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Amir visits Barzan Holdings, reviews projects
H H the Amir was briefed on the military supplies manufacturing and weapons assembling group, in addition to joint projects held in partnership between a number of Qatari and international defence companies.
THE PENINSULA reviewing joint projects held in partnership between a number DOHA: Amir H H Sheikh Tamim of Qatari and international bin Hamad Al Thani visited defence companies. yesterday the research and H H the Amir was given a development center of Barzan presentation on security and Holdings, which is owned by the defence consulting, as well as on Ministry of Defence, to check the the cyber security academy. The completed and future projects Amir was also given a presen- of the Ministry. tation on research made H H the Amir examined a regarding developing human number of models of current and capital and innovative tech- future projects as well as light nology used in the defence and and medium weapons related to security sector. developing the military capacity of Qatar Armed Forces, QNA → Amir H H Sheikh Tamim reported. bin Hamad Al Thani His Highness was also during his visit to the briefed on the military supplies research and development manufacturing and weapons center of Barzan Holdings, assembling group, in addition to yesterday.
FM stresses more coordination Qatar welcomes US call for truce to address challenges in region in Yemen QNA THE PENINSULA settle disputes peacefully. The Deputy Prime Minister and DOHA: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs hailed the DOHA: The State of Qatar has Minister of Foreign Affairs H E Sheikh deep bilateral relations between welcomed the United States Mohamed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani Qatar and Turkey in all fields and call for a ceasefire in Yemen stressed that security, political and promoting them to levels that serve and considered it an encour- economic challenges facing the as a model for relations between aging step towards a political Middle East and the world require countries, attributing that to the gen- solution and an end to the more coordination and consultation erous support given by the Amir H H suffering of the Yemeni to address them. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani people. Speaking at the opening of the and President the Republic of Turkey, The Foreign Ministry said fourth session of the Joint Ministerial Recep Tayyip Erdogan. in a statement yesterday that the Committee between the State of Qatar He said that these grown and State of Qatar provides full and the Republic of Turkey, the Min- deepened relations over the long support for any efforts towards ister said that the two countries share decades between the two countries and national reconciliation and similar views on many international the two brotherly peoples should be towards ending this absurd war, and regional issues, stressing at the further developed and strengthened which the brotherly Yemeni same time the continued participation in light of the difficulties and challenges people are suffering from its in international and regional efforts facing the region and the world. scourges, on the basis of rel- Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, H E Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman to establish international security evant Security Council reso- Al Thani with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in Doha, yesterday. and stability, combat terrorism and →CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 lutions, the Gulf Initiative and the outcomes of the national dialogue, QNA reported. The statement reiterated Qatar’s firm stance which is Ministry of Education DCMF calls for more protection to journalists keen on Yemen’s unity, inde- pendence and territorial announces digital skills integrity, calling on State THE PENINSULA hundreds of journalists around in journalist training on safety actors in the international programme with Huawei the world who sacrificed their procedures and informing them community to help the DOHA: Doha Center for Media lives to relay the truth of the of their rights in dangerous brotherly Yemeni people and THE PENINSULA Al Nuaimi stressed that Freedom (DCMF) has called for areas of conflict and war, QNA areas. He also called for pro- take all necessary measures technology is important in the need for assuming legal reported. moting the role of journalism to address the grave human- DOHA: The Ministry of empowering Qatari students in responsibilities by all parties DCMF condemned the crime institutions, strengthening dia- itarian situation and to ensure Education and Higher their effort to pursue education. involved to stop targeting jour- against Jamal Khashoggi for his logue and coordination with the access of humanitarian Education along with Huawei He noted that digital education nalists in various arenas, promote choice to express his opinion partners, law enforcement and aids to all areas in Yemen. announced yesterday the has democratised knowledge. freedom of speech and ensure the freely and independently which justice. New US calls for a cease- launch of Huawei Qatar He pointed out that the Chinese public’s right to receive infor- calls for all organisations to Speaking on behalf of the fire in Yemen have raised the Programme for educational company Huawei has identified mation and share it. promote their partnerships to center, Al Marri said training prospect of ending a disastrous excellence and developing three areas related to higher This came during a forum address such violations. journalists in areas of peace or civil war that has caused the digital skills. education with the Ministry of organised by the center yes- DCMF Administration and conflicts is one of the prin- world’s worst humanitarian Addressing press con- Education and Higher Edu- terday to promote gains in press Finance Manager Hamad Salem ciples of the centers, which crisis, but previous rounds of ference yesterday, undersec- cation, including a program to freedom and human rights, Al Marri said the exacerbation was one of the first organiza- talks have failed and thus far retary of the Ministry of Edu- develop the talents of students marking the International Day of impunity is worrying fol- tions that initiated training neither side shows any sign of cation, Dr Ibrahim Al Nuaimi in higher education. to End Impunity for Crimes lowing the escalation of viola- Syrian journalists in Turkey, backing down. Earlier this said that education has become He praised the continued against Journalists. tions against journalists, where Jordan and Pakistan. week, US Secretary of State a basic requirement to cope with cooperation with Huawei for The center reiterated its call the prosecution has failed in The center also organized Mike Pompeo called for a “ces- the world’s developments, which supporting the technology to find effective integration of many cases than have shaken courses for the Somali jour- sation of hostilities” and has made technology in turn a sector and future leaders of UN decisions and international the public opinion. He added nalists in Mogadishu in cooper- Defence Secretary Jim Mattis core factor in the educational Qatar, by working to promote conventions on the safety of that for this reason, DCMF ation and coordination with said the truce should happen process. He added that it has entrepreneurship among stu- journalists, promote group role, established the importance of organizations and partners in within 30 days and lead to become unimaginable to sep- dents, QNA reported. create the needed effects and UN legal frameworks in pro- Somalia. UN-led talks. arate technology from develop means of pressure. tecting journalists and called on education. →CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 The center remembered the promoting the efforts →CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 →SEE ALSO PAGE 4 02 HOME FRIDAY 2 NOVEMBER 2018 Amir visits R&D Center of Barzan Holdings AIPS praises Qatar’s Amir greets President preparations for of Ireland QNA
2022 World Cup DOHA: Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani QNA absorptive capacity, in addition sent yesterday a cable of to a review of the networks of congratulations to the Pres- DOHA: The members of the roads and transport, bridges, ident of the Republic of Executive Committee of the the Doha Metro and Tram Ireland, Michael D Higgins, on International Sports Press Asso- Lusail, water taxi and logistics the occasion of his re-election ciation (AIPS) praised yesterday matters of interest to fans as for a new presidential term. Qatar’s great preparations for well as preparations before the Deputy Amir H H Sheikh the 2022 FIFA World Cup, as launch of the world sporting Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani they paid an inspection tour to event. also sent a cable of congrat- a number of World Cup facil- The tour’s second leg was ulations to the President on ities. They expressed admiration Khalifa International Stadium, the occasion of his re-election for what they saw and for Qatari the first of the World Cup 2022 for a new presidential term. ability that made Qatar a venue venues, as the delegation for football and various sports. toured the pitch and listened to Amir congratulates The inspection tour was a detailed explanation given by organised by the Qatar Sports Khalifa International Stadium Algeria President Press Committee (QSPC) for the Director Ali Hassan Mansouri QNA members of the AIPS Executive on the expansion work that Committee on the sidelines of took place after the renovation Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani at the Research and Development (R&D) Centre of the meetings of the AIPS Exec- phase and the stadium read- DOHA: Amir H H Sheikh Barzan Holdings, which is owned by the Ministry of Defence, to check on the completed and future utive Committee, which will iness to host the World Cup Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani projects of the Ministry. conclude tomorrow in Doha. matches. sent a cable of congratula- Their tour started at the The members of AIPS Exec- tions to the President of the headquarters of the Supreme utive Committee were also People’s Democratic Republic Committee for Delivery & briefed on the stadium’s cooling of Algeria, Abdelaziz Boute- Legacy (SC) where the members technology, which impressed flika, on the occasion of his of the AIPS Executive Committee them as temperature can country’s National Day. CHS launches ‘Smart Start’ briefed on the SC’s different sec- lowered inside the stadium. Deputy Amir H H Sheikh tions and on the history of The members of AIPS Exec- Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani football, and were given a utive Committee visited the also sent a cable of congrat- special glimpse of the past of Qatar Foundation for Edu- ulations to the President. awareness campaign Qatar football and the golden cation, Science and Community Prime Minister and Interior era of the most prominent clubs Development (QF) where they Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah THE PENINSULA The ‘Smart Start’ campaign create a society led by healthy and their international partici- were introduced to QF’s devel- bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al team believe strongly in the young people. pations and achievements. opment and initiatives. Then, Thani sent a cable of congrat- DOHA: The College of Health importance of human capital, Human Nutrition Department They also watched a film on they visited the torch tower at ulations to the Prime Minister Sciences (CHS) at Qatar University which is the primary driver in Head Dr Tahra El Obeid at CHS the development stages of the Aspire Zone before attending a of the People’s Democratic (QU) launched an awareness Qatar’s development. The stra- says, “Childhood is one of the best stadiums that will host the part of the matches of the 2018 Republic of Algeria, Ahmed campaign entitled ‘Smart Start’ to tegic vision of the country is stages to address the social factors World Cup as well as the devel- World Artistic Gymnastics Ouyahia, on the occasion of help create an effective, physically focused on the human as being leading to high rates of obesity. opment of business and Championships at Aspire. his country’s National Day. and psychologically healthy the first pillar for progress and During this period, success rates society by focusing on developing development. Last April, the Sec- are higher than those of other age child healthcare strategies and retary-General of the Ministry of groups.” mechanisms. Foreign Affairs, Dr Ahmed bin As noted by Dr Tahra El The campaign targets an Hassan Al Hammadi, cited Qatar Obeid, obesity is the main issue Qatar, UNHCR discuss joint cooperation essential part of the Qatar as the first Arab country in the of childhood and subsequently Minister of Administrative National Vision 2030, which is Human Development Index. the main concern of specialists Development, Labour based on four pillars, including In addition, ‘Smart Start’ cam- and researchers in the field of and Social Affairs and improving the health of Qatari paign aims at providing nutri- health science. This disease is rel- the Chairman of the society and providing a high- tional and physical activities for evant and important because it Regulatory Authority quality preventative system that young people, especially at the has a direct and long-term effect for Charitable Activities, provides the current and next primary stage. The campaign is on the health and future of H E Dr Issa bin Saad generation a healthy foundation. based on an ultra-modern mech- children, and thus on the country. Al Jafali Al Nuaimi, The CHS campaign aims to anism that uses methods to Al Jazi Al Qahtani, Assistant met the Director of achieve its goals by raising deepen community awareness in Lecturer at the Department of the UNHCR Mena awareness about the significant unique and pioneering ways in Human Nutrition in QU’s CHS, Bureau and Regional role of good nutrition, physical the field of health awareness. expressed her hope that the Refugee Coordinator activity and healthcare in the Dr Asma Al Thani, Dean of the “Smart Start” campaign will con- for the Iraq and Syria early years of the child. CHS, comments on the campaign tribute to strengthening the pillars Situations, Amin Awad, The campaign sets out its saying that Qatar deserves the of the national strategy aimed at and his accompanying goals by addressing the growing best of its citizens and seeks to providing a healthy environment delegation. They social and behavioural problems create an effective and vibrant that produces a physically healthy discussed joint leading to obesity in childhood, society that continues to develop population. She stresses that ade- cooperation fields and which undermine the foundations and grow. She notes that the goal quate childcare means a future ways to enhance and of development and impede the is to address the social customs led by a national workforce with process of achieving the country’s that lead to childhood obesity. QU maximum efficiency and develop them. sustainable welfare. supports the national strategy to production. ‘Vietnam Landscapes’ exhibition opens at Katara
RAYNALD C RIVERA Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore THE PENINSULA and the UK. The exhibition, the Ambas- DOHA: The resplendent Viet- sador said, was part of a series of namese countryside painted in an events organised by Vietnam explosion of colours by Viet- Embassy in Doha since the namese artist Nguyen Minh Son beginning of this year to celebrate left art lovers in awe at the the 25th anniversary of the estab- opening of “Vietnam Landscapes” lishment diplomatic relations exhibition on Wednesday at between Vietnam and Qatar. Katara Cultural Village. “As part of the 25th year cel- The 14 paintings on display ebrations, a wide variety of cul- provide a glimpse into the natural tural activities including movie The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Education, Dr Ibrahim Al beauty of Vietnam as they depict screening, photo exhibitions, Viet- Nuaimi (second left), with representatives of Huawei and other the shades of the leaves of trees namese Cultural and Cuisine Fes- officials at a press conference yesterday. as seasons change, the yellow rice tival and cultural performances fields near harvest time, tradi- are organized throughout the year tional Vietnamese houses and Dr Khalid bin Ibrahim Al Sulaiti (centre) with Nguyen Minh Son to promote cultural diversity and Digital skills programme bright flowers, among others. (left), Ambassador Nguyen Dinh Thao (right), and other guests at artistic collaboration between the Katara General Manager Dr Katara on Wednesday. PIC: ABDUL BASIT / THE PENINSULA two countries,” he said. with Huawei announced Khalid bin Ibrahim Al Sulaiti and He underscored the signif- Vietnam Ambassador to Qatar a true inspiration for the artist to His hometown has many tradi- icant progress on bilateral rela- CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 companies, such as Ooredoo. Nguyen Dinh Thao led the launch paint. He really wants to bring the tional villages and is one of the tions between Qatar and Vietnam Assistant to the Ambassador He stressed the commitment of the exhibition in with several natural landscape beauty of best places in Vietnam with with the exchange of high level of the People’s Republic of China of the company to the needs of ambassadors and members of the Vietnam to friends in the world,” temples and pagodas. visits and signing of several agree- to Qatar for economic affairs Qatar in the mentioned field, par- diplomatic and art community said the Ambassador. The artist’s interest in painting ments. “Vietnam – Qatar relations expressed his happiness and ticularly caring for talents in the present. Al Sulaiti said that Katara had started when he was a young boy have made significant improve- delight at the great opportunity information technology field as Speaking at the inauguration always hosted art and photo- and when he grew up, he studied ments in the last 25 years and the Ministry of Education and they can play a role in realising of the show, Ambassador Nguyen graphic exhibitions for artists of at the Vietnam Fine Arts Uni- there will be many further steps Higher Education offered to the goal of Qatar National Vision. said the artist wanted to introduce different origins, and this exhi- versity. He has travelled much in in time to come…With the Huawei by cooperating on this Vice President of Huawei Qatar the beauty of Hanoi Old Quarter, bition was as amazing as the the country and has felt and attention of leaders of the two programme. Farhan Khan said that the stu- Hoi An Ancient Town through the others. “This exhibition is rich and absorbed the natural beauty of countries, the relations between He added that the Chinese dents will gain valuable expe- exhibition. colourful and is one of the many different places that he has visited. Vietnam and Qatar will be more company was one of the global rience from the programme, as “He would like to especially mutual cultural projects Katara The artist adds Qatar to the list developed and strengthened in leaders in providing technology they will be in a real lab and will introduce the extraordinary organizes with the Embassy of of countries where he travelled to the coming years,” he stressed. infrastructure and smart devices. work on real problems facing beauty of the Northwestern region Vietnam here,” said Al Sulaiti. showcase his works including the The exhibition is open to the He highlighted the company’s many who work in the commu- of Vietnam, containing natural Nguyen Minh Son was born US, the Netherlands, Algeria, public at Katara Building 22 until partnership with other Qatari nications and technology sector. values and simplicity, which make and grew up in Bac Ninh province. Myanmar, South Africa, Korea, Sunday. FRIDAY 2 NOVEMBER 2018 HOME 03 FM stresses more coordination to address challenges in region →CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 various fields that contributed to Qatar and his country have a con- enhancing bilateral cooperation sensus view on many regional and Deputy Prime Minister and and establishing a strategic and international issues, describing the Minister of Foreign Affairs H E complementary partnership in relations between the two coun- Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdul- various scientific, political, eco- tries as “very good”. rahman Al Thani said: “We nomic, investment, development, He said the meeting will reaffirm Qatar’s determination to cultural fields and others, in order discuss ways of enhancing and strengthen and develop fruitful to achieve common interests. developing bilateral relations as cooperation mechanisms through He appreciating the outcome well as preparing for the meeting the implementation of the signed of the meetings of senior officials of the supreme joint committee, agreements and memorandums held in Ankara last month. adding it will also discuss the of understanding and the agree- Concluding his speech, the mechanisms of implementing the ments to be signed during the Deputy Prime Minister and Min- bilateral agreements signed meeting of the supreme joint com- ister of Foreign Affairs looked between the two countries and of mittee next month.” forward to continuing the achieve- signing more agreements, in He said that today’s meeting ments made at the previous addition to many bilateral, is a preparatory meeting for the session to promote joint bilateral regional and international issues. work of the supreme joint com- work that reflects the nature and At the end of his speech, the mittee, which its previous essence of these strategic relations, Turkish Foreign Minister praised meetings resulted in the signing hoping that this meeting will be a the depth of relations between the of several agreements and mem- success. The Minister of Foreign two countries and the two orandums of understanding Affairs of the Republic of Turkey, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs H E Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani brotherly peoples, terming the between the two countries in Mevlut Cavusoglu, affirmed that and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey, Mevlut Cavusoglu, during the meeting. level of relations as a role model. President of Nepal leaves Doha after an official visit Police College celebrates Al Saiqa course graduation
