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Amir directs to support Pakistan with $3bn

QNA The support expresses cooperation in various fields. DOHA the confidence of the The friendly ties between the State of Qatar in the two countries will be Upon the directives of Amir strengthened to a strong eco- H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad strength of the Islamic nomic partnership, she added. Al Thani, Deputy Prime Minister Republic of Pakistan’s Her comments come after a and Minister of Foreign Affairs economy and the successful visit of H H the Amir H E Sheikh Mohamed bin to the Islamic Republic of Abdulrahman Al Thani vision and good Pakistan during which several announced new investments in management of the Memoranda of Understanding the form of deposits and direct current government (MoUs) were signed between the investments in the Islamic headed by Pakistan’s two countries’ governments. Republic of Pakistan worth a During the first day of the total of $3bn. Prime Minister Imran visit, H H the Amir and the Prime In a statement to Qatar News Khan, H E the Deputy Minister of Pakistan had wit- Agency, H E the Deputy Prime Prime Minister and nessed the signing of an MoU Minister and Minister of Foreign Minister of Foreign between Qatar’s Ministry of Affairs said that the Qatari Commerce and Industry and support comes after H H the Affairs said. Pakistan’s Ministry of Commerce Amir’s visit to Pakistan to under- and Textile Industry, on the Amir H H Sheikh with International Olympic Committee President Dr. Thomas ` score the deep relations between development in the relations establishment of Qatari-Paki- Bach in Lausanne, Switzerland, yesterday. P3 the two brotherly countries and between the two countries and stani Joint Working Group on peoples. peoples at all political, eco- Trade and Investment, in It also expresses the confi- nomic, sports, cultural and other addition to an MoU for cooper- Amir participates in IOC dence of the State of Qatar in the levels. ation in the fields of tourism and strength of the Islamic Republic In a related statement, Paki- business activities. of Pakistan’s economy and the stan’s Special Assistant to the They also witnessed the vision and good management of Prime Minister on Information signing of an MoU for cooper- General Assembly meetings the current government headed and Broadcasting Dr. Firdous ation in the exchange of financial by Pakistan’s Prime Minister Ashiq Awan underlined that the investigations related to money QNA sports and Olympics at the global of the inauguration of the new Imran Khan, H E the Deputy memoranda of understanding laundering, related original LAUSANNE level. The participants also voted headquarter of the IOC 'The Prime Minister and Minister of (MoUs) signed by Pakistan and crime and the financing of ter- on the city that will host the 2026 Olympic House', which coincides Foreign Affairs noted. the State of Qatar during the rorism between the Financial Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Winter Olympics, which will be with the 125th anniversary of H E Sheikh Mohamed bin visit of H H the Amir will help Information Unit of the State of Hamad Al Thani participated in hosted by the Italian cities of founding of the Committee. Abdulrahman Al Thani added boost trade and economic rela- Qatar and the Financial Control the meetings of the General Milan and Cortina. The meeting also reviewed that by announcing this new tions between the two Unit of the Islamic Republic of Assembly of the 134th session of H H the Amir met yesterday areas of cooperation between investment package yesterday, countries. Pakistan. the International Olympic with the President of the IOC Dr. the State of Qatar and the IOC the size of the Qatari-Pakistani In a televised statement The MoU aims to enhance Committee (IOC), held in Thomas Bach, on the sidelines of and ways of promoting them. economic partnership will reported by Pakistan’s APP, Dr. cooperation between the two Lausanne, Switzerland, yesterday. the meetings of the IOC General President of Qatar Olypic amount to $9bn, and on this Firdous Ashiq Awan said that the bodies to effectively reduce and The meetings discussed a Assembly. At the outset of the Committee H E Sheikh Joaan bin occasion, the State of Qatar two countries agreed to take combat money laundering and number of topics on the agenda meeting, H H the Amir congrat- Hamad Al Thani attended the affirms its aspiration for further steps to enhance bilateral terrorist financing. related to the development of ulated Dr. Bach on the occasion meeting. QP, Chevron Phillips Chemical sign pact Fath Al Khair to take for Mideast’s largest ethane cracker peace message to

MOHAMMAD SHOEB THE PENINSULA Europe, North Africa

Qatar Petroleum (QP), the state-owned RAYNALD C RIVERA number of goals and messages. energy giant, announced yesterday the THE PENINSULA “First, it will carry the selection of Chevron Phillips Chemical message that Qatar is a country Company LLC as its partner in a new Petro- Fath Al Khair is set to embark that loves peace, second it will chemicals Complex, which will be developed on its longest journey yet with show the world what World Cup and constructed in Ras Laffan Industrial City. its maiden voyage to Europe and 2022 is, and third it will tell The new complex will have an ethane North Africa starting next month about Qatar’s rich maritime her- cracker with a nameplate capacity of 1.9 carrying the message of peace, itage how Qatari people used to million tonnes of ethylene per annum, raising awareness on Qatar’s live and the sufferings they had making it the largest ethane cracker in the rich maritime heritage and to endure to make a living out Middle East and one of the largest in the promoting World Cup 2022. of pearl diving,” he explained. world. It will also include two high-density The fourth edition of Fath Al But the main objective of this polyethylene derivative units, which will Khair journey will be in three journey, Dr. Al Sulaiti said, is to link raise Qatar’s current Polyethylene production phases, the first of which starts the new generation with the old. capacity by 82 percent by the fourth quarter on July 10 and covers a 4,000 “The new generation is pre- of 2025. nautical mile distance towards occupied with all the revolution The project will be built to the highest Turkey, Greece, Albania, Croatia in technology and has almost standards, deploying state-of-the-art tech- and Italy carrying 16 sailors forgotten about the past. We nologies and placing utmost importance on H E Saad bin Sherida Al Kaabi (right), Minister of State for Energy Affairs and President & aboard. For the second phase of want to remind them about the safety, reliability and the environment. CEO of Qatar Petroleum (QP), exchanging documents with Mark Lashier, President and the journey, the dhow will set sail life of their forefathers and their The announcement was made during a CEO of Chevron Phillips Chemical, during the signing ceremony at Ritz-Carlton Hotel in in June 2020 towards France legacy, telling them this is their ceremony held in Doha, during which rel- Doha, yesterday. PIC: BAHER AMIN/THE PENINSULA and Spain while the final phase roots, their heritage and they evant project agreements were signed by will see it travel to , have to know it,” he said. H E Saad bin Sherida Al Kaabi, the Minister the sidelines of the signing ceremony, Al petrochemicals markets. This major project and in 2021. Mohammed Yousef Al Sada, of State for Energy Affairs, the President and Kaabi said: “The conclusion of these agree- will provide excellent opportunities for “This is the first time Fath Al captain of Fath Al Khair 4, is opti- CEO of Qatar Petroleum, and by Mark E ments constitutes an important milestone Qatar’s private sector to contribute to the Khair is going to Europe and North mistic the journey will enrich the Lashier, President & CEO of Chevron Phillips for Qatar Petroleum as petrochemicals rep- development of our oil and gas sector, and Africa. It has been to long distance cultural communication between Chemical. The ceremony was attended by resent a major pillar of our growth strategy will generate significant revenues that will journeys previously like in the people of Qatar and those in senior executives from QP, Chevron Corpo- to achieve our vision of becoming one of the support the further development of our Mumbai, but yes, this is the longest Europe and North Africa as the ration, Phillips 66, and Chevron Phillips best national oil and gas companies in the economy and the well-being of all people at around 4,000 nautical miles,” voyage will introduce Qatar’s Chemical Company. world.” living in Qatar.” Dr. Khalid bin Ibrahim Al Sulaiti, maritime heritage as well as The signed agreements govern the He added: “This project will optimise the Al Kaabi also expressing his gratitude to General Manager of Katara, told promote World Cup 2022. project’s ownership and development utilisation of ethane produced from the North the Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al The Peninsula yesterday. Katara launched the first through a new joint venture company Field LNG expansion project as well as from Thani, for his guidance and unwavering Speaking to The Peninsula on edition of Fath Al Khair in 2013 between Qatar Petroleum (with a 70 percent existing ethane producing projects. It will support of the energy sector. He also the sidelines of the press con- travelling to five Gulf states for 27 participating interest), and Chevron Phillips also consolidate Qatar’s position among the expressed thanks to Qatar Petroleum’s exec- ference at Katara yesterday to days. Fath Al Khair 2 sailed to India Chemical Company (with a 30 percent par- world’s leading petrochemicals producers, utives and staff for their dedication and com- announce Fath Al Khair 4, Dr. Al in 2015 while the third edition wit- ticipating interest). and complement our efforts to further mitment, and to all the companies that sub- Sulaiti said Fath Al Khair will nessed the dhow travel to Speaking at a press conference held on expand our footprint in the global mitted offers for this project. `P4 berth in 11 ports carrying a and in 2017. `P5 02 HOME TUESDAY 25 JUNE 2019

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Amir attends IOC General Assembly meetings

Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani at the General Assembly of the 134th session of the International Olympic Committee meetings in Lausanne, Switzerland, yesterday.

Qatar achieves Amir condoles with Ethiopian new milestone in PM on victims of failed coup civil aviation safety DOHA / QNA

QNA / DOHA Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani held a tele- phone conversation with the Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Qatar, represented by the Civil Aviation Dr. Abiy Ahmed Ali, to express condolences on the victims Authority (CAA), has set a new record in of the failed coup attempt in the northern Amhara region. the results of the safety oversight audit of H H the Amir also affirms Qatar’s strong condemnation civil aviation according to the Universal of this attempt, and stressed support for Ethiopia in the Safety Oversight Audit Program (USOAP). face of any attempt to destabilise its security and stability International Civil Aviation Organi- and undermine its unity. For his part, the Ethiopian Prime sation (ICAO) verified the compatibility of Minister expressed thanks and appreciation to H H the the country’s air safety standards with the Amir for his support to Ethiopia, and for Qatar’s support international standards and standards con- against the failed coup attempt. tained in the Chicago Convention on Inter- national Civil Aviation and its annexes. Qatar condemns failed For the first time in the world, the avi- ation safety of the civil aviation system in coup attempt in Ethiopia Qatar achieved a compliance rate of 91,16 according to the new ICAO standards. Doha: Qatar condemned in the strongest terms the criminal Thus, Qatar becomes the first country to assassination of the Chief of Staff of the Federal Demo- receive this percentage through the results cratic Republic of Ethiopia and the failed coup attempt in of a comprehensive audit of all aspects of Amhara region.T he Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed the aviation safety of the civil aviation Qatar’s strong condemnation of the assassination of system. This achievement is a clear indi- Amhara provincial governor during the coup attempt. cation of the effectiveness of the role of Qatar considered this criminal act as an attempt to the civil aviation safety system in Qatar, destabilise the security of Ethiopia. Qatar, while affirming especially as it works in a challenging envi- its support for the friendly government and people of ronment and within exceptional circum- Ethiopia, expresses its full confidence in the ability of the stances under the unjust blockade imposed current government headed by Prime Minister Dr. Abiy on it. Qatar will be honored at the next Ahmed to overcome this ordeal and preserve the cohesion meeting of the ICAO in September in Mon- of the country in the face of any schemes against its security treal, Canada. and stability, the statement added. 04 HOME TUESDAY 25 JUNE 2019

