’t dispute the sci- aboard the Pursuit. Mohr has two other adult chil- ones moving on, and not just in the Northeast. The inconsistent. And he laments that Newport’s docks, “There’s a real disconnect between what the entific consensus about climate change, but he dren who live in New Jersey. He has missed his chil- US fishing fleet has dwindled from more than once home to dozens of lobster boats, are now guys are seeing on the water and what the scien- does think government regulators apply that sci- dren’s first days at school, their sports events, and 120,000 vessels in 1996 to about 75,000 today, the down to a few. “It tore me up to do something else,” tists are saying,” he said. Bradfield isn’t buying it. He ence in a manner unnecessarily punitive to fisher- weddings of loved ones while out chasing clams, Coast Guard says. For the fishermen of the north- he said. is glad he left the business, as painful as it was to men. He plastered a sticker on his boat declaring, and, later, quahogs. Missing out on family life is eastern US - not all of whom accept the scientific Others in the lobster business dispute the sci- leave a piece of his identity behind. “There’s a say- “Who says there’s no fish?” worse these days because of his long commute on consensus on climate change, and many of whom ence that lays the blame on climate change. ing: Behind every successful fisherman is a wife For the most recent fishing year, he was allotted Interstate 95. Whether Mohr can make holidays like bristle at government regulations stemming from it Nicholas Crismale, a former lobsterman and presi- with a good job,” he said. “You go down to the State 3,600 pounds of cod. He caught his allotment of Thanksgiving is “hit-and-miss”, said his wife, - whether to stick with fishing, adapt to the chang- dent of the Connecticut Commercial Lobstermen’s Pier in Rhode Island now, guys hate what they’re 60,000 pounds in 2010, and leased and caught an Melanie. ing ocean or leave the business is a constant worry. Association, is one of many lobstermen in his state doing right now.” additional 50,000. He believes that the cod have Mohr’s migration story is common in the clam- who believes pesticide runoff is to blame. moved and not died off, and that he could easily ming business, said Dave Wallace, a Maryland- Waving the White Flag Connecticut researchers found no pesticides in lob- Hanging On, Getting By continue catching high totals without strict regula- based consultant in the industry. It was once based Robert Bradfield was one of the East Coast’s sters collected in Long Island Sound in late 2014. David Goethel has spent most of his life fishing tions. Scientists have said warming waters have largely off Atlantic City, near Mohr’s home, but has most endangered species, a Rhode Island lobster- But Crismale, out of the business for four years and for New England cod, and he doesn’t want to stop indeed motivated some young cod to seek deeper, shifted northward along with the clams, he said. man, until he pulled his traps out of the water for helping to run his wife’s restaurant, Lobster Shack in now. “I could catch the entire quota for the Gulf of colder waters - some of which are closed to fishing. Some fishermen have decided to instead pursue the last time about a decade ago. Bradfield, of Branford, sticks to the hypothesis, even in the face Maine in eight days,” Goethel said in a bit of brava- The cuts to catch limits represented the first and quahogs, as Mohr has, while others now travel far- Newport, started in the fishery in the mid-1970s of science. “The warming stuff is a lot of baloney,” do he swears is not an exaggeration. “I wouldn’t biggest blow to the industry, and they stemmed ther out to sea to harvest surf clams. The surf clam and stayed in it for some 30 years, sometimes he said. “All that is is another scientist looking for a break a sweat doing it.” Fishing is in Goethel’s blood. from overfishing and subsequent regulations fishery has slipped somewhat in the face of the catching 2,000 pounds of lobster a day. During his grant.” He paid his way through Boston University by tak- designed to stop fishermen from taking too much changes, with a little less than 41 million pounds final years, he was lucky if he caught 100 pounds, Crismale said it’s a shame that lobstering, often ing thrill-seekers out on “party boat” fishing trips in from the sea. They were meant to preserve the fish- caught in 2014, the second-lowest total since 1980. not even enough to pay for bait, fuel and deck- a multigenerational enterprise in New England, is Boston Harbor and segued into commercial cod ery for future generations, and it made earning a Mohr is undaunted. Clamming has been good to hands. reaching its end in Connecticut. He used to bring fishing in 1982. living difficult. Climate change has only exacerbat- him, and if he has to spend more time on the road He now works on a pilot boat, guiding larger his daughters out fishing with him, but they’ve Today, he operates a trawler that leaves from ed that trouble. Other obstacles, such as the gov- as he nears 60, so be it. “It’s just a way of life,” Mohr ships in and out of the harbor. He is glad he’s still on grown up to be a lawyer and a teacher, and another New Hampshire, its nets scouring the Gulf of Maine ernment-imposed cost of on-board monitors to said. “You’ve got to go where the money is at, and the water, but he misses lobstering and the com- generation isn’t taking their place. “I’m never going for fish. But the catch these days is different - with collect data to inform future fishing quotas, have you’re happy. Right now, I’m happy.” — AP BUSINESS TUESDAY, JANE 28, 2016 Ooredoo announces weekly winners of prepaid campaign

KUWAIT: Ooredoo Kuwait, a member of Fawaz Sharee’Al Dufiry - iPad Mini 3 the international Ooredoo Group, Dayana Badege Dayana Badege - KD1000 announced the eighth weekly winners of Ooredoo’s “Every Recharge Wins” cam- its all new prepaid campaign “Every paign is the first of its kind, providing cus- Recharge Wins”. Seven of the winners were tomers with chances to enter daily, weekly, presented with a Samsung Galaxy mobile, and monthly draws, in addition to a grand one winner with the iPad Mini 3 and one draw for each 1 KD recharge. Customers winner with KD 1,000. can win smart phones, tablets, cash prizes and a grand prize, which is the 2016 Toyota The winners of this week were: Prado V6. The more customers recharge Sevlablan Seven Billy Seven Billy - Samsung their lines, the more chances they get to Galaxy win. 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DUBAI: The all-new 2017 Ford GT will be avail- able in a limited-edition Heritage theme hon- oring the GT40 Mark II driven to victory by Bruce McLaren and Chris Amon at Le Mans in 1966 - part of the historic 1-2-3 Ford GT sweep. The car will feature unique interior and exterior color themes, and an exclusive wheel finish. “Celebrating the anniversary of Ford’s his- toric victories at Le Mans has always been a part of the return of the Ford GT,” said Raj Nair, Ford executive vice president, product devel- opment, and chief technical officer. “The 2017 Ford GT ‘66 Heritage Edition is a stunning trib- Three KD 5,000 winners in NBK’s ute to the car that kicked off Ford’s string of Le Al Jawhara weekly draws for June Mans victories in 1966.” The Ford GT ‘66 Heritage Edition features a Shadow Black exterior in either gloss or matte KUWAIT: National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) winners expressed their gratitude and finish with silver stripes and exposed carbon announced four lucky winners in Al thanked NBK for its great services and pro- fiber package. The car sports Frozen White #2 Jawhara weekly draws during the month of motions. hood and door graphics, and 20-inch one- June. The draws were conducted under the NBK has doubled customers’ chances to piece forged aluminum wheels in a gold satin supervision of Ministry of Commerce repre- win in the weekly, monthly and quarterly clearcoat with black lug nuts. draws when they do not withdraw or trans- The interior of the limited edition model and shift paddles. Like the 1966 race car, the er for the car, says the team set out to high- fer from their accounts. NBK customers wraps the Ford GT carbon-fiber seats in Ebony steering wheel is leather wrapped, with seat light where it all started with the Ford GT. have chances to win KD 5,000 weekly, KD leather, with pillowed inserts and plow- belts featuring a unique blue webbing. “While the looks are distinctly based on the 125,000 monthly and a grand prize of KD through stitching, and the seats’ head Rounding out the modifications to the Ford GT40 Mark II race car,” he says, “we’ve accentu- 250,000 quarterly. Each KD 50 in a cus- restraints and the steering wheel are GT ‘66 Heritage Edition are a unique serialized ated new styling cues to provide a modern tomer’s account entitles them to one entry debossed with the Ford GT logo. The instru- identification plate, the #2 interior door interpretation.” The Ford GT ‘66 Heritage in the draw, thus more money in an ment panel, pillars and headliner also features graphic, and exposed matte carbon fiber door Edition can be viewed at FordGT.com using account means more chances in each draw. an Ebony-leather wrap, with gold appliquÈs sills, air register pods and center console. the configuration tool. Limited quantities will The new feature introduced to al Jawhara on the instrument panel, the seat’s X-brace Garen Nicoghosian, exterior design manag- be available for the 2017 model year only. Account enables customers to double their chances when maintaining their balance without withdrawing or transfereing from Al Jawhara account. Al Jawhara is the most popular prize- Evonik and GCC BDI sign giving account in Kuwait. Al Jawhara account entitles account holders to enter the weekly, monthly and quarterly Al partnership agreement Jawhara draws. All prizes are automatically credited to the winners’ accounts the day after the draw. Al Jawhara accounts are Kuwait: Evonik, one of the world’s ment of GCC economies. We look for- promote best practice sharing at businesses, listed companies, multina- available for both Kuwaitis and expats and leading specialty chemicals companies, ward to a fruitful cooperation and last- regional and international level, while tionals, pension funds and sovereign sentatives. Hanaa Bader Al Ahmad Al can be opened at any of NBK’s branches and the GCC Board Directors Institute ing relationship.” also strengthening our business acu- wealth funds across the GCC. Today, Sabah, Nabeel Abdullah Taqi and Nasser around Kuwait, or through NBK website for (BDI), the pre-eminent organisation for Commenting on the partnership, men needed to engage in successful this not-for-profit organisation works Yacoub Damkhi each won KD 5,000. The existing customers. Boards and directors in the Gulf, have Klaus Engel, Group CEO of Evonik, said: economic activities.” with over 700 board directors repre- signed a three-year partnership agree- “In the complex and ever-changing Since its inception in 2007, BDI has senting over 1800 blue-chip compa- ment designed to help develop high- world we live in, a company needs grown into a large advisory body for nies, providing them with the tools to performance boards in the Gulf. strong guiding principles to take posi- directors and senior executives of acquire the know-how to reach and VIVA launches free voice-over Headquartered in Germany, the con- tion as a credible and reliable partner. state-owned enterprises, family-owned sustain effective governance. glomerate has maintained a strategic We at Evonik are aware of the responsi- LTE ‘VoLTE’ For iPhone Users role in the MENA for more than four bility that our company has and there- decades and in partnership with fore consider the question of corporate Tasnee have erected the region’s first governance a key element in our man- VIVA, Kuwait’s fastest-growing and uninterrupted voice call and data streaming, KUWAIT: superabsorbents production facility in agement philosophy; we believe that most developed telecom operator, launched and its commitment to offering its customers Saudi Arabia. “We are delighted to have transparent corporate governance is Voice over Long Term Evolution (VoLTE) tech- the latest in the world of technology. VIVA Evonik join our network of partners the key to our good reputation and to nology for users of iPhone devices 6, 6 Plus, was the first telecom company in the state of and sponsors as a Corporate Affiliate,” sustainable value. For this purpose, 6S and 6S Plus. This new unrivalled and Kuwait to launch Voice LTE on June 2015. said Jane Valls, Executive Director, GCC Evonik has partnered with GCC Board advanced technology, allows voice calls to be Board Directors Institute (BDI). “Now Directors Institute to gain further carried over VIVA’s fastest LTE network rather more than ever, sound board and gov- insight into best practices in the Gulf.” than the 3G network. Through VoLTE, VIVA’s ernance practices are under the micro- “As a leading speciality chemicals customers will be able to experience com- scope of investors and most stakehold- company we are always on the lookout bined voice and internet traffic seamlessly ers. Working with a global leader like for partnerships with organisations and simultaneously on LTE network and con- Evonik will support us in promoting that hold the same values as us,” duct high-quality calls and video calls with no the latest corporate governance trends Michael Wring, President of Evonik buffering and less background noise. VIVA and best practices, improving the Middle East, added. “We believe that by aims to provide its customers with an inte- effectiveness of boards, and as a result sharing our experiences with the GCC grated and complete voice and data solution contributing positively to the develop- Board Directors Institute we can help that offers them the opportunity to enjoy TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2016 TECHNOLOGY