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DOHA: Under the patronage of Prime Minister and Interior Minister and Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Police College, H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, the College celebrated yesterday the graduates of the first batch of students of Al Saiqa course which was held for two months. Adviser to the Minister of Interior and Vice President of the The officials at the graduation ceremony organised by the Police Supreme Council of Police College for graduates of the first batch of students of Al Saiqa course. College, Dr Abdullah Yusuf Al Maal said: We are witnessing The President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, Bidya Devi Bhandari, left Doha yesterday today the graduation of the first Brigadier Dr Muhammad a unique course in training, after an official visit to the country. She was seen off upon departure at Hamad International Airport batch of students, which is the last Abdullah Al Mohanna Al Marri, drawing on the best international by Minister of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs H E Dr Issa bin Saad Al Jafali training course in their academic Director General of Police College, experiences in similar colleges, Al Nuaimi, the Ambassador of the State of Qatar to the Republic of Nepal, Yousuf bin Mohammed and training studies to get a said that the Ministry of Interior adding innovative systems and Al Hail, and Ambassador of Nepal to the State of Qatar, Prof Ramesh Prasad Koirala. Bachelor of Law and Police began to reap the benefits of programs, and focusing on metic- Science by next January.” He said efforts made over four full years ulous implementation in the field. this course is the last course in the after the students completed eight Major Al Subaie expressed confi- training program for students of academic classes and strong mil- dence that this batch, which com- the first batch of the Police itary training. The Director of the pleted all academic and training College, preceded by important Training Department at the Police programs is preparing for gradu- Second seasonal market for courses, including diving and par- College Major Fahad Saeed Al ation in January, will be a model achute jumping, as well as aca- Subaie, said that since its for excellence, leadership, disci- camping supplies opens demic study over four years. inception, the College has pursued pline and the ability to progress. THE PENINSULA DCMF calls for more protection to journalists DOHA: The Ministry of →CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Economy and Commerce (MEC) member states of the UN General enhancing efforts to protect jour- opened yesterday the second DCMF Administration and Assembly to expedite the nec- nalists, 10 years after its estab- seasonal market for camping Finance Manager Hamad Salem essary procedures for this. lishment. He also said that the supplies in Al Riffa area. With Al Marri praised the efforts of the Al Marri expressed his appre- center will cooperate with other the participation of nearly 100 UN represented by the UNESCO ciation to the important steps the organizations and defenders of local and foreign companies and its partners which devoted State of Qatar made by joining freedom of speech and offering camping products and their efforts to create new ways the International Covenant on expression. supplies from several countries, of dealing with violation issues Civil and Political Rights as well The one day forum saw a the market will continue until against journalists. Al Marri as joining the International Cov- number of Qatari government December 1. called on these entities to find enant on Economic, Social and authorities and NGOs participate. The market, which serves pressure channels to pursuit on Cultural Rights. He also recog- In addition to experts and rep- visitors and camp owners, pro- organisations and governments nised the State of Qatar’s decision resentatives from humanitarian motes commercial activity in the to strengthen its legal weapons, to approve the establishment of and right groups concerned with local market. It also aims to activate its judiciary that protect a media free zone, and approving defending journalists. The main provide a convenient place for The officials taking round after opening the second seasonal journalists and ensures their a law regulating media and pub- focus of the forum sessions was Qatari merchants and families market for camping supplies in Al Riffa area. work in a safe environment with lications’ activities. He said that on discussing the reality of jour- to present their own camping no threats. those steps represent a new nalists in the world, the efforts of products, as well as to facilitate from companies, which requirements and related He reiterated the importance phase in the journey to enhance rights groups to protect jour- consumers’ acquisition of these exceeded 30 percent compared supplies. of continuous coordination with human rights and freedom of nalists, as well as trying to coor- products. to last year’s edition. He said that attention has the UN and its related bodies to speech in Qatar. dinate plans to ensure those In a statement on the side- In this year’s edition com- also been given to increase the appoint UN special rapporteur He also said that these steps involved in harming journalists lines of the opening of the panies from 12 countries are participation of the productive to monitor cases of violations reflected the commitment to are presented to justice. The second seasonal market for taking part which in itself rep- families sector in the exhibition, against journalists around the provide more freedoms in the Forum also reviewed the efforts camping, the Deputy Undersec- resents an increase in the as a special tent has been allo- world to protect them and put country, noting that this requires of the State of Qatar to advance retary for Commerce Affairs at exhibits and products and helps cated for them to display their an end to impunity for violators, NGOs to assume more respon- human rights. The UN adopted the MEC, Yahya bin Saeed Al provide all the products Qatari products. The partici- promote the space of public sibility in the coming period. Al on November 2 in 2013 as Inter- Nuaimi, said that this year’s required for camping, he pation is still open to companies freedoms and freedom of Marri renewed the center’s com- national Day to End Impunity for edition is of great importance as pointed out, adding that the wishing to register for the exhi- expression. He also called on the mitment to its mission of Crimes Against Journalists. it is witnessing great turnout market offers all the camping bition, he said. QA flies 12 Thai boys rescued from cave to UK THE PENINSULA During their stopover at support the Wild Boars football The 12 children and their DOHA: In recognition of a truly Hamad International Airport team on their trip from Thailand coach entered the sprawling inspirational story of strength and (HIA) in Doha, the football team to the UK. Their story is one of Tham Luang cave network in survival, Qatar Airways proudly were met by Qatar Airways and courage, strength and determi- Northern Thailand on June 23. flew the Wild Boars football team, Qatar Duty Free (QDF) officials, nation; they are inspirational Within hours, the cave flooded consisting of the 12 Thai children who presented the boys with gift children and we were delighted and the boys were trapped inside and their coach who were trapped bags from QDF consisting of to be able to fly them to London without food or water. The world inside a cave in Thailand for more signed football jerseys and for the awards ceremony. “We watched as a team of interna- than two weeks, from Thailand baseball caps. The group also had also look forward to welcoming tional diving experts led the to London to take part in the the chance to experience the five- them on board once again for mission to rescue them, evacu- ‘Pride of Britain’ 2018 awards star hospitality of Qatar Airways’ their return trip home to Thailand, ating the boys one by one. The last ceremony. The group was accom- home and hub, HIA. and are thrilled to be a part of the of the group, the coach, success- panied by the two selfless British Qatar Airways Group Chief incredible journey these young fully exited the cave on July 10, divers who were at the heart of Executive, Akbar Al Baker, said: people have taken over the course more than two weeks after they The Thai boys during their stopover at Hamad International Airport. their cave rescue. “Qatar Airways is very proud to of the last few months.” had entered. 04 MIDDLE EAST / AFRICA FRIDAY 2 NOVEMBER 2018 Yemen government says ready for peace talks
AFP “Yemen is ready to immediately launch talks on the process of confidence-building, primarily DUBAI: Yemen’s government the release of all detainees and prisoners, as said yesterday it was ready to restart peace talks with Houthi well as those who have been abducted rebels, amid growing interna- or subject to enforced disappearance,” said tional pressure to end the years- a government statement. long conflict. The Yemeni government said it welcomed “all efforts to who wrote columns for the indicators, which means that by restore peace” after the UN Washington Post. the time these thresholds are called for the warring parties to Yemen’s war has been par- met, people are already dying,” enter negotiations. ticularly devastating for the she said. Unicef’s Cappelaere “Yemen is ready to imme- country’s children, over seven said that over 6,000 children diately launch talks on the million of whom now face food had either been killed or sus- process of confidence-building, insecurity, according to the UN tained serious injuries since Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland (second left), meets with Palestinian Foreign Minister primarily the release of all children’s agency. 2015. “These are the numbers Riyad Al Maliki (right), in Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, yesterday. detainees and prisoners, as well “Today, 1.8 million children we have been able to verify, but as those who have been under the age of five are facing we can safely assume that the abducted or subject to enforced acute malnutrition, and number is higher, much higher,” disappearance,” the government 400,000 are affected by severe he said. Gaza protest leaders want calmer said in a statement carried by acute malnutrition,” said Geert Saudi Arabia and its allies the state-run Saba news agency. Cappelaere, regional director of intervened in the war in 2015 to That came after a string of Unicef. “In the last couple of bolster Yemeni President Friday marches amid truce talks comments by key US officials years, we see the number of Abdrabuh Mansour Hadi after and by the UN’s envoy to Yemen severely acute malnourished the Iran-backed rebels took AFP Martin Griffiths, who called children stabilising,” he said late over the capital Sana’a. Strip, and Israel. An Egyptian send balloons equipped with Wednesday for warring parties on Wednesday. But “ending the According to the World delegation was in Gaza yes- incendiary devices across the to come to the table “within a war is not enough,” he added. Health Organization, nearly GAZA CITY: Gaza protest terday for further discussions. border. month”. “The war is exacerbating 10,000 people have been killed leaders are calling for calmer “Friday’s events will be Recent weeks have seen US Defence Secretary Jim the situation that was already in the conflict. border demonstrations Friday quiet,” an official from the com- efforts by the UN and Egypt Mattis and Secretary of State bad before because of years of In September, a previous to give a chance to efforts to mittee in charge of organising result in Qatari-funded fuel Mike Pompeo this week called underdevelopment” in the Arab round of UN-led peace talks col- reach a long-term truce with the marches said, on condition deliveries for Gaza, easing a for an end to the Yemen war, world’s poorest nation, Cappe- lapsed after the Houthis refused Israel after months of deadly of anonymity. severe electricity shortage. including air strikes, in an laere said. According to aid to travel to Geneva, accusing the unrest, a source in the organ- The committee is technically There have also reportedly implicit acknowledgement that organisation CARE Interna- world body of failing to guar- ising committee said. independent from Hamas, but been talks with a view to Israel a Saudi-led coalition was tional, food security experts are antee their delegation’s return However, previous such includes representatives allied allowing Qatari cash into the involved in the bombing of determining whether famine to Sana’a or secure the evacu- hopes for a deal have been to the Islamist movement. Gaza Strip to pay public salaries. civilians. should be declared in Yemen. ation of wounded rebels to dashed since protests and The official said the But last week, hopes for a deal Washington backs the coa- “A declaration of famine Oman. Previous talks broke clashes along the border agreement to quieten the border were dashed by further border lition, which is fighting alongside would mean that the interna- down in 2016, when 108 days of between Israel and the today “will give an opportunity violence. Yemen’s government against the tional community has already negotiations in Kuwait failed to blockaded Gaza Strip began on for the success of the Egyptian Seven Palestinians died in Iran-backed Huthi rebels. failed the people of Yemen,” said yield a deal and left rebel dele- March 30. It was not clear if efforts to (achieve) calm and lift renewed clashes along the But Saudi Arabia’s regional Jolien Veldwijk, assistant gates stranded in Oman for demonstrators would heed calls the siege.” border last Friday. role has come under scrutiny country director for CARE three months. A UN panel of for calm. Protests would still go Hours later, Islamic Jihad after the killing in its Istanbul Yemen. “Two of the thresholds experts has accused both the Egypt and UN officials have ahead, he said, but demon- —a Hamas-allied militant group consulate last month of jour- needed to declare a famine -- Huthis and the Saudi-led coa- been engaged in indirect talks strators would be encouraged — fired dozens of rockets at nalist Jamal Khashoggi, a former death rates and acute malnu- lition of acts that could amount between Hamas, the Islamist not to approach the fence too Israel, which responded with royal court insider-turned-critic trition rates -- are lagging to war crimes. movement that runs the Gaza closely, burn tyres or extensive air strikes. British media chide Saudi Trump and Erdogan discuss Syria over phone handling of Khashoggi case AFP cooperation agreement in according to the statement. To ease ties, the countries Manbij, which is held by a US- Washington’s support of the agreed to a road map in June that ANATOLIA Istanbul came on the heels of ANKARA: US President Donald backed Kurdish militia that Kurdish People’s Protection included the YPG withdrawing the Saudi chief prosecutor’s Trump and his Turkish coun- Turkey deems a terrorist group, Units (YPG) militia in the fight from Manbij and establishing the LONDON: Turkish prosecutors’ departure from the city after terpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan the statement said. against the Islamic State group joint patrols in the city. latest statement that journalist a two-day visit - underlining discussed the Syrian conflict They also spoke of Idlib, the in Syria has strained already However, Turkey has Jamal Khashoggi was strangled how little co-operation there during a phone call yesterday, last major area in Syria still tense relations between Nato repeatedly threatened a new as soon as he entered the Saudi has been so far in what is the Turkish presidency said. outside the control of the regime allies Turkey and the US. offensive in northern Syria and Consulate in Istanbul on supposedly a joint Turkish- The statement was released of President Bashar al-Assad, Ankara considers the YPG has shelled YPG positions there October 2, and his body was Saudi investigation,” it not long after it was announced where a demilitarised zone has to be a “terrorist offshoot” of the in the past couple of days. later dismembered, got added. that Turkish and American been planned. The presidents Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), The US-led coalition against extensive coverage in British The Independent website troops had begun conducting agreed to maintain “close which has waged a bloody insur- IS said yesterday it was working media outlets. said the Turkish side of the joint patrols in the northern contact” and maintained their gency in Turkey since 1984 with to “de-escalate” fighting Under the title “Khashoggi investigation is not satisfied Syrian city of Manbij. “determination” to “further the goal of forming an inde- between Turkey and the Kurdish murder: Turkey gives official with the Saudi cooperation. The leaders discussed the strengthen bilateral relations”, pendent Kurdish state. militia. details of Saudi writer’s death,” Turks keep asking for answers the BBC reported that Turkish to some key questions, it said: prosecutors said the murder “who ordered the 18-man oper- was pre-meditated. ation to murder Mr Khashoggi, Khartoum to drop The Guardian daily under- what happened to the victim’s lined that “Riyadh previously body.” all pending said” Khashoggi died in a fight “Turks have received no in a rogue extradition oper- satisfactory answers,” it added. legal cases ation, and has maintained that “Turkey releases grisly against press his body, intact, was wrapped details of Khashoggi killing,” up in a rug and disposed of by was the Financial Times’ ANATOLIA an unidentified “local headline for the latest statement collaborator.” from Turkish prosecutors. Pointing to Turkish prose- “Jamal Khashoggi was KHARTOUM: Sudan cutors’ statement that the “body killed by asphyxiation ‘as soon yesterday announced its was dismembered and as he entered’ Saudi Arabia’s intention to drop all pending destroyed following his death Istanbul consulate, Turkish legal cases against jour- by suffocation,” the daily said authorities said on Wednesday, nalists and media organiza- the statement bolstered as they accused Riyadh of tions. Turkish investigators’ line of refusing to co-operate on the Addressing reporters, thought that “Khashoggi’s investigation into his death,” it Salah Abdullah Gosh, head remains could have been dis- reported. of Sudan’s National Intelli- posed of at the nearby consul “Mr Erdogan and other gence and Security Service general’s house, dissolved in acid senior officials have insisted (NISS), said the government The damaged camp for displaced people after an attack by suspected members of Boko Haram in or dumped in a well on the that they have a “moral obli- hoped to “turn a new page” Dalori, Nigeria, yesterday. property.” gation” to reveal the truth about in its relations with the “The fresh revelations from what happened,” it added. Sudanese press. “Today, the NISS At least 8 dead in militant attack announces its intention to drop all legal cases raised by Two ministers resign after the NISS against newspapers on Nigeria refugee camp and journalists,” Gosh Jordan school bus accident declared. MAIDUGURI: Authorities in dozens of attackers over- frequently attack the area and “This represents a new AFP northeast Nigeria say at least powered soldiers guarding the are known for abducting page in our relations with the eight people are dead after mili- Dalori camp around 7 p.m. and women and girls. Camp officials press in Sudan,” he said. AMMAN: Jordan’s education and tourism ministers resigned tants attacked a camp for fighting continued for two said they feared some of the Sudanese Parliament yesterday, a week after a deadly school bus accident in the flood- displaced people. hours. The National Emergency women unaccounted for after Speaker Ibrahim Ahmed hit Dead Sea region, a government official said. The October 25 Witnesses, though, placed Management Agency said in a the attack had been kidnapped Omer, meanwhile, floods in the popular tourist destination cost 21 lives, most of them the toll higher at 13 dead fol- statement confirming the attack by the gunmen. The group, announced the reversal of an children on a school trip. “Education Minister Azmi Mahafzah lowing the attack on Wednesday that eight people had died. whose insurgency began in Mai- earlier decision banning jour- and Tourism Minister Lina Annab today submitted their resig- night in Maiduguri. Militants from the Boko duguri, wants to establish strict nalists from covering parlia- nation to Prime Minister Omar Al Razzaz,” the official said. The witnesses said that Haram extremist group Islamic rule. mentary affairs. FRIDAY 2 NOVEMBER 2018 ISLAM 05 The beauty of Allah’s creation SPAHIC OMER Thus, everything in the universe he Prophet (peace be upon has been created beautiful, him) has said that Allah is beautiful and He loves with purpose and in proportion beauty.1 It is for this that the whole of Allah’s creation has and measure, both qualitatively Tbeen designed and created according to the highest heavenly standard of splendor and order impossible to be ever and quantitatively (Holy Quran emulated by anyone. According to Ibn Al Arabi, who epit- 54:49). The traces of divine omised the Sufi speculative ontological thought, the divine beauty through wisdom and plan underpin each which God is named “Beautiful”, and by which He described Himself as loving and every aspect of creation. beauty, is in all things. There is nothing in existence but beauty, for God created Only man’s ungodly and self- the cosmos only in His image, that is, in the image of His infinite beauty. Hence centered tempering with the all cosmos with all its objects and events is beautiful.2 existing total artistic setting Allah says on this: “Such is the Cre- ation of Allah: now show Me what is is able to render things ugly, there that others besides Him have created...” (Luqman 31:11). harmful, evil and obsolete. “...(Such is) the artistry of Allah, Who disposes of all things in perfect order...” (Naml 27:88). man are paired with one’s submission constant constructive interaction with wilt thou see in the Creation of the Most they generate. By discovering and mulling Since man has been created as the to the Creator, Lord and Cherisher of the rest of creation, man is bound to Gracious. So turn thy vision again: seest over the signs readily available in all things vicegerent on earth to whose use all the worlds, one confidently sets out comprehend rightly the mission and thou any flaw? Again turn thy vision a around us — big or small — which inevi- things in the heavens and on earth had proving his worth, elevating his status purpose of creation (including the cre- second time: (thy) vision will come back tably point to Allah’s Oneness, Presence, been subjected (Luqman 31:20), man over that of the angels in the process. ation of his very self), penetrating to thee dull and discomfited, in a state Authority and Clemency, we were, fur- stands for an essential part of the Conversely, no sooner does one start through some of its highest mysteries worn out” (Al Mulk 67:3 - 4). thermore, to try to form from these some intricate picturesque network of cre- mishandling and abusing the same qual- with his powers of reason and insight. Also: “On the earth are Signs for a priori intuition of the Supreme Beauty ation, serving the Creator’s universal ities and gifts than one starts drifting In doing so, man will only be those of assured Faith; as also in your and of the vastly greater invisible world. plan: “We have indeed created man in away from the plane of truth, debasing answering the divine call, over and own selves: will yet not then see?” (al- the best of moulds” (Al Tin 4). his self lower than the level of animals over again reiterated in the Quran, the Dhariyat 51:20 - 21). This article is an excerpt from the “It is Allah Who has made for you in the process. thrust of which is the meticulous study, Thus, everything in the universe has author’s book “The Philosophy of Dec- the earth as a resting place, and the sky What is more, Adam, the father of exploration and reflection on the per- been created beautiful, with purpose and oration in Islamic Architecture”: as a canopy, and has given you shape - mankind, has been created in Allah’s fectly executed order in the universe’s in proportion and measure, both qualita- and made your shapes beautiful -, and own image, as declared by the Prophet hierarchy: from the gnat, fly and spider tively and quantitatively (Qamar 54:49). has provided for you Sustenance...” (PBUH)3. to the sun, moon, stars and other The traces of divine wisdom and plan NOTES: (Gafir 40:64) This means that “Adam has been majestic cosmic objects. underpin each and every aspect of cre- 1. Muslim, Sahih Muslim, Book 001, Hadith “He Who created all things in the bestowed with life, knowledge, power Man’s initial impression of ation. Only man’s ungodly and self-cen- No. 164. best way and He began the creation of of hearing, seeing, understanding, but amazement with regard to the awesome tered tempering with the existing total 2. See: Claude Addas, The Experience and man from clay” (Sajadah 32:7). the features of Adam are different from sights in the universe, as a result of artistic setting is able to render things ugly, Doctrine of Love in Ibn Arab, http://www. Man is created as the most beautiful those of Allah, only the names are the Allah’s supreme artistry, followed by his harmful, evil and obsolete. Man’s own self, ibnarabisociety.org/addas1.html. creature on earth. He is given the power same, e.g., Allah has life and knowledge in-depth study of what is viable thereof, status and mission are no exception to this William C Chittick, The Divine Roots of of reasoning and insight. He is created and power of understanding, and Adam is meant to lead man to an unwavering rule, in that man is capable very much of Human Love, http://www.ibnarabisociety. as the vicegerent on earth never to be also has them, but there is no com- spiritual awakening, thus prompting all rendering them repulsive, dull, worthless org/articles/divinerootsoflove.html. forsaken by God’s words of guidance. parison between the Creator and the his spiritual and mental faculties to and pathetic, too. 3. Muslim, Sahih Muslim, Book 040, Hadith This is so lest man should lose his way, created thing. As Allah says in the assertively declare: “...Our Lord not for The order and beauty of the earth, No. 6809. rebel against the will and plan of his Qur’an: ‘There is nothing like Him, and naught hast thou created (all) this! Glory of the vast spaces surrounding it, and of 4. Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din & Muhammad Lord, and gradually become puffed up He is the All-Hearer, the All-Seer’ (Shura to Thee! Give us Salvation from the the marvelous bodies that follow regular Muhsin Khan, Translation of the Meanings with egotism, self-exaltation and innu- 42:11).”4 Chastisement of the Fire” (Alu Imran laws of motion in those enormous spaces of the Noble Qur’an in the English Language, merable superstitions pertaining to his While actualising his vicegerency 3:191). in the visible world, they are our tangible see the translators’ comment on the verse own existence and existence taken as a mission on earth by means of holding Allah Almighty says - for instance: and all-encompassing reality. However, No. 86 of the chapter al-Nisa’. whole. fast to the values and philosophy “He Who created the seven heavens one we were not to stop just at marveling at When these exceptional qualities of divinely given, as well as by means of above another: no want of proportion its corporeal manifestations and the aura www.islamcity.org
