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MONDAY, JULY 19, 2021 / ZUL-HIJJAH 9, 1442 AH emergency number 112 NO. 17743 16 PAGES 150 FILS Amiri Diwan conveys Amir’s greeting to people of Kuwait KUWAIT CITY, July 18, (KUNA): The Amiri Diwan on Sunday relayed Eid Al- Adha greetings from His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to Kuwait’s citi- US hits Iran on swap, N-talks zens and residents, wishing that they may continue to live in peace, security and safety. Tehran claims it awaits new administration Also on the occasion, the Amiri Diwan, in turn, ad- dressed eid greetings to Their WASHINGTON, July 18, (AP): The Biden administration has lashed out at The State Department slammed as “outrageous” comments made by Iran’s deputy foreign min- Highnesses the Amir, the Iran for accusing it of delaying a proposed prisoner swap to force a quick ister who alleged the U.S. and Britain were holding the swap “hostage” to the negotiations over Crown Prince and the Prime salvaging the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action or JCPOA. Minister. resumption of indirect nuclear talks. In a pair of tweets from his verified account, Seyyed Abbas Araghchi said the nuclear talks in Vienna could not resume until Iran’s hardline president-elect is inaugurated in early Au- gust. “We’re in a transition period as a democratic transfer of power is underway in our capital,” he said. The nuclear talks “must thus obviously await our new administration. This is Opinion what every democracy demands,” Aragchi said. He added that the U.S. and Britain “need to understand this and stop linking a humanitarian exchange - ready to be implemented - with the JCPOA.” “Keeping such an exchange hostage to political aims achieves neither,” said Aragchi who is Iran’s chief negotiator at the Vienna talks. “TEN PRISON- King of the jungle mentality, fox in power leads ERS on all sides may be released TOMORROW if US&UK fulfill their part of deal.” A sixth round of nuclear talks ended last month without agreement ahead of Iran’s presidential election won by Ebrahim Raisi. The U.S. has repeatedly said it is to inevitable collapse of the state of Waq-Waq ready for a seventh round as soon as Iran is ready while also calling for the immedi- ate release of American citizens detained in Iran.

By Ahmed Al-Jarallah Editor-in-Chief, the Arab Times Newswatch ONCE upon a time, a lion asked for the opinions of a wolf and a fox on how to change his king- dom into a republic, and he also offered them top KUWAIT CITY: His Highness positions. the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al- Without hesitation, the wolf suggested that the Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, on Sunday, received a letter from presidency should go to the king of the jungle, His Highness the Crown Prince the premiership should be his, and the speaker- Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al- ship should go to the fox. Jaber Al-Sabah, on the occasion The lion got angry and smacked him fatally. He of his return to Kuwait. then turned to the fox and asked, “And what do In the letter, His Highness the you suggest?” Crown Prince congratulated His Trembling with fear, the fox answered, “The Highness the Amir on his safe re- presidency belongs to the king of the jungle, the turn after the successful medical premiership to the noble little cub, and speaker- checkups abroad. In turn, His Highness the Amir ship to the older cub.” thanked His Highness the Crown The lion was pleased with this response, and Prince for his sincere sentiments. asked, “But where did you come up with this wis- (KUNA) dom, you cunning fox?” ❑ ❑ ❑ The fox replied, “From the dialogue that took place between you and that rebellious rogue wolf KUWAIT CITY: On Friday, the mobile vaccination campaign who got clobbered by long arm of justice after provided COVID-19 vaccination being proven that he was involved in treason and to more than 10,000 workers at terrorism.” six sites including the Kuwait This story is an exact replica of what happened Red Crescent Society and fi ve in the kingdoms of Andalusia and the Arab coun- major companies of the private tries of Waq-Waq where the authority was divid- sector, reports Al-Rai daily. ed according to what the absolute ruler deemed Since the launch of its fi rst right. phase in March until reaching its current fi fth phase, the campaign Those kingdoms passed through stages that has been able to provide service could solidify the rule to last forever if only their to more than 160,000 workers administrations had worked according to what the In this photo taken with low shutter speed, Muslim pilgrims circumambulate the Ka’aba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque, as they who have direct contact with the state governor Al-Mansur Muhammad ibn Abi wear masks and keep social distancing, a day before the annual Hajj pilgrimage, July 17. The pilgrimage to Makkah required once in public in various activities, facili- Amer did. a lifetime of every Muslim who can afford it and is physically able to make it, used to draw more than 2 million people. But for a second ties, vital sectors and major pri- This young man, who was born in 327 AH, in- straight year it has been curtailed due to the coronavirus with only vaccinated people in Saudi Arabia able to participate. (AP) vate sector companies. herited his father’s jurisprudence and the biogra- According to health sources, phy of his ancestors. He was overcome by his de- 99 percent of this segment are sire to rule Andalusia, so he traveled to Cordoba expatriates. The vaccination will continue during the Eid Al-Adha for seeking knowledge, and for striving to be the holidays through the vaccination second man in the state . centers or fi eld units. His ambitious personality brought him the ridi- ❑ ❑ ❑ cule of his comrades during his trip to Cordoba when he expressed his aspiration to rule Andalu- CAIRO: President Abdel Fattah sia and lead the army. El-Sisi stressed on Sunday the Egyptian right to its water secu- Ibn Abi Amer asked his colleagues, who contin- rity and the need to reach a legal ued to mock him, to make a wish. The fi rst asked agreement on the Grand Ethio- to be the governor of the state of Cordoba, the pian Renaissance Dam. second wished to take charge of the markets, and This remark came during a the third wished to govern the district of the state meeting between President El- of Koura. However, the fourth one downplayed Sisi and Chinese Foreign Min- the ambition of the young man, and went on to ister Wang Yi, said Egyptian mock him and insult him with obscene words. presidential spokesperson Am- After a while, Ibn Abi Amer’s ambition materi- bassador Bassam Radhi in a press statement. alized. He became the second man in the state and Minister Yi expressed his a military leader. He did not forget his comrades’ country’s full understanding of wishes, and he granted them except for the fourth the utmost importance of the one who was fi ned a huge sum of money. Nile River to Egypt, and China Ibn Khaldun stated in his Prolegomena that, continues its interest in fi nding a “Muhammad bin Abi Amer assumed power from solution for all parties, the state- the year 976 until 1002 AD. He spent it on a con- ment added. (KUNA) stant and uninterrupted struggle for good man- ❑ ❑ ❑ agement and politics at the internal level until ISTANBUL: Turkish Presi- Andalusia reached the peak of its glory during his dent Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s reign.” spokesman on Sunday condemned This man did not act as if he owned the land a European Union court decision and those on it; rather he sought to build a strong to allow employers to ban staff state that lasted about four centuries after him. wearing Muslim headscarves as There is no doubt that the bright stages in Arab appeasing Islamophobia. “The decision by the European history are very few, while darkness prevails in KUNA photo Kuwaiti Olympic shooting team being greeted by locals from the Japanese city of Nihonmatsu. Court of Justice on headscarf in most of them. The fate of most countries today the workplace is another blow to is almost similar to that of yesteryears in terms the rights of Muslim women with of the inability to get rid of the absolute “I” that headscarf and will play right into prevents seeing the conditions of people and cor- Nihonmatsu thankful for 2011 quake help the hands of those warmongers recting the errors in decisions before catastrophe against Islam in Europe,” Ibra- strikes. him Kalin tweeted. (AP) We have several examples in this regard, such ❑ ❑ ❑ as Iraq, which since 1958 has been drowning with Kuwait’s Olympians greeted in Kuwaiti style DAMASCUS: A breakaway Pal- failures and bloodbaths from time to time. There estinian faction that carried out is Yemen, Libya, and Lebanon, which is currently TOKYO, July 18, (KUNA): Kuwait’s Olympi- COVID-19 concerns, we arranged a support in the Tokyo Games due between July 23 and headline-grabbing attacks against the latest failed Arab country, as sectarian quotas ans staying in the Japanese city of Nihonmatsu event in this way while maintaining social dis- August 8. Israel in the 1970s and 1980s has made it a breeding ground for gangs and mafi as, received a warm welcome from locals in the tancing,” Ohta said. Lara Dashti and Abbas Qali will compete in named a veteran new leader after and semi-isolated, both Arab and international. surprising Kuwaiti style that would make them “We sincerely wish that the Kuwaiti Olym- swimming, Abdulrahman Al-Fadhel in rowing its longtime founder died, the group said Sunday. There is no doubt that the majority of Arab feel at home. pians will fully restore their energies here, and Mohammad Al-Musawi in Karate. The The Popular Front for the countries live in a miserable situation at all levels. Upon their arrival, a group of people from which is rich with lush greenery, and that they other contenders are the shooters Abdulrah- Liberation of Palestine-General This is a natural result of the time of unqualifi ed the Nihonmatsu Chamber of Commerce and will produce outstanding results in the upcom- man Al-Faihan, Mansour Al-Rashidi, Abdullah Command said Talal Naji, was people that prevails throughout the nation after Industry greeted Kuwait’s delegation near ing games,” he added. The heartwarming ban- Turgi Al-Rashidi and Talal Turgi Al-Rashidi. elected during a meeting in Da- the matter was assigned to non-competent people. their hotel with a large banner reading in the ner is now displayed at the hotel’s entrance to In the field-and-track, the participating Kuwaiti mascus. He will replace Ahmed They made the countries chaotic because the Kuwaiti dialect of Arabic, “We are with you. encourage the athletes before and after their champions are Yaaqoub Al-Yoha and Mad- Jibril, who died on July 7 after ruler does not rule as the people desire, but works Go for it. Welcome here,” Vice-President Hi- training. hawi Al-Shemmari. being sick for months. (AP) with the mentality of the king of the jungle. This deharu Ohta of the chamber told Kuwait News In appreciation for Kuwait’s support follow- An online seminar aiming at familiarizing ❑ ❑ ❑ was what led to administrative failure and delib- Agency (KUNA) on Sunday. ing the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, Ni- the local residents with Kuwait was held ear- “We hoped to extend our welcome to the honmatsu City, located about 200 km northeast lier this month, in which KUNA representa- NEW DELHI: At least 20 people erate impoverishment, causing popular anger. All athletes of Kuwait, which offered us tremen- of Tokyo, has applied to host the Kuwaiti team tive in Japan Miyoko Ishigami presented a have been killed in landslides of this leads to civil wars and the demise of the dous support in response to the earthquake. As for a pre-games training camp. one-hour lecture about the Kuwaiti life and triggered by heavy monsoon state. physical contact with them is prohibited due to At least 10 top Kuwaiti athletes are partaking culture. rains in the Indian city of Mum- Email: [email protected] bai, offi cials said Sunday. India’s National Disaster Follow me on: Response Force said 17 people were killed and two others were injured after a wall collapsed on NBK reports H1 net profi t of KD 160.8mn several slum houses in the Mahul [email protected] area of the city early Sunday. The — Details Page 8 — injured were recovering in a hos- pital. (AP) ARAB TIMES, MONDAY, JULY 19, 2021 2

Benefi t in completing surgery, chemotherapy, radiation within 38 weeks of diagnosis Breast cancer survival up when diagnosis, treatment time cut

esearch from Cleveland Clinic in the US and Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi ties for improving care within the delivery systems.” Stephen Grobmyer M.D., chair of the Oncology Institute at Cleveland Clin- Rin the UAE has found a decrease in patient survival rates when treatment Other studies evaluating the time to treatment for breast cancer by individ- ic Abu Dhabi, an integral part of Mubadala Health, and a co-author on the options – surgery, chemotherapy and radiation – are completed more than 38 ual treatment modality have concluded that the optimal time from diagnosis study, says that care must be consolidated to help patients receive treatment weeks from the time of diagnosis. to first surgical treatment was less than 90 days from diagnosis; less than 120 on time. The observational study, which included more than 28,000 breast cancer days from diagnosis to adjuvant chemotherapy; and when chemo is adminis- “What we see happen traditionally in the US and even in the U.A.E. is that patients registered in the American National Cancer Database, is the largest of tered, the radiation should start less than 365 days from date of diagnosis. The the patient has to visit multiple specialists – first a surgeon, then a medical its kind to evaluate breast cancer survival and time to completion for all thera- last two are consistent with Commission on Cancer’s Cancer Central Clinical oncologist for chemotherapy followed by a radiation oncologist – all of which pies. It found the treatment duration of less than 38 weeks was associated with Participant Registry (C3PR) quality indicators. are scheduled weeks apart and in different places,” he said. “There is this phe- a higher five-year survival – 89.9 percent compared to the 83.3 percent in the “What we found is that the optimal time for treatment completion is 99 nomenon of ‘serial care,’ rather than coordinated and planned care.” greater than 38 weeks treatment duration. This builds on previous research days shorter than C3PR quality indicators,” Dr. Pratt said. “We have so much Dr. Grobmyer adds that Cleveland Clinic has tried to avoid this issue with that noted poorer outcomes when there was a delay in time to treatment initia- more data now to reassess these quality indicators and determine what those their coordinated multidisciplinary cancer programing. For example, in prepa- tion, although time to treatment completion was not assessed in these studies. metrics should be.” ration of the opening of its cancer tower, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi opened The study’s authors point out it is important to identify the reasons for de- The study did not allow researchers to gauge the causes for delays beyond its dedicated Breast Health Clinic last year. The facility offers targeted diag- lays in treatment and where in the process they occur, and to design programs 38 weeks, but Dr. Pratt said from experience, she can divide them into medi- nostic testing, genetic counseling, innovative therapies and treatments, as well to measure and pursue optimization of time to treatment to decrease anxiety cal, personal and systemic factors. as reconstruction specialists and disease-specific experts to address all breast for patients and improve their chances of survival. “If patients have medical issues, they may have to go through other assess- health issues, in one location and in the shortest time possible. “The biggest difference in our study from others that have looked at time to ments, such as cardiac clearance, which are done as a precaution,” she explained. “We are trying to anticipate the needs of the patients and plan for all their treat was that we looked at the time from diagnosis to the completion of the “These are the hardest to control. Other delays are personal, for example, where treatment from the beginning so that it is seamless, efficient and reduces their multimodality treatment, not only at one individual part, to identify the 38- the patient does not want to be seen at the first appointment available because of anxiety,” he said. “We have also started measuring time to treatment as a week window to improve survival rate for patients with breast cancer,” said financial reasons or chooses to prioritize a family event over surgery.” quality measure.” Debra Pratt M.D., director of the Breast Center at Cleveland Clinic Fairview She says medical facilities can, however, control some of the systemic fac- Dr. Pratt said further studies to determine which type of treatment has the Hospital, and the lead author of the study. tors to speed up the process. These include adequate staffing and improved most delays will aid their efforts in optimizing care. “In breast and other cancers, patients don’t only get surgery, but may also systems to increase ease of access, such as making special reservations to “One of the data points missing in our study was the last day of chemo- require chemotherapy and radiation therapy,” Dr. Pratt said. “This becomes schedule urgent assessments like metastatic surveys and breast MRI, as well therapy for these patients, so we could not determine where the majority of a complicated system to navigate and there are multiple reasons why delays as a reduction in insurance delays in approving tests required to complete pre- delays occurred,” she said. “One of my hopes is to look at our patients’ data to arise in treatment being completed. This analysis helps us identify opportuni- treatment assessments. know where the challenges lie and how we can fix them.”.

Branch fi rst technique eliminates need for cardiopulmonary bypass and circulatory arrest. Abu Dhabi doctors in global fi rst Innovative method reduces risk of aortic aneurysm surgery

octors at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, an integral part of Mubadala Dr. Woosup Michael Park, the department chair of vascular surgery in the DHealth, have developed a new technique that can greatly reduce the Heart and Vascular Institute at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, says that the risk involved in aortic aneurysm surgery. The modified branch-first surgi- team put their minds together and collaborated for the best solution for the cal technique was performed for the first time on a patient undergoing open patient and physicians treating him. surgical repair of his enlarged aorta at the hospital. “These patients are Abu Dhabi-resident Moussa Abd-El Raihim Elgohary was transferred to traditionally referred for Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi with a 6.5cm thoracoabdominal aortic aneu- such surgeries outside rysm (TAAA), which is the ballooning of the aorta — the main artery in the the country but with this body that arises from the heart and supplies blood to the rest of the body. innovation, we feel very This was caused due to the gradual weakening of the artery after a lifestyle- comfortable offering the related aortic dissection, a serious condition that causes the inner layer of the full range of treatments artery to tear, which he had suffered a few years ago. for TAAA right here, A minimally invasive endovascular aneurysm repair procedure to treat close to home.” this condition was not a feasible option on the 52-year-old patient because This easy-to-replicate his aorta had coiled up in the abdomen, where it would not be possible to procedure, he adds, can place a stent graft to support the aneurysm. have far-reaching ben- The only treatment option to prevent a rupture was an extensive open efits for surgeons around surgical repair, which is considered the gold standard. Very few hospitals the world. around the world are equipped to offer this treatment because of its com- Left: Dr Niranjan Hiremath’s procedural dia- “The whole point of plexity, and high mortality and morbidity rate. gram. Right: Moussa Abd-El Raihim Elgohary this technique is that it Traditionally, it requires placing the patient on a heart-lung machine (car- poses with Dr. Niranjan Hiremath does not require you to diopulmonary bypass) and stopping the circulation of blood to organs for 18 be fast and gives you a to 30 minutes, making it crucial to remove the diseased part of the aorta and better result. At no point replace it with a tube-shaped woven fabric graft within a short span of time. during the operation did we feel like we were hurried or stressed. The spirit The surgery, which can take up to 12 hours, increases the risk of bleeding in the operating room was in control as it was a collaborative effort between by 20 percent, along with increasing the chances of mortality and organ dys- multidisciplinary teams at the hospital.” function by 15 percent. Patients may also need up to 20 units of blood and Moussa says that it took him less than a month to recover after surgery and blood products transfused during the operation. now he is back to doing all his favorite activities. But in a global first, surgeons in the Heart and Vascular Institute at Cleve- “When I started having dizzy spells, and chest and back pain in June, my land Clinic Abu Dhabi performed a modified branch-first surgery that elimi- we plugged in a tube to the upper, non-diseased part of the aorta and started daughter rushed me to another hospital, but they said that my case was too nated the need for a cardiopulmonary bypass and circulatory arrest, signifi- circulating the patient’s own blood into the organs before we even began the complex and that I needed to be transferred to Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. cantly reducing the risk to the patient’s life. This new technique has been main aortic repair. So, instead of drawing blood from the patient and putting I’m very grateful for being treated right here under the care of these talented published in the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery it through a heart-lung machine and then back into the patient’s body, the doctors who made sure that there were no complications and I recovered Dr. Niranjan Hiremath, an associate staff physician in cardiac surgery in blood kept circulating through the graft that was attached to the organs.” fast,” he says. the Heart and Vascular Institute at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, who was part This, he says, caused minimal bleeding and the operating team did not “I’m now back to doing what I love the most, being outdoor, riding my of the team that treated the patient, says he trained in a similar branch-first have to rush through the surgery since the abdominal organs received blood motorbike, taking my boat out sailing, and jet skiing,” he added. technique in Australia, which uses a heart-lung machine during the operation. supply without interruption. They did not have to give the patient additional For more information or to book an appointment at Cleveland Clinic Abu “We wanted to further modify this technique to reduce the risks associ- units of blood either. As a result, the team managed to complete the opera- Dhabi, call 800 8 CCAD (2223) visit www.clevelandclinicabudhabi.ae or ated with the use of a heart-lung machine. What we did differently is that tion successfully within eight hours. download the Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi app.