ISLAMABAD: In these photographs taken on May 9, 2016, Pakistani students and team members of Robotics and Intelligence Systems Engineering (RISE) program their robot football players in the engineering department of the National University of Sciences and Technology. — AFP Rise of machines: Pakistan roboteers hunt soccer glory

ISLAMABAD: The little striker wearing a cres- ment of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence faces guiding their movements. “The cameras cent moon and star jersey lines up his penalty told AFP. The amount is enough only for three take pictures and feed them to the computers and kicks right, netting his goal as the keeper students instead of all 10 involved in the proj- installed inside, which help them decide about dives the wrong way and hits the ground yelp- ect to travel to Germany and participate in the their movements and recognise movements ing in pain. Both players are teammates prac- event, and the university is still hoping to of the other players,” Ayaz explains. ticing to represent Pakistan in a major world close the gap with funding from sponsors. “We They walk around the field with short stac- football tournament. Unlike their low-ranked are not disheartened...something is better cato movements, pulling their legs back like a flesh-and-blood counterparts, however, these than nothing,” Ayaz said. golfer lifts his club before unleashing an are advanced robots whose programmers are ungainly kick that sends the plastic orange set to compete against students from the Beating Humans ball rolling along the floor. Mishaps and tum- world’s top universities as they look to show- The first robot football league was started bles are frequent, and the process makes for case what their country can do in the world of in 1993 by a group of Japanese researchers awkward viewing. Humans are allowed to Artificial Intelligence. and named the Robot J-League, after the make minor interventions, but the robots’ Students at Pakistan’s National University of Japanese professional league. Following a movements are entirely their own, with results Science and Technology (NUST) will this year surge of outside interest, the initiative was hinging on how cleverly the machines are pro- for the first time send a team to the annual extended into a international project and the grammed to carry out their roles. The work is a RoboCup, an event featuring 32 universities Robot World Cup Initiative, or “RoboCup”, was labor of love for the Pakistan team. that will be held in Leipzig, Germany from conceived. The first edition was held in Osaka “This is a whole new world... I want to teach June 27 to July 4. The six machines are NAO in 1996. Its stated aims: “By the middle of the robotics to students and to tell them how humanoid robots purchased from France’s 21st century, a team of fully autonomous interesting it is to interact with the robots,” Aldebaran Robotics at a cost of roughly humanoid robot soccer players shall win a soc- says Murtaza, who has completed his Masters $17,000. It is in fact the third year that NUST, cer game, complying with the official rules of in the subject and has plans to complete a Pakistan’s premier engineering institute, has FIFA, against the winner of the most recent doctorate. “These are my babies,” he adds. qualified for the prestigious cup. But a lack of World Cup.” travel funds has meant their dream of repre- For the time being, however, that goal Autonomous Future? senting their country on the world stage had appears a long way off. Students tap away at Pakistan’s progress in the field of AI mirrors to be placed on hold - until now. their laptops in their university lab, program- its advancement in the IT sector, where the “Our dream came true this year when the ming their code. Zain Murtaza, who leads the South Asian giant of 200 million people is con- university managed to allocate 1.5 million ten-member team, sets up the cute robots on sidered a mid-tier player - particularly for soft- rupees ($14,336) for the team’s travel to their nine-by-six feet pitch, and the action ware outsourcing. Cheap labor, a relatively Germany,” Dr Yasar Ayaz, head of the depart- begins. Each robot has two cameras on their well-educated middle-class that speaks English and has access to markets in North America helped exports grow to $2.2 billion in the fiscal year 2014. According to Ayaz, advancements in AI could also prove valuable to Pakistan’s small manufacturing base, in addition to being the next major area of scien- tific research. Earlier this month Internet giant Google announced it was setting up a dedicated AI research group to focus on machine learning - a field of computer science that gives comput- ers the ability to learn without being explicitly programmed. Elsewhere, automakers like Honda are devoting resources to develop autonomous driving technologies. Computing is also a field where increasing numbers of Pakistani women, who have traditionally steered clear of science and technology jobs, see a future for themselves. “There are a lot of prospects for us to excel in the field of robotics as we pursue higher studies in this subject,” Asma Ashfaq, one of four female members of the ten-strong team. —AFP Cisco provides data center visibility and analysis in real time

KUWAIT: Cisco announced Cisco Tetration With Cisco Tetration Analytics, effectively with precision and speed. advanced data center analytics in real time ware and hardware sensors communicate the Analytics, a platform designed to help cus- organizations can: * They’re unable to adopt a zero trust and presents actionable analysis with easy to flow information in real time to the Tetration tomers gain complete visibility across * Understand what applications are model because they lack the critical infor- understand visuals. Tetration delivers infor- Analytics platform. The platform can be everything in the data center in real time- dependent on each other throughout their mation and resources to implement or mation critical for data center operations, installed in any data center with any servers every packet, every flow, every speed. Cisco data center and into the cloud maintain it. such as: application insights, automated and any network switches. Tetration Analytics gathers telemetry from * Move from reactive to proactive: make white list policy recommendations, policy The Tetration platform is a “one-touch” hardware and software sensors, and then informed operational decisions and validate simulation and impact analysis, compliance appliance: the servers and switches are analyzes the information using advanced the effect of policy changes before they are management, and network flow forensics. prewired and the software is pre-installed. machine learning techniques. Tetration implemented Tetration is like a time machine for the Setting up Tetration is easy: answering a few addresses critical data center operations * Search across billions of flows in less data center, enabling organizations to rewind questions regarding the data center environ- such as policy compliance, application than a second using Tetration’s forensics what has happened in the past, view what is ment allows the Cluster to be configured. The forensics, and the move to a whitelist secu- search engine and user interface happening in the present in real time, and big data complexity is hidden- no special big rity model. Through continuous monitoring, * Continuously monitor application model what could happen: data expertise is needed to deploy or operate analysis, and reporting, the Tetration behavior to quickly identify any deviation in * Model a change before it’s executed to Tetration. Available in July 2016, the first Analytics platform provides IT managers communication patterns understand the impact on applications to Tetration platform will be a full rack appli- with a deep understanding of the data cen- enable informed operational decisions; ance that is deployed on-premise at the cus- ter that will dramatically simplify opera- The Challenge * Validate that policy changes have actual- tomer’s data center. tional reliability, zero-trust operations and There is currently no single tool designed to ly been applied and taken full effect; application migrations to SDN solutions collect consistent telemetry across the entire * Do real-time and historical policy simula- Cisco Advanced Services and the cloud. data center and analyze large volumes of data tion - replay what happened in the network Although Tetration Analytics is easy to “Gaining much deeper visibility into the in real time, at scale. Up till now, organizations at any time, with long term data storage deploy in just hours to start gaining immedi- data center and automating actionable have performed fragmented tasks without the capabilities. ate benefits, some organizations may wish to Mike Weston - Vice analysis across a company’s infrastructure correlation necessary to address operational engage Cisco Tetration Advanced Services President - Cisco Middle East marks a critical technology advancement in issues comprehensively. As a result, these com- How it works expertise to gain even faster time to value building secure digital business models like plex, slow and disjointed tools are costly in Software sensors are installed on end through guidance on optimizing policies and cloud, mobile and IoT,” said Mike Weston, terms of time, money and lost opportunity. IT The Solution: Cisco Tetration hosts: either virtual machine or bare metal application performance, and support for Vice President, Cisco Middle East. “We managers today are hampered by a lack of visi- Analytics Platform servers. In the first Tetration release, software comprehensive adoption of the solution in believe the insights we gain from applica- bility and knowledge. Tetration is designed to help enable per- sensors support Linux and Windows server their data centers. In addition, Cisco Solution tions and the data center overall will * They lack pervasive visibility into data vasive and complete visibility across the data hosts, while hardware sensors are embedded Support for Tetration provides 24/7 global enhance existing software solutions and center infrastructure and how applications center using either server software sensors in the ASICs of Cisco Nexus 9200-X and Nexus solution expertise for centralized issue man- drive the future development of new are interacting, which results in operational that require very low overhead, network 9300-EX network switches to collect flow agement and resolution for Cisco Tetration advanced software that will improve busi- challenges. hardware sensors that monitor packet-by- data at line rate from all the ports. A single Analytics and Tetration ecosystem partner ness operations, efficiency and customer * They are unable to migrate applications packet meta data, or both combined for the Tetration appliance will monitor up to one products, with hardware, software and solu- experiences.” to the cloud or set up a Disaster Recovery site most complete solution. Tetration executes million unique flows per second. Both soft- tion-wide support in a single service. TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2016 HEALTH & SCIENCE Health insurer’s limit on insulin pumps worries patients ‘We can’t just wish away the high cost of medical care’