The Arabic word for the “fear of God” Fear God wherever you are is taqwa. It comes bu Dharr Al Ghifari and says: “Indeed, God is with those He also said: “The verse have disagreed whether the believes, and works righteous Muadh ibn Jabal relate who fear Him and those who do means: The only people who fear “good deed” being referred to deeds and then continues upon from the root word Athat the Prophet (peace be good.” (Quran 16:128) me are those who know my here refers specifically to the guidance.” (Quran 20:82) meaning “to protect upon him) said: “Fear God “And My mercy encompasses power, my might, and my context of repentance or whether God also tells us: “Except for wherever you are. Follow up a all things, and I shall decree it for dominion.” it is general for all good works. those who repent, believe, and from something, to bad deed with a good deed and those who fear Me.” (Quran 7:156) Ibn Kathir says in his com- The strongest view is that all work righteous deeds. For those, it will blot it out. And deal with “He is worthy of being feared mentary of this verse: “The only good deeds can wipe away evil God will change their evil deeds prevent”. Indeed, a people in a good manner.”[1] and worthy of granting for- people who fear God in the true deeds. God says: “And establish into good deeds, and God is Most The importance of this hadith giveness.” (Quran 47:56) sense are those who are knowl- prayer at the two ends of the day Forgiving, Most Merciful.” (Quran person exhibits the (Prophetic narration): “And whoever fears God – edgeable about God. This is and at the approach of the night. 25:70) This is especially true for fear of God by seek- Ibn Rajab says: “This is pow- He will pardon him his sins and because the more knowledge a Indeed, good works do away major sins. A Muslim must never erful advice, bringing together grant him a great reward.” person has about the Almighty, with evil deeds. That is a leave a major sin to go without ing to prevent God’s the rights of God and the rights (Quran 65:5) the All-Powerful and All- reminder for those who take repentance, for God’s promise of of His servants.” “Indeed, those who fear God Knowing, who possesses the heed.” (Quran 11:114) forgiveness is for those who turn punishment by car- The Arabic word for the “fear will be among gardens and attributes of perfection and the A man once came to the to Him in sincere repentance. of God” is taqwa. It comes from rivers, in a seat of truth near an best of names – the more perfect Prophet (PBUH) and informed The Prophet (PBUH) said: “A rying out what God the root word meaning “to All-Powerful Sovereign.” (Quran and complete this knowledge is him that he had contact with a servant, if he acknowledges his has commanded of protect from something, to 54:54-55) – the greater and more total his woman like a husband has with sin and then repents, God will prevent”. Indeed, a person God promises those who fear fear of God will be.”[2] his wife, except that he did not forgive him.”[4] him and abstaining exhibits the fear of God by Him that He will provide for their The second way that the fear go so far as to fornicate with her. God tells us repeatedly in the seeking to prevent God’s pun- needs and grant them a way out of God and knowledge are This man had just prayed the Fajr Quran to observe good manners from what God has ishment by carrying out what of their worldly difficulties. God related stems from the fact that prayer. The Prophet (PBUH) said: in our dealings with others. He God has commanded of him and says: “And whoever fears God, the fear of God is to seek to “Have you prayed with us the says: “Keep to forgiveness (O prohibited him. abstaining from what God has He will make for him a way out, prevent God’s punishment by car- Fajr prayer?” When he replied Muhammad), and enjoin prohibited him. and provide for him from rying out God’s commands and that he had, the Prophet (PBUH) kindness, and turn away from most complete faith are those God had called upon all people whence he could never imagine.” abstaining from His prohibitions. recited: “Indeed, good works do those who are ignorant.” (Quran who have the best manners.”[6] in every era to fear Him. God says: (Quran 65:2-3) Consequently, a Muslim needs to away with evil deeds.”[3] 7:199) Among the good manners “And We had enjoined upon those This is God’s promise. We have knowledge of these matters However, a believer should God says: “Nor can goodness that we should cultivate is to be who were given the Scripture should draw strength from it in order to fear God properly. An always repent for his sins. God and evil be equal. Repel (evil) sensible in our dealings with before – as well as yourselves – when we are tried in life with dif- ignorant Muslim may have a sense says: “And those, who when they with what is better. Then he others and not to react hastily to fear God.” (Quran 4:131) ficulties that tempt us to resort of fear, but he will not be able to commit an indecency or wrong between whom and you there when they do that which dis- It is God’s right over His to what God has forbidden. fully carry out what that fear themselves, remember God and had been hatred will become as pleases us. The Prophet (PBUH) servants that they fear Him as The relationship between requires of him. seek forgiveness for their sins – though he were your dear said to Ashajj `Abd Qays: “You He ought to be feared. God says: knowledge and the fear of God Ibn Abbas said: “To have and who forgives sins except God friend.” (Quran 41:34) possess within yourself two qual- “O you who believe! Fear God as God says: “It is only those knowledge of the Most Merciful – and then do not knowingly Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) ities that God loves: discernment He ought to be feared and do not who have knowledge among is to be someone who associates persist in what they have done, is the perfect example of what it and forbearance.”[7] die except as believers.” (Quran God’s servants who fear Him.” nothing as a partner with Him, for them is forgiveness from their means to possess good manners. 3:102) (Quran 35:28) who deems lawful what He has Lord and gardens beneath which God says, describing him: FOOTNOTES: Ibn Mas`ud explained what There are two ways in which made lawful, who prohibits what rivers flow, wherein they shall “Indeed you are of a great moral 1 Sunan al-Tirmidhi it means to fear God as He ought knowledge and the fear of God He has prohibited, who preserves abide forever. How great is the character.” (Quran 68:4) 2 Tafsir Ibn Kathir to be feared by saying: “It means are related. The first is that true what He has enjoined upon him, reward for those who work The Prophet (PBUH) empha- 3 Saheeh Al-Bukhari, Saheeh Muslim that He is to be obeyed not dis- fear of God comes about as the and who has certainty that he shall righteousness.” (Quran 3:135) sised how good manners are of 4 Saheeh Al-Bukhari, Saheeh Muslim obeyed, remembered not for- result of having proper meet Him and that his actions will A believer should follow up paramount importance in Islam 5 Musnad Ahmad gotten, and shown gratitude not knowledge of God and His be accounted for.” his sincere repentance with the when he said: “I was sent only to 6 Sunan At-Tirmidhi, Sunan Abi ingratitude.” perfect attributes. The Prophet (PBUH), tells us performance of good works. This perfect good manners.”[5] Dawood The fear of God is the path to Ibn Abbas said about this that performing a good deed is what God wants from us. He Indeed, he tells us that good 7 Saheeh Muslim forgiveness, salvation, and the verse: “They are those who know wipes away the sin incurred from says: “Indeed, I am Most For- manners are part of faith. He attainment of God’s mercy. God that God is capable of all things.” perpetrating an evil one. Scholars giving to whomever repents, said: “The believers with the www.islamreligion.com 06 ASIA FRIDAY 2 NOVEMBER 2018
Assam NRC: Rahul, Naidu join SC allows five more IDs hands to counter NEW DELHI: In a relief to about 40 lakh people left out of draft National Register of Citizens (NRC) for Assam, the BJP in 2019 polls Supreme Court permitted five additional identity documents IANS After an hour-long for filing claims and objec- discussion, both tions over non-inclusion in NEW DELHI: Congress Pres- the final draft NRC for the ident Rahul Gandhi and Andhra leaders stressed state. These additional Pradesh Chief Minister Chan- the leadership issue identity documents are drababu Naidu yesterday held will be discussed National Register of Citizens discussions and decided to move later and said their (NRC), 1951; electoral roll up ahead to unite the like-minded to 24th March, 1971; Citi- opposition parties to oust the BJP primary motive was zenship Certificate; Refugee in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. to defeat the BJP. Registration Certificate and After an hour-long dis- certified copies of pre-1971 cussion, both leaders stressed the electoral roll, particularly, leadership issue will be discussed working together,” Naidu said. those issued from the State of later and said their primary Asked who will be the face Protest meeting to condemn journalist’s death Tripura; and ration card. motive was to defeat the BJP as of the opposition camp, both Permitting these five democracy and the institutions Gandhi and Naidu stressed that identity documents, the Journalists wearing black arm-bands hold a placard and a photograph of journalist Achyuta Nanda were being “attacked” by the the issue will be decided later as bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Sahu, who was killed by in a Maoist ambush while working, during a protest meeting to condemn Modi-led BJP government. their primary target was to Gogoi and Justice Rohinton the killing of Achyuta, in Mumbai, yesterday. “We have to defend the remove the BJP from power. Fali Nariman said the fear of future of the country. So, we are “We have agreed with the an ineligible person getting coming together. Both of us agree principle idea of defeating the into the NRC cannot be a that we are going to talk about BJP and to defend democracy ground for exclusion of the future. The country is passing and the institutions. All other genuine citizens. through a critical phase. Because ideas will be discussed later. Eve- of the situation, all opposition rybody is going to work Delhi’s air quality near ‘severe’ J&K BJP leader forces have to get together and together,” said Gandhi. provide a vision to the country,” On his part, Naidu said: “It is IANS shot dead Gandhi told reporters with Naidu a reality that the Congress is the pollutants and calm wind not country. by his side. principle opposition party and allowing them to disperse, The government has JAMMU: Unidentified Naidu said he along with that other parties are backing it. NEW DELHI: Stubble burning according to the System of Air imposed a ban on construction gunmen shot dead senior Gandhi wanted a common We will sit together and chalk out in neighbouring states and local Quality and Weather Forecasting activities, coal and biowaste- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) platform “save nation, save a programme.” As reporters pollution sources worsened And Research (SAFAR). based industries, and brick kilns leader and party’s state democracy” for the opposition insisted on clearing the air about Delhi’s air quality to near The stubble burning in across NCR till November 10. secretary Anil Parihar and his parties to defeat the BJP. leadership issue, Naidu said: “You “severe” level, with yesterday Punjab and Haryana has about The Supreme Court brother in Kishtwar district “We want to chalk out a pro- are more interested in candidate, seeing the three most polluted 30 percent impact on Delhi’s air appointed EPCA said that it is of Jammu and Kashmir. gramme for future to protect while opposition parties are cities from the National Capital quality, say experts from Central considering imposing more Police said unidentified democracy and also the institu- interested in the nation”. Region (NCR). Pollution Control Board (CPSB). restrictions including a ban on gunmen shot and killed Anil tions. I am in politics for the last “You also think about nation The politics over pollution The Air Quality Index (AQI) truck entry in Delhi, if the air and his brother Ajit Parihar 40 years, but have never wit- first. Save nation, save also intensified, as Ministers from yesterday was 393 in Delhi, con- quality falls further. “300 water in Tapal Gali Mohalla of nessed such attempts to demolish democracy. Then, we will think neighbouring states skipped a sidered “very poor” or near sprinklers are being used across Kishtwar town. institutions such as the RBI, CBI, about anything (leadership). Our crucial meeting called by the “severe”. Ghaziabad in Uttar Delhi to tap down the particle In view of the mounting ED and Income Tax — one by main motive is to save the Union Ministry, with the Delhi Pradesh saw a slight pollutants,” said Delhi Envi- tension in the area, curfew one. “You name any institution... nation,” he said. government claiming the latter improvement with an AQI of 377. ronment Minister Imran Hussain. has been imposed in Kishtwar even Governors in the state and Gandhi said: “Your motive is to be “not serious”. Haryana’s Gurugram had an AQI The stubble burning had town. Supreme Court. You can see sensationalism...But, we have to Pollution is set to worsen of 427, while Faridabad and reduced by 30 percent over last Ajit Parihar was an what happened in Rafale deal. work together and deliver on until at least November 4, with Noida had 407, making them the year, which was good but not employee of the State We are very happy we are people’s aspirations.” high moisture trapping the three most polluted cities in the enough. Financial Corporation. Sri Lanka takes U-turn on House suspension
AFP Rajapakse. Wickremesinghe mass rally near parliament.” Sirisena agreed to lift the refused to accept the dismissal In parallel, the Rajapakse suspension in a meeting late COLOMBO: The Sri Lankan and the president suspended administration announced Wednesday with Jayasuriya, President’s party yesterday parliament. measures to reduce personal and according to officials. But the reignited a constitutional crisis The announcement of a corporate taxes and cut the price Speaker’s staff said no written over which of two rival prime Monday meeting had boosted of fuel and several commodities. notification of the deal was ever ministers heads the government hopes that lawmakers would be Observers said this could be an sent. by insisting that Parliament will allowed to vote on which of the attempt to win over the The crisis has put the country remain suspended. arch-foes they support. population. on edge, threatens to polarise A spokesman for President Rajapakse had also told a The renewed suspension still voters and also caused interna- Maithripala Sirisena’s party meeting of academics in came as a new bombshell in the tional concern. announced the new U-turn just Colombo that the legislature will dispute which will mark one Sirisena insists his actions hours after Sirisena told dip- be recalled on Monday. week with much of the gov- were legal but Jayasuriya, who lomats in Colombo that House But at the end of the day, ernment paralysed. holds the third most powerful would be allowed to meet on Sirisena party spokesman Mahi- Parliament Speaker Karu state post, has refused to defend Former president of the Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed, and his Monday. ndananda Aluthgamage told Jayasuriya warned this week the president’s manoeuvres. wife Laila Ali leave an apartment building in Sri Lanka as they Sirisena set off the crisis last reporters Parliament will only that delaying the reopening of Attorney General Jayantha Friday by sacking Ranil Wick- reconvene on November 16 in parliament could lead to a Jayasuriya has also cast doubt prepare to return to the Maldives, in Colombo, yesterday. remesinghe as prime minister line with the early suspension “bloodbath” on the streets. One on the legality of Sirisena’s and bringing in former order. activist has already been killed moves, increasing pressure on strongman leader Mahinda “On Monday we will have a in fallout from the tensions. the President. Nasheed returns to
Bangladesh Maldives from exile AP photographer by Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, the candidate of Nasheed’s Maldivian denied bail again MALE: The first democratically Democratic Party. Since elected president of the Maldives Yameen’s defeat, courts have AFP returned home after more than freed or granted bail to some offi- two years in exile to escape a cials. The Supreme Court earlier DHAKA: Award-winning long prison term. this week suspended Nasheed’s photographer-activist The plane carrying Mohamed prison sentence until it reviews Shahidul Alam, who has been Nasheed from Sri Lanka landed his conviction at the request of held by Bangladeshi author- in Maldives’ capital, Male, where the country’s prosecutor general, ities for three months in an he was welcomed by his party a move to prevent his arrest on internationally watched members and supporters. He arrival. Two other people — an freedom of speech case, has planned to address his sup- opposition party leader and a been denied bail for the porters later. former vice president who was fourth time, his lawyer said. Nasheed was sentenced to Yameen’s running mate in the The 63-year-old Alam 13 years in jail in 2015 after being 2103 presidential election — was arrested on August 5 for convicted of terrorism for earlier returned from exile. making “false” and “provoc- ordering the arrest of a top judge Nasheed, a former pro- ative” statements on tele- in 2012 while he was president. democracy activist, was elected vision and Facebook during His trial was criticized interna- president in the country’s first student protests. He says he tionally for lack of due process, multiparty election in 2008 after has been beaten while in along with those of many other decades of autocratic rule. He custody. A high court took political opponents jailed by became popular internationally Alam’s latest bail petition strongman President Yameen as an environment crusader, request off its hearing list Abdul Gayoom’s administration. holding an underwater Cabinet Changing colours of Kashmir without giving a decision or He was offered asylum in Britain meeting to highlight the perils of a reason, his lawyer Jyo- when he travelled there for rising sea levels caused by global Kashmiri women walk along a path flanked with maple trees during the autumn season in Srinagar, tirmoy Barua said, slamming medical treatment on leave from warming and their impact on the yesterday. Trees are changing colours while the days become shorter as winter approaches in the the action as unjustified. prison. Nasheed’s return follows archipelago nation composed of Kashmiri summer capital of Srinagar. Alam’s arrest has trig- Yameen’s defeat in the Sep- coral masses just a few meters gered international protests. tember 23 presidential election above sea level. FRIDAY 2 NOVEMBER 2018 ASIA 07 One ‘black box’ recovered from Indonesia jet
AFP Dozens of divers are seats,” aviation analyst Dudi taking part in the Sudibyo said. JAKARTA: Divers have found a massive recovery Dozens of divers are taking piece of landing gear from a part in the massive recovery effort crashed Lion Air jet, Indonesian effort along with along with helicopters and ships, authorities said, following the helicopters and ships, but the authorities have all but discovery of a critical black box but the authorities ruled out finding any survivors. that could explain why the brand- have all but ruled out The plane’s black boxes, which new plane plummeted into the airlines are required to install, sea, killing 189 people. finding any survivors. offer investigators their best Search teams have been chance of discovering why such a scouring the seabed for the new jet crashed. The devices fuselage of the Boeing-737 MAX announced the recovery of a data record information about the 8, which plunged into the waters recorder from the plane. speed, altitude and direction of the off Indonesia’s northern coast There were no known sur- plane as well as flight crew con- shortly after takeoff on Monday vivors and only body parts have versations. “The good news is we despite only being in service a few been found so far. Relatives are have found one of the black months. desperate to be able to say boxes,” Syaugi told reporters. Referring to the landing gear, goodbye to their loved ones and Authorities said a flight data search and rescue agency head the first funeral for one of the pas- recorder was recovered, but they Muhammad Syaugi said, “we have sengers was held yesterday. were still looking for the cockpit found part of it”, as authorities But many others have yet to voice recorder. Despite the name, piece together what caused the be located and analysts hope more black boxes are in fact bright crash. “Separately, we have found victims could still be found with orange with reflective stripes. bigger parts of the plane than we the bulk of the wreckage. Black boxes help explain nearly Rescue team members carry the remains of passengers of Lion Air’s flight JT610 at Tanjung Priok have seen in previous days,” he “I assume that there will be a 90 percent of all crashes, port in Jakarta, yesterday. added, hours after officials lot of bodies still strapped into the according to aviation experts.
