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By A Saleh Amir meets new KJA board of directors KUWAIT: Well-informed sources said a parliamentary plan is ready for discussion at the National Assembly with the aim of urging the government to take imme- diate actions to resolve the demographic imbalance problem. The sources added that the plan will be dis- cussed in a regular session to come up with recom- mendations to be put into immediate practice, espe- cially in view of lawmakers’ dissatisfaction with earlier statements by Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Hind Al-Sabeeh about resolving the problem over a 30-year period. The sources explained that the plan would mainly depend on not hiring expats for advisory and consul- tancy positions at various ministries and senior officials’ offices. The plan also recommends reducing the num- ber of expats annually by 30 percent, laying off unnec- essary expat workers and replace those in administra- tive positions with Kuwaitis. In addition, the plan will also ban ministries from contracting companies to pro- vide administrative staff (such as the case at the Public Authority for Civil Information and the health ministry), unless they only employ Kuwaitis. “Health service fee increases and health insurance fees for visitors are coming soon,” stressed the sources, adding that private companies would be compelled to provide healthcare for their staff. Treatment of expats will be banned at public hospitals once the health insur- ance hospitals are ready. Finally, the sources highlighted KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah hosts the new board of directors of Kuwait Journalists Association (KJA) at Bayan Palace yesterday. that the plan will be discussed in the November parlia- Seen from left are Duhairan Abalkhail, Jassem Kamal, KJA Chairperson Fatima Hussein Al-Essa, HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah, Rabea Al-Jumaa, Adnan Al-Rashed, mentary term after the parliament tackles the grilling Owayyed Al-Seleili and Abd Al-Rahman Al-Alyan. — KUNA (See Page 2) motions and discusses the state budget in the current term, and the passage of Ramadan. Oil output cuts pressure UK PM calls snap June 8 polls

growth in Mideast: IMF LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa the prime minister a narrow window for a May called yesterday for a snap election lightning election campaign. DUBAI: Economic growth in Saudi Arabia OPEC agreement to cut oil production,” News on June 8, in a shock move as she seeks to “We need a general election and we and most other Arab oil exporters will the Washington-based IMF said. in brief bolster her position before tough talks on need one now,” May said in a dramatic slow this year following production cuts It “masks the expected pickup in non- leaving the EU. May is apparently aiming announcement outside her Downing aimed at propping up energy prices, the oil growth as the pace of fiscal adjust- to cash in on her 20-point lead over the Street office that caught the whole coun- International Monetary Fund said yester- ment to structurally lower oil revenues 12 Saudi officers killed main opposition Labour party to increase try off-guard. “We have at this moment a day. In its latest World Economic Outlook slows,” the IMF added, referring to meas- in Yemen copter crash her majority and give her a stronger hand one-off chance to get this done while the report, the IMF cut its 2017 growth fore- ures to cut budget deficits. Members of DUBAI: A Saudi helicopter came down during military in the Brexit battles with Brussels ahead. European Union agrees its negotiating cast for the region comprising the Middle the OPEC cartel of oil exporters, mostly operations in Yemen yesterday, killing 12 officers aboard, Britain started the formal process of leav- position and before the detailed talks East, North Africa, Afghanistan and from the region, agreed last year to Saudi media reported, and a Yemeni defense ministry ing the EU last month, but negotiations begin,” she said. Pakistan to 2.6 percent, down from the reduce output by 1.2 million barrels per news website said the cause was friendly fire. The official are not due to begin for weeks - giving Continued on Page 13 3.1 percent projected in January. “The day from Jan 1 for six months, to support Saudi news agency SPA quoted a statement from the subdued pace of expansion reflects low- crude prices that had shed half of their Saudi-led coalition as saying the Black Hawk came down er headline growth in the region’s oil value since mid-2014. in Marib province, east of the Houthi-controlled capital exporters, driven by the November 2016 Continued on Page 13 Sanaa. “As a result, four officers and eight non-commis- sioned officers from the Saudi armed forces were mar- tyred,” it said, adding the possible cause of the crash was under investigation. HH the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah later sent a cable of condolences to Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz.

Kuwait quizzes IS suspect deported from Philippines KUWAIT: Authorities in Kuwait were set to begin questioning yesterday a suspected Islamic State group militant deported from the Philippines as it remanded four relatives in custody, local media reported. Hussein Al-Dhafiri was arrested in an upscale district of Manila late last month along with his Syrian wife Rahaf Zina on suspicion of being members of IS and of planning attacks in LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May speaks to the media outside 10 both countries. He was deported to Kuwait on Downing Street yesterday. — AFP Friday to stand trial in his home country on charges of membership of a banned organization and of plotting attacks. Judicial authorities in US ‘Facebook killer’ takes NEW YORK: People look at a Google Earth map of Venice, Italy on a screen as Kuwait have remanded four relatives of Dhafiri in Google Earth unveils the revamped version of the application yesterday at an custody for 21 days pending further inquiries, Al- event at the Whitney Museum of Art. — AFP Qabas newspaper reported. They face similar own life after brief chase charges to Dhafiri, the paper added. NEW YORK: A US hunt for the gunman that the world’s largest social network Google Earth reinvented accused of murdering a grandfather and had a role to play in stemming the worri- Indian tycoon Mallya posting the crime on Facebook ended some trend. “There is a lot of work to do SAN FRANCISCO: Google yesterday gence will be put to work for Earth users yesterday with the suspect killing him- here,” he told a developers’ conference. launched a re-imagined version of its free in the form of “knowledge cards” that let arrested, granted bail self after a brief pursuit with police in “And we will keep doing all we can to MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: Flamboyant businessman Vijay Earth mapping service, weaving in story- them dive deeper into online informa- Pennsylvania. Steve Stephens, prevent tragedies like this Mallya, pursued by Indian authorities over $1.4 billion in telling and artificial intelligence and free- tion about mountains, countries, land- 37, thought to have been men- from happening.” unpaid loans tied to his defunct ing it from apps. “This is our gift to the marks or other places being virtually vis- tally unstable, had been on the Authorities in Cleveland Kingfisher Airlines, was arrested in world,” Google Earth director Rebecca ited. It will also make suggestions on oth- run after allegedly shooting dead have urged a nationwide London yesterday and appeared in Moore said while giving AFP an early look er locations armchair explorers might be 74-year-old Robert Godwin Sr on debate on the issue of vio- court for an extradition hearing. A at the new version of the program that interested in based on what they have Easter Sunday, seemingly at ran- lence posted to social media, source close to Mallya said he lets people range the planet from the searched in the past. dom in broad daylight in and to find answers to the attended a police station voluntar- comfort of their computers, smartphones “This is the first time we have done Cleveland, Ohio. The murder and plague of gun crime rocking ily and the arrest was a technical or tablets. “It’s a product that speaks to this deep integration with the Google a video later posted to Facebook America. The manhunt ended procedure. Mallya, 61, was arrested our deepest values around education and Knowledge Graph,” Earth engineering sparked outrage across the Steve Stephens when police received a tip off on behalf of the Indian authorities making information available to people.” manager Sean Askay said. “Everything Vijay Mallya world and renewed scrutiny of the shortly after 11:00 am (1500 GMT) that over accusations of fraud and A new ‘Voyager’ feature enables peo- Google knows about the world, you can growing number of grisly videos being Stephens was sitting in a white Ford appeared in Westminster Magistrates’ Court, British ple digitally exploring the planet to be know about the world.” There is also a posted on social media. Fusion vehicle in a McDonald’s parking police said. Indian television channels said the liquor guided on interactive stories told by newly installed “Feeling Lucky?” feature Facebook has since removed the lot near Erie Pennsylvania, just over the and aviation tycoon was granted bail at the hearing. experts, boasting partners including BBC for people who want to let the software footage, and chief executive Mark border from Ohio. Mallya, in a message on Twitter, called the news of his Earth, NASA, Sesame Street, and the Jane suggest hidden gems such as Pemba Zuckerberg acknowledged yesterday Continued on Page 13 Goodall Institute. Google artificial intelli- Continued on Page 13 arrest “usual Indian media hype”. LOCAL WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 2017

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets with the new board of directors of Kuwait Journalists Association (KJA). —Amiri Diwan and KUNA photos

His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets with the new board of directors of Kuwait Journalists meets with Abd Al-Rahman Al-Alyan, Kuwait Times Editor-in-Chief Association (KJA). and member of the board of directors of Kuwait Journalists Association (KJA). Amir meets new board of directors of Kuwait Journalists Association Fruitful media contributes to state development: Crown Prince

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al- Meanwhile, His Highness the Amir received Minister of accomplishments and its future plans. His Highness the Al-Sabah and Director General of Saud Al-Nasser Diplomatic Jaber Al-Sabah hosted the new board of directors of Kuwait Oil, Minister of Electricity and Water Essam Al-Marzouq, CEO Crown Prince lauded KOTC’s sincere efforts in the vital sector Institute Ambassador Abdulaziz Al-Sharekh. Journalists Association (KJA) at Bayan Palace yesterday. The of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) Nizar Al-Adasani, and boosting its status in the international energy market, First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh new board later met with His Highness the Crown Prince CEO of Kuwait Oil Tankers Company (KOTC) Sheikh Talal wishing they would perform further excellent work for service Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah also met with Araby. The Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, who stressed the Khaled Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah and KOTC Chairman Badr Nasser of the homeland, its progress and prosperity. The officials meeting was attended by Director General of Saud Al-Nasser significance of fruitful media that contributes to building Al-Khashti on the occasion of the company’s 60th anniver- then met with His Highness the Prime Minister as well. Diplomatic Institute Ambassador Abdulaziz Al-Sharekh, and developing the State. His Highness the Crown Prince sary. During the meeting, His Highness the Amir commend- Also yesterday, His Highness the Amir and His Highness Assistant Foreign Minister for Arab Affairs Ambassador Aziz also emphasized that it is necessary to report news in full ed the vital role played by the KOTC in pushing forward the the Crown Prince separately received His Highness Sheikh Rahim, Deputy Assistant Foreign Minister for Foreign Minister accuracy, sovereignty, neutrality and objectivity, and to wheel of the national economy and providing strategic sup- Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. Meanwhile, His Bureau Affairs, Ambassador Saleh Salem Al-Loughani, in addi- observe relevant laws in a world that has been swarming port to the oil sector. Deputy Minister of Amiri Diwan Affairs Highness the Prime Minister received former Secretary- tion to Foreign Ministry senior officials. In the meantime, His with challenges. Furthermore, the board members met with Sheikh Ali Jarrah Al-Sabah was present at both meetings. General of the Arab League Dr Nabil Al-Araby. The meeting Highness the Prime Minister received Chairman of the His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al- Later, the oil officials met with His Highness the Crown was attended by Undersecretary at His Highness the Prime Employees’ Syndicate of Kuwait Airways Talal Al-Hajri and sev- Hamad Al-Sabah. Prince, and KOTC executives briefed him about the company Minister’s Diwan Sheikha Etimad Khaled Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber eral other union members. —KUNA

His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets with Oil Minister Essam Al- His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets with Oil Minister Marzouq, as well as oil officials Nizar Al-Adsani, Sheikh Talal Khaled Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah and Badr Essam Al-Marzouq, as well as oil officials Nizar Al-Adsani, Sheikh Talal Khaled Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah and Nasser Al-Khashti. Badr Nasser Al-Khashti.

His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah meets with Oil His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah meets with the new board of Minister Essam Al-Marzouq, as well as oil officials Nizar Al-Adsani, Sheikh Talal Khaled Al- directors of Kuwait Journalists Association (KJA). Ahmad Al-Sabah and Badr Nasser Al-Khashti.

His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah meets with Chairman of the Employees’ meets with former Secretary-General of the Arab League Dr Nabil Al-Araby. Syndicate of Kuwait Airways Talal Al-Hajri and several other union members. LOCAL WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 2017

KUWAIT: ‘Team Nocturne’ from the American University of Kuwait, winners of Microsoft’s Imagine Cup Team TechnoFunGames from GUST. 2017 in Kuwait. —Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat Imagine Cup continues to spark innovation among Kuwaiti Youth ‘Teams Nocturne’ bags Microsoft’s Imagine Cup 2017 in Kuwait

By Ben Garcia, Agencies tion algorithms. Team Beyond Sight of conducted roadshows in five different could impact the global market. “We had Gulf University for Science and universities across Kuwait; American seven finalists from Kuwait. We have a KUWAIT: ‘Team Nocturne’ from the Technology (GUST) received the third University Middle East(AUM), Gulf panel of judges that selected the best, American University of Kuwait (AUK) prize for their project, which captures and University for Science and Technology and the winner will go South Africa to bagged Microsoft’s Imagine Cup 2017 in converts instructor’s writing on the board (GUST), American University Kuwait compete regionally. Last year, the Kuwait; a global technology competition to PDF format or raw text and then con- (AUK), Arab Open University (AOU) and regional meet was in Egypt. Winners in that aims to deliver educational, entrepre- verts it to Microsoft Office Word so the Kuwait University (KU). The presentations the regional level will fly to Seattle to neurial and employment opportunities user can use and read it through his pre- reached a wide range of students and compete worldwide. Most of the stu- for students and youth by acquiring criti- ferred screen reader. created awareness amongst them to dents are now software-savvy and we cal skills. The event was held at Al- The competition took Kuwaiti students encourage participation in the competi- are happy that every year, the number of Shaheed Park under the patronage of on a rewarding journey, providing them tion, with ideas that will fuel the Kuwait interested students gets bigger and bet- Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah Al-Mubarak with a unique opportunity to think about government’s vision for an aspired mod- ter,” he said. Al-Sabah, Minister of State for Cabinet their place in the world, their strengths ern state. Interested students were able Imagine Cup, according to Nahas, is Affairs and Acting Minister of Information. and weaknesses and also to learn about to attend intensive training sessions to one of the most exciting events of ‘Team Nocturne’ took first place for their the importance of creativity by leveraging prepare for submission of ideas. The ses- Microsoft annually. “This is the venue to project ‘Artopia,’ a location-based applica- technology. The winning teams attending sions covered contest rules and criteria, come up with new ideas - young talents tion where users can create 3D paintings the regional and worldwide finals will get Charles Nahas, General Manager, Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah Al- and informed competitors about the that can showcase their innovations to in augmented reality and save them in the a chance to network with many other Microsoft Kuwait speaks during Mubarak Al-Sabah, Minister of processes of conceptualization, design, the world. Everyone is proud about it. It real world. After taking first place, ‘Team young, passionate people from all around the event. State for Cabinet Affairs and Acting development and testing, which help can create success stories. IT saw a lot of Nocturne’ will go on to meet the region’s the world, and create valuable connec- Minister of Information speaks. lead to the most viable solutions. success stories in the past years with top talent at the Imagine Cup MEA semi- tions that inspire new skills for the future. Finalists Talabat.com and Souq.com. There are finals in Lebanon in May, on a path to “Technology is a critical enabler for Seven finalists; Team Trifocal, Team permanent student, to collaborate in Good reputation many other companies and we can sup- compete with the best young innovators youth, and at Microsoft, we recognize its Electronic nose and Team FEHOT from teams and submit imaginative ideas in Speaking on the sidelines of the port them if they have some new ideas to in worldwide finals, in Seattle, profound role in teaching and learning. AUM, Team TechnoFunGames and Team the field of technology. Competitors event, Nahas said the event has a very launch in the market,” he added. Washington, for the coveted Imagine Cup Imagine Cup is an ideal way to discover Beyond Sight from GUST, Team Nocturne need to develop the concepts from good reputation in terms of ideas and Asked about the major achievements trophy and a prize of $100,000. talent, giving a chance to young people from AUK and Team Nisa-n-Tech from scratch and defend their usability and innovation in the world of IT. “It is an of Microsoft in Kuwait, Nahas mentioned Imagine Cup becomes a venue for from around the world to aim big and AOU, were shortlisted to compete in market draw to a panel of judges. event Microsoft created 15 years ago - it the spark of innovation and entrepreneur- Kuwaiti youth to showcase innovative become more innovative,” said Charles Kuwait finals. The team of judges for the Many proposals were received by is taking place in Kuwait for six years ial skills among Kuwaiti youth and the applications using the latest Microsoft Nahas, General Manager, Microsoft Kuwait finals to select the winners Microsoft from Kuwait entrants. This year, now. It is about sparking innovations in technological rebirth here. With regards to technologies, to solve some of the great- Kuwait. “We are honored to have the sup- included Yacoub Al-Bash, IT Team Leader, Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform was a students. Bill Gates was a student when its CSR broader approach, Nahas said is est societal challenges. The second prize port of Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah Al- Kuwait Oil Company; Srood Sherif, Group mandatory tool for all the submitted he came up with this idea. This goes back Microsoft continuously reaching out to was won by FEHOT from the American Mubarak-Al Sabah, for this year’s finals, CIO, Kuwait Finance House; Dr Maytham projects. The Imagine Cup forms a pivotal to the roots of Microsoft - reaching out to every sector of the society, from funnel- University of Middle East for their facial, endorsing our commitment to support Safar, Head of Computer Engineering part of Microsoft’s Youth Spark program, students, helping them create new ideas ing technology to boosting its SME (small emotional, human, object, tracking sys- Kuwaiti youth towards leveraging tech- Faculty, Kuwait University; and Ahmad a global CSR initiative launched in 2003, and new innovations,” he said. and medium enterprises) initiatives. It is tem project, designed to integrate facial nology for acquiring critical skills that Marafi, Co-Founder at Coded. Microsoft’s aimed at delivering opportunities for Nahas said Imagine Cup is shaping also helping the government to intro- recognition, emotion extraction and pave the way for driving innovation and Imagine Cup challenges entrants, who more than 300 million young people all ideas of what technology could look like duce new services to better serve the human irregular body contours identifica- growth in the country.’ must be 16 years or older or enrolled as a around the world. In February, Microsoft in the next couple of years and how it population smartly.

Participants awarded during the event. Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah, Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs and Acting Minister of Information is seen during the event.

Improving business in Kuwait will hike GDP: World Bank

KUWAIT: A World Bank official has The State of Kuwait has taken a lauded the State of Kuwait’s political series of steps to improve the busi- will for boosting business, indicating ness environment. Last May, the such progress will increase the gross higher committee for improving the domestic product (GDP) by seven business environment was estab- percent during 2019. Mohamed lished. In August, it completed the Abdulkader, a World Bank official national agenda for refurbishing this tasked with developing the private environment. The cabinet endorsed sector in the World Bank Group in it in January. Kuwait, said in an interview that the The 48-recommendation agenda group, along with Kuwaiti officials, advises improving six criteria out of Gulf Bank’s representatives along with students from Ja’afar Bin Abi Talib. had exerted intensive efforts at the the 11 ones set by the World Bank. level of “doing business in Kuwait.” Up to 60 percent of the national The goal is to improve Kuwait’s agenda recommendations have been Gulf Bank exclusive sponsor of INJAZ-Kuwait’s status in business environment rat- met, in cooperation with the Ministry ing which dropped four points, in of Commerce and Industry. “This is a ‘Entrepreneurship Masterclass Competition’ the latest report by the World Bank, grand achievement, done in a short said the official. The World Bank’s period of time,” he said. Doing Business Environment Index, Elaborating, Abdulkader KUWAIT: Gulf Bank is proud to have exclusively spon- Competitions’ for boys and girls were held to select top Commenting on this occasion, Salma Al-Hajjaj, General released by the bank in October explained that the recommendations sored INJAZ Kuwait’s ‘Entrepreneurship Masterclass winners. The two-day competitions convened 19 teams of Manager of Human Resources at Gulf Bank said: “Gulf each year, determines states’ busi- include ratification of a large number Competition’, for high school students in government 250 students and showcased their business projects. A Bank is delighted to have sponsored the exciting two-day ness status on basis of 11 criteria, of crucial legislations namely the schools. The two-day competition took place on 12 and panel of judges, which included five managers from Gulf competition for governmental high school students. The largely depending on information recent amendment to corporate 13 April 2017 at the Community Development Centre in Bank, selected the winners. The criteria for winning was Bank is proud of its longstanding partnership and sup- solicited from the private sector, laws. Moreover, he lauded various Bayan and the top entrepreneurial teams were named in based on creativity and feasibility of the students’ projects. port of INJAZ Kuwait who is dedicated to training the particularly with respect of facilities measures intended to trim red tape, the boys and girls categories. In the boys category, Ja’afar bin Abi Talib was selected youth of Kuwait to help them build successful careers. provided for launching businesses such as setting up the single counter The ‘Entrepreneurship Masterclass Competition’ is a as the winning school for their project entitled ‘Eventkom’, Last year our employees participated in over 50 INJAZ and enterprises. for municipal transactions. one-day event organized by INJAZ Kuwait and delivered which is an event planning application designed to assist programs and impacted over 1,500 students. We also are Abdulkader said that he has Kuwait Direct Investment by 30 volunteers including several Gulf Bank employees. with party planning. Ibrahem Al-Duwaisan, Bader the Financial Literacy Champions leading 14 personal recently sensed desire from the Promotion Authority (KDIPA) chaired The competition follows a series of workshops which Shaaban, and Ahmed Al-Matari were the judges from finance courses for hundreds of students in public and Kuwaiti political leaders to press the higher committee for improving introduced the high school students to the concept of Gulf Bank. As for the girls’ competition, Asma’s Bnt Abi private schools across Kuwait. We are committed to con- ahead with reforms and take neces- business, grouping officials from 18 self-employment and entrepreneurship and afforded Bakr was selected as the winning school for their project tinuing to support these vital programs and work of sary measures as well as enact legis- government departments. KADIPA’s them the opportunity to meet volunteers who are pio- entitled ‘Global Aid’ which is a mobile application that INJAZ -Kuwait.” lations needed to shore up the busi- studies have revealed that the GDP neers in the business community. The interactive work- arranges wheelchair services for clients across airports, INJAZ Kuwait has contributed to the education of ness environment as a government will grow by seven percent in 2017, shops also enabled students to engage in thought-stimu- hotels, malls, and other locations. Ahmad Mulla Ali, 9,000 students for the academic year 2015-2016. This was priority. However, he indicated that provided the business environment lating activities to help them expand their horizons, while Mubarak Al-Ghareeb, and Jennah Al-Mattar were the made possible with the contributions over 800 volun- Kuwait’s ranking in the World Bank has been overhauled. Kuwait’s rank- also considering their future professional careers. These judges from Gulf Bank. teers from the Kuwait private sector, where 413 students group’s list would be marginally ing in the latest World Bank Doing series of workshops were followed by multiple competi- As a token of appreciation and gratitude, INJAZ in schools and universities have successfully completed affected in the upcoming report, Business report dropped from 98 to tions between teams of students during the academic Kuwait awarded Gulf Bank for its exclusive sponsorship the Company Program in 2015-2016. INJAZ-Kuwait will noting that data of all enlisted coun- 102, among 190 enlisted states. The year of 2016-2017, leading to the selection of different and longstanding support of the organization. The Bank continue to empower youth through different means tries had been assembled for the UAE came first among Arab states teams to participate in the final competition. has been committed to INJAZ Kuwait with yearly contri- and channels, fulfilling its pledge to this ambitious seg- 2016-2017 index. and 26th globally. As a result, ‘Entrepreneurship Masterclass butions and active involvement through its staff. ment of society. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 2017 LOCAL

KUWAIT: Ambassador of Australia to Kuwait Warren Hauck and Education Minister Dr Mohammad Al-Faris inaugu- Adnan Saad, Deputy General Manager of Kuwait Times speaks with officials at the event. rate the exhibition. — Photos by Joseph Shagra Australian Embassy, Kuwait Times organize ‘Colours of Australia’ paintings exhibition Gallery hosted at Bayan Secondary School campus

By Faten Omar competition allowed for cultural exchange the world through arts.” During his speech, the between Kuwait and Australia,” Ambassador Australian Ambassador expressed gratitude for KUWAIT: The Australian Embassy, in coop- of Australia to Kuwait Warren Hauck said. the ‘great cooperation’ between Kuwait Times eration with Kuwait Times, organized the “Student of Kuwait learned more about cul- and Bayan School for introducing students to a ‘Colours of Australia’ paintings exhibition tures and civilizations, and became able to different culture and art. yesterday at Bayan Secondary School. “The identify with communities in other parts of Meanwhile, Minister of Education and Minister of Higher Education Dr Mohammad Al-Faris praised the participating students for their hard work. “I admire the opportunity that was offered to students in Kuwait to draw the nature of Australia, as 6,500 students participated in this competition.”

Adnan Saad, Deputy General Manager of Kuwait Times takes the officials in a tour at the exhibition. entered in the competition. He said that stu- The theme for the “Colours of Australia” arts Minister of Education and Minister of Higher dents submitted beautiful works that demon- competition encouraged students to express Education Dr Mohammad Al-Faris delivers strated amazing painting skills. “Students from their knowledge of Australia by drawing a land- his speech. public and private schools put huge effort, pas- scape, natural scene, or any other form of Adnan Saad, Deputy General Manager of sion and time in order to present paintings and expression they would find suitable. Kuwait Times and organizer of the ‘Colours of artworks of great value. Through this competi- During the event, Bayan School announced Australia’ student art competition, thanked tion, they explored Australia with all of its that it became a smart school where the admis- Bayan Secondary School for providing the deserts, forests, animals, enchanting scenery, sion process will be converted from paperwork opportunity to organize an exhibition at their world-famous monuments in addition to to electronic transaction in order to save time, campus in order to showcase the drawings aspects of a new culture and an old civilization.” effort as well as papers and printing ink.

Ambassador of Australia to Kuwait Warren Hauck leaves a note at a board Adnan Saad, Deputy General Manager of Kuwait Times leaves a at the exhibition. note as well.

Students perform during the event.

Officials attend the event. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 2017 LOCAL Unifying prices at co-ops kills competition: Authority Housing applications continue to drop

By A Saleh Partnership Projects around KD 26 million for the power it purchases Chairman of the parliamentary budgets and from the investment company. KUWAIT: Chairman of the Union of Consumer final statements committee Adnan Abdulsamad Co-operative Societies (UCCS) Saad Al-Shabo said that the committee discussed the budget of Housing applications said he received a letter from the competition the Kuwait Authority for Partnership Projects (KAPP) The Public Authority for Housing Welfare (PAHW) protection authority declaring that he is under for the fiscal year 2017-2018 and its final statement announced that total pending housing applications investigation over earlier statements about for the fiscal year 2015-2016. Abdulsamad said the till the end of the previous fiscal year dropped to unifying the prices of goods at various co-ops. State Audit Bureau noticed that some of the con- 98,516, compared to 103,000 in the first quarter of the The competition protection agency’s chairman tracts signed by the Touristic Enterprises Company same year, which was due to the increased pace of Nayef Allafi asked Shabo for detailed informa- (TEC) had been wrongly done without referring to distributing housing units - 11,338 during the year. In tion about the decision to unify prices, KAPP’s supreme committee. Audit Bureau reports this regard, the housing authority’s report said the RABAT: Kuwaiti Minister of Finance Anas Al-Saleh (left) and Saudi Arabia’s Finance because this would prevent competition and also showed that the lease value of three contracts - authority had signed contracts to develop the South Minister Ibrahim Abdulaziz Al-Assaf arrive at the opening of The annual joint meet- represents a clear violation of article 4 of the Jahra and Ahmadi slaughterhouses and Mubarakiya Mutlaa City project and build and maintain road infra- ings of Arab financial institutions in Rabat, Morocco, yesterday. — AP competition law which bans unifying or freez- Market had been increased from KD 137,000 to structure for 18,000 units. The report also showed ing prices, so that merchants could compete in around KD 6 million. Meanwhile, the report found that the authority signed a contract to expand Wafra, Moroccan King urges Arab financial satisfying consumers’ needs and provide high that Al-Zour North power plant’s lease contract val- including the construction of roads, parking spaces, groups to boost development funding quality products. ue was only KD 138,000, while the state pays infrastructure grids and 183 power stations. RABAT: Moroccan King Mohammad VI called and Board Chairman of the Arab Monetary Over 1,000 security on Arab financial institutions yesterday to Fund (AMF), said the Arab finance ministers’ increase their funding for development proj- meeting would help develop economic and ects in Arab countries. King Mohammad VI, in financial performance in Arab countries. He restrictions lifted a speech before a meeting of Arab Finance said regional and international financial and Ministers and central banks’ governors but economic turmoil, including decline of oil By Hanan Al-Saadoun read on his behalf by Finance Minister prices, have affected the Arab economies. AMF Mohammad Busaeed, said the increase of predicts that the deficit of the Arab countries’ KUWAIT: The Relations and Security Information Department development projects’ funding would honor budgets exceeded 10 percent of the Gross at the Interior Ministry commented on queries about the min- growing needs of Arab countries. He said Domestic Product (GDP) in 2016, he said. istry placing security restrictions on some citizens and expats operations carried out by Arab financing insti- Humaidi called on Arab countries to diver- due to their political stands, which was mentioned by MPs. tutions reached the African countries. The sify economies, carry out structural reforms The statement said the legislator commissioned the ministry Moroccan King called for further strengthen- and improve business environment to attract to uphold security and law and order domestically, in order to ing of the South-South cooperation to boost local and foreign investment. prevent crime and protect lives and property. It said con- Arab-African cooperation. Kuwait’s delega- Yesterday’s meeting in Rabat will touch cerned bodies at the ministry, on the orders of the interior tion is headed by Deputy Prime Minister and upon implementation of a resolution of the minister, examined complaints it received and lifted restric- Minister of Finance Anas Al-Saleh. He is joined Arab economic summit, which was held in tions on more than 1,000 cases. The rest of the cases are being by officials from the central bank and Kuwait Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in 2013 regarding the examined, and the ministry will accept any complaint. Fund for Arab Economic Development. increase of capitals of Arab financial institu- Abdulrahman Al-Humaidi, Director General tions by 50 percent. — KUNA Roundabout open The traffic department, in cooperation with the Ministry of Public Works, will open the health ministry roundabout on Kuwait seeks to strengthen Jamal Abdelnasser Road near Garnata today. Traffic from the UN roundabout to the psychiatric hospital roundabout will be relations with Russia: Jarallah diverted. KUWAIT: Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Sheikh Mohammad MOSCOW: The visiting Kuwaiti Deputy Jarallah, noting existing cooperation in Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah meets with Jordanian Chairman of the Joint Chiefs-of- Brewery busted Foreign Minister yesterday affirmed the investment, economic, commercial, Staff Major General Mahmoud Freihat. — KUNA Ahmadi security raided a liquor brewery in Wafra after Gulf State desire to cement relations and energy and military sectors. Jarallah indi- patrols caught an Asian man carrying a sack who attempted to cooperation with Russia in various cated that the consultations with the escape. He confessed to distilling liquor. Police found 40 Defense Minister hosts spheres. “We have always aspired to Russian side also dealt with Gulf and drums, nine distillation drums and 244 bottles in the house. strengthen and boost the bilateral rela- Middle Eastern issues, underscoring The suspect and the liquor were sent to concerned authorities. tions (with Russia) in various spheres,” Moscow’s “effective and vital role” on the Jordanian army chief said Khaled Suleiman Al-Jarallah during a regional arena. Crackdowns scheduled meeting of political consulta- Meanwhile, Bogdanov praised the KUWAIT: Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and promoting Kuwaiti-Jordanian military rela- Ahmadi security carried out a campaign covering several tions with Russian President’s Special Kuwaiti leadership for adopting a saga- Defense Minister Sheikh Mohammad Al- tions, the Defense Ministry said in a press areas of the governorate, resulting in issuing 128 traffic viola- Envoy for the Middle East and Deputy cious, balanced, objective and constructive Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah met yesterday release. Kuwaiti Army Chief of Staff tions and arrested 17 on debt charges, while three cars were Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov. external policy. “The Kuwaiti side has clear with visiting Jordanian Chairman of the Joint Lieutenant General Mohammad Al-Khodher impounded. Six persons were arrested with drugs. Separately, Current consultations constitute an perception about developments in the Chiefs-of-Staff Major General Mahmoud also met with the visiting Jordanian general Kuwait Municipality conducted a crackdown on restaurants opportunity to ponder issues of com- region in which we have interest for get- Freihat. During the meeting, they discussed to discuss bilateral military cooperation. A and shops in Sharq, Qibla, and Shuwaikh, during which 62 mon concern for Russia and Kuwait, said ting acquainted with,” he added. — KUNA several issues of mutual interest, mainly mili- number of Kuwaiti army generals attended kilograms of expired food products were confiscated. tary aspects, and ways of developing and the meeting. — KUNA WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 2017 From the Arabic press

Al-Jarida Al-Anbaa Tomorrow Keeping people busy

became yesterday By Dr Bader Al-Daihani

By Salah Al-Sayer t the time regional peoples are kept busy with vex- atious issues and illusionary dangers at the rabs’ detachment and ‘divorce’ from enlighten- Aexpense of their joint national and everyday con- ment happened as early as during their ‘honey- cerns, or distracted by secondary matters leading to moon,’ and hardly had we boarded the locomo- domestic conflicts and making them waste time and A effort in a sophisticated debate of controversial issues tive of modernization when it stopped moving and is that date back several centuries earlier, governments are still waiting at the terminal. The slight elements of Drive safely! putting the instructions dictated by International enlightenment the society used to have are now Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank into practice obscured by darkness and forgetfulness. When the through so-called development plans mainly based on world was moving forward quickly, our societies were full privatization. moving backwards while fighting an illusionary battle This means selling states’ assets and properties to against ‘Westernization’ and ‘protecting identity and groups of family businesses (the majority of GCC private genuineness’ became a slogan often misused, which sector companies are family businesses) that can only revived ‘backwardness’. Thus Arab societies antago- exist and prosper through public spending, state support, nized modernity, refrained from stepping into the imposing taxes such as the value added one, imposing future... and tomorrow became yesterday! new fees or increasing current ones, reducing social sub- It is a disastrous case because this particular patient sidies or cancelling them. lying on the world’s ‘hospital bed’ refuses to die and Moreover, at a time when the public and powers in our goes on living. Apparently, its brain started liking its societies are busy with useless, overused and endless comatose state and no longer wishes to recover, debates, political corruption is prevailing. Governments because it lost civilized sensitiveness due to long years are moving forward in binding our states and peoples of lack of enlightenment and domination of stillness in with extremely dangerous foreign debts without knowing Arab societies. It is exactly like the case of some types how their interest, which may sometimes exceed the val- of eyeless fish I saw at the Al-Hoota Cave in Oman. ue of the debts itself, would be paid. Because they lived inside a dark cave where vision is They do not even know whether they would be able unnecessary, their eyes disappeared through genetic to pay them off within the foreseeable future, because modifications and adaptation over generations! they are mostly used to finance projects without real eco- Such a disastrous state will not come to an end nomic value that do not involve production or exports, unless we get struck by revolutionary enlightenment. Al-Anbaa achieve no public benefit such as creating new job Unfortunately, there is no such hope within the fore- opportunities or even capable of solving the problems of seeable future and the calamity will remain unsolved, education, healthcare and housing. So, how will such because we do not really feel in trouble. I would, here, loans be paid and who will pay for the state’s failure to like to remind of the bombs dropped on Germany dur- pay it, such as the case of Greece a few years ago?! ing World War II and stress that the German people In addition, at a time when some local influential and learned their lessons from them, while the ones Man accuses brother conflicting bodies that monopolize the media raise racist dropped on Afghanistan taught nobody anything and sectarian issues that lead to domestic disputes because people’s senses, feelings, thoughts, culture, about origins, sects and the priority of their great, great reactions, dreams and determination are different. of attempted murder ancestors’ arrival to the country, dangers threatening our Nations are not all the same and if someone feels states’, peoples’ and governments’ mere existence are KUWAIT: A citizen pulled a pistol in the face of his brother him in his diwaniya. The suspect escaped before the arrival superior, prettier, most perfect and ideal, why would surrounding us. Our region is extremely and unprece- he need change or development then?! and threatened to kill him. He then fired at the walls after of police. Detectives are looking to charge him with pos- dentedly boiling and it seems that a new regional divi- — Translated by Kuwait Times the two had a dispute over inheritance. The citizen called sessing an unlicensed firearm and attempted murder. — Translated from the Arabic press sion is imminent! police for help to save him from his brother, who attacked Moreover, Western weapon factories and their local agents are striking deals worth millions of dollars with our governments for the sake of resolving their suffocat- ing financial problems, which will drain our national wealth and public budgets. Governments claiming to suf- fer from deficits will be forced to seek foreign loans, sell public assets cheaply and reduce or cancel necessary social subsidies. So will our peoples and powers realize these national concerns instead of wasting precious time and effort on marginal or illusionary useless issues? — Translated by Kuwait Times

Crime Report Maid, driver face adultery charges KUWAIT: An Indian driver had a relationship with a Filipina domestic helper, who got pregnant out of wedlock. The Filipina was in pain, so she was taken to hospital, where it was discovered she is four months pregnant. She said the father is the house driver. The driver and maid were arrest- ed and charged with adultery.

Accident A Nepalese woman suffered fractures and lacera- tions after she was run over by a Lebanese driver and was admitted to the ICU. The driver said she was sur- prised with the girl crossing the street and could not avoid her. She was detained and charged with running over a person and causing injury.

Bahrain hosts 10th MIT Insult A traffic police officer was challenged by a traffic viola- Enterprise Forum Arab Startup tor, who beat him when he decided to confiscate his driv- ing license. The suspect was brought under control and Competition Award Ceremony arrested. The traffic police officer was in Taima when he stopped the man for a traffic violation, and decided to BAHRAIN, BEIRUT, JEDDAH, KUWAIT: tenth year. Together we can truly give birth keep his license, but the man attacked him, twisted his The MIT Enterprise Forum (MITEF) for the to an outstanding generation of young arm and grabbed the license. Police backup arrived and he Pan Arab Region will be announcing the entrepreneurs.” was arrested. lucky winners of the 10th MIT Enterprise Zain Group CEO-Operations, Scott Forum Arab Startup Competition in a Gegenheimer said: “We are delighted to Doctor assaulted final award ceremony to be held at the partner other esteemed organizations in A patient attacked a doctor at Mubarak Hospital, and Kingdom of Bahrain’s International the holding of this event in Bahrain, sup- is being sought for questioning. The doctor went to Circuit on the 27th of April. porting the Kingdom’s 2030 Economic Jabriya police station and told them that a citizen insult- The competition is held in partnership Vision, which is based on sustainability, ed him in front of other patients and employees, and he with Community Jameel, a social enterprise fairness and competitiveness. Zain recog- gave them his information. organization that operates a wide range of nizes that technology, innovation and initiatives which promote and contribute youth are key drivers for entrepreneur- towards positive societal change and eco- ship across the region and our collabora- Threats nomic sustainability; Zain Group, a leading tion with MIT Enterprise Forum reflects An Egyptian woman asked police for protection from a telecommunications innovator in eight Zain’s strategic vision of supporting man who threatened to harm her. The woman told Salmiya markets across the Middle East and Africa; young aspiring entrepreneurs to achieve police that she met an Egyptian man she knows, and a and Tamkeen, an organization tasked with their dreams.” heated argument ensued. When she was leaving, he threat- developing Bahrain’s private sector and Chief Executive of Tamkeen, Dr ened to harm her. Detectives were asked to arrest him. positioning it as the key driver of economic Ebrahim Mohammed Janahi emphasized development. the importance of this competition and The 74 semi-finalists from 11 Arab said: “This year, Tamkeen chose to be a Bootlegger arrested countries will undergo another round of strategic partner for this prestigious com- An Indian man set up a vending stand in front of his training present their work over a three- petition. This is at the heart of our goals Khaitan residence to sell liquor to passersby, besides his day period from April 25th till the 27th to as a firm, to offer our support to all entre- own regular customers. Police received a call from a citi- a jury that brings together some of the preneurial initiatives in all vital sectors. zen who said he was angered by the man’s brazen Arab world’s key investors and business- We are proud to host this regional com- behavior. Police responded, but the vendor escaped men. This year’s edition, which is of spe- petition for the first time in the Kingdom when they arrived. A chase took place and he was cial importance as it celebrates the com- of Bahrain stemming from our belief that arrested. He was sent along with 26 bottles to con- petition’s 10th anniversary, registered such competitions inspire entrepreneurs cerned authorities. years of success and excellence while to challenge themselves enabling them serving generations of young Arabs and to develop and present their ideas in a Theft their creative entrepreneurial ideas. competitive environment.” Criminal detectives resolved several theft cases after Hala Fadel, Chair of the board of MITEF The 74 teams from 11 Arab countries arresting two Jordanians, while three others who were in Pan Arab stressed on technology and competing in the semi-finals are distrib- the country on visit visas escaped. A source said the arrest innovation as drivers of entrepreneurship uted as follows: Egypt (20), Lebanon (11), was made when a Palestinian said KD 800 was stolen from in the region saying, “For our 10th Saudi Arabia (9), United Arab Emirates him while at a mosque. The source refused to say how the anniversary, we want to gather the best (9), Jordan (7), Tunisia (5), Morocco (5), suspects were identified. The suspects confessed to enter- entrepreneurs from the region, for them Bahrain (3), Sudan (2), Libya (2) and ing the country with the intention to steal. Detectives min- to learn from each other and from the Algeria (1). All the qualified teams partici- gled among garage workers in industrial Shuwaikh, and global ecosystem. We insist on technolo- pated in special trainings and preparato- investigations uncovered the gang of pickpockets. gy and innovation as the main drivers ry activities that were held in Egypt, going forward for entrepreneurship in Jordan and the UAE. the region, and we think we are best The cash prizes, which exceed Domestic violence positioned to lead this new trend.” $160,000, will be distributed among A female citizen was beaten by her boyfriend after she Fady Jameel, President of Community three finalists who will be selected in left a cinema hall and went to her car. While she was driv- Jameel International, commented on the each of the three tracks: Startups, Social ing, a car obstructed her. The suspect got out of the car, anticipated event: “The final award cere- Entrepreneurship and Ideas. The winners pulled the girl out of her car and beat her. The girl went mony of this grand competition is just will also benefit from advanced training to Salmiya police station and lodged a complaint. around the corner. The number of partici- sessions, personal mentorship and guid- Meanwhile, a girl lodged a complaint at Dhaher police pants this year exceeded all expectations ance not to mention a great deal of station against her brother-in-law for beating her. She and we are absolutely delighted to be part media coverage and excellent network- submitted a medical report stating her injuries. — Translated from the Arabic press of this exciting event, yet again, for the ing opportunities. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 2017 Thwarted attack Hardline Hindu youth call the shots on streets of north India rattles France; 2 suspects arrested Page 12 Page 10 Erdogan’s new powers become reality

Trump congratulates Turkey President l Opponents seek to annul vote

ANKARA: Turkey’s main opposition began a battle yesterday would present a formal appeal to annul the vote to the YSK later. almost double the margin of Erdogan’s victory, and that the YSK argues that concentration of power in the presidency is needed to annul a referendum handing President Tayyip Erdogan YSK Chairman Sadi Guven said on Monday the last-minute decision on unstamped ballots appeared illegal. “These com- to prevent instability. Opponents accuse him of leading a drive sweeping new powers, while the bar association and an inter- decision to allow unstamped ballots was not unprecedented as plaints are to be taken very seriously and they are, in any case, of toward one-man rule in Turkey, a NATO member that borders national monitor said an illegal move by electoral authorities the government had previously permitted such a move. It was such an extent that they would turn around the outcome of the Iran, Iraq and Syria and whose stability is of vital importance to may have swung the vote. A defiant Erdogan, whose narrow not immediately clear how many unstamped ballots the elec- vote,” Alev Korun told ORF radio. the United States and the European Union. victory exposed the nation’s deep divisions, has said Sunday’s toral board had accepted as valid. The head of the board said it Speaking in parliament yesterday, Yildirim said “rumors” of vote ended all debate on the more powerful presidency he has had received many complaints that polling stations didn’t have ‘Considerable complaints’ irregularities were a vain effort to cast doubt on the result. “The long sought, and told European observers who criticized it: stamps and made the decision to accept the ballots after an Election authorities have said preliminary results showed people’s will has been reflected at the ballot box, and the debate is “Talk to the hand”. appeal from a ruling AK Party official. 51.4 percent of voters had backed the biggest overhaul of over,” he said. “Everyone should respect the outcome, especially Prime Minister Binali Yildirim, whose job will cease to exist An Austrian member of the Council of Europe observer mis- Turkish politics since the founding of the modern republic, a far the main opposition”. The YSK said on its website on Sunday, as once the constitutional changes take full effect, said Erdogan sion said up to 2.5 million votes could have been manipulated, narrower margin than Erdogan had been seeking. Erdogan votes were still being cast, that it had received “considerable com- would be invited to rejoin the ruling AK Party as soon as official plaints” that voters had been given slips and envelopes without results are announced, a sign the government has no intention official stamps and that it would accept unstamped documents as of waiting to see the outcome of opposition appeals. Under the long as they were not proven to be fraudulent. —Agencies outgoing constitution, the president had been required to remain impartial and renounce party political ties.

