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Significant increase in QU’s stellar performance in THE World University Rankings 2019 Total performance indicators home-based businesses used for comparison MOHAMMAD SHOEB The second edition edition, which witnessed the QU placed at THE PENINSULA QU ranked QU achieved in QU was of ‘Made at Home’ participation of 144 local home- 332nd place QS Top 50 under based businesses. The event tar- first in ranked 52 in exhibition will run International in QS World 50 ranking The Asia DOHA: The Minister of Admin- geted a variety of sectors which University among the best istrative Development, Labour were art crafts, technologies, Outlook University until October 20 at Rankings young and Social Affairs H E Dr Issa bin Doha Exhibition and food & beverage, jewelry with Indicator Rankings in Saad Al Jafali Al Nuaimi, who total sales reaching QR2.5m. The 2019 universities Feb 2018 formally inaugurated the second Convention Center. exhibition was attended by more edition of ‘Made at Home’ exhi- than 15,000 visitors across bition yesterday, said that the several nationalities. expo has witnessed a remarkable October 20 at Doha Exhibition The expo is being held under development in all sectors and and Convention Center (DECC), the patronage of H E Sheikha Al products, where over 185 partic- where local micro-businesses and Mayassabint Hamad bin Khalifa ipants are showcasing their home-based manufactures are Al Thani, Chairperson of Qatar products and services. showcasing a wide range of Museums, and organised by The Minister praised the products from different sectors, Qatar Development Bank (QDB), growing work culture and cre- which include fashion, art & craft, in collaboration with the Min- THE PENINSULA GRAPHIC ativity of the Qatari youth, espe- food & beverages, perfume & jew- istry of Administrative Devel- cially the women, who are ellery. In addition, several service opment Labor and Social Affairs, working to explore new business providers have also been included Qatar Chamber and NAMA QU among top 500 in THE World ideas and contributing to the in this year’s edition, such as Center, who have brought country’s productivity and printing, design and logistics. together these exhibitors from nation building through their The exhibition, in its 2nd five different sectors. University Rankings 2019 innovation and creativity. edition, was launched after the THE PENINSULA The expo will run until remarkable success of its 1st `CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 universities in the world. losing sight of the pastoral and The THE World University nurturing care of our students DOHA: Qatar University (QU) has Rankings are the only global per- and colleagues. We look forward maintained its position among formance tables that judge to strengthening the role of Qatar the top 500 universities in the research-intensive universities University in the international world in the recent THE World across all their core missions: scene.” University Rankings 2019. teaching, research, citation, THE Rankings editor Phil The result was announced by industry income and interna- Baty said: “It is great to see Qatar Times Higher Education (THE) tional outlook. retaining its status as the world whereby QU was ranked in the They use 13 carefully cali- number-one university for range of 401-500 most highly brated performance indicators “international outlook” in the ranked universities for 2019. to provide the most compre- 2019 World University Rankings. In this edition, QU continues hensive and balanced compar- Qatar as a nation has been under to be ranked Number One in the isons, trusted by students, aca- serious geo-political pressure International Outlook indicator demics, university leaders, regionally, so it is positive to see in the overall Times Higher Edu- industry and governments. its flagship university remains cation World University Welcoming the results, QU resilient, and focused on the pos- Rankings list for the fourth time President Dr. Hassan Al Derham itive power of internationalism in a row. said: “We have enormous pride in global higher education.” This achievement consoli- in how QU is continuously “Indeed, such is Qatar Uni- dates QU’s recent results in improving on the international versity’s commitment to inter- Minister of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs H E Dr Issa bin Saad Al Jafali rankings as the institution has scene. With a new strategy nationalization, it is hosting Al Nuaimi inaugurating the 2nd edition of the ‘Made at Home’ exhibition at the Doha Exhibition been ranked #332 in the QS launched this year, we have posi- THE’s Emerging Economies and Convention Center yesterday. Also present were Saleh Majed Al Khulaifi, Executive Director, World University Rankings 2019 tioned the University as a pow- Summit in 2019 – bringing Business Localisation, QDB; Khalid Abdullah Al Mana, Executive Director, Business Finance, QDB; and #36 in the QS Top 50 under erhouse of intellectual and aca- together university leaders from and other officials. PIC: SALIM MATRAMKOT/THE PENINSULA 50 ranking among the best young demic achievement, without across five continents.”

NHRC demands Saudi to free 4 Qatari nationals Winter camping season THE PENINSULA National Human Rights Com- future generations. the cooperation of the interna- to begin on November 1 mittee has “serious concerns” So far, neither the National tional organisation with the DOHA: The Chairman of the about the fate of the Qatari Human Rights Committee nor the National Human Rights Com- SANAULLAH ATAULLAH will start today by 8am, and National Human Rights nationals held by the Saudi families of Qatari nationals mittee, urging these organisa- THE PENINSULA will continue until December Committee (NHRC) Dr. Ali bin authorities for a long time. He detained in Saudi Arabia know tions to exert more pressure to 31 or till all spaces booked. Samikh Al Marri demanded the described the Saudi authorities’ about their whereabouts and have release the Qatari nationals DOHA: The Ministry of Munic- Al Sada said that the appli- Saudi authorities to immediately actions against Qatari nationals not been able to communicate with before it is too late. ipality and Environment (MME) cations will be submitted to the reveal the whereabouts of the as shameful and inhumane and them or know their fate, he said. has announced that the winter government service centers dis- ` four Qatari nationals, victims of will leave psychological effects on The NHRC Chairman praised CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 camping season 2018-2019 will tributed in different regions of enforced disappearance and begin on November 1 where the the country, in addition to the arbitrary detention, and held the citizens will be allotted spaces electronic application through Saudi authorities fully respon- London, Paris, Berlin demand ‘credible’ Khashoggi probe to set up camps at several loca- the official website of the min- sible for their safety. tions along beaches and desert- istry (www.mme.gov.qa) and The NHRC Chairman called AFP the matter “with the utmost seriousness”. While lands under certain rules and the ministry’s application on for sending a UN fact-finding expressing support for joint Saudi-Turkish efforts regulations. “This year, spaces mobile phones “Oun”. He mission to find out the fate of the LONDON: Britain, France and Germany insisted to look into his disappearance, they said the Saudi will be allotted at different loca- stressed the Ministry’s keenness three Qatari victims of enforced yesterday that “light must be shed” on the where- government must provide “a complete and tions throughout the country to on taking effective measures disappearance and another abouts of journalist Jamal Khashoggi as they detailed response”, indicating that such a set up 2,630 camps, 30 camps and steps to ensure the success citizen who was arbitrarily called for a credible investigation into his disap- message had been conveyed “directly” to Riyadh. more compared to last year,” of the season and the preser- detained, noting that the fate of pearance. said Assistant Undersecretary vation of the Qatari the four Qatari nationals remains In a joint statement, Britain’s foreign min- SAUDI STOCKS DIVE for Environment Affairs at the environment. unknown since they were arbi- ister Jeremy Hunt, his French counterpart Jean- In Riyadh, meanwhile, Saudi stocks dived Ministry of Municipality and “Past years witnessed a sig- trarily and unfairly detained by Yves Le Drian and Germany’s Heiko Maas said 7.0 percent in early trading. The Tadawul All- Environment, Eng. Ahmed nificant decrease in the number the Saudi authorities. whoever was responsible for the Saudi journal- Shares Index (TASI) quickly lost more than 500 Mohammed Al Sada. of violations and warnings, as He also urged the Working ist’s disappearance must be held to account. points on the first trading day of the week, wiping Al Sada was speaking at a well as a growth in the wildlife Group on Arbitrary Detention and “Defending freedom of expression and a free out all the gains it had made since the start of press conference held at a and the marine environment, the Working Group on Enforced press and ensuring the protection of journalists the year. All 15 sectors in the market were in the Ministry building to announce which indicates the citizen’s Disappearance to undertake a are key priorities for Germany, the United red while almost all listed shares dropped. the camping season yesterday. awareness and cooperation joint field visit to Saudi Arabia to Kingdom and France,” the ministers said in a In just two sessions the Saudi bourse has shed “The camping season will with the ministry and their reveal the situation of the Qatari statement issued by the Foreign Office in London. almost $50bn of its capitalisation, which now begin on November 1, 2018 understanding of about the pre- nationals detained there. “In this spirit, light must be shed on the dis- stands at around $450bn. Trump threatened Riyadh and will continue until April serving the environment and In press statements during his appearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi,” on Saturday with “severe punishment” if Khashoggi 15, 2019,” said Al Sada adding the protection of its resources.” visit to the United Kingdom, Dr. it said, indicating all three countries were treating was killed inside its Istanbul consulate. that registration for booking ` Al Marri underlined that the spaces for setting up camps CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 02 HOME MONDAY 15 OCTOBER 2018 Qatar discusses developing relations with Inter-Parliamentary Union PM holds phone The Speaker of the Advisory talks with Iraqi Council, H E Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Zaid Al Mahmoud, met counterpart yesterday with the Secretary- DOHA: Prime Minister and General of the Inter-Parliamentary Interior Minister H E Sheikh Union, Martin Chungong, on the Abdullah bin Nasser bin sidelines of the related meetings Khalifa Al Thani held of the 139th General Assembly of yesterday a telephonic the Inter-Parliamentary Union in conversation with Prime Geneva. During the meeting, they Minister of Iraq Adil Abdul discussed the relations between Mahdi. During the phone call, the Advisory Council and the Inter- Prime Minister congratulated Parliamentary Union and means Iraq’s Prime Minister on his of developing them, in addition mandate to form a new to the most important topics government, wishing him listed on the agenda. The meeting success, and the Iraqi people was attended by the Permanent further progress and pros- Representative of the State of perity, QNA reported. Qatar to the United Nations They also reviewed Office in Geneva, Ambassador bilateral relations and ways Ali Khalfan Al Mansouri, and of developing and strength- a number of members of the ening them in various fields. Advisory Council. Qatari actor Abdulaziz Jassim Local dates exhibition opens at Souq Waqif passes away THE PENINSULA The exhibition is being organised by the Agricultural DOHA: Minister of Environment Sector of the Ministry of Munic- and Municipality H E Mohamed ipality and the Environment as bin Abdullah Al Rumaihi opened part of the great interest of the yesterday the first local dates State in supporting and encour- exhibition at Souq Waqif to aging local production. support the local farmers to For his part, Sheikh Dr Faleh increase self-sufficiency in date bin Nasser Al Thani, Assistant DOHA: Famous Qatari actor production. Undersecretary for Agriculture Abdulaziz Jassim (pictured) “Qatar’s self-sufficiency in and Fisheries Affairs at the Min- died yesterday in Bangkok the production of dates has istry, said that the exhibition after suffering from illness, at reached 87 percent,” said the comes within the efforts of the the age of 61 years. Minister, while speaking with Ministry to encourage local Abdulaziz Jassim was one media on the sidelines of inau- farms and support the Qatari of the pillars of Qatari and Gulf guration ceremony. He added product to increase theatres, QNA reported. He that the exhibition would self-sufficiency. started acting in 1977 with Al encourage farmers to market He pointed out that the exhi- Sadd theatre and then joined their products of dates, and bition is characterised by the forces with Ghanem Al Sulaiti convert them into consumable availability of a number of vari- to develop a comedy duet, products in a proper way. eties of dates with high quality which performed successfully The Minister noted the exhi- and large quantities, and a large for many years. bition is an initiative that was number of farms have been keen He wrote and acted “Deira launched to continue in to develop their production of Ezz” in November, his last play, accordance with the directives dates and to have it carefully with a group of actors from the of H H the Amir in support of packaged. He expected the exhi- Qatari theatre. Jassim had a farmers and expressed the hope bition to witness a high turnout Minister of Environment and Municipality H E Mohamed bin Abdullah Al Rumaihi and other officials very successful career that that the exhibition would be an from the public which runs until at the exhibition in Souq Waqif. spanned Qatari theatre, radio international event at the next October 22. and television. He also partic- season with the participation of The number of active farms produce different types of dates. 2,350 hectares, while the total while the total number of palm ipated in many Gulf produc- the countries of the region and in the country is 916, most of The total cultivated area of date production of dates reached trees within the farms is more tions, which were engraved in the world. them are palm growing and palms in Qatar is estimated at about 30,000 tonnes last year, than 500,000. the memory of the audience. Initiative to prepare experts on Significant QNCECS launches increase in international humanitarian law right to education SIDI MOHAMED home-based International Humanitarian Cross having a history of 100 THE PENINSULA Law, Sultan bin Abdullah Al years has fifty years experience businesses Suwaidi; Brigadier Abdullah in humanitarian work in times campaign DOHA: The National Committee Saqr Al Muhannadi, Vice-Pres- of armed conflicts, whether CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 THE PENINSULA for International Humanitarian ident of the Committee said that international or regional.” Office in Doha, reviewed the Law of the Ministry of Justice the programme is the first of its The Head of the Regional The expo offers home- objectives of the World Cam- yesterday launched ‘Qatari kind organised by the Com- Mission of ICRC in the GCC, based businesses a unique DOHA: Qatar National paign for the Right to Education, Lecturer’ programme in the field mittee to enhance the skills of Yahya Alibi, praised the State of opportunity to display and Commission for Education, adopted by Unesco, stressing of international humanitarian law. Qatari youth in international Qatar’s commitment and efforts sell their products, create new Culture and Science (QNCECS) that education is not a privilege The programme aims to humanitarian law. to promote international marketing and distribution has launched the National but a human right. prepare Qatari lecturers and The programme contributes humanitarian law at the national channels, exchange experi- Campaign for the Right to Hamad Al Hassan of the experts in the field of interna- to the formation of a group of level through National Com- ences with other home-based Education in partnership with National Human Rights Com- tional humanitarian law. The lecturers who may become mittee for International Human- business owners who are the United Nations Educational, mittee (NHRC) also noted the training course has been experts in this branch of law. itarian Law or through its involved in a range of spe- Scientific and Cultural Organ- campaign launched by the launched in collaboration with The Committee will use trained external humanitarian cialised fields, and showcase ization (Unesco) in Doha, the Committee last March in Qatar International Committee of the youth in the future to promote activities. their projects on a wide scale. National Human Rights to introduce the importance of Red Cross and Al Jazeera Media international humanitarian law. “The establishment of a QDB also launched the Committee and Education the right to education and Institute. He pointed out that this pro- National Committee of Interna- ‘Dirwaza’, a new marketing Above All Foundation. affirmed that the Universal The two weeks programme, gramme comes at a time when tional Humanitarian Law in any service for the home-based Dr Hamda Al Sulaiti, Sec- Declaration of Human Rights which currently includes 65 the world is witnessing multiple country was a very important projects. This service was retary-General of the QNCECS, provides for the right to edu- Qataris, has two parts; legal side armed conflicts, especially in the point, which contributed to the offered to 10 home-based underlined that the human cation for everyone. focusing on important aspects Arab world, which is suffering proper implementation of inter- businesses, which partici- development and the protection Talal Al Hathal, Director of of international humanitarian from occupations in some parts national humanitarian law at the pated in the first edition of the and promotion of human rights the Education Above All Foun- law and the second one is on and armed conflicts in others national level and its proper ‘Made at Home’ exhibition, to are among top priorities of dation, reviewed the Founda- grooming speaking, presen- that has led to countless deaths implementation,” he said. help develop its visual Qatar, QNA reported. tion’s efforts and international tation skills, etc. and injuries. He referred to the increasing identity, product packaging She noted that education is initiatives to protect and On behalf of the President He further said: “The Inter- number of national committees and to showcase it in the the most important human right promote access to and ensure of the National Committee for national Committee of the Red of international humanitarian domestic market. These busi- for its main role in preparing the right to education, including law and their pos- nesses have been selected skilled workforce capable of the Al Fakhoora Program, itive role of due to the added value they leading the country’s overall Educate A Child, and Reach Out spreading interna- offer to the local market, with development drive. to Asia initiatives. tional law. the aim to diversify the Qatar pledged a generous Aisha Al Towar Al Kuwari, The two-week national products. initiative by H H the Amir to head of the Right to Education training course Saleh Majid Al Khulaifi, provide a good education for Campaign Committee, said that which began yes- Executive Director of Intelli- million girls by 2021, while the education is the most important terday, is a prac- gence and Localisation at Education Above All Foun- human right guaranteed by all tical translation of QDB, said: “The 2nd edition dation has over 10 million divine laws, religions, legis- the terms of the of Made at Home exhibition children not enrolled in edu- lation and international and Memorandum of met with a huge success with cation around the world, Dr Al national laws. The importance Understanding good visitor turnout on its Sulaiti added. She said the of education as a human right between the Inter- first day. Home-based busi- global campaign for the right to lies in its central role in pre- national Com- nesses are recently finding education, launched today paring skilled workforce mittee of the Red greater impetus and this is comes within the framework capable of leading the compre- Brigadier Abdullah Saqr Al Muhannadi, Vice President of The National Committee Cross (ICRC) and our endeavor to help them of the efforts of the Qatar to hensive development drive in for International Humanitarian Law of the Ministry of Justice; Iman Ahmed Al the National Com- grow by offering such a support the right to education any country in the world and Ameri, Deputy Director of Al Jazeera Media Institute; and Farida El Khamlichi, mittee for Inter- platform where they can at the national and global levels. thereby achieving the goals of President of National Commission on International Humanitarian Law, during national Human- showcase their capabilities to For her part, the represent- the 2030 Sustainable Devel- the programme. PIC: BAHER AMIN / THE PENINSULA itarian Law. the prospective buyers.” ative of the Unesco Regional opment Plan, she noted. MONDAY 15 OCTOBER 2018 HOME 03 Sheikha Hind attends inaugural ‘Experience CMU-Q’ event THE PENINSULA Carnegie Mellon exchange ideas. It concentrated University in Qatar on the art of negotiation, and the DOHA: Carnegie Mellon welcomed nearly two best ways to use it in achieving University in Qatar (CMU-Q) your goals.” welcomed nearly two hundred hundred high school QF supports the nation on its high school students to its students to its campus journey to becoming a diversified campus on Saturday for the new on Saturday for the and sustainable economy and ‘Experience CMU-Q’ pre-college new ‘Experience strives to serve the people of workshop, in the presence of Qatar and beyond by providing H E Sheikha Hind bint Hamad Al CMU-Q’ pre-college specialised programs across its Thani, Vice-Chairperson and workshop. innovation-focused ecosystem CEO of Qatar Foundation (QF). of education, research and The event was also attended development, and community by Dr Hessa Sultan Al Jaber, build their careers so they will development. Chairperson of The Qatar Sat- one day contribute to this shared In 2004, Carnegie Mellon ellite Company, Es’hailSat, and vision.” and QF began a partnership Sultan bin Rashid Al Khater, The students in attendance to deliver select programs that Undersecretary, Ministry of were encouraged to participate will contribute to the long- Economy and Commerce. in a series of problem-solving term development of Qatar. Michael Trick, Dean of workshops relating to CMU-Q’s Today, Carnegie Mellon Qatar CMU-Q, said, “Carnegie Mellon degree programs in biological offers undergraduate pro- is an institution that, wherever sciences, business adminis- grams in biological sciences, we are in the world, has strong tration, computer science, and business administration, com- ties to the local community. It is information systems. putational biology, computer essential for us at CMU-Q to About her participation at the science, and information engage with the young people workshop, high school student systems. of Qatar, to show them the pos- Aisha Mohammed Alhajri said, Graduates from CMU-Q sibilities of careers in science, “I wanted to participate because H E Sheikha Hind bint Hamad Al Thani, Vice-Chairperson and CEO of Qatar Foundation (QF), attends are making a deep impact in technology, and business, and I want to apply to CMU-Q. This the ‘Experience CMU-Q’ event. Qatar and around the world. inspire them to learn more. This is a great opportunity to get to Most choose careers in top nation prioritises knowledge, know the university and to meet organisations, and many have innovation, and entrepre- new people and share our Khalid Al Thani said, “I came CMU-Q next year. CMU-Q is a The workshop was very useful completed graduate studies. neurism. I hope the young experiences.” here because I want to study prestigious university and one of because it allowed me to interact A growing number are pur- people here today will study and High school student Ali bin business administration at the best in the fields it teaches. with other students and suing entrepreneurial projects. US Navy’s amphibious assault ship arrives in Doha THE PENINSULA opportunity to deepen bilateral MEU’s Marine Fighter Attack primary mission is to conduct partnerships. Squadron (VMFA) 211 is the first prompt, sustained operations at DOHA: The US Navy amphibious Charge d’Affaires William continental US-based Navy and sea, primarily as the centerpiece assault ship USS Essex (LHD-2) Grant said, “The visit of the USS Marine Corps force to deploy with and flagship of the Amphibious arrived at Doha Port for a Essex, an incredible display of the F-35B Lightning II, a cutting- Ready Group. scheduled port visit to Qatar naval technology, here in Qatar is edge fifth-generation fighter Designed to be versatile, the yesterday. another example of the impor- making its first deployment to the USS Essex can simultaneously The USS Essex is the largest tance of the US and Qatar’s stra- region. employ helicopters, vertical/short ever US Navy vessel to visit Qatar, tegic partnership. Without a doubt, The USS Essex is among the takeoff and landing jet aircraft, said a release issued by US the USS Essex’s visit — the largest largest class of ships in the US and landing craft air cushioned embassy in Qatar. US Navy ship to port in Doha — Navy. The Wasp-class is a class of (LCAC), as well as conventional Port calls, like the visit of the demonstrates the expansion of the Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) landing craft and assault vehicles USS Essex, reaffirm US com- military cooperation between our amphibious assault ships operated in various combinations. mitment to regional security and two countries.” by the US Navy. The USS Essex The ship’s extensive medical protecting the free and secure flow Embarked on the Essex are was built at Pascagoula, Missis- facilities consist of six medical of commercial activity in the members the 13th Marine Expe- sippi, and commissioned on operating rooms, four dental oper- region and the surrounding ditionary Unit (MEU), comprising October 17, 1992. ating rooms, medical laboratories waterways, and represent an approximately 1,600 of the Essex’s At 844-feet long and 44,000- and hospital facilities capable of expression of friendship and total 3,000 personnel aboard. The tons full load, the USS Essex’s caring for 600 patients. The USS Essex (LHD 2) transits the Pacific Ocean.