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‘Inauguration in near future’ MC approves car park for elderly, families in Hawally building KUWAIT CITY, July 18: The Assistant Undersecretary for Planning and implementation of these projects. the external electronic portal. This would give space for the employees to Administrative Development Affairs at the Ministry of Social Affairs, and In another development, Sari revealed that the Public Authority for Hous- carry out leave procedures without the need to visit the PAHW offi ce. An- the Deputy Head of the Preparation and Follow-up Team for the Implemen- ing Welfare (PAHW) approved the request submitted by the Ministry of other recommendation is to cancel the notice of return from leave and re- tation of the Development Plan Abdulaziz Sari revealed that the Municipal Social Affairs to change the design of all future buildings in all regions of place it with a fi ngerprint attendance record. Council has approved the allocation of land of area 2,025 square meters for the country. Another recommendation was to continue with the fl exible fi ngerprint a car park project for the new elderly care department building in Hawally He explained that the ministry, based on its desire to keep pace with the and electronic fi ngerprint systems, as they allow employees to scan their Governorate, reports Aljarida daily. modern developments in the construction fi eld and to include new build- fi nger through an app on their mobile phones if they are located within the In a press statement, he explained that this approval came within the ings, urged PAHW to change the style of the buildings in terms of external area of the PAHW offi ce. This would save them more than 15 minutes in framework of the continuous coordination and cooperation among all rel- shape, spaces and internal distribution in order to achieve maximum benefi t carrying out the actual fi nger scan inside the PAHW offi ce. THis is aimed evant government agencies, especially the executive body in Kuwait Mu- from the allocated land. to ensure the rights and earnings of employees according to the law, so that nicipality. The project is aimed to facilitate the elderly citizens and their These changes will include all of the ministry’s buildings that will be no one is deprived of excellent work rewards because of being late for a few families who visit the building. The ministry is planning to inaugurate the built in the coming period such as family care units, community develop- minutes, which may be caused by challenges faced in the parking area and building in the near future to provide services to a group that is dear to ment centers, central markets and cooperative societies. from congestion in the ministries area during the morning shift. everyone. PAHW also agreed to the ministry’s request to build gardens for children, The recommendations also included the application of a disclosure sys- Supervision and to not leave it as an open space. tem to evaluate the performance of employees, the application of the KPI Sari said, “The building, which was built under the supervision of a Sari revealed that a meeting held with offi cials from the sector and the di- indicators system, the adoption of electronic correspondence among the young Kuwaiti employee of the ministry, will provide social, psychologi- rectors of the design departments and coordinating programs in PAHW was various sectors, the preparation of certifi ed trainers from PAHW’s employ- cal, health and rehabilitative services for the elderly. It is characterized by productive, and some important decisions were taken during the meeting. ees to train its employees and engineers according to the BIM system, and the easy entry and exit, and the wide spaces. Study granting of quarterly honor for the distinguished employees in the various “The building, which was built on an area more than 2,000 square meters, Meanwhile, Al-Anba daily reported that a study presented by the team departments. includes a club for the elderly and specialized medical clinics to provide in charge of developing the work environment and reducing the red tapes They also include adding a fi fth category to the employees’ performance health care services to the residents of the area”. in PAHW in accordance with ministerial Resolution No. 34/2020 included evaluation scores, providing health insurance for employees, granting em- He affi rmed the keenness of the ministry to implement all of its projects several recommendations for the improvement of the work environment. ployees with good loans without PAHW bearing any fi nancial burdens to- included in the development plan in accordance with the schedule prepared According to reliable sources from PAHW, the most prominent of these wards the loan, and redesigning the implementation of the PAHW depart- in advance, as well as its keenness to overcome all diffi culties facing the recommendations is the necessity to provide licenses and permits through ments and its various facilities. 120,000 leave country for foreign Eid holiday Flurry of flights at airport

KUWAIT CITY, July 18: The high risk countries. On the other hand, sources said the Kuwait International Airport DGCA requested the Council of Min- (KIA) once again has regained isters to allow the operation of summer its activity to some extent as fl ights to and from Armenia, Maldives about 120,000 left the coun- and Morocco. try to enjoy their Eid Al-Adha ❑ ❑ ❑ holidays outside the country, Projects on hold: The projects of the reports Al-Rai daily. Public-Private Partnership Authority were not spared from the repercussions On Friday alone about 11,000 people and negative effects of the COVID-19 left the country on board 70 fl ights to pandemic. The project for the construc- multiple destinations East and West, tion of labor cities has been halted, as mainly to Turkey, Dubai, Saudi Arabia none of the qualifi ed alliances for the pro- and Europe. ject submitted their technical and fi nan- With life returning to normal in many cial bids despite the authority’s response countries after easing some passenger earlier to the alliances’ requests to post- procedures imposed as a result of the pone the closing date for bidding, reports Corona pandemic, the movement of pas- Al-Rai daily. sengers at the Kuwait International Air- Director of the authority Fadhilah Al- port rebounded after thousands of people Hassan explained that some of its projects packed their bags and left for the airport. were affected by the repercussions of the It is believed a record 420 fl ights will pandemic. The preferred investor for the take off during the blessed Eid Al-Adha project to convert solid waste into electri- KUNA photo holiday. cal energy in Kabd area has submitted an Vaccination in anti-Covid campaign in progress at the KNPC premises. Meanwhile, the Directorate General apology for their inability to complete the of Civil Aviation (DGCA) submitted a project’s implementation procedures. 10,000 get jabs in 12 hours request to the Council of Ministers to in- The Kabad project and the labor cities crease the number of daily arrivals at Ku- project will be presented to the Supreme ‘Leadership main pillar wait International Airport soon, reports Committee in the next meeting to discuss Al-Anba daily quoting sources. the latest developments and to take the in nations renaissance’ KNPC launches large-scale Sources clarifi ed the DGCA did not appropriate decision in that regard. specify the number of arrivals, as it left In her first press interview, Al-Has- KUWAIT CITY, July 18: Deputy Prime the decision to the Council of Ministers to Minister and Minister of Defense Sheikh san said she expects the procedures determine the number and date for start- for rehabilitating the alliances for the Hamad Al-Ali affi rmed qualifi cation for anti-virus ‘vaccination’ drive ing the increase. projects of the North Al-Zour Station higher position “was and still is the main In addition, sources indicated that the (second and third phases), the Khairan pillar and cornerstone in the progress and KUWAIT CITY, July 18, (KUNA): The Kuwait area and the advanced equipment it provides, es- DGCA is still waiting for the instruction station, and the first phase of electric renaissance of nations, facing challenges National Petroleum Company (KNPC) launched pecially those related to the safety and security of the Council of Ministers to explain the power generation and water distillation, and overcoming them, and controlling and Sunday, a vaccination campaign against Covid- requirements. mechanism for arrivals to the country. would be resumed during the fourth managing crises, by assigning vital tasks to 19, the largest of its kind at the level of institutions He praised the good organization and arrange- Sources added local and foreign air- quarter of this year, provided that there competent leaders who possess an insight and companies operating in the State of Kuwait. ment of the vaccination process, which made it The Executive Vice President of Support Ser- easy despite the strong demand by the employees lines will not be allowed to open the is no change in the time schedule agreed and determination, whose abilities do not vices at the company, Abdulaziz Al-Duaij, told to take the vaccine, calling on everyone to adhere door for reservations to certain countries, with the authority concerned with the stand in the way of an obstacle, and their Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) that this campaign to health requirements and be patient and careful. pending the fi nal decision on the entry project, which is the Ministry of Elec- continued success does not limit them to is being implemented in cooperation with the For his part, the company’s chief physician, mechanism for passengers coming from tricity and Water. reach higher grounds, who seek to achieve Ministry of Health, and it is expected that approxi- Dr. Abdulmohsen Al-Kandari, confi rmed in a aspirations, make efforts and sacrifi ces, in mately 10,000 employees of the company and its similar statement to KUNA that coordination has the service of their country, fulfi llment of contracting companies will be vaccinated within been made with the Ministry of Health to send a their oath, sincerity in performing their du- 12 hours. medical team consisting of 100 male and female CSC nods 15 leaders nomination nurses to complete the vaccination process within ties, and shouldering their responsibilities, Campaign KUWAIT CITY, July 18: According to their appointment, provided that the leader- reports Al-Seyassah. 12 hours, starting at eight in the morning and end- He pointed out that the campaign refl ects the ing at eight in the evening, through the division of high-ranking sources privy to the meeting ship vetting committee will be addressed in Speech KNPC’s keenness to support the state’s efforts to work and in an organized and timely manner. held by the Civil Service Council at the preparation for testing them in accordance confront the spread of this epidemic and its quest end of last week, a number of decisions with Decree 1-338/2018, as the passing of This came in his speech at the graduation to reduce the risks of its spread among society. Meeting resulted from that meeting, most notably these tests is binding for appointment. ceremony of the 25th Joint Command and He stressed that vaccinating this large number In turn, a member of the Ministry of Health’s the approval of the nomination of about The sources explained that the council Staff recently at the Mubarak Al-Abdullah in one day is an achievement that would not have Field Vaccination Committee, Dr. Ali Khaja, told 15 leaders for appointment. Their nomi- also decided to continue working on stop- College of Command and Joint Staff com- been achieved without the concerted efforts of the KUNA that meeting the KNPC’s invitation came nations were received by ministers to fi ll ping assignments and transfers until further prising 85 students including 26 from 13 company and the Ministry of Health, which de- within the framework of the ministry’s direction vacant leadership positions in a number notice, with the exception of cases men- countries. serves to be commended for the great facilities it to expand the implementation of fi eld campaigns, of government agencies affi liated with the tioned in previous decisions, which are Al-Jaber added, “We are happy to spon- provided, whether through the provision of vac- pointing out that the ministry has entered the fi fth Civil Service Commission (CSC), reports related to the residential areas of Khairan, sor and attend the graduation ceremony of cines or the provision of working health staff, phase of its plan. Al-Qabas daily. Wafra and Sabah Al-Ahmad City, and the which are highly appreciated. In this regard Dr Khaja thanked the company They indicated that the council approved specialized jobs of some authorities. the 25th session of the Joint Command and Al-Duaij explained that the most prominent and its senior management for this distinguished Staff, with feelings full of pride, and with challenge was the ability to gather such a large organization and for providing the integrated hearts fi lled with joy and pleasure, and the number of people to take the vaccine in one day statements and data, wishing everyone success hopes of a new constellation of commanding and in one place, noting that the company’s se- and a return soon, God willing, to normal life, offi cers. We welcome the active and distin- curity and fi refi ghting support and training center through vaccination that guarantees the formation guished participation of the offi cers of the was chosen as a vaccination site due to its large of community immunity. Ministry of Interior and the National Guard, and dear guests -- offi cers from brotherly and friendly countries. ‘Customs to hire auditors, not inspectors’ “Their participation refl ects the depth of relations and military cooperation between KUWAIT CITY, July 18: Director for Admin- total of 5,823 citizens expressed their desire to be istrative and Financial Affairs at Kuwait Gen- appointed in the private sector; compared to 3,762 the Ministry of Defense and its counterparts eral Administration of Customs (KGAC) Ali in the government sector. in those countries.” Mishaal Al-Enezi confirmed that the adminis- According to the statistics; 22,051 people have Unique tration will recruit customs, security and safety benefi ted from the authority’s electronic services auditors only; not customs inspectors, reports as their national employment notice was renewed He went to say, “I congratulate the em- Al-Rai daily. in the past six months. ployees of the Mubarak Al-Abdullah College Al-Enezi explained that the administration has PAM also registered 25,647 mobile vehicles for of Joint Command and Staff, for their distin- enough inspectors at present and its actual man- citizens electronically. guished and unique academic achievement.” power needs are limited to the abovementioned ❑ ❑ ❑ For his part, the Deputy Commander of positions as per its annual recruitment strategy. He pointed out the Public Authority for Applied Non-Kuwaiti government employees included Mubarak Al-Abdullah College, Brigadier in the replacement list can not work in the gov- General Pilot Faisal Al-Shimmari, said, “The Education and Training (PAAET) previously co- ordinated with KGAC, resulting in the approval ernment sector again, reports Al-Qabas quoting a global context in our time is described by ac- of the study proving that it is not necessary to hire reliable source. celeration, technological development, arti- inspectors now. The source informed the daily that some gov- fi cial intelligence, the race to control space, ❑ ❑ ❑ ernment agencies completed their replacement dependence on unconventional wars, and lists at the end of March, that is, by the end of the emergence of deadly epidemics, as these Statistics issued by the Public Authority for the 2020/2021 fi scal year; but they later asked the challenges coincide with charged political Manpower (PAM) revealed that 6,158 citizens left Civil Service Commission (CSC) to use the ser- the private labor market from Jan 12 to June 30, vices of some employees included in the replace- tensions in the regional and global environ- reports Al-Qabas daily. ment lists by changing their contracts. However, ment, so that these data are refl ected on the The daily obtained a copy of the statistics in- the CSC rejected these requests, explaining that military academic institutions and constitute dicating that PAM received requests from 9,585 the non-Kuwaiti employees in the replacement a major challenge for how to confront these citizens who want to work in the government and lists can no longer return to work in the govern- dangers.” private sectors since the beginning of this year. A ment sector. ARAB TIMES, MONDAY, JULY 19, 2021 LOCAL 4

Ministry of Health’s assistant undersecretary graces event IDF launches Health Guide 2021 ‘Covid-19 Explained’ KUWAIT CITY, July 18: In an elaborate ceremony, the Indian Doctors Forum, (IDF) Kuwait launched the Health Guide 2021, Volume XVII at the Indian Embassy Auditorium under the title ‘Covid-19 Ex- plained’. The event was graced by Dr Mohammad Al-Kashti, Assistant Undersecretary, Ministry of Health on behalf of Minister of Health Dr Basel Al-Sabah; president of Kuwait Medical Association Dr Ahmad Thuwaini Al- Enizi; Dr Fawaz Al-Refaee, KIMS Secretary-General; president of Indian Doctors’ Forum Dr Amir Ahmed; senior doctors and other dignitaries. Speaking on the occasion Dr Al-Kashti said “Life has changed and we have to deal with it, unlike the past 17 years of celebrations organized by the IDF, Indian ambassador addressing the audience. this year unfortunately is different with all this social distancing and wearing masks and we certainly know jointly fi ght against this deadly pandemic and called that something is unusual.” healthcare is one of the areas identifi ed as priority sec- Crisis tors of cooperation between Kuwait and India.” Dr Al-Khasti added this is a crisis situation on the He called the IDF team trusted partner of the Em- medical, social and economical fronts. People all over bassy which always in the forefront of the embassy the world are suffering and said “all of us have to efforts to ensure the welfare of the Indian community overcome this crisis by helping each other”. He also in Kuwait and to fi ght the pandemic. thanked all the Indian doctors and medical staff for The ambassador said, India has made signifi cant the great efforts exerted and continues to exert during progress with COVID-19 vaccinations around the this crisis. world; however, “we still have a long way to go un- til each one of us is vaccinated. New variants of this Dr Al-Enizi praised the vigorous and selfl ess service disease are being discovered adding to the diffi culties provided by the IDF to the less privileged Indians and already faced. It is thereby imperative that we do not members of other communities. relent in our efforts.” Launch of ‘Covid-19 Explained’. “The role played by the IDF during the ongoing pan- demic is highly commendable. I would like to place on Delighted sonal opinions spread through the social media has their respective fi elds. The guide sheds light on pre- record my appreciation to all the members of IDF who On the launch of the guide, the Indian envoy said deterred the public from being vaccinated.” ventive measures, vaccinations, and in-depth infor- have rendered tele-consultation services, conducted the embassy is delighted to partner again with the IDF He went on to say this leads to vaccine hesitancy mation related to Covid-19 and the new variants that webinars and symposiums on Covid in various Indian and be part of an initiative which “I strongly believe and is one of the main reasons for newer strains of continue to infect the world. languages,” said Dr Al-Enizi. will be highly useful for everyone which is being made the virus emerging, leading to surge in the number of The concise and highly informative guide has been Addressing the gathering, the Indian Ambassador to available free of cost.” cases resulting in newer fresh waves of Covid-19 in- edited and compiled by Dr Saroj Bala Grover, Physi- Kuwait, HE Sibi George said cooperation in medical Dr Amir Ahmed said the fi ght against Covid-19 can fections. cian, Infectious Diseases Hospital, Kuwait and Dr Ari- sector “is a key element in our multifaceted bilateral be won only by being vaccinated against this disease. ‘Covid-19 Explained’ consists of very informative jit Chattopadhuay, Endocrinologist, Al-Sabah Hospi- relationship, and this is truer now than ever when we He said, “False information, wrong beliefs and per- articles written by Indian and Kuwaiti specialists in tal, Kuwait. Congratulations on advent of Eid Al-Adha COVID-19 robs children’s most His Highness the Amir receives phone call from Sultan of Oman precious moments of their lives KUWAIT CITY, July 18, (KUNA): and wellness, and further progress His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf and prosperity to his country. Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah re- His Highness the Amir expressed ‘Children of age group of one to 15 years most affected’ ceived on Sunday a phone call from the deepest thanks for Sultan Sultan of Oman Haitham Bin Tareq. Haitham for his sincere feelings that KUWAIT CITY, July 18: For two years, children have homes, away from the breathing space of playgrounds, parks, nurser- Oman’s Sultan congratulated His refl ected the deep-rooted historical ies or places of entertainment. Children of different age groups were Highness the Amir on the advent bilateral ties between both countries, been bound to their homes in fear of the spread of the of Eid Al-Adha, expressing his best wishing Sultan Haitham everlast- COVID-19. This was exacerbated by the closure of lo- confined and experienced changes in lifestyle. According to offi cial fi gures from the Public Authority for Civil Informa- wishes to the people of both nations ing health and wellness, and further cal activities and the airport, reports Al-Rai daily. tion (PACI), children of the age group of one year to 15 years are most af- on this Islamic occasion praying to progress and prosperity to Oman and Nearly a million children were robbed of the most precious mo- fected by the closure of activities. There are about 930,600 children in this Allah Almighty to bestow His High- its people under wise leadership of its ments of life by the pandemic, which threw them into the lobbies of category. ness the Amir with everlasting health Sultan. The number of children who are less than one year old is ‘We are forced to rent, establish unlicensed shelters’ 346,016, between six and ten ‘6,158 citizens leave private labor market’ years is 307,354, and between 11 and 15 years is 277,230. Livestock Transport & Trading Company requests According to psychological CSC rejects requests to use services experts, the last several months opened the door to psychological for land to establish farm for imported livestock effects that may not appear soon of ‘replacement lists’ expat govt staff KUWAIT CITY, July 18: Live- stock’s health during summer,” the company ex- but will defi nitely manifest in the long term. Perhaps parents will KUWAIT CITY, July 18: Non- Meanwhile, statistics issued by stock Transport and Trading plained. fi nd themselves motivated by Kuwaiti government employees in- the Public Authority for Manpower Company (LTTC) has requested According to the company, the Public Author- the pressure of this pandemic to cluded in the replacement list can not (PAM) revealed that 6,158 citizens for land to establish a farm for ity for Agricultural Affairs and Fish Resources immunize their children against work in the government sector again, left the private labor market from Jan imported livestock, reports Al- (PAAAFR) had earlier asked the Municipality to mental illnesses, just as much reports Al-Qabas quoting a reliable 12 to June 30, reports Al-Qabas daily. Qabas daily. allocate land and the latter requested for a plan for as they need to immunize them source. The daily obtained a copy of the The State Ministry for Munic- the proposed land. against the virus that kept them at home. The source informed the daily that statistics indicating that PAM re- ipality Affairs referred a letter “We made the required plan and presented some government agencies com- ceived requests from 9,585 citizens from Head of the Offi ce of HH it to the Municipality. We obtained initial ap- The researchers will say af- ter a while that this generation pleted their replacement lists at the who want to work in the government the Prime Minister Abdulaziz proval, considering that the PAAAFR approved of children was destined to be Al-Dakhil to the director gen- Al-Dakhil the plan. end of March, that is, by the end of and private sectors since the begin- a generation that were kept the 2020/2021 fi scal year; but they ning of this year. A total of 5,823 eral of Kuwait Municipality about the company’s “However, we were surprised by a stumbling away from playgrounds for request. block in the approval of the plan. They informed us fear of the viral incursion and later asked the Civil Service Com- citizens expressed their desire to be In its request, the company pointed out that it has that some requests similar to ours were required by the consequences of its cruel mission (CSC) to use the services appointed in the private sector; com- been suffering for quite some time now due to the the authority to attach an area chart,” the company and merciless symptoms on of some employees included in the pared to 3,762 in the government sec- lack of space for imported livestock. revealed. both children and the elderly in replacement lists by changing their tor. “We have no shelter big enough to keep the live- The company stressed the need to establish the light of the scarcity of domestic contracts. However, the CSC rejected According to the statistics; 22,051 workers and the association of these requests, explaining that the people have benefi ted from the au- stock we are importing. farm as soon as possible to meet the needs of the a large segment of parents who We are forced to rent and establish unlicensed local market and secure the strategic stock to be returned to work in full capac- non-Kuwaiti employees in the re- thority’s electronic services as their and unsuitable shelters for these livestock in the able to face a potential meat crisis, especially dur- ity in many government agen- placement lists can no longer return national employment notice was re- desert, which resulted in the deterioration of live- ing summer. cies. to work in the government sector. newed in the past six months.