TEXAS: Stephanie Rodenberg- them and hurt competition by Lewis wasn’t happy with her insulin pushing smaller manufacturers out pump and finally switched two of business. The pumps can be bet- years ago to another brand. Now ter at regulating blood sugar levels her health insurer is pushing her to than a patient who injects insulin go back. UnitedHealth Group Inc. several times a day. They also come has made a deal with device maker with a separate monitor that con- Medtronic that will slash options tinuously checks blood sugar lev- for diabetics who use the portable els, although patients still need to pumps, which costs thousands of do periodic checks themselves. dollars. The move has angered Rodenberg-Lewis and others who More expensive will be limited to three pump UnitedHealth chose Medtronic in choices instead of nine. Health part because one available option insurers, big employers and other stops the insulin flow if blood sugar bill payers have been trying for levels drop dangerously low, said Dr years to rein in costs and improve Richard Migliori, the insurer’s chief care by steering clients to certain medical officer. He declined to say doctors and hospitals. They’ve also whether the insurer got a discount PORTLAND, Oregon: File photo shows US Sen Ron Wyden, D-Ore, speaks restricted options for some pre- TEXAS: Stephanie Rodenberg-Lewis holds her Animas Corp but did say cost was a factor. “At any after a news conference in Portland. scriptions and lined up deals for time, and at all times, we’re always insulin pump at her home in Katy, Texas. —AP photos smaller-ticket items like diabetes looking to keep our product afford- test strips or items patients don’t able,” he said. Rodenberg-Lewis had Senator renews scrutiny of chose, like heart stents. used a Medtronic pump for 15 years Limiting choice for medical before switching to one made by pharma ties on federal panel equipment that a patient usually Animas Corp She didn’t think the selects is uncharted territory. Medtronic monitor was accurate WASHINGTON: A high-ranking Senate organization in 2013. One panelist holds a UnitedHealth rivals Aetna and the enough, and she said the pump’s Democrat is pushing for more answers on chair at the center created by a $1.5 million Blue Cross-Blue Shield insurer supplies, which are not fully covered why doctors and patient advocates with donation from Purdue. The other has Anthem say they haven’t done this. by insurance, were more expensive. financial ties to the pharmaceutical indus- received more than $8,660 in speaking But experts say it could become The pump also wasn’t waterproof, a try came to serve on a panel that advises fees, meals, travel accommodations and more common. “It’s unfair,” said key feature for someone who fre- the federal government on pain issues. Sen other payments from pain drugmakers, Ron Wyden says he is “even more con- including Purdue, according to federal Rodenberg-Lewis, 41, a Katy, quents pools and water parks dur- cerned” about these apparent conflicts of records. In total, the Center for Practical Texas, elementary school teacher ing blazing hot Texas summers. interest after receiving a response from the Bioethics says drug and device companies “I swore when I switched that I who also has a teenage son with National Institutes of Health, which vetted have contributed about 5 percent of its would never go back, so that’s one Type 1 diabetes. “I have this dis- and selected the panel members. In a letter funding in the last four years, though the ease that I did not ask for, did not of the reasons this has me so up in sent Thursday to the Obama administra- center does not publish specific donation cause, and now you’re telling me arms,” said Rodenberg-Lewis, who tion’s top health official, Wyden requests a amounts. you’re going to make the decision signed a petition protesting the series of documents related to the pain for me (about) the device that change. Organizations like the panel, including financial disclosure forms Opioid addiction keeps me alive?” American Diabetes Association and filled out by its members. Wyden’s ongoing inquiry comes as the Juvenile Diabetes Research A spokesman for the Department of Congress tries to stem the rise in fatal Medical need Foundation, or JDRF, also have cau- Health and Human Services, which over- painkiller overdoses, which rose to an all- Insulin pumps are pager-size tioned that choice should be pre- sees NIH, said in a statement, “we will be time high of nearly 19,000 in 2014, up four- devices used mainly by people served. Patients develop a level of reviewing the letter and responding in a fold since 2000. “Given the public health with Type 1 diabetes, the kind trust with their pumps, which have timely manner.” The panel attracted atten- epidemic rooted in prescription opioid often found in childhood. These different components, said Aaron tion late last year when several members addiction, current policy governing these patients can’t make their own Kowalski, a vice president of bashed a federal plan to recommend doc- powerful drugs merits particularly close insulin, the hormone that turns research at JDRF and a Type 1 dia- tors reduce prescribing of painkillers used scrutiny, and at this time appears to be food into energy. The external betic. “When people work that out, to treat chronic pain, such as OxyContin inadequate,” states Wyden, in the letter. In pumps make up for that by deliver- it is very difficult to say, ‘Hey, scratch and Percocet. The guidelines were ulti- an April response to Wyden, NIH Director ing a steady dose through a tube that, you’re going back to the draw- mately issued in March by the Centers for Dr Francis Collins explained that “all mem- into the skin or a patch and extra ing board, and you’re going to Disease Control and Prevention, despite bers fully disclosed” their earned income doses at mealtimes Starting July 1, relearn all this,’” he said. the panel’s objections. from pharmaceutical manufacturers, as customers on many of UnitedHealth’s Migliori said the required. He also explained that NIH took UnitedHealth’s plans will only be change won’t affect everyone right Federal officials great care to make sure the panel “is bal- able to choose between two away. It doesn’t apply to Medicare The Associated Press reported earlier anced in terms of the points of view and Medtronic pumps or an option Advantage customers or those 18 this year that nearly half of the non-federal the functions performed.” made by Insulet Corp. If patients and under. Rodenberg-Lewis would members on the panel had apparent ties to But Wyden’s letter points out that the want another brand, they may rather just have the option to keep pharmaceutical companies or advocacy two members of the panel who worked have to pay some or all of the cost. to her pump when her warranty groups that receive funding from drugmak- for the Center for Practical Bioethics did The insurer says it will make excep- expires. She also worries about her ers. The panel includes federal officials and not recuse themselves from discussion of tions for patients who have a med- son, Peter. He’s been injecting outside doctors and patient representa- the CDC guidelines, which could hurt ical need for another option. insulin since he was diagnosed with tives. “I’m going to continue to demand painkiller sales for drugmakers. “In my accountability to ensure the manufacturers view, this is indicative of a flawed con- These systems can cost $5,000 TEXAS: Stephanie Rodenberg-Lewis holds her Animas Corp Type 1 diabetes a year ago, but he’s or more, plus supplies. The nation’s planning to use a pump. of these powerful prescription drugs aren’t flicts of interest policy,” states Wyden. The insulin pump at her home. having an undue influence on policies Oregon Democrat is asking the largest health insurer says it wants Rodenberg-Lewis doesn’t want her designed to reduce their usage,” said Department of Health and Human to steer patients toward quality costs and make improvements to about ... ways in which we can son’s choices restricted when he Wyden, who is the highest-ranking Services to turn over the standards it uses land their own deals. Regulators, bring down costs while not signifi- becomes an adult. “My son is 16 and devices that are competitively Democrat on the Senate Finance to choose panelists and explain how each though, must make sure it isn’t too cantly hurting quality.” Patient has his whole life ahead of him,” she priced. Patients may see insurers Committee, in a statement. panel member met those standards. He hard to get other options, if they advocates say all the pumps on the making more deals like this in the said. She said he and his doctor Two panelists work for the Center for also asks for the nomination forms relat- future, said Linda Blumberg, a are medically needed, she added. market deliver insulin safely. But should decide what’s best for him. Practical Bioethics, a Missouri non-profit ed to the panel and all instances when health economist with the non- “We can’t just wish away the they worry that these agreements “That should not be dictated in any which receives funding from drugmakers, the panel received comments from drug- profit Urban Institute. She thinks it high cost of medical care,” will force patients to live with a way by an insurance company,” she including OxyContin-maker Purdue makers. Wyden requests the materials by could push other companies to cut Blumberg said. “We’ve got to think pump that may not be right for added. —AP Pharma, which donated $100,000 to the June 30.—AP

Indonesian lawmakers seek US charity loophole enabled seizure of unapproved trading of 1,300 endangered animals