Xi hopes to Imran initiates dialogue to end protests after verdict push for stable INTERNEWS Christian woman ties with US REUTERS ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime to leave country Minister Imran Khan formed a AP five-member committee to hold BEIJING: Chinese President Xi talks to end the ongoing Jinping hopes China and the protests after the Supreme ISLAMABAD: A Christian woman United States will be able to Court in a landmark ruling acquitted in Pakistan after eight years promote a steady and healthy overturned the 2010 conviction on death row for blasphemy plans to relationship, Chinese state against Asia Bibi for blasphemy. leave the country soon, her family media reported, as the world’s Although leader of protests said yesterday, and authorities said two largest economies engage Khadim Rizvi rejected the offer they arrested two prisoners last in a bitter trade dispute. In a of negotiations before resig- month for conspiring to kill her. phone call with US President nation of Chief Justice of Radical Islamists mounted rallies Donald Trump, Xi also said he Pakistan, Justice Saqib Nisar. across the country for a second day and Trump hoped to expand The premier chaired an after the Supreme Court overturned bilateral trade cooperation, Xi emergency meeting of the the 2010 conviction against Asia Bibi. was quoted as saying on CCTV federal Cabinet yesterday and Bibi’s acquittal posed a challenge state television. The Chinese reviewed the current situation to the government of Pakistan’s new President was also quoted as and accorded approval for Prime Minister Imran Khan, who saying that he was willing to holding talks with the asked protesters not to “test the meet Trump in Argentina protesters. patience of the state.” Information during the G-20 summit. Information Minister Minister Fawad Chaudhry said the Fawad Chaudhry, Foreign Min- government was avoiding the use of Japan resumes ister Shah Mehmood Qureshi force against demonstrators to Supporters of the religious party Jamiat-e-Ulema Islam - Fazal-ur Rehman (JUI-F) raise their hands and Minister of State for Interior resolve the issue peacefully. as they chant slogans, after the Supreme Court overturned the conviction of a Christian woman work at disputed Sheheryar Afridi, Religious Bibi remained at an undisclosed Affairs and Interfaith Harmony sentenced to death for blasphemy, during a protest rally in Karachi, yesterday. location, where the 54-year-old site for US base Minister Noorul Qadri and Min- mother of five was being held for AP ister for National Food Security committee. The Minister for logue process himself. court’s verdict. Roads have security reasons, awaiting her formal and Research Sahibzada Religious Affairs will meet with Religious parties are staging been blocked and educational release, her brother James Masih said. Mohammad Mehboob Sultan the protesters while the Prime protests in major cities across institutes have been closed due Masih said his sister simply would TOKYO: Japan’s central will be members of the Minister will overlook the dia- the country following the top to the protests. not be safe in Pakistan. government resumed work at a disputed US military base relocation site yesterday even though Okinawa residents Seoul court upholds conscientious objection to military overwhelmingly see the N Korean leader project as an undemocratic imposition on the small AP broke with its own 2004 verdict such a measure because North southern island. getting ready to that rejecting military service Korea’s nuclear threat remains The initial stage of landfill SEOUL: South Korea’s top court because of religious faith was unchanged. There are also work at Henoko on ruled that South Korean men illegal, saying at the time that worries that some might exploit Okinawa’s east coast meet world leaders can legally reject their confrontation with the North alternative service to evade the resumed, following the mandatory military service on made South Korea’s draft an draft. central government’s decision conscientious or religious indisputable necessity. The Supreme Court said it this week to reverse BLOOMBERG pressing ahead with plans to grounds without punishment. The ruling was great news for quashed a lower court’s sen- Okinawa’s earlier ban on deepen cooperation between The landmark ruling is Jehovah’s Witnesses and others tencing of a conscientious landfill work at the site, said SEOUL: North Korean leader the two Koreas and last month expected to affect the cases of who call for improved individual objector to 18 months in prison. Satoshi Shirakata, a Kim Jong Un is planning an inviting Pope Francis to visit more than 930 conscientious rights and freedom of opinion in It said it ordered the lower court spokesman at the Okinawa unprecedented flurry of Pyongyang. objectors on trial. Hundreds of South Korea. But many conserv- to review its earlier verdict. Defense Bureau overseeing summits with world leaders, as The details of Kim’s busy young South Korean men, mostly atives are likely to criticize it, Supreme Court officials said the project. he steps up his push to ease schedule were among several Jehovah’s Witnesses, are saying it inadequately considers there is little chance the lower sanctions four months after a developments as the various imprisoned every year for the North Korean threat. court would not abide by the PTI awards ticket landmark meeting with US parties jockeyed to advance refusing to serve in the military. When South Korea’s Consti- decision. President Donald Trump. their goals. The heavily fortified All able-bodied South tutional Court ruled in June that The majority opinion of a to sister of South Korean President border separating North and Korean men must serve about the government must provide panel of Supreme Court judges is Moon Jae-in told Parliament South Korea saw some of the two years in the military under alternative social service for that “conscientious objection of disqualified leader yesterday that Kim would likely biggest physical changes yet a conscription system aimed at conscientious objectors by 2019, military duty... can be a valid INTERNEWS visit Russia and South Korea resulting from the historic rap- coping with potential aggression a heated debate erupted over reason” to avoid military service, “soon” while he expected prochement between the two from North Korea. The court whether it is the proper time for the top court said in a statement. Chinese President Xi Jinping to leaders. Kim and Moon’s LAHORE: The Pakistan visit Pyongyang in the near agreement in September to Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI) has future. Moon, who made the cease all “hostile activities” on awarded a ticket to Seemi remarks while outlining next the border, including live-fire Ezdi for a Senate by-election year’s budget, said the North drills and field training, took on a seat reserved for woman Korean leader could also pos- effect yesterday. from Punjab. She is the sister sibly hold a separate meeting The deal “established a of Jahangir Tareen, former with Japanese Prime Minister crucial turning point to reduce secretary general of the party Shinzo Abe. military tensions, to pave way who has been disqualified for The agenda shows how the for trust-building and to end holding a public office by the once-reclusive North Korean threats of real war,” Chung Eui- Supreme Court of Pakistan. leader’s diplomatic isolation yong, South Korea’s national The PTI has also awarded has fallen away since Trump security adviser, told a briefing, ticket to party leader Waleed granted him the first-ever yesterday. South Korea moved Iqbal to contest the Senate by- summit between sitting leaders its exercises away from the mil- election on a Punjab general of the two countries in June. itary demarcation line, which seat. Iqbal submitted two nom- Kim has used that legitimacy to serves as a land border, and ination papers while Jamshaid lobby for relief from interna- covered or shut down the Iqbal also submitted his nom- tional sanctions, while resisting artillery near their sea ination papers. The Pakistan US calls to give up his nuclear boundary. North Korea also Muslim League-Nawaz weapons program. recently shut down some (PML-N) candidates for the Moon has been a key pro- artillery installations near the general seat are Saud Majeed South Korean marines take part in a regular drill on Yeonpyeong Island, yesterday. ponent of Kim’s outreach effort, western sea border. and Sheikh Abid Waheed. 08 VIEWS FRIDAY 2 NOVEMBER 2018 Yemenis welcome US call for ESTABLISHED IN 1996 truce, but obstacles loom CHAIRMAN SHEIKH THANI BIN ABDULLAH AL THANI
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF DR. KHALID BIN MUBARAK AL-SHAFI [email protected] BRIAN ROHAN ACTING MANAGING EDITOR AP MOHAMMED SALIM MOHAMED [email protected] ew US calls for a ceasefire in Yemen have raised the prospect of ending a disas- DEPUTY MANAGING EDITOR Ntrous civil war that has caused MOHAMMED OSMAN ALI the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, [email protected] but previous rounds of talks have failed and thus far neither side shows any sign of backing down. Earlier this week, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called for a “ces- sation of hostilities” and Defense Sec- retary Jim Mattis said the truce should EDITORIAL happen within 30 days and lead to casualties. Mohamed Ali Al Houthi, a “aggressor states which are supported UN-led talks. Their remarks mark a shift senior rebel leader, said those urging a by the United States of America.” But he in the position of the United States, ceasefire should “translate their desire said that over the longer term, the rebels which has backed the Saudi-led coa- to bring peace in Yemen into action, stop would only support “a peace which will Socially responsible society lition in its three-and-a-half-year war the bombing of Yemenis immediately preserve our independence,” without with Iran-aligned Houthi rebels. and lift the siege on Yemen.” elaborating. socially responsible society is the backbone of any The White House has come under The coalition has meanwhile been Saudi Arabia is unlikely to agree to nation. It’s a great treasure and the worthiest in any mounting pressure to rein in Saudi massing troops on the outskirts of the any solution that would leave a Houthi- Apredicament. General public, private and gov- Arabia since Saudi agents killed jour- Red Sea port of Hodeida, the entry point run entity on its southern border. The ernment owned institutions, media and all bodies that nalist Jamal Khashoggi last month in for 70 percent of food imports and inter- Houthis have repeatedly fired long- come in touch with the day-to-day activities in a society their Istanbul consulate. The slaying has national aid, according to Yemeni offi- range missiles into Saudi Arabia, and have a social commitment and a nation demands it during also brought renewed attention to the cials, including some who are inside the have struck its capital, Riyadh. crises. conflict in Yemen, which has killed city. Rebels meanwhile were taking up Ordinary Yemeni’s have suffered The responsible role a society plays for national devel- thousands of civilians and driven the positions along the front lines. All offi- immensely as the stalemated war has opment comes out in its fullest sense when a nation face Arab world’s poorest country to the cials spoke on condition of anonymity dragged on, but even so, many crisis; like it has come out in Qatar when the siege coun- brink of famine. because they were not authorized to expressed skepticism about the Trump tries imposed an unjust blockade on Qatar last year. But the Saudi-led coalition is brief journalists. administration’s calls for a cease-fire, During siege, the entire nation stood united under the unlikely to accept the current battle lines UAE-led forces have been trying to especially one that would leave the wise leadership of Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad for long since they leave the Houthis in capture the city for months, but have country divided. Al Thani and moved ahead in line with the mission to control of much of the country, been halted on its outskirts by the Ayoub Al Tamimi, a pro-Houthi attain self-sufficiency to overcome the crisis. Instead of including the Houthis, seasoned fighters who have political activist in Sanaa, said a cease- planning measures to be on the safer zone, all institutions capital, Sanaa, held their ground despite years of heavy fire would “plant land mines in the and general public joined hands to build a sturdy iron and the major airstrikes. The coalition has waged war future of the region.”“There is no wall to defend the nation. port city of on the Houthis since March 2015 in an solution that can come from (President As per the report of the Qatar Financial Centre, during Hodeida. The effort to restore Yemen’s interna- Donald) Trump or the Democrats, only siege Qataris started registering more of their assets at The International two US allies tionally-recognized government, whose booby traps,” he said. home and multinationals navigating a Gulf boycott of the Committee for the leading the authority has been largely confined to In areas closer to the fighting, even a country boosted their local coalition — the southern city of Aden since the temporary reprieve would be welcome. presence. State owned com- Red Cross said Saudi Arabia rebels seized Sanaa and much of The conflict in Yemen has so far killed panies and other private firms that its team in and the United northern Yemen in 2014. The war is an estimated 10,000 people and left where Qataris have major Hodeida this week Arab Emirates widely seen as a proxy battle pitting around two-thirds of the population of shares redirected their invest- — have yet to Saudi Arabia and the UAE against Iran. 27 million relying on aid, with more than Qatar can ments to Qatar. With this found dreadful comment on UN envoys have hosted several 8 million at risk of starvation. really be proud socially responsible move, living conditions the proposal. rounds of peace talks but have made no The International Committee for the of its morally Qatar easily overcame the for thousands of The rebels progress. The Saudi-backed gov- Red Cross said on Wednesday that its responsible boycott and the siege nations’ welcomed the ernment has demanded the Houthis team in Hodeida this week found expectations to harm Qatar displaced families, calls for a truce withdraw from Sanaa and other areas, dreadful living conditions for thousands society and in one have turned upside down. who own only the as “positive” something the rebels have always of displaced families, “who own only the way the siege has Qatari media also stood clothes they wear yesterday, refused to do. clothes they wear and survive on a little helped to project responsible during this time as while urging The Yemeni government welcomed rice or a thin mix of flour and water, if and survive on a this invaluable it exposed a pack of lies and international the cease-fire calls and said it was ready they find any food to eat at all.” truth behind various allega- little rice or a thin action to halt to discuss “confidence-building “We know this is out of humani- asset to the tions levelled against Qatar by mix of flour and the Saudi-led measures,” while accusing the Houthis tarian hands, we know this is a political world. the siege nations. air campaign, of “intransigence” in past negotiations. issue,” Avril Patterson, the ICRC’s health The efforts exerted by water, if they find which has Sultan Al Samaey, a member of the coordinator in Yemen told the BBC. “We Qatar’s national airline, Qatar any food to eat at all. caused the bulk Houthis’ Political Council, said the first need cessation of hostilities so that the Airways, to avoid any kind of inconvenience to passengers of civilian step was to end the attacks by country can rebuild.” and to bring all materials that Qatar required during the crisis were praiseworthy. Qatar Airways flights initially had to take an easterly route to fly only over airspace that was open to them. However, the International Civil Aviation Organisation Zimbabwe’s farmers feel the heat of fires & of price hikes approved some new routes later for Qatar that allowed REUTERS it to cut through Emirati and Bahraini airspace. This was belief that burning releases said clearing land using fire law, intentionally setting a based on an application presented by Qatar to the inter- potash which is good for has had unintended conse- fire carries a fine of up to national body. n extended dry plant growth,” he told. quences for some farmers. $5,000 per hectare burned. By organising various campaigns and events, Qatar’s season, runaway Fire season starts in “We all do it here but it The combination of institutions raised confidence in the society. In fact, Qatar wildfires and a Zimbabwe at the end of becomes hell when there is runaway fires and lack of was really witnessing and enjoying a new patriotic wave lack of foreign July and normally ends sudden wind — this has farm inputs could make the A burned down homesteads country less food secure under ‘Tamim Al Majd’. currency for maize seed, around October 31. During In the meantime, Qatar University has come up with fertiliser and fuel suggest the first two months of the and livestock,” the farmer this year, the country’s the 6th edition of the National CSR Report. It praised the Zimbabwe’s small-scale season, more than in Ruwa, about 22km climate change ministry social responsibility of Qatari institutions and its success farmers may face a tough 700,000 hectares burned, southeast of the capital city has warned. in defeating the siege. The report appreciated society’s growing season ahead, compared to 580,000 hec- Harare, told the Thomson Small farmers produce will to participate in all the political, social and economic officials and farmers say. tares during all of last Reuters Foundation. about 80 percent of the aspects of the nation. Burning of fields — to year’s three-month fire A fire he set on his country’s staple maize Qatar can really be proud of its morally responsible clear them and fertilise season, said EMA fields also burned a neigh- crop, according to the society and in one way the siege has helped to project this them with ash — is a spokesman Rambwayi bour’s farmland and state-owned Grain Mar- invaluable asset to the world. common practice in Zim- Mapako. destroyed several huts, he keting Board. babwe. But the country has By early October, more said. But he said farmers Lack of adequate seen a surge in areas than a million hectares of would continue burning, foreign currency to burned this year, com- land had burned, according despite the risks. produce the raw materials pared to last, in part as dry to the Environmental Man- “Ashes from the burned for fertiliser means the QUOTE OF THE DAY conditions allow fires to agement Agency. areas helps enrich the soil price of a 50-kg bag has spread, according to the Mapako said firebreaks when the rains come,” he more than doubled in a national Environmental - areas cleared to stop said. “I cannot afford matter of weeks, farmers I always want to tell Management Agency runaway fires - were now fertiliser.” said. the truth. When I (EMA). in place on about 100,000 The country’s Environ- Early this year, fertiliser can, I tell the truth. Some farmers also fear hectares of farmland. mental Management manufacturers told gov- they will not be able to The country’s Meteoro- Agency has stationed ernment officials they And sometimes it afford to buy commercial logical Services officers across the country needed $120 million in turns out to be where fertiliser this year so are Department (MSD) has to try to stop farmers foreign currency to pay for something happens turning to setting fires for forecast that the dry season starting fires, but penalties imported raw materials. that’s different or ash and to prepare their is likely to extend to late remain weak. Violet Makoto, a fields, said Willson November, putting more State media reported spokeswoman for the gov- there’s a change, but Chimwedzi, director of land under threat. earlier this month that a ernment Forestry Com- I always like to be FireFight Trust, a non-gov- Small-scale farmers man found guilty of mission, said farmers truthful, ernmental organisation. such as Ndaba Sithole, who burning 20 hectares of land needed to stop burning “Because of economic owns a 10-hectare (24- — in a fire he set, but which fields, not least because the hardship many do not have acre) piece land he got out of control - was loss of trees and other veg- Donald Trump diesel for tillage and so for received from the gov- handed a fine of two goats etation was interfering US President them the only option is ernment under the coun- by a community court. with rain patterns, making burning. There is also the try’s land reform program, According to national drought more problematic. FRIDAY 2 NOVEMBER 2018 OPINION 09 The midterms of 2018 aren’t so earth-shaking after all
oting is voluntary in our voters had to decide whether to ratify an election with no thanks to legis- political ruin. country, therfore political or at least accept. Midterms, too, can lative accomplishments. (Their only Sorry to anyone who harbors activists have to find some matter. The 2010 election, by putting big win on that front was their tax this hope, but a Democratic wave way to rev up Americans to Republicans in charge of the House, cut, which nobody thinks is doing a won’t accomplish this result either. V lot to help their campaigns.) do their civic duty. One old standby is brought an end to the march of big The House Republicans who lose calling the next election “the most liberal legislation. President Barack If the Democrats win, they will be this year are practically guar- important in history,” or “a Obama would go on to serve six stymied by a narrow majority in the anteed to be disproportionately RAMESH PONNURU generation.” more years, but his major legislative Senate and possibly one in the House the ones who are most critical of BLOOMBERG It’s easy to make fun of this trope, accomplishments ended. as well. They may not have the votes Trump (since they are in swing but elections do vary in their impor- This year’s national elections are to overcome filibusters, or to weaken districts). On average the House tance. The stakes really were higher already unusual in the emotional the minority’s ability to use them. Republicans who remain after the in 1860 than they usually are. In intensity they have generated. They Forget about a new ban on election will be more supportive of 2012, I wrote that the election that may have turnout to match. But the assault weapons. And even if Demo- the president than the ones in year would be the most important truth is that the stakes this time are crats got big legislation through Con- Congress today. since 1980. Republicans had a chance relatively low. gress, they surely won’t have the If Democrats take the House, The low stakes in the to hold the House and take the A good result for the Republicans votes to override Trump’s vetoes on they will become a better foil for election don’t mean Senate and White House, and if they would be holding their majority in any issue where he has a significant Trump that helps him maintain his had, significant changes to Medicare the House and adding a seat or two number of voters in his corner. grip on Republican voters. And that people shouldn’t would have been on the table. to their majority in the Senate. A Even if House Democrats Trump will remind both Repub- vote. Oversight and Obamacare would have been dis- good result for the Democrats would impeach the president, it will be a lican politicians and voters, cor- judicial confirmations mantled before most of it took effect. be winning a majority in the House largely symbolic move so long as rectly, that the party in power are at issue in any The 2016 election was an and a bare majority in the Senate. If there is no prospect that two-thirds usually loses seats in the mid- important one, too. The outcome the Democrats take the Senate, the of senators will agree to remove him terms. The only rebuke that would competitive national determined whether the Supreme Trump administration’s drive to from office — and that won’t happen matter to Trump and Republicans elections, and they Court would have a liberal or a con- move the judiciary to the right will based on anything close to today’s would be his losing re-election in matter. servative majority. The nomination come to a halt. If they take either fact pattern. 2020. of Donald Trump also marked a chamber, the administration will face Trade policy might see different The low stakes in the election major change in our politics that meaningful oversight. legislative outcomes depending on don’t mean that people shouldn’t But that’s pretty who wins the election, but the impact vote. Oversight and judicial confir- much all that turns on would be trifling. Partisanship might mations are at issue in any com- the election results. If the get Trump’s deal with Canada and petitive national elections, and Republicans win, they Mexico through a Republican Con- they matter. (Even if the Supreme are unlikely to send gress and get it rejected by a Demo- Court will have a conservative Trump major legislation cratic Congress. majority regardless of this year’s to sign. They may try to But the deal makes only minor elections, the make-up of many overhaul Obamacare changes to existing policies in North appellate courts will turn on their again. But they passed a America. It would make a difference, outcome.) bill through the House to be sure, if the prospect of a con- Many states are also holding with only four votes last gressional defeat provoked Trump elections that could have a larger time, and their margins into leaving Nafta. But in that case it impact on their residents. But are going to be smaller would be executive action, not the while neither party has an interest next time. congressional decision, that in saying it, this is one of the least They will not have mattered. important national elections we the votes to get much Some people argue that it’s vital have had in years. done, and they don’t for Democrats to win the election, have the appetite to leg- not because they are seeking dif- islate anyway. They will ferent legislative outcomes but The writer is a Bloomberg Opinion not be under the because they want to see a national columnist. He is a senior editor at impression that they rebuke of the Trump-led Republican National Review. need to enact laws to win Party. Republicans, they think, have the next election, since to be shown that continuing to they will just have won support Trump will lead them to
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TEL: 4455 7741 / 767 REUTERS “The answer is to build resilience physical, social and economic In Africa too, some cities are to storms, floods, earthquakes, fires, challenges. making progress on mobilising FAX: +974 4455 7758 About half its members — from money for better infrastructure - Buenos Aires and New Orleans to whether green bonds issued by South MANAGING EDITOR Paris and Amman — have completed African cities, or Kenyan water util- TEL: 4462 7505 their plans, with the rest expected by ities accessing commercial loans Cities seek cash, tech the end of 2019. “What’s harder is to with support from central gov- DEPUTY MANAGING EDITOR help cities take that next step, which ernment and the World Bank, TEL: 4455 7769 is actually doing things,” said Michael researchers said. to activate plans for Berkowitz, president of 100RC, Yet many cities in sub-Saharan LOCAL NEWS SECTION TEL: 4455 7743 which now aims to link cities with Africa lack the resources to improve safer & greener future the partners and resources they need services and reduce environmental BUSINESS NEWS SECTION to implement their strategies. risks for residents, particularly in TEL: 4462 7535 Sometimes cities need only small slums, said Sarah Colenbrander of amounts of help, he added. 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But it private investors often shy away of that population density and none CLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT involves far more than dodging dis- because they perceive the risks as too of the benefits,” she said. TEL: 4455 7857 asters, experts said. high for the [email protected] “Investment in resilience isn’t just expected about avoiding losses and keeping returns, he SUBSCRIPTION & bad things from happening, it’s about added. DISTRIBUTION catalysing growth and opportunity,” Berkowitz said TEL: 4455 7809 / 839 said Marc Forni, lead specialist for cities would FAX: 44557819 As urban areas urban resilience at the World Bank. need support in [email protected] sucked in 55 “One of the things that makes urban the form of percent of the resilience an exciting topic is that it’s project design quite entrepreneurial - you have and finance planet’s population interesting innovation from all dif- structuring to All thoughts and views — a figure UN ferent areas,” he added. bridge the gap. expressed in these columns estimates say will That includes cutting-edge tech- Cities can are those of the writers, rise to 68 percent nologies to help cities use complex also achieve a lot geospatial data to tackle flooding or by reallocating not of the newspaper. by 2050 — the need pollution, often at a falling cost, Forni their existing to find new ways to and others said. With cloud com- resources, and All correspondence cope with modern- puting and satellite imagery, US cities finding new regarding Views and day pressures such can now map their geographical ways to raise footprint in real-time, added Forni, money, experts Opinion pages should be as climate change noting the technology could soon be noted. send to editor-in-chief has become more applied to monitor floods. For example, Emergency inflatable boats are parked as high waters cover the office or mailed to the acute. While the toolkit of solutions for New Zealand’s cities is expanding fast, deployment quake-prone banks of the Seine River in Paris, France. [email protected] 10 EUROPE FRIDAY 2 NOVEMBER 2018 British police open probe into biggest Brexit donor
AFP The probe into Arron pro-Brexit effort in a bid to Banks comes in weaken the European Union. LONDON: British police the wake of media Banks said yesterday that he yesterday opened a criminal revelations that he was happy to have the oppor- investigation into a top Brexit tunity to clear his name. “I am donor over his alleged use of held a series of secret confident that a full and frank offshore companies to finance meetings with senior investigation will finally put an the campaign to leave the Russian embassy end to the ludicrous allegations European Union. officials in London levelled against me and my col- The probe came after the leagues,” Banks said in a Electoral Commission said it had around the time of statement issued by Leave.EU. “reasonable grounds” to believe the 2016 vote. Banks “I am a UK taxpayer and I Arron Banks — an insurance denied any criminal have never received any foreign company owner who was the donations,” he said. Banks later single biggest donor behind the wrongdoing following sent a series of tweets that campaign to leave the EU — was the reports. included a selfie taken in what not the true source of the loans he said was Bermuda. “Gone British businessman Arron Banks takes part in a press briefing by the “Leave.EU” campaign group in made to the pro-Brexit camp. media revelations that he held a fishing!” one of the tweets said. central London in this November 18, 2015 file picture. The National Crime Agency series of secret meetings with The Electoral Commission (NCA) said its “investigation relates senior Russian embassy officials said its investigation into alleged to suspected electoral law in London around the time of the campaign violations focused on made to Better for the Country”. concealed the true details of companies incorporated in offences... as well as any asso- 2016 vote. Banks denied any £2m ($2.6m) reported to have It further believes that the these financial transactions,” the Gibraltar and the Isle of Man,” ciated offences” by Banks and two criminal wrongdoing following been loaned to BFTC by Banks loans involved companies incor- Electoral Commission said. Posner said. Banks said in his companies he is associated with the reports. and his insurance companies. porated in the British overseas The commission’s legal statement that the Electoral — Better for the Country (BFTC) At least one of those meetings They also looked into a territory of Gibraltar and the Isle counsel Bob Posner said at least Commission was acting “under and campaign group Leave.EU. allegedly saw the embassy offi- further £6m reported to have of Man — a crown dependency £2.9m of the money funnelled intense political pressure from They will also investigate cials present Banks with a been given to the organisation — which is not permissible under into Leave.EU “was used to fund anti-Brexit supporters”. Leave.EU chief Elizabeth Bilney. lucrative investment opportunity on behalf of Leave.EU by Banks British electoral law. referendum spending and dona- He also argued that it was The NCA is in charge of investi- in a Russian gold company, alone. The Electoral Commission “Arron Banks, Elizabeth tions during the regulated period unfair that US billionaire George gating serious and organised according to media reports. said it had “reasonable grounds Bilney and others involved in of the EU referendum”. Soros was not targeted for his crime. The probe into Arron The deal never went through to suspect that Mr Banks was not Better for the Country, Leave.EU “The financial transactions involvement in the campaign to Banks comes in the wake of and Russia denies backing the the true source of the £8m loans and associated companies we have investigated include stay in the European Union.