PRAYER TIMINGS OFFICIAL NEWS FAJR 03. 15 AM SHOROOK 04. 45 AM Amir condoles with Cyprus President ZUHR 11. 36 AM MAGHRIB 06. 30 PM ASR 02. 59 PM ISHA 08. 00 PM DOHA: Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Deputy Amir H H Sheikh Abdul- WEATHER TODAY lah bin Hamad Al Thani and the Prime Minister and Interior Minister, H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, sent yesterday a cable of con- dolences to the President of The Speaker of the Shura Council, H E Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Zaid Al Mahmoud, chairs its regular weekly meeting yesterday. Cyprus, Nicos Anastasiades, on the death of former president Demetris Christofias. QNA Shura Council approves draft laws Qatar condemns QNA development aspect, the committee rec- the Services and the Public Utilities Com- Burkina Faso attacks DOHA ommended to focus on the lan- mittee on the request for a general dis- guage and Islamic education to promote cussion by a number of the Council DOHA: Qatar voiced its strong The Shura Council held yesterday its the students’ national identities. members on health services in Qatar.The condemnation of the attacks regular weekly meeting under the chair- On the students aspect, the committee Committee recommended that priority which targeted two villages in manship of the Speaker H E Ahmed bin recommended to take the needed pro- be given to providing medical services to northern Burkina Faso, leav- Abdullah bin Zaid Al Mahmoud. cedures to enroll more students with Qatari nationals, taking into account the ing deaths and injuries. The At the beginning of the meeting the special needs in education and for these priority of emergency treatment for all Ministry of Foreign Affairs reit- council discussed the report of the Legal procedures to enable them to attain the patients. The Committee also recom- erated Qatar’s firm position on and Legislative Affairs Committee on the required education which commensurate mended promoting the Qatarization of rejecting violence and terror- draft law on regulating the receiving and with their special needs. The committee jobs in the appointments departments of ism, regardless of motives and spending Zakat money. After the dis- also recommended to re-evaluate edu- Hamad Medical Corporation and its affil- reasons. cussion, the council approved the draft cation vouchers and to study the feasi- iated institutions and hospitals, which will law and decided to refer its recommen- bility of its continuity. It also recom- lead to a positive impact on those dations to the government. mended to review the length of the aca- departments. QP, Chevron Phillips o o The council discussed the reports of demic year and to standardize vacations Furthermore, the Committee urged 33 C 46 C the Economic and the Financial Affairs between public and private schools. The re-implementation of citizens’ health Chemical sign pact Committee on the draft law on regulating council discussed supplementary report insurance, while correcting the mistakes Minimum Maximum FROM PAGE 1 the audit profession and the draft law on of the Services and the Public Utilities of the previous experience in order to regulating partnership between the public Committee on the public discussion achieve the benefit of the citizens by Lashier said: “Developing Hot daytime with slight dust at some plac- and private sectors. request submitted by a number of council meeting their needs of health services the Ras Laffan Petrochemicals es and some clouds. After the discussion the council members on the terrestrial and marine whether provided by the government Project is a tremendous oppor-

approved both draft laws after under- environment. The committee recom- sector or the private sector. It also sug- tunity for our company to

HIGH TIDE 21:49–21:15 LOW TIDE 05:52 – 00:00 going a few amendments on some articles mended future plans aimed at building gested allowing the national private expand on our highly-suc- Courtesy: Qatar Meteorology Department and decided to refer its recommenda- waste recycling plants to benefit from it insurance sector to participate in the cessful joint ventures with tions on the amended draft laws to the to generate power or converting organic application of the health insurance Qatar to meet the growing MOTC completes government. The council also discussed waste to compost. The committee rec- system for citizens. global demand for petro- the supplementary report of the Infor- ommended to prepare a media plan to After extensive discussions, the chemical products. We look dredging works mation and Cultural Affairs Committee preserve the environment. Council approved the three reports on forward to building on our on the request for a public discussion on The committee recommended to the request for a general discussion on strong relationship with Qatar at Doha Port education. The committee confirmed its develop the solid waste disposal methods education, the land and sea environment, Petroleum.” The engineering previous recommendations, which were to gradually abandon traditional methods and health services, adding what it design of the Ras Laffan Petro- THE PENINSULA /DOHA stated through four aspects, added a few of disposal of submerging them under deemed appropriate and decided to chemicals Project should com- more based on the comments of the the soil as currently practiced. transmit its recommendations thereon mence shortly, leading to a The Ministry of Transport and Communi- council members. For the curriculum The Council discussed the report of to the esteemed government. planned start-up in late 2025. cations (MOTC) has completed the dredging works at Doha Port as part of its redevelopment project. Up to 3.5mn cubic meters of material in the approach channel UN official praises Qatar’s have been cleared and an extra berthing has been provided to accommodate more than one giant cruise ship. MOTC aims to position on Syrian issue boost Doha Port’s capacity to be able to receive the largest cruise ships in future, QNA of all its humanitarian obligations to helping to position the capital city among ANKARA the various international organizations. world’s top cruise ship tourism destina- The Assistant Secretary-General tions. “Doha Port redevelopment works The Assistant Secretary-General and and Regional Humanitarian Coordi- contribute to achieving the Qatar National Regional Humanitarian Coordinator nator for the Crisis also praised Tourism Sector Strategy 2018-2023 that for the Syria Crisis, Panos Moumtzis, Qatar’s great support to the refugees aims to place Qatar among world’s best hailed Qatar’s positive attitudes and internally displaced persons inside tourism locations, within the framework towards the Syrian issue and the Syrian and outside Syria, and the assistance of the larger Qatar National Vision 2030,” people, and its continued support to provided by the State of Qatar to the said Sheikh Mohamed bin Khalid Al Thani, the United Nations and its competent needy in humanitarian crises and relief Director of Technical Affairs, MOTC. agencies, praising its implementation work. This came during a meeting between Panos Moumtzis and Ambas- sador of the State of Qatar to the Republic of Turkey, Salem bin Mubarak Al Shafi. The meeting reviewed the deteri- orating situation in northern Syria, especially in Idlib, and the humani- The Assistant Secretary-General and Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for tarian needs amid the escalation of the Syria Crisis, Panos Moumtzis (right), and Ambassador of the State of Qatar military operations and the wave of to the Republic of Turkey, Salem bin Mubarak Al Shafi. displacement towards Turkey. The meeting also discussed means of developing cooperation and coordi- and the efforts in the field of human- humanitarian affairs between the State nation between the State of Qatar and itarian relief. The Ambassador affirmed of Qatar and the international organ- the relevant United Nations agencies that the State of Qatar supports the ization, stressing the determination of in the fields of humanitarian and organization’s efforts in humanitarian the State of Qatar to do its utmost to development work, in addition to the work. support the efforts to end the human- humanitarian situation of refugees in He expressed gratitude for the level itarian crisis suffered by the Syrian a number of countries in the region of relations of cooperation in people. QFFD-UNHCR pact for Syrian refugees’ healthcare in THE PENINSULA health care services for an esti- DOHA mated 3,000 Syrian refugees. These services include rehabili- Qatar Fund for Development tation of sub-standard shelters (QFFD) and UNHCR, the UN and distribution of shelter kits, as Refugee Agency, signed well as subsidization of hospital yesterday an agreement worth admissions for emergency, life- $4m, in support of the Syrian saving and obstetric care. refugees in Lebanon. “We are pleased and hon- The agreement was signed oured to sign the agreement by Mohammed Hassen J Al Jabir, between on behalf Qatar Fund Ambassador of the State of Qatar for Development Fund and to Lebanon on behalf of Qatar UNHCR in Lebanon, which is Fund for Development and funding a project that provides Mireille Girard, UNHCR Repre- shelter for Syrian refugees and sentative to Lebanon, in support health care for pregnant women of UNHCR’s healthcare activities in Lebanon for a total of $4m. of Syrian refugees in Lebanon This contribution is a continu- for six months. ation of Qatar’s commitment to This contribution aims to alleviate the humanitarian crisis support UNHCR’s efforts in pro- of Syrian refugees and their viding shelter assistance for an basic needs in the harsh living estimated 8,000 vulnerable circumstances in Lebanon and Syrian refugee households living countries of refuge,” said Al in the Bekaa, as well as secondary Jabir. TUESDAY 25 JUNE 2019 HOME 05 Qatar Airways touches down in Lisbon for first time

THE PENINSULA The new daily direct 787 Dreamliner, with 22 seats in DOHA services to Lisbon will Business Class and 232 seats in be operated by the Economy Class. Qatar Airways Qatar Airways’ first ever airline’s state-of-the-art passengers travelling in Business passenger flight to Portugal Class can relax in one of the most landed at Lisbon Airport Boeing 787 Dreamliner, comfortable, fully lie-flat beds yesterday, as the airline adds to with 22 seats in in the sky as well as enjoying a its rapidly expanding European Business Class and 232 five-star food and beverage network. Operated by a Boeing seats in Economy Class. service served ‘dine on demand’. 787 Dreamliner aircraft, flight Passengers can also take QR343 was greeted with a water advantage of the airline’s award- cannon salute on arrival. its extensive history and culture, winning in-flight entertainment Present on board the inau- boasting a rich artistic and gas- system, Oryx One, offering up to gural flight to Lisbon was the tronomic heritage. We look 4,000 options. The service opens Portuguese Ambassador to forward to welcoming business up a world of connectivity for Qatar, Ricardo Pracana, and and leisure travellers alike on Qatar Airways customers trav- Qatar Airways Chief Commercial board so that they may expe- elling from Lisbon to destinations Officer, Simon Talling-Smith. rience this vibrant destination, across Africa, Asia and Australia, They were met by VIPs including one of the oldest capitals in such as Maputo, Hong Kong, Bali, Officials cutting a ribbon to mark Qatar Airways’ first passenger flight to Portugal. the Qatari Ambassador to Por- Western Europe. The new route Maldives, Bangkok, Sydney and tugal, Saad Ali Al Muhannadi and confirms our commitment to the many more. the Chief Executive of Aeroportos Portuguese market and will Lisbon has also joined Qatar Airways Cargo has a huge 950 tonnes of cargo capacity to destination to be introduced by de Portugal Thierry Ligonnière. provide passengers travelling Airways’ air freight network, presence in neighbouring Spain customers. the airline this summer following Qatar Airways Group Chief from Lisbon access to Qatar with the carrier’s cargo arm with 47 belly-hold cargo flights Qatar Airways currently the launch of flights to Izmir, Executive, Akbar Al Baker, said: Airways’ extensive global route offering a total capacity of 70 to Barcelona and Madrid, operates a modern fleet of more Turkey, and Rabat, Morocco, in “We are delighted to launch network of more than 160 des- tonnes to and from Portugal each including sea-sonal flights to than 250 aircraft via its hub, May; with Malta at the beginning direct services to Lisbon, the tinations around the world.” week, and a direct connection to Malaga each week. The carrier Hamad Interna-tional Airport of June and Davao, Philippines on latest addition to Qatar Airways’ The new daily direct services destinations in Eu-rope, the also operates 10 weekly Boeing (HIA) to more than 160 destina- June 18; followed by Mogadishu, rapidly expanding European to Lisbon will be operated by the Middle East and the Americas via 777 and Airbus A330 freighters tions worldwide. , on July 1; and Langkawi, network. Lisbon is renowned for airline’s state-of-the-art Boeing Doha. In addition to this, Qatar to Zaragoza, providing more than Lisbon is the fourth new Malaysia, on October 15. Al Wakra Hospital unveils expansion plans MoCI recalls Honda Odyssey and THE PENINSULA observation and day care patients. Approx- Accord models of 2003-2007 DOHA imately 30 percent of our beds are in single THE PENINSULA dealers follow up on vehicle defects occupancy rooms,” said Dr Alkadhi. DOHA and repairs. As part of the ongoing expansion across Dr Alkadhi noted that the number of The Ministry said that it will Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), a staff working at the hospital has increased The Ministry of Commerce and coordinate with the dealer to number of new services and facilities will by over 9 percent during the last three Industry, in cooperation with follow up on the maintenance and be implemented at the Al Wakra Hospital years, with a 40 percent increase in staff DOMASCO — Doha Marketing repair works and will commu- in the coming years. hired to support clinical services since 2016. Services Company, dealer of Honda nicate with customers to ensure A new blood donation center and He noted that nursing and midwifery staff in Qatar, announces the recall of that the necessary repairs are expanded rehabilitation, dermatology, increased by 15 percent and allied Honda Odyssey and Accord models carried out. arthritis and rheumatology services are healthcare staff by 6 percent during the of 2003-2007 due to Possible The Ministry urges all cus- planned for the hospital, according to Dr same period. defect in the driver’s side airbag. tomers to report any violations to Sabah Adnan Alkadhi, Medical Director of “The increase in our workforce has The recall campaign comes its Consumer Protection and Anti- Al Wakra Hospital. helped reduce waiting times in outpatient within the framework of the Min- Commercial Fraud Department, He said planned service upgrades and clinics. Waiting times for outpatient istry’s continuous efforts to protect which processes complaints, facility expansions are part of a larger services were reduced by 27 percent during consumers and ensure that car inquires and suggestions. strategy designed to enhance patient expe- the first quarter of 2019 compared to the rience and reduce waiting times and Dr Sabah Adnan Alkadhi, Medical Director same period in 2017. lengths of stay. of Al Wakra Hospital These reduced wait times represent During the last two years, Al Wakra appointment bookings in 19 medical spe- A reputed media organization Hospital has seen over a 15 percent increase dialysis and 9,945 received intravenous cialties,” said Dr Alkadhi. in patient volume with a total of 699,496 therapy. During the same year, over 5,600 As part of HMC’s response to managing in Qatar is looking for Reporter patient visits in 2018, compared to 605,924 babies were born at the hospital. the healthcare requirements of Qatar’s in 2016. 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The meeting also The “Working for Health” memorandum of understanding discussed investments programme aims at supporting with the UN Institute for Training in education and skills, and leveraging investments in and Research (UNITAR), with the to develop youth the health sector, workforce aim of cooperating in youth capacity-building and training employment training. capacity-building and while providing jobs opportu- The signing took place thus contributing to the nities in this vital sector, leading during a meeting in Geneva, creation of jobs in this in turn to the economic empow- Switzerland, between Al fast-growing sector. erment of youth and women. Haidoos and the Executive Al Haidoos said, “We strive Director of UNITAR Nikhil Seth, to expand our network of part- in the presence of Ambassador THE PENINSULA nerships with international Ali Al Mansouri, the Permanent DOHA organisations that work with Representative of the State of youth, especially the United Qatar to the UN Office in Geneva. Silatech has held discussions in Nations organisations. This is The two parties discussed Geneva with the World Health with the aim of economically and ways to strengthen the cooper- Organization (WHO) about ways socially empowering youth and ation in the field of youth of cooperation and partnership tackling the global challenges training, building their capacities, to create a well-trained and such as unemployment and its and providing them with the qualified health workforce espe- consequences. necessary skills required to enter cially in fragile states and conflict “Training youth and building the job market. zones in Sub-Saharan Africa. their capacities are considered This partnership with the UN The meeting was held key factors to facilitate their Institute for Training and between Silatech’s CEO Sabah Al access to economic opportunities Research is part of Silatech’s Haidoos and WHO’s Director- and the job market, thus helping ongoing pursuit to economically General Dr Tedros Adhanom them to participate in the devel- and socially empower youth, and Ghebreyesus, within the opment of their societies. achieve some of the UN Sus- Representatives of Silatech and UN Institute for Training and Research sign a memorandum of framework of developing and “We value this collaboration tainable Development Goals, as understanding between the two organisations, in Geneva, Switzerland. strengthening its partnerships with the World Health Organi- well as a number of UN Youth with the international organisa- zation in the ‘Working for Health’ Strategy 2030, through capacity- tions, to empower the largest The meeting also discussed growing sector, between WHO, International programme, which aims at building, thus facilitating youth possible number of youth, investments in education and It was agreed to work Labour Organization (ILO) and raising efficiency of manpower access to jobs and to fulfil their provide them with jobs and skills, to develop youth capacity- together in the “Working for the Organization for Economic in the health sector and creating aspirations and contribution to achieve the target of empow- building and thus contributing Health” programme which is Cooperation and Development jobs for youth”. the economic development of ering 5 million youth by 2022. to the creation of jobs in this fast- being executed as a partnership (OECD). Silatech also signed a their societies. Lulu Hypermarket donates QR125,000 to Qatar Red Crescent