Winter camping season to begin on November 1

Eng. Ahmed Mohammed Al Sada (centre), Assistant Undersecretary at the MME, with other officials during the press conference yesterday. PIC: ABDUL BASIT / THE PENINSULA

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Hasham, Abu Dhalouf, Al Zubara, number of officials from the Min- Eng. Ahmed Mohammed Al Al Udeid), while Wednesday the istry of Municipality and Envi- Sada said: “To ease the online registration will be open for the ronment, the Ministry of Interior registration process, the appli- areas of Rawdat Rashed, Rawdat and Qatar Tourism Authority cations will be received area- Aisha, Al Khor, Al Waab, (QTA) talked about the prepara- wise in three days.” He said that Emkitanh, Al Ghariya, Al Mafjar, tions and the measures taken, the today, the registration will be Ras Alnouf, Al Aturiyah, Al Suna, comprehensive and varied open for the northern areas, such Gharb Al Rayes,” he added. media plan in this regard. as Al Ghashamiya, Al Zubara, He said that registration for They also discussed the elec- Sealine, Dukhan, Al Sarriya, each category will continue until tronic booking of the camp and Zekreet, Buruq, Al Naqyan, Al the allotment of last camp in that how to pay the insurance amount Kharrara, Asherij and Umm Al category. He added that the rules of QR10,000, in addition to the Maa. and conditions to be followed for rules and conditions of camping “Tomorrow (Tuesday) the the camping season, including this season and a review of the applicant can apply for the areas security and safety instructions, security and the safety instruc- of Ras Matbakh, Aradh, Al Reem in coordination with relevant tions to be followed, in order to Reserve, Al Marrona, Fuwayrit, State organs. ensure a perfect camping season, Al Mazrouh, Umm Alafaei, Al At the press conference, a safe and enjoyable for all.

NHRC demands Saudi to free 4 Qatari nationals

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Committee is in constant contact international organisations and He noted that the NHRC with the Working Group on the international community to provided all international Arbitrary Detention and the move and exert more pressure organisation and the United Working Group on Enforced on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Nations with all information and Disappearance and it appre- to compel it to respect interna- data about the disappeared and ciates the efforts made by the tional law and to reveal the fate forcibly detained citizens in international organisations. of the four Qatari citizens and Saudi Arabia, and that the He renewed calls on the to release them immediately. 04 HOME MONDAY 15 OCTOBER 2018

Qatar, Austria discuss ways to combat terrorism

Qatar reviews cooperation with IOM

The Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, H E Dr Ahmed bin Hassan Al Hammadi, met yesterday with a delegation from the International Organization for Migration (IOM), currently Attorney-General H E Dr Ali bin Fetais Al Marri met yesterday with the Ambassador of the Republic visiting the country. The meeting discussed ways of promoting cooperation between Qatar and of Austria to the State of Qatar, Willy Kempel, and the Vice-Chair of the EU Delegation to the Gulf IOM, as well as issues of mutual concern. The Secretary-General also met with the Undersecretary countries. During the meeting, they exchanged views on a number of issues of mutual interest, of the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Philippines, Sarah Lou Arriola. During and ways to strengthen cooperation in the fight against corruption. The meeting also discussed the meeting, they discussed bilateral relations and ways of enhancing and developing them, in mechanisms and ways to combat terrorism of all kinds. addition to issues of common concern.

Jumbo Electronics’ technician Porsche unveils new Macan wins ‘Grand Master’ title

THE PENINSULA premium products at the 8th LG DOHA: Every year LG organises MEA Service Skill Olympiad after a Service Skill Olympiad for the fiercely competing among his Middle East and Africa region peers from other countries. where top technicians from each He is now invited to partic- country are invited to participate ipate at LG’s Global Skill in a skill competition that will test Olympiad to be held from their technical knowledge and November 6 to 9 in Korea. There skills of LG products. he will get to experience LG’s One of Jumbos’ technicians research centre at the LG Twin Joby Davis, who specialises in Towers in Seoul and also a sight- home entertainment products seeing tour of the city to expe- won the ‘Grand Master’ title for rience the Korean culture.

The new Macan was showcased during the Paris Motorshow.

THE PENINSULA The new Macan now more enjoyable to drive. As is new Porsche Communication comes with an efficient typical for a sports car, it comes Management (PCM) system. The DOHA: Showcased during the 2.0-litre, four-cylinder with mixed-size tyres, enabling full-HD touchscreen is now 10.9 Paris Motorshow, the new turbocharged petrol the driver to take full advantage inches in width (previously 7.2 Macan now comes with an effi- of the intelligent all-wheel drive inches). Similar to the Panamera cient 2.0-litre, four-cylinder engine with improved Porsche Traction Management and Cayenne, the user interface turbocharged petrol engine with combustion chamber (PTM) system and adopt a can be adapted to suit personal improved combustion chamber geometry and gasoline dynamic driving style. requirements via predefined geometry and petrol particulate particulate filter. In keeping with Porsche’s tiles. The new system features filter. design DNA, the new Macan fea- navigation, mobile phone prep- It delivers a performance of tures a three-dimensional LED aration, two audio interfaces and 252 hp (185 kW) and has a light panel on the rear of the intelligent voice control. maximum torque of 370 Nm. In dynamics include the three- vehicle. The brake lights with The new Macan is now combination with its seven-gear dimensional LED light panel at their four-point design provide available to order. Built at the PDK dual-clutch gearbox, the the rear and the new fully inter- further reinforcement of the Porsche factory in Leipzig, the compact SUV can go from 0 to connected Porsche communi- brand’s identity. LED technology range of now standard features 100 km/h in 6.7 seconds and cation management system with is incorporated as standard into include LED main headlights, the reach a top speed of 225 km/h. 10.9-inch touchscreen inside the the newly designed main head- new PCM with navigation and Its consumption rate is 8.1 vehicle. lights, while the optional Porsche Connect Plus, and an anti-theft l/100 km according to the New The vehicle dynamics of the Dynamic Light System Plus alarm system with interior sur- European Driving Cycle (NEDC). Macan remain its principle (PDLS Plus) can be used to veillance. For country-specific The most prominent new fea- feature. The overhauled chassis control light distribution. model information, pricing and tures in terms of design, comfort, increases comfort and makes The Macan offers a range of market arrival date, please The ‘Grand Master’ title winner Joby Davis, with the trophy. connectivity and driving Porsche’s compact SUV even digital features operated via the contact the local Porsche Centre. McDonald’s Qatar donates Big Mac profits to QRC

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DOHA: As part of the ‘Big Mac Big Cause’ initiative that began in March 2018, McDonald’s Qatar recently donated 50 percent of its one-day sales of the three Big Mac sand- wiches, to Qatar Red Crescent. The donation amount of nearly QR18,000 will be directed towards supporting children with hearing disabilities. The Big Mac celebrated its 50th anniversary this year and intro- duced the three varieties that were a part of the brand’s ‘Core’ menu for the past five decades. The sand- wiches were sold at restaurants across six continents. To celebrate the Big Mac and give back to the people, McDonald’s Qatar decided to partner with Qatar Red Crescent earlier this year to support communities across the McDonald’s Qatar hands over ‘Big Mac Big Cause’ cheque to Mohammed Mubarak Al Hajri, GCC. Head of General Resource Mobilization, Qatar Red Crescent. Qatar Red Crescent will be uti- lising the donation to support and treat This type of implant replaces normal Manager at McDonald’s Qatar, said, “The children with hearing disabilities through acoustic hearing process with electric Big Mac has been our most valued cochlear implants. hearing. sandwich for the past fifty years and we The cochlear implant is an electronic Qatar Red Crescent recently received are proud to witness its popularity till date. neural prosthetic device that provides a the cheque at a ceremony held at McDon- To celebrate this sandwich, we decided to sense of sound to a person with severe to ald’s’ city centre branch. On the occasion, launch the ‘Big Mac Big Cause’ initiative profound sensorineural hearing loss. Mithqual Afeef Abu Nasser, the General to give back to our communities.” MONDAY 15 OCTOBER 2018 HOME 05

Sasol, QNL and Stars of Science presents its top nine innovators Unesco to The jury has innovation arena is Ahmed organise event for selected the top Zahlan, the youngest innovator nine innovation on the show, who has high hopes blind community masterminds who that his Contactless Gluten Detector will ultimately be used DOHA: Sasol, Qatar National will now fly to by those who struggle with Library, Unesco is all set to the workshops at gluten-related allergies. And organize film screening, panel Qatar Science and driven by his zest for measurable discussion to support blind Technology Park results, Abdullah Al Sairafi will community in Qatar at Qatar be seen aiming to perfect his National Library in the Special to transform their Sports Performance Patch. Events Area tomorrow open ideas into products With only two places for public at 5PM. and compete for remaining after these rounds, On the occasion of White five hopefuls from the energy Cane Day, and as part of the show’s ultimate and environment episode com- Unesco-ITU Digital Inclusion title of ‘Best Arab peted for their final chance to Week in the Arab region, Innovator’. book their spot among the Sasol, Qatar National Library show’s top nine. Artist Salim Al and Unesco are organizing an Kaabi has been selected to work awareness raising event The top 9 innovators of Stars of Science Season 10. THE PENINSULA on his Safe Frankincense Varnish entitled “Bridging Gaps, Ena- for Artists, a product that nullifies bling Inclusion for the blind”. innovative ability that exists phase with an intricate Home will work on her Parkinson’s Early the harsh side effects of varnish The event will feature the DOHA: Qatar Foundation’s (QF) among Arab youth,” said Khalifa Privacy Drone Blocker, a device Detection Kit and is keen to find while retaining the ability to screening of short films edutainment reality TV show Essa Al Kubaisi, Media Relations that stops video transmissions a binary way of detecting signs of make timeless paintings. Mean- inspired and written by Stars of Science has concluded Manager, QF. “This year’s con- without damaging the source of the disease in a timely way. while, Ghassan Oueidat stood out Accessible Qatar Ambassador its Season 10 auditions – and the testants have already shown us the intrusive signal. Meanwhile, The largest pool of con- with his novel idea of using a Kholood Abu-Sharida, to competition has just begun. how they have the potential to fellow contestant Rooda Al testants this year came from the Dry-Ice Cleaner Bot to autono- highlight the challenges expe- The jury has selected the top live up to the standard the show Qebaisi welcomed the oppor- biomedical rounds, with 10 con- mously clean tower blocks. rienced by blind people in nine innovation masterminds has set since it first came onto tunity to put her Dynamic VIP testants in the shortlist, and five Viewers can now tune in on their daily lives. who will now fly to the work- our screens.” Seating Manager to the test. making it into the top nine. In October 20 for the action- A panel discussion of shops at Qatar Science and Tech- Four of the top nine inno- Anna Malek’s compassionate the upcoming episode, neuro- packed prototyping episode and experts will also be organized nology Park to transform their vators are women. From the and business-savvy nature fuels surgeon Walid Al Banna will see the top nine enter the studios to highlight the innovative ideas into products and compete Information and Communica- her passion to ensure her Smart work on his Neurovascular for the first time in Season 10. In work of Qatar-based institu- for the show’s ultimate title of tions Technology episode, two Car Seat not only protects Google Analyzer, designed to aid the Grand Final, four innovators tions, including the Trans- ‘Best Arab Innovator’. “Previous innovators survived the audi- newborn children, but also gives doctors in detecting early signs will share a cash prize of lation and Interpreting seasons of Stars of Science have tions. Sylia Khecheni earned her parents peace of mind; while sci- of recurring strokes. $600,000 based on jury review Institute, MADA and the Qatar demonstrated the extent of the ticket to enter the prototyping entific researcher Nour Majbour Also entering the medical and public votes. Social & Cultural Center for Blind, which are leveraging the power of technology to enhance access to infor- mation for people with disa- MG cars to be displayed at Qatar Motor Show bilities. A braille printer will be available at the venue, THE PENINSULA pavilion will include RX5, GS, ZS its historic models, awards and providing the public with the and MG 360, along with new MG achievements. The brand has opportunity to have their DOHA: Auto Class Cars, the 6 that will be launched for the recently launched two new names printed in braille. Blind authorized distributor of MG cars first time in Qatar. models in the Middle East, the MG children from Al Noor in Qatar, announced its partici- Auto Class Cars has recently RX5 and MG ZS, and is set to Institute will perform at the pation at Qatar Motor Show 2018, celebrated the re-launch of MG introduce further models later event. taking place at Doha Exhibition in Qatar. The launch of the iconic this year. MG is benefiting from The celebration of White and Convention Center from British automotive brand comes heavy investment from its parent Cane Day is part of Sasol, October 17 to 21. hot on the heels of the initial new company, SAIC Motor, which was Qatar National Library and The MG pavilion will partnership agreement that was listed in the 2017 Forbes Fortune Unesco’s efforts to provide showcase a wide range of MG signed by SAIC Motor and Auto 500 list for the 13th consecutive An MG car on display. solutions and support to vehicles, giving the visitors an Class. year, ranking #41 overall and 7th people with disabilities in opportunity to have a closer look MG is a British born car amongst all global automakers – subsidiary of NBK Holding and MOTOR. NBK Holding is one of Qatar through awareness on the distinctive features of the maker that was established in its highest ever ranking. the authorized distributor of MG the leading family businesses in raising, information exchange cars. The range of models in MG 1924 and is globally renowned for Auto Class Cars is a and Maxus, both part of SAIC Qatar. and access to knowledge. 06 HOME MONDAY 15 OCTOBER 2018

Dashain Festival is one of the NEPAL most important festivals which is celebrated all over Nepal with fervour. Nepali community gets ready for festive season SANAULLAH ATAULLAH THE PENINSULA

ashain Festival will be Nepal Culture House to special for Nepali expatriate com- munity in Qatar this be established next year Dyear because it will fall on IRFAN BUKHARI Friday (October 19), the weekly holiday. THE PENINSULA “Preparations have begun to celebrate the festival at labor mbassador of Nepal to Qatar, Prof. Ramesh Prasad Koirala accommodations and homes of (pictured) has said that Nepal Culture House which will also those residing with families,” serve the purpose of a community centre will be established Nagendra Prasad Pokhrel in Qatar next year. (Nabin), President of Non-Res- A“We are working to establish Nepal Culture House with a unique ident Nepali Association (NRNA) architecture. The building will also provide Nepali community a of National Coordination platform to organize community events. It will be established within Council (NCC)-Qatar told The Nepali organisation operating in Qatar inaugurated an open-knockout football tournament on a year,” the Ambassador said while talking to The Peninsula Peninsula. Friday (October 12) at Barwa Workers Sports Complex located in Al Khor to celebrate a slew of He said that Qatar-Nepal relations were very cordial and growing He said that the cultural forthcoming Nepali festivals. with the passage of time. “Both countries enjoy close cooperation in programmes will also be various sectors. Previously, Nepal’s main focus was on export of man- organised at different other on first opening day of the power to Qatar but now we are expanding the base of our ties,” he places by Nepali social and tournament and the finals of the added. cultural organisations operating game will be on November 9,” Preparations have The Ambassador said that Nepal had offered attractive investment in Qatar under embassy of said Rai adding that the pre- begun to celebrate opportunities to Qatari investors to invest in hydropower and tourism Nepal to observe the festival. quarter matches will be played the festival at labor sectors of Nepal. “Dashain Festival is one of at playground of the Industrial “There exist a lot of opportunity to invest for development of the most important festival Area Labor City, quarter-finals, accommodations and Nepal’s tourism sector. Next month, we are organizing an ‘Investment which is celebrated all over semifinal finals and the finals homes of those residing Opportunity in Nepal’ conference in Nepal with fervour. It is our Eid, will be played at Al Khor. with families Doha in which various government “We are working you can say,” said Pokhrel. Nepali expatriate entities of Nepal will give presentations to establish Nepal He said that at the yearly community is usually described to Qatari companies or investors on Culture House event people wear new dresses, as ‘real partner of Qatar’s Nagendra Prasad Pokhrel industrial, agriculture, tourism, hydro- with a unique traditional Nepali caps and visit development’ by local citizens power sectors of Nepal,” he added. the residents of their elders. in recognition of their services. The Ambassador said that architecture. The “Special food and traditional “Over 100 volunteers of investment climate in Nepal was building will also cuisines are prepared.” He said Nepali expatriate community Over 100 volunteers business friendly. “Recently, Doha provide Nepali that large number of artistes will participate in a beach of Nepali expatriate Bank also opened its representative community a including singers and dancers cleaning drive scheduled to be community will office there,” he added. from Nepali expatriate held at Al Wakra Beach next participate in a beach Commending the opening of first platform to community participate in the Friday (October 26),” said overseas visa centre by Qatar in Sri organize community cultural programmes. Mohammad Ayub Haque, cleaning drive scheduled Lanka, the Ambassador said that events. It will be “Over 50 artistes are President of Nepalese Muslim to be held at Al Wakra most likely visa centre in Nepal registered with NRNA who Society-Qatar (NMS). Beach next Friday would also be launched in November established perform at cultural programmes “NMS which has over 500 this year. within a year.” and stage shows organised to active members also planned “It is a great move which will not celebrate festivals,” said Pokhrel. to organise a blood donation Mohammad Ayub Haque only create ease for migrant workers He said that Nepali artistes also camp in coordination with HMC but will also safeguard their rights participate in various events soon,” said Haque. and interests,” he noted. He hoped that more manpower from organised by the Ministry of Mohammad Ayub Haque There are about 70 Nepal would come to Qatar in coming months due to expanding Interior to educate workers who is also Secretary of Nepal infrastructure and hospitality projects. about laws especially labor laws. Engineering Association Qatar active organizations of To a questions he said that in 2017 over $1bn remittances were In a related move, the (NEA-Q) said that the Nepali community in sent home by Nepali community in Qatar. Federal Limbuwan Social Association organised a Qatar which are listed to Regarding lack of community school, he said that the embassy Forum (FLSF), a Nepali technical seminar for Nepalese was performing its due role as a facilitator. “I have had meetings organisation operating in Qatar engineers in Qatar recently. Nepal Embassy with officials of the Ministry of Education and Higher Education inaugurated an open-knockout He said that NEA-Q has over and community members and we are encouraging Nepali busi- football tournament on Friday 400 members of Nepalese Prof Mohammed nessmen to start a private school because 15,000 Nepali families (October 12) at Barwa Workers engineers. Speaking about the Ramzan Ali Miya live in Qatar who are definitely looking for a community school,” Sports Complex located in Al work contribution of Nepali he said. Khor to celebrate a slew of expatriates in Qatar, Haque said: He said that Nepal was also developing trade relations with forthcoming Nepali festivals. “There are about 400,000 Qatar. “Now we have started exporting vegetables and other edible “A total of 28 teams of Nepalese in Qatar. Over 1,000 are items like black cardamom to Qatar,” he added. Nepali expatriate workers are holding high profile jobs, similar Prof Mohammed Ramzan Ali Sunsari sewa Samaj, Nepal The Ambassador said that the population of Nepali community participating in the tournament number is of businessmen who Miya, a Doha-based Nepali Aadhiwashi janajaati Samaaj in Qatar was around 400,000 and the embassy was facilitating which is being organised to run construction companies and human rights activist and social Qatar, Nawadit Sahitye Samaj the community with an impeccable system in place. “Around 200 celebrate Nepali festivals there are about 30 Nepalese worker and coordinator of and Makawanpur Milan Kendra. Nepali citizens and other people visit the embassy daily and we Dashain, Tihar, Balihang doctors.” Nepalese community. “The organizations provide them multiple services within half an hour,” he said. Tangnam, Chhat Puja, Chasok Highlighting the need of He said that the coordinate with Nepal Embassy The Ambassador said that due to improved regulations and Tangnam, Udhuli and Lhosar,” Nepalese school in Qatar, organizations include Non- to help solve the problems of systems provided by the government of Qatar, Nepali community Rekha Rai Vice President of Haque said: The community or Resident Nepali Association ( Nepali expatriates. They was not facing any major problem. FLSE told The Peninsula. international schools with NRNA), Nepal Engineering actively participate in beach Regarding upcoming Dashain festival, he said that the embassy She said that matches will curriculum of Nepal will be Association Qatar, International cleaning drive and organise would facilitate different Nepali associations to celebrate the event. be played every Thursday and helpful for them.” Nepalese Muslim Society Qatar, blood donation camps in “Community members will also visit the embassy to mark the fes- Friday which will go parallel to “There are about 70 active Chitwon Youth Society, Gorkha collaboration with Hamad tival as its doors always remain open for them while there will be the festivals stretching on a organizations of Nepali Sewa Samaj, Khas Chhetri Medical Corporation (HMC) and two official holidays at the embassy,” he said. span over two months. community in Qatar which are Samaaj, Gulmi Sewa Samaj, local authorities concerned,” “Three matches were played listed to Nepal Embassy,” said Nepali Mahila Samaj, Morang said Miya. Once a salesman, now a successful businessman SACHIN KUMAR Qatar. He is also Chairman of In April this year, Qatar “There is a huge potential of THE PENINSULA Qatar Nepal Business Chamber and Nepalese Chamber growth in Qatar-Nepal relations Association. of Commerce and Industry in the field of business and trade. rom being a salesman in Back home in Nepal, he owns signed a memorandum of Qatari businessmen can explore the 1990’s, to now a three-star hotel with 45 rooms understanding to enhance opportunities in the field of becoming a successful in Birtamod town which is cooperation and exchange of hydro-power, roads and food businessman Mahendra around 440 kilometre east of information and meetings. sector. Businessmen from Nepal FChamlagai (pictured) has come Nepal’s capital Kathmandu. He A delegation from Nepal led can explore opportunities in a long way. also runs an English medium by Vice-President of Nepalese construction sector and other After a long period of hard boarding school with 950 Chamber Bhaskar Raj related sectors in Qatar,” added work and unwavering students and 100 staff members. Rajkarnikar had come to Qatar Chamlagai. determination, he has reached a “I came to Qatar in 1996 to sign the agreement and One of the aims of the point in his professional life looking for a job and started my Chamlagai played an important association is to solve the where he is an inspiration not work as a salesman for a local role in bring the delegation here. problems faced by entrepreneurs only to his compatriots but also company. I always wanted to be The agreement aims to of Nepal. “There are to others who dream to do an entrepreneur and wanted encourage businessmen from entrepreneurs in Nepal who something big in life. have my own business,” enhance business relations Association was set up to both sides to establish want to do business in Qatar but Mahendra Chamlagai is now Chamlagai told The Peninsula. between Qatar and Nepal. strengthen the business relations investment partnerships that lack knowledge about rules and a Managing Director of After stepping into the shoes This idea led to the formation between Qatar and Nepal. We would push forward and other processes in Qatar. We Woodland Contracting and of a businessman, he decided to of Qatar Nepal Business aim to work as a bridge between promote the bilateral relations help them to understand the General Services which offers do something to help Association. businessmen of both the in the commercial sector in both rules and regulations of Qatar,” manpower solutions to firms in entrepreneurs of Nepal and to “Qatar Nepal Business countries,” said Chamlagai. countries. he said. MONDAY 15 OCTOBER 2018 HOME 07 QIC Group’s subsidiary OQIC opens corporate office in Oman