‘Orphans & widows’ Kuwait embassy in Morocco implements sacrifice project RABAT, July 18, (KUNA): The Embassy of the State of Kuwait to the Kingdom of Morocco announced on Sunday the imple- mentation of the sacrifice distribution proj- ect submitted by the General Secretariat of Awqaf, as Kuwaiti hands of goodness ex- tends to a number of charitable societies and families of orphans and widows in the cit- ies of Rabat, Marrakesh, Fez, Quneitra and Chaouen and Sale. The project in Morocco is one of the sea- sonal projects implemented by Kuwait in the brotherly country, as it refl ects the depth and distinction of relations between the two brotherly countries and translates the tolerant Islamic teachings and the principle of social solidarity. Distributing The process of distributing the sacrifices included thousands of families from differ- ent parts of the Kingdom in cooperation with charities and concerned centers in Moroccan cities, including the Basma Association for Work and Social Solidarity (Sale), the Soli- darity Foundation for the Blind (Rabat), the Association for Social and Cultural Work (Rabat), the White Hands Association (Mar- rakesh), the Association of White Hands (Marrakesh), the Social Solidarity Initiative (Quneitra), the Nour Al-Sadaqa Caravan Association for Social Development (Fez), the Nour Association for Social Works and Welfare of the Blind (Rabat), and the Reha- bilitation Association (Al-Shawon). The sacrifice project is among the charita- ble and humanitarian projects and initiatives offered by Kuwaiti charitable institutions, bodies and associations, and its implemen- tation is supervised by the embassy in many from the regions. ARAB TIMES, MONDAY, JULY 19, 2021 LOCAL 5 diwaniya A DIGEST OF PUBLIC OPINION ‘Racism is a state of mind, has no nationality, it fl ourishes worldwide’ “COINCIDENTALLY, in the UEFA European Football Championship, also abundant wealth, does not lie in the earthquake belt not it is prone to hurricanes “On July 9, the Minister of Defense, and Chairman of the Supreme Ministerial commonly known as the UEFA Euros -- the international competition participat- and volcanoes,” columnist and former minister of information Sami Al-Nisf Committee for COVID-19 Emergencies Sheikh Hamad Jaber Al-Ali addressed ed by senior men’s national teams of Europe -- fi nal last Sunday between England wrote for Annahar daily. the citizens by saying, “Enjoy, travel, and relax” in reference to the return to nor- and Italy was an opportunity to probe England’s racism,” columnist, professor at “Consequently, we presume we need tremendous effort to create a single prob- mal life. His statement pleased many such that 73,000 citizens and residents are Kuwait University’s Political Science Department, an advisor to Human Rights lem only to disturb the population and we have over the past half-a-century cre- preparing so far to travel during the Eid holidays,” columnist Dr Moudhi Abdul Watch (HRW) and the secretary general of the Arab Fund for Human Rights,” Dr ated a lot of problems that exceeds the problems of India, China and Nigeria. Aziz Al-Hamoud wrote for Al-Qabas daily. Ghanim Al-Najjar wrote for Al-Jarida daily. “In such a situation we wonder if there is any prescription to follow the exam- “On July 12, the government spokesperson stated that the decision to close “Italy won the championship through penalty shootout ple of other countries to get rid of our problems since it is no secret that some of commercial activities, restaurants and sports clubs in Kuwait at 8:00 pm will and this development was heartbreaking and painful for our non-Gulf sisterly states have managed to avoid problems. continue. Also, all summer clubs and group activities for children will be sus- English fans because England has not won a major tro- “For example, look at Singapore, which became independent four years after pended from July 25 until further notice. The wish of the Minister of Health for phy since 1966, the year they lifted the FIFA World Cup Kuwait got its independence. The area of Singapore does not exceed 600 square the continuation of the current situation, especially in terms of the strictness in trophy. kilometers, while Kuwait is 30 times bigger than Singapore. Not just that, Singa- stopping the activities, renders us confused and not knowing whom to believe! “The recent match was a historical chance for the Eng- pore was very poor and had no water sources or natural wealth. “Meanwhile, the offi cial spokesman of the Ministry of Health stated on July lish team but the team lost when three African-origin “Singapore hosts ethnicities with three different religions -- Christianity, Islam 13 that the ministry has approved combining the types of vaccine for some cases. players missed to score from the penalty spot, but the fact and Hinduism. People embrace three contradictory political ideologies. The citi- However, on the same day, we read the news about a statement made by the chief is the presence of ‘black’ players in the English team is zens are of Chinese origin, and tilts towards communism because China is com- scientist of the World Health Organization Dr. Somya Swaminathan who said no remarkably signifi cant, and of course, this is not because munist, the Hindus are socialists in line with India’s socialism, while the Muslims data is available on the effect of combining more than one vaccine. Doesn’t this of their color, rather because of their foot-balling skills. embrace the capitalist thought because of Malaysia capitalism. make the combination of vaccines a ‘wrong trend’, the effects of which are not “Anyway, the issue so far seems to be normal, but yet known..?! Between the local declaration and the global reservation, we were Dr Al-Najjar “In spite of the above, Lee Quan Yew blended Singapore into a unique mix when the match ended in defeat for England, we saw how as well as one of the richest states in the world. He transformed it into one of the confused. Whom do we believe?! the social media reacted hurling vulgar racist phrases against the black English strongest state in terms of its military might. Not just that, this very small state “Recently, the newspapers published news about the meeting of the Parlia- players and the blacks in general, but the question is, what would have happened enjoys at the moment the respect of the international community because of its ment’s Education Committee with offi cials from the Ministry of Education. The if the black players, had scored the goals and won the UEFA Cup for England. strong will to fi ght corruption and has produced geniuses with brilliant minds. head of the committee stated that a conference will be held which will bring “It is needless to say the counter response from Britain refl ects the desire for Singapore which depends on the latest technology and distinct education has be- together the stakeholders in education to determine the teaching system for the change, but not an evidence towards the bringing of the racism to an end on both come a global fi nancial and commercial hub. next academic year, and a comparison will be made between the methods of tra- the offi cial and popular level starting from the queen, the prime minister, the min- “Another example is of Rwanda which in 1994 was a victim of mass massacres ditional, blended or distance education. isters, the members of the English Parliament, the UEFA chairman, the football when the Houthis who represent as much as 80 percent of the population commit- “Here, I present to those interested in the statement issued by the Executive teams and legal organizations denounced what happened. Moreover, Facebook ted genocide against the Tutsis killing millions of people. Director of UNICEF “Henrietta Fore” and the Director-General of UNESCO deleted racist comments and as such many such racist accounts were closed. “But later the National Front which represents the Tutsis became victorious Audrey Azoulay which was published on Tuesday, July 12 on the UNICEF web- “For his part, the Manchester United Marcus Rashford, who had been exposed under the leadership of Paul Kagame after he became the commander-in-chief site unicef.org. The two offi cials said, “The losses incurred by children due to to insults, had along with his supporters founded an Anti- Racism Fund aiming of the Rwandan army. He represents the Houthis but managed to arrest 150,000 the closure of schools for a period of more than 18 months has exacerbated in at collecting a sum of SP 2000, but they had obtained a sum of SP 20,000 up to suspects. the fi eld of education, psychological distress, and delinquency for violence and Tuesday, let alone that the relevant amount be signifi cantly increased. “Kagame was in a position to refer these killers to the competent court but the extremism”. “However, Rashford is a British citizen, and when the British government de- trial would drag on for years but Kagame thorough his strategic vision accepted “This is a matter that can only be met and addressed by the safe opening cided recently to stop giving food for poor students, he organized a campaign to the apology of the killers and the families of the victims also forgave the killers. of schools. The statement indicated that it is not possible to reason or wait for establish a fund for this purpose and the response was amazing and the govern- In other words, Kagame got to the root of the problem and said everyone belongs schools to return until everyone - students, teachers, and workers in the educa- ment reluctantly had to cancel the decision. to the homeland and the interests of the homeland should be the top priority and tional sector - is immunized, or even waiting for the infection rate to drop to zero. “Along a similar line, the British government, had earlier declared its inten- not of the tribes. This is because any delay means a disaster for this generation. The future of our tion to reduce its program to assist the poor states, but it was exposed to wide “Apart from the above, Kagame worked with absolute transparency to fi ght children cannot be mortgaged in exchange for unclear benefi ts for our present. criticism, and this resulted in the major UK charity societies organizing a wide corruption within the African periphery and adopted the latest technical methods Whom should we believe?! campaign to fi ll the gap. and transformed his country into an international fi nancial, investment and tour- “Gentlemen, our condition is pitiful. Our affairs fl uctuate between denial and “In light of the above, we conclude that racism doesn’t belong either to a spe- istic center. This success was unique and Rwanda whose population is 12 million affi rmation, between reassurance and intimidation, and between boldness and cifi c religion or to a specifi c nationality, it rather is a state of mind. In other and area of 260,000 square kilometers at the moment is one of the best and richest hesitation. With all this, our affairs are complicated and we do not see a break- words, racism is with us also as it is with them. African states and one of the most advanced nations. This country is an example through in our health, economic or social conditions! We are confused, and our Also: to be followed by many other states.” thoughts are confused!” “Kuwait is a small country in terms of both its area and population, but it has ❑ ❑ ❑ — Compiled by Zaki Taleb Police nab B’deshi driver for Other Voices Opera in the scrap market stabbing his female sponsor By Ahmad alsarraf in the sky of culture overshadowed by the clouds of extremism and radi- n the mid-sixties, my colleague calism. Iat the bank told me that he told Like the rest of the other activi- Deportation on cards for long-term patients his relative to kidnap his neighbor’s ties, the center was affected by the puppy because it was barking most Corona epidemic, so it stopped its of the time and wanted to put an end activity completely but it is waiting KUWAIT CITY, July 18: Securitymen have to this inconvenience. for a political decision to return to arrested a Bangladeshi driver and referred him The kidnapping operation was its previous era especially since a to the Public Prosecution for allegedly stabbing successful and the puppy was re- majority of citizens and residents leased at the scrap market. The his female sponsor in the South Surrah area are in real need of entertainment due relative waited for a few minutes to the diffi culty of travel for many three months ago, reports Al-Rai daily. contemplating what would happen of them and having to stay in the A security source told the daily the suspect was to that pet, with its fl uffy and care- country for reasons that are long to arrested by security police on suspicion and after check- fully combed white hair, its fragrant explain. ing his data, they discovered the man was wanted by law smell, its well-groomed nails and its Instead of a decision to return the in the stabbing case. royal tail that wagged all the time Jaber Center to its previous era, a Police records showed a complaint had been filed against and must have counter decision was issued to lay him by his sponsor accusing him of attempting to murder him. cost the own- The case against the man was filed last April. The victim off all its employees, terminate all ers more than a contracts for operating the center was allegedly stabbed on various parts of her body and she month’s maid’s was taken to the hospital in critical condition. and attach it to the Ministry of In- ❑ ❑ salary for the formation which will often employ a puppy’s care. small army to share its job cake and Deportation on cards: The Ministry of Health is currently Within min- the reader has to imagine what the coordinating with its Interior counterpart in fi nding quick solu- utes, the scabby situation of the center will be in a tions, including deportation, for long-stay expatriate patients and hungry few months. in public hospitals who have been discharged as their treat- dogs were all ment has been completed but did not leave the hospitals for If this did not happen during the over the puppy era of the current minister, who is various reasons, reports Al-Qabas daily quoting sources. to know its Sources said the ministry is gathering information about alsarraf said to be good, it will inevitably these patients -- their names, medical conditions, discharge identity and happen during the era of another date and fees. Sources revealed the ministry will send these began sniffi ng the puppy all over minister who hates Jalaluddin Al- details to its interior counterpart to start procedures for these and circling around as if they were Roumi! patients to leave the country. seeing an animal from another plan- The fate of such beautiful edi- Sources pointed out this will reduce pressure on the health et. The relative felt a sudden wave fi ces, such as the Opera House and system that has been dealing with the corona pandemic for one of sympathy for the dark fate that Al-Shaheed Park, which are cur- year and a half now, as a signifi cant number of beds will be awaited the poor puppy under the rently managed with great success allotted for other patients who are suffering from chronic dis- temperatures of up to 50 degrees by ‘LOYAC’, and the Abdullah Al- eases or the critical corona patients. Celsius. He began to wonder how Salem Museums must not be handed ❑ ❑ the puppy would survive among the over to traditional fl abby govern- Kuwaiti held with drugs: An unidentified 34-year-old car wrecks and stray dogs which just ment agencies, such as the Public Fireman fi ghts the fi re in the basement. Kuwaiti who was caught in possession of drugs has been half an hour ago was enjoying the Authority for Agricultural Affairs, handed over to the General Department for Drugs Control air-conditioned inside of the home and Media Authority but rather it Material loss in basement fi re (GDDC), reports Al-Anba daily. of its keeper and decent dog food, so is necessary to maintain their inde- A security source said the arrest came when police rushed he felt sorry and returned the puppy pendence to ensure their creativity The fi refi ghting teams controlled a fi re fi re engines from Al-Qurain and Salmi- to handle a traffic accident in Hawalli. During the search of to its owner. and all we need is to listen to the that broke out at dawn Sunday in the ya accompanied by search and rescue one of the vehicles, police found narcotic substances (heroin, Years ago, the government de- concerned bodies. basement of the Qurain Market, and no centers rushed to the site of the fi re and shabu, and pills) as well as drug paraphernalia. ❑ ❑ ❑ injuries were reported, reports Al-Rai controlled the fi re. ❑ ❑ cided to build a cultural center be- fi tting Kuwait’s reputation and its daily. The basement contained wood and Note: At the graduation cer- The Directorate General of Public Re- large quantities of highly fl ammable liq- 29,615 citations issued: The General Traffic Department well-known historical liberalism. lations and Security Media Department uids which were destroyed by the fi re. (GTD) said during the past week from July 10 to July 16, the The project cost a lot at that time, emony, a group of police sergeants of the Directorate-General of Fire De- Investigation teams have started work traffic police have issued 29,615 miscellaneous citations, and the Amiri Diwan spent a lot on performed an impassioned tribal partment said after receiving a report, to fi nd out the causes of the accident. reports Al-Anba daily. it and on those who supervised its dance to celebrate their success. The GTD sources said four motorcycles have been construction. The symbolism of the dance is that impounded and towed to the Interior Ministry garage, in addi- That body also appointed a skilled it shows the belonging to the tribe, tion to nine vehicles. local administration for the center, in violation of military principles Security that require discipline, loyalty to the and assigned international compa- homeland and leadership. It is oblig- Sun rule violators face nies to manage the technical aspects atory to hold them accountable for Bid to limit attacks of the center and to bring in foreign their behavior. artistic bands and within a short pe- ❑ ❑ ❑ fi ne of 100-200 dinars riod the place became a source of radiation and a focal point of light e-mail: [email protected] Pepper spray, stun guns for cops By Faris Al-Abdan Al-Seyassah Staff KUWAIT CITY, July 18: As part of In this regard a contract will be KUWAIT CITY, July 18: Occupational Safety Inspector at the Joint campaign launched the efforts exerted by the Ministry of signed with specialized companies to Public Authority for Manpower, Abdullah Al-Otaibi, said the Interior to stop attacks on security- provide these weapons that conform to inspection tour of the South Abdullah Al-Mubarak area to im- men by outlaws and drug pushers and international standards, which have plement Ministerial Resolution No. 535/2015 which prohibits addicts, a high-ranking security temporary unsustainable impact with- working under direct sunlight from 11:00 to 4:00 pm during Keep Kuwaiti islands clean: EPA summer resulted in issuing warnings to 11 companies and 11 source said the ministry will provide out symptoms or causing any signifi- By Abdel Nasser Al-Aslami target for tourism and recreation due to field patrols with ‘pepper sprays’ and cant harm. workers. He explained during re-inspection if the inspectors fi nd the Al-Seyassah Staff the health conditions imposed by the ‘stun guns’ so as not to expose them The source confirmed the Ministry violating workers, they will be referred to the legal affairs de- outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in to legal accountability if they use of Interior is in the process of organiz- partment, and then legal and the administrative measures will KUWAIT CITY, July 18: The Kuwait Municipality and the Environment Public the form of travel restrictions and their their service revolver, reports ing training courses for securitymen in follow, including closing a fi le of the company and a fi ne rang- consequences, which made domestic Al-Anba daily. the use of these new tools which will ing from 100-200 dinars. Authority (EPA) recently launched an awareness campaign on the importance tourism flourish, especially the islands. The security source said, senior offi- be supplied to the police patrols ‘soon’ Al-Otaibi told Al-Seyassah daily the inspectors will be re- She stated the EPA and the visit the sites after some time to ensure the companies and of cleanliness of the Kuwaiti islands, cials at the Ministry of Interior during when they become available in addi- reports Al-Seyassah daily. Municipality has carried out visits to meetings discussed the best ways to tion to service revolvers. workers are committed to implementing the decision. The de- cision came into effect on June 1 and lasts until August 31. The EPA representative, Sheikha Qaruh and Kubbar islands prior to the limit attacks on securitymen and there The source pointed out the expanded He pointed out the implementation of the decision comes Al-Ibrahim, said in a statement that the campaign, to raise community awareness was unanimous agreement to introduce use of firearms is undesirable and the from the premise that Kuwait has signed on a number of agree- aim of the campaign is to educate people and stress on the importance of preserv- hot pepper spray and stun guns to over- last option for securitymen is to use ments in the fi eld of human rights, and is keen to implement it about the importance of preserving the ing the marine environment and the power those who resist arrests. pepper spray and stun guns. to protect this category from the heat of the weather. islands, which have recently become a Kuwaiti islands. ARAB TIMES, MONDAY, JULY 19, 2021 LOCAL 6 Kuwait institutions work tirelessly to help afflicted around the world

Recipients thank HH Amir, people of Kuwait

KUWAIT CITY, July 18, (KUNA): Last week was full of humanitar- ian activity for the vari- ous Kuwaiti institutions, Children celebrate laying the foundation stone for the Najwa Al Qatami orphan- which work continuously age center funded by Kuwait and without interruption to stand by everyone in need around the world. In this context, the Kuwaiti hand of goodness moved be- tween countries and regions to deliver aid and relief, as well as to enhance coop- eration with various local, regional and international bodies to facilitate the perfor- mance of this task. In Kuwait, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the Kuwaiti Sheikh Abdul- lah Al-Nouri Charitable Society signed on July 11 a grant agree- ment to finance the UNHCR cash assistance program which aims to empower more than 2,600 Syr- ian refugee families in Jordan. KUNA photos In Yemen, local officials in The opening of the Kuwaiti relief air bridge to Tunisia. Hadhramaut governorate, east of the country, laid the foundation stone for the project to establish The Guest Show to feature Dr Abeer and equip the Najwa Ahmed Al- Qatami Center for the Care and The Guest Show on Radio Kuwait ing before starting her own business. Rehabilitation of Orphans in Sa- on Thursday will feature Dr Abeer After that, she joined Equate in its yun, under the supervision of the Sulaiman Al Omar. One of Kuwait’s early stages of growth. There, she Kuwait Red Crescent Society. most accomplished daughters, Dr worked on formulating a pioneering Abeer looks after Corporate Com- HR strategy followed by a sustainable Thanks munications and Government Affairs communication & CSR program. In a statement to Kuwait News at Equate Petro Chemical, a global In this show, Dr Abeer shares her Agency during the ceremony producer of petrochemicals and the life journey, her professional chal- held on July 12, Assistant Un- second-largest producer of Ethylene lenges, her happy childhood with the dersecretary of Hadhramaut Glycol in the world. Dr Abeer’s life strong presence of her mother who reflects her spirit of adventure, strong empowered her children, her habit of Governorate Hisham Al-Saeedi work ethics, commitment, and the putting targets in life and her parallel expressed his deep thanks to quality of never giving up. journey into wellness, mindfulness Kuwait, HH the Amir, the gov- Dr Abeer began her career in bank- and love for the environment. ernment and the people for their support for Yemen in general and Hadhramaut. In Yemen as well, the Interna- tional Charitable Society for De- velopment and Development in the State of Kuwait concluded on July 15, the activities of the free medi- cal camp for eye treatment, cataract surgery and lens implantation in the Yemeni city of Taiz, coincid- ing with the launch of the project to sponsor 20 orphaned children. Also on July 15, the Kuwait Red Crescent Society announced the departure of a Kuwaiti relief plane from Abdullah Al-Mubarak Air Base to Tunisia, loaded with medical equipment and devices to help the brotherly country, which suffers from deteriorating health conditions, in facing the COV- ID-19 pandemic and supporting its health system Director of the Medical Services Department in the society, Manhal Al-Anzi, told KUNA that the State of Kuwait, through the Kuwaiti Red Crescent Society, has spared no effort to stand by Tunisia to confront the pandemic and provide special health equipment and oxygen de- vices to Tunisian hospitals. The Guest Show poster ARAB TIMES, MONDAY, JULY 19, 2021 INTERNATIONAL 7