Trump congratulates In contrast to the tensions with the EU, Trump called Erdogan to “congratulate him on his recent referendum victo- ry” the White House said in a statement. Donald Trump con- gratulated his counterpart while the European Union kept its distance. The European Union, worried also by threats from Erdogan to restore capital punishment, has been far from effu- sive in its response, yet Trump late Monday congratulated Erdogan in a phone call. Few in Turkey expect legal challenges to the referendum to lead to a recount, let alone a re-run. But if unresolved, they will leave deep questions over the legitimacy of a vote which split the electorate down the middle, and whose polarizing cam- paign drew criticism and concern from European allies. Turkey’s bar association said a last-minute decision by the YSK electoral board to allow unstamped ballots in the referendum was clearly against the law, prevented proper records being kept, and may have impacted the results. “With this illegal decision, ballot box councils (officials at polling stations) were misled into believing that the use of unstamped ballots was appropriate,” the Union of Turkish Bar Associations (TBB) said in a statement. “Our regret is not over the outcome of the referendum, but because of the desire to over- look clear and harsh violations of the law that have the potential to impact the results,” it said. The main opposition People’s Republican Party (CHP), which has said it will take its challenge ANKARA: People queue outside the High Electoral Board in Ankara yesterday, in order to submit their per- to the European Court of Human Rights if necessary, said it sonal appeal for annulment of the referendum as Turkish policemen stand guard at the entrance. —AFP INTERNATIONAL WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 2017 Israel vows not to negotiate with hunger strikers

JERUSALEM: Israel vowed yesterday not to out charge. Thirteen Palestinian lawmakers are Death penalty debate negotiate with hundreds of Palestinian detainees also among the detainees. The start of the hunger strike coincided with on the second day of a hunger strike led by Palestinian Prisoners Day. Thousands of prominent prisoner and popular leader Marwan ‘Will not surrender’ Palestinians demonstrated in support of the pris- Barghouti. More than 1,000 Palestinians in Israeli Palestinian prisoners have mounted repeated oners. It also comes ahead of commemorations prisons launched the hunger strike on Monday, hunger strikes, but rarely on such a large scale. this summer marking the 50th anniversary of issuing a list of demands ranging from better Barghouti’s call for the strike has given it added Israel’s occupation of the West Bank, including medical services to access to telephones. Issa credibility, with the 57-year-old serving five life now annexed east Jerusalem, in the Six-Day War. Qaraqe, head of prisoner affairs for the sentences over his role in the second Palestinian The hunger strike has met with harsh criticism Palestinian Authority, said on Monday that intifada or uprising. He was convicted of attacks from members of Israel’s right-wing government. around 1,300 prisoners were on hunger strike that killed five people. He is popular among Beyond Erdan’s vow not to negotiate, Transport and the number could rise. Palestinians, with polls suggesting he could win and Intelligence Minister Yisrael Katz called for a The Palestinian Prisoners’ Club put the number the Palestinian presidency. change in the law to allow for the death penalty at 1,500. A spokesman for the Israel Prisons Graffiti showing the iconic image of his cuffed for “terrorists.” While many Palestinians view Service said around 1,100 prisoners started the hands raised above his head flashing a peace sign Barghouti as a hero, Israelis point to the bloody hunger strike and roughly the same number were during his trial in 2003-4 has been daubed on suicide attacks of the second intifada of 2000- believed to be continuing on Tuesday. Public walls across the occupied West Bank. ”Decades of 2005 and his role in the uprising. Security Minister Gilad Erdan vowed that Israeli experience have proved that Israel’s inhumane For Palestinians, the prisons have become a authorities would not negotiate with the prisoners system of colonial and military occupation aims to stark symbol of Israel’s occupation. Barghouti and said Barghouti had been moved to another break the spirit of prisoners and the nation to refused to defend himself at his trial and did not prison and placed in solitary confinement. which they belong, by inflicting suffering on their recognize the court’s legitimacy.Some Israeli ana- “They are terrorists and incarcerated murder- bodies, separating them from their families and lysts have sought to highlight the rivalry between ers who are getting what they deserve and we communities, using humiliating measures to com- Barghouti and Abbas within their Fatah party, sug- have no reason to negotiate with them,” Erdan pel subjugation,” Barghouti wrote in a New York gesting his call for a hunger strike was also related told army radio. He said Barghouti had been Times opinion piece. “In spite of such treatment, to internal politics. Those close to Barghouti have placed in solitary confinement because calling we will not surrender to it.” Hamas, the Islamist dismissed such suggestions. Israeli-Palestinian TEL AVIV: Marwan Barghouti waves as he for the hunger strike was against prison rules. movement that runs the Gaza Strip, saluted the peace efforts have been at a standstill since a US- enters a Tel Aviv court. Gilad Erdan, Israel’s Some 6,500 Palestinians are currently detained “brave prisoners” on hunger strike. Palestinian led initiative collapsed three years ago. Abbas is minister of public security said yesterday, by Israel for a range of offences and alleged president Mahmud Abbas issued a statement on due to meet US President Donald Trump in that he will not negotiate with hundreds of crimes. Of those, 62 are women and 300 are Monday calling on “the international community Washington for the first time in the coming weeks Palestinian prisoners who launched a hunger minors. Some 500 are held under administrative to save the lives of the Palestinian prisoners in as the White House seeks a way forward with strike to press for better conditions. —AP detention, which allows for imprisonment with- Israeli jails.” peace efforts. —AFP Exiled Bahraini cleric points to Iran’s widening influence US puts Sanadi on proscribed ‘terrorist’ list

MANAMA: At a wake in Iran’s holy city of government has asserted he was fleeing like Sanadi based in Iran. Recruited on tary training of Bahraini militants in Iran by Qom in February, a small group of to Iran. A confidential assessment by religious pilgrimages or study trips to the IRGC and in Iraq by the Hezbollah Bahraini emigres and clerics mourned a Bahrain security officials, reviewed by Iran, Bahrain’s prosecutor has said, the Brigades militia. The Ashtar Brigades young militant killed in a gun battle with Reuters, names Sanadi as the leader of the suspects were given weapons and explo- announced an alliance with the Iran- Bahrain’s security forces. The eulogy was Ashtar Brigades, a militant group that has sives training in Iran or neighboring Iraq. backed Hezbollah Brigades via an online delivered by an exiled Bahraini cleric who carried out bombings and shootings Iran denies the accusation. Sanadi has statement in February. Sanadi spoke of his has called for the island’s Shiite Muslim directed at the kingdom’s police. In a state- powerful allies in Iran, where he has lived relationship with Ghasra in a communica- majority to uproot the Sunni Al-Khalifa ment online, the group hailed Ghasra as a since he went into exile in 2012. The offi- tion to his followers on messaging app monarchy in a holy war. “The choice of “martyr commander” on his death. cial website of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Telegram, dated in March and seen by resistance is widening and spreading on According to the security assessment, Khamenei published an editorial by Reuters. “I found him a lover of (Shiites), the ground,” said the cleric, Murtada Al- Sanadi tasked Ghasra with forming mili- Sanadi in December accusing the US of ready for the highest sacrifice and dedicat- Sanadi, who has been named by the tant cells with Iranian help. Iran’s foreign helping repress Shiite activism in Bahrain. ed to the choice of resistance.” Ghasra’s United States as a “specially designated ministry called Bahraini government accu- The US State Department put Sanadi brother Yasser, speaking to Reuters from global terrorist” backed by Iran. The cere- sations that Iran had any role in supporting on its proscribed “terrorist” list on March Iran, acknowledged that his brother Reda IDLIB: Syrians, who were injured in a suicide car bombing that targeted bus- mony shines a light on Iran’s widening Sanadi or the Ashtar Brigades in violent 17. His name appears alongside leaders was a fighter but denied he received es carrying evacuees from besieged government-held towns, sit in a tent on influence over an armed fringe of the acts “baseless and fabricated.” Sanadi did in Al-Qaeda and Islamic State. The US cit- Iranian help. He declined to comment on opposition in Bahrain, a country with a not respond to requests for comment. ed Sanadi’s links to the Ashtar Brigades links between his brother and Sanadi. the Syrian-Turkish border in Idlib province. —AFP strategic value that belies its small size. It which, it said, “receives funding and sup- hosts a US naval base and is a close ally Supreme Leader port from the Government of Iran.” Proud to be enemy US-led coalition Syria of Saudi Arabia, Iran’s main regional rival. An uprising by some in Bahrain’s Bahrain accuses Sanadi of having organ- Speaking to Iranian state TV channel Al-Alam in March Sanadi said: “I’m proud that America considers me an enemy.” strikes kill 20 civilians While not commenting directly on the state department accusations, he said the BEIRUT: Air strikes by the US-led coalition a US-led coalition strike killed seven civil- US was using “so-called terrorism and ... fighting the Islamic State group killed 20 ians, including a child, in the village of an imaginary danger they claim is com- civilians in Syria’s eastern Deir Ezzor Husseinyeh, the monitor said. The US-led ing from the Islamic Republic of Iran” to province, a monitor said yesterday. The coalition has been carrying out air strikes sell arms to Gulf allies and maintain influ- Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said against IS in Syria since 2014 and is pro- ence. Sanadi is the only official of his par- the deaths came in two separate incidents viding air support for a Kurdish-Arab ty to have eluded a long-term jail sen- on Monday. It also reported 10 civilians, alliance advancing on the jihadist bastion tence, though he spent six months among them nine children, were killed in a of Raqa. behind bars amid 2011 protests on riot- suspected Russian air strike yesterday on a Last month, the coalition said its cam- ing charges. town in the rebel-controlled province of paign against IS in Syria and Iraq had unin- Six months later he departed legally Idlib. The Observatory, which relies on a tentionally killed at least 220 civilians, but for Iran. Chronicling his experiences in a network of sources inside Syria for its infor- monitors say the real number is far higher. prison manifesto called “Pain and Hope” mation, says it determines whose planes Most of the oil-rich province of Deir Ezzor, published in Iran last year, he said he suf- carry out raids according to type, location, in Syria’s east, is held by IS, including parts fered torture and watched fellow flight patterns and munitions used. of the provincial capital, Deir Ezzor city. detainees killed at the hands of Jordanian The Britain-based monitor said a US The jihadists have besieged the remaining and other foreign officers he scorns as strike on Monday night on the Deir Ezzor government-held parts of Deir Ezzor city, “mercenaries.” Bahraini security officials town of Albu Kamal had killed 13 civil- trapping civilians inside with limited denied to Reuters that Sanadi suffered ians, among them five children. The access to supplies. More than 320,000 torture in custody. “There have been iso- strike also killed three members of IS, people have been killed in Syria since the TEHRAN: Iranian F-4 Phantom fighter jets perform during a parade on the occasion of the coun- lated abuses which have been investigat- which controls the town by the Syria-Iraq conflict began with anti-government try’s Army Day yesterday. —AFP ed and addressed but this is not a system- border, the monitor said. Earlier Monday, protests in March 2011. —AFP atic phenomenon,” said one official. In January, Sanadi called on Bahrain’s A quickening tempo of mostly crude Shiite majority was quelled in 2011 with ized deadly attacks on police and smug- opposition to abandon mostly peaceful Pence reassures Japan as North bombing and shooting attacks has the help of a Saudi intervention. Low-lev- gling arms from Iran. According to protests in public squares and to take up accompanied a government crackdown, el protests followed. Clashes with police Bahraini security dossiers on Ghasra and arms. “From today and hereafter, the Korea threatens ‘weekly’ tests which culminated last year in the dissolu- killed scores of activists and suspected Sanadi reviewed by Reuters, Bahraini period has changed. We in the Islamic tion of the main opposition bloc. militants, while Bahrain says 24 of its offi- authorities consider the Ashtar Brigades Wafa Movement announce that we have TOKYO: US Vice President Mike Pence reiterated Minister Taro Aso yesterday, Pence also played up The dead 29-year-old militant, Reda cers have been killed. Most clashes to be the armed wing of Sanadi’s Islamic begun a new phase as a tribute to the his country’s commitment to the security of the importance of coordination. The administra- Al-Ghasra, was shot and killed when involve youths throwing rocks and molo- Wafa Movement, a political party that is martyrs: one grip on the squares and one Japan yesterday, as North Korea intensified con- tion “believes the most productive pathway for- security forces ambushed the speedboat tov cocktails, but there has been a series banned in Bahrain. grip on the trigger!” he said in a speech cerns over its weapons program with a vow to ward is dialogue among the family of nations that carrying him and fellow fugitives at dawn of bombings in recent years. Opposition Wafa and the Ashtar Brigades did not in Qom. Iran’s promotion of Sanadi launch missile tests “every week”. The North, can isolate and pressure North Korea into aban- on February 9. Ghasra had just a few activists say these attacks show that a respond to requests for comment about appears to point to an endorsement of which is intent on developing a nuclear-tipped doning permanently and dismantling” its nuclear weeks earlier escaped from a prison government crackdown is pushing Shiite their relationship. A Wafa party representa- his agenda. Next to an Iranian flag and a ballistic missile capable of reaching the mainland and missile programs, he said. where he was serving a life sentence for youths into the arms of extremists. tive contacted by Reuters agreed to relay banner reading “Death to the House of United States, defied international pressure terrorism. Ghasra’s two brothers, both An analysis of years of statements by questions to Sanadi but did not ultimately Saud,” referring to Saudi Arabia’s rulers, Sunday with a test that failed immediately after ‘Gotta behave’ wanted on militant charges, also Bahrain’s public prosecutor on Ashtar reply. Sanadi, the security documents say, Sanadi delivered a sermon at Friday launch. As fears grow that it may also be prepar- Throughout his bareknuckle election cam- appeared at his wake in Qom. They Brigades suspects suggests that the receives funding from the Iranian prayers in the country’s most prestigious ing for its sixth nuclear weapons test, Vice Foreign paign, Trump repeatedly called into question a played a recorded phone call of Reda say- group operates in cells of fewer than 10 Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and mosque in Qom in September - an Minister Han Song-Ryol said that its program mutual defense treaty between Japan and the ing his boat was on its way. The Bahraini young men overseen by emigre militants commissioned Ghasra to organize the mili- exceptional honor. —Reuter would only escalate. “We’ll be conducting more United States, suggesting Tokyo should pay for its missile tests on a weekly, monthly and yearly own security. But Pence reassured his jittery hosts basis,” Han told the BBC in an interview, threaten- that those decades-old security commitments ing “all-out war” if the US took any action against are ironclad, a necessity made more acute after Authorities in Azerbaijan use it. Arriving in Tokyo for talks with Japanese Prime Washington’s refusal to rule out military action Minister Shinzo Abe, Pence hailed the two coun- against the North. Tensions between Pyongyang tries’ longstanding security ties. “The alliance and Washington have soared in recent weeks as a jail, militia to stifle protests between the United States and Japan is the corner- series of North Korean missile tests have prompt- stone of peace and security in Northeast Asia,” he ed ever-more severe warnings from Trump’s said. The Japanese leader called for a peaceful reso- administration. QUBA: Falling oil prices sparked rare demonstra- of the protesters in three different areas-Quba, their cases to courts. This information is not true.” lution to the North Korea tensions but did not rule Asked by a reporter what message he had for tions over the rising cost of food in Azerbaijan last Siyazan and Shabran-suggest Azeri authorities The Italian office of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline out the need for tough measures. “It is a matter of North Korea’s young leader Kim Jong-Un on year, but a police crackdown and the deployment cracked down in a way that is likely to alarm poli- firm, responsible for developing infrastructure to paramount importance for us to seek diplomatic Monday, Trump replied “Gotta behave”. North of a Soviet-style civilian militia have snuffed out cymakers. They spoke of mass arrests and jailings, carry Azeri gas to southern Italy, declined to efforts as well as peaceable settlements of the Korea’s deputy ambassador to the United the protest movement. “Who wants to spend the police brutality, punitive bans on work in state comment on the crackdown. Italian energy firm issue,” he said. Nations reiterated on the weekend that the rest of his life in prison?,” said Uzbek, a taxi driver institutions, and police threats of more jail terms. Snam, a 20 percent shareholder in the same proj- “At the same time dialogue for the sake of dia- North is ready to respond to any US missile or who said he was jailed for a month for protesting The authorities, resurrecting a Soviet practice, ect, also refused to comment, as did the Italian logue is valueless and it is necessary for us to exer- nuclear strike. “If the United States dares opt for a against galloping flour prices in the town of Quba. drafted local volunteers into a community militia. industry ministry. cise pressure.” In South Korea on the first leg of an military action... the DPRK is ready to react to any The protests, which erupted across the oil and On the face of it, the militia is supposed to help Asian tour, Pence on Monday visited the heavily mode of war desired by the Americans,” Kim told gas-producing country in January last year, raised police deal with minor law and order issues, but Political consolidation fortified Demilitarized Zone separating the two a news conference, using the abbreviation of the the spectre of instability in Azerbaijan, ruled by some residents said their function is to notify police Soon after the unrest, President Ilham Aliyev, Koreas and warned Pyongyang against further country’s official name. the same family since the early 1990s. Police about any stirrings of dissent. Arun, a student in who took over when his father died in 2003, provocations, saying “all options are on the table”. Like South Korea, Japan already faces a direct broke the demonstrations up using water canon, Siyazan, a town 90 kilometers from Baku, said about moved to consolidate his family’s grip on power. North Korea could react to a potential US strike by threat from the secretive regime. In early March, batons and tear gas. The heavy-handed response 50 people there had been arrested. Most people he He changed the constitution via a referendum targeting South Korea or Japan, and officials in the North simultaneously fired four ballistic mis- poses a potential problem for the European knew had been jailed for around a month, but last year to lengthen presidential terms to seven both countries have been ill at ease with the more siles off its east coast, three of which fell provoca- Union and EU firms cooperating with Azerbaijan some had been held for as long as six months, he from five years and made his wife First Vice bellicose language deployed by President Donald tively close to Japan, in what it said was a drill for to link a chain of pipelines due to carry Azeri gas said, and some had been beaten in prison. President in February. Diplomatic sources say Trump’s administration. an attack on US bases in the country. The to European markets by 2020. Ehsan Zahidov, a spokesman for the Azeri Aliyev plans to further consolidate his power by Pence pointed to Trump’s recent strikes on a Pentagon has not discussed which missile blew The EU wants the project to work because it Interior Ministry, said allegations of police excess appointing a close ally as prime minister after Syrian airbase and an Islamic State complex in up after the North’s launch on Sunday from a will cut Europe’s dependence on Russian energy. were wide of the mark. “We did not get any com- Artur Rasizade, the veteran incumbent, retires. Afghanistan as a warning to Pyongyang not to base near Sinpo on its east coast, and the White But it does not want to be seen to be enriching a plaints from those who had been arrested,” he “He will be replaced by a person who is close to underestimate the administration’s resolve. But at a House has said only that it was a medium-range government that outlaws peaceful protests and told Reuters. “Why they did not complain if they the ruling family,” Leyla Aliyeva, an independent press conference with Japanese Deputy Prime device. —AFP jails anyone who defies it. Interviews with some were treated badly? They could also have taken analyst said. —Reuters WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 2017 INTERNATIONAL Venezuela braces for the ‘mother of all protests’ Army declares loyalty to Maduro CARACAS: Venezuela’s defense minister on Bolivarian revolution,’” he said Sunday Monday declared the army’s loyalty to night in a televised address. He called for President Nicolas Maduro, who ordered the militia to be in “permanent training” troops into the streets ahead of a major and “permanent deployment” to defend protest by opponents trying to oust him. Venezuela against “any imperialist aggres- Venezuela is bracing for what Maduro’s sion”-a thinly veiled reference to the United opponents vow will be the “mother of all States. Senior opposition leader Henrique protests” today, after two weeks of clashes Capriles dismissed Maduro’s announce- between police and demonstrators protest- ment. “The old fogey has announced one ing against moves by the leftist leader and rifle for every militia member. He is more his allies to tighten their grip on power. desperate than ever,” Capriles wrote on The center-right opposition has called Twitter. “Venezuela does not want rifles, it on the military-a pillar of Maduro’s power- wants food and medicine!” to turn on the president amid an economic and political crisis that has triggered severe ‘Repression’ food shortages, riots and looting. But Venezuela has been rocked by unrest Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez since March 30, when Maduro’s camp said the army “confirms its unconditional moved to consolidate its control with a loyalty to the president.” He made the com- Supreme Court decision quashing the pow- ment before thousands of rifle-carrying er of the opposition-majority legislature. members of the pro-Maduro “Bolivarian The court partly backtracked after an inter- militia,” who cheered with fists raised at a national outcry, but tension only rose fur- rally outside the presidential palace. ther when authorities slapped a political ATLANTA: Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff speaks with the media after holding an election day kickoff rally as he runs for Georgia’s 6th Maduro thanked the army and the militia ban on Capriles. Five people have been Congressional District in a special election to replace Tom Price, who is now the secretary of Health and Human Services. — AFP for their support and announced he killed and hundreds wounded in the ensu- planned to expand the latter civilian force ing protests as demonstrators clashed with to half a million armed members. “Loyalty riot police firing tear gas, water cannon and Trump, Republicans face is repaid with loyalty,” he said. rubber bullets. Non-government groups have accused the authorities of repression Maduro rallies army of protesters and of using firearms to put The rally came hours after Maduro down the rallies. Padrino Lopez on Monday a referendum in Georgia ordered the military into the streets to blamed the violence on criminals, retorting defend the leftist “Bolivarian revolution” that “action by the state to restore public launched by his late mentor Hugo Chavez order cannot be called repression.” Democrats aim for upset in 1999. “From the first reveille (on Monday Major protest called morning), from the first rooster crow, the ALPHARETTA: Republicans are bidding to pre- Ossoff has enough momentum to draw attention National Republicans say any of the four com- Maduro’s opponents have called for a Bolivarian National Armed Forces will be in vent a major upset in a conservative Georgia from Trump himself. The president took to Twitter petitive GOP candidates could defeat Ossoff in a massive protest today, a national holiday the streets... saying, ‘Long live the congressional district where Democrats stoked on Monday to blast the “super liberal” Democrat second round of voting. GOP voters, they pre- that marks the start of Venezuela’s inde- by opposition to President Donald Trump have in the contest without naming names. dict, would be energized in a Republican vs pendence struggle in 1810. The president’s supporters have called a counter-demon- rallied behind a candidate who has raised a He said the “super liberal” Democrat “wants to Democrat scenario, making it harder for Ossoff stration the same day. It is a touchy date in shocking amount of money for a special elec- protect criminals, allow illegal immigration and to run above the fray as he has leading up to the Venezuela, where Chavez and Maduro tion. The jungle-style primary lumps all 18 candi- raise taxes!” In a statement, Ossoff, who has used primary. Handel said Monday that she is confi- have built a politics of populist, left-wing dates on one ballot and is expected to be more anti-Trump sentiments in his campaign, dent enough Republicans will cast ballots to nationalism around the fight for independ- competitive than Republicans’ single-digit victo- answered that Trump is “misinformed,” but hold Ossoff short of a majority, thus setting up a ence from colonial Spain and around the ry in Kansas last week that also tested both par- added that he’s “glad the president is interested June 20 runoff between the Democratic upstart hero of the struggle, Simon Bolivar. ties’ strategies for the 2018 midterm elections in the race.” Republicans and Democrats alike and the top Republican performer. “Republican Eleven Latin American countries on with Trump in the White House. see the contest as an important barometer of voters are not going to sit by and let this district Monday asked Venezuela to guarantee the Trump underperformed other Republicans in Trump’s standing ahead of 2018 midterm elec- go to a Democrat,” Handel said. “right to peaceful demonstration,” lament- the suburban Atlanta district, an affluent, well- tions, when Democrats will try to regain control Ossoff has tried to walk a line between liber- ing deaths that have already occurred dur- educated swath filled with the kind of voters of Congress. als looking for a chance to oppose Trump and ing the protests. Maduro’s Foreign Minister Democrats need if they hope to reclaim a House Both major parties have dispatched paid field Republicans who couldn’t support him in Delcy Rodriguez on Twitter called the majority next year. Republicans essentially con- staffers. Republican groups are running a blitz of November. Ossoff pledges to fight Trump when statement from the 11 countries “political cede that Democrat Jon Ossoff, a former con- ads trying to tie Ossoff to House Minority Leader he “embarrasses” the country. But he tells voters selectivity,” accusing the group of endors- gressional staffer, will lead the voting. That Nancy Pelosi; a political action committee in one ad, “I’ll work with anybody in Washington ing “the violent vandalism of the opposi- leaves 11 Republican candidates hoping the 30- backed by House Speaker Ryan has spent more who respects your tax dollars.” CARACAS: Venezuelan President Nicolas tion.” Maduro is fighting efforts to force year-old investigative filmmaker fails to reach a than $2 million. Karen Handel, Georgia’s former Handel is among the Republican candidates Maduro delivers a speech during the him from power as Venezuela flounders majority. If he doesn’t, Ossoff and the top GOP secretary of state, has led the Republican field. trying to maintain some distance from Trump, seventh anniversary of the Bolivarian through a crippling three-year recession vote-getter would meet in a June 20 runoff. Technology executive Bob Gray; and two former rarely discussing him unless asked. Gray has Militia in Caracas. Venezuela’s defense and confronts the world’s highest inflation Five Democrats will appear on the ballot, but state senators, Dan Moody and Judson Hill - are instead tried to portray himself as a “willing part- minister on Monday declared the army’s rate. Venezuela has the world’s largest oil Ossoff is the GOP’s greatest threat. He raised polling closest to Handel in a fight for the No 2 ner” for the president. Other Republican candi- loyalty to Maduro, who ordered troops reserves, but the fall in global crude prices more than $8.3 million, most of it from outside spot. The GOP scramble has been intense, with dates, though, have questioned whether Gray since 2014 has laid bare its overwhelming into the streets ahead of a major protest the district. Two independent candidates also are GOP rivals accusing Handel of being a political always backed Trump or is simply strategizing a dependence on its chief export.— AFP by opponents trying to oust him. — AFP running. The winner will succeed Tom Price, who opportunist and the conservative Club for path to a runoff election. Polls will be open from resigned to become Trump’s health secretary. Growth spending six figures on ads to defeat her. 7 am to 7 pm. —AP WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 2017 INTERNATIONAL Theresa May: Britain’s ‘no-nonsense’ leader

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Her of other political careers. But May kept May, who yesterday called for a snap elec- education-at a series of little-known the job for six years-the longest serving tion, has forged a reputation as a no-non- state and private schools-has been con- interior minister since 1892. Supporters sense pragmatist seeking to lead the trasted with the elite Etonian back- say her achievements in that post country through one of the most tumul- ground of Cameron and many in his so- include deporting radical cleric Abu tuous periods of its history. Britain’s sec- called “Notting Hill Set” circle. Qatada to Jordan-where he was later ond female leader after fellow Like Cameron, she attended Oxford freed after a decade of legal cases-and Conservative Margaret Thatcher, May took University but kept a low profile. It was standing up to the Police Federation, the over the helm of government in July last here that she met her husband Philip, a powerful police officers union, to try to year after the country’s shock vote to leave banker - they were reportedly intro- address a string of scandals. In 2013, May the European Union after four decades of duced by Pakistan’s Benazir Bhutto. The revealed she has type 1 diabetes but membership. She was officially-but unen- couple married in 1980 but were unable insisted it would not affect her career, saying it was a question of “head down thusiastically-in favor of Britain staying in to have children. May’s rival Andrea and getting on with it”. the European Union and had kept a low Leadsom withdrew from the leadership race two days after comments were pub- While widely respected, she is not profile throughout the often poisonous part of any clique in the corridors of pow- and polarizing campaign. lished suggesting this made her less qualified to be prime minister. er in Westminster, acknowledging that But after stepping into the political she does not drink in parliament’s many vacuum left by David Cameron’s decision ‘The nasty party’ bars or “gossip about people over lunch”. to quit-becoming prime minister without May worked in finance, including at A source who has worked closely with her winning an election-her constant refrain the Bank of England, before being elect- once told AFP on condition of anonymity was “Brexit means Brexit”. She faced a LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May speaks to the media outside 10 Downing Street in central London yesterday. — AFP ed as MP for the London commuter town that she was “incredibly hard- struggle to keep together a country of Maidenhead in 1997.As Conservative working”.”She’s always got up three hours deeply divided by the referendum, with this moment a one-off chance to get this “bloody difficult woman.” But the 60- chairwoman in 2002, she made waves by before everybody else and knows five Scotland planning to hold a new referen- done... before the detailed talks begin,” year-old claimed this was the very quali- suggesting the Tories were seen as “the times more than anyone else in the room,” dum on its independence. After formally said May in a dramatic announcement ty which would stand her in good stead nasty party” and needed to overhaul the source said. “Theresa is not going to launching the divorce process from the outside her Downing Street residence. for the battles ahead. May was born their image - although under Cameron’s do anything radical ... she’s incredibly risk- European Union in late March, May insist- Theresa Brasier in the southern English leadership, they did so. When the averse, a safe pair of hands.” May has little ed there could be “no turning back” from ‘Bloody difficult woman’ seaside town of Eastbourne in 1956. Her Conservatives won the 2010 general time for hobbies but is well known for her the historic decision and appealed for The clergyman’s daughter was once father Hubert was an Anglican clergy- election, May was named home secre- collection of leopard-print kitten heels national unity. “We need a general elec- labeled by senior Conservative Kenneth man, one of several points which has tary, seen as one of the hardest jobs in and enjoys cooking and taking walking tion and we need one now. We have at Clarke in an unguarded moment, a drawn comparisons between May and government which has wrecked a string holidays with her husband.— AFP Thwarted attack rattles France days before polls Two arrested over plot PARIS: French security services yesterday the pack closing behind frontrunners Emmanuel to around 21 percent and Melenchon surging as swooped on two men accused of plotting an Macron and Marine Le Pen, while a quarter of vot- high as 20 percent in some polls. attack just five days before the first round of the ers remained undecided. For weeks, centrist for- presidential election. The men were arrested in mer banker Macron and National Front (FN) EU fears the southern city of Marseille by agents from leader Le Pen have been out in front but opinion With Le Pen expected to reach the second France’s domestic intelligence agency. Interior polls now show there is a very real chance that round, polls continue to indicate that whoever faces her will win, although after Brexit and Donald Trump’s US election win, no one is taking anything for granted. Melenchon has made the most remarkable breakthrough in recent weeks, surging as high as 20 percent in some polls with a far-left program that involves huge public spending and a pledge to re-negotiate all ARKANSAS: Arkansas Governor’s spokesman JR Davis speaks after the news that the European Union treaties. US Supreme Court stayed the scheduled Monday, April 17, 2017 execution of Don Le Pen wants to pull France out of the euro- Davis, scuttling efforts to resume capital punishment after nearly 12 years. — AP zone and also foresees a mass re-negotiation of EU treaties, sparking fears in Brussels that a vic- Apex court rejects Arkansas tory for the far-right coming hot on the heels of Brexit could be fatal for the European bloc. In contrast to Le Pen, Macron on Sunday told request to allow execution 20,000 people in Paris that France’s future lay WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court on minute appeals and efforts to block justice firmly in Europe, albeit one that suited French Monday denied a last-minute request from for the victims’ families,” Hutchinson said in interests. “We need Europe, so we will remake it,” Arkansas state authorities for permission to a statement. He said the state would con- Macron told the crowd. “I will be the president of carry out its first execution in more than a tinue towards carrying out the executions the awakening of our European ambitions.” In a decade. The US high court decision is the of the other inmates. reference to Le Pen, Macron said voters had the latest in a flurry of legal setbacks to the Hours prior to the US Supreme Court choice of “hope and courage over resignation”. southeastern state’s original plan to carry decision, state courts had lifted obstacles out eight executions between April 17 and to continuing those plans. The US Court of Abstention fears 27, an unprecedented pace. Justices Appeals for the 8th Circuit on Monday Polls also show that more than a quarter of declined an appeal from the state’s attor- reversed a federal judge’s broader stay on voters have yet to decide who they will support ney general to lift a stay barring the execu- the executions, clearing the path for deaths on Sunday. Analysts say there is a growing dan- tion of Don Davis, who was slated to be the scheduled to take place later this month to ger of a high abstention rate affecting the result, first of several inmates to die this month. proceed. The state’s Supreme Court on possibly tipping the scales in favor of Fillon. “The The Arkansas Supreme Court on Monday also vacated an order blocking the behavior of people who are currently planning Monday had blocked the executions of use of the drug vecuronium bromide as This combination of two handout documents released by the French Police yesterday shows not to vote is a major factor. If those on the right the wanted notices for Clement Baur (left) and Mahiedine Merabet arrested in Marseille, Davis and one other inmate, after lawyers part of a lethal-injection protocol. (who were going to abstain) decide to vote for had requested the executions be delayed southern France, on suspicion of preparing an attack just days ahead of the first round of Fillon, it changes things,” Ifop’s Dabi said. France’s presidential vote. — AFP until the US Supreme Court hears a sepa- Drug expiration nears “It is one of the unknowns of a vote that has rate case concerning prisoners’ access to The drugs used in lethal injections by Minister Matthias Fekl said the attack was to be any of the four leading candidates could reach many unknowns.” Fillon, a 63-year-old former mental health experts who are independ- some American states - 19 of the 50 no carried out in the “next few days” by the two the second-round runoff on May 7. prime minister, has been charged over allega- ent of the prosecution. But Arkansas longer execute prisoners-have become men, aged 23 and 29, who are known to be “rad- Scandal-plagued conservative Francois Fillon tions he gave his wife Penelope a fictional job as Attorney General Leslie Rutledge swiftly increasingly difficult to obtain. Many phar- icalized”. He gave no further details on the and far-left firebrand Jean-Luc Melenchon have his parliamentary assistant for which she earned filed an application with the US Supreme maceutical companies, particularly in nature of the plot. closed the gap substantially in the last two nearly 680,000 euros ($725,000) in public mon- Court to obtain permission to proceed with Europe, ban their use for executions. While More than 230 people have been killed in ter- weeks. “We have never seen a four-way contest ey. Having led the polls at the turn of the year, the execution of just Davis. lethal injection was meant to be painless, ror attacks in France since January 2015. like this in the first round of a presidential elec- the scandal hit his support hard. But voters As he awaited the court to decide his death-penalty opponents say the risk of Candidates have been heavily guarded during tion,” Frederic Dabi of the Ifop polling institute appear to be warming to his message that he is fate Davis ate fried chicken, mashed pota- badly botched executions, with inmates the election campaign, but so far there have been said. “There has been a real tightening of the a safe pair of hands in an election of largely toes and strawberry cake-what could have writhing in agony for long minutes, is unac- few security scares. “Everything will be done to race with four candidates between 19 percent untested candidates. Fillon said Sunday he was been his last meal. The US Supreme court’s ceptably high. Arkansas’s plan to reduce ensure security” for the election, Fekl said. The and 23 percent,” he added. Macron and Le Pen confident he would upend the polls and reach denial of the state’s request came minutes the number of its death-row prisoners by race was narrowing ahead of Sunday’s vote, with are tied on 22-23 percent, with Fillon improving the second round.— AFP before Davis’s execution warrant expired at some 20 percent in the space of a week 12:00 am local time (0500 GMT), wrapping and a half has drawn sharp protests around up a day of legal wrangling among state the world. The European Union on and federal courts over the state’s acceler- Wednesday urged Hutchinson to commute Bus attack leaves Dortmund ated execution plan. the death-row inmates’ sentences. Amnesty International called on Arkansas to urgent- ‘An exhausting day’ ly halt “the conveyor belt of death which it fighting blood, tears battle The legal roadblock constitutes yet is about to set in motion.” another setback for Arkansas’s Republican The court battles are playing out on governor, Asa Hutchinson, who had multiple fronts as the state’s supply of mida- DORTMUND: Marc Bartra gave psychologists. “We have very good pushed for the accelerated executions as zolam expires on April 30. Critics say that blood, other Borussia Dortmund counselors we can ask for help,” said the expiration of the state’s supply of mida- midazolam, a sedative meant to render a players have nightmares about the the goalkeeper. zolam drew near. “While this has been an condemned person unconscious before bomb attack on their bus and now And the team bounced back with exhausting day for all involved, tomorrow other drugs are used to stop the heart, does the German team may need the a 3-1 Bundesliga win over Eintracht we will continue to fight back on last not always work. — AFP sweat of Marco Reus to pull off a Frankfurt on Saturday. But getting fairy tale place in the Champions over the attack will be a slow League last four. The scars left by process. For B¸rki, football is a key three bombs that scorched the side part of the therapy. “I’m happy to Brexit, Scotland, elections: A of the bus and fired metal shards have something I can focus on. It is inside before the quarter-final very important to be able to take tumultuous 3 years in Britain against Monaco have gone much your mind off things, think less LONDON: Prime ministerial resignations, Cameron resigns further than Bartra’s fractured wrist. about what has happened.” historic referendums and of course Brexit: The morning after the referendum, The game was postponed but The team gathered to hold up a Here are the main events from a seismic Cameron, who had campaigned for Dortmund were forced to play 24 Bartra jersey after Saturday’s win. few years in British politics: Britain to stay in the EU, says he is step- hours later. The shock was apparent Many of them were in tears. “During ping down. This sparks a Conservative in the 3-2 defeat that has left the the 90 minutes of the game it was Scotland votes to stay leadership race won in surprisingly quick German side facing a stiff challenge easier. But at the end, everything After a bruising campaign, Scots voted time by Theresa May, formerly home sec- in Wednesday’s return leg. So far you have kept inside under pressure by 55 percent to 45 percent against inde- retary (interior minister). nobody has been caught-one comes out,” said captain Marcel pendence in September 2014. In the DORTMUND: Windows with bullet holes are seen at a house near the Islamist suspect was discounted-and Schmelzer. “Against Frankfurt we aftermath of Britain’s June 2016 vote to Article 50 no claim of responsibility has proved showed a lot of joy playing because hotel L’Arrivee in Dortmund, western Germany yesterday, where the bus leave the European Union, Scotland of Borussia Dortmund was rocked by three explosions last week. — AFP On March 29, 2017 Britain’s ambassa- convincing. “I wake up every night,” we are happy to be here. We talk a asked for a second referendum. dor to the EU hands over a historic letter Dortmund’s Swiss goalkeeper lot about it to each other. I think it gone ahead so soon. But he has had Papastathopoulos. The Greece inter- to the EU president, formally starting the Roman Burki said. “Without any rea- will weld us together as a team,” the to concentrate on Wednesday’s national scored from a screaming 23 Cameron election process of Britain leaving the European son, I am jolted awake in terror. Then skipper added. return. Some specialists say the metre shot that he labeled “the most Prime Minister David Cameron’s Union, the first country in the bloc’s his- Conservatives perform surprisingly well I can’t get back to sleep and I am just German international Sven players’ shock should start to “sta- beautiful goal of my career” and tory to do so. relieved I am at home in my own Bender said the whole team bilise” after two or three days, dedicated it to Bartra. And then in the May 2015 general election, win- ning an overall majority in parliament bed.” Burki recalled the horror of the deserved praise for playing against according to Tuchel. “For the players, there was Reus, who scored just 122 Snap election “huge bang” in an interview with Frankfurt so soon after the near miss its easier when they play, than after seconds into his comeback from six after years of coalition government with the Liberal Democrats. In a surprise announcement, May calls Swiss newspaper Der Bund. that experts said could have been the whistle when they feel they have weeks on the sidelines with a ham- for an early general election on June 8 as “The pressure made all our heads deadly. “For me, it was even harder to talk” about their ordeal. string injury. Reus at his best can be Brexit referendum Britain prepares for delicate negotiations turn to one side. Then there was a than Wednesday, because we had The problem is “how to focus” on a match-winner. The 27-year-old for- In a historic referendum, Britain votes on its EU departure. “We need a general long silence and then a cry-it was more time to think about the terrible the Monaco game, said the German ward has the experience, the play- to leave the European Union by 52 per- election and we need one now. We have Bartra.” Burki says he cannot under- things which have happened,” he coach. But Saturday’s display indicat- making skills and above all, he was cent to 48 percent, ending more than at this moment a one-off chance to get stand why a football team would be said. Dortmund coach Thomas ed Dortmund could be in the mood not on the ill-fated team bus last four decades of memberships and plung- this done... before the detailed talks the target of “a terror attack.” Tuchel believes the first game for an upset in Monaco. “We believe Tuesday-and that could make all the ing the bloc into turmoil. begin,” May said.— AFP Dortmund are getting help from against Monaco should not have in ourselves,” said defender Sokratis difference. — AFP

