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Google, Android, Android TV, Chromecast and other related marks Your hero for family entertainment and logos are trademarks of Google LLC. MoPH signs pacts Deputy Prime Minister meets Jordan's PM for Health Program in Workplace FAZEENA SALEEM The program is in line THE PENINSULA with achieving the goal As part of its ongoing efforts to reduce of reducing the number of non-communicable diseases in the premature deaths (death country, the Ministry of Public Health below 65 years) due to non- (MoPH) has partnered with two private communicable diseases. organisations on promoting healthy living among the employees. Focus of the program MoPH signed agreements with Qatar is on how to prevent Financial Markets Authority and Qatar chronic non-communicable Gas Transport Company (Nakilat) to diseases through healthy implement the ‘Health Program in the Workplace,’ initiative yesterday. lifestyle in and out of the “Health Program in the Workplace, is workplace and cessation of in line with achieving the goal of reducing tobacco consumption, with the number of premature deaths (death increased awareness of how below 65 years) due to non-communicable diseases. Focus of the program is on how to overcome daily stress. to prevent chronic non-communicable diseases through healthy lifestyle in and out Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of Jordan Dr Omar Al-Razzaz met yesterday with Deputy Prime Minister and of the workplace, and cessation of tobacco The initiative will be implemented in Minister of State for Defence Affairs H E Dr. Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah. They discussed bilateral relations and consumption, with increased awareness two phases. In the first phase, employees means of developing them and the latest regional and international developments. `P2 of how to overcome daily stress,” said Dr of Qatar Financial Markets Authority and Sheikh Mohammed bin Al Thani, Director Qatar Gas Transport Company will be of Public Health at MoPH. answering a questionnaire which is sent “We are glad to work with companies via e-mail and treated confidentially. who are keen on taking care of their Phase II of the program, includes a AZF station a leading model for stadium cooling employees. They are not just saving them comprehensive health campaign to THE PENINSULA which is operated by AZF as part of its that are good for energy efficiency and from injuries or trauma but focusing on detect the risk factors for chronic non- DOHA sustainable development strategy. It it is also designed and equipped to use their lifestyle and reducing the negative communicable diseases such as diabetes currently supplies Khalifa International directly treated water. impact which non-communicable dis- high blood pressure, cholesterol and Qatar General Electricity and Water Stadium, the expansion of the Aspire This increases the sustainability eases can make,” he added. obesity. Corporation (Kahramaa) announced Academy and AZF’s main building with of water resources as Kahramaa is Ahmad S Sultan, Director, Public During the campaign, simple meas- yesterday that Aspire Zone Foundation cooling services. working to strengthen water security Relations and Communication urements such as weight, height, blood (AZF) cooling plant is a leading model Kahramaa has planned in the in the country by shifting the use of Department, Qatar Financial Markets pressure, blood glucose and fat level will for cooling stadiums due to district future to provide the station with 12 treated wastewater rather than using Authority; Rashid Hamad Al Marri, Chief be measured. A team from the MoPH will cooling system technology’s ability to other buildings in the Aspire Zone area, drinking water in all district cooling Administration Officer, Nakilat, and Dr visit the institutions and will evaluate cool stadium innovatively and in envi- part of the department’s mission and stations, which a leading model and Khuloud Al Mutawaa, Senior Consultant the cafeteria, stairs and gym if available. ronmentally friendly way. its role in monitoring and regulating living example that AZF for other Community Medicine and Head of Non- “The team of the program will submit Kahramaa added that the system the work of distric t cooling services in sports and non sports facilities to Communicable Disease, Communicable reports and recommendations on the is the most efficient and energy saving the State. follow. Disease Department, MoPH, were also visit, questionnaire non-communicable system which provides an ideal atmos- Kahramaa team followed up the Through regulating and supervising present during the event. diseases. The program is based on an phere in the stadium by reducing the operation of Khalifa International district cooling, Kahramaa aims to MoPH has been working with dif- integrated plan that includes needs temperature by 10 degrees Celsius Stadium and Aspire Zone area which provide electricity, drinking water, sus- ferent ministries and governmental insti- assessment, a results-based work plan through intelligent air handling and features a design capacity of 81,600 tainable water resources, environ- tutions on the Health Program in the in collaboration with the beneficiary, control units. tonnes of cooling capacity and current mental conservation and all new tech- Workplace initiative and the new part- implementation of the activities and Kahramaa said the Department of operating capacity of 52,200 tonnes of nologies in district cooling services in nership is the first of its collaboration follow-up of evaluation on an ongoing District Cooling Services conducted a cooling. It is also equipped with state- line with the goals of Qatar National with private organisations. basis,” said Dr Al Thani. `P3 field tour of the district cooling station, of-the-art control and control systems Vision 2030. QA wins ‘Top Employer Brand’ Award QFFD provides relief to

THE PENINSULA over 100,000 cyclone DOHA This award is a testament to our team’s innovation towards victims in Mozambique Qatar Airways’ recruitment team has been named ‘Top Employer developing the pool of talent here in Brand’ by Bayt.com, at a Qatar, and is also a signiﬁcant step THE PENINSULA including cereals, pulse food, ceremony that took place earlier towards achieving Qatar’s National DOHA vegetable oil, soybean meal, this month at the Grand Hyatt Vision 2030, which strives to support ready-to-eat food and high- Doha Hotel. Qatar Fund for Development energy biscuits. The ‘Top Employer Brand’ social development which includes (QFFD) announced the provision The State of Qatar award recognises outstanding increasing employment and career of an urgent humanitarian expressed its deepest condo- employers who add exceptional opportunities for all citizens.” assistance to 100,000 victims, lences over the loss of lives, and value to the talent market within in addition to providing direct express its commitment to Qatar. Qatar Airways is the most food assistance to 12,076 resi- stand in solidarity with the popular in Qatar on the dents of the affected area, as Republic of Mozambique to recruitment website Bayt.com, includes increasing employment using Bayt.com’s recruitment Awards 2019 including ‘Best part of the State of Qatar’s soli- overcome this humanitarian an endorsement of the hard and career opportunities for all platform across all industry cat- Cabin Interior Passenger darity with the friendly Republic crisis, wishing the People of work that our HR professionals citizens.” egories and career levels, Bayt. Experience’. of Mozambique that was devas- Mozambique further progress put into the company and the The award builds on recent com is the single largest market- Qatar Airways was named tated by a cyclone. and prosperity. Qatari market. successes by Qatar Airways place for professionals and com- ‘World’s Best Business Class’ by QFFD, in coordination with It is worth mentioning that Qatar Airways Group Chief Recruitment team in 2018, which panies in the region. the 2018 World Airline Awards, the Standing Committee for the tropical cyclone, Idai, hit Executive, Akbar Al Baker, said: also won the ‘Best Employer Qatar Airways has received managed by international air Rescue, Relief and Humanitarian several provinces and districts “We are very pleased that our out- Brand’ and ‘Best Recruiter’ a host of accolades in 2019, transport rating organisation Assistance, have sent a relief air- in Mozambique, including standing recruitment team has awards in October 2018 at the including ‘World’s Top 10 Skytrax. It was also named ‘Best craft to the affected areas, to Sofala, Zambezia, Tete, Nyasa, been recognised for their efforts LinkedIn Talent Awards 2018. Airline’, ‘World’s Best Business Business Class Seat’, ‘Best deliver 32 tonnes of relief sup- Manica and Inhambane, causing in helping us become the ‘Top Bayt.com, connects job Class’, ‘Middle East Best Airline’, Airline in the Middle East’, and plies including medicine, food, widespread devastation, killing Employer Brand’ by Bayt.com. seekers with employers in the ‘Middle East Best Major’, ‘Middle ‘World’s Best First Class Airline baby milk, tents, and other relief at least 600 people, and leaving This award is a testament to our MENA region. Every day, thou- East Best Business Class’, and Lounge’. materials. several injured, including people team’s innovation towards devel- sands of new job vacancies are ‘Middle East Best Economy Qatar Airways currently The Fund works also in trapped by the cyclone. oping the pool of talent here in listed on the award-winning Class’ by TripAdvisor Travellers’ operates a modern fleet of more coordination with the World The population is suffering Qatar, and is also a significant step platform by the region’s top Choice Airline Awards 2019. than 250 aircraft via its hub, Food Program (WFP) to deliver also from widespread food toward achieving Qatar’s National employers. With more than Qatar Airways has also been Hamad International Airport (HIA) food baskets to persons in des- shortage and lack of medicines Vision 2030, which strives to 35,200,000 professionals and awarded with several PAX to more than 160 destinations perate need in submerged and caused by this humanitarian support social development which 40,000 leading organisations International Readership worldwide.`P3 severely damaged areas, disaster. 02 HOME FRIDAY 19 APRIL 2019

OFFICIAL NEWS Qatar, Jordan discuss enhancing cooperation Amir condoles with QNA German President AMMAN and Chancellor The Prime Minister and Minister DOHA: Amir H H Sheikh of Defence of the Hashemite Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani Kingdom of Jordan, Dr Omar Al and Deputy Amir H H Sheikh Razzaz, met here yesterday with Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani Deputy Prime Minister and sent yesterday cables of con- Minister of State for Defence dolences to President of the Affairs H E Dr Khalid bin Federal Republic of Germany, Mohamed Al Attiyah, during his Frank-Walter Steinmeier, and official visit to Jordan. German Chancellor Dr Angela During the meeting, they dis- Merkel on the victims of a cussed bilateral relations and tourist bus crash in Portu- means of developing them, and guese island Madeira, wishing enhancing cooperation between the injured a speedy recovery. the two countries in various fields. Prime Minister and Interior The latest regional and interna- Minister H E Sheikh Abdul- tional developments were also lah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al discussed. Thani sent yesterday a cable The meeting was attended by of condolences to German the Head of the Authority of Col- Chancellor Dr Angela Merkel leges and Institutes, Major General on the victims of a tourist bus Hamad bin Ahmed Al Nuaimi; the crash in the Portuguese island Commander of the Joint Special Madeira, wishing the injured a Forces, Major General Hamad bin speedy recovery. QNA Abdullah Al Fetais Al Marri; the Charge d’Affaires at the Embassy Amir sends condolences of the State of Qatar in Jordan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs H E Dr Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah at the National Center for Security Abdulaziz Mohammed Al Sada; the and Crises Management in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, during his official visit to the Kingdom, yesterday. to President and Military Attache of the State of Prime Minister of India Qatar to Jordan, Brigadier General Prime Minister and Minister of in the Hashemite Kingdom of in crisis management and was briefed on the role of the Shafi Mohammed Al Shafi, and a State for Defence Affairs also Jordan, during his official visit to exchange expertise in this field centre in managing crises, its DOHA: Amir H H Sheikh number of ranking officers at the visited the National Center for the Kingdom. The visit aims to between the two countries. future vision and the strategic Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani Qatari Armed Forces. The Deputy Security and Crises Management identify the Jordanian experience The Deputy Prime Minister plans on which it operates. and Deputy Amir H H Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani sent yesterday cables of condolences to the President of MIA and NMoQ welcome Princess Dana Firas the Republic of India, Ram Nath Kovind, and Prime Min- ister Narendra Modi, on the victims of rain in three states in northwest of India, wishing the injured a speedy recovery. Prime Minister and Interior Min- ister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani also sent a cable of condolences to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the victims of rain in three states in northwest of India, wishing the injured a speedy recovery. QNA Amir condoles with President and Prime Minister of Pakistan DOHA: Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Deputy Amir H H Sheikh Abdul- Princess Dana Firas on a tour around the museums’ facilities and immersive galleries. lah bin Hamad Al Thani sent yesterday cables of condo- QNA immersive galleries. that display various stages of the Islamic Art, Princess Dana was textiles and glass. She also saw lences to the President of the DOHA During her visit at the geological formation of the Qatar briefed by the museum’s Director artefacts collected from three Islamic Republic of Pakistan, National Museum of Qatar, Peninsula and its natural sur- Dr Julia Gonnella on ‘Syria continents dating back to 14 cen- Dr Arif Alvi, and Prime Minis- Princess Dana Firas, Unesco Princess Dana was welcomed by roundings, petroglyphs and Matters’ expo, and toured the turies. Princess Dana received a ter Imran Khan on the victims Global Ambassador and Pres- the Director of the National monuments in the archaeo- various sections of the museum brief about the MIA, its estab- of rain in northwest of Paki- ident of Petra National Trust, Museum of Qatar, Sheikha Amna logical sites, and the lives of the and its various wings. She toured lishment phases, its role in stan, wishing the injured a visited the National Museum of Al Thani, who introduced her to people of Qatar on land and the museum’s collection which spreading science and culture speedy recovery. Prime Minister Qatar (NMoQ) and Museum of the museum’s collection. coasts, as well as the digital embraces masterpieces of and encouraging creativity and and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Islamic Art (MIA), for a tour of Princess Dana toured dif- gallery. Islamic art, including metal, communication with the cultures Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khal- the museums’ facilities and ferent galleries of the museum Meanwhile at the Museum of wooden, porcelain, jewellery, and arts of the world. ifa Al Thani also sent yesterday a cable of condolences to Prime Minister Imran Khan, on the victims of rain in Pakistan, wishing Italian Vice-Minister highlights Temporary diversion at Hamad Port Interchange the injured a speedy recov- THE PENINSULA/DOHA ery. QNA international development The Public Works Authority, ‘Ashghal’, announced Amir congratulates cooperation challenges yesterday the closure of the southbound Collector/ President of Zimbabwe Distributor Road at Hamad Port Interchange exit THE PENINSULA Development Cooperation as well loop towards Mesaieed, starting from today until DOHA: Amir H H Sheikh DOHA as more consistency in implemen- June 7, to enable the completion of permanent road Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, tation. Del Re also elaborated on works around Hamad Port Interchange. Deputy Amir H H Sheikh Abdul- Emanuela Claudia Del Re, Italian the pressing challenge of conflicts During this traffic change which is designed lah bin Hamad Al Thani and Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs and migration, and on the positive in coordination with the General Directorate of Prime Minister and Interior Min- and International Cooperation role of diaspora communities in Traffic, road users heading towards Mesaieed ister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin spoke about current and future bridging countries of origin and through Hamad Port Interchange will be diverted Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani challenges of international devel- countries of residence. She also to Umm Al Houl Interchange and will have to sent yesterday cables of con- opment cooperation, highlighting called for a greater involvement follow directions according to their destination. gratulations to the President her vision for “shared devel- of the private sector in devel- Road users coming from Al Majd Road and Hamad Port, where they can do a U-turn and head of the Republic of Zimbabwe, opment.” opment cooperation strategies heading towards Mesaieed will be required to use back towards Umm Al Houl Interchange and use Emmerson Mnangagwa, on She was speaking before stu- and programs, praising the lev- the first exit loop to get onto Mesaieed Road the exit loop onto Mesaieed Road heading south- the anniversary of his country’s dents, faculty, staff, members of erage of the private sector for heading northbound towards Al Wakra, they will bound towards Mesaieed. Independence Day. QNA the Education City community and social and economic inclusion. be required to travel for 3 km until reaching Umm The Public Works Authority will install road professionals working in interna- On specific thematic priorities, Al Houl Interchange. At Umm Al Houl Interchange signs advising motorists of the closure and requests Qatar condemns tional development during a talk she said: “Italy considers edu- road users can take the first right exit and con- all road users to abide by the 80kph speed limit Mogadishu explosion on “Development Cooperation: cation to be one of the principal tinue straight towards the northern entrance of and follow the road signs to ensure their safety. The Italian Approach” hosted by sustainable development goals of DOHA: The State of Qatar Education Above All Foundation the UN 2030 Agenda and looks expressed its strong condem- (EAA) and Georgetown University forward to further develop part- AMU Alumni Association to hold free medical camp nation and denunciation of in Qatar (GU-Q) and organized in nerships in this field with Qatar”. the car bomb on a main road cooperation with the Italian Remarking on the importance THE PENINSULA dietetic, blood pressure, blood address the concerns and queries in the Somali capital Mogad- Embassy in Doha. of promoting interaction between DOHA sugar, BMI, cupping therapy of expatriates. ishu, which led to deaths and Our goal, she said, is to create students and representatives of (Hijama) and physiotherapy by According to AMUAAQ Pres- injuries. In a statement yes- a two-way donor-beneficiary government and policy makers, The AMU Alumni Association the team of dedicated doctors and ident Jawed Ahmad, Qatar’s elite terday, the Ministry of Foreign relationship instead of a one-way Dr Ahned Dallal, GU-Q Dean, Qatar (AMUAAQ), alumni of medical field professionals. state medical institutions like Affairs reiterated the State project, and build with our commented: “Our students go on Aligarh Muslim University in The camp will also create Sidra Medicine, Hamad Medical of Qatar’s firm position on partners a privileged relationship to be future leaders and diplomats, Qatar, will organise a free awareness about organ donation Corporation (HMC) and prom- rejecting violence, terrorism of shared values which can gen- and learning how to be fair, medical camp in association with among the participants. inent private hospitals will offer and criminal acts, whatever erate mutual benefits and long- thoughtful, and innovative in their IMARA Medical Centre Qatar at The camp is expected to their services at the camp the motives and reasons. The term structural solutions. future roles requires seeing first- Imara Medical Centre, opposite benefit nearly 500 people including with AMU Alumni statement expressed the con- She shared Italy’s best prac- hand how leaders behave, present Grand Mall, in Asian Town today including families and workers Doctors from mentioned dolences of the State of Qatar tices and talked about the reform their ideas, garner support, and from 7:30am to 1pm. from various locations and com- organisations. to the families of the victims, of the Italian system of devel- encounter challenges, and we are The camp will offer consul- panies in Doha, Al Wakra, Al Khor The Ambassador of India, P the Government and the peo- opment cooperation which pleased to give them the oppor- tations in general physician, and Industrial Area. Medical Kumaran, will inaugurate the ple of Somalia, wishing the enabled a more effective and inte- tunity to engage with world family medicine, gynaecology, Team Help Desk and volunteers camp. On spot registrations will injured a speed recovery. QNA grated governance structure, leaders and diplomats such as paediatric, cardiology, radiology, from community organisations be followed for those visiting the including a new Italian Agency for Vice-Minister Del Re.” oral hygiene, dental check-up, will also be at the camp to camp on the day. FRIDAY 19 APRIL 2019 HOME 03 QU holds National Identity Conference 2019 THE PENINSULA event and discussed the impor- DOHA tance of identity in determining the role of each individual Qatar University (QU), repre- person. He says identity is a sented by its Social and modern concept and involves a Economic Survery Research system of cultural values shared Institute (SESRI), organised the by a group of people and a sign National Identity Conference, of their affiliation with each which discussed both national other. This also includes lan- identity and the role of education guage as an essential vessel to in promoting national identity in preserve heritage. Qatar. Dr Al Nuaimi spoke about the The event was attended by role identity plays in safe- Minister of State H E Dr Hamad guarding the conscience of the bin Abdulaziz Al Kawari; the nation. He said various minis- Chairman of the Planning and tries and institutions in the State Statistics Authority, H E Dr Saleh of Qatar work hard to cultivate bin Mohammed Al Nabit; Under- and promote intrinsic values. secretary of the Ministry of Edu- In his welcoming address Dr cation and Higher Education Dr Al Derham said: “I am pleased to Ibrahim bin Saleh bin Khalifa Al launch this National Identity Con- Nuaimi; President of QU Dr ference in Qatar University, which Minister of State H E Dr Hamad bin Abdulaziz Al Kawari; the Chairman of the Planning and Statistics Authority, H E Dr Saleh bin Mohammed Hassan Al Derham; and Director is organized by SESRI, one of the Al Nabit; Undersecretary of the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, Dr Ibrahim bin Saleh bin Khalifa Al Nuaimi; President of QU of QU’s SESRI Dr Hassan Abdul- leading research centers in QU. rahim Yousef Al Sayed, as well The topic of the conference is a Dr Hassan Al Derham and other dignitaries during the event. as a number of researchers from pivotal issue as national identity QU, students, faculty, gov- is the basis for societies today, The conference comes one more than 100 survey projects Dr Al Sayed spoke about the national identity in order to ernment agencies and other where it sets the nation apart in as decade after the establishment that tackle different aspects, importance of the National support decision makers when interested participants. a cultural, social and political of the SESRI research institute in including economic, social, Identity Conference in identi- designing national policies Dr Al Kawari spoke at the ‘code’ or ‘cultural imprint’.” QU. The institute has conducted health, education and sports. fying what makes up the Qatari related to identity. Arrangements are under way to welcome Qatar’s Deputy PM and FM, says Sudan

QNA claiming that Sudan refused to The Ministry of Foreign Affairs KHARTOUM receive a Qatari delegation led by Spokesman, Ambassador Babiker Deputy Prime Minister and Al Siddiq, told Sudan News Agency The Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Minister of Foreign Affairs H E that arrangements are under way Affairs denied yesterday reports Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdul- for the visit of the high-ranking circulated by a satellite TV channel rahman Al Thani. Qatari delegation to Khartoum. Qatar Airways Holidays offers packages for CONMEBOL Copa América Brasil 2019