Britain

‘Vaccines aren’t foolproof’ Nightclubs are elated, reopening with a bang LONDON, July 18, (AP): Sparkling wine, confetti, a midnight countdown: It’s not New Year’s Eve, but it might as well be for England’s clubbers. After 17 months of empty dance floors, the country’s night- clubs are reopening with a bang. From London to Liverpool, thousands of young people plan to dance the night away at “Freedom Day” parties the moment it becomes Monday, which is when almost all coronavirus restrictions in England are due to be scrapped. Face masks will no longer be legally required, and with social distanc- ing rules shelved, there will be no more limits on people attending theater performances or big events. Nightclubs, which have been shuttered since March 2020, can finally reopen with no occupan- cy restrictions or mask and testing requirements. Many of the reopening parties planned for the occasion sold out days ahead. It’s “the moment we’ve been waiting for, that our cus- tomers have been waiting for,” said Tristan Moffat, operations director of London music ven- ue The Piano Works. The business is keen to open its doors again after losing about 40,000 pounds Whitty ($55,000) a month during the pandemic, he said. Its “Free- dom Day” bash starts Sunday with a countdown to midnight, when staff members plan to cut a ribbon to the dance floor and serve customers free prosecco. But while entertainment businesses and ravers are jubilant, many others are deeply worried about the British government’s decision to go ahead with President Joe Biden briefly talks with reporters as he heads to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, July 16, 2021, to spend the weekend fully reopening the economy and no longer mandat- at Camp David. (AP) ing masks at a time when COVID-19 cases are on a rapid upswing. More than 54,000 new cases were confirmed on Saturday, the highest daily number News in Brief America since January, although reported virus deaths have stayed comparatively low so far. Officials have repeatedly expressed confidence Many treated after chemical leak: that the U.K.’s country’s vaccine rollout - 67.8% of A chemical leak at a Houston-area water Effort likely to face legal challenges adults, or just over half of the total population, has park left dozens suffering from minor skin received two doses - will keep the threat to public irritation and respiratory issues Saturday, health at bay. But leading international scientists authorities said. on Friday described England’s “Freedom Day” as Twenty-nine people were taken to local GOP lawmaker pushes for ‘forensic probe’ a threat to the whole world, and 1,200 scientists hospitals following the incident at Six Flags backed a letter to British medical journal The Lancet Hurricane Harbor Splashtown in Spring, the HARRISBURG, Pa., July 18, (AP): - the political equivalent of a blue moon run for governor, is the ringleader of the that criticized the government’s decision. Harris County Fire Marshal’s Office tweeted. Former President Donald Trump’s false - have triggered fi ercely competitive Re- audit campaign and is fundraising off it. “I can’t think of any realistic good scenario Thirty-nine others declined to be taken to a claims of a stolen election have been de- publican primaries. “All I’m asking for is a transparent and to come out of this strategy, I’m afraid,” said Ju- hospital after undergoing decontamination bunked by the courts, his own Justice De- That has some GOP party offi cials and thorough investigation to prove to U.S. lian Tang, a clinical virologist at the University of procedures. partment and scores of recounts. donors squirming with discomfort, al- voters that our votes were fairly counted, Leicester. “I think it’s really a degree of how bad The chemicals involved included hypochlo- But in the battleground state of Penn- beit quietly. Some Republicans privately and that we have nothing to worry about,” it’s going to be.” rite solution and 35% sulfuric acid, officials sylvania, where Trump lost by 80,000 worry that the spectacle of a protracted Mastriano wrote in the email appeal last said. votes eight months ago, they’re fi nding weekend. Warned Authorities are investigating the cause of election audit is a time bomb that not only new signs of life. will damage the state’s democratic insti- A rival, former congressman Lou Bar- Even Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s chief medi- the incident, which they said was contained to one attraction at the park. In the meantime, A Republican state lawmaker, bolstered tutions, but also the party’s credibility letta, who is running for governor, has cal officer, Chris Whitty, warned that “we could by support from top Republican candidates, with critical swing voters. said that he was for an audit way back in get into trouble again surprisingly fast.” Johnson the county has ordered the park to be closed. “Grateful for the swift action from first has launched a push for a “forensic investi- December. himself played down talk of freedom and stressed gation” of the presidential election results, Misgivings Earlier this month, Mastriano sent let- that life wouldn’t instantly revert to how it was pre- responders today at Splashtown,” Houston’s chief elected official, Lina Hidalgo, tweeted. a review modeled on the widely discredited “Most of the Republicans I know, at ters to three counties - including Philadel- pandemic. process underway in Arizona. the very least, have misgivings and, at phia, a Democratic bastion and the state’s Monday definitely won’t be business as usual “We’ve issued a closure order to investigate and ensure the park meets all requirements The effort is likely to face legal chal- worst, are like me and realize this is just largest city - to request access to a sweep- for Johnson. The prime minister and Treasury chief before reopening again.” (AP) lenges and is still limited to three coun- really a blunder of epic proportions,” said ing list of information, documents and Rishi Sunak are both self-isolating for 10 days af- ❑ ❑ ❑ ties, where it is getting pushback even former congressman Charlie Dent, a cen- equipment, with the threat of subpoenas ter contact with Health Secretary Sajid Javid, who from Republican commissioners. But its trist Republican from the Allentown area. for holdouts. tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday. 4 youths among 6 shot: Three teenag- march forward is forcing many to stop “Why bring the Arizona clown show to Gov. Tom Wolf and state Attorney Vaccines aren’t foolproof, Tang explained, espe- ers and a 12-year-old were among six people viewing it as one lawmaker’s pet project Pennsylvania?” General Josh Shapiro, both Democrats, cially not against potential new “super variants” that who were shot outside a party in Chicago and and take it seriously. Those worries have been easily have vowed to fi ght the subpoenas in could surface after people are allowed to mix with- treated at hospitals for their injuries, police The audit has fast become a litmus test drowned out by supporters of the effort. court, giving Republicans who are leery out precautions over the summer. Add a flu resur- said. in an election cycle where an open gover- One, state Sen. Doug Mastriano, who of Trump’s antics hope that the audit will gence in the colder months and that spells “a winter Someone opened fire from an SUV on a nor’s offi ce and an open U.S. Senate seat has claimed that Trump “ asked me ” to have a short life. of very serious proportions,” he said. group of people standing on a sidewalk late Nightclubs in particular are potent spreading Saturday, news outlets reported. grounds, Tang said, because many in their core cus- The injured included a 12-year-old girl who shooting. (AP) to move the statue of Gen. Alfred Mouton or after the Civil War, during the Jim Crow era, tomer base - people ages 18 to 25 - became eligible was shot in the hand; two girls aged 13 and 14 ❑ ❑ ❑ let the city do so. A trial had been scheduled when states imposed new segregation laws, for a first vaccine dose though the National Health who were shot in their lower backs; a 15-year- for July 26. and during the “Lost Cause” movement, when Service last month and haven’t yet been offered the old girl who was shot in the lower back and Confederate statue removed: Spectators “The Confederacy has surrendered,” at- historians and others inaccurately depicted the second shots needed to boost immunity. grazed on her head; a 19-year-old woman cheered Saturday as a stone statue of a Con- torney Jerome Moroux told The Advocate. South’s rebellion as a fight to defend states’ “That population is not fully vaccinated. They’re who was wounded in the lower back; and a federate general was hoisted by a crane and Moroux represented the city and 16 city rights, not slavery. not masking. They’re in very close contact, heavily 25-year-old man who walked into a hospital removed from a pedestal where it stood for 99 residents who wanted the statue gone. Mouton, whose full name was Jean- breathing, shouting very loudly to the music, danc- with a gunshot wound to the lower back and years in front of a city hall in south Louisiana. The murder of George Floyd by Minneapo- Jacques-Alfred-Alexandre Mouton, was a was treated and released. The Advertiser posted video of the work lis police in 2020 prompted new calls across slave owner and son of a former Louisiana ing with different people,” he said. “That’s the per- No suspects or arrests were immediately that happened a day after United Daughters of the country to remove Confederate statues, governor. He died leading a cavalry charge in fect mixing vessel for the virus to spread and to even announced. It was unclear what prompted the the Confederacy signed a settlement agreeing many of which had been erected decades the Civil War Battle of Mansfield. (AP) generate new variants.” Johnson has urged nightclubs and other venues with big crowds to use COVID-19 status certifica- tion “as a matter of social responsibility,” and only to admit patrons who can show they are double- jabbed, have a negative test result or have recovered from the disease. There is no legal requirement for them to do so, however. In a flash poll of 250 late night bars and clubs by the Night Time Industries Association last week, 83% said they won’t be asking people about their COVID-19 status, according to Michael Kill, the trade body’s chief executive. Many owners see the passes as a huge turn-off for customers and ac- cuse the government of “passing the buck” to busi- nesses. “We’ve heard people will boycott businesses that adopt this,” Kill said. “The last thing we want after months of closure is to be again hindered in terms of capacity to trade. Either mandate it or don’t mandate it. This is putting an inordinate amount of pressure on us.” Unworkable Russell Quelch, operations director of REKOM UK, the U.K.’s largest operator of late-night bars and clubs, called the government stance on COV- ID-19 passes “unworkable” and unfair. Johnson’s decision to scrap the legal requirement for face coverings in indoor public spaces has also split opinion and sowed confusion. Days after the prime minister said masks would still be “expected and recommended” in crowded indoor places but not compulsory, London Mayor Sadiq Khan contradicted the message, saying that passengers on the capital’s subways and buses must continue to wear them. Some retailers, like bookstore chain Waterstones, said they would encourage customers to keep their masks on. But many believe that, just like CO- VID-19 status passes, implementing such policies will be tricky without the backing of the law. The end of restrictions in England on Monday will be a critical moment in Britain’s handling of the pandemic, which has killed more than 128,000 people nationwide, the highest death toll in Western Europe. Other parts of the U.K. - Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland - are taking more cautious steps out of lockdown. Salsa instructor Esther Alvero is one of the many who say they’re excited but fearful. A co-founder of Cubaneando, a company that ran salsa club nights, classes and staged performances for gala events before the pandemic, Alvero says she has had next to no income in the past year. Her savings have all gone, and her dancers have had to survive by taking part-time jobs as Amazon delivery drivers or clean- ers. “To be honest, we can’t wait to get back to it. But in certain ways it’s scary, from nothing to all at the same time,” Alvero said. “I’m scared but we have to survive,” she added. “We have no option because the economic conse- quences could be worse than COVID itself.” American forecasts better-than-expected Q2 results

American Airlines said it expects since the pandemic started, re- “Our revenue and expense per- funded pandemic aid. to report roughly break-even flecting rising passenger traffic formance in the quarter came Companies and analysts This file photo shows results for the second quarter and revenue. in better than expectations, and usually strip out unusual gains an American Airlines thanks to $1.4 billion in special American said that second- this was achieved while bring- and expenses to arrive at aircraft at Phoenix Sky items, mostly federal pandemic quarter revenue will be about ing the operation back up to full an adjusted profit or loss per Harbor International aid that covered most of the air- 37.5% lower than during the capacity and safely transporting share. American said its adjust- Airport in Phoenix. line’s payroll costs. same period of 2019, slightly a record number of travelers.” ed loss will be between $1.67 (AP) Without the federal relief, better than the airline had pre- American said in a regulatory and $1.76 per share, which is however, the airline said it viously forecast. filing that it expects to report much better than the adjusted will post an adjusted loss of “We are clearly moving in the something between a loss of loss of $2.45 per share that up to $1.2 billion for the April- right direction,” CEO Doug Park- $35 million and a profit of $25 Wall Street expects, according through-June period. That will er and President Robert Isom million for the second quarter. to a FactSet survey of 18 ana- be its smallest adjusted loss said in a note to employees. That includes the taxpayer- lysts. (AP)

Market Movements 16-07-2021 Change Closing pts Change Closing pts SAUDI - Tadawul +16.44 10,794.51 JAPAN - Nikkei -276.01 28,003.08 PAKISTAN - KSE 100 +206.07 47,834.33 UK - FTSE 100 -3.93 7,008.09 SINGAPORE - Straits Times STI +12.32 3,153.30 EUROPE - Euro Stoxx 50 -20.62 4,035.77 EGYPT - EGX 30 +85.57 10,646.85 UAE - DFM -0.27 2,744.01 PHILIPPINES - All Shares -34.10 6,693.83 INDIA - Sensex -18.79 53,140.06 Business NBK posts H1 net profit of KD 160.8mn

Total assets grow by 6.4% year-on-year to KD 31.6 billion

KUWAIT CITY, July 18: The National Bank of Ku- wait (“NBK”, the “Bank” or the “Group”) has an- nounced its financial re- sults for the six-month pe- riod ended 30 June 2021. NBK reported a net profit of KD 160.8 million (USD 534.0 million), improving by 44.7% year-on-year. Nasser Al-Sayer, NBK Group Isam Al-Sager, NBK Group CEO Net profi t for the three-months Chairman ended 30 June 2021 reached KD 76.5 million (USD 254.0 million), a year- the fi rst half of 2021. Despite this, the ever before to integrating impactful on-year increase of 128.8% from the gradual recovery that we achieved in ESG strategies across all aspects of our comparable period in 2020. the fi rst quarter continued into the sec- business. Our headquarters relocation Performance and operating highlights ond, with increased vaccine penetration to a new LEED gold building has led to 1H 2021: and some easing of mobility and other considerable reductions in energy use, • Net operating income of KD 452.5 restrictions leading to improved busi- greenhouse gas emissions, and water million (USD 1.5 billion), increasing by ness confi dence and activity. We are consumption. Meanwhile, our support 9.2% compared to 1H 2020 cautiously optimistic that this trend will for the vaccination rollout, including for • Total assets grew by 6.4% year-on-year, continue as the year progresses, which our own staff, is an important part of our to KD 31.6 billion (USD 104.9 billion) bodes well for the national economy and social commitment. • Total loans and advances grew by for the banking sector. The expansion- “The soundness of NBK’s fundamen- 5.3% year-on-year to KD 18.5 billion ary budget announced by the Kuwait tals, our focus on effi ciency, and our in- (USD 61.5 billion) government for 2021-2022, together stitutional strength as a national and re- • Customer deposits decreased by with higher oil prices contributing more gional leader are enabling us to respond NBK Group Tower in the heart of Kuwait City. 0.9% year-on-year to KD 17.4 billion to state revenues, are positive for the effectively to the temporary challenges (USD 57.8 billion) business environment. However, the that we face. We are maintaining a con- malize. The Group’s net operating in- tendered in 2021. success in delivering effi ciencies within • Solid asset quality metrics, with future course of the pandemic and its servative approach to risk, and to prudent come grew by 9.2% year-on-year to KD “Although the low interest rate environ- the organization and improving the con- NPL/gross loans ratio at 2.45% and an impact on economic activity remains balance sheet management, and focused 452.5 million (USD 1.5 billion). More- ment continues to challenge and pressure venience and quality of our products and NPL coverage ratio of 152% uncertain and we expect return to nor- on continuing to drive excellence in per- over, the stability and diversity of our margins, the Bank proved resilient in pre- services to customers. We are now fo- • Robust Capital Adequacy Ratio of mal levels of activity to remain gradual. formance against these metrics across funding mix on the other hand proved serving margin levels. Moreover, our fl ag- cused on accelerating our drive towards 18.2%, comfortably in excess of regula- “NBK remains committed to sup- our operating markets.” its vitality to the Group and the trust- ship digital investments, a key pillar of our digital excellence as we look forward tory requirements porting the economies where it operates NBK Group Chief Executive Offi cer, worthiness embedded in clients towards strategy, continues to be on track and we are after an extended period of uncertainty. Commenting on the results, NBK including that of Kuwait, its businesses, Isam J. Al-Sager, commented: NBK in such times. We are seeing posi- effectively managing its related costs. “We are proud to report that NBK con- Group Chairman, Nasser Al-Sayer, said: citizens, and residents. By delivering on “NBK’s performance in the fi rst half tive signs across sectors including buoy- “Our strategy remains anchored in the tinues to receive international recognition “Macroeconomic challenges and our social as well as economic respon- demonstrated a number of strengths in- ant demand for credit by households diversity of our operations, with business and respected awards, including ranking fi rst disruption caused by the Covid-19 pan- sibilities to the country, we are helping cluding solid asset growth, driven by in- and a tentative acceleration in project various segments making strong contri- among Kuwaiti banks in The Banker maga- demic continued to create headwinds in to build a stronger future for all. In this creasing loans and advances as business activity in Kuwait, with about KD 2.2 butions to bottom line. Our scope to in- zine’s list of the Top 1,000 World Banks, respect, we are more committed than volumes have begun to gradually nor- billion (USD 7.3 billion) expected to be crease digitalization has achieved further and 9th in the Middle East, in June 2021.” ARAB TIMES, MONDAY, JULY 19, 2021 BUSINESS 9

China announces on-site Didi cyber probe A receptionist China’s cyber-watchdog on the ride-hailing company over volved in the on-site investi- dered to stop signing up looks up from an offi ce for drivers Friday announced an on-site concerns about national se- gation include the Ministry of new customers while it over- of Didi in Beijing, cybersecurity investigation of curity and data security. That Public Security, Ministry of hauled its collection and han- Friday, July 16, ride-hailing service Didi, step- came days after Didi raised Natural Resources, Ministry dling of information about its 2021. China’s ping up scrutiny after earlier $4.4 billion and went public of Transport, State Taxation users. cyber-watchdog criticism of its handling of cus- on the New York Stock Ex- Administration and the State The ruling Communist Par- on Friday an- tomer information caused the change. Administration of Market ty is tightening control over nounced an on- company’s New York-traded According to a statement Regulation. China’s booming technology site cybersecurity shares to tumble. released Friday by the Cy- The Cyberspace Adminis- industries and information investigation of The on-site inspection bersecurity Administration tration of China gave no other about its public and economy, ride-hailing service comes two weeks after the of China, other Chinese details. which it sees as a sensitive Didi. (AP) regulator said it would probe government departments in- Didi was earlier was or- strategic asset. (AP) OPEC, allies raise limits for 5 Pacifi c Rim leaders mull ways to boost economy CANBERRA, Australia, July 18, The U.S. has donated 4.5 mil- (AP): U.S. President Joe Biden, his lion vaccine doses to Indonesia, 2 countries to end oil ‘dispute’ Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, million to Vietnam, 1 million to Japanese Prime Minister Yoshi- Malaysia, and 3.2 million doses hide Suga and Russian President will soon be delivered to the Phil- Vladimir Putin are among Pacific ippines. The White House says ‘We differ here and there but we bond’ Rim leaders gathering virtually to donations to Thailand, Laos, Cam- discuss strategies to help econo- bodia, and Papua New Guinea, will mies rebound from a resurgent also soon be delivered. Laos and DUBAI, United Arab Emir- COVID-19 pandemic. Cambodia are the only countries ates, July 18, (AP): OPEC New Zealand Prime Minister among those eight vaccine recipi- and allied nations Sunday Jacinda Ardern will chair the spe- ents that are not APEC members. cial leaders’ meeting Friday of the China’s Foreign Ministry agreed to eventually raise 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic spokesperson Zhao Lijian said the the production limits im- Cooperation forum. “important meeting” came at a crit- posed on fi ve countries, But the pandemic and vaccine ical time as the world was facing a diplomacy have proved to be di- resurgence in COVID-19 infection ending an earlier dispute visive issues among members of numbers and international coop- sparked by the United Arab a forum that says its primary goal eration against the pandemic had Emirates that roiled global is to support sustainable economic entered a new stage. growth and prosperity in the Asia- “We hope all parties can uphold energy prices. Pacific region. the vision of an Asia-Pacific com- The disagreement, sparked by Biden spoke by phone with Ard- munity with a shared future, carry a demand by the UAE to increase ern on Friday ahead of the leaders’ forward the Asia-Pacific partner- its own production, temporarily retreat and discussed U.S. inter- ship, send a positive message of upended an earlier meeting of the est in maintaining a free and open fighting the coronavirus with soli- cartel. In a statement Sunday, the Indo-Pacific region, a White House darity and deepen economic recov- cartel announced that Iraq, Kuwait, statement said. ery and cooperation,” Zhao said. “They also discussed our coop- Suga will speak about his deter- Russia, Saudi Arabia and the UAE eration on and engagement with mination to hold a safe and secure would see their limits rise. Pacific Island nations,” the state- Olympics when the games start in “What bonds us together is way be- ment said. Tokyo on July 23, Japan’s Chief yond what you imagine,” Saudi Energy The Biden administration has Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman put a premium on tending to rela- said. said. “We differ here and there but we tions with allies in the Pacific early Suga will also emphasis Japan’s bond.” in his administration. determination to secure fair access Prince Abdulaziz declined to elabo- One of his first high-profile acts to vaccines for all countries and rate on how they came to that consen- of diplomacy as president was regions to support the global effort sus, saying it would see the cartel “lose hosting a virtual summit with fel- toward ending the COVID-19 pan- our advantage of being mysterious and low leaders of the Quad - Austra- demic, and Tokyo’s vision to ex- clever.” But he clearly bristled at earlier In this fi le photo, UAE Energy Minister Suhail al- tries have reached a ‘full agreement’ after an earlier lia, India and Japan - a group cen- pand a free and fair economic bloc, reports on the dispute between Saudi Mazrouei attends the UAE Energy Forum 2020 in dispute that roiled oil prices. The comments by al- tral to his efforts to counter China’s Kato said. Arabia, long the heavyweight of the Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Al-Mazrouei said Mazrouei to journalists came after an online meeting growing military and economic Ardern said APEC’s first lead- Vienna-based cartel, and the UAE. Sunday, July 18, 2021, that OPEC and allied coun- to reach a deal. (AP) power. And he hosted Suga and ers’ meeting outside the usual an- Prince Abdulaziz deferred at the be- South Korea President Moon Jae- nual summits “reflects our desire edged oil prices continued to improve. Russia to push through a production cut ginning of a news conference afterward ters - something that could affect the in for the first in-person foreign to navigate together out of the CO- to al-Mazrouei in a sign of respect. UAE’s business hub Dubai. “Economic recovery continued in in 2016 after prices crashed below $30 leader meetings of his presidency. VID-19 pandemic and economic “The UAE is committed to this group Abu Dhabi’s powerful Crown Prince most parts of the world with the help of a barrel amid rising American produc- South Korea is a APEC member crisis.” and will always work with it and within Mohammed bin Zayed, the country’s accelerating vaccination programs,” the tion. That agreement in 2016 gave birth and India is the only country in the “APEC economies have suf- this group to do our best to achieve the de facto ruler, and Saudi Crown Prince cartel said. to the so-called OPEC+, which joined Quad that is not. fered their biggest contraction market balance and help everyone,” al- Mohammed bin Salman have been Oil prices collapsed amid the corona- the cartel in cutting production to help Biden plans to use the virtual since the Second World War over Mazrouei said. He praised the deal as a close though over the years. The two virus pandemic as demand for jet fuel stimulate prices. APEC retreat to talk to leaders the past year, with 81 million jobs “full agreement” among all the parties. leaders likely will meet Monday in and gasoline dropped amid lockdowns OPEC+ agreed in 2020 to cut a re- about his administration’s efforts lost. Responding collectively is Outside of OPEC, however, ten- Saudi Arabia. across the globe, briefl y seeing oil fu- cord 10 million barrels of crude a day to serve “as an arsenal of vac- vital to accelerate the economic sions still remain between the neigh- Under the new production limits, tures trade in the negatives. Demand from the market to boost prices. It’s cines to the world” in the battle recovery for the region,” said Ar- boring nations. The UAE largely has the UAE would be able to produce up since has rebounded as vaccines, while slowly added some 4.2 million barrels against COVID-19 pandemic and dern, whose South Pacific island withdrawn from the Saudi-led war in to 3.5 million barrels of crude oil a day still distributed unequally across the back over time. how members of the alliance can nation has been among the most Yemen, while also diplomatically rec- beginning in May 2022. That’s below globe, reach arms in major world econ- Beginning this August, the cartel said collaborate to bolster the global successful in the world in contain- ognizing Israel. Saudi Arabia also has the 3.8 million barrels a day it report- omies. it separately will increase its production economy, according to a senior ing the virus. opened its doors to Qatar again after a edly sought. Saudi Arabia’s limit of 11 Benchmark Brent crude oil traded by 400,000 barrels a day each month. Biden administration who was not The pace of a global vaccine roll- yearslong boycott, though relations re- million barrels a day would rise to 11.5 around $73 a barrel Friday. That will see it phase out its current 5.8 authorized to comment publicly out and conditions attached to in- main icy between Abu Dhabi and Doha. million, as would Russia’s. Iraq and Once muscular enough to grind the million barrel of oil production cut by and spoke on the condition of ano- ternational vaccine deals are vexed Saudi Arabia also has aggressively Kuwait saw smaller increases. U.S. to a halt with its 1970s oil em- the end of 2022 as planned by the initial nymity. issues among APEC members. sought international business headquar- In its statement, OPEC acknowl- bargo, OPEC needed non-members like agreement. China, moving cautiously, starts carbon trading market