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 2017 INTERNATIONAL Hardline Hindu youth call the News in brief

shots on streets of north India Australia toughens foreign worker visas SYDNEY: Australia will abolish a temporary work visa popu- Muslim men ‘singled out for courting’ Hindu women lar with foreigners and replace it with a new program requiring better English-language and job skills, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said yesterday. Turnbull, strug- One recent afternoon, dozens of roots and putting pressure on police. The ered a resounding victory to the ruling hopes will drag India into the modern era and UNNAO: gling with poor voter approval ratings, rejected suggestions young Hindu men, swords drawn and saffron appointment of the 44-year-old, known for his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). create enough jobs for a swelling workforce. the visa policy change was in response to far-right wing scarves draped around their necks, rode fiery anti-Muslim rhetoric and a campaign In return for his successful campaign, the Adityanath represented the BJP during the political parties, such as One Nation, demanding more motorcycles through a Muslim neighborhood against “Love Jihad” - or the conversion of Hindu party handed the priest one of India’s most Uttar Pradesh state polls earlier this year, and nationalistic policies. But in a Facebook announcement near the capital of India’s most populous state women to Islam - has shocked some Indians, powerful positions, emboldening his militia to helped Modi consolidate power as he bids for Turnbull said: “Our reforms will have a simple focus: and chanted “Hail Lord Ram!” In the preceding who say it undermines the country’s secular sta- act and speak more openly than it did under re-election in a national ballot in 2019. The Australian jobs and Australian values.” In a similar vein, US weeks they and their peers had acted as tus. They worry that Prime Minister Narendra the previous administration. Based in Uttar priest, however, has often defied BJP discipline President Donald Trump will sign an executive order yester- informers, police officials say, helping them Modi’s “development for all” agenda will be Pradesh and funded by members who want to and is not part of the RSS machine, raising fears day directing changes to a temporary visa program used to identify thousands of Muslim-run butchers’ overtaken by radical, Hindu-first policies with win favour with local power brokers, the youth that Modi may have unleashed radical bring foreign workers to the United States to fill highly “Hindutva”, or religious-nationalist forces that skilled jobs. The order is an attempt by Trump to carry out he will struggle to contain. “The BJP has no his “America First” election campaign pledges. command over this organization. They respond to Adityanath and no one else,” said Gilles Verniers, assistant professor of political sciences Spain’s PM called as at Ashoka University. A close aide to Modi said it was Adityanath’s witness in fund trial job to maintain law and order in the state. “The MADRID: Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has been onus lies on him. It is his duty to take care of his called to stand as a witness in a trial of members of his rul- vigilante group,” said the aide. Daljit Singh ing People’s Party (PP) following a long investigation into Chawdhary, additional director general of an alleged party slush fund, a court spokeswoman said police for Uttar Pradesh, dismissed the threat of yesterday. The appearance, on a date yet to be decided, the youth force acting outside the law. “We are will be embarrassing for Rajoy, who has sought to dis- not tolerating any vigilante group taking the tance himself from a string of corruption scandals sur- law into their (own) hands, while at the same rounding his party. Rajoy heads a minority government, time anyone is free to provide us with tip-offs,” having lost support to newcomer parties in a general elec- he said. “We have had no recent complaints tion last year where Spaniards’ weariness with perceived against the Hindu Yuva Vahini, so there is no institutional corruption played a major role. The long-run- reason for us to take action against them.” ning investigation into kickbacks-for-contracts, known as the Gurtel case, went to trial in October after a probe last- Devotion and power ing nearly a decade, with dozens of suspects including The original source of Adityanath’s power business people and PP members in the dock. The PP is an ancient temple in Gorakhpur, eastern denies any senior party officials were involved in any cases Uttar Pradesh, where people treat the shaven- of alleged corruption. It says only a tiny number of its headed priest with reverence. Soon after he politicians are corrupt and that it is tackling the problem. was named chief minister last month, a devo- tee collected dust from the rug on which Adityanath had walked, so as to worship it. Built on such devotion, the youth force has evolved into a powerful group that dispenses justice and has proved itself a formidable vote-getter. The BJP’s national spokesman, Nalin Kohli, said the party’s victory in Uttar Pradesh was not only thanks to Adityanath and his private mili- TRIPURA, India: An Indian Hindu devotee runs over smouldering charcoal during the ritual of Shiva Gajan in the vil- tia. But Singh expressed little doubt about the lage of Pratapgarh on the outskirts of Agartala. Devotees believe that by enduring the pain, Shiva, the Hindu god group’s importance in securing the result. of destruction, will grant their prayers. —AFP “Modi won Uttar Pradesh because of Adityanath’s ground force,” Singh said. One of shops that have since been shut and urging the potential to stoke communal tensions that force says it is 2 million strong and growing. In Adityanath’s first directives after becoming officers to stop Muslim youths talking to Hindu have erupted sporadically through India’s 70- Unnao, police stood back as members blocked chief minister was to impose a ban on Uttar girls in the street. year history. Adityanath declined to be inter- traffic, honked horns and shouted pro-Hindu Pradesh slaughterhouses that operated with- Their organization is the Hindu Yuva Vahini viewed for this article. slogans on the busy streets. Muslims who came out licences. Most Indian states have laws that (Hindu Youth Force), a private militia set up in “Blood can be shed, and Muslims will feel out to watch did so quietly from their doorways. ban the slaughter of cows, considered sacred 2002 by Yogi Adityanath, a local priest and the pain,” Pankaj Singh, a senior leader of the by Hindus, while buffalo slaughter requires per- Volunteers help survivors and retrieve victims from a politician, to assert the dominance of India’s Hindu Youth Force, told Reuters in an interview Hindu right, Hindu radical mission from state governments. passenger bus that fell in a ravine killing dozens in main religion which he felt was being eroded on the sidelines of the rally in Unnao, an hour’s Modi himself is the product of the Hindu Butchers in Uttar Pradesh have long com- Carranglan township, Nueva Ecija province, northern by minority faiths. Since Adityanath’s promotion drive southwest of the capital Lucknow. Such right, coming from the BJP and its powerful plained that authorities failed to issue new Philippines yesterday. —AP last month to chief minister of Uttar Pradesh comments have sent a chill through some in parent movement, Rashtriya Swayamsevak licences, although the outgoing government state, home to 220 million people of which a the Muslim community, on the defensive in Sangh (RSS), that nurtured him early in his allowed them to continue operating anyway, At least 26 die as bus fifth are Muslims, the group has become Uttar Pradesh since this year’s election in which career. But since sweeping to power in 2014, he ensuring employment and food for the Muslims plunges into ravine emboldened, openly proclaiming its Hindu Adityanath rallied the Hindu majority and deliv- has focused on economic reforms that he who dominate the industry. —Reuters MANILA: At least 26 people were killed and 21 injured when a passenger bus crashed into a deep ravine in the mountain- ous northern Philippines yesterday, authorities said. The bus ‘Dirty’ Jakarta election looms; plunged about 24 meters in the upland province of Nueva Ecija before noon after its brakes failed while travelling on a religious politics resurfaces winding road, police and local officials said. “The vehicle is totally wrecked,” said senior inspector Robert De Guzman, police chief of the town of Carranglan where the accident JAKARTA: Luar Batang is one of the over the Quran comments erupted, said Indonesian capital’s oldest neighbor- one woman who did not want to be occurred. The impact appeared to have ripped the top off the hoods, founded in the 17th century to named, sitting outside a small shack amid vehicle, he added. “Almost all of the passengers, both dead collect tolls from ships sailing in from the the rubble. “We see it as a gift from God,” and injured, were found outside the bus.” Authorities were still Java Sea when the city was the centre of she said, describing the slur as a means to investigating the cause of the accident but Carranglan Mayor the Dutch East Indies spice trade. Now, it bring down Purnama. Mary Abad told ABS-CBN television there were 60 passengers is being demolished and many of its resi- onboard although the bus had a capacity of only 45. Abad added the wounded, some of whom sustained critical injuries, dents are being evicted to make way for a Neck and neck race giant seawall meant to keep Jakarta from Opinion surveys show Purnama run- were rushed to nearby hospitals. sinking under rising sea levels. That has ning neck and neck with his challenger made it ground zero for the election of Anies Baswedan, who, like some 85 per- Laos drug kingpin denies the city’s governor, dubbed one of the cent of Jakartans, is a Muslim. Purnama, most divisive election campaigns 50, inherited the governorship after Joko Thai smuggling charges Indonesia has ever seen. Widodo was elected president in 2014. BANGKOK: An alleged Laos drug lord linked to some of The incumbent governor, Basuki “Ahok” His brash talking style, a contrast with the Thailand’s rich and famous denied being a major player in Purnama, was cruising towards a decisive soft-spoken Javanese politicians who the regional narcotics trade when he appeared in a election victory last September when he dominate the ruling class, has grated on Bangkok court yesterday. Xaysana Keopimpha, 42, was allegedly criticized a verse from the Quran some voters. Purnama won the first round nabbed by Thai police on his way through Bangkok’s main BEIJING: Federica Mogherini, the High Representative of the European that warns Muslims against allying with of voting in February in a three-way race airport in January, shining a rare spotlight on communist Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Chinese Premier Li Christians and Jews. Hardline Islamist with 43 percent of the ballots to set up Laos’ shadowy role in the Southeast Asian pill trade. Keqiang attend a meeting at the Zhongnanhai leadership compound in groups responded with mass protests today’s second round with Basedan, who Narcotics cops alleged he was an “international drug king- Beijing yesterday. —AFP demanding that Purnama, an ethnic won 40 percent. pin” and trumpeted his capture in a part of the world Chinese and Christian, be prosecuted. The campaign has been “the dirtiest, where major cartel figures are not big names in criminal Few western leaders to Police eventually did charge him with most polarizing and most divisive the folklore and are rarely caught. The heavy-set Xaysana faces blasphemy. It was Purnama who ordered nation has ever seen,” the Jakarta Post said a string of charges including drug smuggling and posses- the evictions from Luar Batang’s slums to in an editorial yesterday. Calling the capital sion-mainly of methamphetamine, which is known in Thai attend Chinese summit make way for one of his many infrastruc- “the barometer of Indonesia’s political as “yaba” or crazy medicine for its effect on addicts. “He ture projects aimed at modernizing this pulse”, the daily said the election would denies all the charges,” said his lawyer Vorakon BEIJING: Leaders of 28 countries are set suspicions. The program aims to build clogged and chaotic city. have a bearing on the next presidential Phongtanakul, adding his client had also backtracked on a to attend a Chinese summit next month roads, railways, ports and other infra- Many of those who filled the streets of election in 2019. Police on Monday confession he allegedly signed in police custody. showcasing President Xi Jinping’s signa- structure along the ancient Silk Road’s Jakarta to protest against him late last blocked plans by hardline Islamist groups year were among the displaced, and vio- to guard polling booths, citing the risk of ture foreign policy initiative, but few will maritime and overland routes with close Lanka death toll hits hail from major Western countries. to $100 billion in funding. lence broke out in Luar Batang after one clashes after a campaign fraught with reli- 30 as garbage piles up Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said The program is closely linked to the of those demonstrations. Luar Batang res- gious tensions, and said around 66,000 yesterday that Vladimir Putin of Russia, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, idents had just about given up their fight police and military personnel will be COLOMBO: Hundreds of tons of rotting garbage piled up in Sri Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey and China’s version of a global financial against evictions when the controversy deployed on voting day. —Reuters Lanka’s capital yesterday after the main rubbish dump was shut Spain’s Mariano Rajoy are among those institution that faced similar Western following an accident that killed at least 30 people. Authorities slated to appear next month in Beijing to skepticism upon its formation last year. sealed the massive 300-foot (90-metre) rubbish mountain on discuss Xi’s “One Belt, One Road” pro- In the year since, the bank has succeed- the northeastern edge of Colombo after it collapsed Friday, gram to stitch together the Eurasian con- ed in attracting US allies as members, destroying 145 homes nearby and burying victims in a garbage tinent with infrastructure investment. including Germany, Canada and Britain, landslide. Military spokesman Roshan Seneviratne said hun- The May 14-15 summit is seen as a although Washington continues to dreds of troops were still searching for six people missing since the accident, but authorities were not hopeful of finding any measure of China’s international pres- maintain its distance. Xi unveiled the survivors four days on. The Colombo Municipal Council was tige at a time when Xi has positioned first outlines of his Belt and Road plan scrambling for new locations to dump the roughly 800 tons of China as a rising outward-looking as early as 2013, but the inaugural sum- garbage produced every day in the capital, as crows and stray regional power, and as questions have mit next month will provide the Chinese dogs picked through bags of reeking garbage left on city arisen over President Donald Trump’s leader the most high-profile stage so far streets. The council sought permission yesterday from a local commitment to maintaining the United to deliver a focused pitch to a world magistrate to access another tip outside the city limits, promis- States’ traditional global leadership. audience. ing it would clear the four-day backlog of trash within 24 hours. Wang said leaders from France and “This is an economic cooperation Germany will not attend due to their forum, an international cooperation domestic election schedules, not platform that everyone is paying atten- Police helicopter carrying because they snubbed China. tion to, supports and hopes to partici- 12 crashes in east Turkey “This is a positive, cooperative con- pate in,” Wang said, characterizing the ISTANBUL: A Turkish police helicopter with 12 people on ference, it shouldn’t be politicized,” summit as an effort to uphold globaliza- board, including police officers and a judge, crashed yes- Wang told reporters in Beijing, in tion. Aside from Putin, other Chinese terday in eastern Turkey, the local governor’s office said. response to a question asking if China allies including Pakistani President The chopper, whose passengers included seven police- felt insulted by the absence of top lead- Nawaz Sharif and Myanmar’s Aung San men, one judge and one non-commissioned officer, ers from the US and its allies, including Suu Kyi will attend, as will Philippine crashed at around 0840 GMT in the eastern province of Japan, Britain and Australia. China has President Rodrigo Duterte, Indonesian BANDA ACEH, Indonesia: One of four Acehnese teen gets whipped for Tunceli, the governor’s office said in a statement. The oth- sought to frame Xi’s vision for the President Joko Widodo and Italian Prime spending time in close proximity with her boyfriend who is not her hus- er three people on board were crew members. No signals China-led development program as an Minister Paolo Gentiloni, Wang said. were received from the Sikorsky helicopter approximately band, which is against Sharia law. Aceh on Sumatra island began imple- 10 minutes after it took off. It is believed to have crashed inclusive, mutually beneficial project British Finance Minister Philip Hammond menting Sharia law after being granted special autonomy in 2001, an rather than a statement of geopolitical will also attend in the place of Prime because of unfavourable weather conditions, according to attempt by the central government in Jakarta to quell a long-running sepa- the statement. ambitions that should arouse Western Minister Theresa May. —AP ratist insurgency. —AFP NEWS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 2017

Oil output cuts pressure growth in Mideast... Google Earth reinvented Continued from Page 1 expanding oil exports after sharp contractions in the pre- Continued from Page 1 vious two years. “Growth in Saudi Arabia, the region’s largest economy, The overall figure for the region overshadows a faster is expected to slow to 0.4 percent in 2017 because of low- pace in many of its oil-importing countries. Morocco’s eco- Island off the Swahili coast or the er oil production and ongoing fiscal consolidation, before nomic growth is forecast to jump from 1.5 percent last year Oodaira Hot Spring in Yamagata, picking up to 1.3 percent in 2018,” the IMF said. It said to 4.4 percent this year, while Tunisia’s economy is seen Japan. People can choose to fly that growth is likely to dip in most Gulf Cooperation expanding by 2.5 percent compared with just one percent around the world in Earth, using a 3- Council member states, which also include Bahrain, the year before. On the other hand Egypt, whose currency D button to see the Grand Canyon, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. One plummeted in value after authorities floated it in chateaux of the Loire Valley and bright spot is gas-rich Qatar which is expected to register November, will see slower growth of 3.5 percent this year, other stunning spots from any 3.4-percent growth this year, compared with 2.7 percent compared with 4.3 percent last year. “In Egypt, compre- angles they wish. “Because we’re in 2016. Kuwait’s economy, in contrast, is forecast to shrink hensive reforms are expected to deliver sizable growth doing a lot of the computing in the by 0.2 percent. dividends, lifting growth ... to 4.5 percent in 2018,” it said. cloud, it allows you to have Google In Algeria, the IMF sees economic growth of 1.4 per- The IMF, whose forecasts exclude war-torn Syria, noted Earth right on your phone, so you cent this year, down from 4.2 percent last year. Growth is that “continued strife and conflict in many countries in the can literally carry the whole world in also predicted to slow sharply in Iran, to 3.3 percent in region also detract from economic activity”. Meanwhile, a your pocket,” Earth product manag- Kara Koch, producer with Sesame Workshop, demonstrates features on 2017, from 6.5 percent last year when the Islamic republic “broad-based recovery is expected to continue at a er Gopal Shah told AFP at the New Google Earth. — AP won a boost from the lifting of economic sanctions. Iraq’s healthy pace” in Pakistan, the IMF said, forecasting growth York launch. “The new version of capture pictures on their travels, reached on a web browser instead economy is expected to contract by 3.1 percent in 2017 of five percent this year, and 5.2 percent in 2018, “support- Google Earth is really about educa- sending friends digital postcards. of through applications installed on after surging by 10.1 percent last year on the back of ed by ramped-up infrastructure investment.” — AFP tion, it’s really about immersing New Earth was launched on devices. The move allows Google to yourself in places you haven’t been Google’s Chrome and Android soft- tap into more powerful computing before to get a little bit of an expo- ware, with versions tailored for power at data centers in the inter- UK PM calls snap June 8 polls sure,” he added. Apple devices and other Internet net “cloud” instead of relying on the Online explorers cruising the browsing software promised soon. capabilities of smartphones and Continued from Page 1 Britain’s growth in 2017 to 2.0 percent from a previous esti- mobile version of Earth can also It’s the first time that Earth can be other devices. —AFP mate of 1.5 percent. The pound, which has fallen because The U-turn caps a tumultuous few years in British politics of the Brexit vote and plunged ahead of May’s announce- that has seen two historic referendums - one on Brexit, one ment yesterday, rose sharply against the euro and the dol- on Scottish independence - and a prime ministerial resigna- lar after it. Stocks instead suffered their worst fall since the US ‘Facebook killer’ takes own life after... tion. An early election would be the fourth big vote in four Brexit vote last June, since the rising value of the pound Continued from Page 1 Justin Osofsky, vice president of global operations for the years and there are signs that the British public is beginning hits multinationals. social media giant, acknowledged in a company blog post, to suffer from election fatigue. In a BBC video widely shared European Council President Donald Tusk tweeted that “There was a short pursuit in which the vehicle was that the delay was too long. “As a result of this terrible series on social media, a woman called Brenda told her interview- he had a “good phone call” with May following her stopped. As the officers approached that vehicle, Steve of events, we are reviewing our reporting flows to be sure er in Bristol when asked about the election: “Not another announcement. He then likened the latest twist in British Stephens took his own life,” Cleveland police chief Calvin people can report videos and other material that violates one! Oh for God’s sake. I can’t stand this!” politics to a movie by Alfred Hitchcock, often referred to as Williams said. our standards as easily and quickly as possible,” he said. More MPs will vote on the move today and May needs two- the “Master of Suspense”. “It was Hitchcock who directed Stephens, who had been described as armed and dan- than 400 tips had poured in before the suspect was spotted thirds of lawmakers to support her, but Labour leader Brexit: First an earthquake and then the tension rises”. The gerous, had been on the FBI’s Most Wanted list with authori- in Pennsylvania. Jeremy Corbyn has already said he is behind the plan. “We Brexit negotiations themselves are not expected to start ties offering up to $50,000 in rewards for information lead- Police expressed regret that Stephens had taken his own look forward to showing how Labour will stand up for the until June at the earliest - and Brussels said this timetable ing to his arrest. According to a timeline of events pieced life. “There might be people out there in similar situations people of Britain,” said Corbyn, a veteran socialist who would not change. together by police and Facebook, Stephens posted a video and we could find out why he did what he did,” said Williams. became leader in 2015 and has strong support in the par- The European Commission has said it wants the exit on Sunday afternoon saying he intended to kill, and fol- “If you’re feeling, you know, not quite right and if there are ty’s leftist grassroots but has struggled to secure wider talks to be concluded by Oct 2018 at the latest, to allow lowed up two minutes later with video of Godwin’s shoot- things going on in your life that you need assistance with, appeal. And recent opinion polls over Easter weekend time for the deal to be ratified. But while May secured the ing. In a third video 11 minutes later, streamed live from you need to reach out and call somebody. And we’ll get you showed the size of the challenge ahead of him. The parliament’s support to trigger Article 50 of the EU’s Lisbon Stephens’s car, he said he intended to kill others. that help,” he added. Conservatives polled at 38 percent to 46 percent, while Treaty last month, eurosceptics and europhiles alike are Police currently believe that Godwin is the only known Members of Godwin’s family had offered Stephens their Labour stood at 23 percent to 29 percent, according to the gearing up for further battles over the details of the nego- victim. Stephens’ mother told CNN she called him after forgiveness. “I don’t want that man to die, I want him polls by YouGov, ComRes and Opinium. tiations. learning about the video, and he had told her he was shoot- brought to justice,” one of his sons, Robby Miller, told CNN. May explained her policy U-turn with an attack on her German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said in a state- ing people because he was “mad with his girlfriend”. The “This particular incident received a lot of attention and domestic political opponents, many of whom support ment that “hopefully” the new elections “will lead to more incident was the latest in a string of disturbing crimes cap- rightfully so,” Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson told reporters. Britain’s continued membership of Europe’s single market, clarity and predictability in the negotiations with the tured on Facebook video, including the alleged gang rape of “We cannot resolve this underlying issue of violence partic- accusing them of “game-playing” over Brexit. “I have con- European Union”. One European source said yesterday that a 15-year-old girl, two fatal shootings, and the kidnapping ularly gun violence if we do not function and operate and cluded that the only way to guarantee certainty and stabil- May would be better placed to enter the negotiations - and torture of a disabled 18-year-old man. have the same compassion and commitment that we’ve ity for the years ahead is to hold this election and seek and give “concessions” - if she had a stronger hand. “We “I think everybody has learned from this,” said Williams. shown here,” Jackson said. your support for the decisions I must take,” May said. have some hope that this will lead to a strong leader in “This is something that should not have been shared around It was not immediately clear how long Stephens had Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, the leader of the London that can negotiate with us with strong backing by the world, period. Our kids, although they should not have been in Erie, an area of remote woodland, farms and barns. pro-independence Scottish National Party which has 54 of the electorate,” said another. The other 27 EU leaders are seen this, I’m sure a lot have. They need to take this as a les- Police initially searched the area on Sunday. Stephens 59 Scottish seats in the Commons, said May was making a set to hold a summit on April 29 where they will agree on a son. We can’t do this in this country. We just can’t.” Facebook worked for a behavioral health agency serving children “huge political miscalculation”. But in a boost to May, the strategy for negotiating Britain’s expected departure in took down Stephens’s videos and disabled his account through mental health services, foster care and adoption, at- IMF also yesterday significantly raised its forecast for 2019. — AFP about two hours after he first started uploading. risk youth and other programs. — AFP WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 2017 ANALYSIS

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Focus Young Africans chart new path for agro as climate heats up ean Bosco Nzeyimana’s company, Habona Ltd, employs 25 young people who collect garbage, Jseparate out the plastic and metal, and use the organic waste to produce fuel briquettes for cooking. With the remains from the briquette process, they make organic fertilizer, which is sold to farmers. “This is a very smart agricultural technology, because this is the place where farmers can get compost that helps them restore the soil quality lost through applying chemical fertiliz- ers,” said Nzeyimana, adding that Habona is producing 50 tonnes of fuel a month. Managing the waste also reduces the greenhouse gases that would be emitted into the atmosphere if the garbage were destroyed by burning it on an open fire, as often happens around markets. The Rwandan entre- preneur is just one example of young Africans seeking to transform agriculture by using new technologies, while contributing to food security and employment. Their innovations were showcased at the MasterCard Foundation’s Young Africa Works Summit 2017, held in Kill rewards, staged crime scenes Kigali in February, aimed at putting young people at the centre of a “green revolution” for Africa that can he Philippine police have received vides granular detail on the campaign’s New Leads fire on undercover officers trying to catch help equip agriculture to thrive amid climate change. cash payments for executing drug alleged methods, masterminds and perpe- The Commission on Human Rights has them dealing drugs. But these so-called “The increasing severity of climate change is already Tsuspects, planted evidence at crime trators. The document has been shared reviewed the report and the accounts “buy-busts” are actually well-planned exe- amplifying existing stress on water availability and food scenes and carried out most of the killings with leaders of the Catholic Church in the could open up new leads in ongoing inves- cutions, said the commander interviewed security in many African countries,” said Anne Miles, the they have long blamed on vigilantes, said Philippines and with the government-fund- tigations, said chairman Chito Gascon. by Reuters. The commander said targets foundation’s director for youth livelihoods and financial two senior officers who are critical of ed Commission on Human Rights. Church officials confirmed receiving the are chosen from lists of suspects drawn up inclusion. “A growing youth population means this President Rodrigo Duterte’s “war on drugs”. Some of the report’s accusations report as well. “We should do all we can to by police and local officials, who later coor- group will be particularly vulnerable,” she added. At the In the most detailed insider accounts yet of against individuals could not be con- follow any lead that could ultimately shed dinate to unplug security cameras in the same time, young people are uniquely poised to under- the drug war’s secret mechanics, the two firmed by Reuters; the news agency is light on these killings with the view to ulti- neighborhood where a killing is planned. stand the problem, and to use new methods to make senior officials challenged the govern- therefore not publishing the full docu- mately holding the perpetrators to According to the report, streetlamps are farming sustainable, efficient and profitable even as the ment’s explanations of the killings in inter- ment. Many of its findings, however, sup- account,” said Gascon. The fresh claims also switched off. planet warms, the foundation believes. views with Reuters. port and expand upon previous investiga- come amid growing criticism of the drug “There is no such thing as a legitimate Almost 9,000 people, many small-time tions of the drug war by Reuters and inde- war. In February, the country’s influential buy-bust,” the commander said. “The deal- Help for Women Farmers users and dealers, have been killed since pendent human rights monitors. The Catholic Church called it a “reign of terror”. ers know the cops and won’t sell to them.” Pilirani Khoza founded the Bunda Female Students Duterte took office on June 30. Police say report claims that police are paid to kill The campaign has also sparked street Instead, he said, a team of police operatives Organisation in 2014 to help pay fees for disadvan- about a third of the victims were shot by offi- not just drug suspects, but also - for protests and lawsuits. will execute the target, who is almost taged women students on science courses at Lilongwe cers in self-defence during legitimate anti- 10,000 pesos ($200) a head - rapists, pick- Duterte’s police chief, Ronald Dela Rosa, always unarmed, then plant guns and drugs University of Agriculture and Natural Resources in drug operations. Human rights monitors pockets, swindlers, gang members, alco- halted police operations for most of at the crime scene to justify the use of dead- Malawi. In return, the sponsored students act as agricul- believe many of the remaining two thirds holics and other “troublemakers”. February after it emerged that an anti-drug ly force. “We have to plant evidence for the tural extension workers, training poor women farmers were killed by paid assassins operating with It also claims that civilian members of unit had kidnapped and murdered a South legality of the operation,” the commander to survive harsh climatic conditions. The students are police backing or by police disguised as vigi- the so-called Davao Death Squad, which Korean businessman last year. The killings said. “We are ordered to do these opera- sent to rural counties, where they each train around 30 lantes - a charge the police deny. rights activists allege killed hundreds of continued but at a slower pace. tions, so we have to protect ourselves.” women farmers for a month. The two senior officers, one a retired people in Duterte’s hometown of Davao, On March 6, Dela Rosa announced that The commander said officers put the They provide the farmers with the inputs and knowl- police intelligence officer and the other an were drafted to “augment and assist” the the police were resuming their drug opera- gun in the dead suspect’s hand and pull edge they need to implement relatively simple methods, active-duty commander, claimed the police’s current nationwide anti-drug oper- tions. In March, a former policeman, Arturo the trigger with the victim’s finger so such as using small plastic bottles filled with water and killings are in fact orchestrated by the ation. The report doesn’t provide documen- Lascanas, testified in the Philippine Senate forensic testing will show that the suspect pierced at both ends which are tied onto the crop, irri- police, including most of those carried out tary evidence for its accusations, which the about his role in vigilante-style killings in fired a gun. Late last year, he said, police gating it for six months. So far the project has reached by vigilantes. They spoke with Reuters on intelligence officer said were based on the southern city of Davao, where Duterte crime-scene investigators told their fellow 360 rural farmers, who are making progress in planting the condition of anonymity. “It is the accounts from 17 serving or former police- was once mayor. Lascanas was the second officers to place the guns at a slight dis- trees, growing vegetables and crops that are tolerant of Philippine National Police doing it,” said the men, including the commander Reuters Senate witness to link Duterte to the Davao tance from the suspects, rather than in drought and floods, and conserving water in the soil, retired intelligence officer. “This killing interviewed. The police commander said he Death Squad. Duterte denies ordering any their hands, to make things look more said Khoza. In Kenya, meanwhile, 23-year-old Brian machine must be buried six feet under the agreed to talk because he was upset that killings, either as president or mayor. realistic. Most drug suspects in his Bosire is the brain behind UjuziKilimo, which means ground.” He said he was angry about the authorities are targeting only petty drug In a subsequent interview, Lascanas told precinct are shot by rookie cops who are “knowledge farming” in Swahili. Having seen farmers in impact of the killings on police discipline suspects. “Why aren’t they killing the sup- Reuters that for over a decade he was paid for either eager for the experience or nomi- his village suffer from poor yields due to droughts, floods and wanted “to put Duterte on the defen- pliers?” he asked. “Only the poor are dying.” carrying out the liquidation of drug suspects nated by their superiors, the commander and erratic rains, Bosire developed a handheld electronic sive.” Reuters was unable to independently The second half of the report is largely and criminals. In the early 1990s, he said, he said. The superiors refer to this as a “bap- sensor that gathers data on soil quality and helps farmers verify if the police are behind vigilante political in nature, asserting that Duterte was paid 3,000 to 5,000 pesos ($60-$100) for tism by fire”. Each member of the team is decide what to grow. “My first dream was to have some killings. The president’s office and the has close ties to Communist forces in the each of the “jobs” he performed. By the early quickly paid according to two factors, said device that any farmer - like my mother or a village Philippine police did not respond to ques- Philippines. Many in the military and police 2000s he was earning tens of thousands of the commander: His role in the killing and woman - could just stick into the ground, and within a tions from Reuters. are concerned by what they see as pesos for each operation, he said. Lascanas the target’s value. few minutes get the precise information about what kind Duterte’s leftist sympathies. Since taking said he had no documentary proof of the According to the report, the cash of inputs they need, what kinds of crops will do well, and ‘Only the Poor are Dying’ office, the president has released payments. He has since left the country. “reward scales” for drug killings range where can they get those inputs,” he said. The intelligence officer has authored an Communist rebels from prison to restart from 20,000 pesos ($400) for a “street lev- The service is operated by extension agents who test unpublished 26-page report on the con- peace talks. The report also calls the drug Unplugging Cameras el pusher and user,” to 50,000 pesos for a the soil and send information and advice to farmers on duct of the drug war in an effort to organ- war a “social cleansing” campaign similar to In the past nine months, police acknowl- member of a neighborhood council, one their mobile phones, which they also use to pay for their ize opposition to Duterte’s campaign. The that launched in Mao Zedong’s China, with edge having shot dead more than 2,600 million pesos for “distributors, retailers subscription. In 2015, Bosire’s company won an award report, titled “The State-Sponsored Duterte aiming to have drug addicts “physi- suspects during their operations. They say and wholesalers,” and five million for from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, rec- Extrajudicial Killings in the Philippines,” pro- cally eliminated.” such shootings occur after suspects open “drug lords”.— Reuters ognizing its work in developing technology to improve the livelihoods and yields of small-scale farmers. “One of the 250 farmers who were getting 10 bags of maize from one acre is now earning $300 per month from veg- Banned at sea: Venezuela’s oil tankers etable farming,” said Bosire. “We are proud that at least the farmer is getting the right knowledge to drive him n the scorching heat of the Caribbean Sea, workers in almost entirely financed an elaborate system of govern- after the line connected to his air supply got tangled in the to profitability.” In the next two years, the company aims scuba suits scrub crude oil by hand from the hull of the ment price controls and social subsidies that maintained propeller on his boat, according to union representatives. to reach 200,000 Kenyan farmers, he added. ICaspian Galaxy, a tanker so filthy it can’t set sail in inter- the popularity of late President Hugo Chavez, the socialist The Professional Union of Scuba Divers and Marine Staff national waters. The vessel is among many that are con- firebrand. Although embattled Venezuelan President from Zulia state had previously requested that PDVSA Ending Hunger stantly contaminated at two major export terminals where Nicolas Maduro insists the government has maintained replace the propellers with a different propulsion system, Bosire said climate change is one of the biggest chal- they load crude from Venezuela’s state-run oil company, social programs, he has publicly acknowledged that lower the organization said. A supervisor at PDVSA’s Western divi- lenges facing Africa, because its agriculture is mainly PDVSA. The water here has an oily sheen from leaks in the oil prices have left the government with less money to sion on Monday confirmed the accident but declined to rain-fed. One of the best ways to make farmers more rusty pipelines under the surface. finance them. Venezuela’s Information Ministry did not answer further questions. PDVSA’s maritime crisis is resilient is to create solutions that are tailored to small- That means the tankers have to be cleaned before trav- respond to a request for comment about the nation’s social uniquely dire, said George Los, a senior tanker market ana- holders, he said. Nzeyimana said climate change is “for eling to many foreign ports, which won’t admit crude- spending. lyst at US ship brokerage Charles R Weber Company. “I can’t real”. “Young people, because of the skills they have, stained ships for fear of environmental damage to their think of any situation similar to this anywhere else in the have to take a lead in trying to make sure that we miti- harbors, port facilities or other vessels. The laborious hand- Thousands of Brush Strokes world right now,” he said. gate the climate change risks before they hit us the hard cleaning operation is one of many causes of chronic delays At oil export terminals around the world - where crude way,” he emphasised. Currently, the fuel briquettes his for dozens of tankers that deliver Venezuela’s principle leaks like those in Venezuela are relatively rare - an oil- Leases at $1 Million per Month company produces are sold only in southern Rwanda export to customers worldwide, according to three execu- stained tanker would normally be taken out of the water Eighteen of the 31 oil tankers PDVSA owns were out of but it is planning to build a bigger plant to be able to tives of the state-run firm, eight employees of maritime and cleaned with industrial equipment in a dry dock. But commission at the end of March, according to Thomson supply the whole country. Khoza said young Africans are firms that contract with PDVSA and Thomson Reuters ves- Venezuela has just one small dry dock and lacks the cash or Reuters vessel-tracking data and six maritime industry the drivers of agricultural transformation. — Reuters sel-tracking data. Other reasons include delayed repairs the time to send its soiled tankers there for proper clean- employees, who spoke with Reuters on condition of and impoundments by service providers that are owed ing, according to the PDVSA executives, ship captains and anonymity. Several needed cleaning, while others need money by cash-strapped PDVSA. two workers from tanker cleaning companies. repairs, according to the data. To keep oil flowing, PDVSA Neither PDVSA nor Venezuela’s Oil Ministry responded to So workers on a small fishing boat clean the giant leases more than 50 tankers - each at a cost of between All articles appearing on these pages requests for comment about the firm’s maritime operations. tanker with thousands of scrub-brush strokes. The work - $800,000 to $1 million per month, according to three cap- are the personal opinion of the writers. The tankers sidelined for cleaning provide a vivid example which involves scouring ships above and below the water tains and ship brokers involved in lease contracts with of the firm’s downward spiral: Lacking the cash to properly line - can take up to ten days per vessel, a worker involved PDVSA and Thomson Reuters vessel tracking data. Kuwait Times takes no responsibility maintain ships, refineries and production operations - or to in the cleaning said. In a scene witnessed by Reuters in That is more than double the number of vessels it typi- for views expressed therein. Kuwait pay business partners on time - PDVSA can’t boost exports, April, workers wearing scuba suits baked on the deck of a cally leases to complement its own fleet of tankers, accord- which is its only option for raising more cash. small boat as they reached out with brushes to scrub the ing to the sources. It’s a short-term fix that is driving up Times invites readers to voice their The lagging exports crimp the flow of cash back to the Caspian Galaxy, a tanker leased for one trip by a PDVSA costs and exposing PDVSA to further detentions or seizures opinions. Please send submissions via country’s crippled socialist economy, as citizens struggle customer. of vessels when it does not pay leasing fees on time. daily amid soaring inflation and shortages of food and The workers labored just offshore from Amuay beach, Several ship owners, exasperated by payment delays, have email to: [email protected] or medicine. Because Venezuela relies on oil for more than 90 near a tourist hub and PDVSA’s largest refinery. The crews sought court orders to have the oil on board the tankers via snail mail to PO Box 1301 Safat, percent of export revenues, the problems of its state-run here have washed so many vessels in recent months that impounded, according to three sources involved in some oil company pose a national crisis. Venezuela’s crude they have dubbed their operation “the boatwash”. In near- of the disputes and a court document seen by Reuters. Kuwait. The editor reserves the right to exports declined 8 percent to 1.69 million barrels per day by Maracaibo Lake - where tankers are stained at the Russian shipping conglomerate Sovcomflot in October edit any submission as necessary. (bpd) in the first quarter versus the same period in 2016, export terminals - a scuba diver died in an accident this won a court order to seize a $20 million Venezuelan crude according to Thomson Reuters data. week while inspecting a leaking pipeline. cargo from a Sovcomflot tanker as partial payment on a When oil prices were high, crude and fuel exports Jose Bermudez, a 40-year-old father of two, drowned $30 million debt. — Reuters WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 2017 SPORTS

Paulinho ‘keen’ for China African soccer boss open to Lampard lauds Terry as stay amid transfer rumors Somalia hosting games again ‘greatest EPL defender’ HONG KONG: Former Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Paulinho has denied speculation MOGADISHU: Somalia could host international games again for LONDON: Former Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard has hailed John Terry as linking him to a move away from the Chinese Super League after his recent impressive the first time in nearly 30 years after the new head of African the Premier League’s greatest ever defender after the club announced their cap- performances for Brazil and Guangzhou Evergrande. The 28-year-old, who soccer said on Tuesday he’s open to the idea. Confederation of tain will leave Stamford Bridge at the end of the season. The 36-year-old former joined Evergrande from the English Premier League side in June 2015, African Football president Ahmad invited Somalia to start by England international, who made his Chelsea debut in 1998, played more than signed an extension to his initial contract in January. But after scoring organizing friendly games against neighbor Djibouti in the 700 games for the club and has been their most successful captain. He won the a hat-trick in Brazil’s 4-1 win over Uruguay in World Cup qualifying Somali capital Mogadishu. Mogadishu last hosted a senior inter- 2012 Champions League, four Premier League titles, five FA Cups, last month, he has found himself back in the spotlight. “These trans- national in 1988. Somalia has been wracked by violence and three League Cups and the Europa League with Chelsea. Lampard, fer rumors are normal in the football industry,” he told Chinese chaos since the early 1990s, first because of a civil war and now who was capped 106 times for England, is Chelsea’s all-time top media. “My agent must have received inquiries from some deadly attacks by homegrown Islamist extremist group Al- goalscorer with 211 goals in over 400 appearances in all competi- European clubs. “But I like where I am and I have been having Shabab. But the situation has improved. Somalia President tions. “The last man standing of an incredible era for @chelseafc,” good time with my team mates and coaches. I’d like to stay here to Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed used Ahmad’s visit to request his Lampard wrote on his instagram account. “What a pleasure to play win more titles with Evergrande.” Paulinho joined the club on a 14 country be allowed to host international soccer again. Ahmad, with the greatest defender in the @premierleague history. “He led the club both on and off the pitch from the moment he million euro ($14.9 million) transfer fee after a disappointing spell who beat longtime African soccer boss Issa Hayatou in an elec- made his debut. “He set standards for everyone, whether it in London and has impressed since moving to China. He helped tion last month, made a two-day visit to Somalia on Monday and was demanding excellence in training, fighting for every Evergrande win the Asian Champions League title at the end of his Tuesday, his first official trip as CAF president. “Holding friendly win or respecting how fortunate we were to play for such a first season while also picking up two Chinese Super League win- matches in Mogadishu will help a lot to encourage sports and great club.” — Reuters

MINNEAPOLIS: Cleveland Indians’ Carlos Santana dives for a sharp grounder by Minnesota Twins’ Jason Castro on a fielder’s choice in the eighth inning of a baseball game on Monday, April 17, 2017, in Minneapolis. — AP Yankees romp to eighth consecutive win Suzuki returns to Seattle as member of 3,000-hit club

NEW YORK: Jordan Montgomery took a Chicago starter John Lackey (1-2) last season. won its third straight. Craig Kimbrel struck out pitchers retired the last 14 batters. Jesse Chavez MARINERS 6, MARLINS 1 shutout into the seventh inning for his first Brewers starter Chase Anderson (2-0) pitched the side in the ninth for a save for the third (1-2) allowed two runs and seven hits over a sea- Robinson Cano and Nelson Cruz hit con- major league win while Matt Holliday home- five innings of three-run, seven-hit ball to pick straight day, his sixth this season. Blake Snell son-high seven innings. secutive first-inning homers and Ariel red in his return to the lineup as the New York up the victory. (0-2) gave up four runs - one earned - and sev- Miranda pitched seven scoreless innings as Yankees romped to their eighth consecutive en hits in five innings. The Rays completed a 1- CARDINALS 2, PIRATES 1 the Mariners beat the Marlins in Ichiro victory by beating the Chicago White Sox 7-4 BRAVES 5, PADRES 4 6 trip that followed a franchise-best 5-2 start. Lance Lynn pitched seven shutout innings Suzuki’s first visit to Safeco Field as a member on Monday night. Holliday put the Yankees Dansby Swanson hit an RBI single with two and Kolten Wong homered as St Louis of the 3,000-hit club. Miranda (1-1) allowed ahead with a titanic three-run shot in a five- outs in the ninth inning as Atlanta, boosted by INDIANS 3, TWINS 1 stopped a three-game losing streak. The four singles and only one runner to reach sec- run third inning and Aaron Judge added a Freddie Freeman’s two home runs, beat San Danny Salazar finished six innings strong Cardinals, who had lost six of seven, are 4-9 ond base while striking out five. Nick Vincent two-run homer that chased Derek Holland (1- Diego for a four-game sweep in its first series after a shaky start and Michael Brantley home- and still have the worst record in the NL. Lynn pitched a perfect eighth before Evan Scribner 2) with the score 7-0 in the fifth. New York has at SunTrust Park. Swanson’s bases-loaded hit red and drove in two runs as Cleveland beat (1-1) allowed three hits and struck out five allowed Christian Yelich’s third home run in rebounded from a 1-4 start with its longest fell just in front of diving left fielder Allen Minnesota. Salazar (1-1) struck out seven and while walking one. Seung-Hwan Oh worked the ninth. The Mariners won their fourth winning streak since a 10-game run in June Cordoba. The Braves have followed a five- retired 15 of his last 18 batters after allowing around an RBI double by pinch hitter Gregory straight after a 2-8 start. Cano crushed a 2-1 2012. Making his second career start, game losing streak with five straight wins. Jim five hits and one walk over a seven-batter Polanco in the ninth to record the Cardinals’ pitch from Tom Koehler (0-1) 441 feet to right- Montgomery (1-0) immediately found himself Johnson (2-0) pitched the ninth. Kurt Suzuki stretch spanning the first two innings. first save of the season. Ivan Nova (1-2) gave center for his second home run, a two-run in a first-inning jam. hit a one-out single in the Braves ninth off Brantley took Kyle Gibson (0-2) deep in the up five hits and no walks in eight innings while shot that scored Jarrod Dyson. Cruz followed But the 24-year-old lefty calmly pitched his closer Brandon Maurer (0-1). With two outs, fifth inning, raising his career average in 13 at- striking out three. with his second homer, lining a 1-1 pitch to way out of it by retiring cleanup hitter Jose pinch runner Chase d’Arnaud advanced to bats against the Twins right-hander to .385 center to make it 3-0. Abreu and streaking Avisail Garcia with run- third on Emilio Bonifacio’s bloop single in front with four RBIs. Cody Allen loaded the bases in RANGERS 7, ATHLETICS 0 ners at second and third. Aroldis Chapman of Cordoba’s dive. An intentional walk to Ender the ninth, but he completed his third save by AJ Griffin pitched six scoreless innings in DIAMONDBACKS 4, DODGERS 2 closed out for his fourth save. Inciarte loaded the bases for Swanson, whose getting Joe Mauer to fly out to center field. his return to the Oakland Coliseum while Jake Lamb hit a solo home run in the first career game ending hit again fell beyond Nomar Mazara had two hits and three RBIS as eighth inning and David Peralta added a run- BREWERS 6, CUBS 3 the reach of a charging Cordoba. ASTROS 3, ANGELS 0 the Rangers beat the Athletics. Carlos Gomez scoring triple in the ninth to lead the Eric Thames homered in his club record- Charlie Morton and three relievers combined and Mike Napoli added two RBIs apiece to Diamondbacks to a victory over the Dodgers. tying fifth straight game as Milwaukee beat RED SOX 4, RAYS 3 for a five-hitter while Jose Altuve drove in two help Texas end a three-game losing streak. JJ Hoover (1-0) threw two scoreless innings in Chicago. Milwaukee never trailed after Thames Andrew Benintendi hit a go-ahead, two-run runs as Houston beat Los Angeles for its fifth Griffin (2-0) spent his first two seasons in the relief of Robbie Ray to earn the victory and hit an opposite-field homer to snap a 3-3 tie in single as Boston scored three unearned runs straight win. Morton (1-1) worked in and out of majors with the A’s before being released near Fernando Rodney blanked the Dodgers in the the third inning. Jeromy Burnitz was the other following a dropped throw by second base- trouble over five innings, allowing five hits and the end of 2015 after Tommy John surgery a ninth to earn his fifth save. It was Lamb’s third Brewer to homer in five straight games in man Brad Miller to beat Tampa Bay in the two walks with three strikeouts. Chris Devenski year earlier. He hadn’t pitched at the Coliseum homer of the season. August of 1997. Ryan Braun and Jeff Bandy annual Patriots’ Day game. Knuckleballer followed Morton with two perfect innings while since making his final start for Oakland on The Dodgers took a 2-0 lead against Ray, also went deep for the Brewers, the only team Steven Wright (1-1) allowed three runs - one Luke Gregerson threw a perfect eighth and Ken Sept. 18, 2013. He looked very comfortable in scoring an unearned run in the second on to hit as many as three homers in a game off earned - and nine hits in six innings as Boston Giles pitched the ninth for his third save. Astros his return. The Rangers’ shaggy-haired right- Logan Forsythe’s sacrifice fly and taking a two- hander allowed one hit and one walk, retired run lead on an Enrique Hernandez solo home the final 14 batters he faced and finished with run in the fourth. eight strikeouts - one shy of his career high. It was his first of the year. The Diamondbacks Three Texas relievers combined for the final tied it on RBI hits by AJ Pollock and Peralta. nine outs to complete the three-hitter while Chris Hatcher (0-1) pitched 2 2/3 innings and Jharel Cotton (1-2) took the loss. took the loss. — AP

Baseball results/standings

Arizona 4, LA Dodgers 2; Seattle 6, Miami 1; Texas 7, Oakland 0; Cleveland 3, Minnesota 1; Houston 3, LA Angels 0; Milwaukee 6, Chicago Cubs 3; Atlanta 5, San Diego 4; NY Yankees 7, Chicago White Sox 4; St. Louis 2, Pittsburgh 1; Boston 4, Tampa Bay 3. American League National League Eastern Division Eastern Division W L PCT GB Washington 7 5 .583 - Baltimore 8 3 .727 - Miami 7 6 .538 0.5 NY Yankees 9 4 .692 - NY Mets 7 6 .538 0.5 Boston 8 5 .615 1 Atlanta 6 6 .500 1 Tampa Bay 6 8 .429 3.5 Philadelphia 4 8 .333 3 Toronto 2 10 .167 6.5 Central Division Central Division Cincinnati 8 5 .615 - Detroit 8 4 .667 - Milwaukee 8 6 .571 0.5 Minnesota 7 6 .538 1.5 Chicago Cubs 6 7 .462 2 Chicago White Sox 6 6 .500 2 Pittsburgh 6 7 .462 2 Kansas City 6 6 .500 2 Cleveland 6 7 .462 2.5 St. Louis 4 9 .308 4 Western Division Western Division Houston 9 4 .692 - Arizona 9 5 .643 - LA Angels 6 8 .429 3.5 Colorado 9 5 .643 - Seattle 6 8 .429 3.5 LA Dodgers 7 7 .500 2 Oakland 5 8 .385 4 San Diego 5 9 .357 4 LOS ANGELES: Los Angeles Dodgers Rob Segedin (right) scores on a sacrifice fly hit by Logan Forsythe as Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Texas 5 8 .385 4 San Francisco 5 9 .357 4 Jeff Mathis takes a late throw during the second inning of a baseball game on Monday, April 17, 2017. — AP WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 2017 SPORTS Rename ‘Mankad’, fumes Gavaskar

NEW DELHI: Batting great Sunil Gavaskar grave objections to that because it’s put- wants the term “Mankad” dropped from ting one of India’s cricketing legends in a cricketing parlance, saying linking the bad light,” Gavaskar said on the Sony Max famously controversial dismissal to Indian TV channel during an Indian Premier all-rounder Vinoo Mankad smears the leg- League Twenty20 match. end’s name. The term-used when a bowler “He has been one of India’s all-time runs out a non-striker before delivery-was great cricketers. Our legend’s name should coined 70 years ago when Mankad twice not be spoiled. If you want to call it any- ran out Bill Brown at the bowler’s end dur- thing, just say the batsman was ‘Browned’, ing India’s tour of Australia in 1947. Mankad not ‘Mankaded’.” His comments come just a was widely criticized for unsporting play, fortnight after the Marylebone Cricket despite warning Brown several times that Club, which oversees administration of the he was straying from his crease. sport, declared it was updating the rule Australian skipper Donald Bradman and governing the dismissal to “put the onus on Brown himself also defended the Indian the non-striker to remain in his/her bowler but the term-loaded with negative ground”. Dismissing a batsman at the non- connotations of bad sportsmanship-stuck striking end remains contentious in the for generations. But 70 years down the world of cricket. Sri Lanka’s Sachithra track, former Indian captain Gavaskar Senanayake was widely criticized by the wants the term amended, arguing it English press in 2014 after he dismissed Jos should be renamed “Browned” after the Buttler in this fashion during a one-day Australian player who was at fault. “I have international in 2014. — AFP

NASHVILLE: The Nashville Predators charge the ice after defeating the Chicago Blackhawks in overtime in Game Three of the Western Conference First Round during the 2017 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Bridgestone Arena on April 17, 2017. — AFP NHL plays 4 OT playoff games in crazy night Predators push Hawks to brink of elimination