vaccines amid fake drug scare WASHINGTON: Last year, after a Minnesota dentist Pennsylvania Democrat who serves on the House “political extortion.” sparked an uproar by killing a popular lion named Cecil Foreign Affairs and Oversight Committees, asked the “You’re just essentially buying a permit if you pay JAKARTA: Indonesian lawmakers yesterday since 2003 as reported, what is the status of while on safari in Zimbabwe, the US Fish & Wildlife agency to halt the practice. this conservation fee,” he said. “It’s just totally subjective urged authorities to seize from hospitals and the children who have received it? We want Service placed similar African lions on the endangered Boyle said exemptions to the endangered species - if they want to have this kind of requirement, they health clinics all vaccines made by unap- to know the answers.” Health Minister Nila species list, making it illegal to import them as trophies law are intended for humanitarian or environmental need to have clear guidelines.” John Cuneo, whose proved manufacturers, after police exposed Djoewita Moeloek sought to reassure par- to the United States. But for African lions and other purposes, such as providing medical attention to a Hawthorn Corp leases endangered animals to circuses a syndicate selling fake child vaccines for ents that nearly all vaccines were from gov- threatened and endangered species, there’s an excep- wounded animal, not commercial uses. He said the and is often criticized by PETA, said he has lost business more than a decade. In a country where ernment-approved manufacturers, adding tion to this rule: Hunters, circuses, zoos, breeders and charity pledges are “unreliable at best and amount to for failing to promise to make the charitable payments. counterfeit drugs are widespread, the case that she had received no reports of illnesses theme parks can get permits to import, export or sell an empty promise in exchange for an exemption to our “It makes me so mad,” Cuneo said. “It feels like a scam.” deals a blow to government health regula- related to fake vaccinations. endangered animals if they can demonstrate that the bedrock species conservation law.” The agency usually Hoover, the agency official, said PETA and the animal tors whom many believed to have kept a “The Ministry of Health ensures that the transactions will “enhance the survival” of the species. does not try to independently confirm that donations exhibitors are wrong. tight leash on the distribution of vaccines. vaccines circulated in the health service units Often, records show, this requirement is met in part are actually made or that the charities, often located Authorities have shut some private are safe and are not harmful,” the ministry by making a cash contribution to charity - usually a few overseas, are worthy, an agency document says. ‘Tiger Island’ health facilities after police smashed a drug- said in a statement. “It is alleged that the cir- thousand dollars. The practice has angered both animal- “Typically, we rely on the applicant,” the document “We would deny any form of ‘pay to play policy’ is in making ring last week that sold fake and culation of the fake vaccines are not more rights activists who say it exploits wildlife and exhibitors notes. Hoover said applicants supply this information place, formally or informally,” Hoover said. He added: potentially harmful booster vaccines for than 1 percent in Jakarta, Banten and West who describe the process as unfair and arbitrary. In the through annual reports and agency grant programs. “We would deny that we tell people they must” make measles, hepatitis B and other viruses in Java.” Parents could have their children re- last five years, the vast majority of the estimated 1,375 charitable contributions, “but if they are engaging in Jakarta and the island of Java. Police vaccinated if they are suspected to have endangered species permits granted by the Fish & ‘Pay to play’ for elephants activity where the import or export isn’t contributing to launched investigations this year following received the fake drugs, the minister added. Wildlife Service involved financial pledges to charity, Last year, People for the Ethical Treatment of conservation, then there must be some other means by reports of several children becoming ill after Police uncovered the syndicate after a phar- according to agency documents reviewed by Reuters. Animals sued the Fish & Wildlife Service over a 2014 which they must be contributing conservation.” vaccinations, but it was not clear how many macist in Bekasi, near Jakarta, was arrested in For a $2,000 pledge, the Fish & Wildlife Service per- endangered species permit issued to Tarzan Zerbini The permit application to send 18 tigers to Mexico received the fake drugs. “This is definitely an May for selling medicine without a license. mitted two threatened leopard cubs to be sent from a Circus of Webb City, Missouri. The permit allowed for a Hollywood movie was filed by Bhagavan Antle, emergency,” Dede Yusuf, chief of a parlia- The drugs turned out to be fake and led to roadside zoo to a small animal park. After a $5,000 Tarzan Zerbini to take two elephants, Shelly and Marie, who operates the Myrtle Beach Safari in South Carolina. mentary panel on health issues, told the arrest of 14 distributors and makers of pledge, the agency approved the transfer of 10 endan- on a Canadian circus tour - on the condition that it Antle declined to name the people behind the movie, reporters before a hearing with government the fake vaccines, whose ingredients includ- gered South African penguins to a Florida theme park. pledge $15,000 annually to an elephant charity and which is tentatively titled “Tiger Island.” The plot health officials. ed the antibiotic gentamicin and saline. The An application now under final consideration would raise another $50,000 annually from patrons. “We call it revolves around tigers living on an abandoned island, “We don’t know what the effect of this suspects made up to 60 million rupiah permit a South Carolina safari park operator to send 18 ‘pay-to-play’ because that’s what exactly what’s going and a group of children who end up shipwrecked there. medication is. “And if it has been going on ($4,500) a week, police said. —Reuters endangered tigers to Mexico to participate in a multi- on, allowing these people to promise money in The permit is still pending, but records show that million-dollar movie - for a $10,000 donation to charity. exchange for being able to harm endangered animals,” Fish & Wildlife officials directed that Antle confirm a Craig Hoover, a senior Fish & Wildlife Service official, said PETA general counsel Jeff Kerr. “The Fish & Wildlife pledge of $10,000 to charity and a promise that the Teen attacked by hyena said his agency considers many factors before granting Service is actively conspiring and cooperating with movie will have a conservation theme. He has agreed an endangered species permit - among them, a species’ people to violate the Endangered Species Act through to do so, and said he thinks the agency’s process is biological needs, threats and population size. this program.” good because it helps endangered animals. Antle said in S Africa’s Kruger Park Charitable contributions to conservation programs are The agency defended itself against PETA’s claim that $10,000 is a fair contribution for the right to use 18 just one factor in granting permit evaluations, and not a the process is illegal, but the lawsuit apparently trig- tigers on a multimillion-dollar motion picture. “The JOHANNESBURG: A 15-year-old was in a serious flown to Johannesburg for emergency plastic requirement, he said. “It’s not necessarily all that is con- gered a government investigation of Tarzan Zerbini’s movie company thinks it’s a hardship - to spend condition yesterday after he was attacked in his and reconstructive surgery to his mouth and sidered,” said Hoover. “There may have been an educa- financial pledge. Records show the service determined $10,000 for what used to be free,” Antle said. But he tent by a hyena at South Africa’s world famous jaw. Local media described his condition as seri- tion component, an outreach component, a captive that the circus had only contributed half the amount added, “If it becomes a big hit movie, that will change Kruger National Park, officials said. The boy was ous. The hyena, which escaped, is thought to breeding component.” promised and had raised little, if anything, from more hearts and minds than a $10 million contribution sleeping alone in a separate compartment of his have entered the campsite through a hole in the patrons. On April 21, the permit was suspended. Last to conservation.” family’s tent when the hyena set on him early fence. Mabasa said the animal was likely looking ‘Indirect benefits’ to wildlife week, PETA withdrew the lawsuit. Sunday, South African National Parks (SANParks) for food. “People must be aware at all times that Under the Endangered Species Act, exception per- Larry Solheim, a Tarzan Zerbini consultant who Penguins to Miami spokesman William Mabasa told AFP. “The animal there are wild animals around them and they mits may be granted only “for scientific purposes or to served as general manager for 26 years, said the circus Last year, the Fish & Wildlife Service approved the sale attacked him on his face,” Mabasa said “He must make sure that their tents are properly enhance the propagation or survival of the affected made good-faith efforts to comply with its pledges. He of 10 African penguins from a California theme park to screamed and his parents woke up. “Fortunately a closed,” he said. In July last year, a safari guide species.” According to a recent Fish & Wildlife Service said honest mistakes and misunderstandings caused the Miami Seaquarium. “We are thrilled that our guests nurse was there, as well as one of our guides.” survived a leopard attack while viewing wildlife document reviewed by Reuters: “Very few of the the other half of the money to be contributed late and will be able to observe these fascinating creatures and at According to local news website Netwerk24, the with tourists in Kruger Park. Just a month earlier, Endangered Species Act permits that we issue have said technical issues hampered efforts to raise the the same time learn about this endangered species and hyena locked its jaws onto the boy’s face, break- a 22-year-old American tourist died after she direct benefits to the species in the wild. Most appli- $50,000 from patrons. Solheim said the concept of what we can do to help preserve our feathered friends,” ing facial bones and dragging him out of the tent was mauled by a lion which leapt through an cants provide an indirect benefit, such as monetary requiring conservation efforts is a good idea. But he Andrew Hertz, the Seaquarium’s general manager, said in in his pajamas. open car window in a park outside support, to meet the enhancement requirement.” Late described the permit process as too focused on foreign a press release in February. A spokeswoman said Hertz After being treated at a local hospital, he was Johannesburg. —AFP Friday, US Representative Brendan Boyle, a donations. He called it “a game” that can resemble wasn’t available for an interview. —Reuters TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2016 HEALTH & SCIENCE Everything you need to know about neurological disorders

By Dr Marc Difazio A: Epilepsy is common, affecting approximate- in an adult and in a child? ly 1% of the population. Most epilepsy is treatable A: Strokes occur in all age groups, and in fact KUWAIT: Marc DiFazio, MD, is the Medical in childhood, and children often respond to a sin- are fairly common in the new born period. Director of the Montgomery County Outpatient gle medication in relatively moderate doses. Children tend to be more medically resilient and Center, and Director of Ambulatory Neurology at Some children are identified early as more difficult possibly have more brain plasticity, to cope with Children’s National Health System. He served as to treat, and oftentimes require a specialist as a the injury versus an adult. Chief of Child Neurology at Walter Reed Army result. Q: How do you treat strokes? And what are Medical Center until 2005 before transitioning to Q: Can you tell us a little bit about Tourette some new methods and techniques available private practice in Rockville, Md. He is well-known syndrome and what it is? ways to treat them? to the community for his service, leadership, and A: Tourette syndrome is a condition that A: Strokes are treated by supportive care after expertise in clinical child neurology, with particu- affects 2-4% of the world’s population. It is associ- they occur. However, most importantly prevention lar emphasis in the areas of Tourette syndrome, ated with tics, involuntary movements of the is critical to treat strokes, as many of the condi- headache/migraine, concussion, and the use of body, and is associated also with neuropsychiatric tions that predispose to stroke are preventable or botulinum toxin (Botox) for a variety of conditions manifestations including obsessive-compulsive able to be minimized such as obesity, and the including headache, spasticity, and sialorrhea. Question: To begin with, can you tell a little bit more about yourself? What is it that you currently do at Children’s National? MACAO: In this handout photo taken yesterday and released by the Macau Answer: I am a child neurologist and see many Government Information Bureau, giant panda Xin Xin cares for one of two children with a variety of diagnoses. I also have a newborn twin baby pandas at the Giant Panda Pavilion on Coloane, number of administrative roles to help with the Macau. —AFP photos functioning of patient care in the ambulatory set- ting at Children’s National. Q: What are the most common neurological conditions prevalent in children? Giant panda in Macau A: Headaches, epilepsy, Tourette syndrome, neurodevelopmental difficulties and develop- gives birth to twins mental delay, attention deficit, and then other more unusual or rare conditions that affect the MACAU: A giant panda in Macau has given last year. They mated naturally, a govern- central nervous system such as metabolic condi- birth to twins, the first pandas to be born in ment spokeswoman told BBC News, but tions or brain tumours. the Chinese region. Xin Xin delivered the Xin Xin was also artificially inseminated Q: How much does genetics play a role in the two male cubs on Sunday afternoon at the with sperm from Kai Kai. The larger cub, development of neurological disorders? Giant Panda Pavilion in Coloane, said offi- weighing 138g (0.3 lb), was born at 15:45 A: Genetics is probably the number one driv- cials. She and the larger cub were in good local time (08:45 GMT). The smaller cub, ing force behind most neurologic conditions, health, but the smaller cub was under- weighing just 53.8g, was born at 16:27 including psychiatric conditions such as weight and was taken into intensive care. local time. The panda pavilion has been anxiety/obsessive-compulsive behaviours, Xin Xin and her mate Kai Kai were a gift closed since 14 June to prepare for the migraine, epilepsy, and neuro developmental from the mainland and arrived in Macau delivery. —www.bbc.com challenges such as Tourette syndrome. Marc Difazio, MD, Neurology Q: What are the main symptoms associated with neurological disorders? And what are the long-term effects associated with them? A: Neurologic conditions reflect dysfunction of the central and peripheral nervous system, and so, anything that the brain, spinal cord, or nerves or muscle do, can produce abnormalities. Anything from thought/cognitive impairments to gait dis- turbances can reflect a central nervous system abnormality. Q: How are neurological conditions diag- nosed? A: The best initial screening for neurologic condition is a history and a good physical exami- nation by a primary care provider. Subsequent testing reflects the suspected area that might be affected so, we might test nerve function to deter- mine if there is a peripheral nerve or muscle con- dition, and we might do an MRI of the brain if we MACAU: One of two newborn twin baby pandas is cared for at the Giant are concern regarding a structural problem in the Panda Pavilion on Coloane, Macau. brain. Q: Are there any other complications in specifi- cally treating children with these diseases? A: Serious conditions such as brain tumours or metabolic conditions often are associated with complications related to treatment or to the con- behaviours, anxiety, and learning challenges. resultant medical consequences. dition itself. Q: Should ADHD always be treated with med- Q: How would you assess the awareness of Q: What are some of the main treatment meth- ication? Do you agree that the condition is over neurological disorders? Is there a stigma attached ods available for neurological conditions? Are diagnosed and over medicated? to certain conditions? How can we improve our neurological conditions curable? A: Attention deficit disorder and is treated with understanding and treatment of these diseases? A: Many neurological conditions are treatable both medications and nonmedical strategies, for A: Stigma is common in neurologic conditions such as migraine. Treatments include medications, instance the removal of distraction or regular as they are often associated with cognitive impair- as well as nonmedical strategies like regular exer- exercise. It is not necessarily over-diagnosed or ments or psychiatric manifestations. It is impor- cise, and dietary interventions. overmedicated. tant to recognize that psychiatric conditions are Q: How does the incidence of neurological ail- Q: How important is early detection in paedi- brain conditions, and so, stigma should be ments in Kuwait compare to other parts of the atric neurological conditions? removed and individuals should be treated as world? Are there any risks unique to the GCC A: Early identification of any neurologic condi- with any medical condition. region? tion is important to help with setting expectations Q: What would be the most important advice A: Many of the neurologic conditions seen in for the family and to develop an effective treat- you would give patients suffering from neurologi- developed countries are present in Kuwait. ment plan. cal conditions? What about their families? Additionally, there are conditions that are geneti- Q: What causes strokes? A: It depends on the condition. Be optimistic, cally driven related to consanguinity, that are per- A: Strokes are caused by blood flow distur- enlist a good primary care physician/clinician, and haps more frequently seen in the Middle East. bances to the central nervous system. This can also a Child Neurologist. We are up to date on best However these conditions are seen throughout occur because of blood clots or sudden bleeding practices, new technologies, side effects and non- MACAU: Giant panda Xin Xin holds one of two newborn twin baby pandas the world. in the brain. medical strategies to help your child. In Kuwait, in her mouth as the other lies on the ground (bottom right) at the Giant Q: At the conference, you spoke about new Q: Many people assume strokes only happen you are lucky to have so many expert paediatric Panda Pavilion. onset epilepsy. Can you give us a brief overview? in adults. What is the difference between a stroke subspecialists and experts in metabolic care. WHAT’S ON TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2016