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The VGGES In order to spread awareness Goa Chamber of Commerce & 2019 will offer an ideal platform Embassy of India advises parents to about the upcoming Vibrant Goa Industry, Goa State Industries to meet, interact, network and Global Expo and Summit Association and Goa Technology discuss business proposition for stop waiting further for afternoon shift (VGGES) 2019 scheduled to be Association will organize the importers, exporters, investors, held in Goa from October 17 to event in Doha in collaboration customers and experts. THE PENINSULA Some Indian schools which posted on its social media 19, a promotion event titled with the Indian Business & Pro- The knowledge summit will DOHA received the go-ahead from the platform that they had suspended “Vibrant Goa 2019” will be held fessionals’ Council (IBPC) Qatar. be organised concurrently with Ministry of Education and Higher the admission to the evening in Doha on April 23, 2019. The event will highlight the the Expo with the objective to The Embassy of India has Education to start the second (second) shift and advised the P Kumaran, the Ambassador salient features of Goa in key bridge the gap between Goan advised Indian parents not to shift had started registration of parents to wait for further of India to the State of Qatar, will areas such as innovation, sus- industries and other national as wait further for admission of the admission in afternoon shift instructions from the ministry. be the Chief Guest on this tainability, industries, MSMEs, well as international players. their children in afternoon shifts for the academic year 2019-20 The Ideal Indian school had in Indian schools. but after a while they put the also posted on their official “It is unlikely that approval admission procedure on hold website that the “evening shift is Real estate trading volume exceeds QR1.8bn in a week will be accorded by the con- asking the parents to wait for the on hold until further confirmation cerned authorities, for Indian final decision from the Ministry from the Ministry of Education. QNA / DOHA buildings, residential complexes, multipurpose schools in Qatar to start of Education and Higher Registration and admission tests buildings and multipurpose empty lands. afternoon shifts,” the Embassy Education. are being cancelled.” The trading volume of registered real estates between Most of the trading took place in Al Rayyan, tweeted yesterday. “Please make By the end of February, The According to parents, the March 3 to March 7 at the Ministry of Justice’s real Doha, Al Daayen, Al Da’ayen, Umm Salal, Al Wakra, alternative arrangements and do MES Indian School, which was schools returned the registration estate registration department stood at QR1.8bn. The Al Khor and Al Thakhira. The trading volume of not continue to wait, in the hope one of the four to receive the go- fees for admission for afternoon department’s weekly report said that the trading registered real estates between March 31 to April that it will be approved,” it said. ahead to start the second shift, shifts. included empty lands, residential units, residential 4 was QR333.48m. 04 MIDDLE EAST / AFRICA FRIDAY 19 APRIL 2019

Rouhani calls Sudan arrests Bashir’s brothers on Mideast “The arrests are ongoing of the ousted regime’s states to ‘drive ﬁgures in addition to those who are suspected back Zionism’ of corruption,” Military council spokesman General Shams Eddin Kabashi said, adding that AFP/TEHRAN authorities are looking for a number of wanted Iran’s President Hassan fugitives. He said the detainees will be held in Rouhani called on Middle East prisons in Khartoum and other cities. states to “drive back Zionism”, in an Army Day tirade against the Islamic republic’s archfoe AP suspected of corruption,” Israel. KHARTOUM Kabashi said, adding that author- Speaking flanked by top ities are looking for a number of generals before troops began Protesters in Sudan called wanted fugitives. He said the their annual march-past, yesterday for new street demon- detainees will be held in prisons Rouhani also sought to reassure strations to pressure the ruling in Khartoum and other cities. the region that the weaponry military council to speed up the The English-language Sudan on display was for defensive transition of power to a civilian Tribune said the brothers and al- purposes and not a threat. government as the new rulers Bashir’s wife are suspected of “The region’s nations have announced the arrests of former having accumulated illegal lived alongside each other for president Omar Hassan Al wealth through the years of al- centuries and never had a Bashir’s two brothers on Bashir’s rule. problem... If there is a problem, corruption charges. The brothers’ detention was it is caused by others,” he said Military council spokesman likely another concession by the in the speech broadcast live on General Shams Eddin Kabashi was military to the protesters, who state television. quoted by the official Suna news have demanded that all key “Let us stand together, be Protesters shouting slogans while carrying a Sudanese military officer outside the Army Complex in agency as saying that Abdullah figures and ranking officials from together and rid the region of the capital Khartoum, yesterday. and Abbas Al Bashir were taken the former president’s circle be the aggressor’s presence.” into custody, without providing arrested. A number of Al Bashir’s Rouhani assured neigh- additional details or saying when close associates and former gov- Meanwhile, the Sudanese demanded a swift handover of the transfer of power is com- bouring countries that Iran’s it happened. The arrests were part ernment officials have already Professionals Association, which power to civilian rule. The mil- plete. The two-page blueprint armed forces are “never against of a broad sweep against officials been taken into custody since the has been spearheading anti-gov- itary council has said it plans to posted online envisages a civilian you or your national interests” and supporters of the former military overthrew al-Bashir last ernment street protests since rule for a maximum of two years presidential council made up of but are “standing against the government. Thursday. A number of them are mid-December, released on as the country prepares for new “revolutionary figures” and a aggressors.” The Sudanese military also wanted by the International Wednesday together with elections. defense minister, the only rep- “The power of our armed ousted Omar Al Bashir last week, Criminal Court. several opposition groups a pro- The protesters fear the army, resentative from the military. forces is the power of the after four months of street pro- The military council that now posed blueprint for the transfer dominated by Al Bashir It also proposes the for- region’s countries, the Islamic tests against his 30-year rule runs the country said the former of power from the military to a appointees, will cling to power mation of a Cabinet of techno- world.” he said. “If we have a marred by conflict, civil war and president was transferredon civilian government. or select one of its own to crats to run daily affairs of the problem in the region today, its corruption. Tuesday to Koper Prison in the Though the street protesters succeed him. They have vowed state and a legislative council to roots are either with Zionism “The arrests are ongoing of capital, Khartoum, a facility were overjoyed at al-Bashir’s to continue to protest, focusing draft laws and oversee the or America’s arrogance.” the ousted regime’s figures in notorious for holding political ouster, they were not happy with on a sit-in outside the military Cabinet until a new constitution Rouhani called on Muslim addition to those who are prisoners under Al Bashir. the military taking over and have headquarters in Khartoum, until is written. nations to band together and “restore the historical right of the nation of Palestine,” saying that “Zionism... has been com- Pro-Haftar forces mitting crimes in the region for the past 70 years”, “The final victory will surely be with the lose strategic airport righteous,” he said. AGENCIES Libya— have so far failed to capture 195,000 suspected TRIPOLI the capital. Libya has remained beset by cholera cases in Libya’s UN-recognised turmoil since long-serving leader Yemen since Jan Government of National Accord Muammar Gaddafi was ousted and (GNA) yesterday claimed to have killed in a bloody Nato-backed ANATOLIA/SANA’A wrested the strategic Tamanhint uprising in 2011. airbase from forces loyal to Since then, the country has At least 195,000 suspected cases renegade military commander seen the emergence of two rival of cholera have been registered Khalifa Haftar. seats of power: one in eastern in Yemen since January 1 of this On its official Facebook page, Libya, to which Haftar is affiliated, year, while more than 3,000 the GNA’s Southern Protection and another in Tripoli, which people have died of the disease Force said it had taken control of enjoys UN recognition. since 2016, according to an inter- the airbase, which is located some Meanwhile, the UN’s Libya national aid NGO. 30km east of the city of Sabha. envoy warned of “a widening con- “Some 195,000 people are The reported gain comes amid flagration” in the North African suspected to have contracted a counteroffensive by pro-GNA country, saying international divi- the disease so far this year, of forces aimed at stopping an sions had encouraged strongman whom more than 38,000 are ongoing campaign by Haftar to Khalifa Haftar to launch his assault in districts that are hard for aid The members of Libyan internationally-recognised government forces are seen in Al Swani area capture Tripoli, where the GNA is on Tripoli. agencies to reach,” Oxfam, a in Tripoli, Libya, yesterday. headquartered. But for now, Ghassan Salame UK-based umbrella of charity Following two weeks of inter- said in an exclusive interview, there organizations, said in a mittent fighting on the capital’s was “deadlock” in fighting south government. “After the very deadlock,” he said. launched an offensive to take statement. “More than 3,000 outskirts that have left scores dead, of the capital between Haftar’s self- first successes of the Libyan Fighting broke out on April Tripoli, the western seat of the people have died since the out- Haftar’s forces — affiliated with a styled Libyan National Army (LNA) National Army two weeks ago, 4 when Haftar and his LNA, UN-recognised Government of break began in 2016,” it added. rival government based in eastern and the internationally recognised we are witnessing a military based in the country’s east, National Accord (GNA). The NGO went on to assert that, at its height in June 2017, “7,000 suspected cases were Nigerian court being identified every day with UN envoy: Troop withdrawal in Hodeidah within weeks the outbreak being described finds top judge by the World Health Organi- REUTERS phase. The United Nations has this physical redeployment,” he Hadi, and paving the way for zation as the worst in human guilty of graft DUBAI struggled to implement a pact said. “It’s got to be weeks... hope- political talks to set up a transi- history”. Oxfam Yemen Country agreed at talks last December in fully few weeks.” tional government. Director Muhsin Siddiquey is AFP/ABUJA Yemen’s warring parties could Sweden, the first major break- Sources have told Reuters Danish general Michael quoted as saying: “The interna- start withdrawing forces from through in peace efforts to end the first phase would see the Lollesgaard, head of the UN tional community urgently An ethics court found Nigeria’s the main port city of Hodeidah the war that has killed tens of Houthis leave the city’s ports and observer team in Hodeidah, needs to ensure safe, secure and former chief justice guilty of within weeks, a move needed to thousands and pushed Yemen to pro-government forces leave chairs a Redeployment Coordi- unimpeded access to humani- corruption yesterday and pave the way for political nego- the brink of famine. some areas on the city’s out- nation Committee (RCC) tasked tarian aid for all people in need banned him from office for 10 tiations to end the four-year war, “The two parties agreed for- skirts. In the second phase, both with hammering out details not across the country.” years in a case the opposition the UN special envoy said mally to the concept of opera- sides would pull troops to 18 km spelled out in the pact. Yemen has been wracked said was politically motivated. yesterday. tions for phase one. What we are from the city and heavy weapons A ceasefire in Houthi-held by violence since 2014 when Walter Onnoghen was sus- Martin Griffiths said he had doing now is... moving on as 30 km away. Hodeidah has largely held but Houthi rebels overran much of pended from his post as the received on Sunday the formal planned from there to agree on The Hodeidah deal was a violence has escalated elsewhere the country, including capital country’s top judge by Pres- acceptance of the Saudi-backed phase two,” Griffiths said in a tel- trust building step aimed at in the country. Sana’a. The crisis escalated in ident Muhammadu Buhari just government and the Iran-aligned ephone interview without elab- averting a full-scale assault on The troop withdrawal was 2015 when a Saudi-led military weeks before elections in Feb- Houthi group to implement a orating, adding that talks would Hodeidah by the Saudi-led coa- due to have been completed by coalition launched a devas- ruary, prompting outrage and first phase of troop redeploy- “intensify” in coming days. “So lition trying to restore the inter- Jan. 7 but stalled over disa- tating air campaign in Yemen claims Buhari was trying to ments, while discussions were we don’t have an exact date at nationally recognised gov- greement on who would control with the ostensible aim of manipulate the judiciary. still under way for the second the moment for the beginning of ernment of Abd-Rabbu Mansour the Red Sea port city. rolling back Houthi gains. A request to remove the chief justice normally has to be approved with a two-thirds majority of the Senate, but the Several thousand foreign children languish in Syria camp: UN head of state did not follow that process. Onnoghen was tried for REUTERS citizens leave and fight for the effort should be made to find a December, the latest UN figures “irrespective of family affili- allegedly failing to divulge cash GENEVA jihadist movement in Syria and solution for these people,” he show. Britain revoked the citi- ation,” he said. in five foreign bank accounts in Iraq only to find themselves in told a Geneva news briefing. zenship of a teenager who left at The situation is further com- contravention of rules governing Around 2,500 foreign children limbo after the fall of their self- The children are among 15 to join IS in Syria, while plicated because most states lack the declaration of assets by are stuck in a guarded section of proclaimed “caliphate.” 10,000 non-Syrian and non- Austria and Switzerland have the capacity to offer consular public officials. “The defendant a Syrian camp after fleeing Panos Moumtzis, UN human- Iraqi nationals kept in a said they will not help bring services or access their nationals has clearly contravened the Code Islamic State’s last stronghold, a itarian coordinator for the Syria “restricted” section of the home adults who joined IS. in the area. “There has to be a of Conduct for Public Officers, senior United Nations official crisis, said home nations must sprawling, Kurdish-run camp But Moumtzis said states had concerted effort, this is not about and he is hereby convicted,” said said yesterday, urging govern- take responsibility for repatri- where 75,000 people live in a legal responsibility, especially blaming or ‘naming and Danladi Umar, chairman of the ments not to abandon them. ating their citizens, prosecuting total. Some 211 children were for children, many of whom shaming’, but it’s really about country’s ethics court, the Code The children’s plight at the where necessary. among at least 260 people who were born in IS camps. “Children being practical and finding a way of Conduct Tribunal, which rules Al Hol camp in northeast Syria “Really nobody should be died of malnutrition or disease should be treated first and forward that would find a on cases involving officials. is a dilemma for nations who saw rendered stateless and every en route to the camp since foremost as victims” and solution,” the UN official said. FRIDAY 19 APRIL 2019 ISLAM 05 Quranic meaning of patience

MANSOOR ALAM flourish; that they will eventually nothing in this to fear Allah. fail. This is the Law of Requital Whenever, the Quran uses for he Quran says to that the Quran proclaims. And example: (23:57) then it means: believers They believe this law is unchangeable (6:34). being careful from the adverse in the unseen. “Who Tyrants and oppressors must consequences of violating the believe in the unseen, remember that this law is bound law of requital, being afraid of establish prayer, and to produce its consequence, no the consequences that are bound Tspend out of what We have pro- matter what. But how it will to occur if one does not follow vided for them” (2:3), This belief happen? It will happen according the message of Allah; that when in the unseen is for every effort. to this Quranic law of requital one violates His laws then one Obviously, the result of any effort that what you sow is what you will suffer their destructive con- does not appear right away. It reap; that tyrants will fail; and sequences. This is what is meant takes time. One has to toil and that if others join hands with by fear. This is a fear of the struggle persistently. The result tyrants then the speed of failure unseen destructive results of bad does appear – but only after will increase. And it must be actions which do not appear some time. borne in mind with 100 percent right away. The people who have faith in surety that oppression is bound the efficacy of this law — Allah’s to fail ultimately. In any case, this Period of respite is Allah’s Law of Requital — continue to is the belief (in the unseen results mercy work hard and continue to of his actions) that keeps a The Quran mentions that believe that the results will farmer working hard; and he those who opposed the Prophet appear in due course. They do knows that each seed when (PBUH) used to taunt him: Why not get tired. They neither get nourished properly and taken don’t you bring the destruction frustrated nor get disappointed care of will produce hundreds of that you keep on warning us nor resign in the middle of their grains. about all the time?! On this, Allah effort. This is what the Quran has told that they do not recognise called Sabr or patience. “Except No action produces quick His mercy; i.e., they do not realise for those who have believed and result that He does not punish people done righteous deeds and Whatever laws the Quran has right away after committing advised each other to truth and given regarding humans, they wrong; that there is a period of advised each other to patience” also have this characteristic that respite between the wrong action (103:3). they do not produce results and its consequence. This respite The Quranic Sabr does not quickly. The complaints we keep has been bestowed by Him so mean that when nothing works; hearing are: that Allah is just; that that people might realise their when frustration sets in; when He does justice to everyone; that mistake and correct themselves people get disappointed; and He won’t let tyrants succeed. But and thus be saved from when they think that nothing is we observe daily that tyrants destruction. happening then they are told: So, flourish; that dishonest keep on The Quran says that if you dear brothers and sisters! Do piling wealth upon wealth; that correct yourselves then it is good Sabr. What can be done?! no business succeeds if done In the Holy Quran Sabr (patience) is something what a farmer goes for you only. The period of Whatever was written in the honestly. Then what is this?! Why through day in and day out for months at a time with perseverance respite is also an essential part kismet will happen anyway! the laws of Allah are not and steadfastness. This whole process is what is deﬁned as Sabr of the law of requital and, indeed, Nothing can be done now!! This working? Actually, they are is a mercy from Allah. Because, is not the right meaning of Sabr. working but we do not have faith according to the Quran and the one who perseveres through if we eat unhealthy food and if But in the Quran Sabr is in them. We are not like the this process is called Saabir. we get a disease (e.g. cancer) something what a farmer goes farmer who works hard and per- right away then no one will be through day in and day out for severes months after months, saved. In this period of respite, months at a time with perse- follows the laws of farming; then working on —maybe it may take have belied this belief. The truth “those who are afraid of their small symptoms appear as verance and steadfastness. This only he gets the fruits of his labor one month or six months or a is that people do not have faith Lord”. What is this “fear” and warning signs. If we pay whole process is what is defined after a long time. We, on the year, but one day it will work; in the law of requital. People may what is meant by being “afraid attention to these symptoms and as Sabr according to the Quran other hand, sit at home and say: that one day the result of the say: Allah’s law of requital does not of”? are able to see a connection and the one who perseveres Since Allah’s law is that from one effort will bear fruit for which the work; that we see that dishonest The Quran says that a nation between continuing unhealthy through this process is called seed will grow hundreds of worker is persevering day and succeed; that dishonest busi- raised on the basis of its laws as food habit and the symptoms, Saabir. Quran said that this faith grains then the day when hun- night even while suffering hard- nessmen flourish. When this situ- well as its followers will have no then due to this period of respite in the unseen — (Bil Ghaib) dreds of grains grow we will go ships and hunger. This is the ation becomes common in society; fear nor suffer from any anxiety embedded in the process, there requires Sabr; that believers and get them. This is not (2:3) – steadfast belief in the mission’s when fear and anxiety abound – (2:112; 2:62; 2:274; 2:277). We, on is hope; there is possibility for must have full faith and con- the faith in the unseen. According objective followed by continuous then how would people be moti- the hand, right from childhood, treatment and cure. If, on the viction in this whole process of to the Quran the faith in the action and 100 percent con- vated to work honestly?! sow fear of Allah in the hearts of other hand, there were imme- Sabr. When the Quran says (6:21) unseen means: that every viction in the unchangeable law children. To children then Allah diate punishment for wrong – But verily the wrong-doers worker; every labourer; every of requital of the Quran that the Fear and Anxiety becomes a symbol of fear and action, then no human being in never shall prosper. This means technician who has the con- result is bound to come out for The Quran says (67:12), trepidation. In fact, humanity the world would be saved. oppressors and tyrants won’t viction that whatever I am sure – at the proper time. We which is normally translated as gets crushed with fear. There is www.islamcity.com

Allah has not made this world a house of peace and The two pillars of patience satisfaction or of rewards and recompense, but He ASLAM ABDULLAH idea in these words: “We had anticipated strategy is followed for the wider necessary that Muslims be tried. They has made it a house of the hardships of the night before their interest of the society and for greater should be put in the crucible of fire to trials. The time that people n the intricate path of life, when dif- coming. So when they descended, there advantages, by the great leadership of see whether they come out glowing like spend in this world is ficulties and hardships confront a was no addition to our knowledge.” the army. In this fighting the individual gold or whether they will be burnt away really a time for unending Iperson, it is patience that acts as a Undoubtedly, if people face accidents and life of one person has no importance, with impurities. light for Muslims, that keeps them safe debacles with clear sight and full prepa- because the problem is much wider. So “Do people imagine that they will experience. They come from wandering, and saves them from ration, they will stabilize their conditions it is with luck or fate. People may be put be left (at ease), because they say We out of one trial in order to the muddy mire of disappointment, des- and consolidate their positions. to different kinds of trials, till they fall believe and will not be tested with undergo another which is peration, and frustration. Patience relies on two important down defeated, as there is no other way affliction? Verily, We tested those who Patience is such a basic quality that realities. The first reality is concerned for them, except that they should greet were before you. Thus, Allah knows harder; that is, people are Muslims require it to shape their life in with the nature of this worldly life. Its the hardship that has arrived with those who are sincere and knows those tested once by one thing this world. Only when armed with details are: Allah has not made this patience and submission. Since this life who feign.” (Quran 29:2-3) and again by its opposite, patience should they attend to work. world a house of peace and satisfaction is a testing ground, we should strive hard Undoubtedly, Allah’s knowledge as iron is ﬁrst heated in the They should make it a torchlight for or of rewards and recompense, but He for success in it. covers all manifest and concealed guiding their way, else they will suffer has made it a house of trials. The time What is the trial or examination of matters, and from this examination there ﬁre and then plunged into defeat in the field of life. They should that people spend in this world is really life ? It consists of the hardships and dif- will be no addition to His knowledge, water. Similarly, people are prepare themselves to tolerate hardships a time for unending experience. They ficulties that confront people, and which because He knows all the conditions tested by favourable as well and difficulties, and should not com- come out of one trial in order to undergo open before them the paths of fright, from the beginning till the end. Divine as opposing means. plain unduly. They should not sit idly. another which is harder; that is, people terror, and frustration. Examination knowledge cannot be made a basis for They should not run away from respon- are tested once by one thing and again comes in the name of plaguing defects human beings’ reckoning. Their reck- sibilities, whatever they may be. No by its opposite, as iron is first heated in that prompt people to be jealous and to oning will be on the basis of their own of patience has been set. And for this doubts and misgivings, no hardship or the fire and then plunged into water. nourish rancor against their sincere personal deeds. If some criminals deny reason religion demands it, but those trouble should prompt their intellect to Similarly, people are tested by friend. Examination is the name of the their crimes, then on the day of judgment who shut their eyes from reality by force indulge in violence. They should have favourable as well as opposing means. tyranny in which sometimes a nation sufficient proof can only be brought of their nature are dumfounded when plenty of self-confidence. They should When Allah blessed Prophet occupies the place of God and people against them by God’s tribunal in which they have to face hardships, and their not be frightened by the dark clouds Sulaiman (peace and blessings of God offer their blood as sacrifice for peoples’ own body may give evidence hands and feet become inactive when appearing on the horizon of life; nay, be upon him) with a grand and magnif- retrieving their usurped rights.The against them. they have to fight difficulties. Their they should be fully sure that these icent empire, he knew about these history of life on this earth from the first About such people the Quran has rashness dislike waiting and patience, clouds of adversities and hardships will natural laws of the world. He said: “This day till today is very sorrowful. The right this to say: “And on the day We gather and they are unable to tolerate them. disappear, and the clear and bright is of the bounty of my Lord, that He may thing is that people should make their them together, We shall say to those who Therefore, when anything untoward atmosphere of success and glory will try me whether I give thanks or am own way in this life, though they can be ascribed partners (to Allah), ‘Where are happens, or they have to suffer some appear again. Therefore, the demand of ungrateful. Whoever gives thanks, he sure that the way to their destination is (now) those partners of your make kind of failure, or when they meet with wisdom and farsightedness is that its only gives thanks for (the good of) his full of thorns and murk. believe?’Then they will have no con- an accident, the earth with all its great coming should be awaited with patience, own soul; and whoever is ungrateful (is The second reality is concerned with tention except that they will say “By vastness becomes narrow for them, and peace, and conviction. ungrateful if only to his own soul’s hurt). the nature and temperament of faith. Allah, our Lord, we never were idol- the conditions become exasperating. Almighty God stresses the point suf- For surely, my Lord is absolute in inde- Faith is the name of the relationship aters.” See how they lie against them- They want to come out of these condi- ficiently that people cannot escape tests pendence, bountiful.” (Quran 16:40) between human beings and their Lord. selves, and (how) the thing which they tions in the twinkling of an eye, but it is and trials, so that they may remain alert The causes of trial through sadness As in the relationship of people, true devised has failed them. “(Quran obvious that in this effort they will not and ready at the time when these hard- and hardship are vague and unfixed. friendship and sincerity can only be 6:22-24) be successful, for it is against the tem- ships and difficulties descend on them. However, we can understand them judged when it is confronted with unfa- How can the reckoning of such perament of the world and religion. It They should not be frightened by these properly by the example of the soldiers vorable and bitter conditions, when they criminals be taken in the light of divine is proper for a Muslim to learn to be tribulations, and need not be disap- fighting in the battlefield. In the battle- have to deal with the hardships brought knowledge? Their justifiable retribution patient, to wait, and to wait long. pointed and disheartened: “And verily field some groups are made to fight till about by the vagaries of time, and when will be proper only when all their mis- “Man is made of haste. I shall show We shall try you till We know those of they have to lose their valuable lives, so they are surrounded by various deeds are placed before them. Their you my signs, but ask Me not to hasten.” you who strive hard (in the cause of that the lives of other groups may be problems. At such a time a person’s real efforts and striving to create corruption (Quran 21:37) Allah) and the steadfast, and till We test saved. The security of others is worth and sincerity are known. Exactly, and mischief among others and all their Excerpted from the book “Morals your record.” (Quran 47: 31) dependent on the remaining groups similar is the case of faith. To find out misdeeds will be reviewed before them. and Manners: An Islamic Perspective” An Arab poet has echoed the same being made to fight in new battles. This the truth and sincerity about faith, it is On these two bases the foundation by the author. 06 ASIA FRIDAY 19 APRIL 2019 Millions vote in 2nd round of LS polls