THE PENINSULA The successful listing further growth and operational senior management positions. of OQIC in the Muscat excellence through innovation, The new corporate office of DOHA: Oman Qatar Insurance Securities Market diversification and responsible OQIC is situated in the heart of Company (OQIC), a premier leadership. Pursuant to this the business district in Al insurance company in Oman and (MSM) demonstrates vision, OQIC aspires to play a key Khuwair. Reflecting OQIC’s a subsidiary of Qatar Insurance the strategic role in enhancing the bilateral ambition and commitment to the Group recently held a grand importance of this ties between the two countries Sultanate of Oman, it provides a opening ceremony for its move to strengthen and be a key contributor in harmonious and dynamic envi- corporate office and retail Oman’s economic welfare.” ronment for people to work and branches. the Group’s position Founded in 2004, OQIC has collaborate in. The office hosts Held at the Grand Hyatt in in the Sultanate of grown from strength to strength in-house training facilities that Muscat, the opening ceremony Oman. to where it is today. Building a are focused on continuous witnessed the presence of many sound reputation by providing learning and development espe- dignitaries and government offi- exemplary insurance services in cially to cater to the young cials, including the Board of Authority, Ali bin Fahad Al Hajri, all sectors, OQIC has reflected Omani nationals. The office is directors, industry experts, Ambassador of Qatar to Oman strong growth and consistent also equipped with a call center, prominent business leaders, and members of the Board of performance. state- of –the- art meeting facil- associates and partners, and Directors Tariq Marzooq S A Al The successful listing of OQIC ities and breakout areas. OQIC employees. Shamlan, Said Mubarak Al in the Muscat Securities Market Alongside the opening of the During the opening cer- Mohannadi. (MSM) demonstrates the strategic new corporate headquarters, the emony Khalaf Ahmed Al Mannai, Presenting his welcome importance of this move to dignitaries also unveiled a com- Chairman of Oman Qatar address, Khalaf Ahmed Al strengthen the Group’s position memorative plaque marking the Insurance Company unveiled the Mannai stated, “The bilateral in the Sultanate of Oman. opening of a modern retail Khalaf Ahmed Al Mannai, the Chairman of OQIC, delivering a new headquarters in the relations between Qatar & Oman The opening of the corporate branch in Mabela that has been welcome speech at the event. presence of Sheikh Khalid bin have grown in leaps and bounds. office of OQIC is a strategic designed to provide customers Omar Al Marhoon, Minister of Thanks to the shared vision of response to the increasing with a welcoming and pleas- Civil Services and other excel- the Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin relation has manifested in He further stated: “OQIC’s growth witnessed in the urable experience. With the lencies, including Abdullah bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and forming new synergies, new vision aligns with its parent insurance sector of Oman. It also opening of the Mabela branch, Salim Al Salmi Executive Pres- His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin agreements and cooperation Qatar Insurance Group, which is aims at supporting Omanisation OQIC will now have ten full- ident of the Capital Market Said of Oman. This successful projects.” to continue its drive for achieving by enabling Omanis to assume service branches across Oman. NAMA participates in second edition of ‘Made at Home’ expo THE PENINSULA Administrative Development, Labor and Social Affairs (ADLSA). Exhibition is a DOHA: Social Development Center- unique opportunity for home-based entre- NAMA is participating as a strategic preneurs to display their products and partner in “Made at Home” Exhibition, connect with new customers, in order to which is managed by Qatar Development cement new channels that get youth expe- Bank (QDB). rienced and projects highlighted in media Event aims at encouraging and devel- to reach the preferred publicity. oping young entrepreneurs’ capacities, as NAMA’s involvement in the exhibition well as providing them with a remarkable comes is in line with its objectives and Safari starts eighth anniversary promotions opportunity to highlight their products and strategy since Center is committed to THE PENINSULA projects through new channels that allow invest all the potentials to empower young Hyderabadi Chicken Dum Biriyani, electronics, accessories etc. All types them to reach a larger segment of the public people to contribute to raising the pro- Sindhi Biriyani, Thalppakitt Chicken of computer & mobile accessories, and then promote their ideas and products ductive level of youth and activating their DOHA: Safari, the well known hyper- Dum Biriyani, Alapuzha Chemmeen various companies laptops, printers, in the local market. positive role towards their society. Such market group in Doha, which created Curry, Butter Bread, Marbil Cake, tablets, projector, digital & SLR The exhibition which was inaugurated step supports Qatar’s vision and future new definition to the world of Mothichur Ladu, Indian Sweets, Devil cameras etc. are showcased in this yesterday in its second edition at Doha aspirations represented in backing shopping for the expatriates has Chicken, Kothu Porota, Vattelappam, promotion. Also there will be nice Exhibition and Convention Center (DECC) medium and micro-enterprises, in started its 8th anniversary promotions. Mutton Momo, Murg Rezala, Arabic prize discounts for TV, fridge, washing ends on October 20, 2018 in collaboration addition to empowering entrepreneurs to Safari always stood as the market Mutton, Seekh kabab, Arabic Chicken machine etc. with NAMA as a strategic partner, Qatar achieve the highest levels of success at the leader in introducing mind blowing Kabab, Mutton kabsa, Chicken Above all, the new fabulous pro- Chamber (QC), and the Ministry of social level. promotions & offers. Apart from fab- majboos, Mutton Chops, Mixed Fried motion in which the customers can ulous promotions and offers a unique Rice, Mutton Fried Rice, Crème win 10 kg gold is introduced in all cookery show is also arranged on this caramel, Chilly Prawns Fry, Hong safari outlets from 10th of September anniversary celebrations to mark this Kong Fried Rice, Chilly Beef, Singapore on wards. There will be 5 lucky draws event a big success. Chicken Fried Rice, Mutton Peshawari, in this promotion and 2 KG gold will “Safari Flavor 2018 Food Festival” Dal Fry etc. will be the items and the be awarded to the winners. There will in Safari Bakery & Hot Food division customers will get the opportunity to be 4 winners in each lucky draw. will be the main attraction of this anni- enjoy these dishes at a very discount The first prize winner will be versary celebrations. The customers prize. awarded by 1 kg gold, 500gm for will get a fabulous opportunity to stim- There will be a Cookery Show at second prize winner, 300 gm for third ulate their taste buds with wide variety Safari Mall food court at Abu hamour winner and 200 gm for the person who of foods. led by Famous TV anchor Lekshmi is coming at the forth position. The first More than 75 types of dishes will Nair on October 20 at 6pm. lucky draw will take place at Safari mall be showcased from India, Sri Lanka, To add flying color’s to the cele- located at Abu Hamour on October 29, Nepal, Bangladesh, Arabic, Pilipino, brations Safari introduces a ‘Digital 2018. Anyone can participate in this Chinese, Pakistani etc. Spark Promotion’ along with this event through the lucky draw of Mutton Malabari, Chettinadu event. There will be nice prize dis- coupons which they receive while pur- NAMA’s pavilion at the second edition of “Made at Home” Exhibition at DECC. Chicken Curry, Beef Vinthalu, counts on home appliances, digital, chasing for every QR50 goods. QC, NBK Charity open bakery for Syrian refugees

THE PENINSULA The establishment of this bakery came Islamic Welfare Association (ISWA), as a result of a tripartite partnership Lebanon. DOHA: Qatar Charity (QC) and Nasser Bin between Nasser Bin Khaled Charitable Speaking at the opening ceremony, Khaled Charitable Foundation (NBK Foundation (NBK Charity), Human Appeal, Sheikh Khalid bin Nasser bin Ahmed Al Charity) have opened a bakery in Kaukaba, a British charity, and Qatar Charity. Thani said the project will help alleviate Lebanon to provide bread to thousands of The funding for this project from the suffering of Syrian refugees, creating Syrian refugee families. Sheikh Nasser bin Ahmed bin Khalid Al jobs for them and filling the gap in the field The project will also create jobs to ref- Thani amounted to around QR1.2m, and of food security. He also hoped that the ugees which will help improve their living Human Appeal contributed to the estab- bakery will actively work at the condition, said a release. lishment of the bakery with an amount of achievement of this goal for the benefit of The opening ceremony was attended about QR1m, while Qatar Charity imple- Syrian refugees, and will seek to provide by Khalid Bin Nasser Bin Ahmed Al Thani, mented the project in cooperation with a decent living for them. Hani Abu Zaynab, Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the Islamic Welfare Associ- ation (ISWA), Lebanon, Nasser Al Mughaseb, director of Relief and Interna- tional Partnerships at Qatar Charity and Khalid Al Hadramy, donor relations officer at Qatar Charity. The bakery, which was established at a cost of nearly QR2.4m, is a devel- opment project aimed at filling the gap in the field of food security by providing free bread daily to 1,000 Syrian displaced families (6,000 people) in the Hasbaya and Marjeyoun districts, in addition to employing 30 Syrian refugees. The bakery is seeking to hire more refugees in the future to increase production for 21,000 new Syrians in the Beqaa Governorate. The bakery was established in Kaukaba, due to its strategic location at the entrance to the Arqoub region, where thou- Officials of Qatar Charity and Nasser Bin Khaled Charitable Foundation with beneficiary sands of Syrian refugees live. Syrian families of newly opened bakery in Lebanon. 08 HOME MONDAY 15 OCTOBER 2018 WISH, The Carter Center launch student program

THE PENINSULA The Student Chaudhary (NU-Q) and Asma Al Scholarship Program is Jehani (GU-Q), who are this DOHA: The World Innovation year’s inaugural student cohort. Summit for Health (WISH), an a new initiative within Ahead of the formal signing cer- initiative of Qatar Foundation, the Rosalynn Carter emony, the two students traveled has signed an agreement with Fellowships for Mental to Atlanta in September where The Carter Center to support the Health Journalism they met Former US First Lady training of Qatar-based student Rosalynn Carter and took part in journalists in mental health program, which was a series of sessions and reporting. brought to Qatar in workshops. The Student Scholarship 2016 as a partnership WISH continues to work with Program is a new initiative between WISH and The Carter Center on the main within the Rosalynn Carter Fel- fellowship program for estab- The Carter Center, Officials of WISH and The Carter Center signing the agreement in the presence of the Deans from lowships for Mental Health Jour- lished journalists, with Al Rayyan Georgetown University in Qatar and Northwestern University in Qatar, as well as the participating students. nalism program, which was based in Atlanta. TV presenter Khalid Al Naama brought to Qatar in 2016 as a representing Qatar this year. partnership between WISH and Sultana N. Afdhal, CEO, the students will work closely of our fellowship program, and of the program, from many The Carter Center, based in Qatar (NU-Q) and Georgetown WISH, said, “We believe it is with their professors, and with are confident that the training countries including the US, Atlanta. The objective is to train University in Qatar (GU-Q), who essential to train students before professional journalists in both will help them to not only Colombia, South Africa, and New students in Qatar on how to recommended students for the they commence their profes- the US and Qatar, to learn how to enhance their future careers but Zealand, for professional advice report ethically and accurately new program. sional careers, so they can learn produce accurate and balanced also address the critical issue of and support. on topics related to mental health Everette E. Dennis, Dean, best practices for reporting on reports on mental health issues. stigma and discrimination “We look forward to seeing and illnesses before they embark NU-Q, and Dr Ahmad S. Dallal, mental health issues in Qatar Curtis Kohlhaas, Chief Devel- around mental illnesses through the content that these students upon their professional careers. Dean, GU-Q, were present at a with accuracy, integrity, and cul- opment Officer, The Carter their work. These students will produce over the next year, and The agreement is supported signing ceremony held in Qatar, tural sensitivity.” Center, said, “We congratulate have access to a wide network hope that their work has a pos- by Northwestern University in along with students Ayilah Over the course of next year, the students on becoming part of global journalists, and alumni itive effect in Qatar and beyond.”

GU-Q student awarded QU and Highfield Qualifications sign MoU Carter Center fellowship THE PENINSULA future of Qatar. The MoU is part of the College of Health Sciences THE PENINSULA DOHA: Qatar University and mission to support the profes- summit, I realized Journalists Highfield Qualifications have sional development of the went into a great depth docu- signed a memorandum of existing food inspectors, health DOHA: An outstanding student menting these stories, but I understanding yesterday to inspectors, food safety officers from Georgetown University take them further into deliver certified training sessions working in both the public and in Qatar (GU-Q), has been advocacy because I am inter- on food safety and security to private sector. Here the impor- awarded the Rosalynn Carter ested in human rights, Qatar University students, health tance of safe food for the well- Fellowship for Mental Health women’s rights, migrant practitioners and food sectors being of the citizens of Qatar is Journalism. Asma Al Jehani is workers’ rights,” she said. throughout Qatar. re-emphasized. the first Qatari student to be She adds that despite their As part of the ongoing activ- Asma added: “This can only selected and one of only two differences in nature, jour- ities and efforts of College of be achieved, through the edu- non-practising journalists to nalism and human rights Health Sciences, this program cation of students and fellow be awarded the Carter Center advocacy intersect in many aims to enhance the capacity and employees to be of high caliber fellowship. ways, “Journalists carry out a develop skills and professionalism and skilled in the field of food The Rosalynn Carter Fel- lot of research on these issues of specialists in food sanitation. It safety which is achieved through lowships for Mental Health as well. But I am convinced is composed of four different high quality teaching, training Journalism aim to Develop a that journalists cannot be levels with different food safety- Prof Dr Egon Toft, Vice President for Medical and Health Sciences and research.” group of better-informed pro- totally impartial, because we related topics in order to master and Dean of College of Medicine and Christian Hopper, Business Christian Hopper, Business fessional journalists to report are only human.” the information in this field. Development Manager of Highfield Qualifications pose for a photo Development Manager of High- accurate information and Asma’s project works on After each level, the trainee during the MoU signing ceremony. field Qualifications said, “At produce work that reflects an mental health for migrant will sit for an international exam Highfield our qualifications are understanding of mental health workers in Qatar. It is unprec- that provides the applicant an designed to minimize and issues. edented and involves talking approved award (certificate) in food safety as a fundamental and useful in controlling food borne prevent harm. Working with Prof. Asma said that she was to the workers about the food safety upon successful integral part of Qatar’s on-going illnesses. Therefore this MoU Egon Toft and the College of introduced to the Carter Center human aspect of their lives. completion. efforts to have one of the safest between Highfield and Qatar Health Sciences demonstrates through World Innovation Since there is very limited sta- Prof. Dr. Egon Toft, Vice Pres- and most comprehensive food University was established,” he our commitment to improving Summit for Health (WISH). At tistical data available on issues ident for Medical and Health Sci- systems in the world.” added. safety and developing skills the journalism training other than pay, safety, housing, ences and Dean of College of “The main objectives of the Prof. Dr. Asma Al-Thani, across the world. To work with program she learnt how to use healthcare, the human Medicine, stated that: “Qatar strategy clearly identify the need Dean of the College of Health Sci- Qatar University highlights the correct terminology, and to dimension still needs more needs to ensure that the food pro- for highly qualified calibers who ences stated, “This MoU supports quality and value placed on High- report on topics related to attention, which makes it a duced and manufactured locally need to be prepared through Qatar University’s mission to field’s qualifications globally, and mental health or mental ill- challenge for her. as well as the food imported, is proper education and training. It produce high quality under- marks the beginning of a part- nesses in an informed manner. Asma points out that she safe for consumption. Qatar has been well documented that graduate and graduate students nership that will strive to protect “Having been closely plans to continue her studies National Vision 2030 and the food safety without continuous that prepare competent grad- and improve standards of safety acquainted with many jour- in human rights field after National Health Strategy consider training and education is not uates, destined to shape the and compliance in Qatar.” nalists during the WISH graduation. Jotun announces colour trends of 2019