Russia imposes curbs on firms Soyuz launch failed and politicians due to assembly in Ukraine AFP problem, says Russia AFP prevent a repeat incident. MOSCOW: Russia yesterday Representatives of Nasa imposed financial sanctions on KOROLYOV: Russia said and the European Space Agency hundreds of Ukrainian indi- yesterday that the launch of a also attended the rare press viduals and dozens of Soyuz rocket failed last month conference at the mission companies, in what it described because of a sensor that was control centre in the town of as countermeasures for Kiev’s damaged during assembly at Korolyov where staff constantly actions against Moscow. the Baikonur cosmodrome but monitor the ISS. “The aim of Prime Minister Dmitry insisted that the spacecraft today’s event is for the public Medvedev signed the doc- remains reliable. to find out everything,” said ument published by the gov- Russia, the only country moderator Nikolai Sevastyanov ernment’s press service that able to ferry astronauts to the of Roscosmos’s TsNIIMash called for Russian assets of International Space Station, research institute. 322 Ukrainian citizens and 68 suspended all launches after a A video recorded by a Soyuz businesses to be frozen. Soviet-designed Soyuz rocket camera and published by the On the list are Yulia failed on October 11 just Russian space agency showed Tymoshenko, a former prime minutes after blast-off — the the rocket rapidly changing French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron walk on the street after leaving a minister who is among the first such incident in the history direction and spinning around restaurant in Honfleur, northwestern France, yesterday. favourites for president in of post-Soviet space travel. after one of the four boosters polls next year, and Interior Oleg Skorobogatov, the failed to separate in synch with Minister Arsen Avakov. The head of the commission that the others. defence minister and the par- Europe risks losing sovereignty: Macron probed the accident, said the During the aborted launch, liament speaker also feature, flight was aborted because part Russian cosmonaut Aleksey AFP along with several chemical to fight back,” he added. security depend on US choices, of a sensor that indicates the Ovchinin and US astronaut Nick and mining companies. Macron, who is about to having China play an ever separation of the stages of the Hague made an emergency Moscow said the sanctions PARIS: French President start a week-long visit to north greater role when it comes to rocket was damaged during landing and escaped unharmed. were linked to “unfriendly Emmanuel Macron has warned and eastern France to mark the essential infrastructures, and assembly at the Baikonur cos- After the successful emer- actions by Ukraine in relation Europe of a return to the 1930s centenary of the end of World Russia sometimes tempted to try modrome in Kazakhstan. gency landing both the Russian to Russian citizens and legal because of the spread of a War I, has recently criticised its hand at manipulation, and “The cause of a non-standard and US space agencies praised the entities”. The Kremlin said it nationalist “leprosy” across the fellow European Union have financial interests and separation” was a “deformation” Soviet-designed rocket, with Nasa would be prepared to remove continent, in an interview members for giving up on EU markets sometimes play greater of a part during assembly, Sko- administrator Jim Bridenstine the sanctions if it saw the published yesterday. principles. roles than that of states.” robogatov told a news con- saying last month US astronauts “political will” to normalise He also warned that Europe He has notably singled out Macron, who has been ference at Russia’s mission will continue using the Soyuz and relations from Kiev’s side. risked losing its sovereignty if it Hungary and Poland whose losing ground in the opinion control outside Moscow. The praising its “resilience”. “At the moment we do not is “pushed around by foreign nationalist governments have polls, is attempting to position Soyuz rockets are assembled at The Soyuz “remains the see this,” presidential powers.” “I am struck by simi- clashed with Brussels, as well as himself as the champion of cen- Baikonur after arriving by train most reliable rocket,” Dmitry spokesman Dmitry Peskov larities between the times we Italy which has a populist gov- trist politics and multilateralism from Russia’s Progress plant in Baranov, director of Progress, said. Tymoshenko wrote on live in and those of between the ernment including the far-right in the run-up to European par- the Volga city of Samara. the manufacturer of the carrier her Facebook page she was two world wars,” he told the League party figures. liamentary elections in seven Skorobogatov said the rockets, said Thursday. “little concerned” by the newspaper Ouest-France, urging Looking ahead to his tour of months’ time, saying he expects deformation caused a booster Skorobogatov, who heads sanctions against her as she people to be aware of the threats. World War I battlefields, the the duel to be one between “pro- on the first stage to malfunction TsNIIMash, a state research did not have a business “In a Europe divided by president said he was looking gressives” and “nationalists”. and collide with a fuel tank institute specialising in space- presence in Russia. fears, the return of nationalism, for the lessons of history, while According to the latest which “led to the loss of stabi- craft and missile development, Ukrainian political the consequences of economic seeking to promote “a more sov- Vivavoice poll, released on lisation” and triggered an emer- said the commission ruled out analyst Volodymyr Fesenko crisis, one sees almost system- ereign and multilateral” Europe. Tuesday, Macron has lost 10 gency landing. a manufacturing problem. said many figures would use atically everything that marked “Europe faces a risk — that points since August with his He was flanked by the “The only place where it their appearance on the list Europe between the end of of being broken up by nation- approval rating now at 26 heads of Russia’s space manu- could happen was during as a badge of honour. World War I and the 1929 (eco- alist leprosy and of being pushed percent. The poll, carried out facturing plants and research rocket assembly at the Baikonur Russia and Ukraine have nomic) crisis,” the paper quoted around by foreign powers. And between October 19 and 22, centres, who sought to put an cosmodrome,” he said. Russian been locked in a bitter feud him as saying. thereby losing its sovereignty,” also suggested that nearly two optimistic spin on the accident officials pledged to improve since the annexation of “You must bear that in mind, he said. out of three people have a and stress that constructive oversight during assembly of Crimea in 2014. be clear-headed and know how “That is to say having its “poor opinion” of him. steps were being taken to the spacecraft. Oceans heating faster than previously thought: Study
AFP on Earth. According to their most for each of the last 25 years, focused on two gases found nat- ocean was only 30 feet deep,” again revise down its carbon recent assessment this month, oceans had absorbed heat energy urally in the atmosphere: Oxygen said Laure Resplandy, assistant footprint, with emissions needing PARIS: The world’s oceans have scientists from the Intergovern- equivalent to 150 times the and carbon dioxide. Both gases professor of geosciences at Prin- to fall 25 precent compared to absorbed 60 percent more heat mental Panel on Climate Change amount of electricity mankind are soluble in water, but the rate ceton and lead study author. previous estimates. than previously thought over the (IPCC) say the world’s oceans produces annually. at which water absorbs them “Our data show that it would “The result significantly last quarter of a century, scien- have absorbed 90 percent of the That is 60 percent higher decreases as it warms. have warmed by 6.5 degrees increases the confidence we can tists said yesterday, leaving Earth temperature rise caused by man- than previous studies showed. By measuring atmospheric Celsius (11.7 degrees Fahrenheit) place in estimates of ocean more sensitive still to the effects made carbon emissions. Whereas those studies relied oxygen and CO2 for each year, every decade since 1991.” That warming and therefore helps of climate change. But new research published on tallying the excess heat pro- scientists were able to more compares with a IPCC estimate reduce uncertainty,” said Ralph Oceans cover more than two in the journal Nature used a duced by known man-made accurately estimate how much of a 4.0 C rise each decade. Keeling, a geophysicist at the Uni- thirds of the planet’s surface and novel method of measuring greenhouse gas emissions, a heat oceans had absorbed on a Resplandy said the data versity of California-San Diego play a vital role in sustaining life ocean temperature. It found that team of US-based scientists global scale. “Imagine if the showed mankind must once and co-author of the study. FRIDAY 2 NOVEMBER 2018 EUROPE / AMERICAS 11 Democrats favoured to take House, Republicans to hold Senate AFP All 435 seats in the com currently gives Sinema a House are up for slight edge. In Florida, incumbent WASHINGTON: As the US grabs on Tuesday Democratic Senator Bill Nelson midterm election enters the final while 35 seats in is involved in a tough reelection stretch, many races are too close battle with Republican governor to call but most polls have Demo- the 100-member Rick Scott. 538.com has Nelson crats seizing control of the House Senate are at stake. with a small lead. of Representatives and Repub- Americans will In Missouri, 538.com gives licans clinging on to the Senate. vote for governor incumbent Democratic Senator President Donald Trump is Clare McCaskill a 3-in-5 chance ratcheting up the rhetoric and in 36 states. of holding off a stiff challenge campaigning furiously as he from 38-year-old state attorney seeks to hold on to the Repub- percent, chance of winning the general Josh Hawley. lican majorities in the two Senate. In other closely watched chambers of Congress. All 435 As election day approaches races, Democratic Senator Heidi seats in the House are up for and with turnout a major factor, Heitkamp of North Dakota is grabs on Tuesday while 35 seats Trump has sought to drive trailing in most polls and in the 100-member Senate are Republicans to the polls and incumbent Republican Senator at stake. Americans will vote for rekindle the enthusiasm of his Dean Heller of Nevada is locked governor in 36 states. 2016 upset presidential bid. in a dead heat with Democratic Republicans have a slim “I’m not on the ticket, but I am challenger Jacky Rosen. 51-49 hold on the Senate, where on the ticket because this is also a In reliably Republican Texas, Democrats have a tough hill to referendum about me,” he said at Senator Ted Cruz is facing a sur- climb with 26 Democratic seats a rally last month in Mississippi. prisingly competitive challenge on the ballot and only nine “Pretend I’m on the ballot.” from rising Democratic star Beto Republican seats. Democrats Trump has scheduled 10 O’Rourke but most polls give the President Donald Trump attends a campaign rally in the Hertz Arena to help Republican candidates need a net gain of 23 seats to take campaign rallies over the next edge to the Republican incumbent. running in the upcoming election, in Estero, Florida. control of the House they lost in five days in eight states -- Two races for governor have 2010 and House minority leader Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Mis- drawn widespread attention. In Nancy Pelosi boldly predicted souri, Montana, Ohio, Tennessee, border and said he is considering with racist anti-immigration Jersey, North Dakota, Tennessee, Georgia, Democrat Stacey this week they would do so. and West Virginia. Trump has sending up to 15,000. appeals. Texas, and West Virginia, Abrams, former minority leader “Democrats will carry the dialed up the rhetoric on immi- Trump also posted a political “This is fear mongering,” according to political analysts. in the state House of Represent- House,” Pelosi said on “The Late gration, issuing dire warnings ad on his Twitter account on Tom Perez, the chairman of the In Arizona, two women — atives, is seeking to become the Show With Stephen Colbert,” about caravans of Central Wednesday which shows a Democratic National Committee, Democratic Representative first black woman to become while also forecasting victory in American migrants heading to Mexican man boasting about told CNN. “This has been Donald Kyrsten Sinema and Republican governor of a US state. the Senate. Political forecasting the US southern border. killing police officers and Trump’s playbook for so long.” Representative Martha McSally, And in Florida, the African- outlet FiveThirtyEight.com gives Claiming the caravans includes the caption “Democrats Control of the Senate will come a former air force fighter pilot — American mayor of Tallahassee, Democrats a 6 in 7, or 85 percent, include “very bad thugs and gang let him into the country.” Dem- down to a handful of races, in are battling to replace Senator Andrew Gillum, is in a bitter battle chance of gaining control of the members,” Trump has ordered ocrats accused the president of Arizona, Florida, Indiana, Mis- Jeff Flake, a Trump critic who is with a Trump acolyte, Republican House but only a 1 in 7, or 15 5,000 active-duty troops to the seeking to inflame his supporters souri, Montana, Nevada, New not running for reelection. 538. Representative Ron DeSantis. Google workers walk out in global protest
AFP Times newspaper reported last perpetrators aren’t protected or Google Chief Executive week that a senior Google rewarded,” Sam Dutton, a Sundar Pichai sent a message to DUBLIN: Hundreds of employee, Android creator Andy developer advocate, said. Google’s employees on Tuesday. Pichai employees walked out of Rubin, received an exit package management had been “very sup- said he has heard from many Google’s European headquarters worth $90m as he faced allega- portive” of the walkout, he added. employees on the subject of inap- in Dublin yesterday as part of a tions of misconduct, and that In Singapore, employees propriate behaviour at work and global campaign over the US Google had covered up other gathered in an indoor space at was “deeply sorry for the past tech giant’s handling of sexual claims of harassment. Sam Google’s offices, with a picture of actions and the pain they have harassment that saw similar Singer, a spokesman for Rubin, the gathering posted on the caused employees”. protests in London and Singapore. rejected the allegations against “Google Walkout for Real Change” Google released an email At Google’s Dublin campus, him in a statement, saying Rubin Twitter feed. The Google Walkout from Pichai to employees around 500 people walked out left Google of his own accord. account said there were also stating that none of the people in chilly conditions but were ret- In London, hundreds of walkouts in Tokyo, Zurich, Berlin who resigned or were fired due icent about speaking to the workers packed into the biggest and Haifa in Jerusalem. to harassment concerns in the media. Organiser Kate, who did room at their main office in The walkout call came as past two years received “an exit not want to give her surname, protest and later headed outside. Google’s parent company package”. “We are dead serious told the crowd that she coordi- “We’re walking out to Alphabet confirmed that Richard about making sure we provide nated the Dublin walkout “in support colleagues in any work- DeVaul, an executive accused of a safe and inclusive work- solidarity with anybody who has place that have suffered har- harassment, left the company place,” Pichai said in the email experienced any form of sexual assment and to ensure that without an exit package. sent last week. harassment or misconduct in our workplace”. She said afterwards: “If even one person has experienced it, it’s important for us — for me — to show our solidarity and say Putin to visit Italy that we don’t agree with that, and that it shouldn’t happen.” REUTERS were now working out a A Google Walkout For Real schedule for the visit. Change account that sprang up MOSCOW: Russian President Russia is keen to develop ties on Twitter on Wednesday called Vladimir Putin has accepted an with Italy in the hope of ending for employees and contractors invitation to visit Italy, seen as EU sanctions imposed on to leave their workplaces at one of the European countries Moscow over its 2014 annexation 11:10am local time around the most likely to press for a thaw of Ukraine’s Crimea region. world yesterday. in relations with Moscow and Conte told Putin last month he Tension has been growing a lifting of EU sanctions. thought the sanctions “must be over how the US-based tech Prime Minister Giuseppe overcome as soon as possible” giant handles harassment Conte, who leads a government and said Rome wanted to per- claims. Google said last week of far right and anti-estab- suade other EU countries to drop that it had fired 48 employees lishment parties that have them. Italian firms, of which in the past two years — including pressed for better ties with there are around 500 in Russia, 13 senior executives — as a result Russia, visited Moscow last have long complained that the of such allegations, citing “an month and invited Putin to sanctions are hurting their increasingly hard line” on inap- Workers hold signs outside 14th Street Park across the Google offices after walking out as part of a Rome as soon as possible. The business and have been lobbying propriate conduct. global protest over workplace harassment in New York, US, yesterday. Kremlin said that diplomats Rome to get them lifted. It came after The New York
US slaps ‘tough’ sanctions on Venezuela gold sector Pittsburgh synagogue massacre AFP suspect pleads not guilty Brazil and conservative Ivan revenue source for the regime of institutions, stifled free speech REUTERS Duque in Colombia were “pos- President Nicolas Maduro, which and imposed a deadly policy against him, and that some of MIAMI: The White House itive signs for the future of the relies on “corrupt or deceptive” against political opponents. them could result in the death imposed “tough” new sanctions region” that demonstrate a transactions, Bolton said. Until free, fair and early PITTSBURGH: The man penalty, followed by entering a against Venezuela yesterday, regional commitment to free He also announced the State elections are held, “the Nica- charged with opening fire in a plea of “not guilty.” Bowers was denouncing Caracas as being markets and “accountable Department has added new raguan regime, like Venezuela Pittsburgh synagogue and injured during a shootout with part of a “troika of tyranny” that governance”. sanctions on more than two and Cuba, will feel the full killing 11 worshipers pleaded police during the massacre at the includes Cuba and Nicaragua. “The troika of tyranny in this dozen entities owned or con- weight of America’s robust sanc- not guilty yesterday in federal Tree of Life synagogue in Pitts- National Security Advisor hemisphere will not endure trolled by the Cuban military and tions regime,” Bolton said. court to all 44 counts against burgh’s Squirrel Hill neigh- John Bolton told an audience at forever,” Bolton said in prepared intelligence services. The leaders Bolton replaced Lieutenant him, including hate crimes and borhood in what is believed to Miami Dade College that the remarks, referring to Cuba, Ven- of Venezuela and Nicaragua are General HR McMaster in April as firearms offenses. be the worst anti-Semitic attack sanctions would particularly ezuela and Nicaragua. “Like all “desperate” autocrats who had Trump’s top security advisor. He Robert Bowers, 46, an in US history. He had appeared target Venezuela’s gold sector, oppressive regimes and ideol- joined Cuban counterparts in the is an advocate of regime change avowed anti-Semite, appeared in court on Monday shackled to which “has been used as a ogies, it too will meet its demise.” “same oppressive behavior of in Iran and has spoken out force- defiant and determined in court. a wheelchair. bastion to finance illicit activ- The new sanctions against Ven- unjust imprisonment, torture fully against North Korea. Bolton Dressed in a red jumpsuit and His appearance in court ities, to fill its coffers and to ezuela came in the form of an and murder,” Bolton said. played a key role in pushing for with a bandaged left arm, he came as funerals for three more support criminal groups”. executive order signed by Pres- In addressing Nicaragua, the 2003 US invasion of Iraq, walked into the courtroom with victims were planned during Bolton, a longtime foreign ident Donald Trump. Bolton said the regime of Pres- and still defends the Bush what appeared to be a swagger. the day. Prosecutors have said policy hawk, said the elections The sanctions on Venezuela’s ident Daniel Ortega had “com- administration’s fateful decision He spoke little, other than to they will seek the death penalty of far-right Jair Bolsonaro in gold take aim at an important pletely eroded” democratic to start a war. say he understood the charges against Bowers. 12 AMERICAS / CLASSIFIEDS FRIDAY 2 NOVEMBER 2018 Bolsonaro names anti-graft judge as justice minister
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RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil’s far- right President-elect Jair Bolsonaro yesterday named the judge who has upended Brazilian politics with a massive corruption investigation, Sergio Moro, to be his justice minister. Bolsonaro publicly offered Moro the post after being swept to the presidency on Sunday on a wave of anti-establishment anger fueled partly by the judge’s probe into the large- scale looting of state oil company Petrobras. Moro, 46, flew to Rio de Janeiro yesterday for a meeting with the hardline conservative. It Sergio Moro said he is nearing the end of its work in ended with him accepting the would immediately the southern city of Curitiba, offer to head a “super ministry” stop holding court where Moro is based, and combining the justice and public hearings, “to avoid increasingly turning its sights on security portfolios, both men said. Brasilia, Sao Paulo and Rio de The move will likely fuel unnecessary conflicts Janeiro. Since it was launched accusations that Moro’s so- of interest.” in 2014, Moro’s investigation has called “Car Wash” probe has taken out a Who’s Who of poli- been politically motivated and ticians and executives who col- disproportionately targeted left- years and fending off the risk of luded to pump billions of dollars wing politicians — especially ex- a backslide, for the greater from Petrobras into their own president Luiz Inacio Lula da good,” he said. pockets or the coffers of their Silva, whom polls showed would Considered possible presi- political parties. have beaten Bolsonaro had he dential material by some, Moro Although politicians of all not been serving a 12-year cor- had previously said he had no stripes have fallen, Moro has ruption sentence. political ambitions. But “he been accused of being particu- “Federal judge Sergio Moro always had a political attitude,” larly merciless on the left -- has accepted our invitation to said legal expert Daniel Vargas. especially Lula, Brazil’s pres- be minister of justice and That, he said, includes ident from 2003 to 2010. public security. His anti-cor- “several cases when he acted to Moro sentenced Lula — a ruption, anti-organized crime interfere in the dynamics of Bra- hugely divisive but enduringly agenda and his respect for the zilian politics,” such as by leaking popular figure — to jail for constitution and the law will wire-tapped phone calls of Lula taking bribes from a Petrobras be our compass!” tweeted Bol- and impeached former president contractor. Lula tried to stage a sonaro, 63. Dilma Rousseff that played a part presidential comeback in this Moro confirmed in a in the downfall of both. year’s elections, but the courts statement that he had “accepted Moro said he would imme- barred his candidacy. His sub- the invitation as an honor.” “This diately stop holding court stitute, former Sao Paulo mayor will mean consolidating the hearings, “to avoid unnecessary Fernando Haddad, lost to Bol- advances we have made against conflicts of interest.” Judicial sonaro in the run-off election, crime and corruption in recent experts say the Car Wash probe 55 percent to 45 percent.