THE PENINSULA Hypermarket, Shaijan MO, general and for the partnership DOHA Regional Director; Shanavas PM, with Qatar Red Crescent in par- Regional Manager and other ticular. He hoped that all busi- Within the framework of the officials. nesses would follow Lulu’s path joint cooperation between Qatar While receiving the donation to serve humanity and provide Red Crescent and Lulu Hyper- on behalf of Qatar Red Crescent, it with the necessary needs market, Qatar Red Crescent Jassim Mohammed Al Emadi, which are in line with Qatar Red received a donation Cheque for Director of Resource Mobili- Crescent’s emblem of safe souls a sum of QR125,000 for the sation, said: “Qatar Red Crescent and preserved dignity. cause of Charity Products is always seeking to develop Shaijan MO said: “We at Lulu Projects. channels of donation commen- Hypermarket are very grateful This donation comes in surate with the spirit of the times for the excellent cooperation favour of the social welfare and the wishes of donors. Qatar with Qatar Red Crescent, who projects carried out by Qatar Red Red Crescent will seek in the participated in the Charity Lulu officials handing over the cheque to Qatar Red Crescent representative at a ceremony Crescent in the State of Qatar, coming period to create more Products project and we thank held yesterday. which benefit many poor and humanitarian products that will Lulu customers for the trust they needy families. expand the scope of charitable have placed in paying part of the The ceremony was attended work, which is commensurate sales for the benefit of poor products between Qatar Red Crescent and Lulu Hypermarket authorisation of the charity by Jassim Mohammed Al Emadi, with the vision of development families.” Crescent and Lulu Hypermarket as a legal basis for partnership organisation 90/2019. Director of Resource Mobili- adopted by the Crescent in line He said that ‘Charity earlier. The project has received between the two parties in mobi- Qatar Red Crescent seeks to sation; Abdullah Hamed Al Mulla, with Qatar National Vision Products’ is an innovative a high turnout from the cus- lising community support for achieve its mission of preserving Director of Communication; and 2030.” donation project whose idea is tomers of Lulu,” said Shaijan. charitable and humanitarian lives and human dignity, which Manal Issa Al Fuhaid, Director of Al Emadi thanked Lulu to allocate part of the sales of This partnership is part of a activities carried out by Qatar is also an essential contributor General Resources from Qatar Hypermarket for all its support some goods to those projects. “It bilateral memorandum of under- Red Crescent inside and outside to the goals set for Qatar National Red Crescent, and from Lulu for humanitarian projects in was agreed to market the charity standing between Qatar Red the State of Qatar, with the Vision 2030. QNL announces winners of second ‘Beautiful Athan Contest’ THE PENINSULA basis of correct Arabic pronunci- competition after a friend DOHA ation and vocal harmony. encouraged me to participate. It The contest highlighted the was an enjoyable and easy expe- Qatar National Library has importance of the Athan in Islam; rience for me,” said Al Emadi. “The announced the winners of the the delivery of the call in a competition criteria made the second annual “Beautiful Athan soothing, pleasing tone is regarded contest accessible to everyone.” Contest”, which was held in May as important in drawing Muslims High school student, Ahmad, to coincide with the Holy Month to mosques for prayer. who won third position, said, “My of Ramadan. The three winners are Ahmad experience in this competition was The contest for the most beau- Abdul Rahman Al Emadi, pro- wonderful. It was a reason to tiful Athan (Islamic call to prayer), gramme producer at Al Jazeera, enhance my relationship with my was open to all community in first place; Moaz Mohamed Al religious mentor, who gave me the members, and received an over- Louh, an administrative manager, opportunity to call Athan in the whelming response of over 134 Ahmad Abdul Rahman Al Emadi, programme producer at Al Jazeera, won the first position; Moaz in second place; and Ahmad Abdul local mosque for morning and noon entries. Recordings submitted by Mohamed Al Louh, an administrative manager, stood second; while Ahmad Abdul Sattar, a high school Sattar, a high school student, in prayers. Through this competition, contestants were judged on the student, came third in the Athan (call to prayer) competition. third place. “I entered the I have acquired a new talent.” Qatar donor registry aims to reach 400,000 donors by year end

FAZEENA SALEEM surgery as soon as a donor is THE PENINSULA ready. As of now we have planned two kidney transplants within a month with living With 365,000 people in Qatar’s donors,” he added, while organ donor registry by last speaking to media persons on week, it is hoped that this the sideline of an event held to number will increase to 400,000 mark the launch of paediatric by the end of the year, said a renal transplant at Sidra Med- senior official. icine recently. The number of registered He also pointed out that in cadaver donors had reached future all paediatric organ trans- around 340,000 from around plants will be held at Sidra Med- 100 nationalities in Qatar by the Corporation’s Hamad General icine, but if the donor is a living end of 2018 and it has increased Hospital and Director Qatar adult, surgeons from HMC will Safari announces lucky draw winners by 25,000 in the first six months Centre for Organ perform the surgery to harvest of this year. Transplantation. the organ at Sidra Medicine. Safari Hypermarket Group in Qatar announced the first lucky draw winners of ‘Win 15 Toyota Fortuner 2019 “The number of registered “At present there are 170 An organ transplant can be Cars’ promotion. Lucky draw was held at Safari Mall, Abu Hamour, yesterday in the presence of Ministry donors keeps increasing as a people including seven children a life-saving procedure and can official and Safari management staffs. The winners of the three Toyota Fortuner 2019 cars are Asan Lebbe result of the awareness among on waiting list for a kidney significantly improve the quality Mohamed Rifas (coupon number 0605726), Vinod Kadayil (0540783) and Toymath Adhikari (0303899). the community,” said Dr Yousuf transplant. We also have 12 of life for someone with chronic Al Maslamani (pictured), Medical people waiting for a liver trans- organ failure. A deceased organ Director of Hamad Medical plant. They will be taken into donor can save up to eight lives. TUESDAY 25 JUNE 2019 GULF / MIDDLE EAST / AFRICA 07 Turkey defies Palestinians rally against conference REUTERS GAZA/RAMALLAH