BEIJING, July 18, (AP): Chinese makers. The goal is to create fi nancial incentives that after it failed to slow the rise of power companies bid for credits to China is the biggest carbon emitter, for companies to reduce emissions. Chinese emissions. emit carbon dioxide and other climate- but President Xi Jinping said last Sep- To start, the market should have The carbon market is unlikely to de- changing gases as trading on the fi rst tember that output should peak in 2030 “modest transaction volumes and pric- liver immediate reductions, said Cory national carbon exchange began Fri- and then decline. He said China should es” because companies have plenty of Combs, an analyst with consultancy day in a step meant to help curb wors- achieve “carbon neutrality,” or zero credits and there is no cap on emis- Trivium China. ening pollution. total output after measures to remove sions, Eurasia Group said in a June 26 “This fi rst year is about getting the The offi cial Xinhua News Agency carbon or offset emissions are counted, report. process working,” he said on a webinar said the experimental fi rst phase of car- by 2060. China has had regional carbon trad- this week. “The goal is to get this thing bon trading at the Shanghai Environ- The ruling Communist Party has re- ing markets as pilot projects for several right, because if they get it right, then ment and Energy Exchange includes sisted adopting any binding limits on years. for the next 40, 50 . . . years to come, some 2,000 companies in the power carbon emissions, saying China has to Earlier, European power utilities this can be a huge player.” industry that produce about 40% of focus fi rst on economic development. and other companies paid for Chinese The European Union unveiled a pro- The sun sets near a coal-fi red power plant on the Yangtze River in Nan- China’s emissions. At the Shanghai exchange, compa- polluters to add wind, hydro and solar posed revamp of its emissions trading tong in eastern China’s Jiangsu province on Dec. 12, 2018. Chinese power Over time, other major emitters will nies will be assigned emissions quotas generating capacity in exchange for program this week as part of sweeping companies bid for credits to emit carbon dioxide and other climate-chang- be added, such as airlines, the building and can sell the surplus if their output being allowed to increase their own legislation to cut emissions of gases ing gases as trading on the fi rst national carbon exchange began Friday, materials industry and iron and steel comes in under that level, Xinhua said. emissions. The European Union ended that cause global warming. July 16, 2021 in a step meant to help curb worsening pollution. (AP) ARAB TIMES, MONDAY, JULY 19, 2021 BUSINESS 10

ConAgra raising prices to help offset rising costs

In this fi le photo, baking ConAgra is cutting its fi scal pect $2.62 per share. Sean Connolly said in a state- $309.5 million, or 64 cents per mixes by Duncan Hines, 2022 outlook due to rising Shares of Chicago-based ment that fi scal 2022 costs are share. That compares with a Conagra brand, are costs, which the food compa- ConAgra fell nearly 5% in now seen as being materially $201.4 million, or 41 cents per displayed on a supermar- ny will try to offset by boosting morning trading. higher than originally antici- share a year earlier. ket shelf in Cincinnati. prices. The company said Tuesday pated. While ConAgra is rais- The current quarter’s results ConAgra is cutting its ConAgra, whose brands in- that it expects consumer de- ing prices to help combat this, were helped by tax benefi ts fi scal 2022 outlook due clude Duncan Hines, Slim Jim mand for its retail products will to rising costs, which the Connolly said that there will related to the restructuring of food company will try to and Birds Eye, now foresees remain high compared with be a lag between the time the the Ardent Mills joint venture. offset by boosting prices. fi scal 2022 adjusted earnings historical levels during fi scal company is hit with the higher Excluding certain items, (AP) of about $2.50 per share. It 2022, as consumers have de- costs and when it realizes the earnings were 54 cents per previously predicted earnings veloped new habits during the benefi ts of its actions. share. of $2.63 to $2.73 per share. COVID-19 pandemic. For its fi scal fourth quarter, Wall Street was looking for Analysts polled by FactSet ex- But President and CEO ConAgra Brands Inc. earned 52 cents per share. (AP)

‘There is a signifi cant gap between supply and demand’ As US companies scramble to hire, workers enjoy upper hand WASHINGTON, July 18, (AP): With proponents say is an effort to nudge the economy growing rapidly as it reo- more of the unemployed to seek jobs. pens from the pandemic, many employ- Economists at Goldman Sachs have ers are increasingly desperate to hire. calculated that in states that are cutting Yet evidence suggests that as a group, off the federal jobless payment early, the unemployed aren’t feeling the same the number of people who are receiving Powell says infl ation, though urgency to take jobs. state jobless aid is declining faster than Many people who are out of work are in states that plan to pay the $300-a- either seeking higher pay than they had week benefi t until it offi cially ends before or are still reluctant to take jobs Sept. 6. That trend, which suggests in public-facing service companies for could help boost hiring in June and in fear of contracting COVID-19. How the subsequent months. elevated, will likely moderate those two trends balance themselves The government reported that the out will likely set the pace for how number of people who applied for job- many open positions employers can fi ll less aid last week fell to 364,000, the in the coming months. lowest level since the pandemic began. Rising prices posing a potential threat to economic recovery In fact, some economists have esti- There are also signs that people are mated that monthly job growth would re-evaluating their work and personal In his testimony, Powell was be at least twice what the three-month lives and aren’t necessarily interested WASHINGTON, July 18, (AP): Federal Reserve upbeat about the economy, with average gain was for March, April and in returning to their old jobs, particular- growth on track “to post its fastest May - 540,000 - if there were no con- ly those that offer modest wages. The Chair Jerome Powell said straints on the number of workers avail- proportion of Americans who quit their rate of increase in decades.” He said able to fi ll jobs. jobs in April reached its highest level in that infl ation, which has hiring has been “robust” but noted For June, the unemployment rate is more than 20 years. been surging as the recov- there “is still a long way to go,” with projected to have dipped from 5.8% in Nearly 6% of workers who are in an ery strengthens, “will likely the unemployment rate elevated at May to a still-elevated 5.7%. industry category that includes restau- 5.9%. Total available jobs reached 9.3 mil- rants, hotels, casinos, and amusement remain elevated in coming At their most recent meeting last lion in April, the highest in 20 years parks quit their jobs in April - twice the months” before “moderat- month, Fed officials forecast that of data, according to the Labor De- proportion of workers in all sectors who ing.” they may raise their benchmark partment. The employment website did so. At the same time, in testimony to short-term rate twice by the end of Indeed has said that job postings have Rising numbers of people quitting 2023, an earlier time frame than they increased still further since then. jobs, often for higher-paying positions, the House Financial Services Com- mittee, Powell signaled no immi- had previously signaled. As the competition to keep and attract mean that even employers that have Powell, whose term as Fed chair workers intensifi es, especially at restau- been hiring may be struggling to main- nent change in the Fed’s ultra-low- rants and tourist and entertainment ven- tain suffi cient staffi ng levels. interest rate policies. will end in February, drew some ues, employers are offering higher pay, A survey of manufacturers in June The Fed chairman reiterated his bipartisan praise during questioning along with signing and retention bonus- found widespread complaints among long-held view that high inflation by House members. President Joe es and more fl exible working hours. The factory executives about labor shortag- readings over the past several months Biden could announce as soon as this proportion of job advertisements that es. Many said they were experiencing have been driven largely by tempo- fall whether he intends to reappoint promise a bonus has more than doubled heavy turnover because of what they rary factors, notably supply shortages In this June 22, 2021 fi le photo, Federal Reserve Board chairman Jerome him to another four-year term. in the past year, Indeed found. called “wage dynamics”: Other compa- and rising consumer demand as pan- Powell testifi es on the Federal Reserve’s response to the coronavirus pan- “You have earned and deserved The supply of potential hires is being nies are luring their workers away with demic-related business restrictions demic during a House Oversight and Reform Select Subcommittee on the another term as chair of the Federal held back by a variety of factors. Many higher pay. coronavirus hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Federal Reserve said, are lifted. Reserve,” Rep. Patrick McHenry, a Americans still have health concerns Karen Fichuk, chief executive of Friday, July 9, its low interest rate policies are providing ‘powerful support’ for Republican from North Carolina, about working around large numbers Randstad North America, a recruiting Still, House members peppered the economy as it recovers from the coronavirus pandemic. (AP) Powell with questions about rising told him. “You have proven to be a of people. About 1.5 million people, and staffi ng fi rm, said that the Monster steady hand throughout this pandem- mostly women, are no longer working job board, which Randstad owns, found inflation in recent months, with some 4.5% in June, the fastest pace since see before they will begin reducing or looking for work because they had to that job postings jumped 40% from expressing concern that prices will November 1991. their $120 billion in monthly bond ic or ongoing recovery.” care for children when schools and day May to June. Job searches, by contrast, continue to accelerate. The Fed chair Much of the consumer price gain purchases. Those purchases are Reps. Andy Barr, a Republican care centers shut down. And roughly rose just 4%. replied that the central bank would was driven by categories that reflect intended to keep long-term borrow- from Kentucky, and Brad Sherman, a 2.6 million older workers took advan- “There is a signifi cant gap between not respond to short-term price the reopening of the economy and ing rates low to encourage borrowing California Democrat, echoed the tage of enlarged stock portfolios and supply and demand,” Fichuk said. spikes by raising rates and risk weak- related supply shortages. Used car and spending. notion that Powell should be reap- home values to retire early. The struggle to fi ll jobs coincides ening the economic recovery. price increases accounted for about He was asked to clarify what the pointed. The Senate would have to A temporary $300-a- week federal with a swiftly growing economy. In the “By inflation, we mean year after one-third of the jump. Prices for Fed means by “substantial further confirm him for a second term. unemployment benefi t, on top of regu- fi rst three months of the year, the gov- year after year prices go up,” Powell hotel rooms, airline tickets, and car progress.” Though Powell enjoys broad sup- lar state jobless aid, may be enabling ernment estimated that the economy ex- said. “If something is a one-time rentals also rose substantially. “It’s very difficult to be precise port, some progressive groups some people to be more selective in panded at a strong 6.4% annual rate. In “It’s still the same story we’re see- about it,” Powell replied. “We didn’t oppose his reappointment because he looking for and taking jobs. Roughly the just-ended April-June quarter, the price increase... you wouldn’t react to something that is likely to go ing,” Powell said. “It’s a pretty nar- try to write down a particular set of has overseen the loosening of some half the states plan to stop paying the annual rate is thought to have reached regulations governing large banks. supplement by the end of July in what a sizzling 10%. away.” row group of things that are produc- numbers that would capture what we “We really do believe,” he added, ing these high (inflation) readings.” mean by that.” On another topic, Powell said the “that these things will come down of But some increases could persist. At its most recent meeting in June, Fed would publish research in early their own accord.” Restaurant prices rose 0.7% in June, the Fed’s policymakers began dis- September on the potential for the Powell’s remarks coincided with the largest monthly rise since 1981, cussing a reduction in those pur- central bank to issue a digital dollar. rising concerns, among economists and have increased 4.2% compared chases, and Powell said Wednesday A digital currency would enable fast- as well as ordinary households, that with a year ago. Those price increas- that those discussions “will continue er payments among banks, consum- intensifying inflation pressures are es likely are intended to offset higher ... in coming meetings.” ers and businesses and potentially creating a burden for many people wage and food costs as restaurants Powell added that the Fed might allow Americans to hold dollars in and posing a potential threat to the scramble to fill jobs. adjust its policies if inflation, or the electronic wallets on smart phones recovery from the pandemic reces- The Fed has said it will keep its public’s expectations for inflation, without needing an account at a con- sion. On Wednesday, the govern- benchmark short-term rate pegged “were moving materially and persis- ventional bank. ment reported that wholesale prices, near zero until it believes maximum tently beyond levels consistent with Powell said a digital dollar would which businesses pay, jumped 7.3% employment has been reached and our goal.” Americans’ expectations be more efficient than having numer- in June from a year earlier. It was the annual inflation moderately exceeds for inflation are important because ous cryptocurrencies and stablecoins fastest such 12-month increase on 2% for some time. The central bank’s they can become self-fulfilling, as issued by companies such as records dating to 2010. policymakers have said they’re pre- consumers may demand higher Facebook. A stablecoin is a digital And on Tuesday, the government pared to accept inflation above its wages to offset rising prices. currency that is backed by cash. said that prices paid by U.S. consum- target to make up for years of infla- The chairman was addressing the “I think that’s one of the stronger ers surged in June by the most in 13 tion below 2%. House committee Wednesday as part arguments in its favor - that ... you years. It was the third straight month Powell said Wednesday that the of his twice-a-year monetary policy wouldn’t need stablecoins, you that consumer inflation has jumped. economy is “still a ways off” from report to Congress. On Thursday, he wouldn’t need cryptocurrencies if In this fi le photo, a hiring sign is displayed at a retail store in Schaumburg, Excluding volatile food and energy making the “substantial further prog- will testify to the Senate Banking you had a digital U.S. currency,” he Illinois. (AP) costs, so-called core inflation rose ress” that the policymakers want to Committee. said. Lawmaker ‘quizzes’ airlines on delays, worker shortages

WASHINGTON, July 18, (AP): A key senator is asking six U.S. airlines to explain the high rates of delayed and canceled fl ights this summer, and she’s asking whether there are labor shortages despite the airlines getting billions in fed- eral aid to keep workers on the job. Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., who chairs the Senate Commerce Committee, sent letters Friday to the CEOs of American, Southwest, Delta, JetBlue, Republic and Alle- giant. She wrote that she is concerned by reports that have highlighted the role of worker shortages in a surge of de- layed and canceled fl ights. In identical letters to the CEOs, Cantwell said each air- line did a poor job of managing its workforce and, at worst, “failed to meet the intent of tax payer funding and prepare for the surge in travel that we are now witnessing.” Since March 2020, when the pandemic began to crush air travel, Congress has approved $54 billion to keep airline workers employed. As a condition of the aid, airlines have been prohibited from furloughing workers, but they persuad- ed tens of thousands of employees to take voluntary buyouts, early retirement or long-term leave to cut costs. Now the airlines are trying to bolster their staffs. This week, American cited rising passenger numbers in saying it will recall 3,300 fl ight attendants from long-term leave and hire 800 more before the end of the year. Delta said it will hire between up to 5,000 workers this year to reduce long hold times for customers who call the airline and to deal with workers shortages at contractors such as food caterers and airplane cleaners. Airlines and their unions lobbied for the federal aid, which has been extended twice and is scheduled to end Sept. 30. Trade group Airlines for America said that without the money, “the impacts of the pandemic would have been far more devastating to our industry and our workforce, and our return to the skies would have been dramatically slowed.” Government fi gures show that about 35,000 airline jobs were lost last fall, when the aid briefl y expired. The jobs were restored when Congress extended the payroll relief. Southwest, one of the hardest hit by delays, said Friday it used the federal money to keep fl ying to all the airports it served before the pandemic. It blamed recent delays on summer thun- derstorms and technology “challenges” last month that led to an unusually high number of delays and fl ight cancelations. The number of people fl ying in the U.S. bottomed out at less than 100,000 a day in April 2020. It has increased from about 700,000 a day in early February to about 2 million a day in July, although that is still down 20% from the same month in 2019, before the pandemic. ARAB TIMES, MONDAY, JULY 19, 2021 SCIENCE 11