UN for end to US embargo on Cuba AFP
UNITED NATIONS: The UN General Assembly yesterday called for an end to the decades-old US embargo on Cuba, adopting a resolution by an overwhelming majority and rejecting US moves to criticize Havana’s human rights record. Opposition leader Keiko Fujimori is escorted by police officers It was the 27th time that after the judge ordered her back to jail, in Lima, Peru. the 193-nation assembly has issued the call to lift the embargo imposed in 1962. The Peru court orders Fujimori resolution presented by Cuba was adopted by a vote of 189 detention in graft probe to 2 with no abstentions. The US and its ally Israel voted AFP requested she be detained against while Ukraine and during the ongoing investi- Moldova did not vote. LIMA: Peru’s powerful oppo- gation into alleged illegal cam- The US failed to win sition leader Keiko Fujimori was paign funding. Fujimori’s support for eight amendments taken into custody late on lawyer, Giuliana Loza is criticizing Cuba’s human rights Wednesday after a court ordered expected to appeal the verdict record. The US, Israel and her held in preventive detention and has three days to do so. Ukraine voted in favour of for three years pending the The judge took eight hours those amendments. The Mar- outcome of a corruption probe. to reach his verdict which shall Islands joined them in one The 43-year-old daughter almost certainly scuppers Fuji- vote. President Donald of disgraced and jailed former mori’s hopes of running for the Trump’s administration president Alberto Fujimori is presidency in 2021. points to Cuba’s repression of accused of accepting $1.2m in Fujimori has twice before political opponents and curbs illicit party funding from Bra- run for the presidency but lost of freedom of expression as zilian construction giant Ode- out in a runoff both in 2011 and a reason for maintaining the brecht, for her 2011 presidential 2016, despite the Popular Force economic embargo. campaign. party she founded in 2001 Cuban Foreign Minister In ordering her detention, winning the most votes in both Bruno Rodriguez slammed judge Richard Concepcion those elections. the Trump administration as Carhuancho said there was a She had been the Andean a “government of millionaires “serious suspicion” that Fujimori country’s most popular poli- that imposes cruel policies”, was running a “de facto criminal tician and was trying to con- citing the US treatment of organization that is entrenched tinue a family legacy begun by migrant children separated within” her Popular Force her father, the son of Japanese at the border with Mexico and political party and had laundered immigrants, who was president “locked in cages”. illicit money. from 1990 to 2000. “The US government does Concepcion Carhuanco But his political career not have the least moral described Fujimori, who ended in disgrace. And she and authority for criticizing Cuba or hugged her tearful US-born her brothers have been keen to anyone else with regards to husband Mark Villanella in turn around that legacy into a human rights,” said the foreign court before she was led away positive one. minister. Rodriguez argued that by police officers, as a “high The 80-year-old, currently the embargo was a “flagrant, flight risk.” As such, her said, recovering in hospital from a massive and systematic vio- “the only necessary measure in chronic heart condition, is 12 lation” of human rights in Cuba, her case is undoubtedly pre- years into a 25-year sentence notably by denying access to US- ventive detention.” Public pros- for crimes against humanity produced medicines and ecutor Jose Domingo Perez had and corruption. medical technology. FRIDAY 2 NOVEMBER 2018 CLASSIFIEDS 13
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UK and EU close to Brexit deal on financial services REUTERS Many top bankers extending gains after the Bank enjoy unfettered access to cus- the EU could grant and withdraw fear Brexit will slowly of England hinted at a slightly tomers across the bloc in all equivalence for some financial LONDON: The United Kingdom undermine London’s faster pace of interest rates financial activities. services on its own. Barnier said and the European Union have position as the world’s increases. But BoE Governor Equivalence covers a more that the equivalence regime, made progress on a deal to give Mark Carney also warned all bets limited range of business and which the EU has been offering London’s dominant financial biggest international were off if next March brought a excludes major activities such as Britain since July, could only ever centre basic access to EU financial centre, and a “disruptive” EU departure. commercial bank lending. be unilateral. markets after Brexit, two British Reuters survey found Britain is currently home to Britain’s aim for financial Supporters of Brexit had officials said, but no agreement that, so far, just over the world’s largest number of services was “to go beyond hoped that leaving the EU would has yet been clinched. banks and hosts the largest com- existing EU equivalence regimes allow them to dispense with EU The deal being discussed 600 are moving away. mercial insurance market. and agree a new economic and rules such as caps on bankers’ would be based on the EU’s About €6 trillion or 37 regulatory partnership,” a bonuses to turbo-charge London existing system of financial second British official said that, percent, of Europe’s financial spokesman for May said. as a financial hub. market access known as ‘equiv- while there was progress, assets are managed in the UK “This would be based on the Britain’s Financial Conduct alence’ — a watered-down rela- nothing was finalised. capital, almost twice the amount principle of autonomy for each Authority said that UK and EU tionship that officials in Brussels A spokesman for Prime Min- trading relationship is not in of its nearest rival, Paris. In side over decisions regarding financial rules should stay have said all along is the best ister Theresa May said reports of place in time. addition, London dominates access to its market.” Under the aligned after Brexit, a basic con- arrangement that Britain can a deal were speculation and that Many top bankers fear Brexit Europe’s €5.2 trillion investment current system, Brussels can dition for Brussels to grant equiv- expect. Britain wanted to go beyond the will slowly undermine London’s banking industry. New York is scrap an equivalence designation alence. Faced with having The Times newspaper said a existing equivalence regimes. position as the world’s biggest bigger, but more centred on within 30 days in some cases — Europe’s biggest financial centre tentative deal had been reached The European Commission international financial centre, American markets. a step it has never taken — and on its doorstep, the EU has begun on all aspects of a future part- said a future financial services and a Reuters survey found that, Since Britain voted to leave Britain has called for a far longer tightening conditions for equiv- nership on services, as well as agreement would only be dis- so far, just over 600 are moving the EU in 2016, some of the notice period. The Times alence in areas such as clearing exchange of data and including cussed after a Brexit divorce deal away. Global banks have already world’s most powerful finance reported that neither side would derivatives and investment what would amount to a con- has been finalised. reorganised some operations companies in London have been unilaterally deny market access banking. cession from the EU on bending Talks over a broader deal are ahead of Britain’s departure from seeking ways to preserve the without first going through inde- Britain on Wednesday said the ‘equivalence’ rules. Officials mired in a disagreement over an the European Union, due on existing cross-border flow of pendent arbitration and pro- there was no set date for Brexit in Brussels and London said The Irish backstop — an insurance March 29. trading. The arrangements being viding significantly longer notice. talks to finish, backtracking after Times report was wrong. policy to ensure there will be no The pound jumped following discussed fall far short of that. The EU’s chief Brexit nego- Brexit minister Dominic Raab “We are making progress,” a return to a hard border on the The Times report, reaching Currently, inside the EU, tiator Michel Barnier (pictured) suggested terms could be British official, told Reuters. A island of Ireland if a future $1.2905 by 1150 GMT and banks and insurers in Britain denied this report, saying only finalised by November 21.
Tech giants may have to President Xi admits ‘uncertainty’ in China’s economy AFP be split up: Berners-Lee economic development has US tariffs on half of what clearly increased, downward China exports to the United REUTERS BEIJING: President Xi Jinping pressure has grown, and com- States have sapped confidence (pictured) sought to reassure panies are facing more diffi- in Beijing’s ability to maintain LONDON: Silicon Valley tech- Chinese entrepreneurs at a culties,” said Xi, according to the current growth levels. As the nology giants such as Facebook meeting yesterday with official Xinhua news agency. trade war rages on, China is also and Google have grown so promises to prop up private Xi, who has voiced his trying to build business alliances dominant they may need to be firms with lower taxes and more support for private firms mul- with other countries and entice broken up, unless challengers funding, as he acknowledged tiple times this year, made more foreign enterprises into its or changes in taste reduce their uncertainty in China’s economy. several policy suggestions, markets. clout, the inventor of the World Xi held the meeting amid including lowering corporate Next week, China will host Wide Web said. signs that the world’s second taxes and resolving funding chal- an enormous import fair in The digital revolution has largest economy is losing steam lenges faced by companies. Shanghai featuring thousands of spawned a handful of US-based as it faces a trade war with the He also proposed that pro- tasked local governments with international companies, technology companies since the United States, a massive debt vincial governments raise their “correcting” the behaviour of including General Motors, Ford, 1990s that now have a com- buildup and a weakening cur- own “rescue funds” to bail out certain government depart- Microsoft, and Foxconn. bined financial and cultural player beating them out of the rency. Though China’s overall companies. Xi also emphasised ments, as well as large com- Xi has called it “no ordinary power greater than most sov- market, but by the market economic status is stable, creating a fair and competitive panies that use their dominance exhibition” and a sign of China ereign states. shifting, by the interest going “uncertainty in our country’s business environment and to “bully” smaller firms. “actively opening up markets”. Tim Berners-Lee (pic- somewhere else,” he said. tured), a London-born com- Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, puter scientist who invented the Google and Facebook have a Web in 1989, said he was dis- combined market capitalisation appointed with the current state of $3.7 trillion, equal to Ger- QSE investors’ wealth rises to QR578.52bn of the internet, following many’s gross domestic product THE PENINSULA scandals over the abuse of per- last year. transactions. Market capitali- sector (10.50 percent). Banking 4.06 million yesterday from 7.31 sonal data and the use of social Berners-Lee came up with sation rose by 1.47 percent to and Financial Services sector led million on Wednesday and the media to spread hate. the idea for what he initially DOHA: Qatar Stock Exchange reach QR578.52bn as compared traded number of transactions value of shares also decreased “What naturally happens is called “Mesh” while working at (QSE) index gained 127.60 points to QR570.12bn at the end of pre- last week with 36.31 percent of to QR135.75m from QR330,05m you end up with one company Europe’s physics research or 1.26 percent last week as the vious week. the total number of transactions. on Wednesday. dominating the field so through centre CERN, calling it the bourse closed at 10,280.96 Banking and Financial Industries sector accounted for Of the 47 companies listed history there is no alternative World Wide Web in 1990. When points yesterday. On the daily Services sector led traded value 21.93 percent, real Estate sector on QSE, shares of 40 saw trading to really coming in and asked who had the biggest basis, the index dropped 19.96 last week with 53.99 percent of (12.89 percent) and transpor- yesterday. Of these, 16 gained, breaking things up,” Berners- intellectual influence on him, points or 0.19 percent. the total value. Industries sector tation sector (11.05 percent). 20 closed lower and four Lee, 63, said in an interview. he said: “Mum and Dad.” Trading value during this accounted for 18.62 percent. Real Of the 45 companies listed, remained unchanged. “There is a danger of con- Berners-Lee is now a pro- week increased by 4.37 percent Estate sector accounted for 8.22 22 ended last week higher, while Indices of two sector ended centration.” But he urged fessor at the Massachusetts to reach QR994.14m compared percent and Telecoms sector 21 fell and two remained in green zone and five sectors caution too, saying the speed of Institute of Technology and the to QR952.54m. accounted for 6.02 percent. unchanged. QNB led traded ended in red zone yesterday. innovation in both technology University of Oxford. “I am dis- Trading volume decreased Banking and Financial value last week with 25.98 QSE Total Return Index and tastes could ultimately cut appointed with the current state by 21.71 percent to reach 25.58 Services sector led traded percent of the total. Industries decreased 0.19 percent to some of the biggest technology of the Web,” he said. “We have million shares, as against 32.68 volume last week with 39.25 Qatar accounted for 10.34 17,374.91 points and QSE Al companies down to size. lost the feeling of individual million shares, while the number percent of the total volume. percent and Qatar Islamic Bank Rayan Islamic Index dropped “Before breaking them up, empowerment and to a certain of transactions fell by 13.89 Industries sector accounted for accounted for 8.47 percent. 0.07 percent to 3,893.55 points. we should see whether they are extent also I think the optimism percent, to reach 15,264 trans- 18.32 percent, Real Estate sector On daily basis, the volume QSE All Share Index decreased not just disrupted by a small has cracked.” actions as compared to 17,726 (17.45 percent) and Telecoms of shares traded decreased to 0.31 percent to 3,034.66 points. FRIDAY 2 NOVEMBER 2018 BUSINESS 15 Germans vent VW fury in ‘dieselgate’ suit MarketWatch AFP Germans have grown had been more honest from the engine from November 2008. increasingly irritated start,” added the 42-year-old, Lawyer Ralf Stoll, who is coordi- QSE FTSE100 DOW BRENT FRANKFURT: German who might join the lawsuit. nating the suit for VZBV, expects by “dieselgate” 10,280.96 7,107.19 25,290.33 $64.81 consumer groups filed yesterday fallout as they face The German government has “several tens of thousands” of the country’s first class-action suit also come under fire for being people to sign up for a case he -19.96 PTS -20.19 PTS +174.57 PTS -0.50 over Volkswagen’s emissions plummeting resale slow to take on a car industry called a legal “milestone”. 0.19% 0.29% 0.70% Dow & Brent before going to press cheating scandal, in a first taste values of diesel cars that employs 800,000 people, Taking part in the suit is free for the auto giant of the anger felt and looming driving even as cheating suspicions of charge. A collective suit has by duped diesel drivers. bans in big cities due spread to other automakers. the benefit of letting plaintiffs Consumer association VZBV VZBV and Germany’s largest bundle their complaints against said in a statement it had filed to pollution concerns. auto club ADAC kicked off the a defendant, saving the time and Oil prices drop as wave of supply the request overnight. They US-style class action suit by cost of suing the accused indi- accuse the sprawling 12-brand Justice Minister Katarina lodging a complaint with the vidually — although some group of deliberately harming Barley said “an estimated two higher regional court in 26,000 Germans have already meets global economic gloom clients by installing software to million” VW owners could Brunswick, near VW’s iconic started their own lawsuits REUTERS make cars appear less polluting benefit from the new law, Wolfsburg headquarters. against VW. than they really were. although the suit will start on In line with legal guidelines, The German class action law “Volkswagen will remember a smaller scale. Germans have the initial complaint will rep- has nonetheless come in for crit- LONDON: Oil fell yesterday, set this day as the moment the kid grown increasingly irritated by resent just 10 disgruntled VW icism because unlike in the US, for its fourth consecutive week gloves of the politicians were “dieselgate” fallout as they face drivers. If judges deem the case judges only rule on whether or of declines, as rising crude supply replaced by the boxing gloves of plummeting resale values of admissible, a decision expected not damages should be awarded met the bearish combination of consumer advocates,” VZBV diesel cars and looming driving in no more than two weeks, — without determining an concern over global growth and chief Klaus Mueller said. Their bans in big cities due to pol- judicial authorities will open a amount. So even if German weak equity markets. legal action has been made pos- lution concerns. register allowing others to join judges find that VW should com- Russia is pumping oil at a sible by new legislation taking “They have played us for the collective action. pensate drivers, each plaintiff post-Soviet high, US crude effect on November 1 that was fools,” said Christian Saefken, Eligible is anyone who would still have to go back to output has topped 11 million hurried through to beat a year- who was “shocked” to discover bought a Volkswagen car or one court to enforce their individual barrels a day and a Reuters end statute of limitations for his Skoda Oktavia was among of the group’s Audi, Skoda or claim -- unless VW proposes an survey of Opec production claims against VW. the rigged VW cars. “I wish they Seat brands with a diesel EA 189 overall settlement. shows the group more than made up for any declines in Iranian shipments in October. 2016 in October, with Brent Brent crude futures were down 8.8 percent for the month down 52 cents at $74.52 a barrel and US crude losing nearly 11 BoE holds rates as Brexit looms by 1300 GMT, while US futures percent. Adding to the negative were down 32 cents at $64.99 impact of the Opec output AFP percent this year in a downgrade markets,” the BoE said. a barrel. “Given these (output) figures, the US Energy Infor- of prior guidance of 1.4 percent, UK annual inflation slid to numbers, with Russia pumping mation Administration reported LONDON: The Bank of England blaming slowing global eco- 2.4 percent in September on hard and the United States and a sixth straight week of builds yesterday trimmed its growth nomic growth. falling food prices, from a six- Opec as well, and we are not in US crude inventories. forecasts as Brexit approaches It now expects gross domestic month high of 2.7 percent in really seeing a pickup in Brent has declined from a and froze interest rates — but product (GDP) to increase by 1.7 August. Yesterday’s news come demand for another month... 2018 high of $86.74 in early warned it could alter monetary percent in 2019, the year in which just days after the UK gov- it could indicate we’re back to October, driven lower by policy “in either direction” after Britain will leave the European ernment ramped up its 2019 the good old $70-80 range growing concern over a possible Britain leaves the EU. Union. That was down from 1.8 growth outlook to 1.6 percent, that persisted through April slowdown in global growth as the The central bank’s nine- percent forecast previously. from 1.3 percent. and August,” Saxo Bank senior US-China trade dispute heats up strong Monetary Policy Com- “The economic outlook will But finance minister Philip manager Ole Hansen (pic- and hits emerging market econ- mittee (MPC) voted unanimously depend significantly on the Hammond had also cut his 2018 tured) said. omies in particular. at a regular policy meeting to nature of EU withdrawal, in par- growth guidance to 1.3 percent in the event of a cliff-edge Brexit. A Reuters survey showed US sanctions on Iran’s keep its key rate at 0.75 percent ticular the form of new trading from 1.5 percent in his annual Despite the bump higher in the the Opec raised oil production energy exports come into force and maintain its quantitative arrangements, the smoothness budget statement on Monday. pound, markets were under- last month to its highest since on November 4 and it is still easing stimulus, it announced in of the transition to them and BoE Governor Mark Carney whelmed by the news, according 2016. Brent and US crude unclear how much the coun- a statement. The BoE predicted the responses of households, (pictured) has already stated to Laith Khalaf, analyst at stock- posted their biggest monthly try’s roughly 3.8m b/d pro- the economy will expand by 1.3 businesses and financial that rates could go up or down broker Hargreaves Lansdown. percentage decline since July duction will affected. BREAK TIME
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FAWAD HUSSAIN margin-of-victory record of 1.25 Vault was very uncharacter- routine scoring 14.000 to edge (difficulty) score and we need THE PENINSULA points. istic, but I haven’t been as con- past Morgan to secure silver to as a team,” she said. The margin of victory, fident at these World Champi- medal. Biles’ team-mate Hurd led DOHA: Even on her ‘bad’ day, despite her falls, marked the onships on beam as I have been “I just wanted to do a four- in the first rotation with 14.600 Simone Biles is by far the best. largest of her four all-around in past competitions. So it’s a four (four clean routines) and I did in vault but mistake in balance Despite falling twice during world titles. little scary going out there. and it brought the silver medal. beam where she could earn only yesterday’s final at the 48th Besides breaking her tie Vault shook me up a little bit, And I wanted to finish with a 12.933 points cost her dearly. Artistic Gymnastics World with retired Russian Svetlana but I tried not to get off-track smile,” the Japanese said before “Vault, bars and floor went Championships Doha 2018, the Khorkina for the most women’s and tried to focus on the other adding that gold medal was not really well. I’m not completely four-time Rio Olympic all-around titles, the American three events,” she added. in her mind when Biles fell. happy with beam. I had kind of champion created history by also matched retired Belarusian Murakami, the reigning “Instead of thinking I could a large mistake. I’m not satisfied, winning a record-breaking Vitaly Scherbo for the most floor exercise world champion, win, I was thinking ‘Oh, Biles and I would rather it have been fourth women’s all-around title, career world gold medals with lived up to expectations in her can fall. little better, but that’s OK. It hap- and that too with a record 12. favourite “I will have to put lots more pened. I was trying to be a little margin. The 21-year-old, however,however, difficultdifficult stustuff.ff. I neeneedd to raise mmyy too perfect,”perfect,” HurdHurd said.sa Biles competing in Doha was not convinced withwith herher Two-timeTwo-time EEuropean with a kidney stone, scored performance yesterdayday championchampion Nina DDerwaele was 57.491 points finishing 1.693 as only her hugege alsoalso impressive anandd wwowed fans points ahead of Japan’s Mai advantage in difficultylty withwith her impimpressiveressive routinesr but Murakami to win her 12th carried her to the title.tle. was uunfortunatenfortunate as she missed overall world gold medal. “Definitely, it wass not a medal by just 0.00.0333 points. Morgan Hurd, who was the best of my days,”” BiBilesles BilesBiles readyready to make defending her title finished with told reporters after more hhistoryistory in DDoha a bronze medal after tallying claiming the goldd Meanwhile, Biles,Bile who has 55.732 points. medal. alreadyalready baggedbagged twotwo more gold A good number of fans “It was a tough medalsmedals inin DohaDoha – theth team and turned out at the Aspire Dome day. I didn’t know iff I all-around, is in cocontentionn for to watch the world’s best was going to pull it ooffff todatoday,y, four more in the indi- gymnast chasing a historic title, and then I started doubtingdoubting vidualvidual apparatus but she got off to a shaky start, myself, and I tried to track bacbackk todaytod and USA’s Simone Biles poses for a photograph shockingly sitting down during to training and see how well tomorrow.to with her gold medal after winning the the vault landing. Biles still that went. I tried to just thinkthink SheS is the women’s all-around final of the 2018 FIG scored 14.533 points because her of that. You should aalwayslways ffallall hoth Artistic Gymnastics Championships at the difficulty level was high. back on training becausecause favouritef to Aspire Dome in Doha yesterday. Two rotations later, she I’ve had such goodod winw in three committed another uncharac- training here,” shee of them,t with WOMEN’S ALL-AROUND FINAL (TOP 8) teristic mistake when she came added. unevunevene bars not off the balance beam and got On her falls, Biless beingbeing hher best Gold: Simone Biles (US) 57.491 13.233 points, with her lead said: “I think I gavee routine.routine. Silver: Mai Murakami (Japan) 55.798 falling to 0.90 points before the everyone out theree a ButBut if tthehe AAmerican Bronze: Morgan Hurd (US) 55.732 last rotation. heart attack, but itt is superstarsuperstar managesmanages to win all 4. Nina Derwael (Belgium) 55.699 In floor, her final routine, what it is. Even the bestbest titles,titles, sshehe willwill bbecomeecom the first 5. Angelina Melnikova (Russia) 55.698 she amassed 15.000 crossing falls sometimes, butut I’m womanwoman to earn six mmedals at a Murakami comfortably by 1.693 excited that I pulled iitt out at Simone Biles in action during the WorldWorld ChampionshipsChampions since 6. Melanie De Jesus Dos Santos (France) 55.599 points for a gold medal, over- the end. women’s all-around final yesterday. Yelena ShushunoShushunovav did for 7. Chen Yile (China) 54.632 PICTURE: SYED OMAR coming Shawn Johnson’s “I was definitelyy shocked.shocked. SovietSoviet UnionUnion in 1981987. 8. Flavia Saraiva (Brazil) 54.366 Rosner and Farag to clash in Doha final THE PENINSULA Germany’s Simon Rosner (right) and Peru’s Diego Elias during their semi-final of the Qatar DOHA: Germany’s Simon Rosner Classic title at the Khalifa International Tennis and Egypt’s Ali Farag will be and Squash Complex yesterday. vying for their first Qatar Classic title at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex when they meet in the final here today. Both Rosner and Farag reg- istered contrasting semi-final wins yesterday to make it to the title clash. Rosner, a semi-finalist here last year, eased past Peru’s Diego Elias, who simply couldn’t summon up the play that saw him beat three-time champion Mohamed ElShorbagy in the semi-finals. The first half of the first game was well contested, but thereafter it was Rosner all the way as he wrapped up the win in Egyptians Ali Farag (right) and Tarek half an hour 11-6, 11-3, 11-3. Momen in action during their semi-final. “He had a tough match on Wednesday, and it’s very hard to pick it up the next day. He just Rosner is looking forward to Farag edged a point for point QATAR CLASSIC we play together in the German beat Mohamed yesterday, world the final “I will try and enjoy the first game, and although Momen SEMI-FINALS: RESULTS league and he beat me at the US number 1, first ever platinum moment, play the best squash I levelled, the second seed was in [4] Simon Rosner (Ger) 3-0 [8] Diego Elias (Per) 11-6, 11-3, 11-3 (31m) Open. Simon has a lot of variety semi.. it’s a lot to take in. I sort of can and put no pressure on charge for the next two games, [2] Ali Farag (Egy) 3-1 [3] Tarek Momen (Egy) 11-9, 6-11, 11-6, 11-4 (61m) in his game and a lot of weapons know what he is feeling, last year, myself. And I really looking gaining a measure of revenge and and he beat me in four last time my first semi against Tarek, and forward to it.” reaching his first Doha final in a out. Hopefully this time I can I literally got chopped. So I feel a In the other semi-final, Farag touch over an hour winning 11-9, successive final in Qatar, having I think I executed it well, espe- work on the plan and execute it. bit for him,” Rosner after the met compatriot Tarek Momen, 6-11, 11-6, 11-4. lost to Mohammed Elshorbagy in cially in the third and fourth,” said “Even though I won in San match. last year’s runner-up, in a repeat “My shots were very accurate last years’ edition. Farag. Fransisco and feel like I’ve been “I’m playing my second semi of their marathon Channel VAS all week, but today, they just “Momen is so smart at Farag said his final match playing better at every event. I’ll of a platinum of the season, if you final in England just a few days didn’t work at all. I was fine phys- moving you around the court… It opponent is playing the best of give it my very best in the final. I had told me that about two ago, which Momen won 11-9 in ically, but I needed my weapons, definitely wasn’t easy at any point his life. feel fresh and I’ll do all the months ago, I would probably the fifth to claim his biggest I needed my shots, and they were tonight, Tarek has been playing “Simon is playing the best recovery that I need to and hope- have laughed, so I’m very happy,” career title, but this time it was just not there,” said Momen who some of his best squash recently. squash of his career at the fully I’ll be ready to fire it up in the German added. Farag’s turn to triumph. was looking for a second Today I had a different plan and moment. He is a very good friend, the final,” he said. FRIDAY 2 NOVEMBER 2018 SPORT 17