THE PENINSULA global network of colour-trend create your own living story and This year’s colour card is researchers, the latest edition of personal colour identity. This designed to create practical colour DOHA: As the world grows colour trends explores colours year’s colour collection contains combinations with an easy-to-use busier and full of distractions, that reflect distinct lifestyles in ideas aimed at inspiring combi- tool. This tool allows users to easily home is one of the few places an urban environment. The col- nations that reflect who you are,” identify complementary shades where we genuinely express who lection embraces 28 colours says Rana Khadra, Colour and within a single colour family, or we are. It remains an anchor of defining homes around the globe Creative Manager at Jotun Middle create harmonious colour varia- comfort and the place where we for the coming year. East, India and Africa (MEIA). tions in the same space. can relax and be our true selves. “With this colour card, we Renewing interiors by simply The calm identity prizes Home is an expression of your call on everyone to reconnect painting walls with trending hues meaning above quantity in the identity. with their identity. Our homes gives you a whole new look things they surround themselves With this inspiration, Jotun, are living stories of who we are, without the burden in cost of with, revelling in the almost- the region’s leading paint brand, told through each object and renovations. The age of using Nordic simplicity of their space. has unveiled its 2019 Colour every colour we fill it with. The colour and design to reflect aspi- The refined identity is that of Trends under the theme of home is a constant, ever-reliable ration or ‘put on a show’ for the modern-day curator: dis- Rana Khadra, Regional Colour Marketing Manager, Middle East, India “Identity”. reminder of what makes us guests is over; today’s colour pal- cerning, considered and interested and Africa, Jotun Paints, doing a presentation at the ‘Colour Trends Developed by Jotun colour happy and comfortable. By ettes are built on honesty, in intriguing juxtapositions. 2019’, the launch of Jotun’s 2019 Colour Collection, at a function specialists over a year and incor- adorning your personal space integrity and truth – the home The raw identity is rooted in held at the Bin Jalmood Museum, Msherib Museums in Doha on porating on the insights of a with Jotun’s colour card, you of 2019 says simply: ‘This is me’. the earth. Wednesday. PIC: SALIM MATRAMKOT/THE PENINSULA Sherborne Qatar Girls School to open in 2020 THE PENINSULA schools and, except for some members the school has, “a skilled, passionate and They will continue to have these oppor- Centre is to be built. of the Arabic Department, the all-female genuinely supportive teaching staff” and, tunities at the girls’ school and they will Currently, pupils at Sherborne Qatar DOHA: Sherborne Qatar has announced staff will be British trained and qual- “the pupils are courteous and enthusi- also be able to participate in exchange can choose from 21 AS and A Levels, the launch of the Sherborne Qatar Girls ified,” said a statement. astic learners … and are proud to be programmes with Sherborne Girls’ including Business Studies, Government School which will open, in a new Sherborne Qatar is now entering its members of the school community.” School in the UK. and Politics and Media Studies, as well building at Al Ebb, in 2020. tenth year in Doha and has established The 2018 QNSA report noted, The school will open for girls in as the more traditional subjects such as “We believe that Sherborne Qatar an enviable reputation with both the “Strength in the quality of the educa- Years 7 to 9 and Years 10 and 11 will English, Maths and Science an there are is already the school of choice for many Qatari and expat communities for tional leadership, teaching and learning, open in 2021 and 2022 for the girls to plans to extend this range. Pupils can families in Qatar and now we are quality, all round British education. development and care for learners.” study IGCSE courses. They will then also study for a BTech Level 2 in offering even more choice. The school Inspection teams have also been Girls at Sherborne Qatar Senior move to study for A Levels at the Business Studies. Many recent pupils will have the same ethos, values and impressed with Sherborne Qatar. School have always participated with existing Senior School, where the have successfully moved on to a range curriculum as the other Sherborne Qatar The 2017 BSO Inspection noted that considerable success in all school events. exclusive Michael French Sixth Form of top universities around the world. MONDAY 15 OCTOBER 2018 MIDDLE EAST 09 Jordan, Syria agree to reopen vital crossing AP Israel also said according to the Jordanian Petra yesterday the Quneitra news agency. Syria’s Interior DAMASCUS: Jordan and Syria Minister Mohammed Al Shaar agreed yesterday to reopen a crossing with Syria also confirmed the crossing’s vital border crossing between the will reopen today to reopening, according to Syria’s two countries, three years after UN observers, four state news agency. the commercial lifeline fell to years after it was “The Naseeb crossing is a rebel groups and traffic was vital lifeline for trade between halted. closed because of the the two brotherly countries Israel also said yesterday the fighting. Jordan and Syria through them Quneitra crossing with Syria will to other Arab countries,” Ghun- reopen today to UN observers, aimat said, according to Petra. four years after it was closed as the government is expected Rebels seized the crossing in because of the fighting. to collect transit fees from 2015, disrupting a major trade The reopening of the convoys coming from Jordan. route between Syria and Jordan, crossings is a major boost to the Last month, it hiked fees for all Lebanon and oil-rich Gulf coun- Syrian government, keen on trailers transiting through its ter- tries. The two governments had sending messages to its citizens ritories. The resumption of com- earlier issued conflicting reports and the world that it is slowly mercial trade through the of when the crossing would emerging victorious from the crossing will also be a diplomatic open. Syrian troops recaptured bloody conflict and beginning to victory for Assad, whose gov- it in July this year after rebels restore vital services and rela- ernment has been isolated from reached an agreement with tions. In eastern Syria, state TV its Arab neighbours since the war Russian mediators to end the said its broadcast has returned began in 2011. violence in the southern province A Syrian soldier walks as he holds his weapon at the Nasib border crossing with Jordan in Deraa, Syria. to Deir el-Zour city, seven years Arab countries have boy- of Daraa and surrender the after it was halted when armed cotted the Syrian government crossing. groups seized control of the area. since the early days of the war, The crossing is also vital for been on a winning streak since Fighting has subsided across Nations has decided to return its Reopening the crossing with freezing its membership in the Syria’s neighbouring Lebanon, 2015 when Russia threw its mil- most of Syria, but in the absence peacekeeping force, known as Jordan would bring major relief 22-member state Arab League. providing its agricultural itary weight behind Damascus. of a political deal, more than 40 Undof, to the Quneitra crossing to President Bashar Assad’s gov- Jordan government spokes- products a route to foreign The victory in southern Syria sig- percent of the country’s territory area. The crossing will be used ernment by restoring a much- woman Jumana Ghunaimat said markets. nalled the return of his forces to remains in the hands of armed exclusively for UN forces, it needed gateway for Syrian the Naseeb crossing would be The recapture of Naseeb Daraa province where the opposition and their foreign sup- added. The Syrian government exports to Arab countries. It is opened today after operational crossing marked a major victory uprising against him began seven porters yesterday, Israel’s mil- plans to escort media to the also expected to boost its coffers details have been agreed upon, for Assad’s forces, which have years ago. itary announced that the United crossing today. Syria buffer zone deal hangs in balance as deadline ends Rowhani seeks to downplay AFP between regime ally Russia and there was still no sign that they mortar shells” were fired from weapons were withdrawn. This US oil sanctions rebel backer Turkey is only the had left so far. the planned buffer area into area is supposed to be clear of BEIRUT: A Russian-Turkish deal latest in a string of truces And deadly mortar rounds regime territory, killing two sol- heavy weapons, including AP to set up a buffer zone around throughout Syria’s seven-year fired late on Saturday from the diers, the Observatory said. mortar shells,” Abdel Rahman Syria’s last major rebel bastion war, which has killed more than planned buffer zone, according Rebels and militants had said. hung by a thread yesterday, as 360,000 and displaced to the Britain-based monitor, reportedly fulfilled the first part He said intermittent regime TEHRAN: Iran’s president militants showed no sign of millions. appeared to indicate the first part of the deal, with Turkish officials, shelling had been hitting the yesterday tried to downplay withdrawing hours before a It calls for setting up of the deal was not fully armed factions and the Britain- planned buffer for days, but the US sanctions targeting the deadline. horseshoe-shaped buffer zone implemented. based Observatory reporting that deal does not require gov- country’s vital oil and gas The accord also provides for around the Idlib region that “In a few hours, the buffer the area was free of heavy-duty ernment forces to withdraw any sector that are set to be the clearance of heavy weapons would be free of heavy arms by zone is supposed to enter into weaponry. But the shells which of their weapons. restored next month. from a U-shaped zone around October 10 and of “radical force, but the deal has not yet on Saturday hit an army position Yesterday evening, regime Speaking in Tehran Uni- the northwestern region of Idlib, fighters” by yesterday at been implemented,” said Rami in Hama province appear to have shelling hit an area in the west versity to mark the start of the but a monitor said rebels late on midnight. Abdel Rahman, the head of the violated the accord. of the planned buffer zone, in the academic year, Hassan Saturday fired mortar shells from But, the Syrian Observatory Britain-based Observatory. “This is the first clear vio- northwest of Hama province, Rowhani said the November it. The deal agreed last month for Human Rights monitor said Late on Saturday, “heavy lation of the deal since the heavy Abdel Rahman said. 4 sanctions “will have no effect,” because “the US has already done whatever it wanted to do.” President Donald Trump’s Migrant truck crashes in Turkey, 22 dead Saudi says will retaliate against administration has been steadily restoring sanctions AFP vehicle’s back end was simply inflatable dinghies. Samos is just sanctions over Khashoggi case on Iran since he withdrew an open container into which a few kilometres north of Tur- from the 2015 nuclear accord REUTERS ISTANBUL: Twenty-two people, the migrants had been key’s Dilek peninsula that juts in May. Iran has been grap- including children, died crammed. out from the Izmir region. pling with an economic crisis yesterday when a vehicle The DHA news agency said Turkey is a key transit point WASHINGTON: Saudi Arabia yesterday warned against threats in recent months, with its cur- carrying migrants reportedly the driver, a 35-year-old Turkish for migrants from troubled to punish it over last week’s disappearance of journalist Jamal rency plunging to historic heading for EU member Greece national, had survived, telling countries in the Middle East, Khashoggi, as European and US allies piled on pressure. lows and sporadic protests plunged off the highway into a police he had swerved to avoid Asia and Africa seeking a new Khashoggi, a US resident and Washington Post columnist critical breaking out. waterway in western Turkey. an oncoming white vehicle. life in Europe. of Riyadh’s policies, disappeared on October 2 after entering the The US has said it will The vehicle was travelling The man had a standard ‘B’ A million migrants crossed Saudi consulate in Istanbul. Turkey believes he was murdered and press other countries to halt on a highway near Izmir airport license to drive a car did not from Turkey into Greece in 2015, his body removed. Saudi Arabia has denied that. imports of Iranian oil, which when it flipped over and fell into have the required papers to mostly by boats, in a crisis which “The Kingdom affirms its total rejection of any threats and would cut off a key source of the channel several metres drive a vehicle of that size, it forced a deal between Ankara attempts to undermine it, whether by threatening to impose eco- revenue for Tehran. below, state-run Anadolu news said. and the EU to stem the flow of nomic sanctions, using political pressures, or repeating false accu- Rowhani said the current agency said. The truck had been hired for people. sations,” the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) quoted an unnamed US administration is the The nationality of the four days. Numbers have fallen since official as saying. “The Kingdom also affirms that if it receives any “most hostile” ever towards migrants was not immediately Among the dead were two but people are still undertaking action, it will respond with greater action, and that the Kingdom’s Iran, but that his country will clear, but 22 people died in the babies, two children and a what is a highly perilous journey economy has an influential and vital role in the global economy,” overcome the sanctions crash and another 13 others pregnant woman, it said. and the flow has ticked up this the official added, without elaborating. through “unity and integrity.” were hurt, the agency said, The driver was expected to year from 2017. hiking an earlier toll of 19 dead. be arrested after leaving hos- According to UN figures, Turkish television pictures pital, Anadolu reported, saying more than 24,500 migrants have showed the wreckage of the regional prosecutors had arrived in Greece by sea so far vehicle upside-down in the river opened an investigation. this year, with 118 people losing Israel approves construction channel, reduced to burned-out DHA said the vehicle was their lives via this route. metal by the impact of the crash headed for the coast of the Izmir Last week, eight migrants with corpses strewn alongside region, from where the migrants were found drowned off the it. Rescue workers later used a were to have tried to reach Karaburun district, also in Izmir of 31 settler homes in Hebron crane to lift it on to the road, Greece’s Samos island. In the province, after their boat AFP with images showing the truck with them were several capsized. kindergartens. “It is an 1980s by the Israeli army which important step in the global built on it a military base to JERUSALEM: Israel’s activity which we are carrying protect Hebron’s Jewish government yesterday approved out to reinforce settlements in settlers. the construction of 31 settler Judea and Samaria,” added Lie- The 1994 massacre of 29 homes in Hebron, the first such berman referring to the Muslim worshippers in Hebron green light for the flashpoint occupied West Bank. by Israeli-American Baruch West Bank city since 2002, a The city is a flashpoint Goldstein led to an agreement cabinet minister said. reflecting the deep tensions that three years later giving the Pal- Construction permits were run between Palestinians and estinian Authority control over agreed in October last year but Israelis. 80 percent of the city. needed the government’s Hebron is home to around The settlers and about approval, according to the Peace 200,000 Palestinians, with 30,000 Palestinians living Now NGO which monitors set- about 800 settlers living under adjacent to them fall under tlement construction in Israeli army protection in Israeli military rule. occupied territory. several heavily fortified com- Peace Now said in a “For the first time in more pounds in the heart of the city. statement that the land on which than 20 years, Hebron will have The Hebron units are to be the settler homes will be built a new Jewish neighbourhood built on Shuhada Street, once a legally belongs to the Palestinian where a military camp once bustling shopping street leading municipality of Hebron. stood,” Defence Minister to a holy site. Israeli settlements are con- Avigdor Lieberman said after The street is now largely sidered a violation of interna- the weekly cabinet meeting. closed off to Palestinians who tional law and major stumbling He said in a statement that have repeatedly demanded that blocks to peace efforts as they Security officers take measures after a truck carrying irregular migrants overturned in Turkey’s the project will comprise 31 it be reopened to traffic. are built on land the Palestinians western province of Izmir, yesterday. settler homes and two The area was seized in the want for their future state. 10 VIEWS MONDAY 15 OCTOBER 2018 Decentralisation in ESTABLISHED IN 1996

CHAIRMAN Syria: A lesser evil SHEIKH THANI BIN ABDULLAH AL THANI

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF DR. KHALID BIN MUBARAK AL-SHAFI [email protected]

LEONID ISSAEV & ANDREY ZAKHAROV ACTING MANAGING EDITOR AL JAZEERA MOHAMMED SALIM MOHAMED [email protected] ver the past few years, a number of proposals about DEPUTY MANAGING EDITOR some form of decentrali- MOHAMMED OSMAN ALI sation in Syria have been Ocirculated as part of possible peace [email protected] settlement plans to end the raging Syrian civil war. Most recently, the so-called “small group” - consisting of the UK, US, France, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Jordan - adopted a declaration on the EDITORIAL eve of talks in Geneva with UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura out- lining its vision for a political solution of the Syrian crisis. The declaration Qatar’s rising export proposes, among other things, decen- Empire on the eve of the 1917 revo- the federalisation.The USSR, in the tralisation of the Syrian state as a way lution. The imperial establishment in St end, became what American historian atar’s export continue to rise showing that the coun- of achieving peace. Every time there Petersburg outright rejected federali- Terry Martin called “an affirmative try’s economy has successfully defeated the blockade has been such a suggestion, it has been sation as a means of resolving its action empire”. Although the USSR Qimposed by the siege countries. flatly rejected by both supporters or problems with rising ethnic nation- eventually disintegrated in 1991, its According to the data released this week by Qatar opponents of Bashar al-Assad. alisms within its borders.After the first federalist system managed to keep the Chamber, Qatar’s non-oil exports registered strong growth Damascus and the opposition continue Russian revolution of 1905-1907, many country together for some 80 years. during August 2018 with the combined value reaching at to insist on a centralised government ethnic groups insisted on expanding While its model is far from an ideal QR2.26bn, recording a year-on-year increase of 26.1 as part of any peace deal. self-government or even autonomy, one, it is a good example of how percent compared to same month month last year. Nevertheless, the multiethnic and but the tsarist regime rejected these decentralisation can help relieve ten- The sharp rise in the export from Qatar demonstrate multisectarian nature of the Syrian aspirations and instead embarked on a sions in multi-ethnic societies. that countries around the globe have full trust on the population does not leave the country Russification campaign. In the Syrian case, the Kurds products coming from local market. Rising exports also any choice: decentralisation is inevi- Even democratic parties, such as remain the only side to the conflict show that the Qatari products are of high quality. These table and it is a lesser evil. If it is not the Constitutional Democrats, were interested in decentralisation Com- export figures have come at a time when Qatar is moving accepted, it could place the country at not enthusiastic about decentralisation prising 12-15 percent of the population fast on the path of self-sufficiency. risk of complete disintegration. either. They feared that in a country and benefitting from the backing of The challenges Syrian political where ethnic Russians accounted for the US and a number of EU countries, The rising trend in export comes in sync with the overall actors are facing today in accepting about 50 percent of the population, Kurdish armed groups led by Demo- economic growth of Qatar. According to the data released and applying national minorities would receive too cratic Union Party (PYD) have by the Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics, the idea of many rights and this would make the expanded the territory they control by Qatar’s nominal GDP, measured at current prices, was decentrali- country difficult to administer. The 50 percent over the past two years. estimated at QR171.51bn in the second quarter of 2018. it sation are not political elite at that time very much The PYD and its allies are not inter- was a remarkable increase of 17.9 percent compared to new and have believed that the Russian empire was ested in full independence for a number the nominal GDP of been encoun- the state of ethnic Russians.The Bol- of internal and external reasons. QR145.50bn for the corre- Such a tered by sheviks, who constituted the radical Achieving some form of self-rule under sponding period last year. suggestion, it various opposition to the tsarist regime, a federal system better suits their According to Qatar has been flatly nations despite embracing ethnic diversity, interests. This is evident in the latest Chamber report, Oman topped rejected by both throughout were also ardent centralists; it was agreement between the Syrian Demo- the list of non-oil exporting modern their view that a social revolution cratic Council and the Syrian gov- The sharp rise countries in August 2018 with supporters or history. required concentration and not the ernment to outline a roadmap for the in the export a total exports of QR800.36m, opponents of Here, dispersion of power. creation of a decentralised democratic from Qatar representing 35.5 percent of Bashar Al Assad. strange as it The Bolsheviks disparaged nation- regime in Syria. Opponents to this idea demonstrate the total value of non-oil Damascus and may seem, alism, but the very survival of their have argued that some of the territories exports during the month, fol- Russia’s regime depended on an effective dia- under Kurdish control are predomi- that countries lowed by the Hong Kong with the opposition state- logue with national elites. For that nantly Arab and that Kurdish forces around the globe total exports of QR301.413m continue to insist building reason, federalism was necessary: it is have been committing ethnic cleansing. have full trust (13.3 percent). In third place on a centralised experience a way to both indulge national feelings That, however, can be prevented on the products was Belgium with QR164.66m after the 1917 and keep them under control. Thus, in by including special provisions in the (7.3 percent) and Singapore government as Bolshevik an effort to prevent the complete col- Syrian constitution guaranteeing the coming from local QR160.26m (7.1 percent). part of any peace Revolution is lapse of the multiethnic empire that rights of all people within federal ter- market. Rising Netherlands ranked fifth deal. quite rel- they had inherited, the Bolsheviks ritories, regardless of sect or ethnicity. exports also show with exports amounting to evant. Unlike were forced to portray themselves as Syria’s neighbour, Iraq, has already QR128.10m (5.7 percent) of the the expe- ardent federalists and accept the aspi- walked this path. Its Kurdish region has that the Qatari total value of non-oil exports rience of the rations of their non-Russian citizens. remained relatively peaceful since it products are of in August 2018. The first ten United States, where federalism grew The federalist system which was acquired autonomy. Last year’s inde- high quality. countries accounted for 87.9 from the grassroots and from demo- introduced in 1922 created several so- pendence referendum should be seen percent of total non-oil cratically organised communities, in called “national republics” giving cul- as an attempt by its political leadership exports in the said month. Russia, decentralisation was a top- tural and linguistic rights to their pop- to extort concessions from a weaken On the other hand, the GCC down process imposed on a very ulations, as well as a number of ele- central government rather than as a countries (Sultanate of Oman and Kuwait) topped the diverse country which had never been ments of their own statehood, such as genuine step towards secession. What blocs and the economic groups receiving the Qatari non-oil governed democratically. In its constitutions, parliaments, anthems, is important to note is that Erbil today exports during August with total exports amounting to diversity, lack of democratic tradition etc. has shown respect for Arab rights and about QR812.64m, followed by the group of European and war devastation, Russia in 1917 Having given considerable in fact has been giving shelter to a lot of countries including Turkey with exports worth about QR resembles Syria in 2018. freedom to some minorities, the Bol- Arabs fleeing violence. Decentrali- 646.75m. Federalism in post-1917 Russia The sheviks, at the same time, maintained sation, if applied responsibly to the The Group of Asian countries excluding Arab coun- scepticism with which most Syrians tight and centralised control over the Syrian context, could resolve the tries came in the third place with total exports amounting regard federalism is no different than country and repressed other ethnic Kurdish question and help put the to QR 638.08m, followed by the group of Arab countries, the prevailing views in the Russian groups who were not beneficiaries of country on the path to peace. excluding the GCC countries with total value of exports amounting to about QR83.15m, followed by North America, the African countries except the Arab countries and the South American countries with varying values. The strong growth momentum in the Qatar’s economy shows that the country has become a role model for other Easing the torture of solitary countries. THE WASHINGTON POST and the Liman Center at Yale Law School - exceeding 15 consecutive days. The fol- the latest of three such studies since 2014 - lowing year, the American Correctional t many US prisons and for too the number of such inmates in state Association issued guidelines limiting many years, the path of least prisons, where most of America’s incar- solitary confinement for several groups Aresistance for disciplining unruly cerated population resides, is falling. When including prisoners with serious mental QUOTE OF THE DAY inmates has run directly to solitary con- the prison systems were surveyed in 2013, illness, who constitute a substantial finement - and often it’s been a one-way it was estimated that 80,000 to 100,000 minority of inmates. Those moves trip. Prisoners who mouth off, smuggle prisoners were in solitary lockup. Last year, prompted some administrators to tighten The Italian government contraband or get in fights are ware- the number was pegged at roughly 61,000. standards and shorten the duration of should abide by the housed in windowless, parking spot- That’s a healthy drop in four years, solitary confinement, particularly by European rules and sized cells for all but an hour or two a equivalent to a decrease to about 4.4 establishing clear criteria for release. day, kept in isolation and deprived of percent from 5 percent of the nation’s 1.5 Progress is far from uniform. agreements. The human contact for weeks, months or, million inmates in state and federal Between the reports issued in 2016 and discussions on the draft not infrequently, years at a time. custody. It appears to reflect a change in 2018, the numbers of inmates in solitary budget must now be Out of sight and little noticed by society, attitudes - in prison management as well confinement declined in more than two conducted between inmates in solitary confinement have as state legislatures - about best practices. dozen states, but increased in 11 other Italy and the European inspired scant sympathy - though Justice Such a shift is badly overdue. Holding states. Colorado has all but eliminated Anthony Kennedy, suggesting he regarded prisoners in isolation for months and solitary confinement; in Louisiana, Commission. their treatment as uncivilized, wrote that years is a form of prolonged psycho- nearly 20 percent of the state’s 14,300 “near-total isolation exact[s] a terrible logical torture - a fact recognized by the male inmates were locked away in sol- David Lipton price.” Now, it seems, many of the people United Nations in 2015 when it adopted itary cells almost round the clock. Nearly IMF’s Deputy Managing who run prisons have started to agree. the so-called Nelson Mandela rules for everywhere, black inmates are overrep- Director According to a new survey by the Asso- the treatment of prisoners, which pro- resented among those in solitary, and ciation of State Correctional Administrators hibit solitary confinement for periods whites are underrepresented. MONDAY 15 OCTOBER 2018 OPINION 11 France’s desperate endeavours to design a ‘French Islam’

LÉONARD FAYTRE especially those from Algeria, Morocco, French and whose existence in France can ANATOLIA and Turkey. On the other hand, the policies never be fully justified. Indeed, the difficulties of ‘organizing’, ‘controlling’ and ‘modern- This asymmetrical relation of power experienced by the CFCM -- n September 2018, “Institut Mon- izing’ Islam stem from the old colonial dis- between the French state and Arab- the biggest and most elab- taigne”, a French think tank close to course that promotes the domestication of Muslim communities also led to the cre- orate structure to have come French President Emmanuel Macron’s the “good Arab”. ation of state-sponsored organizations out of all the mentioned government, published a report that The French state’s attempts at ‘regu- from 1990 to 2003 with the purpose of attempts -- reflect an ongoing Icalls for a stronger regulation of Muslim lating’ Islam have been taking place in the reframing and reshaping the represen- competition between foreign religious practices by the state in order to wider context of the creation of a “Muslim tation of Islam in France. The goal was also countries and organizations better counter “Islamism”. problem”. Indeed, when we look at the to regulate the training of imams and their as well as egos. A number of Entitled “Islamism Factory”, the report 1980s, we can see a clear correlation speeches, mosque-building projects and French Muslim activists, such triggered a turmoil among French Muslim between the rise of Arab-origin French the Islamic discourse at large. Yet, until the as Marwan Muhammad, the communities since it conflates regular visibility in the public sphere and the rise establishment of the French Council of the former president of the CCIF, Muslim practices, such as wearing the of the far right. The pressure on immigrant Muslim Faith (CFCM) in 2003 on Nicolas attribute this failure to state headscarf (for women), the five daily communities further increased with the Sarkozy’s impulsion, none of these interventionism, which is per- prayers, consuming halal food etc., with far-right “Front National” getting historic attempts had a significant impact on ceived as an attempt to Islamism and extremism threats. results in consecutive elections: the 1984 Muslim practices. impose top-down policies Yet, the Islamism threat remains the European elections (11 percent), the 1986 Despite its unpopularity among upon Muslim communities. strongest argument for the French state to Parliamentary elections (10 percent) and ordinary French Muslims, the CFCM This is the reason why intervene in Muslim affairs, and thus con- the 1988 Presidential elections (14,4 became the main official interlocutor of Marwan Muhammad tradicting the very principle of French sec- percent). the French state on every issue related to organized, with a group of ularism, mainly defined by the 1905 law, It is in this context that what had Islam and the Muslim rites of worship in scholars -- among them which imposes a strict separation between hitherto been perceived as an “Arab immi- France through a national council and French sociologists, anthro- the state and religious affairs. In fact, gration problem” suddenly became a regional councils. pologists and activists -- a Macron’s government is currently planning “Muslim problem” at the end of the 1980s, In parallel to the CFCM structure, the tour of the mosques in France to introduce a tax on halal products and particularly following the Islamic Salvation same government launched “the Foun- and Muslim organizations in pilgrimage in order to finance French Front’s (FIS) victory in the Algerian elec- dation for the works of Islam of France” order to assess Muslims’ imam schools and oversee mosque- tions and the consequent civil war (1990- (Fondation pour les oeuvres de l’Islam de needs and to federate French building projects. 1991), the expulsion of three hijab-wearing France) under an initiative by the Gaullist Muslim communities from the For nearly three This interventionist approach to girls at the secondary school of the Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin in bottom. This wide consul- decades, French Muslim affairs is not a new trend, however. Northern city of Creil (Oct. 1989), Iran’s 2005. The project had the aim of organizing tation led, in Sept. 2018, to the governments, From 1990 to 2016, French governments, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khomeini’s fundraisers to finance mosques under the creation of a national regardless of their be they left or right wing, created several fatwa against Salman Rushdie and his supervision of the state. However, this foun- platform, “L.E.S Musulmans”, official structures in order to organize (i.e. Satanic Verses. dation has never become a reality. In 2015, which is already able to bring positions on the nationalize), to control (i.e. secure), and to This “Muslim problem” is rooted in an the then interior minister, Bernard Caze- together hundreds of local political spectrum, “modernize” (i.e. enlighten) Islam in old, and still persisting, French post- neuve, tried to launch it once again under mosques and organizations have attempted to France. Although these different policies colonial disposition towards North African the name of “Foundation for Islam of under its roof. design a “French do not constitute a monolithic and workers and families with established lives France” (Fondation de l’islam de France). Yet, Macron’s government coherent organization of Islam, they pro- in France. It is a range of segregating dis- It is a consultative council that aims at does not give too much Islam” resorting to top- duced an intertwined set of mechanisms, courses materialized in law, urbanism and imposing an “autonomous and Repub- attention to this initiative. On down policies while all aimed at controlling and influencing the symbols that lead to the relegation of the lican” Islam particular to France. Surpris- the contrary, the French neglecting the needs way Muslims practice their faith in France. targeted population to subaltern jobs, to ingly enough, the interior minister chose to Interior Minister Gerard and opinions of the On the one hand, this complex system the city’s periphery (suburbs), to limited nominate another former interior minister, Collomb officially praised the seems to have been first conceived as an social rights and to poor civic participation. Jean-Pierre Chevènement, to be the head report on Islamism published main group of people answer to what is called the “consular The discourse of “Muslim problem” legiti- of the foundation, which demonstrates the by the “Institut Montaigne” involved: French Islam”, a policy of delegating the man- mizes official measures and statements French state’s lack of confidence toward which proposes that the state Muslim communities. agement of Islam to the countries of origin defining the North-African population as French Muslim actors. impose new taxes on halal of the post-1945 migrant workers, the “other”: those who are unlike the The foundation’s website presents the food, pilgrimage, and a aim of the project through a statement of number of other Muslim the French orientalist Jacques Berque: “I activities. don’t want for France a ‘French Islam’ but an ‘Islam of France’, which is a Gallic Islam; I mean an Islam aware of modern societies’ issues, an Islam that resolves problems that it never had to resolve in the past. 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The eventual aim pay more attention to their “capital due to a lack of financing options, then the is to create a functional “securitisation” All thoughts and views For India to structure”. hospital infrastructure will both struggle market, whereby the NBFCs can pass on expressed in these columns truly boost its India has seen growth across the con- from an investment perspective and fail to some of the term risk and premium to the are those of the writers, consumption- sumption spectrum. Everything from deliver economic value in the long run. Thus, institution lending to the NBFC. healthcare, consumer goods and financial for schemes such as “Ayushman Bharat” to A more robust credit rating system along not of the newspaper. driven economy services has seen growth over the last few indeed provide value, the entire ecosystem with restrictions that lead to better man- on the back of a decades, especially since 1991. While the needs access to the optimal level of agement of “term risk” is essential for the All correspondence economy has grown extensively, and con- financing. financial system to deliver value. growing middle regarding Views and class, a robust sumption patterns have seen remarkable The need for a robust financial backbone Structural changes that can create changes, there are still significant gaps in the is not limited to the healthcare sector alone. financing and flow of credit across the eco- Opinion pages should be financial system is economy that make for attractive investment All consumer-driven industries function on system are the need of the hour, especially send to editor-in-chief essential. opportunities. the same dynamics, implying that com- with an eye on boosting the consumption- office or mailed to the For instance, the hospital beds per person mercial banks, Non-Banking Financial com- driven economy. Each component of the in India is still abysmally low at 0.9 per 1,000 panies (NBFCs) and other financial market ecosystem merits attention. [email protected] 12 AFRICA MONDAY 15 OCTOBER 2018 Somalia executes man linked to deadliest attack AFP Hundreds of Somalis 2018, the death penalty was gathered at a carried out against him.” MOGADISHU: Somalia yesterday Isak was the driver of a executed by firing squad a man ceremony to mark vehicle which he parked near an linked to one of the country’s the anniversary of airport checkpoint shortly after deadliest ever attacks, one year the attack in which the truck went off, and was after the tragedy which left over a truck packed with arrested for suspicious behaviour. 500 dead, a court statement and The target of his attack was police sources said. explosives blew up at unclear and there were no Hundreds of Somalis a busy intersection, casualties in the second blast. gathered at a ceremony to mark destroying some Police sources said he died by the anniversary of the attack in 20 buildings in an firing squad. which a truck packed with Business at the Zoope explosives blew up at a busy apocalyptic scene in intersection has returned to intersection, destroying some 20 a city used to regular normal, and some buildings have buildings in an apocalyptic scene explosions at the been reconstructed, now carrying in a city used to regular explosions billboards depicting harrowing hands of Islamist A security officer stands guard as civilians gather near the scene to mark the first anniversary of a at the hands of Islamist group Al pictures of the blast and its terror attack, in the Hodan district of Mogadishu, Somalia, yesterday. Shabaab. group Al Shabaab. victims. A year on, the Al Qaeda linked A memorial tower has been group which still governs large erected in the middle of the father who lost two children in the insecurity in the capital. Mogadishu resident who lost swaths of territory, has never team involved in the attack, had intersection. the blast. “I still cry from the “I don’t think mourning is the three of his friends in the blast. claimed responsibility, which been executed. “All we can do is pray for bottom of my heart where people right and sufficient answer to Abdisalan Mohamed, 23, who observers attribute to the public Hassan Adan Isak, was them, I have lost them, I don’t cannot see and only God knows wipe the tears from the eyes of lost his brother, agreed: “I can outrage caused by the attack. sentenced to death for “driving think commemoration would how much I go through every those who have lost their loved still see the disaster right in front To coincide with the one of the vehicles used in the bring them back to me, but I day of my life after that tragedy,” ones, these people were of me. We can mourn as much anniversary, a military court blast,” read a statement from the hope nothing like the October he added. massacred, so the perpetrators as we can, but it will not bring announced early yesterday court. tragedy happens again,” said Some frustrated residents need to be chased and back our relatives, all we need is morning that a member of the “Today, the 14th October Omar Haji Mohamed, a disabled said mourning would not solve eliminated,” said Ali Adan, a justice and protection.”