WASHINGTON: Tyler Bozak scored a power-play zone that was close to being offside. Turris got and take a 3-0 lead in their Western Conference goal at 1:37 of overtime, and the Toronto Maple the puck to Ryan, who tipped it past Tuukka first-round playoff series. Perry’s shot from a bad Leafs defeated the Washington Capitals 4-3 on Rask as Ottawa overcame blowing a 3-0 lead to angle hit Calgary goalie Brian Elliott and then Monday night to take a 2-1 lead in a first-round reclaim home-ice advantage in the best-of-sev- deflected off defenseman Michael Stone’s back- Eastern Conference playoff series. All three en series. Mike Hoffman scored twice and Derick side and in to lead the Ducks to a come-from- games have gone to overtime. Auston Matthews, Brassard had a goal for Ottawa. Noel Acciari, behind victory. Shea Theodore scored his first DHARAMSALA: In this file photo, India’s cricket captain Virat Kohli (left) and Ajinkya Nazem Kadri and William Nylander also scored David Backes and David Pastrnak answered for two NHL playoff goals for the Ducks. In relief of Rahane (right) receive the Border-Gavaskar trophy from Sunil Gavaskar during the fourth for the Maple Leafs, and Matthews added an the Bruins in their second straight three-goal Anaheim starting goalie John Gibson, Jonathan day of the fourth and final cricket Test match between India and Australia at The assist. Nicklas Backstrom, Alex Ovechkin and second period. Bernier stopped all 16 shots he faced to pick up Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala. Batting great Sunil Evgeny Kuznetsov scored for the Capitals, who the win. Gibson gave up four goals on 16 shots Gavaskar has slammed the use of the term ‘Mankad’ when a bowler runs out a non-striker twice had two-goal leads. The Maple Leafs scored DUCKS 5, FLAMES 4 (OT) before being relieved by Bernier at 8:33 of the before his delivery, saying the onus in such dismissals is on the batsman. — AFP the final two goals of the second period to send Corey Perry scored at 1:30 of overtime as second period. Sean Monahan had a goal and an the game to the third period tied at 3. It stayed Anaheim overcame a 4-1 deficit to win the game assist for the Flames. — Agencies CRICKET that way through the third. But when Washington’s Lars Eller took a high-sticking penalty at 19:44, Toronto opened the overtime Australia’s pace attack on the power play and took advantage. could decide Ashes: Lee PREDATORS 3, BLACKHAWKS 2 (OT) The Chicago Blackhawks were left staring down the barrel of a shock early playoff exit after MUMBAI: Australia’s pace attack, embold- “Two completely different bowlers but Kevin Fiala’s overtime winner handed the ened by the return of “once in a generation” complementing each other because they are Nashville Predators a 3-0 series lead on Monday. bowler Pat Cummins, could prove the differ- building pressure from each end. Then you Fiala slipped a backhander past Corey Crawford as ence between the sides in this year’s Ashes throw in someone like a Pat Cummins. It’s a Nashville fought back from 2-0 down to seal a dra- series against England, former paceman Brett pretty handy attack.” Less than six months matic 3-2 victory in Nashville. The win means the Lee said. Steve Smith’s side already boast tear- ago, Australia were still reeling from their 3-0 Predators are just one victory away from sending away paceman Mitchell Starc along with the whitewash in Sri Lanka when they were beat- Chicago crashing out of the playoffs in what precision of Josh Hazlewood. Cummins en in the home series by South Africa with a would be a stunning end to the postseason for the returned to test cricket in India after more match to spare. The axe fell on some players Western Conference top seeds. Fiala’s winner than five years in the wilderness, replacing and a revamped side gained a consolation came after he had missed two golden chances in injured spearhead Starc and taking eight win at Adelaide Oval before going on to overtime. Crawford had seemed determined to wickets from the final two matches in Ranchi blank Pakistan 3-0 in the following series. keep Chicago alive, making 46 stops in the defeat. and Dharamsala. They impressed one and all in India, going Pekka Rinne made 34 saves for Nashville. Chicago His successful comeback has only bol- down 2-1 after a closely-fought four-match now face the Predators on Thursday in Game 4, stered Australia’s already formidable pace series against the world’s top ranked test side. aiming to avoid a series sweep. resources. “What Pat Cummins can bring is Lee said Smith now had the players to build a pace, aggression, control and anything team around for the long-term. SENATORS 4, BRUINS 3 (OT) between that. He is a once in a generation “After (former captain) Michael Clarke, you Bobby Ryan tipped home a pass from Kyle bowler and you have got to harness that got Steve Smith taking over, and I think he’s Turris for a power-play goal 5:43 into overtime, amazing talent,” Lee said in an interview at a building his own team, which is a terrific giving Ottawa a road win and a 2-1 lead in the Mumbai hotel overlooking the Arabian Sea. team,” said the 40-year-old. first-round Eastern Conference playoff series. CALGARY: Alex Chiasson #39 of the Calgary Flames fights Patrick Eaves #18 of the Anaheim The 23-year-old right-armer showed good “It’s a team that are very close and a team Riley Nash was in the penalty box when Erik Ducks for the puck in Game Three of the Western Conference First Round during the 2017 NHL control and generated enough pace even on that’s going to be around for a long time now. Karlsson hit a flying Turris with a pass into the Stanley Cup Playoffs at Scotiabank Saddledome on April 17, 2017. — AFP the docile surfaces in India to trouble the You have got some young guys coming. hosts’ batsmen. (Matt) Renshaw is just 21 years old. (Peter) James Pattinson has also been in stellar Handscomb has come on and just taken to form in domestic cricket since returning from test cricket like a duck to water. Gatland ready to reveal Lions squad a 12-month injury layoff in February and the “You throw in Pat Cummins, he’s back in 26-year-old could complete a dream pace the mix after five and half years in absence of LONDON: Warren Gatland will reveal his British provincial teams and the desperately limited said, factoring in the tough tour games against quartet for the five-match Ashes series start- not playing test cricket. You got some people and Irish Lions squad for the daunting tour of preparation time. The Lions kick off with the only the country’s dominant Super Rugby sides. ing in November. Lee, an ambassador for that are injecting in some youth, some experi- New Zealand today, when talk in rugby clubs easy-looking fixture of the 10-match tour, The Lions have won only one series in New Bowling Master, said he would struggle to ence. Australia is in a very good spot.” Lee across the region will quickly switch from who against Provincial Barbarians on June 3. Zealand, in 1971, and since they started touring summon the courage to face such a pace bat- was also looking forward to seeing how Joe will be on the plane to who is likely to be in the That is just one week after the English there in 1904 have won six of the 38 tests - with tery. “I would be (scared), absolutely,” Lee said Root, who replaced long-serving Alastair test team. Gatland, who oversaw the 2-1 series Premiership and Pro-12 finals, and with Gatland three draws. They were hammered 3-0 on their after launching the cricket training kit which Cook as test captain, would lead England victory over Australia four years ago, is tipped to having said previously that anyone featuring in last visit 12 years ago, when Dan Carter was in will be sold on Amazon’s India portal. “It’s a Down Under. “He’s a class act ... His stats back select Welsh flanker Sam Warburton as captain those matches will not play in the tour opener, his pomp, but if Lions fans think the retirement pretty serious pace barrage that you’ve got. it up and proved that he is such an amazing for the second time, an honor previously his opening options look squeezed. Former of the superstar flyhalf will have weakened the Australian bowling stocks now are pretty talent,” Lee said. “He’s ranked among the top bestowed only on England’s Martin Johnson. England flyhalf Stuart Barnes, who toured New All Blacks, they have not been watching healthy. “Hazlewood is more of hitting the four-five batsmen in the world. And you Warburton captained the team in the first two Zealand with the Lions in 1993 without playing a Beauden Barrett, who is operating at arguably good length, day in and day out. With Starc throw in the captaincy with that. I am actually tests against Australia in 2013 but missed the test, described this year’s tour as “attempting to even higher levels this season. His, and possibly you will be full, short, good length, yorkers, looking forward to seeing how he goes on decisive third through injury, with fellow conquer rugby’s Mount Everest without oxygen, New Zealand’s only relative weakness is in goal- the whole thing. the Australian wickets.”— Reuters Welshman Alun Wyn Jones stepping in. with a storm gathering on the horizon. kicking, where the Lions have real strength in Jones has taken on the captaincy duties for “To win the series would be the greatest depth, but the tourists are almost certainly RUGBY Wales this season while Warburton has played Lions triumph of all. To win more than 50 per- going to need to find more than a few penalties superbly, adding to the conundrum for Gatland, cent of their games will be a decent effort,” he to conquer that sporting Everest. — Reuters who will return to his day job as Wales coach Former All Black after the tour. There will no doubt be the usual surprises - experienced Six Nations men missing out and the odd young “bolter” being given their Evans to retire chance. Media speculation over the weekend has already suggested that Joe Launchbury, LONDON: Harlequins’ former New Zealand showed me things I could never imagine and George Ford and Jamie Joseph can start prepar- fly-half Nick Evans is to retire from rugby introduced me to people that are not team- ing for England’s tour of Argentina instead. union at the end of the northern hemi- mates, but family.” Evans, widely regarded as The heart of the squad oozes quality, with fly- sphere season, the English Premiership club one of the best overseas signings in halves Jonathan Sexton and Owen Farrell, announced yesterday. The 36-year-old Premiership history, added: “I need to thank scrumhalf Conor Murray, winger George North joined the Twickenham-based side in 2008 the clubs I have represented, the coaches and key forwards Billy Vunipola, Peter O’Mahony, and has since made more than 200 appear- who have helped shape the player I am today, Taulupe Faletau and Sean O’Brien on just about ances and scored a club record 2,217 and the fans, both in New Zealand where it all every pundit’s short list. Gatland also looks points. But by signing for Quins, Evans started, and here in the UK, for their support. spoiled for choice at lock and in the back row, effectively called time on an All Blacks’ “I couldn’t think of a better shirt and place to where some high-class operators will have to career that yielded 16 caps from 2004 to finish my career at than Harlequins, I want to miss out. On the other hand, other areas will 2007, although by that stage he was being thank the club and fans for making myself have given him sleepless nights, with a group of eclipsed at international level by fly-half and my family feel unbelievably welcome. It similarly matched contenders of a good stan- great Dan Carter. has made our time so special.” dard but who are unlikely to strike fear into New Evans, who began his career with Otago Harlequins director of rugby John Zealand coach Steve Hansen. and played for the Highlanders and the Kingston paid tribute to the stand-off by Key among those is probably hooker, where Blues in Super Rugby, was a central figure as saying: “The word ‘legendary’ is really over- the captains of the best two teams in Europe - Quins won the second-tier European used within the modern sporting world, England’s Dylan Hartley and Ireland’s Rory Best - Challenge Cup in 2011 and took the but in the case of Nick Evans and his rugby will probably travel but with neither in the box Premiership title the following year. “I playing career at Harlequins, it is the per- seat - and Wales’ impressive Ken Owens in with a thought leaving New Zealand was hard, but fect description. “From the moment he shout. For all those who make the squad, and leaving the game I’ve played since I was arrived in the summer of 2008, he has been however well they bed down in their short time LONDON: In this file photo, Australia’s Sitaleki Timani (right) is tackled by England’s Joe eight years old-and professionally for 17 at the forefront of taking the club to together, they face a monumentally difficult Launchbury (top) and Tom Wood during their autumn international rugby match at years-is tough. But when you know, you heights never experienced before, includ- task. Many observers are describing this year’s Twickenham Stadium in London. Team coach Warren Gatland met with staff yesterday, to final- know,” said Evans in a Harlequins statement. ing being crowned Premiership champions tour as the Lions’ toughest, not just because of ize a squad of English, Irish, Welsh and Scottish players, with a month to form the former rivals “This game has taught me everything, in 2012.” — AFP the supreme quality of the world champion All into a squad of British and Irish Lions comrades ready to face New Zealand. Launchbury could Blacks, but because of the strength too of the miss out in the face of intense competition in the second row position. — AP WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 2017 SPORTS Djokovic through in Monte Carlo after Simon scare

MONTE CARLO: Novak Djokovic was made birth of his son, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was to sweat before struggling to victory 6-3, 3- upset by a qualifier in the second round of 6, 7-5 against Gilles Simon at Monte Carlo the Monte Carlo Masters on Tuesday. The yesterday in his first clay court match of seventh-seeded Tsonga lost to fellow the season. “It was a very difficult match, Frenchman Adrian Mannarino 6-7 (3), 6-2, with many changes of momentum,” the 6-3 at the first big tournament of the clay- world number two Djokovic said. “It was court swing. very tiring for me, the first clay of the sea- A two-time semifinalist at the Country son. “But this is the start of the Roland Club, Tsonga had not played since losing Garros build-up.” Monaco resident Djokovic his opening match to Fabio Fognini at was broken at 4-4 in the decider but then Indian Wells in early March. Tsonga then reeled off three straight games to snatch took time off following the birth of his first victory. He has suffered a disjointed start to child Shugar on March 18. The 10th-ranked the season with patchy form while recently Tsonga led 3-0 in the first set then strug- sitting out the Miami Masters due to an gled to cope with the good mix of baseline elbow injury. Djokovic won the Monte shots and slices from Mannarino. Carlo Masters in 2013 and 2015 but has Mannarino broke Tsonga six times and will won only one tournament so far this sea- next go against Lucas Pouille or Paolo son, the Qatar Open at the start of January. Lorenzi. Back from an elbow injury, two- time champion Novak Djokovic later start- TSONGA LOSES MONTE CARLO: Serbia’s Novak Djokovic hits a return to French’s Gilles Simon during the Monte-Carlo ATP Masters Series tour- ed his campaign against Frenchman Gilles Back on court for the first time since the nament yesterday in Monaco. — AFP Simon. — Agencies So what that Alonso is racing the Indy 500?

CHARLOTTE: During the last race at Long This just doesn’t feel right, no matter Beach, there was buzz that IndyCar officials how skilled Alonso may very well be. wanted a superstar to commit to the There’s got to be at least a small group of Indianapolis 500 and make the 101st run- worrywarts unsettled by the crowded time- ning a must-watch race. The 500 is one of line in which Alonso plans to learn how to the most iconic events in America, and it race Indy. The deal manufactured by current was going to be difficult for the speedway McLaren executive Zak Brown, a former to top last year’s centennial celebration. So IndyCar consultant, has grabbed headlines names were bandied about, all of them by pairing McLaren, Honda, Alonso and drivers who might consider running next Andretti in the most famous auto race in month’s race and would draw a good deal the US. It comes at the expense of the of domestic interest. Monaco Grand Prix, which Alonso will skip There was Tony Stewart, who never won to race at Indy. the 500 - his dream race. Retired from Why is it OK for one of F1’s biggest stars NASCAR now, Indy cars may have passed to skip the crown jewel of the schedule to him, but people would have tuned into to sell some tickets for Indianapolis Motor see one last gasp from Smoke. Speedway? Alonso’s entry also came at the There was Danica Patrick, whose entire expense of Stefan Wilson, who had to give brand was built around the Indy 500. She up his yearlong quest to put an Indy pack- left IndyCar six years ago but the grass age together because there were not hasn’t been so green on the NASCAR side, enough engines for both Alonso and and Patrick led 19 laps at the speedway and Wilson. People will tell you Wilson gracious- finished third and fourth in her career. ly stepped aside, and put the race above his Either of those drivers would have drawn own interests, but what kind of series lead- massive interest in Indiana, where the series ership puts him in that position? Of course seems to cater to its homegrown fans and he was going to say. “Sure, Alonso can have unfortunately often settles for mediocrity. It my engine.” Meanwhile, the field already has was neither of those drivers. The “showstop- announced entries for Indy 500 rookies per” CEO Mark Miles pulled out for next Zach Veach and Jack Harvey, plus a car for month’s race is two-time Formula One Jay Howard, who hasn’t raced an Indy car champion Fernando Alonso. “Who?” asked since 2011. So why was Wilson singled out my 13-year-old daughter. Trust me, she’s a to cough up his Honda engine to give valuable gauge of what’s trending, and I Alonso a shot? Wilson has been working CLEVELAND: Cleveland Cavaliers’ Tristan Thompson (left) drives to the basket against Indiana Pacers’ Myles Turner in the first half in Game 2 of guarantee she’d have talked up the race if hard to make this year’s race after finishing a first-round NBA basketball playoff series, on Monday, April 17, 2017. — AP Stewart or Patrick was in the field. 28th last year, enough to earn a share of Alonso is a highly decorated driver who $200,805. IndyCar has some nice momen- was once at the top of Formula One. tum right now, but the idea of importing Cavs, Spurs march IndyCar has plenty of international drivers, Alonso does little for long-term growth. so adding the Spaniard for the 500 isn’t Unless, of course, the idea is to coax more unusual in that respect. But his F1 titles open-wheel drivers in F1 turf to take the came long ago, in 2005 and 2006, and he road to IndyCar. has yet to score a point in three races this Put Lewis Hamilton in the Indy 500, with on in NBA playoffs year with McLaren. “I’ve never raced with so proper seat time and the freedom to little power in my life,” Alonso reportedly Snapchat and Instagram his way through the said on his radio during Sunday’s race in entire process. That might appeal to kids. Or Bahrain. Big news, Alo; You get one of those put Ricky or Jordan Taylor in the event. They Honda engines for the Indy 500, too. To race are rising American stars with the following Fizdale fury after Spurs maul Grizzlies on an oval, a circuit he’s never attempted, in to make a difference to the race and the an Indy car, a car he’s never driven. He series. Alonso? Meh. It’s hard to see what LOS ANGELES: The Cleveland Cavaliers over- 10 rebounds and seven assists. “We’re right there against the Spurs in their Western Conference apparently is skipping the rookie orienta- IndyCar gains in the long run. After selling came a bout of fourth quarter jitters to take a of what we know we can become, and we’ll fig- showdown. Kawhi Leonard finished with 37 tion program, and will leave himself roughly some tickets and drawing some eyeballs on grip of their NBA playoff series against the ure it out.” Cavs coach Tyronn Lue blamed points as the Spurs took a 2-0 lead in the best- two weeks - barring rain delays - to figure race day, what happens when the race is over Indiana Pacers on Monday as San Antonio fatigue for the high turnover count that allowed of-seven series at AT&T Center. out how to win the Indy 500. and Alonso returns to Formula One? — AP seized control of their duel with Memphis. San Antonio to claw their way back into the con- But Fizdale unleashed a spectacular post- Cleveland appeared to be coasting to victory test in the fourth quarter. “I just saw turnovers,” game tirade against the officiating crew, which is after opening up an 18-point lead at the end of Lue said. “We’ve gotta take care of the basket- almost certain to bring disciplinary action from the third quarter at the Quicken Loans Arena. ball. We turned the ball over and it hurt us. the league. Fizdale complained bitterly that offi- But the Cavs put the home fans through the Nineteen turnovers for 24 points. It’s hard to win cials had unfairly skewed the free throw count ringer in a nervy finale as the Pacers punished a playoff games like that.” against his players. “It was a very poorly officiat- litany of mistakes to cut the gap to four points ed basketball game,” Fizdale fumed. “First half we with 18 seconds remaining. EVERYONE READY had 19 shots in the paint and had six free It mirrored a similar shaky finish in Game 1, The victory came at a cost for Cleveland how- throws. They shot 11 times in the paint and had when Indiana wiped out a 10-point fourth quar- ever, with guard JR Smith limping off with a 23 free throws. ter lead before Cleveland ground out a win. They hamstring injury. However Smith’s replacement, “I’m not a numbers guy but that doesn’t seem also blew a 26-point fourth quarter lead in a Iman Shumpert, impressed from the bench with to add up. Overall we shot ball in the paint 35 defeat to Atlanta earlier this month. But the NBA five points. “We have so many pieces on this times and we had 15 free throws - for the game. Champions just about held their nerve on team, but everyone has to stay ready,” Irving said They shot 18 times and had 32 free throws. Monday, eventually winning 117-111 thanks to a of Shumpert’s cameo. Explain it to me.” Officials had shown “disrespect” 37-point haul from Kyrie Irving as well as 27 “He had that mindset, came in and executed, to his team, Fizdale added. “I’m not going to let points from Kevin Love and 25 from LeBron and it’s hard to come off the bench right after them treat us that way. That’s unacceptable. James. James was unfazed by the Pacers’ fourth halftime. We just need Shump to stay focused That’s unprofessional. My guys dug in that game quarter fightback after the Cavs held on to take and understand the task at hand and I think he and earned the right to be in that game-and SAKHIR: McLaren driver Fernando Alonso of Spain steers his car during the third a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series. Game 3 did a good job of that tonight.” In San Antonio, they did not even give us a chance,” Fizdale told practice session for the Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix, at the Formula One Bahrain takes place in Memphis on Thursday. Memphis coach David Fizdale was left fuming journalists. The series now moves to Memphis International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain. — AP “We’re right there,” said James, who also had after watching his team slide to a 96-82 loss for Game 3 tomorrow. — AFP Kerr compiling an impressive career, one trophy at a time

NEW YORK: Cristie Kerr always talked bigger than best players of Kerr’s generation qualified for the has gone only four seasons without winning since her game, and she might last long enough on the points-based LPGA Hall of Fame much younger, and her first title. Kerr’s two majors were memorable - LPGA Tour to back it up. Nearly five months after much quicker. Annika Sorenstam was inducted at she held off Ochoa to win the 2007 U.S. Women’s knee surgery, and a recovery that took twice as long age 33. Karrie Webb and Se Ri Pak were 30 at their open, and she lapped the field by 12 shots to win as expected, Kerr won the LPGA Lotte Championship inductions. Inbee Park qualified when she was 27. the 2010 LPGA Championship. Her victory last week in Hawaii last week in a manner that surprised every- Odds - and age - are against Kerr reaching the 27 was worth $300,000, making her a lock to finish in one but her. She was on the wrong side of the cut 11 points required for the LPGA Hall of Fame. Players the top 50 on the LPGA Tour money list for the 19th holes into her second round, ran off 21 birdies over get one point for an LPGA victory, Vare Trophy and consecutive year. It also was enough to push her the next 43 holes at Ko Olina, won by three shots and Player of the Year award, and two points for a major. over $18 million for her career, No. 3 on the all-time set the tournament’s 72-hole record. She referred to Her victory in Hawaii put her at 21 points. Kerr’s list behind Sorenstam and Webb. But she has never the final round as an “epic day.” hallmark has been remarkable consistency, a reli- been player of the year. She has never won a money “I wasn’t playing too well, and then I just found able putter and no shortage of self-belief. “She’s a title or the Vare Trophy for lowest scoring average. something and was able to turn it on and I just kept grinder,” said Dottie Pepper, who has turned to She just keeps going, compiling victories over a 16- going,” Kerr said. “Like, it was an unbelievable run.” broadcasting after her career was cut short by a year span and counting. About the only thing that momentarily chilled her shoulder injury. “And she’s creeping up on some big enthusiasm was a question related to her age. Kerr, who numbers. There’s nothing real flashy. You don’t hear HALL OF FAME turns 40 in October, was asked what it was like to com- anyone say, ‘Oh, I want to swing like her.’ But they Even if she doesn’t get the 27 points for the LPGA pete against so many players almost young enough to certainly want to putt like her.” version, the World Golf Hall of Fame has gone to a Bowling Championship be her children. “You know what? Sergio Garcia just Kerr won for the 19th time in an LPGA career selection process voted on by a majority of golf won the Masters, nobody talked about his age, so I that began 20 years ago. Only four players during administrators. This year’s induction class includes KUWAIT: The Commercial Bank of Kuwait (CBK) recently sponsored the Bowling think we need to stop talking about age out here, shall that time have more victories - Sorenstam, Webb, Ochoa and Meg Mallon, who had 18 victories and Championship organized by the Civil Aviation Employees Syndicate’s PR and the we?” she said. “Yeah. That’s all I have to say about that.” Pak and Lorena Ochoa, who is headed for the World four majors. “I’ve always thought about it,” Kerr said. “I media office. In this regard, CBK’s Corporate Credit General Manager Sahar And then she went on to say plenty. “Very few Golf Hall of Fame later this year. She joined the mean, I’ve come this far and I don’t plan on quitting Abdul Aziz Al-Rumaih said that this sponsorship comes as part of CBK’s support players are lucky enough like I am to have a career LPGA Tour right out of Sunset High School in Miami, golf any time soon. Why not?” Kerr has come a long for various NGO establishments, sports, cultural and social activities. The head of as long as I’ve had and be competitive as long as and while it took her five years to get her first victo- way from her teenage years on tour, with her big hair, Civil Aviation Syndicate’s PR and media office Mona Al-Bloushi expressed grati- I’ve been competitive,” Kerr said. “Having that expe- ry, she has steadily built an impressive career one Coke-bottle glasses and a confidence level that tude for CBK’s sponsorship and praised the effective role it played in supporting rience and being competitive, it’s an advantage.” trophy at a time. Kerr has never won more than rubbed veterans the wrong way. She and her hus- various social activities. That’s what makes her career so compelling. The three times in a season (in 2004 and 2006), but she band, Erik Stevens, have a 3-year-old son. — AP WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 2017 SPORTS ‘Fed up’ Redknapp returns at Birmingham

LONDON: Veteran English manager Harry initial appointment would be until the end people at Birmingham. “I drove to London, tional Zola, the Birmingham suffered a dra- when they won the 2008 FA Cup. He also Redknapp said he had returned to football of the season, although his time at St had a meeting for 10 to 15 minutes, sat matic slump in form that saw them man- guided Pompey to the Championship title as the new boss of Championship strug- Andrews could be extended if he pre- down and said ‘Yeah, I will do it, no prob- age just two wins in 22 matches. in 2003. Zola, speaking following glers Birmingham City yesterday because serves Birmingham’s Championship status. lem’. I got home and my wife said: ‘Are you Redknapp’s first game as Blues’ boss is Birmingham’s home loss to Burton at St he was “fed up” with his time away from “I got fed up sitting around doing nothing,” mad?’” “Birmingham is a proper club. It is a Saturday’s Birmingham derby at Aston Andrews, said it had been his decision the sport. The 70-year-old former Redknapp told Talksport Radio yesterday. “I good club. They are in a precarious posi- Villa. His last spell in the Championship alone to cut short his two-and-a-half year Tottenham Hotspur boss has replaced will come and live up here until the end of tion and we have got the worst goal differ- saw Redknapp guide QPR to promotion. contract. “I sacked myself,” he explained. “I Gianfranco Zola, whose dismal four the season,” added Redknapp, whose ence as well. Redknapp has also managed two other decided to give in my resignation. I am sor- months in charge of second-tier home is in Poole on England’s south coast. “I’ve gone in there, said I will come London clubs in West Ham, for whom he ry because I came to Birmingham with Birmingham ended on Monday with the “If I can keep them up then we can sit and do it. The money I am not interested played, and Tottenham.He has also been in huge expectations. Unfortunately the Italian declaring “I sacked myself”. down and talk about going forward. in.” The 50-year-old Zola was a controver- charge of three south coast teams, starting results have not been good and I take full Birmingham are now just three points sial appointment by the Midlands club’s his managerial career at Bournemouth and responsibility. Zola, in his third manage- above the relegation zone with three ‘ARE YOU MAD?’ Chinese owners after they sacked Gary later twice taking charge of Portsmouth ment spell in England after stints at West games remaining. Redknapp’s most recent Explaining how he got the Blues’ job, Rowett, who had Birmingham well placed either side of an ill-fated stint at their bitter Ham and Watford, added: “If I feel I cannot managerial post was with Jordan. He last Redknapp-who will be assisted at St to challenge for a place in the play-offs, rivals Southampton. help the players, why stay? If I cannot help worked in English football with Derby Andrews by Steve Cotterill-said: “I got a in December. It was with Portsmouth that Redknapp the team, it is better I leave and let some- County as an advisor. Redknapp said his phone call last (Monday) night from the However under former Italy interna- enjoyed arguably his greatest success one else do that.” — AFP Man Utd can end season ‘strongly’

MANCHESTER: Manchester United can leg of the Europa League quarter-final on use Sunday’s impressive performance Thursday and Young is hopeful that they against Premier League leaders Chelsea as can beat the Belgian side and advance in inspiration to achieve a strong finish to their quest to book a spot in next season’s the season, winger Ashley Young has said. Champions League. “We want to be push- Young captained United to their first ing on. A lot has been said about how we league win over Chelsea since 2012 as want to finish fourth but... I want to finish they beat the London side 2-0 at Old higher than that,” Young told British media. Trafford to be at fifth in the table, four “Hopefully we have a (Europa League) points behind fourth-placed Manchester semi-final coming up. If we can play like City with a game in hand. we did against Chelsea, then I am sure we United host Anderlecht in the second can get through against Anderlecht and into the semi-finals.” England manager Gareth Southgate was present during Sunday’s match but Young Matches on TV remains focused on performing for his club (Local Timings) rather than hoping for a call-up to the national squad. “It is always an honor and maybe one day it (an England call-up) will UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE happen again,” Young said. “But I am just AS Monaco v B Dortmund 21:45 concentrating on Manchester United and beIN SPORTS HD 2 wanting to play well here. It is down to the Barcelona v Juventus 21:45 England manager.” United travel to Burnley beIN SPORTS HD 1 after the Anderlecht game before the Manchester derby on April 27. — Reuters

BANDUNG: This combo photograph created yesterday shows Bandung soccer club players Michael Essien (L) and Carlton Cole (R) during a Liga 1 football match at GBLA stadium in Bandung, West Java province on April 15, 2017. Michael Essien and Carlton Cole are facing problems in Indonesia after their new club admitted it had not obtained work permits for the ex-English Premier League players. — AFP Essien, Cole banned from playing in Indonesia without work permits

BANDUNG: Indonesian authorities yesterday until they obtained the permits. “Today we gave a process to get the permits was “not easy nor fast”. banned Michael Essien and Carlton Cole from strong warning to Persib in the form of a letter say- Club manager Umuh Muchtar accused the sports playing until they get work permits after their ing that as long as Persib had not completed the agency, which reports to the government and new club did not obtain the necessary docu- permits, which should be issued by the manpower monitors foreign players in the country, of going ments for the ex-English Premier League players. ministry, we are banning Essien and Cole from too far. “That they are here is a joy for us, they want The two were signed with great fanfare last playing,” said Maulia Purnamawati, the immigra- to raise up Indonesia’s name in the world,” he said. month by Persib Bandung, one of the country’s tion chief in Bandung, the city where the club is He added: “Everybody knows that Essien is a best clubs, in a boost for Indonesian football as it based. Persib said they would abide by the ban world-class player, not an illegal immigrant.” seeks to bounce back from a FIFA suspension and while working to get the permits. Joko Driyono, Essien, who is Ghanaian, has played for Chelsea, launch a new league. But the government- the secretary general of the country’s football AC Milan and Real Madrid. England’s Cole has backed Professional Sports Agency found the association, said they would help the club in played for Chelsea and West Ham. players did not have the required work permits. obtaining the documents. Liga 1 replaces an old top-level league, which The club admitted they had not finished process- Persib said it had sought to process the paper- was halted in 2015 due to a row between the ing the paperwork for the pair before they made work a few days before the stars’ first match on government and Indonesian FA that triggered their debuts in the country’s new top-flight Liga 1 Saturday. The permits were not ready on time, but turmoil and led to the country being hit with a at the weekend. the football association and league organizer gave one-year ban by FIFA. The new league and big- After calling in the players and Persib’s man- them permission to play. Driyono said the associa- name signings are a major boost for football in agement for questioning, immigration authorities tion had granted permission for Persib to field Southeast Asia’s biggest nation, which has faced said Tuesday the pair would not be able to play Essien and Cole over the weekend because the problems for years. — AFP LONGEVILLE-LES-METZ: Metz’ Luxemburg defender Chris Philipps (L) vies with Paris Saint-Germain’s Italian midfielder Marco Verratti during the French L1 football match between Metz (FCM) and Paris (PSG) yesterday at Saint Symphorien stadium Kvitova enters French Open draw in Longeville-Les-Metz, eastern France. — AFP PARIS: Two-times Wimbledon champion Petra the first of her two Wimbledon singles titles. She limped to a 6-4 4-6 7-5(5) victory over Brazilian Kvitova has entered the draw for next month’s is now ranked 14th. The French Open starts on Thomaz Bellucci in the final of the US Men’s Clay Montpellier owner backs French Open four months after suffering a seri- May 22. Meanwhile, Croatian Borna Coric Court Championship in Houston. ous hand injury, she said on Monday. claimed his first ATP title when he battled back Johnson, suffering a cramp in his left leg, out of Gloucester deal The 27-year-old was stabbed by a knife- to beat experienced German Philipp could hardly move at times late in the third set, wielding intruder in her home in the Czech Kohlschreiber in the final of the Grand Prix hobbling on some points and not even chasing LONDON: The owner of French club have still not received any substantive rea- Republic in December. “My name will appear on Hassan II in Marrakech on Sunday. The 20-year- down balls on others. But the world number 29 Montpellier said yesterday he was with- sons why our safeguards were insufficient, the entry list for Roland Garros tomorrow old, playing in only his second Tour final, won 5- prevailed in the final set tiebreak, clinching the drawing from plans to invest in Premiership beyond a sense of general discomfort with because I had made good progress in my recov- 7 7-6(3) 7-5 and saved four match points before win with a forehand groundstroke down the line side Gloucester after English officials voted dual interests.” Gloucester were one of ery process and I want to give myself every last sealing victory. Third seed Kohlschreiber looked for his second ATP victory. to restrict his stake to 20 percent. England’s leading clubs in the amateur era opportunity to be able to compete at one of my on course for victory when he led by a set and 3- Johnson said he was simply worn down after Both England’s Premiership Rugby but have been under-achievers since rugby favourite events,” Kvitova said on Instagram on 0 but Coric recovered to level the final on a flying back from a Davis Cup tie in Australia earli- Limited (PRL) and the Ligue Nationale de union turned professional. Monday. “This unfortunately does not mean nec- tiebreak. Coric then clawed back a 2-4 deficit in er in the week. “My body has just physically run Rugby (LNR), which runs France’s Top 14, Gloucester chairman Martin St Quinton essarily that I will be ready to play in Paris, but the decider before claiming victory in two hours out of gas after this week,” he said on the ATP expressed concerns about potential con- said he was disappointed by the collapse of that I’m doing everything possible to give myself 38 minutes. It was a huge week for Coric who website. “Coming in from Australia kind of put flict of interest arising from Montpellier the Altrad plan but insisted the future for the chance and keep a positive mindset. There has suffered a marked loss of form and has me behind the eight ball and then the nerves of owner Mohed Altrad also having a role in a the club was still bright. remains a long road ahead.” slumped to 79 in the rankings having been trying to close out the final, a lot of factors go rival European club. The Syria-born busi- “After many months of work and negoti- The hard-hitting left-hander rose to number tipped to challenge for major honours. into cramping. I was very fortunate to get out of nessman wanted to take a 45 percent stake ations, we are understandably disappointed two in the world rankings in 2011 when she won In Houston, American Steve Johnson literally that.” — Reuters in Gloucester but the LNR set the limit at that matters have concluded this way and less than half that, a position endorsed by we fully understand Mohed Altrad’s disap- PRL. “Whilst this news is extremely disap- pointment,” he said. Gloucester are eighth in pointing for Gloucester Rugby Club and the 12-team Premiership and with no myself, rugby more generally is the biggest chance of qualifying for the title-deciding loser,” Altrad said in a statement on play-offs. Next season will see South Africa’s Gloucester’s website. Johan Ackermann, currently in charge of “Our vision was to support an English the Johannesburg-based Lions, take over as club, facilitate investment in junior and sen- Gloucester head coach after Australian ior players as well as coaching staff and Laurie Fisher resigned last month. improve its training and playing facilities.” Gloucester did however get through to Altrad was adamant he had addressed the semi-finals of Europe’s second-tier the issue of conflict of interest and could Challenge Cup, where they are away to not understand why rugby officials were France’s La Rochelle in the last four on not reassured by his plans. He added: “I Saturday. — AFP Alaves beat Villarreal 2-1 in Spanish league

MADRID: Alaves defeated Villarreal 2-1 to Champions League spot. Ibai Gomez snap a three-game losing streak in the opened the scoring from the edge of the Spanish league. Alaves hadn’t won in the area in the 35th minute, and Rodrigo Ely league since March 18. added to the lead with a header in the The Copa del Rey finalist remains 11th 45th. Cedric Bakambu pulled Villarreal in the 20-team standings. Villarreal, com- closer in the 70th and had a chance to ing off two consecutive victories, was try- equalize in the final minute of stoppage ing to move within five points of fourth- time but couldn’t capitalize on a one-on- MONACO: Serbia’s Novak Djokovic hits a return to French’s Gilles Simon during the Monte-Carlo ATP Masters Series tournament yesterday in placed Sevilla, which holds the final one situation. — AP Monaco. — AFP WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 2017 SPORTS Promoted Brighton in full Bloom

LONDON: Tony Bloom is a feared presence at any poker table but on Monday the biggest wager of this renowned gambler, the £200 million invest- ment in Brighton, paid off with their promotion to the Premier League. The Seagulls have truly taken flight rising to a level that 20 years ago would have been deemed fantastical as they found themselves in dire straits like a character out of Charles Dickens novels, without a home and penniless. They only avoided relegation from the Football League on the last day of the 1996-97 season and were forced to play in Gillingham, 70 miles away from their home town, for the next two years after their old Goldstone Ground was sold to pay off debts. However, having reached their nadir they wal- lowed in lower league mediocrity until Bloom came along in 2009, and with a wave of his cheque book he transformed the then League One club’s fortunes on and off the pitch. Bloom, despite his reputation as a poker player, is also a keen busi- nessman and bears strong ties to the club histori- cally-his family were involved with Brighton dating back to the 1970s when his grandfather Harry was vice-chairman. The property investor nicknamed the “Lizard” by a rival poker player used his money to engineer a state-of-the-art stadium just outside Brighton- roughly a 10-minute rail journey-and whose repu- tation is such that it hosted matches at the 2015 Rugby World Cup, including the epic Japanese win over two-time world champions South Africa. “I’ve been a football fan and a gambler since the age of about seven or eight. My interest in both devel- oped at the same time,” he explained at the time he invested. Monday’s joy was all the more welcome given Bloom had experienced several near misses, none more so than last season when they lost out in heartbreaking fashion on the second and last automatic promotion place on goal difference. ‘YOU HAVE GOT TO BE CLEVER’ For club chief executive Paul Barber promotion BRIGHTON: Brighton and Hove Albion fan celebrate their team’s promotion on the pitch, following the EFL Championship match between Brighton and Wigan Athletics, at the is a deserved reward for Bloom’s massive outlay. AMEX Stadium, in Brighton, England, Monday April 17, 2017. Brighton will return to the topflight of English soccer for the first time in 34 years after securing promotion to the “We are very lucky we have a very wealthy owner Premier League on Monday. — AP who has set aside money to give us an edge,” Barber told a small group of journalists including AFP in February. “He has brought us a new ground Sanchez, Ozil strike to end Arsenal away woes (30,750 capacity Amex Stadium), training facilities and covered the losses. Even back in February, Barber said the club had already budgeted for pro- were unimaginative and with 42 minutes motion-as well as an alternative financial plan if gone, they were behind. A foul by Adam they failed again. “If you start planning in May you Middlesbrough 1 Clayton on the edge of the area was a gift for will be in trouble,” he said. Sanchez, the Chilean star flighted his free- “We are working to get back in the black which kick over the wall and inside the post. It was would be for the first time in our history and give his 19th Premier League goal of the season some money back to the owner.” Barber, who came Arsenal 2 and only three fewer than the entire into football after a career in banking, admitted the Middlesbrough team going into this game, odds of retaining their place will be difficult. “It is so it was a surprise that the home side sud- denly looked capable of producing a really tough to stay up and looking at the numbers MIDDLESBROUGH: Goals from Alexis Sanchez now it will be very tough to stay there,” said Barber. response in the second half. and Mesut Ozil ended Arsenal’s run of four suc- Middlesbrough were immediately on the “It is possible to do both like Bournemouth last cessive away defeats with a scratchy 2-1 victo- year and probably Burnley will this season. “You front foot and leveled inside five minutes ry over struggling Middlesbrough in their after Sanchez lost possession. The hosts have got to be clever and recruit really well whilst Premier League clash on Monday. The maintaining the togetherness and spirit of the pre- broke quickly down the right through Gunners’ performance was far from convincing Stewart Downing, whose cross was missed vious squad.”— AFP but will still bring some relief to their belea- by Laurent Koscielny before Negredo guered manager Arsene Wenger. steered it past Cech. Suddenly, the game There was a period after Alvaro Negredo burst into life, with Downing heavily Inter aim to be scored an equalizer when Middlesbrough, involved. The former England winger wasted who have won only four league games this an excellent opportunity when George one of world’s season, looked capable of going on to claim Friend’s cross was allowed to reach him at their fifth scalp. Arsenal are new seven points MIDDLESBROUGH: Arsenal’s Olivier Giroud (left) and Middlesbrough’s Daniel Ayala bat- the far post, then the pair combined again to ‘top 10 clubs’ behind fourth-placed Manchester City with a tle for the ball during the English Premier League soccer match at the Riverside Stadium, carve out a chance for Ayala. game in hand, while Middlesbrough lie six Middlesbrough on Monday April 17, 2017. — AP Downing’s cross was headed back They reached Middlesbrough’s Riverside although they did enjoy the bulk of the early MILAN: Inter Milan, currently enduring their points from safety and have also played one towards goal by Friend and Ayala looked cer- Stadium with plenty of time to spare, yet possession and Olivier Giroud’s claims for a fifth straight season without Champions game fewer than most of the teams above tain to score before he directed his header there was still a lack of direction on the pitch penalty when he was floored by Daniel Ayala League football, are determined to establish them. “It (the top four) is mathematically still too close to Cech. Arsenal’s response was themselves as one of the world’s top 10 clubs, alive,” Wenger told Sky Sports. “We knew we as they searched for a route to goal in the certainly had some merit.Arsenal’s attacking impressive in the 63rd minute as Sanchez’s vice president Javier Zanetti said in an inter- needed to win. Now we have a little break opening stages. Wenger had made the sort of difficulties were not unexpected because through ball picked out Ozil, but goalkeeper view. Zanetti, a former Inter captain who made with the FA Cup (they play Manchester City selection decisions that he usually reserves Middlesbrough went into the game after con- Brad Guzan sensed the danger and did well a club record 858 appearances over 19 years, on Sunday in the semi-final) and then we for cup ties against teams from lower divi- ceding only 37 goals-two fewer than to save at the feet of the German internation- also said the club were committed to redevel- come back again to the league.” sions. The French manager announced six Wenger’s under-performing side. al. However, the outcome was different in oping the San Siro stadium along with neigh- At least Arsenal’s trip to Teesside began far changes from the team that lost 3-0 at Palace their next confrontation eight minutes later. bours and rivals AC Milan. more smoothly than their previous away seven days earlier and, even more significant- DEADLOCK BROKEN Sanchez was involved again with a cross that The Argentine played for Inter during one of game at Crystal Palace when they were ly, employed wing-backs alongside a defen- Marten de Roon headed past the Arsenal was chested down by Aaron Ramsey, leaving their most successful spells, helping them win caught in London traffic and arrived shortly sive trio for the first time since 1997. His tacti- goalkeeper Petr Cech midway through the Ozil with the chance to drill Arsenal back in four successive Serie A titles and culminating in a before the kick-off. cal alterations did not provide instant results, opening half, but was offside-Middlesbrough front from close range.— AFP league, cup and Champions League treble in 2010 under Jose Mourinho. Since then, Inter have entered a period of instability coinciding with a Five reasons why Dortmund decline in Serie A, which has been unable to keep up financially with the Premier League or La Liga. can win return leg in Monaco The club has changed ownership twice, most recently last June when it was sold to Chinese BERLIN: Borussia Dortmund look to overturn 5 on aggregate. Dortmund’s single goal deficit retail giant Suning Commerce Group, and it has their 3-2 home defeat against Monaco in today’s is dwarfed by the 4-0 first-leg defeat in Paris employed nine coaches since Mourinho’s depar- Champions League quarter-final return leg away which Barca managed to overcome. ture. Currently seventh in Serie A, Inter are set to to the French League leaders. Here are five rea- STRONG SOKRATIS miss out on Champions League action again sons to believe embattled Dortmund can turn Dortmund defender Sokratis Papastatho next term and have slumped to 44th in the UEFA things around at Monaco’s Stade Louis II stadium: club rankings, which are based on performances poulos was a pillar of strength at the back over five seasons. But Zanetti sees a better REUS’ RETURN against Frankfurt, blasting home their second future. “We were winning for seven years in a Marco Reus is back from injury and the goal from 25 metres out, which he dedicated to row so it was perfectly natural that (would end), Germany winger will give Dortmund a substan- ‘Bartra and his family’. The burly Greece centre- at a time when the ownership changed twice in tial boost. Reus is mentally fresh, having not back made 17 tackles, launched a string of three years,” he said. been on the team bus hit by three explosions counter-attacks and won 76 percent of his chal- “Now we are at the stage of trying to build last Tuesday, en route to the first-leg, which left lenges on Saturday. He needs to again be on his an important team ... where the club wants to Marc Bartra needing wrist surgery and his game to contain Monaco’s attack spear-headed be in the best 10 in the world. That is what we Dortmund team-mates shell-shocked. The by strikers Kylian Mbappe and captain Radamel are working for but you can’t do that overnight. match was eventually replayed on Wednesday, Falcao, but said Saturday’s win was a morale You need time, a strategic plan.” He said it was 24 hours after the blast, with Reus left out as he booster for today. not just a case of the new owners trying to buy SANT JOAN DESPI: FC Barcelona’s goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen saves a ball during finished recovering from a hamstring injury. VOCAL AWAY SUPPORT their way out of trouble. “You do it by building a a training session at the Sports Center FC Barcelona Joan Gamper in Sant Joan Despi, Last Saturday, Reus marked his return after Monaco’s Stade Louis II has a 18,523 capacity, team with good players but also with human Spain yesterday. FC Barcelona will play against Juventus in a Champions League quar- six weeks on the sidelines with an audacious but 3,000 noisy Dortmund supporters are values and with planning,” he said. “If we also terfinal, second-leg soccer match today. — AP backheel after 122 seconds in their 3-1 win over expected to make their presence felt to try and buy players in the future that will help...but we Eintracht Frankfurt. Borussia coach Thomas have to spend intelligently, choosing players create a home-ground atmosphere for the visit- Barca in tricky position to Tuchel played Reus for 45 minutes to build his ing team. A cordial atmosphere is expected who fit in with what we are looking for.” “The fitness with one eye on Monaco. “With Marco first thing we are looking to do is get back into between the supporters after Borussia fans on the pitch, all other players have a different offered beds to stranded Monaco supporters in produce another comeback (the Champions League), where we feel at attitude and more self-confidence,” said Tuchel. home.” Rivals AC Milan’s new Chinese owners Dortmund last week under the Twitter hashtag Reus will be looking to resume his partnership MADRID: Things have changed since who led Barcelona with two goals and two have said they were planning to invest in a sta- #Bedforawayfans. Dortmund have only lost three with Dortmund’s top-scorer Pierre-Emerick of their 12 European away fixtures since the start Barcelona’s historic comeback against Paris assists in the historic win over PSG last month. dium. Zanetti said Inter would be happy to Aubameyang which has yielded 10 Champions jointly renovate San Siro, possibly reducing its of the season, but Monaco have won five of their Saint-Germain in the last round of the “But we are the same team and we can repeat League goals this season. Aubameyang, who six home Champions League games this season. Champions League. When Barcelona routed that. We have to give everything we have. We capacity to improve the atmosphere. “Inter has has score 33 goals this season, will have a point been ready with the project for more than one PSG 6-1 to reverse a 4-0 first-leg deficit in the believe that we can come back again.” A contri- to prove at Monaco, where he spent an unsuc- THIRD-TIME LUCKY year,” he said. “I hope that this situation can be last 16, its confidence was high from winning bution from Lionel Messi would be helpful, too. cessful loan spell in 2010/11. Dortmund are attempting to become only resolved quickly.” “San Siro is one of the most four games in a row and outscoring opponents He’s scored a pair in three of his last five games. the third club to have lost the first-leg at home in beautiful stadiums in the world and to remodel 15-3 before that second leg against PSG. This He netted twice each against Valencia, Sevilla, THE BARTRA FACTOR the Champions League’s knock-out phase and time, it has to overcome a 3-0 first-leg loss and Real Sociedad, but failed to score in the this stadium and bring new alternatives within The Dortmund squad received a timely the stadium would be a fundamental strategy still progressed. Ajax managed it in 1995/96 against Juventus in the quarterfinals today. losses to Malaga and Juventus. boost when Bartra left hospital on Saturday. for us,” he added. when they came back from a 1-0 defeat in But without the boost of a winning streak. Juventus pays no mind to Messi’s middling The Spanish defender posted “proud to be part He said that Inter’s fans could rest assured Amsterdam to win 3-0 at Panathinaikos in Athens Barcelona has lost three of its seven games form. “These guys are like sharks,” Juventus of this family! #NoWords” on Instagram along- Suning would respect the club’s traditions. in the semi-finals. And Inter Milan also did it at since that spectacular victory over PSG at the defender Giorgio Chiellini said of Messi and Co. side a picture of the squad holding aloft his “Suning has great respect for the identity and Bayern Munich, who won the last 16 first-leg 1-0 Camp Nou. From leading the Spanish league “If you show a sign of nerves, they smell the history of the club and for that reason we are number five shirt when they celebrated after in Italy, but lost the return 3-2 in Bavaria. Monaco by one point before beating PSG, Barcelona blood and finish you off. “Instead, you have to working together to get Inter back to the big Saturday’s win. Dortmund will be playing for have won all 12 of their European matches when has dropped to second, three points behind, push them back as far as you can, double up competitions,” he said. Zanetti, who retired three their injured team-mate in Monaco. While they were victorious in the first-leg-and and hasn’t been playing well. It lost at Malaga when they are in possession and shut down the seasons ago at the age of 40, said he was still recovering at home, Bartra received a visit from Dortmund want to make it unlucky 13. In 2-0 before the defeat to Juventus in Turin, and lines between defense and midfield.” If Messi learning the ropes in his new role. “For me it’s a his ex-Barcelona team-mates Sergio Busquets Monaco, Slovenia’s Damir Skomina will referee had to claw its way past Real Sociedad 3-2 at scores twice against Juventus, he will reach his big challenge and I thank the owners who have and Jordi Alba on Monday. Busquets knows all and Dortmund have won all three Champions the weekend. 500th goal in official matches with Barcelona. He shown me a lot of confidence and made me an about second-leg shock comebacks having League games when he has been in charge, While it’s struggling somewhat, Barcelona would be the first player to reach that mark with important part of the club,” he said. — Reuters played in Barcelona’s astonishing 6-1 win over including their 2-1 group stage win at Sporting believes it can repeat history. “Every game in the club. Messi has played 575 games since Paris Saint-Germain to win their Last 16 clash 6- Lisbon in October. — AFP the Champions League is difficult,” said Neymar, making his debut for Barcelona in 2004. — AP Yankees romp Promoted to eighth Brighton consecutive15 win in full19 Bloom