—photos by Joseph Shagrah Fantasy World launches ‘Donate a Toy’ campaign In association with the Kuwait Red Crescent Society

KUWAIT: Inspired by the essence of Ramadan moral behavior within the community by of the Kuwaiti community’s tradition and in spreading moral behavior, Fantasy World is working towards making people happy. norm, the company honors this by creating creating a joint activity with the Kuwait Red Commenting on this initiative Fakhri Al- such charitable campaign. Crescent Society entitled ‘Donate a Toy’ cam- Balki, Fantasy World’s Retail Manager, said It is noteworthy to mention that Fantasy paign. This collaboration was celebrated dur- “Ramadan is the season of encouraging right- World marked its 20-year anniversary and ing a launch event that was attended by the eous behavior and is celebrated by spreading plans to spread the joy and celebration with local press; taking place at Fantasy World’s the virtuous manners; hence, we at Fantasy World the local community all year long. Fantasy Avenues store June 23rd, 2016. would like to collaboratively work with the World complements this occasion by creating Customers are invited to visit Fantasy community hand-in-hand and to put a smile this initiative. World’s store at the Avenues and purchase a to those less fortunate children by gifting Those who wish to take part in this initia- toy of their choice and then place it in the them brand new toys. Social giving is part of tive are invited to visit Fantasy World’s store donation box, whereby against each toy that the brand’s on-going commitment, to give located in the Avenues mall. To know more has been donated Fantasy World will match back to the community is the ultimate philos- about the brand’s on-going activities, cus- these donations. These toys will then be col- ophy, make children happy, not only those tomers are encouraged to visit any of Fantasy lected and given to the Kuwait Red Crescent who are able to afford toys but also to those World’s social media platforms, Facebook (fan- Society, where they will distribute the toys to who cannot is our effort in this campaign.” tasyworldtoyskuwait), Instagram (fantasy- less fortunate children in Kuwait during Eid. Since its inception, Fantasy World has initi- worldtoys), and YouTube (fantasyworld This activity falls in line with Fantasy World’s ated a wide array of initiatives targeted Kuwait). continuous efforts to conduct and encourage towards the local community. As giving is part

Jumeirah Messilah Beach Hotel and Spa, the ultimate destination for Eid Al-Fitr staycation

umeirah Messilah Beach Hotel and Spa venation and peaceful seclusion, the luxurious welcomes guests to experience a sensa- Talise Spa is the ideal haven for much-needed Jtional and one-of-a-kind stay during Eid relaxation and well-deserved pampering. Al-Fitr. Guests will relish days brimming with From the state-of-the-art facilities to expert exhilarating beach fun for all ages, exquisite spa therapists, every treatment, massage, and dining experiences, and plentiful spa indul- experience is designed with total serenity in gence at the award-winning Talise Spa. mind. Kuwait’s idyllic resort offers a special stay Moreover, the luxurious landmark launched experience on the seaside with a host of water its Summer Stay package starting June 16th sports and recreational activities at the resort’s until September 30th. Guests booking the 200m private beach. Sun-bathe beside the Deluxe room for KWD 65 + 15% service charge hotel’s main pool or infinity pool, and let your double occupancy can also complement their children enjoy the splash pool, an exciting stay with a 50% discount for lunch or dinner in watery playground. In addition, luxuriant culi- Garden CafÈ, the all-day dining venue. For nary experiences are on offer in all of the added beach excitement, the package offers a hotel’s award-winning restaurants including 50% discount on all watersports activities. At Salt Seafood and International Restaurant, Jumeirah Messilah Beach Hotel and Spa, Pepper Steakhouse, Olio Italian Restaurant, guests are greeted with luxury, comfort, and Arabesque CafÈ, Garden CafÈ, Mint CafÈ and unsurpassed service that guarantees a pleas- Tea Lounge. urable Stay Different experience at every stay. For those seeking a dedicated time for reju-

NSH Global Village Harmony honors the Parents of Pride

hen the President of NSH Global Village Harmony pleasant opportunity and a righteous desire, Sabu relished. and NSH Vice President Sabu made the glorious He also appreciated the children who realized the sacrifice Wannouncement, no doubt, many faces appeared of their parents whose sweat and toil brought the fruits. I blooming like fragrant flowers. Honoring the employees, feel so honored and thankful. Being the recipient of the irrespective of grade, whose children came out with flying first “NSH Parents of Pride Medal” is a great validation for colors, scoring A+ Grade in the recently held SSLC me and family, said driver Anil Kumar. Examinations was the talk among the 8000 employees. The I am pleased to have received this prestigious honor deserving parents Dileep Kumar Raroth, Henry Rajan, from NSH. So confident that my son Kiran Santhu will get a Ramesh Babu, Anil Kumar and Santhosh Kumar were hon- significant place in this creative society, said electrician ored by the Vice President amidst the thunderous applause Santhosh Kumar . We are incredibly excited to have this for the dedicated efforts of their children Diya Dileep, honor, said Henry and Ramesh. It is one of the very joyous Bersha Jemi, Aiswarya R, Pooja Anil and Kiran Santhu moments in my 20 years of service, Henry added. It is an respectively. important impetus. It boosts my confidence and inspira- Besides their dawn to dusk activities, the parents play a tion said Diya Dileep with extreme happiness. Corporate major role in the academic life of the children, starting HR Manager Pani J Anthony delivered the introductory from the admissions till the sleepless nights during the speech. examinations. Enjoying the honor as Parents of Pride is a WHAT’S ON TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2016

The Canadian Business Council of Kuwait held its annual Ghabqa on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan. The event was attended by several heads of diplomatic missions, businesses and dignitaries. A raffle draw was held at the end of the event, as prizes and appreciation mementos were distributed.

Gulf Bank Celebrates Girgian with Children of Kuwait

n line with its Ramadan ini- tiatives that aim to Istrengthen the spirit of giv- ing during this Holy month, Gulf Bank brought the joy of Girgian to children in Kuwait, in collaboration with Kuwait Association for the Care of Children in Hospitals (KAACH), Saveco and LOYAC. The Bank’s staff has con- ducted visits over a period of five days to number of hospi- tals such as Farwaniy, Al-Jahra, Ibn Sina, Al-Razi, Al- Amiri and NBK hospital and got engaged with the young patients through a series of fun activi- ties that included face paint- ing, henna, hair braiding, games and coloring and dis- tributed Girgian gifts and treats to each. In collaboration with Saveco, Gulf Bank has also arranged for girgian bags to be distributed during an event held by Dasman clinic within a fun filled festival created for children in celebration of gir- gian. Additionally, Gulf Bank has tied up with LOYAC to distrib- ute girgian bags to LOYAC summer programs intervie- wees’, children with special needs and among the under- privileged children living in underdeveloped neighbor- hoods in Kuwait. As a socially responsible corporation, Gulf Bank is com- mitted to playing an active role in addressing all segments of society, while ensuring that its initiatives are impactful and bring about a positive change. To find out more about Gulf Bank’s initiatives and CSR pro- grams, visit the Bank’s bilin- gual website at www.e-gulf- bank.com or its social media accounts on Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and Facebook. TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2016 TV PROGRAMS

00:20 Wheeler Dealers: Trading Up 05:45 The Hive 18:36 Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn 01:10 Diamond River Hunters 05:50 Mouk 01:25 George Clarkeʼs Amazing 19:00 100 Things To Do Before 02:00 Deadliest Job Interview 06:00 Hank Zipzer Spaces High School 02:50 Dive Wars Australia 06:25 Sofia The First 02:15 Dream Cruises 19:24 Game Shakers 06:50 Disney Mickey Mouse 19:48 SpongeBob SquarePants 03:00 Return To Macon County 06:55 Gravity Falls 20:12 SpongeBob SquarePants 04:30 The Bank Shot 07:20 Miraculous Tales Of Ladybug 20:36 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 05:55 The Bridge In The Jungle And Cat Noir 21:00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 07:20 The People That Time Forgot 07:45 Backstage 21:24 Breadwinners 08:50 The Norseman 08:10 Bunkʼd 03:45 Swamp Men 21:48 Breadwinners 10:20 Alexander The Great 03:00 Untamed & Uncut 08:35 Jessie 04:40 Secret Life Of Predators 22:12 Sanjay And Craig 12:35 The Beautiful Country 03:50 Ultimate Survival 09:00 Jessie 05:35 Dark Side Of Crocs 22:36 Sanjay And Craig 14:35 Agent Cody Banks 04:40 How Itʼs Made 09:25 Liv And Maddie 06:30 Man V. 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CROSSWORD 1298 STAR TRACK

Aries (March 21-April 19) Libra (September 23-October 22)

You are interested in helping others today. Teaching or helping others to You may find yourself having emotional differences with someone at be more original when it comes to the words or thoughts is a good thing. Your eye- work. A report with facts may help you to prove your point without having to spend hand coordination is excellent and your laser-like mind makes conversations fast-paced time in argument. Having these facts to back up your ideas will gain you much. You are and illuminating. You can be very funny in your conversations today. There are many at your most practical when it comes to dealing and working with others and you enjoy practical ideas available to you, especially related to your job or skills. You are always having problems to solve. You know just what to do and you can act without haste and coming up with new ideas to manage things better and make things work. You have a emotion. You also enjoy a good break time, especially at the noon hour when you can strong concern for life, equality, gentleness and acceptance. You love community proj- get outside to walk and think about things outside of work. You are one to enjoy life ects and group work of any kind and may find yourself in meetings this evening with and embrace all the differences that life has to offer. If you are shopping tonight, make discussions that concern the beautification of your neighborhood. Aim high! out a list before you go into the stores-it will help you save.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) Scorpio (October 23-November 21)

You could be most persuasive with others and eloquent in speech and A rebellious streak could affect your career now-careful. Your sense of communication. The initiative is yours and you will find positive results will develop independence may tend to kick over the applecart and upset everything. Your progress from your actions. This is a day to take risks and dare to be a little unconventional. There and success may be at the expense of your more unconventional tendencies. This may are new insights, inventions and an independent point of view. Your career could open become a source of struggle. You prefer a career that accents your own devotion to the up by taking the road less traveled, or by daring to be the oddball. Growth and success dreams and ideals you stand for these days. Working with groups in a spirit of coopera- could be tied to your possessions or to the way you respond to the various ideas and tion and communion is a natural. You come up with new solutions or inventions today impulses operating in your life now. This may mean the connection you have with your and others will follow your lead. A closed mind believes the future and the present will teachers, partners, hobbies or the competitions that you enter. Your day ends with the be the same. There is a chance to understand those around you and to have a special most positive of attitudes. time with someone you love. This is a happy time.

