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CHAIRMAN of the National Human Rights Commit- tee (NHRC) HE Dr Ali bin Smaikh al Marri has called on civil society organisations in the Gulf Cooperation Coun- cil (GCC) countries to hold consultations to develop the human rights system in the Gulf, pointing out that a year Minister of Culture and Sports HE Salah bin Ghanem al Ali with Qatar Superstock 600 Championship opening round podium-finishingriders and a half of the siege of Qatar Saeed al Sulaiti, Mashel al Naimi and Hungarian Balint Kovacs at the Losail International Circuit on Saturday. Qatar’s Saeed al Sulaiti and has proved that the GCC States Sheikh Jassim al Thani won the first round of Qatar Superstock 600 and QSTK Trophy, respectively, on Saturday.MORE ON PAGE 16 have limited human rights and conflict resolution systems. NHRC Chairman HE Dr Ali bin Smaikh al Marri during a meeting with In press statement issued the officials of the Austrian Ombudsman Council in Vienna. in Vienna, Austria, the NHRC Chief reiterated the human With every additional day of rights committee’s conviction No decisions the crisis, the rift between the that any decisions that might taken in Riyadh Gulf countries as well as the S&P revises Qatar’s outlook to stable emerge from the upcom- meeting in the suffering of the people who ing GCC summit in Riyadh security, economic and have paid the biggest price of cannot succeed in achieving social fields can be this unjust siege increase,” Dr from negative, affirms ‘AA-/A-1+’ ratings progress towards a common Marri said. Gulf action unless the reper- meaningful unless the The political unity of the SATYENDRA PATHAK “We believe that the Qatari cussions of the unjust siege summit declares measures GCC begins with the unity of DOHA We believe Qatar authorities have sufficient imposed on Qatar and the to redress the suffering of its people and the cohesion of has effectively resources to continue to human rights violations suf- the victims of the Gulf the Gulf social fabric, he said. S&P Global Ratings on Saturday managed the successfully manage the boycott fered by thousands of citizens crisis and to ensure that In response to querries announced that it has revised its ongoing boycott’s impact fallout. The government has and residents of Qatar, and about the importance of outlook on Qatar to stable from taken measures to ease the even the people of the block- the human tragedy will not decisions that could emerge negative. on diplomatic ties and economic and financial impact, ading countries, would be at be repeated’ from the Riyadh summit, Dr trade and transport links.” “At the same time, we and we now expect larger the forefront of the concerns — NHRC Chairman Dr Ali bin Marri said, “No decisions affirmed our ‘AA-/A-1+’ long- budgetary and external surpluses and discussions of the in the security, economic and-short-term sovereign fallout of the boycott imposed growth to accelerate and exter- at the end of 2018 than in our GCC leaders. Smaikh al Marri and social fields can be credit ratings. The transfer and on the country in June 2017 nal accounts to remain in sur- last review. We project Qatar will The statement was issued meaningful unless the next convertibility (T&C) assessment and that Qatar will continue to plus from 2018-2021, except continue to operate surpluses after Dr Marri’s meeting summit declares mechanisms is unchanged at ‘AA’,” the rating pursue prudent macroeconomic in the event of larger declines in external accounts over our with officials of the Austrian ty of the Gulf peoples. How- to redress the suffering of the agency said in a report. policies that support large recur- in oil prices. We are therefore 2018-2021 rating horizon, on the Ombudsman Council, a ever, the discriminatory and victims of the Gulf crisis and to “The stable outlook primar- rent fiscal and external surplus- revising the outlook on Qatar back of oil prices above $51 per national human rights arbitrary measures imposed ensure that the human tragedy ily reflects our view that Qatar es over 2018-2021,” the report to stable from negative, and af- barrel,” the report said. institution in the country. by the blockading countries on will not be repeated.” will continue to effectively miti- said. firming the sovereign credit rat- “The GCC was established Qatar have dealt a deep blow gate the economic and financial We expect economic ings at ‘AA-/A-1+’. More on page 12 Ô as a basis for asserting the uni- to the social fabric of the Gulf. Continued on page 2 Ô Foreign Ministry MCI & NTC to launch 1st QND cautions Qatari QP takes Kazakh envoy citizens in Paris Trade Fest from December 15 10% stake in thanks Qatari TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Festival which will take place The private sector Mozambique leadership for The Ministry of Foreign Affairs DOHA from December 15 to 20. companies and organisations has advised Qatari citizens, The large, first-of-its-kind participating in the festival oil blocks (PG 12) continuous especially students, in Paris AS part of the Qatar festival, will offer shop owners, include shopping malls, and other parts of France to be National Day celebrations, retail sector professionals and restaurants, retail outlets, support cautious in view of the ongoing the Ministry of Commerce private sector companies and beauty salons, hospitality protests in the country, and to and Industry (MCI), in organisations an opportunity service providers, hotels, (PG 3 ) avoid travelling to such areas. cooperation with the to share with Qatar’s citizens sport clubs, health and OTI celebrates The ministry also asked citizens National Tourism Council and residents the joy of beauty centres and institutes, graduation of 135 not to leave their homes unless (NTC), has announced the celebrating the National Day and entertainment centres. in an emergency. (TNN) launch of the first edition by launching unprecedented new officers (PG 2 ) of the National Day Trade discounts. More on page 20 Ô Calls for stringent measures to protect environment

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK and greenery there. Throwing natural reserves. DOHA garbage in the wild is also At the same time, many rampant. citizens as well as residents DESPITE the vigilant In the latest incident, the feel that the penalties being monitoring by the Ministry of Northern Land Patrol Unit of imposed by the ministry are Municipality and Environment the Department of Protection not severe enough to deter the (MME), environmental of Wildlife at MME on Friday violators. Some of them have violations at natural confiscated a vehicle at taken the issue to the social reserves across the country Rawdat-Iaqrtat for destroying media, with many expressing Lack of awareness are continuing unabated, natural environment and surprise at the continuation prompting many citizens and initiated legal procedures of the violations despite O The large number of residents to call for stringent against the violators. the rigorous measures violations suggests that punishment to deter the Despite the penalties by the MME. many people are seemingly perpetrators. imposed by the MME, the large Many of them demanded unaware of the importance of Land patrols of the number of violations suggests that the punishment be MME have detected several that many people are seemingly made severe to include environment protection environmental violations in unaware of the importance imprisonment of the violators O Social media useres call the past few days and initiated of environment protection. and permanent confiscation for harsh punishment, legal action against the The ministry regularly posts of the violating vehicle miscreants. A majority of these pictures of violating vehicles in the event of repetition including imprisonment, violations consist of vehicles on its social media accounts to of the offense. social service and illegally entering natural raise the awareness among the permanent confiscation of reserves, destroying meadows public of the need to protect Continued on page 2 Ô violating vehicles 02 Sunday, December 9, 2018

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Citizens call for stricter OTI graduates 135 new officers punishment for eco QNA norms violators DOHA THE Officers Training Insti- Continued from page 1 Ô Abdulla, another Twitter tute of the Armed Forces Col- user, said: “They will not stop lege and Institute celebrated SOME social media users unless the punishment is pain- the graduation of 135 offic- even suggested publishing the ful. I suggest that the cars of ers and members of various names of the violators through the violators be confiscated branches of the armed forces newspapers and other forms immediately so that they real- and other military authori- of media. ise the seriousness of the crime ties in the country and sis- Some others feel that the they are committing against terly countries, at the end of most effective solution is fenc- the environment.” the basic courses for the first ing the green fields with large A comment by Twitter user half of the 2018/2019 rocks to prevent vehicles from Khalifa said, “If green fields TRAINING year. destroying them. If anyone are nature reserves and the of- The ceremony, which was wants to enjoy the nature, he fenders are caught and their held under the patronage of should leave the vehicle outside cars are seized, why don’t we the Deputy Prime Minister the meadows and enter on his follow the same system in Sea- and Minister of State for De- a number of senior officers of in the basic courses of the insti- the implementation of the For his part, Colonel Jaber feet, they suggested. line and Khor Al Udeid where fence Affairs HE Dr Khalid Qatar Armed Forces. tute included 72 officers of the Saqr Al-Jazira exercise (4) in Rashid al Khayarin, director “I don’t understand what many drivers use their cars for bin Mohammed al Attiyah, The graduates included 19 armed forces and other mili- the sisterly Republic of Sudan. of exercise, stressed that the benefit these people get environmental violations and was attended by the Chair- junior officers of course No. tary authorities in the State, in On the occasion, Brigadier Saqr Al-Jazira exercise (4) is from destroying the environ- stunt driving?” man of the Colleges and In- (31), 14 officers of the advanced addition to two officers from Faisal Mohammed al Ouja, concerned with training offic- ment and green spaces,” said Alia Abdul Aziz considers stitutes Authority HE Major infantry course No. (27), 14 of- Kuwait and 63 officers in short the commander of the Offic- ers in combat procedures and Kaltham al Ghanim on Twitter. that the solution lies in the General Hamad bin Ahmed al ficers of the advanced manage- courses in the institute during ers Training Institute, revealed commanding the forces in the “I think their punishment must establishment of an environ- Nuaimi, Kuwaiti Military At- ment and supply No. (6), and the period mentioned. that the officers during the various tactical operations. It include certain hours of social mental police with the forma- tache Brigadier General Hu- 25 officers of course No. (41). The activities of the cours- courses received theoretical aims to adapt to the different service to make them under- tion of teams of volunteers to waidiSahn al Hajri, as well as The number of graduates es referred to concluded with and practical training. environments. stand their duties to the soci- support them. ety,” she added. “They should be given pow- Qatari writer Faisal al Mar- ers for the control and monitor- zouki said, “The escalation of ing of violations. At the same abuses at this level is an indi- time, tighten the deterrent laws, Organising panel names QND activities sponsors cation of lack of awareness or so that the violators should no weakness of the deterrence or longer go away with minor pen- tion Fund. ‘Al Daim’ in the the ship and the aim is to en- Doha Bank, Al Rayan Bank, weakness of the supervisory alties and small fines,” she said Sponsorship packages named after pre-oil era used to fund diving hance the importance of the United Development Company, measures.” on her social media account. trips for pearl fishing, which role of the leader in the projects. Qatar Fuel Company, Qatar- pearl diving occupation traditional terms was the main stay of the coun- Furthermore, there is the gas, Dolphin Energy Limited, try’s economy. package called ‘Al Ghais’ or the Exxon Mobil, Al Fardan Hold- TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK classified according to the pro- Qatar National Bank gold sponsor, which is repre- ing Group, Saleh Al Hamad DOHA fessions of sailors on diving (QNB) has been named ‘Al sented by Commercial Bank, Al Mana Company, Abdul- Qatar takes part in Arab ships during summer, because Serdal’ sponsor. ‘Al Serdal’is Qatar Development Bank, Qa- lah Abdulghani & Bros. Co, THE organising committee of it was one of the most impor- described as the prince of the tar Airways, Al Rayan Media Al Manateq Company and Ad Parliament session to Qatar National Day 2018 cel- tant professions at that time- sea, who leads the fleet of div- and Marketing Company and Group. ‘Al Sib’ is the owner of ebrations has announced the the era of pearl trade. ing vessels to pearl sites. It is Qatar Islamic Bank.The name the rope of life and he must be elect new speaker names of the Qatari institutions Through the sponsorship one of the most important of this package (Al Ghais) is physically strong. sponsoring this year’s National of the National Day activities, sponsorship packages. derived from the occupation The ‘Al Naqil Al Rasmi’ THE Arab Parliament on Sat- years. Qatar is participating in Day activities. the organisations reiterate Then there is the ‘Al Nokha- of diving which depended on (official carrier) package has urday began a session at the the session with a delegation The organising commit- their commitment to promote tha’ or the diamond sponsor, a number of divers. The divers been given to Al Kass Sports General Secretariat of the Arab from the Shura Council. The tee has named the sponsorship national identity and pride, in which is represented by Qatar had the ability to dive deep to Channels. League regarding the election Statute of the Arab Parliament packages based on the tradi- addition to performing Petroleum, Alsarh Holding extract pearls from the depths The National Day organ- of a new Speaker of the Arab stipulates that the Speaker of tional, cultural and economic social responsibility. Group and Barwa Real Estate with their high skills, perfect fit- ising committee has thanked Parliament, deputy speakers Parliament shall be elected for lives of Qatari people prior to The sponsorship package Group.The title ‘Nokhathah’ ness and unmatched courage. all the partners and sponsors and chairmen of the Standing a term of two years renewable the oil phase. ‘Al Daim’ has been given to is inspired by the owner of the The title of ‘Al Sib’ (silver for supporting National Day Committees for the next two only once. (QNA) The sponsors have been the Social & Sport Contribu- boat and the one who headed sponsor) has been given to activities. Blockade harms people ‘Doha document only basis Tawar Mall to install Qatar’s more than government largest outdoor LED screens for Darfur peace process’ IN an unprecedented move to The 4K screens to be in- Continued from page 1 Ô tem in them. provide businesses in Qatar stalled at a total cost of QR12 He called on civil society QNA This came in statements to Liberation Movement led by with the ultimate advertising million offer unparalleled ultra- “It is impossible to ignore organisations and national KHARTOUM Qatar News Agency (QNA) on Minni Arko Minawi and jus- experience, Tawar Mall has un- high-definition image quality, the fact that the siege im- human rights institutions to Saturday in which he reiterat- tice and equality led by Khalil veiled its plans to install Qatar’s Jassim Jabr Tawar al Ku- posed on Qatar harmed the hold consultations to develop THE international com- ed the Sudanese government’s Ibrahim which reached an largest LED display screens. wari, chairman of Tawar Mall, people more than it harmed human rights system in the munity has unanimously strict adherence to the Doha agreement on Thursday, he The 8-screen setup, which said: “We constantly strive to the governments,” Dr Marri GCC States. agreed that the Doha peace platform as the basis for nego- said, that it aimed to arrange is due to be placed on prime ad- add new and creative elements said. Dr Marri’s meeting in Vi- document is the basis for the tiations and the final signing the agenda for the start of for- vertising spots around the mall, to the existing facilities available He stressed the impor- enna discussed means of en- peace process in Darfur and of any peace agreement with mal negotiations with them will cover a combined area of for shoppers and business part- tance of the GCC leaders hancing cooperation between that any step taken for armed the armed movements. through the basic negotiating 800 square metres. ners at the mall. Adding Qatar’s taking advantage of the op- the two sides in exchanging movements to join the Doha He pointed out that the platform in Doha and in ac- Tawar Mall, which boasts largest LED display screens will portunity to heal the Gulf rift expertise and training, and document is carried out be- successes achieved in Dar- cordance with the Doha Peace a premier central location in cover a considerable area in the as well as their agreement on promoting the culture of hu- cause it has received global fur in the areas of national Agreement. Doha and is located on the city’s mall’s exterior façade is yet an- new procedures in the Coun- man rights in both countries. recognition and support and dialogue and progress in the The negotiations are ex- main intersection connecting other step in our commitment cil’s Rules of Procedure to The officials of the Aus- enjoys the confidence of the disarmament processes and pected to begin in January and Qatar’s key financial and resi- to continue to re-define the re- ensure the non-use of people trian Ombudsman Council people of Darfur, said Mag- security and its transition to will be decided according to dential districts, handles the tail sector in Qatar, inspired by as a tool to settle any political praised the achievements dy Khalafallah, minister of sustainable development is the agreed agenda and reach installation, preparation and the concept on which the mall differences in the future. of the NHRC in the protec- state, head of Darfur Peace one of the most significant its end through the mecha- maintenance of the screens. was originally built.” (TNN) The NHRC will not stop tion and promotion of hu- Office. gains of the Doha Document nisms that are proposed to im- its efforts in this direction un- man rights, both locally and Khalafallah pointed to on the ground. plement any final agreement til the victims are redressed, regionally, and for winning the achievements of the Doha He stressed that the Suda- with them in Doha. he said, calling for seizing the the confidence of the Global peace document, which trans- nese government and people He said that with the hold- opportunity of the summit. Alliance of National Human formed the international com- appreciate what Qatar was do- ing of the Doha negotiations The NHRC chief put a Rights Institutions by being, munity’s view of Darfur from ing for their country. with the movements of Mana- part of the responsibility for once again, granted interna- a state of war and conflict to As for the consultations wi and Khalil Ibrahim, more the human rights situation in tional accreditation to classi- a permanent state of stability held in the German capital, than 90 percent of the armed the Gulf countries on the fail- fication A, Of the Paris Prin- supported by large national Berlin between the Sudanese movements have joined the ure of the human rights sys- ciples. development projects. government and the Sudan Darfur peace initiative. Blockade a blessing in disguise for Qatar, says Indian scholar

L N MALLICK production of various items. Jamia Millia Islamia, an faculty in Jodhpur and Ja- DOHA Speaking to Qatar Trib- institution originally estab- balpur universities as an as- une, Siddiqui said that he lished at Aligarh in United sistant professor. He is also THE blockade on Qatar is visited different places dur- Provinces, India in 1920 be- a gold medalist in BSc (Zool- sort of a blessing in disguise ing his maiden visit to Qatar came a central university by ogy) in 1986. for the country as it has and was quite impressed to an act of the Indian Parlia- A 1991 batch IPS Officer opened up new avenues and see the country progressing ment in 1988. In Urdu Jamia of Himachal Pradesh cadre, triggered indigenisation in by leaps and bounds. means ‘University’, and Mil- he received President’s Med- various sectors, said registrar Siddiqui, who arrived in lia means ‘National’. al for distinguished service in of India’s Jamia Millia Isla- Doha to attend the 98th Ja- Jamia Millia Islamia is 2017. He is also a recipient of mia, A P Siddiqui. mia Millia Islamia Founda- ‘A’ grade university, accord- President’s Police Medal for Siddiqui, who is also a tion Day, said that he was ing to India’s National As- Meritorious Service in 2008. senior police officer, noted sure that Qatar would emerge sessment and Accreditation Before moving to Jamia, that Qatari government has even stronger and self-reliant Council (NAAC). Siddiqui was additional di- tackled the issue of blockade in the wake of the siege. Having served in key ca- rector general at Himachal with great wisdom. He also spoke about the pacities in government, Sid- Pradesh Police Headquar- He appreciated the fact measures being taken to fur- diqui has wide range of ex- ters. He served as police chief that the government is pro- ther improve the standards periences. Before joining the in three districts in Himachal viding various incentives, at Jamia Millia Islamia hav- Police Services, Siddiqui, an Pradesh. He was part of the support and facilities for po- ing 17,000 students on its Registrar of Jamia Millia Islamia A P Siddiqui at the reception hosted by prominent Indian businessman LLM from Aligarh Muslim UN’s Mission in Kosovo in tential investors to start local roll. Arif Mahdi in Doha on Saturday. University, taught in the Law 2001. Nation Sunday, December 9, 2018 03 Qatar elected as IJSO Kazakh envoy thanks Qatar vice-president for Asia QNA Fatima al Rashed, who is also GABORONE IJSO’s national coordinator for for continuous help, support biology, chemistry and phys- QATAR has been elected the ics, won the post after receiving Vice-President of the Execu- 11 votes to 6 votes for her op- tive Committee of the Inter- ponent from Korea during the national Junior Science Ol- Asian countries’ vote to elect ympiad (IJSO) for Asia on the their representative. sidelines of its 15th session in This achievement is the the capital of Botswana. first of its kind for the State in Head of science division at this field as Qatar proved its the Ministry of Education and excellence in the world with Higher Education’s Depart- its achievements, aspirations ment of Educational Guidance and ambitions.