IANS Except for some Polling in all other places was NEW DELHI incidents of clashes reportedly peaceful although between stone complaints of glitches in elec- Millions voted across 95 Lok tronic voting machines (EVMs) Sabha seats in 12 states and the pelters and security came from several states, briefly Union Territory of Puducherry forces, polling halting the electoral process. yesterday in the second phase of ended peacefully Over 76 percent of the elec- the staggered battle for a new torate cast their votes in the three Parliament, marred by stray in the Srinagar. In northern West Bengal constitu- violence in West Bengal and all other places encies in the second phase of the Jammu and Kashmir and EVM it was reportedly Lok Sabha elections yesterday, glitches in seven states. peaceful although amid several incidents of vio- An electorate of 15.7 crore lence including an attack on voted to elect 95 Lok Sabha complaints of glitches CPI-M MP and candidate Voters queueing up to cast their votes at a polling station in Siliguri, West Bengal, yesterday. members out of the 1,606 con- in electronic voting Mohammad Salim in Raniganj testants yesterday. machines came from and the smashing of an EVM in —and 18 members to the state villages in all five constituencies state’s Akola Lok Sabha Except for some incidents of several states. a clash inside a polling booth in Assembly in by-polls. boycotted the elections to protest constituency. clashes between stone pelters Darjeeling. After initial dull moments, the against lack of development. The voter, Shrikrishna and security forces, polling Unfazed by the summer heat voting picked up dramatically in Uttar Pradesh’s voting per- Ghyare, was taken into custody. ended peacefully in the Srinagar policemen, including two and dust, voters turned out in Odisha, which is electing five Lok centage was 62.3 percent in all The motive behind the action Lok Sabha seat yesterday while officers, were injured in these large numbers in Karnataka. Sabha and 35 Assembly members, eight constituencies: Mathura, was not immediately known, eliciting overwhelming voter clashes but the security forces There was over 60 percent to reach around 64 per cent. Hathras, Amroha, Agra, police said. turnout in the Udhampur said they exercised maximum polling in 14 of the state’s 28 par- In Bihar, over 62 percent Fatehpur-Sikri, Aligarh, Nagina, On the fate of the votes constituency. restraint to ensure that the vio- liamentary constituencies, that voting was reported in five of 40 Bulandshahr. already cast, the EC official Clashes broke out between lence did not overshadow the went to polls in the first phase Lok Sabha seats that went to After a dull start, voting explained that Ghyare had only security forces and stone pelters voting in Srinagar. with the main fight between the polls in the phase. According to zoomed in Maharashtra which broken the ballotting unit and the who tried to disrupt the voting While the turnout in Srinagar ruling Congress-JD-S alliance officials, polling was peaceful, will elect 10 of the 48 Lok Sabha control unit or the VVPAT, placed process in Batmaloo area of Sri- was nearly 15 percent, in and the BJP. save a reported incident of a par- members yesterday to around a foot away with the election nagar city, Pandach area of Gan- Udhampur, over 65 percent Over 63 percent polling was amilitary trooper at a polling 57 percent though it was officials were safe. derbal district and at four other people cast their votes, including recorded in Tamil Nadu where booth opening fire and clashes expected to go up and voters In Chhattisgarh, Mahasamund, places in Badgam district in the a newly-married couple who people elected 38 of 39 Lok between supporters of different were still in queues. Rajnandgaon and Kanker, which Srinagar seat, officials said. turned up in their wedding Sabha members — voting in parties. A voter smashed the EVM went to polls on Thursday, One civilian and four finery. Vellore has been postponed People in about a dozen while casting his vote in the recorded nearly 71 percent turnout. Bangladeshi film star sorry Azad helps unite Haryana Congress leaders IANS the party as all the 10 Lok Sabha that the party presented a picture Leaders of others factions in performance of winning the Lok after Indian CHANDIGARH seats in Haryana go to the polls of unity before taking on other the party — Kiran Chaudhary, Sabha elections. The party lead- expulsion on May 12. political parties. Kumari Selja, Randeep Singh ership is united,” Hooda told An initiative by the Congress Azad, a former Union Health Last month, Azad made all Surjewala and Ajay Singh Yadav IANS. AFP party in-charge for Haryana, Minister and former Chief Min- the top leaders from the party — were also part of the bus tour. One leader missing on the DHAKA Ghulam Nabi Azad, backed by a ister of Jammu and Kashmir, had come together on a common “We have followed the bus tour was former MP Kuldip firm message from the high his task cut out after he was platform — a bus — for a six-day Andhra-Karnataka model in Bishnoi, the younger son of A Bangladeshi film star has apol- command to the highly faction- named the Congress in-charge (March 26-31) whirlwind tour of taking all leaders around the former Chief Minister Bhajan Lal. ogised after he was expelled alised party leadership in for Haryana as late as January Haryana called the “Parivartan state in one bus. The Congress is Bishnoi, however, had turned up from India for campaigning in Haryana, has brought the this year. He took over from Yatra”. united in Haryana. We had at Congress President Rahul national elections, as Indian warring Congress leaders another senior Congress leader, Former Chief Minister people waiting eagerly even past Gandhi’s rally in Jagadhri town authorities said a second Bang- together — at least for the Kamal Nath, who is currently the Bhupinder Singh Hooda, who led midnight. The Yatra got an over- in Yamunanagar district on ladesh actor was being deported ongoing Lok Sabha elections. Madhya Pradesh Chief the state from 2005 till 2014, and wheliming response,” Azad said. March 29, to end speculation for the same reason. With the Congress facing an Minister. is considered the strongest leader As a fallout of the Azad initi- about his leaving the Congress Ferdous Ahmad has starred uphill task of trying to recover With just three months to go in the party with a pan-Haryana ative, the leaders of the various fold. in more than 200 films, and was lost ground from the ruling for the Lok Sabha polls and less appeal, could be seen sharing his factions have stopped working Tanwar said that the unity kicked out of India on Tuesday Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the than 10 months for the assembly seat on the bus journey with as cross-purposes in the run-up effort by Azad had “energised” after campaigning for West ‘unity’ of the Congress leaders is elections in Haryana, Azad hit Haryana Congress President and to the elections. the party leadership and the Bengal state Chief Minister being seen as the only hope for the ground running to ensure former MP Ashok Tanwar. “We will repeat our earlier cadre. Mamata Banerjee, a rival of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party. Ferdous, 45, said he respects Indian law and that foreigners India suspends LoC should not take part in an election in another country. “I apologise for my inad- trade, says being vertent mistake. I hope everyone concerned will forgive me,” Ferdous said in the statement sent to local media. used to fuel terror Indian authorities said yesterday that a second Bangladeshi IANS revisited thereafter. actor, Ghazi Abdul Noor, was NEW DELHI The government, it said, “has asked to leave the country after been receiving reports that the attending a political rally of a India yesterday suspended, with cross-LoC trade routes are being member of the opposition Con- immediate effect, trade across the misused by the Pakistan-based gress party in West Bengal state. Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu elements for funnelling illegal Noor’s visa was also out-of- and Kashmir, saying it was being weapons, narcotics and fake date, local officials said. The used by unscrupulous and anti- currency etc”. actor is a household name in national elements for sneaking in The LoC trade, meant to West Bengal for his role in a hawala money and weapons from facilitate exchange of goods of popular television series. the territory under Pakistani common use between local pop- Bangladesh’s foreign min- occupation to fuel terrorism and ulations across the LoC in ister accused India of overre- separatism in the country. Jammu and Kashmir, is allowed acting by deporting him. “What The Ministry of Home Affairs through two trade facilitation he (Ferdous) has done is regret- said a probe conducted by the centres located at Salamabad in table,” said Bangladesh Foreign National Investigation Agency Baramulla district and Chakkan- Minister A K Abdul Momen. (NIA) had revealed that some da-Bagh in Poonch district. “At the same time, the way individuals, who have crossed The trade takes place four the Indians are strongly reacting Myanmar ceasefire anniversary celebrations over to Pakistan and joined mil- days a week and is based on to it, I feel they are overre- itant organisations, have opened barter system and zero duty basis. acting,” the minister told the People watching ﬁreworks during a ceremony in Panghsang to commemorate 30 years of a ceaseﬁre trading firms there and these “However, reports have Dhaka Tribune newspaper. signed with the Myanmar military in the Wa State. were under the control of mil- been received that the LoC trade itant organisations and were is being misused on very large engaged in the LoC trade. scale. It has been revealed that Noting that India had already the trade has changed its char- Myanmar urged to drop charges against artists withdrawn the Most Favoured acter to mostly third party trade Nation (MFN) status to Pakistan and products from other regions, REUTERS ruling powers and social foibles. The troupe members were Performers in Yangon, the after the Pulwama terror attack, including foreign countries, are YANGON “Myanmar’s authorities are charged under Section 66D of commercial capital, were required it said the latest action has been finding their way through this demonstrating once again their the Telecommunications Act, to submit their lyrics to a cen- taken after receipt of inputs that route,” the statement said. Human Rights Watch urged intolerance of criticism, even in which outlaws “defaming, dis- sorship board, with a spokesman “in order to evade the conse- “Unscrupulous and anti- Myanmar yesterday to drop satirical form,” Linda Lakhdhir, turbing, causing undue influence for the ruling National League for quent higher duty, LoC trade is national elements are using the charges against four satirical Asia legal adviser at Human Rights or threatening any person using Democracy saying the restrictions likely to be misused to a much route as a conduit for hawala performers and a filmmaker Watch, said in a statement. a telecommunications network”, were “temporary” as the country larger extent”. money, drugs and weapons, arrested after criticising the During their performance, and later released on bail. moved towards democracy. “It has, therefore, been under the garb of this trade,” it military, as an army spokesman the troupe criticised the mili- A military spokesman said Members of the Peacock Gen- decided by the government to added. defended “rules and limits” on tary’s role in politics, chanting authorities planned to bring eration did not submit their lyrics suspend the LoC trade at The MHA said that during freedom of expression. “it’s time to say goodbye”. further charges under Section 505 to the board before performing Salamabad and Chakkan-da- the ongoing investigations of Police arrested four members The military ruled Myanmar of the Penal Code, covering public under streetlights on a dusty Bagh in Jammu and Kashmir with certain cases by NIA, “it has been of the Peacock Generation for nearly 50 years - tolerating statements, which carries a Yangon road on Monday night. immediate effect.” Meanwhile, “a brought out that a significant “thangyat” troupe on Monday after little dissent - until democratic maximum sentence of two years “In my opinion, the military stricter regulatory and number of trading concerns they broadcasted a live show on reforms began in 2011. The con- in prison and does not permit bail. has taken action against us... enforcement mechanism is being engaged in LoC trade are being Facebook during traditional New stitution still reserves 25 percent The arrests follow criticism because the government didn’t worked out and will be put in operated by persons closely Year celebrations. Thangyat is a of seats in parliament, and of authorities over restrictions take action,” said Paing Ye Thu, place in consultation with various associated with banned terrorist centuries-old tradition of per- control of several important imposed on thangyat during this one of the members of the troupe agencies”, it said, adding the issue organisations involved in formance that often lampoons ministries, for the military. year’s New Year festivities. and a youth leader for the NLD. of reopening of LoC trade will be fuelling terrorism/separatism”. FRIDAY 19 APRIL 2019 ASIA 07 Asad Umar quits amid major cabinet reshuffle REUTERS After yesterday’s shake-up, Abdul Hafeez Shaikh to turn to a steady hand to ISLAMABAD replace businessman Umar, who will be the de-facto Finance Minister while was the former chief executive Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry has been of Engro, Pakistan’s biggest Khan made a sweeping cabinet moved to the Science and Technology Ministry. private conglomerate. reshuffle yesterday after only Brigadier retired Ijaz Ahmed Shah has been Shaikh, a US-educated seven months in power and economist who worked at appointed Abdul Hafeez Shaikh appointed Interior Minister, and energy expert Harvard University, also spent as de facto Finance Minister to Nadeem Babar will lead the Petroleum Ministry. many years working for the steer the country through wors- World Bank and had also been ening economic turmoil. the Privatisation Minister during Pakistan is on the brink of included the departure of parliament. the government of former mil- signing up for it 13th Interna- Finance Minister Asad Umar, Earlier in the day Umar, itary dictator General retired tional Monetary Fund (IMF) who has been a close ally to announcing that he would step Pervez Musharraf. bailout since the late 1980s in a Imran for many years. down, said Pakistan would still Umar had been leading bid to stave off a balance of pay- Shaikh, who already served go into an IMF programme but negotiations with the IMF but ments crisis and ease ballooning as Finance Minister from 2010- warned his successor that he has faced criticism over a wors- current account and fiscal 2013 under the opposition faces a tough job ahead. ening economic outlook on his deficits. Pakistan People’s Party when it “No one should expect from Asad Umar speaks to the media during a press conference after watch, with inflation at a five- Imran’s government was in power, has been the new Finance Minister that stepping down as Finance Minister, in Islamabad, yesterday. year high and the rupee down inherited a wobbly economy but appointed as “Adviser on things could be better in three about 35 percent since the former cricketer has come Finance” but will be heading the months’ time,” Umar told announced in May. the Science and Technology December 2017. under intense criticism for failing Finance Ministry once again. reporters in Islamabad yes- Umar, who had been asked Ministry, while retired Brigadier The central bank last month to fulfil his promises that he In Pakistan it is common for terday afternoon. to quit on Wednesday night, said Ijaz Ahmed Shah has been cut growth estimates, fore- would steady the ship and bring financial experts to be given the “The next budget will be a he still strongly believed Imran appointed as Interior Minister. casting the economy to expand prosperity to Pakistan. title of “adviser”, rather than difficult one,” he added, was the best hope for the Energy expert Nadeem Babar 3.5 to 4 percent in the 12 months Imran late yesterday Federal Minister, to head the referring to annual spending country. has been appointed to lead the to the end of June, well short of announced 10 ministerial Finance Ministry when they are plans for the financial year Information Minister Fawad Petroleum Ministry. a government target of 6.2 appointments in a shakeup that not a sitting member of ending June 2020 due to be Chaudhry has been moved to Imran was widely expected percent.

Imran among 14 shot dead in Time’s 100 most influential people Balochistan INTERNEWS ISLAMABAD AGENCIES Pakistan navy personnel,” the KARACHI country’s Navy said in a Time magazine has published statement, without specifying its list of the ‘100 most influ- Gunmen shot dead at least 14 the number of personnel and ential people’ for the year 2019, people, including personnel of their ranks. naming Pakistani Prime Pakistan Navy, in the country’s Baloch Raji Aajoi Sangar Minister Imran Khan, Malaysian southwestern Balochistan (BRAS), an umbrella group of PM Mahathir Mohamad, and Province yesterday morning, several outlawed Baloch sepa- New Zealand’s PM Jacinda officials said. ratist groups, has claimed Arden on the list. The gruesome incident - responsibility for the attack. In the description men- latest in a fresh flare-up of vio- Meanwhile, Prime Minister tioning details of PM Imran lence - took place on a main Imran Khan has condemned the Khan, journalist Rashid Khan highway that connects Paki- “dastardly act of terror” and said that Imran Khan gen- stan’s commercial capital directed the authorities to bring erates the broadest hope Karachi to southwestern stra- the perpetrators of the “barbaric among the people of tegic Gwadar port, where uni- act” to justice. Pakistan. dentified assailants in camou- Imran also expressed his He said that young and old flage uniform intercepted five sympathies with the families of hope that Imran Khan can turn to six passenger buses, Gwadar’s the victims. Japan’s Emperor to step down on April 30 the country around and help Deputy Commissioner retired The large Balochistan Japan’s Emperor Akihito (left) and Empress Michiko wave to well-wishers before leaving Ujiyamada make ‘South Asia an ocean of Captain Muhammad Waseem province, which borders Iran Station after visiting Ise Jingu shrine in Ise in the central Japanese prefecture of Mie yesterday. Akihito peace rather than a state of per- told reporters. and Afghanistan, has seen a will step aside and make way for his son Crown Prince Naruhito on April 30. manent conflict’. The heavily-armed fresh wave of violence in recent assailants, according to local weeks. At least 21 people were broadcaster Dawn News that killed and dozens injured in a quoted unnamed security suicide attack in the provincial Peace talks postponed as Taliban object to Afghan guest list sources, first offloaded the pas- capital Quetta last week. REUTERS today, but a senior government condition of anonymity. to meet President Ashraf Ghani’s sengers and then took 16 with Information Minister Fawad KABUL official in Kabul said “the gath- Taliban spokesman Zabi- government, which they call a them after checking their iden- Chauhdry said there appeared ering has been called off for now hullah Mujahid said Taliban puppet regime, but have held tification in remote Buzi Top to be an “organised pattern” in A meeting between the Taliban and details were being leaders were uncomfortable with several rounds of peace talks area. recent terrorist attacks in the and Afghan politicians and civil reworked.” Afghan delegates the size of the Afghan delegation with US officials. At least 14 were killed by the country. “We have sacrificed a society aimed at ending more nominated for the talks were told and its composition. Ghani said on Wednesday gunmen while two managed to lot for peace. God willing, we than 17 years of war in Afghan- the trip was postponed and new “Presence of some partici- the 250-member Afghan dele- escape and reached a nearby will make those responsible for istan has been postponed, offi- dates were being discussed, a pants was completely against the gation included some gov- security check post. Security these incidents an example,” he cials and diplomats said western diplomat in Kabul said. list of what was agreed upon,” ernment officials attending in a forces rushed to the spot and added. Chaudhry said, “We have yesterday, citing Taliban objec- “The government will have Mujahid said, adding that the personal capacity. But the group shifted the bodies to the area achieved major successes in the tions to the size of the Afghan to change the composition of the delegation included Afghans did not include some of the most hospital. war against terror but the war delegation. delegation to make this meeting working for the government. The powerful figures in Afghan “The martyrs included is not yet over.” The talks were set to begin happen,” the diplomat said on Taliban have repeatedly refused politics. Rivals make competing claims in Indonesia polls N Korea calls for Pompeo AFP firm action,” National Police to be dropped from talks JAKARTA Chief Tito Karnavian said yesterday. REUTERS North Korea to abandon its Indonesia’s Joko Widodo said “I urge everyone against SEOUL nuclear program. yesterday his reelection as head mass demonstrations, whether KCNA gave no details on the of the world’s third-biggest it’s to celebrate or to express North Korea said yesterday it no weapon that was tested on democracy was all but assured, dissatisfaction” at the results, longer wanted to deal with US Wednesday but “tactical” calling for calm as his firebrand Karnavian added. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo implied a short-range weapon former general rival insisted he This year’s campaign was and said he should be replaced rather than the long-range bal- had in fact won the nation’s top punctuated by bitter mud- in talks by someone more listic missiles that have been job. slinging and a slew of fake news mature, hours after it announced seen as a threat to the United Widodo, 57, said he had online - much of it directed at its first weapons test since States. received phone calls from world the presidential contenders. nuclear talks broke down. KCNA quoted Kwon, who is leaders to congratulate him on Authorities said yesterday The North’s official KCNA in charge of US affairs, as saying his country’s biggest-ever they had seen a spike in false news agency quoted senior the Vietnam summit, the second election, but added he would reports and hoaxes, with some Foreign Ministry official Kwon between the two leaders, await the final results before calling for chaos in the streets Jong Gun as warning that no one showed that talks could go formally declaring victory. Incumbent Indonesian President Joko Widodo talks to media and for Indonesians to commit could predict the situation on the wrong “whenever Pompeo He cited a series of so-called violence in response to the Korean peninsula if the United pokes his nose in.” “I am afraid about the results of the presidential election, in Jakarta, yesterday. “quick counts” by pollsters, results. States did not abandon the “root that, if Pompeo engages in the which are based on samples, However, the capital Jakarta cause” that compelled North talks again, the table will be that showed him as much as 11 had prevailed, citing voter fraud biggest mosque after Friday was quiet yesterday after as Korea to develop nuclear lousy once again and the talks percentage points ahead of but without supplying concrete prayers today. many as 190 million voters in weapons. will become entangled,” Kwon Subianto. evidence. The 67-year-old, who has the country cast ballots in the The statement came shortly said. Quick counts have been “Sandiaga Uno and I are long had his eye on the coun- one-day poll - which featured after North Korea announced “Therefore, even in the case reliable indicators in past declaring victory as the Pres- try’s top job, lost to Widodo in a record 245,000 candidates - that leader Kim Jong Un had of possible resumption of the elections. ident and Vice-President,” he 2014 and then mounted an to elect a new President, parlia- overseen the testing of a new dialogue with the United States, But “we still have to wait for told cheering supporters in unsuccessful legal challenge to mentarians and local tactical guided weapon, which I wish our dialogue counterpart the numbers from the KPU Jakarta. that election. legislators. KCNA said has a “peculiar mode would be not Pompeo but other (General Elections Com- The retired general - who The competing claims came National newspapers called of guiding flight” and “a pow- person who is more careful and mission)”, Widodo told a crush had close ties to the Suharto dic- as authorities warned against for reconciliation, with top- erful warhead.” It was the mature in communicating with of reporters. tatorship, which collapsed in unrest over Wednesday’s selling Kompas saying “Let’s North’s first weapon test since us.” A spokeswoman for the “Let’s continue to work and 1998 - earlier warned he would “smooth and safe” polls, and Unite”, while Tempo declared talks in Vietnam between Kim State Department said it was maintain our unity and harmony challenge the results in court if warned of arrests. it “One More Time” for Widodo. and US President Donald Trump aware of the report about as a nation,” he added. he lost, and stage street “If there are any illegal or Financial markets cheered, in late February broke down Pompeo and added: “The United However, Subianto insisted protests. unconstitutional actions that with the Jakarta composite over conflicting demands by States remains ready to engage that he and running mate San- Some supporters of Subianto threaten public stability and stock index and the Indonesian North Korea for sanctions relief North Korea in a constructive diaga Uno, a wealthy financier, called for a march near Jakarta’s security, (authorities) will take rupiah both higher. and by the United States for negotiation.” 08 VIEWS FRIDAY 19 APRIL 2019 Why aren’t Europeans calling ESTABLISHED IN 1996 Israel an apartheid state? CHAIRMAN SHEIKH THANI BIN ABDULLAH AL THANI