Sagittarius (November 22-December 21) Gemini (May 21-June 20) There is an emphasis on communication, expression of ideas and the con- You may find yourself having a difference of opinion with others this day. nections that unite. Something new has your attention today and this could mean a You could be going against tradition if you become too independent for group new boss as much as it could mean a new piece of equipment or even a new job. A new approval. This could actually slow your progress. You could have difficulty getting your system of working may put you in the leadership role and you know people are watch- ACROSS DOWN ideas across to others, sometimes feeling inadequate in matters that require logic or the ing. You will succeed at whatever you take on so relax . . . Don’t be so hard on yourself; 1. Give a nickname to. 1. Unpleasantly cool and humid. use of your mental powers. You may have doubts about those who talk too much and move forward one step at a time. You will perform correctly and others will understand exactly what you are communicating. Later today, you could find yourself at a basket- 4. Distributed or sold illicitly. 2. Relatively small fast-moving sloth. seems long on ideas. You may lack flexibility, managing a foot-in-the-mouth when you least need it. Give your ideas time to set in so that others will see the best ways in which ball, baseball or hockey game . . . Yelling your lungs out! Here you will likely find a special 12. The compass point midway between 3. Tough protective covering of the woody to carry on a project. Take the observer point of view and watch things develop for the friend with whom you have a lot in common. south and southeast. stems and roots of trees and other woody rest of this day. You may find you made a positive difference. 15. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods. plants. 16. Coat with a patina. 4. A hard glassy mineral consisting of an 17. Devoid of warmth and cordiality. oxide of magnesium and aluminum. Capricorn (December 22-January 19) 18. Monoamine oxidase inhibitor (trade Cancer (June 21-July 22) 5. Relating to or characteristic of Malawi or its You or someone close to you finds mistakes today. Some people say that name Nardil) used to treat clinical depres- people or culture. If you have the opportunity to work in groups today, you will do well. people are not really trying unless they discover mistakes from time to sion. 6. The local time at the 0 meridian passing Cooperation, communication and coordination are all working together to win for the team or time. Besides, if we were not meant to start over, we would not continue to have this 20. Wood of a sumac. through Greenwich, England. to succeed in the project. Clear decisions and original insight are working for you. You are most mornings. You have an innate love of the law and working through things. You are not 21. A river in north central Switzerland that innovative when concentrating on areas of home and family. You are a private person and find discouraged by problems and obstacles-you may look forward to solving them. You 7. Something whose name is either forgotten all the pomp and circumstance of public life repressive and boring. You are interested in eso- have the ability to work with others, particularly regarding vocation or career guidance. runs northeast into the Rhine. or not known. 22. A famous waterfall in Venezuela. teric religion, everything mystical or occult, etc. Sexuality and physical desires are encouraged You can advise and guide others in matters that are work-related decisions and may find 8. Large African antelope having a head with and seen as spiritual. Money, power and things of this world are okay too. The physical is ideal. yourself doing so today. This could be a particularly lucky day. Look into ways that you 24. A Bantu language spoken by the Kamba horns like an ox and a long tufted tail. Perhaps some fun drama is part of this evening; hopefully you have a camera. could put aside some income for future investment purposes. people in Kenya. 9. A rapid escape (as by criminals). 26. United States astronomer (1835-1909). 10. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet. 27. Any plant or flower of the genus Lobelia. 11. Any of various floor-like platforms built 30. A small fragment. Leo (July 23-August 22) Aquarius (January 20- February 18) into a vessel. 35. According to the Old Testament he was a 12. Country of southeastern Asia that This is a very lucky day for making plans or decisions and finding your You are a terrific businessperson and you exhibit your ability to get past pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel way through just about any problem you may discover. You will be feeling successful the surf ace of things and separate the things that have re al wo rt h. Ideas are in the air. (9th century BC). extends southward along the isthmus of Kra and able to cope with whatever comes across your path today. Good advice from a Tap into that universal mind through some quiet meditation during a break time. Your 36. (medicine) Having or experiencing a rap- to the Malay peninsula. guide or older person may be forthcoming. You are very fortunate in being able to grow presence in a group situation today has a very decided effect. Others may feel that noth- and progress throughout your life without major difficulties. You can always find the id onset and short but severe course. 13. Someone who works (or provides work- ing is a secret from you. Family, home and security seems just about ideal. Your family ers) during a strike. resources you require plus the necessary instruction on how to use the resources. Your life has gone through some big improvements late ly and may co ntinue to improve. Yo u 39. A promontory in northern Morocco love of job and practical skills makes you a fine manager and business person. You bring 14. Long-bodied long-tailed tropical are creative when it comes to partnerships or love rs; you seem to establish unusual and opposite the Rock of Gibraltar. a great deal of love to your work. Your mind is full of practical ideas, especially related to different re lationships. You reflect and ce lebrate the positive things in your life and in 40. A syndrome that occurs in many women American wildcat. your job or skills. Tonight you have new ideas of how to manage your time. the family. You may find a love re lationship deepens now. from 2 to 14 days before the onset of men- 19. The brightest star in Cygnus. struation. 23. Any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the 42. A group of islands off the west coast of genus Acacia. Virgo (August 23-September 22) Pisces (February 19-March 20) Sicily in the Mediterranean. 25. Jordan's port. 44. The action of an armed force that sur- 28. Of or relating to or measured in ohms. You are at your most practical when it comes to dealing and working This is a time of good fortune. Good surprises are plentiful. Situations are with others. You know just what to do and can act without haste and emotion. You are almost perfect and it is easy to see which path is the one to take. The chal- rounds a fortified place and isolates it while 29. A city in northwestern Switzerland. called on to make use of your natural abilities and common sense. There is a need to be lenge comes when you work to keep your concentration strong. Continual discovery, continuing to attack. 31. Someone (especially a woman) who respected, which is an emotionally charged issue in your life at this time, and you may persistent search and persistent change and transformation keep you on the move and 46. A resource. annoys people by constantly finding fault. find yourself wanting to say things you might regret-bite your lip. You will want to set growing. You are able to penetrate and get to the very heart of things. Research into 48. Hormones (estrogen and progestin) are 32. A levy of one tenth of something. your work aside later today in order to help teach a new employee the details about when, what and where you really want to make your changes may be beneficial. A break from work, perhaps out-of-doors, may be worth telling about later today. A one-on-one given to postmenopausal women. 33. An employee who performs clerical work some new project. An influential person may take notice of your special talents. You are feeling unusually good and could write about the things you see around you today. This with a bird or some other animal makes life more appealing. You may enjoy a good 49. Enthusiastic approval. (e.g., keeps records or accounts). evening you will find that romance is possible. movie or book or feel like escaping from day-to-day realities for a while. 50. Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage 34. Overly eager speed (and possible care- is opened and a section of a blood vessel is lessness). grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery 37. A city in central New York. Word Search to bypass the blocked section of the coro- 38. (Akkadian) God of wisdom. Yesterday Solution nary artery and improve the blood supply to 41. Any of a class of organic compounds hav- the heart. ing a carbonyl group linked to a carbon atom 53. A religious doctrine that is proclaimed as in each of two hydrocarbon radicals. true without proof. 43. Border consisting of anything placed on 55. An officer who acts as military assistant to the edge to finish something (such as a a more senior officer. fringe on clothing or on a rug). 57. Large ornamental tropical American tree 45. A restless seeker after amusement or with bipinnate leaves and globose clusters of social companionship. flowers with crimson stamens and sweet- 47. An official prosecutor for a judicial district. pulp seed pods eaten by cattle. 51. Tall feather palm of northern Brazil with 64. A military trainee (as at a military acade- hard-shelled nuts yielding valuable oil and a my). kind of vegetable ivory. 66. A small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold. 52. Type genus of the Percidae. 67. (prefix) Indicating difference or variation. 54. One million periods per second. 71. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agricul- 56. An uproarious party. ture and patron of scribes and schools. 58. Muslim name for God. 72. French dramatist (born in Romania) who 59. Australian operatic soprano (1861-1931). was a leading exponent of the theater of the 60. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt. absurd (1912-1994). 61. Very large red gum tree. 74. Of flax, hemp, or jute, so as to promote 62. Located farther aft. loosening of the fibers form the woody tis- 63. A battle in World War II. sue. 65. Something causes misery or death. 75. Stairway in India leading down to a land- 68. Term of address for a man. ing on the water. 69. The sound made by a pigeon v 1. 76. Male roe deer. 70. Pan with a convex bottom. 77. A strong emotion. 73. Being ten more than one hundred ninety. Yesterday’s Solution

Daily SuDoku Yesterday’s Solution TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2016

Solution

Find the difference Jokes

Q: What does a nosey pepper do? A: Gets jalapeno business!