Focus on Qatar’s labour market strategy 2018-22 at Marrakech meeting Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Qatar HE Askar Shokybayev with other dignitaries at a reception to mark Kazakhstan’s 27th National Day in Doha. QNA aimed at enhancing the protec- MARRAKECH tion of the rights and interests ASHRAF SIDDIQUI tended by the Minister of Mu- ment projects in Kazakhstan. ber 1, we opened the Sheikh in our capital. of producers and workers, and DOHA nicipality & Environment HE He also mentioned the Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani He mentioned in this re- A team from the ministries of provision of skilled labour and Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin participation of a Qatari del- School in Astana, which was gard, the participation of a Qa- Foreign Affairs, Interior, Ad- high productivity, in addition AMBASSADOR of Kazakhstan Turki al Subaie; Director of egation comprising representa- built within the framework of tari delegation comprising rep- ministrative Development, to labour market governance to to Qatar HE Askar Shokybayev Protocol, Ministry of Foreign tives from the banking and His Highness’s directives to resentatives from the banking Labour and Social Affairs and ensure the provision of current has thanked the Amir HH Affairs, Ambassador HE Ibra- finance sector of the country support education and educa- and finance sector of the coun- the Planning and Statistics Au- and future needs. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al him Hassan Fakhro; and Dr in Astana Financial Week and tional institutions in different try in Astana Financial Week thority participated in the Mi- The three-day forum dis- Thani for the increasing sup- Ibrahim bin Saleh bin Khalifa of the opening of the newly es- regions of the world.” and of the Gala opening of the gration and Development Fo- cussed migration and de- port to the development pro- al Nuaimi, undersecretary, tablished Astana International The ambassador added, newly established Astana Inter- rum in Marrakech, Morocco. velopment issues under the jects of the country, describing Ministry of Education & High- Financial Centre. “We are also looking at boost- national Financial Centre. During the forum, Qatar’s chairmanship of Morocco and Qatar as an important partner er Education along with diplo- Ambassador Shokybayev ing bilateral trade and invest- Meanwhile, the guests were experience in reforming and Germany, in the presence of of Kazakhstan. mats and guests. also thanked the Qatari lead- ment ties and tourism.” treated to the melodious songs ensuring the safe and orderly senior officials and representa- The ambassador was According to Shokybayev, ership for their unconditional Moreover, Doha participat- of famous Kazakh singer Asyl movement of labour and pro- tives of more than 100 coun- speaking at a reception hosted Qatar and Kazakhstan are co- support to Kazakhstan’s candi- ed in the international special- Bek at the reception. He was ac- viding a flexible and stimulating tries, as well as civil society or- by him at Hotel Intercontinen- operating in different fields, in- dacy as non-permanent mem- ized exhibition EXPO-2017 in companied by State Quartet, an labour market for the private ganisations, the private sector tal Doha to mark 27th Nation- cluding trade and economy, in- ber of the UN Security Council Astana, as well as in the 1st OIC ethno-jazz band which is con- sector was highlighted. The fo- and international organisations al Day of his country. vestment and politics. He added in 2017-2018. summit on science and technol- sidered one of the best chamber rum shed lights on the labour concerned with migration and The reception was at- that Qatar has launched invest- He added, “On Septem- ogy held in September this year ensembles in Kazakhstan. market strategy 2018-2022 development issues. DIFI EGM to discuss role of families in supporting school to work transition TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Nations Department of Eco- dress the influence of families youth policy, family policy, so- to work prevents young people productive and decent jobs. and family formation. DOHA nomic and Social affairs (UN and factors such as parental cial policy, social integration from gaining a sense of inde- “That is why the crucial in- “The needs of vulnerable DESA) and the International occupation, education and and economics will participate pendence and affects other fluence of parents and families youth should be addressed THE Doha International Fam- Federation for Family Devel- poverty on youth employment and give their opinions and pathways to adulthood, in- in their lives is now more im- through holistic family-ori- ily Institute (DIFI), a member opment (IFFD), and career development. recommendations. cluding marriage, family for- portant than ever before, and ented policies.” of Qatar Foundation will or- The meeting will include It will also assess how poli- DIFI’s focus on helping mation and civic participation. it requires assistance from the Kaczmarska added, “Ex- ganise an expert group meet- panel discussions that bring cies can help to reinforce the young people navigate the Dr Ignacio Socias, direc- rest of social actors. The future perts will present research ing (EGM) on ‘The Role of together international experts family’s role in supporting transition to adulthood – par- tor of Communications, IFFD, of our societies depends on it.” and recommendations on Families and Family Policy in to discuss the role of families the transition of young people ticularly in the context of mov- said: “Young people these days Renata Kaczmarska, fo- how public policy can best Supporting Youth Transitions’ in supporting youth transi- from school to work, through ing from school or university are extremely vulnerable. They cal point on the Family, UN support the achievement of on December 11 at 12, 2018. tions from school to work and, addressing youth employment into the workforce – reflects face high levels of economic DESA, said: “The expert meet- youth-related UN Sustain- The meeting will held in ultimately, youth employment challenges and help countries its recognition that the pro- and social uncertainty and ing aims to explore how family able Development Goals and collaboration with the Di- outcomes in order to achieve to improve youth outcomes to- cess is often a challenging one. risk. And all too often their policies can contribute to help- targets and thus contribute vision for Inclusive Social the Sustainable Development wards achieving youth-related The institute believes that a full potential is not developed ing youth in their transitions to the implementation of the Development of the United Goals (SDGs). It aims to ad- SDGs. Experts in the fields of delayed transition from school because they have no access to from education to employment 2030 Development Agenda.” 04 Sunday, December 9, 2018 Nation NAMA’s events set to inspire Qatar Sustainability Week 2018 entrepreneurs in health field TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK initiatives with a new and in- attracts over 30,000 visitors DOHA novative concept. This idea is summarised in the theme of THE Social Development this month, which is ‘Healthy Center ‘NAMA’ is holding this and Innovative Lifestyle’. The Its message of how to live more sustainably reaches wider audience than previous years month an array of activities idea is to host a group of inves- under the theme ‘Healthy and tors with young entrepreneurs TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Innovative Lifestyle’ as part of to inspire young people with DOHA its ‘Mulhemeen’ programme. stories of success.” The activities are designed “Mulhemeen enables young QATAR Sustainability Week to inspire entrepreneurs to entrepreneurs to present their 2018 featured 214 events by come up with projects that projects to a selected group of 123 partner organisations, at- encourage people to adopt a carefully selected investors who tracting over 30,000 visitors, healthy and innovative lifestyle. are interested in investing in Qatar Green Building Council NAMA continues to provide micro and small projects, which (QGBC), a member of Qatar valuable opportunities for en- will be beneficial to them and Foundation (QF) and organ- trepreneurs and micro-enter- their future, as well as to society iser of the week, announced at prises owners to help them de- as a whole,” she added. an appreciation event to hon- velop their projects through its “NAMA is investing in all our the participating organisa- ‘Mulhemeen’ programme. its efforts and opportunities for tions on Thursday. The centre plays key role in young people in order to achieve Qatar Sustainability Week making all the State resources its goals of empowering and re- 2018 was designed to promote available to those entrepreneurs habilitating them, in line with a culture of sustainability in who are innovative and who the objectives and vision of the Qatar in line with the global Attendees at the Qatar Sustainability Week 2018 appreciation event to honour the participating organisations on Thursday. (HANSON K JOSEPH) present their ideas and projects Qatar Social Work Foundation sustainability goals of the Qa- in a way that is in line with the and in line with the aspirations tar National Vision 2030. ability Awards taking place on an important point in Qatar (Platinum Sponsor); Redco “Sustainability Week 2018 aspirations of the Qatar. of our beloved country Qatar”, QGBC estimates that the October 27. right now, with a critical mass Construction Almana (Gold exemplifies our commitment Noted entrepreneurs Dr Ab- she concluded. wider impact of the public- Over 100 public and pri- of people wanting to make a Sponsor); Tadmur Holding to collaboration in advocating dul Hakim al Shamsi, founder Saoud Essa S A al Mo- ity around the initiative saw vate sector partners that positive change to live more (Awards Sponsor); Ashghal green issues. of York Qatar; Rashid Abed, hannadi, entrepreneurship messages of how to live more hosted sustainability-relat- sustainably thanks to initia- (Strategic Sponsor); Oore- “We believe it is our duty CEO of Garmin Qatar; Atef manager at NAMA said: “This sustainably reach a further ed events registered with tives like Qatar Sustainability doo (Telecommunications to support national initiatives Maamri, general manager of month’s activities will include 700,000 people. Qatar Sustainability Week Week. I thank you as partners Sponsor); ENGIE’s Cofely that bring experts, policy- Power House, Abdullah al Ali, a number of speakers who will At the appreciation event, 2018 attended QGBC’s and sponsors of Qatar Sustain- Besix Facility Management makers and the wider public founding partner of Low Calo- be discussing key topics related QGBC also announced that appreciation event. ability Week 2018 for helping and QAFAM as Qatar Green together to raise awareness ries Restaurant, and Khaled to innovation in wellness. The Qatar Sustainability Week Speaking on the occasion, to make it a success and for Building Conference Spon- and encourage everyone to Haitham, founder of evolve, will topics include healthy food, 2019 will take place from QGBC Director Engineer Me- your important role in pro- sors; and Contactless (Tech- adopt sustainable ways of liv- share their experiences with the first class gymnasiums, per- October 26 to November 2, shal al Shammari said, “This moting sustainability in Qatar. nology Sponsor). ing. We are impressed by the young people during the events sonal training, Yoga, high tech- 2019. As in previous years, was the third edition of Qatar Thanks to your efforts, we are Engineer Ali al Kuwari, level of engagement the con- throughout the December. nology, food supplements etc. the week will kick off with the Sustainability Week, which starting to see real change.” acting chief executive officer of ference has witnessed, as it il- Amal A al Mannai, acting In addition to that, there will Qatar Green Building Confer- is getting bigger and better Key sponsors of Qatar Msheireb Properties, the Plat- lustrates that change can hap- executive director of NAMA be interactive sessions, health ence 2019 from October 27 to each year. Sustainability Week 2018 in- inum Sponsor of Qatar Sus- pen through innovation and said: ‘Mulhemeen’ platform competitions, and exhibition of 29, with the Qatar Sustain- “I believe that we are at cluded Msheireb Properties tainability Week 2018, said: challenging convention.” comes as one of the various works in this field.”

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TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK monly known applica- DOHA tions of augmented real- for full-flight simulators pilot training ity today are Google Glass OOREDOO on Saturday and heads-up displays TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Airlines Flight Training Cent- our country has made a dis- announced that customers in car windshields, but DOHA er will reach 28 with the other tinguished name for itself will be able to enjoy amaz- the technology is being simulators to be received in around the world with the ing offers, using Augment- rolled out across a num- TURKISH Airlines has 2021, the first domestic pro- investments it has made in ed Reality via its popular ber of industries, including signed a new agreement with duction of Boeing 737MAX the areas where it has gained app, making the customer telecommunications. HAVELSAN for full-flight and Airbus A320CEO/NEO technological superiority. We experience more exciting Manar Khalifa al Mu- simulators for pilot training. type simulators will also be believe that our cooperation and rewarding. raikhi, director PR and Cor- Within the scope of this included in this number. with Turkish Airlines will Unlike virtual reality, porate Communications agreement, which was signed Aycı said, “As the two ma- grow in the environment of where the user is immersed at Ooredoo, said: “We are by Turkish Airlines Chairman jor players of Turkish Civil trust and solidarity. in an entirely made-up delighted to be able to of- of the Board and Executive Aviation, Turkish Airlines Thanks to these new flight world, augmented reality is fer customers yet another Committee M İlker Aycı and and HAVELSAN, we are ex- simulators and training sys- an interactive experience of technological advance in our HAVELSAN Board Chairman cited to have launched such tems to be designed and pro- a real-world environment products and an additional Prof Hacı Ali Mantar, HAVEL- a meaningful cooperation. duced by HAVELSAN, we will enhanced or augmented way for them to enjoy the SAN will produce full-flight With the awareness of being be able to satisfy the needs in with computer-generated internet even more. We look simulators with international the national flag carrier of our this regard by turning towards perceptual information. forward to showing them D-level certification for Turk- Turkish Airlines and HAVELSAN officials at an agreement signing event. country, as Turkish Airlines, domestic resources instead of This perceptual information what augmented reality can ish Airline’ Boeing 737MAX we are proud to have further foreign resources. At the same is superimposed or overlaid do. In the near future, our and Airbus A320CEO/NEO tional D-level certified five HAVELSAN to be set into op- developed our support for the time, we will have the oppor- on the world the user actu- customers can expect to see type aircrafts. ‘Full-Flight Simulators’ - two eration in 2020 and 2021, ac- domestic and national pro- tunity to export both system ally sees. it used for special offers and Already having 14 simu- Boeing 737MAX and three cording to the agreement. duction by turning towards and training to the world air- Perhaps the most com- deals, and much more.” lators in its fleet, Turkish Airbus A320CEO/NEO and 6 While the number of Full the domestic resources.” line simulator market with Airlines will receive interna- ‘Flight Training Devices’ from Flight Simulators in Turkish Prof Mantar said, “Now this project.” Karwa brings drivers, support staff at End of Year Festival

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK The festival also allows DOHA Mowasalat support staff and drivers from diverse cultures THE public transport com- to intermingle and learn about pany Mowasalat (Karwa) or- one another. ganised its annual End of Year The festival was attended Festival for drivers and sup- by Mowasalat Chairman Nasser port staff for the eighth year in bin Mohammed al Malki, Man- a row recently. aging Director & CEO Khalid The two-day festival in- Nasser al Hail and representa- cluded a number of cultural, tives of the company’s manage- recreational and awareness ment who motivated drivers programmes specially designed and the support staff. for the event in order to cater Hail said, “Mowasalat to the diverse cultures of com- organises this festival annu- pany’s employees. The event ally as part of its national duty also included raffle draws for and responsibility towards its valuable gifts. Mowasalat’s annual End of Year Festival for drivers and support staff was also attended by Mowasalat Chairman Nasser bin Mohammed al Malki, Managing Director & CEO Khalid employees. The festival aims This year, the festival also Nasser al Hail and representatives of the company’s management. at alleviating work pressures included Mowasalat Chair- of employees and motivating man Cup 2018. At the closing winning teams and individual petitions were awarded trophies The festival stems from and support staff who live away and seeks also to create healthy them to achieve company’s de- ceremony of the festival, the winners of different sports com- and medals. Mowasalat’s care for its drivers from home and their families, work environment for them. sired objectives.” Nation Sunday, December 9, 2018 05 CNA-Q activities at 92 QU-CPH students make Darb Al Saai to focus it to the Dean’s Honor List on tech, modern Qatar TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Saai to enjoy various activities DOHA and events that will be offered by the College. COLLEGE of the North At- The College aims to high- lantic-Qatar (CNA-Q) is pre- light a modern Qatar and the paring to participate in Qatar use of technology to enhance National Day celebrations that Qatar’s national spirit. The will take place at Darb Al Saai College is planning a series of from December 12 to 20. interactive events that will at- The College has held a tract the attention of the public three-day National Day- relat- and provide visitors with an ed events on its campus where insight into the importance of a majlis was designated for cel- scientific and technical disci- ebrations and the campus was plines for the development of covered in the colours of the the country. Qatari flag. Students and staff Visitors will have an op- were treated to national songs portunity to learn about CNA- and given gift bags with Qatari Q and its Schools of Business promotional materials to wear Studies, Engineering Tech- The honouring ceremony was attended by College of Pharmacy administration, faculty, students and their families. at the Darb Al Saai event. nology and Industrial Trades, CNA-Q is inviting the pub- Health Sciences and Informa- TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK ed by CPH administration, tion, students get to celebrate result of their hard work, dili- them to succeed.” lic to visit the booth at Darb Al tion Technology. DOHA faculty, students and their with faculty members and gence and determination.” Dima Kawas, the student families. The distinguished 92 stakeholders as well as receive Dr Amani al Haddad, CPH who received the highest THE College of Pharmacy students received their pins pins and certificates as an hon- PharmD graduate and clini- number of pins said, “Achiev- (CPH) at Qatar University and certificates from CPH our for their achievements. cal pharmacist at the Phar- ing academic excellence is (QU) honoured the academic Dean Dr Mohammad Diab. This also comes in alignment macy Clinical Services Unit both challenging and reward- excellence of 92 of its stu- Another 19 students were rec- with Qatar University’s strate- in Sidra Medicine remarked, ing. Being on the Dean’s list is dents at a ceremony held re- ognised for achieving interna- gic plan of excellence.” “Excellence is the dream of an honour realised by sincere cently to mark their inclusion tional or local awards in the Dr Alla El Awaisi said, all students, but only those dedication, family support in the Dean’s Honor List. last academic year. “Our students in CPH, proved who have done their best in and professor’s guidance.” The ceremony acknowl- In his remarks, Dr Diab their excellence in academic fulfilling the academic re- First year pharmacy stu- edged the efforts of pre-phar- said: “Events like the Dean’s and scientific competencies quirements could achieve it. dent, Asma Buojallouf said, macy and pharmacy students List are an excellent opportu- and have qualified for to- Despite this, student effort “It’s a great honour to be on who made it onto the Dean’s nity for the CPH to recognise day’s distinction. They have is considered to be only one the Dean’s List. This achieve- list by achieving GPA scores the efforts of its undergradu- also earned several prizes, of the success factors. CPH ment motivates me to work of 3.5 or above in the Fall 2017 ate students with outstanding both locally and internation- played a crucial role in pro- hard and to maximise my and Spring 2018 semesters. records of academic perfor- ally. Their distinction was not viding students with golden potential to reach my goals The College held a three-day National Day- related events on its campus The ceremony was attend- mance. Through this celebra- earned overnight, but was the opportunities that enabled to success.” where a majlis was designated for celebrations. HBKU is Functional Genomics Focus on Qatari genome at Symposium academic partner TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Sidra Medicine symposium DOHA