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF DR. KHALID BIN MUBARAK AL-SHAFI [email protected] JOHN DUGARD ACTING MANAGING EDITOR AL JAZEERA MOHAMMED SALIM MOHAMED [email protected] partheid is alive and well and thriving in occupied Palestine. Palestinians know this. DEPUTY MANAGING EDITOR ASouth Africans know this. MOHAMMED OSMAN ALI Many Israelis have accepted this as [email protected] part of their political debate. Amer- icans are coming to terms with this, with new voices in Congress and NGOs like Jewish Voice for Peace unafraid of speaking this truth. Only in Europe is there a steadfast denial of Israeli apartheid over Pales- EDITORIAL tinians despite overwhelming evidence In some respects, apartheid in South Encouraged and manipulated by Israel underlining it. Africa was worse. In some respects, and Israeli lobbies, the concept of anti- Israel’s restrictions on freedom of Israeli apartheid in occupied Palestine Semitism has been expanded to cover movement in the occupied Palestinian is worse. Certainly, Israel’s enforcement not only hatred of Jews but criticism of Towards food self-sufﬁciency territory are a resurrection of South Afri- of apartheid in occupied Palestine is more Israeli apartheid. ca’s hated pass laws, which criminalised militaristic and more brutal. Apartheid In the case of South Africa, Presi- dverse situations bring out the best in everyone. black South Africans without a permit or South Africa never blockaded a black dent PW Botha was hated because he It pressures people to innovate, explore and push pass to be in a “white” city. Israel’s pol- community and methodically killed pro- applied apartheid and not because he Athe limit. This is exactly what happened after the icy of forcible population removals and testers as Israel is currently doing along was an Afrikaner. It would seem obvious four siege countries announced their blockade over destruction of homes resembles the relo- its fence with Gaza. that in the same way many hate Israeli Qatar in June 2017. cation of black people from areas zoned These facts are well known. No one Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu This adverse happening stirred up the normal and for exclusive white occupation in apart- who follows the news can claim to be because he enforces apartheid and not pushed everyone to bring their best to the table. New heid South Africa. ignorant of the repression inflicted on the because he is a Jew. But this distinction is thoughts, new beginnings, new ideas, new plans and it The Israeli security forces engage in Palestinian people by the Israeli occu- increasingly blurred in Europe. To criti- was time to plunge into action without wasting time. torture and brutality exceeding the worst pation army and Jewish settlers. It is cise the government of Israel for applying Almost two years down the line, it is very heart- practices of the South African security common knowledge that the different apartheid is seen as anti-Semitism. And ening to see that Qatar has not only beaten the illegal apparatus. And the humiliation of black legal systems for settlers and Palestin- so it becomes dangerous and unwise to and inhuman blockade, but also managed to rise above people that was a feature of apartheid ians have created a regime of separate criticise Israel. expectations and progress at a rapid pace. This is espe- in South Africa and grossly unequal legal statuses. In Europe, criticism of apartheid in cially visible in journey towards food security. is replicated in Why then do Europeans consistently South Africa was a popular cause. The The news which came out last week that Baladna occupied Pal- deny the existence of apartheid in occu- Anti-Apartheid Movement, which lob- has come out with juices in 6 flavours is one such high estine. Racist pied Palestine? Why is it business as usual bied for the boycott of South African points. The local dairies not only managed to fulfil the Why were rhetoric in the with Israel? Why is Eurovision to be held exports, trade, sport, artists and aca- 100 percent milk requirement of the country, they are Israeli public in Tel Aviv? Why does Europe sell arms demics was encouraged and subjected forging ahead with more and more local products be sanctions against debate offends to Israel; trade with it, even with its ille- to no restrictions. Governments imposed it laban, curd or fruit juices. apartheid South even those gal settlements; maintain cultural and different kinds of sanctions, including an This is no mean feat Africa welcomed familiar with educational ties? Why is Israel not sub- arms embargo. Public protests against considering that 22 odd the language jected to the kind of ostracism that was apartheid were a regular feature of uni- months back Doha was a while European of apartheid applied to South Africa and complicit versity life. net importer of dairy governments take South Africa. white South African institutions? Criticism of Israel’s discriminatory products. The market share steps to criminalise The crude racist Why were sanctions against apartheid and repressive policies, on the other hand, of local companies was the nonviolent advertising that South Africa welcomed while European can result in one being labelled anti- Almost two years miniscule compared to the characterised governments take steps to criminalise Semitic with serious consequences for down the line, it is imported products. It is a Boycott, Divestment campaigning the nonviolent Boycott, Divestment and one’s career and social life. Consequently, very heartening to remarkable turnaround to and Sanctions (BDS) in Israel’s recent Sanctions (BDS) movement that seeks to there are fewer protests against Israeli see that Qatar has become self-sufficient in movement that elections was secure freedom, justice and equal rights apartheid on European campuses and such a short time. It is a seeks to secure unknown in for Palestinians? less popular support for BDS. Public fig- not only beaten matter of great pride that South Africa. There are three explanations for this ures who criticise Israel are attacked as the illegal and while doing so they didn’t freedom, justice Of course, conundrum. First, pro-Israeli lobbies in anti-Semites, as evidenced by the witch- inhuman blockade, compromise on quality or and equal rights for there are differ- many European countries are as effec- hunt against members of the British but also managed taste and the products are Palestinians? ences that arise tive as their US counterparts without the Labour Party. so good that firms are from the differ- same degree of visibility. Until Europeans have the courage to to rise above planning to export their ent histories, Second, there is Holocaust guilt. The distinguish criticism of Israel for apply- expectations and products soon. religions, geography and demography, policies of some countries towards Israel, ing apartheid from real anti-Semitism progress at a Companies have but both cases fit the universal defini- such as the Netherlands, are still deter- — that is, hatred of Jews - apartheid will stepped up their pace in tion of apartheid. In international law, mined by guilt stemming from the failure continue to flourish in occupied Pales- rapid pace. This is starting new projects or apartheid is a state-sanctioned regime to have done more to save Jews during tine, with the direct complicity of Europe. especially visible expanding existing ones of institutionalised and legalised racial World War II. in journey towards and the results can be seen discrimination and oppression by one Third, and most important of all, there The author is Professor Emeritus at Uni- food security. on the shelves of super- hegemonic racial group against another. is the fear of being labelled anti-Semitic. versities of Leiden and the Witwatersrand. markets. There are more and more local products now available to choose from – be it poultry, vegetables or meat. Even non-per- Kim, returning to military optics, turns up heat ishable goods like paper tissues, detergents, packaging materials and many more are produced inside the ERIC TALMADGE United States and South Korea. over its development of nuclear of dialogue. country. AP But he could provide important weapons and missiles capable Since Hanoi, Kim and senior Another big success story is vegetable farming. Using political cover or economic aid of reaching the US mainland. North Korean officials have also locally developed technology and materials, many orth Korean leader for North Korea - and a poten- Kim indicated, however, been openly critical of South farms are able to produce vegetables through out the Kim Jong Un is cau- tial headache for Trump - if he that he would in the meantime Korea and efforts by Presi- year in their automated green houses where every var- tiously turning up chooses to play a bigger role. maintain his self-imposed mor- dent Moon Jae-in to play the iable can be remotely controlled. This has boosted the Nthe heat after his Though Kim claims he still atorium on nuclear tests and role of middleman, saying he efficiency of local farms and has resulted in much higher unsuccessful summit with has a good personal relationship long-range missile launches has adhered too closely to his output. President Trump in Hanoi with the US president, he and and he appears to be stand- American allies and dragged Some farms are already exporting their produce to two months ago. senior North Korean officials ing by that vow. his feet on inter-Korean projects friendly countries in the region and they are aiming to Returning to military have shown increasing frustra- US military officials said that would provide the North export to Europe. optics for the first time in five tion with Trump’s top advisers, they did not detect any sig- with crucial investment to build All this shows what determination in the face of months, Kim on Tuesday paid Secretary of State Mike Pompeo nificant missile launches on its sagging infrastructure. adversity can achieve. This is just the beginning, there a surprise visit to an Air Force and national security adviser Wednesday and the North’s Moon has expressed an are many more glories to come and it can only get base to inspect fighter combat John Bolton. description of the “newly eagerness to engage with the better. readiness and followed that up “The Hanoi summit gives us developed ultramodern tac- North on such projects, but the next day by supervising the a lesson that whenever Pompeo tical weapon” suggested it might Washington wants it to stick test of what the North’s official pokes his nose in, the talks go have instead been an anti-tank to sanctions. media described ominously but wrong without any results even guided missile or other short- North and South Korean ambiguously - and without any from the point close to success,” range system. leaders have met three times QUOTE OF THE DAY photos or video - as a new type Kwon Jong Gun, director gen- If so, it was likely intended and Moon has said he is ready of “tactical guided weapon.” eral of the American desk at the to be a response to recent mil- to meet again at any time. The military-related North’s Foreign Ministry, was itary drills by US and South Trump has also suggested he I know we’re spending posturing comes after Kim quoted as saying on Thursday. Korea. wants a third summit. But there an enormous amount expressed deep disappoint- “I wish our dialogue counter- Just before the reports of are growing worries that the of time, and rightly ment earlier this month with part would be not Pompeo but the weapon test, a North-run progress could be killed by mis- so, on Hodeidah, but what the North claims was (some) other person who is more propaganda website said the matched demands between the an inflexible, “gangster-like” careful and mature in commu- drills fuel “the mood for a fight US and North Korea over sanc- it’s the gateway to demands by the US in Hanoi. nicating with us.” and risks of war.” tions relief and disarmament. the comprehensive It also comes as the Kremlin In an address to the Washington and Seoul have Washington says it won’t settlement and of course announced Thursday that Kim Supreme People’s Assembly, renamed and scaled back their allow the North’s desired sanc- will visit Russia later this month the North’s version of parlia- joint maneuvers since early last tions relief until the nation failure in Hodeida is not at the invitation of President ment, Kim gave the US until year, when the South hosted the commits to verifiably relin- an option. Vladimir Putin. It gave no fur- the end of the year to come up Winter Olympics. They have quishing his nuclear facilities, ther details. with a more mutually accept- continued that policy since weapons and missiles. Kim has Martin Griffiths Putin has been something of able negotiation strategy. Kim’s first summit with Trump, shown no signs that he’s will- UN Special Envoy to Yemen an outsider over the past year as For North Korea, that would in June last year, but the North ing to give away an arsenal he Kim has held multiple summits mean lifting the sanctions it claims even the smaller ver- may see as his strongest guar- with the leaders of China, the has imposed against the North sions run counter to the spirit antee of survival. FRIDAY 19 APRIL 2019 OPINION 09 Donald Trump now owns the Yemen war

or a time, President Donald The United States provides the unnecessary, dangerous attempt to Institute, wrote in an email, Trump Trump could plausibly say this Saudi-led coalition with intelligence, weaken my constitutional authorities, has given yet another “bold signal wasn’t just his fight. The pre- aerial targeting assistance and, of endangering the lives of American cit- that his administration remains vious administration of course, billions of dollars in weapons. izens and brave service members, committed to aiding the Saudi F both today and in the future,” he said Barack Obama tacitly greenlit the All the while, my Washington Post regime in its brutal war in Yemen, 2015 Saudi intervention into what was colleagues reported, “the Saudi-led in a statement, suggesting that US to the detriment of basic humani- ISHAAN THAROOR then a civil war in Yemen. Four years effort, which has targeted civilian servicemen posted in other gulf coun- tarian values and US strategic THE WASHINGTON POST later, the conflict has metastasised facilities and prevented aid shipments tries were at risk from Houthi attacks interests.” into a grim regional conflagration, from getting to Yemenis, has been outside of Yemeni territory. What explains this commitment pitting a US-backed Saudi and Emi- faulted by human rights organizations According to my colleagues, to Riyadh? Of course, there is the rati-led coalition against the country’s for exacerbating what the United Trump also bristled at the implicit administration’s deep hostility Houthi rebels, whose ties to Iran have Nations has deemed the world’s worst anti-Saudi line of the legislation, toward Iran and Iranian influence only grown tighter amid the fighting. humanitarian catastrophe.” which picked up steam in the in the Middle East, as well as the Accurate figures are hard to come This month, Trump was handed a aftermath of the grisly murder of dis- White House’s desire to keep the by, but it is estimated that 50,000 seemingly perfect out from this mess. sident Saudi journalist Jamal Saudis onside as it carries out its Though the Yemenis have been killed in the war A resolution that landed on his desk Khashoggi. quixotic quest toward a peace plan resolution’s impact so far, including dozens of civilians last week, which had bipartisan Trump’s critics on the Hill didn’t between the Israelis and the was always largely slain in Saudi airstrikes using support in both chambers of Con- hide their disappointment. Sen. Tim Palestinians. US-made munitions. The bombard- gress, invoked Vietnam-era limits on Kaine, D-Va., said the veto “shows the Critics also point to the Trump symbolic, critics ments and an ongoing blockade have presidential war powers to force an world he is determined to keep aiding administration’s tendency toward of the Trump contributed to the wholesale collapse end to American participation in the a Saudi-backed war that has killed brazen, unilateral action, from its administration of the country’s economy. Nearly 10 Yemeni war. thousands of civilians and pushed retreat from the nuclear deal with argue his veto only million Yemenis live on the brink of Lawmakers contended that the millions more to the brink of Iran to its controversial recognition famine, while thousands have continued American role in the con- starvation.” of Israeli sovereignty over Jeru- encourages a Saudi endured (and succumbed to) out- flict — which seemed strikingly House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, salem and the Golan Heights. regime that has breaks of cholera, diphtheria and outside the bounds of the post-9/11 D-Calif., decried Trump’s decision to Guardian columnist Simon Tisdall shown a propensity other diseases that have spread amid authorisation used to justify US hostil- “contravene a bipartisan, bicameral noted that Trump has displayed a the catastrophe. ities in multiple Middle East conflicts - vote of the Congress and perpetuate “now systemic, vandalistic con- for recklessness Efforts by the United Nations to required congressional consent. America’s shameful involvement in tempt for international law.” abroad. “We did not reach a diplomatic solution to the war “Without US support, Saudi Crown this heartbreaking crisis.” “Donald Trump’s presidency intend US support trudge on, but a limited cease-fire Prince Mohammed bin Salman would Though the resolution’s impact makes plain that global supremacy to the coalition to doesn’t appear to have set the stage likely be forced to end the war,” noted was always largely symbolic, critics of has become an end in itself, for a lasting peace. a Washington Post editorial in March. the Trump administration argue his unmoored from the interests of the become a blank Instead, battles continue to rage “Unfortunately, the Trump adminis- veto only encourages a Saudi regime American people and most of check,” 30 former between an array of warring parties, tration is doubling down.” that has shown a propensity for reck- humanity,” political historian Obama officials wrote including militias affiliated with On Tuesday evening, Trump did lessness abroad. Stephen Wertheim wrote last in a letter last year. extremist groups such as Al Qaeda just that, choosing to veto the “We did not intend US support to month. and the Islamic State. measure. “This resolution is an the coalition to become a blank “’Our military dominance must check,” 30 former Obama officials be unquestioned,’ Trump has wrote in a letter last year. “But today, declared, ‘and I mean unques- as civilian casualties have continued tioned.’ Trump has stripped to rise and there is no end to the con- supremacy of ethical pretense and flict in sight, it is clear that is precisely strategic justification. He values it what happened.” for its own sake, as a gesture of Humanitarian organisations brute domination.” warned of bleak times ahead for And in his unflinching support Yemenis. The veto “sends a sobering for a disastrous war, it is ordinary message to Yemeni families caught in Yemenis who feel the force of that the daily hell of war: our adminis- brutishness. tration simply does not care,” Scott Paul of Oxfam America said in an emailed statement. “With a veto, they lose faith in the United States and see the end to their suffering a little further out of reach.” The irony in Trump’s resolute D-RING ROAD support of the Saudis is the extent to POST BOX: 3488 which it clashes with his broader DOHA - QATAR political message. [email protected] In his State of the Union address earlier this year, he said “great nations do not fight endless wars” and reit- EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OFFICE erated his desire to draw down US TEL: 4455 7741 / 767 involvement in Middle East battle- FAX: +974 4455 7758 grounds. But, as John Glaser, a foreign The site of an April 10 airstrike in Sana’a, Yemen. policy expert at the libertarian Cato MANAGING EDITOR TEL: 4462 7505