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MADRID: Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo, center, and Bayern’s Xabi Alonso, bottom, vie for the ball during the Champions League quarterfinal second leg soccer match between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich at Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, yesterday. — AP Ronaldo hat-trick fires Real into semis

MADRID: Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick to However, knowing they needed at least two to progress, LEWANDOWSKI STRIKES box and Ramos turned into his own net. The balance of become the first man to reach 100 Champions League Carlo Ancelotti’s men started on the front foot and were left The disturbances quickly died down and Bayern a topsy-turvy tie turned Madrid’s way again with five goals as Real Madrid overcame 10-man Bayern Munich to rue a huge opportunity just eight minutes in. soon gave the travelling 4,000 from Germany some- minutes remaining as just as in the first leg, Bayern were 4-2 after extra time in yesterday’s quarter-final second Marcelo made a miraculous block to deny Thiago thing to cheer when play resumed. Another goal-line reduced to 10 men when Vidal saw a second yellow leg to advance 6-3 on aggregate. Alcantara before former Real winger Arjen Robben clearance by Marcelo from Robben’s dinked effort tem- card for chopping down Asensio. The extra man proved The holders will be in Friday’s semi-final draw for a scuffed into the side-netting on his trusted left foot. porarily saved Madrid. decisive as Madrid settled the tie with a three-goal record seventh consecutive year. But they were Much like the first leg six days ago though, Madrid But the hosts didn’t escape moments later when burst in seven minutes either side of half-time in extra pushed all the way by Bayern, who overcame a 2-1 weathered the early storm and had plenty of chances to Viktor Kassai pointed to the spot as Robben went down time. Ronaldo took advantage at not being flagged for first-leg deficit to send the tie into extra time thanks go in front before half-time. Manuel Neuer’s fingertips under a challenge from Casemiro. Lewandowski stayed offside as he controlled and fired low past Neuer to to Robert Lewandowski’s penalty and an own goal turned Dani Carvajal’s drive behind. Jerome Boateng cool under the pressure and converted from the spot become the first man to reach a Champions League from Sergio Ramos. then bailed out a rare mistake from his goalkeeper as he for his 39th goal of the season. century. Five minutes into the second period of extra However, after Arturo Vidal was sent off, Ronaldo hit cleared off the line from Ramos after Neuer had fum- Vidal was inches away from the second away goal time he had Marcelo to thank for a brilliant run and the century mark in Europe’s top club competition on bled a simple cross. The half-time whistle brought Bayern needed as he acrobatically volleyed over before unselfish pass that allowed the Portuguese the simplest 105 minutes before then completing his hat-trick. And some respite to proceedings on the field, although the Keylor Navas dived low to his right to deny Franck of finishes to complete his hat-trick. Marco Asensio gave a night of high-class action the Bayern fans were involved in a minor clash with local Ribery. Ronaldo looked to have eased Madrid’s nerves And Asensio sealed victory in sensational style with finale it deserved with a sensational solo goal to rub salt police at the break. Security was tight at the Santiago when he steered Casemiro’s cross into the far corner 14 a stunning solo run and low right-footed finish as in Bayern wounds. The German champions had been Bernabeu in the wake of an attack on the Borussia minutes from time. many Bayern players sank to their knees knowing beaten on their previous four trips to Spain without Dortmund team bus ahead of their quarter-final first leg However, Real’s celebrations were very short-lived as Champions League glory had passed them by for even scoring a goal. with Monaco last week. just two minutes later the ball ricocheted around their another year.— AFP Vardy’s goal in vain as Atletico Madrid end Leicester fairytale LEICESTER: Jamie Vardy scored in vain as Leicester City’s and gold foil flags distributed by the club. Champions League fairytale came to a valiant end fol- But whereas Leicester had quickly taken charge of lowing a 1-1 quarter-final draw at home to Atletico their second-leg match against Sevilla in the previous Madrid yesterday. Seeking to overturn a 1-0 first-leg round, Atletico made it clear they would not be pushed deficit, Leicester fell further behind to Saul Niguez’s around like their compatriots. first-half header, before Vardy’s 61st-minute strike gave them hope. SHAKESPEARE SWITCH But despite heavy Leicester pressure and furious They defended with their customary tenacity, while noise inside the King Power Stadium, Atletico complet- two dangerous crosses from Yannick Carrasco-preferred ed a 2-1 aggregate win to reach the semi-finals for the up front to the fit-again Kevin Gameiro-demonstrated third time in four seasons. their threat on the counter. Leicester had hoped to become the competition’s It was just as Leicester were threatening to make first debutant semi-finalists since Villarreal in 2006, but inroads, Shinji Okazaki stabbing wide at the near post they were unable to engineer a repeat of their last-16 from Vardy’s cross, that the visitors tightened their triumph against Sevilla. grip on the tie. Their exit brings to an end a golden adventure Filipe Luis was given space to shape a cross into the sparked by last season’s stunning Premier League title box from the left and the unmarked Saul expertly guid- win. Having successfully staved off the threat of relega- ed a header past Kasper Schmeichel’s outstretched right tion under new manager Craig Shakespeare, the rest of hand and into the bottom-left corner. their season now holds nothing more than a return to Riyad Mahrez volleyed straight at Jan Oblak at the pre-title normality. other end after Marc Albrighton’s cross was headed It is the third time Atletico have eliminated Leicester away, but it was the voices of the away fans that rang from continental competition, after previous triumphs loudest as the half-time whistle sounded. in the 1961-62 European Cup Winners’ Cup and the The second half brought with it drastic changes for LEICESTER: Atletico Madrid’s Spanish midfielder Saul Niguez (2L) prepares to head the ball and score his team’s 1997-98 UEFA Cup. the hosts, with Ben Chilwell and Leonardo Ulloa replac- first goal during the UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg football match between Leicester City Beaten by city foes Real Madrid in the 2014 and 2016 ing Yohan Benalouane and Okazaki as Shakespeare and Club Atletico de Madrid at the King Power stadium in Leicester yesterday. — AFP finals, Diego Simeone’s side can continue to dream that switched to a bold 3-4-3 system. this will be the year they finally end their wait for Antoine Griezmann gave them a scare with an early Chilwell’s shot had been charged down by Stefan Savic. whipped a free-kick narrowly over the bar. Leicester European football’s biggest prize. dart into the box, but Atletico soon found themselves The final half-hour was one-way traffic, but Atletico captain Wes Morgan, passed fit to play after six games Leicester’s desire to make the most of the occasion on the back foot. repelled everything Leicester threw at them. out with a back problem, succumbed to injury late on, was clear from the start, pyrotechnic bursts greeting the After Chilwell had thrashed over, Leicester levelled, Ulloa and Vardy both had shots blocked, while symbolically hobbling off as Leicester’s European players as they emerged while fans twirled blue, white Vardy slamming in from inside the six-yard box after Vardy’s flick was caught by Oblak and Mahrez dream faded away.— AFP Kuwait's corporate earnings remain soft in 2016

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RABAT: Ministers of Economy and Finance of the Arab countries attend the opening of the annual joint meetings of Arab financial institutions in Rabat yesterday. The two-day financial meetings bring together many organizations to network on social and economic development, as well as decide on major investment issues for the coming year. — AP IMF warns of risks to global recovery Eurozone growth forecast up but Brexit dampens outlook

WASHINGTON: The global economic recovery is improving and reach those in the lower parts of the income distribution in recent would be 1.7 percent, up 0.1 percentage point from its January picking up steam, but still faces a series of threats that could erode decades," he said. However, Obstfeld warned: "Capitulating to estimate but unchanged from the 2016 performance. the improvements, especially the rise of protectionist rhetoric, the those pressures would result in a self-inflicted wound," which For 2018, the IMF said eurozone growth will slow slightly to 1.6 International Monetary Fund warned yesterday. The fund's semi- would harm countries by pushing prices higher and eroding percent, in line with its previous forecast. "The euro area recovery annual World Economic Outlook report revised global growth up household income, prompt retaliation, and worsen the global is expected to proceed at a broadly similar pace in 2017-18 as in to 3.5 percent for this year, one-tenth higher than the January economy." 2016," it said. forecast. It was a rare upward revision to the growth forecast-the "The modest recovery is projected to be supported by a mildly first in two years-which has been consistently disappointing. For Initiatives for jobless expansionary fiscal stance, accommodative financial conditions, a 2018, growth is expected to rise to 3.6 percent, and to 3.8 percent In its report, the Washington-based IMF said "hundreds of weaker euro, and beneficial spillovers from a likely US fiscal stimu- by 2022. "The global economy seems to be gaining momentum- millions" of people were lifted out of poverty through econom- lus," it said. However, "political uncertainty as elections approach we could be at a turning point. But even as things look up, the ic integration and technological progress, "helping to reduce in several countries, coupled with uncertainty about the European post-World War II system of international economic relations is global income inequality." But Obstfeld said the benefits of Union's future relationship with the United Kingdom, is expected under severe strain," IMF chief economist Maurice Obstfeld said. growth and the burden of economic adjustments too often to weigh on activity." The report warns of the "significant downside risks" to the out- have been unequally shared, so it will be up to the govern- WASHINGTON: In this April 16, 2016 file photo, British Prime Minister Theresa May announced earlier Tuesday look, which have gotten worse since January-among them, "the ments to "address these disparities head-on to ensure the sta- International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine she would call snap elections on June 8 to clear the decks for turn towards protectionism, leading to trade warfare," Obstfeld bility of an open, collaborative trading system that benefits all." Lagarde speaks during a news conference after the Brexit as her Conservative Party rides high in the opinion polls. said in the foreword of the report. The IMF recommends "well-targeted initiatives" to help work- International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) May formally triggered the two-year Brexit divorce process on Many of the concerns-including rolling back financial regula- ers adversely affected by free trade and other economic conference at the World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings at IMF March 29, with both sides promising to do their best to reach a fair tion, pulling away from the multilateral trading system and changes to "find jobs in expanding sectors" as well as "social headquarters in Washington. — AP settlement. But she has made clear repeatedly that she would restricting immigration are centerpieces of US President Donald safety nets to smooth the loss of income," and improved edu- walk away rather than accept a bad deal and the negotiations are Trump's policy program, but also are issues visible in the bitter cation and training in the longer term. Downside risks expected to be difficult and politically challenging. Meanwhile, French election campaign, as well as in Britain's planned exit from "Similarly, curbing immigration flows would hinder opportu- The IMF warned that the eurozone economic outlook was France holds presidential polls shortly, with far-right and anti-EU the European Union. The anti-trade, anti-immigration attitude in nities for skill specialization in advanced economies, limiting a clouded by Brexit and election uncertainties, with growth expect- candidate Marine Le Pen among the front-runners. Germany, advanced economies is to some degree understandable, given positive force for productivity and income growth over the long ed to be only modest overall. In its latest World Economic Outlook Europe's biggest economy and the EU's paymaster, goes to the "the failure of growth gains in rich economies to substantially term," the report said. report, the IMF said growth this year in the 19-nation eurozone polls in September. —AFP Tehran helps planemakers US housing starts solve 'orphan jet' problem drop, but building

PARIS: Iran's return to the world economy is help- Avianca, balked at taking delivery. Such orphan model, the first of which is due to be delivered to permits rise ing planemakers cope with a downturn in global planes are often known as 'white tails'. Tehran in April or May next year. At Boeing's sug- demand, providing homes for airplanes orphaned gestion, Iranian representatives are now inspecting WASHINGTON: US homebuilding fell more 821,000 unit pace last month, retreating by reversals in the growth plans of airlines else- New deals the Turkish configuration to see whether the air- than expected in March as the construction from a near 9-1/2-year high. Single-family where. Planemakers are also gambling that the ear- Last week, Iran also signed a deal for 20 ATR tur- lines could swap deliveries, Fakhrieh-Kashan con- of single-family homes in the Midwest starts in the Midwest declined 35 percent, ly delivery of such aircraft could help prop up a boprops. Unusually in a risk-averse industry with firmed. Boeing declined to comment. recorded its biggest decline in three years, the largest drop since January 2014, to their nuclear sanctions deal between Iran and world high costs, four of those are already built and ready Iran has ordered 15 777-300ERs as part of a deal but an increase in building permits suggest- lowest level since August 2015. Single-family powers, threatened by conservative opponents in to be delivered: short-circuiting their usual l8 for 80 Boeing jets. They are crucial to Boeing's ed the housing market recovery remained starts in the Northeast were unchanged. both Washington and Tehran, Western sources said. months' waiting time. efforts to steady declining 777 production, pending intact. Housing starts decreased 6.8 percent They rose 3.2 percent in the South, but fell Since sanctions were lifted under the deal to Although it denies they are white tails, ATR took the arrival of a new model. to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.22 5.5 percent in the West. Last month, starts for reopen trade and curb Iran's nuclear projects, the the rare decision to build them for IranAir before Bringing forward Boeing's first delivery to Iran million units, the Commerce Department the volatile multi-family housing segment Islamic Republic, trying to boost its economy after the final contract was signed. Analysts say that too since the 1970s could also provide broader said yesterday. dropped 7.9 percent to a 394,000 unit pace. years of isolation, has joined a waiting list of up to is a signal of market weakness as manufacturers momentum to the sanctions pact, hampered by February's starts were revised up to a 1.30 Pointing to underlying strength in the hous- eight years for 200 new aircraft. But efforts to meet wrestle with weakness in developing economies. funding problems and uncertainty about the atti- million-unit pace from the previously report- ing market, building permits increased 3.6 its most immediate needs have been boosted by tude of US President Donald Trump who has said he ed 1.29 million-rate. Economists had forecast percent, driven by a 13.8 percent surge in financial problems facing other airlines across the Turkish swap dislikes it. Since all planemakers need US export groundbreaking activity falling to a 1.25 mil- the multi-family segment. globe as new airplanes come onto the market at The sudden reshuffling suits both sides as licenses due to the number of US parts in their lion-unit pace last month. Homebuilding was While single-family permits fell 1.1 per- bargain prices. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani tries to demon- planes, any decision to block the Boeing deals up 9.2 percent compared to March 2016. The cent last month, they were not too far from "We hunt opportunities in the market. If there strate results from the nuclear deal, opposed by would likely halt European activities in Iran too. dollar held at lower levels against a basket of the more than nine-year high reached in are opportunities, we can take advantage of that," hardline candidates in May elections. It also holds "It helps to bring Boeing to the same table as currencies after the data, while prices for US February. A tightening labor market, which is Deputy Roads and Urban Development Minister up a mirror to geopolitical changes in the region, everyone else," said a senior European industry government bonds were little changed. US generating steady wage growth is underpin- Asghar Fakhrieh-Kashan told Reuters. Despite played out in the fortunes of national carriers. executive, referring to the talks to swap Turkish and denials by manufacturers that the downturn is hurt- While Iran's aviation industry is coming out of Iranian deliveries. stock futures were lower. ning the housing market. The sector, howev- ing, Iran's return to the market has brought to light decades of cold storage as sanctions are lifted, Iranian officials have however been forced to Unseasonably warm temperatures er, remains constrained by a dearth of prop- pockets of surplus aircraft. With presidential elec- Turkey has seen a slump in travel demand after a defend the reshuffling from suggestions that Iran is buoyed homebuilding in February, but tem- erties available for sale. Builders have failed tions looming in May and keen to show the 2015 failed coup and attacks in major cities. Now, Turkish getting cast-off airplanes. They stress the Avianca peratures dropped in March, with a storm to bridge the gap, citing a range of problems nuclear deal is working, Iran has proved only too Airlines is having doubts about taking one of the jets, for example, had been sitting unused for two lashing the Northeast and Midwest regions. including shortages of labor and land as well keen to take up the slack. industry's key growth engines, a 350-seat Boeing years and had never flown commercially. "It is good Bad weather could have accounted for as rising material prices. A survey on Monday So far it has taken delivery of three Airbus jets. 777-3000ER. for Airbus and Boeing, but this is part of the game some of the drop in homebuilding last showed homebuilders confidence slipped in Industry executives say they were left on the plane- Uncertainty over next month's scheduled deliv- that everyone knows," Fakhrieh-Kashan told month. Single-family homebuilding, which April from a near 12-year high in March. Still, maker's books when their Colombian buyer, ery contrasts with Iran's urgent need for the same Reuters. — Reuters makes up the largest share of the residential measures of current sales and sales expecta- housing market, fell 6.2 percent to an tions remained at lofty levels. — Reuters WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 2017 BUSINESS

Kuwait’s corporate earnings remain soft in 2016

KUWAIT: The financial results of Kuwaiti exchange-listed companies for 2016 reflected NBK ECONOMIC REPORT the softness seen in business activity especial- ly in the first half of the year. The corporate sector has felt the heat of the current low oil non-oil growth is expected to pick up slightly tion. The value of sales was reduced by a quar- price environment with signs of weakness in 2017 driven by investment and government ter in 2016, while NBK’s real estate price indices more prevalent in real estate, consumer and capital spending. were off by 6-13 percent y/y during the year, non-bank financial sectors. Profit announce- The industrial sector was the main contrib- though they now appear to be stabilizing. ments may have weighed on Kuwaiti equities utor to profit growth in 2016. Profits for this in recent weeks, especially after a remarkable sector were KD 181 million, up 49 percent y/y. Confidence indicators start to the year. The increase in profits was primarily due to a Consumer companies also weighed on cor- Earnings of listed corporates were flat on reversal in a large loss incurred in 2015 by one porate profit growth as sector earnings the year. The aggregate profits of 155 report- of the companies. Results were mixed among dropped 27 percent y/y. While a big loss at one ing companies, out of a total of 168 Kuwaiti other companies within the sector. of the companies was primarily behind the companies listed on Boursa Kuwait, totaled KD Banks also helped offset declines at other drop, more than half of the companies in the 1.5 billion, up a mere 0.6 percent year-on-year sectors. Bank profits totaled KD 733 million, up sector saw a decline in profits compared to (y/y). There was a rise in reported losses, which 5.5 percent y/y. Most banks contributed to 2015. The decline in the consumer sector’s reached KD 173 million, up 5.5 percent y/y, profit growth in the sector with only two profitability serves as a further confirmation of though the number of loss-making companies banks seeing declines in bottom lines. The a normalizing sector as seen in other data dropped. However, earnings improved during gains came primarily on the back of a decline such as consumer spending, imports of con- the second half of the year on an overall pick- in provisions and moderate growth in net sumer goods, confidence indicators and up in sentiment brought about by a rebound interest income. household debt. in oil prices. Real estate companies accounted for most Non-bank financial companies were also a Low oil prices have taken a toll on the per- of the weakness in profits, with sector earnings main contributor to the overall weakness. formance of corporates as the operating envi- down by 28 percent y/y. The decline was Sector profits retreated by 33 percent y/y and ronment proved more challenging. Since oil broad-based; over half of the sector saw profits again weakness was prevalent across the sec- price took a downturn in 2014, the revenues of down on the year and 11 companies reported tor with 14 companies reporting losses and Also, low volumes in the local bourse likely value-weighted index advancing 12.4 percent a sample of 92 companies dropped. In 2016, losses compared to nine in 2015. Indeed, low more than 40 percent seeing declines in profits weighed on the sector’s commission income. on the month. Reported earnings didn’t seem revenues of these companies totaled KD 7.6 oil prices have hurt the real estate market in compared to 2015. The poor performance of Profit announcements may have put some to support the rally and the index gave up billion, down 2.5 percent y/y. However, busi- Kuwait, with 2015 and 2016 seeing a sharp GCC equities earlier in 2016 appeared to weigh downward pressure on equity prices. Boursa some of its gains to end the quarter up 9.3 ness activity should be on track to recover as decline in activity and a notable price correc- on the portfolios of investment companies. Kuwait saw a strong rally in January with the percent. EU access vital for healthy competition: UK watchdog Watchdog asks for more money to pay Brexit work costs LONDON: Access to markets and workers in the well run and remain competitive - a nod to concerns FCA said Britain should seek to have a say over the European Union after Britain leaves the bloc is at banks that they may no longer be able to recruit rules it applies. Regulators have said they do not essential for maintaining healthy competition in freely from EU countries in future. want Britain to become a “rule taker” in order to financial services and avoiding disruption, the UK’s FCA Chief Executive Andrew Bailey said the obtain EU market access, meaning they must match markets watchdog said yesterday. watchdog’s Brexit contingency plans included the the bloc’s standards with equivalent rules. Bailey, The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) set out possibility of no EU market access, but noted that however, said he expected financial market access the key principles for advising the government on the government was looking to negotiate for keep- to be based on such a “regulatory equivalence” sys- EU withdrawal negotiations in its annual business ing markets open in a free trade agreement. Some tem, rather than on adherence to global principles, plan for next year, with handling uncertainties sur- firms are already looking to move operations in case which he would prefer. Consistent global regulatory In this Sept 13, 2016 photo, a selection of Johnson & Johnson brand first aid prod- rounding Brexit a top priority. “Open markets are an no market access is negotiated. “I start from the prin- standards and cooperation between national ucts are shown in Surfside, Florida. — AP important enabler of healthy competition, support- ciple that firms, on the whole, don’t want to move authorities will also be “fundamental regardless of ing FCA objectives,” the watchdog said. The regula- operations. We ought to set up a system of open the outcomes of the negotiations”, the FCA said. Johnson & Johnson tops Q1 tor said the ability to recruit a diverse workforce markets where firms make these choices, not regula- As future market access remains unclear, some would also help to ensure that markets and firms are tors and governments,” Bailey told reporters. The firms have already decided to build up operations in profit forecasts, but net dips the EU rather than risk disruption to established cus- tomer links. “This lack of clarity will potentially lead to a NEW YORK: Johnson & Johnson’s first- the period, which missed Street forecasts IMF forecasts modest pickup period of prolonged uncertainty for markets, firms and quarter profit dipped due to slightly higher for $18.01 billion. International sales consumers,” the FCA said. The watchdog, funded by spending and a bigger tax bill, but the jumped 2.8 percent to $8.4 billion, while US in sub-Saharan Africa growth levies on the firms it supervises, said its total require- health care giant gave a rosier financial sales edged up 0.6 percent to $9.4 billion. ment for the financial year starting this month was forecast for the year. In an interview, Chief Financial Officer JOHANNESBURG: The International Monetary (GDP). Nigeria, the continent’s most populous 526.9 million pounds ($663 million), up 1.5 percent or The world’s biggest maker of health care Dominic Caruso said revenue was crimped Fund yesterday forecast 2.6 percent growth in nation and a leading oil producer, was expect- 7.6 million pounds on the previous year. products cited its pending $30 billion pur- by slower growth in many consumer sub-Saharan Africa this year, aided by a mod- ed to return to growth in 2017 after a challeng- The increase is partly due to 2.5 million pounds chase of biopharmaceutical company health product categories and by payers est recovery in large economies South Africa, ing 2016 characterized by recession, a dip in extra needed to handle Brexit, the watchdog said. Actelion for the raised forecast. It also ben- demanding bigger rebates off the prices Nigeria and Angola. oil prices and energy shortages. The costs will cover the “lift and shift” work of con- efited from several smaller acquisitions and of prescription drugs in categories with “Growth is projected to rise to 2.6 percent “Output in Nigeria is projected to grow by verting EU financial law into workable UK rules, from the restructuring of its medical device many competing medicines, particularly in 2017 and 3.5 percent in 2018, largely driven 0.8 percent in 2017 as a result of a recovery in Bailey said. The FCA also published its new “Mission”, segment, which started in early 2016. cardiovascular, diabetes and other primary by specific factors in the largest economies, oil production,” said the report, also citing sus- a 36-page document that resets the regulator’s core The New Brunswick, New Jersey-based care drugs. which faced challenging macroeconomic con- tained growth in the agricultural sector. objectives as Bailey seeks to draw a line under a company yesterday reported net income of “The diabetes market is very price sensi- ditions in 2016,” the IMF said its latest World South Africa, which was hit by slow growth string of mis-selling scandals spanning more than $4.42 billion, or $1.61 per share, down from tive, and (net) prices have been declining Economic Outlook report. in 2016 was expected to register a slight two decades. It seeks to strike a balance between $4.46 billion, or $1.59 per share, a year earlier. for some time,” Caruso noted. As a result, A slump in commodity price in 2016 and improvement of 0.8 percent, up from 0.3 per- demands from the 56,000 firms it supervises and Earnings, adjusted for one-time costs, J&J is exploring the sale of its diabetes care devastating drought had affected growth in cent in 2016, as the impact of devastating finite resources, saying that protecting the most vul- came to $1.83 per share, topping Wall businesses, which make test strips and several countries in the region, resulting in 1.4 drought was beginning to recede and electric- nerable customers would be a priority rather than percent growth of gross domestic product ity capacity improved. —AFP Street expectations for earnings of $1.77 insulin pumps, but will continue selling trying to avoid “zero” firm failures. — Reuters per share. Revenue totaled $17.77 billion in lucrative diabetes pill Invokana. —AP

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Chinese Yuan Renminbi 44.760 Al-Muzaini Exchange Co. Swiss Franc 306.160 Indonesian Rupiah 0.000018 0.000024 Australian Dollar 232.640 Thai Bhat 9.865 Japanese Yen 0.002722 0.002902 US Dollar Buying 304.500 Turkish Lira 82.700 ASIAN COUNTRIES Kenyan Shilling 0.003044 0.003044 Japanese Yen 2.806 GOLD Korean Won 0.000259 0.000274 Indian Rupees 4.737 20 Gram 262.690 BAHRAIN EXCHANGE COMPANY WLL Malaysian Ringgit 0.065476 0.071476 Pkistani Rupees 2.916 10 Gram 134.270 Nepalese Rupee 0.002713 0.003003 Srilankan Rupees 2.010 5 Gram 67.980 CURRENCY BUY SELL Pakistan Rupee 0.002713 0.003003 Nepali Rupees 2.966 Singapore Dollar 219.530 Europe Philippine Peso 0.006083 0.006383 Hongkong Dollar 39.325 Dollarco Exchange Co. Ltd British Pound 0.377324 0.387324 Sierra Leone 0.000068 0.000074 Bangladesh Taka 3.750 Czech Korune 0.004192 0.016192 Singapore Dollar 0.213294 0.223294 Philippine Peso 6.161 Danish Krone 0.039671 0.044671 Rate for Transfr Selling Rate South African Rand 0.017012 0.025512 Thai Baht 8.809 Euro 0. 319764 0.328764 Sri Lankan Rupee 0.001540 0.002220 US Dollar 305.350 Norwegian Krone 0.031687 0.036887 Taiwan 0.009787 0.009957 GCC COUNTRIES Canadian Dolla 229.875 Romanian Leu 0.084722 0.084722 Saudi Riyal 81.574 Thai Baht 0.008537 0.009087 Sterling Pound 385.255 Slovakia 0.009160 0.019160 Qatari Riyal 84.018 Euro 326.577 Swedish Krona 0.029909 0.034909 Arab Omani Riyal 794.439 Swiss Frank 308.180 Bahraini Dinar 812.280 Swiss Franc 0.297694 0.308694 Bahraini Dinar 0.804304 0.812804 Bahrain Dinar 809.890 UAE Dirham 83.286 Turkish Lira 0.077533 0.087833 Egyptian Pound 0.014387 0.020295 UAE Dirhams 83.530 Iranian Riyal 0.000085 0.000086 ARAB COUNTRIES Qatari Riyals 84.755 Australasia Iraqi Dinar 0.000196 0.000256 Egyptian Pound - Cash 19.400 Saudi Riyals 82.320 Australian Dollar 0.223526 0.235526 Jordanian Dinar 0.425813 0.434813 Egyptian Pound - Transfer 16.830 Jordanian Dinar 430.575 New Zealand Dollar 0.207897 0.217397 Kuwaiti Dinar 1.000000 1.000000 Yemen Riyal/for 1000 1.228 Egyptian Pound 17.009 Tunisian Dinar 133.490 Lebanese Pound 0.000157 0.00257 Sri Lankan Rupees 2.011 America Jordanian Dinar 430.810 Moroccan Dirhams 0.020105 0.044105 Indian Rupees 4.733 Canadian Dollar 0.232988 0.232988 Lebanese Lira/for 1000 2.038 Nigerian Naira 0.001267 0.001902 Pakistani Rupees 2.912 Georgina Lari 0.138072 0.138072 Syrian Lira 2.180 Omani Riyal 0.787605 0.793285 Morocco Dirham 30.817 Bangladesh Taka 3.800 US Dollars 0.301600 0.30600 Qatar Riyal 0.083157 0.084607 Philippines Pesso 6.155 US Dollars Mint 0.302100 0.306000 Saudi Riyal 0.080433 0.081733 EUROPEAN & AMERICAN COUNTRIES Cyprus pound 168.510 Syrian Pound 0.001295 0.001518 US Dollar Transfer 305.700 Japanese Yen 3.800 Asia Euro 326.950 Tunisian Dinar 0.128625 0.136625 Syrian Pound 2.425 Bangladesh Taka 0.003427 0.004011 Sterling Pound 386.400 Chinese Yuan 0.042864 0.046384 Turkish Lira 0.077533 0.087833 Canadian dollar 230.200 Nepalese Rupees 3.955 Hong Kong Dollar 0.037329 0.040079 UAE Dirhams 0.081761 0.083451 Turkish lira 83.100 Malaysian Ringgit 70.150 Indian Rupee 0.004282 0.004970 Yemeni Riyal 0.000994 0.001074 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 2017 BUSINESS Banned at sea: Venezuela’s crude-stained oil tankers

HOUSTON/PUNTO FIJO, Venezuela: In the cleaned before traveling to many foreign delayed repairs and impoundments by serv- raising more cash. The lagging exports crimp Reuters data. When oil prices were high, scorching heat of the Caribbean Sea, workers ports, which won’t admit crude-stained ships ice providers that are owed money by cash- the flow of cash back to the country’s crip- crude and fuel exports almost entirely in scuba suits scrub crude oil by hand from for fear of environmental damage to their strapped PDVSA. Neither PDVSA nor pled socialist economy, as citizens struggle financed an elaborate system of government the hull of the Caspian Galaxy, a tanker so harbors, port facilities or other vessels. Venezuela’s Oil Ministry responded to daily amid soaring inflation and shortages of price controls and social subsidies that main- filthy it can’t set sail in international waters. The laborious hand-cleaning operation is requests for comment about the firm’s mar- food and medicine. tained the popularity of late President Hugo The vessel is among many that are constantly one of many causes of chronic delays for itime operations. Because Venezuela relies on oil for more Chavez, the socialist firebrand. contaminated at two major export terminals dozens of tankers that deliver Venezuela’s The tankers sidelined for cleaning provide than 90 percent of export revenues, the Although embattled Venezuelan where they load crude from Venezuela’s principle export to customers worldwide, a vivid example of the firm’s downward spiral: problems of its state-run oil company pose a President Nicolas Maduro insists the govern- state-run oil company, PDVSA. The water according to three executives of the state-run Lacking the cash to properly maintain ships, national crisis. Venezuela’s crude exports ment has maintained social programs, he has here has an oily sheen from leaks in the rusty firm, eight employees of maritime firms that refineries and production operations - or to declined 8 percent to 1.69 million barrels per publicly acknowledged that lower oil prices pipelines under the surface. contract with PDVSA and Thomson Reuters pay business partners on time - PDVSA can’t day (bpd) in the first quarter versus the same have left the government with less money to That means the tankers have to be vessel-tracking data. Other reasons include boost exports, which is its only option for period in 2016, according to Thomson finance them. — Reuters GE to supply power generation equipment for Kuwait plant

Additional energy to meet needs of 100,000 Kuwaiti households

KUWAIT: GE will supply a steam turbine generator currently operational at the facility. The HRSG units Today’s agreement builds on GE’s strong legacy of set and two heat recovery steam generators (HRSG), are being manufactured at GE’s facilities acquired successful projects in Kuwait. GE technologies deliv- along with associated engineering and other servic- from Doosan. GE announced the acquisition of er over a third of Kuwait’s power today and the es for the Kuwaiti Ministry of Electricity’s Sabiya Doosan Engineering & Construction’s HRSG busi- company employs more than 250 people in the Power Plant. The equipment will allow the conver- ness in August 2016. The acquisition is helping GE country (direct and indirect). sion of the plant from simple-cycle to combined- Power meet the growing demand for its combined- GE’s investments in Kuwait include the GE cycle configuration, helping it to generate more cycle power plant solutions. Kuwait Technology Center, that serves three core than 260 megawatts (MW) of extra power without “GE is committed to driving power sector effi- areas for customers across the Middle East and the use of additional fuel. This is enough additional ciency across Kuwait and helping the Ministry of Africa: training, tooling and engineering. NEW YORK: This file photo taken on August 20, 2013 shows a Bank of America branch power to meet the average energy needs of more Electricity meet the increasing demand for power GE (NYSE: GE) is the world’s Digital Industrial in New York’s Times Square. — AFP than 100,000 Kuwaiti households. for domestic, industrial and municipal use,” said Company, transforming industry with software- GE has proven strength in steam turbines, with a Ghassan Barghout, President & CEO of GE’s Gas defined machines and solutions that are connected, portfolio that helps ensure that site-specific, opera- Power Systems - Sales, for the Middle East & North responsive and predictive. GE is organized around a Bank of America profits tional, steam cycle and application needs are met. Africa. “By adding onto non-GE legacy systems at global exchange of knowledge, the “GE Store,” The heat recovery steam generators (HRSG) will be the facility, our steam tail technology will help through which each business shares and accesses jump, helped by rates shipped from Korea and are expected to arrive in enhance output and lower both the life cycle costs, the same technology, markets, structure and intel- Kuwait by Q3 2018. They will be installed and oper- as well as the emissions generated per megawatt of lect. Each invention further fuels innovation and ated on the backend of non-GE F-class gas turbines electricity produced at the Sabiya Power Plant.” application across our industrial sectors. NEW YORK: Bank of America’s first quarter for their loans. The bank said it had net inter- profits grew nearly 40 percent, the bank said est income of $11.06 billion, compared with yesterday, helped by higher interest rates as $10.49 billion in the same period a year earlier. well as a strong performance in its investment The bank expects that if interest rates con- banking division. tinue to move higher, Bank of America could The Charlotte, North Carolina-based con- see its net interest income grow by $3.3 billion sumer banking giant reported net income of over the next 12 months. Bank of America’s $4.86 billion, compared with $3.47 billion in investment and trading divisions, which the same period a year earlier. On a per-share includes Merrill Lynch, also had a strong quar- basis, Bank of America earned 41 cents per ter, in line with the bank’s competitors. Global share, beating the 35 cents that analysts were investment banking had net income of $1.73 looking for. “The US economy continues to billion compared with $1.09 billion in the same show consumer and business optimism, and period a year earlier. Revenue from trading rose our results reflect that,” BofA’s CEO Brian to $3.9 billion from $3.4 billion. Moynihan said in a prepared statement. Overall, Bank of America had revenue of Like its major competitors, JPMorgan $22.49 billion compared with $20.79 billion in Chase, Citigroup and Wells Fargo, Bank of the same period a year earlier. The bank was America benefited from higher interest rates. able to keep its expenses flat as well, at $14.84 The Federal Reserve raised interest rates once billion, which helped bolster the bank’s bot- in December and again in March, which has tom line. Bank of America shares were up 0.7 allowed the big retail banks to charge more percent in pre-market trading at $22.87. — AP Goldman Sachs’ profits miss forecasts in Q1

NEW YORK: Goldman Sachs had a rare miss commodities was effectively flat in quarter in its first quarter results, the bank said yes- while trading revenues for stocks were terday, as its typically best-in-class trading down 6 percent from a year earlier. desks did not perform as well as its competi- The hit to Goldman’s trading in the first tors. The bank’s stock to fall in pre-market quarter is a rare misstep for a bank known trading. The New York-based investment to have some of the best traders on Wall bank earned $2.16 billion compared with Street. JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup and Bank $1.2 billion in the same period a year earlier. of America’s trading divisions all reported On a per-share basis, Goldman Sachs earned increases in trading last quarter. $5.15 a share versus $2.68 a share in the Goldman’s investment banking business same period a year earlier. But Goldman’s grew profits in the quarter, but its growth results were well below the $5.31 a share was not all the different from its competi- expected by analysts, according to FactSet. tion. Investment banking net revenue was SHANGHAI: Citroen carmaker CEO Linda Jackson speaks next to a Citroen C5 Aircross concept car during an event ahead of the 17th Shanghai In a statement, Goldman Sachs $1.7 billion in the quarter, up 16 percent International Automobile Industry Exhibition in Shanghai yesterday. — AFP Chairman and CEO Lloyd Blankfein called from a year earlier. Underwriting revenue the quarter “mixed” and that client activity rose 37 percent from a year earlier. Firm was “challenged.” Unlike its competitors, wide, the bank’s had net revenue of $8.03 Goldman’s trading desks struggled in the billion compared with $6.34 billion in the China outbound direct first quarter. The bank’s trading division had same period a year earlier. That also missed net revenue of $3.36 billion in the first quar- analysts’ expectations of $8.37 billion. ter, down 2 percent from a year earlier and Shares of Goldman Sachs sank 3 percent in investment slumps 30.1% down 7 percent from the fourth quarter. pre-market trading to $219.99. — AP Trading revenues in bonds, currencies and BEIJING: China’s non-financial outbound direct same period last year, with amounts in the property services, software and information technology investment (ODI) slumped 30.1 percent in March and entertainment sectors down over 80 percent. services, with manufacturing accounting for 24.7 from a year earlier as authorities kept a tight grip Dealmakers have said many Chinese firms are percent of the total. on capital outflows to help support the yuan cur- unable to close deals because they cannot secure China tightened its grip on moving funds out of rency and safeguard the country’s foreign official permission to transfer yuan into foreign the country late last year as the yuan plumbed exchange reserves. Non-financial ODI totalled exchange. Merger and acquisitions involving Asian more than eight-year lows. The currency has stead- $7.11 billion last month, Commerce Ministry data companies fell 39 percent in the first quarter of ied so far this year, thanks to the capital curbs and a showed yesterday. For the first three months of this 2017 to $176 billion, the lowest level in nearly retreat in the surging US dollar. While Beijing says it year, non-financial ODI tumbled 48.8 percent to three years and highlighting a sharp pull back in supports legitimate overseas investment, regula- $20.54 billion from the same period last year. overseas deals by Chinese firms, Thomson Reuters tors have warned they would pay close attention to Outbound investment in countries involved data showed. Banks’ advisory fees have taken a “irrational” investment in property, entertainment, China’s “One Belt one Road” infrastructure initiative heavy hit as a result. sports and other sectors. Earlier data showed for- was $2.95 billion in the first quarter, or 14.4 percent The ministry did not give the latest figures on eign direct investment into China rose 1 percent to of the total, the ministry said. Non-financial ODI China’s outbound property investment, but said 226.51 billion yuan ($32.91 billion) in the first quar- tumbled 52.8 percent in January-February from the funds mainly flowed to manufacturing, business ter from a year earlier. — Reuters India’s TCS Win up to 30 kilos of gold records fourth in 18 days at Malabar quarter profit Gold & Diamonds CANTON: A technician uses a lift to move a back seat section into a new Altima on the MUMBAI: India’s biggest IT sourcing firm Tata assembly line at the Nissan Canton Vehicle Assembly Plant in Canton, Miss. — AP Consultancy Services (TCS) reported a 4.2 percent KUWAIT: Malabar Gold & Diamonds, the leading increase in quarterly earnings yesterday, just jewellery retailer unfurled the details of its much US industrial production missing analysts’ estimates. The software giant awaited campaign to celebrate this festive sea- said net profit for the three months to March 31 son. This campaign will run at all Malabar Gold & rose to 66.08 billion rupees ($1.02 billion) from Diamonds outlets in Middle East & Far East from up 0.5% in March 63.40 billion rupees for the same period last year. 19th April 2017 to 6th May, 2017. The customers It was the first quarterly earnings reported get unprecedented opportunities to win a total WASHINGTON: US industrial production tion, which covers manufacturing, utilities under its new chief executive Rajesh Gopinathan, of 30 kilos of gold. A true shopper’s delight, posted a solid gain in March, reflecting a and mining, had produced a scant 0.1 per- who was appointed in February this year after Malabar Gold & Diamonds will captivate the cus- record rebound in utility output. But a cent increase in February. Output in Tata Group ousted former chairman Cyrus Mistry tomers by exhibiting eye catching designs in closely watched gauge of manufacturing February was held back by the sharp drop amid a legal tussle. On Monday, TCS had gold, diamonds, platinum and precious gems posted its first setback in seven months as in utility production. Last month’s decline approved a 160 billion rupee ($2.4 billion) share from different parts of the world to flaunt any auto production dropped sharply. in factory production was a setback to repurchase to improve returns for shareholders, occasion or event and are well priced too. The Federal Reserve said Tuesday that what has been a rising trend over the past Bloomberg reported. The buyback had a direct With every purchase of gold & diamond jewel- industrial production rose 0.5 percent, pro- six months as factories recovered from a impact as TCS’ shares jumped 6.1 percent on ry worth KD 40, customers get a chance to enter pelled by an 8.6 percent surge in utility out- prolonged period of weakness. The weak- Mumbai’s stock exchanges. raffle draws to win 1/2 (Half) kg of gold each in 2 put, the largest on records dating to 1939. ness reflected a strong dollar, which cut “2016-17 was a year of broad-based growth raffle draws. Adding to the above, customers also also unveiled the latest collection of jewellery in The utility gain reflected a return to normal into exports of American companies, and a amid economic and political turbulence in our get two gram gold coin on diamond jewellery gold, diamonds and precious gems to suit the demand for heating in March after an drop in oil production, which caused cut- key markets. We added $1.4 billion in constant purchase of KD 400 and a one gram gold coin on tastes of their multicultural and multinational cus- unusually warm February had cut demand. backs in investment by energy companies. currency revenues during the year,” Gopinathan purchase of diamond jewellery worth KD 250. tomers. Malabar Gold & Diamonds has incorporat- Manufacturing output fell 0.4 percent The 3 percent fall in auto output followed said in a statement. Also, customers can protect the gold rate at ed these designs as a part of various brands pre- last month, the first decline since August. a 1.1 percent rise in February and a 1 per- The company’s digital business grew 29 per- Malabar Gold & Diamonds on payment of 10% of sented at Malabar Gold & Diamonds’ namely Ethnix The manufacturing decline was led by a 3 cent drop in January. The rough patch for cent annually to $3 billion, he added. TCS shares the entire amount on the selected gold jewellery - Handcrafted Designer Jewellery, Era - Uncut percent drop in the production of motor manufacturing lasted from late 2015 had fallen by nearly a percent in the closing hours until 28th April 2017. All these offers will be valid Diamond Jewellery, Mine - Diamonds Unlimited, vehicles and parts. Output in the mining through the middle of 2016. Sharply lower of trade. A Bloomberg survey of analysts had fore- at their outlets in Kuwait until 6 May 2017. Divine- Indian Heritage Jewellery, Precia - Precious sector was up a slight 0.1 percent after a 2.9 oil prices forced reductions in sales of cast the Mumbai-based company to increase its To add more glitter to this season, they have Gem Jewellery and Starlet - Kids jewellery. percent February gain. Industrial produc- drilling equipment, such as steel pipe. — AP earnings to 66.54 billion rupees. — AFP WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 2017 BUSINESS Stocks dip as N Korea, France keep investors on edge LONDON: Shares and the dollar fell yesterday as a reflecting relief that rumors she might resign European shares fell yesterday. The pan- 0.1 percent on the day, while the euro was DZ Bank strategist Christian Lenk. snap general election call in Britain added to a proved unfounded. It last traded at $1.2673, up European STOXX 600 index, which hit 16-month up 0.4 percent at $1.0681. “Nevertheless, markets remain very nerv- lengthening list of uncertainties for investors 0.8 percent on the day. The FTSE 100 stocks highs last week, was down 0.9 percent, led lower ous ahead of Sunday.” already on edge over tensions simmering from index, already falling on its first trading day since by a 3 percent fall in the basic resources sector French foreboding Implied volatility in the STOXX 600 index North Korea to France. Wall Street also looked like- the Easter break, fell further and was last down as commodity prices dropped. MSCI’s broadest Investor nervousness ahead of Sunday’s hit its highest since early November 2016. ly to open marginally lower, index futures showed, 1.8 percent, at its lowest since late February. index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan French election made itself felt in currency Turkey’s lira rose against the dollar after after stocks weakened in Europe and Asia. “I guess people see that this may give Theresa slipped by 0.7 percent, while Tokyo’s Nikkei and debt markets. French 10-year govern- Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan rejected Sterling rose nearly 1 percent against the dol- May a better majority. It is a politically astute closed up 0.4 percent on earlier yen weakness. ment bond yields initially rose while ultra- Western criticism of a referendum in which lar and UK shares hit 2 1/2-month lows after move and it should provide more stability going The dollar declined 0.3 percent against a bas- safe German equivalents dipped, taking the he won sweeping new powers. “The mar- British Prime Minister Theresa May called an ear- over the immediate aftermath of the exit from the ket of major currencies. It earlier lifted off five- gap between the two close to six-week kets are taking this initial result as positive ly parliamentary election for June 8. Speaking EU,” said Simon Derrick, head of global market month lows versus the yen after US Treasury highs. But French yields later fell while insofar the buck now stops with one person outside her Downing Street office, May said she research at Bank of New York Mellon in London. Secretary Steven Mnuchin told the Financial German yields edged up and the spread and in theory political noise should come had decided “with reluctance” that an election With market activity reduced in the past Times that a strong dollar was a positive in the with Germany narrowed to its tightest in a down,” Greg Saichin, CIO emerging markets was needed to secure political unity and stability week due to Easter holidays, investors have long term, while agreeing with US President week after an opinion poll put centrist fixed income at Allianz Global Investors as Britain negotiates its way out of the European focused on political factors that also include Donald Trump that it hurt exports in the short Emmanuel Macron first in the first round of said. He added that the next battleground Union. The pound rose as high as $1.2678, Syria and US relations with Russia and China. term. The greenback traded at 108.76 yen, down voting, just ahead of far-right, anti-euro would be Turkey’s 2019 election. candidate Marine Le Pen, with a bigger gap Oil prices fell after a US government to far-left representative Jean-Luc report indicated US shale production was Melenchon. rising. Brent, the international benchmark The cost of hedging against big moves crude, fell 41 cents a barrel to $54.95. in the euro against both the dollar and the Copper was down 0.8 percent at yen over the next month jumped on $$5,650 a ton. Gold was marginally higher Monday to their highest levels since on the day at $1,285 an ounce, having Britain’s vote in June 2016 to leave the touched a five-month high of $1,295 on European Union . “Every poll that is coming Monday, the day after a failed North Korean out now is being scrutinized closely,” said ballistic missile launch. — Reuters