HAMAD Bin Khalifa Univer- sity (HBKU) is participating as an academic partner at Sidra Medicine’s fourth an- nual Functional Genomics 2018 Symposium, being held under the theme of Big Data to Clinic at the Qatar National Convention Centre. HBKU is represented through the participation of HBKU is represented through the participation of three of its science- three of its science-focused en- focused entities - the College of Science and Engineering, College of tities - the College of Science Health and Life Sciences and Qatar Biomedical Research Institute. and Engineering (CSE), Col- lege of Health and Life Scienc- Biological and Biomedical Sci- “Sidra Medicine’s annual sym- es (CHLS) and Qatar Biomedi- ences programme, also con- posium provides a crucial plat- cal Research Institute (QBRI). ducted a session to discuss the form to evaluate advancements The symposium provides a Incidence, Clinical Spectrum in the field of genomics. We are platform for experts to discuss and Molecular Mechanisms of looking forward to useful con- cutting-edge advances in ge- Permanent Neonatal Diabetes tributions at the symposium Participants at the fourth annual Functional Genomics Symposium in Doha on Saturday. netics, genomics and big data Mellitus in Qatar. and to advancing our research in the field of medicine. On the second day, Dr Ed- in this area, while mutually TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK can be developed with respect The interdisciplinary inter- ward Stuenkel, dean of CHLS, benefiting from the wealth of DOHA Following the analysis of data collected from 6,000 to Arab populations. Given national community of attend- will co-chair a session on Ex- expertise that surrounds us.” genomes, Sidra Medicine announced that it identified the country’s size, the cur- ees aims to assess how best ploring the Consequences of Dr Albagha said, “Many SIDRA Medicine opened the over 30 million new variants, giving a much deeper rent sample of 12,000 whole to use big genetic and clinical Mutation in Model Systems. disease-related traits such as fourth annual Functional understanding of the Qatari and Arab genome genomes sequenced is one of datasets to provide novel in- He will aim to list the advan- blood pressure and blood glu- Genomics Symposium on the most representative of its sights into the disease. tages of utilising animal models cose levels are genetically de- Saturday with an update kind in comparison to the size Scientific challenges in- for gene discovery; describe the termined. The Qatar Genome on data collected from the Center in Doha. efforts that Qatar has made of the population.” cluding implementation, scal- impact of non-self mutations programme is a great resource 12,000 genomes sequenced Over 100 local and inter- in biomedicine into this na- The Symposium also rep- able data infrastructures, and in human disease; and explain for investigating the genetic as part of the Qatar Genome national experts in functional tional initiative.” resents a further step along developing novel therapeutics, what spatial transcriptomics basis of these disease traits. Program (QGP). genomics and big data, and Sharing early findings, Qatar’s path to establishing are some of the topics that are can reveal about biology. Unravelling the genetic con- Following the analysis of introducing the Women in Prof Xavier Estivill, chair of the strategy of Qatar Precision being explored. Kholoud al Shafai, a PhD tributions of these traits will 6,000 of these genomes, Sidra Science Workshop on Sunday Sidra Medicine’s Genetics and Medicine, first announced at On first day of the confer- student at CHLS, will be co- also pave the way for precision Medicine announced that it (today) are participating in Genomics programme, said: the grand opening of Sidra ence, Dr Omar Albagha, prin- moderating a workshop to medicine in Qatar. identified over 30 million new the event. “Typically, genome mapping Medicine hospital on Novem- cipal investigator at QBRI and demonstrate the achievements “Our research team (in col- variants, giving a much deeper Sidra Medicine Chief Re- projects have largely focused ber 12, 2018 by Her Highness professor of genetics at CHLS, of women in the field as they laboration with Weill Cornell understanding of the Qatari search Officer Prof Christof on European, Asian and Afri- Sheikha Moza bint Nasser. participated with a cross-dis- assume top positions. Medicine -- Qatar) is currently and Arab genome. Von Kalle said, “Sidra Medi- can populations – the unique The Qatar Precision Medi- ciplinary speakers to address On the third day, Dr Hen- investigating genetic contribu- New insights into risk fac- cine’s partnership with the features of the region and Arab cine Strategy is set to trans- various aspects of genome ning Horn, assistant professor tions to more than 60 disease- tors and protective variants Qatar Biobank and the QGP, populations, therefore, have form medical care in Qatar. It variability and function, with a at CHLS, will discuss the char- related traits. We will provide will support the development along with other entities such been underrepresented or al- will support the discovery of specific focus on the genetics of acterisation of recently discov- some insights into this project of neonatal and premarital as Hamad Medical Corpora- together absent in the avail- the causes of disease in Qatar, disorders affecting children. ered mutations that are linked at the Functional Genomics screening procedures, as well tion, Weill Cornell Medicine able human genome data. facilitate the development of Dr Albagha’s discussion to male infertility. 2018 Symposium.” as support eventual discovery in Qatar, Qatar National “This clearly impacts our research at many levels and highlighted the contribution Throughout the sympo- Dr Dena al Thani, assistant of cures for certain diseases, Research Fund, has been in- ability to understand, diag- promote the delivery of new of common genetic variations sium, CSE will be exhibiting at professor at CSE, said: “CSE is including diabetes and cardio- strumental in establishing nose and treat disease types ways of treatment and care to health and disease traits, the HBKU booth and engaging pioneering a data analytics. By vascular diseases. foundations for personalised that are particularly prevalent for patients affected by these as well as the country’s pro- with visitors with the aim of participating at the symposi- Over 400 attendees joined medicine in Qatar and the among Arab populations – disorders. It also has broad ap- gress towards the utilisation promoting the college’s ongo- um, we aim to showcase CSE’s Sidra Medicine on the first day set-up of the ambitious strat- diabetes, cardiovascular, can- plicability to Arab populations of precision medicine. ing work and programmes. potential and impact, as well as of the Symposium, which will egy of Qatar Precision Medi- cer, as well as allergy, asthma around the world, not only in Sara al Khawaga, who Commenting on CHLS’ engage in meaningful discus- continue until December 10 at cine. The challenge now will and others. The same level of the over 400 million inhabit- is enrolled in CHLS’ PhD in participation, Dr Stuenkel said, sions with our counterparts.” the Qatar National Convention be to materialise many of the understanding and data now ants of the Middle East region. German International School marks 10th anniversary TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK continued generous support In his opening speech guage concept that includes DOHA makes it possible to bring at the anniversary German, English, Arabic quality German education celebrations,the Principal of and French. “The DISD is THE Ambassador of Ger- to Qatar. In this respect, I the school Dirk Dillschnei- a language-oriented educa- many to the State of Qatar am very proud that the Ger- der acquainted the invitees tional institution with Ger- HE Hans-Udo Muzel at- man International School with the achievements of the man qualities, values and tended the 10th anniver- Doha has just been awarded school in the last 10 years. traditions, which leads the sary celebrations of the Ger- the quality seal ‘Excellent Dillschneider added: “In students to a German higher man International School German Overseas School’ 10 years, the DISD has es- education entrance quali- Doha (DISD). by the German government tablished itself as a model of fication and beyond to an Speaking on the occasion, for providing outstanding success among international international university en- the ambassador said: “The school education from Kin- schools in Qatar. It has un- trance qualification”, Dills- 10th anniversary of the Ger- dergarten to Grade 12”, he dergone massive expansion chnieder remarked. man International School added further. and boasts today of having The principal also Doha is one of the most Prominent among those 314 pupils of 28 different praised the dedicated team prominent examples of the who attended the celebra- nationalities. All its students of teachers and other staff as very successful partnership tions were the Ambassador have graduated successfully well as the coordination be- in the field of education be- of Austria to Qatar HE Wil- every year. In the last school tween them and the parents tween Germany and Qatar.” ly Kempel, Ambassador of year, the first graduation of the students. “We are very grateful for Switzerland HE Edgar Dörig year of the International Di- Dillschneider also ex- the extraordinary coopera- and the Director of Private ploma Program, all students pressed his gratitude to tion of the Ministry of Edu- Schools Affairs in the Minis- attained their certificates.” the German Embassy and cation and Higher Education try of Education and Higher Ambassador of Germany to the State of Qatar HE Hans-Udo Muzel with other dignitaries and officials at He further pointed out the Qatar Government for of the State of Qatar, whose Education Rawda al Zaidan. the 10th anniversary celebrations of the German International School Doha. that the DISD has a lan- their support. 06 Sunday, December 9, 2018 Reports by Ailyn Agonia For events and press releases email Kabayan Corner [email protected] or call (974) 4000 2222 Colourful performances mark PSD’s annual ‘Field Demonstration’ The event with the theme “Ascending to greater learning heights” also celebrated the talented pool of students of PSD at primary, intermediate, junior high school and senior high school levels PSD Principal Dr Alexander Acosta leads the parade of PSD management and faculty members. (PHOTO: PSD FACEBOOK)

HILIPPINE School deeds, this fun and frolic, this Doha (PSD) Prin- annual field demonstration cipal Dr Alexander has been conceptualised as Acosta brought to part of the one-year activity of Pthe fore the milestone of the celebrating PSD @ 26 with its educational institution during theme, “Ascending to greater its annual ‘Field Demonstra- learning heights” hosted by tion’ held on the occasion of the pre-school department un- the school’s 26th founding day der the leadership of Dr Nida anniversary at the Al Rayyan Garcia supported by her com- Sports Club on Friday. mitted and dedicated teach- The event with the theme ers. My vote of thanks goes to “Ascending to greater learning the pre-school department for heights” also celebrated the tal- coming up with this colourful ented pool of students of PSD celebration of ‘mixed world’ in primary, intermediate, jun- highlighting the diverse cul- ior high school and senior high tures of the different countries school levels. across the globe. Equally sig- “For 26 years of its exist- nificant and worth mentioning ence, the Philippine School is the effort of other depart- Doha continues to flourish. Its ments who have contributed laurels of success are constant so much to the success of this reminders of its struggles to celebration,” he added. overcome the challenges along During the performances, the way and are living proofs Grade 3 was named as the that we always ride out the champions in the primary- storm, remain resilient and level category while Grade 1 God-dependent at all times. and Grade 2 were placed first What the school represents is and second, respectively. In the the shared effort of both the intermediate category, Grade current and former BOTs and 6 students wowed the judges most especially our forebears and the crowd the most and who rose to respond to the edu- were proclaimed as champi- cational demands of the grow- ons. Grade 4 finished in the first ing population of Filipinos in place while Grade 5 clinched the Qatar. True enough, after those second place. years of traversing the bumpy Grade 8 topped in the and rough roads to realising junior high school catego- this dream, the brave Bobby ry followed by Grade 7 and Abit and the rest of our school Grade 9. While Grade 10 was founders can proudly say that named as the champions in their efforts were not wasted the senior high school cat- and it was all worth it,” Acosta egory, Grade 12 and Grade 11 remarked on the occasion. offered a lively competition. “As a sign of gratitude and Qatar Tribune was the admiration for their heroic media partner of this event.

Glimpses of the cultural show during PSD annual ‘Field Demonstration’.

PICPA Doha celebrates Beats and Bytes success of new board passers THANKSGIVING and tes- dedicated mentors of Picpa timonial dinner was held Doha’s study group. The cere- holds dance & Ato celebrate the success monial toast for the board pas- of three board passers of the sers was led by another mentor Study Group-PICPA Educators Liezel Santos. It was followed and Trainers (SGPET) Class of by an intermission number music concert Artistes from Beats and Bytes Dancers perform during the event. 2018 of the Philippine Institute from SGPET 9 dancers. An au- of Certified Public Accountants diovisual presentation about HE celebrated Filipino tracted dance en- of the Philippines, joined group through the years. Beats and Bytes Dancers (PICPA) Doha Chapter at the SGPET Class of 2018 CPA dance group in Qatar Beats thusiasts from all in the celebration. Their Sponsors and partners of is a volunteering non-prof- Emerald Hall of Holiday Villa Journey was also shown and Tand Bytes Dancers hosted age groups. presence added glitz and the event were Music & Arts it community group that Doha Hotel recently. the new board passers also a dance and Music concert Special guests glamour to the event Atelier, Philippine Airlines, specialises in modern as More than 80 people at- gave their testimonies and in- featuring top Filipino dance from the Philip- supported by various Fitness First City Centre Doha, well as dance forms. It was tended the gathering held spiring messages to their fami- gurus at City Centre Rotana pines Kenjohns community members. MEZZA Filipino Restaurants, founded by Eduardo”Amie” in honour of newly-passed lies and friends who witnessed Doha recently. Serrano, formerly The dance concert Hillside Restaurants, Forever Jaca and Rocky Lumicao, CPAs (certified public ac- the event. The event titled “Dekada” a member of the and recital also featured Living Qatar, Apex Events, a prominent Filipino com- countants), namely Michelle Besides, Vitor and Santos, highlighted the group’s cele- Philippine All Stars local talent including Desi Dhaba, Megaworld Inter- munity leader in Qatar. Castro Barretto, Mary Irish the SGPET mentors present bration of its 10th anniversary Dance Crew and cur- Tripod band, Xtreme Lev- national-MEA1, Al Farazdaq, Beats and Bytes has per- Paguio Gaspar and Michelle at the event include Rolando and served as the culminating rently a singer, dancer el Danz Crew, Moving Col- Balitang Q, Filipino Film Mak- formed at various local Zamora Petalver. L. Matutis,CPA, Rodelle Avila, activity of the participants of and choreographer of ours and DJ Claud. A vid- ers Doha, Doha City Events, events and has been hon- The programme’s highlight Atty Daisy B. Garcia-Tingzon, the Emerge Workshop, a non- Rockstars Philippines, eo presentation was also Honeylyn Alabado and oured in various competi- was an inspirational message Jeffrey Quinto and Kentry Bel- formal education programme and DJ Rhemuel Luni of shown celebrating the Qatar Tribune as Media tions including the Best of Emma Vitor, one of the tran Ayson. of Beats and Bytes which at- Rock*Well Dance Crew milestone of the dance Partner. Dance Crew in Qatar title.

Beats and Bytes Dancers members together with the group’s founders. India / Pakistan / Asia Sunday, December 9, 2018 07 Myanmar activists jailed over anti-war protests Chinese troops arrive in Pakistan for joint military drill

YANGON: A court in Myanmar’s restive Kachin state has jailed three activists for defaming ISLAMABAD: A special forces contingent of People Liberation Army China arrived in Pakistan on Sat- the military, their lawyer said Saturday, as campaigners slammed the “chilling warning” the urday to participate in Pak-China joint military exercise ‘Warrior –VI 2018’. Troops of Special Service NEWS verdict sends critical voices in the country. Lum Zawng, Nang Pu and Zau Jet had helped or- Group from both armies will participate in the three-week long exercise, said a statement issued by the IN BRIEF ganise an anti-war demonstration in April in the state capital Myitkyina to highlight the plight Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). Focus of the joint exercise is to share respective experiences of thousands displaced by fighting between the military and ethnic Kachin insurgents. The in the field of counter-terrorism operations and learn from each other’s experiences. This is sixth joint youth leaders were sentenced on Friday to six months in prison and fined about $320 each. exercise of the series as part of bilateral military cooperation between both friendly countries. Earlier Kachin is in the grip of one of the world’s longest-running civil wars. (AFP) this month, Joint International Air Drill of Pakistan and China, Shaheen VII, also took place. (TRIBUNE)

Muslims rally to defend privileges VIPs arrive at pre-wedding bash for daughter of India’s richest man in multi-ethnic Malaysian capital REUTERS the desert city of Udaipur, with sh’s father Dhirubhai Ambani, NEW DELHI feasts, singing and dancing, just before and after he left the KUALA Lumpur: Tens of thousands of banner-waving Muslims rallied and other pre-wedding rituals. presidency in 2000-2001. in the Malaysian capital Saturday to defend their long-cherished privi- DOZENS of chartered planes Security was beefed up as In March this year, when leges, at a time of growing racial tensions in the multi-ethnic coun- carrying celebrities, including the high-profile guests started Hillary Clinton visited India try.About 55,000 people dressed in white flooded a historic square former US secretary of state arriving at Udaipur’s airport, to deliver a keynote speech at in downtown Kuala Lumpur, according to police, chanting “God is Hillary Clinton, flew into a said a source at the scene, who a conference in Mumbai, she great” and brandishing banners that read “Long live the Malays”. sleepy airport in western India asked not to be identified. Out- dined with the Ambanis at Large numbers of police were on the streets and major roads for the lavish pre-wedding fes- side, they were awaited by lux- their 27-floor Antilia residence were closed for the event, which was the first major rally since Prime tivities for the daughter of In- ury sedans driven by chauffers - one of the world’s most ex- Minister Mahathir Mohamad won a shock election victory in May and dia’s richest man. wearing white uniforms and pensive homes, according to toppled the scandal-mired old regime. Isha Ambani, 27, daughter colourful Rajasthani turbans. local media. Race and religion are sensitive in Malaysia, which is home to of Reliance Industries chair- The Clintons and the Am- Ex-US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton poses with Mukesh Ambani, Chair- Many other top industri- sizeable ethnic Chinese and Indian communities, and the Muslim man Mukesh Ambani, will banis have an association that man of Reliance Industries, and his wife Nita in Udaipur, Rajasthan, to alists, politicians, sports and Malay majority appears to be feeling increasingly insecure under marry Anand Piramal, 33, in goes back more than 18 years attend the wedding ceremony of their daughter, on Saturday. (REUTERS) Bollywood stars descended in a new government that is more representative of minorities. the financial capital of Mumbai and have met several times Udaipur on Saturday to join The rally was originally intended as a protest against a plan next Wednesday, but the cele- both in India and abroad, ac- ports. Then President Bill with the Ambanis, including what has been dubbed locally by the government to ratify a UN convention which aims to elimi- brations began this weekend in cording to Indian media re- Clinton held meetings in India deceased founder and Muke- “the big, fat Indian wedding.” nate racial discrimination. (AFP) Modi has no shame in using military Pakistan wants relations with as personal asset, says Rahul Gandhi US to be like China, says Imran IANS NEW DELHI Beijing’s role in Afghan peace would not undermine Washington’s, Pakistan tells US