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Elementary school teachers that resources who will engage in local This method would allow teach every subject have, on issues, and teach a good balance of expressed in these columns teachers specialising in certain average, about 24 class hours a natural science subjects and human- are those of the writers, Promotion of a subjects to teach students, just as is week. ities and social science subjects is not of the newspaper. done at junior high and high This is six classes more than anticipated. system under which schools. junior high school instructors teach. According to a survey jointly con- different teachers At elementary schools, the basic If the new system becomes estab- ducted by the education ministry and All correspondence teach different structure centers on the class-based lished, teachers would be respon- the Health, Labor and Welfare Min- regarding Views and subjects is also teacher system, in which a sible for fewer lessons, and they istry, 25 percent of first-year high Opinion pages should be homeroom teacher teaches every could use this freed-up time to school students do absolutely no sent to editor-in-chief aimed at reducing subject to their class. prepare for classes and handle study outside of school. 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AFP Prosecutors have above all to those families that CANIÇO, PORTUGAL launched an inquiry have lost loved ones in this into the crash, but the tragedy,” she added, thanking the The Portuguese island of Madeira Portuguese emergency services began three days of mourning Vice-President of the for their efforts. yesterday after 29 German regional government The 50-odd tourists had left tourists died when their bus spun Pedro Calado said it their hotel and were on their way off the road and tumbled down to the regional capital Funchal a slope before crashing into a was “premature” to for dinner when the bus crashed house. attribute the cause of on Wednesday. Drone footage showed the the accident. Local media said two Portu- mangled wreckage resting pre- guese nationals survived the cariously on its side against a crash: the driver and a tour building on a hillside near the reporters. guide. Prosecutors have opened town of Canico, the vehicle’s roof They were among the more a probe. partially crushed and front than one million tourists who The Vice-President of the window smashed. visit the Atlantic islands off the regional government Pedro Rescue workers attended to coast of Morocco each year, Calado said it was “premature” The wreckage of the tourist bus that crashed in Canico, on the Portuguese island of Madeira. injured passengers on the grass attracted by their subtropical to attribute the cause of the where the bus came to a halt, climate and rugged volcanic accident. holiday has become a tragedy for Atlantic and the Floating Garden, Portuguese television. some of them bearing bloodied terrain. He said the bus was five so many people,” Maas said in a Madeira is home to just 270,000 Alves said the hospital hoped head bandages and blood- “It is with sadness and years old and had been recently statement. inhabitants. to begin returning victims’ bodies stained clothes. dismay that I think of our com- inspected. A makeshift morgue has “I express the sorrow and to their families by Saturday. Local authorities said most patriots and all the other people German Foreign Minister been set up at the airport in solidarity of all the Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa of the dead were aged in their affected by the terrible bus Heiko Maas said he will travel to Funchal, local media reports people in this tragic moment, and said he had contacted Merkel to 40s and 50s. Twelve men and 17 accident in Madeira,” German Madeira with a team of doctors said. Medical teams will be flown especially for the families of the convey his condolences. He women were among the victims, Chancellor Angela Merkel said and psychologists to “speak per- in from Lisbon to carry out victims who I have been told expressed “profound sadness”, an official at the Nelio Mendonca in a statement. sonally with those affected”. autopsies. were all German,” President in a message on the govern- hospital, Tomasia Alves, told “My sincere condolences go “It is shocking that an Easter Known as the Pearl of the Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa told ment’s Twitter page. N Korea’s Kim Ukraine reverses nationalisation of major bank Facebook bans to visit Russia far-right UK AP/AFP presidential race after his sur- this month KIEV, UKRAINE prise decision to run. groups Zelensky has denied that he REUTERS A Ukrainian court yesterday is in the employ of Kolomoysky AFP MOSCOW ruled that the 2016 nationali- or that his policies would favour LONDON sation of a major bank owned by the billionaire, and the two insist North Korean leader Kim Jong a tycoon was illegal, sending their ties are purely Social media giant Facebook Un will travel to Russia in the shockwaves through the coun- professional. yesterday banned various far- second half of this month and try’s financial community. PrivatBank was nationalised right British groups including meet President Vladimir Putin, Privatbank, Ukraine’s biggest after authorities blamed Kolo- the English Defence League the Kremlin said yesterday. lender, was nationalised in 2016 moysky and other bank owners from its network for promoting The pro-Kremlin Izvestia after authorities discovered a for issuing bad loans to cronies hate and violence. newspaper cited a diplomatic capital shortfall of more than The logo of PrivatBank on the bank’s branch in Kiev, yesterday. and having insufficient capital Other groups kicked off by source on Wednesday as saying $5bn. The bank was owned by to stay afloat. The Ukrainian both Facebook or Instagram the Putin-Kim meeting would tycoon Ihor Kolomoyskyi, who elect a new President. Kolo- vatBank is handed back to a con- central bank said it would appeal include Knights Templar Inter- likely take place next week in was appointed Governor of a moyskyi is an archrival of troversial tycoon. against the court ruling. national, Britain First, the Russia’s Far Eastern city of Ukrainian region by President incumbent President Poro- “Such a reckless move... “The court decision has not British National Party (BNP) and Vladivostok before Putin flies Petro Poroshenko but later fell shenko and is believed to have threatens a default and a new yet entered into force and will the National Front. on to an April 26-27 summit in out with him. ties to Volomyr Zelenskiy, a economic crisis,” Poroshenko be appealed by the National The tech titan banned the China. The court in Kiev yesterday comedian who has emerged as said in a video address three Bank,” it said in a statement. groups for contravening its It added though that a upheld Kolomoyskyi’s lawsuit the favourite in the race. days before a presidential PrivatBank - the nationali- policy forbidding “terrorist sudden change of plan by the against the National Bank and The Finance Ministry said in election that polls show him sation of which was welcomed activity, organised hate, mass leader of the North Korean state financial authorities and ruled a statement that it disagrees with losing. by the West - holds more than a or serial murder, human traf- could not be ruled out. that the nationalisation was the ruling and insisted that the “Tens of millions of clients” third of Ukraine’s deposits. ficking or organised violence The Kremlin gave no illegal. It wasn’t immediately decision to nationalise Pri- will also lose their money, added Ukraine’s government has or criminal activity”. further details in a statement clear, however, how and when vatbank was taken “in order to Poroshenko, who will face Volo- spent nearly 140 billion hryvnyas “Individuals and organisa- on its website, but Moscow has the bank would be returned to ensure financial stability and dymyr Zelensky in the runoff (around $5bn) on recapitalising tions who spread hate, or attack been saying for months that it Kolomoyskyi. security of the citizens’ savings.” vote on Sunday. the lender to cover the losses or call for the exclusion of was working on such a meeting. Kolomoyskyi’s figure has Meanwhile, Ukrainian Pres- Comedian Zelensky, whose caused by the withdrawal of others on the basis of who they It was not clear how Kim loomed large in Ukraine in ident Petro Poroshenko has shows are broadcast by Kolo- money from the bank and are, have no place on might travel to the summit. recent few weeks as the country warned that the country risks moysky’s television channel, has poorly-secured loans handed out Facebook,” a spokeswoman for A North Korean official, goes to the polls on Sunday to defaulting on its debt if Pri- emerged as a favourite in the before the nationalisation. Facebook said. Kim Chang Son, travelled to Vladivostok this week and was seen on Wednesday inspecting Former SS guard, 92, charged the Pacific city’s train station and making security checks, with complicity in Nazi killings Russia’s RIA news agency reported yesterday. AFP camp, because of a heart US Special Representative HAMBURG disease. for North Korea Stephen Biegun According to the report, Dey was due in Moscow on German prosecutors yesterday confirmed he had guard duties Wednesday and Thursday to charged a 92-year-old man with at the watchtowers and knew of meet Russian officials to discuss aiding and abetting the murder the camp’s gas chambers, where ways to advance a “final, fully of 5,230 people as a guard at a he saw SS prisoners being verified denuclearisation of Nazi concentration camp during pushed inside. North Korea”, Washington said World War II. He admitted seeing “ema- on Tuesday. The allegations against the ciated figures, people who had accused, identified by daily suffered”, but insists he is not newspaper Die Welt as Bruno guilty, replying “what use would Estonia, Russia Dey from Hamburg, concern it have done? They would have Presidents atrocities committed at the just found someone else” when Stutthof concentration camp, asked why he did not put in a discuss ties near what was then Danzig, now transfer to fight at the front, Die AFP Gdansk in Poland. Welt reported. MOSCOW He worked between August The case is likely to be one 1944 and April 1945 at the camp, of the last trials involving Nazi Estonia’s President met Russian which ended up holding 110,000 war crimes. counterpart Vladimir Putin here prisoners, 65,000 of whom Earlier this month, a German yesterday for talks on trade and perished. judge suspended the trial of a Parisian Fireﬁghters’ brigade arrives at Elysee Palace to attend a speech of the French President global relations, during the first Despite his senior age, the former concentration camp Emmanuel Macron, in Paris, yesterday. such Russian visit in eight years. accused will be tried by a guard, who also worked at Kersti Kaljulaid is also the juvenile court in Hamburg, Stutthof, after the 95-year-old first leader of three former because he was 17 when he first defendant was hospitalised with Soviet states on the Baltic Sea France honours Notre-Dame firefighters worked at Stutthof. heart and kidney problems. to hold a high profile meeting AP a fast-moving fire at Notre- investigators continued seeking Prosecutors accuse him of Germany has been racing to with Putin since Moscow’s 2014 PARIS Dame for nine hours starting clues to what sparked the fire. having contributed to the imple- put on trial surviving SS per- annexation of Crimea. Monday evening, preventing The huge cathedral, including mentation of the Nazis’ order to sonnel, after the legal basis for “Neighbours should talk, France paid yesterday a the structure’s destruction and the spire that was consumed by kill as a “cog of the murder prosecuting former Nazis even if we have certain disa- daylong tribute to the Paris fire- rescuing many of the important flames and collapsed, was in the machinery”. changed in 2011 with the greements,” she told the fighters who saved Notre-Dame relics held inside. initial stages of a lengthy According to Die Welt, Dey landmark conviction of former Russian leader, according to Cathedral from collapse, while “We’ve seen before our eyes restoration. was questioned by Hamburg guard John Demjanjuk. translated comments. construction workers rushed to the right things perfectly The roof was destroyed, but prosecutors last year and he He was sentenced on the “We have not seen each secure an area above one of the organised in a few moments, Notre-Dame’s iconic bell does not deny his presence in grounds that he served as a cog other in a long time,” Putin said. church’s famed rose-shaped with responsibility, courage, towers, rose windows, organ, the camp, which was part of the in the Nazi killing machine at the “We are happy to see you in windows and other vulnerable solidarity and a meticulous and precious artworks were Nazis’ vast network of concen- Sobibor camp in occupied Moscow. Welcome!” sections of the fire-damaged organisation”, Macron said. saved. Fire officials warned that tration camps. Poland, rather than for murders “The lack of contact landmark. “The worst has been avoided.” the building remains very The trained baker reportedly or atrocities linked to him between official people, official President Emmanuel Macron said the firefighters will fragile and extremely dan- insisted he was never a Nazi and personally. state institutions and between Macron held a ceremony at the receive an Honour Medal for gerous for construction only ended up in the SS- The Nazis had initially used neighbours is not a normal sit- Elysee Palace to thank the hun- their courage and devotion. workers, restoration experts Totenkopfsturmbahn (Death’s Stutthof as a detention camp for uation,” he added. dreds of firefighters who battled As the ceremony took place, and neighbours. Head Battalion), which ran the Polish prisoners. FRIDAY 19 APRIL 2019 EUROPE / AMERICAS 11

Poland: Talks Mueller report is between striking teachers, out; Trump tried govt fail

AP to control probe WARSAW AP Unions representing Poland’s WASHINGTON Mueller said in his public school teachers vowed report that he could to continue a nationwide strike Public at last, special counsel not conclusively after their latest round of pay Robert Mueller’s report revealed determine that Trump negotiations with the to a waiting nation yesterday that government failed yesterday. US President Donald Trump had had committed criminal Government ministers and tried to seize control of the obstruction of justice. union leaders blamed each Russia probe and force Mueller’s other for the lack of progress removal to stop him from inves- during more than two hours of tigating potential obstruction of report recounts how Trump talks. Teachers have been on justice by the president. repeatedly sought to take control strike since last week, closing The report said that in June of the Russia probe. most schools. 2017, Trump directed White Mueller evaluated 10 epi- No further bargaining ses- House Counsel Don McGahn to sodes for possible obstruction of sions were immediately set. US President Donald Trump departs with a statuette after speaking at an event honouring the Wounded call the acting attorney general justice, including Trump’s firing Striking teachers saw little Warrior Project Soldier Ride in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, yesterday. and say that Mueller must be of FBI Director James Comey, the chance for an agreement after ousted because he had conflicts president’s directive to subordi- the government insisted it of interest. nates to have Mueller fired and presidential campaign, Mueller included no questions about the Russian government. He said doesn’t have money to meet McGahn refused — deciding efforts to encourage witnesses wrote, “While the investigation obstruction of justice, as was part he was aware of some reports their demand for a 30% pay he would rather resign than not to cooperate. identified numerous links of an agreement with Trump’s that Russian President Vladimir increase. The government is trigger what he regarded as a The president’s lawyers have between individuals with ties to legal team. Putin had made “complimentary offering 15% raises starting in potential Saturday Night Mas- said Trump’s conduct fell within the Russian government and Trump told Mueller he had statements” about him. September and a smaller pay sacre of Watergate firings fame. his constitutional powers, but individuals associated with the “no recollection” of learning in Trump said that his comment hike next year for an increase For all of that, Mueller said Mueller’s team deemed the epi- Trump Campaign, the evidence advance about the much-scru- during a 2016 political rally in the number of teaching in his report that he could not sodes deserving of criminal was not sufficient to support tinised Trump Tower meeting asking Russian hackers to help hours. “I don’t believe that new conclusively determine that scrutiny. criminal charges.” Mueller also between campaign officials and find emails scrubbed from Clin- proposals will be made on the Trump had committed criminal Mueller reported that Trump said there wasn’t sufficient evi- a Russian lawyer. He also said ton’s private server was made “in government side,” Magdalena obstruction of justice. had been agitated at the special dence to charge any campaign he had no recollection of jest and sarcastically” and that Klein, a high school teacher The Justice Department counsel probe from its earliest officials with working as an knowledge about emails setting he did not recall being told from Chorzow, said on private posted a redacted version of the days, reacting to Mueller’s unregistered foreign agent of up the meeting that promised during the campaign of any TVN24. report online yesterday, 90 appointment by saying it was the Russia. dirt on Hillary Clinton’s Russian effort to infiltrate or The head of the prime min- minutes after Attorney-General “end of his presidency.” As for The report included an campaign. hack computer systems. ister’s office, Michal Dworczyk, William Barr offered his own the question of whether the appendix that contained 12 pages He broadly denied knowing Trump’s legal team called the said it was crucial to have the final assessment of the findings. Trump campaign had colluded of Trump’s written responses to of any foreign government trying results “a total victory for the strike suspended for matricu- The two-volume, 448-page with Russia during the 2016 the special counsel. They to help his campaign, including president.” lation exams starting May 6. The exams are the basis for university entry. New York City’s population The strike has drawn Amnesty to monitor Italy’s support from many students, parents and artists. A rock is shrinking: Census Bureau concert was held on EU candidates for hate speech BLOOMBERG Saratoga by 1,061. From April 1, Wednesday night in Warsaw in NEW YORK 2010 to July 1, 2018, domestic support of the strike. migration left the Empire State AFP refugees. But its Italian arm is anti-establishment Five Star New York City is shrinking. with 1.2 million fewer inhabitants, Acropolis ROME bringing in people trained in Movement (M5S). Newly available Census though foreign immigration cush- spotting “hate speech” to see The League has soared in Bureau population estimates ioned the loss. Also offsetting the closed after Tens of thousands of Facebook whether those running — from popularity on the back of Sal- indicate the Big Apple’s popu- loss, births outnumbered deaths. and Twitter messages sent by far-right leader Matteo Salvini vini’s “Italians First” message, lation is getting smaller for the The overall change from April 1, lightning strike Italian candidates in the run up to the granddaughter of dictator but he has dismissed critics who second year in a row. 2010 is a modest gain of 164,085. to next month’s European elec- Benito Mussolini — promote accuse him of whipping up a Beyond the city, more people From July 1, 2017 to July 1, AP tions will be monitored by a racial or other discrimination. climate of hate. have fled New York state than any 2018, New York state’s population ATHENS computer programme for hate “We have launched a control His approach to the other over this decade and that fell by 48,510 and New York City speech, a rights group said on how and to what extent migration crisis — which has could cause a loss in congres- lost 39,523. Authorities in Greece have closed yesterday. human rights are entering the included closing Italian ports to sional representation. As a result, New York could the Acropolis in Athens to visitors The Italian arm of Amnesty debate online,” said Martina charity vessels that have rescued New York City’s five boroughs lose congressional representation for the day due to a severe International said it would be Chichi. people in the Mediterranean — — also classified as counties — after the 2020 Census. By law, the weather warning, a day after a tracking comments posted amid The country’s intelligence has been blamed by some for a have contracted by a net of almost number of seats in the House of lightning strike at the ancient site concerns verbal and physical agency warned in February that rise in xenophobia. 40,000 over the last year. Only Representatives is capped at 435 left four people injured. violence is on the rise under attacks on migrants and minor- Amnesty said a computer Staten Island is estimated to have and population totals determine The Culture Ministry said it Italy’s populist government. ities could rise in the run-up to program will collect 100,000 grown. About three quarters of how the seats are divided ordered the closure yesterday The global advocacy organ- the EU elections. messages from the candidates’ New York state’s counties have nationwide. Current population after the country’s civil pro- isation is asking candidates Italy has lurched to the right Facebook and Twitter accounts seen a population decline over the estimates show that New York tection agency said a thunder- across Europe to become more under its populist coalition gov- — their statements as well as a past year. Only two counties grew will be the only state to lose two storm with heavy rainfall was involved in issues such as ernment, which since June has random sample of comments by more than 1,000 people — seats, putting it behind California, expected in the capital. climate change, women and united Salvini’s anti-immigrant from users — and carry out a Orange County with 2,148 resi- Texas and now Florida in the On Wednesday, two visitors LGBT rights, and migrants and League with the content evaluation. dents, faster than any other, and number of House members. and two guards were slightly injured in the lightning strike at the country’s most famous ancient site. A culture ministry Legionnaires’ disease found in California prisons statement said the citadel’s lightning conductor, which is set AP test results. Preliminary results isolated to one housing unit where housed in the California Health Facility about 260 youths. apart from the 2,500-year-old SACRAMENTO found the bacteria in the water the two inmates lived. They Care Facility, which treats about No subsequent illnesses were marble buildings, was hit. The supply at a prison medical facility restricted water use throughout the 2,670 inmates needing medical or reported and the source hasn’t impact shattered glass windows Legionnaires’ disease bacteria that in Stockton and at two neigh- medical facility and neighbouring mental health care. been found. But officials now are nearby, and the guards inside as killed one inmate and sickened bouring youth correctional facil- juvenile facility, bringing in bottled The neighbouring OH Close adding the shower filters in other well as two female visitors were another is more widespread than ities, Corrections Department water. But they put special filters Youth Correctional Facility areas and warning against using taken to hospital with light cuts. expected in a California state spokeswoman Vicky Waters said. only on showers in the housing houses about 150 youths and NA unfiltered water throughout the The monuments suffered no prison, officials said, citing new Officials had thought it was unit where the inmates had been Chaderjian Youth Correctional three facilities. damage. California dispute threatens plan to protect Colorado River

AP Wyoming spent years negotiating. Metropolitan’s contribution could FLAGSTAFF The agreement is meant to keep top 2 million acre-feet through the country’s two largest reser- 2026 when the drought plan A dispute between two major Cali- voirs on the Colorado River from expires. An acre-foot is enough fornia water agencies is threat- dropping so low they cannot water to serve one to two average ening to derail a hard-won deliver water or produce hydro- households a year. agreement designed to protect a power amid prolonged drought Imperial’s lawsuit claims the river that serves 40 million people and climate change. Metropolitan Water District side- in the US West. The Imperial Irrigation Dis- stepped an environmental law. The Imperial Irrigation Dis- trict said it wouldn’t join the “Where the water supply trict, the largest single recipient of drought plan unless it secured would come from and what envi- Colorado River water, on Tuesday $200m in federal funding to ronmental impacts could result sued a Los Angeles water utility address health and environmental from Metropolitan’s need to that agreed to contribute most of hazards at the Salton Sea, a acquire such water to fill this California’s share of water to a key massive, briny lake southeast of sizable hole in its water supply are NY man caught with full petrol cans, lighters reservoir under a multistate Los Angeles. entirely unknown,” Imperial drought contingency plan. The Metropolitan Water Dis- wrote in court documents filed in The members of the New York Police Department (NYPD) gather outside St Patrick’s Cathedral on 5th The action came the same day trict, which serves Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Superior Avenue yesterday, the morning after a man was arrested after trying to enter the Cathedral with gas President Donald Trump essentially wrote Imperial out of Court. The seven states and US cans, lighter ﬂuid and butane lighters, police said, just days after a ﬁre badly damaged the Notre Dame approved federal legislation to the drought plan to prevent delays Bureau of Reclamation have said Cathedral in Paris. NYPD Deputy Commissioner John Miller said the arrested man claimed he was taking a implement the plan, which in implementing it by taking on the drought plan won’t affect the shortcut through the cathedral after his car ran out of fuel, but his answers were “inconsistent and evasive.” Arizona, California, Colorado, Imperial’s pledged water contri- Salton Sea, but the Imperial Irri- Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and butions to Lake Mead. With that, gation District isn’t convinced. 12 AMERICAS / CLASSIFIEDS FRIDAY 19 APRIL 2019

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Macedo since January, several meetings Any objection, please contact the Relatives tell Brazilian news was shot while trying to help with both men in Miami and website G1 that Luciano Macedo those injured in the sedan. Ten Guatemala designed to advance died yesterday in hospital. of the 12 soldiers involved in the the plot were held and recorded, days from the publication of this notice. Macedo was collecting recy- shooting are in military custody in most cases with both video cling materials when soldiers while the case is investigated. and audio. NOTICE Trump ramps up pressure DARRIELLE PINONGAN SUYASH SUDHIR TYAGI GARRUCHO INDIA NATIONAL, PHILIPPINES NATIONAL, PASSPORT NO. R4960715 on Cuba in new offensive PASSPORT NO. EC5291146 QATAR ID NO. 29135630663 AFP QATAR ID NO. 29060802588 MIAMI measures were meant to “reverse per quarter to Cuba, pledging: the consequences of disastrous “These new measures will help The above said person is leaving The above said person is leaving Obama-era policies and finally steer American dollars away from US President Donald Trump end the glamorisation of socialism the Cuban regime.” Qatar for good. Qatar for good. ramped up pressure on Cuba with and communism.” “We’re The hard-hitting speech came has any claim against him should has any claim against him should new restrictions on US travel and standing with the freedom-loving hours after Secretary of State Mike remittances and a green light to patriots of this region,” Bolton said Pompeo said the United States lawsuits over seized property as in Miami as he addressed veterans would forge ahead with a long- ! " ! " he vowed to rid Latin America of of the invasion, the failed CIA- delayed law that allows Cuban leftists. backed 1961 bid by exiles to topple Americans to take businesses and Defying European warnings the Cuban regime. the Havana government itself to after the above said date. after the above said date. on the long-festering property Bolton said the United States court over properties seized after Fax: 44171544 Fax: 44171544 issue, Trump rolled back much of would bar Americans from trav- Fidel Castro’s 1959 revolution. previous president Barack elling to Cuba except to visit Passed by Congress in 1996 Obama’s bid to reconcile with family, reversing the loosening with support from Cuban- Cuba and also imposed fresh under Obama that had started to American hardliners, the pro- sanctions on Venezuela and Nic- open the cash-strapped island to vision of the Helms-Burton Act aragua, the two other hard-left US tourism. will finally go into effect on May nations in Latin America. Bolton also announced 2 after being systematically sus- John Bolton, Trump’s hawkish restrictions under which no indi- pended every six months by suc- national security adviser, said the vidual can remit more than $1,000 cessive presidents.