TOKYO: A woman walks past an electronic board showing Hong Kong share index outside a local bank in Hong Kong yesterday. Asian stocks were mixed yesterday as geopolitical tensions surrounding the Korean Peninsula softened somewhat follow- ing US Vice President Mike Pence’s departure from South Korea for Japan. — AP

BUSINESS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 2017

The new Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe Luxury meets athletic performance and transformative technology

KUWAIT: With its expressive coupe-esque proportions, clear MULTIBEAM headlamps, celebrate the world premiere of a wel- tures such as seats in high-grade ARTICO/DINAMICA in roll/pitch/heave stabilisation. The three chambers of different and sensual design and long-distance comfort for four people, come feature. When the vehicle is opened, the taillight LEDs black with grey contrasting topstitching, the Seat Comfort size in the spring struts of the rear axle and two in the spring the new Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe combines the beauty illuminate successively from the centre of the vehicle outwards. package and an AMG leather sports steering wheel. struts of the front axle make it possible to control the hardness and classic virtues of a grand tourer with state-of-the-art tech- Upon locking the vehicle, the light sequence runs in the oppo- Additional personalization options come courtesy of the of the suspension in three stages. In this way, occupants enjoy nology. It also offers the groundbreaking intelligence of the E- site direction. Both are additionally combined with an up and Night package with a host of design details in high-gloss soft basic suspension, along with the secure feeling of good Class family with Apple CarPlay smartphone integration, down dimming feature. black and tinted side windows. handling stability at higher speeds. Widescreen Cockpit and the latest driver assistance systems DYNAMIC SELECT - choose your own driving characteristics with the option of, among other things, partially automated Sporty, luxurious interior with refined details Larger and more luxurious The DYNAMIC SELECT system not only makes it possible to driving. Powerful engines with low exhaust emissions and com- The interior of the new E-Class Coupe embodies the syn- With a length of 4826 mm, a width of 1860 mm and a height select the suspension characteristics in combination with fortable suspensions with selective damping guarantee a thesis of sporty emotion and luxurious intelligence. of 1430 mm, the new E-Class Coupe clearly outstrips its prede- DYNAMIC BODY CONTROL and AIR BODY CONTROL, but it also sporty and agile driving experience. Positioned in the driver's direct field of vision, the instrument cessor in terms of length, width and height. The principal bene- enables the driver to influence other vehicle settings - such as Following in the steps of the world's most intelligent execu- cluster shows virtual instruments, which can be selected by ficiary of the wider track, with 1605 mm at the front (+67 mm) the throttle response, ECO start/stop function, shift points of tive sedan, the newest member of the successful E-Class family the driver in three different styles, "Classic", "Sport" and and 1609 mm at the rear (+68 mm), is the driving dynamics. the automatic transmission and more. Depending on the is an exciting addition. "It takes an elaborate feat of engineer- "Progressive", depending on which information and views the The significantly larger footprint compared with the pre- equipment level, DYNAMIC SELECT provides the following ing to uphold two hallmarks of the E-Class Coupe: its driver considers relevant. Touch Control buttons in the steer- vious model benefits passengers with extra spaciousness transmission modes: Comfort, ECO, Sport, Sport + and unmatched style and extraordinary strength. And the view ing wheel enable the driver to control the instrument cluster and comfort. Individual. "Individual" allows the driver to configure their own from outside is no less enticing, with an undeniably athletic and multimedia system using finger swipes without having preferred transmission modes. profile and chiseled physique that expresses confidence. The E- to take their hands off the steering wheel. Performance with high-tech Class Coupe embodies passion that you can see and beauty The avant-garde yet highly luxurious seats in the Coupe take At market launch, there will be an initial choice between E-Class innovations on board that you can feel," said Lennart Mueller-Teut, Head of Marketing their cue from the sedan. The sporty individual-seat characteris- three petrol engines with a range of outputs from 135 kW (184 As a member of the current E-Class family, the new Coupe & Communications, Mercedes-Benz Cars Middle East tics find their distinctive impression in all four seats. A wealth of hp) to 245 kW (333 hp). Further engine variants will follow. All pushes technological boundaries and is significantly more The E-Class Coupe marks a new step in the evolution of the extremely high-grade design details bear witness to the the models available at market launch are standardized with intelligent than its predecessor. It comes with all the features Mercedes-Benz design philosophy by fusing the charm and superlative standard of a sporty luxury Coupe. the 9G-TRONIC nine-speed automatic transmission, which of the E-Class, the most intelligent executive sedan. Active technological superiority of the sedan with a sportier and sleek- High-grade materials and contemporary colour land- allows fast gearshifts along with lower engine speeds. This has a Brake Assist comes as standard. It is able to warn the driver of er profile. With its flawless proportions, the new Coupe exhibits scapes come together to create a sporty, modern luxury. The particularly beneficial effect on efficiency and noise. an imminent collision, provide optimum support with emer- a puristic, surface-accentuated design with reduced lines and attractive appointments in yacht blue in combination with gency braking and, if necessary, also autonomously apply the sensual forms. macchiato beige lend the vehicle a cool, sophisticated yacht- Suspension - sporty comfort brakes. In addition to slower-moving, stopping or stationary The vehicle's Coupe design is characterised by a distinctive ing look. The new E-Class Coupe will also offer a choice of The suspension on the new E-Class Coupe offers agile driv- vehicles, it can also detect pedestrians crossing in the danger front end with low-positioned sports grille and central star, a two new innovative, lightwood trim packages in open-pore ing pleasure on winding roads together with exceptional ride zone ahead of the vehicle. long bonnet with powerdomes, a rearward-shifted, squat and high-gloss finishes. comfort. The Coupe comes as standard with DIRECT CONTROL Other highlights include DRIVE PILOT: this system represents greenhouse and a muscular rear end. The AMG Line, with its unique features, such as front and suspension. In the interests of a sporty look, the suspension is Mercedes-Benz's next step along the road to autonomous driv- rear bumpers and side skirts and larger AMG Styling wheels, 15 millimetres lower than on the sedan and is tuned for comfort ing. As Distance Pilot DISTRONIC, it is not only able to keep the World premiere: welcome feature of tail lamp will come as standard. The dots in the diamond radiator with an amplitude-dependent damping system. car at the correct distance behind vehicles in front on all types Equally typical of a Mercedes Coupe are the two-part, grille are chrome-plated, while the brake discs on the front Alternatively, the new E-Class Coupe can be equipped with of road, but, for the first time, it can also automatically follow extremely flat LED tail lamps, which, in combination with LED axle are perforated. The interior boasts a vast range of fea- multi-chamber air suspension, including all-round them at a speed of up to 210 km/h. Al-Mazaya Holding launches Ooredoo gives 200 MB Mazaya Residence in Muscat to prepaid customers MUSCAT: Al-Mazaya Holding has launched its new project, Oman. At Al-Mazaya, we take care of every minute detail, allowing Mazaya Residence, in Muscat, the capital of Oman. Mazaya our residents to enjoy a luxurious living environment with maxi- KUWAIT: Ooredoo, Kuwait's fastest net- add-on plans at competitive prices that lored to the needs of customers and Residence is an integrated, mixed-use project located in the Al- mum comfort and convenience," he said. "Sprawling over a total work, is giving its prepaid customers include internet, international calls or businesses. Ooredoo is guided by its Mawaleh area of Al Seeb Province. A grand ceremony was held by space of 23,194 sqm and divided into 12 commercial-cum-resi- 200 MB valid for one week when they local calls. vision of enriching people's lives and the company to mark the launch of the project at the Grand Hayat dential plots, the project boasts residential units, including one- recharge their balance online or on Ooredoo's operations in Kuwait its belief that it can stimulate human Hotel in Muscat where a series of activities was organized. bedroom, two-bedroom and three-bedroom flats and shops of Ooredoo's official app which is available date back to December 1999 when it growth by leveraging communications The ceremony opened with a documentary on Al-Mazaya various sizes with high-end amenities, landscaped areas and on iOS and Android operating system. launched wireless services as the sec- to help people achieve their full Holding's strategy and operations. Board Chairman, Rashid Al- nature," he added, explaining that the company will develop the The free balance is automatically credit ond operator. The company today potential. Nafisi, provided inaugural notes while Chief Executive Officer, project over different phases, the first of which was announced to customers upon recharge transac- provides mobile, broadband internet Ibrahim Al-Soqabi, delivered a detailed overview of the project, under the name "Zone 1" and includes 120 flats and 28 shops. tions, and is valid for 7 days. and corporate managed services tai- followed by a word from Oman's Al-Hilal Bank representative. The "The project is strategically located near key shopping malls In a statement to the press, Ooredoo function was concluded with an awards ceremony where the and trade centers in the capital of Muscat, including the City reiterated its commitment to enriching event sponsor, the Kuwaiti Ambassador to Oman and representa- Centre, which lies only few minutes away. Its amenities include the experience of customers by giving tives of the Ministry of Housing, Muscat Municipality and Al Hilal swimming pools, health clubs and tennis playgrounds. The proj- them services with the click of a button, Bank were recognized with plaques. The ribbon was then cut, rais- ect stands out as an attractive opportunity for residents looking keeping up with their lifestyle and ing the curtain to reveal an architectural model for the project, for investments or housing. It's adjacent to Sultan Qaboos Road, a mode of usage which relies on making before dessert was distributed to mark the felicitous occasion. highly significant arterial road linking all the Sultanate's provinces purchases and transactions online. In The Board chairman's inaugural notes provided a briefing on together," he stated. relation to this, Ooredoo has recently Al-Mazaya Holding's strategy that is premised on ensuring geo- "Al-Mazaya Holding has identified the gap in the market and obtained the Payment Card Industry graphical diversification and expansion all over the GCC states the demand of the Omani population for residential projects that (PCI)-Data Security Standards (DSS) 3.2 and a number of Middle East countries. This is an ambitious strate- cater to the specific requirements of both the Omani and Gulf citi- certification, making it the first telecom gy that yielded impressive investment opportunities, one of zens alike," the CEO continued. provider in Kuwait to be certified with which is the Mazaya Residence in Muscat. Addressing the Al-Soqabi added, "Mazaya Residence apartments adhere to this version. Ceremony, Al-Nafisi said, "We are honored to launch Al-Mazaya the highest design standards that include the best use of space, Ooredoo has recently relaunched its Residence, a mixed-use residential-cum-commercial project that satisfying all modern life requirements. The residence offers a vari- Xpress prepaid plans, with streamlined stands out as an attractive opportunity for Omani citizens and ety of designs with its 68 by 74 meter one-bedroom, 99 by 110 simplified plans at KD 5 for a SIM card. GCC residents looking for investment or housing." meter two-bedroom and 142 by 154 meter three-bedroom apart- Customers can subscribe to a main bun- He added: "Mazaya Residence is one of the most significant ments. The project is protected 24/7 by a sophisticated surveil- dle that includes internet and local calls, projects that meets the requirements of the market and the needs lance system to suit the specific security needs of the residents. In and have the freedom to subscribe to of different segments of society by creating affordable homeown- addition, residents are provided with best satellite and internet ership opportunities. The project reflects our paramount interest services in the area." in the Omani market. Boasting a highly competitive edge at the Execution works have already started and are strictly adhering tourist and trade levels, the Omani market abounds in myriad to the set schedule, he said, noting that the foundation work has NREC and UPAC's Reem Mall project to investment opportunities that offer a promising future." already been completed, including the construction of a spacious "Through the construction of such real estate enterprises, Al- underground car park sprawling beneath the entire space of the Mazaya Holding seeks to ensure geographical diversification for residential building that accommodates up to 300 vehicles, offer Majid Al-Futtaim Ventures' world its projects throughout the GCC states and the Middle East. adding further value to the development. The project is expected Situated near the capital's major malls and trade centers, Al- to be delivered in 2018. class entertainment offerings Mazaya Residence strategically lies at the heart of Muscat, the cap- The CEO explained that Al-Mazaya has awarded a 22-month ital of Oman, better known as the pearl of the Arabian Sea, the contract to Al-Hajiry Trading LLC for the construction, execution, KUWAIT: Abu Dhabi's Reem Mall, developed by NREC in part- Shane Eldstrom, Reem Mall Chief Executive Officer said: "As cradle of heritage and originality, and the symbol of civilization delivery, and maintenance of Mazaya Residence. Al-Hajiry Trading nership with UPAC has announced a significant new partner- one of the most ambitious and exciting retail and leisure proj- and the future," the Board Chairman continued. is a pioneering company with more than 21 years of rich experi- ship with Majid Al-Futtaim Ventures, the leisure, entertain- ects ever undertaken in Abu Dhabi, we share Majid Al- Concluding, Al-Nafisi expressed appreciation for all those who ence in areas of construction in the Omani market. ment, fashion and business arm of Majid Al-Futtaim. The Futtaim's commitment to continued growth and innovation. have contributed to the success of this project, including govern- "This marks the launch of the project's marketing campaign in agreement will see Majid Al-Futtaim Ventures brings its wide As the UAE capital continues to enhance its position as a glob- ment bodies, consultancies, real estate developers and suppliers, the Omani market. It will be followed by an additional campaign range of leisure and entertainment destinations - including al tourism and leisure hub, this new partnership marks a sig- reiterating his deep thanks to Al-Mazaya Holding's teams for their to promote the project in the GCC states. The campaign will the region's first standalone, themed, indoor snow park - to nificant milestone not only for Reem Mall, but also for the diligent efforts that have earned the company the enviable suc- include large-scale publicity through print and social media, radio more than $ 1 billion project. region's wider entertainment offering. We now look forward cess they are celebrating. stations and TV channels," he said, inviting the event attendees to Through this collaboration, Reem Mall will also host the to bringing our shared vision to the UAE capital and creating CEO Eng. Ibrahim Al-Soqabi commenced his speech with an visit a promotional exhibition at the Grand Hayat Hotel on April next generation of concepts from award-winning VOX spectacular visitor experiences for decades to come." illustrative presentation on the company's establishment and cap- 19th as well as the company's marketing center to mark the Cinemas, including the large format MAX screens, fine dining Ahmed Galal Ismail CEO of Majid Al-Futtaim Ventures said: ital, noting that Al-Mazaya is a shareholding company dually listed launch of the project's flat and shop sales at competitive prices Theatre by Rhodes and the children focused VOX Kids. For the "Over the years, Majid Al-Futtaim's Leisure & Entertainment at the Kuwaiti and Dubai financial markets. It has a rich portfolio of and easy installments to attract the largest possible segments of first time, VOX Cinemas will be fused with Magic Planet, the and Cinemas business have established themselves as the go- impressive projects that are well diversified by geography all over society. "We maintain an ambitious future-oriented vision for the region's largest network of family entertainment centres, to to providers of innovative and successful leisure and enter- the region's markets. He then gave a detailed overview of Mazaya Omani market and God willing, we will continue to operate in this create an all - new leisure environment. tainment concepts for retail developers in the region, and Residence. distinguished market after we complete and hand over Mazaya This is also the first time that Majid Al-Futtaim Ventures has with Reem Mall we have taken this one step further by creat- "Mazaya Residence is the company's second investment in Residence," CEO enthused. announced an indoor snow entertainment concept outside ing a unique and bespoke offering that will not only anchor Majid Al-Futtaim's owned shopping malls, building on the the mall, but transform it into a lifestyle destination. We are in success of Ski Dubai over the years, and the highly positive the business of creating great moments, and so are partnering response to Ski Egypt, which opened in Cairo's Mall of Egypt with Reem Mall in the same way we do with our own shop- earlier this year. The bespoke 125,000 sq. ft. Abu Dhabi snow ping malls to ensure that our entertainment concepts are attraction will be a dedicated snow park and is set to include a curated and created for the best guest experience." variety of activities and experiences to be enjoyed by the This is the second collaboration between Reem Mall and entire family - from sledging to zorbing to luge. Majid Al-Futtaim after previously signing a deal to open a The entertainment offering will make up almost 202,000 Carrefour hypermarket at the upcoming Abu Dhabi destination. sq. ft., which accounts for 10 percent of the total mall space, Reem Mall will deliver 2 million sq. ft. of leasable area (2.9 emphasizing the growing significance of leisure in the success million sq. ft. of floor area) of retail, leisure, dining and enter- of a modern retail environment. tainment offerings on Abu Dhabi's Reem Island. Comprising Commenting on the news, NREC CEO Samuel Sidiqi said: around 450 stores housing local and international brands, 85 "Reem Mall is one of our landmark projects in the region, and of which will be Food and Beverage outlets, as well as a range we're very excited about our new partnership with Majid Al- of family-focused entertainment and edutainment anchors, Futaim Ventures to offer visitors iconic leisure and entertain- Reem Mall will be a unique addition to Abu Dhabi's family ment concepts and truly memorable experiences." leisure attractions. technology WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 2017

Discover new possibilities with the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+

KUWAIT: Samsung Gulf Electronics - launched the much anticipated Galaxy S8 and S8+ yesterday in Kuwait, at an exclusive event held at the Jumeirah Messilah Beach hotel. The latest smartphone pushes the boundaries of tradition- al smartphones with its seamless screen hardware design and a variety of new service offerings. With the launch of multiple services and apps, as well as a stunning Infinity Display for immersive viewing experiences, the Galaxy S8 and S8+ bring a new level of functionality and conven- ience, opening up a galaxy of possibilities. “The Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ usher in a new era of smartphone design and fantastic services, opening the door for new ways to experience the world,” said Tarek Sabbagh, Head of IT & Mobile (IM) Division at Samsung Gulf Electronics. “The Galaxy S8 and S8+ represents, not just the launch of a brand new device in the region, but a whole new way to create experiences. Knowing that exploring the world and new cultures is something that people across the region love, we have tied up with Etihad airways and Hotels.com to reward our loyal customers.” Those who purchase the Galaxy S8 and S8+ will be able to explore the world in style and enjoy 30% off in Economy and Business Class with Etihad Airways. Furthermore, cus- tomers will be able to save up to 40% on hotel bookings worldwide and enjoy an extra 12% off coupon in partner- ship with hotels.com. This offer is exclusively available to customers in the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman and Kuwait. Mohammad Al-Bulooki, Executive Vice President Commercial at Etihad Airways, said: “Etihad Airways’ part- equipped with an advanced 8MP F1.7 Smart autofocus- New way to interact with your phone 360 to create 4K 360-degree videos and 15MP pho- nership with Samsung sees two brands committed to tech- front camera and 12MP F1.7 Dual Pixel rear camera for Bixby is an intelligent interface that will help tos. Leveraging the processing power of the Galaxy nological innovation coming together to deliver this incred- the best low-light, zoom and anti-blur photos with users get more out of their phone. With the new S8 and S8+ for enhanced productivity, Samsung DeX ible offer. It applies not only to Etihad Airways’ flights, but enhanced image processing. Bixby button, you will be able to conveniently access is a unique solution that transforms your smartphone also across the seven airlines that make up Etihad Airways • Powerful Performance: Packing powerful perform- Bixby and navigate through services and apps with into a desktop by providing a secure desktop-like Partners. We are constantly looking for new ways to con- ance and connectivity, the Galaxy S8 and S8+ feature the simple touch, vision and text commands. Contextual experience. With Samsung DeX, users can easily dis- nect with our guests and this is a perfect example.” industry’s first 10nm processor, enabling heightened awareness capabilities enable Bixby to offer person- play and edit data from their phone, making working speed and efficiency. It is also gigabit LTE and gigabit Wi- alized help based on what it continues to learn from a smartphone faster and smarter. See and Experience More Fi ready with support for speeds up to 1 Gbps so users about the user’s interests, situation and location. Users can leave their physical wallet behind with The Galaxy S8 builds on Samsung’s heritage of creating can quickly download files, regardless of the file size. Users can also search for images and get details Samsung Pay, turning their Galaxy S8 and S8+ into stunning designs and functional devices. Available in 5.8- • RobustEntertainment: As the world’s first mobile about nearby places with Bixby’s image recognition a digital wallet which they can use almost any- inch Galaxy S8 and 6.2-inch Galaxy S8+, the Infinity Display device certified by the UHD Alliance as MOBILE HDR PRE- technology. As the Bixby ecosystem grows, it will where they would use a credit or debit card. With and bezel-less design form a smooth, continuous surface MIUMTM, Galaxy S8 and S8+ let you see the same vibrant connect across devices, apps and services as a ubiq- more than 870 worldwide banking partnerships, with no buttons or harsh angles. The result is a truly immer- colors and contrasts that filmmakers intended while uitous interface, and open up new experiences and Samsung Pay has processed more than 240 million sive viewing experience without distractions, which makes watching your favorite shows. In addition, the Galaxy S8 scenarios to simplify life. transactions to date. New high-performance ear- multi-tasking more convenient. The Galaxy S8’s compact and S8+ offer next-level gaming experiences with vivid phones tuned by AKG by Harman, offering uncom- design enables comfortable one-handed operation and and superior graphic technology, and come pre-loaded Beyond the phone experiences promised audio for unbeatable sound quality, will Corning(r) Gorilla(r) Glass 5 on both the front and back and with a Game Pack, featuring top game titles, including The Galaxy S8 and S8+ offers robust portfolio of come as an in-box accessory. These earphones will provides a durable and a high-quality finish. select titles supported by the Vulkan API. products and services, elevating the both devices have a comfortable hybrid canal fit for better noise • Global Standard in Mobile Security: The Galaxy S8 and experience for premiere mobile productivity and cancellation and will be made from anti-tangle met- The Galaxy Foundation S8+ are built on Samsung Knox, a defense-grade security connectivity. The Galaxy S8 and S8+ unlock the new al-fabric material. In addition to the new design innovations, Samsung platform. In addition, the Galaxy S8 and S8+ will offer a Gear VR with Controller, powered by Oculus. The Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ will be available continues to deliver cutting-edge technology including wide selection of biometric technologies including a fin- Enabling convenient one-handed control and navi- across major retailers in Kuwait from April 28 at KWD an advanced camera, enhanced performance and more gerprint scanner, iris scanner and facial recognition so gation, the controller provides better motion inter- 236 for the Galaxy S8 and KWD 266 for the Galaxy to the devices that users love, including: users can select a secure biometric authentication method action when accessing interactive VR content. The S8+ and will be offered in a rich color palette includ- • Premium Camera: The Galaxy S8 and S8+ are that works best for them. Galaxy S8 and S8+ will also connect to the new Gear ing Midnight Black, Orchid Gray and Maple Gold.

—Photos by Joseph Shagra Bangladesh trains First online platform for Influencer teenage girls to fight cyber crime Marketing in GCC is launched

DHAKA: Bangladesh yesterday began training thousands of teenage girls to fight cyber crime, citing an “alarming” DUBAI: With the increasing use of influ- ing to multiple parameters, compare them der, interests, follower’s popularity index choose and compare critical date for up rise in social media-related abuses mostly targeting adoles- encers to market brands across the region, according to performance data analysis, and much more. For even more thorough to5 influencer’s on a single page for easier cents. Police said online harassment had grown alarmingly and an even greater number of influencers and book them all online. analysis of how followers interact with evaluation. Additionally, to determine the with the rise in smart phone use in Bangladesh, and entering this new content marketing are- Marketers now have transparent and influencers’ content, Influencers.ae created campaign ROI, users are provided with an teenage girls were the main targets. na, the newly launched Dubai-based digi- real time data on influencers and their fol- the Influential Rate, a proprietary algorithm overview of the campaign content with More than 10,000 school-age girls will take part in gov- tal firm, Influencers.ae, promises to be an lowers for benchmarking analysis and com- which takes into account a variety of met- details on reposts or produced content ernment workshops around the country in April and May all-encompassing online platform that rics such as weighted average of com- along with the number of ‘Likes’, com- to teach them what to look out for and how to respond. enables brands and agencies to discover, ments, tags, likes and views, and cross ment, views and engagement. The in- “Every day, we have 10-12 complaints of cyber crimes. compare and book relevant influencers for matches the data with comparable influ- depth data on engagement levels based Some 90 percent of these victims are pre-teen and effective digital campaigns across the encers regionally. on geography, demography and interac- teenage girls,” Nazmul Islam, a deputy commissioner of GCC. Easy to navigate and use, the first “In the GCC, most brands are using tions allows users to analyze the penetra- Dhaka Metropolitan Police, told AFP. Police said girls were ever Arab focused Influencer Marketing influencer marketing like they would tion of campaigns. being tricked into posing for intimate photographs and Platform (IMP) provides data on over 1,780 celebrity endorsement or brand ambas- “Digital spending is up, but marketers video footage that were later posted on social media or of the regions’ most successful influencers sadorship”, said Feras Arafe, CEO of continue to spend on programmatic adver- used for trolling. who, collectively, have over 640 million Influencers.ae. “They find, with difficulty, tising even though they realize that the On some occasions, hidden cameras were used to followers. one or two influencers that have relevant banner ad is dead”, said Clark Williams, secretly film young people having sex, with the footage lat- Developed in the UAE with an in-depth profiles and promote a brand through COO, Influencers.ae. “The average click er posted online. “Sometimes these photos and videos are understanding of regional needs, them in one-off campaigns. Our platform through rate (CTR) rarely exceeds 1% and being used by boyfriends to emotionally blackmail the Influencers.ae relieves many of the pain harnesses the power of mass campaigns their target audiences are more and more girls or their families,” said Islam. Bangladesh in 2013 set up points marketers have when attempting to through influencers. The more influencers employing ad blocking software, especially a special trial court to deal with social media-related crimes conduct influencer marketing. According that promote a specific hashtag within a on their mobiles. Our platform offers a and since then more than 450 cases have been heard. to eConsultancy, the greatest difficult for set period of time, the higher the number viable alternative. Brands can now reach 73% of marketers is identifying the right of social media channels that will boost it. consumers with created or reposted con- “(The) majority of the victims are young girls. In many cas- Clark Williams, COO, Influencers.ae es, once they were married, they found that their former influencer and 82% of brands are still con- With the right amount of influencers, your tent from relevant Influencers that their fol- lovers posted their intimate photos to social media,” prose- ducting their influencer research manually. parison of regional performance/cost val- campaigns will not only reach difficult to lowers trust. A campaign can achieve cutor Nazrul Islam Shamim told AFP. “In one incident, a The Influencers.ae platform alleviates this ue, including image vs video engagement target consumers, but also have the ability receive mass impressions and a higher con- young woman committed suicide after her lover sent some by allowing brands the ability to search for trends across sectors, in depth demograph- to go viral.” version rate for much less cost than other of her intimate photos to her mobile phone,” he said. —AFP relevant influencers across the GCC accord- ics of the followers down to city level, gen- The interactive portal enables users to forms of digital advertising.” WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 2017 HEALTH & SCIENCE

German aims to role out child formula for schistosomiasis GENEVA: Merck KGaA said it is developing a chil- who catch the disease in contaminated rivers and as possible in Africa. We don’t anticipate any Garijo was among senior pharmaceutical execu- dren’s formula of its drug to treat schistosomiasis, lakes. But the pill is large, bitter and difficult for chil- major challenges in production so we will scale tives due to meet Bill Gates privately in Geneva on a parasitic worm disease that infects millions of dren to swallow, Belen Garijo, CEO of healthcare at up as quickly as we can in order to be able to put Tuesday to discuss stepping up the industry’s con- poor people in Africa and Asia. Schistosomiasis Merck KGaA, told reporters in Geneva. The new for- a sweetened formulation in front of the pediatric tribution to fighting 18 neglected tropical diseases kills 280,000 people each year in Africa alone, the mula will be sweeter. population.” known as NTDs. The WHO and the Bill & Melinda German drugmaker said yesterday. It can cause “We have learned that we need to customise Merck’s initial commitment 10 years ago to Gates Foundation will host a meeting today. anaemia, diarrhoea, bladder cancer, slow cogni- the formulation of praziquantel to the patients donate 25 million tablets a year from its plant in Since a key 2012 meeting in London, NTD medi- tive development, as well as infertility problems that we want to treat. This is why we are develop- Mexico has grown ten-fold. Its annual donation has cines have been provided at a cost of less than in females. ing a children user-friendly formulation that we a value of around $30 million, she said. “Now we $0.50 per person per year through drug companies The company said it has donated 500 million expect to bring to the market in the next couple have stepped up to 250 million tablets per year ... and partnerships, for an estimated value of $2 bil- tablets of praziquantel to the World Health of years.” “We are actually very close to filing We believe that with the tablets we are donating we lion to $3 billion a year, WHO director-general Organisation (WHO) over the last 10 years for use in because we are aiming to file in early 2019,” can treat approximately 100 million patients a year. Margaret Chan wrote in the Financial Times yester- 39 African countries, primarily targeting children Garijo said. “We will be filing in as many countries This is going to last until elimination.” day. “The tide is turning,” she said. — AP In Alaska, anxiety grows as health care debate rages JUNEAU: Going without health insurance is outnumber registered Republicans nearly a risk. Going without it in Alaska can be a 2-to-1. Alaskans often take great pride in gamble of a much higher order, for this is a their toughness and resourcefulness and place unlike anywhere else in the U.S., a have been known to bandage their own land of pitiless cold, vast expanses and dan- wounds or use a staple gun to close a leg gerous, back-breaking work such as pulling gash. “There’s no use in going to pay a fishing nets from the water or hauling ani- thousand dollars for someone to wrap up mal carcasses out of the woods. And yet your ribs in a bandage,” said Bryce Reimer, a many people on the Last Frontier do not 25-year-old audio and lighting technician carry insurance. For them, the Affordable from Wasilla who wrapped his own ribs Care Act just isn’t working. after a car accident because he doesn’t For reasons that have a lot to do with its have health insurance. The health plan that sheer size, sparse population and harsh is often used as a benchmark for compar- environment, Alaska has some of the high- ing coverage from state to state, for a 40- est health care costs in the nation; the most year-old nonsmoker, costs $927 a month expensive insurance premiums, according before any subsidies in Alaska, or 21/2 to one key measure; and just one insurer in times the national average, according to the whole state writing individual policies. the Kaiser Family Foundation. Michael Hutton, who makes a living sell- While nearly every Alaskan receives an ing high-performance dog food used by annual check of typically more than $1,000 dog sledders, some of whom compete in as their share of the state’s oil wealth, that the grueling Iditarod race, looked at the doesn’t necessarily go very far in a place potential $700-a-month cost of coverage where the late-winter unemployment rate under Obamacare and decided he would in some communities is around 20 percent rather take his chances and hope he and where the difficulties of delivering doesn’t get seriously hurt or ill. “In my age goods and services contribute to a cost of group, it hasn’t been much of an issue,” the living so staggering that a gallon of milk 45-year-old Hutton said. But he confessed, can cost $10 in some rural outposts. “The older you get, the more important it’s going to be.” Salmon runs Many people in Alaska are frustrated with Also, many Alaskans work jobs where the cost of required health coverage under the amount they earn can fluctuate wildly, President Barack Obama’s signature law and depending on such factors as the weather anxious about what the future holds, with or the size of a salmon run. Because of that, WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump joins others to write notes to service members during the Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the President Donald Trump so far unable to some people cannot be sure whether they White House. — AFP deliver on his promise to repeal and replace qualify for subsidies from one year to the it with something better. Income-based sub- next, or whether they will be able to afford sidies are available under the Affordable coverage once they have signed up. Care Act to help many Alaskans buy insur- Juneau resident Bonnin Jarvill, who fish- In or out? Trump aides to es for a living, said her family’s Obamacare- ance. But not everyone qualifies, and so some choose to go without. subsidized policy of $360 a month is afford- As of 2015, 13 percent of Alaska resi- able, but the family deductible is a daunt- huddle on climate accord dents were uninsured and potentially sub- ing $14,000. That’s worrisome because ject to fines under Obamacare, according their income can vary depending on how to the Kaiser Family Foundation, citing the many salmon and halibut they catch, they WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump’s top on the issue since he won the presidency. because the agreement already went into force, most recent figures available. Five states in are still paying off bills from last year’s fish- aides will huddle to discuss whether or not the He told the editorial board of The New York nothing the United States can do - even pulling all were at 13 percent. Only Georgia (14 ing season, and they are trying to set up a US should remain part of the Paris Climate Times in an interview last year that he was, “look- out - can nullify the accord. It is in effect. percent) and Texas (16 percent) were high- plan to pay off her husband’s recent hernia accord - a global effort to cut down on climate- ing at it very closely.... I have an open mind to it. Nonetheless, a withdrawal or public er. Hutton, who lives in the fishing village of surgery. They live on their boat with their 4- warming carbon emissions. Officials will be dis- We’re going to look very carefully.” Under the announcement that the US is abandoning its Kasilof, has so far managed to avoid any year-old daughter. cussing their options, with the goal of providing agreement, the US pledged to reduce its annual efforts to fight man-made climate change could serious health problems and said the Jarvill, 30, said she and her husband a recommendation to the president about the greenhouse gas emissions in 2025 by 26 to 28 spark repercussions individually from other amount he has paid out of his own pocket plan to see if they qualify for Medicaid. If path forward, according to an administration percent below 2005 levels, which would be a nations, said Nigel Purvis, who was the top US for medical care, plus an Obamacare tax not, they may have to ask their parents for official who spoke on condition of anonymity, reduction of about 1.6 billion tons of annual State Department environmental diplomat penalty of $700 for not having insurance, help. “We feel like at this point in our lives despite the president’s criticism of the use of emissions. Besides continuing Obama’s efforts to when George W Bush pulled out of the 1997 are far less than the premiums he would we should be able to take care of our fami- anonymous sources. reduce US heat-trapping gases, Trump has two Kyoto climate treaty. have faced. ly,” she said. “It’s frustrating to receive help.” The non-binding international agreement general options. “Any sign that the administration would not Nearly a quarter of Alaska’s 740,000 resi- was forged in Paris in December 2015 and be serious will provoke an international reaction Alcohol and drug abuse dents are covered by Medicaid, which Gov. allowed rich and poor countries to set their own Non-binding agreement that would undermine the administration’s for- Many people in Alaska hold down Bill Walker, an independent, expanded as goals to reduce carbon dioxide. It went into One option is to pull the United States out of eign policy,” said Purvis, an international attor- rugged jobs or enjoy outdoor pastimes part of the Affordable Care Act to include effect last November after it was ratified by the non-binding agreement, which Obama ney who served in Democratic and Republican that can lead to serious injuries and chronic more lower-income people. Only about countries, including the US and China. Trump’s enacted without US Senate ratification. It typi- administrations. Other countries, he said, take ailments, such as bad backs and knees. At 19,000 Alaskans get insurance on the indi- top advisers are currently divided on the issue, cally takes countries four years to pull out of new climate change seriously and could retaliate in the same time, Alaska has some of the vidual market, resulting in a tiny pool with some, including Environmental Protection international treaties, but because Obama trade deals or tariffs or balk on negotiations over nation’s highest rates of tuberculosis, across which insurers can spread costs. The Agency head Scott Pruitt, eager for the US to enacted the accord as part of the 1992 Rio de international security costs. chlamydia and suicide. Alcohol and drug number of insurance companies writing leave the deal. Janeiro treaty, Trump could pull out of the older, Trump has already reversed some of former abuse is a major problem, too. With many individual policies in Alaska dropped from “Paris is something that we need to really broader treaty in one year. President Obama’s efforts to scale back carbon places in the state accessible only by air or five in 2015. look at closely, because it’s something we need Another option is to just do nothing. Trump emissions to try to halt climate change, includ- water, some people who suddenly get very Last month’s dead-on-arrival GOP health to exit, in my opinion,” Pruitt said in an interview could publicly badmouth the treaty, but not for- ing restrictions on coal plants and drilling. White sick have to be flown to Anchorage or care proposal would have jacked up premi- with Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends” last mally withdraw from it. If the US stays part of the House spokesman Sean Spicer has said the pres- Seattle. A medical evacuation can cost ums on Alaskans even higher. Rep. Don Young week. “It’s a bad deal for America. It was an agreement, which 125 nations or groups of ident will make up his mind on the Paris agree- $50,000 to $150,000. Even ordinary visits to and Sen. Lisa Murkowski, both Republicans, America second, third or fourth kind of nations have already ratified, and fails to reach ment before a summit of the Group of Seven the doctor can be problematic, in part had raised serious objections, saying they approach.” Trump pledged during his campaign its goal, technically nothing happens. There is no leading industrial nations in Taormina, Italy in because of shortages of primary-care wanted to see something that would reduce to pull out of the Paris accord, but has wavered climate court, no enforcement action. And late May. — AP physicians. costs, increase access to care and protect Alaska’s biggest cities - Anchorage, Medicaid recipients from cutbacks. Fairbanks and Juneau - rank at or near the In the meantime, many of those who Family witnesses’ top among the nation’s metro areas in the gained coverage under the law or have cost of a doctor’s visit, with Juneau the affordable plans are fearful about losing shark kill daughter most expensive in the country at nearly their lifeline. Public relations photographer $189, just above Boston, according to the Lisa Seifert, 55, of Anchorage, qualified for in Australia Center for Regional Economic expanded Medicaid last fall after going Competitiveness. The attitude toward without insurance for years because it SYDNEY: A 17-year-old girl has died after being Obamacare appears to reflect something became too expensive. Car accidents and mauled by a shark in full view of her parents on essential about Alaskans: They can be a years of lugging around camera equipment Australia’s southwest coast, authorities said yesterday. stubborn, skeptical bunch with a libertarian have taken a toll on her body. “I just hope it Laeticia Brouwer was on holiday and went surfing with streak. While Trump won the state with 51 doesn’t go away,” she said of her Medicaid her father near Wylie Bay late Monday afternoon, police percent to Hillary Clinton’s 37 percent, the coverage, her voice faltering. “Where said. The girl had lost a leg and was bleeding heavily would I be?” ‚— AP when she was pulled from the water and rushed to biggest voting bloc is independents, who hospital in the Western Australian town of Esperance. Her mother and two younger sisters witnessed the attack from the beach and alerted emergency services. “Father and daughter were surfing out where the waves were breaking and that’s where the attack occurred,” Acting Senior Sergeant Ben Jeffes told reporters. “The father obviously tried everything he could to save his LOS ANGELES: In this April 15, 2017 photo marijuana plants sit for sale on display in daughter. “He’s brought her to shore and then the fami- ShowGrow a medical marijuana provider. — AP ly have contacted emergency services.” Marijuana safer than opioids, The West Australian newspaper said he “heard her scream before she was pulled under water by the shark. “When she resurfaced, her father paddled over But moms should stay away and dragged her to the shore with the help of another DENVER: Americans think it’s safer to use pain or other purposes but most states that teenager.” “Condolences to the family and friends of the marijuana than opioids to relieve pain, but allow medical marijuana do require patients victim involved in today’s tragedy,” Esperance police they were less comfortable with children to get a doctor’s written recommendation tweeted. “Devastating circumstances”. Family and pregnant women using pot to treat to purchase it to treat their conditions. spokesman Steve Evans read a statement saying “the medical conditions, according to a new ocean was her and her family’s passion. Yahoo/Marist poll released Monday. Two- Reducing pain “Surfing was something that she treasured doing thirds of the respondents in the telephone Among those answering the with her dad and her sisters. We can take some comfort survey said opioid drugs such as Vicodin or Yahoo/Marist poll, 83 percent said the drug that Laeticia died doing something that she loved.” OxyContin are “riskier” to use than pot, even should be legal nationally for medical treat- Local authorities closed Wylie Bay beach until further when the pain pills are prescribed by a doc- ment. But 70 percent said it is not accept- notice and people were urged to stay out of the water. tor. Only one in five said marijuana was able for pregnant women to use marijuana The fisheries department was patrolling the area Tuesday and spokesman Russell Adams said a great riskier than opioids. The rest weren’t sure. to reduce nausea or pain. And the survey white was likely responsible for the attack. Every day, an overdose of prescription respondents were about evenly divided on “Since 2000 all fatal attacks in WA (Western opioids or heroin kills 91 people, and whether marijuana should be recommend- Australia) have been caused by great whites, so you legions more are brought back from the ed for children if it were legal. The survey could assume safely it was a great white but we can’t brink of death. Some 2 million Americans respondents were deeply divided on how say for sure,” he told reporters. A man lost his left arm are thought to be hooked on the pills. Last Trump should approach pot: 38 percent and right hand when two great whites attacked him at month, President Donald J. Trump appoint- said he shouldn’t be as tough about enforc- Wylie Bay in October 2014. Brouwer was the third per- ed an opioid commission to look into the ing federal laws against recreational pot use JUNEAU: In this March 15, 2017 photo, Bonnin Jarvill, who fishes with her hus- son killed by a shark off Western Australia in the past 12 problem. Marijuana by itself is not fatal. as President Barack Obama, whose policy band and young daughter, shovels snow from the boat that doubles as home and months. — AFP Doctors technically don’t prescribe it for generally was to leave states alone. — AP workplace. — AP WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 2017 HEALTH & SCIENCE

KIEV: A bear stands in a shelter for bears rescued from circuses and private restaurants of Ukraine, near Zhytomyr, School children look at a bear as they visit the shelter. some 150 km west of Kiev. — AFP photos Lease on life for abused circus bears in Ukraine Shelter, one of the region’s prime attractions

ZHYTOMYR: Dental treatment by the best vets, one bear named Nastya, who was seized from Germany come to Ukraine to make a physical open-air accommodation and fresh fish instead her mother when she was three months old and examination and carry out all the necessary vac- of dubious leftovers and abuse-life has changed sold to a private zoo. It took two months for vol- cinations. The bear is then released into the shel- markedly for brown bears rescued from unteers to find her and return her to her birth- ter’s spacious enclosure, where the creature can Ukrainian circuses and restaurants. Tortured for place, but Nastya’s mother refused to accept her finally start a new life. Four Paws park is now years by humans, the animals have received a as her own. Nastya was soon joined by another home to five brown bears saved from places second lease of life in the city of Zhytomyr in brown bear, Masha, who was rescued from a such as roadside cafe and private circuses. “Olya northwestern Ukraine. hunting dog training centre, where she served (the oldest bear in the shelter) was blind when Opened in 2012 by the Vienna-based animal as the bait. she came here. Possibly she was blinded on pur- pose”, manager Leonov says. “And her teeth were in a very bad condition. Last year dentists came here to treat her teeth and everything is much better now.”