Q: What do you call a fake noodle? A: An Impasta

Q: What do you call an alligator in a vest? A: An Investigator

Weird but true facts about Q: What happens if you eat yeast and shoe polish? the Animal kingdom A: Every morning you’ll rise and shine! Q: “What’s the difference between a 1. Cheetahs can direction in midair while chasing prey guitar and a fish?” 2. The eastern spotted Skunk does a handstand before its sprays A: “You can’t tuna fish.” 3. Bats are the only mammals that can fly 4. Cats communicate using 16 known ‘cat words’ Q: Did you hear about the race between 5. African elephants are called so because their ears are shaped like the African continent the lettuce and the tomato? 6. Kangaroos don’t hop backward. Scientists still don’t know if it’s even possible for them to A: The lettuce was a “head” and the do so tomato was trying to “ketchup”! 7. Hippos are more dangerous than Lions are responsible for the most annual animal related deaths Q: What is it called when a cat wins a 8. Bloodhounds can follow scent that is over four days old dog show? 9. A tiger’s skin is stripped like its fur A: A CAT-HAS-TROPHY! 10. Golden poison dart frog’s carry enough toxin to kill up to 100 people Q: Why can’t you give Elsa a balloon? A: Because she will Let it go. l i f e s t y l e TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2016 Music & Movies ‘Saq Al Bamboo’ and ‘Been Galbin’: Episode 21

By Nawara Fattahova

uwait Times is publishing a daily recap of two Kuwaiti soap operas aired on Al Rai TV and MBC KDrama. Here are the recaps of the 21st episodes: ‘Saq Al Bamboo’ (Bamboo Stalk) Nooriya tells her son that he must fight for Khawla. Ghanima tells Eisa not to repeat what happened yesterday when he entered the house when all the family and rela- tives were inside. She also tells him not to call her mama Ghanima even if they are alone. He leaves crying and Luzviminda talks to him putting her hand on his shoulder. Noor sees them and feels jealous. She asks him about it, but he says they were only talking. Ghanima tells Luzviminda she will take her to the agency tomorrow to send her back to the Philippines, but she doesn’t want to go and attempts suicide. She is rushed to the hospital. Noor keeps telling Khawla that Jaber is not serious and doesn’t love her, but Khawla doesn’t want to believe this, so Noor tells her to call him now in front of her, and Jaber doesn’t answer. When Noor calls him, he answers. She puts the call on speaker and he says that he with her husband, who Aryam hates. Bashar suggests she dead mother. Noora visits her nieces and nephew every asks him what’s wrong, but he doesn’t say anything. never told Khawla he will propose, so Khawla falls uncon- lends them money as they have financial problems, but day, and her aunt suggests that she marries her son Marzouq’s father blames Marzouq for fighting with scious. Aryam refuses. Dana goes with Farida for dinner, while her Mihsen, but Noora refuses as she feels he is like her brother Bashar and tells him it’s Aryam’s right to see her son and he father doesn’t want her to see Farida, who is still in love and she knows he loved her dead sister Yasmin. Masoud doesn’t want problems with Aryam. Been Galbin (Between Two Hearts) with him. Dana tries to convince her father to give Farida falls in love with Dana. He behaves very seriously, while he Aryam with Bashar visit her mother in London who lives another chance and to stop living with memories of her was always full of humor. Dana is worried about him and

Politically charged BET Awards honor Prince, Muhammad Ali

politically charged BET Awards delivered an exciting night of tributes for Prince and Muhammad Ali Abetween calls for action over gun violence, civil rights and presidential politics. These are the top moments from Sunday’s awards show held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.

Prince party After BET dissed the Billboard Music Awards for their Prince tribute in May, the cable network lived up to that challenge by honoring Price in a show-long tribute. The Beyonce, left, and Kendrick Lamar perform “Freedom”. first of many performances was introduced by comedian Dave Chapelle, who said “that literally our hearts were bro- ken” over the death of Prince on April 21. Artists such as the Roots, Erykah Badu, Bilal, Maxwell, Stevie Wonder and more gave a multifaceted reflection on the late artist’s musical gifts. Highlights included Bilal’s falsetto singing and his wild, rolling on the floor performance, Jennifer Hudson’s emo- tionally arresting rendition of “Purple Rain” with Wonder and Janelle Monae’s rocking medley and Prince-inspired outfits. But BET ended on a high note when drummer Sheila E, Prince’s longtime friend, collaborator and onetime fiance, took the stage to close out the show. She wailed on the drums in between singing a medley of songs featuring a full band, with horn section and dancers that got the Bryson Tiller accepts the award for best Tina Knowles accepts the viewers’ choice crowd dancing. new artist. award on behalf of Beyonce for “Formation” at the BET Awards at the Political talk Microsoft Theater. — AP photos Tammy Collins, left, and Kirk Franklin accept the Dr Bobby Jones best gospel/inspira- There was no subtlety to the political messages during tional award. this year’s award show with multiple references to the upcoming presidential election - none of them in favor of presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump. There was a very direct warning from Taraji P. Henson, who won the best actress award. “For those who think, you know, ‘He’s really not going to win’ - think again,” Henson said dur- Winners ing her acceptance speech. “We really need to pull together and turn this country Best Female R&B/Pop Artist Best Actress around.” Earlier co-host Tracee Ellis Ross urged people to Beyonce Taraji P Henson vote and added, “Welcome to the White House, Hillary Best Male R&B/Pop Artist Best Actor Clinton.” Finally BET Chairman and CEO Debra Lee champi- Bryson Tiller Michael B Jordan oned the recent Democratic sit-in on the House floor over Best Group YoungStars Award gun control legislation and called for a stand against gun Drake & Future Amandla Stenberg violence during upcoming local and national elections. Best Collaboration Best Movie Rihanna ft Drake - ‘Work’ Straight Outta Compton Jesse’s truth Best Male Hip Hop Artist Sportswoman of the Year After a long night of political speech, actor and activist Drake Serena Williams Jesse Williams delivered the night’s most powerful state- Best Female Hip Hop Artist Sportsman of the Year ment after receiving a humanitarian award honoring his Nicki Minaj Stephen Curry work for equal rights. Williams demanded an end to police Video of the Year Coca-Cola Viewers’ Choice Award violence against blacks, mentioning the names of several Beyonce - ‘Formation’ Beyonce - ‘Formation’ Bobby Brown, center, and the cast of New Edition present the award for best actress. victims, and got a standing ovation. “We know that police Video Director of the Year Centric Award? somehow manage to deescalate, de-arm and somehow Director X Beyonce - ‘Formation’ not manage to kill white people every day,” Williams said. Best New Artist Best International Act Africa “So what’s going to happen is we are going to have equal Bryson Tiller Wizkid (Nigeria) rights and justice in our own country, or we will restructure Best Gospel/Inspirational Award Best International Act UK their function in ours. “ Kirk Franklin Skepta — Reuters But he also called out commercialization of black cul- ture, armchair critics and “conditional freedom.” Even Samuel L Jackson applauded Williams later, saying it was like hearing from a 1960s activist.

Beyonce surprises When Beyonce’s dancers paraded down the BET Awards red carpet prior to the show, the rumors of an unan- nounced performance solidified. A barefoot Beyonce in a fringed black outfit opened the awards show with her song “Freedom” in ankle deep water with dancers splashing around beside her, in a preview of her popular Formation World Tour. To top everything off, Kendrick Lamar emerged out of the floor and then danced together with Beyonce with the stage glowing red behind them. Unfortunately, Spike Lee, left, presents the lifetime achievement award to Samuel L Jackson. Beyonce was not on hand to accept her awards later dur- ing the show, as her mother explained that she had to immediately jump on a plane to London for her tour.

A daughter’s tribute The BET Awards also paid tribute to another cultural icon - the late Muhammad Ali - with a heartfelt speech by his daughter, Laila Ali. Known as the “Greatest of All Time,” Ali had a huge influence on hip-hop artists either through his pre-fight speeches or through his personal struggles and spiritual convictions. He died on June 3 after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. His daughter, also a retired boxer, got choked up as she stood in front of photo of her father holding her as an infant. She closed her speech with a simple, but important request, saying, “If he was here today, he would ask you to pray not just for our family, but for all of mankind.”— AP

Laila Ali speaks during a tribute to her late father, Muhammad Ali. Bryson Tiller performs at the BET Awards. l i f e s t y l e TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2016 F a s h i o n Lanvin men’s designer celebrates 10 years at storied house

anvin’s Lucas Ossendrijver celebrated a glorious decade as Ossendrijver’s 10-year anniversary ward approach. Ossendrijver even made style history in 2006 by creating the storied Parisian house’s menswear designer in a highly- Since Dutch-born Ossendrijver was tapped to revitalize the flounder- the first high-fashion urban leather sneakers, which have now become an Lanticipated show that saw the Palais de Tokyo venue burst- ing Lanvin menswear line 10 years ago, he changed the face of the iconic style item. Under his tenure, Homme de Lanvin has become an ing at the seams Sunday with guests. Here are some highlights of house. The designer, who cut his cloth at Kenzo and then Dior Homme, unmissable Fashion Week calendar show and his line one of the most the final day of spring-summer 2017 menswear collections in successfully modernized the men’s line founded by Jeanne Lanvin in the trend-setting in Paris today. Paris. 1920’s with his signature layering, eclectic style fusion and fashion-for-

Lanvin’s stripes Ossendrijver was on top form at Lanvin’s show Sunday, fusing styles from the ‘60s and the ‘80s for his spring collec- tion that showcased handmade craftsmanship. It had fash- ion insiders cheering. “This collection is not about a single concept but rather a collage made up of different possibili- ties,” Ossendrijver explained. One leitmotif was the colorful variations on the Breton stripe, which had its heyday in the 60’s. Stripes in caramel, white, gray, blue and red graced shirts and vests with great optical kinesis. Demonstrating Ossendrijver’s eye for detail, the 60’s theme carried through in long narrow scarves, rainbow stripes, big gray check suits and funky flat, round-toed pumps with color-contrasted laces that were all the rage in that era. These ‘60s fashions were mixed with exaggerated ‘80s layering that defined the collection silhouette and in recent years has become a touchstone of Ossendrijver’s aesthetic. A billowing, oversize coat, for instance, perfectly captured that period’s exuberance. Other looks riffed off contemporary color-blocking styles, making for a rich col- lection befitting a career milestone. l i f e s t y l e TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2016 F a s h i o n

Models present creations by Lanvin during the men’s Spring/Summer 2017 collection fashion show.

Four things we’ve learned from Paris men’s fashion week s the last of the Paris menswear collections go down runways Sunday, we survey the big themes Aof the week’s fashion shows. Fashion (still) loves England They may have plunged themselves and the world’s financial markets into crisis with Thursday’s Brexit vote, but everybody still loves the English-or their style at least. From Dior’s black-clad boot boys to Louis Vuitton’s rakish colonial artistos, British influences where ever present, liberally dolloped with pure London punk. String vests and braces have never looked so elegant as they did on the Dior runway, with designer Kris Van Assche cutting the skinhead aggression with the melancholic gothic whimsy of The Cure. Deconstructed cricket jumpers Agnes B ‘S Multiculturalism graced the Japanese label Facetasm’s show and Walter Bright colors and African themes were at the heart Van Beirendonck embraced almost every sartorial icon of of Agnes B ‘s spring-summer collection, which cele- an eternal England from boating blazers to brogues and brated cultural fusion. A Persian blue tunic vibrantly even Morris men folk dancers. opened the show, which fused Africa ideas with Fellow Flemish master Dries Van Noten paid homage Western styles. This show also had political over- to the 19th-century English arts and crafts movement in tones. Multicolored African wraps contrasted with T- his show, referencing patterns from William Morris’ home shirt prints that humorously celebrated African multi- in Kelmscott Manor. At a time of such anglophilia, the culturalism in France, a political hot potato with the Brexit vote came as a shock. Chanel’s guru Karl Lagerfeld growing popularity of Marine Le Pen’s far-right blamed country yokels for voting Leave, while Agnes b. National Front party. got up a last-minute celebrity petition begging Britons to A top in blue spelled out the famous Gallic mantra stay in Europe. “We are very sad,” the French designer said “Vive la...” (“Long live...”) with an image of the African Sunday. “Hopefully there will be another vote.” Oddly the continent instead of an image of France. Elsewhere, happiest man in Paris was the English designer Paul Western styles - like a cobalt-colored hoody and Smith, a fervent pro-European. But you couldn’t but be baseball caps - mixed with African beading. Many of cheerful seeing his joyful reggae-toned new spring-sum- the looks were beautiful but arresting, certainly not mer collection. “Life goes on,” he told AFP. You have to be for the shy dresser. “positive and happy in this weird world”.