Cuban migrants stand along a road after their buses were seized by Mexican authorities as they participate in the Migrant Via Crucis to continue their journey towards the US, in Huixtla, Mexico. Mexico to restrict migrants to southern states

AFP the country in so-called “caravans” in an attempt to MEXICO CITY seek asylum in the US. The cards will be given out in Tapachula, where Mexico said central American migrants will be given Mexican media report there are around 5,000 would- “regional visitor cards” near the Guatemalan border be migrants planning to head to the US. “In appro- that restrict their movement to the south of the priate cases, for nationals of neighboring countries, country, impeding their ability to reach the US. a Regional Visitor Card will be issued which allows The restriction will be a blow to tens of thou- multiple entries and exits from the country (but) with sands of migrants, fleeing the poverty and violence the possibility of mobility only in the southern states,” at home, who enter southern Mexico and travel across Mexico’s National Migration Institute said. FRIDAY 19 APRIL 2019 CLASSIFIEDS 13

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LANI ROSE R DIZON The procedure offers short- lower US stocks, THE PENINSULA term solution for parties that are unable to wait for the consti- The Qatar International Centre tution of an Arbitral Tribunal. Opec+ supply cuts for Conciliation and Arbitration Any emergency measure (QICCA) is set to update its arbi- granted takes the form of an tration rules and is considering order, which aims to prevent REUTERS the inclusion of emergency arbi- irreparable harm to parties LONDON tration provisions modeled after involved. the ones started by the Paris- Tarek Saad, counsel at Oil prices rose slightly yesterday, based International Chamber of Squire Patton Boggs and main boosted by a decline in US inven- Brent crude futures Commerce (ICC), a QICCA official speaker at the seminar, said that tories, ongoing supply cuts from were at $71.80 a said here on Wednesday. a total of 95 emergency arbi- Opec and its allies, and US sanc- barrel at 1313 GMT, up Talking to The Peninsula on tration cases have now been tions on Venezuela and Iran. the sidelines of the seminar ‘ICC received worldwide; with half Brent crude futures were at 18 cents from their Emergency Arbitration Provi- of them related to the con- $71.80 a barrel at 1313 GMT, up 18 last close and near sions as an Alternative to Qatar struction, engineering, energy cents from their last close and near Wednesday’s ﬁve- Court’ which was co-organised sectors, real estate, telecom, Wednesday’s five-month high of by the ICC Qatar and Squire transport and natural resources. $72.27 a barrel. month high of $72.27 Patton Boggs and supported by Saad added that one case a barrel. US West Texas Intermediate the Qatar Chamber, QICCA Prin- has also been filed in Qatar, and Tarek Saad, Counsel at Squire Patton Boggs, during the ‘ICC (WTI) crude futures were at $63.83 cipal Legal Counsel Dr Minas was handled by the Squire Emergency Arbitration Provisions as an Alternative to Qatar Court’ per barrel, up 7 cents. Both con- Khatchadourian said: “Emer- Patton Boggs. seminar held at Qatar Chamber head quarters, on Wednesday tracts traded slightly lower earlier their lowest daily level this year, gency arbitration is now He said: “The case involved PIC: BAHER AMIN/THE PENINSULA in the day. US crude inventories tanker data showed and industry becoming an international trend. a subcontractor who had given fell by 1.4 million barrels in the sources said, suggesting a When all the leading arbitration a very large performance bond. week to April 12, US Energy Infor- reduction in buyer interest ahead institutions in the world The contractor was going to pull included anti-suit or anti-arbi- related projects in the country. mation Administration (EIA) data of expected further pressure from amended their rules, they made the bond from the bank, take the trator injunctions, maintaining “With the World Cup showed on Wednesday. Washington. specific chapters for emergency money and flee the country. We status quo, preserving assets or approaching, deals are being “The latest weekly statistics Indian refiners are turning to arbitration rules. QICCA under went in to get a freezing order property, demanding per- done between Qatari companies on US oil inventories were seem- other Opec members, Mexico and the Qatar Chamber of Com- to stop the other party from formance of contractual obliga- and companies from all over the ingly positive. All the major cate- the United States to make up for merce and Industry is actually pulling the bond and the ruling tions and restraining sale of world. Deals are being done gories registered draws,” Tamas any loss of Iranian oil. preparing a project to update its went in favor of the subcon- stock or products due to alleged between companies outside of Varga of London-based oil bro- Spain’s Repsol has suspended rules, because its rules are from tractor. In the past, if you’re breach of contract. Qatar that are doing business in kerage PVM said. its swaps of refined products for 2012. So especially with the end going to go through the normal Other measures also related Qatar. And everybody is going Prices have been supported crude with Venezuela’s state-run of many mega projects and the process of arbitration, you file to corporate governance, to want a fair, efficient, and this year by an agreement reached oil company PDVSA. upcoming FIFA World Cup 2022, your application and the other ordering security, and pre- quick dispute resolution process. by the Organization of the Growing US oil production we may take into consideration side gets 30 days to respond. The venting a party from drawing ICC arbitration is one that has Petroleum Exporting Countries and concerns over the US- China to include a chapter for emer- arbitrator gets appointed, and down funds from a performance been trusted for decades. It’s and its allies, including Russia, to trade dispute are keeping prices gency arbitration provisions in the process takes several bond, he added. extremely well-established limit their oil output by 1.2 million in check. US crude oil output the new rules”. months. With the emergency He also said the emergency organization, and these emer- barrels per day (bpd). Global from seven major shale forma- Emergency arbitration, arbitration, the process will be arbitration provisions can help gency arbitration rules will give supply has been tightened further tions was expected to rise by which was introduced by the ICC settled within 17 days from when protect both the existing com- people incentive and even more by US sanctions on Opec members about 80,000 bpd in May to a in 2012, seeks to provide urgent the case is filed.” panies in Qatar as well as the people to agree to ICC arbitra- Venezuela and Iran. Iran’s crude record 8.46 million bpd, the EIA temporary relief to parties in the According to Saad, the emer- growing number of foreign com- tions so that they can get their exports have dropped in April to said in its monthly report. middle of a dispute. gency arbitration requests panies investing in World-Cup disputes resolved,” Saad added. QSE index gained 89.12 points last week

THE PENINSULA compared to QR574.84bn at the traded number of transactions DOHA end of previous week, reports last week with 36.81 percent of QNA. the total number of transactions. Qatar Stock Exchange’s (QSE) Banking and Financial Banking and Financial Services benchmark index gained 89.12 Services sector led traded value sector accounted for 25.10 points, or 0.87 percent, last week last week with 41.46 percent of percent. Real Estate sector when the bourse closed yesterday the total traded value. Industries accounted for 17.67 percent and at 10,348.19 points. sector accounted for 27.77 Consumer Goods and Services Trading value during last percent. Real Estate sector sector accounted for 7.50 percent. week increased by 1.18 percent accounted for 11.00 percent and From the 46 listed com- to reach QR1.30bn compared to Consumer Goods and Services panies 26 ended last week higher, QR1.28bn. Trading volume sector accounted 8.19 percent. while 18 fell and two remained increased by 10.71 percent to Banking and Financial unchanged. reach 80.19 million shares, as Services sector led traded volume QNB led trading value during against 72.43 million shares, last week with 34.19 percent of last week accounted for 17.74 while the number of transactions the total traded volume. Indus- percent of the total traded value. rose by 2.57 percent, to reach tries sector accounted for 31.45 When compared on daily Russia-France boosting economic ties 30,077 transactions as compared percent Real Estate sector basis the QSE index gained 40.02 to 29,322 transactions. accounted for 14.40 percent and points, or 0.39 percent, yesterday Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) listens to Total CEO Patrick Pouyanne during a meeting with Market cap rose by 0.78 Telecoms sector accounted 9.23 compared to Wednesday’s French business leaders at the Kremlin in Moscow, yesterday. percent to reach QR579.34bn as percent. Industries sector led closing. Turkish citizenship offer, weak lira draw foreign property buyers REUTERS even as Turkey’s overall housing A 30 percent drop in the buying an apartment in Esenyurt decade. Faced last year with units in the first quarter, a surge ISTANBUL sales tumbled 24 percent in Turkish lira last year, and another district on Istanbul’s outskirts. unsold housing stock of more of nearly 300 percent from a year January and 18 percent in Feb- 10 percent decline against the Hossein did not disclose his than 1 million units, the gov- earlier. Turkey’s slumping housing ruary as the economy settled into dollar so far in 2019, has also surname due to Iran’s capital- ernment cut the citizenship “Many Palestinians have no market is getting some support a recession. Iranians, Iraqis and made it cheaper for foreign transfer restrictions, but added threshold in September. By the passport. They travel with a travel from foreign property investors, Saudis led those taking advantage buyers. that he was also drawn by Tur- end of 2018, housing investment document and face difficulties,” especially from the Gulf region, of Turkey’s decision last year to “The Turkish government has key’s “close distance, food and by foreigners was up 80 percent, said Ismail Altin, chairman of the who are drawn by the weak lira slash an investment threshold for made it very easy to come and similar culture as a Muslim and sales climbed 82 percent in Arabic Turkish Businessmen and and a government effort to ease gaining citizenship to $250,000 invest in Turkey. But getting a country.” the first quarter of 2019. Investors Association. the path to Turkish citizenship. from $1 million previously. The Turkish passport is more Government statistics show The Turkish Statistics Office said “Now they can get a Foreign housing measure was aimed at keeping important for me, especially construction declined 8.7 percent the foreign investors are primarily Turkish passport in a cheaper and investment jumped 82 percent in money flowing into an economy when travelling abroad and doing in the last quarter of 2018, when from Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, easier way. That’s why we see a the first quarter of the year, that was driven for years by a business,” said an Iranian named the overall economy contracted Russia, Afghanistan and Kuwait. boost in demand from Pales- according to government data, construction boom. Hossein who was considering at its fastest rate in nearly a Palestinians bought 297 housing tinians,” he said. FRIDAY 19 APRIL 2019 BUSINESS 15 Jet Airways’ lenders hope bidding can save airline

AP pany’s website. airline were down 32.7 percent on NEW DELHI Zoya Shaikh, a 23-year-old Jet the Bombay Stock Exchange at Airways airport agent, said at a yesterday’s close. Creditors of India’s beleaguered gathering of employees outside Travel agents in New Delhi Jet Airways said they were “rea- the airline’s Mumbai headquarters said Jet Airways’ grounding was according to aviation consultant sonably hopeful” that a bidding yesterday that she was still waiting affecting prices and availability of Mark Martin. process with potential investors for this month’s salary. flights in and outside of India. It was not immediately clear for a controlling stake in the “There is no clear idea of what Jyoti Chopra of Sadhana Tours who else might bid for the airline would save the company, is happening. We have been told India said there were no seats company. Etihad Aviation Group while airline employees rallied in by the airline management to wait available on any of the five daily purchased a 24% stake in 2013. New Delhi and Mumbai for a gov- for what the bidders plan to do,” direct flights from New Delhi to “Finding new investors was ernment rescue. she said. London Heathrow anytime in the always going to be a tall order for A consortium of 26 lenders led Jet Airways pilots have com- next six days. One-way flights Jet Airways,” said Loizos Hera- by the State Bank of India released plained that they haven’t been with one or more stops were cleous, an aviation expert at a statement Thursday following paid in four months, and that selling for around 70,000 rupees Warwick Business School in the cash-starved carrier’s decision more than 20,000 jobs are at ($1,006), about 43 percent higher Britain. “Increases in industry late Wednesday to suspend flight stake. than a week ago. profitability after 2011 were aided operations. In New Delhi, hundreds of “If a passenger has something by lower fuel prices. With fuel Jet Airways, once India’s employees in uniforms - including urgent, I don’t know how they will prices on an upward trend since largest airline, was down to seven flight attendants in the airline’s do it,” she said. 2016, the performance of some aircraft flying only domestic signature yellow - appealed for A round-trip flight from New airlines has taken a hit.” routes earlier this week. Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Delhi to Thiruvananthapuram, a The airline had 119 planes on “Since no emergency funding step in, some holding signs that city in Kerala state in southern December 31, when it first from the lenders or any other read, “Save Jet Airways, save our India, a week ago would have cost defaulted on some of its more than source of funding was forth- family.” about 14,000 rupees ($201) but $1bn in debt. This week, its fleet coming, it would therefore not “My kids are asking for med- showed at 35,000 rupees ($503) was down to 14 planes after some have been possible for us to pay icine. Who do we go to and beg? on Thursday, Chopra said. lessors grounded aircraft for lack for fuel or other critical services If we don’t ask the government, On Tuesday, former Jet of payment. to keep the operations going,” the who do we ask?” Rajender Kumar, Airways Chairman Naresh Goyal, The airline reported a net loss airline’s chief executive Vinay a Jet Airways baggage handler, who founded the airline in 1992, in the quarter that ended in Dube (pictured) said in a cried. withdrew plans to bid for a con- December of 5.8 billion rupees, statement published on the com- Shares in the Mumbai-based trolling stake in the company, about $83m. Amazon & Google agree on each other’s apps streaming

AFP Amazon Prime members streaming our users even more ways to watch WASHINGTON to Chromecast or using Android TV the videos and creators they love.” devices to access Amazon’s video Andrew Bennett, head of Amazon and Google announced yes- content. The deal appears to end a business development for Prime terday they had agreed to allow each spat between the two tech giants that Video, aid the agreement would “give other’s streaming media applications made it difficult or impossible for our customers convenient access to to work on their platforms, ending a users of one of the video services to the shows and movies they love... spat over video between the tech use the platform to access the other’s. customers will have even more ways giants. “We are excited to work with to stream what they want, whenever The companies said in a Amazon to launch the official they want, no matter where they statement that the official YouTube YouTube apps on Fire TV devices are.” apps will be available on Amazon’s worldwide,” said Heather Rivera Amazon and Google are in fierce Fire TV in the coming months, (pictured), head of product partner- competition over streaming, but their allowing users of the Amazon ships at YouTube. spat had sparked concerns of anti- platform to access the music videos, from the Google-owned service. “Bringing our flagship YouTube competitive conduct by locking out movies, shows and other content The agreement also enables experience to Amazon Fire TV gives an important rival.

CROSSWORD MALL ROYAL PLAZA Vellai Pookal (2D/Tamil) 2:15pm; Missing Link (2D/Animation) 2:15 & 4:00pm; Mera Naam Shaji (2D/Malayalam) 2:00pm; Madhura Raja (2D/Malayalam) 2:30pm; Jersey 2:30pm Jersey (2D/Telugu) 2:30pm; Mission In Seven Days – Kuwaiti (2D/Arabic) 5:45pm; Missing Link (2D/Animation) 4:30 & 6:15pm; Kanchana 3 (2D/Tamil) 5:30 & 11:15pm; Teen Spirit (2D/Romance) 4:30pm; Mera Naam Shaji (2D/Malayalam) 5:45pm; Kanchana 3 (2D/Tamil) 5:30 & 11:15pm; The Hummingbird Project (2D/Thriller) 7:30pm; Last Fool Show (2D/Tagalog) 6:15pm Kalank Kalank (2D/Hindi) 8:15 & 11:15pm; (2D/Hindi) 8:00 & 11:00pm; Stockholm 8:00pm Mission Of Honor (2D/Action) 9:30pm; Madhura Raja (2D/Malayalam) 8:30pm Kursk (2D/Action) 11:30pm The Curse Of La Llorona (2D/Horror) 9:45pm Triple Threat (2D/Action) 11:30pm ASIAN TOWN

LANDMARK Kanchana 3 (2D/Telugu) 12:15pm; Mera Naam Shaji (2D/ Malayalam) 3:00, 5:30, 8:00, 10:30pm & 1:00am Vellai Pookal (2D/Tamil) 3:45pm; Jersey (2D/Telugu) 12:00 & 2:30pm; Kalank (2D/Hindi) 5:00, Madhura Raja (2D/Malayalam) 2:00 & 8:15pm; 10:45pm & 1:45pm; Madhura Raja (2D/Malayalam) 3:15, 8:15, Missing Link (2D/Animation) 2:00, 4:45 & 11:00pm & 1:45am; Lucifer (2D/Malayalam) 3:00 & 9:15pm 6:30pm; Kanchana 3 (Telugu) 2:15, Vellai Pookal (2D/Tamil) 7:30pm; (Tamil) 5:15 & 11:00pm; Last Fool Show (2D/ Kanchana 3 (2D/Tamil) 12:00, 6:00pm & 12:15am. Tagalog) 6:00pm; Triple Threat (2D/Action) 8:00pm; Kalank (2D/Hindi) 8:15 & 11:15pm; ROXY The Curse Of La Llorona (2D/Horror) 9:45pm; Kalank (2D/Hindi) 10:30am, 1:40, 5:00, 8:20, 8:45, 11:40pm Mera Naam Shaji (2D/Malayalam) 11:30pm & 12:00midnight; Mera Naam Shaji (2D/Malayalam) 11:00, 1:45, 4:30, 7:30 & 10:30pm; The Curse of Llorona 1:10, 2:15, FLIK Mirqab Mall 5:00, 6:00, 8:00, 9:00, 10:00, 11:15pm; Missing Link (2D) 11:00, 12:50, 2:40, 4:40 & 6:40pm; Shazam! (Action) 10:30am, Dumbo (2D/Fantasy) 5:00 & 6:00pm 11:30am, 3:10, 4:20pm & 12:00midnight Hellboy (2D/Action) 6:10pm Kalank (2D/Hindi) 3;20, 5:00, 6:45, 8:25, 9:50, 10:50 & 11:20pm; Missing Link (2D/Animation) AL KHOR 10:25, 12:25, 2:25, 3:00 & 7:20pm Kalank (2D/Hindi) 11:00am, 8:15 & 11:30pm Shazam! (2D/Action) 12:00, 2:20, 4:25, 5:20, Mera Naam Shaji (2D/Malayalam) 12:15, 6:00 & 11:45pm 7:10, 8:10 & 10:10pm; Stockholm (2D/Action) Missing Link (2D) 12:45, 2:15, 4:15 & 6:15pm 11:45am, 12:50 & 1:45pm Madhura Raja (2D/Malayalam) 11:30am, 3:00 & 8:45pm Teen Spirit (2D/Romance) 10:50am, 12:10, 1:20, Kanchana 3 (2D/Telugu) 2:45 & 8:15pm & 2:10pm The Curse Of La Llorona (2D/Horror) 6:00pm The Curse Of La Llorona (2D/Horror) 8:25, 9;20, 10;25, 11:50pm & 0:25am The Hummingbird Project 11:00am, 12:15, 2:20, 3:45 & 8:40pm

Note: Programme is subject to change without prior notice.

MERA NAAM SHAJI

The lives of three men sharing the same name intertwine, leading to a series of hilarious incidents. SPORT Friday 19 April 2019 PAGE | 18 PAGE | 19 Spurs ‘still Pakistan leave in a dream’ Amir out of after win: preliminary Pochettino World Cup squad Djokovic, Nadal cruise into Monte Carlo quarters

AFP He next faces Guido Pella, who MONTE CARLO ATP MONTE CARLO defeated Italy’s Marco Cecchinato MASTERS RESULTS 6-4, 4-6, 6-4. Top seed Novak Djokovic and Third seed Alexander Zverev 11-time champion Rafael Nadal Third Round suffered another early exit as he showed no mercy in dominating lost 7-6 (8/6), 6-1 to 2013 semi- wins to power into the Monte Carlo Novak Djokovic (SRB x1) finalist Fabio Fognini, while Masters quarter-finals yesterday. bt Taylor Fritz (USA) 6-3, 6-0 French Open runner-up Djokovic extended his winning Daniil Medvedev (RUS Dominic Thiem was streak against US players with a x10) bt Stefanos Tsitsipas blown away by 6-3, 6-0 defeat of Taylor Fritz. (GRE x6) 6-2, 1-6, 6-4 Dusan Lajovic. The two-time tournament Dusan Lajovic (SRB) bt The Serb reeled 20 as a result after champion has now won nine in a Dominic Thiem (AUT x4) 6-3, off five straight he beat Tsitsipas row over Americans since losing 6-3 games to complete for the fourth time in at Wimbledon in 2016 to Sam Lorenzo Sonego (ITA) bt a 6-3, 6-3 win over as many attempts. Querrey. Cameron Norrie (GBR) 6-2, 7-5 Indian Wells champion “This was a great “It was very challenging to play Borna Coric (CRO x9) bt Thiem, who had beaten achievement for me,” Medvedev in these (windy) conditions,” Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA) Lajovic on six previous occasions. said. “Everything was perfect Djokovic said. “Taylor just flattens 6-4, 6-2 World number one Djokovic today.” the ball. Fabio Fognini (ITA x13) bt will be playing his ninth quarter- Ranked a career-high 14th, “We had five, six close games Alexander Zverev (GER x3) 7-6 final here from 13 appearances at Medvedev credits his rising form in the first set, I just managed to (8/6), 6-1 his home event. to a renewed dedication to the break his resistance midway Guido Pella (ARG) bt Djokovic turned in a steady sport. through. After that, things went Marco Cecchinato (ITA x11) performance while his opponent “I’ve been working hard for the on my side and I felt more com- 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 committed nearly 30 unforced past 18 months - since before the fortable. This was one of these Rafael Nadal (ESP x2) bt errors in 68 minutes. start of 2018. I’ve dedicated my days where you just have to hang Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 6-4, 6-1 Sixth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas life to tennis, which I did not do in there and try to put an extra ball earlier lost 6-2, 1-6, 6-4 as Daniil before,” he said. back in the court - that was Medvedev continued his run of “I had my best season last year enough.” champion started his clay season form. The Russian will next line up - hopefully this year will be better.” Nadal repeated last year’s this week after missing a month against Djokovic after losing to him The Russian reached his first semi-final win over Grigor Dimitrov, with another knee problem and in January in the Australian Open quarter-final at the Masters 1000 beating the Bulgarian for the 12th has title-holder points to defend fourth round. level after winning his second time, 6-4, 6-1. here plus Barcelona, Rome and Tsitsipas was caught on the match against a Top 10 opponent. “I’m very, very happy, this is Roland Garros. back foot facing three match Tsitsipas, runner-up last an important victory for me,” the The king of clay is bidding for points as he trailed 0-40 on his season to Nadal in Toronto, suf- second seed said after winning his a 12th trophy in the principality. serve late in the third set. fered his eighth defeat of the 23rd consecutive set at the His record at the event is a stag- After saving the first two, the season against 18 wins and will try tournament. gering 70-4. Greek botched the third to seal his and lift his game next week on the “Grigor is a super talent and is Nadal spent almost an hour in exit after an hour and clay of Barcelona. very dangerous. It was a positive securing the first set but picked up three-quarters. Italian qualifier Lorenzo Serbia’s Novak Djokovic plays a backhand return during the match for me. the pace in the second as he ran Medvedev increased his leading Sonego defeated Britain’s Cameron Monte-Carlo ATP Masters Series tournament in Monaco, Spain’s 17-time Grand Slam out the winner. total of ATP season match wins to Norrie 6-2, 7-5. yesterday.