Bears for sale “It is considered fashionable to have a bear at home or in a restaurant, or to make money off A brown bear reacts to a quadrocopter drone launched by a visitor. people who get amused by seeing a bear on a chain”, says Taras Boyko from the Four Paws wild animals department. “This complex problem is rooted in the mentality of our people.” Maryna Shkvyrya, widely considered to be the leading scientific expert on bears in Ukraine, explains that most privately owned bears were already born in captivity, but that there was also a black market on which bears are sold. Some bears come from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine’s west, but most are smuggled in across the border with Russia, where hunting for bears is legal and a lot of cubs are motherless. The east of the country has been ravaged by a three-year war with Russian-backed insurgents. “These cubs are sold as a gift, as a living toy, as an animal that will be the object for training hunting dogs”, A brown bear sits atop his den. Shkvyrya says. “On the black market, prices start from $1,000 and go up to several thou- welfare charity Four Paws, the shelter soon “We received her in a terrible state: the hair sand dollars per cub,” she adds. became one of the region’s prime attractions. “I on her neck had been worn away by a collar, Four Paws plans to open another large shel- saw bears before in Kiev zoos, but they were her tail was torn off, nose scratched”, shelter ter for bears in the western Lviv region in much sadder than here,” Myroslava, 10, says in ref- manager Oleksandr Leonov tells AFP. A law September 2017 to bring them closer to their erence to the Ukrainian capital. “Here they are banning the training of hunting dogs on bears natural habitat. But there are no plans to happy”, says Myroslava after coming to the shelter was only adopted in Ukraine in 2015, and it release the saved bears into the wild. Their with her school class and being particularly taken noticeably simplified the work of animal rights behavior changes dramatically while in human by a scarred female bare named Masha. “I don’t activists across the country. The shelter’s staff captivity and they may be unable to cohabitate like the fact that she was severely beaten before usually finds out about abused animals from with other animals. “Our project gives these and that she has scars. I was scared for her.” ordinary people and goes straight to the loca- bears an opportunity to spend the rest of their tion to verify the tip. life in normal conditions,” Shkvyrya says. “And A home for five Once the bear is transported to Four Paws, a also to show people the consequences of ani- The whole shelter was initially built for only group of veterinarians from Austria and mal abuse.” — AFP A brown bear stands on a log in an artificial lake at the shelter. WHAT’S ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 2017 Burgan Bank sponsors Kuwait’s biggest U-18 youth community service group

urgan Bank, the second largest con- School. The sponsorship falls under the ventional bank in terms of assets in bank’s commitment towards its Corporate Kuwait, is proud to be an ongoing Social Responsibility, which aims at provid- sponsorB of Kuwait’s most inspirational and ing support to young inspiring groups largest under 18 youth community service whose simple work and efforts make a signif- group, ‘Hand In Hand’. This month, ‘Hand in icant difference in the community, while Hand’, which operates under Al-Bayan teaching them how to become responsible Bilingual School, has planned a dynamic members of the society who work to give agenda for each weekend, wherein youth back to others. Burgan Bank believes that will be able to contribute to those in need. investing in the young generation goes hand The group’s planned agenda for the in hand with investing in Kuwait’s future. The month of April includes spending time with Bank feels very privileged to extend its hand ill and disabled children at Bayt Abdullah and provide support to such a young, pas- Children’s Hospice (BACCH), KACCH, and Al- sionate and hardworking community service Kharafi Activity Kids Center for Disabilities. It group of school-aged youth and children. will also include organizing a Charity Gala to For those looking to volunteer with the raise funds for those in need. Other projects group or learn more about their work, please revolve around the environment, with beach visit hihbbs.org. and public park clean-ups, as well as painting The sponsorship falls under Burgan the walls of Al-Amal Indian School and the Bank’s full-fledged community program enti- Gulf Pakistan English School. The group will tled ‘ENGAGE’ - Together to be the change. also directly provide aid to the poor by This program sheds light on important preparing and distributing food boxes. All aspects affecting every segment of the soci- their activities revolve around giving back ety by promoting social welfare through and teaching youth to volunteer their time educational, cultural, social and health initia- and effort for good causes. tives. Burgan Bank’s approach to ‘ENGAGE’ Part of the National Honor Society, ‘Hand begins with a vital principle that as a Kuwaiti in Hand’ is the largest student-run communi- financial institution, its conduct and policies ty service group and consists of 150 passion- should be aligned with the needs and inter- ate volunteers from Al-Bayan Bilingual ests of the Kuwaiti society KAMCO hosts annual blood drive

AMCO Investment Company, a leading investment company with one of the largest AUMs in the region, hosted its annual blood drive under the slogan K“Donate Blood, Give Life” to support those who are in need of blood in the local community. KAMCO made this commit- ment several years back as part of its continuous corporate social responsibility agenda. The blood donation campaign, organized in collaboration with the Kuwait Central Blood Bank, witnessed a large number of donors who came to sup- port the cause. The event was open to all KAMCO staff mem- bers and sister companies located in the same area. Commenting on the event, Danah Al-Jasem, Head of the Marketing Department at KAMCO, said, “We at KAMCO strongly believe in creating awareness and coming together to highlight the importance of saving lives through donating blood. We are delighted once again with the successful turnout of the campaign and the amount of blood donated. Blood donation is a noble cause where all donors are con- tributing to support the community and save lives of those who are in need of it. This ongoing commitment has become part of our health related social responsibility and is in line with our values to positively impact society.” She added, “KAMCO will continue to organize and partici- pate in socially responsible initiatives that primarily focus on health, education and the environment. We will also contin- ue to collaborate with other parties, such as the Kuwait Central Blood Bank, to achieve our objective in better improving our community as a whole.” UPAC organizes blood donation campaign in Kuwait

nited Projects for Aviation Services Company participated and offered their donations, as well as to (UPAC), a leading commercial real estate and the team from the Kuwait Central Blood Bank. Giving facilities management company, organized a blood is an important contribution to society, and as a Ublood donation campaign that saw 17 bags of blood, company that puts people first, we find it is our amounting to 8.5 liters, donated to the Kuwait Central responsibility to try and give back whenever possible.” Blood Bank. The initiative called “Blood is Life” took In Kuwait, there is a need for hundreds of blood place over four hours in the Discovery Mall in Kuwait donations every day, and demand is growing. City at the beginning of the month, and was open to Donating blood contributes to helping those in need all mall visitors. UPAC employees and investors of immediate transfusions following an accident, as attended and donated blood in support of the Kuwait well as restoring the health of patients recovering Central Blood Bank and the society. from illnesses. Anyone in good health between the Nadia Akil, CEO of UPAC, said: “On behalf of UPAC, I age of 18 and 60 can donate blood, regardless of would like to express my gratitude to everyone who blood type.

GUST recognizes honors students at ceremony ulf University for Science and Technology’s (GUST) College of Arts and Sciences hosted an award ceremony this week honoring 66 Gof their top students, who were inducted into the College’s Dean’s List. The ceremony was attended by the Dean of the College, Dr Ali Ansari, the College’s department heads, faculty, students, and their parents. The ceremony awarded 66 students, who have been inducted into the Dean’s List for maintaining a GPA of 3.5 and above. College of Arts and Sciences Dean, Dr Ali Ansari, said, “We are extremely proud of our students, their hard work, and continuous effort to maintain these high standards. There is nothing that makes us more proud as educators than to see our students realize their full potential.” The ceremony serves to recognize those who have achieved academic excellence, as well as motivation for the students working to improve their academic performance. Last year, 57 were inducted into the Dean’s List. GUST, as a university, constantly strives to pro- vide its students with all the tools they need for success. The College of Arts and Sciences’ Mass Communication and Media Department was recently awarded a full accreditation by the American Communications Association (ACA). Its Computer Science major has been accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), and the quality of the program is evident in our students winning 1st place at the Gulf Programming Contest last month. Just last year, the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Research (CTLR) was launched to provide work- shops for not only GUST faculty, but Kuwait school teachers as well. The college tirelessly works on ensuring the best faculty and curriculum for its students through these accreditations and com- munity projects. WHAT’S ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 2017

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‘Taqaddam’ second year program ends

nder the supervision of the Ministry of 15-16 year olds across several countries in the developing the personal and social skills they their life journeys, to find employment or zones and try new things, appreciate the peo- Education. The British Council close Middle East and North Africa. The program need to make a positive contribution to their undertake further study. ple that live in our communities, and think “Taqaddam” second year program in combines online learning with practical inter- communities and wider society. Make It Happen! is an event that showcases about and apply things that are important to theU “Make it Happen” event, with key partners active face to face workshops for teachers and The program does not aim to give young interesting and exciting ideas created by us as individuals. During the Make it Happen involved in this project HSBC Bank Middle East young participants ending in an exciting inter- participants skills focused specifically on Taqaddam students. These ideas are devel- event, 24 projects were showcased from differ- Limited, and Spark+Mettle. school idea-sharing event at the end of the employment as many programs do, but pro- oped through the Taqaddam journey using ent boys and girls schools across different edu- Taqaddam, meaning ‘Move Forward’ in program. The program aims to increase the vides them with a wider set of enduring skills learning from the program. Students have cation areas. H.E the Minister of Education and Arabic, is an innovative, student-facing pro- chances and outlook for participants, by help- that they will need to be more successful and been asked to think about what inspires them Higher Education Dr. Mohammad Al-Faris hon- gramme that develops enduring life skills in ing them to reach their full potential through better prepared for life supporting them in in our communities, get out of their comfort ored the top 3 projects at the end of the event. BADSHAH to perform live in Al-Shaheed Park ndian Youth Society (IYS) proudly announces for the first time ever in Kuwait the Dynamic King of Rap ‘Badshah’ on 28 April at Al-Shaheed Park IAmphitheater. ‘Badshah’ has ruled the hearts of bil- lions with his super hit rap numbers adding up to his fame. Be that the Tamma Tamma Again, Humma song, Kaala Chashma, Akkad Bakkad, Selfie le le re, Saturday Saturday, Abhi to party Shuruhuyee Hai, the Break up song, Djwaleybabu and many more. This young stylish Punjabi Civil Engineer from Delhi cap- Refugee awareness at KNES tured the chart-list and will be in Kuwait to energize Shaheed Park and have you tapping your feet to his unique beats. Don’t miss the opportunity to see him he Kuwait National English School has our Secondary learners at KNES, on the topic of the school; sharing their thoughts on the ing our learners actively informed on current live at 7 pm in Al-Shaheed Park, Kuwait City on Friday, always believed in keeping learners of refugees. The assembly informed learners situation in the form of creative writing and events throughout the year, allowing stu- 28 April, 2017. informed in current affairs taking place on the crisis taking place all around the poetry expressing their feelings on global dent participation and creating awareness DJ Waley Babu Fame, Singer Astha Gill and famous aroundT the globe, in accordance with Global globe; not only on the negative impact it has refugee crisis. The assembly was a great suc- on not only refugees, but also, all matters Punjabi singer Gurinder Rai will also be performing Citizenship as well as a civic duty to teach on the world but a positive message was cess and students and staff received the both past and current, that affect the lives of live with Badshah for the first time ever in Kuwait with learners about current events and create an conveyed through a presentation on what message positively. The Director, who shared both students in the school and around the his full live band and group of musicians. An amazing awareness in all matters, not only in Kuwait can be done to support refugees around the a personal experience on the matter, relived world. Poems and essays were written and experience awaits those eager fans, and the evening but abroad. world. Learners from both year 7 and year 8 a solemn, special moment. read by the students in commemoration of is prepared to be an extremely memorable one. Recently, an assembly was delivered to took part in the assembly, speaking in front Our school mission prides itself at keep- the assembly. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 2017 TV PROGRAMS

01:45 Tosh.0 11:15 That's So Raven 13:55 Storage Hunters 06:30 Barefoot Contessa 02:10 South Park 11:40 Sonny With A Chance 14:20 Gold Rush 07:00 The Kitchen 02:35 South Park 12:05 Sonny With A Chance 15:10 Marooned With Ed Stafford 08:00 The Pioneer Woman 03:00 The Daily Show With Trevor Noah 12:30 Good Luck Charlie 16:00 Railroad Australia 08:30 The Pioneer Woman 03:25 Disorderly Conduct: Video On 12:55 Disney Mickey Mouse 16:50 Fast N' Loud 09:00 Cooking For Real 00:00 Revenge Of The Green Dragons Patrol 13:00 Welcome To The Ronks 17:40 Street Outlaws 09:30 Cooking For Real 02:00 Spooks: The Greater Good 04:15 Lip Sync Battle 13:15 Gravity Falls 18:30 How Do They Do It? 10:00 Siba's Table: Fast Feasts 04:00 Road Wars 04:40 Ridiculousness 13:40 Hank Zipzer 18:55 How Do They Do It? 10:30 Siba's Table: Fast Feasts 06:00 Pompeii 05:05 Disaster Date 14:05 Star Darlings 19:20 Marooned With Ed Stafford 11:00 The Kitchen 08:00 Batman: Bad Blood 05:30 MLE St Patrick's Day Chowdown 14:10 Austin & Ally 20:10 Storage Hunters 12:00 The Pioneer Woman 10:00 Spooks: The Greater Good 06:20 Life Or Debt 14:35 Jessie 20:35 Storage Hunters 12:30 The Pioneer Woman 11:45 San Andreas 07:10 Disorderly Conduct: Video On 15:00 Bunk'd 21:00 World's Top 5 13:00 Siba's Table: Fast Feasts 13:45 Tomorrow Never Dies Patrol 15:25 Kirby Buckets 21:50 You Have Been Warned 13:30 Siba's Table: Fast Feasts 15:45 Last Action Hero 08:00 Disaster Date 15:50 Sunny Bunnies 22:40 Deadliest Job Interview 14:00 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives 18:00 Lucy 08:25 Disaster Date 15:55 The Zhuzhus 23:30 Fast N' Loud 14:30 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives 19:45 The World Is Not Enough 08:50 Ridiculousness 16:20 Miraculous Tales Of Ladybug And 15:00 Chopped 22:00 Ironclad: Battle For Blood 09:15 Workaholics Cat Noir 16:00 The Kitchen 09:40 Disaster Date 16:45 Elena Of Avalor 17:00 Cooking For Real 10:05 Ridiculousness 17:10 Liv And Maddie 17:30 Cooking For Real 10:30 Impractical Jokers UK 17:35 Descendants Wicked World 18:00 Chopped 10:55 Hungry Investors 17:40 Girl Meets World 06:00 Gravity Falls 19:00 Chopped Junior 11:45 The Jim Gaffigan Show 18:05 Stuck In The Middle 06:25 Star vs The Forces Of Evil 20:00 Chopped 00:15 Swamp Brothers 12:10 Lip Sync Battle 18:30 Bunk'd 06:50 Penn Zero: Part Time Hero 21:00 The Great Food Truck Race 00:45 Bondi Vet 12:35 Impractical Jokers UK 18:55 Bizaardvark 07:15 Milo Murphy's Law 22:00 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives 01:40 Pit Bulls & Parolees 13:00 Disorderly Conduct: Video On 19:20 Disney Mickey Mouse 07:25 The 7D 22:30 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives 02:35 Tanked Patrol 19:25 Alex & Co. 07:40 Supa Strikas 23:00 Guy's Grocery Games 03:25 North America 13:50 Ridiculousness 19:50 Jessie 08:05 Two More Eggs 04:15 Gator Boys 14:15 Tattoo Disasters 20:15 Tsum Tsum Shorts 08:10 K.C. Undercover 05:02 Swamp Brothers 14:40 Tattoo Disasters 20:20 Backstage 08:35 Counterfeit Cat 05:27 Swamp Brothers 15:05 Workaholics 20:45 Austin & Ally 09:00 Lab Rats 05:49 Pit Bulls & Parolees 15:30 Disaster Date 21:10 The Next Step 09:25 Lab Rats 06:36 Swamp Brothers 15:55 Disaster Date 21:35 Cracke 09:50 Future-Worm! 00:10 The Chase 07:00 Swamp Brothers 16:20 Impractical Jokers UK 21:40 Disney The Lodge 10:15 Two More Eggs 01:00 Emmerdale 07:25 Pit Bulls & Parolees 16:45 Lip Sync Battle 22:05 Girl Meets World 10:20 Pair Of Kings 01:30 Coronation Street 08:15 Pit Bulls & Parolees 17:10 Workaholics 22:30 That's So Raven 10:45 Pair Of Kings 02:00 Coronation Street 09:10 North America 17:35 MLE St Patrick's Day Chowdown 22:55 Star Darlings 11:10 Danger Mouse 02:30 Guess This House 10:05 Tanked 18:25 Ridiculousness 23:00 Good Luck Charlie 11:35 Supa Strikas 03:25 The Secret Photos Of The Duke & 11:00 Pit Bulls & Parolees 18:50 Disaster Date 23:25 Sabrina Secrets Of A Teenage 12:00 Supa Strikas Duchess Of Windsor 11:55 Bondi Vet 19:13 Comedy Central Presents Comedy Witch 12:30 Gravity Falls 04:20 Brief Encounters 12:50 Pit Bulls & Parolees 3alwagef 23:50 Sabrina Secrets Of A Teenage 12:55 Annedroids 05:15 Come Date With Me Australia 13:45 Gator Boys 19:43 Comedy Central Presents Comedy Witch 13:20 Atomic Puppet 05:45 Come Date With Me Australia 14:40 North America 3alwagef 13:45 Star vs The Forces Of Evil 06:10 The Chase 15:35 Tanked 20:13 South Park 14:10 Disney Mickey Mouse 07:05 Guess This House 16:30 Swamp Brothers 20:37 The Jim Gaffigan Show 14:15 Mighty Med 08:00 The Secret Photos Of The Duke & 16:55 Swamp Brothers 21:00 The Daily Show With Trevor Noah 14:40 Disney Cookabout Duchess Of Windsor 17:25 Wild Animal Rescue 21:30 Tba- Series 15:05 Lab Rats 09:00 Brief Encounters 18:20 The Pool Master 22:00 John Oliver's New York Stand Up 00:00 Henry Hugglemonster 15:30 Gamer's Guide To Pretty Much 10:00 Come Date With Me Australia 19:15 Tanked Show 00:15 Calimero Everything 10:30 Come Date With Me Australia WAR HORSE ON OSN MOVIES HD 20:10 North America 22:50 Tosh.0 00:30 Art Attack 15:55 Right Now Kapow 10:55 The Chase 16:35 Night Stalkers 21:05 Wild Animal Rescue 23:15 Tosh.0 00:55 Zou 16:25 K.C. Undercover 11:50 Guess This House 11:50 Battle 360 17:30 Wild Case Files 22:00 The Pool Master 23:40 The Daily Show With Trevor Noah 01:05 Loopdidoo 16:50 Walk The Prank 12:45 Emmerdale 12:40 Swamp People 22:55 Gator Boys 01:20 Henry Hugglemonster 17:15 Lab Rats: Bionic Island 13:15 Coronation Street 13:30 Ax Men 18:25 Africa's Deadliest 23:50 Swamp Brothers Ω 01:35 Calimero 17:40 Milo Murphy's Law 13:45 Coronation Street 14:20 Mountain Men 19:20 Sharks Of Lost Island 01:50 Zou 18:05 Disney Mickey Mouse 14:15 The Chase 15:10 Ice Road Truckers 20:10 Natural Born Monsters 02:05 Art Attack 18:10 Gravity Falls 15:10 Guess This House 16:00 Lost In Transmission 21:00 Night Stalkers 02:30 The Hive 18:35 Mighty Med 16:00 Broadchurch 16:50 Pawn Stars 21:50 Wild Case Files 02:40 Loopdidoo 19:00 Atomic Puppet 16:55 Broadchurch 17:15 Pawn Stars 22:40 Africa's Deadliest 23:30 Amazon's Electric Fish 00:30 What Could Possibly Go Wrong? 02:55 Henry Hugglemonster 19:25 Gamer's Guide To Pretty Much 17:50 Come Date With Me Australia 17:40 Fifth Gear 01:20 React To That 03:10 Art Attack Everything 18:45 Emmerdale 18:30 Swamp People 00:10 Doctors 01:55 React To That 03:35 Loopdidoo 19:55 K.C. Undercover 19:15 Coronation Street 19:20 Mountain Men 00:45 Frankie 02:10 World's Funniest Fails 03:50 Calimero 20:20 Star vs The Forces Of Evil 19:45 Coronation Street 20:10 American Pickers 01:40 Unforgotten 03:00 Destroyed In Seconds 04:05 Art Attack 20:45 Mighty Med 20:10 Guess This House 21:00 Big Easy Motors 02:30 Silent Witness 03:25 Destroyed In Seconds 04:30 Henry Hugglemonster 21:10 Walk The Prank 21:00 Broadchurch 21:25 Big Easy Motors 21:40 Disney Mickey Mouse 21:55 Broadchurch 21:50 Forged In Fire 21:45 Marvel's Avengers Assemble 22:50 Emmerdale 22:40 Forged In Fire 00:15 Sky High 22:10 Marvel Ultimate Spider-Man vs 23:15 Coronation Street 23:30 American Pickers 02:15 Marvel Super Hero Adventures: The Sinister 6 23:40 Coronation Street Frost Fight 22:35 Boyster 03:30 The Shaggy Dog 23:00 Programmes Start At 6:00am KSA 05:30 Hercules (1997) 07:30 Marvel Super Hero Adventures: Frost Fight 09:00 Cars 00:00 America: The Story Of The U.S. 00:15 Living Free With Kimi Werner 11:00 The Shaggy Dog 01:00 Ancient Discoveries 01:05 The Game Chef 13:00 Lilo & Stitch 02:00 Brad Meltzer's Decoded 01:30 Dog Whisperer 15:00 Finding Nemo 00:05 Botched 02:50 Ancient Aliens 02:20 Bangkok Airport 17:00 The Sorcerer's Apprentice 00:55 Botched 03:40 Hangar 1: The UFO Files 03:10 Route Awakening 19:00 Peter Pan Live! 01:50 E! News 04:30 The Universe 03:35 Croatia's Finest 21:15 Marvel's Iron Man & Captain 02:50 Celebrity Style Story 05:20 America: The Story Of The U.S. 04:00 Bondi Rescue Outback Adventure America: Heroes United 03:20 Celebrity Style Story 06:10 The Universe 04:50 Chasing The Sun 22:30 Finding Nemo 03:50 WAGs Miami 07:00 Ancient Discoveries 05:20 Chasing The Sun 04:40 WAGs Miami 08:00 Brad Meltzer's Decoded 05:45 What's For Sale? 05:30 Celebrity Style Story 09:00 Ancient Aliens 06:15 Eat Street 06:00 Just Jillian 10:00 Hangar 1: The UFO Files 06:40 Eat Street 06:55 E! News 11:00 The Universe 07:10 The Game Chef 07:10 Just Jillian 12:00 America: The Story Of The U.S. 07:35 Dog Whisperer 00:00 Correspondence 08:10 E! News 13:00 Ancient Discoveries 08:30 Bangkok Airport 02:00 Still Alice 09:10 WAGs 14:00 Brad Meltzer's Decoded 09:25 Route Awakening 04:00 50 To 1 10:05 WAGs 15:00 Ancient Aliens 09:55 Croatia's Finest 06:00 Foreverland 11:00 WAGs 16:00 Hangar 1: The UFO Files 10:20 Bondi Rescue Outback Adventure 08:00 Before I Disappear 12:00 E! News 17:00 The Universe 11:15 Chasing The Sun 10:00 My Old Lady 12:15 So Cosmo 18:00 Ultimate Guide To The Presidents 11:45 Chasing The Sun 12:00 Still Alice 13:10 So Cosmo 19:00 Ancient Discoveries 12:10 What's For Sale? 14:00 And Justice For All 14:05 So Cosmo 20:00 Brad Meltzer's Decoded 12:40 The Game Chef 16:00 Ronaldo 15:00 E! News 21:00 Ancient Aliens 13:05 Dog Whisperer 17:45 Chariots Of Fire ROAD WARS ON OSN MOVIES ACTION 15:15 Keeping Up With The Kardashians 22:00 Ancient Top 10 14:00 Bangkok Airport 20:00 The Joy Luck Club 16:10 Keeping Up With The Kardashians 23:00 The Universe 14:55 Route Awakening 22:30 A Little Chaos 15:25 Croatia's Finest 03:20 Silent Witness 03:50 Beyond Survival With Les Stroud 04:45 Zou 17:05 Keeping Up With The Kardashians 15:50 Chasing The Sun 04:10 Doctors 04:40 How It's Made 05:00 Art Attack 18:00 Keeping Up With The Kardashians 16:20 Chasing The Sun 04:40 Doctors 05:05 How It's Made 05:30 Henry Hugglemonster 19:00 E! News 16:45 Andy And Ben Eat Australia 05:10 Stella 05:30 Dirty Jobs 05:45 Loopdidoo 20:00 Rob & Chyna 17:15 Andy And Ben Eat Australia 06:00 Death In Paradise 06:20 Mythbusters 06:00 Zou 21:00 Rob & Chyna 17:40 What's For Sale? 00:45 Moomins And The Comet Chase 06:55 Doctors 07:00 Doki 06:15 Calimero 22:00 Rob & Chyna 18:10 Eat Street 02:30 Marco Macaco 07:25 Doctors 07:25 Kids vs Film 06:30 Loopdidoo 23:00 E! News 00:20 Ice Road Truckers 18:35 Eat Street 04:15 Rugrats In Paris: The Movie 07:55 Father Brown 07:50 My Cat From Hell 06:45 Henry Hugglemonster 23:15 Famously Single 01:10 Fifth Gear 19:05 Route Awakening 06:00 Daddy I'm A Zombie 08:40 Stella 08:40 How It's Made 07:00 My Friends Tigger & Pooh 02:00 Swamp People 19:30 Croatia's Finest 07:45 The Heart Of The Oak 09:25 Death In Paradise 09:05 How It's Made 07:25 Sofia The First 02:50 Storage Wars 20:00 Chasing The Sun 09:15 Dixie And The Zombie Rebellion 10:20 Father Brown 09:30 What Could Possibly Go Wrong? 07:50 The Lion Guard 03:15 American Pickers 20:25 Chasing The Sun 11:00 Moomins And The Comet Chase 11:05 Doctors 10:20 Mythbusters 08:15 PJ Masks 04:05 Pawn Stars 20:55 Andy And Ben Eat Australia 12:30 Marco Macaco 11:35 Doctors 11:10 My Cat From Hell 08:40 Jake And The Never Land Pirates 04:30 Pawn Stars 21:20 Andy And Ben Eat Australia 14:00 Jock The Hero Dog 12:05 Stella 12:00 Beyond Survival With Les Stroud 09:05 Goldie & Bear 00:00 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives 05:00 Mountain Men 21:45 What's For Sale? 16:00 Dixie And The Zombie Rebellion 12:50 Death In Paradise 12:50 How It's Made 09:30 Minnie's Bow-Toons 00:30 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives 06:00 Lost In Transmission 22:10 Eat Street 18:00 The Nutcracker Sweet 13:45 Doctors 13:15 How It's Made 09:35 The Lion Guard 01:00 Man Finds Food 06:50 Ice Road Truckers 22:35 Eat Street 20:00 Mamma Moo And Crow 14:15 Doctors 13:40 Dirty Jobs 10:00 Sofia The First 01:30 Man Finds Food 07:40 Counting Cars 23:00 The Game Chef 21:45 Jock The Hero Dog 14:45 Father Brown 14:30 Doki 10:30 Doc McStuffins 02:00 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives 08:05 Counting Cars 23:25 Dog Whisperer 23:30 The Heart Of The Oak 15:30 Stella 14:55 Kids vs Film 10:55 Miles From Tomorrow 02:30 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives 08:30 Pawn Stars 16:15 Death In Paradise 15:20 Mythbusters 11:20 My Friends Tigger & Pooh 03:00 Man Fire Food 08:55 Pawn Stars 17:10 The Coroner 16:10 What Could Possibly Go Wrong? 11:50 Sheriff Callie's Wild West 03:30 Man Fire Food 09:20 Storage Wars 18:00 Doctors 17:00 Zoltan The Wolfman 12:15 Gummi Bears 04:00 Chopped 09:45 Storage Wars 18:30 Eastenders 17:50 Finding Bigfoot 12:40 Miles From Tomorrow 05:00 Guy's Grocery Games 10:10 American Pickers 01:30 X-Men: The Last Stand 19:05 Father Brown 18:40 Destroyed In Seconds 13:10 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 06:00 Barefoot Contessa 11:00 Hunting Hitler 03:30 Invictus 20:00 Benidorm 19:05 Destroyed In Seconds 13:35 PJ Masks 00:10 Monster Fish 06:00 A Passage To India 21:00 Last Tango In Halifax 19:30 How It's Made 14:00 My Friends Tigger & Pooh 01:00 Wicked Tuna 08:45 X-Men: The Last Stand 22:00 Silent Witness 19:55 How It's Made 14:30 The Lion Guard 02:00 Air Crash Investigation 10:45 Sherlock Holmes 22:50 Silent Witness 20:20 Mythbusters 15:00 Sofia The First 03:00 Alaska Fish Wars 13:00 War Horse 23:40 Doctors 21:10 Zoltan The Wolfman 15:30 Doc McStuffins 04:00 Monster Fish 15:30 The Fugitive 22:00 Finding Bigfoot 15:55 Goldie & Bear 05:00 Nat Geo Amazing! 17:45 X-Men: First Class 22:50 Destroyed In Seconds 16:20 Miles From Tomorrow 06:00 Situation Critical 20:00 Cradle 2 The Grave 23:15 Destroyed In Seconds 16:50 PJ Masks 07:00 Dog Whisperer 22:00 The Woman In Black 2: Angel Of 23:40 Beyond Survival With Les Stroud 17:15 Sofia The First 17:40 Doc McStuffins 08:00 Dog Whisperer Death 00:00 It Takes A Killer 18:05 Jake And The Never Land Pirates 09:00 Nat Geo Amazing! 00:30 It Takes A Killer 18:30 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 10:00 Uncensored With Michael Ware 01:00 Killer Kids Specials 19:00 PJ Masks 11:00 Parched 02:00 Crime Stories 19:25 PJ Masks 12:00 Science Of Stupid 03:00 Motive For Murder 19:50 Doc McStuffins 12:30 Science Of Stupid 13:00 Situation Critical 04:00 It Takes A Killer 00:10 Hank Zipzer 20:05 Goldie & Bear 14:00 Dog Whisperer 00:30 How Do They Do It? 04:30 It Takes A Killer 00:35 Binny And The Ghost 20:35 My Friends Tigger & Pooh 15:00 Dog Whisperer 00:55 Food Factory 05:00 Killer Kids Specials 01:00 Binny And The Ghost 21:00 Gummi Bears 16:00 Uncensored With Michael Ware 01:20 Sport Science 06:00 My Crazy Ex 01:25 Hank Zipzer 21:30 Miles From Tomorrow 17:00 Parched 02:10 Ecopolis 07:00 My Crazy Ex 01:45 The Hive 22:00 Sofia The First 18:00 Gender Revolution: A Journey With 03:00 Prototype This 08:00 Evil Up Close 01:50 Sabrina Secrets Of A Teenage 22:25 Sofia The First Katie Couric 03:48 Mythbusters 09:00 It Takes A Killer Witch 22:55 PJ Masks 20:00 Uncensored With Michael Ware 04:36 How Do They Do It? 09:30 It Takes A Killer 02:15 Sabrina Secrets Of A Teenage 23:20 Henry Hugglemonster 20:50 Parched 05:00 Food Factory 10:00 Crimes That Shook Australia Witch 23:35 The Hive 21:40 Gender Revolution: A Journey With 05:24 Sport Science 11:00 The First 48 02:40 Hank Zipzer 23:45 Loopdidoo Katie Couric 06:12 Ecopolis 12:00 The First 48 03:05 Binny And The Ghost 23:20 Situation Critical 07:00 How Do They Do It? 13:00 My Crazy Ex 03:30 Binny And The Ghost 07:26 Prototype This 14:00 Evil Up Close 03:55 Hank Zipzer 08:14 Mythbusters 15:00 Crimes That Shook Australia 04:15 The Hive 09:02 Ecopolis 16:00 It Takes A Killer 04:20 Sabrina Secrets Of A Teenage 09:50 How Do They Do It? 16:30 It Takes A Killer Witch 00:20 Street Outlaws 10:14 Food Factory 17:00 The First 48 04:45 Sabrina Secrets Of A Teenage 01:10 The Wheel: Survival Games 00:20 Jaguar: Catching The Cat 10:38 Sport Science 18:00 The First 48 Witch 02:00 Running Wild With Bear Grylls 01:10 Animals Gone Wild 11:26 Prototype This 19:00 Evil Up Close 05:10 Hank Zipzer 02:50 American Tarzan 02:00 Super Pride 12:14 Mythbusters 20:00 Gangs Of Britain With Gary And 05:35 Binny And The Ghost 03:40 Fast N' Loud 02:50 Wild 24 13:02 How Do They Do It? Martin Kemp 06:00 Binny And The Ghost 04:30 Storage Hunters 03:45 Dangerous Encounters 13:26 Food Factory 21:00 Crimes That Shook Australia 06:25 Hank Zipzer 05:00 How Do They Do It? 04:40 Natural Born Monsters 13:50 Ecopolis 22:00 My Crazy Ex 06:45 The Hive 05:30 How Do They Do It? 05:35 Super Pride 14:38 Prototype This 23:00 My Ghost Story: Caught On 06:50 The 7D 06:00 Railroad Australia 06:30 Wild 24 15:26 Sport Science Camera 07:00 Jessie 06:50 Street Outlaws 07:25 Dangerous Encounters 16:14 Mythbusters 07:25 Jessie 07:40 Fast N' Loud 08:20 Natural Born Monsters 17:02 Ecopolis 07:50 Tsum Tsum Shorts 08:30 Marooned With Ed Stafford 09:15 Africa's Deadliest 17:50 Prototype This 07:55 The Zhuzhus 09:20 Storage Hunters 10:10 Wild Case Files 18:40 Mythbusters 08:20 Elena Of Avalor 09:45 How Do They Do It? 11:05 Savage Kingdom 19:30 Strip The Cosmos 08:45 Bunk'd 10:10 How Do They Do It? 12:00 Amazon's Electric Fish 20:20 How Do They Do It? 09:10 Stuck In The Middle 10:35 The Wheel: Survival Games 12:55 Amazonia's Giant Jaws 20:45 Food Factory 00:05 Broad City 09:35 Bizaardvark 11:25 Running Wild With Bear Grylls 13:50 Wild 24 21:10 Ecopolis 00:30 South Park 10:00 Shake It Up 12:15 American Tarzan 14:45 Africa's Deadliest 22:00 Strip The Cosmos 00:55 South Park 10:25 Shake It Up 13:05 How Do They Do It? 15:40 Natural Born Monsters 22:50 Prototype This 01:20 Tosh.0 10:50 That's So Raven 13:30 Storage Hunters STILL ALICE ON OSN MOVIES FESTIVAL Classifieds

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 2017

KNCC PROGRAMME FROM THURSDAY TO WEDNESDAY (13/04/2017 TO 19/04/2017)

SHARQIA-1 GOING IN STYLE 2:30 PM SMURFS: THE LOST VILLAGE -3D-4DX 1:45 PM FAST & FURIOUS 8 11:30 PM FEIN QALBY 12:00 PM SMURFS: THE LOST VILLAGE 4:30 PM FAST & FURIOUS 8-2D-4DX 3:45 PM FEIN QALBY 2:15 PM SMURFS: THE LOST VILLAGE 6:30 PM FAST & FURIOUS 8-2D-4DX 6:30 PM AL-KOUT.3 RABBIT SCHOOL 4:30 PM SMURFS: THE LOST VILLAGE 8:30 PM FAST & FURIOUS 8-2D-4DX 9:15 PM GOING IN STYLE 12:30 PM SMURFS: THE LOST VILLAGE 6:15 PM GOING IN STYLE 10:30 PM FAST & FURIOUS 8-2D-4DX 12:05 AM GOING IN STYLE 2:30 PM FEIN QALBY 8:15 PM GOING IN STYLE 12:30 AM THE BELKO EXPERIMENT 4:30 PM GOING IN STYLE 10:30 PM AVENUES-3 SAFRA 5 NJOOM 6:30 PM FEIN QALBY 12:30 AM FANAR-3 FAST & FURIOUS 8 11:45 AM SAFRA 5 NJOOM 8:30 PM KONG: SKULL ISLAND 1:00 PM FAST & FURIOUS 8 2:30 PM SAFRA 5 NJOOM 10:30 PM SHARQIA-2 RABBIT SCHOOL 1:30 PM FAST & FURIOUS 8 5:45 PM THE BELKO EXPERIMENT 12:30 AM SMURFS: THE LOST VILLAGE 11:45 AM RABBIT SCHOOL 3:30 PM FAST & FURIOUS 8 8:30 PM FAST & FURIOUS 8 1:45 PM RABBIT SCHOOL 5:15 PM FAST & FURIOUS 8 11:15 PM BAIRAQ-1 FAST & FURIOUS 8 4:30 PM KONG: SKULL ISLAND 7:00 PM FAST & FURIOUS 8 12:00 PM FAST & FURIOUS 8 7:15 PM THE BELKO EXPERIMENT 9:30 PM AVENUES-4 FAST & FURIOUS 8 2:45 PM FAST & FURIOUS 8 10:00 PM THE BELKO EXPERIMENT 11:15 PM FAST & FURIOUS 8 12:00 PM FAST & FURIOUS 8 5:30 PM FAST & FURIOUS 8 12:45 AM THE BELKO EXPERIMENT 1:00 AM FAST & FURIOUS 8 2:45 PM FAST & FURIOUS 8 8:15 PM FAST & FURIOUS 8 5:30 PM FAST & FURIOUS 8 11:00 PM SHARQIA-3 FANAR-4 Special Show “SMURFS: THE LOST VILLAGE” 5:30 PM FAST & FURIOUS 8 12:45 PM SMURFS: THE LOST VILLAGE 11:45 AM FAST & FURIOUS 8 8:15 PM BAIRAQ-2 GOING IN STYLE 1:30 PM FAST & FURIOUS 8 1:45 PM FAST & FURIOUS 8 11:00 PM FAST & FURIOUS 8 11:30 AM FAST & FURIOUS 8 3:30 PM FAST & FURIOUS 8 4:30 PM RABBIT SCHOOL 3:00 PM FAST & FURIOUS 8 6:15 PM FAST & FURIOUS 8 7:15 PM 360º 1 RABBIT SCHOOL 4:45 PM FAST & FURIOUS 8 9:00 PM FAST & FURIOUS 8 10:00 PM FAST & FURIOUS 8 11:30 AM FAST & FURIOUS 8 6:30 PM FAST & FURIOUS 8 11:45 PM FAST & FURIOUS 8 12:45 AM FAST & FURIOUS 8 2:15 PM FAST & FURIOUS 8 9:15 PM FAST & FURIOUS 8 5:00 PM FAST & FURIOUS 8 12:05 AM MUHALAB-1 MARINA-1 FAST & FURIOUS 8 7:45 PM FEIN QALBY 11:45 AM FEIN QALBY 12:15 PM FAST & FURIOUS 8 10:30 PM BAIRAQ-3 FEIN QALBY 2:00 PM RABBIT SCHOOL 2:30 PM GET OUT 1:15 AM FEIN QALBY 11:45 AM RABBIT SCHOOL 2:15 PM RABBIT SCHOOL 4:15 PM SMURFS: THE LOST VILLAGE 2:00 PM RABBIT SCHOOL 4:15 PM SMURFS: THE LOST VILLAGE 6:00 PM 360º- 2 SMURFS: THE LOST VILLAGE- Arabic 4:00 PM SMURFS: THE LOST VILLAGE- Arabic 6:00 PM SMURFS: THE LOST VILLAGE 8:00 PM AFTERMATH 1:30 PM SMURFS: THE LOST VILLAGE 6:00 PM SMURFS: THE LOST VILLAGE 8:00 PM FEIN QALBY 10:00 PM THE GREAT FATHER- Malayalam 3:45 PM SMURFS: THE LOST VILLAGE 8:00 PM FEIN QALBY 10:00 PM FEIN QALBY 12:15 AM THE GREAT FATHER- Malayalam 6:45 PM FEIN QALBY 10:00 PM FEIN QALBY 12:15 AM THE GREAT FATHER- Malayalam 9:45 PM FEIN QALBY 12:15 AM MARINA-2 THU+FRI+MON MUHALAB-2 FAST & FURIOUS 8 1:00 PM KONG: SKULL ISLAND 9:45 PM PLAZA SMURFS: THE LOST VILLAGE 1:45 PM NO THU+FRI+MON FAST & FURIOUS 8 12:15 PM FAST & FURIOUS 8 4:00 PM FAST & FURIOUS 8 3:45 PM AFTERMATH 12:45 AM FAST & FURIOUS 8 3:00 PM NO FRI+SAT+MON FAST & FURIOUS 8 6:30 PM FAST & FURIOUS 8 5:45 PM THE GREAT FATHER- Malayalam 3:45 PM FAST & FURIOUS 8 9:15 PM 360º- 3 FAST & FURIOUS 8 8:30 PM FRI+SAT+MON CHANGE OF NAME FAST & FURIOUS 8 12:05 AM GOING IN STYLE 12:15 PM FAST & FURIOUS 8 11:15 PM THE GREAT FATHER- Malayalam 6:45 PM GOING IN STYLE 2:30 PM FAST & FURIOUS 8 9:45 PM I, Chengal Rashid Khan S/o MUHALAB-3 MARINA-3 GOING IN STYLE 4:45 PM Abdul Rahim, Rangrej hold- FAST & FURIOUS 8 11:30 AM FAST & FURIOUS 8 12:00 PM GOING IN STYLE 7:00 PM LAILA er of Indian Passport No. SMURFS: THE LOST VILLAGE 2:00 PM FAST & FURIOUS 8 2:45 PM AKHER DEEK FE MASR -Arabic 9:15 PM GOING IN STYLE 3:15 PM M5457594 & Civil ID No. FAST & FURIOUS 8 4:00 PM FAST & FURIOUS 8 5:30 PM GOING IN STYLE 11:30 PM FAST & FURIOUS 8 5:15 PM 274040205076, has FAST & FURIOUS 8 6:45 PM FAST & FURIOUS 8 8:15 PM FAST & FURIOUS 8 8:00 PM changed my name Abdul FAST & FURIOUS 8 9:30 PM Special Show “FAST & FURIOUS 8” 8:15 PM AL-KOUT.1 FAST & FURIOUS 8 10:45 PM Rashid, hereinafter in all my FAST & FURIOUS 8 12:15 AM FAST & FURIOUS 8 11:00 PM SMURFS: THE LOST VILLAGE 11:30 AM FAST & FURIOUS 8 1:30 PM dealings and documents. AJIAL.1 (C 5299) 19-4-2017 FANAR-1 AVENUES-1 FAST & FURIOUS 8 4:15 PM FEIN QALBY 12:00 PM RABBIT SCHOOL 12:00 PM FAST & FURIOUS 8 7:00 PM THE GREAT FATHER- Malayalam 3:30 PM FEIN QALBY 2:30 PM RABBIT SCHOOL 2:00 PM FAST & FURIOUS 8 9:45 PM THE GREAT FATHER- Malayalam 6:30 PM I, Sangaraju Subramanyam FEIN QALBY 4:45 PM RABBIT SCHOOL 3:45 PM FAST & FURIOUS 8 12:30 AM THE GREAT FATHER- Malayalam 9:30 PM s/o Subbaraju, holder of Special Show “THE GREAT FATHER- Malayalam” Indian Passport No. FEIN QALBY 7:00 PM RABBIT SCHOOL 5:30 PM ACCOMMODATION FEIN QALBY 9:15 PM SAFRA 5 NJOOM 7:30 PM AL-KOUT.2 9:30 PM J7175997 and Civil ID No. FEIN QALBY 11:30 PM SAFRA 5 NJOOM 9:45 PM FAST & FURIOUS 8 11:45 AM 283010802296 has Room available in C-A/C flat for SAFRA 5 NJOOM 12:15 AM RABBIT SCHOOL 2:30 PM AJIAL.2 changed my name to Asian couple/ Family/Working FANAR-2 RABBIT SCHOOL 4:15 PM FAST & FURIOUS 8 4:00 PM Surapu Raju Subramanyam Ladies in Khaitian Airport Road. GOING IN STYLE 12:30 PM AVENUES-2 FAST & FURIOUS 8 6:00 PM FAST & FURIOUS 8 6:45 PM hereinafter in all my deal- Just one minute to all routes SMURFS: THE LOST VILLAGE 2:30 PM FAST & FURIOUS 8-2D-4DX 1:00 PM FAST & FURIOUS 8 8:45 PM FAST & FURIOUS 8 9:45 PM ings and documents. bus stop. Tel: 51614467. (C 5297) 18-4-2017 (C 5298) 18-4-2017