US threat over Palestinians burned portraits of President Donald Trump as they protested in both the Gaza Strip and the Israeli-occupied West Russian deal Bank yesterday against US-led plans for a conference on their ANATOLIA “No matter what economy in Bahrain. ANKARA sanctions decision, Many Palestinian business groups have said they will Turkey’s foreign minister no matter which boycott the June 25-26 event, yesterday defied the US sanction statement comes billed as part of Washington’s threats over Ankara’s purchase from the US, we long-awaited Israeli-Palestinian of S-400 missile defensce have already bought peace plan and spearheaded by systems from Russia. Trump’s adviser and son-in-law “No matter what sanctions the S-400,” Mevlut Jared Kushner. decision, no matter which Cavusoglu said “Down with Bahrain, down statement comes from the US, following a bilateral with Trump, down with the we have already bought the meeting with his Manama conference,” chanted S-400,” Mevlut Cavusoglu said crowds in Gaza, which is ruled Palestinians take part in a protest against Bahrain’s workshop for US peace plan, in Ramallah yesterday. following a bilateral meeting Rwandan counterpart. by the armed Islamist group with his Rwandan counterpart. Hamas. Some burned large “Now we are talking about when paintings of Trump marked with Kushner said the plan would Abbas, whose Western-backed Bahrain conference, despite a the S-400 will be delivered to S-400 Russian surface-to-air the words: “Deal of the devil”. create a million jobs, halve Pal- Palestinian Authority exercises 12-year political feud between Turkey. It is not possible for us missile defence system, which Leaders in both territories estinian poverty and double the limited self-rule in the territory. Abbas’s Fatah party and Hamas. to give up on the purchase of the Washington said will jeopardise have accused Washington of Palestinians’ GDP. Protesters there burned posters “The Manama conference is S-400,” he added. Turkey’s role in the F-35 pro-Israel bias and railed against In the West Bank, hundreds of both Trump and Bahrain’s a comedy show, a wedding On recent US steps to take programme. the conference’s focus on eco- marched through Ramallah’s King . without the bride (the Pales- Turkey out of the F-35 fighter Following protracted efforts nomics, rather than their aspi- main squares, waving posters in The rallies marked a moment of tinians)... it will not succeed,” jet program -- claiming that the to purchase an air defence rations for an independent state. support of President Mahmoud political unity against the said a protester. two are incompatible -- he said system from the US with no other partners in the F-35 success, Ankara decided in 2017 program do not support these to purchase the Russian S-400. UN urges steps. “All decisions should be US officials advised Turkey Ebola toll breaks 1,500 mark in DRC taken by consensus,” Cavusoglu to buy the US Patriot missile military to allow said, reiterating that Turkey is system rather than the S-400s AFP Nearly 141,000 people have been killing more than 11,300 people. also a partner to the programme from Moscow, arguing the KINSHASA vaccinated in the affected Chronic violence and militia crackdown probe and has made large Russian system would be incom- eastern DRC provinces of Ituri activity in Ituri and North Kivu contributions. patible with Nato systems and More than 1,500 people have and North Kivu, the epicentre of as well as hostility to medical KHARTOUM / AP “These kinds of steps taken expose the F-35 to possible died in a nearly 10-month-old the oubreak. Ebola spreads teams among locals have ham- by the US are not compatible Russian subterfuge. outbreak of Ebola in the Demo- among humans through close pered the response. Yesterday, The United Nations’ top human with the partnership agreement Turkey, however, empha- cratic Republic of Congo, the contact with the blood, body a crowd of people opposed to the rights official is urging Sudan’s or the law,” he said, adding that sised the S-400 would not be health ministry said yesterday. fluids, secretions or organs of an burial of two Ebola victims in the military rulers to allow her Washington failed to agree with integrated into Nato systems and As of Sunday, 1,506 people infected person, or objects con- Beni area burnt the vehicle of a office to investigate a deadly any of Turkey’s proposals to would not pose a threat to the have died out of 2,239 recorded taminated by such fluids. health team, local police chief crackdown on pro-democracy resolve the issue. alliance. Turkey has urged for- cases, it said. The current outbreak in the Colonel Safari Kazingufu said. protesters. Tensions between the US mation of a commission to Earlier this month, the virus DRC is the worst on record after He said a member of the UN High Commissioner for and Turkey have escalated in clarify any technical issues, but claimed two lives in neigh- an epidemic that struck mainly medical team had been injured Human Rights Michelle recent months with Turkey set the US has failed to respond to bouring Uganda among a family in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra in the attack and taken to Bachelet said yesterday Sudan’s to begin receiving the advanced this proposal. who had travelled to the DRC. Leone between 2014-2016, hospital. military-backed government had not responded to the request for cooperation in investigating allegations of serious human rights crimes, Suspect in failed Ethiopia coup shot dead including the rape and sexual abuse of both women and men. AFP “attempted coup” in the region Tsige, who has been in hiding year released from almost a to be reclaimed. He recently She also urged authorities ADDIS ABABA that left its president, top adviser since the failed coup attempt decade in prison over a 2009 appeared on a Facebook video to “immediately” restore and attorney-general dead on over the weekend has been shot coup plot, under a mass prisoner calling for civilians to arm them- severed Internet services. Ethiopian police have shot dead Saturday. dead” in the regional capital amnesty that began under selves in preparation for attack. a security chief suspected of A few hours later in what the Bahir Dar, state broadcaster EBC former Prime Minister Haile- Amhara is one of Ethiopia’s appoints orchestrating a deadly bid to government said appeared to be reported. mariam Desalegn and continued nine autonomous states and its overthrow the regional Amhara a “co-ordinated attack”, the army While observers say there under his reformist successor people are the second-largest ministers; govt government, with possible links chief Seare Mekonnen was killed were no telltale signs of a con- Abiy. ethnic grouping after the Oromo. to the murder of the army chief, by his bodyguard at his home in certed national coup, the unrest Analysts describe him as a Both communities spear- still incomplete state media reported yesterday. Addis Ababa. is a major blow for Abiy, who has hardline Amhara nationalist who headed two years of anti-gov- Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s However details of links embarked on a series of reforms was likely facing removal from ernment protests which led to BAGHDAD / AFP office had named Amhara between the two attacks and which have unleashed ethnic his job over efforts to form a the resignation of security chief Asaminew Tsige their ultimate motive have not tensions and bitter political militia and rhetoric pushing for Hailemariam. The Iraqi parliament approved as the chief suspect in an been made clear “Asaminew rivalries. Asaminew was only last territory in neighbouring Tigray three new ministers yesterday, but the post of education minister remains unfilled eight months after Prime Minister 15 dead in two ‘terrorist’ Adel Abdel Mahdi was US imposes Iran sanctions appointed. The legislature gave attacks on Burkina villages its backing to Abdel Mahdi’s Iran plays down threat of new curbs picks to head the defence, AFP 10 motorcycles. Once alerted, interior and justice ministries. AGENCIES OUAGADOUGOU soldiers and members of the President Barham Saleh WASHINGTON/RIYADH Kuwait urges global community security forces were deployed handed Abdel Mahdi the task Two attacks by “armed who put the assailants to flight, of forming a new government US President Donald Trump to stop escalation in region terrorists” on villages in Sy added. last year, following the coun- imposed new US sanctions on KUWAIT / QNA northern Burkina Faso left 15 Burkina Faso has suffered try’s hard-fought victory over Iran yesterday following people dead, the country’s from increasingly frequent and the Islamic State group, as Tehran’s downing of an The Kuwaiti cabinet urged all parties to be rational in dealing Defence Minister Cheriff Sy said deadly attacks attributed to a several coalitions were jock- unmanned American drone and with regional developments, calling on the international yesterday. number of militant groups, eying for preeminence. said the measures would target community to cease escalation in the region. The gunmen attacked the including the Group to Support A veteran of Iraqi politics Iranian Supreme Leader Ayat- This came in a statement following the meeting of the Kuwaiti villages of Sagho and Toe- Islam and Muslims (GSIM) and and an economist by training, ollah Ali Khamenei. cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al kodogo, in the Barsalogho dis- Islamic State in the Greater Abdel Mahdi, 76, was regarded Trump told reporters he was Hamad Al Sabah. The meeting discussed the new developments trict, on Saturday, Sy said in a Sahara. More than 1,000 people as sufficiently independent to signing an executive order for in the region and the tension and serious repercussions. “Kuwait statement, describing them as have fled their homes because be able to assemble a gov- the sanctions amid tensions urges all parties concerned to be rational and seek positive and members of “armed terrorist of the unrest in the region, ernment despite fractures in the between the United States and constructive dialogue in order to defuse tension, and prevent and groups”. “These attacks unfor- finding refuge in the capital ruling elites. But he has faced a Iran that have grown since May, region and its people further suffering,” the statement said. “It tunately caused the death of 15 Ouagadougou, in the centre of complex task building a gov- when Washington ordered all added talking about confrontation would only lead to death and people, 13 of them in Sagho and the country. The north of the ernment which faces the countries to halt imports of destruction, therefore it urged the international community to two in Toekodogo,” he said. The former French colony, near the enormous challenges of Iranian oil. double efforts to stop escalation and tension in the region, and attackers also set fire to three borders with Mali and Niger, has rebuilding a country ravaged However, Iran yesterday to prevent any measure that would destabilise security,” the shops and around been particularly hard hit by three years of fighting IS. played down the threat of new cabinet added. US sanctions . “Are there really any sanctions left that the United on Twitter. “We consider war wants to force Tehran to open States has not imposed on our and sanctions to be two sides of talks on its nuclear and missile Mauritanian oppn protests after election loss country recently or in the past the same coin,” he added. programmes and its activities in AFP Supporters are being asked Ould Dah Ould Abeid, an anti- 40 years?” Iran’s foreign min- Trump also said the sanc- the region. US Secretary of State NOUAKCHOTT to join the four yesterday slavery activist credited with istry spokesman Abbas Mousavi tions would have been imposed Mike Pompeo jetted to the afternoon as they march to the 18.58 percent of the vote, fol- said at a press conference in regardless of the incident over Middle East to discuss Iran with ’s opposition parties country’s election board, CENI, lowed by Sidi Mohamed Ould Tehran. the drone. He said the supreme the leaders of and called for peaceful protests as in the capital Nouakchott. Boubacar, with 17.87 percent, “We really do not know what leaders was ultimately respon- the . they vowed to appeal yesterday There, they will “register according to the official figures (the new sanctions) are and what sible for what Trump called “the US-Iran relations have dete- against the outcome of presi- their protest and rejection of the from Saturday’s polls. they want to target anymore, and hostile conduct of the regime.” riorated over the past year since dential elections that saw a results,” said another candidate, The vote had been billed as also do not consider them to “Sanctions imposed through the the United States abandoned a former general, an ally of the journalist Baba Hamidou Kane. an historic first for the conserv- have any impact,” he added. executive order... will deny the 2015 agreement between Iran outgoing head of state, win in the The ruling party’s candidate, ative Saharan desert nation, “America’s claim of read- Supreme Leader and the and world powers designed to first round of voting. Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, won marking the first democratic iness for unconditional negoti- Supreme Leader’s office, and curb Iran’s nuclear programme “We are going to organise the presidency outright with 52 transition in its coup-strewn ation is not acceptable with the those closely affiliated with him in return for the lifting of sanc- protest demonstrations, it’s our percent of the vote, the electoral history. continuation of threats and sanc- and the office, access to key tions. Russia yesterday constitutional right,” Mohamed commission announced on But opposition parties said tions,” Hesamodin Ashna, an financial resources and support,” denounced as “illegal” new eco- Ould Moloud who joined three Sunday. flaws in the vote had adviser to Iran’s President Trump said. nomic sanctions that the US other losing candidates, told a Ghazouani easily beat main strengthened their fears of a Hassan Rouhani, said yesterday The Trump administration imposed on Iran. press conference late on Sunday. opposition opponents Biram power grab by the military. 08 VIEWS TUESDAY 25 JUNE 2019 Urgent need to address acute ESTABLISHED IN 1996 challenges of climate change CHAIRMAN QNA SHEIKH THANI BIN ABDULLAH AL THANI ROME

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF he State of Qatar stressed the DR. KHALID BIN MUBARAK AL-SHAFI need to confront all threats [email protected] and severe challenges Tresulting from climate change and its impact on the scarcity of water ACTING MANAGING EDITOR resources, adding that the challenges MOHAMMED SALIM MOHAMED facing agriculture in ensuring global [email protected] food security and the sustainable management of natural resources were multifaceted. DEPUTY MANAGING EDITOR This came in a speech by Minister MOHAMMED OSMAN ALI of Municipality and Environment H E [email protected] Eng. Abdulla bin Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Subaie, delivered by H E Ambas- sador of the State of Qatar to Italy and Permanent Representative to the United Nations agencies in Rome Abdulaziz bin Ahmed Al Malki Al Jehni, before the 41st Session of the FAO EDITORIAL Conference in Rome on Monday. H E the Ambassador addressed the challenges and risks facing agriculture Educating the marginalised and global food security and the State Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Italy and Permanent Representative to the United of Qatar’s promotion of sustainable Nations agencies in Rome, H E Abdulaziz bin Ahmed Al Malki Al Jehni, addressing H Sheikha Moza bint Nasser’s dream of and determination development and development of the 41st Session of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN. on providing quality education to the less privileged agricultural production, fisheries and Hchildren around the world got a fillip when Education livestock. His Excellency added that the on the scarcity of water resources, and Above All (EAA) Foundation announced raising a handsome H E Al Malki said that the chal- State of Qatar is strengthening its this has negatively impacted crops, amount during the Ramadan fund-raising campaign. The cam- lenges facing agriculture in ensuring position on the international scene livestock, fish farms and agriculture, paign had elicited overwhelming support from individuals, insti- global food security and the sus- through sustainable development and which cast a shadow over many coun- tutions and the business community in Qatar, who lived up to the tainable continuously seeking innovative tries and caused drought, desertifi- spirit of the holy month of Ramadan through generous dona- management ideas and solutions to protect the cation and degradation of agricultural tions for a noble cause. The campaign held under the theme “No of natural environment and ensure its sustaina- land which could expose many people Child Left Out’ was aimed at supporting projects and initiatives resources bility, as well as using innovations to malnutrition. to assist marginalised and impoverished children to access quality which are and modern practices in various His Excellency pointed out that and baseline education. multifaceted sectors. Qatar’s strategy to achieve food Pursuant of this year’s fund-raising programme, QR15m will H E Al Malki said and agri- His Excellency praised the role of security comes in accordance with the be channelled to the efforts and worldwide beneficiaries of EAA’s that in the belief culture is FAO in promoting and supporting World Food Security Index, which Educate a Child (EAC) and Reach Out to Asia (ROTA) educational of the State of closely efforts to achieve sustainable devel- ranked Qatar as the number one programmes, which target marginalised and impoverished Qatar that its food related to opment and the development of a among Arab country and ranked 22nd children with access to quality educational facilities and resources. nature and global food security strategy. globally. The EAA Foundation’s campaign, which started on May 15 security is part of therefore H E Al Malki said that in the belief His Excellency added that through with a special episode on Qatar TV’s Hayatuna programme, was the regional and vulnerable of the State of Qatar that its food its national strategy for food security, also aimed at raising awareness about the Foundation’s global global food security, to volatility security is part of the regional and Qatar has managed to overcome all projects for children and youth. it has established and knows global food security, it has established threats, challenges and negative Senior Representative of Fundraising Department at EAA no country companies specialised in agricultural, impacts by providing all food, medi- Foundation, Mohamed Al Naama, companies boundaries livestock and fish production and put cines and raw materials in a short and said: “This fund-raising round’s specialised in today. forward many agricultural investment appropriate period. success takes on a different agricultural, His projects for private investors and a H E Al Malki said he is pleased to meaning this year, thanks to the Excellency number of strategic projects to participate in the conference, which is support of our partners here and livestock and added that produce vegetables using an important opportunity to stimulate across the globe, we could success- fish production despite the greenhouses. global efforts for consultation, dia- The State of Qatar fully reserve places for out of school and put forward abundance His Excellency added that Qatar logue, finding practical solutions and places exceptional children in the educational system many agricultural of natural, established projects for the pro- taking the necessary decisions to and a better chance for their future. human and duction of green fodder using treated achieve sustainable development and importance investment projects on the value Theses numbers are a proof that no even eco- water in order to achieve self-suffi- global food security. ambition is too big when people for private investors. nomic ciency, secure food supplies, ensure H E Al Malki congratulated H E of education, harness their energy, resources and resources of their safety and use renewable China’s vice-minister of Agriculture whether it is for efforts toward the greater good of many geo- energies to apply best practices for and Rural Affairs Qu Dongyu, who was citizens or for their communities and others that graphical the development of the agricultural elected as the new Director-General of people across the need it.” regions in the world, there are regions sector and better use of limited the organization after winning the first For the past several years, The suffering from various food crises, natural resources. round of voting with 108 votes out of world. Qatar has EAA has relentlessly been making including the Near East and North His Excellency stressed Qatar’s 191 countries participating in the elec- invested billions tremendous efforts to eradicate illit- Africa, as well as other Arab need to address all threats and chal- tions, wishing him success in his new of dollars in eracy among the less privileged countries. lenges posed by climate and its impact mission. children around the world, espe- education in Qatar cially the children in conflict zones and elsewhere, and vulnerable communities, who Hiroshima peace museum: A touching tribute to nuclear victims by establishing were bereft of their right to edu- universities cation for none of their fault. school teacher, while speaking to The Olympics torch relay route. The The EAA attracted worldwide Peninsula. Takigawa came here with a 121-day relay will start on 2020 March of highest appreciation when on April 28, group of students for a study tour to 26 from the J-Village, in Fukushima standards and 2018, its Chairperson H H Sheikha create awareness against war. Prefecture and will conclude on July 24, other educational Moza announced in New York that Barack Obama was the first sitting when the Olympic flame is carried into institutions. the EAC programme succeeded in American president to visit Hiroshima, Tokyo’s new National Stadium. where the United States dropped an its objective of helping 10 million of P K NIAZ the most marginalised out of school THE PENINSULA IN HIROSHIMA, JAPAN atomic bomb on August 6, 1945, to children to receive quality, primary education. During the event force Japan’s surrender in World War at the New York library, H H Sheikha Moza said that since the II. Even though Richard Nixon and project began, EAC had participated in 82 partnerships across he entrance of the Peace Jimmy Carter had visited the site in 50 countries. They leveraged together a $1.8bn investment. A Memorial Museum in Hiro- 1964 and 1984 respectively, both visits third of that sum was from the government of Qatar. shima has an electronic display were not during their stay at the White This itself testifies to the importance the State of Qatar places Tpanel that shows the number of House. Carter made his visit long after on the value of education, whether it is for citizens or for people days since the dropping of the first he had left the White House, while across the world. Qatar has invested billions of dollars in edu- nuclear bomb as well as the number of Richard Nixon went to this historic cation in Qatar and elsewhere, by establishing universities of days since the last nuclear test was place four years before he won the highest standards and other educational institutions. The State carried out. When I reached there the presidential election. through Qatar Foundation and programmes such as EAC is pro- number showing on the display panel The main building of the Hiroshima viding education and employment opportunities for children was 121 days since the last nuclear test Peace Memorial Museum, which reo- from countries such as Bangladesh, Pakistan, Palestine, Syria, was conducted without naming which pened in April after a two-year reno- Somalia, Turkey and Lebanon to name a few. After crossing country had carried out the test. vation, has a new section featuring the 10 million milestone the programme is still galloping forward The US government had announced foreign victims of the atomic bomb, for in its bid to provide all the children their right to education. that it conducted the test in Nevada in the first time. According to the museum February as part of a drive to mod- description, hundreds of Koreans, ernise the country’s nuclear weapons. Chinese and Taiwanese were in Hiro- It was the first test since December shima at the time of the bombing. QUOTE OF THE DAY 2017, and the second under the Trump The exhibit also explains that stu- administration. dents from Southeast Asia and China, I am told that the People in Hiroshima reacted to the German and Russian residents and the Tatmadaw (Myanmar’s latest nuclear test by organising a US prisoners of war, also died in the army) is now conducting protest March near the Peace Memorial bombing. The museum is a touching a ‘clearance operation’, Museum in the last week of May. tribute to the nuclear bomb victims and which we all know by When President Trump will be a strong reminder to the rest of the now can be a cover for landing in the Japanese city of Osaka world. The photographs, the personal later this week for the G-20 summit, belongings of victims, items affected by committing gross human people here want him to visit the the heat and radiation of the bomb and rights violations against atomic bombing site. the artworks displayed there move the the civilian population. “The leaders who repeatedly speak visitors to tears. The electronic display panel showing the about war should find time to visit this Tokyo, which is hosting next year’s museum and other sites related to Olympics, announced that the Atomic number of days since the dropping of Yanghee Lee the first nuclear bomb and the number UN Special Rapporteur nuclear bombing which will give them Bomb Dome in Hiroshima Peace an insight about the deadliest images of Memorial Park, which is a world her- of days since the last nuclear test was the war,” said Takashi Takigawa, an itage site, will be included in the carried out. TUESDAY 25 JUNE 2019 ASIA 09