Eritrean President Burundi accuses Belgium of ordering hit on Rwagasore in Ethiopia again AFP the murder by Bujumbura, which pro-Belgian party at a hotel in to date to the 17th century, came 2016, Belgium withdrew its for two-day visit said it plans to probe the six- the capital — a little over a year under German colonial rule in ambassador to Burundi and sus- ANATOLIA NAIROBI: Burundi yesterday decade old incident. The before independence was 1890, but was awarded by the pended several development accused former colonial power statement said that Brussels “has achieved in July 1962. League of Nations to Belgium projects, as Bujumbura’s rela- Belgium of ordering the assassi- yet to explain itself” over the He is one of Burundi’s most after World War II. tions with foreign allies ADDIS ABABA: Eritrean nation of independence hero and killing of Rwagasore, who played beloved heros, with his name Rwagasore was the eldest worsened over the crisis. President Isaias Afeworki Crown Prince Louis Rwagasore a key role in Burundi’s anti- gracing stadiums, schools and son of King Mwambutsa IV. The following month, the arrived in Addis Ababa early in 1961, a move likely to further colonial movement. roads across the country. The Burundi has been gripped by executive secretary of the ruling yesterday for a two-day visit. poison ties between the two Rwagasore was named government said it “plans to political crisis since President CNDD-FDD Evariste Nday- Ethiopian Prime Minster countries. prime minister in the run up to launch a technical commission Pierre Nkurunziza sought a third ishimiye accused Belgium of Abiy Ahmed welcomed Afe- A government statement said independence, but was shot dead to investigate the assassina- term in office in 2015, provoking “acting as if Burundi is still under worki at the Addis Ababa Bole Belgium was the “true backer of a month later by a Greek assassin tions... of Rwagasore” and his severe civil unrest that has left its yoke,” on Twitter, after international airport. the assassination of Rwagasore”, accompanied by three two young children a few at least 1,200 dead and displaced accusing it of backing the This is the second visit to in the first direct accusation over Burundian members of a months later. Burundi, believed over 400,000 people.In October opposition. Addis Ababa by the Eritrean president since relations between both countries thawed after decades of tension. Congolese migrants flood The visit was meant to discuss the implementation home; Angola denies of the comprehensive coop- eration agreement the two countries signed on July 9. claims of brutal crackdown Eritrea seceded from Ethiopia in 1993, and from REUTERS more than a dozen people,” said 1998 to 2000 the two coun- Victor Tshambapoko, 28, who tries fought a bloody war in CONGO/LUANDA: Congolese worked as a diamond digger in which an estimated 70,000 migrants and officials said the region. people perished on both sides. dozens of people were killed Angolan Police Commis- The two countries broke this month in neighbouring sioner Antonio Bernardo, two decades of tension after Angola in a crackdown on arti- spokesman for the operation, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy sanal diamond mining, an accu- denied there had been rights Ahmed extended an olive sation Angolan security forces abuses by security forces, and branch to the Eritrean pres- strongly denied. said the only fatality he knew ident in his inaugural speech Angola, the world’s fifth of was in a traffic accident. in April. largest diamond producer, has “We have no record of any launched an operation in recent burning of homes, much less weeks to clear tens of thou- reprisals and or assaults on Death toll sands of people involved in anyone,” he said. digging for precious stones in “Angola and its government the northeast of the country in appeals to the common sense rises to 20 order to attract more private of the international community in Somalia Pop star visits Kenya investment. to realise that there is no under- Many of them are from lying xenophobia, but only the REUTERS Ugandan politician Robert Kyagulanyi, better known as pop star Bobi Wine, speaks to people at neighbouring Democratic legitimate normalising of the Kibera slum in Nairobi, yesterday, during Kyagulanyi’s five-day-visit to Kenya. Republic of Congo (DRC), and socio-economic life of the MOGADISHU: The death toll hundreds of thousands of country and national security.” has risen to 20 people people have poured over the Amadhou Kabaseke Taty, yesterday following two border into the Kasai region, Kasai’s provincial director of suspected suicide bombers border guards there told the Congolese border agency that struck in the southern Reuters. (DGM) said that he believed Somali city of Baidoa on In interviews, more than 20 there had been “serious viola- Saturday, a local hospital Red Cross appeals for the lives of Congolese migrants who tions of human rights” during official said. crossed the border between the Angolan operation. “We received 20 dead October 4-12 described vio- “I am worried about the sit- people and about 40 others abducted health workers in Nigeria lence, looting and forced dis- uation,” he said. “Congolese injured from the twin blasts placement by Angolan security people have been expelled in of yesterday,” Abdifatah AFP remote northeastern town of threatened to kill the other two forces as well as a local tribe degrading conditions. They Hashi, the general manager Rann following an attack by IS- health workers if their demands called the Tshokwe. have been molested, beaten and of Baidoa city hospital told KANO, NIGERIA: The Red Cross affiliated Boko Haram faction. were not met. The worse of the violence, killed, especially in Lucapa, by reporters yesterday. yesterday appealed to Nigeria The raid killed three other “The ICRC asks all those they said, occurred in the town the Angolan military police.” Al Qaeda-affiliated Al to secure the release of two health workers and eight involved with this case to avoid of Lucapa, located some 100km Angolan President Joao Shabaab militants, who want abducted health workers, as a Nigerian soldiers. a repeat of that devastating south of the border with DRC Lourenco is trying to boost to topple Somalia’s Western- deadline set by Boko Haram to Two of the kidnapped outcome,” said Mamadou Sow, in the heart of the diamond-rich investments in his country and backed central government kill them approached. women, Hauwa Liman and ICRC’s head of operations in the Lunda Norte province. wean it off a heavy reliance on claimed responsibility for the The International Com- Saifura Khorsa, worked for the Lake Chad region. Angolan security forces oil exports. attacks. “What seems to be mittee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Geneva-based humanitarian The ICRC called on ISWAP stormed the town, according to Reforming the diamond two suicide bombers blew spoke out a month after another charity while the third, Alice to show “mercy” and not to kill 15 witnesses, killing dozens of industry is part of that drive, themselves up in two restau- hostage kidnapped with them Loksha, worked for the UN chil- two health workers who were people, burning down homes, and “Operation Transparency” rants in Baidoa,” Ali Aden, a was executed by the militants. dren’s organisation Unicef. “doing nothing but helping the looting property and forcing in Lunda Norte aims to reduce police officer in the city, said. “A deadline that could result There was no news of the communities in northeast people to leave. Some of those diamond smuggling and raise Residents of Baidoa said in the killing of another health trio until last month. Then the Nigeria”. people were legally residing in more revenues for state coffers they heard two loud blasts in care worker is less than 24 hours ICRC said it had received “Hauwa and Alice are Angola, the witnesses added. from the lucrative sector. the early evening, followed away,” said an ICRC statement. footage of Khorsa’s execution medical workers who chose to “There was a lot of violence Several Congolese migrants by huge plumes of the smoke. “Speed and urgency are from the IS-supported Boko work and help vulnerable com- in Lucapa. The military was who entered from Angola in The attacks follow a US critical,” it added. The three Haram faction — Islamic State munities in Rann, an area shooting at us while Tshowke recent days said the authorities air strike against Al Shabaab female health workers were West Africa Province (ISWAP). heavily affected by violence,” were killing people with there had given them an militants in Haradere, a dis- kidnapped on March 1, in the In the footage, ISWAP Sow said. machetes. They jointly killed October 15 deadline to leave. trict in Galmudug region. MONDAY 15 OCTOBER 2018 ASIA 13 Akbar calls charges wild, false; to take legal action

IANS “Why has this storm This is deeply distressing. I will risen a few months be taking appropriate legal NEW DELHI: Giving no indi- before a general action,” said the 67-year-old cation of resigning from the former Editor of Asian Age. government, Union Minister M J election? Is there Referring to charges by Akbar, who is facing charges of an agenda? You be former colleague Priya Ramani, sexual harassment and wrong- the judge. These who had written an article a year doing by around a dozen women false, baseless and ago and now named him fol- journalists, on Sunday called the lowing the #MeToo campaign, allegations “false, wild and wild allegations Akbar said: “Priya Ramani began baseless” and vowed to take legal have caused this campaign a year ago with a action against the accusers. irreparable damage magazine article. She did not, “Accusation without evi- to my reputation and however, name me as she knew dence has become a viral fever it was an incorrect story. When among some sections. Whatever goodwill. Lies do not asked recently why she had not be the case, now that I have have legs, but they do named me, she replied, in a returned (from abroad), my Tweet: “Never named him Minister of State for External Affairs Mobashar Jawed Akbar walks inside his residence in New Delhi, contain poison, which yesterday. lawyers will look into these wild can be whipped into a because he didn’t ‘do’ anything. and baseless allegations in order “If I didn’t do anything, to decide our future course of frenzy,” Akbar said. where and what is the story? absurd extent of claiming I was accusation was made repeatedly that anything could have hap- legal action,” he said in a There’s no story. But a sea of partying in a swimming pool. I by Ghazala Wahab, in an effort to pened in that tiny space, and, statement hours after his return. innuendo, speculation and do not know how to swim.” damage my reputation. She moreover, that no one else in the Akbar, who was abroad on would continue in the gov- abusive diatribe has been built Akbar, a founding editor of The claimed that she had been molested vicinity would come to know, in an official trip in Nigeria when ernment amidst opposition around something that never Telegraph daily and Sunday in office, 21 years ago. This is 16 the midst of a working day. These allegations were made by demands for his resignation. happened. Some are total, magazine, was a big name in the years before I entered public life, allegations are false, motivated women journalists who had “Why has this storm risen a unsubstantiated hearsay; others media industry before he joined and when I was in media. and baseless. worked with him in newspapers few months before a general confirm, on the record, that I politics in 1989 when he fought “The only office where I “Pertinent to remember over 15 years ago as part of the election? Is there an agenda? You didn’t do anything,” he said. the Lok Sabha election on a Con- worked with Ghazala Wahab Ramani and Wahab kept #MeToo campaign, asked be the judge. These false, He referred to other jour- gress ticket and became an MP. was that of The Asian Age. A part working with me even after these whether there was an agenda in baseless and wild allegations nalists and said: “Shutapa Paul He joined BJP ahead of the of the editorial team then worked alleged incidents; clearly estab- the allegations as they came have caused irreparable damage states, ‘the man never laid a hand 2014 Lok Sabha polls. A Rajya out of a small hall. At the time lishes they had no apprehension ahead of general elections. to my reputation and goodwill,” on me’. Sabha MP from Madhya Pradesh, concerned, I had a very tiny and discomfort. Reason why they While Akbar issued a he said. “’Shuma Raha says, I must he was inducted into the Modi cubicle, patched together by remained silent for decades is statement, there was no word “Lies do not have legs, but clarify, however, that he didn’t government in July 2016. plywood and glass. Others had very apparent, as Ramani has from the government or the they do contain poison, which actually ‘do’ anything’. One Rebutting allegations by some tables and chairs two feet away. herself stated, I never did any- ruling BJP as to whether he can be whipped into a frenzy. woman, Anju Bharti, went to the others, Akbar said: “Another “It is utterly bizarre to believe thing,” he added.

Shot by guard, Japanese experts to assist Indians develop bullet train stations judge’s wife dead and son IANS transportation, a senior Indian urban development that maximises mile connectivity. at fewer intermediary stations, Railways official in the know the amount of residential, business “Unless the stations are well- which will include Surat and ‘brain dead’ NEW DELHI: Japanese said. and leisure space within walking connected with neighbouring Vadodara, before reaching consultants will join hands with The 12 proposed stations on distance of public transport. districts, the bullet train service Ahmedabad, while the other will IANS Indian architects to develop the the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high “There will be scope of con- will not attract the ridership stop at all stations. 12 proposed bullet train stations speed train route are: Bandra structing housing complexes near required to make the project The development of 12 sta- GURUGRAM: The wife of and its adjoining areas in an inte- Kurla Complex, Thane, Virar, some stations as per the plan,” the viable,” said the official. tions and its adjoining areas is Additional District and grated way. Boisar, Vapi, Bilimora, Surat, Railways official added. The bullet trains are expected expected to be a boon for eco- Sessions Judge Krishan Kant, In a meeting with senior offi- Bharuch, Baroda, Anand, The terminal building, which to run at 350km per hour cov- nomic activity in the region. who was shot at by her cials of Mumbai Metropolitan Sabarmati and Ahmedabad. will have space for commercial ering the 508km stretch in about The cost of the ambitious husband’s security guard on Region Development Authority Railways will adopt a activities like eateries, forex two hours. In comparison, trains project is estimated to be Rs Saturday, has died while their and Gujarat’s Urban Devel- “transit-oriented development counters, malls and parking lots, currently plying on the route take 1,10,000 crore and Japan is pro- teenager son is “brain dead”, opment and Municipal Commis- plan” for all these stations so that will also be a major interchange over seven hours to travel the dis- viding a soft loan worth doctors said yesterday. But sioners, it was decided to take each becomes a commercial hub hub, providing passengers tance, whereas flights take about Rs88,000 crore at 0.1 percent. police said the boy too was the help of Japanese experts in ensuring smooth connectivity seamless connectivity between an hour. The 508-km high speed train dead. developing the areas around the with the outside world. the bullet train network and Railways will have two dis- corridor between Mumbai and While the wife, Ritu (38), stations — connecting them to In urban planning, transit-ori- other services such as the metro tinct schedules for the bullet Ahmedabad is expected to be died overnight due to bus, metro and other forms of ented development is a type of and bus services, as well as last- trains. The faster route will stop operational by August 2022. excessive bleeding at the Medanta — The Medicity hos- pital here, the 18-year-old son Dhruv was “brain dead”, a spokesperson for the hospital India, China together said. Dhruv, who was shot in the head, “is on critical life support and is brain dead”, will make difference the official said. A police officer, Sub- Inspector Jitender Singh, had to Asia, says envoy earlier said that the teenager also succumbed to his injuries early in the day. IANS “Together we will make a The wife and son were difference for Asia and whole seriously wounded after being KOLKATA: China and India of the world,” Zhanwu said on shot from close range by together would make a Saturday at the BJ Block Mahipal Singh, a Haryana difference to Asia and the whole Navratri festival venue ahead Police Constable hailing from world, a top Chinese envoy said of the marquee’s inauguration Bhungarka village in Mahi- here, stressing that leaders of by West Bengal Governor ndargarh who was posted with the two nations favour mean- Keshari Nath Tripathi. the judge for nearly two years. ingful cultural and educational Talking about the views of The Personal Security exchanges to enhance bilateral the leaders, he said: “We are Guard was arrested while cooperation. also very happy that (Chinese) trying to flee to Faridabad. Noting that the leaders President Xi Jinping and Yesterday, he was sacked would meet towards the year (Indian) Prime Minister from the Haryana Police. Drummers’ stunt end to discuss on further devel- (Narendra) Modi met several The judge was not in the oping the cultural, educational times this year to decide what government car when the Men beat traditional Indian drums called “Tasha” to attract the organisers to hire them to perform and other artistic exchanges, to do to develop the bilateral horrific incident occurred in at the Navratri festival in Kolkata, West Bengal, yesterday. Chinese Consul General in relationship. Sector 49 on Saturday. Kolkata Ma Zhanwu said col- “And they have decided that laboration in events like the two great nations must Navratri festival would con- work together to promote tribute to the friendship. exchanges, co-operation. The Zhanwu expressed joy over two leaders believe that the cul- Alleging harassment of whistle-blower, MLA quits party the Consulate joining hands tural exchanges, educational with the BJ Block community exchanges are very important.” Navratri festival in the post sat- The marquee has recreated a IANS government, especially BJP ally saved the trusting Goan from the use of formalin in fish erupted ellite township of Salt Lake slice of authentic China. Goa Forward. deadly cancerous poisoning of our in July this year, Fernandes here. Based on Chinese archi- PANAJI: Goa Forward Vice- Yesterday, D’Mello resigned brethren,” D’Mello said in his found traces of formalin in fish “Towards the end of this tecture, the marquee has a 20 President Trajano D’Mello from the party, claiming that the Facebook post yesterday. being sold in Goa during a raid. year, leaders from China and feet-structure of Chinese ‘Hulu’ resigned from the party after government was backing the fish D’Mello was referring to the The BJP-led coalition gov- India will meet to discuss how (bottle gourd) in its premises accusing the BJP-led mafia which uses formalin, a car- targeting of the whistle-blower ernment, of which Goa Forward to further develop the cultural, which signifies happiness and government of brazenly backing cinogenic preservative used to Food and Drugs Administration is a part, has been on the educational and other artistic prosperity in China’s Yunnan the fish mafia in the state, adding preserve cadavers, to preserve fish official Iva Fernandes, who backfoot ever since, after several exchanges between our two province. to the state’s political turbulence. sold in the state’s fish markets. exposed the formalin-use of its Ministers were accused of nations. Such an even as “Around five Bengali artists Even as the BJP-led coalition “I would like to state that if scandal and has now com- allegedly protecting fish-traders tonight will be remembered went to China. They took pic- in Goa battles to stay afloat amid fighting for justice for an upright plained to the Human Rights who were allegedly importing and will contribute to the tures, videos and they did it all Chief Minister Manohar Parri- officer who is mentally tortured is Commission claiming har- formalin-laced fish consign- friendship, the economic and by themselves. Then they kar’s prolonged illness, a past anti-party activity, I would prefer assment by her seniors after she ments into Goa from Andhra cultural exchanges and coop- showed me the structures and ghost of a formalin-in-fish con- to fight for the injustice meted out conducted the raid in July. Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and eration between two great I think they have done a won- troversy continues to dog the to an officer who has alerted and The controversy involving Karnataka. nations. derful job,” he said. 14 ASIA MONDAY 15 OCTOBER 2018 At least 18 Afghan Oppn bounces back in Pakistan by-polls soldiers dead ANATOLIA KARACHI: Pakistan’s opposition bounced back in yesterday’s crucial by-elections, capturing in Taliban attacks several seats from the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) party, local media reported. AFP Taliban have also suffered huge Initial results showed that the losses,” Jawed added. main opposition Pakistan Muslim HERAT: At least 18 soldiers The militants seized League (Nawaz), and the five-party were killed in Taliban raids on weapons and armoured religious alliance-Muttehida Majlis two military posts in western vehicles during the assault, pro- e Amal (MMA), are leading in at Afghanistan, officials said vincial council member least three national assembly seats yesterday, as militants step up Dadullah Qaneh said. that were clinched by the PTI in attacks ahead of parliamentary Violence has escalated in the July 25 elections, which were elections. the months leading up to the marred by rigging allegations. Poll-related violence killed October 20 parliamentary Two of these seats — from or wounded dozens of civilians election, with hundreds killed northeastern Lahore and south- on Saturday, a week before or wounded. western Bannu — had been per- voters cast their ballots across Meanwhile, the death toll sonally won by Prime Minister the war-torn country. Another in a bomb attack on an Afghan Imran Khan. After winning a his- 15 soldiers were captured and election rally has risen to at toric five seats in July, Imran five wounded during the over- least 22 people, officials said Khan vacated all but one, as night attacks involving “a large yesterday, as the country braces required by law. number of Taliban” in Pusht- for more violence ahead of the According to over 50 percent a-Rud district of Farah October 20 poll. of votes counted, the ruling PTI province, provincial council In the western province of and PML(N) were leading in four chief Farid Bakhtawar said. Herat, two gunmen attacked national seats each, while the Defence ministry the campaign office of a can- Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid I spokesman Ghafoor Ahmad didate in Injeel district, killing Azam) and MMA were leading in Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan casts his vote during by-elections for National Assembly Jawed said reinforcements had two people, provincial governor two seats and one seat, constituency NA-53 in Islamabad, yesterday. been sent to the area. “The spokesman Jailani Farhad said. respectively.