FIBA 3x3 World Tour: Novi Sad extend Mumbai Indians unbeaten run with big wins in Doha thrash Delhi CHINTHANA WASALA Doha’s Moustafa Essam THE PENINSULA Fouda (right) dribbles during Capitals by 40 runs the Pool B game against Serbian powerhouse Novi Sad Tokyo, on the opening extended their unbeaten run AGENCIES dangerous Colin Munro (3) day of the FIBA 3x3 World from last year with two more NEW DELHI as Delhi were never really Tour – Doha 2019 at Katara wins on the opening day of the in the chase on a low and Amphitheatre, yesterday. FIBA 3x3 World Tour – Doha Rishabh Pant had started slow Kotla wicket. 2019 being held at Katara Delhi Capitals’ journey in Earlier, Hardik Pandya Amphitheatre, yesterday. the 12th edition of the Indian (32 off 15 balls) and Krunal Novi Sad outplayed Doha Premier League by (37*) provided the late order 22-6 to record their first win smashing Mumbai Indians flourish as Mumbai Indians yesterday. pacer Jasprit Bumrah all scored 168/5 in their 20 Doha, who were given a over the park in their overs. wildcard due to Qatar’s host- opening encounter in Having bowled a disci- status in the opening round of the Mumbai. But Bumrah got his plined line and length Tour, had the services of Elhadj revenge at the Feroz Shah through the innings, the DC Seydou, Moustafa Essam Fouda, Kotla yesterday as he sent bowlers lost the plot in the Nedim Muslic and Ousseynou Pant’s off-stump for a walk last five overs as the MI Ndiaye. in the park. batsmen picked 64 runs. Novi Sad later followed up With that ended DC’s While Krunal was the with another impressive show hope as they finished on anchor during the 54-run which saw them defeating Tokyo 128/9, losing the game by 40 partnership, Hardik once 22-7 in Pool B. runs. again showed why he is Top seeds Liman, who won Chasing 169, DC made a such a dangerous batsman three Masters last year, defeated mess of the target after in the death overs as he used Qatar’s Katara 21-11 in the both of their Group C games The semi-finals will begin OPENING DAY'S RESULTS Shikhar Dhawan was dis- the long handle to excellent opening game of the two-day yesterday. at 6.55pm, followed by the final missed for 35 in the 7th over effect to dig out the low full event. They beat Riga 19-17 in a which tips off at 8.20pm. Liman beat Katara 22 - 11 of the innings by Rahul tosses and attempted Katara team consists of Bobo thrilling match before owerpow- The FIBA 3x3 World Tour is Novi Sad beat Doha 22 - 6 Chahar. yorkers and sent them over Magassa, Aaron Randolph ering Moscow with a same the pinnacle event of an ‘open’ Balanga beat Riga 19-17 After a quality start of the ropes till Kagiso Rabada Mitchell, Abdulrahman Mohamed margin. network of FIBA-endorsed 3x3 48/0 in the first six overs, dismissed him off the third Piran beat Mount-Royal 22 - 13 Saad and Fadi Abilmona. Moscow lost their next game tournaments. Dhawan’s wicket opened ball of the 20th over. Despite the convincing win to Riga 12-17 as they lost the The 2019 season consists of Pasig beat Katara 21-14 the floodgates as Chahar against the hosts, the defending opportunity to advance. 11 Masters tournaments which Tokyo beat Doha 19-13 kept picking wickets and Brief Scores: champions, Liman went down Today, Pasig meet Riga in the will culminate with the FIBA 3x3 Balanga beat Moscow 20-19 finished with figures of 3/19 to Pasig Chooks from The Phil- first quarter-final at 4.45pm at World Tour Final on November Ljubljana beat Mount-Royal 17-12 from his four overs. Mumbai Indians: 168/5 ippines, 16-19 in Pool A. the same venue. Balanga, Liman, 2-3 in Utsunomiya, Japan. Pasig beat Liman 19-16 While Chahar sent back in 20 overs (Krunal Pandya Balanga, also from the Phil- Tokyo and yesterday’s heroes The tour now moves to Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw (20) 37n.o.; Rabada 2/38) Novi Sad beat Tokyo 22-7 liphines, booked their place in Novi Sad have also made it to the Chengdu, in China’s Sichuan and skipper Shreyas Iyer (3), Delhi Capitals: 128/9 today’s quarter-finals by winning last-eight stage. province for the second leg. Riga beat Moscow 17-12 Krunal Pandya sent back the (Axar 26; Chahar 3/19) FRIDAY 19 APRIL 2019 SPORT 17

Sheikh Joaan participates in Olympic Refuge Foundation Executive Office meeting

The Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) President, H E Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani speaks with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) President, Dr Thomas Bach on the sidelines of the third meeting of the Olympic Refuge Foundation Executive Office, which was held in Lausanne, Switzerland . The meeting was chaired by Dr Thomas Bach, who is also the Chairperson of the Olympic Refuge Foundation. The meeting was attended by United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, who is also Vice-Chairperson of the Foundation. heT meeting was also attended by Honorary Member of the Foundation, Dr Jacques Rogge, member of the Foundation and President of World Taekwondo Dr Chungwon Choue, member of the ﬁrst Refugee Olympic Team at the Olympic Games Rio 2016, Yiech Pur Biel and other members of the Executive Office. RIGHT: H E Sheikh Joaan poses for a group photo with other officials.

Qatar 12th edition of SOP concludes with Manateq pulsating finals at Aspire Academy Baja round four begins THE PENINSULA DOHA today The players and officials of Ibn Taymiyyah Independent Ibn Taymiyyah Independent Secondary School celebrate with the trophy as officials QNA Secondary School grabbed top applaud them after the ﬁnal at Aspire Dome, yesterday. DOHA honours as the 12th edition of the School Olympic Program (SOP) The fourth round of the concluded with thrilling finals at local championship Qatar Aspire Dome yesterday. Manateq Baja Rally will Top officials including kick off today, with the Jassem Al Buainain, Secretary- championship set to General of the Qatar Olympic witness the participation Committee (QOC), Dr Ibrahim of local drivers as well as Bin Saleh Al Nuaimi, Undersec- drivers from Kuwait, retary of the Ministry of Edu- Oman and Russia. cation, and Qatar national The event will start football team’s stars Akram Afif, with the technical Salem Al Hajri and Tariq Sulaiman inspection of the partici- were among the high number of pating cars and the spectators, who watched five announcement of the final thrilling finals among the list of the participating schoolboys. teams, which are yet up to The title-deciding matches 15 contestants. The rally’s played yesterday included finals organisers will meet with of football, basketball, volleyball, drivers and their assistants gymnastics and tennis to give them guidance on tournaments. the rally and the paths. Ibn Taymiyyah secured the Program. We are always keen to edition will be the best,” he “We are pleased with this team and the participation of Qatar Manateq Baja coveted football title after edging distinguish the School Olympic concluded. special day and with the great students in this celebration espe- Rally will be held in the out Palestine School 1-0 fol- Program, which started in 2007 Secretary-General of QSF, Ali attendance of all officials and the cially as they represent role southern desert of Sealine lowing an interesting battle. as one of the projects that is the Al Hitmi praised young athletes various schools in the five finals,” models for these young players with 124 km long and Expressing his delight on the legacy of the Asian Games 2006. and thanked all the top officials said Al Hitmi. and such attendance has a good includes two repeated success of latest edition, Al The program is supported by the who made the finals a “It was also a special day in and distinctive reaction of stu- phases, the first at 9:30am Buainain praised the level of leadership of the Qatar Olympic resounding success. the presence of the stars of our dents,” he added. and 62 km, and the second competition and motivation Committee,” said the top QOC at 12.00. The fourth round among young competitors during official. is expected to witness the finals. “School sports are among the strong competition from 15 “It was great to see these priorities of the Qatar Olympic teams to win the T1, T2 and youngsters competing with such Committee. We strive to achieve T3 categories. a passion. All the hard work by the program’s strategic objectives, A number of leading School Olympic Program has achieve future sports excellence The School Olympic drivers, led by Sheikh started paying dividend,” Al and spread sports in various Program is part Hamad bin Eid Al Thani, Buainain said on the sidelines of fields in Qatar,” he added. Mohammed Al Meer, the finals. Meanwhile, Abdulrahman Al of Qatar National Mohammed Al Attiyah, “The School Olympic Muftah, Executive Director of Vision 2030 and I Rashid Al Mohannadi, Program is part of Qatar National Qatar Sports Federation (QSF), am very happy that Jamal Fakhro, Abdullah Al Vision 2030 and I am very happy said the organisers achieved it is progressing Rabban, Ahmed Alloh, that it is progressing well. This their target with another suc- Mohammed Al Hargan and edition turned out to be a huge cessful edition of SOP. well. This edition Omani Abdulaziz Al Bashir success,” he added. “We are pleased with what turned out to be are participating. The QOC Secretary-General has been achieved not only on a huge success: The fourth round is also thanked Ministry of Edu- the final day, but in the program Jassem Al Buainain cation and Higher Education, and in general. It is a great success expected to witness Aspire for their cooperation. which will continue to give pos- strong competition “We are delighted to partner itive results in the future,” said QOC Secretary-General Jassem Al from 15 teams to win with the Ministry of Education Al Muftah. Buainain (front, left) arrives for ﬁnals the T1, T2 and T3 and Higher Education. We also “This success brings us more categories. thank Aspire for hosting the responsibility to deliver the best along with other officials. finals of the School Olympic in the next stage and the next Joshua-Miller fight off after New York denies licence

AFP of his positive doping case. However on Tuesday it the California State Athletic was scrambling to find an alter- LOS ANGELES “The New York State Athletic emerged Miller had tested pos- Commission after testing positive native opponent. Commission has denied Jarrell itive for a banned substance fol- for methylhexaneamine when “I am on the search for a new Jarrell Miller was denied a Miller’s professional boxing lowing a test conducted by the kickboxing in 2014. opponent,” Hearn said. licence to box by the New York license application for a violation Voluntary Anti-Doping Associ- During their promotional “Literally anyone can get it. State Athletic Commission relating to the use of a prohibited ation (VADA) on March 20. tour for the fight, Miller revealed There are some names that (NYSAC) over a failed drug test, substance. We have no further “We have been informed by that both fighters had agreed to would appeal to our partners -- scuppering his planned June 1 comment at this time,” the com- VADA that there has been an between 10 and 12 weeks of drug DAZN, Sky Sports and Madison bout with world heavyweight mission said. adverse finding in Jarrell Miller’s testing in the build-up to the bout. Square Garden -- more than champion Anthony Joshua. Miller, who is undefeated in sample collected on March 20th, ESPN reported that Joshua others and it’s our job to get the In a statement quoted by US his 24 professional fights, was due 2019,” Eddie Hearn, Joshua’s still planned to make his US ones that appeal most. I’ve media outlets, the NYSAC said to take on the Briton at Madison promoter, tweeted. debut as planned in June for spoken to 16 heavyweights in the Miller was barred from fighting Square Garden for the WBA, IBF Miller previously served a what will be his seventh title last 24 hours, 10 of which are not Anthony Joshua in the state following the news and WBO titles on June 1. nine-month ban from defence. Promoter Hearn said he suitable.” 18 SPORT FRIDAY 19 APRIL 2019

Not much CL failures excitement haunt as Juve set Guardiola to clinch as City fall another title short again

REUTERS AFP MILAN MANCHESTER

Juventus should finally wrap up Another season will pass without an eighth successive Serie A title Champions League glory for Pep tomorrow but it will be little Guardiola’s Manchester City, but few more than a consolation prize will forget the manner in which the to the Turin side following their quest for a historic quadruple was Champions League exit. Tottenham Hotspur’s Spanish striker ended by a combination of At the same time, opponents Fernando Llorente (foreground) celebrates Tottenham Hotspur and VAR. Fiorentina, without a win for after scoring his team’s third goal during Spurs survived a seven-goal two months, will have their the UEFA Champions League quarter-final thriller on Wednesday night at the minds elsewhere as they con- second leg match against Manchester City Etihad, losing the battle 4-3 but centrate on their Coppa Italia on Wednesday. winning the war on away goals campaign which offers the thanks to their 1-0 victory in the first chance to win their first sil- leg a titanic quarter-final tie. verware since 2001. A match that saw City lead 1-0, Juve need a point tomorrow Spurs ‘still in a dream’ trail 2-1, then forge ahead 4-2 to lead to clinch the title with five the tie for the first time before matches to spare. Even if they Fernando Llorente’s controversial lose, they will have another decisive goal was allowed to stand chance on Monday, when after a VAR check for handball, second-placed Napoli, who are after win: Pochettino brought one final twist in stoppage 17 points behind, would still time. need to beat Atalanta to prolong REUTERS In their first European Cup Guardiola scampered down the the contest. LONDON semi-final appearance since touchline in celebration when The lack of anticipation 1961-62, Tottenham will face Raheem Sterling thought he had around tomorrow’s match sums Tottenham Hotspur manager Ajax Amsterdam, with the first completed his hat-trick with the goal up a strange Serie A season in Mauricio Pochettino says his It means a lot to reach the semi-finals. leg scheduled in London at their to take City into the semi-finals for which Juventus, spearheaded by players are ‘still in a dream’ We still haven’t realised because we are new 62,000-capacity stadium just the second time. Cristiano Ronaldo, have been after reaching the Champions still in a dream. We’re still in a bubble. on April 30. Seconds later, delirium turned to utterly dominant without League semi-finals in dramatic “We need to be humble. No disbelief, as Guardiola sank to his playing particularly well. fashion but expects his side to We can feel the happiness of our fans, one expected us to beat City. It knees in the realisation that VAR had Their signing of the five- be ready for tomorrow’s crucial also through the messages of family and can give massive belief but if revealed an offside earlier in the times World Player of the Year Premier League clash against friends: Mauricio Pochettino you are not clever enough to move. in July was initially seen as a Manchester City. manage it, that victory can Guardiola described the exit as boost for Serie A which has been Spurs lost 4-3 in a classic make you weaker,” said “cruel.” struggling to attract the world’s encounter against City in realised because we are still in top-four for a fourth consec- Pochettino. Winning the Champions League biggest players. Wednesday’s quarter-final a dream. We’re still in a bubble. utive season. “It’s so important to respect remains the grail for the club’s Abu But Ronaldo’s ability to second leg, but went through We can feel the happiness of “In 10 days to play three Ajax. Beating Real Madrid and Dhabi owners after a decade of conjure goals out of nothing has on away goals after the tie fin- our fans, also through the mes- games... everybody thinks we Juventus means they are more pouring money into the club, but no often allowed to Juventus to win ished 4-4 on aggregate. sages of family and friends. know each other better now favourites than us -- that is a one can say they were not matches without really exerting It was a gripping spectacle “But because we are so but there is not much time to reality.” entertained. themselves and, in others, right until the final few minutes focused and busy preparing for train or prepare,” Pochettino The Champions League For the much-lauded Catalan snatch wins they have not really when City had a stoppage-time Saturday, you do not allow added. final takes place on June 1 in coach, though, the elimination con- deserved. goal from Raheem Sterling, yourself to live your reality. Our “We need to assess some Madrid and Pochettino has not tinues a pattern of Champions Fiorentina, meanwhile, are which would have sent them job is to be focused and con- players, we need to assess ruled out the chance of striker League anguish since he won the title one of several exasperating Serie through, ruled out for offside centrated and use all the tools some players that cannot be Harry Kane recovering from an for a second time with his great Bar- A outfits who threaten to offer a after a VAR review. to be ready for Saturday possible to play. ankle injury to play in it, should celona team in 2011. challenge to the bigger teams “We are all tired after an (tomorrow).” “That is the most they beat Ajax. Guardiola’s Barca reign ended in before slumping into amazing, crazy and unbe- Spurs, currently third in important... to try to take the “We are going to assess semi-final defeat to Chelsea in 2012 mediocrity. lievable night,” Pochettino told the league, return to the best decision and to provide him day by day. We are not and there were last four exits in each They boast plenty of talented a news conference yesterday. Etihad Stadium tomorrow as the team with energy to be optimistic but you know Harry of his three seasons at Bayern young players such as forward “It means a lot to reach the they hope to boost their possible to fight and challenge Kane - with Harry Kane, all is Munich. Giovanni Simeone -- the son of semi-finals. We still haven’t chances of finishing in the for the three points.” possible,” he added. The upturn in City’s standards Atletico Madrid coach Diego -- since he arrived in 2016 is unques- and Federico Chiesa. tionable, and they could still com- Yet they have struggled to plete an unprecedented treble of turn dominance of matches into Premier League, FA Cup and League wins, and their record of 16 Cup in England. draws in 32 league matches, plus Klopp focuses on Cardiff as However, it is for Champions their position in the table -- 10th League success that Guardiola was out of 20 -- sums up a mediocre pursued so long by City, and in three season. attempts he has failed to even reach Their frustration came to a Messi looms for Liverpool the semi-finals. head two weeks ago when, after Guardiola has consistently played a home defeat to lowly AFP unbelievably strong teams.” incredible Champions League down City’s potential as a European Frosinone, the club issued a PORTO It is six years since Barca defeat against Tottenham powerhouse in his three years in statement criticising the team lost at home in the Champions Hotspur when they play the charge, contrasting their lack of his- and coach Stefano Pioli resigned Jurgen Klopp (pictured) might League, but Liverpool need to London club again tomorrow. toric success to Barca, Bayern and in protest, saying his “human be steeling himself for some We play again in ensure they remain in the tie Despite the games coming Real Madrid. and professional” qualities had sleepless nights as he tries to three days, so we fly before the return at Anfield on thick and fast, Liverpool But it is Monaco, Liverpool and been questioned. work out how to stop Lionel tomorrow and make May 7. emerged from their trip to the now a Spurs side 16 points adrift of In his place, Vincenzo Mon- Messi, but for now the German ourselves ready “It is our dream. Every Estadio do Dragao in great City in the Premier League, that have tella has returned for a second can be delighted at seeing his single player wants to play this shape. sent his expensively assembled squad stint, having led Fiorentina to Liverpool side extend their for another intense kind of game in their lives,” Klopp rotated his squad, packing in the Champions League. three successive fourth-placed outstanding record in football game: admitted Mane, yet Klopp will with Divock Origi making a A common theme has been City’s finishes during his previous European ties under his Jurgen Klopp have to come up with a plan rare start while Roberto poor defensive record. Monaco spell. management. to deal with the brilliant Messi. Firmino and Jordan Hend- scored three times in both legs in the The bright spot has been Having won 2-0 at home the Europa League in 2016 “Thank God I don’t have erson were only used as last 16 in 2017, Liverpool thrice in 31 Fiorentina’s Coppa Italia cam- in the first leg, Liverpool and Real Madrid in last sea- to think about that tonight,” substitutes. minutes to take a decisive lead in last paign which has taken them to always knew that an early son’s Champions League. Klopp joked on Wednesday. In addition, Joe Gomez season’s quarter-final and, even the semi-finals. They visit Ata- away goal in the second leg of “I know people like to be “I have a few more nights came off the bench for his first shorn of Harry Kane, Tottenham lanta for the second leg next their quarter-final against FC disrespectful to a team like to think about that. Everybody top-team appearance since became just the second visiting side Thursday following a 3-3 draw Porto at the Estadio do Dragao Porto, but we knew how dif- tried it so far and nobody can suffering a leg fracture in this season to score three at the in the first. would effectively kill the tie. ficult it is and we won 2-0 at do it. December. Etihad. Montella said on his arrival So it proved, as after sur- home, it was deserved, and “We still will try it. We are “In the last third of the Guardiola will contend that is that he sensed the air of dis- viving a barrage of early here anything could have hap- looking forward to it but we season you see the finish line why his approach for the first leg was content among the club’s fans. pressure in northern Portugal pened,” Klopp said. have so many jobs to do already but you need a little more conservative, but the lack of “In Florence, we need on Wednesday, Sadio Mane’s “We dealt really well with before we meet Barcelona. bit of luck with injuries,” an away goal ultimately cost him. synergy between the fans, media 26th-minute strike broke it. In the Let’s first playpy these ggames admitted Klopp. and the team,” he said. Porto heartsarts and set Liverpool qquarter-uarter- andand then let’s prepareprepare “We play again in three “I ask them to trust in my on their wayway to a 4-1 win on finfinalsa l s Barcelona.”Barcelona.” days, so we fly tomorrow and enthusiasm and to only protest the night.. therethere The focusfocus nownow revertsreverts make ourselves ready for if we deserve it.” Havingng won 3-1 at BaBayernyern area r e backback to tthehe PremPremierier another intense football “There is always a sense of Munich inn thethe lastlast round,round, herehere onlonlyy League,League, with Liverpool game.” disappointment after a change was anotherher statement awaawayy twotwo points clear of MaMan-n- Cardiff boosted their sur- of coach especially for players victory foror thethe AnfieldAnfield clubclub chesterchester City at thethe summit vival hopes with a 2-0 win at who got on so well with Pioli. after theyey lost all three havinghaving playedplayed a game more. Brighton and Hove Albion on However, in football you need matches onon thethe roadroad in tthehe Klopp’sKlopp’s squad stastayedyed in Por-Por- Tuesday. to turn over a new leaf quickly group stage.age. tugaltugal on WeWednesdaydnesday nightnight “Cardiff is completely and the lads want to turn around Kloppp reremainsmains unbeaten beforebefore returningreturning home to back in the race with that this negative trend.” after 10 two-leggedwo-legged European start preparations forfor Sun-Sun- result so they will fight for it.” ties as Liverpooliverpool manager,manager, day’sday’s visit to relegationrelegation bat-bat- However, after this latest Juve need a point with twoo comincomingg againstagainst tlerstlers Cardiff CitCity.y. victory -- their eighth in a row tomorrow to clinch the Porto. 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Amir out of preliminary squad REUTERS CAPE TOWN