Hurriyat’s talks SC issues notice to Centre and offer welcomed Bihar govt on AES outbreak by Mehbooba and Farooq IANS policy in place to counter the children last year. NEW DELHI current scenario. The court has scheduled the IANS The court observed that all hearing of the matter after 10 days. SRINAGAR The Supreme Court yesterday the victims were children The petition said that the critical sit- asked the Centre and the Bihar therefore, it is important to get uation had arrived due to the lack- Former Jammu and Kashmir government to apprise it about the answers. Issuing the notice, the adaisical approach of government Chief Ministers Farooq Abdullah steps taken to prevent the recent court has asked the parties to file authorities, as they had ignored chil- and Mehbooba Mufti yesterday deaths of children due to acute an affidavit within seven days. dren’s deaths every year. welcomed the separatist Hurriyat encephalitis syndrome (AES). The plea filed by two advo- “The children are losing their Conference’s offer of talks with The court’s response came cates, Manohar Pratap and San- lives in scores due to unavaila- the Central government. on a PIL filed over the outbreak preet Singh Ajmani, contended bility of medicines, proper care Lok Sabha MP and National of AES, which claimed the lives that the state and Central gov- and lack of intensive care units Conference leader Abdullah of more than 140 children in ernments should work in tandem in hospitals of the area,” the Protesters scuffle with police during an agitation against the deaths said, “After the state Governor Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district. to immediately arrange 500 ICUs petition said. of children in Bihar from encephalitis, commonly known as brain said the Hurriyat leaders are A bench of Justices Sanjiv (intensive care units) with Seeking the apex court’s fever, in Kolkata, yesterday. ready to talk to the Centre, it is Khanna and B R Gavai said: “This required medical professionals intervention, the petition said time the Centre approaches PIL raises a matter of grave to deal with the situation. that only the court could save ernment hospitals. Superintendent of Muzaffarpur’s them for a dialogue. concern about nutrition, saniti- The court also asked the lives of thousands of children. The plea cited media reports S K Medical College, where most “Not only the Hurriyat sation and hygiene.” The court Uttar Pradesh government to file Referring to the recent strike by to inform the court that there of the affected children were leaders, talks must also be observed that the deaths due to its reply. The petition contended doctors, the plea said that it coinci- was no availability of medical admitted, expressed his inability started with Pakistan to help us the outbreak raise valid ques- that a similar outbreak had dentally took place with the out- professionals and infrastructure in ensuring them proper (Kashmiris) get out of the tions on the availability of med- occurred in the state, which break of the disease, thus affecting to contain the epidemic. treatment due to lack of medical present difficult times”. icines along with the public claimed the lives of several the care of patients admitted in gov- As per reports, the facilities, said the petition. In her reaction, PDP chief Mufti used a Persian couplet meaning ‘better late than never’. Jharkhand mob lynching: Five arrested; two cops suspended Mufti tweeted: “’Dair aye durust aye’. The underlying IANS/RANCHI Inspector, have been suspended with the incident. Seraikela Later based on his interrogation According to the police, a purpose of PDP-BJP alliance for dereliction of duty. Five Superintendent of Police S Kartik others were arrested. stolen motorcycle and some was to facilitate dialogue Five people involved in the people have been arrested so is himself looking into the case Tabrez Ansari, 22, died in a other items were also recovered between GoI (government of lynching of a Muslim youth in far,” said a Deputy Superin- to ensure all the accused are hospital on Sunday, days after from him. India) & all stakeholders. Tried Jharkhand have been arrested tendent of Police said over the arrested. he was brutally thrashed by a The incident came to light my best to make it happen in while two policemen have been phone, asking not to be named. Pappu Mandal, the main mob at Dhatkidih village in after a video went viral in which my tenure as CM but relieved suspended. “Two cops, one Sub Jharkhand Chief Minister accused in the lynching of the Seraikela district on suspicion of Mandal was seen beating Ansari, that Hurriyat has finally sof- Inspector and one Assistant Sub Raghubar Das has been upset Muslim youth was arrested first. stealing a bike. who was tied to a tree. tened their stand”. 10 ASIA TUESDAY 25 JUNE 2019 Oppn parties meet Pakistan, EU agree to sign tomorrow to decide strategic pact