CONGRESS President Rahul NATION.COM.PK Gandhi on Saturday accused ISLAMABAD Prime Minister Narendra Modi of using the 2016 surgi- PAKISTAN wants a “proper cal strike on terrorist camps relationship” with the United for “political capital” and States similar to its ties with said he has “absolutely no China, Prime Minister Imran shame in using the military Khan has said. as a personal asset”. Foreign Ministry officials Gandhi attacked Modi said Islamabad has told the after retired Lt Gen D.S. United States that Beijing’s role Hooda, who oversaw the on Afghan peace would not un- strike on Pakistani territory, dermine Washington. said in Chandigarh on Friday Senior officials at the For- that the hype over the surgi- eign Ministry told The Nation cal strike did not help and that Washington had reserva- in hindsight he felt that the Thank you, General Hooda, tions over China’s role in Af- operation should have re- for speaking like a true ghanistan but Pakistan had mained a secret. soldier to expose Modi’s reiterated its support to the Bei- The report cited Lt Gen petty politisation of jing’s reconciliation efforts. Hooda, who was the North- One official said: “We have ern Army Commander in army’s valour told Washington that Beijing’s September 2016 when In- role is not against the US’ in- dian troops carried out the Rahul Gandhi terests. China too is interested surgical strikes after the in peace in the region and we Uri terror attack, as say- should support such efforts. ing that the “overhype” did capital by Rs 30,000 crore,” This won’t undermine the not help and “it is not good” Gandhi tweeted. Congress US.” Another official said Pa- when “military operations spokesperson Randeep Sin- kistan had assured the US that get politicised”. Hooda also gh Surjewala also slammed China was a regional power and said that it would have been the BJP government and naturally a stakeholder in the better had it been done se- said that no one can use the regional peace. “We are with cretly. valour and sacrifice of In- peace efforts be it from China or “Spoken like a true sol- dian soldiers to score cheap the US. We have asked the US dier General. India is so political points. not to doubt the Chinese role,” proud of you. Mr 36 (Modi) “Thank you Lt Gen Hooda he added. has absolutely no shame for exposing the petty po- Foreign Minister Shah Me- in using our military as a liticisation by Modi! Modiji is hmood Qureshi will attend a Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan. personal asset. He used the squarely guilty of compromis- tripartite dialogue in Kabul surgical strikes for political ing national security and stra- involving Pakistan, China and war,” he said in an exclusive Taliban to the negotiating ta- lars in aid over the last 15 years, capital and the Rafale deal to tegic interests by unwarranted Afghanistan on the Afghan interview to The Washington ble, he said Pakistan would do and they have given us nothing increase Anil Ambani’s real chest thumping,” he said. peace process on December 15. Post. everything possible to do that. but lies & deceit, thinking of our The moot will be attended by “We should never put our- “Peace in Afghanistan is in Pa- leaders as fools. They give safe Afghan Foreign Minister Sala- selves in this position again. It kistan’s interest,” he added. haven to the terrorists we hunt huddin Rabbani and Chinese not only cost us human lives, Proper relation He said he was happy that in Afghanistan, with little help. Foreign Minister Wang Yi. devastation of our tribal areas, now everyone agreed on a polit- No more!” 13 killed as bus falls into Yesterday, Prime Minister but it also cost us our dignity,” Officials say Pakistan will ical settlement in Afghanistan, Answer: It was not really a Imran Khan asked the Foreign he added. reassure the US to help something he had advocated for Twitter war, it was just setting gorge in Indian Kashmir Ministry to prepare reply to “The US has basically Washington in Afghan decades. the record right. [Khan wrote Trump’s letter sent to him. pushed Pakistan away,” the reconciliation process and Imran said India had re- on the site this fall: SRINAGAR: Thirteen people accident and the rest were Officials said Pakistan will prime minister said in response give suggestion to resume buffed all his peace overtures, “He needs to be informed were killed Saturday when a injured,” Pandey said, add- reassure the US to help Wash- to a question. Pak-US strategic talks. adding the ruling party has an abt historical facts. Pak has suf- passenger bus fell 70 me- ing three critically injured ington in Afghan reconciliation Asked to explain what he Pakistan wants a “proper anti-Muslim, anti-Pakistan ap- fered enough fighting US’s war. tres (230 feet) down a gorge passengers were evacuated process and give suggestion to meant by “proper relationship” relationship” with the United proach. Now we will do what is best for in southern Indian-adminis- by air to a hospital in the resume Pak-US strategic talks. with the US, Imran said “For Here is the transcript as ed- our people & our interests.” tered Kashmir, police said. city of Jammu. Pakistan wants a “proper instance, our relationship with States similar to its ties ited by The Washington Post The exchange was about being The accident occurred as Careless driving and relationship” with the United China is not one-dimensional. with China, Prime Minister and published in the Friday’s blamed for deeply flawed US the bus carrying 26 passen- bad, narrow and winding States similar to its ties with It’s a trade relationship between Imran Khan has says newspaper” policies, the military approach gers was negotiating a sharp roads in the mountainous China, Prime Minister Imran two countries. We want a simi- Question: What are you to Afghanistan. turn on a narrow road in the territory cause frequent Khan has said, as he categori- lar relationship with the US.” planning to do about your coun- Q. He wasn’t blaming mountains of Poonch, some accidents with passenger cally rejected accusations that About his past anti-Amer- against me’.” Asked whether try’s relationship with the US, you. He was blaming your 200 kilometres (120 miles) vehicles often slipping into there were Taliban sanctuaries ican stance, he said “If you do he like to see warming up of which has been deteriorating predecessors. south of Srinagar, senior su- deep gorges. In India an on Pakistani soil. not agree with US policies, it US-Pakistan ties, he said “Who and has involved a social me- A. No, he was saying Pa- perintendent of police Rajiv average of 150,000 people “I would never want to have does not mean you’re anti- would not want to be friends dia war with the president? He kistan was the reason for Pandey said. die in road accidents each a relationship where Pakistan is American. This is a very impe- with a superpower?” About wrote in January that “the Unit- these sanctuaries [for Tali- “Thirteen died in the year. (AFP) treated like a hired gun, given rialistic approach: President Donald Trump’s re- ed States has foolishly given Pa- ban leaders]. There are no money to fight someone else’s ‘You’re either with me or quest for help in bringing the kistan more than 33 billion dol- sanctuaries in Pakistan.

Police chief shifted after cop killed in cow As elections near, religious tensions surge in Indian village vigilante violence REUTERS animal. Anger against Muslims Krishna Agarwal said. “But peo- Nayabans. “We resisted initially NEW Delhi: A district police NAYABANS, INDIA turned into outrage that police ple are trying to politicise these but then we thought it’s better chief and two other policemen had not stopped an illegal prac- issues.” Nayabans, just about to live in peace then create a were transferred after an officer NAYABANS isn’t remarkable tise, and a Hindu mob blocked a three hour’s drive from Delhi, dispute over a mike,” he said. and a civilian were killed in as northern Indian villages go. highway, threw stones, burned has about 400 Muslims out of “We don’t want to give them a mob violence over alleged cow Sugar cane grows in surround- vehicles and eventually two a population of 4,000, the rest chance to fan communal ten- slaughter in northern India, ing fields, women carry animal people were shot and killed - in- are Hindu. Relations between sions.” Reuters spoke with more reports said Saturday. feed in bullock carts through cluding a police officer. the communities began dete- than a dozen Muslims from the Inspector Subodh Kumar narrow lanes, people chatter The events throw a spotlight riorating around the Muslim village but except for Khan, no Singh was killed when villagers, outside a store, and cows loiter. on the religious strains in places holy month of Ramadan last one else wanted to be named many of them activists from But this week, the village in like Nayabans since Prime Min- year when Hindus in the vil- for fear of angering the Hindu hardline Hindu groups, clashed Uttar Pradesh state became a ister Narendra Modi’s Hindu lage demanded that loudspeak- population. with police in Uttar Pradesh symbol of the deepening com- nationalist Bharatiya Janata A relative of Yogesh Raj, a Hindu activist, cries after Raj got arrested for ers used to call for prayer at a Several among a group of state’s Bulandshahr district on munal divide in India as some Party (BJP) came to power at leading the protests in which two people died on Monday, in Nayabans makeshift mosque be removed, Muslim women and girls stand- Monday. They were protesting Hindu men from the area com- the national level in 2014 and village in Bulandshahr district, Uttar Pradesh, recently. (REUTERS) local Muslims said. ing outside the mosque said the alleged inability of police plained they had seen a group in Uttar Pradesh in 2017. Ten- “For 40 years mikes were they have been living in fear to stop cow slaughter, claim- of Muslims slaughtering cows sions are ratcheting up ahead religious disharmony, dismiss- nobody can ensure that noth- used in the mosque, calls for since the BJP came to power in ing that carcasses of animals in a mango orchard a couple of of the next general election, due ing suggestions that its support- ing will go wrong, but it’s our prayer were made five times a the state in 2017. including cows were found in miles away. to be held by May. The BJP said ers were largely responsible for responsibility to maintain law day, but no one objected,” said They said that Hindu the region. An 18-year-old also That infuriated Hindus, it was “bizarre” to assume the the tensions. and order and we understand Waseem Khan, a 28-year-old groups now hold provocative died in the rioting. (DPA) who regard the cow as a sacred party would benefit from any “In a large country like India that,” party spokesman Gopal Muslim community leader in processions through the village. 08 Sunday, December 9, 2018

ESTABLISHED SEPTEMBER 3, 2006 PRINTED AT ALI BIN ALI PRINTING PRESS Opinion HAMAD BIN SUHAIM AL THANI CHAIRMAN ADEL ALI BIN ALI MANAGING DIRECTOR DR HASSAN MOHAMMED AL ANSARI EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

A Tax On Guns In US Is Worth Considering Assessing George Making gun owners shoulder a little more of the cost of gun violence is an interesting idea HW Bush’s Legacy

HE social costs of gun ownership in the US have reached staggering levels, though given A few local governments have tried to The 41st US president made the world safer as the Soviet Union crumbled Tthe lack of reliable data collection the public find a way to make all those gun own- is left to sift through conflicting estimates of the ers pay a little more toward those MICHAEL KREPON other land-based missiles carrying mul- numbers of firearms Americans actually own. associated costs through taxes on guns TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE tiple warheads could have put to rest nu- One survey-based estimate places the and ammunition. Levies of $25 per gun clear war-fighting plans based on prompt number at 265 million guns and another sug- RONALD Reagan broke the back of the strikes. But this possibility was lost when gests 393 million guns; the larger number, if sale and up to a nickel per round of nuclear arms race. Then George HW Bush Putin withdrew from START II in retali- accurate, would account for nearly half of the ammunition are in effect in Seattle and cut bloated strategic forces and nuclear ar- ation for Bush 43’s withdrawal from the civilian-owned guns in the world. According to Cook County, Ill senals down to size. He took initiatives to Anti-ballistic Missile Treaty in 2002. a Johns Hopkins University study, US emer- remove the least safe and secure warheads Bush 41 also gave us a taste of arms gency room and in-patient medical visits for But other courts have upheld a $25 tax as from operational deployments, a move de- control without agreements that may well gunshot wounds alone cost about $2.8 billion non-punitive. Guns range wildly in price, but signed to elicit reciprocal action by Mikhail be the template for a future without trea- a year; it’s $45 billion if you count lost wages. handguns tend to average in the $500 to $550 Gorbachev, whose country was crumbling. ties. In the aftermath of the failed coup Mother Jones magazine estimated the annual range. A Rand Corp study found that increased Bush and Gorbachev also took unilateral/ attempt against Gorbachev, Bush and total costs from gun violence, including medi- fees for hunting licences did not affect the num- reciprocal initiatives to reduce the alert Scowcroft seized the moment to signal the cal, law enforcement, trials and other costs, at ber of people who hunt, and the Cook County rates of their strategic forces. For these need to reduce reliance on nuclear weap- $229 billion. tax didn’t reduce gun sales there. Fewer than a monumental moves alone Bush deserves ons and high readiness rates. These steps A few local governments have tried to find third of Americans own a firearm (and 29 per- the heartfelt thanks of his fellow citizens. would be unilateral but were clearly taken a way to make all those gun owners pay a lit- cent of those own five or more guns), according His leadership deserves to be remembered as an invitation to reciprocal action in a tle more toward those associated costs through to the Pew Research Centre. It seems unlikely by those who toil to reduce nuclear dan- Soviet Union whose command and control taxes on guns and ammunition. Levies of $25 that an additional $25 per gun — or $50 for gers and weapons. Bush and his senior-most advisers, mechanisms were clearly suspect. per gun sale and up to a nickel per round of that matter — would unduly restrict their abil- The sunny, star-kissed Reagan accom- In September 1991, Bush ordered that ammunition are in effect in Seattle and Cook ity to buy a firearm. plished his feat because he was paired with men of consummate diplomatic skills the bomber leg of the US nuclear triad be County, Ill. But is it a wise tax? How much money Gorbachev at the peak of his ambition. like James Baker and Brent Scowcroft, taken off strip alert. In addition, all of the Similar efforts to establish a California tax might be generated will be influenced by what Both men enjoyed sitting in the front seat tried their best to provide a soft land- US Army’s ground-launched tactical nu- on guns and ammunition have cropped up in firearms are covered. of the roller coaster. They raised unortho- ing when the Union of Soviet Socialist clear weapons were to be removed from the past, and Assemblyman Marc Levine on Levine is proposing that long guns used doxy on nuclear matters to an art form. Republics dissolved forward bases in Europe and destroyed, Monday introduced AB 18 to establish a tax for hunting not be subject to the tax, though After zeroing out intermediate-range nu- along with associated warheads located in — at an unspecified rate — on handguns and it’s unclear how many such guns are sold in clear forces, they ran out of time to tackle the United States. semiautomatic rifles sold in the state, one that California each year. What we do know is that the problem of strategic arms reductions, Bush the Elder wasn’t immediately de- All nuclear weapons were to be re- might expand to include a tax on ammunition. over the last five years, an average of 503,000 bequeathing this agenda item to their suc- cisive in dealing with momentous change. moved from surface ships, attack subma- Making gun owners shoulder a little more handguns have been sold each year, as have cessors. Bush was up to this task, working Even after the breakthrough INF Treaty on rines, and land- based naval aircraft, with of the cost of gun violence is an interesting idea 556,000 long guns, including hunting rifles, alongside a by-now shaky Gorbachev and Reagan’s watch, he doubted Gorbachev’s half to be destroyed and the other half, worthy of consideration, though the final shape shotguns and assault weapons. If just hand- the erratic Boris Yeltsin. genuineness. His press secretary’s dismiss- including nuclear-armed sea-launched of such a bill will determine how much support guns had been covered, a $25 tax would have Bush and his senior-most advisers, ive characterization of the Soviet leader cruise missiles, placed in storage. A new it deserves. raised $12.6 million per year; if all the guns men of consummate diplomatic skills like was that of a “drugstore cowboy” — some- nuclear-armed air-to-surface missile ini- But first there’s a fundamental hurdle to were covered, that would have raised $26.5 James Baker and Brent Scowcroft, tried one who dressed the part but wasn’t the tiative was also cancelled. The Chairman clear. Much as we disagree with it, the US Su- million a year. AB 18 would direct the new rev- their best to provide a soft landing when real deal. To test Gorbachev’s bone fides of the Joint Chiefs, General Colin Powell, preme Court ruled in the 2008 Heller decision enues to the state’s existing $9.2-million Cali- the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics dis- before plunging into strategic arms reduc- as well as the leadership of the Army and that the 2nd Amendment confers a right to own fornia Violence Intervention and Prevention solved. The result wasn’t the “new world tions, Bush dusted off an old idea from Navy heartily endorsed these initiatives. a firearm in the home for self-protection. Since Programme that offers grants to community order” that Bush idealized — far from it. the Eisenhower administration for “Open Gorbachev responded in full meas- it is a court-recognised constitutional right, a organisations mounting effective gun-violence The “unipolar moment” that Charles Krau- Skies:” If Gorbachev truly believed in glas- ure. He announced that the Soviet Union tax that is too onerous — and which is designed prevention programs. thammer and others crowed about turned nost, or openness, then he would accept would eliminate all nuclear artillery, nu- to deter people from exercising that right — It might be more pragmatic to make the out to be just that. The momentary peak of cooperative aerial over-flights all across clear warheads on short-range missiles could create a problem. What is too onerous? distribution of the proposed tax revenues wid- US power was frittered away in the hubris the Soviet Union, to be matched by recip- and nuclear mines — an initiative that Well, that’s unclear. The Northern Mariana Is- er and include medical facilities that bear some of George W Bush’s presidency. rocal openness in the West. Gorbachev was especially welcome given failing So- lands, a US territory in the Pacific, approved a of the costs of caring for gun violence victims, Never has a generation’s passing accepted, and the Open Skies Treaty has viet control over Kazakhstan, Belarus and $1,000 tax on pistols in 2016 in a clear effort to but fundamentally it is a good idea to tie the seemed so clarified or so cruel as the one become a vehicle to forge security partner- Ukraine. use tax codes to limit gun sales; a federal judge revenues to specific gun-related uses so the symbolised by the baton pass from Bush ships between the United States and the He also announced the removal of later struck down the tax because it “places an money doesn’t disappear into the general fund. the Elder to Bush the Younger. Bush 43 “new” Europe — if Washington is smart all tactical nuclear weapons from surface excessive burden on the exercise of the right of The Legislature should give this proposal seri- brought on board Dick Cheney and Don- enough to realize this. ships, submarines, and land-based naval law-abiding citizens to purchase handguns for ous consideration, and take care that whatever ald Rumsfeld from his father’s top tier but Then Bush 41 turned smartly to stra- aircraft and their placement in “central self-defence without a corresponding impor- final form it takes will survive the inevitable le- their judgment was deeply impaired by tegic arms reductions. The first Strategic storage.” In addition, Gorbachev an- tant government interest.” gal challenge from the gun lobby. 9/11, after which they eschewed 41’s hall- Arms Reduction Treaty, signed in 1991, nounced reduced alert rates for intercon- mark prudence. Many of Bush 41’s sec- redeemed the Reagan/Gorbachev pledge tinental ballistic missiles. ond- and third-tier advisers also joined 43, to reduce force levels by fifty per cent. This There were no mutually agreed ar- moving up in rank. Some referred to their treaty set aggregate limits on delivery vehi- rangements to monitor implementation, cohort as “The Vulcans” and advised ac- cles (1,600) and warheads (6,000), as well and Soviet/Russian implementation of cordingly. as sub-limits on intercontinental ballistic the presidential nuclear initiatives fell So here we stand, with heads bowed: A missiles, “heavy” land-based missiles that short in several respects. “Global War on Terror” that has generated could carry the most warheads, warheads Overall, however, every single war- two trillion-dollar wars without victory on mobile missiles, and the carrying capac- head that was removed from locations and NATO’s expansion far eastward, en- ity (“throw weight”) of these missiles. poorly equipped to maintain their secu- suring blow back when the Russian Feder- Even though START I was to be of 15 rity of from forces that knew they would ation recovered from its great depression, years’ duration, a second Strategic Arms be better off without them was of lasting boosting the fortunes of Vladimir Putin, Reduction Treaty was negotiated quickly benefit. In the future if there is to be con- the latest in a long tradition of authoritar- thereafter, in 1993, to try to catch up to the fidence in reciprocal pledges associated ian Russian leaders seeking redress from new circumstances created by the Soviet with “arms control without agreements,” grievances born of national weakness. We Union’s surprisingly quick demise. START inspections and other forms of reassur- have traversed from Bush 41’s enlightened II mandated the abolition of land-based ance will be needed. internationalism to Bush 43’s American missiles carrying multiple warheads — a This was beyond the ambit of Presi- triumphalism. After that didn’t work out distinct advantage for Moscow — as well as dent George HW Bush’s far-sighted initia- so well, the Republican brand has moved further 50 percent reductions in deployed tives, but here, as in formal strategic arms on to Donald Trump’s America First warheads, so as not to exceed 3,000 to reductions, he pointed the way forward. (Tribune News Service) campaign. 3,500. START II’s bans on “heavy” and His leadership is sorely missed. Why Restricting Google And Twitter Is Wrong? The government cannot punish companies because of what they say, or how they speak, or who they choose to speak

DAVE HELLING be clear: Big media companies aren’t a free work? Who decides what’s “diverse,” or TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE speech problem. who is “too big”? The government? No Next week, for example, the House Ju- thanks. HIS week a company called Nexstar diciary Committee plans a hearing to talk And who thinks free speech in America Media Group announced plans to buy about Google’s ‘filtering’ practices. That’s a isn’t diverse today? There are a million broadcast TV stations owned by Trib- code word for a concern, common among opinions on the internet, every hour. I Tune Media Company. If the deal is ap- conservatives, that the search engine is have hundreds of viewing options on my proved by everyone who must approve it, ‘downgrading’ conservative speech in its TV. There’s more speech today than at any the chain will be the biggest broadcast tel- results. time in American history. evision firm in the nation. Incoming US Senator Josh Hawley No. If Hawley is worried about the lack The deal would likely include Tribune- has whined about this, too. He’s called for of conservatives on Google or Twitter, he owned WDAF-TV of Kansas City, where I a congressional investigation into Google can start his own Google or Twitter. That’s occasionally contribute. and Twitter, complaining that conserva- precisely what the First Amendment is You’ll remember a company called tive voices have been silenced on those about. Big media and tech corporations Sinclair Broadcast Group tried to buy the platforms. — Google, Facebook, the new Nexstar- Tribune stations. The proposed purchase It’s scary that a senator-to-be, and a Tribune broadcast chain — may be le- touched off a wave of hand-wringing this former law professor, can be so wrong gitimate concerns as potential business summer because Sinclair is very conserva- about free speech. No private firm can be monopolies, just like oil companies and tive and very big. compelled to repeat or amplify someone phone companies and drug stores. The Some were worried — obsessed, really else’s speech — not your blog, your com- government is free to scrutinise business — that Sinclair wanted to create a right- pany’s website, Hawley, The Star, Google monopolies when it finds them. wing “media empire.” or Twitter — without violating the First That’s a job for the Justice Depart- That deal fell through because it was Amendment. ment. But the government cannot pun- too big. Interestingly, the size of the Nex- You have a constitutional right to tional right to rank higher on the social protection, operators of a blog or website ish companies because of what they say, star-Tribune purchase agreement is simi- speak. You don’t have a right to post on media site. could be sued for something posted by or how they speak, or who they choose to lar to Sinclair’s. someone else’s website. Hawley and others want to get around someone else. speak, based only on their size or popular- That suggests another round of com- Recently, Facebook changed the way this problem by changing the federal law Some want Congress to revoke the ex- ity. The First Amendment, which is more plaints about the dangers of media con- it chooses articles for its news feed. No that exempts websites from liability for emption for “big” companies that aren’t important than it has ever been, must ap- solidation. As those complaints roll in, let’s newspaper I know of claimed a constitu- something an outsider posts. Without that “politically diverse.” How would that ply to everyone.