PSG need AFC Under-19: South Korea more teamwork, defeat Qatar to reach final says striker THE PENINSULA Cavani Players of Qatar and Korea AFP BOGOR: South Korea booked Republic in action during their their place in the AFC U-19 AFC U-19 Championship semi- Championship Indonesia 2018 final match at the Pakansari MONACO: Uruguayan striker final yesterday with an Stadium in Bogor, yesterday. Edinson Cavani says Paris impressive 3-1 win over Qatar Saint-Germain’s team of at the Pakansari Stadium in dazzling individuals including Bogor. Neymar and Kylian Mbappe A superb display and two need to work more as a team goals from Jeon Se-jin laid the if they are to win the Cham- foundations for the victory, one pions League. which sees South Korea continue Cavani said the impor- their quest to claim a 13th title at tance of winning the Cham- this level. pions League for the French The Koreans will now face club was drummed into him Saudi Arabia - who defeated even before he signed from Japan 2-0 in the other semi-final Napoli in 2013. - in Sunday’s title showdown, “It’s an objective that the leaving Qatar to reflect on what club discussed with me before could have been at the end of a I signed the contract,” he said campaign which saw them - ahead of Tuesday’s Cham- along with the other three semi- pions League Group C clash finalists - qualify for next year’s in Naples. FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland. “It is in my head. It flows In damp conditions, the through my veins. I want to game began brightly but without win it because that is the job a genuine threat on goal until that was presented to me Khaled Mohammed drove a shot when I came (to PSG).” PSG’s from distance into the wel- domination of Ligue 1 -- they coming arms of Korea Republic have won five of the past six goalkeeper Lee Gwang-yeon on championship titles -- allows 16 minutes. them to prepare well for their South Korea’s response, when ultimate goal of winning it came, was decisive, an Europe’s premier club unmarked Jeon tapping home Um competition. Won-sang’s 23rd minute cross But the Champions from close-range after lax Qatari outstanding Jeon who starred, this Won-Sang lashed captain substitute Abdulla Almurisi’s best efforts of striker Umaru, League has produced nothing defending from a throw-in. time the midfielder bending a Hwang Tae-hyeon’s pinpoint drilled cross into his own net. Um Qatar, minus the red-carded but heartbreak for PSG and With central defenders Lee delightful - albeit deflected - free- delivery past Mamdouh to round then flashed a shot narrowly Nasser Abdulsalam, struggled to their Qatari owners, who Jae-ik and Kim Hyun-woo nulli- kick past Qatar custodian Shehab off an excellent first 45 minutes wide of the far post, before Jeon’s make any further inroads, and it have plunged millions in the fying the threat of tournament Mamdouh to notch his fifth goal for the East Asians. To their sublime cross was expertly was to be South Korea who came club in the hope of creating leading goalscorer Abdulrasheed of the competition. credit, Qatar refused to buckle headed to safety by Youssef closest to rounding off the one of the continent’s top Umaru, South Korea duly doubled On the stroke of half-time, after the break and they gave Ayman as Um threatened to scoring through Lee Kyu-hyuk’s sides. their lead shortly after the half- two became three for the themselves a lifeline on 52 pounce in the 67th minute. late free-kick which Mamdouh PSG’s hopes ended at the hour mark. Yet again, it was the rampant Koreans as Um minutes when Lee Jae-ik turned Despite their persistence and the did well to repel. quarter-finals four years in succession from 2013-2016, and at the last 16 in the past two campaigns. Coach Unai Emery was fired last summer and left for We hope to beat Al Shahania, Arsenal after failing to bring FIXTURES: the trophy to Paris and new ROUND 11 coach Thomas Tuchel has Today: inherited the task of realising says Al Gharafa coach Gourcuff Al Gharafa vs Al Shahania the dream. At Al Gharafa Stadium - 5.15pm Tuchel has brought the THE PENINSULA Al Gharafa emphasis on teamwork to players Umm Salal vs Al Sadd PSG’s training ground, said DOHA: Al Gharafa coach celebrate in this At Al Gharafa Stadium - 7.25pm Cavani. Christian Gourcuff is targetting a file picture. “He has a wonderful win over Al Shahania when they Tomorrow mentality and likes to win meet in their QNB Stars League Qatar SC vs Al Rayyan with a strong team structure,” Week 11 match against Al At Qatar SC Stadium - 5.15pm said the 31-year-old, voted Shahania. PSG player of the year in 2017. “We must maintain the Al Khor vs Al Ahli “He wants everyone to momentum by continuing our At Al Khor Stadium - 7.25pm play together and that is what good performance. We are very is important for me.” - ‘All satisfied with the outcome of our Sunday together’ last match (6-0 win over Al Khor). Al Duhail vs Al Arabi Atletico Madrid and “We look forward to At Al Duhail Stadium - 5.15pm Juventus as clubs who play becoming better despite the together with the kind of absence of some players, most Al Kharaitiyat vs Al Sailiya robust, disciplined teamwork notably Abdulaziz Hatem and At Al Khor Stadium - 7.25pm that Tuchel is trying to instil Khalid Abdulrraouf, through into PSG. injuries. However, we are looking “That does not mean that to push some young players and their last game. They have some we (PSG) do not work hope to beat Al Shahania. wonderful players, but we know together,” said Cavani, whose “Staying focused is important Meanwhile, Al Shahania top-four finish as well. We have not to repeat the mistakes we how to deal with them. star has declined since fellow especially in the next game, so we coach Jose Murcia also said his great respect for them, but we committed in the previous “Each match is different and strikers Neymar, the world’s can then evaluate the per- team will go for three points look forward towards bagging rounds. All our players are ready we have come out with negative most expensive player, and formance of our team in the first “It is going to be a very dif- three points. to play their roles.” results against Qatar SC and Al teenage sensation Mbappe leg and then work on our goals ficult match for us, we are facing “Right now, our main focus In the other match, Umm Shahania (both games ended in joined him in attack. in the second leg,” said Gourcuff. a strong team. At the same time, is to boost the confidence of our Salal take on Al Sadd. 1-1 draws). Now, we want to put But Cavani denied there Al Gharafa goalkeeper Yousef this game is very important for players. They are playing as a Umm Salal coach Laurent up a strong performance against was friction. Hassan said, “Our start was not us. We will try to achieve our cohesive group,” said Murcia. Banide was confident in dealing Al Sadd. “We are a work in good in the league and we lost goals. We are equipping the Al Shahania player Hamad Al with Al Sadd challenge. “Only Ismail Mahmoud is progress,” he said. some easy points unfortunately, players with confidence with the Juhani said, “Al Gharafa are a “We have a tough task on our nursing an injury in our ranks. “That does not mean I so we want to focus especially in aim of getting a positive result. good team with a lot of high- hand. We are facing Al Sadd and Rest all players are ready. We don’t get on with Neymar or these games so as not to lose “We know Al Gharafa, we quality players, but we will not we are going to play with full con- have a lot of solutions while Mbappe. I hope that work points. Our team was affected by have to be wary of them. They be a pushover side. We will give centration. It is not easy to play playing against big teams, but I with the new coach can give injuries, especially our defence.” are strong contenders for a them a tough fight. We are eager against a strong team that lost cannot reveal them,” said Banide. the perfect structure to produce a big season -- all together.” After defeat at Liv- erpool and being held 2-2 by Napoli last time out, a win at the San Paolo stadium will be La Liga seeks fan support for Miami match crucial if PSG are to make it past the group stages. AFP Key organisations, however, makers are falsely claiming it Fans have been offered a Federation, as well as UEFA and But before facing his have objected to the idea, won’t be good for the game in compensation package, CONCACAF, the governing former club, Cavani said: “It MADRID: La Liga launched a prompting La Liga to seek the the US. So we, the fans, need to including free flights to the bodies in charge of European will be good match to show petition on Thursday to prove approval of fans as part of a fight for this match by telling match, but even one game and North American football that we have moved up to a supporters are behind its plan to #BringUStheGame campaign. them: It’s good for the fans. It’s abroad would arguably disturb respectively. FIFA´s approval is higher level, and that we are stage a league game between The petition, initiated by La good for the game. the balance and integrity of the not mandatory but its president able to deal with this kind of Girona and Barcelona in the Liga North America, reads: “Are you in? The more competition. RFEF president Gianni Infantino said last week pressure -- because if we United States. “Imagine watching Luis Suarez, support we have, the harder Luis Rubiales has been vocal in that world football´s governing lose, that will make it tough Both clubs have signed a Philippe Coutinho, Cristhian we’ll be to ignore.” his opposition to the idea while body would forbid the proposal. for us to get out of the group formal request submitted by La Stuani, Portu, and others com- The targeted fixture is the Spanish players´ association “FIFA will not authorise the stage.” Appearing in Monaco Liga to the Spanish Football Fed- peting right here at home. A real scheduled as a home game for (AFE) has maintained players playing of a match either in the to receive the Golden Foot eration (RFEF) to allow the league match, with points on the Girona at their Estadi Montilivi, will have the final say. La Liga United States or in any other award for oustanding athletic fixture to be played at Hard Rock line...There’s only one problem. where theoretically they would must be granted permission by location that isn’t the stadium of ability and personality, Stadium in Miami on January 26. “Some of the key decision hold a greater advantage. the RFEF and US Soccer Girona,” Infantino said. Cavani said. 18 SPORT FRIDAY 2 NOVEMBER 2018 Samba among favourites for top IAAF award
THE PENINSULA Diamond League finals, is one of the 10 seconds before winning the 4x400m gold Council’s vote will count for 50% of the men nominated for the prestigious prize in Jakarta. Samba was also the IAAF Con- result, while the IAAF Family’s votes and DOHA: The star Qatari hurdler Abder- by the athletics’ world body. tinental Cup winner and the Asian indoor the public votes will each count for 25% rahman Samba has been nominated He showed tremendous form 4x400m champion. of the final result. for the World Athlete of the throughout the season and was unbeaten This week marks the opening of the Voting closes on November 13. At Year by IAAF and is among in nine finals at 400m hurdles. He also voting process for the 2018 World Ath- the conclusion of the voting process, five the top contenders for the became just the second athlete to dip letes of the Year ahead of the IAAF Ath- men and five women finalists will be prestigious award. under 47 seconds after he shattered the letics Awards 2018 in Monaco on Tuesday, announced by the IAAF. Fans can vote online via Asian Record at the Paris Diamond December 4. The male and female World Ath- the IAAF’s social media plat- League with a brilliant 46.98 run. The list of 10 men and 10 women letes of the Year will be announced live forms. Individual graphics for It was the world’s quickest time since nominees were selected by an interna- on stage at the IAAF Athletics Awards each nominee have been posted 1992 since Kevin Young’s 46.78 world tional panel of athletics experts, com- 2018. on IAAF’s Facebook, Twitter and record performance that propelled him prising representatives from all six con- The male nominees are Abder- Instagram flatforms and a ‘share’, to the 1992 Olympic title tinental areas of the IAAF. rahman Samba, Tomas Walsh, Kevin ‘like’ or ‘favourite’ will count as one Samba set tracks on fire in Jakarta A three-way voting process will Mayer, Luvo Manyonga, Noah Lyles, vote. during the Asian Games and won a gold determine the finalists. Emmanuel Korir, Eliud Kipchoge, Armand Samba, recent Asian Games gold in record time in the 400m hurdles, The IAAF Council and the IAAF Family Duplantis, Christian Coleman and winner and champion of eight setting a new Games record of 47.66 will cast their votes by email. The IAAF Timothy Cheruiyot.
Former FIG President hails Doha FIG Worlds Qatar has big experience THE PENINSULA and bronze medals in all- been a progression of the sport around and vault. especially in men’s gymnastics. DOHA: The men’s All-around He later won silver and Athletes from Turkey, Philip- as hosts: Athletes’ Rep competition at the 48th FIG bronze medals at the 1960 pines, Brazil… you name it… Artistic Gymnastics World Olympics in Rome, and two have come up by leaps and THE PENINSULA Championships Doha 2018 on silver at the 1964 Summer bounds,” he said. 87.598 points with eventual gold Wednesday was so closely Olympics in Tokyo. Welcoming the world winner Artur Dalaloyan. fought that the tie-break rule President of the Interna- championships to Qatar, he DOHA: The Athletes’ Represent- “I agree that the target score had to be applied to decide the tional Gymnastics Federation said, “It’s been a wonderful ative at the Doha Worlds 2018, Aljaz should be one point higher. Yet, in winner. (FIG) for 20 years, from 1977 to organisation and many people Pegan from Slovenia, who also the end it was special,” said Pegan. It threw up a debate and 1996, Titov stressed that spe- among us have come here to awarded medals to the men’s All- On Doha seeing such close con- prompted former FIG Pres- cific rules had been laid for an Arabian country for the first around final podium finishers too tests in the very first edition of a ident, and a former gymnast of such an eventuality as it hap- time. Even me! felt that the intense contest towards world championships in the Arab repute himself, Yuri Titov to pened in the case of Russia’s “It’s good and appropriate the end made it nerve-wracking. region, Pegan said, “Qatar are not Yuri say, “It would’ve been better to Artur Dalaloyan and China’s that the world championships “It was very close. Cannot be first time hosts as such. They have Titov give two gold medals!” Xiao Ruoteng (both of whom have come to the Arab region more close than today. But it’s good hosted so many world cups of gym- Titov laughed as he said were tied at 87.598 points). as sport should go far and wide. that we have the rules which made nastics series earlier. Yes, the world that soon after presenting the “The tie-break is in the “Not so much in the It will now provide a great it so easy to decide,” said Pegan. championships are a first, but they medals at the prize-presen- rules which has been voted by women’s section because the impetus to the youth of the He, however, agreed that the do have big experience and their tation ceremony at the Aspire the FIG congress and it says in American gymnasts are cur- Arab world as far as gymnastics target score if achieved should not organisation is perfect.” Dome. case of a tie, you have go back rently dominating with their is concerned,” he added. lead to a tie. On Slovenia’s show at the com- The 82-year-old Titov, to the previous apparatus and skills and performance and Titov has also been a When Chinese gymnast Xiao petition here, Pegan said, “We had who is still sprightly, had won remove the least score one,” he deservedly so. member of International Ruoteng began the final routine on one gymnast and he wanted to be gold at the 1956 Olympics in explained. “What I’ve seen along with Olympic Committee (1995- the high bar, the target score flashed in the final of the pommel horse, Melbourne with the Soviet Titov said the competition the world championships 1996). He was president of the for him to achieve was 14.233. In the but like many others he fell off team, besides an individual among the men has been coming to the Arab world for Russian Artistic Gymnastics end, he got that exact score of 14.233, during one of the routines and had silver medal in horizontal bar, intense and close. the first time is that there has Federation from 2004 to 2006. yet the overall result was a tie on to go home.” Hanoi to Djokovic back on top host F1 race after win in Paris in 2020 AFP
HANOI: Hanoi will host a Formula One race in April 2020, city officials said yesterday, a first for the Southeast Asian nation where racing is still a fringe sport. The race will be hosted in Vietnam’s capital city, with the circuit set to be unveiled at a “gala” next week, Hanoi People’s Committee said in an invite to the event. “The city of Hanoi managed to conclude the REUTERS Dzumhur, committed and coura- cooperation to be entitled as the official host of a geous on the Bercy arena’s central race of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship PARIS: Novak Djokovic celebrated court, suffered a tweak to his lower back (from) April 2020,” the letter read. his return to the summit of world when 4-1 down in the opening set. Authorities said earlier this year they supported tennis with a stroll into the Clearly in pain, he battled on in an the idea of hosting a race, but would not dip into quarter-finals at the Paris Masters 11-minute sixth game which eventually government coffers to pay for the event. as outclassed Damir Dzumhur saw him broken for a second time and, “The prime minister said if Hanoi hosts (a race), had to retire with injury in the though he continued after receiving the budget should be from the private sector,” Mai second set of their third round physio treatment in a time-out and Tien Dung, head of the government office, said in Serbia’s Novak Djokovic clash yesterday. taking pain-killers, there was no way August. celebrates his return to the top The Serb, who learned on back. He added that advertising revenues from the Wednesday that he would be back Djokovic, looking in much sharper event could be “huge” and potentially would cover of the world rankings when he as world number one next week fol- form than his the cost of the event. reached the quarter-finals at lowing Rafa Nadal’s withdrawal from opening match Officials had originally considered hosting the the Paris Masters. the tournament through injury, was against Joao Sousa, took the set in 39 race around Hanoi’s scenic Hoan Kiem lake near leading 6-1, 2-1 when the Bosnian sub- minutes and, once he had earned an the bustling Old Quarter, but decided instead to host Djokovic extended his winning mitted to a back problem that had inevitable break for 2-1, consoled the it near the national stadium where the roads are flared up in the first set. Bosnian, who told him at the net that wider than in town. streak to 20 straight matches Djokovic extended his winning he was in no shape to continue. F1 race director Charlie Whiting told reporters and equalled a personal record streak to 20 straight matches and Seeking a record-equalling 33rd in October month that he had visited the site in Hanoi equalled a personal record of 29 con- Masters and record-extending fifth and was confident the circuit would be ready in of 29 consecutive completed secutive completed sets won as he Paris title, Djokovic will face a much time for the 2020 season. sets won. maintained the remarkable spell of more challenging test in the last eight He said much of the race would be on existing form that has seen him rise from against Marin Cilic, who had earlier roads but some sections would need to be built, Serbia’s Novak Djokovic in action during his third round match against number 22 in June to the top of the looked in strikingly good form when according to Fox Sports. game again. beating Grigor Dimitrov 7-6(5), 6-4. Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Damir Dzumhur yesterday. “That shouldn’t be a problem based on previous experience,” he said. Formula One races can be costly endeavours and are seen as financially risky for host cities like AFP semi-final hopes alive. Hanoi where racing remains outside of the Goerges reaches Zhuhai semis Ninth seed Barty broke mainstream. ZHUHAI, CHINA: Garcia once in each set to Though informal -- and illegal -- motorbike Defending champion Julia Wednesday, but overcame tiebreak 7-5 at the Hengqin had to win 2-0 qualify, she win the round-robin tie 6-3, street racing, and a nascent offroad racing scene Goerges gave herself an Mertens 6-2, 7-6 in a tense International Tennis Center. said: “I knew what I had to 6-4 in one hour and 16 have started to gain traction in Vietnam in recent early birthday present round-robin tie in Zhuhai, The straight sets victory do today -- to win in minutes. years, Formula One has yet to take hold among the yesterday by beating Elise southern China. was enough to take Goerges straight sets -- and I think Barty, who lost to Aryna mainstream of sports fans, most of which are Mertens to book her place Goerges, who turns 30 to the top of the group, and it was up to me to dictate Sabalenka on Tuesday, now football-mad. in the semi-finals of WTA on Friday, was pushed all the world number 14 the game. has to wait for the outcome Vietnam will be only the third Southeast Asian Elite Trophy. the way in the second set by jumped with joy on court Earlier, Australia’s Ash- of Garcia and Sabalenka’s country to host a Formula One race in history after The fifth seed bounced her 22-year-old Belgian and punched the air in leigh Barty beat an out-of- match to see if she will Malaysia and Singapore. back from a bruising defeat opponent, but the German celebration. sorts French number one progress to the semi-finals Hanoi will be the second Southeast Asian city to Anett Kontaveit on clinched the nailbiting Asked if she knew she Caroline Garcia to keep her tomorrow. to host a race in 2020 along with Singapore. FRIDAY 2 NOVEMBER 2018 SPORT 19 Al Attiyah takes early lead in Kuwait THE PENINSULA Qatar’s Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah competing in the super special stage of the Kuwait International Rally at Kuwait Motor Town yesterday. Al-Sabah Motor Racing Club (BMRC) under the chairmanship ARIFJAN, KUWAIT: Nasser of Sheikh Athbi Nayef Jaber Al- Saleh Al Attiyah cruised into a Ahmad Al-Sabah and in con- comfortable lead through the junction with the General opening 2.3km super special Authority for Sport and the stage of the Kuwait International Kuwait International Automobile Rally at Kuwait Motor Town Club (KIAC). Zain Kuwait is the yesterday. main sponsor. The Ford Fiesta R5 driver Earlier in the afternoon, carded a time of exactly two Sheikh Athbi Nayef Jaber Al- minutes with the backdrop of a Ahmad Al-Sabah had been setting sun to move into a 4.1 joined by Zain Kuwait’s Waleed second lead over Czech driver Al-Khachti and drivers Nasser Vojt ch Štajf at the start of the Saleh Al-Attiyah, Vojt ch Štajf, fourth round of the FIA Middle Meshari Al-Thefiri, Nasser East Rally Championship (MERC). Khalifa Al-Attiyah, Henry Kahy, Škoda Fabia R5 driver Štajf Emad Juma and Abdullah Al- said: “This is my first time in the Ruwahi at a packed pre-event Middle East Championship and press conference at Kuwait every event is new to me. I am Motor Town. here because of Nasser. We Two runs through three spoke in Shiraz last year at the gravel special stages are on the Iran Rally and he suggested that agenda for today. Teams open I come and do the Middle East their account in the southern series. I spoke to my sponsors deserts with a run through the and we decided to give it a go. I brand new KMT stage that spans still have a chance to win the 15.10km and gets the action championship and I will not stop Al-Thefiri headed the MERC 2 FIA Vice-President Nasser super special stage and posted Djiyerian remain on course for underway at 10.00hrs. until it is no longer possible. I will contingent with the third Khalifa Al-Attiyah made an the target time of 2min 19.3sec - the MERC 3 title after completing The 18.22km of Nuwaiseeb not let Nasser go to sleep…!” quickest time of 2min 08.4sec to impressive return to the series his run also marked the first FIA the stage in ninth place in a time (10.48hrs) and the 22.46km of the Ten drivers were permitted take a category lead of four- after a 20-year absence to post competitive action to be staged of 2min 20sec. Oman’s Abdulah Al-Zour (11.41hrs) special are split to start the FIA event and another tenths of a second over Jordanian the fifth-quickest time of 2min at Kuwait Motor Town race Al-Ruwahi slipped to 10th place by a remote refuelling stop three Kuwaiti crews took part in driver Khaled Juma into the night 13.2sec. circuit since its inauguration in with a misfiring Subaru Impreza. before the return to Kuwait a National Rally over the same halt. Jordanian driver Shadi March. Lebanon’s Henry Kahy This year’s event is being Motor Town for servicing and a route. Local driver Meshari Former QMMF President and Shaban was the first to tackle the and Jordanian navigator Musa organised by the Basil Salem regroup.