INTERNEWS anti-govt strategy ISLAMABAD Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah INTERNEWS The all-party ISLAMABAD Mehmood Qureshi said that conference convened Pakistan and the European by JUI-F chief Maulana Union (EU) have agreed on a Pakistan’s opposition parties will Fazlur Rehman will strategic plan after a series of meet at a major all-parties talks and it would be signed conference tomorrow to decide also discuss whether today. their future plan of action against to de-seat Senate “I will sign the agreement the Imran Khan government. Chairman Sadiq with EU’s [high representative Former Pakistani president Sanjrani. for foreign affairs and security and Co-Chairman of Pakistan policy] Federica Mogherini. It People’s Party (PPP) Asif Ali will pave the way for long-term Zardari said all the opposition question now. Meanwhile, cooperation between Pakistan parties were bound to follow the Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani and the EU,” the Minister said narrative in the upcoming all held a meeting with the PPP co- before leaving for a three-day parties conference (APC). chairman in the chamber of the visit to Brussels. “Pakistan and In a media talk on his arrival PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto the EU have a longstanding and at the Parliament House, media Zardari at the Parliament House. strong relationship. We have Activists of Pakistan People’s Party hold breads during a protest against rising inflation and the persons asked him about his Dr Abdul Qayyum Soomro was helped each other ... and now we government’s economic policies, in Karachi. views on the statement of also present in the meeting. plan to give a new direction to Maryam Nawaz on the Charter The meeting was important our ties ... This [the strategic of Economy. Zardari said as agenda of removal of Sadiq party sources said here yes- plan] is a really good devel- Maryam was his daughter but Sanjrani as Senate chairman is terday that Rehman has already PTI seeks Talpur’s disqualification opment,” he added. During his the opposition’s narrative will also on the agenda of the all met Pakistan Muslim League-N tour, the foreign minister will be the one which emerges in the parties conference, which is leaders Maryam Nawaz and INTERNEWS accounts, money laundering and also visit the Nato headquarters all parties conference. He said scheduled to be held on June 26 Shehbaz Sharif, and PPP KARACHI corruption. and meet its general secretary. Maryam will also follow the in Islamabad. Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Talpur is a member of Besides, Qureshi will meet and combined opposition’s stance. The ANP had already made Zardari, among others. Members of the Sindh Assembly National Assembly from the PPP, address the Pakistani com- “We will follow the collective the demand for replacing Sadiq He, however, hasn’t been from Imran Khan’s ruling which governs Sindh province. munity in Brussels. “Pakistan decision of the opposition in the Sanjrani and the opposition has able to establish contact with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party The petition was filed by PTI has been cooperating with Nato APC,” he said. When asked decided to take up this matter at government’s coalition partner filed yesterday a petition in the members Haleem Sheikh and and we extended unprece- whether he stood with the nar- the APC. Akhtar Mengal as he was abroad Election Commission to Arsalan Taj. dented assistance to the US and rative of Nawaz Sharif or Jamiat Ulema Islam-F (JUI-F) but who is estranged with the disqualify Faryal Talpur, sister It claimed that Talpur was Nato forces in matters related Shehbaz Sharif, Zardari replied leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman ruling party these days. Rehman of former President Asif Ali facing charges in the Islamabad to Afghanistan,” the Minister that he will follow the narrative has been calling on opposition said that Mengal has assured him Zardari, from her legislative high court and as such cannot said. “We have played a key role of the combined opposition. leaders to formally invite them of his presence at the APC membership as she is facing hold the assembly in the war against terrorism and Asked about reconciliation, for the APC scheduled in session. Rehman announced to charges of operating fake bank membership. Nato has acknowledged that Zardari said it was out of Islamabad tomorrow. JUI-F host the APC Last week. fact. We believe that our rela- tionship with NATO in defence and security matters should Top Sri Lanka Bangladesh train derails continue.” defence official over bridge; five dead to be probed Pakistanis to REUTERS was flanked by banana trees and pay airport over attacks DHAKA fields. Rescuers used cranes to AFP/COLOMBO pull up the carriages and the toll tax in rupees A passenger train carrying at was not likely to rise, said Sri Lanka’s most senior defence least 2,000 people derailed as railway ministry secretary INTERNEWS official yesterday became the it was crossing a bridge in Bang- Mofazzel Hossain. LAHORE latest government figure to face ladesh yesterday, killing five “We checked inside of the possible criminal charges over people and injuring more than derailed coaches and did not The Civil Aviation Authority “major lapses” linked to the 100, officials said. find any more bodies,” Hossain (CAA) of Pakistan has Easter Sunday bombings that The train left the rails on its told Reuters. announced rationalising airport killed 258 people. way to the capital, Dhaka, from Railway accidents occur rel- charges and also that Hemasiri Fernando, who the eastern city of Sylhet, police atively frequently in Bangladesh, passengers would now be was defence secretary before superintendent Mohammad many of them at unsupervised required to pay airport tax in the April 21 bombing of three Shahjalal said. crossings and also because of the Pakistani rupees instead of US churches and three hotels, Television pictures showed poor condition of tracks. dollars. Passengers were earlier should be investigated for his two coaches dangling over a Hossain said the line should required to pay $20 and the rate failure to prevent or minimise muddy canal while three other be open again by the evening. has now been rationalised to the attacks, Attorney General coaches had toppled sideways The government has ordered Rs2,800 per passenger on Residents gather around a derailed train in Kulaura, on the outskirts Dappula de Livera said. next to the track. Villagers an investigation into the international departures, of Moulvibazar, Bangladesh, yesterday. The attorney general said in crowded around the site, which accident. according to a CAA notification. a letter to Sri Lanka’s acting police chief that a presidential commission of inquiry had found “major lapses” by Pakistan’s defence services secure biggest supplementary grant Fernando, who has since resigned from his top job. INTERNEWS regular supplementary grant allowance on Pakistan Army and Rs370.5bn allocation for separate community bunkers on the While Fernando is the most ISLAMABAD from the parliament as fait Pakistan Air Force (PAF) and development expenditure of the borders, Junior Naval Academy, senior defence official to face accompli. The remaining Rs116bn Rs5.89bn recurring cost of Special defence division for next fiscal Ormara, repair and maintenance action, President Maithripala The defence services of Pakistan amount pertained to surrender Security Division for the army. year compared to Rs153.5bn spent of Cessna Grand aircraft and a hel- Sirisena also suspended police secured the biggest supple- from one grant to another or As such, the documents under this account during current icopter of Pakistan Rangers. chief Pujith Jayasundara after mentary grant of more than foreign grants and would be showed that the defence services fiscal year, showing an increase Another unapproved major he refused to step down over the Rs36bn during the outgoing fiscal treated as technical supple- had been allocated about Rs1.100 of 160 percent or Rs217bn. expenditure overrun of Rs26bn handling of the attacks. year before seeking about 4.7 mentary grants. trillion in the current year’s budget When put together, the total has now been placed before the Jayasundara and Fernando have percent higher allocations for Of these regular supple- which was later increased to allocations for the defence services parliament for ex-post facto testified before a parliamentary next fiscal year. mentary grants, the largest sup- Rs1.138tr. The government has will amount to Rs1.522tr next year, approval that the government inquiry and accused Sirisena of The Ministry of Finance has plementary grant of Rs36bn was allocated Rs1.152tr to the defence compared to Rs1.253tr during announced in its supplementary failing to follow established pro- reported to the parliament that given to the defence services services for next year, showing an current year, showing an increase budget in September 2018 as tocols in assessing threats to the government exceeded by which spent these funds without increase of about 4.8pc over the of about 21.5 percent. subsidy on liquefied natural gas national security. Rs222bn, its sanctioned expend- prior approval of the parliament. original allocation for current year Another Rs4.3bn was released (LNG) for industrial consumers, iture limit without parliamentary Of these, Rs20bn was spent on or 1.4 percent over the revised by the Finance Ministry as shortfall but forgot to includes it in budget approval. fencing and lighting of Pak-Afghan budget. of petroleum expenditure to the documents while seeking parlia- Taliban threaten Therefore, it sought Rs106bn border, Rs5bn as special duty This is in addition to PAF and remaining expenses of mentary approval at the time. Afghan media AP/KABUL Pakistan’s JF-17 military jet star attraction at Paris Air Show The Taliban have issued a threat to Afghan media, saying INTERNEWS selfies and photographs with the journalists will be targeted ISLAMABAD PAF contingent members. unless news outlets stop broad- Apart from the static display, casting what they describe as Hordes of aviation enthusiasts the Pakistan Aeronautical government propaganda turned up to see the static and Complex- manufactured aircraft against the insurgents. aerial display of the Pakistan Air also presented a farewell aero- Yesterday’s statement gives Force (PAF)’s JF-17 Thunder batics performance. The Afghan radio stations, TV fighter jet on the last day of 53rd excitement of the eagerly channels and others a week to Paris Air Show in Le Bourget. awaiting crowd was worth cease transmitting anti-Taliban The indigenously manufac- watching as the aircraft roared announcements paid for by the tured JF-17 Thunder, displayed in the skies of Paris. government. The Taliban say alongside other aircraft and The much anticipated display that Afghan media that refuse defence equipment at the event, was thoroughly enjoyed by the to do this will be considered remained the star attraction of spectators and they fervently enemy intelligence nests and the show. clapped as the JF-7 landed back their journalists and other The PAF personnel briefed at the airstrip. staffers will not be safe. The the eager crowd about the The participation of the PAF government in Kabul pays combat aircraft’s operational contingent in the largest air show media outlets to regularly air capabilities and sophisticated of the world has proved to be an please to the public to inform weaponry. The spectators were excellent opportunity to People look at a JF-17 Thunder fighter aircraft of the Pakistani Air Force on static display at the 53rd authorities if they see any sus- ecstatic to see the pride of showcase its cutting edge International Paris Air Show at Le Bourget Airport near Paris, France. picious Taliban activities. Pakistan in their midst and had capabilities. TUESDAY 25 JUNE 2019 ASIA / EUROPE 11

Cambodia: Two No discussion of Hong Kong at G20 summit: China more survivors AFP Beijing says Hong BEIJING Kong, which has pulled from China said yesterday it will not been witnessing building rubble allow discussion of Hong Kong political unrest over a AFP at the G20 summit this week proposed extradition SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA even as US President Donald Trump plans to raise the city’s law, is China’s internal mass protests during his meeting issue and no foreign Two men were pulled alive with President Xi Jinping. country has the right from the rubble of a collapsed The semi-autonomous city to intervene. Cambodian building yesterday, has been shaken by huge dem- more than two days after a onstrations this month with pro- construction site accident that testers demanding the with- the US-China trade war during left at least 28 dead. drawal of a bill that would allow the summit. Hopes that more survivors extraditions to the Chinese “I can tell you with certainty would be found under the mainland. that the G20 will not discuss the debris had all but faded, but Trump has weighed in on Hong Kong issue and we will not against the odds two people Hong Kong’s worst political allow the G20 to discuss the Hong were cut free from the tangled unrest since its handover from Kong issue,” Zhang said at a press wreckage and carried out by Britain to China in 1997, saying briefing previewing Xi’s rescuers. he understood the reason for the attendance at the summit. The seven-storey Chinese- protests and hoped demon- “Hong Kong affairs are purely owned building folded in on strators can “work it out with China’s internal affairs and no Anti-extradition bill protesters occupy the Revenue Tower in Hong Kong, yesterday. itself before dawn on Saturday China”. foreign country has the right to as scores of workers slept US Secretary of State Mike intervene,” he said, noting that the within the under-construction Pompeo later said Trump would city is a special administrative onstrators earlier in the month. arriving in Japan the following organised the recent mass pro- building in Sihanoukville. discuss Hong Kong with Xi at the region of China. The international The demonstrations have day. “In holding this rally, we are tests, told reporters. A grim-faced Cambodian Group of 20 summit, which is finance hub has been rocked by since morphed into a wider facing the world, posing several On China’s refusal to address premier Hun Sen visited the taking place in Osaka, Japan, on its worst political unrest in nearly movement against city leader questions to the leaders of 20 the Hong Kong protests at the scene of the collapse in Siha- Friday and Saturday. 50 years. Millions have marched Carrie Lam and Beijing after years countries: Do Hong Kongers G20, Sham responded: “If you noukville before daybreak But Chinese Assistant Foreign this month to oppose the hugely of sliding political freedoms. deserve democracy? Should think that you do not need to yesterday. Minister Zhang Jun said the G20 unpopular extradition law, which Protest groups in Hong Kong Hong Kongers have democracy? explain what happens in your He watched the rescue of is a forum to focus on global eco- has since been postponed in the yesterday announced plans to Can Hong Kongers implement country to the world because they the two survivors, climbing into nomic issues. face of the huge public backlash. hold a new rally on Wednesday our democratic system yet?” are internal affairs, then China, their ambulances to see them Xi and Trump have agreed to Police also fired tear gas and evening, directly aimed at the Jimmy Sham, from the Civil you should withdraw from the before they were taken to hold bilateral talks focusing on rubber bullets to disperse dem- G20 leaders who will begin Human Rights Front, which has United Nations.” hospital. The prime minister has ordered inspections of all building sites in the beach town, Trump to visit Seoul after G20 summit which is undergoing a Chinese- AFP bankrolled development boom. SEOUL The letter exchange comes House, said Moon and Trump Condos and hotels are springing after their second summit in “will have an in-depth dis- up to cash in on the surge in Hanoi in February ended cussion exploring ways to Chinese visitors to its dozens of US President Donald Trump will without an agreement — on establish a permanent peace casinos. visit South Korea at the weekend sanctions relief and what the regime through complete denu- The governor of Preah Sih- after the G20 summit to discuss North might give up in return — clearisation of the Korean anouk province, meanwhile, deadlocked nuclear talks with and since then the negotiation peninsula”. US officials generally resigned yesterday. the North with President Moon process has stalled, with minimal refer more specifically to the Yun Min accepted he had Jae-in, Seoul’s presidential office contact. “denuclearisation of North made a managerial “mistake”, said yesterday. Kim last week hosted Korea”. according to a post on Hun Trump will fly to the South Chinese President Xi Jinping for A South Korean government Sen’s Facebook page. Korean capital on Saturday after two days of fanfare in Pyongyang official told reporters that attending the G20 summit in — the first visit by a Chinese Trump was “considering” a visit Japan, officials said, prompting president in 14 years — show- to the DMZ — but that there Jailed daughter speculation he could try to visit casing a decades-old alliance were no plans for a three-way the Demilitarised Zone that they called “invincible” and summit between the US pres- of late Uzbek divides the peninsula. “forged in blood”. ident and the leaders of the two The visit comes after Trump Analysts say Xi’s meeting Koreas. leader says exchanged letters with North with Kim — ahead of talks with “Trump will certainly visit gave state $1bn Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who Trump on the sidelines of the the DMZ if the weather permits said the US president’s letter to G20 summit — is intended to because it is the site where the AFP/TASHKENT him had “excellent content”, demonstrate and reinforce Bei- easing of military tensions Blasts at Kazakh munitions depot according to the North’s state- jing’s influence in the North, between the two Koreas can be run media Sunday. which is heavily reliant econom- witnessed directly,” Koh The jailed daughter of Smoke rises from the site of blasts at a munitions depot near the Trump received a missive ically on its neighbour. Yu-hwan, professor of North Uzbekistan’s former president, town of Arys, Kazakhstan, yesterday. Nearly 40,000 people were from Kim earlier this month and Ko Min-jung, spokeswoman Korean studies at Dongguk Uni- once tipped to succeed her evacuated after a series of blasts. called it a “beautiful letter”. for the South’s presidential Blue versity in Seoul, said. father, says she has given $1.2bn to the state and asked to be released. Gulnara Karimova, the Suspected US Facebook says no evidence Russia influenced Brexit vote 46-year-old daughter of late strongman Islam Karimov, was Embassy plotter REUTERS the run up to the 2016 refer- Clegg, deputy prime minister British Euroscepticism go very, sentenced to a decade behind nabbed: Belgium LONDON endum and found no evidence from 2010 to 2015 and a strong very deep,” he told BBC Radio. bars in 2017 on fraud and money of a significant attempt by campaigner to remain in the A consultancy firm Cam- laundering charges. In a AFP There is “absolutely no evidence” outside forces to influence the European Union, said the roots bridge Analytica has also come statement via Instagram on BRUSSELS that outside forces such as Russia outcome. of British Euroscepticism existed under scrutiny over its role in the Sunday she stopped short of used Facebook to target users Opponents of Brexit have long before Facebook launched, 2016 referendum after it acknowledging guilt but made Belgian counter-terror police and influence Britain’s vote to repeatedly questioned whether and had for many years been obtained data from millions of an apology to the people of the have arrested a man suspected leave the European Union, the the Kremlin played a role in the driven by traditional media. Facebook users without their central Asian nation for “disap- of plotting an attack against the world’s biggest social network vote by promoting stories online “Much though I understand permission. It was hired by pointment that I might have US Embassy in Brussels, federal said yesterday. on issues such as immigration in why people want to sort of Donald Trump for his 2016 US brought”. The former diplomat prosecutors said yesterday. Nick Clegg, head of global a bid to sway opinion. reduce that eruption in British presidential election and popstar said more than one The police on Saturday affairs at Facebook and Britain’s Britain has said it found no politics to some kind of plot or campaign. billion dollars of her “personal arrested the man following former deputy prime minister, evidence that Russia interfered conspiracy — or some use of new Clegg said any claim that assets” had been given to the “converging signs raising fears said the network had run two in the vote and Moscow has social media through opaque data was used in the Brexit ref- state “in the interest of the of an attack against the US full analyses of its data held in repeatedly denied even trying. means — I’m afraid the roots to erendum was also false. republic’s budget”. Embassy,” the prosecutor’s office said. “The suspect has been detained for an alleged Europe witnessing record temperatures Right-to-die case lands in attempted attack within a ter- rorist context and preparation AFP top French appeals court of a terrorist offence,” it said in PARIS a statement. AFP examining whether a Paris court The suspect identified only Fans flew off store shelves and PARIS was within its rights to order that as MG appeared yesterday public fountains offered relief Lambert’s feeding tubes be rein- morning before an investigating from the heat as temperatures France’s highest appeals court serted last month, just hours judge who ordered him held, it soared in Europe yesterday, with yesterday began examining after doctors had begun added. officials urging vigilance ahead whether the man at the centre switching off life support. The The suspect denies any of even hotter conditions of a wrenching right-to-die case Cour de Cassation, which will involvement in the alleged plot. forecast later in the week. should have been put back on issue its ruling on Friday, will not A source close to the inves- Meteorologists blamed a life support after doctors halted consider the arguments for or tigation said the suspect is a blast of torrid air from the treatment. against keeping Lambert alive. Belgian man of around 40 years Sahara for the unusually early Vincent Lambert, 42, has It will focus on whether the who had “raised suspicion summer heatwave, which could been in a vegetative state since Paris court was competent to because of his behaviour”. send thermometers up to 40 a 2008 traffic accident which rule on the case, which has He had been seen degrees Celsius across large left him a quadriplegic with taken the warring Lambert “scouting” the embassy area swathes of the continent. severe brain damage that family to the top tribunals in Tourists fill their bottle from a public fountain during an unusually before he was arrested, the Authorities have issued doctors believe to be France and Europe. early summer heatwave in Rome yesterday. source added, speaking on con- warnings against dehydration irreversible. Lambert’s wife Rachel and dition of anonymity. and heatstroke, in particular for The question of whether to doctors are hoping that Friday’s The source declined to say children and the elderly, and Buzyn said. “This affects all of haven’t seen this since 1947,” continue keeping him alive arti- decision will end the legal battle whether the suspect fit the hospitals have been placed on us, nobody is a superman when said Emmanuel Demael, a fore- ficially has divided his family once and for all. profile of a jihadist. high alert. it comes to dealing with the caster at the Meteo-France and the nation. Rachel Lambert’s lawyer on Jihadists have staged a “I’m worried about people extreme heat we’re going to see weather agency. His parents have fought a Monday urged the court to number of attacks in Brussels, who are downplaying this, who on Thursday and Friday,” she He expects records will be six-year legal battle to maintain “definitively end the affair by which hosts the headquarters are continuing to exercise as told a press conference. set for the month, “and in some treatment against the wishes of allowing the decision of the of the European Union and usual or stay out in the sun,” “It’s unprecedented because places records for all months his wife and doctors. The Cour medical profession to halt Nato. French Health Minister Agnes it’s hitting so early in June, we combined.” de Cassation yesterday began treatment to be implemented”. 12 EUROPE TUESDAY 25 JUNE 2019