AFP expected of him,” said squad subject to fully recov-- South Africa have included off-form opening LAHORE Inzamam, who was part of ering from a fractured thumbb PAKISTANPAKISTA SQUAD batsman Hashim Amla in their squad for the Pakistan’s World Cup winning injury he sustained duringg Cricket World Cup in England and Wales starting Pakistan selectors yesterday team in 1992. the Pakistan Super Leaguee Sarfraz AhmeAhmedd (captain) next month, but there is no place for all-rounder left out pace spearhead Amir is included in the (PSL) in February this year. MohammadMohamma Hafeez Chris Morris. Mohammad Amir (pictured) 17-man squad for the five- There was a surprisee (subject(subject tot ﬁtness) Amla’s selection has been the topic of hot from the preliminary 15-man match one-day series against World Cup call-up forr debate. He has been a stalwart at the top of the squad foror next monthmonth’s s World England from May 55-19,-19, andand 19-year-old19-year-old rookiero e FakharFakh Zaman order for the last decade, but his form in all Cup to bebe heldheld in England.England. can regainregain hhisis WorWorldld Cup fastfast bbowlero r Imam-ul-HaqIma formats has been called into question in the past Thee 27-27-year-oldyear-old hashas beenbeen placeplace iiff hehe performsperforms wewell.ll. 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ShoaibSho Malik average of 35.26. just fourur wickets in 14 wwicket-takingicket-taking ababilityility in the “Hasnain“Hasn He was given the opportunity to find form matches.es. series,”series,” said Inzamam. is excitingexcit HarisHa Sohail in domestic cricket over the last few weeks, but Butt the Allrounder and can beb a Hasan Ali has a top-score of 32 in six innings, failing to left-arma rm MohammadMohammad HaHafeezfeez surprises urpr Abid Ali reach double-figures in three of those. fastt waswas includedincluded in the packagepackage oof thee Morris’s exclusion as an all-rounder is a bowler, WorldWorld CuCupp WorldWorld CCup,”” JunaidJun Khan surprise given his form in the Indian Premier who said InzamamInza m FaheemFahee Ashraf League and his death-bowling ability, but the missed ofof the pacpaceman,e n, ShaheenShaheen ShahSh Afridi selectors have instead opted for Dwaine Pre- the who plplayedd torius and Andile Phehlukwayo, with only MohammadMohamma Hasnain 2011 ththreeree onone-daye y one of those ever likely to play at any given and internationalsinternatio s time. 2015 againstagainst AustralAustralia last Fast bowlers Lungi Ngidi and Anrich Nortje Worldd month,month, tatakingking two Opener Abid Ali, 31, also one-day matches against were both injury doubts, but have been selected, Cup duee to wickets.wickets. earned a call-up after scoring county teams before taking with the former especially crucial to the side a five-yearyear ban SarfrazSarfraz AhmedAh a debut hundred against on England in the five-match given his wicket-taking ability and economy in on matchatch fixing wwillill lead botbothh the Australia. ODI series from May 5. the opening overs. imposeded in 2010, has a squads. The squad is largely com- They will play two Rassie van der Dussen, who only made his lifelinee as teateamsms cacann be AnotherAnother left- prised of young players, with warm-up World Cup games debut for the side in January but averages 88.25 changeded until May 23 -- arm pacer,pa only a handful of veterans -- against Afghanistan on May from his eight ODI innings, was chosen ahead seven daysdays before the ten- 29-year-old29-year Sarfraz and Haris Sohail, who 24 and Bangladesh on May 26, of Reeza Hendricks, while test opener Aiden team eventvent starts.starts. Junaid Khan,K played in 2015, as well as before taking on the West Markram also gets the nod on the back of some Chiefief selectorselector waswas pre- Shoaib Malik, who played in Indies in their first World Cup excellent domestic form. Inzamam-ul-Haqam-ul-Haq said ferredferred over 2007, and Mohammad match in Nottingham on May Faf du Plessis will captain the side, with Amir’ss foformrm waswas Amir.Amir. Hafeez, who took part in the 31. All 10 teams will play each experienced batsman JP Duminy and fast bowler concerning.ning. 2007 and 2011 tournaments. other in the first stage, with Dale Steyn also included. “Amirmir had not per-per- Pakistan will leave for the the top four playing the Imran Tahir will be the starting leg-spinner, formedd as wewellll as was UK on Tuesday and play three semi-finals. with the guile of Tabraiz Shamsi another option in that department. South Africa have opted not to select a specialist wicketkeeper as back-up to Quinton de Sri Lankan selectors ignore Chandimal and Tharanga Kock, but instead will rely on part-timer David Miller, who wore the gloves for some of the AFP Opening batsman Kasun Rajitha in favour of recent 5-0 series sweep of Sri Lanka. COLOMBO Avishka Fernando and SRISRI LLANKAANKA Pradeep and Suranga South Africa, seeking a first World Cup paceman Nuwan Pradeep SQUADSQUAD Lakmal. trophy win, open their campaign against England Sri Lanka yesterday dumped were also included in the Although not in the at The Oval on May 30. established stars including squad for the tournament 15-man squad, Rajitha has former captain Dinesh Chan- which starts in England and DimuthDimuth KarunaratneKarunaratne (captain)( been named as one of four dimal from their one-day Wales on May 30. LLasithasith MMalingaalinga AAngelongelo MMathews standby players, alongside SOUTHTH AFRICAAFRICA team in a mass clear-out for The 1996 champions ThisaraTThisara PPereraerera KKusalusa Mendis allrounder Wanindu the World Cup. kick off their campaign Hasaranga and batsmen SQUADUAD One day after announcing against New Zealand in IsuruIsuru UdanaUdana KusalKusa Perera Oshada Fernando and that Test skipper Dimuth Kar- Cardiff on June 1. AvishkaAvishka FeFernando Angelo Perera. Faf du Plessiss (captain(captain)) unaratne would be World Cup Karunaratne and the De Mel again justified Quinton de Kockock captain in place of Lasith 35-year-old Mendis last Nuwan Pradeep JeevanJeevan Mendis the decision to make Karu- Malinga, selectors also axed played a 50-over interna- LahiruLahiru ThirimanneThir naratne as captain in place Rassie van derer Dussen wicketkeeper-batsman tional at the previous World Jeffrey aVandersayV of pace spearhead Lasith Andile Phehlukwayoukwayo Niroshan Dickwella, off- Cup in 2015. Malinga. Dwaine Pretoriusorius spinner Akila Dananjaya, and Chief selector Ashantha SurangaSuranga Lakmal Karunaratne led Sri openers Danushka Gunath- de Mel said players like Siri- DhananDhananjayajaya de Silva Lanka to their first Test Aiden Markramam ilaka and Upul Tharanga from wardena, who last played an series triumph in South MMilindailinda SSiriwardanairiw Hashim Amla the 15-man squad. ODI in 2016, were chosen to Africa after sweeping the Sri Lanka have been riven provide stability. two matches in February. David Miller with personality clashes and “To balance the side, the “We saw in South Africa JP Duminy disciplinary problems in batsman coming in at number how Dimuth was able to recent years that have seen six has to be able to bowl,” de axed after their poor picked up just two wickets unite the team, and have Dale Steyn their world standing slump. Mel said of Siriwardana, a showing in the recent tour from four games in Sri everyone playing together. Lungi Ngidi Batsman Lahiru Thir- left-handed batsman and of South Africa. Lanka’s 5-0 drubbing in the That was what was Anrich Nortjee imanne, leg-spinner Jeffrey bowler. “We went with Kusal Janith Perera will one-day series in South important to us at this time,” Vandersay and all-rounders someone who has a bit of be wicketkeeper and could Africa. he said. Kagiso Rabadada Milinda Siriwardana and experience in that role.” also be used an opener. On the pace front, Sri Sri Lanka will play two Imran Tahir Jeevan Mendis got places Dananjaya, a mystery De Mel said Dhananjaya Lanka again opted for expe- warmup games against despite not playing an ODI for spinner who has played 34 de Silva is a better spin rience, omitting Dush- Scotland in May before the Tabraiz Shamsimsi more than a year. ODIs, and Dickwella were option than Dananjaya who mantha Chameera and World Cup. QDC win thrilling final to lift KEF Engineers Corporate Cup

THE PENINSULA were never going to be easy sponsors Dr. Hassan Kunhi DOHA while chasing in a final but (Chairman Ideal Indian School) Raneesh steadied the ship and and a sturdy team of KEF Man- Qatar Design Consortium (QDC) played some great shots. Few aging Committee members beat Galfar Al Misnad by three valuable contributions from the including Chairman Sajeet runs in a thrilling final to win the tail-enders meant that they George, Gen. Secretary Kishore KEF Engineers Corporate Cup needed 6 runs from the last over. Nair, Treasurer Prakash Nair, 2019 at the Ideal Oval in Al Hilal, Finally QDC won by three runs Cultural Secretary Sudheesh Doha. with a nail biting finish. Gopalakrishnan, Event coor- Manu Vijayan scored an Manu was declared Man-of- dinator Sreenivas T S and unbeaten 62 off 42 balls in the the-Match and also the Player- Rahul Rajan, Vice Chairman QDC innings to become the star of-the-Tournament for his all- Antony Thomas, Shabeer of the show. round performance. Vishnu Ahamed, Dayan Antony, Abh- After winning the Toss, Chandran from Galfar was ijith Elakkat, Sinto George, Galfar decided to bowl first. declared Best Batsman and his Alex Johnson Varghese, Bipin QDC recovered from a bad team mate Ghanshyam Verma Kandoth, Mithun M C, Jiji start which saw them losing five from Galfar as the best bowler Arvind, Kunhikoya Thannieth, wickets for 40 at one stage. Then, of the tournament which was Jashmeer Kasargod; their star batsman Manu took the organised by Keralite Engineers Azharudheen PN, KEF advisory game away from Galfar and Forum (KEF). committee members Mibu Jose, single handedly pulled up the Gulf Warehousing Company NV Raghavan Menon and Jacob score to 131 in 20 overs. (GWC) were placed third in the Thomas. The Galfar chase started tournament which also saw KEF Chairman Sajeet George Players and officials of Qatar Design Consortium celebrate with the KEF Engineers Corporate Cup 2019 slowly and steadily but they also teams from L&T, Powerman thanked all team captains for after defeating Galfar Al Misnad in the ﬁnal played at the Ideal Oval in Al Hilal, Doha. kept losing wickets at regular International, Mannai Corpo- their interest and commitment intervals. At the end of 10 overs, ration, Castle Constructions, to take part in this Cricket Cham- they were 50/5. All the hopes Omega Engineering, Global Auto The Prize distribution cer- namely Azim Abbas, President Balakrishnan, Gen. Secretary of pionship, which has already were on Gulfar captain Raneesh Parts, Coastal Qatar, Almoyyed emony was attended by digni- of the IBPC Managing Com- EF, highly ranked executives attracted substantial interest as he showed to be in good nick. Air-conditioning and Tech- taries from various associations mittee; Nilangshu Dey, Pres- from the participating corporate from several Cricket teams in Scoring 80 runs in last 10 overs nosteel taking part. affiliated to Indian Embassy, ident of the ISC, Dileep teams, representatives from the Qatar. 20 MORNING BREAK FRIDAY 19 APRIL 2019

PRAYER TIMINGS FAJR 03. 49 AM Over 250 brands to participate in 15th SHOROOK 05. 08 AM ZUHR 11. 33 AM MAGHRIB 06. 00 PM Heya Arabian Fashion Exhibition ASR 03. 03 PM ISHA 07. 30 PM

THE PENINSULA showcase his work in Qatar Qatar Business Incubation WEATHER TODAY DOHA for the first time. One of Center (QBIC), and Bedaya India’s foremost couturiers, center will offer young talent More than 250 brands will be Varma earned his degree from valuable advice related to the taking part in the 15th edition Europe in 1986 and went on industry. of Heya Arabian Fashion Exhi- to work with Yves Saint Reem Al Suwaidi, General bition, Qatar’s most popular Laurent in Paris. He will par- Manager of Bedaya, said: “Our showcase of abayas and tradi- ticipate in talks and work- mission is to provide support tional Arabian attire, to be shops throughout Heya and guidance to Qatari entre- held from April 26 to 30 at focusing on fashion design, preneurs as they embark on Doha Exhibition and textiles, and sustainable their business journey. That’s Convention Center. fashion. why we are happy with this Held under the patronage Design Creationz spokes- partnership with Heya, and of H E Sheikha Al Mayassa bint person, Esraa Abel, said: “The we look forward to working Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, show this year offers the most with budding designers at the the show organised by Design diverse range of brands. We event and to helping them get Creationz with the support of have also dedicated a larger their business off the ground.” the Qatar National Tourism portion of the exhibition to Hamad Al Qahtani, Council (QNTC), features more A stall at the previous edition of Heya. regional talent, while cele- General Manager of QBIC said: than 20 fashion shows, sem- brating the Qatar-India Year “QBIC is focused on enriching inars, designer workshops. Spring/Summer 2019 show events can offer curated expe- of Culture in collaboration the fashion industry through The exhibition continues will see returning brands riences that celebrate entre- with the Indian Embassy.” partnerships such as Heya to to be a strong platform for including Debaj, Harlienz, the preneurship and Arabian Three prestigious empower and support local Qatari designers to showcase Hammadies (previously culture. The show has pro- designers, namely Pero, 3 entrepreneurs with a variety of their designs, with Qatari Lamar), as well as new exhib- vided an enriching event for clothing and SR will also take programmes. This year, some brands representing 70 itors including, Avenant, Ebru lovers of Arabian fashion, part in the exhibition in the of our incubated start-ups are percent of participants. This Aykas by Duygu Gume, Saouli whether designers, shoppers Indian Pavilion, while a participating in the event and o o year’s edition also features by Karima Saouli to mention or businesswomen for 14 edi- special fashion show and we look forward to empow- 25 C 38 C international brands from a few. tions and we look forward to cocktail reception featuring all ering more designers through Kuwait, Oman, India, Mashal Shahbik from witnessing its continued three Indian designers will Heya.” Heya is open for women Minimum Maximum Lebanon, Morocco, China, QNTC said: “As a growing growth in this next edition.” also be held. only except on the opening day, Relatively hot daytime with slight dust and India, Sri Lanka, England and platform for businesswomen This year’s exhibition has Virginia Commonwealth during which men can scattered clouds and weak chance of light Belgium. and fashionistas from Qatar partnered with the Indian University School of Arts in accompany family members. rain, mild by night. Offering a unique flavour and the world, Heya is a great Embassy which will see Qatar (VCUarts Qatar), Children below 13 years old

HIGH TIDE 03:58 –16:47 LOW TIDE 11:37 – 23:54 of Arabian heritage, the example of how business designer Suneet Varma Tajmeel Academy Qatar, cannot enter the exhibition. Courtesy: Qatar Meteorology Department Visual Arts Center organises sand art contest at Sealine Beach

THE PENINSULA Hosseini from Iran and Israa DOHA Abouchanab and Alissar Abouchanab from Lebanon placing second and The first-of-its-kind sand art compe- receiving QR15,000. Indian artist Kot- tition organised by Visual Arts Center teeswari Mahesh placed third winning has concluded on a QR10,000 while high note crowning Qatari artists the winners of the Mubarak Al five-day contest Malik and Jaber held at Sealine Hamad Al Beach. Hanzab placed Hamad Al fourth and fifth Zekaiba, Director of respectively Filipino artist Michael Conjusta, winner of the competition, receiving the award. the Culture and Arts winning Department at the QR5,000 each. the artists in the competition, and the towards achieving the vision of the Ministry of Culture Art work- talents who participated in the accom- Ministry of Culture and Sports towards and Sports, hon- shops were held panying workshops.” genuine awareness and healthy body oured the winners on the sidelines While thanking all the artists who as well as the strategic objectives of of the exciting com- of the compe- took part in the competition and par- the Center to support artists and petition which tition which was ticipants in the workshops, Al Malik nurture talent. attracted the partic- attended by tal- said, “This response reflects the firm A jury composed of expert artists ipation of artists ented children desire to practice sand art including ensured the objectivity of the judging from Qatar, Kuwait and families. sand drawing and sand sculpture in of the competition. and Oman. Salman Al the art community, so we made “Art The winners expressed their sat- Filipino artist The winning sand sculpture. Malik, Director for all” as the motto to spread isfaction on their participation Michael Conjusta of Visual Arts excitement in the wider community, thanking the Visual Arts Center for won first place Center, and make the shores of Qatar an open organizing the new event which is a bagging QR25,000 followed by the described the turnout as “remarkable, museum.” significant addition to Qatar’s already group comprising Seyyedeh Somayeh as it achieved great interaction from He said that the event was aimed vibrant art scene. World’s fattest parrot has record breeding season Heavyweights in world cinema nominated for Cannes’ top prize AFP WELLINGTON AP Jarmusch’s “The Dead Don’t PARIS Die,” a zombie comedy starring The world’s fattest parrot, the Adam Driver, Bill Murray and critically endangered kakapo, Cannes Film Festival organisers Chloe Sevigny as police officers has enjoyed a record breaking announced its 2019 line-up protecting a small town, will breeding season, New Zealand yesterday, pitting leading names open the festival on a starry and scientists said yesterday, with in world cinema including Ken surreal note. climate change possibly aiding Loach and Pedro Almodóvar This is not the first time Jar- the species’ unique mating spree. against each other in compe- musch has competed for the Less than 50 years after the tition for the top prize, the Palme Palme at Cannes using the flightless nocturnal bird was d’Or. undead - his 2013 “Only Lovers thought to have been extinct, at Festival veterans Loach and Left Alive” featured erudite least 75 chicks are expected to Almodóvar, as well as the vampires. survive this year, Andrew Digby, Dardenne Brothers, Jim Jar- Jarmusch is in the running a science advisor to New Zea- musch, Terrence Malick and along with other Americans land’s kakapo recovery, oper- Xavier Dolan — all of whom including Malick, who returns ation said. Digby oversees a have previously won accolades after “Tree of Life” won the breeding programme so pre- at the French Riviera festival - Palme d’Or in 2011 with the cisely monitored that scientists will return for the May 14-25 long-awaited “A Hidden Life,” can state the last of 249 eggs laid event. about an Austrian anti-Nazi con- will hatch today. Four female directors were scientious objector who was It will significantly boost the among the 19 nominated in the executed in 1943. Memphis-born Kakapo parrot chick “Hinemoa-2-A” is ﬁtted with a transmitter in this social media photo obtained population which has grown to main category. They are Jessica Ira Sachs will present “Frankie” yesterday in an undisclosed location in New Zealand. 147 adults since a small number Hausner for “Little Joe,” Mati starring Isabelle Huppert. of the plump green, yellow and Diop for “Atlantiques,” Celine There was dismay that black birds was discovered in fertility and health,” he said. about 4.0kg (nine pounds), put adult females, 49 produced 249 Schiamma for “Portrait of a Quentin Tarantino missed out 1970. Digby described the The rimu trees have pro- themselves on display while the eggs, of which 89 have so far Young Lady on Fire” and Justine from being included with the kakapo as an “unusual” parrot duced a bumper crop this year females choose a partner. hatched and 75 were expected Triet for “Sibyl.” highly anticipated “Once Upon as the females control the with Digby saying one theory They mate and then end the to make it to adulthood. The last time four women a Time in Hollywood,” starring breeding process and only mate was that climate change and relationship, shutting the male That is more than double the were also nominated at Cannes Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt every two to four years when temperature fluctuations could out of the incubation and rearing success rate from the last was in 2011, when that number and Margot Robbie. Cannes New Zealand’s native rimu trees be behind the berry bonanza. processes. The kakapo recovery breeding season three years ago. set a record for the festival. Last Artistic Director Thierry are full of fruit. The surviving kakapo— programme is so tightly moni- “It’s probably one of the most year, organizers pledged to raise Fremaux lamented to critics “We don’t quite know what whose name means “night tored that although they remain intensively managed species in the prominence of female film- during the press conference that the trigger is but one of the parrot” in Maori — are kept on in the wild, each one has a radio the world,” said Digby, who makers at festivals. A total of 13 the movie was still in editing - things we are looking at is that four predator-free islands off the transmitter attached to its body wants at least 500 birds before women were included in the explaining that Tarantino’s the rimu berry is really high in New Zealand coast. and there are monitoring any thought is given to easing up official selection this year - insistence on using laborious vitamin D, a super food basi- At the start of the breeding systems embedded in their nests. the intensity of the recovery although male artists still 35mm will delay its cally, which is associated with season, the males which weigh Digby knew that of the 50 operation. dominate. completion.