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Arrival Flights on Wednesday 19/4/2017 OMA 645 Muscat 15:10 DLH 635 Frankfurt 02:00 GFA 222 Bahrain 15:00 Airlines Flt Route Time KAC 562 Amman 15:10 MSR 619 Alexandria 02:35 FDB 060 Dubai 15:05 KAC 502 Beirut 15:25 THY 765 Istanbul 02:50 QTR 1079 Doha 15:15 THY 772 Istanbul 00:10 KAC 412 Bangkok 15:30 ETH 621 Ababa 02:50 IRC 527 Mashhad 15:30 KAC 786 Jeddah 00:30 ABY 127 Sharjah 15:35 KKK 6505 Istanbul 02:55 KAC 563 Amman 15:40 JZR 267 Beirut 00:35 KAC 118 New York 15:40 PGT 831 Istanbul 03:10 SVA 501 Jeddah 15:45 KAC 102 London 00:55 UAE 857 Dubai 15:45 KLM 446 Amsterdam 03:30 JZR 188 Dubai 15:50 DLH 635 Doha 01:00 SAW 705 Damascus 15:50 UAE 854 Dubai 03:30 KNE 530 Jeddah 15:55 JZR 539 Cairo 01:25 FDK 801 Damascus 16:00 OMA 644 Muscat 04:05 KAC 619 Doha 16:00 MSR 618 Alexandria 01:35 SVA 504 Madinah 16:00 QTR 1087 Doha 04:10 KNE 684 Madinah 16:00 UAE 853 Dubai 01:40 RJA 640 Amman 16:00 ETD 306 Abu Dhabi 04:10 KAC 775 Riyadh 16:05 RJA 642 Amman 01:45 MSR 575 Sharm el-Sheikh 16:10 MSR 613 Cairo 04:15 OMA 646 Muscat 16:10 ETH 620 Addis Ababa 01:50 QTR 1072 Doha 16:15 KAC 417 Manila 04:20 ABY 128 Sharjah 16:15 KKK 6506 Istanbul 01:55 FDB 051 Dubai 16:15 JZR 560 Sohag 04:45 ETD 304 Abu Dhabi 16:20 KLM 446 Bahrain 02:05 JZR 125 Bahrain 16:25 KAC 103 London 05:00 KAC 615 Bahrain 16:30 QTR 1086 Doha 02:05 JZR 787 Riyadh 16:35 CEB 019 Manila 05:30 SAW 706 Damascus 16:50 PGT 830 Istanbul 02:10 KAC 542 Cairo 17:05 QTR 1077 Doha 05:35 MSR 576 Sharm el-Sheikh 16:50 GFA 211 Bahrain 02:15 SVA 510 Riyadh 17:15 UAE 874 Dubai 06:15 RJA 641 Amman 16:55 DHX 170 Bahrain 05:10 GFA 215 Bahrain 17:30 THY 771 Istanbul 06:25 SVA 505 Madinah 16:55 KAC 344 Chennai 05:30 JZR 777 Jeddah 17:35 RJA 643 Amman 06:25 FDK 802 Damascus 16:55 KAC 362 Colombo 05:50 JZR 177 Dubai 17:45 GFA 212 Bahrain 06:50 FDB 052 Dubai 17:05 BAW 157 London 06:05 QTR 1080 Doha 18:05 FDB 070 Dubai 07:05 KAC 503 Beirut 17:15 KAC 284 Dhaka 06:35 MSR 620 Cairo 18:30 JZR 164 Dubai 07:15 JZR 266 Beirut 17:15 KAC 206 Islamabad 06:40 KAC 512 Mashhad 18:40 KAC 501 Beirut 07:50 QTR 1073 Doha 17:25 KAC 302 Mumbai 06:55 UAE 875 Dubai 19:05 KAC 171 Frankfurt 07:50 JZR 240 Amman 17:30 KAC 156 Istanbul 07:05 GFA 217 Bahrain 19:05 BAW 156 London 08:20 KAC 361 Colombo 17:35 FDB 053 Dubai 07:50 FDB 063 Dubai 19:10 KAC 741 Dammam 08:30 KAC 357 Kochi 17:40 KAC 384 Delhi 08:00 ABY 123 Sharjah 19:20 FDB 054 Dubai 08:30 UAE 858 Dubai 17:40 UAE 855 Dubai 08:25 KAC 154 Istanbul 19:30 KAC 773 Riyadh 08:35 KAC 381 Delhi 17:50 ETD 301 Abu Dhabi 08:55 KAC 616 Bahrain 19:40 KAC 539 Sharm el-Sheikh 08:40 KAC 343 Chennai 18:00 ABY 125 Sharjah 09:00 KAC 674 Dubai 19:40 KAC 661 Abu Dhabi 08:45 KAC 283 Dhaka 18:00 IRC 6511 ABD 09:10 FDB 057 Dubai 19:50 KAC 101 London 09:00 SVA 511 Riyadh 18:15 QTR 1070 Doha 09:20 KAC 620 Doha 19:50 KAC 117 New York 09:00 JZR 184 Dubai 18:20 IRA 665 Shiraz 09:25 KAC 776 Riyadh 19:50 JZR 356 Mashhad 09:00 GFA 216 Bahrain 18:20 FDB 055 Dubai 09:40 KAC 104 London 20:00 KAC 671 Dubai 09:15 JZR 538 Cairo 18:35 IRM 1188 Mashhad 09:55 OMA 647 Muscat 20:05 KAC 787 Jeddah 09:15 KAC 785 Jeddah 18:45 MSC 415 Sohag 10:15 KNE 381 Taif 20:10 KAC 691 Muscat 09:30 QTR 1081 Doha 19:15 GFA 213 Bahrain 10:40 DLH 634 Frankfurt 20:15 KAC 561 Amman 09:30 JZR 552 Alexandria 19:20 MEA 404 Beirut 10:55 MEA 402 Beirut 20:15 ABY 126 Sharjah 09:40 MSR 621 Cairo 19:30 AXB 889 Mangalore/Bahrain 11:05 JZR 189 Dubai 20:25 UAE 856 Dubai 09:50 GFA 218 Bahrain 19:50 JZR 561 Sohag 11:10 QTR 1088 Doha 20:35 ETD 302 Abu Dhabi 10:00 FDB 064 Dubai 19:50 KAC 742 Dammam 11:45 KAC 564 Amman 21:00 IRC 6522 Lamerd 10:00 ABY 124 Sharjah 20:00 JZR 165 Dubai 11:50 KAC 172 Frankfurt 21:05 KAC 541 Cairo 10:00 FDB 058 Dubai 20:30 IAW 157 Al Najaf 12:00 ETD 307 Abu Dhabi 21:10 KAC 617 Doha 10:15 UAE 876 Dubai 20:35 UAE 871 Dubai 12:45 KLM 445 Amsterdam 21:15 IRA 664 Shiraz 10:25 KAC 331 Trivandrum 20:35 KAC 774 Riyadh 12:45 ALK 229 Colombo 21:15 KAC 153 Istanbul 10:30 KAC 353 Bangalore 20:55 THY 766 Istanbul 12:50 UAE 859 Dubai 21:15 QTR 1071 Doha 10:35 KAC 1543 Cairo 21:00 MSR 610 Cairo 13:00 GFA 219 Bahrain 21:50 FDB 056 Dubai 10:35 DLH 634 Doha 21:00 KAC 662 Abu Dhabi 13:15 QTR 1082 Doha 22:00 IRM 1189 Mashhad 11:10 OMA 648 Muscat 21:05 CLX 792 Luxembourg 13:15 ETD 309 Abu Dhabi 22:10 MSC 416 Sohag 11:15 KNE 232 Riyadh 21:10 KAC 672 Dubai 13:55 AIC 975 Chennai/Goa 22:25 GFA 214 Bahrain 11:35 MEA 403 Beirut 21:15 IRC 6521 Lamerd 14:00 BBC 043 Dhaka 22:30 MEA 405 Beirut 11:55 KAC 301 Mumbai 21:40 QTR 1078 Doha 14:05 JZR 185 Dubai 22:55 JZR 776 Jeddah 12:00 QTR 1089 Doha 21:45 KNE 231 Riyadh 14:10 JZR 241 Amman 22:55 AAG 147 IQA 12:00 KAC 203 Lahore 21:45 GFA 221 Bahrain 14:15 JAI 574 Mumbai 23:00 AXB 890 Mangalore 12:05 DHX 171 Bahrain 21:50 SVA 500 Jeddah 14:15 FDB 071 Dubai 23:35 KAC 511 Mashhad 12:45 KAC 205 Islamabad 21:55 KAC 364 Colombo 14:15 PIA 239 Sialkot 23:40 IAW 158 Al Najaf 13:00 ETD 308 Abu Dhabi 22:00 FDB 059 Dubai 14:20 JZR 786 Riyadh 13:10 KAC 155 Istanbul 22:15 KAC 618 Doha 14:20 Departure Flights on Wednesday 19/4/2017 JZR 176 Dubai 13:10 ALK 230 Colombo 22:20 IRC 526 Mashhad 14:30 Airlines Flt Route Time JZR 124 Bahrain 13:30 KLM 445 Bahrain 22:25 KAC 540 Sharm el-Sheikh 14:35 AIC 988 Hyderabad/Chennai 00:05 THY 767 Istanbul 13:45 UAE 860 Dubai 22:35 JZR 357 Mashhad 14:50 JAI 573 Mumbai 00:30 MSR 611 Cairo 14:00 KAC 383 Delhi 22:35 KNE 529 Jeddah 14:55 MSC 406 Sohag 00:30 UAE 872 Dubai 14:15 GFA 220 Bahrain 22:50 KAC 788 Jeddah 14:55 FDB 072 Dubai 00:30 CLX 792 Hanoi 14:30 ETD 310 Abu Dhabi 23:00 KAC 692 Muscat 14:55 ICV 675 Hong Kong 01:35 IRC 6512 ABD 14:50 JZR 528 Asyut 23:05 ETD 303 Abu Dhabi 15:05 THY 773 Istanbul 01:40 KAC 673 Dubai 15:00 KAC 783 Jeddah 23:10 KNE 683 Madinah 15:05 KAC 363 Colombo 01:55 KNE 382 Taif 15:00 QTR 1083 Doha 23:20 stars34 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 2017 CROSSWORD 1583 STAR TRACK

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

Many of your friends from the past still keep in contact with you and you Stay in touch with your own sense of direction. Many things come to keep in contact with them. It is fun to see the kids in each family grow and your attention this morning and staying focused may become very difficult. Work par- prosper. Having so many friends in so many different places makes it fun to travel and ticularly hard now to stay focused and complete projects. This is an exciting day and visit and even entertain the idea of trading homes occasionally. A new relationship you could become distracted from what you really want to accomplish. An instinctive coming to you may be based first on a sort of friendship. You know there are more urge to get serious about taking care of you is emphasized now. Diet, exercise and friends to enjoy and someday a special person will be available to share life experiences work become important routines now. You want to feel good about yourself and the with you. All people have something special to bring to the experience of living and way you do things. A healthy change in your diet and a new exercise program are pos- they create wonderful challenges as well as simple pleasures. A new friend may take an itive plans. Perhaps you can bring a friend or family member along when you exercise. interest in making movies or you may decide to try your hand at some form of art. You will find this time speeds right along when shared with a friend.

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

You are in a mood of self-enjoyment this morning and may express An appointment or a meeting signifies the need to be professionally yourself with much confidence. You may see value in or feel love for an older person well dressed. Your presentation or report will bring you respect. Considering you set or someone in authority. You appreciate and discover the beauty in your own life and the pace for others to follow, you will do well to keep current with trends and styles. in those around you. At the same time, everything could take on added value and Allocating certain responsibilities to trusted individuals will gain excellent results. You importance. Be careful that you do not overspend or indulge too much just now. You are in a planning mood this afternoon and are able to view all the alternate paths. You may find yourself enjoying a long conversation, writing a letter or making a special can see the road ahead and will make the right choices. One of the most common phone call this afternoon. You feel good when all the people in your life are account- human experiences is disappointment. You help a member of your family recover and ed for and in a healthy place. The preparations for a get-together with your friends will learn from a disappointment that might be felt today. Most people see disappoint- show off your abilities to create a positive and beautiful atmosphere. ment as a downer; you teach that it can be a tool for correction, learning and growth.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) Sagittarius (November 22-December 21) A feeling of inadequacy or frustration may occur today. It is important to Partnerships are accented and through this avenue, you will find much look at the possibility that failures at work may not be your fault. You are, can be accomplished. When given the opportunity, you generously want to share your however, to be commended for your dedication and perseverance and can find visions, ideals and ideas with other people-they can be spellbound for hours. You answers or solve a problem without the stress most would feel. You crave organization might want to pay attention to the interest that someone shows you and learn when and you want to get things accomplished. Good focus and concentration make most ACROSS DOWN to back away from a conversation if others are not interested. Today, however, you will any task run well. Be aware of an impossible standard and take it easier on everyone- 1. (British) A waterproof raincoat made of rub- 1. (British) Street lined with building that were encourage someone to move forward with plans for some particular goal that this per- including you. A little humor could go a long way this day. It is your responsibility to berized fabric. originally private stables but have been son might not have believed attainable. With all the communication exchange today, expand your vision without losing the innocence of your convictions. Do not lose your remodeled as dwellings. you may find a new interest. You may really become involved with the art of handwrit- ability to play. Borrow a relative or friend's child if you have none and play. 5. The capital of Malta. ing or the art of numerology. This is a time of harmony, fun and success. 12. An accountant certified by the state. 2. The seventh month of the Hindu calendar. 15. (Old Testament) The eldest son of Isaac 3. An enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals are kept. who would have inherited the Covenant 4. Of or relating to the kingdom of Kuwait or ) Capricorn (December 22-January 19) that God made with Abraham and that its people. Cancer (June 21-July 22 Abraham passed on to Isaac. 5. A period of sleeplessness. You could be very popular this day, especially with superiors or in rela- 16. Pick consisting of a steel rod with a sharp Clear some space so that you can work more easily. Hard work and trying 6. A radioactive element of the actinide series. tion to your work. You may find that you enjoy your job or the responsibility it entails to make contact with higher-ups seem to take priority. Problem is-this activity of trying point. 7. The linear extent in space from one end to more than usual. Your dealings with money will be successful as well. If your attitude to contact certain people may be a bit difficult. You have time to think through what 17. A human limb. the other. is positive, this is what you will project and if your attitude is negative you will project you want to say-expressing yourself is done very well. You want to get things accom- 18. Send a signal by waving a flag or a light 8. A federal agency established to coordinate this as well. You do not have a hidden agenda and others know what to expect from plished and this may end up a very productive day. After work your creative side kicks according to a certain code. programs aimed at reducing pollution and you. Make sure your feelings compliment your goodness. You may need the emotion- in as you help share your talents in the art of sewing, cooking or gardening. You may be protecting the environment. al balance of a friendly person today. A kind of romantic longing characterizes your surprised at the result of your effort with this teaching. You could become a teacher or 20. A town in southwestern Idaho. approach to life. This could mean a longing for a soul mate or a yearning to save the 9. An instance or single occasion for some others could teach you. Health habits and work goals also come to your attention and 21. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the world; it could mean carrying a torch as well; patience. you may decide to set a few goals. A sense of harmony makes this a happy time. Dali region of Yunnan. event. 22. Not openly expressed. 10. A protocol developed for the internet to get data from one network device to 24. God of wealth and love. another. Aquarius (January 20- February 18) 26. Being or occurring at an advanced period 11. Jordan's port. Leo (July 23-August 22) of time or after a usual or expected time. 12. An esoteric or occult matter that is tradi- Some previous plans that are finally developing into a most positive end Watch what you say to a new person today-you will be protecting your 28. An official language of the Republic of tionally secret. result will boost the mood for you and those around you today; whatever the case this best inte rests in your future job security. Speculating or participating in sports may be South Africa. 13. Capital and largest city of the Czech is a day that is approached with high energy and an attitude that gets much accom- scheduled this afternoon. Perhaps you and your co-workers have an ongoing tourna- 29. A nearly horizontal passage from the sur- Republic. plished. Success is easy to find. Others will notice your efficiency. Your inner resources ment. You may find yourself being put to good use by your friends and enjoying them face into a mine. 14. Type genus of the Amiidae. and emotions are accented. This afternoon new projects come to your attention. There as well. Excessive emotional energy could produce flare-ups, harsh words and argu- ments. Be aware of this possibility and when you feel yourself becoming highly emo- 19. A state in northwestern North America. are interesting subjects for your evaluation and a relationship from the past may come 32. English illustrator of several of Dickens' to your attention later this afternoon. Find time to relax and commune with nature in tional, take a break in order to re focus. Find ways to relax this evening by doing some- novels (1815-1882). 23. The back side of the neck. order to balance your energies before the evening begins. Avoid actively pursuing new thing really funny, re nting a comedy video, tickling a loved one, etc. Laughter is the 33. Danish philologist whose work on Old 25. Any of several Orthodox Jewish sects who social objectives. There is a small package for you to open this evening. best way to promote a healing and get rid of any excessive negative energy. Norse pioneered in the field of compara- reject modern secular culture and many of tive linguistics (1787-1832). whom do not recognize the spiritual authority of the modern state of Israel. 36. Having lips or parts that resemble lips. 27. A genus of Mustelidae. Virgo (August 23-September 22) Pisces (February 19-March 20) 40. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that 30. A mildly narcotic analgesic drug (trade is highly corrosion-resistant. name Darvon) related to methadone but Work progresses fairly well today; obtaining and exchanging informa- Job-related subjects take precedence this morning. New projects turn out 41. The bureau of the Treasury Department tion take on more importance. To complete important work, you may need certain to be more successful than you had previously thought. There seems to be less addictive. information from others-you can successfully accomplish this with your smooth pro- very little that you cannot do today-the day is yours. You have the energy and wisdom to responsible for tax collections. 31. Realistic Norwegian author who wrote fessional manner. If there is someone you are trying to influence, this would be the day tackle any problem that comes to your attention. A lot of personal and sensitive psycho- 42. Being one more than fifty. plays on social and political themes (1828- when you would be most successful. Setting time aside this evening for family conver- logical material from a mate may be just as important for you as for your mate. You may 43. An ancient branch of the Semitic lan- 1906). sations makes for a closer knit family and the feeling of a good support system for all. look back on this time as very transforming. There could be a temporary estrangement guages. 34. French romantic writer (1766-1817). Helping a young person with a hobby may aid in his or her creativeness and provide from a loved one today but if you leave this alone it will be turned around for the positive. 47. Swedish theologian (1688-1772). 35. A member of the Siouan people of the opportunities for one-on-one conversations. You work on a project this evening while Being more closely involved with another person may well become your highest priority. this young person enjoys his or her hobby-perhaps you sew, repair furniture, etc. Marriage, contracts and partnerships are seen as keys to success and happiness. 51. Any orchid of the genus Aerides. Kansas river valley in Kansas. 52. Relating to or having or hearing with only 37. One or more recordings issued together. 38. A relative position or degree of value in a one ear. graded group. 53. The compass point that is one point east Word Search 39. Having the head uncovered. Yesterday’s Solution (clockwise) of due north. 44. Influential German idealist philosopher 54. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part (1724-1804). of an organism. 45. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a 55. An associate degree in nursing. skewer usually with vegetables. 56. A unit of luminous flux equal to the 46. An agency of the United Nations affiliated amount of light given out through a solid with the World Bank. angle of 1 steradian by a point source of 1 48. The basic unit of money in Gambia. candela intensity radiating uniformly in all 49. British playwright (1911-1977). directions. 50. The time of day immediately following sun- 57. A flat tortilla with various fillings piled on it. set. 58. A metallic element having four allotropic 61. The bill in a restaurant. forms. 62. Strong woody fibers obtained especially 59. A port city in southwestern Iran. from the phloem of from various plants. 60. Done or occurring in a brief period of time. 66. Sect of Orthodox Jews who follow the 63. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of Mosaic Law strictly. the Old World. 70. An athlete who plays basketball. 64. A West African language closely related to 71. The fur of a rabbit. Fula. 72. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake 65. A general direction in which something Chad. tends to move. 75. A challenge to do something dangerous or 67. Exhibiting or restored to vigorous good foolhardy. health. 76. American prizefighter who won the world 68. A unit of length (in United States and Britain) equal to one twelfth of a foot. heavyweight championship three times 69. Knock unconscious or senseless. (born in 1942). 73. The federal department responsible for 77. (Japanese) An ancient ritual for preparing safeguarding national security. and serving and drinking tea. 74. Floor covering consisting of a piece of thick 79. A primeval personification of air and heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile). breath. 78. (astronomy) The angular distance of a 80. A doctor's degree in education. celestial point measured westward along 81. Showing a sense of guilt. the celestial equator from the zenith 82. An aromatic ointment used in antiquity. crossing. Yesterday’s Solution

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Borobudur A 500 years tree at Candi Mendut Temple Indonesia: A fairytale on earth

By Faten Omar Miniature Park. The park houses the entirety of After our tour of Yogyakarta Palace, the Indonesian culture, architecture and society hereditary sultan of Yogyakarta land gifted with pristine beaches, quasi- replicated in miniature. Visitors are amazed by Hamengkubuwono X welcomed this reporter active volcanoes and fairytale landscapes. the traditional houses and details of Sumatra, and our colleagues inside his palace. During the AKuwait Times recently traveled to the largest island in western Indonesia. meeting, Hamengkubuwono said Yogyakarta is Indonesia to explore the unexpected beauty of a cultural center in the Far East region, noting one of Asia's treasures. For 10 days, we traveled Yogyakarta: Soul of Indonesia that it has about 117 institutes and universities, across the island nation to visit Jakarta, If Jakarta is powering the economy and making it a unique cultural city. More than 3,000 Yogyakarta and Bali, Indonesia's most popular industries, Yogyakarta is its soul, keeping the college students study annually in Yogyakarta, tourist destination. spirit of Indonesia in perfect balance and har- including hundreds of foreign students from mony. The center of Javanese arts and culture, China, India, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore and Beautiful Indonesia the city is rich in culture and customs, governed other countries in East Asia. Indonesia is situated between the Indian independently by a traditional sultanate system Hamengkubuwono noted that an interna- and Pacific oceans and is the world's largest which differs from the rest of Indonesia. tional airport will open in 2019, and the city island country, with more than 17,000 individ- The palace in Yogyakarta is the cultural and hopes to attract visitors and tourists from the ual islands. With a population of 255 million people, of whom more than 210 million are Muslims, Indonesia is also the world's largest Muslim country. Stupa Restaurant A number of religions are practiced in the country, and their collective influence on the (Third left) A group photo shows the Sultan of Yogyakarta Hamengkubuwono, (fourth country's political, economic and cultural life is left) Kuwait Times reporter Faten Omar and other media journalists are seen with (second significant. The Indonesian constitution guar- right) Minister Counselor from the Indonesian Embassy to Kuwait, Gantosori Tanjung and (sixth right) Secretary of the Ambassador from the Indonesian Embassy to Kuwait, antees freedom of religion. The government Muhammad Hassa Rifqi. recognizes six official religions: Islam, Protestantism, Catholicism, Hinduism, Buddhism and Confucianism. Tourism is one of Indonesia's most lucrative industries, bringing in $11.8 billion in revenue in 2016. Around 240,000 visitors from the Gulf explored Indonesia last year. Following on the heels of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Saudi King Salman bin Abdul Aziz's visit to Indonesia earlier this year, Gulfie tourism is expected to rise significantly this year as well.

Jakarta: Commerce and Diversity The cultural, linguistic and visual melange of Jakarta will enthrall first-time visitors. The his- political heart of this fascinating city. Known as Gulf and Middle East. Already, the city has inked toric influence of Javanese, Malay, Chinese, Arab, kraton, its residents are employed by the sultan. agreements to launch direct flights with Indian and European cultures is visible in the The innermost group of buildings, where the Emirates and Qatar Airways. The sultan pointed capital city's architecture, language and cuisine. current sultan still resides, was built between out that the economy of Yogyakarta depends on Borobudur Jakarta is a city of surprises where you can enjoy 1755 and 1756. European-style touches to the trade, craft and agriculture. the beauty of nature while at the same time the interior were added in the 1920s. Structurally, conveniences of modern roads, projects and this is one of the finest examples of Javanese Land of learning skyscrapers. It is also the headquarters of the palace architecture, providing a series of luxuri- As we were in the center of culture and sci- ASEAN Secretariat as well as the headquarters of ous halls and spacious courtyards and pavilions. ence, we did not miss the opportunity to visit many of the world's largest companies operat- A large part of the kraton is used as a museum several academic institutions in Yogyakarta, ing in the country. and holds an extensive collection, including such as the University of Gadjah Mada and the Journalists from Kuwait, including this intrep- gifts from European monarchs. One of the most Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University, which id reporter, were given the opportunity to meet interesting rooms contains the royal family tree, highlighted the bright side of Indonesian acade- Deputy Governor for Industry, Trade and old photographs of grand mass weddings and mia. The Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University Transportation Sutanto Soehodho, who spoke portraits of the former sultans of Yogyakarta. offers study programs in the field of Islamic sci- about the progress and development of Jakarta ence in adab, dawah, sharia, tarbiya, usuluddin, and projects that attract investors from all over science and technology and social science and the world. For example, the city now has around humanities. It was founded in 1950. 182 shopping malls, including all high-end inter- Prof Dr Yudian Wahyudi, present of the uni- national brands. "Jakarta is Indonesia's most versity, said the college provides a superior populous city, with more than 12.5 million peo- education in the integration and development ple during daylight hours, and slightly down to of Islamic studies and science. He expressed about 10 million permanent residents after work hope that there would be cooperation with hours," he said. academic institutions in Kuwait, especially in Soehodho revealed that the city government the field of Arabic language for female stu- is planning a major metro project that will help dents, noting that he is aware there is a center ease Jakarta's traffic congestion. The $11-billion for teaching Arabic to non-native speakers in Students with disabilities at a special class in the Islam Negeri Sunan Kalijaga University. subway, funded by the Japanese government, Kuwait, which enhances opportunities for will be completed in 2019. Jakarta is also home cooperation in this field. to Sea World Ancol, the biggest aquarium in Sunan University cooperates with many uni- Southeast Asia. The aquarium offers visitors versities around the world, including the Al- unbelievable experiences with aquatic life. The Azhar and Suez universities in Egypt, as well as Sharkquarium allows you to feed a shark, while universities in Turkey, Germany, the Netherlands, the Antasena Tunnel, an 80-m-long tunnel with Thailand, Malaysia, Russia and Singapore. a transparent roof, allows you to feel like you're walking underwater without getting wet. Each Pillar of educational awakening area - freshwater, dugong, ecosystem or deep Meanwhile, University of Gadjah Mada, which sea - provides an enriching and satisfying expe- was established in 1949, is one of the oldest uni- rience for families and visitors. versities in Indonesia. It serves as a pillar of edu- This reporter also visited the beautiful Taman cational awakening in Indonesia, and purports Mini Indonesia Indah - the beautiful Indonesia to be a defender and disseminator of Pancasila

Photo shows the Sultan Photo shows the bust of Yogyakarta Palace Sultan Hamengkubuwono. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 2017 lifestyle

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Boats are seen at Sunda Kelapa Port Batavia Marina Sunda Kelapa Restaurant Jakarta Airport

(official philosophical foundation of the Indonesian state). "Gadjah Mada University col- laborates with more than 300 partners from outside Indonesia - in America, Europe, Middle East and Asia," said Hargo Utomo, Director of Business Development and Incubation. The uni- versity's buildings and facilities accommodate more than 55,000 students, including 2,000 from outside Indonesia. University officials expressed their readiness to receive students from Gulf countries, especially after opening the way for an exchange of students with UAE universities.

National Monument

Sea World in Jakarta Metro project in process in Jakarta (Brahma), preserver (Vishnu) and destroyer (Shiva). The temple compound, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is the largest Hindu temple site in Indonesia, and one of the biggest in Southeast Asia.

Bali Like many travelers, you will be amazed on arriving in Bali for the first time. We were also informed that Bali is the place where Julia Roberts filmed the movie "Eat, Pray, Love". Bali is an Indonesian island known for its forested vol- canic mountains, iconic rice paddies, beaches and coral reefs. The island is home to many reli- gious sites. We visited Pura Besakih, the largest and holiest Hindu temple in Bali, and one of a series of Balinese temples. If you an animal lover, you will love to feed A statue is seen in Bali’s Airport Guards are seen at the Sultan of Yogyakarta Palace the monkeys in Ubud Monkey Forest. The reserve lies within the village of Padangtegal. Central Java Having lunch in Terasering Sawah with a view Kuwait Times was amazed by the details and of the Tegalalang rice terrace in Ubud should variety of temples, such as Borobudur, which is not be missed. Many shops dot the main street, a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple in selling candlesticks to statues. The scenic rice Magelang, Central Java, as well as the world's fields are a pleasure to watch. largest Buddhist temple. It was built in the 9th century during the reign of the Sailendra NOTE: Kuwait Times was invited by the Dynasty - the temple was designed in Javanese Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia on a 10- Buddhist architecture, which blends the day trip to explore and enjoy the country's Indonesian indigenous cult of ancestor worship beautiful scenery. Three journalists along with and the Buddhist concept of attaining nirvana. two officials from the embassy - Minister Prambanan is an 8th-century Hindu temple Counselor Gantosori Tanjung and Secretary of compound in Central Java, dedicated to the the Ambassador Muhammad Rifqi - comprised Trimurti, the expression of god as the creator the tour group.

The biggest mosque in Jakarta

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Nightlife in Bali Holy Spring Water Temple in Bali Souvenirs shop in Bali Water Park in Bali

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Montaha Al-Ajeel superior in her new collection

eatures of modern fashion domi- Of her use of Arabic calligraphy, she nated Montaha Al-Ajeel's says it is an art because it is one of the FRamadan jellabiya collection with most beautiful forms of calligraphy in aesthetic and artistic cuts executed with the world, and that's why she is keen on special designs, superb craftsmanship using it in the Kuwaiti derra'a. and luxurious fabrics that bestow a spe- She adds that fabrics inspire her cial glamor on the wearer, making her designs, which made her choose a vari- appear more slender through the choice ety of fabrics such as dentelle, silk, fabric of lively and classy colors. embroidered with cashmere threads, Montaha's creations combine tradi- crochet, poplin with black dentelle, geo- tional and modern designs, with her col- metric lines adorned with Swarovsky lection reflecting the style of the design- crystals and gold thread fabric which er which is characterized by its inde- the woman wears in Ramadan as an pendence and unique identity in the art expression of joy for the holy month, as of designing. The collection embodies well as the mixing of fabrics and colors her imagination, which blends moderni- to satisfy different tastes. ty with originality in one whole. Last year, Ajeel was honored with the Montaha Al-Ajeel's designs are dis- international GR8 award in Dubai, which tinctive through professional geometri- is the highest business award in the cal cuts that make the front of the waist Middle East, as well as being chosen for more prominent in order to create a the Middle East Award for business lead- leaner form and cover the flaws of the ers and an honorary award. She was also full pelvis area. Montaha's designs are chosen for the world award for business also simple. The Kuwaiti derra'a is almost leaders 2016. Lately, she launched a always made of fabrics patterned with charitable initiative in Kuwait, and is wonderful Arabic calligraphy. She bril- involved in several philanthropic deeds liantly developed the Kuwaiti derra'a so and activities. that it can be worn as a reception dress in the holy month of Ramadan. Mummies discovered in ancient tomb near Egypt's Luxor

gyptian archaeologists have said. Ushabti figurines were often unearthed several mummies, col- placed with the deceased in ancient Eorful wooden sarcophagi and Egyptian tombs to help with responsi- more than 1,000 funerary statues in a bilities in the afterlife. Inside the tomb, 3,500-year-old tomb near the city of archaeologists wearing white masks and Luxor hailed as an "important discov- latex gloves inspected the sarcophagi, ery". Antiquities officials had initially said which were covered with intricate draw- six mummies along with partial remains ings in red, blue, black, green, and yel- were discovered near the southern city, low, and featured the carved faces of but said they had later identified two the dead. The coffins were mainly well- more mummies. "There are 10 coffins preserved, though some had deteriorat- and eight mummies. The excavation is ed and broken over the years. ongoing," Mostafa Waziri, the head of Archeologists were also examining a the archeological mission, told AFP. The mummy wrapped in linen which was 18th Dynasty tomb, discovered in the inside one of the coffins. White, orange, Draa Abul Nagaa necropolis near the green, and patterned pots were also Archaeologists work on a wooden coffin in a 3,500-year-old tomb in the Draa An archaeologist shows artifacts discovered in a 3,500-year-old tomb in famed Valley of the Kings, belonged to a found in the tombs. "It is a T-shaped Abul Nagaa necropolis, near the southern Egyptian city of Luxor yesterday. the Draa Abul Nagaa necropolis.— AFP photos nobleman named Userhat who worked tomb (which) consists of an open court as the city judge, the ministry said in a leading into a rectangular hall, a corri- yesterday statement. dor and an inner chamber," the ministry It was opened to add more mum- said in a statement. A nine-meter shaft mies during the 21st Dynasty, about inside the tomb held the Ushabti fig- 3,000 years ago, to protect them during urines, as well as "wooden masks and a period when tomb-robbing was com- a handle of a sarcophagus lid," the mon, said Waziri, the head of the ministry said. Another room in the archaeological mission, at the site. "It tomb was also discovered, though it was a surprise how much was being dis- has not yet been completely excavat- played inside" the tomb, Antiquities ed, it said. Nevine El-Aref, the spokes- Minister Khaled Eel-Enany told reporters woman for the antiquities ministry, outside the tomb. "We found a large said "there is evidence and traces that number of Ushabti (small carved fig- new mummies could be discovered in urines), more than 1,000 of them," Enany the future." — AFP said. "This is an important discovery," he

Journalists and members of an Egyptian archaeological team stand near artifacts discovered in a 3,500-year-old tomb.

Members of an Egyptian archaeological team stand near artifacts discov- An archaeologist works on a wooden coffin discovered in a 3,500-year-old Members of an Egyptian archaeological team stand near artifacts discov- ered in a 3,500-year-old tomb in the Draa Abul Nagaa necropolis. tomb in the Draa Abul Nagaa necropolis. ered in a 3,500-year-old tomb. lifestyle WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 2017

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Ali Al-Moussawi, the owner of a mobile library truck, arranges his books on a Ali Al-Moussawi, right, the owner of a mobile book truck, arranges his books on Ali Al-Moussawi, stands in front of his book truck on a street. street in Baghdad, Iraq. — AP photos a street in Baghdad, Iraq. Bookstore on wheels turns heads in Baghdad he Iraqis guarding Baghdad's many checkpoints, through Baghdad's snarled traffic, past its checkpoints, religious texts, and in Sunni areas biographies of on the lookout for car bombs and convoys, don't barbed wire and blast walls. Security forces often insist Saddam Hussein remain popular. He recalls a time in the Tknow what to make of Ali Al-Moussawi when he on searching his truck, fearing it contains explosives, and Sunni neighborhood of Azamiyah when a man in his 50s pulls up in a truck displaying shelves of glossy books. parking can be subject to prolonged negotiations. The ran up to the truck and grabbed an Arabic translation of The mobile bookstore is the latest in a series of efforts by world's greatest poets flocked to Baghdad after it was "Saddam: The Secret Life," by Con Coughlin. The man's the 25-year-old to share his passion for reading and established as the capital of the Abbasid Empire in the eyes filled with tears as he kissed the cover. revive a love for books in Baghdad, which was once the 8th century A.D., but its cultural flowering ended with Many Sunnis still revere Saddam - who was executed literary capital of the Muslim world but is now better the Mongol conquest of 1258. Iraq's modern education in 2006 - and blame the violence and chaos of recent known for bombs than poems. It began with "Iraqi system, richly financed by oil wealth in the 1970s, was years on the American invasion and the Shiite-dominat- Bookish," a Facebook group for readers launched in subsequently decimated by years of war and sanctions. ed government established in its wake. 2015. He eventually started organizing book clubs, con- The city still takes pride in its literary heritage. The Al- On one recent afternoon, al-Moussawi drove to an tests, signings and writing seminars held at cultural cen- Mutanabbi market in central Baghdad, named for a 10th upscale neighborhood and parked at a mall near the ters and cafes. century poet, hosts a bustling used book fair every University of Baghdad. There the clientele was mainly "I adore reading," said Al-Moussawi, who holds a Friday. The Shahbandar cafe, in the heart of the bazaar, students, so he put out textbooks, novels and poetry in bachelor's degree in English translation. "I have long remains a popular haunt for writers and intellectuals, different languages, and celebrity biographies. Salma wanted to meet people like me, so I was thinking of cre- who gaze upon black and white photos from more Abdul-Karim, a 25-year old student, said her passion for ating something where all readers could gather at any peaceful times. Al-Moussawi has found plenty of cus- reading came from growing up in a family of poetry time, regardless of where they are." He eventually took to tomers. He says his business brings in a monthly income lovers, but on that afternoon she opted for a biography selling books in order to finance the cultural activities, of up to $4,000, and that he has hired four paid workers. of Oprah Winfrey. "I love biographies because they tell opening a bookstand in a Baghdad mall that offers a But he must swap out his offerings depending on you about the experiences a person went through so delivery service and designing shelves and other book- where he goes in the city, which is still deeply divided by you can benefit from it," she said. — AP themed gifts. the sectarian violence that erupted after the 2003 US-led University student Salma Abdelkrim, browse books inside a truck in Now he finds himself steering a bookstore on wheels invasion. Sunnis and Shiites gravitate toward their own Baghdad, Iraq. Last orders loom at Uncle Pan's Bangkok noodle stall

A woman arranges fried snacks on her street food cart the Pratunam district of Bangkok. — AFP photos

or three decades everyone from cops and builders, to Today his customers sit ringside to a central artery of A man carries a dish at his street cleaners and partying rich kids have gorged on Bangkok's ritziest neighborhood, lined with tower blocks, street food stall the People go shopping for food from street stalls in the Phayathai district of Bangkok. Fnoodles at Uncle Pan's streetside stall in Bangkok's chic- upscale restaurants and night clubs. That makes for a varied Pratunam district of est neighborhood. But now it is the 67-year-old food vendor clientele that pulls from all layers of Thailand's social fabric. Bangkok. who is no longer welcome at his pavement spot, a victim of a "Office workers, police, soldiers... even if they drive a Mercedes purge of food stalls by Bangkok's governor who says they are Benz, they have the same right to eat here," Pan told AFP, wip- cluttering the capital's curbs. With dishes that average 35-55 ing away a bead of sweat as waiters buzzed around him to baht ($1-1.5) a plate, most of Bangkok's curbside cooks don't serve an after-work crush. make a fortune selling their fare that spans grilled seafood Good business, which sees Pan rake in around 30,000 baht skewers to spicy papaya salads. But they have won global a month ($870), rests on these close ties to the neighborhood. acclaim as some of the finest fast food chefs in the world, "We all know each other in this street. Everyone, factory work- fuelling a booming city besotted by eating. ers, company staff, they know me and we are friends... if we Like his peers, Pan Chaiyasit works behind a small push move, we won't have these relationships." Yet city officials cart from where he dishes out yellow egg noodles-topped insist the foot paths must be "returned to the public" and have with pork and wanton dumplings-to customers who cluster laid out a plan to bar tens of thousands of street stalls from together on plastic chairs spread across the pavement. The the capital's main roads, instead squeezing them into side family-run stall is a fixture of a neighborhood that has explod- streets or hawkers' centers. Pan isn't sure what the future ed with development over the past few decades. But with the holds-other than more bowls of soup. deadline to clear off the street expiring this week, Pan must "Even though we sometimes face troubles we have to either uproot his restaurant to a new locale or downsize the keep selling. We have to fight to survive." — AFP shop so it doesn't spill onto the sidewalk. "I've been selling here since there was nothing," the genial, apron-wearing uncle told AFP, explaining that the Thonglor area was a tree-studded backwater when he first set up. A street food vendor talking to a customer in the Phrakanong district of Bangkok.

A family preparing food for customers at a street food stall in the Phrakanong district. A man making food at a street stall in the Phrakanong district of Bangkok. People waiting to pick up food from a street stall in the Phrakanong dis- trict of Bangkok. Bookstore on wheels turns heads in Baghdad

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Bookseller charges 50p 50p, people object and he is very rude to them. Yet he feels not all KitKats are perfect, then every KitKat that gets recy- five-day-old chicks can add and subtract up to five items at for people to enter his shop that improves his business." cled contains the remains of older KitKats, which contained once. Older chickens are thought to have some sense of A rude bookseller has come under fire for charging his cus- older KitKats, which contained older KitKats...How far back the passage of time. tomers 50p to enter his store. The store's owner Stephen KitKat fillings are allegedly does that actually go?!" Bloom, has been branded the "bookseller from hell" by visi- made from crushed up fingers Woman exposes cheating partner with local posters tors to his Bloomindales store in Hawes in North Yorkshire, KitKat fillings contain reject chocolate bar fingers, it has Chickens can speak 24 different ways A woman broadcasted her partner's infidelity by putting up north east England. The Times newspaper reports that a been claimed. The four fingered Nestle snack, named one of Chickens can reportedly speak 24 different ways. The birds posters. The woman - who is only known as Linda - sought complaint, submitted to Hawes Parish Council, claims one the "most influential" chocolate bars of all time by Time are said to use a repertoire of so many different vocaliza- revenge on her former beau by pinning dozens of laminated customer declined to pay and was branded a "pain in the Magazine, is made from the delicious sweet treat and wafer, tions and several modes of body language to communi- signs around Warwick town centre to expose her cheating arse" whilst another was thrown out of the shop for spend- but it is understood that within the wafer is crushed up cate. According to The Times newspaper, a study has partner, Graham, in the hope he realizes his mistake and ing five minutes browsing. More than 20 complaints have KitKats. The sweet treat has been in more than 200 flavors claimed that the chicken dictionary contains at least 24 dif- their relationship has officially ended, according to the been made about Mr Bloom in the past four years and his but its secret filling has been unknown until now. Some peo- ferent clucks, squawks and disapproving brrk noises, each Metro newspaper. The poster, which features a heart with conduct had been discussed by parish councilors five times ple assumed it was a different type of chocolate, which with its own distinct meaning. The study also revealed that her Graham's name on it, read: "If she is so good in bed you since 2003. In Mr Bloom's defense, he explained: "I'm not Nestle vaguely describes as "smooth and creamy chocolay- their heart rate also go up when they watch their chicks can stay there". Linda's note concludes with her wishing her really a people person" and claimed he had become victim er" but according to The Mirror newspaper, Quality assur- being buffeted by puffs of air, they can sense time intervals previous lover a 'Happy New Year'. And people have since to an "aggressive and vindictive witch hunt" and added: ance technicians on the production line are tasked with of six minutes and become agitated when they expect flocked to Twitter to share their opinion about the shocking "The 50p charge is me making sure they are serious about removing substandard bars which have imperfections and something bad to happen. Dr Lori Marino said: "They are message, with some intrigued to find out who the suspected coming into my shop to buy something, not just standing instead of throwing these KitKats away, they are said to be perceived as lacking most of the psychological characteris- Graham was. One social media user, Alison Tonkin, wrote: for 10 minutes reading a book to pass the time as some peo- mashed up into a fine paste and remade into a sensual fill- tics we recognize in other intelligent animals and are typi- "Well there's a Graham in Warwick who's having a much ple do." John Blackie, the chairman of the parish council, ing. But the method has alarmed Mental Floss, which noted: cally thought of as possessing a low level of intelligence worse day than me. Go Linda #WomanScorned said: "I'm afraid we have the bookseller from hell. He charges "If all KitKats contain the remains of imperfect KitKats, and compared with other animals." It is also understood that #NaughtyBoy (sic)." — BangShowbiz Big summer for Disney parks: Pandora and Guardians of Galaxy isney theme parks have a big summer ahead Monday in New York City previewing the attractions. fly through the forest on the backs of creatures called of them with major new attractions opening "This is your opportunity to go to an amazing world banshees to participate in a tribal coming of age cer- DMay 27 based on two movies, one about the and have adventures of your own. ... The story is emony. Riders on the Na'vi River Journey move Marvel Comics superheroes from "Guardians of the about you." through the bioluminescent forest on a boat, guided Galaxy" and the other about the lush alien world of The premise of the Guardians of the Galaxy ride is by a mystical singing figure. Rohde described Pandora from the James Cameron film "Avatar." The that the Guardian superheroes have been captured Pandora as an "obsessively real" environment that Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission BREAKOUT! attrac- and riders must participate in an adventure with a "reacts to the change of day on its own." The sounds tion opens at Disney California Adventure in character called Rocket Raccoon to free them. "It is a of creatures in the forest change from day to night, Anaheim, California. prison breakout story," Rohde said. The ride incorpo- and the Pandoran plants glow by night, Rohde said. Pandora - The World of Avatar is a 12-acre land rates multiple scenarios for resolving the story line so Rohde took his team on field trips to Hawaii, Bali and opening at Walt Disney World's Animal Kingdom in that riders have a slightly different experience each China for design inspiration from real landscapes and Lake Buena Vista, Florida. But the creative designer time they go through it. Guardians of the Galaxy is cultural touchstones. — AP behind the attractions says you don't need to know located in a redesigned drop tower structure that anything about either movie to enjoy them. "This is once housed the Twilight Zone of Terror. not a revisitation of a plot line of a film you already At Pandora, there are two rides plus retail and din- This photo provided by Disney shows a new land opening at Walt Disney World’s Animal saw," said Disney Imagineer Joe Rohde at an event ing components. Riders on Avatar Flight of Passage Kingdom in Lake Buena Vista, Fla, called ‘Pandora - The World of Avatar.’

This artist concept rendering provided by Disneyland Resort shows characters from a new ride debuting at Disneyland This photo provided by Disney shows guests in the ‘Na’vi River Journey,’ part of the new land opening at Walt Disney in Anaheim, Calif, called Guardians of the Galaxy - Mission: BREAKOUT! The ride was inspired by the ‘Guardians of the World’s Animal Kingdom. Galaxy’ film. — AP photos