PTI, Communist Party of China to strengthen links Speaker orders

INTERNEWS meeting, wherein the PTI team Qureshi, Arshad Dad and other In his remarks, Arshad Dad Shahbaz presence in was led by its Secretary-General party seniors will be present and said the PTI was keen on bene- ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Arshad Dad and the delegation the Communist Party of China fiting from the Chinese expe- Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and the of the Communist Party of China will be represented by its visiting rience of poverty alleviation. He Pakistan Assembly Communist Party of China (CPC) was headed by the Director- director general and other added China-Pakistani Eco- INTERNEWS yesterday agreed to further General of South Asia Bureau of members of the delegation. nomic Corridor was a fruit of the remain in session for three or strengthen and make effective the Party’s International The delegation visited the bilateral relationship between more days though it’s the links between the two parties Department. PTI Secretariat, where they were the two nations based on confi- ISLAMABAD: Speaker of Paki- Speaker’s prerogative to pro- and had signed a memorandum They agreed to sign a mem- received by Arshad Dad. The two dence. The delegation of the stan’s National Assembly Asad rogue the session any time. of understanding in this context. orandum of understanding sides exchanged views on Communist Party expressed Qaiser yesterday passed orders The sources said no formal The understanding between between the two parties. PTI Pakistan-China relations per- good wishes for successes of the to produce detained opposition information had been given to the two parties came here at a Vice-Chairman Shah Mehmood taining to mutual interest. PTI government. leader Shahbaz Sharif in the the Speaker’s Secretariat by the National Assembly on October government about Prime Min- 17 to attend the session. ister Imran Khan’s participation Letters have been written to in the upcoming session. The Maldives oppn the Punjab chief secretary, PML-N members and Shahbaz National Accountability Bureau Sharif will speak on the backers protest (NAB) chairman and other offi- occasion. cials concerned. The letters have Shahbaz will give an as court reviews been received by the depart- account of the circumstances in ments concerned. which he was arrested by the poll challenge Shahbaz is likely to be NAB. The PML-N sources dis- flown to Islamabad from closed that 42 members of the REUTERS Lahore on Tuesday to attend party would take part in the dis- the proceedings at 11am on cussion on the matter. MALE: Hundreds of Maldi- tomorrow. Well-placed sources Five members of the MMA vians protested yesterday said that Asad Qaiser had and seven other groups, demanding the arrest of turned down a request of his including independents, have defeated President Abdulla predecessor Sardar Ayaz Sadiq indicated their participation in Yameen as its top court began to facilitate Shahbaz’s partici- the discussion. The PPP leaders to hear a petition challenging pation in a meeting of parlia- will also take part in the outcome of last’s month mentary group of opposition discussion. election in the island nation. members at the Parliament Bilawal Zardari is expected The tourist archipelago House tomorrow. to attend the sitting and deliver has been in political turmoil The Speaker contended that speech. The ambiance in the since February, when a state his jurisdiction was limited to house could be tense and of emergency was imposed Rescue operations at Mount Gurja in Nepal Shahbaz’s production in the uproarious scenes couldn’t be by Yameen, whose critics assembly session. It has been ruled out in the course of dis- have accused him of running The members of the Nepali rescue team stand near a helicopter during the rescue operations for the learnt that a formal letter cussion. State Minister for Par- Maldives with an iron fist, bodies of nine climbers killed at Mount Gurja in the Dhaulagiri mountain range of Nepal’s Annapurna expressing the Speaker’s refusal liamentary Affairs Engineer Ali jailing political opponents and region, yesterday. The bodies of nine climbers were retrieved from the mountainside yesterday as to accept the demand will be Muhammad Khan would bring Supreme Court judges. rescuers tried to piece together what led to the freak accident. dispatched to Sardar Ayaz Sadiq a resolution for discussion on “This is our right. They today. The sources pointed out the country’s current political can’t change it. They can’t that the National Assembly will situation. play around with the votes,” Abidha Afeef, a 55-year old protester said. “Yameen has to go.” Yameen initially con- ceded defeat last month after Afghan, Pakistani Myanmar demonstrators flay foreign intervention an official count showed joint AP opposition leader Ibrahim forces clash along Mohamed Solih had won the election by a margin of 16.8 disputed border YANGON: Several thousand pro-military percent in a surprise result. and nationalist demonstrators marched The Maldives Election through Yangon yesterday, voicing their ANATOLIA Commission said the vote was support for Myanmar’s armed forces and free and fair, with turnout of government while condemning foreign 89.2 percent. And the oppo- KABUL: Armed clashes erupted yesterday involvement in the country’s affairs. sition has been trying to when Pakistani border guards tried to lay down The march led to a stage lined with secure a smooth transition of barbed wire along the disputed frontier with portraits of Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, power, due on Nov. 17. Afghanistan. where speakers addressed a flag-waving Last week however, A statement by the security headquarters crowd and condemned the international Yameen’s lawyers in Afghanistan’s southern Kandahar province community’s involvement in Myanmar, approached the Supreme accused Pakistan of intruding on Afghan ter- claiming groups would “fight back” Court, saying supporters had ritory along the disputed Durand Line. against international bodies who have complained about rigging of Zia Durrani, Kandahar police spokesman, called for the investigation and prose- votes and fraudulent ballot said that following the clashes, Pakistan shut cution of the country’s top generals. papers. Four members of the down the border crossing linking Spin Boldak “We, the people of Myanmar, strongly People wave national and military flags as they shout slogans during a rally to Election Commission have in Afghanistan to Chaman in Pakistan. denounce and condemn any intervention show support to the Myanmar military in Yangon, yesterday. fled the island nation, due to According to local Pajhwok News, Gen. or intrusion by the foreign countries, alleged intimidation and Abdul Raziq, the provincial police chief, two international communities and various threats, Reuters reported on weeks ago warned Pakistani forces against pro- organisations which unrightfully manip- International Criminal Court comes to Rohingya Muslim civilians, burned hun- Saturday. Yameen’s party has ceeding with the controversial fencing plan. ulate our nation and our Myanmar armed our country, that’s the day R2P (road to dreds of their villages and engaged in dismissed the allegations. Pakistan is pursuing a plan to lay down forces,” proclaimed one of the speakers repatriation) comes to our country. That’ll ethnic cleansing and mass rape. It called The allegations from Com- barbed wire on the 2,430km Durand Line. The of the event, reading from a prepared be the day that Wirathu picks up a gun,” for top generals to be investigated and mission officials follow some two countries share 18 crossing points, statement. Nationalist monk Wirathu also Wirathu said. prosecuted for genocide. media reports of a complaint including the heavily used Torkham-Landi gave a speech calling for the international A United Nations fact-finding mission Myanmar government spokesman to police by the company that Kotal crossing in the north and Spin Boldak- community to stay out of Myanmar’s reported last month that Myanmar’s mil- Zaw Htay was unable to be reached for printed the ballots. Chaman in the south. national affairs. “The day the itary systematically killed thousands of comment. MONDAY 15 OCTOBER 2018 ASIA 15 World Bank offers $1bn in loans to quake-hit Indonesia AFP The CEO of World accommodation. Aid groups say Bank Kristalina a dearth of clean drinking water NUSA DUA, INDONESIA: The and medical supplies remains World Bank yesterday Georgieva unveiled a very real concern for 200,000 announced funding of up to the funds at people in urgent need. $1bn for Indonesia after it was Indonesian holiday Donations have begun rocked by a string of recent island Bali, where pouring into the coastal city of disasters, including a deadly 350,000 after a slow start earthquake-tsunami that killed the Bank and which saw Indonesia criticised thousands. the International for stalling the flow of relief CEO Kristalina Georgieva Monetary Fund have supplies. The shallow 7.5-mag- unveiled the funds at Indo- been holding their nitude tremor was more pow- nesian holiday island Bali, erful than a series of quakes where the Bank and the Inter- annual meetings. this summer that killed more national Monetary Fund have than 550 people on the Indo- been holding their annual nesian island of Lombok and meetings. A 7.5-magnitude the face of future disasters. neighbouring Sumbawa. quake and a resulting tsunami “Disasters will continue to hit Indonesia has been hit by a tore through Palu city on and with climate change there string of other deadly quakes, Sulawesi island on September will be more,” said Georgieva, including a devastating 28, killing more than 2,000 who visited Palu earlier this 9.1-magnitude tremor that people and leaving thousands week. struck off the coast of Sumatra more missing, presumed dead. “The best memorial we can in December 2004, killing Rescue teams scoured the build for the victims of disaster 220,000 throughout the region, wreckage for a fortnight before is to build better, so next time including 168,000 in calling off the search for the when a disaster hits fewer Indonesia. dead, acknowledging as many people are affected, fewer lives Indonesian Finance Min- as 5,000 missing people might are lost, and there is less ister Sri Mulyani Indrawati wel- never be found. damage.” Nearly 90,000 people comed the pledge. Children gather to receive occupational therapy at a camp for displaced victims of the earthquake Georgieva said the funds were displaced by the quake in “This is not one earmark for and tsunami in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, yesterday. being made available by the Palu, forcing them into evacu- a certain project, this is some- Bank in the form of loans could ation centres across the rubble- thing that can be used by the be used for reconstruction but strewn city. government to support (people) economic climate, she said, for us to get financing from of Fire”, where tectonic plates were also intended to help Officials said it could be two during this uncertain time,” she “with much higher interest outside”. Indonesia is one of the collide and many of the world’s Indonesia build “resilience”, so years before all the homeless said. The funding was particu- rates, tightening of liquidity, (it most disaster-prone nations on volcanic eruptions and earth- it would be better prepared in are found permanent larly important in the current is) a much harder environment earth. It lies on the Pacific “Ring quakes occur. Philippines to suspend tax hike on fuel products to cool inflation New Zealand activists raise REUTERS decline in President Rodrigo fuel products is to be gradually announcement of the temporary in nearly a decade and marking funds for Duterte’s popularity. increased between 2018 and suspension of the January 2019 the seventh straight month the MANILA: The Philippines said The Department of Finance 2020, with the first hike imple- oil excise increase” ahead of the rate stayed outside the 2-4 Palestine charity yesterday it would suspend the (DOF) expects foregone revenues mented in January and the trigger, the Department of percent target this year. Higher implementation of a further of up to 40bn pesos a year from second to take effect on Jan. 1 Finance said in a statement. inflation and expectations that REUTERS increase in excise tax on fuel the suspension. That amount is next year. “Today’s price and multiple it will remain elevated in the last products, set to take effect in part of the crucial funding for The law allows for the sus- estimates of crude prices over quarter prompted the central MELBOURNE: Two New January 2019, to stem rising Duterte’s $180bn “Build, Build, pension of the second hike if the the next two months show that bank to tighten monetary policy Zealand pro-Palestinian inflation expectations. Build” programme, which aims average price of Dubai crude, the average price will stay above by hiking key interest rates. The activists have raised Inflation in one of Asia’s to upgrade the country’s based on Mean of Platts Sin- the $80 threshold,” it said. central bank, which has two NZ$14,000 ($9,108.40) as of fastest-growing economies has infrastructure. gapore, reaches or exceeds $80 The government expects the more policy meetings this year, yesterday for charity after been rising since January, due to Under the Tax Reform for per barrel from October to tax hike suspension to help tame expects inflation to return to being fined by an Israeli court higher taxes, costlier food and Acceleration and Inclusion December 2018. “The President inflation, which quickened to 6.7 within its 2-4 percent target next for their alleged role in fuel and a weak peso, causing a (TRAIN) law, the excise tax on is making an early percent in September, the fastest year. persuading pop star Lorde to cancel a concert in Tel Aviv last year. Justine Sachs and Nadia Abu-Shanab said last week Three of a family hurt they would not pay the fine of 45,000 shekels ($12,423.05) awarded to three Israeli teenagers, calling the in kangaroo attack court’s ruling a “stunt” intended to intimidate Israel’s AFP piece of bread but he knocked critics. Instead, they asked the broom out of my hand then people to donate money SYDNEY: Three members of an attacked me,” Smith said. through website “givealittle. Australian family used a broom The 64-year-old managed co.nz” to the Gaza Mental and a shovel to fight off a rare to get the roo off her husband Health Foundation, a vol- attack by a large kangaroo that and grabbed a piece of wood to unteer group that raises funds left all of them injured, one seri- defend herself, while her for mental health and ously. 40-year-old son “came out to women’s empowerment Linda Smith, 64, suffered a try and help me and hit him groups in the Gaza Strip. collapsed lung, broken ribs, cuts over the head with a shovel”. As of yesterday, they and other internal injuries, and The kangaroo then hopped raised NZ$14,000, according underwent surgery in hospital off back into the bush, to the website. “Given that yesterday after the Saturday Queensland Ambulance Serv- we’ve actually had this kind evening attack at her property ice’s senior operations super- of push upon us — we felt that in the Darling Downs region of visor Stephen Jones said, adding it was expedient to actually Queensland state. that the attack was “rare”. recenter the issue back on Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (left) reviews Self-Defence Force soldiers during the military The wildlife carer and her “They are known to attack Palestine,” Abu-Shanab said. review at the Ground Self-Defence Force’s Asaka training ground in Asaka, Saitama prefecture, husband Jim had been feeding and can be quite vicious, par- The case arose from an yesterday. 30 kangaroos and wallabies at ticularly the large males. But it open letter that Sachs and their property every night amid is something that is uncommon, Abu-Shanab wrote to Lorde, a severe drought that has something that I haven’t come a New Zealander, on the Abe renews pledge to revise depleted their food sources. across in my 30-odd years in website “thespinoff.co.nz” in One of the large males — at the service,” Jones said. December urging her to call least six-foot tall — turned on He added that if Smith had off her planned concert. her husband as he fed it, she not intervened to help her Lorde cancelled her Japan’s charter to boost troops told Queensland Ambulance husband, who suffered multiple concert in Israel that same Service. cuts and abrasions to his arms, month after a campaign by AP ruling party last month and with because the defence force is “Jim was on the ground and chest and legs, he could have the Boycott, Divestment and up to three more years as widely recognised in and outside the kangaroo just kept at him. suffered more serious injuries Sanctions (BDS) group, which ASAKA, JAPAN: Japanese Prime Japan’s leader, Abe is deter- the country as Japan’s military I went outside to try and help and “the outcome may have campaigns for Palestinian Minister Shinzo Abe renewed his mined to pursue his long-sought and its constitutionality is no him and took a broom and a even been death”. rights. pledge yesterday to push for a charter amendment. longer an issue. revision to the country’s war- Many Japanese conserva- Abe’s ruling Liberal Demo- renouncing constitution, in tives see Japan’s US-drafted cratic Party has continuously which he wants the military constitution as a humiliation expanded the force’s interna- explicitly mentioned. imposed after their World War tional role by loosening inter- Mattis pushes closer ties with Vietnam Abe said that a revision is II defeat. When the Self-Defence pretations of Article 9. In 2015, AP needed to give his troops sense Force was established in 1954, his government passed a US-Vietnamese relations have anti-war sentiment even though of pride. public opinion was initially defence law allowing Japanese advanced since the tumultuous the North’s offensive turned out “You have gained public divided over its role, but today troops to defend US and other WASHINGTON: By making a years of the Vietnam War. to be a tactical military failure. trust with your own hands,” Abe, the force has gained support for allies in case of foreign attack, rare second trip this year to Mattis, a retired general who Three months after the wearing a tuxedo, told the its largely noncombat contri- a fundamental change from its Vietnam, Defence Secretary Jim entered the Marine Corps during Mattis visit, an US Navy aircraft troops in his address. “Now it’s bution in international peace self-defence only policy. Mattis is signaling how inten- Vietnam but did not serve there, carrier, the USS Carl Vinson, time to fulfill our responsibility keeping efforts and disaster Two-thirds approval is sively the Trump administration visited Hanoi in January. By made a port call at Da Nang. It as politicians to accommodate relief. Abe wants to add a clause needed in both houses to is trying to counter China’s coincidence, that stop came just was the first such visit since the an environment where all Self- to Article 9 of the constitution, propose a revision, which would military assertiveness by days before the 50th anni- war and a reminder to China Defence Force can accomplish which bans the use of force in then be subject to a national ref- cozying up to smaller nations in versary of the Tet Offensive in that the US is intent on strength- their duties with sense of pride.” settling international disputes. erendum. Media surveys have the region that share American 1968. Tet was a turning point ening partnerships in the region About 260 tanks and other mil- He wants to explicitly permit the shown most voters care more wariness about Chinese inten- when North Vietnamese fighters as a counterweight to China’s itary vehicles and 40 warplanes existence of Japan’s military. about their pay, education costs tions. attacked an array of key objec- growing military might. were exhibited at the event. Opponents say such a and the economy than a consti- The visit beginning tives in the South, surprising Mattis also plans to visit a Re-elected as head of his revision is not necessary tution revision. tomorrow also shows how far Washington and feeding Vietnamese air base. 16 EUROPE MONDAY 15 OCTOBER 2018 No deal yet on Britain’s divorce terms: EU officials

REUTERS necessary” on the “big issues still dealing with the Northern to persuade Conservative law- to set an end date. to resolve”. Ireland border”. makers and those in the oppo- Health minister Matt BRUSSELS: Brexit negotiators One of those was a “This is one of the most fun- sition Labour Party to vote for Hancock suggested the backstop have yet to seal a deal on Brit- David Davis, “backstop” to prevent a return damental decisions that gov- any deal based on her plan. could be temporary without such ain’s divorce terms, EU officials to controls on the border ernment has taken in modern Lobbying of May from a date, an argument that may fall said yesterday, after a flurry of who resigned as between the British province of times. It is time for cabinet all sides has increased in recent flat with some eurosceptic law- meetings in Brussels to try to Brexit minister in Northern Ireland and EU members to exert their collective weeks as London and Brussels makers who are calling for May move the talks forward before July, accused the member Ireland. This authority,” wrote Davis, who edge closer to an agreement on to “chuck Chequers”, her Brexit Prime Minister Theresa May government on arrangement has strengthened campaigned for Britain to leave a draft withdrawal treaty to plan named after her country arrives for a summit later this opposition to May’s plans after the EU in the 2016 referendum. cover the divorce terms, a tran- residence. week. Sunday of accepting her Northern Irish allies accused “This week the authority of sition period and a solution for “There are different ways to With less than six months “the EU’s language the bloc of trying to annex the our constitution is on the line,” Northern Ireland. ensure that something is time until Britain leaves the European on dealing with the province. he said in an article in the Sunday Preventing any return of a limited,” Hancock told the BBC. Union, Britain’s Brexit minister Britain’s biggest shift in Times. “hard” border in Ireland has “For instance, you can set con- Dominic Raab met EU negotiator Northern Ireland foreign and trade policy for Davis also pressed May to become one of the major ditions at the point at which the Michel Barnier and the ambas- border”. decades is also dividing the abandon her Brexit proposal, obstacles, with Brexit cam- arrangements come to an end.” sadors of the 27 other member prime minister’s Conservative which involves staying in a free paigners fearful that a backstop Even if May reaches a with- states were separately sum- Party, with critics, such as Raab’s trade zone with the EU for man- with expiry date will keep Britain drawal agreement, she will moned to a meeting. more meetings would be nec- predecessor, pressing May to ufactured and agricultural goods. inside a customs union with the struggle to get it through par- But despite some reports, essary to get agreement on the change her strategy. The bloc “has rejected it. The EU indefinitely. liament and may find opposition senior EU sources said negotia- withdrawal terms. David Davis, who resigned public does not like it. Parliament Theresa May insists that any from the small Northern Irish tions had yet to produce a final Raab had raced to Brussels as Brexit minister in July, accused will not vote for it,” he wrote. customs arrangement as part party which props up here deal for leaders to approve this after the two sides “jointly agreed the government yesterday of So far, May has shown little of the backstop must be tem- minority government to other week, and some signalled that that face-to-face talks were accepting “the EU’s language on appetite to change tack, trying porary, but the EU has refused legislation such as the budget.