Russia extends Cyprus court hands 7 life terms to ‘serial killer’ Western food AFP The convict, a Greek asked myself why; I have not yet Relatives and friends of the NICOSIA Cypriot army captain, managed to find an answer,” he five women — from the Philip- embargo to murdered five women added. “I have committed hateful pines, Romania and Nepal — A Greek Cypriot army captain crimes.” In a ruling, a panel of along with two of their end of 2020 and two girls between who murdered five women and three judges at the Nicosia daughters, have accused author- AFP two girls was handed seven life September 2016 and Criminal Court said Metaxas had ities of neglect over the cases. MOSCOW sentences yesterday in an the summer of 2018. “embarked on a campaign to kill Cyprus is a prime destination unprecedented serial killing case defenceless women.” They for migrants from Eastern Russian President Vladimir that has shocked the Mediter- daughters. handed him seven life terms of Europe and Southeast Asia, many Putin has extended Moscow’s ranean island. Holding back tears, he 25 years each, five of which will of whom are employed as house- embargo on food products from Nikos Metaxas (pictured), 35, pleaded guilty to the accusations run consecutively. He is not keepers and menial workers. the West to the end of 2020, had pleaded guilty to the pre- one by one. expected to appeal. The police’s failure to follow continuing its retaliation meditated murders, all targeting After the prosecutor read a He was not punished for the up on reports of women going against sanctions over Ukraine. foreigners, which sparked anger long document detailing his other charges as they were con- missing has sparked outrage and A decree signed by Putin over perceived police racism. crimes and how he had hidden killings. sidered part of the murders. led to the dismissal of the police and posted on an official gov- Metaxas was led into a the bodies, Metaxas, who faces “I acknowledge my guilt,” he It is the first time in Cypriot chief and the resignation of the ernment website says the Nicosia court under heavy life in prison, read out a short said in a shaky voice. “I apologise legal history that a defendant has justice minister. embargo on produce, dairy, security and stared grimly at the handwritten statement apolo- to the families of the victims and faced seven counts of pre-med- Protesters have accused the meat and most other foods will ground as a prosecutor read out gising to his victims. to the souls of the victims.” itated murder. police of racism, saying the now stretch to December 31, a string of charges, including kid- He said he was “tortured by “Cypriot society will be won- Metaxas carried out the searches had been botched 2020. napping and the killings of the memories” and could not explain dering how one of its members killings between September 2016 because the missing women Moscow in August 2014 women and two of their why he had carried out the reached this point. I have also and the summer of 2018. were foreigners. banned most food imports from the European Union, the United States and other countries after they imposed sanctions over its Pilot dead after two annexation of Crimea and support of east Ukraine’s separatists. German fighter jets In late June, EU leaders agreed to extend their pun- ishing economic sanctions collide midair against Russia over the conflict in Ukraine for a further six REUTERS “We lost a soldier in a flight months. BERLIN accident. Our thoughts are with his family and his comrades.” One pilot was killed and another The jets collided about 20 managed to parachute to safety minutes after they took off, she Shots fired at after two unarmed German said. An armed forces spokesman Eurofighter jets collided over said it was too early to say any- mosque in northeastern Germany thing about the circumstances of Spain’s Ceuta yesterday, officials said. the crash, and recovery teams The pilot of a third plane who were searching for the black box AFP witnessed the accident said par- flight recorders. MADRID achutes had been ejected from The battalion based at Laage both aircraft. One of the pilots air force base, near Rostock, Two masked gunmen on a was later rescued from the top where the aircraft took off, trains motorbike yesterday fired shots of a tree but the other was found all pilots flying Germany’s 140 at a mosque in the Spanish dead on the ground. Eurofighters. A burning aircraft is seen in the sky above Malchow, Germany, yesterday, after it collided with another jet. territory of Ceuta on the “This is a sad day for our air They were the first two of the northern coast of Africa, local force,” Defence Minister Ursula jets that Germany has lost since officials said. Von Der Leyen told reporters it started flying them in 2004. which it said showed two plumes around the area of the crash, — made by a consortium of No one was injured in the near the crash site in the eastern Ostseewelle radio, which of smoke rising from separate which it said had ignited a small Airbus, BAE Systems and attack which happened in the state of first reported the crash, posted crash sites some distance apart. forest fire. Leonardo — are in service early hours yesterday, a Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. a video sent in by a listener It described a field of debris About 400 Eurofighters around the world. spokesman for the Spanish central government’s repre- sentative in Ceuta said. EU asylum “Three bullets struck a Macron urges Trump to ‘clarify his position’ on EU mosque early this morning,” he applicants down said, adding police were looking to pre-crisis level AFP “I think he has to clarify his a majority or could block any over the weekend, the US pres- for two masked gunmen on a WASHINGTON position vis-à-vis Europe,” he majority at the European Par- ident was asked about European motorcycle. A handful of wor- said. The interview was held liament, which didn’t happen,” efforts to keep alive the 2015 shippers were inside the AFP French President Emmanuel against the backdrop of recent he said. “This is, for me, one of nuclear accord with Iran that mosque, one of the most BRUSSELS Macron has urged Donald Trump European elections in which the positive outcomes of these Trump pulled the US out of last important in the tiny territory, to “clarify his position” regarding Macron’s centrist party, Republic elections, even if they were very year. “I don’t care about the Euro- at the time of the shooting, Nearly 665,000 people applied the European Union, repeatedly on the Move, finished a close much helped by foreign influ- peans,” Trump said. “The Euro- according to local media. Ceuta for asylum in the European the target of the US president’s second to Marine Le Pen’s far- ences.” Asked if he included peans are going out and making and another Spanish enclave, Union last year, almost as low barbs. right National Rally. Trump among those foreign a lot of money. The Europeans are Melilla, sit on Morocco’s Medi- a number as before the “What is certain is that we “What is new at the European influences, Macron said, “No, fine. “And let me tell you, we’re terranean coast, and are each migration crisis of 2015, official have some ambiguities, especially scale is that the rise of extremism, because I don’t totally assimilate very good to Europe. We take surrounded on three sides by figures showed yesterday. when you look at Trump’s especially coming from the far Trump and Bannon.” Steve care of them. Nato, we spend a Morocco. They both have a sig- The European Asylum position regarding Brexit, and the right, is everywhere,” Macron said Bannon, Trump’s former chief tremendous amount, a dispro- nificant Muslim population. Support Office (EASO) recorded fact that he promotes a hard when asked about the outcome. strategist, has been actively portionate amount. On trade, the Around 37,000 of Ceuta’s 664,480 applications for inter- Brexit,” Macron told the New “A few months ago, a lot of attempting to form a nationalist European Union’s taken, really, 85,000 residents are Muslim, national protection in 2018, Yorker magazine in an interview people thought that this new coa- alliance in Europe. In an they have really taken advantage according to the Union of down for the third year running published yesterday. lition of the far right could have interview with NBC that aired of us for a long time,” he added. Islamic communities of Spain. and 10 percent lower than in 2017. EASO noted the figure was only slightly above the 662,165 Poland’s Supreme Court applications lodged in 2014 and dramatically lower than the reforms unlawful: EU court 1,393,920 in 2015. The 28-nation bloc split AP The government and pres- politically four years ago over WARSAW, POLAND ident have said they wanted to the surge in people fleeing civil force the early retirement of the war in Syria as well as violence The European Union’s top court Supreme Court judges as part of and poverty in other parts of the ruled yesterday that a Polish law a larger effort to purge com- Middle East and Africa. that pushed Supreme Court munist-era judges. The EU has since slashed judges into early retirement But legal experts say that arrivals of asylum seekers and violates EU law, a setback for argument holds no water economic migrants mainly Poland’s right-wing government because most communist-era through cooperation deals with but a move welcomed by critics judges are long gone from the Turkey and , from where who worried the measure would judicial system 30 years after the smugglers set sail for Europe. cause a serious erosion of demo- fall of communism. Many critics Under international law, cratic standards. believe the true aim is to destroy Europe is required to admit In its ruling, the European the independence of the Polish people fleeing war or political Court of Justice said the judiciary. persecution but can deport measures breach judicial inde- The biggest fear is that the those deemed to be simply pendence. An interim decision judiciary could become so seeking economic from the Luxembourg-based politicized that those not opportunities. court in November ordered the favoured by the ruling author- EASO said nine percent of Polish government to reinstate ities could be unfairly charged An aerial view shows a crater after the explosion on a barley field near Ahlbach, Germany, yesterday. the 2018 figure were repeat judges who were forced to retire with crimes and sentenced, applications. early and to amend the law to essentially deprived of fair Germany, the bloc’s biggest Crater in German field ‘caused’ by WWII bomb remove the provisions that took hearings. Though a separate economy, again accounted for about one-third of the court off court, the Constitutional Tri- the lion’s share of asylum appli- AFP Sunday morning. “The crater German daily Bild it was the bench. bunal, and other bodies are cations last year, at 184,180. BERLIN was examined yesterday by an believed the bomb had a chem- The court said the law already under the ruling party’s Syrians made up for one explosive ordnance clearance ical-based delayed timer which “undermines the principle of the control, many judges have con- quarter of them. A bomb likely dating to World service to find possible frag- could have finally eroded. Nearly irremovability of judges, that tinued to show independence, The German figure is much War II exploded in a field in ments,” a police spokesman said. 75 years after the end of war, principle being essential to their ruling against the authorities, lower than the 476,510 lodged western Germany leaving a huge “The area was used for target Germany remains littered with independence.” There was no even the justice minister, in in 2015 and 745,155 the fol- crater but no injuries, police said practice during the Second unexploded ordnance, a legacy immediate reaction from recent cases. lowing year. yesterday. World War,” he added. A bomb of the Allied bombing campaign Poland’s government, but the Amnesty International wel- As in previous years, just The explosion left a 10-metre disposal service spokesman said against Nazi Germany. According decision is a blow to the ruling comed the ruling, calling it sig- over two thirds of all applicants wide and four-metre deep hole it was “highly possible” WW II to experts, 10 percent of the mil- authorities, who since winning nificant for Poland and other were male and a third female, after residents in Limburg, heard ordnance was involved. A local lions of bombs dropped on power in 2015 have increasingly EU countries “who think that EASO said. Almost a third of all a loud noise and felt the earth government spokesman in the Germany during the conflict did taken control of the judicial they can breach human rights applicants were minors. shake at 03:52 (01:52 GMT) on nearby city of Darmstadt told not explode. system. with impunity.” TUESDAY 25 JUNE 2019 AMERICAS 13 Trump unveils Joe Biden details immigration vision