And Scotland too... The longer fashion week went on the more it resem- bled a gathering of the clans, reaching an apex when Smith unveiled the latest style to have come out of the British cultural melting pot-”rasta tartan”. British for now, that is. “It’s Scotland gone mad,” he told AFP as his models broke out in big smiles wearing the rainbow-Rastafarian plaid in beautifully tailored beachy, Caribbean casual wear and zoot suits. Louis Vuitton, Dior, Off-White and Japanese labels Kolor and Facetasm also made eye-catch- ing use of plaid while the hipsters of OAMC gave it a grungy Irvin Welsh urban edge.

Suits you sir! Style critics often complain that men’s fashion is bor- ing. Always the same. Jackets, jumpers and cardigans, and most dull of all, the suit. No longer. Designers took massive liberties with the suit this week, none more so than the Vetements tyro Demna Gvasalia, who also now holds the scissors at Balenciaga. The young Georgian dra- matically remade the classic suit, pulling it tighter to the body while throwing out huge padded shoulders. While many other have copied his oversized trope, none have yet done it so well. Elsewhere, arms were ripped off suits and raincoats, lapels inverted, and pockets and tailoring all revealed. But all felt like deconstruction compared to Gvasalia’s radical flair.

Socks with everything Worn high, low and-whisper it-even with sandals, socks are slowly being rehabilitated from style Siberia. While footballers at Euro 2016 in France are wearing theirs above the knee, Facetasm, White Mountaineering and the American label Off-White dared to put sports socks on the catwalk. Kenzo came furthest out of the closet repeatedly teaming socks with sandals-and match- ing black socks and white sandals for further shock value. Some hosiery went nearly to the knees and French label Pigalle thoroughly trashed the taboo by adding bath san- dals. In one final act of pure provocation Paul Smith sent out the invitations to his show on pairs of socks. He fol- lowed this by smuggling stripey socks and sandals onto the catwalk. “Weren’t they great?” he told AFP. — AFP

Models present creations for Thom Browne during the men Spring-Summer 2017 collection fashion show. — AP/AFP photos l i f e s t y l e TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2016 F a s h i o n

Paul Smith gets splashy London in the ‘70s was in vogue for British designer Paul Smith, who produced a typically splashy collection. Exaggerated retro shoulders defined the silhouette of myr- iad suit jackets and shirts - in checks or monochrome - that were twinned with the famed high-waisted pants. Many of the looks borrowed from large “Saturday Night Fever”-era shirt collars, fusing them with the more colorful, checked and striped London styles of the time. Smith’s signature touch is, of course, color - and no hue was left behind. Royal blue, Cerulean, lime yellow and wild grass strongly contrasted with vermillion and titanium yellow in the run- way designs. — AP Japanese fashion designer Rynshu (center) poses with models at the end of the men’s Spring/Summer 2017 collection fashion show.

Models present creations by Paul Smith during the men Spring summer 2017 collection fashion show. Models present creations by Rynshu. Politically charged BET Awards honor Prince, Muhammad Ali

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Indonesian Muslim women offer prayers on the 21st night of holy month of Ramadan at a mosque in the city of Surabaya. Muslims throughout the world are marking the month of Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar, during which devotees fast from dawn until dusk. — AFP ‘Regretting motherhood’ debate rages in Germany

s it possible to regret becoming a mother? touched a chord in Germany because it “radically not mothers. They no longer wake up at night The question first posed by an Israeli questions the joy of having children in a society when their child is afraid of thunder and light- Iresearcher has stirred a debate in Germany that expects everything from mothers, and ning.” like in no other country, shattering a long-held where the mothers demand everything of them- taboo. “In Israel, it was settled in a week. In selves.” The notion that children’s well-being And the fathers? Germany, it has lasted for months,” said sociolo- depends on their mothers and not on the socie- On a slightly less strident note, the book gist Orna Donath, whose study “Regretting ty around them or their fathers, is deeply “Doing Away With Mothers”-which was seri- This image released by Warner Bros. Entertainment shows, from left, Samuel L Jackson, Motherhood” was published in 2015. Tired of entrenched in Germany and creates real obsta- alised by the respected weekly Die Zeit-argued Margot Robbie and Alexander Skarsgard in a scene from ‘The Legend of Tarzan.’ — AP hearing that she “would regret” not having a cles to women’s careers. “It’s not like in France, that “traditional” motherhood was being “deval- child, the researcher collected testimonies from where you can have a glass of champagne dur- ued” by the push for women to contribute to the 23 women who, on the contrary, love their own ing your pregnancy, limit the time you breast- economy. The media, meanwhile, swing wildly Robbie plays thoroughly modern kids but would, truth be told, prefer not to have feed and go back to work and adult life three between calls to “offer other images of mother- had them. The book taps into a usually-unspo- months after giving birth,” Vinken said, contrast- hood” that are less self-sacrificing, and taunts ken maternal ambivalence that may be far more ing Germany with its far more fecund neighbor. against “whining” young women who are ‘Jane’ in new ‘Tarzan’ film common than previously acknowledged in A mother who returns to the office without obsessed with their own fulfillment. “These chil- many places, including Germany, whose fertility taking maternity leave for a year-or often three- dren are the parasites of well-being. They are dis- rate is less than half that of Israel’s. opens herself up to being branded a turbing mummy in her search for herself,” Die ith her cut-glass cheekbones, porcelain ducers and directors are keen to work with her Several German books have since been pub- “Rabenmutter” (raven mother) — women who Zeit wrote sarcastically. skin and cascading flaxen locks, it is to give the role more depth. lished on the subject, including “The Lie of dump their kids in childcare so they can pursue Remarkably, the idea of doing more to bring Whard to imagine a better choice to play One notable feature of David Yates’s take on Maternal Happiness” by Sarah Fischer, along their personal goals. The political discourse has fathers into the mix has not really caught on. A Tarzan’s love interest than Australian actress Tarzan is that, for once, it is the male lead, with almost-weekly newspaper columns, televi- evolved since Angela Merkel took power a recent study by the DIW economic institute Margot Robbie. But the 25-year-old, who Robbie’s co-star Alexander Skarsgard, who sion chat shows and Twitter debates with the decade ago, ushering in new policies targeting found that even women who work full time do appears as Jane in “The Legend of Tarzan,” the spends much of the duration half-naked while hashtag #RegrettingMotherhood. “More than a the low birth rate including expanding nursery three hours of housework per day, exponentially latest take on one of Hollywood’s most enduring Robbie was able to keep her clothes on. Yates, third of women with a university education spots and creating incentives for fathers to take more than the men in their lives. Meanwhile, colonial era adventure stories, is anything but a who directed the final four “Harry Potter” films remain childless here, a situation that is unique parental leave. some women have opted to stay out of the shrinking violet. “I’ve never wanted to play the and is helming JK Rowling’s forthcoming Potter in Europe,” said scholar Barbara Vinken, who But cultural change has been slower in com- “mummy wars” entirely, defending their right damsel in distress, and Jane is anything but,” said spin-off “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find published an analysis on the “myth of the ing, with the top-selling Bild daily railing as not to have children rather than waging daily the actress, who rose to worldwide fame starring Them,” revealed he had turned down the studio’s German mother” in 2001. recently as last summer against women who battles about parental roles and career opportu- in Martin Scorsese’s “The Wolf of Wall Street.” suggestion of “Superman” actor Henry Cavill for “pursue careers, wear trouser suits, drink nities in Germany. — AFP Robbie agreed early on with director David the role of “Tarzan,” preferring Skarsgard’s lower ‘Raven mothers’ smoothies and work out”. The male columnist Yates that her take on Jane Porter, and later Lady profile and physicality. Speaking to AFP, Vinken said Donath’s study was not finished: “They look like men. They are Greystoke, in the 51st live-action Tarzan movie would be a feisty character, capable of fighting ‘Not completely naked’ back. In one memorable scene, Belgian ruler “He was so motivated. I did ask him-and I did Leopold II’s dastardly henchman Leon Rom, this with Eddie Redmayne on ‘Beasts’ because played by Christoph Waltz, demands of a cap- they both had to work out-’can you send me tured Jane that she scream to attract Tarzan’s photographs of yourself?’ which seemed kind of attention, and instead she spits in his face. It is a not right. “So every week, there would be photo- gesture of the kind of fiery insouciance common graphs of Alex naked-not completely naked-and in the roles Robbie has picked, from her portray- after about three or four weeks I just thought ‘ok, al of the feisty Naomi Lapaglia in “The Wolf of that’s fine, it’s great.” “The Legend of Tarzan” picks Wall Street” to the villainous Harley Quinn in the up the King of the Jungle’s story several years much anticipated “Suicide Squad” from DC after his adventures in Africa with Jane. Now a Comics. The Queensland native, whose first reg- parliamentarian in London, Lord Greystoke is ular acting job was in Aussie soap “Neighbors,” is persuaded by Samuel L Jackson’s former US civil enjoying an unusual trajectory in an industry war soldier George Washington Williams to go where many female actresses complain of the back to the Congo Free State to investigate shallow roles they are offered. reports that Leopold II is engaged in mass enslavement of the locals. Positive response Jackson told AFP he visited Washington’s Studies consistently show that men outnum- grave in Blackpool, northwestern England, last ber women by up to three to one among speak- year while shooting Tim Burton’s “Miss ing parts in feature films, with the few starring Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children,” which is female roles often largely just foils for the male due out in September. “George is a pretty fasci- star. “I think it’s definitely improving. And I think nating guy,” said the 67-year-old Hollywood vet- people have finally recognized that half the tick- eran. “He fought in the civil war, underage, and et sales are coming from women,” Robbie told had this darkness about him that AFP at a publicity event in Beverly Hills Sunday took him to the Mexican-American War for “Tarzan,” which hits theaters on July 1. where he joined the cavalry and ended up “And if they don’t create the kind of roles that killing a whole bunch of Indians, which dis- women are going to be able to relate to then turbed him greatly.” Jackson describes Tarzan as they’re not going to enjoy watching them as “an origin story more than anything else.” “You much. “And if they don’t enjoy watching them as find out exactly why he is Tarzan of the Apes and much, they’re not going to be able to make their what his relationship is to that ape community, money. I think they needed to recognize that how he was treated in it, who loved him, who and I think the industry has really responded in a bullied him,” he said. — AFP positive way and people are really making an effort.” Robbie says she is still offered parts that A woman walks with her 11-year-old daughter after picking her up from An empty swing is pictured at a Berlin playground. strike her as problematic, but senses that pro- school in Berlin. — AFP photos