Macedonia MPs Merkel’s allies suffer set to vote on heavy losses in name change deal with Greece Bavarian elections AFP SKOPJE: Macedonia’s AFP governing partner, the over parliament will vote today on 150-year-old Social Democrats whether to ratify a deal to MUNICH: German Chancellor (SPD), took only around 10 change the country’s name, Angela Merkel’s arch-conserv- percent, ceding the position of in a bid to finally settle one of ative CSU allies suffered historic main left-of-centre party and Europe’s longest running losses in Bavarian state elections Bavaria’s second biggest political disputes. yesterday, dealing a blow to her force to the Greens. Prime Minister Zoran Zaev fragile three-party coalition “Debacle for CSU and SPD,” faces an uphill battle to get the government. ran the first online headline of necessary votes to rename the The Christian Social Union Bild daily, while Spiegel Online Balkan state North Macedonia (CSU) scored 35.5 percent, called it a “bitter defeat” for to end the row with Athens according to first public TV pro- Bavaria’s traditional ruling party. and open a path to EU and jections, a humiliating 12-point The outcome reflects shifting Nato membership. drop from four years ago in the voter preferences at the expense He needs two-thirds of wealthy Alpine state they have of the “big tent” mainstream parliament’s MPs to amend ruled almost single-handedly parties in Bavaria, a state which the constitution and seal the since the 1960s. mixes rural Catholic conserv- deal. The outcome means the ative areas with cosmopolitan Bavarian State Prime Minister Markus Soeder of the Christian Social Union Party (CSU) addressing But the Social Democrat party loses its absolute majority urban centres home to global the crowd after the first exit polls in the Bavarian state elections, in Munich, yesterday. premier’s coalition, backed by and must scramble for coalition companies like Siemens and parties representing ethnic allies — either small conservative BMW. crises and at a time when most AfD at 15 percent. rhetoric. Albanians — who make up groups or possibly its long-time For Merkel, in power for 13 commentators speak of the The Bavaria poll result shat- At the national level, its around a quarter of the coun- ideological foes the Greens, who years, the Bavaria election spells dawn of the Merkel era. tered old certainties for the CSU, Interior Minister Horst Seehofer try’s 2.1 million population — won a record 19 percent a new headache just over half a Across Germany, support for which had long dominated pol- became Merkel’s harshest doesn’t have enough votes. according to broadcaster ZDF. year since she managed to forge the CDU-CSU conservative union itics in the state known for its internal critic, echoing the AfD’s He will need to get the The anti-immigration Alter- a fragile “grand coalition” with dropped to an all-time low of 26 fairytale castles, Oktoberfest and rhetoric about the more than one support of around a dozen native for Germany (AfD), which the CSU and the reluctant SPD, percent, according to an Emnid crucifixes on classroom walls. million refugee and migrant deputies from the rightwing rails against Muslims and and with two weeks to go until poll for Bild am Sonntag Since Germany’s mass arrivals. opposition VMRO-DPMNE demands that “Merkel must go”, the next dangerous state newspaper. migrant influx of 2015, the party The poll result yesterday party, which has campaigned won 11 percent and entered the election, in Hesse state. In second place, Germany- has hardened its folksy brand of showed that the tactic — and against the change. 15th of Germany’s 16 state The ballot is a painful bell- wide were the SPD and Greens, beerhall politics with an increas- Seehofer’s brinkmanship in Ever since its small assemblies. wether of the national mood fol- now neck-and-neck at 17 ingly aggressive anti-immi- Berlin, including threats to resign neighbour proclaimed inde- Merkel’s other national lowing several government percent each, followed by the gration and law and order — have backfired badly. pendence in 1991, Greece has maintained that the word Macedonia can only apply to its own northern province. 13 injured after Greece has long vetoed Netherlands in a ‘cyberwar’ with Russia the Balkan country joining bus crashes on Nato and the European Union over the bitter row. AFP Swiss highway Asked if the current situ- Russia has vehemently Following these incidents, But a breakthrough came ation between the two countries denied the accusations. Foreign the defence ministry had beefed in June when Zaev and his AP THE HAGUE: The Netherlands could be described as Minister Sergei Lavrov insisted up its budget for cyberwarfare, Greek counterpart Alexis is in a ‘cyberwar’ with Russia, “cyberwar” she replied: “Yes, last week that the incident was she said. “We are investing more Tsipras agreed on the name BERLIN : A German bus Defence Minister Ank Bijleveld that is the case.” a “misunderstanding” and that in intelligence services to be able North Macedonia. crashed into a metal post told Dutch television yesterday, On October 4, the defence the Russians had been on a to see what is going on and take Macedonia then held a yesterday on a highway in speaking in the wake of an ministry announced it had routine visit. measures if necessary.” referendum on September 30 southern Switzerland, leaving alleged hacking attempt by four expelled four GRU military intel- But yesterday Bijleveld said: Nato was also considering a in which more than 90 13 people injured, three of Russians in The Hague. ligence agents. “People try to interfere in various Dutch offer to use its “cybersol- percent supported the name them seriously, Swiss police “What happened is really Officials said the men ways in our life all the time, to diers”, she added. change— but only a third of said. dangerous,” Bijleveld said, entered the country on Russian influence our democracy. The alleged attempt to hack the electorate turned out, The bus was heading referring to the incident, which diplomatic passports on April 10 “We have to shake off the into the OPCW network came as leading to opponents claiming south with 25 people on happened in April outside the and were caught on April 13 with naivety in this domain and take the organisation was investi- the result was illegitimate. board when the accident hap- headquarters of the Organisation a car full of electronic equipment measures,” which was why they gating the fatal poisoning of The poor turnout has hurt pened on the A2 highway at for the Prohibition of Chemical in the Marriott Hotel next to the had taken the decision to make former Russian spy Sergei Zaev’s campaign to attract Sigirino, near Lugano — a Weapons (OPCW). OPCW headquarters. the incident public, she added. Skripal in London. opposition MPs to the cause. major route across the Alps from northern Europe to Italy. Ticino canton police revised downward their initial estimate that about 40 Swedish oppn fails to form govt people were on the bus. It wasn’t immediately AFP clear what caused the bus to form a majority after refusing to a government comes after out- plow into the post, wrecking make a deal with the anti-immi- going prime minister Stefan the front of the vehicle. STOCKHOLM: The leader of gration Sweden Democrats, a Lofven was ousted in a vote of The bus from the German Sweden’s centre-right Moderates party which was linked for years no confidence last month. city of Cologne had set off party yesterday said he had to far-right groups. Lofven’s Social Democrats oyesterday evening and was failed a first chance to form a Kristersson’s announcement party — which largely dominated headed for Assisi in Italy, coalition government after last came after some allies criticised Swedish elections for decades — Johannes Huebner of bus month’s general election left the his suggestion to build a minority had governed for four years in a travel group RDA, who was country in a state of political government with the centre- coalition with the Greens, and coordinating emergency deadlock right Christian Democrats party, was supported in parliament by plans for the company Ulf Kristersson’s Moderates but not other members of the Left Party. involved, told the German party is part of a centre-right Alliance. The September election news agency dpa. bloc called Alliance which “I have tried all the other focused on the state of housing, In April, fifteen people received marginally fewer votes options to form a government healthcare and welfare were injured when a coach on September 9 than the pre- and it hasn’t succeeded,” Kris- services, in particular due to carrying tourists from Sri vious governing centre-left tersson told a news conference pressures from immigration Ulf Kristersson, leader of Sweden’s Moderates party, during a press Lanka crashed with a two coalition. in Stockholm. following the year 2015 migrant conference after his meeting with the Speaker of the Parliament. trucks on a Swiss highway. Both blocs have struggled to Kristersson’s failure to form crisis. in Stockholm, Sweden, yesterday. MONDAY 15 OCTOBER 2018 EUROPE 17 Storm Leslie slams into Portugal, 27 injured

AFP storm before reaching the Por- tuguese coastline in the early LISBON: Storms packing nearly hours yesterday. 180 kilometre-per-hour winds “The greatest danger has slammed into Portugal early The civil defence passed,” Costa said. “The north yesterday, leaving hundreds of services said 324,000 and centre were the worst thousands of people without people were left affected.” power before carrying heavy without electricity At Mealhada, in Aveiro dis- rain on into Spain, authorities trict, the roof blew off an indoor said. while more than 60 sports stadium putting an end to Twenty-seven people suf- people had to leave the European final of the fered minor injuries, civil their damaged homes women’s roller hockey defence commander Luis Belo and flee to safety. competition. Costa said. Portuguese authorities had The region around capital urged those living by the coast Firefighters remove damaged trees from the road in Figueira da Foz yesterday after the post-tropical Lisbon and the centre of the damaged homes and flee to to batten down and stay indoors storm Leslie slammed into Portugal. country at Coimbra and Leiria safety. amid warnings of high winds were worst hit with trees Power was being restored which reached 176 km per hour. uprooted, cars and houses across the north and centre of the “I have never seen anything airline cancelled seven flights to hitting southern Spain in the year in Ireland as a violent storm, damaged and local flooding country during the morning. like it,” one witness told SIC tel- and from Lisbon. 2005, according to weather killing three people. reported. Leslie was dubbed a evision in Figueira da Foz, 200 Only five hurricanes have records. Spain’s civil protection Aveiro, Viseu and Porto in “zombie” hurricane as it first km north of Lisbon. ever arrived in this region of the In October 2017, strong agency said the storms could still the north also suffered damage formed on September 23, only “The town seemed to be in a Atlantic Ocean, and it had been winds from Hurricane Ophelia, be “very strong locally” and that with rescue services reporting a to meander through the Atlantic state of war with cars smashed feared Leslie could turn out to be which travelled north off the heavy rain was forecast for the total of 1,900 incidents. Ocean for weeks. by fallen trees,” he said. “People the most powerful storm to hit coast of Portugal and western north and east. The civil defence services There were fears it could be were very worried.” Portugal since 1842. Spain, fed forest fires that killed On Tuesday, intense rain said 324,000 people were left the worst storm to hit the region Maritime authorities advised Over the past 176 years, only around 40 people during a sparked flash floods in the without electricity while more in more than 150 years, but it fishermen at sea to return to the Hurricane Vince has made heatwave. Spanish holiday island of than 60 people had to leave their weakened to a post-tropical nearest port and Portugal’s TAP landfall on the Iberian peninsula, Ophelia then made landfall Majorca, killing 12 people. Italian government Russian opposition leader released from jail

AFP forces migrants out services abroad and the launch against the raising of the Supporters fear that the two failure of a manned Russian retirement age, was time to consecutive administrative cases MOSCOW: Russian opposition space rocket. coincide with regional elections mean the authorities may be of ‘model’ town leader Alexei Navalny was “If anyone thinks that with last month. getting ready to open a criminal released from jail yesterday after arrests... they can scare or stop The Kremlin suffered rare probe against Navalny. three weeks behind bars for us, that is clearly not the case,” defeats in those polls, with voters In that case he could face a support has surged on the back organising anti-Kremlin he said after thanking those who rejecting candidates from the lengthy prison term. of his tough line against illegal protests, his second spell in supported him. ruling United Russia party in at Amnesty International immigration. detention in as many months. Authorities have turned up least two regions. described Navalny as a prisoner The decision was met with The 42-year-old activist left the heat on Vladimir Putin’s top A run-off in the far eastern of conscience and said he had a barrage of criticism on a detention centre in the south foe since the Russian president’s Primorsky Krai will be held committed no crime. Sunday from the leftist oppo- of Moscow in the early hours of approval ratings took a beating again in two months after accu- Navalny came to promi- sition and pro-migrant activists. the morning and spoke briefly over deeply unpopular pension sations of vote-rigging in favour nence as an organiser of huge “We have to say with force to journalists before leaving in reforms. of the Moscow-backed can- anti-Putin rallies that shook that the action undertaken by a waiting car. The Kremlin critic finished a didate led to protests. Russia in 2011 and 2012 fol- Salvini against the Riace model “Over the 50 days I have 30-day sentence in September for Navalny ally Leonid Volkov lowing accusations of vote- is a vile act,” said Nicola Zinga- been in jail we have seen yet organising a rally at the start of said at the time of the latest rigging in parliamentary polls. retti, president of the central more evidence that this regime the year, but was arrested as soon arrest that the Kremlin had “to His anti-corruption rhetoric Lazio region, who is bidding for is in complete decline,” he said, as he was released to face further take it out on someone because is especially popular with REUTERS leadership of the centre-left referencing recent embarrass- charges over another protest. of all their defeats and failures younger people who follow his Democratic Party (PD). ments to Moscow’s intelligence The latter demonstration, of the last weeks”. online channels and blogs. ROME: Deputy Prime Minister Riace’s integration efforts Matteo Salvini (pictured) have won prizes and drawn yesterday defended his decision international acclaim for to move hundreds of migrants opening the town’s doors to Restaurant owner out of a southern Italian town thousands of refugees, inte- widely seen as a model of grating them into society and shot dead by successful integration as oppo- revitalising a dwindling local sition groups accused him of population. hunter in France racism. Over 300 citizens of Riace’s AFP Riace, a small town in 2,000 inhabitants are immi- Calabria, Italy’s southern toe, grants, according to deputy has been in the spotlight since mayor Giuseppe Gervasi. Over LYON: A 34-year-old Briton its mayor, Domenico Lucano, the years the town has wel- riding a mountain bike was was arrested this month for comed hundreds more but shot dead by a hunter as he allegedly favouring illegal many have moved on to other sped down a wooded track in immigration, sparking protests European countries, he said. the French Alps, officials said by residents and pro-migrant Lucano, who has been yesterday. groups. mayor since 2002, was listed The victim was iden- Salvini, leader of the right- by Fortune magazine as one of tified as Mark Sutton, who wing League, celebrated the the world’s top 50 leaders in originally came from Wales arrest, and this weekend 2016. but had been living for the announced that Riace’s mainly Salvini said there would be past four years in the small African migrants would be no turning back and accused the town of Les Gets in France moved out and spread around PD of hypocrisy, saying the where he owned a res- the country. investigation into the misuse of taurant and a rent-a-chef He said the decision was funds in Riace had been launched business. necessary to end abuses in the by Marco Minniti, interior min- He was shot on Saturday use of funds that previous gov- ister under the previous, PD-led evening as a hunting party ernments had made available government in 2017. beat its way through woods to the town for its projects to The head of Italy’s network ‘Railway in Wartime’ near Montriond, the local house and integrate migrants. of migrant reception centres prosecutor said. “We cannot tolerate irreg- said there was no question of Wartime reenactors wait for a train at Pickering Station during a reenactment-themed weekend, The victim, a keen ularities in the use of public migrants housed in Riace being the annual ‘Railway in Wartime’ event held along the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, in Pickering, cyclist, was “perfectly iden- money, even under the excuse deported, and they would be northern England, yesterday. This year’s focus will be a celebration of Victory in Europe! tifiable” and was on a well- of spending it for migrants,” found alternative places to stay used but hard to access said Salvini, whose party’s elsewhere in Italy. mountain track when he was shot by a 22-year-old hunter who was taken to hospital in shock. An enquiry has been Portugal Prime Minister reshuffles government launched for “aggravated manslaughter”, the prose- cutor said. REUTERS putting him in charge of the Socialists lead in opinion polls Siza Vieira, a lawyer, joined the theft of a cachet of arms from The French hunting powerful economy ministry, with about 40 percent support. the government a year ago after a military depot last year. He will season started phasing in LISBON: Portugal’s prime which has recently gained The cabinet reshuffle comes previously working for law firm be replaced by Joao Gomes across the country in late minister has carried out a importance thanks to surging after the government this Linklaters. He will replace out- Cravinho. August. reshuffle of his cabinet following foreign investment and strong weekend approved next year’s going Economy Minister Manuel Graca Maria da Fonseca will One person has already the resignation of the defence economic growth. draft budget, which will be pre- Caldeira Cabral. Under the become the new minister of died due to a hunting accident minister and completion of next This will be Prime Minister sented today to parliament. change the energy sector will be culture after working as sec- in Gironde, south-west year’s budget, making changes Antonio Costa’s biggest cabinet The reshuffle was announced transferred to the environment retary of state for administrative France. at four ministries ahead of a reshuffle since his minority in a statement by the office of ministry. modernisation. Marta Temido, In 2017 to 2018 hunting general election in 2019. Socialist government came to President Marcelo Rebelo de Defence Minister Jose who previously headed the season, 113 accidents were The changes include adding power in 2015 and will aim to Sousa, who has to approve the Azeredo Lopes resigned on central administration of the recorded, 13 of which were to Cabinet Minister Pedro Siza bolster the administration going nominations. The new ministers Friday amid an investigation into public health system, will take fatal, according to the Vieira’s responsibilities by also into next year’s election. The will be sworn in today. a suspected army cover-up of over as health minister. authorities. 18 AMERICAS MONDAY 15 OCTOBER 2018 Trump hints Mattis may be planning to resign

REUTERS Mattis said: “I wouldn’t take it seriously at all.” WASHINGTON: US President Western officials privately Donald Trump said he is unsure Pentagon spokesman extol Mattis, whose standing whether Defense Secretary among Nato allies has risen as James Mattis is planning to step Colonel Rob Manning they become increasingly bewil- down from his post, but told said: Secretary Mattis dered by Trump’s policies on CBS’ “60 Minutes” in a pre-taped is laser-focused trade and Iran and disoriented interview that the retired by his outreach to Russian Pres- general might and that he on doing his job ident Vladimir Putin. regards Mattis as “sort of a — ensuring the US One factor thought to have Democrat.” military remains the darkened Mattis’ prospects is “It could be that he is” most lethal force on this year’s arrival in the White planning to depart, Trump said, House of Mira Ricardel, who according to an excerpt of a the planet. now has the powerful post of Freed American pastor Andrew Brunson (left) prays for US President Donald Trump at the White transcript released yesterday- deputy national security adviser House, in Washington, DC, yesterday. before the show airs. “I think reporter Bob Woodward that and is believed to dislike Mattis, he’s sort of a Democrat, if you portrayed Mattis privately dis- current and former officials want to know the truth. But paraging President Trump to have said. General Mattis is a good guy. We associates. He is also seen as less Freed pastor receives hero’s welcome get along very well. He may Mattis has strongly denied hawkish on Iran than Secretary AFP leave. I mean, at some point, making any such remarks. of State Mike Pompeo and White Trump repeatedly thanked have denied reports that the two everybody leaves. Everybody. Trump had been deferential House National Security Adviser Turkish President Recep Tayyip sides reached a secret deal for People leave. That’s toward Mattis, saying on Sep- John Bolton. WASHINGTON: An American Erdogan for his help on the case, the 50-year-old Brunson to be Washington.” tembe 5 his defense chief would Mattis has a dim view of pastor held for two years in which caused not only a serious released in exchange for the US This marks the first time that remain in his job. journalism about inside-the- Turkey on terror-related charges diplomatic row between the easing “economic pressure” on the Republican president has Mattis is not political by beltway politics in Washington, arrived home in the United States Nato allies but led to a crash in Ankara. publicly said anything negative nature, and previously made no using the word “fiction” to yesterday and sat down with US the lira, exposing Turkey’s eco- But as he tweeted earlier, about Mattis, who last month secret of the fact that he was not describe Woodward’s book and President Donald Trump, who nomic fragility. “There was, however, great told reporters not to take seri- looking to become secretary of similar reporting about closed- signaled an easing in the diplo- “It’s not an easy situation for appreciation on behalf of the US, ously reports that he may be defense — or even return to door conversations among US matic crisis sparked by the case. Turkey either. They had a lot of which will lead to good, perhaps leaving. Washington - when Trump was national security leaders. Andrew Brunson — who difficult situations going on and great, relations between the Asked about Trump’s elected. Asked about the reports has become a cause celebre for I do want to thank President United States & Turkey!” remarks, Pentagon spokesman The retired Marine general speculating about his departure, Trump’s conservative base — Erdogan for making this pos- Erdogan later responded: “I Colonel Rob Manning said in a had stepped down from the mil- Mattis said on September 18: “It’s received a hero’s welcome at the sible,” Trump said. hope that the United States and brief statement: “Secretary itary in 2013 and taken a job at like most of those kinds of things White House shortly after his On Friday, a Turkish court Turkey continue cooperation in Mattis is laser-focused on doing Stanford University. in this town. arrival at Joint Base Andrews in the western port city of Aliaga a manner that befits two allies.” his job — ensuring the US mil- He told his Senate confir- “Somebody cooks up a outside Washington. convicted Brunson on charges Trump continued to celebrate itary remains the most lethal mation hearing last year he was headline. They then call to a Brunson thanked Trump of espionage and aiding terror Brunson’s liberation into the force on the planet.” “enjoying a full life west of the normally chatty class of people. and his administration, saying groups. It sentenced him to three night. “Big day! Pastor Andrew Mattis’ future has become Rockies” when the call came They find a couple of other “you really fought for us” and years, one month and 15 days in Brunson, who could have spent a focus of media speculation, about the position. things to put in. They add the later kneeled to pray for the jail — but released him based on 35 years in a Turkish prison, was particularly after last month’s Asked last month about rumors... Next thing you know, president, his hand on Trump’s time served and good behavior. returned safely home to his family release of a book by Watergate reports he may be leaving, you’ve got a story,” he said. shoulder. Both Trump and Erdogan today,” he tweeted.