REUTERS WASHINGTON GOP’s digital Former US vice-president Joe Biden, who is running for the fundraising tool Democratic presidential nomi- nation in 2020, called yesterday for making “Dreamer” immigrants BLOOMBERG Trump announced brought to the United States as WASHINGTON WinRed, calling its children citizens and investing in creation ‘a priority’ that border technology. President Donald Trump launched “will allow my campaign Biden’s comments were made the Republican Party’s new digital in an op-ed for the Miami Herald tool designed to close the online and other Republicans ahead of the first Democratic pres- fundraising gap with Democrats. to compete with the idential debate in Florida this Trump announced WinRed Democrats money week. He said Republican Pres- with a tweet yesterday, calling its machine”. ident Donald Trump’s proposed creation ‘a priority’ that “will allow wall along the US-Mexico border my campaign and other Repub- would neither stop drugs from licans to compete with the Demo- they like once they’ve set up their entering the country nor curb crats money machine”. accounts. illegal immigration. The new tool is the GOP’s WinRed relies on two entities He said most illegal immi- version of ActBlue, the online that were key to Trump’s 2016 gration cases were the result of platform that has raised $3.5bn for success. It combines Revv, the individuals over-staying their Democratic candidates and causes payment-processing company his visas. since 2004, including $1.3bn in the campaign used whenever online “It’s imperative that we secure A combination pictures of 2020 Democratic presidential candidates who will participate in the 2018 midterm elections. donors made contributions, with our borders, but ‘build the wall’ is party’s first debate in Miami later this month. FROM LEFT TOP ROW: US Senators Bernie Sanders; In his tweet, Trump included a Data Trust, which maintains the a slogan divorced from reality,” Kirsten Gillibrand; Cory Booker; Kamala Harris; Amy Klobuchar; Michael Bennet, and Elizabeth link to a donation page for the RNC’s voter information files. Biden wrote. Warren. FROM LEFT MIDDLE ROW: Former US vice-president Joe Biden; Mayor Pete Buttigieg; Trump Make America Great Again Trump’s campaign and the RNC Trump said at the weekend he New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio; former HUD Secretary Julian Castro; former governor John joint fundraising committee, which have built a formidable small- would delay for two weeks a plan Hickenlooper, and Gov Jay Inslee. FROM LEFT BOTTOM ROW: Entrepreneur Andrew Yang; US focuses on small-dollar donors and dollar donor fundraising operation. to deport thousands of individuals Representatives Tim Ryan, Tulsi Gabbard, Eric Swalwell, Author Marianne Williamson, former benefits his campaign and the Contributors giving $200 or less who have missed a court date or representatives John Delaney and Beto O’Rourke. Republican National Committee. have contributed $59m to them, have already been given depor- Until the launch of WinRed, FEC records show. The GOP hopes tation orders while the US Con- strategy “relies on vilifying immigrants a nation of immigrants,” signaling he may which, like ActBlue, also functions that WinRed will allow congres- gress negotiates changes to the asylum to score political points while imple- take a more moderate stance on the issue as a political action committee, sional candidates and committees process. menting policies that ensure asylum than some of his 24 competitors for the Republicans didn’t have a single to emulate that success. “I want to give the Democrats every seekers and refugees keep arriving at our Democratic presidential nomination. platform that donors could use to In the 2018 midterm elections, last chance to quickly negotiate simple border.” White House contender Julián Castro, contribute to candidates across the ActBlue helped fuel a $525m changes to Asylum and Loopholes. This will Biden said Trump and his administra- a former housing chief in the Obama party. That put the GOP at a disad- spending advantage for all Demo- fix the Southern Border, together with the tion’s policies had taken a “wrecking ball administration, has called for an end to the vantage, forcing donors who cratic committees, according to the help that Mexico is now giving us. Probably to our hemispheric ties,” weakening rela- criminalisation of illegal border crossings. wanted to contribute online to Center for Responsive Politics. The won’t happen, but worth a try. Two weeks tionships with neighbours in Latin America Several other candidates, including US Sen- create separate accounts each time GOP deficit was particularly pro- and big Deportation begins!” Trump wrote and the Caribbean. ators Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris, they gave to a different candidate. nounced in House races, where on Twitter on Sunday. While Biden did not release a detailed have proposed dramatically curtailing the ActBlue allows Democratic con- Democrats raised $1bn, compared Biden said Trump’s deportation plan immigration policy proposal, he wrote that work of the Immigration and Customs tributors to give to any candidate with $599m for Republicans. was more evidence that his re-election the United States is “a nation of laws and Enforcement agency. Trump’s EO seeks disclosure of hospital prices Sleeping passenger left on AP save on copays. regulation-writing process. That But some in the health parked Air Canada plane WASHINGTON Trump’s order will also will involve a complex give-and- industry are concerned about the require that patients be told take with hospitals and others Trump administration’s AFP dream (because) like seriously President Donald Trump will ahead of time what their out-of- industries affected. Consumers approach, saying it would force MONTREAL how is this happening,” she sign an executive order (EO) that pocket costs like deductibles and will have to wait to see whether disclosure of contractual infor- wrote. calls for upfront disclosure by copays will be for many proce- the results live up to the adminis- mation that’s considered tanta- A woman boarded an Air She briefly called a friend hospitals of actual prices for dures. It “will put patients in tration’s promises. mount to trade secrets. While the Canada flight earlier this month, but was cut short when her common tests and procedures charge and address the drivers Lack of information on prices Medicare pays are pub- fell asleep after takeoff and phone’s battery died. to help keep costs down, admin- of high health care costs... health care prices is a wide- licly available, private insurers’ woke up alone in a dark, parked “I’m trying to focus on my istration officials said. increasing choice and compe- spread problem. It’s confusing negotiated rates generally are plane, apparently forgotten breathing and control my panic Health and Human Services tition,” Azar said. for patients, and experts say it’s not. about by ground staff. attack while I attempt to charge Secretary Alex Azar said the idea But little will change immedi- also one of the major factors that Azar pushed back against Tiffani Adams’s story was my phone by plugging into every is to give patients practical infor- ately. The executive order sets in push up US costs. The same test that argument, saying insurers posted by a friend on Air Can- USB port I could find,” she mation that they can use to keep motion a rule-making process by or procedure, in the same city, do ultimately disclose their ada’s Facebook page, drawing wrote, but that proved fruitless costs down. For example, if a federal agencies, which typically can cost widely different payment rates when they send incredulous reactions from because the electricity on the hospital charges $3,500 for a takes months or even years. The amounts depending on who is individual patients an “expla- readers and a request for details plane was turned off. type of echocardiogram and the details of what information will performing it and who is paying nation of benefits.” That’s the from the airline. After finally finding a torch same test cost $550 in a doctor’s have to be disclosed and how it the bill. Some insurance com- technical term for the form that According to the post, in the cockpit, she managed to office, the patient might go for will be made available to patients panies now publish prices for patients get after they’ve had a Adams was flying from Quebec open one of the doors but faced the lower-price procedure to must be worked out as part of the common procedures. procedure or seen the doctor. to Toronto Pearson International a drop of up to 50 feet (15 Airport when she fell asleep, meters) to get out of the plane. aided by the fact that she’d She then used the torch to ended up with a whole row of draw the attention of a luggage Russian Air seats to herself. cart driver, who arrived to find She woke up in “pitch Adams with her legs hanging out Force plane black,” with the plane having of the plane’s open doorway. landed and apparently been Air Canada apologised for in Venezuela towed away from the airport, the incident, Adams said. after passengers and crew had The airline said that it was REUETRS disembarked. reviewing the episode but MAIQUETIA “I think I’m having a bad declined to offer further details.

A Russian Air Force plane landed yesterday in Venezuela’s main Military service member found airport, according to a witness and a website that tracks plane dead in southern Arizona movements, three months after a similar arrival spurred a war AP under investigation, but foul of words between Washington AJO play isn’t suspected. and Moscow. The name of the military Two Russian Air Force Authorities said another military service member wasn’t released. planes landed in Venezuela in service member assigned to help It’s the second such death March carrying Russian defence secure the US-Mexico border this month. officials and 100 troops, leading has died in southern Arizona. The base previously the United States to accuse An aeroplane with Russian flag is seen at Maiquetia ‘Simon Bolivar’ International Airport in Caracas, yesterday. Officials at Peterson Air announced the June 1 death of Russia of “reckless escalation” Force Base in Colorado Springs, another military service member of the situation in the struggling That tail number is registered US President Donald Trump were servicing arms sales Colorado, said in a statement near Nogales, Arizona, who also South American nation. to a Russian Air Force jet, in March ordered Russia to contracts. that the military service member was assigned to the Southwest An Ilyushin 62 jet with tail according to website Flight- remove all troops from Vene- Venezuela’s information with the Southwest Border Border Support Mission. number RA-86496 yesterday was radar24, and matches the tail zuela, while Russia’s foreign ministry and Russia’s defence Support Mission was found dead Base officials said foul play parked at Maiquetia International number of the plane that arrived ministry said the planes were ministry did not immediately Sunday near Ajo, Arizona. wasn’t suspected in that death Airport, according to a witness. in March. only carrying specialists who reply to requests for comment. They said the incident is either. US records 33 new measles cases, raising year’s total to 1,077 REUTERS The US Centers for Disease occurred in New York, with 20 school-age children whose eliminated in the United States ongoing outbreak, which began NEW YORK Control and Prevention said the in Rockland County and 10 in parents declined to give them the in 2000, meaning there was no in October 2018 in New York, cases of the highly contagious New York City, a CDC measles-mumps-rubella continuous transmission of the continues until October 2019. Thirty-three new measles cases and sometimes deadly disease spokesman said. vaccine, which confers immunity disease for a year. The outbreak has escalated were recorded in the United rose 3 percent in the week ended According to New York City to the disease. Still, cases of the virus occur since 82 people in 2018 and States last week, most of them June 20 from the prior week. and State health officials, the A vocal fringe of US parents and spread via travellers coming more than 40 people in 2019 in New York, federal health offi- The 2019 outbreak, which state has recorded hundreds of cited concerns that the vaccine from countries where measles brought measles to the United cials said yesterday, bringing the has spread to 28 states, is the cases of the virus since may cause autism, despite sci- is common. States from other countries, most number of confirmed cases this worst since 1992, when 2,126 September. entific studies that have CDC officials have warned frequently Ukraine, Israel and year to 1,077 in the worst US cases were recorded. All but Health experts said that the debunked such claims. that the country risks losing its the Philippines, federal officials outbreak of the virus since 1992. three of the 33 new cases virus has spread among Measles was declared measles elimination status if the said. 14 CLASSIFIEDS TUESDAY 25 JUNE 2019 AL ASMAKH LISTINGS CALL CENTER: 4448 5111 / 4041 0757 We also offer our RICS regulated International valuation service VALUATIONS & RESEARCH [email protected]

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