THE VIEWS EXPRESSED ON THE OPINION AND ANALYSIS PAGES ARE THE AUTHORS’ OWN. QATAR TRIBUNE BEARS NO RESPONSIBILITY. Gulf / Middle East / World Sunday, December 9, 2018 09 3 Sudanese miners dead, 10 trapped in collapsed gold mine Japan army sees record spending, aims to buy more US arms

KHARTOUM: Three miners were killed and 10 were trapped underground when a gold mine they TOKYO: Japan’s military looks to raise spending over the next five years in response to security were working at in northern Sudan collapsed, the state’s Sudanese Mineral Resources Com- challenges and to narrow Japan’s trade surplus with the United States by buying U.S. equipment, NEWS pany (SMRC) said in a statement on Friday. It said three others were injured in the accident, the Nikkei business daily reported on Saturday. The Ministry of Defence looks to spend at least 27 IN BRIEF which happened on Thursday night in Qabqaba, a main gold mining area in the Nile River state trillion yen ($240 billion) between April 2019 and March 2024, with the spending rising an average where both licenced companies and individuals dig for the precious metal. Gold mining is one 1.1 percent per year, exceeding the 0.8 percent average during the five years ending next March, of the main sources of foreign currency in the impoverished country, and most of it is done us- the report said without identifying its sources. Currently, payments on equipment and personnel ing traditional methods, often with few safety measures. (REUTERS) expenses account for 80 percent of defence spending, Nikkei said. (REUTERS) Rebels, Yemen govt at odds over port deal 15 civilians killed Houthis want Yemen’s Hodeidah in ethnic attack on Mali village port to be declared neutral zone Civilians from the Fulani community were killed when armed men attacked their village Yemen FM pushes for Aden as main AGENCIES fighters with links to al Qaeda airport at UN talks BAMAKO and Islamic State have since regrouped. RIMBO: Yemen’s foreign FIFTEEN civilians from They have tapped into the minister on Saturday said the the Fulani community were ethnic rivalries to recruit new government-controlled city of killed last week when armed members and their frequent Aden could be home to the men from a rival ethnic group attacks in Mali and nearby country’s main airport, amid attacked their village in cen- countries have alarmed West- talks to reopen the rebel-held tral Mali, a regional governor ern powers. international airport in the capi- said on Saturday. Attacks and assassina- tal Sanaa. “We are ready to Communal violence in tions take place on a regular reopen Sanaa international the West African country has basis in northern and central airport today... but we have killed hundreds of civilians Mali, including the Mopti re- a vision that Aden will be the and displaced thousands this gion. While the motivations sovereign airport of Yemen,” year, compounding a dire se- behind this specific attack Khaled al-Yamani said in curity situation in the north, have not yet been confirmed, his first interview since the where attacks by radical attacks in central Mali usu- talks opened in Sweden on groups are common. ally stem from ethnic griev- Thursday. “If the other side Mali’s central Mopti re- ances among competing accepts... flights could land in gion has suffered the worst of tribes or are acts of retali- Aden and leave to Sanaa, Ho- the ethnic clashes, according ation by terrorist groups deida, other airports.” Yamani to the United Nations. Mopti against civilians. spoke on the sidelines of Governor Sidi Alassane Toure Several armed groups UN-brokered talks in the rural said the latest attack was on operate in certain areas of village of Rimbo, where warring Wednesday. central Mali as well as in the Yemeni parties are gathered Toure told state radio a northern region. Most groups under the auspices of the UN. disarmament programme are affiliated with Al-Qa’ida Government representatives, launched last month in north- - under the Jama’a Nusrat rebels and UN Yemen envoy ern regions would be expand- ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin have all said the talks are not ed to curb violence. “It will be (JNIM) umbrella - or the Is- aimed at finding a political launched in the coming days, lamic State. Abdul Malik al-Hajry and Abdul Majid Hanash of the Houthi delegation, speak at a news briefing during the ongoing peace talks on Yemen held solution to the conflict.(AFP) and we dare to hope that all In addition to these are at Johannesberg Castle, in Rimbo near Stockholm, Sweden, on Saturday. (REUTERS) the bearers of arms will lay pro-government militias. down their arms,” he said. Tensions are further exacer- reopening Sanaa airport and a trol. Griffiths secured a pris- cuss those details,” he said. Militants seized Mali’s bated by strong underlying There will be no need for military presence truce in Hodeidah that could oner swap deal on the first day The airport is in Houthi ter- desert north in 2012. French ethnic divides. there if battles stop: Mohammed Abdusalam lead to a broader ceasefire in of the talks on Thursday. But a ritory but access is restricted by forces intervened the follow- The security environment the nearly four-year-old con- UN source said the two sides the Saudi-led coalition, which ing year to wrest control, but in Mali remains complex. flict that has pushed Yemen to remained far apart on Sanaa controls the air space. REUTERS ture it this year. Special en- the verge of starvation. airport and Hodeidah. On Friday, the govern- SWEDEN voy Martin Griffiths is trying Asked if Houthi forces The Houthi negotiator said ment proposed reopening the to avert a full-scale assault on would then withdraw from dedicated committees are still airport on condition planes YEMEN’S main port city Hodeidah, the entry point for Hodeidah, Abdusalam said: discussing the number of pris- are inspected in the airports of should be declared a “neutral most of Yemen’s commercial “There will be no need for oners involved. “The problem Aden or Sayun which are under zone” and the United Nations goods and vital aid. military presence there if bat- is with trust, (both sides) do not its control, but the Houthis re- could play a role in Sanaa air- “It (Hodeidah) should be tles stop... Hodeidah is an want to give precise numbers jected this. port, the Iran-aligned Hou- a neutral zone apart from the economic hub and it should because each is worried that Abduslam said any political this’ main negotiator said conflict, and the military bri- stay that way for the sake of all the other will hide something.” solution to the war should start on Saturday on the sidelines gades that came from outside Yemenis.” Abdusalam said his group was with outlining a transitional of talks aimed at ending the Hodeidah province should “We have proposed to the open to the possibility of a UN period with an exact time- Yemeni war. leave,” Houthi negotiator, Mo- UN to oversee the port and role at Sanaa airport to secure frame, and should include all The Houthis control major hammed Abdusalam, said in supervise its logistics... inspec- agreement to reopen the facil- the country’s political parties. population centres in Yemen, Rimbo on the sidelines of peace tions, revenues and all the ity, which has been bombed Many Yemenis factions including the capital Sanaa talks with the Saudi-backed technical issues,” he said, while several times. are involved in the war that and the Red Sea port of Ho- government. declining to say who will con- “The closing of Sanaa air- pits the Houthis against a deidah, a lifeline for millions The UN-sponsored talks, trol the city if both forces leave. port was a political decision Saudi-led coalition that in- of people that is now a focus the first in more than two Yemen’s government is not because of security con- tervened in Yemen in 2015 of the war after the coalition years, are focused on confi- sticking to its position that Ho- cerns_ if we agree on its reo- to restore the government of (File photo) Clashes between Tuareg and Fulani herdsmen, often over launched a campaign to cap- dence-building steps, including deidah should be under its con- pening, we are ready to dis- Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi. land and watering points, have killed dozens of civilians this year.

Israel claims firing at Hezbollah activists; Putin orders his Iran seeks regional front against US political party to ‘economic terrorism’ Lebanon calls them military patrol be closer to people MOSCOW: In view of declin- AFP has reimposed an oil embargo REUTERS out an operation to shut down al-Jabal village,” NNA said. ing poll numbers and poor TEHRAN and other damaging sanctions JERUSALEM tunnels that Israel has said were The Israelis “were sur- election results, Russian on Iran since withdrawing in dug across the border by the prised, due to thick fog, by a President Vladimir Putin has IRAN’S President Hassan Rou- May from a landmark 2015 ISRAELI soldiers at the Leba- Lebanese group. routine Lebanese army patrol called on his ruling United hani said US sanctions were nuclear deal between Tehran nese border opened fire at “Troops fired towards the inside the Lebanese territo- Russia party to be closer “economic terrorism”, as he and major powers. suspected Hezbollah activists suspects in accordance with the ries”, it added. Israel’s military to the people. “Leadership sought to foster a united front “America’s unjust and ille- on Saturday, the military said, standard operating procedures. said on Tuesday it had found a does not mean to promise from visiting regional officials gal sanctions against the hon- the first such incident since Is- The three fled. The work in the number of passages dug across the sky,” Putin said at the on Saturday. ourable nation of Iran have rael launched a crackdown this area continues as usual,” the the Israel-Lebanon border to United Russia party confer- Addressing parliament targeted our nation in a clear week on cross-border tunnels Israeli military said in a state- be used for carrying out attacks ence in Moscow on Satur- speakers from Afghanistan, instance of terrorism,” Rou- into its territory. ment. Lebanon’s state-run Na- inside Israel. It sent mechanical day. “But you have to make China, Pakistan, Russia and hani said. Lebanon said Israeli sol- tional News Agency said the diggers, troops and anti-tun- responsible decisions and... Turkey, Rouhani said they had “Economic terrorism is de- diers had fired in the air when Israeli soldiers shot into the air neling equipment there to shut at the same time explain all suffered economic pressure signed to create panic in the Iranian President Hassan they were surprised by a Leba- when they saw a Lebanese army them down. to people why they are the from the US. economy of a country and fear Rouhani. nese army patrol on the Leba- patrol near the border demarca- The situation has so far re- best for our country and our “We are facing an all- in other countries in order to nese side. There were no imme- tion, known as the “Blue Line”. mained calm on both sides of time,” the Russian president out assault which is not only prevent investment.” eration. The first was held last diate reports of casualties. “Israeli enemy soldiers the border. But the Israeli op- said. Meanwhile, a planned threatening our independence The conference in Tehran December in Islamabad. Most Israel said three people who shot into the air following eration has brought renewed pension reform is causing and identity but also is bent was a second annual meeting of participating countries have were “apparently Hezbollah ac- their deployment near the attention to a frontier across massive resentment among on breaking our longstand- parliament speakers focused on faced harsh sanctions and other tivists” approached its forces on Blue Line in Kroum al-Sha- which Israel and Hezbollah the population. (DPA) ing ties,” he said. Washington terrorism and regional coop- economic pressure. the Israeli side as they carried raqi region to the east of Meis fought a war in 2006.

Around 20 million Yemenis face food insecurity amid ongoing conflict

AFP Integrated Food Security Phase cue millions of Yemenis. If we ers of food insecurity”, which DUBAI Classification (IPC), a food se- don’t, we will lose an entire gen- has been further exacerbated by curity survey. eration of children to hunger,” a protracted economic crisis in AROUND 20 million Yemenis According to the IPC -- he warned. The world’s worst the impoverished Arab Penin- are food insecure, UN agencies whose analysis is necessary to humanitarian crisis spiralled sula country. said on Saturday, adding the decide whether to declare fam- in Yemen after a Saudi-led Yemen’s finances have conflict ravaging the impover- ine in countries -- the 20 million coalition launched an offen- been devastated by the con- ished country was the key driver people facing “severe acute food sive to support the government flict, with the World Bank re- behind rising hunger levels. insecurity” represent 67 percent against Iran-aligned Huthi porting the economy has con- “As many as 20 million of Yemen’s population. rebels in March 2015. It has tracted by around 50 percent Yemenis are food insecure in “What the IPC tells us is killed at least 10,000 people, since 2015. the world’s worst humanitarian alarming,” said Lise Grande, according to the World Health Unemployment is running crisis,” a joint statement by the UN humanitarian coordinator Organization. at over 30 percent and infla- UN’s Food and Agriculture Or- for Yemen. The latest report comes tion is projected at around 42 ganization (FAO), the children’s WFP head David Beasley as Yemeni government repre- percent, while the majority of fund UNICEF and the World said the analysis “is an alarm sentatives and a rebel delega- state employees are not paid. Food Programmed (WFP) said. bell that shows hunger is rising. tion were holding UN-brokered A slide in the value of the “Already 15.9 million people We need a massive increase in peace talks in Sweden. riyal also has caused food wake up hungry” in Yemen, it aid and sustained access to all The armed conflict was at prices in the famine-threat- said, citing an analysis by the areas in Yemen in order to res- A Yemeni man reads a local daily on a street in Sana’a, Yemen, on Friday. (EPA-EFE) the top of a list of the “key driv- ened country to soar. 10 Sunday, December 9, 2018 Europe / Americas Thousands rally against Italy-France high-speed train link Trump chooses new Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman

TURIN: Tens of thousands rallied Saturday in Turin to protest against a high speed train project WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Saturday announced he was nominating Army chief to the French city of Lyon, fiercely opposed by environmentalists, as a waste of public funds. The of staff General Mark Milley as his next top military advisor -- a new slap in the face for Pentagon NEWS scheme involves construction of a 57.5 kilometre (35.7 mile) tunnel across the French and Italian chief Jim Mattis. Milley, a four-star general who has served in Iraq and Afghanistan, would replace IN BRIEF Alps to cut travel time to two hours from the current four hours. The cost is estimated at $8.6 General Joseph Dunford as the military’s next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Dunford is billion (7.5 billion euros) with the bill split 40 percent, 35 percent and 25 percent between the scheduled to retire in October 2019 at the end of his second two-year term. “I am thankful to both European Union, Italy and France. The organisers claimed “a sea of some 70,000 people” had of these incredible men for their service to our Country!” Trump said on Twitter. But in choosing attended the rally but police did not give any estimate of numbers. (AFP) the 60-year-old Milley, Trump went against the wishes of Mattis. (AFP)