Peruvian leader’s approval ratings Pentagon grapples with obesity epidemic surges: Poll AFP 6,500 soldiers — the first time The report, compiled by a things that fuel the body, instead and to provide support to sol- since 2005 the service had group of retired generals and of just giving them crummy diers in these areas.” REUTERS WASHINGTON: Forget about missed its hiring targets. admirals, notes that the obesity food.” The Army has also intro- the high-tech military challenges A strong US economy and issue is a particular worry as it The obesity problem persists duced a new physical fitness test LIMA: Peruvian President from China and Russia, the tight jobs market played a role, comes when fewer young people even after boot camp. that measures the likelihood Martin Vizcarra’s approval Pentagon is facing a fast- but the numbers highlight the are interested in joining the mil- According to retired Army recruits will go on to meet the rating shot up 16 points to a growing national security threat dwindling pool of applicants the itary in the first place. major general Jeffrey Phillips, physical demands of their high of 61 percent in October, that could be even trickier to Pentagon has to draw from. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, the military spends more than selected military job. after he adopted a harder line tackle: America’s obesity crisis. According to the Defense a retired Marine general, last $1.5bn each year treating obes- Many military facilities are with the opposition-run A study released this week Department, obesity is one of the month said the shrinking pool of ity-related health conditions and equipped with top-notch gyms, Congress, a monthly Ipsos has found that nearly one-third top reasons why a stunning 71 Americans eligible to serve was filling positions vacated by unfit and dining facilities on US bases poll showed yesterday. of young Americans are now too percent of Americans aged 17 to a “big concern.” troops. around the world often provide The public opinion overweight to join up, a worrying 24 do not meet the military’s “It’s a sad state of affairs “I saw it myself: pudgy sol- nutritional guidelines. survey, published in local statistic for military officials sign-up requirements. when 71 percent of the 18 to diers visibly pushing, or beyond, The report concludes that newspaper El Comercio, was already facing recruitment “Given the high percentage 24-year-old males in this the ‘height and weight’ the solution lies in ensuring taken on October 10 to 12, challenges. of American youth who are too country cannot qualify to enter standards,” Phillips wrote in a children and parents learn about after Vizcarra threatened to “Obesity has long threatened overweight to serve, recruiting the United States Army as a Military Times commentary. the vital importance of healthy dissolve Congress unless it our nation’s health. As the epi- challenges will continue unless private,” he said. The new report says the Pen- eating and physical activity from passed his proposals for demic grows, obesity is posing a measures are taken to encourage The problem should be tagon has recognized the long- a young age. fighting entrenched graft in threat to our nation’s security as a healthy lifestyle beginning at addressed at the local level, he standing obesity problem, and “Basic training lasts weeks, one of Latin America’s most well,” the Council for a Strong a young age,” states the study, said, praising efforts of retired is taking steps to improve the but building strong troops takes stable economies. America states in its new report. entitled “Unhealthy and service members who are health of its troops. years. Encouraging healthy life- The Ipsos survey had a The Army last month Unprepared.” working in schools “to try to One Army program, known styles early in life will help our margin of error of plus or announced it would miss its goal Other factors such as prior restore physical education as the Performance Triad, “aims nation prepare for future chal- minus 2.77 percentage points. of attracting 76,500 new recruits drug use or a lack of academic where it’s been taken out, to try to improve soldier readiness and lenges,” retired Air Force general in 2018. The shortfall is of about qualifications are also taking a toll. to get school lunches to be encourage healthy behaviors, Richard Myers said. Eruption at Fuego volcano over: Official Car crash in NY sparks AFP call for new safety rules

AP GUATEMALA CITY: The about limo safety when we eruption of Guatemala’s could have been studying it for Fuego volcano ended AMSTERDAM: The day after a the past few years,” Schumer yesterday, an official source mourning community said last said. “The NTSB knows they said, with locals escaping a goodbyes to eight of 20 victims need to fix this situation so we repeat of June’s eruption that of a limousine crash the Senate’s can have as much information killed 190. top Democrat called on federal as possible available.” However, mild to mod- regulators to formulate new At a news conference, he erate explosions sent smoke safety standards for the vehicles. called on the NTSB to investigate swirling up to 940 meters Sen Chuck Schumer yes- every stretch limo crash that has above the crater, while a lava terday pointed to glaring gaps occurred in the US and use the flow measuring 1,200 meters in safety data and singled out data to make recommendations continued. the National Transportation for safety standards that would “All of this activity is Safety Board (NTSB), which he then have to be implemented by expected to disappear in the said hasn’t thoroughly investi- the National Highway Transpor- coming hours,” said a bulletin gated a limousine crash in the tation Safety Administration. from Guatemala’s gov- past three years. The NTSB — charged by ernment agency for seis- His criticism comes a week Congress to conduct inde- mology (Insivumeh), without after the stretch limo loaded pendent probes and make ruling out that it could pick Women strength with 18 people on their way to safety recommendations — up again in coming days. a birthday party for one of the agreed to investigate limo People holding signs during a rally and march to inspire voter turnout ahead of midterm polls, The latest eruption began occupants ran a stop sign and crashes on a case-by-case basis in Chicago, Illinois, yesterday. The rally, organized by Women’s March Chicago, was designed to in the early hours of Friday, crashed at the bottom of a hill after a 2015 wreck that killed with 62 people evacuated and spotlight the power and determination of women voters ahead of the crucial November 6 midterm in the town of Schoharie. Eve- four women on Long Island. a highway near the 3,763 elections, which will determine control of the US Congress. ryone in the limo died. Federal crash data shows meter volcano, 35km from “The sad fact here is that there were seven limo crashes Guatemala City, closed. right now everyone is talking in 2015 and two in 2016. MONDAY 15 OCTOBER 2018 AMERICAS 19 Trump weighing new immigration policy

BLOOMBERG year. “They haven’t known the who’ve come to the US via such midterm elections now less than Members of Congress of both children for 20 minutes and they family reunification. “I want a month away, which will decide WASHINGTON: President parties criticised the policy, and grab children and they use them people to come into our country which party controls Congress. Donald Trump said migrant Trump said that the plight of the children — held to come into our country,” on a merit-based system.” “You have to do the right thing families may think twice about in detention centers run by gov- Trump told reporters, without Trump said at the White whether there’s an election or illegally crossing the US border he’d accept families ernment contractors for weeks offering evidence. House that he’d accept families not,” he said. from Mexico if they fear they’ll crossing together or months apart from their Trump spoke about immi- crossing together under on a Among those traveling with be separated by the US under on a “merit parents or guardians — caused gration at length during more “merit basis,” and said his Trump on Saturday evening was government, suggesting he’s broad outrage among the than an hour of remarks to the administration is working on senior adviser Stephen Miller, the rethinking a policy abandoned basis,” adding that American public. crowd of about 6,000 in such a policy. main architect of the adminis- in July after widespread public his administration is Trump issued an order in July Kentucky. He noted that migrants are tration’s approach on condemnation. working on such a to end the practice. But yes- He focused on so-called needed to meet the strong econ- immigration. “We have people trying to policy. terday, he said some migrant “chain migration,” the process omy’s increased demand for Trump introduced both US come in like never before,” parents wouldn’t risk an illegal by which legal immigrants help labor. Senators from Kentucky at the Trump said as he departed the border crossing if it meant losing foreign-born family members “Frankly we need people rally: Majority Leader Mitch White House for a campaign rally reported that the White House their children. come to the US, and the Diversity coming in, because we have a lot McConnell, and Rand Paul. in Richmond, Kentucky. “If they was reconsidering a policy “If they fear the separation, Immigration Visa Program, often of companies moving back in, With a continued majority in feel there will be separation, then known as “zero tolerance” that in many cases they don’t come,” known as the Green Card lottery, jobs are coming back in,” Trump the Senate, Republicans can con- they won’t come.” caused nearly 3,000 children to Trump said, adding that some a system created by bipartisan said. “What I want is merit, I tinue to confirm Republican- “I want a lot of people to be taken from their caregivers “really bad people” are using support in 1990. want a lot of people to come in.” nominated judges at a record come in,” but they must do so and placed in federal custody others’ children to pose as their “We’re stuck with these Trump said immigration is a pace, and change the US court legally, Trump added. after they were apprehended own while attempting to enter people, and I don’t want a chain,” “tricky” issue, and that his com- system “forever,” McConnell The Washington Post crossing the border earlier this the country. Trump said of some people ments aren’t being influenced by said. Shooting at Texas child’s Nicaragua arrests 20 party leaves in anti-govt protest AFP four dead Civic Alliance, an umbrella group that represents business AP MANAGUA: At least 20 people, students and social protesters were arrested groups. TAFT: An argument at a yesterday when Nicaraguan Police had earlier announced toddler’s birthday party in police swooped in to break up that they would not allow any South Texas escalated into a a meeting of demonstrators unauthorised demonstrations. shooting that left four men gathering for a protest march Hundreds of anti-riot police dead and a fifth man against the government of Pres- officers were deployed early in wounded, authorities said ident Daniel Ortega. the day to key points of the yesterday. Police wielded clubs and capital Managua as well as to The shooting happened at hurled stun grenades to break the highway to the restive city a child’s first birthday party up the demonstrators gathering of Masaya. yesterday in Taft, 19 km north at a shopping mall parking lot, Government supporters of Corpus Christi, the Texas beating men, women and even took over city roundabouts Department of Public Safety some elderly people. where protesters had planned said. Those arrested were beaten to gather. Sgt. Nathan Brandley said and dragged down the street to Anti-government demon- those involved were distant be later loaded onto police strations began on April 18, ini- relatives. Authorities did not patrol vehicles. tially protesting changes in the say what the men were Some reporters were also social security system. arguing about. beaten and briefly detained, Since then the demonstra- A destroyed boat is seen following Hurricane Michael, in Mexico Beach, Florida, yesterday. A 20-year-old man was local independent reporters tions have grown in size and the in custody yesterday, said. protestors are calling for the Brandley said. “They respect no one, not resignation of Ortega and his The man’s 37-year-old Power slowly being restored in Florida even older people or children,” wife and vice-president Rosario father was also a suspect, but said Azhalea Solis, head of the Murillo. AP he had not yet been arrested, it will take longer for downtown by first lady Melania Trump. The Brandley added. Panama City and other towns White House isn’t identifying He identified those killed MEXICO BEACH: Thousands of closer to where Michael roared areas the president will visit. as 62-year-old Juan Espinoza people are likely to be without onshore. Michael barreled into the Sr.; 20-year-old Juan San- power in Florida’s Panhandle for Gulf Power head Stan Con- Florida Panhandle last week as doval III; 22-year-old Jeremy at least another week. nally called Michael an “unprec- a Category 4 hurricane with 155 Sandoval; and 25-year-old Gulf Power officials edented storm.” The utility has mph winds that practically flat- Nicky Sandoval. He said the announced yesterday that they brought in thousands of utility tened the town of Mexico Beach. three younger men are expect to have power restored workers from around the The storm then raced through grandsons to Juan Espinoza to 95 percent of those hit by country to help with the resto- Georgia, the Carolinas and Vir- Sr. Hurricane Michael by October ration effort. ginia, killing at least 17 people The wounded man, 24 — or two weeks after the Currently, there are nearly so far. 43-year-old Juan Espinoza Jr., storm hit, leaving a trail of ruins 192,000 customers in Florida At a campaign rally yester- was airlifted to a Corpus across the region. Gulf Power is without electricity. dayin Kentucky, Trump praised Christi hospital adding that the main utility serving most of The White House yesterday individuals involved in the he’s expected to survive. the area devastated by the said that President Donald massive recovery effort and Brandley gave no motive deadly storm. Trump plans to visit Florida and pledged that “we will not rest for the shootings other than Some areas — such as Georgia today to survey until the job is done.” Riot police arrest a protester during a march called “United to say there was an alter- Panama City Beach — will get damage caused by Hurricane Trump toured parts of the for freedom” against Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, in cation between members of power restored in the next two Michael. Carolinas last month after Hur- two families. days. But the electric utility said Trump will be accompanied ricane Florence. Managua, yesterday. Colombian park fights animal Brazil’s front-runner accused of ‘fomenting violence’ trafficking with education AFP Haddad, trailing in the polls “My adversary foments vio- easily dominated, winning 46 ahead of an October 28 runoff, lence, including a culture of percent of the vote to Haddad’s AP from turtles to golden poison SAO PAULO: Brazil’s far-right argued against Bolsonaro’s abuse,” Haddad said. 29 percent. frogs, which are sought by col- presidential candidate Jair pledge to ease gun laws for cit- He stressed he believed In his interview, Haddad BOGOTA: On the outskirts of lectors for their rare color. Bolsonaro is “fomenting izens to combat rampant inse- Brazil was seeing the biggest homed in on the frontrunner’s Colombia’s capital red macaws Ivan Lozano, the reserve’s violence” and is a danger to curity and highlighted conten- peril since returning to message that has resonated most share a nature reserve with director, said his organization democracy, his leftist rival tious remarks Bolsonaro has democracy three decades ago, with Brazilians: Bolsonaro’s law- ocelots and black-headed helps formerly trafficked Fernando Haddad said. made. saying: “In my opinion, the big and-order pledges that include parrots. A white-crested harpy animals recover from their threat to the continent is making it easier for citizens to eagle whistles at schoolchildren injuries and reintroduces some Bolsonaro.” defend themselves with who walk on a well-preserved of them into the wild. But it also The charges were made as firearms, boosting the police trail. uses animals that can no longer violent incidents linked to the force, and lowering the age of The animals come from dif- live in their original habitats to election occurred in various criminal responsibility to 16. ferent regions of this ecologically teach visitors about different parts of Brazil. Early this week, “Arming the population will diverse South American country. species and their role in the a man was stabbed to death in resolve nothing. It’s the state that But most of them share one thing ecosystem. a bar for reportedly yelling has to implement public safety,” in common: They were rescued “Our idea here is to change support for Haddad’s Workers he said. from animal traffickers. the behavior of younger gen- Party. A transgender woman He added that the outgoing As leaders in the fight erations toward these animals.” also said she was beaten by government had fallen short in against wildlife trafficking To achieve this goal the Bio- Bolsonaro supporters in the this area, especially in com- gather in London this week at parque reserve opens its doors street. bating organized crime. the Illegal Wildlife Trade Con- to hundreds of tourists and Haddad, a former mayor of Bolsonaro was singularly ference, conservationists schoolchildren each week, for a Sao Paulo, is fighting to close a unsuited to fighting violence, around the world are working fee of $6. Only guided visits led big gap between him and Bol- Haddad said, pointing to a cam- to provide shelters to the thou- by the park’s experts are allowed. sonaro, who admires US Pres- paign moment when the far- sands of animals that have been Lozano believes that edu- ident Donald Trump and is nos- right candidate feigned shooting rescued from smugglers. cation is one of the keys to talgic for Brazil’s 1964 to 1985 up the Workers Party. The Bio Parque La Reserva reducing animal trafficking and military dictatorship. “How can a person Brazil’s presidential candidate for the Workers’ Party (PT), Fernando in the Colombian city of Cota is that is why he has opened his In the first round of the preaching intolerance offer Haddad (centre), is seen before an interview, in Sao Paulo, yesterday. home to 50 species ranging reserve to visitors. election last Sunday, Bolsonaro security to anyone?” he asked. 20 MORNING BREAK MONDAY 15 OCTOBER 2018

PRAYER TIMINGS FAJR 04. 16 AM QM introduces Qatari designers to Russia SHOROOK 05. 32 AM The show, titled “Qatari ZUHR 11. 20 AM MAGHRIB 05. 09 PM Seasons”, was hosted for ASR 02. 39 PM ISHA 06. 39 PM the first time in Moscow at the Multimedia Art WEATHER TODAY Museum and introduced audiences to modern Qatari designers.

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DOHA: As part of Qatar-Russia 2018 Year of Culture programme, Qatar Museums (QM) recently presented an exclusive fashion show and jewellery exhibition at Russia’s largest museum of photography and multimedia. The show, titled “Qatari Seasons”, was hosted for the first time in Moscow at the Multimedia Art Museum and introduced audiences to modern Qatari designers. The high-profile event was A collection by Qatari brands, Noudar and Waad, is displayed at “Qatari Seasons” fashion show held recently at the attended by several VIP guests from Multimedia Art Museum in Moscow. Qatar and Russia, including Fahad bin Mohammed Al Attiyah, Ambassador Qatari jewellery brand, Noudar. the world’s most talented artists to not is part of the Years of Culture initiative of the State of Qatar to the Russian On the next day after the event at only find inspirations but also tell developed under the guidance of QM’s Federation; gallerist and artist Aidan Multimedia Art Museum special Qatar’s story to international Chairperson H E Sheikha Al Mayassa Salakhova; designers Olga Tompson, pop-up project with collections of audiences. bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. It is o o Tretyakov; Gallery Director Zelfira Noudar, Waad and Wadha brands was As an extension to Qatari Seasons, designed to deepen understanding 28 C 35 C Tregulova; Olympic champion presented at TSUM – the main Moscow the Fire Station in Doha will present between nations and their people Anzhelika Timanina, and others. department store. an exhibition by internationally- through mutual exchanges of arts, Minimum Maximum Participating Qatari fashion The event comes as part of QM’s acclaimed fashion designer Vika culture and heritage. It also provides designers included Wadha Al Hajri, commitment to nurture emerging Gazinskaya, titled “Russian Seasons”. tangible opportunities to build sus- Hot daytime with some local clouds. who showcased a demi-couture col- talent by providing local and interna- The exhibition will celebrate contem- tainable links and cooperation lection of her brand specially created tional platforms of expression. Through porary Russian fashion design. Curated between creative members of Qatari

HIGH TIDE 09:15 – 19:45 LOW TIDE 01:30 – 16:45 for the event, Waad Mohammed, such opportunities, a new generation by Frol Burimskiy, it will be open from and Russian society and foster con- Courtesy: Qatar Meteorology Department creator of fashion brand Waad and of creators can interact with some of October 16 to 23. Qatar Russia 2018 tinuous collaboration.

‘Venom’ tops Maxus to take part in Qatar Motor Show box office again,

THE PENINSULA boosting Sony superhero strategy DOHA: Maxus, the SAIC brand repre- BLOOMBERG sented in Qatar by Auto Class Cars, has confirmed its participation in Qatar Motor Show 2018 that will take place LOS ANGELES: “Venom,” a at Doha Exhibition and Convention character from the comic- Center from October 17 to 21. book world of “Spider-Man,” Maxus calls car lovers to visit its topped the box office for a dedicated pavilion to attend the second weekend, breathing launching ceremony of the Maxus D90, life into Sony Pictures’ the new SUV concept that is an superhero movie plans. excellent example of the innovation The surprise hit, which of Chinese auto brands. overcame poor reviews, col- In addition to the new D90, the lected $35.7m in theatres in Maxus pavilion will display the Maxus the US and Canada, Com- pick up T60, Maxus V80 15/16 seater among the most respected companies “Fleet Van of the Year”, “Best New Score Inc. estimated in an and G10 7/9 seater – two premier for light passenger and cargo Van”, “Innovation Award” and also email yesterday. It beat three people mover solutions. These two transport. It embodies a century of “Van of the Year” for four Consecutive new movies, including an vehicles along with the Maxus V80 and experience and unmatched technical Years (2005 – 08). After its acqui- Oscar favourite “First Man,” G10 commercial panel vans will be prowess in commercial vehicle devel- sition by SAIC Motors in late 2000, it which landed third with available at Maxus showroom on opment. The Maxus brand is now uni- was re-branded and re-developed into $16.5m for Universal Pictures. Salwa Road. versally revered as a legend in the the Marquee brand for SAIC Motors. Thriller “Bad Times at the El Formerly known as LDV (Leyland international commercial vehicle Maxus is distributed across four major Royale” garnered $7.2m, and DAF Vans), Maxus is one of the industry. continents and is being recognised for a “Goosebumps” sequel — products of Shanghai Automotive Over the years, the Maxus brand the level of comfort, technology and also from Sony — scored Industry Corporation (SAIC). It is has won several awards including sophistication that it offers. $16.2m. Warner Brothers’ “A Star Is Born,” with Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga, came in second for the weekend with $28m. HMC encourages bone screening for osteoporosis “Venom,” a symbiotic FAZEENA SALEEM alien-human duo, is part of HMC’s campaign being held the risk factors for osteoporosis Consultant at Rheumatology Sony’s plan to revive its THE PENINSULA under the theme ‘Love your and take steps to protect their Division, HMC. “Spider-Man”-linked bones, protect your future,’ bones. Osteoporosis causes He also recommends superhero movies. The DOHA: Hamad Medical Corpo- underlines the fact that a lifelong bones to become weak and screening for younger patients company has been working ration (HMC) has launched a commitment to bone-healthy brittle at older age, meaning that who are at a high risk of suffering on features from a universe public awareness campaign to nutrition is a critical aspect of a fall or even mild trauma can from a fracture as a result of of about 900 Marvel char- encourage public to get screened osteoporosis prevention later in cause a fracture,” Dr Abdulla, using certain medications such acters tied to the web slinger for osteoporosis, a medical life. “Osteoporosis is under-diag- told media persons speaking on as steroids, women having early — a comic-book canon that condition that weakens bones. nosed because it is a silent, the sidelines of the campaign menopause, have parents with the studio has licensed from The week-long activity will symptom-less disease that held at the Hamad General Hos- a hip fracture or a personal Walt Disney Co.-owned coincide with the World Oste- usually only gets diagnosed once pital yesterday. Osteoporosis- history of bone fragility fracture, Marvel Entertainment. The oporosis Day, which falls on a patient sustains a fracture. related fractures most commonly a fracture occurring spontane- success of “Venom,” which October 20. The World Oste- Although we don’t have the exact occur in the hip or spine. ously or following a minor quitting smoking are more has exceeded analysts’ expec- oporosis Day 2018 campaign numbers, it’s a widely prevalent “All women above the age trauma. important than treating the life- tations, gives the studio a calls for global action to improve disease,” said Dr Nabeel Abdulla of 65 and all men above 70 “Prevention of osteoporosis style disease,” said Dr Abdulla. boost as it tries to compete bone health and prevent frac- (pictured), Chairman of HMC’s should get screened for oste- through screening and early The public awareness cam- with the more-expansive tures due to osteoporosis, spine World Osteoporosis Day Cam- oporosis. An X-Ray of the hip and detection as well as simple life- paign, will be held at the Bone superhero franchises at and hip fractures which often paign 2018. spine bone will help to find if the style changes such as increased and Joint Centre today and at the Disney and Warner Bros. remain undiagnosed and “The awareness campaign person has osteoporosis,” said exposure to sunlight, regular Women Wellness and Research Sony Pictures, based in untreated. encourages everyone to know Dr Abdulla, who is also a exercise, avoiding alcohol and Centre, tomorrow. Culver City, California, will soon be the only major movie studio outside Disney to have Marvel superheroes at its dis- posal. Disney is acquiring 21st WCM-Q explores link between diabetes and breast cancer Century Fox, which had rights to certain Marvel characters THE PENINSULA range of more than 200 existing ‘Challenges and perspectives in in 1980 to 422 million in 2014. although evident, is less well such as the X-Men. diabetes and breast cancer the treatment of diabetes asso- The condition is characterised understood. Dr Büsselberg, pro- “Venom” was forecast to DOHA: Researchers at Weill studies. ciated breast cancer,’ also by the body becoming resistant fessor of physiology and bio- add $30m to its haul this Cornell Medicine-Qatar The researchers have con- inferred that managing diabetes to the effects of insulin, a physics at WCM-Q, said, “A vast weekend, Box Office Pro ana- (WCM-Q) have explored the links cluded that women with diabetes and treating cancer using a com- hormone produced by the beta- amount of research has been lysts predicted. Sony said between type 2 diabetes and not only appear to have an bination of anti-diabetic and cells of the pancreas that keeps published about type 2 diabetes Sunday that the movie had breast cancer in a new paper increased risk of developing anti-cancer drugs is likely to be blood glucose levels under and breast cancer separately, but collected $378.1m globally. published in Cancer Treatment breast cancer, but also that dia- more effective in the treatment control. not so much in regard to the links Universal Pictures’ Oscar Reviews, a leading scientific betes supports breast cancer of diabetes-associated cancers. While it is well known that between the two. Therefore, we hopeful “First Man,” which journal. progression and can negatively The World Health Organi- high blood glucose can cause decided to bring research into was criticised by some poli- The researchers, led by Dr impact the effectiveness of anti- sation estimates that the number damage to the heart, nerves, both diseases together in one ticians for not being patriotic Dietrich Büsselberg, carried out cancer therapies. of people with type 2 diabetes kidneys and eyes, the link review to improve our under- enough, missed a forecast of a comprehensive review of a The paper, entitled worldwide rose from 108 million between diabetes and cancer, standing of their interactions. $20m by Box Office Pro.