Climate

EU unveils climate rules Floods show need to cut emissions, adapt

BRUSSELS, July 18, (AP): Just as the European Union was announcing plans to spend billions of euros to contain climate change, massive clouds gathered over Germany and nearby nations to unleash an unprecedented storm that left death and destruction in its wake. Despite ample warnings, politicians and weather forecasters were shocked at the ferocity of the precipitation that caused fl ash fl ooding that claimed more than 150 lives this week in the lush rolling hills of Western Europe. Climate scientists say the link between extreme weather and global warming is unmistakable and the urgency to do some- thing about climate change undeniable. Scientists can’t yet say for sure whether climate change caused the fl ooding, but they insist that it certainly exacerbates the extreme weather that has been on show from the western US and Canada to Siberia to Europe’s Rhine region. “There is a clear link between ex- treme precipitation occurring and cli- mate change,” Wim Thiery, a professor at Brussels University, said Friday. Stefan Rahmstorf, a professor of ocean physics at the University of Potsdam, referring to the recent heat records set in the US and Canada, said “some are so extreme that they would be virtually impossible without global King warming..” Taking them all together, said Sir David King, chair of the Climate Crisis Advisory Group, “these are casualties of the climate crisis: we will only see In this Dec 16, 2020, file photo, the Pfizer vaccine for COVID-19 is administered at the Arizona Department of Health Services State Laboratory in Phoenix. On July these extreme weather events become more frequent.” 9, Arizona reported 921 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases, the biggest daily increase in two months, as the coronavirus continued to spread among unvac- For Diederik Samsom, the European Commission’s cinated people. (AP) Cabinet chief behind this week’s massive proposals to spend billions and force industry into drastic reforms to help cut the bloc’s emissions of the gases that cause global warming by 55% this decade, this week’s disaster was a Coronavirus cautionary tale. “People are washed away in Germany ... and Belgium and the Netherlands, too. We are experiencing climate change,” he said on a conference call of the European Policy Centre think tank. “A few years ago, you had to point to a point in the future Disinformation about vaccines killing people or far away on the planet to talk about climate change. It’s hap- pening now - here.” Calamity US battles ‘pandemic of unvaccinated’ And climate scientists point toward two specifi c things that have contributed to this week’s calamity. WASHINGTON, July 18, (AP): Two First, with every 1 degree Celsius (1.8 degrees Fahren- weeks after celebrating America’s near heit) rise in temperature, the air can take in 7% more humid- “independence” from the coronavirus, ity. It can hold the water longer, leading to drought, but it President Joe Biden is confronting the UK daily infections top 50,000 also leads to an increase in dense, massive rainfall once it worrying reality of rising cases and releases it. deaths — and the limitations of his Another defi ning factor is the tendency for storms to hover ability to combat the persistent vaccine days before virus rules eased over one place for far longer than usual, thus dumping increas- hesitance responsible for the summer ing amounts of rain on a smaller patch of the world. Scientists backslide. LONDON, July 18, (AP): The UK The scientists warned that the say warming is a contributing factor there, too. A jet stream Cases of COVID-19 have tripled recorded more than 50,000 new combination of high infections and of high winds six miles (nearly 10 kilometers) high helps de- over the past three weeks, and hospi- coronavirus cases in one day Fri- high levels of vaccination “create termine the weather over Europe and is fed by temperature Tunisian soldiers help an elderly man talizations and deaths are rising among day for the first time in six months, the conditions in which an immune differences between the tropics and the Arctic. to enter the vaccination center in as the British government’s top escape variant is most likely to Kesra,130 kilometers south of Tunis, unvaccinated people. While the rates Yet as Europe warms — with Scandinavia currently expe- are still sharply down from their Janu- medical adviser warned that the emerge.” July 13. As part of the efforts from the number of people hospitalized with One of the co-signatories to Fri- riencing an unusual heat wave — the jet stream is weakened, Tunisian government to try to stop the ary highs, offi cials are concerned by causing its meandering course to stop, sometimes for days, the reversing trendlines and what they COVID-19 could hit “quite scary” day’s statement, Dr. William A. increasing number of infections in the levels within weeks. Haseltine of the New York-based Thiery said. country, the militaries were deployed consider needless illness and death. He said such a phenomenon was visible in Canada too, Government figures showed an- think tank Access Health Interna- to some cities and rural areas hardly And cases are expected to continue to other 51,870 confirmed lab cases, tional, went further, describing the where it helped cause a “heat dome” in which temperatures affected by COVID-19 or with a very rise in coming weeks. the highest number since mid-Jan- strategy as “murderous” and “un- rose to 50 C (122 F). low rate of vaccination, to vaccinate While the national emergency may uary. Infections have surged in re- conscionable.” “And it is causing the heavy rain that we have seen in West- people. (AP) have faded, offi cials say the outbreak cent weeks, mainly among unvac- Families representing many of ern Europe,” he said. is now a more localized crisis in com- cinated younger people, as a result those who have died from CO- Even if greenhouse gas emissions are drastically curbed in munities where not enough people of the far more contagious delta VID-19 in the UK also joined in the coming decades, the amount of carbon dioxide and other have rolled up their sleeves. variant and the easing of lockdown the criticism of the plan devised planet-heating gases already in the atmosphere means extreme Discovery “Look, the only pandemic we have restrictions. by Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s weather is going to become more likely. is among the unvaccinated,” Biden Despite the increase, the British Conservative government. Experts say such phenomena will hit those areas that aren’t said Friday, echoing comments made government plans to lift all remain- “The overwhelming scientific prepared for it particularly hard. earlier in the day by Dr. Rochelle ing legal restrictions on social con- consensus is that lifting restric- “We need to make our built environment — buildings, out- US to end large timber sales: The Walensky, director of the Centers for tact in England on Monday and to tions on Monday will be disastrous, door spaces, cities — more resilient to climate change,” said Biden administration said that it is ending Disease Control and Prevention. ditch social distancing guidelines, and bereaved families know first- Lamia Messari-Becker, a professor of engineering at the Uni- large-scale, old-growth timber sales in the The rising numbers are being driven as well as the legal requirement hand how tragic the consequences versity of Siegen. country’s largest national forest - the Ton- by large pockets of infection among for people to wear masks in most of unlocking too early can be,” said Those that don’t adapt will risk greater loss of life and dam- gass National Forest in Alaska - and will the more than 90 million eligible indoor settings, including shops, Jo Goodman, co-founder of Co- age to property, said Ernst Rauch, chief climate and geoscien- focus on forest restoration, recreation and trains, buses and subways. vid-19 Bereaved Families for Jus- other noncommercial uses. Americans who have yet to get shots. The government is hoping that tice. “There is a real fear that once tist at the reinsurance giant Munich Re. The US Agriculture Department, Just four states with low vaccination the rapid rollout of vaccines will again the government’s thinking “The events of today and yesterday or so give us a hint that which includes the Forest Service, also rates made up 40% of new cases last keep a lid on the number of people is being driven by what’s popular we need to do better with respect to being ready for these these said it will take steps to reverse a Trump week, and nearly half of them came becoming seriously ill with COV- rather than the interests of the type of events,” he said. “The events themselves are not really administration decision last year to lift from Florida alone. ID-19 - a stance that some leading country.” unexpected, but the order of magnitude probably has surprised restrictions on logging and road-building But there is little appetite in the scientists at an emergency inter- Other parts of the UK - Scotland, some.” in the southeast Alaska rainforest, which White House for a return to broad national summit critiqued as “reck- Wales and Northern Ireland - are The European Union has unveiled sweeping new legisla- provides habitat for wolves, bears and mandates for masks or other measures, less.” taking more cautious steps out of tion recently to help meet its pledge to cut emissions of the salmon. as 161 million Americans are already The group, which includes ad- lockdown. gases that cause global warming by 55% over this decade, in- A 2001 rule prohibits road construction fully vaccinated. visers to the governments of Italy, So far, the number of people in cluding a controversial plan to tax foreign companies for the and timber harvests with limited excep- Refl ecting that mindset, Walensky New Zealand and Taiwan, said UK hospitals with virus-related ill- pollution they cause. tions on nearly one-third of national forest said Friday that in low-vaccination they joined forces through a “sense nesses and subsequently dying re- The legislation presented by the EU’s executive branch, land. The Trump administration moved to areas with rising cases, “local policy- of urgency” to warn of the global mains relatively low, certainly when the European Commission, encompasses about a dozen major exempt the Tongass from those prohibi- makers might consider whether mask- consequences of allowing the delta compared with the peak of the sec- proposals, ranging from the de-facto phasing out of gasoline tions, something Alaska political leaders ing at that point would be something variant to spread rapidly through ond wave of the pandemic earlier and diesel cars by 2035 to new levies on gases from heating had sought for years. that would be helpful for their com- the British population. this year. buildings. Restoring those protections in the Ton- munity.” They involve a revamp of the bloc’s emissions trading pro- gass would return “stability and certainty Some communities are acting. Los gram, under which companies pay for carbon dioxide they to the conservation of 9.3 million acres of Angeles County on Thursday reinsti- rigo for a day-long White House visit McAlister said in a statement. “The emit, and introduce taxes on shipping and aviation fuels for the world’s largest temperate old growth tuted its requirement that masks be Wednesday with Biden and top infec- fact is that more than 2 billion people rainforest,” the Agriculture Department worn in most indoor settings regard- tious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci have viewed authoritative information the fi rst time. said. It expects to initiate a rulemaking Most of the proposals build on existing laws that were process next month that will include a less of vaccination status, and health that was heavily documented for social about COVID-19 and vaccines on Fa- designed to meet the EU’s old goal of a 40% cut in green- chance for public comment, Forest Ser- offi cials in Las Vegas recommended media. Younger people are at lowest cebook, which is more than any other house gas emissions by 2030 compared to 1990 levels — vice spokesperson Larry Moore said. on Friday that workers and patrons in risk of adverse outcomes from the vi- place on the internet.” and must be endorsed by the 27 member countries and EU Randi Spivak, public lands program the tourism hotspot wear face cover- rus and have proven to be among the The new government expres- lawmakers. director at the Center for Biological Di- ings while inside. least likely to get vaccinated. sion of frustration comes amid With three highly effective vaccines near disbelief that tens of millions versity, said old-growth trees are “carbon- Convince Temperatures storing champions” and shade salmon authorized for use in the US, the Biden of Americans continue to refuse to World leaders agreed six years ago in Paris to work to keep streams in the Tongass. (AP) administration believes the most effec- But another huge group has proven get vaccinated, needlessly extend- global temperatures from increasing more than 2 degrees Cel- ❑ ❑ ❑ tive way to attack the virus is not trying to be an even more vexing challenge: ing the pandemic and costing lives, sius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit), and ideally no more than 1.5 de- to slow the spread with mass masking Republicans. The White House has as health officials emphasize that grees C (2.7 F) by the end of the century. Scientists say both Ohio towns expand events: A three- and such — something the US showed long acknowledged that, given ram- nearly all serious cases and deaths goals will be missed by a wide margin unless drastic steps are day celebration of what would have been it was not very good at last year — but pant disinformation about the vaccines are now preventable. taken to reduce emissions. history-making astronaut John Glenn’s to continue to press the importance of and the nation’s partisan divides, it More than 99% of COVID-19 ”The principle is simple: emission of CO2 must have a 100th birthday began Friday in his birth- vaccinations. would have little success convincing deaths and 97% of hospitalizations are place and childhood hometown in Ohio, It’s no easy fi x. Many Americans the GOP to get on board. Instead, ad- among people who have not been vac- price, a price on CO2 that incentivizes consumers, producers even as additional events were announced and innovators to choose the clean technologies, to go toward remain resistant or unmotivated to get ministration offi cials have amped up cinated, according to the CDC. to mark the occasion. criticism in recent days of public of- the clean and sustainable products,” European Commission Glenn, who died in 2016, was the fi rst shots, despite months of often-creative The pandemic is now “one that pre- President Ursula von der Leyen said. American to orbit Earth, making him a efforts by federal and state offi cials fi cials and social media companies for dominantly threatens unvaccinated In another development, the left-leaning government of national hero in 1962. In addition to his and the private sector to spread infor- spreading or not condemning vaccine people,” White House COVID-19 co- Greenland has decided to suspend all oil exploration off the military and space accomplishments, he mation about vaccine safety and acces- misinformation spreading among the ordinator Jeff Zients said Friday. world’s largest island, calling it is “a natural step” because the spent 24 years as a Democrat in the US sibility. GOP. He said the Biden administration Arctic government “takes the climate crisis seriously.” Senate. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy “They’re killing people,” Biden said expects cases to increase in the weeks No oil has been found yet around Greenland, but offi cials The John Glenn Centennial Celebra- added that while government can play Friday of social media companies. A ahead because of spreading in commu- there had seen potentially vast reserves as a way to help Green- tion in both Cambridge, where Glenn was an important role, “this has got to be day earlier, Murthy, the surgeon gener- nities with low vaccination rates But landers realize their long-held dream of independence from born on July 18, 1921, and nearby New an ‘all of the above’ strategy with al, warned that false information about Zients added that there is a sign that Denmark by cutting the annual subsidy of 3.4 billion kroner Concord, where he grew up and met his everybody in,” including schools, em- vaccines spreading on platforms such the increased cases are driving more ($540 million) the Danish territory receives. late wife, Annie, runs through Sunday. It ployers, technology companies and as Facebook posed a public health risk people in those communities to seek Global warming means that retreating ice could uncover po- includes a parade, the Friendship 7-Miler individuals. to the nation. vaccination, reporting that “states with tential oil and mineral resources which, if successfully tapped, road race named for his famous aircraft, In recent days, the administration “We will not be distracted by accu- the highest case rates are seeing their could dramatically change the fortunes of the semiautonomous lectures, museum tours, space movies, has turned its focus to younger Ameri- sations which aren’t supported by the vaccination rates go up” faster than the territory of 57,000 people. biplane and rocket car rides, music and cans. It enlisted pop star Olivia Rod- facts,” Facebook spokesman Kevin national average. “The future does not lie in oil. The future belongs to renew- children’s science activities. able energy, and in that respect we have much more to gain,” At Ohio State University, the John Glenn College of Public Affairs has up- the Greenland government said in a statement. The govern- dated seven display cases in Page Hall ment said it “wants to take co-responsibility for combating the in honor of Glenn’s life, legacy of public global climate crisis.” service and relationship to the university, The decision was made June 24 but made public Thursday. which houses Glenn’s archives. Items could not determine an offi cial cause of were no illegal marijuana grow sites near- The US Geological Survey estimates there could be 17.5 displayed include speeches, letters, the fi re. by that could have started the fi re. Forest billion undiscovered barrels of oil and 148 trillion cubic feet of diaries and news clippings. The college September’s Creek Fire burned 600 service offi cials said an “undetermined” natural gas off Greenland, although the island’s remote loca- plans additional events throughout the square miles (1,500 square kilometers) status is not uncommon with a fi re this tion and harsh weather have limited exploration. year. (AP) and spread so quickly that hundreds of complex. When the current government, led by the Inuit Ataqatigiit ❑ ❑ ❑ Labor Day holiday campers had to be res- Fresno County Supervisor Nathan party since an April’s parliamentary election, it immediately cued by a series of harrowing helicopter Magsig expressed gratitude for the ser- began to deliver on election promises and stopped plans for Lightning likely cause of fi re: A fl ights. All 214 campers were delivered vice completing its investigation but said uranium mining in southern Greenland. lightning strike likely ignited a 2020 wild- safely. an undetermined cause makes it “hard for fi re in California’s Sierra National Forest, Investigators did not rule out arson and the residents and those who lost so much but the US Forest Service said Friday they lit cigarettes as the cause, but said there Spivak Magsig to fi nd closure.” (AP) Film MONDAY, JULY 19, 2021 FFeatureseatures gating thedeathsof suite, anddetectivesarestillinvesti- Rodriguez saidinanemail. 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People & Places

TV

Ex-Sex Pistol defends show Struggling GB News hires Farage as host

LONDON, July 18, (AP): GB News, a British news channel that launched last month as a right-leaning alternative to the BBC and Sky News, said Saturday it has recruited populist politician Nigel Farage as a presenter. Ryusuke Hamaguchi, winner of the Caleb Landry Jones poses for pho- The channel said the former leader of the pro-Brexit award for best screenplay for the fi lm tographers with the award for best ac- UK Independence Party will host an evening show air- ‘Drive My Car’. (AP) tor for the fi lm ‘Nitram.’ (AP) ing Mondays to Thursdays. GB News has had a rocky start it began broadcasting in mid-June with a roster of hosts that included newspa- per and TV news veteran Andrew Neil and broadcast- ers recruited from the BBC, Sky and ITV. It promised to provide an alternative to an alleged “metropolitan elite” bias among the established news channels, but denied it would be a British equivalent of Fox News. British broadcasting rules require news channels to be accurate and impartial in their coverage. Hiring the high-profi le but divisive Farage, who spent years stoking concerns about immigration and later became Britain’s most prominent sup- porter of Donald Trump, could Farage be a sign the channel plans to put more emphasis on right- Juho Kuosmanen, winner of the grand Marco Bellocchio, winner of the hon- wing politics and “culture war” issues. prix award for the fi lm ‘Compartment orary Palme d’Or, poses with award. When GB News launched in June, Neil, who is the No. 6’ poses with award. (AP) (AP) channel’s chairman as well as a presenter, said it would “expose the growing promotion of cancel culture” and give a voice “to those who feel sidelined or silenced.” But its commitment to free speech was questioned after it censured one of its presenters, Guto Harri, for taking a knee this week during an on-air discussion of the anti-racism gesture adopted by England’s national soccer team. His gesture drew an overwhelmingly negative response from viewers. On Friday GB News said it did “not have a com- pany line on taking the knee” but that Harri doing so on air “was an unacceptable breach of our standards.” Harri has not appeared on air since the incident on Tuesday. British newspapers reported that the chan- nel’s head of news, John McAndrew, had quit. McAn- drew could not immediately be reached for comment. The channel, which has been backed by New York- based Discovery and British investor Paul Marshall, Renate Reinsve, winner of the award Sharon Stone poses for photographers upon arrival at the awards ceremony Asghar Farhadi, winner of the grand among others, has also experienced teething problems for best actress for the fi lm ‘The Worst and premiere of the closing fi lm ‘OSS 117: From Africa with Love’ at the 74th prix award for the fi lm ‘A Hero’ poses such as technical glitches and seen its ratings decline. Person in The World’. (AP) international fi lm festival, Cannes, southern France, July 17. (AP) with award. (AP) Neil, who has taken a break after two weeks hosting a daily show, said GB News was “fi nding its feet.” “Start ups are fraught and fractious,” he tweeted Friday. “@GBNEWS is no exception. But the news Television channel is fi nding its feet and has a great future. Watch this space.” ❑ ❑ ❑ Former Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones said Fri- New season of soccer series to have a lot less soccer day that he dislikes former bandmate John Lydon and hasn’t spoken to him since 2008 but denied that a TV series about the band would make the singer once known as Johnny Rotten look bad. Underdog ‘Ted Lasso’ fi nds itself big dog Jones and drummer Peter Cook are suing Lydon at Britain’s High Court for the right to license the band’s NEW YORK, July 18, (AP): The crea- their voices. There’s a lot less soc- ‘Ted Lasso’ is just not like that. They music for the Danny Boyle-directed series “Pistol,” tors of the Apple TV+ comedy series cer, too. want to challenge themselves, the which is based on Jones’ memoir “Lonely Boy: Tales “Ted Lasso” have gotten used to hear- “I’m kind of excited, slightly nerv- viewer. They want it to feel real,” said from a Sex Pistol.” ing lots of backhanded compliments. ous but in a kind of excited way, about Mohammed. Testifying in the legal dispute among the band- People will tell them they didn’t ex- the reaction to the fact that it does turn Sudeikis’ Lasso may be a fi sh out of mates, Jones disclosed that he was stung when Ly- pect to enjoy the fi rst season so much. a few things on its head across the water, but he’s relentlessly optimistic don’s manager blocked an offer to use the Sex Pistols’ Or that they were surprised the Jason board, really,” said Nick Mohammed, and kind, armed with homespun wis- punk anthem “God Save the Queen” in another series, Sudeikis-led show turned out so well. who earned an Emmy nod Tuesday for dom in the face of hostility. “Fairy award-winner “The Crown.” “Shocked” is a word they hear a lot. playing kit man-turned-assistant-coach tales do not start nor do they end in the This image released by Apple TV+ “We joke in the writers’ room how Nate. dark forest. That son-of-a-gun always Disrespectful shows Jason Sudeikis in a scene from often we read the phrase, ‘This show The second season begins with Las- shows up smack dab in the middle of a Lydon has slammed the Disney-backed “Pistol” as ‘Ted Lasso.’ Season two premieres has no right to be this good.’ We’re al- so’s fi ctional London team relegated story. But it will all work out,” he tells “disrespectful” and is refusing to grant permission for on July 23. (AP) ways like, ‘Really? I mean, we tried re- from the elite division, its aged cham- his team in the second season. the songs to be included. He contends that music li- ally hard,’” said Brett Goldstein, who pion played by Goldstein retired and “‘Ted Lasso’ is a show about a guy censes can’t be granted without his consent, but Jones is Emmy-nominated for playing tough the team’s arrogant hotshot played by who is ignorant — he doesn’t know and Cook say licensing requests can be decided by a guy Roy Kent and who co-produces Phil Dunster far away. Viewers follow anything about football. But he’s not majority of band members. and co-writes the show. their journeys, as well as that of a new arrogant and he’s not shouting people The fractious relationship among the bandmates is On the eve of the show’s second character, a sports psychologist who down,” said Goldstein. “What he’s do- at issue in the case. At a hearing on Friday, Lydon’s season, there’s no excuse to be sur- has a knack for cutting to the truth, ing is being open and honest and em- lawyer, Mark Cunningham, took Jones through ex- prised anymore: “Ted Lasso” roared played by Sarah Niles. pathetic.” tracts from the guitarist’s book, including a passage out of the Emmy nomination process Encouraged Brendan Hunt, an executive produc- describing Lydon as an “annoying little brat.” last Tuesday with 20 nods, including Niles knew nothing about the show er who plays Coach Beard, compares “There’s a lot of praise in the book as well,” Jones for best comedy, best comedy writing Lasso to a sort of Jimmy Stewart char- said. He denied the lawyer’s suggestion that he re- when she was encouraged to submit and with seven acting nominations. a casting video during the pandemic. acter, humble and kind, polite and re- sented the prominence and profi le of Lydon, the best- “Ted Lasso” begins its second sea- spectful, but true to himself and some- known member of the Sex Pistols. She waited until afterward to binge the son July 23 no longer an underdog, fi rst season and fell for the sweetness. one you can count on who will stand Asked if he dislikes Lydon, Jones said: “I guess so, Weatherford Cooper but all the compliments and honors up for the correct way forward. yes.” He said the two had not spoken since 2008, the “The British love an underdog and Ted haven’t turned it into a diva, either: is like the underdog,” she said. “There’s a specifi cally American year of the band’s last reunion tour. Season two was already mapped out Sudeikis and executive producer Bill goodness there. We have not been ex- Jones, who appeared as a witness by video link Variety before season one even came out. Lawrence (“Scrubs” and “Spin City”) posed to much specifi cally American from Los Angeles, said there was nothing unusual The show centers on an American have fl eshed out a three-dimensional goodness in the last few years,” he about acrimony among bandmates. football coach who takes charge of an Lasso from the character fi rst created said. “It’s in our DNA. We’ve done it. “I think there’s a lot of bands who resent each oth- NEW YORK: Floyd Cooper, an award- elite British soccer team in England for NBC Sports to sell Americans on We’ve been doing it. We just stopped. er,” said the musician, who wore a suit, tie and glasses winning illustrator and author of children’s despite having little knowledge of the coverage of English Premier League And I think that’s part of what reso- for the court appearance. books whose mission to offer candid and game. It follows the players and coach- soccer. They intentionally made the nates with at least people here on the Jones said he was “upset” when Lydon’s manager positive images of Black history included es and owners. second season no carbon copy of the home front.” scuttled a chance to include “God Save the Queen” in subjects ranging from Frederick Douglass If season one established the char- fi rst. The British, too, have come to em- Netfl ix royal drama “The Crown.” and the civil rights movement to Venus acters and the tone, season two is “It would be quite easy to sort of brace the show, says Goldstein: “I’m “I was a big fan of the show and excited that our and Serena Williams, has died. He was 65. about deepening and exploring what say, ‘Oh, well, we’ve got a winning amazed how well it has played over music was going to feature in it, so I was very upset Author Carole Boston Weatherford, the creators have already built, with here because British people are inher- whose “Becoming Billie Holiday” and formula here. Let’s just do the same when I found out that John’s manager had blocked it,” many secondary characters finding thing.’ But the creative team behind ently far more cynical.” Jones said in a written witness statement. “Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massa- The band’s original bassist, Glen Matlock, and the cre” were illustrated by Cooper, told The estate of Matlock’s replacement, Sid Vicious, support Associated Press in an email that he died early Friday after being ill with cancer for son and Howard Bryant, whose “Sisters fantastic collaborator,” Bryant told the AP my fi rst children’s book, I was so proud to the position of Cook and Jones in the court case. Vi- & Champions,” about the Williams sisters, in an email Saturday. “I remember when I share a project with him and really looked cious died in 1979 at age 21. several months. She did not immediately provide further details. was illustrated by Cooper. fi rst received his initial pages for ‘Sisters forward to doing so again. This is an enor- During the court hearing, Jones disputed Lydon’s “Floyd was a wonderful artist and a & Champions’ I was just blown away. For mous loss.” (AP) view that “Pistol” was hostile to him. He said his hope “His cinematic illustrations brought stories to life and held readers close,” Weatherford ❑ ❑ ❑ was that Lydon would “get on board with this and said. “A devoted family man and genuine have some faith.” BROOKLYN, Mich: At least four people friend, Floyd was a gifted illustrator and truth- died while attending a weekend country “This is not about slagging anyone off in this TV teller. His legacy will continue to enlighten series at all,” he said. “It isn’t our intention to make music festival in southern Michigan, in- and to inspire for generations to come.” cluding three men who likely succumbed to him look bad.” Cooper was a Tulsa, Oklahoma, native carbon monoxide exposure inside a travel Formed in London in 1975, the Sex Pistols ener- who drew upon his grandfather’s memories trailer, authorities said Saturday. gized and scandalized the British music scene with in illustrating Weatherford’s book on the Two more men were in critical condition songs such as “God Save the Queen” and “Anarchy 1921 tragedy. He grew up poor, and spoke at a hospital from the same exposure, the in the UK” The band split up in 1978 after releasing of moving around so often in Tulsa that he Lenawee County sheriff’s offi ce said. The one album, but surviving members have reunited for attended 11 different elementary schools. fi ve men were in their early 20s. several concerts over the years. But he showed an early gift for drawing A concerned friend called 911 around and received a scholarship to attend the 1:30 p.m. when he had not heard from Also: University of Oklahoma. them during the Faster Horses Festival at LOS ANGELES: The always top-notch Guy Pearce After working on greeting cards for the Michigan International Speedway, 80 miles is back for the big fi nish of “Jack Irish,” the Austral- Hallmark company in Kansas City, he (128.7 kilometers) west of Detroit. They ian crime thriller in which he plays a former criminal moved to New York City and illustrated his were staying at a campground outside the lawyer now dabbling in debt collection and trouble. In fi rst published book, Eloise Greenfi eld’s festival grounds in Woodstock Township. the four-episode fi nal season debuted last week on the “Grandpa’s Face,” which came out in 1988. “This tragic incident is being inves- Acorn TV streaming service, Jack confronts his past He later settled in Easton, Pennsylva- tigated as a suspected carbon monoxide — including the violent death of his wife by a former nia, with his wife and agent, Velma, and exposure from a generator located very client. Along for the diffi cult ride are characters from two sons. He illustrated dozens of books near the travel trailer,” the sheriff’s offi ce earlier “Jack Irish” seasons and TV movies, among and his work on Joyce Carol Thomas’ said on Twitter. “The Blacker the Berry” brought him the Separately, state police reported the them journalist and ex-girlfriend Linda, played by Coretta Scott King Award in 2009 for Jury president Spike Lee, (second from left), almost announces ‘Titane’ as the death of a 30-year-old woman, Melissa Marta Dusseldorp; racetrack buff Harry (Roy Bill- achievement by a Black illustrator. winner of the Palme d’Or for the second time as fellow jury members Tahar Havens of Croswell. ing) and old-school detective Barry Tregear (Shane He also collaborated with such top Rahim, (from bottom left), Melanie Laurent, and Song Kang-ho look on during The cause and manner was unknown, Jacobson). authors as Weatherford, Nikki Grimes, the awards ceremony at the 74th international fi lm festival, Cannes, southern state police said, although investigators Walter Dean Myers, Jacqueline Wood- France, Saturday, July 17. (AP) were looking for a suspect. (AP) ARAB TIMES, MONDAY, JULY 19, 2021 SPORTS 14 Yankees withstand rain to beat Bosox Cubs rally for 4-2 victory over D-backs