6 dead, dozens hurt in Italy nightclub stampede Germany’s FM criticises countries AFP later said they were still “trying CORINALDO to ascertain what had caused opposing UN migration agreement the youths to rush out”, adding: SIX people, including five “There are three exits and one DPA migrants. The United States Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech teenagers, died and 120 were of these was used.” The victims BERLIN and Australia are among the Republic, Poland and Switzer- injured in a stampede when include three girls and two boys countries who oppose the land have all publicly rejected panic broke out during a rap aged between 14 and 16 and a GERMAN Foreign Minsiter non-binding pact, worrying the agreement. concert at a packed Italian 39-year-old woman who ac- Heiko Maas has criticized the that it could become a de-fac- Speaking to news maga- nightclub early Saturday. companied her daughter to the countries that have voiced to legal standard over time. zine Spiegel, Maas said each The suspected use of a club. opposition to a controversial Disagreement over the country’s decision to oppose pepper spray-like substance Some 10 people are in a UN migration pact that is set migration compact has also the pact is “grist to the mill for is thought to have sparked the critical condition, doctors said, to be endorsed at a high-level shaken European govern- those pushing malicious disin- chaos at the venue in the town with at least 120 injured in total. Emergency personnel treat victims after a stampede at a nightclub in conference in Marrakech ments. Last week, Slovak For- formation campaigns against of Corinaldo, near Ancona in “Around 1,400 tickets were sold Cornaldo, Italy. (AFP) next week. The non-binding eign Minister Miroslav Lajcak [it].” He added that the pact central Italy, the fire service said for the concert and the place agreement provides guide- tendered his resignation after “offers - for the first time - an in a statement on Twitter. could only accommodate 870 office. The exit used led to a made a railing collapse and lines to regulate migration his country rejected the ac- international framwork for But carabinieri police people,” said Monica Garulli small bridge and the car park. dozens of people fell, crushing and to protect the rights of cord. Hungary, Austria, Italy, controlling migration.” spokesman Cristian Carrozza from the Ancona prosecutor’s The force of the fleeing crowd those at the bottom of the pile. ‘Yellow Vests’ clash with police in Paris, Prosecutors say Russia offered many other cities Trump campaign ‘support’ in ‘15 Over 500 protesters arrested Memo reveals ‘substantial’ Cohen help to the meddling investigation REUTERS Brussels police PARIS AFP arrest hundreds of NEW YORK ANTI-GOVERNMENT pro- protesters in riots testers faced off with French US prosecutors have revealed riot police in Paris on Sat- BRUSSELS: Belgian police that a Russian offered coopera- urday, hurling projectiles, detained more than 400 tion to Donald Trump’s cam- torching cars and vandalising people on Saturday after paign as early as 2015, declaring shops and restaurants in a “yellow vest” protesters that the president’s ex-lawyer fourth weekend of unrest that inspired by riots in France Michael Cohen had provided has shaken President Emma- threw rocks and firecrackers “relevant” and “substantial” help nuel Macron’s authority. and damaged shops and to the Russia investigation. Authorities said there cars as they tried to reach In a separate case, federal were an estimated 8,000 official buildings in Brussels. prosecutors Friday demanded protesters in Paris around In the second violence “substantial” jail time of be- midday and some 90,000 of its kind in the capital in tween 51 to 63 months–four to across the country with more eight days, a crowd which five years–for Cohen for bank than 50 people reported in- police estimated at around fraud and campaign finance vio- jured, including three police 1,000 faced riot squads who lations to which he plead guilty officers. used water cannon and tear in August. Named after the fluores- gas to keep people away US Attorney Robert Khu- cent safety vests that French from the European Union zami accused the 52-year-old, motorists must carry, the headquarters and the nearby who once vowed to take a bullet “yellow vest” protests erupted Belgian government quarter. for the president, of being mo- out of nowhere on Nov. 17, Calm was restored after tivated by “personal greed” and when nearly 300,000 dem- about five hours. The move- of “repeatedly” using his power onstrators nationwide took to ment in Belgium, inspired by and influence for “deceptive the streets to denounce high the “gilets jaunes”, or yellow ends.” living costs and Macron’s lib- vest, protests in neighbour- “Totally clears the Presi- eral economic reforms. ing France over the past dent. Thank you!” tweeted Demonstrators say the re- month. (REUTERS) the US president cryptically forms favour the wealthy and as television networks were do nothing to help the poor consumed by the Cohen docu- and billed Saturday’s dem- Interior Minister Christophe ments–which the White House onstrations “Act IV” of their Castaner said on Friday. dismissed as revealing “noth- protest after three consecu- In a massive security op- ing of value.” tive Saturdays of rioting. eration, nearly 90,000 police The campaign finance vio- The government this week were deployed nationwide to lations to which Cohen plead cancelled a planned rise in forestall a repeat of last Sat- guilty–unrelated to the Russia taxes on petrol and diesel in a urday’s destructive mayhem. investigation–concerned hush US President Donald Trump departs for Philadelphia aboard Air Force One from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, US, on Saturday. (REUTERS) bid to defuse the situation but Officers in Paris, backed payments he made on Trump’s the protests have morphed up by armoured vehicles, ar- behalf to alleged former lov- but in a business dimension as into a broader anti-Macron rested more than 550 people ers of the president, including well.” “Cohen, however, did not rebellion. after police found potential porn star Stormy Daniels. Trump renews call for end to Mueller follow up on this invitation,” the The protest movement weapons such as hammers In the 40-page document filing added. The former fixer has spawned a “monster”, and baseball bats on them. Khuzami drew a direct link be- probe despite Russian findings last week pleaded guilty to lying tween Cohen’s illegal behavior to Congress in connection with a and Trump. WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Saturday renewed his call to end a federal probe Moscow real estate deal, which “In particular, and as Co- into Russian election meddling, describing the investigation as a “witch hunt” a day after US was being pursued as late as one hen himself has now admitted, prosecutors detailed a previously unknown attempt by a Russian to help his 2016 presidential month before Trump officially with respect to both payments, election campaign. became the Republican nomi- he acted in coordination with “Time for the Witch Hunt to END!” Trump said in a message on Twitter. His tweet also quoted nee for president. and at the direction of Indi- television host Geraldo Rivera, a Trump friend, dismissing any claim of collusion between the Trump Due to his help, Mueller de- vidual-1,” the document reads, campaign and Russia as “collusion illusion”. clined to recommend additional referring to Trump. It was the president’s second tweet of the day about US Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s ongoing jail time for Cohen for lying to Robert Mueller, the special investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 “After two years and millions of pages of docu- Congress. counsel heading up the probe ments (and a cost of over $30 million) no collusion!” Trump tweeted earlier on Saturday. (REUTERS) Recent filings in the Muel- into Russian meddling in the ler probe have suggested the 2016 vote, followed up with a tion” to assist the probe, holding reach the campaign and about person” in the Russian Federa- White House knew that Co- separate filing saying Cohen seven sessions with investiga- contacts with “persons connect- tion who offered the campaign hen planned to lie to lawmak- had made “substantial and sig- tors, “many of them lengthy, ed to the White House” in 2017- “political synergy” and “synergy ers about his contacts with nificant efforts to remediate his and continues to make himself 2018, the filing added. on a government level.” Cohen Russians. They also suggest misconduct, accept responsibil- available to investigators,” it Around November 2015, said the unidentified person “re- Trump and his family were in ity for his actions, and assist” the said. some five months after Trump peatedly proposed” a meeting the loop on discussions with special investigation, a thorn in He had provided informa- launched his bid for the presi- between Trump and Russian Russians on a Moscow pro- Protesters wearing yellow vests send back tear gas canisters during Trump’s side. tion about contacts with Rus- dency and well before previ- President Vladimir Putin, claim- ject, even after the real estate clashes with riot police (unseen) during a protest against rising costs Cohen continued to provide sian interests during the cam- ously reported contacts, Cohen ing it could have a “phenome- tycoon secured the Republican of living in front of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, on Saturday. (AFP) “relevant and truthful informa- paign, attempts by Russians to spoke to a purported “trusted nal” impact “not only in political nomination in mid-2016. UK minister floats ‘Plan B’ Thousands march for climate in Paris despite fuel unrest before key Brexit vote AFP of the month,” Elodie Nace, a PARIS spokeswoman for green NGO REUTERS own Conservative Party, look Alternatiba, told the crowds. LONDON set to reject her deal, which en- UP to 25,000 people marched Thousands also marched visages continued close ties with through Paris on Saturday urg- in other French cities, includ- A close ally of British Prime the EU, in a move that would ing greater action on climate ing an estimated 10,000 in Minister Theresa May on Sat- pitch the world’s fifth-largest change, despite fears that their Marseille, 3,500 in Montpel- urday became the first cabinet economy into even deeper un- protest would be scuppered by lier and 3,000 in Lille. minister to float a possible Plan certainty. “yellow vest” demonstrations. The “yellow vest” move- B if, as expected, parliament While agreeing with May Police estimated the num- ment has been spurred by next week rejects her proposal that her deal provides the best ber of green activists head- anger in small-town and rural to leave the European Union. option for exiting the EU, Am- ing onto the streets at 17,000 France at rising car fuel taxes With her own future in the ber Rudd, the work and pen- while organisers counted which were aimed at helping balance, May insists her deal, sions minister, said a Norway- 25,000 urging world govern- the country transition to a laboriously negotiated with the style relationship with the bloc ments to better protect the en- A protester, wearing a yellow vest, walks amid smoke at Place de la Republique (Republic’s Square) in greener economy, but which EU over many months, is the might also offer a way out of the vironment. Paris, on Saturday. (AFP) protesters say hurts the poor. only one on the table and that current deadlock. The numbers were similar But green activists at the the alternatives are a painful “If it (May’s plan) doesn’t to previous climate marches more help for France’s poor. Place de la Republique, due “It was unthinkable to climate marches urged peo- ‘no-deal’ exit from the EU or get through anything could in Paris, despite sporadic vio- Organisers had to change to the yellow vest demonstra- cancel this march. It’s im- ple to find solutions for both possibly no Brexit at all. happen: people’s vote, Norway lence in the city on Saturday the route of the climate tions, but refused a request by portant to talk about prob- environmental problems and However, members of par- plus, any of these options could among thousands of “yellow march, marching instead Interior Minister Christophe lems related to the end of the financial struggles of liament, including from May’s come forward,” she told BBC. vest” demonstrators who want from Place de la Nation to Castaner to postpone it. the world as well as the end France’s poorest. Sunday, December 9, 2018 11 WOLRD POLITICS

The Swedish-Italian diplomat and special UN envoy for Syria Staffan de Is Trump Mistura’s tenure is emblematic of the international community’s struggles to grapple with Syria. His term provides a window into the forces that have made Compromised the conflict so resistant to diplomacy by Saudi Money?

ANDREW KRAGIE Utahan who was the only non-judge THE ATLANTIC ONLINE on the president’s short list for the Supreme Court. On NBC’s Meet the N Thanksgiving Day, Presi- Press, the host, Chuck Todd, asked dent Donald Trump once whether Lee supported congression- again touted the Saudi royal al investigations into Trump’s motive family’s denial of any role in for accepting Saudi denials. Othe murder of the journalist “Look, I don’t know why he’s sid- Jamal Khashoggi. That didn’t sit well ing with the Saudis … (But I’m) cer- with Representative Adam Schiff, tain that in the next Congress, people the California Democrat poised to will look into that.” The GOP senator take over the House Intelligence argued for cutting U.S. support for Committee. the Saudis’ devastating war in Yem- “The president is not being hon- en, pointing to his collaboration with est with the country about the mur- Bernie Sanders on that issue. der of Jamal Khashoggi,” Schiff Senator Joni Ernst of Iowa, said Sunday on CNN’s State of the elected this month to the No. 5 GOP Union, having promised to use his leadership spot, expressed a quieter new authority to investigate whether objection. “I do think we need to look Trump’s personal finances influence into this further,” she said on CNN’s his foreign policy. “Is his personal State of the Union. She highlighted financial interest driving U.S. policy the importance of a strong U.S. ally in the Gulf? … Are there financial in the Middle East but added, “We entanglements with the Gulf? Are also are a very strong nation when there financial inducements that the it comes to human rights, when it president has not to want to cross the comes to the rule of law. And if there Saudis?” are indicators that the prince was Although Trump tweeted last involved in this murder, then we month that he has “no financial in- need to absolutely consider further terests in Saudi Arabia,” he has in action.” the past acknowledged business ties Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse, a with the kingdom. “Saudi Arabia, frequent Trump critic whom Sena- EVEN A ‘DIPLOMAT’S DIPLOMAT’ I like the Saudis,” he said at a July tor Jeff Flake of Arizona floated as 2015 campaign rally. “I make a lot of a 2020 primary challenger, said on money with them. They buy all sorts Fox News Sunday that the presi- of my stuff. All kinds dent’s statement was of toys from Trump. “very weak.” Sasse They pay me millions acknowledged the and hundreds of mil- realpolitik case for a lions.” The Associ- tight alliance with the ated Press reported P Saudis and Crown CAN’T RESOLVE that in the 1990s, Prince Mohammed Although Trump when Trump was bin Salman, known “teetering on person- tweeted last month as MbS. But then he al bankruptcy and said, “Making the scrambling to raise that he has “no realist case is a dif- cash,” a billionaire financial interests ferent thing than Saudi prince twice in Saudi Arabia,” being so weak that SYRIA’S CIVIL WAR closed on multimil- we failed to tell the lion-dollar deals, in- he has in the past truth. MbS contrib- DAVID KENNER sad’s regime had proved considerably strong- Mistura would meet with Assad personally— cluding one to buy a uted to murdering er than many had predicted. De Mistura’s in the future, he would be received by only 282-foot yacht called acknowledged somebody abroad, EIRUT—IF the only thing you knew predecessor, Lakhdar Brahimi, advised the lower-level officials. Princess. More re- business ties with and it is not strength about Syria was UN Special Envoy Syrian president in their first meeting that he Following the fall of rebel-held Aleppo, cent business comes to sort of mumble Staffan de Mistura’s briefing to the Se- should adhere to a recent international com- some diplomats might have resigned. De through Saudi stays the kingdom. “I past that. Strength is curity Council this month, you might muniqué and declare that he was willing to Mistura chose to push forward. But to keep at Trump hotels dur- like the Saudis,” he telling the truth even Bassume dramatic events were afoot. resign if it was in the country’s best interest, his diplomatic process alive, he also moved ing his presidency, said at a July 2015 when it’s hard.” There had been an important meeting in Is- said Mokhtar Lamani, the head of Brahimi’s the diplomatic goalposts: With both Syrian though PolitiFact re- After a Thanks- tanbul, he said, while equally vital summits office in Damascus. Relations were strained and Israeli-Palestinian diplomacy, critics con- ports that the Trump campaign rally. giving Day telecon- in Astana, Kazakhstan, and of the G-20 coun- for the rest of Brahimi’s tenure. tend, diplomats’ priority has been to keep the Organization doesn’t ference with U.S. tries in Buenos Aires, were in the offing. The From the start, de Mistura vowed to cul- process alive—even if nobody really believes it appear to own prop- “I make a lot of troops around the work under way was “absolutely urgent,” he tivate better ties with Damascus. “What he can achieve a meaningful result. “The mission erty or invest in the money with them. world, President told the council, and the coming weeks “will wanted to do is build trust with the Russians became the extension of the mission,” said kingdom. Trump took ques- be of crucial importance.” and the regime,” said Wa’el Alzayat, a for- Rabbani, the former de Mistura aide, who is These concerns They buy all sorts tions from reporters, Outside of such briefings, however, there mer State Department official who worked currently a senior fellow at the Institute for about Trump’s finan- of my stuff. who asked about the is no suspense about the outcome of the Syr- on Syria with de Mistura.” In his public Palestine Studies. cial entanglements American response ian war. President Bashar al-Assad, with the statements, de Mistura struck a relentlessly At its worst, de Mistura’s efforts allowed with Saudi Arabia to Khashoggi’s mur- help of his Russian and Iranian allies, has optimistic note about the potential for a dip- world powers to maintain a diplomatic fa- parallel suspicions der last month at used brute force to pacify the majority of the lomatic breakthrough. He touted a potential- cade, even as they relied upon their military about possible financial connections the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. Al- country. Half of the Syrian population have ly “historic junction” for peace in 2016, said to establish new facts on the ground. As the to Russia, which Schiff also promised though the CIA has concluded with fled their homes, and the violence reached that the train for diplomacy was “warming Syrian government and its allies continued to investigate, including “whether high confidence that MbS ordered such a fever pitch that the United Nations up its engine” in 2017, and vowed to “strike to gain strength, Russia spearheaded a dip- the Russians have been laundering the killing, according to a Washing- lost count of the number of lives claimed by lomatic initiative that pushed de Mistura money through the president’s busi- ton Post report, Trump once again the war. The prospects for de Mistura’s peace further toward the political margins. The cul- nesses, and this is the financial hold emphasized the vehemence of the plan are nonexistent—Assad is not about to mination of that effort was a 2017 agreement that the Russians may have. It would royal family’s denials and said that relinquish his hard-won battlefield gains at De Mistura is the diplomat’s reached in Astana among Turkey, Russia, and certainly explain the otherwise be- “the CIA points it both ways.” the negotiating table. Iran to establish four “de-escalation” zones in wildering conduct of the president So, a reporter asked, “who should The Swedish-Italian diplomat’s tenure is diplomat. He has worked for rebel-held areas across the country. Though in Helsinki, many of the president’s be held accountable?” The presi- emblematic of the international community’s the United Nations over a the sponsors paid lip service to de Mistura’s pro-Putin comments. It would ex- dent’s response did not identify any struggles to grapple with Syria. His term pro- Geneva-based negotiation effort, it was wide- plain why his sons have said at vari- other Saudi officials, military coop- vides a window into the forces that have made four-decade-long career that ly reported that the Astana process served as ous times they don’t need money eration, arms sales, official visits, or the conflict so resistant to diplomacy, and has taken him from Sudan a separate track. The UN envoy nevertheless from U.S. banks—they get all the support for the war in Yemen. In- has served as a launching point for a debate threw his weight behind the talks, saying that money they need from Russia.” stead, Trump seemed to blame uni- among analysts and would-be peacemakers to Kosovo, from Iraq to they “should be seen as laying the basis for a Schiff, whom Trump called “lit- versal human depravity. about diplomats’ roles in resolving the world’s Afghanistan. He has been the renewed Geneva process.” tle Adam Schitt” in a tweet last week, “Maybe the world should be held worst crises. “From the point of view of the sponsors apparently is laying the groundwork accountable, because the world is De Mistura is the diplomat’s diplomat. He face of UN diplomacy in Syria of Astana, de Mistura’s role was to lend it in- to dig into the president’s personal a vicious place,” Trump said. “The is known for his dapper suits and pince-nez for a long time. ternational legitimacy,” said Rabbani. “And I finances more than any other investi- world is a very, very vicious place. If spectacles, speaks seven languages, and has don’t think he realized that he was basically gator. When the Democrats take con- you look at what’s happening in Chi- worked for the United Nations over a four- blessing his own irrelevance.” trol of the House in January, he’ll gain na, if you look at what’s happening in decade-long career that has taken him from In his briefings to the Security Council, control of the Intelligence Commit- so many different countries—I could Sudan to Kosovo, from Iraq to Afghanistan. while the iron is hot” for negotiations in 2018. de Mistura described a future in which the tee’s subpoena power and majority name many countries. If you look at When he leaves his post in December, he will Meanwhile, he kept repeating a mantralike de-escalation zones resulted in a decrease of staff. The Daily Beast reported a few what’s happening with terrorism all have served as the face of UN diplomacy in assertion that there was no military solution: violence. In reality, they allowed the Syrian days ago that the committee has cre- over the world.” Syria for more than 1,600 days. The combined “The one constant in this violently unpredict- government and its allies to temporarily shift ated positions for “money-laundering So as Schiff lays the groundwork tenure of his two predecessors, by compari- able conflict is that neither side will win,” he forces away from those regions and concen- and forensic accounting experts.” to investigate Trump’s ties to the son, was roughly half that long. His defenders told the Security Council in September 2016. trate on pacifying other ones. Once those areas Some GOP senators joined Schiff Saudis and the Russians, it seems often refer to this fact as a point in his favor, Assad never got the memo. De Mistura’s had been retaken, pro-Assad forces renewed and the Democrats in rejecting that, beyond the sanctions levied praising his perseverance in such a thankless signature initiative early in his tenure was an their assault on the de-escalation zones. Trump’s meek acceptance of Saudi against 15 to 20 agents and officials task. (De Mistura, through a spokesman, de- effort to negotiate a “freeze” to the fighting De Mistura’s final diplomatic initiative denials as they pressed for tougher directly involved in Khashoggi’s kill- clined an interview request for this article.) in Aleppo, where pro-Assad forces were at- has been the creation of a committee to draft punishment. ing, the Trump administration is not To his detractors, however, de Mistura’s tempting to besiege the rebel enclave in the a new Syrian constitution. For the past year, “I disagree with the president’s likely to hold MbS or Saudi Arabia only legacy is presiding over an effort that has east of the city. As the government offensive he has attempted to launch the initiative with assessment. It’s inconsistent with responsible for ordering the murder. grown ever more divorced from reality. Mouin continued apace, he was forced to continually participation from both opposition and gov- the intelligence I’ve seen,” said Sena- Rabbani, who briefly served as the head of de define-down success—moving from an at- ernment members, and is staying in office tor Mike Lee, the libertarian-leaning (TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE) Mistura’s political-affairs unit, and another of tempted cease-fire in the entire province, to until December to determine whether there is the envoy’s former aides, who declined to be a six-week suspension of aerial and artillery any prospect for success. While it is possible identified, described the diplomatic track that bombardment in the city, and then finally to that the committee will be formed, its ultimate de Mistura oversees as a Syrian version of the a cease-fire in a single neighborhood. Even- goal of free and fair elections leading to a po- Israeli-Palestinian “peace process”—an effort tually, it was military men who determined litical transition remains as far away as ever. that exists mainly in the minds of a cottage the fate of Aleppo: The city was retaken by In a parting shot at de Mistura, the Syrian gov- industry of diplomats. Nearly every cease- the government after a grinding offensive left ernment daily al-Thawra accused him of con- fire championed by de Mistura has collapsed, thousands dead and whole districts in ruins. spiring with “terrorists.” “You have arrived at and he proved largely powerless to negotiate In the course of his efforts, de Mistura the wrong address, and knocked on the wrong the entry of aid to areas besieged by Assad’s received a firsthand lesson into just how lit- door, and come at the wrong time,” it said. government. He is accused of lending his im- tle criticism the Syrian government would The hopelessness of these diplomatic ef- primatur to a diplomatic charade, even as the accept. In May 2015, he condemned the Syr- forts has led to calls that the incoming special Syrian government and its allies conducted a ian government for a barrel-bomb attack on a envoy, Geir Pedersen, should scrap the entire scorched-earth policy against rebel-held parts market in a rebel-held town that killed at least process. De Mistura’s defenders argue that of the country. 70 people. According to multiple officials in- public condemnations of those standing in De Mistura came to office in summer volved in the negotiations, who declined to the way of peace will do nothing to change the 2014, when U.S. and European diplomats be identified, Assad responded by cutting off reality on the ground, and that admitting de- were coming to terms with the fact that their contact, dashing the UN envoy’s hopes for feat would hardly save a single life. initial assumptions about the course of the a cease-fire. The discussions surrounding a Syrian war had been badly misguided. As- freeze in Aleppo were the last time that de (TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE) China warns