Pakistan’s India win fifth ODI against Azhar Ali retires Windies; wrap series 3-1 from ODIs AFP AFP SCOREBOARD WEST INDIES LAHORE: Senior Pakistani THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: K. Powell c Dhoni b Kumar ...... 0 batsman Azhar Ali yesterday Ravindra Jadeja starred in R. Powell c Dhawan b Ahmed ...... 16 announced his retirement India’s nine-wicket series S. Hope b Bumrah ...... 0 from one-day internationals clinching win over West Indies M. Samuels c Kohli b Jadeja ...... 24 to allow youngsters more after the tourists were skittled S. Hetmyer lbw b Jadeja ...... 9 chances to play for the out for just 104 in the fifth J. Holder c Jadhav b Ahmed ...... 25 national team while he F. Allen c Jadhav b Bumrah ...... 4 one-day international K. Paul c Rayudu b Yadav ...... 5 focuses more on his Test yesterday. D. Bishoo not out ...... 8 career. West Indies won the toss K. Roach c Jadhav b Jadeja ...... 5 The 33-year-old had and elected to bat in Thiru- O. Thomas lbw b Jadeja ...... 0 been dumped from Pakistan’s vananthapuram but collapsed, Extras (lb1, w7) ...... 8 one-day side since a flop surviving just 31.5 of their 50 Total (all out, 31.5 overs) ...... 104 series in New Zealand in overs under overcast skies to Fall of wickets: 1-1 (K. Powell), 2-2 (Hope), 3-36 January, where he earned just register their lowest ODI total (Samuels), 4-53 (Hetmyer), 5-57 (R. Powell), 6-66 12 runs in three matches -- (Allen), 7-87 (Holder), 8-94 (Yadav), 9-103 against India. including a duck at Dunedin, (Roach), 10-104 (Thomas) Jadeja claimed four wickets Bowling: Kumar 4-1-11-1 (w1), Bumrah 6-1-11-2 that proved to be his last with his left-arm spin as India (w1), Ahmed 7-1-29-2 (w3), Jadeja 9.5-1-34-4 match. romped to their target in 14.5 Indian batsmen Rohit Sharma (w1), Yadhav 5-1-18-1 (w1) Azhar will be remem- overs to take the five-match and Virat Kohli (right) celebrate bered as a Test batsman, series 3-1. their team’s victory against INDIA having scored a triple and a The second game was a tie. West Indies at the Greenfield R. Sharma not out ...... 63 double hundred in the last It is India’s sixth successive International Stadium in S. Dhawan b Thomas ...... 6 two years. ODI series win on home soil. V. Kohli not out ...... 33 “I feel that the time is Thiruvananthapuram, yesterday. (lb1, nb1, w1) ...... 3 Opener Rohit Sharma, who Extras right for me to announce my Total (1 wicket, 14.5 overs) ...... 105 smashed 63, and skipper Virat Did not bat: A. Rayudu, MS Dhoni (wk), K. Jadhav, retirement from the one-day Kohli, who made 33, put on an for six but the wicket proved just Jadeja also trapped big- not need the customary break R. Jadeja, B. Kumar, K. Yadav, J. Bumrah, K. Ahmed international format so that unbeaten 99-run stand as the a hiccup in India’s march hitter Shimron Hetmyer lbw for after end of the first innings to Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Dhawan) I can focus with my full hosts raced to their target before towards an easy win. nine to rattle the West Indies get past their target. Bowling: Roach 5-2-13-0, Thomas 4-0-33-1 (w1, energy on Tests and serve the sun had set in the day-night Jadeja set up the convincing middle-order. Kohli was the man of the nb1), Paul 2-0-22-0, Holder 1-0-15-0, Bishoo 1.5- Pakistan longer,” Azhar told game. victory after returning figures Skipper Jason Holder top- series for his 453 runs in five 0-16-0, Allen 1-0-5-0 a press conference. “It was a clinical per- of 4-34 from his 9.5 overs. scored with 25 to raise hopes of matches including three cen- Result: India won by nine wickets Azhar’s tally of runs in 53 India win series 3-1 formance. Credit has to go to the Jasprit Bumrah combined a West Indies fightback but the turies and a highest score of 157 Series: one-day internationals stood bowling unit, pitching the ball with pace spearhead Bhuv- rest of the batting folded. not out. at 1,845 runs at an average of in the right place,” Kohli said neshwar Kumar to get two West Young paceman Khaleel The prolific run-getter when I’m going, I want to keep 36.90 including three hun- after the win. Indies batsmen in the first two Ahmed also made his presence became the quickest to 10,000 going longer,” said Kohli. dreds and 12 half centuries. “We wanted to bowl first overs. Bumrah bowled Shai felt for India, with two key ODI runs in his 205th innings in “I don’t play for awards, just “I feel honoured that I anyway and we got lucky. We Hope for zero. strikes including the wicket of Visakhapatnam ODI that ended to impact the series and help the represented the country in 53 were surprised West Indies Marlon Samuels tried to Holder. in a tie last week. team win.” The two sides now ODIs -- 31 as captain -- and batted,” he added. steady the innings with counter- Jadeja, who was named man “To get runs as captain head to Kolkata for the first of I have some fond memories Fast bowler Oshane Thomas attacking boundaries but he fell of the match, polished off the always gives me confidence. It three Twenty20 internationals of leading some incredibly bowled opener Shikhar Dhawan to Jadeja’s spin for 24. West Indies’ tail and India did won’t happen all the time, but on November 4. talented players. “I am fully committed to Test cricket and would want to serve the country for as long as I can maintain my CA Chairman quits after ball-tampering outcry form and fitness. I would con- tinue to play Domestic One Day and T20 matches,” said AFP the CA-commissioned report was His deputy Earl Eddings was The document also included Peever, 61, was defiant in the Azhar. not provided to the country’s state appointed as interim chairman complaints that there was a bul- immediate aftermath of the Azhar led Pakistan in 31 SYDNEY: Cricket Australia associations before he was and said: “We have a way to go lying culture in elite men’s cricket. review, declaring he was “not one-day internationals Chairman David Peever quit re-elected. to earn back the trust of the It made 42 recommendations, embarrassed at all”, while between April 2015 to yesterday after coming under He was also widely criticised cricket community.” The review including establishing an anti- acknowledging that the board January 2016, winning 12 and intense pressure over a ball- after an interview with broad- by the Sydney-based Ethics harassment code to stop sledging shared responsibility for the losing 18 with one no result. tampering scandal which has trig- caster ABC this week in which he Centre blasted CA’s conduct and training to improve team events in South Africa. “As a former ODI captain gered an exodus of senior figures referred to the ball-tampering leading up to the tampering leaders’ “moral courage”. He insisted he had no plans I wish the team the very best and long bans for three players. affair, which rattled the sport and incident in March, when players Peever had until now kept his to resign, but The Australian for what is an incredibly The former Rio Tinto mining caused an outcry among the Aus- were caught using sandpaper to job despite the exit of CA chief newspaper reported that he was important season ahead of the executive was only voted in for a tralian public, as a “hiccup”. alter the ball at a Test match in executive James Sutherland, told by key stakeholders on World Cup,” said Azhar. new three-year term last week, “Cricket Australia has today Cape Town. coach Darren Lehmann and team Thursday that his position had “There are some tal- days before a scathing inde- confirmed that Mr. David Peever It found that an “arrogant” performance boss Pat Howard. become untenable. ented young batsmen who pendent review sparked by the has announced his resignation as and “controlling” culture within Then-captain Steve Smith and “We look forward to con- are part of the set-up now cheating row slammed the gov- chairman of the board of Cricket the governing body contributed his deputy David Warner were tinuing the important process of and I am supremely con- erning body. Australia, effective immediately,” to players, who existed in a banned for 12 months, and batsman recovering and rebuilding for fident that they will serve Calls have been mounting for the governing body said in a “gilded bubble”, cheating in the Cameron Bancroft for nine months Cricket Australia and Australian Pakistan cricket with Peever to go after it emerged that statement. pursuit of victory. for their roles in the incident. cricket,” Eddings said. distinction.” 20 MORNING BREAK FRIDAY 2 NOVEMBER 2018
PRAYER TIMINGS Super-computer brings FAJR 04. 24 AM SHOROOK 05. 42 AM ‘cloud’ computing to ZUHR 11. 17 AM MAGHRIB 04. 55 PM astronauts in space ASR 02. 29 PM ISHA 06. 25 PM AFP WEATHER TODAY WASHINGTON: A super-computer at the Interna- tional Space Station aims to bring “cloud” computing to astronauts in space and speed up their ability to run data analysis in orbit, Hewlett-Packard Enter- prise said yesterday. A SpaceX cargo capsule delivered the equipment, known as The Spaceborne Computer, to the space station in August 2017. After more than a year of tests, HPE says it is ready to bring the cloud experience to astronauts for the first time — a kind of “cloud” above the clouds, as it were. “We’ve completed all the requirements of our original one-year agreement. It’s been successful and we can open it up,” HPE technology officer Mark Fern- andez said. A super-computer is essentially a group of computers that work together. The one on the ISS contains 32 “cores” and is similar to the kind HPE sells on Earth. It is 30 to 100 times faster than an iPhone or tablet, Fernandez said. Nasa needed to know that any super computer it purchased would be able to function in the harsh envi- ronment of space, amid microgravity, radiation and occasional power outages. The HPE product stood up to all the tests. The goal is for astronauts to be able to run their o o scientific analysis in space, without transmitting the 25 C 31 C data to Earth first. Currently, the connection between space and the Earth can be slow and unreliable. The Minimum Maximum connection is often lost, and there may be a gap in Moderate temperature daytime and scat- communication lasting several seconds or more. tered clouds to partly cloudy at times with Fernandez said the new computer aims to upgrade chance of rain daytime, mild by night. the experience — currently a bit like relying on an old,
HIGH TIDE 00:00 – 12:15 LOW TIDE 04:00 – 20:15 dial-up modem. “It is slow, it is intermittent and it has Courtesy: Qatar Meteorology Department high latency,” he said. With the new system, “I’ll have lower latency to move my data, I’ll have higher bandwidth to move my data. I won’t have any loss of signal to get my data down to Earth, and I’ll be much more reliable.” On a future journey to Mars, millions of miles away, com- munication delays could last 20 minutes or more. So testing such super computers in space, at a rela- tively close distance of 400km above the Earth, could help develop future deep space computers. The Space- borne Computer will be tested by scientists for just a few months, then sent back to Earth in February or March. Today In History Scientists launch plan to map genes of all complex life on earth REUTERS Lewin, a professor at the University of which aims to sequence around 200 “From nature we shall gain insights California in the US and chair of the ant genomes. into how to develop new treatments for LONDON: Scientists launched a vast EBP. “Having the roadmap, the blue- In Britain, genome sequences for infectious diseases, identify drugs to slow project yesterday to map the genetic prints... will be a tremendous resource red and grey squirrels, the European ageing, generate new approaches to code of all 1.5 million known species for new discoveries, understanding the robin, the Fen raft spider and the feeding the world or create new bio of complex life on earth, aiming to rules of life, how evolution works, new blackberry will be added to the vast materials,” he told the briefing. complete the work within a decade. approaches for the conservation of database. The volume of biological So far, fewer than 3,500 complex They described the Earth BioG- rare and endangered species, and... data that will be gathered is expected life species, or only about 0.2 percent, enome Project (EBP) as “the next new resources for researchers in agri- to be on the “exascale” — more than have had their genomes sequenced. moonshot for biology” after the Human cultural and medical fields,” he told a that accumulated by Twitter, YouTube Fewer than 100 of those have been done Genome Project, a 13-year $3bn briefing in London. or the whole of astronomy. to “reference quality” level useful for endeavour to map human DNA which This plan will draw in major Jim Smith, director of science at researchers to access and learn from. was completed in 2003. research efforts from across the world, the Wellcome Trust global health The plan is for the EBP to add many The EBP is expected to cost $4.7bn including a US-led project aiming to charity, said the project would be thousands more reference quality and “will ultimately create a new foun- sequence the genetic code of all “internationally inspirational” and - genome sequences, which scientists say dation for biology to drive solutions 66,000 vertebrates, a Chinese project like the Human Genome Project - had will revolutionise understanding of for preserving biodiversity and sus- to sequence 10,000 plant genomes, the potential to transform research into biology and evolution, boost conser- taining human societies,” said Harris and the Global Ant Genomes Alliance, health and disease. vation efforts and protect biodiversity.
Parkinson’s disease may US woman found alive six start in appendix: Study days after car lands on tree AFP AFP linked to immune response, and appears to be a gathering place for a WASHINGTON: An American woman has been found TAMPA: Parkinson’s disease has long key protein implicated in Parkinson’s, alive six days after her car flew off a highway and been considered a disease of the brain, known as alpha-synuclein. landed on a mesquite tree in the state of Arizona, police but research out on Wednesday found Knowing that people with Parkin- said. The 53-year-old woman was traveling on it may start in the gut — specifically son’s also suffer from gastrointestinal national route 60 near Wickenburg, about 80km north in the appendix, a tiny organ near the disorders like constipation at least 10 of Phoenix, when she lost control on October 12, the large intestine. years before the disease’s better known Arizona Department of Public Safety said. She crashed Using health registries in Sweden symptoms like tremors, stiffness, and through a highway railing and plunged 50 feet into and the US, researchers found that those poor balance surface, researchers the tree where the vehicle “remained suspended above who had their appendix removed in decided to take a closer look at the the ground,” the state troopers said. early adulthood generally saw their risk appendix and its potential role. “There were no apparent witnesses to the crash of developing the incurable neurode- They found that nearly everyone and it would be six days before the woman would be generative disorder cut by 19 percent, has signs of clumped up alpha-synu- discovered by authorities,” the troopers said. said the study in the journal Science clein present in their appendix. But On October 18, an Arizona highway mainte- Translational Medicine. not everyone goes on to develop Par- nance crew and a rancher were trying to corral a “Among people who did develop kinson’s, for reasons that still aren’t stray cow when they noticed the broken fence and Parkinson’s disease, we found that the well understood. then the mangled vehicle still lodged in the tree, age of onset was delayed by an appen- “We think that in rare events, if it the troopers’ statement said. A trooper, along with dectomy on average by 3.6 years,” (alpha-synuclein) were to escape the the maintenance crew and rancher, could not find study author Viviane Labrie, assistant appendix and enter the brain, this anyone in the car but discovered “human tracks” professor at Van Andel Research could lead to Parkinson’s disease,” leading towards a river bed. Institute in Michigan, said. Labrie told reporters. In fact, “alpha- After following the tracks for 457 metres the res- “Our studies suggest that the synuclein is a protein that doesn’t like cuers found the severely dehydrated woman with appendix might be a tissue site that to stay put,” she added. “It’s able to serious injuries, the statement said, without identi- plays a role in the early events or ini- move from neuron to neuron.” fying her. The woman told the trooper that she stayed tiation of Parkinson’s disease.” Par- Experiments have shown the inside her vehicle for “several days” before she kinson’s affects millions of people protein “can travel up the nerve” that climbed out and tried to walk towards railroad tracks worldwide. Some of the celebrities connects the gastrointestinal tract to in the hope she would be found. But she was too weak afflicted include actors Michael J. Fox the brain,” she explained. to make it. The woman was taken by helicopter to and Alan Alda, singer Neil Diamond In the meantime, experts stressed Fashion trends hospital after her rescue. and the late boxer Muhammad Ali. they do not recommending that Colonel Frank Milstead, the Department of Public A model presents a creation by Georgian designer Vaska during Often, the appendix is considered anyone go out and get an appen- Safety Director, praised the rescuers’ diligence. “Due the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Tbilisi, in Georgia, yesterday. a useless organ. But researchers say dectomy to cut the risk of Parkinson’s, to their outstanding efforts, this woman’s life was it is a storage site for gut bacteria, is as more research is needed. saved,” he said in the statement.