NEW YORK, July 18, (AP): Ger- rit Cole struck out 11 and New York beat Boston 3-1 in a game called after six innings because of heavy rain. Gary Sánchez and Gleyber Torres hit back-to-back homers in the sixth off Hi- rokazu Sawamura (4-1) as the Yankees beat the rival Red Sox for the fi rst time in eight meetings this year. Cole (10-4) allowed one run and fi ve hits in a six- inning complete game. It was his seventh double- digit strikeout game this season. DJ LeMahieu hit an RBI single for the Yankees, who were blanked in the fi rst 13 innings of the series. Cubs 4, Diamondbacks 2 In Phoenix, Willson Contreras capped a three- St Helens players celebrate with the trophy after the Challenge Cup fi nal match against Castleford Tigers at Wembley Stadium, London, run ninth inning with a two-run homer, sending on July 17. (AP) Chicago past Arizona. Chicago was down 2-1 before it rallied with Chicago Cubs pitcher Craig Kimbrel throws two out in the ninth. Rafael Ortega doubled and against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the ninth inning during a baseball game, on Big boost for Lions in big win while South Africa A lose scored on Robinson Chirinos’ pinch-hit single July 17, in Phoenix. (AP) off Joakim Soria (1-4). Contreras then hit a drive to left for his 14th homer. Schoop hit a tying RBI single off Taylor Rog- Dodgers 9, Rockies 2 ers (2-4). After Robbie Grossman struck out, Ca- Australia top France to clinch 3-Test series In Colorado, Max Muncy had two home runs brera dropped a hit into shallow center as Schoop and four hits, Mookie Betts had a homer among raced around the bases. BRISBANE, Australia, July 18, (AP): Austral- his four extra-base hits before leaving with a hip ia played with 14 men for most of the match White Sox 10, Astros 1 but sensationally overcame France with a late Jutanugarn sisters shoot 59 to In Chicago, Lucas Giolito pitched a three- penalty goal for a 33-30 win to clinch the three- BASEBALL hitter, José Abreu launched a three-run homer match test series. and Chicago beat Houston in a matchup of AL With less than two minutes remaining in the division leaders. Tim Anderson (three hits), series decider, fl yhalf Noah Lolesio slotted the win Dow Great Lakes Bay title Zack Collins and rookies Gavin Sheets and Jake problem, and Los Angeles won its fourth straight. Burger also went deep as the White Sox broke crucial three points to give Australia the win. Muncy homered is his last two at-bats and fi n- Lolesio accounted for 23 of the Wallabies’ MIDLAND, Michigan, July 18, (AP): Thai sis- and Suwannapura. out against the Astros. ished with fi ve RBIs. Giolito (8-6) struck out eight and walked none points with a try, three conversions and four ters Ariya and Moriya Jutanugarn won the Dow “I would say it’s really special,” Ariya said. Walker Buehler (10-1) pitched seven strong penalty goals. Great Lakes Bay Invitational, shooting their “Every tournament I won she always with me, while throwing 107 pitches in his fi fth career innings to reach double digits in wins. He set complete game. After Michael Brantley doubled The Wallabies had played almost the entire second 11-under 59 in best-ball play for a three- and when she won I with her. The way we played down the last 13 batters he faced after yielding stroke victory over defending champions Cydney today, I just told myself, `This is going to be a with one out in the fi rst, Giolito retired 22 in a match with just 14 players after winger Marika a double with two outs to Ryan McMahon in the row before Abraham Toro connected with two Koroibete was handed a contentious red card Clanton and Jasmine Suwannapura. great memory for us to win together.’” bottom of the third. “But before we went to the tee, I walked to my Clanton and Suwannapura shot 64. They won outs in the eighth. for a high tackle fi ve minutes into the match. Angels 9, Mariners 4 Koroibete was red-carded for his tackle on sister and told her like, ‘You know what, Mo, to- the inaugural event by six shots in 2019. The Pirates 9, Mets 7 French captain Anthony Jelonch. New Zealand day the goal is we’re going to try to make birdie tournament was canceled last year because of the In Anaheim, California, David Fletcher ex- In Pittsburgh, Jacob Stallings’ grand slam in referee Ben O’Keeffe and his assistants delib- every hole. ... That’s the goal today I told her.” COVID-19 pandemic. tended the second-longest hitting streak in An- the bottom of the ninth inning off closer Edwin “Jasmine and I just talked on the 18th green, gels history to 26 games with three doubles and Díaz rallied Pittsburgh over stunned New York. erated for several minutes before determining man, we felt like we won this one,” Clanton said. Koroibete had raced in from a distance and con- fi ve RBIs, and Taylor Ward homered and drove Trailing 6-0, the Pirates scored all their runs in GOLF “It was tough conditions today, it was windy. We in three runs in Los Angeles’ victory over Seat- the fi nal two innings - fi ve in the eighth and four tacted him high without any mitigating factors. didn’t think anybody would go super low, but tle. The French raced ahead 10-0 but the Walla- in the ninth. Stallings got his sixth career game- Ariya and Moriya played great today, so they de- Alex Cobb (7-3) yielded fi ve hits over 6 2/3 ending RBI. J.D. Davis hit a pair of two-run hom- bies fought back to lead before Lolesio kicked The 25-year-old Ariya won for the 12th time served it.” innings. Jack Mayfi eld and Taylor Ward (three the hosts clear with 90 seconds to play. ers for New York in his fi rst start since coming on the LPGA Tour and second this season, and Lim Kim and Yealimi Noh (64) and Pajaree hits) also homered for the Angels. off the 60-day injured list, and rookie starter Ty- The win was Australia’s ninth in a row at the 26-year-old Moriya took her second title. Ari- Anannarukarn and Aditi Ashok (66) tied for the stadium dating to 2016 and capped a tight Tigers 1, Twins 0, 1st Game lor Megill pitched six scoreless innings. ya won the Honda LPGA Thailand in May 9 for third at 19 under. U.S. Women’s Open winner Tigers 5, Twins 4, 8 Inn, 2nd Game series that had featured two-point wins to both her fi rst victory since July 2018. Yuka Saso and Minjee Lee were 18 under after Indians 3, Athletics 2 sides in a three-match series compressed over “I would say this is the best moment for me be- a 62. In Detroit, Miguel Cabrera’s bloop single In Oakland, California, Franmil Reyes hit his 11 days. cause we won together,” Ariya said. “We helped Nelly and Jessica Korda shot a 67 to tie for scored Jonathan Schoop from fi rst base, and De- 15th home run into a luxury suite in center fi eld, Australia coach Dave Rennie was full of each other to win the golf tournament.” 17th at 13 under. Nelly Korda was making her troit beat Minnesota for a doubleheader sweep. and Cleveland beat Oakland for its fourth win in praise for the resolve and determination of his The Jutanugarns fi nished at 24-under 256 at fi rst start since winning the Meijer LPGA Clas- The second game was tied at 3 after seven in- fi ve games team after losing both wingers inside the fi rst windy Midland Country Club. They opened with sic and the KPMG Women’s PGA in consecutive nings, and the Twins went in front when pinch- Cal Quantrill (2-2) threw fi ve effective innings fi ve minutes of the match, with Filipo Daugunu a 67 in alternate shot, had a 59 on Thursday in weeks to take the No. 1 spot in the world. runner Nick Gordon scored on a wild pitch by to win his second consecutive start, fi nishing injuring his arm in a tackle inside the fi rst 90 best ball, and shot 71 in alternate shot Friday to The Evian Championship, the fourth major of Joe Jiménez (3-1) in the eighth. with fi ve strikeouts and allowing one run. James seconds before Koroibete’s contentious red enter the fi nal round two strokes behind Clanton the year, is next week in France. But the Tigers rallied in the bottom half. Karinchak pitched the ninth for his 10th save. card. Cesar Hernandez hit an RBI double, Amed In Cape Town, South Africa, The British and Rosario had a sacrifi ce fl y and Austin Hedges Irish Lions rounded off the warmup part of their MLB Results/Standings added two hits for Cleveland. tour of South Africa with a resounding 49-3 Braves 9, Rays 0 win over the Stormers. In Atlanta, Joc Pederson hit a two-run homer There were a bunch of positives for the Lions WASHINGTON, July 18, (AP): Results and standings from the MLB games on Saturday. in his fi rst start with Atlanta, Max Fried had a Detroit 1 Minnesota (7 inn 1st game) 0 LA Angels 9 Seattle 4 two-run double among three hits while throwing Cleveland 3 Oakland 2 Chicago Cubs 4 Arizona 2 seven dominant innings, and the Braves shut out RUGBY Detroit 5 Minnesota (8 inn 2nd game) 4 St Louis 3 San Francisco 1 Tampa Bay. Atlanta 9 Tampa Bay 0 Pittsburgh 9 NY Mets 7 NY Yankees 3 Boston (6 inn) 1 LA Dodgers 9 Colorado 2 Fried (7-5) did not allow a baserunner to reach Chic Sox 10 Houston 1 Milwaukee 7 Cincinnati (11 inn) 4 second. The left-hander gave up four hits with on top of the seven-try victory a week out from Baltimore 8 Kansas City 4 one walk and had seven strikeouts. Pederson had the fi rst test against the Springboks at the same American League National League two hits, including an infi eld single to a vacant Cape Town Stadium: Lock Alun Wyn Jones East Division East Division third base against the Rays’ defensive shift in the came off the bench to play the last 25 minutes W L Pct GB W L Pct GB eighth. His homer, off Josh Fleming (7-5), was and confi rm his return from a dislocated shoul- Boston 56 37 .602 _ New York 47 42 .528 _ the highlight of a six-run fourth inning. der that initially ruled the Lions captain out of Tampa Bay 54 38 .587 1-1/2 Philadelphia 45 45 .500 2-1/2 Toronto 46 42 .523 7-1/2 Atlanta 45 46 .495 3 Brewers 7, Reds 4, 11 Innings the tour completely. New York 47 44 .516 8 Washington 42 48 .467 5-1/2 The forwards were rampant, contributing six Baltimore 29 62 .319 26 Miami 40 51 .440 8 In Cincinnati, Christian Yelich doubled home of the tries. Marcus Smith provided a thorough Central Division Central Division the go-ahead run in the 11th inning and Milwau- display at No. 10 after being a late callup to the W L Pct GB W L Pct GB kee beat Cincinnati to widen its lead in the NL Chicago 55 36 .604 _ Milwaukee 55 39 .585 _ Central. squad as injury cover. Cleveland 46 43 .517 8 Cincinnati 48 44 .522 6 Wing Duhan van der Merwe broke tackles The Reds loaded the bases in the bottom of the Detroit 42 51 .452 14 Chicago 46 46 .500 8 11th, but with an empty bench, manager David and made ground all night, including a burst Minnesota 39 52 .429 16 St Louis 45 47 .489 9 Kansas City 37 54 .407 18 Pittsburgh 36 56 .391 18 Bell sent pitcher Wade Miley up to pinch hit for down the touchline that sent the Lions on their reliever Ryan Hendrix. He grounded out to sec- way to their fi rst try. And there were solid re- West Division West Division W L Pct GB W L Pct GB ond to end the game. turns to action for center Robbie Henshaw and Houston 56 37 .602 _ San Francisco 58 33 .637 _ fullback Stuart Hogg. Tadhg Beirne of the British and Irish Li- Oakland 53 41 .564 3-1/2 Los Angeles 58 35 .624 1 Cardinals 3, Giants 1 In Cardiff, Wales, Argentina warmed up for ons, (left), in action during a rugby match Seattle 49 44 .527 7 San Diego 54 40 .574 5-1/2 In St. Louis, Kwang Hyun Kim tossed six shut- the Rugby Championship by beating Wales’ between the DHL Stormers and British and Los Angeles 46 45 .505 9 Colorado 40 53 .430 19 out innings, Tyler O’Neill and Paul Goldschmidt second string 33-11 and completing an unde- Irish Lions at Cape Town Stadium in Cape Texas 35 56 .385 20 Arizona 26 68 .277 33-1/2 homered and St. Louis snapped San Francisco’s feated tour of Europe. Town, South Africa, on July 17. (AP) fi ve-game winning streak. ARAB TIMES, MONDAY, JULY 19, 2021 SPORTS 15

Nearly at full strength Russia at Tokyo Oly with new Hamilton roars back to win name, more doping disputes