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DOW24,300.19 QE 10,598.40 SENSEX 35,673.25 GOLD 1,255.20 QNB holds second strategy -647.48 PTS +8.42 PTS +361.12 PTS +0.93% conference in Qatar PAGE 14 PRICE PERCENTAGE PRICE PERCENTAGE 14.73 BRENT 61.52 +2.43% WTI 52.46 +1.88% SILVER +1.49% QP signs deal to buy 10% CB closes $750 mn syndicated unsecured stake in Mozambique blocks term loan facility

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK lead participants in the syndi- The deal is a milestone for QP as it marks its first foray into Mozambique’s promising offshore basins: Kaabi DOHA cation shows the confidence of the international banking TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK COMMERCIAL Bank (CB) has and investor community in the DOHA successfully closed a three-year strength of Qatar’s banking $750 million syndicated senior system. QATAR Petroleum (QP) en- unsecured term loan facility, “Commercial Bank is tered into an agreement with the bank announced in a state- executing well on its strategic an ExxonMobil affiliate to ac- Blocks’ data ment on Saturday. plan which is recognised by the quire a 10 percent participat- The mandate was led by market and has a strong track ing interest in three offshore The two Zambezi blocks have Bank of America Merrill Lynch record of international fund and exploration blocks in the An- a total area of about 10,200 and Mizuho Bank as joint co- debt issuance, reflected in the goche and Zambezi basins in square km with water depths ordinators and mandated lead quality and geographical diver- Mozambique, QP announced ranging from about 200 to arrangers, the statement said. in a statement on Saturday. 2,000 metres, while the The syndication was The transaction received The agreement is subject Angoche basin block has an launched at an initial value strong interest from the to customary regulatory ap- area of about 6,450 square of $750 million. The transac- market and closed provals by the government of km with water depths ranging tion received strong interest significantly oversubscribed at Mozambique, QP said. from about 1,800 to 2,500 from the market and closed Following such approval, significantly oversubscribed at a value of $975 million, the various partners compos- metres a value of $975 million, dem- demonstrating investor ing the consortium will be onstrating investor confidence confidence in Commercial made up of affiliates of each of a new country consisting of in Commercial Bank’s financial Bank’s financial performance ExxonMobil (operator) with a prospective frontier basins performance and manage- 50 percent participating in- with significant hydrocarbon ment, as well the strength of terest, Empresa Nacional de resource potential”. the Qatari economy. sity of the participating banks. Hidrocarbonetos (ENH) with The offshore blocks are Ultimately, the bank de- Apart than the joint co- a 20 percent participating A5-B which lies in the An- cided to close the facility at its ordinating banks, Australia interest, Rosneft with a 20 goche basin, and Z5-C and original value of $750 million, and New Zealand Banking percent participating inter- Z5-D, which lie in the Zam- reflecting its strong liquidity Group Limited, Barclays Bank, est, and Qatar Petroleum with bezi basin. Both basins are position. Citibank, Commerzbank Ak- a 10 percent participating frontier and underexplored. The proceeds from the tiengesellschaft, and Standard interest. The two Zambezi blocks facility paid a margin of 100 Chartered joined the syndicate Minister of State for En- have a total area of about basis points over Libor and will as mandated lead arrangers, ergy Affairs, and President 10,200 square km with water be used to replace a pre-exist- the statement said. and CEO of Qatar Petroleum Minister of State for Energy Affairs, and President and CEO of Qatar Petroleum Saad Sherida al Kaabi depths ranging from about ing facility and used for Com- HSBC Bank Middle East Saad Sherida al Kaabi said, 200 to 2,000 metres, while mercial Bank’s general funding acted as lead arranger, Uni- “We are pleased to sign this Mozambique. This is a mile- Kaabi said, “We hope that ExxonMobil, Rosneft and the Angoche basin block has requirements. Credit Bank (arranger) and agreement, with our long- stone for Qatar Petroleum as the exploration efforts, which ENH on this opportunity.” an area of about 6,450 square Commercial Bank Group Credit Suisse (Switzerland), time partner ExxonMobil to it marks its first foray into will commence soon, will be He added, “This deal is km with water depths rang- CEO Joseph Abraham said, Doha Bank, Morgan Stanley, participate in exploring these Mozambique’s promising off- successful, and we look for- very much in line with QP’s ing from about 1,800 to 2,500 “The oversubscription by over Erste Group Bank as lead frontier offshore basins in shore basins”. ward to collaborating with growth strategy of entering metres. 25 percent and top banks as managers.

OPEC’s move to boost US shale S&P revises Qatar’s rating outlook to stable producers’ 2019 profits z The rating agency also affirms Qatar’s sovereign credit ratings at ‘AA-/A-1+’ z Qatar’s external balance sheet remains strong SATYENDRA PATHAK estimated 35 percent of the balance sheet remains strong. DOHA country’s GDP. “We estimate Qatar’s ex- REUTERS “Another early effect of ternal liquid assets surpass HOUSTON S&P Global Ratings on Satur- the boycott was the outflow of external debt by around 95 day announced that it has re- external financing for Qatari percent of current account US shale producers cheered vised its outlook on Qatar to banks, primarily non-resident payments in 2018 and 110 OPEC’s decision to trim out- stable from negative. deposits and inter-bank place- percent on average over put, a move that sent crude “At the same time, we af- ments, which were offset by 2018-2021,” it said. prices higher on Friday, clos- firmed our ‘AA-/A-1+’ long- liquidity injections from the “The Qatari authorities’ ing at levels that oil executives and-short-term sovereign Qatar Central Bank (QCB) and policy response to falling oil said would keep their profits credit ratings. The transfer repatriation into the domestic prices since 2015 has been flowing. and convertibility (T&C) as- banking sector of about $40 relatively strong. This in- The Organisation of the sessment is unchanged at billion in public sector mostly cluded reigning in current Petroleum Exporting Coun- ‘AA’,” the rating agency said Qatar Investment Authority expenditures, merging line tries and Russia-led allies in a report. assets previously held abroad. ministries, and implementing agreed to trim output by 1.2 “The stable outlook pri- “We do not expect the numerous cost-saving initia- million barrels per day (bpd) marily reflects our view that banks to need additional gov- tives within its core govern- beginning in January. The re- Qatar will continue to effec- ernment support, and non- ment-related entities. Fiscal duction was larger than the 1 tively mitigate the economic resident deposits have gradu- deficits have been modest as a million bpd cut that analysts and financial fallout of the ally returned to the banking result,” the report said. had expected. boycott imposed on the coun- system,” it said. “We estimate that the fis- US oil futures settled up try in June 2017 and that Qa- Despite these temporary cal balance will be in a small nearly 2 percent at $52.61 on tar will continue to pursue boycott-related setbacks, the surplus in 2018 at the central Friday after trading as much prudent macroeconomic poli- report said, Qatar’s external government level. We expect as 4.5 percent higher dur- cies that support large recur- balance sheet remains strong, the financing needs created at ing the day. Prices peaked at rent fiscal and external sur- with liquid external assets the central government level above $76 in early October but pluses over 2018-2021,” the continuing to offset the coun- will be met largely by further had plummeted to about $50 report said. try’s stock of external debt by a With one of the highest GDP per capita estimated at $69,700 in 2018, the S&P report said, Qatar has debt issuance rather than ahead of this week’s OPEC “We expect economic sizable margin. sufficient wealth to mitigate the impact of blockade. drawing on assets. meeting. growth to accelerate and ex- “We forecast that Qatar’s “Our base-case revenue “As long as a little producer ternal accounts to remain in net creditor position will in- GDP per capita estimated at ports, including gas exports and expenditure forecasts like me can expect $50 or bet- surplus from 2018-2021, ex- crease by an average of 5 per- $69,700 in 2018, the report through the Dolphin pipeline, reflect broadly flat hydrocar- ter, we can do fine; $50 works cept in the event of larger de- cent of GDP per year across S&P quotes said, Qatar has sufficient which we do not expect to be bon production estimates and for me,” said Harvey Howell, clines in oil prices. our rating horizon,” it said. O We believe Qatar has wealth to mitigate the impact affected by the boycott. high capital expenditures, but president of HH Howell, a San “We are therefore revising Investments related to of blockade. “Therefore, the impact of continued control of current Antonio, Texas, producer. the outlook on Qatar to stable government’s sizable infra- effectively managed the External balances are the boycott on Qatar’s export expenditures,” the report said. Halting the steady decline from negative, and affirming structure programme will ongoing boycott’s impact set to improve despite the earnings has been limited, in “Though we expect gov- toward $40s a barrel range the sovereign credit ratings at continue to support economic on diplomatic ties and boycott, with fiscal balance our view,” the rating agency ernment debt to continue to provides confidence that US ‘AA-/A-1+’.” activity, the report said. trade and transport links remaining strong over 2018- said in the report. grow gradually in absolute companies can profitably ex- S&P further said, “We be- “The authorities are 2021, the report said. “Qatar has found alter- terms in the coming few years, pand drilling next year. On lieve that the Qatari authori- implementing a 10-year OWe expect economic “We estimate the current native sources of goods that total indebtedness measured Thursday, oil major Chevron ties have sufficient resources roadmap of projects over growth to accelerate and account surplus at about 5.3 previously arrived from boy- as a proportion of GDP is ex- Corp set a 2019 capital spend- to continue to successfully 2015-2024 to diversify the external accounts to percent of GDP in 2018-2021, cotting nations. Now imports pected to remain stable at 47 ing budget that includes a 21 manage the boycott fallout. economy and prepare for the remain in surplus from as we expect hydrocarbon directly into its newly opened percent on average. percent increase in spending “The government has FIFA 2022 World Cup. 2018-2021, except in the prices to fall over the same port. “We expect Qatar to con- on shale. taken measures to ease the “The budget for major event of larger declines in period. Non-resident deposits “We expect the current ac- tinue tracking the gradual US Without OPEC’s decision economic and financial im- capital expenditure is expect- oil prices dropped have gradually re- count position will remain in tightening cycle, given the to pull back, “we were going pact, and we now expect larger ed to reach QR454 billion per covered to pre-boycott levels, surplus of about 7.5 percent currency peg to the US dol- to see oil in the $40s,” said budgetary and external sur- year over 2015-2019, with an demonstrating investor confi- in 2018 against 3.8 percent in lar. The peg has served Qatar Steven Pruett, chief executive pluses at the end of 2018 than estimated additional QR355 dence in the financial sector,” 2017, supported by higher hy- well, providing stability for of shale producer Elevation in our last review. billion of GDP, annually for growth has started to recover it said. drocarbon prices with which income flows and financial Resources LLC. He called the “We project Qatar will 2020-2024. with non-hydrocarbon output The government’s fiscal most of Qatar’s gas contracts wealth and anchoring prices move a “relief” that OPEC and continue to operate surpluses “The projects focus on expanding by about 6 percent balance has returned to sur- are linked,” the report said. of tradables and therefore in- allies were able to agree to the in external accounts over our roads, hospitals, schools, and during the first half of 2018. plus in 2018, the rating agen- “Over the medium term, flation. coordinated cuts. 2018-2021 rating horizon, on sewers, among other infra- “This uptick partly reflects cy said. we expect the current ac- “Despite limited mone- “It’s good for us. It keeps the back of oil prices above $51 structure needs, while direct further increases in construc- “Qatar’s goods exports to count balance to remain in a tary policy flexibility attached the capital flowing,” said per barrel.” spending on the sporting fa- tion, which makes up an esti- the boycotting nations were surplus of around 5 percent to the peg regime, the author- George Wommack, CEO of As a response to the boy- cilities to house World Cup mated 15 percent of GDP. We relatively limited as most of largely driven by our oil price ities reiterated their commit- Petro Waste Environmen- cott, the report said, Qatar has events is estimated at about project real GDP growth at its gas receipts come from assumptions,” it said. ment to the system. The peg is tal LP, the largest oil and gas opened new trade routes and QR19 billion,” the report said. 2.5 percent to 3 percent over Asian customers. Despite rising levels of supported by the sizable pool landfill operator in the Per- relationships to support its “More recent indicators 2018-2021,” the report said. “The UAE still accounts external indebtedness, the of external assets available to mian Basin of West Texas and high dependence on imports suggest that Qatar’s economic With one of the highest for 4 percent of Qatari ex- report said, Qatar’s external protect if needed,” it said. New Mexico. Economy & Business Sunday, December 9, 2018 13 Uber makes China’s surplus with US confidential filing for IPO hits new record in Nov Beijing’s exports to the US rose 9.8% for November on-year, while imports for the month fell 25% on-year REUTERS Together, Uber and NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO Lyft will test public market investor appetitive for the UBER Technologies has ride-hailing business, which filed paperwork for an ini- emerged less than a decade tial public offering, accord- ago and has proven wildly ing to three people with popular, but also unprofit- knowledge of the matter, able. taking a step closer to a key Uber in the third quar- milestone for one of the ter lost $1.07 billion and most closely watched and is struggling with slowing controversial companies in growth, although its gross Silicon Valley. bookings, at $12.7 billion, The ride-hailing compa- reflect the company’s enor- ny filed the confidential pa- mous scale. Its revenue for perwork on Thursday, one the quarter was $2.95 bil- of the sources said, in lock- step with its smaller US ri- val, Lyft Inc, which also an- nounced on Thursday it had filed for an IPO. The simultaneous filings extend the protracted bat- Key test tle between Uber and Lyft, which as fierce rivals have The IPO will be a test of often rolled out identical public market investor services and matched each tolerance for Uber’s legal other’s prices. Uber is eager and workplace to beat Lyft to Wall Street, controversies, which according to sources famil- embroiled the company for iar with the matter, a sign of the company’s entrenched most of last year, and on competitiveness. Chief Executive Dara Its filing sets the stage Khosrowshahi’s progress in for one of the biggest tech- turning around the company nology listings ever. Uber’s valuation in its most re- cent private financing was lion, a 5 percent boost from $76 billion, and it could be the previous quarter. Its worth $120 billion in an bookings grew just six per- IPO. Its listing next year cent for the quarter. would be the largest in what Uber has raised about is expected to be a string of $18 billion from an array of A cargo ship is seen at a port in Qingdao in China’s eastern Shandong province on Saturday. (AFP) public debuts by highly val- investors since 2010, and it ued Silicon Valley compa- now faces a deadline to go AFP nations threatens to further de- petitor Brazil dry up. with exports rising 5.4 percent jing, which is battling to tackle nies, including apartment- public. BEIJING rail prospects for a trade deal But this year, Chinese buy- for November on-year, short a mountain of debt as credit renting company Airbnb Inc An investment by Soft- during a 90-day negotiation ers have passed on US soybeans of the 9.4 percent forecast by tightens and infrastructure in- and workplace messaging Bank that closed in January, CHINA’S trade surplus with period. which face a 25 percent border Bloomberg News, and imports vestment falls. firm Slack. Ongoing market which gave the Japanese in- the United States ballooned to The ballooning trade deficit tax upon import, part of the rising 3.0 percent on-year, also Last week, as part of the volatility, however, could al- vestor a 15 percent stake in a record $35.6 billion in No- with China is a particularly sore $50 billion in US goods Beijing below the forecast. trade war truce, Trump agreed ter companies’ plans. Uber, included a provision vember, official data showed point for Trump, who cam- hit with higher duties this sum- The sagging export and im- to hold off on plans to raise tar- The IPO will be a test that requires Uber to file for Saturday, as exports across the paigned on turning around the mer in retaliation for US tariffs. port growth is another bad sign iffs on $200 billion in Chinese of public market investor an IPO by Sept. 30 of next Pacific remained strong despite situation. China’s soybean imports for China’s economy, which imports to 25 percent begin- tolerance for Uber’s legal year or the company risks a raft of US tariffs while imports China’s exports to the US fell 38 percent on-year, to 5.4 grew at its slowest pace for ning January 1, leaving them at and workplace controver- allowing restrictions on shrank. rose 9.8 percent for November million tonnes for the month, nine years in the third quarter, the current 10 percent rate. sies, which embroiled the shareholder stock transfers Relations between the on-year, while imports for the the data showed. expanding 6.5 percent on-year But unease over the agree- company for most of last to expire. world’s top two economies con- month fell 25 percent on-year, The trade surplus with the for July-September. ment has dented stocks this year, and on Chief Execu- Uber has not formally tinue to be tense despite a trade the data from China’s customs US expanded to $293.5 bil- While exports to the US week with major US indices fall- tive Dara Khosrowshahi’s chosen underwriting banks, war truce struck between US administration showed. lion for January-November, up have held up so far this au- ing more than two percent to progress in turning around although Morgan Stanley President Donald Trump and American farmers have from $251.3 billion during the tumn, the row has sapped con- close the market’s worst week the company. and Goldman Sachs are his counterpart President Xi been hit particularly hard by the same period last year. fidence. since March and one that left Khosrowshahi took over likely to get the lead roles, Jinping last week. trade tensions. Trump tweeted - Global trade -China’s The Shanghai composite both the Dow and the S&P 500 just over than a year ago, sources told Reuters. Lyft Trump and figures in his this week that China would be- overall trade -- what it buys and stock index has fallen by about in negative territory for the year. and has repeatedly stated hired JPMorgan Chase & administration have said China gin buying products from US sells with all countries, includ- one-quarter from its Janu- China also reacted furi- publicly he would take Uber Co, Credit Suisse and Jef- would immediately start buying farmers “immediately”. ing the US -- logged a $44.7 bil- ary high, while the yuan has ously after a top executive and public in 2019. In August, feries as underwriters. US goods in bulk, but Beijing Usually Chinese buyers lion surplus in November, up slipped about nine percent daughter of the founder of Chi- he hired the company’s first The Wall Street Journal has refrained from confirming have snapped up American from $35 billion the previous against the dollar. nese telecom giant Huawei was chief financial officer in reported Uber’s filing ear- those claims. soybeans in the final months of month, the data showed. - Trade truce -The trade arrested in Canada this week more than three years. lier on Friday. The increasingly lopsided the year as the harvest hits the But growth of exports and tensions with Washington following a US extradition trade in goods between the two market and beans from com- imports slowed from October, come at a tough time for Bei- request. India, Indonesia aviation firms push for Boeing 737 MAX simulator training

that led to the crash, while Crash investigators are fo- ual for the 737 MAX. the company said. Boeing chief executive officer expresses Indonesia’s Transport Minis- cusing on the possibility that Extra training has also Southwest Airlines said it confidence in safety of 737 MAX airplanes try said it would immediately a new anti-stall system that become a key focus after the had one MAX simulator on or- impose new requirements for Boeing CEO Dennis repeatedly pushed the Lion Air crash. der before the Lion Air crash, REUTERS that he was “very confident” simulator training. Muilenburg told CNBC jetliner’s nose down was being Lion Air expects to have its while American Airlines said JAKARTA/SEATTLE in the safety of the 737 MAX, Meanwhile, Lion Air has recently that he was ‘very fed by erroneous data from a own 737 MAX simulator next it was working with pilots on the newest version of a jet that confirmed an earlier Reuters faulty sensor left in place after year, Managing Director Dan- training. AVIATION authorities in In- has been a fixture of passenger report that it was considering confident’ in the safety of a previous hazardous flight. iel Putut said last week. Separately, American Air- donesia and India have pushed travel for decades. cancelling 737 MAX orders af- the 737 MAX, the newest Boeing has said cockpit A simulator can cost be- lines has added to its mandato- for more simulator training “We know our airplanes ter the jetliner plunged into the version of a jet that has procedures that were applied tween $6 million and $15 mil- ry pilot training materials dis- for Boeing 737 MAX pilots are safe,” Muilenburg said. Java Sea on October 29, killing been a fixture of passenger on the previous flight are al- lion depending how it is cus- cussion of the scenario faced by following the deadly Lion Air “We have not changed our de- all 189 people onboard. travel for decades ready in place to tackle such tomized and take about a year the Lion Air pilots and differ- crash, while the world’s largest sign philosophy.” Muilenburg’s Lion Air, a privately owned a problem. But US regulators to be delivered, aviation train- ences between the MAX and its planemaker reiterated that its comments came the same day budget airline, has 190 Boeing have said Boeing was also ex- ing firm CAE said. predecessor, the 737NG, said top-selling jetliner was safe. that India’s aviation regulator jets worth $22 billion at list export customers. Other MAX amining a possible software fix, CAE has sold about 30 Dennis Tajer, a spokesman for Boeing Chief Executive Of- said 737 MAX pilots should be prices waiting to be delivered, customers, including large US after coming under fire for not 737 MAX simulators to air- the Allied Pilots Association ficer Dennis Muilenburg told trained on a simulator that rep- on top of 197 already taken, carriers, have reiterated they outlining recent changes to the lines around the world - four (APA), which represents Amer- a CNBC interviewer recently licates the suspected scenario making it one of the largest US are confident in the plane. automated system in the man- of which were in service so far, ican Airlines pilots.