MOSCOW, July 18, (AP): Rus- the rowing team. That’s about 50 sia is competing under another more than in 2016, when the dop- British GP after Max ‘crash’ new name at the Tokyo Olympics, ing-related restrictions hit harder the latest fallout from the Games’ across multiple sports, but still the longest-running doping saga. second-lowest number since the You won’t see the Russian flag Soviet Union broke up in 1991. above any podiums but the nation- The team ranges from 16-year- al colors are on the uniforms. old gymnast Viktoria Listunova to Doping cases old and new still 56-year-old dressage rider Inessa cast a shadow over the team. Two Merkulova. swimmers from the Tokyo team The ROC team is targeted to have been suspended for cases finish third in the medal count and dating back years and two rowers gold medals are expected in Rus- tested positive last month. sia’s usual strongest sports like This time it’s not Russia, or gymnastics, artistic swimming, even the Olympic Athletes from wrestling, fencing and judo. Russia. It’s the Russian Olympic Only Russian athletes in track Committee. and field have had to undergo spe- Officially the athletes will rep- cial vetting of their drug-testing resent not their country, but the histories or possible involvement ROC, and Russia’s name, flag in past cover-ups. World Athletics and anthem has its own sanctions against Rus- are banned. sia, including an “authorized neu- Critics point tral athlete” certification program. out that it Only athletes with that status were will be hard to spot the OLYMPICS difference when Rus- sian teams eligible for Tokyo. are wearing Weightlifting has its own sys- full national tem of doping sanctions, restrict- colors. ing team sizes based on past mis- The new Merkulova deeds. Russia can enter one male rules - an and one female lifter for Tokyo, Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain, (left), and Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands take a curve side-by-side at the start of the British evolution of the “OAR” restric- but avoids the outright bans from Formula One Grand Prix, at the Silverstone circuit, in Silverstone, England, on July 18. (AP) tions used at the 2018 Winter Olympic weightlifting imposed on Olympics - are a confusing patch- the most persistent offenders like work of dos and don’ts. Thailand and Romania. 7-time champion reignites F1 title defense Russian red, white and blue The latest rules on Russia’s on uniforms are fine - the blocks name and image were set last year SILVERSTONE, England, rience to know that that’s unacceptable. of color on the official tracksuits by the Court of Arbitration for “I’m just very disappointed that a form one big flag - but not the Sport in a ruling that satisfied al- July 18, (AP): Lewis Ham- driver of his caliber should make such a word “Russia,” the flag itself or most nobody. ilton roared back from a move. It’s dangerous. It looked desper- other national symbols. The artis- As so often with Russia, the fi rst-lap incident that sent ate. And he’s put a competitor, thank- tic swimming team said it’s been sanctions aren’t as much about fully uninjured, in hospital. For me, doping as about the cover-up. blocked from wearing costumes championship leader Max that’s a hollow victory.” with a drawing of a bear. Just when Russia was patch- Verstappen to the hospital Official Olympic paperwork and ing up relations with the World Verstappen beat Hamilton at the TV graphics will attribute Russian Anti-Doping Agency in 2019 by and overcame a 10-second start for the second day in a row at Sil- results to “ROC” but won’t spell allowing it access to the Moscow penalty to win the British verstone and the two title contenders out the Russian Olympic Commit- anti-doping lab’s files, WADA in- Grand Prix and reignite his furiously zigzagged for position. The tee’s name in full. Gold medalists vestigators spotted strange anom- drivers touched at least twice as Ham- will get music by Russian com- alies in the data. Evidence had title defense on Sunday. ilton tried to slip past Verstappen for poser Tchaikovsky instead of the been deleted and spurious infor- The seven-time champion won the lead. country’s national anthem. mation added, including fake mes- at his home track to snap a run of Hamilton’s front wheel touched Ver- Despite the name change, Rus- sages designed to tarnish the name fi ve races without a victory. He stappen’s rear wheel the second time sia will have a nearly full team at of WADA’s star witness, former had dropped from second to fi fth the drivers made contact, and the Red the Olympics after sending de- lab director Grigory Rodchenkov. after he served his penalty, picked Bull careened off course, through the pleted squads to the 2016 Rio de WADA said the edits were gravel and into the tire barrier. A tire up two spots when he returned to from Verstappen’s car bounced off the Janeiro Olympics and the 2018 made while the lab was sealed the track and then Mercedes team- Pyeongchang Winter Games. off by a Russian law enforcement car during the spin. mate Valtteri Bottas was ordered to Leclerc took over the lead and Mer- This time, only track and field body. Russia denied wrongdoing. move out of Hamilton’s way. and weightlifting will impose lim- The CAS ruling was hailed as cedes boss Toto Wolff sprinted to race It gave him 11 laps to chase down control to argue against any penalty to its on Russian squad size. They a partial victory in Russia, which leader Charles Leclerc in a Ferrari and are the two sports with the largest had its initial four-year sanction his driver. Hamilton told his Mercedes Hamilton made the pass for the win team the position in the corner was his numbers of doping cases - from cut to two. It was criticized by with just two laps to go - and on the Russia and elsewhere - in recent some anti-doping figures who and he was not to blame. same corner where he had tangled with “I was ahead going in there, man,” Olympics. Russian officials have wanted neutral-color uniforms at Verstappen. The British driver was selected a 10-person track team the Olympics and stricter vetting Hamilton radioed. “I was fully along- cheered on to his eighth career victory side him, my line. Yeah, he turned in that includes three world cham- to ensure doping suspects couldn’t at Silverstone by the passionate home pions. compete. on me, man” fans, who also gave him a standing Following a delay of 45 minutes the Russia is sending more than Russia is heading back to court ovation. 330 athletes to Tokyo, with the ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, but race restarted with Hamilton starting exact number still unclear be- on a smaller scale than its big le- from second after Leclerc passed him cause of uncertainty surrounding gal battles from 2016 and 2018. MOTOR RACING in the moments after his collision with Verstappen. Hamilton, who then drove a victory Hamilton was then slapped with a lap brandishing the British fl ag, cut the 10-second penalty which he served gap to Verstappen in the drivers’ cham- at his pit stop on lap 27 of 52. That pionship from 33 points to eight. dropped him to fourth behind Lando “What a great job guys. Thank you Norris, Valtteri Bottas and a dozen sec- so much for continuing to push this onds adrift of Leclerc. year, I am so inspired by you guys. Hamilton passed Norris on lap 31 There’s a long way to go but I believe before Bottas was ordered out his way in you guys,” Hamilton said on team by Mercedes. The world champion radio after the race. then set about hunting Leclerc with the Then he climbed the rail and ran to- Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain celebrates on the podium after gap reduced to just 1.5 seconds with ward the grandstands waving the fl ag to winning the British Formula One Grand Prix, at the Silverstone circuit, in four laps to run. his adoring crowd. Silverstone, England, on July 18. (AP) On lap 50 of 52, Hamilton put his Mercedes on the inside of Leclerc’s Verstappen crashed out of the race race. “But regardless of whether I agree ported to a local hospital for further when a spirited fi rst lap battle with Ferrari through Copse before backing Hamilton sent the Dutchman spinning with the penalty, I take it on the chin evaluation. out of the move, but the Monegasque hard into a barrier, with an impact and I just kept working.” “He’s (Hamilton) a world champion, ran wide and Hamilton assumed the which registered at 51G. The race was red-fl agged to allow he shouldn’t be making maneuvers lead to the delight of the partisan In this Oct. 11, 2019 fi le photo, Nikita Nagornyy of Russia performs “With Max, you know he’s very ag- for repairs to the tire barrier. Verstap- like that. It’s unacceptable,” Red Bull crowd. on the rings in the men’s all-around fi nal at the Gymnastics World gressive. And then today, I mean I was pen, wobbly as he climbed from his team principal Christian Horner said. “I He crossed the line 3.8 seconds clear Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. (AP) fully alongside him, and I didn’t have car, was initially seen in the Silver- hope Lewis is very happy with himself. of Leclerc with Bottas completing the enough space,” Hamilton said after the stone medical center but then trans- Lewis has got more than enough expe- podium and Norris fi nishing fourth. Przybylko’s late goal lifts Union over D.C. United 2-1 Allgaier fi nishes second Mukhtar scores hat trick, Nashville beats 10-man Fire Bell wins 3rd straight NASCAR NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 18, (AP): Mason Toye pulled Montreal (6-3-4) the COVID-19 pandemic. in a row for the first time since 2019. Xfi nity race at New Hampshire Hany Mukhtar scored three goals in within a goal on a penalty kick in the Steve Clark made three saves to help Diego Rossi opened the scoring for an early six-minute span and Nashville 72nd minute, and Hamdi tied it in the Portland snap a two-game losing streak. Los Angeles in the 10th minute. Aaron LOUDON, N.H., July 18, (AP): Chris- to drive,” Bell said. beat the 10-man Chicago Fire 5-1. 74th and netted the winner in the 87th. Dallas is 2-6-5. Herrera scored his first MLS goal in the topher Bell had to reward the young He certainly remembered how to Mukhtar scored in the 10th, 13th and Toye and Joaquin Torres scored for Revolution 1, Atlanta Utd 0 18th for Real Salt Lake (4-4-4). boy wearing his T-shirt with a fi st take the checkered fl ag at New Hamp- 16th minutes, the fastest hat trick in Montreal in the first half. In Atlanta, Gustavo Bou scored his Whitecaps 2, LA Galaxy 1 bump and the checkered fl ag from his shire, where he won in the Xfi nity Se- MLS history. Brenner scored twice for Cincinnati seventh goal of the season and Eastern In Sandy, Utah, Déiber Caicedo and third career New Hampshire victory. ries for the third time. In the Ambet- C.J. Sapong made it 4-0 for Nashville (3-6-3) and Haris Medunjanin and Gus- Conference-leading New England beat Cristian Dájome scored second-half Bell laughed when he said it was a ter Get Vaccinated 200, Bell made the (5-1-7) in the 39th minute with a put- tavo Valecilla also connected. Atlanta to snap a three-game winless goals and Vancouver beat Los Angeles rare sight at the track to fi nd any fan most of his shot. back off the rebound of Randall Leal’s Timbers 1, FC Dallas 0 streak. to ended an eight-game winless streak. wearing his merchandise. So while the “I didn’t have any Xfi nity races on shot off the post. Brian Anunga capped In Portland, Ore., Jeremy Ebobisse Brad Knighton had five saves for Dájome capped the scoring for the Xfi nity Series wins come easy for Bell, my calendar. I’m not really sure what the scoring in the 62nd. scored in the 84th minute and Portland New England (8-3-3). Whitecaps (4-7-3) in the 77th minute building that fanbase still needs some happened,” Bell said. “I think Ty Gibbs The Fire (3-8-2) went down a man in beat FC Dallas before the first capacity Atlanta (2-4-7) is winless in eight on a give-and-go with Brian White. work. maybe was supposed to run it and end- the 14th minute when Johan Kappelhof crowd of the season at Providence Park. games. Caicedo tied it in the 48th. “I don’t have a ton of shirts up here ed up doing the ARCA deal. I’m not re- was sent off for denial of an obvious Ebobisse’s goal was the 300th for LAFC 2, Real Salt Lake 1 Rayan Raveloson scored for the Gal- in the Northeast,” Bell said. “I haven’t ally sure what happened, but I was very goal-scoring opportunity. the Timbers (5-6-1) at their downtown In Los Angeles, Carlos Vela scored axy (8-6-0) in the fifth minute. done a lot of rac- thankful for the opportunity.” stadium. It came on a night when the in the 79th minute and Los Angeles FC Union 2, D.C. United 1 ing up here. My The rest of the fi eld wasn’t so thank- Timbers were allowed a full crowd for beat Real Salt Lake. In Chester, Pa., Kacper Przybylko SOCCER popularity, I’m ful. He led 151 of 200 laps. the first time since last year because of LAFC (6-4-3) has won three games scored in the 83rd minute to lift Phila- just really calm, “I defi nitely didn’t expect like I was delphia past D.C. United. quiet, reserved. Ignacio Aliseda scored for Chicago Sergio Santos also scored for the for sure going to win,” Bell said. “I fi g- in the 47th minute. Union (6-3-5). Yamil Asad converted a I’m not going Orlando City 1, Toronto FC 1 penalty kick for United (5-7-1). to win a popu- CAR RACING In Toronto, Jozy Altidore returned The game was stopped in the 87th larity contest to action with a goal and Toronto FC minute for a weather delay. but hopefully I - playing at home in front of fans for Earthquakes 1, Rapids 1 can win more ured I would have a really good shot at the first time since March 2020 - tied In Commerce City, Colo., Cole Bas- races.” it. I felt I was going to have a shot at Orlando City 1-1 on Saturday night. sett scored to help Colorado tie San Jose. Bell turned a it, for sure.” Altidore’s 72nd-minute feel-good The 19-year-old Bassett ripped a left- spot start in the Bell Justin Allgaier was second, followed moment at BMO Field was negated five footer from the top of the area through Xfi nity Series by Daniel Hemric, Austin Cindric and minutes later by Nani’s tying penalty traffic and into the net to tie it in the into a trip to victory lane, winning in Harrison Burton. kick. 53rd minute. The Rapids (6-3-3) are a romp for Joe Gibbs Racing at New The top-fi ves capped a big week for Altidore came on in the 64th minute unbeaten in their last three games and Hampshire Motor Speedway. Cindric and Burton - Cindric was named to a standing ovation. He last played have just one loss in their last six. Bell made his fi rst start since 2019 driver of the fl agship No. 2 car for Team May 22 due to a falling out with former Javier López scored for San Jose (3- in NASCAR’s second-tier series when Penske in the Cup Series next season, coach Chris Armas. 7-3). The Earthquakes are winless in he was needed as a late replacement and Burton will drive for Wood Broth- Toronto (2-8-3) played its first game nine games. driver. He won every stage in the No. ers Racing next season in the 21 Ford. at BMO Field since Sept. 1 and the first Crew 2, NYCFC 1 54 Toyota and captured his 17th career Hemric and Burton also race for with fans in the stands since March 7, In Columbus, Ohio, Lucas Zelarayan Xfi nity race. He won seven races in JGR. 2020. scored his fourth free-kick goal of the 2018, nine in 2019 and was promoted Bell kept the ball rolling for JGR in Orlando is 6-3-4. season to help Columbus beat New to Cup last season. the Xfi nity Series. Bell, Kyle Busch CF Montreal 5, FC Cincinnati 4 York City FC. Bell is 15th in the Cup Series this and Ty Gibbs have combined to win In Montreal, Ahmed Hamdi scored Zelarayan capped the scoring in the season driving for Joe Gibbs Racing. eight races in the No. 54 this season. the tying and winning goals in a late Vancouver Whitecaps forward Cristian Dajome, (left), defends against LA 62nd minute, moving within two of ty- Bell won his fi rst Cup race this season Busch went 5-for-5 and said he was re- three-goal burst and CF Montreal beat Galaxy midfi elder Sacha Kljestan during the fi rst half of an MLS soccer ing Sebastian Giovinco’s single-season at the Daytona road course. tired from the series after winning last FC Cincinnati in its return to Canada. match, on July 17, in Sandy, Utah. (AP) record for free-kick goals. “I’ve got really, really fast race cars week at Atlanta. ARAB TIMES, MONDAY, JULY 19, 2021 16

The pack speeds down the Champs Elysees as the Arc de Triomphe is seen in the back- ground during the twenty-fi rst and last stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 108.4 kilom- eters (67.4 miles) with start in Chatou and fi nish on the Champs Elysees in Paris, France. (AP) Sports Latest sports scores at — http://sports.arabtimesonline.com Pogacar wins 2nd straight Tour title Van Aert claims 21st stage

PARIS, July 18, (AP): Tadej Pogacar won the Tour de France for a sec- ond straight year after a mostly ceremonial fi nal stage to the Champs-Ely- sees on Sunday in cycling’s biggest race. The Slovenian rider with UAE Team Emirates success- fully defended his huge lead of 5 minutes, 20 seconds over sec- ond-place Jonas Vingegaard. The 22-year-old Pogacar won his fi rst title last September when Belgium’s Wout Van Aert (left), he became the Tour’s youngest crosses the fi nish line to win ahead champion in 116 years. He is now of Britain’s Mark Cavendish. (AP) the youngest double winner of the race. CYCLING

Wout van Aert won the 21st stage in a mass sprint. That pre- vented Mark Cavendish from beat- ing Belgian great Eddy Merckx’s record of 34 stage wins which the British sprinter equaled earlier in the race. Tour de France winner Slovenia’s Tadej Pogacar, wearing the overall leader’s yellow jersey, celebrates on the podium after the twenty-fi rst and last stage The mostly fl at 108-kilometer of the Tour de France cycling race over 108.4 kilometers (67.4 miles) with start in Chatou and fi nish on the Champs Elysees in Paris, France. (AP) (67-mile) leg began in Chatou just outside Paris and concluded with nal for those fi ghting for a prestig- eight laps up and down the famed ious stage win as the fi rst accelera- avenue. tions took place. But the attackers’ ‘All three now in isolation’ Richard Carapaz fi nished third efforts did not pay off and the stage overall, 7:03 off the pace. ended in a mass sprint. Pogacar and his teammates Cavendish, who consoled him- Los Angeles FC forward Latif rode at the front of the pack Blessing, (left), and Real Salt Lake together as they reached the self with the best sprinter’s green First ‘positive’ COVID-19 tests forward Bobby Wood try to head Champs-Elysees, and the Slo- jersey, banged his handlebar in the ball during the second half of a frustration after van Aert edged Major League Soccer match, in Los venia champion raised his fist in Angeles. LAFC won 2-1. (AP) the air in celebration. Jasper Philipsen to the line. Caven- — See Page 18 — Pogacar’s gesture acted as a sig- dish was third. for athletes in Olympic Village TOKYO, July 18, (AP): Two South Milwaukee leads Suns 3-2 African soccer players have become the fi rst athletes inside the Olympic Barbora ‘wins’ Village to test positive for COVID-19, with the Tokyo Games opening on Fri- day. all-Czech fi nal Resilient Bucks on verge of NBA title An offi cial with the South African PRAGUE, July 18, (AP): French soccer team also tested positive, as Open champion Barbora Krejcik- PHOENIX, July 18, (AP): Jrue Holi- did a fourth member of South Africa’s ova triumphed at the Prague Open day seized his chance to give the Mil- contingent, the head coach of the rug- on Sunday for her third WTA title. waukee Bucks the lead in the NBA by sevens team. The rugby team were In an, second-seeded Kre- Finals. in a pre-Games training camp in an- jcikova demolished No. 8-seeded Took it right out of Devin Booker’s other Japanese city. Tereza Martincova 6-2, 6-0, hit- hands, actually. Organizers confi rmed the positive ting 26 winners on her way to vic- Holiday’s steal and alley-oop pass tests for the two athletes in the Olym- tory in 65 minutes. to Giannis Antetokounmpo for a pic Village in Tokyo on Sunday but From 2-2 in the opening set, dunk sealed a wild Game 5 and gave didn’t identify them other than to say Krejcikova cruised, winning 10 the Bucks a 123-119 victory over the they were non-Japanese. straight games against her op- Phoenix Suns on Saturday night. The South African Olympic com- ponent who was playing her fi rst “It’s who he is,” teammate Pat Con- mittee later confi rmed the three COV- WTA fi nal. naughton said. “He’s a winner.” ID-19 cases in their soccer delegation Krejcikova didn’t lose a set at And for the fi rst time in 50 years, the at the village - two players and a video the hard-court tournament that she Bucks have a chance to be. analyst. All three were now in isolation used as a warm-up for the Tokyo Antetokounm- at the Tokyo 2020 isolation facility, Olympics. po had 32 points, the South African Olympic committee nine rebounds said. The players were defender Thabi- TENNIS and six assists. so Monyane and midfi elder Kamohelo Khris Middleton Mahlatsi. added 29 points, The rest of the South Africa soccer squad had tested negative for the vi- She won her three titles, includ- and Holiday had ing Strasbourg and Roland Gar- 27 points and 13 rus twice and was “following closely ros, in her last four tournaments, assists. all the recommendations of the local winning 20 of her last 21 games. The Bucks health authorities,” the South African Her only defeat came in the fought their way Olympic committee said. fourth round of Wimbledon to out of an early eventual winner Ashleigh Barty. Booker 16-point hole by Meanwhile, Pablo Carreno fl irting with the OLYMPICS Busta continued to impress on best-shooting night in NBA Finals his- clay with a 6-2, 6-4 win against tory, but then won it by making a huge Filip Krajinovic in the Hamburg defensive play for the second straight South Africa are due to play Japan European Open fi nal. game. Milwaukee Bucks center Bobby Portis, (foreground), reaches for the ball in front of Phoenix Suns guard Langston in their fi rst game of the men’s soc- Galloway during the fi rst half of Game 5 of basketball’s NBA Finals in Phoenix. (AP) The second-seeded Spaniard They can win their fi rst title since cer competition on Thursday at Tokyo did not drop a set and converted 1971 on Tuesday night in Milwaukee. Stadium. made 32 of 45 shots in the middle two all three of his break opportuni- “Obviously we know what the deal South African rugby sevens coach ties. is. It’s one game away from being the quarters, outscoring the Suns 79-53 Neil Powell tested positive on Satur- NBA champ,” said Antetokounmpo, during that stretch. Al Ahly win back-to-back day and is in an isolation facility in the Milwaukee became the fi rst road southern city of Kagoshima, where the told The Associated Press. team to win in the series and with one team are preparing for the Olympics. South African Olympic and soccer BASKETBALL more victory will complete its sec- Champions League titles Powell will have to stay in isolation for offi cials didn’t immediately confi rm ond 2-0 comeback in this postseason 14 days and will miss the rugby sevens whether the two soccer players and - along with the fi fth in NBA Finals CASABLANCA, Morocco, July Solia made it three. competition, South Africa’s national offi cial who tested positive had been whose postgame press conference was history. 18, (AP): Al Ahly of Egypt won a Al Ahly’s South African coach rugby body said. vaccinated. delayed because he was dehydrated. Game 5 winners of a tied series have second straight African Champions Pitso Mosimane led his team to a Powell had been vaccinated against However, South Africa’s Olympic Booker had 40 points, his second won the series 21 of 29 times in the League by beating 10-man Kaizer second title having been appointed COVID-19 with the one-shot Johnson committee said in May it would offer straight 40-point game. But with the NBA Finals. Chiefs of South Africa 3-0 in the only last September. Al Ahly won & Johnson vaccine in South Africa on all its Olympic athletes going to Tokyo Suns rallying and down one with 16 “We’ve got to win one game to fi nal . May 24, team spokesman JJ Harmse the J&J vaccine. seconds left, he drove into the middle put them back on the plane. That’s All the goals came in the second and Holiday wrestled the ball out of his it,” Suns coach Monty Williams said. half and after Kaizer Chiefs mid- SOCCER hands. “And you have to have that determina- fi elder Happy Mashiane was sent “I was just trying to score the ball, tion that you’re willing to do whatever off for a second yellow card just he was behind me,” Booker said. “I it takes to put them back on the plane.” before halftime. last year’s Champions League a turned and he was right there.” Paul had 21 points and 11 assists, Mohamed Sherif swept a shot month after Mosimane joined. Antetokounmpo sprinted down the and Deandre Ayton fi nished with 20 high into the net for the opening Win also extended Al Ahly’s reign court to his right and Holiday - rather points and 10 rebounds. But the Suns goal in the 53rd minute. Sherif’s as Africa’s most successful club with than pulling the ball out to run the clock missed a chance to move within a vic- back heel set up Mohamed Magdy 10 Champions League titles, fi ve down - fi red a perfect lob pass that the tory of their fi rst championship and for 2-0 11 minutes later. Amr El better than Egypt rivals Zamalek. Greek Freak slammed down while Chris will need a victory at Fiserv Forum to Paul fouled him to make it 122-119. bring the series back to the desert for “Giannis took off and he was calling for Game 7 on Thursday night. against the Lakers in Game 3 of the didn’t matter once the defensive ace of the ball,” Holiday said. “At that point, I “We knew this wasn’t going to be 2009 fi nals. Holiday’s basket had the the Bucks backcourt took it back from just threw it as high as I could and only easy. We didn’t expect it to be. It’s Bucks in good shape at 108-94 with Booker. where Giannis could go get it,” hard,” Paul said. “Coach said it all about 9 minutes remaining, but the It wasn’t as spectacular a defensive Antetokounmpo missed the free year long, everything we want is on Suns put together a push in the fi nal play as Antetokounmpo’s block of throw, but the Bucks grabbed the re- the other side of hard and it don’t get minutes. Down 10 with just under 3 Ayton’s dunk attempt that preserved a bound and Middleton made one free no harder than this.” 1/2 minutes remaining, the Suns got two-point lead in Game 4, but it was throw for the fi nal point of the night. Milwaukee was at 62.1% shoot- a 3 from Booker and a basket by Paul every bit as important to a Bucks team Before the defensive stand, Milwau- ing after three quarters, threatening to cut it to 120-119 with 56 seconds to making its fi rst fi nals appearance since Reena Parnat, from Estonia, practices for the 2020 Summer Olympics at kee’s offense was the story. The Bucks to challenge Orlando’s 62.5% mark play. Holiday missed a jumper, but that 1974. Yumenoshima Park Archery Field in Tokyo. (AP)

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