SMART INITIATIVE Amazon targets airports for checkout-free store expansion

Airport for a meeting and refer- free stores into airports and that an Operating in airports will present new enced Amazon Go, as “one of many employee with experience in busi- possibilities we can discuss.” ness development was assigned to challenges for Amazon Go After the June meeting took the task. place, during which Amazon dis- “Think about how you can ex- REUTERS what they take from the shelves. cussed how the stores work, an air- pose your brand,” the person famil- NEW YORK When shoppers are finished, they port information technology man- iar with the matter said, on condi- simply leave the store and Amazon ager wrote: “I am looking forward tion of anonymity. “You’ll be able to AMAZON.COM is looking at bring- bills their credit cards on file. to moving forward with the Ama- build broad awareness just being in ing its futuristic checkout-free store Amazon has opened seven of zon Go technology at the airport.” a dozen of the best airports.” format to airports in an effort to the stores to the public since Janu- Officials from both airports More than 350 million passen- win business from hungry, time- ary: in Chicago, San Francisco and have since told Reuters they had no gers boarded flights at the country’s pressed travellers, according to its hometown Seattle, mostly ca- further correspondence about Am- top 12 airports last year, according public records and a person famil- tering to workers in nearby offices azon Go and that the retailer would to US Department of Transporta- iar with the strategy. looking for a quick lunch. have to undergo a competitive bid tion data. The move underscores how a Amazon is evaluating top US process to become a concession- Operating in airports will pre- company that started as an online airports for new locations, accord- aire, as is typical. The company’s sent new challenges for Amazon bookseller is making forays into ing to public records requests to cloud unit, Amazon Web Services, Go. brick-and-mortar retail to capture several airport operators. A customer walks out of the Amazon Go store, without needing to pay at a cash has been in touch with airports for Workers must gain clearances a greater share of shoppers’ spend- “The lead for Amazon Go re- register due to cameras, sensors and other technology that track goods that other purposes. The status of the to staff concessions after security ing. quested a meeting,” read a June shoppers remove from shelves and bill them automatically after they leave, in Amazon Go effort is unclear. checkpoints, and square footage in For months, the world’s largest 27 email from a technology adviser Seattle, Washington, recently. (File Photo) (REUTERS) An Amazon spokeswoman de- busy sections of an airport can be online retailer has been expanding who supports Los Angeles Interna- clined to comment. expensive to lease. What is more, Amazon Go, where customers scan tional, the second-busiest airport “Yes. Thanks!” the concessions the heart of Silicon Valley, an ac- A person familiar with the many airports are publicly run and their smartphones at a turnstile to in the country, to a concessions of- official replied. count manager at Amazon’s cloud strategy confirmed that Amazon is require would-be concessionaires enter, and then cameras identify ficial. “Interested?” A few hundred miles north, in unit asked San Jose International studying how to get the checkout- to put in public bids for retail space. 14 Sunday, December 9, 2018 Economy & Business

Facebook to buy QATAR, US DISCUSS STRENGTHENING PARTNERSHIPS IN ENERGY SECTOR China warns back additional Canada over $9 bn of shares Huawei CFO’s REUTERS detention NEW YORK REUTERS BEIJING/OTTAWA FACEBOOK Inc will buy back an additional $9 billion of its CHINA warned Canada on Sat- shares, as it looks to pacify urday that there would be severe investors following a slump consequences if it did not imme- in its stock. diately release Huawei Technol- The social media giant’s ogies Co Ltd’s chief financial of- shares, which have tumbled ficer, calling the case “extremely more than 22 percent this nasty.” year, rose nearly 1 percent in Meng Wanzhou, Huawei’s extended trading. global chief financial officer, was The new programme is in arrested in Canada on Dec. 1 and addition to a share buyback faces extradition to the United plan of up to $15 billion an- States, which alleges that she nounced by the company last covered up her company’s links year. to a firm that tried to sell equip- Facebook is being in- ment to Iran despite sanctions. vestigated by lawmakers in The executive is the daugh- Britain after consultancy ter of the founder of Huawei. Cambridge Analytica, which worked on Donald Trump’s US presidential campaign, obtained personal data of 87 million Facebook users from a researcher. Concerns over the social media giant’s practices, the role of politi- cal adverts and possible for- eign interference in the 2016 Brexit vote and US elections are among the topics being Minister of State for Energy Affairs HE Saad Sherida al Kaabi held talks with US Energy Secretary Rick Perry in Doha on Saturday. They discussed bilateral ties and cooperation investigated by British and in the energy field. The two leaders focused on strengthening partnerships in the energy sector. European regulators. Huawei’s global chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou.

If extradited to the United States, Meng would face charges of conspiracy to defraud multi- Qatargas organises its first town hall ple financial institutions, a Ca- nadian court heard on Friday, with a maximum sentence of 30 years for each charge. No decision was reached at the extradition hearing after meeting post-integration with RasGas nearly six hours of arguments and counter-arguments, and the hearing was adjourned until Barzan Pipeline Engineering, Monday. In a short statement, Company outlines strategic goals Procurement and Construction China’s Foreign Ministry said (EPC) contracts. that Vice Foreign Minister Le for the next five years The company signed a new Yucheng had issued the warning long-term sale and purchase to release Meng to Canada’s am- TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK strategy; while attracting and agreement (22 years) with bassador in Beijing, summoning DOHA retaining qualified people to PetroChina and achieved new him to lodge a “strong protest.” maintain optimum skills and sales to Petrobangla, Bangla- QATARGAS held its first town experience levels in the busi- desh and Pavilion Gas, Singa- hall meeting on December 5, ness. pore. Regarding customer sat- almost a year into the success- The strategic goals also in- isfaction, Qatargas maintained Thyssenkrupp, ful integration of Qatargas and clude improving uptime availa- outstanding flexibility with no RasGas, at the Qatar National bility, reliability and utilisation off-spec or late deliveries. Tata Steel near Convention Centre. of the LNG plants to achieve A question and answer ses- During the meeting, the full plant capacity and meet The annual town hall meetings are an open forum for employees to meet with Qatargas’ CEO and the sion followed in which Khalid decision on steel Corporate Planning Depart- supply rights; enhancing and Management Leadership Team. bin Khalifa al Thani, Qatargas ment outlined the company’s promoting reliability culture CEO and the management joint venture strategic goals for the next five across the organisation to drive health and environmental ability Award for its Jetty Boil LNG production this year was team replied to employee’s years which include expanding efficiency; maximising revenue (SHE) performance; high cali- Off Gas recovery facility; suc- on target while sustaining questions and enquiries on REUTERS and sustaining LNG produc- by penetrating new markets; bre workforce; efficient and cessfully achieved the best pro- strong reliability performance work-related matters. DUESSELDORF/LONDON tion and ensure readiness to maximising customer satisfac- reliable operations; financial cess safety performance with of 97.6 percent; achieved a very The annual town hall meet- operate; completing Qatargas tion while retaining contractual performance; and customer zero high potential (hipo) inci- strong Laffan Refinery reli- ings are an open forum for em- GERMANY’S Thyssenkrupp Management Systems (QGMS) and financial performance; and satisfaction were also reviewed dents and completed the Zero ability of 99.7 percent ahead ployees to meet with Qatargas’ and India’s Tata Steel are close integration and its effective im- gaining competitive advantage in the meeting. Liquid Discharge Project in of current year targets; com- CEO and the Management to deciding who will lead their plementation to maintain pre- through flexibility. In SHE sector, Qatargas Laffan Refinery 2 which posi- pleted three major shutdowns Leadership Team for discus- planned European steel joint mier performance; achieving The company’s 2018 maintained a strong perfor- tively helps our environment. safely; and awarded the North sions on the company’s perfor- venture, four people familiar Qatarisation targets through achievements in a number mance ahead of the target; won As for the efficient and reli- Field expansion Front End En- mance, developments and stra- with the matter said on Friday. a skill-based Qatarisation of key areas including safety, the prestigious Qatar Sustain- able operations, the company’s gineering Design (FEED) and tegic goals for the year ahead. Settling on the venture’s leadership has been delayed by a strategy crisis and change of CEO at the German industrial conglomerate, which has said it would split into two compa- QNB holds second strategy conference in Qatar nies. The holdup has riled the TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK During the two-day event, the group’s vision of becoming Thyssenkrupp workforce. A la- DOHA a leading bank in the Middle bor leader on Wednesday said the attendees discussed a East, Africa and South East Asia there would be “trouble” if the QATAR National Bank (QNB) number of topics, including by 2020. matter was not resolved soon. Group, the largest financial the group’s business plans, The conference showcased Andreas Goss, head of institution in the Middle East remarkable performance the key strategic priorities as Thyssenkrupp’s steel unit, is and Africa, recently organised and the progress achieved well as the identification of po- the front runner to become its ‘Strategy Conference’ in Qa- tential opportunities available chief executive of the combined tar with the attendance of the throughout the year for the QNB across its growing entity, which will be Europe’s group’s executive management, network. second-largest steelmaker after general managers, and CEOs able performance and the pro- QNB Group is present ArcelorMittal, the people said. from across the group’s interna- gress achieved throughout the through its subsidiaries and as- The new company will have tional network. year. The conference also dis- sociate companies in more than around 48,000 workers and During the two-day event, cussed strategies to be imple- 31 countries across three con- about 17 billion euros ($19.4 the attendees discussed a num- mented across the group’s in- tinents and provide a compre- billion) in sales, with produc- ber of topics, including the ternational network to increase hensive range of products and The conference showcased the key strategic priorities as well as the identification of potential opportuni- tion facilities in Germany, the group’s business plans, remark- and sustain growth to achieve services. ties available for the QNB across its growing network. Netherlands and Britain.

Julius Baer in talks with Santander over Venezuela business: Sources G-20 key to global economic governance: QNB report TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK countries (Mexico, Indonesia, However, perceptions REUTERS Baer about taking over some DOHA South Korea, and Turkey), Ar- changed significantly after the ZURICH of the Swiss bank’s clients in gentina, Australia as well as Great Financial Crisis (GFC) of Venezuela. AS large emerging market (EM) Saudi Arabia. Taken together, 2007-09, when the G-20 was SWISS private bank Julius A third source said a po- economies catch up and con- the G-20 makes up more than chosen as the preferred forum Baer is in talks about trans- tential deal would not involve tinue to grow faster than major 90 percent of the world econ- for a coordinated response to ferring its Venezuelan book the transfer of any portfolio advanced economies, the G-20 omy. the crisis. of business to Spain’s Banco or assets, but rather come as dynamics evolve, making it an While this number has The status of the G-20 has Santander as Baer reorganizes referral agreement where the ever more important arrange- been stable since the official then changed and activities operations in Latin America, Spanish bank could access ment for global economic gov- creation of the group in 1999, started to include a summit of sources close to the situation Baer’s clients. ernance, said a Qatar National the economic clout of different heads of state or government. have told Reuters. A spokesman for the Span- Bank (QNB) report on Saturday. countries within the group has The 2009 G-20 London Sum- Baer said in October it was ish bank declined to comment. The recent détente in bilat- changed dramatically. Indeed, mit was a watershed moment closing its branches in Peru Switzerland’s Neue Zue- eral trade between the US and the strength of the G-7 has for global economic coordina- and Panama as part of its ef- rcher Zeitung newspaper re- China, agreed last week during dwindled, while large EM econ- tion, as member states pledged fort to focus on larger markets ported on Saturday that Baer the G-20 Summit in Buenos omies, led by the BRICS and to mobilise $1.1 trillion to sup- in the region such as Mexico, had ended ties in April with Aires, is just the latest expres- MIST countries, have increased port trade finance and interna- Brazil and Argentina. hundreds of clients in Ven- sion of both the new dynamics substantially. tional financial organisations. A source familiar with the ezuela with less than $1.5 mil- and overall importance of the The bank said the G-20 was Since then, the G-20 situation, who asked not to be lion each in assets, and that forum, the bank said. ing influence. ropean Union, represented by initially conceived by the G-7 evolved to become the premier identified, said on Saturday the remaining clients there The G-20 has indeed gone a The G-20 is an internation- the European Commission and countries to tackle internation- forum for discussing, plan- that talks with Santander over had more than $20 million long way from its origins in the al forum for the governments the European Central Bank. al financial stability issues asso- ning and monitoring the global Baer’s Venezuelan book of each in assets. late 1990s and is set to become and central bank governors of Member countries are ciated with the spillover of EM economy. Importantly, EM business were under way but Santander has not oper- even more central as global some of the largest economies comprised of the traditional balance of payment and debt members of the G-20 started had not yet been concluded. ated in Venezuela since agree- economic convergence takes in the world, deemed of sys- G-7 countries (Canada, France, crisis in the late 1990s. Back to be seen as equal partners or Last month, another ing in 2009 to sell its stake place. temic significance for the inter- Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, when the G-20 was created, part of the solution to the cri- source told Reuters on condi- in Banco de Venezuela to the The bank’s analysis focuses national financial system. and the US), BRICS countries EM economies were still seen sis originated in the advanced tion of anonymity that San- country’s government for 1.05 on the underlying economic Membership includes 19 (Brazil, Russia, India, Chi- as the most important sources economies rather than sources tander was talking to Julius billion euros ($1.19 billion). factors behind the G-20 grow- countries and one bloc, the Eu- na, and South Africa), MIST of international financial crisis. of financial problems. www.guide.com.qa  Sunday December 9, 2018

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Ambassador of Kuwait to Qatar HE Hafeez Mohammed al Ajmi, Adviser to Minister of Sports Abdulrahman Minister of Culture and Sports HE Salah bin Ghanem al Ali and Ambassador of Kuwait to Qatar HE Hafeez Mohammed al Ajmi with the Qatar Musallam al Dosari, and LCSC Vice-President & Gen Manager Khalid al Remaihi with QSTK Trophy opening Superstock 600 Championship and QSTK Trophy opening round riders at the Losail International Circuit on Saturday. round podium finishers Sheikh Jassim al Thani and Kuwait’s Mohammed al Zaidan and Ali Abdulhussain. Double win for Sulaiti, Jassim al Thani

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK 600 round, Sulaiti had to start from the to fix his front tyre problem. “To fin- Qatar Superstock 600 Championship DOHA back of the grid as he crashed during the ish second in the first race was very sighting lap and went out losing the front good for me. I did some changes to the & QSTK Trophy Opening Round QATAR’S Saeed al Sulaiti came up with tyre. He managed to be back in the pit clutch during the race and I made some an incredible performance winning both and the mechanics had time to fix his mistakes so went out of the track twice, races of the weekend including a dra- bike before the start of the race. losing time. Then Kovacks and Al Thani matic second race in the opening round Qubaisi took the lead in the sec- passed me but I regained the pace and of Qatar Supersock 600 Championship. ond race within the first four laps with finished second,” he explained. In the first race, Sulaiti, who got the Mashel coming back, but in the fifth Young rider Abdulla al Qubaisi, Superpole on Friday, managed to take lap. Sulaiti overtook the two and stayed who is improving with each round, had the lead after the first lap and pulled un- in the front until the end of the race. a great start in race 2. “In the first race, til the end, crossing the chequered flag Qubaisi eventually finished second and I went to the gravel since I was pushing with a gap of 30.581secs, ahead of com- Naimi third. too hard with the front group but luckily patriot Mashel al Naimi. Sheikh Jassim al Thani scored an- I rejoined and finished sixth. In the sec- The podium finishers were presented other victory in the second race of the ond race, I made a good start and led the with their trophies by HE Ambassador QSTK Trophy with Mohammed al Zaid- race for four laps but when Saeed passed of Kuwait to Qatar Hafeez Mohammed an being second in race 1. me, I could only stay behind and settle al Ajmi, Minister of Culture and Sports This time, Qatar’s Hassan al for second,” he said. HE Salah bin Ghanem al Ali, Adviser to Mansoori completed the QSTK Trophy With a double win in the QSTK Tro- Minister of Sports Abdulrahman Musal- podium. phy, Sheikh Jassim al Thani said, “Over- lam al Dosari, and Losail Circuit Sports Sulaiti was extremely happy with all the weekend was very good. The Club (LCSC) Vice-President & General his results. “I am really happy to start preparation of the off-season is working Manager Khalid al Remaihi. the season with a double win. In the very well. I did my best lap time today, Naimi, finished second, but had a first race, I managed to make a good gap 2.07.9 and that is very good. In the first battle with the Hungarian rider Balint between me and the group behind, and race, I was battling in the front with the Kovacs, who took the third spot on the then decided not to push too much and QSTK riders and finished fourth overall. podium in the end. Abdullah al Qubai- finish the race,” he said. In the second race, I was a bit tired but si, who crashed in the third lap on turn “In the second, in the sighting lap managed to create a gap and also finish 10, managed to rejoin the race and I noticed I didn’t have too much grip. I first in my category.” finished sixth. lost the rear and did a high side. It was a Kuwaiti rider Mohammed al Zaidan In the QSTK Trophy, Qatar’s Sheikh big crash, I hurt my toe and I came back was also happy with his performance. Jassim al Thani, who finished fourth to the pit to fix my bike. Many thanks “The results are very good for me. I tried overall, claimed victory. to the LCSC mechanics who did a great to push to clinch the first place in the last Sheikh Jassim, who started in fifth job in short time and I managed to start race, but I haven’t been keeping well for place on the grid, had a great run and in the race from the back of the grid. Many the past few days so I couldn’t. But over- some laps was placed third in the front. thanks to my team, mechanics, Losail all, I am happy and improving with every Kuwaiti riders Mohammed al Zaidan Circuit Sports Club, QMMF and Oore- round,” he said. Qatar’s Abdullah al Qubaisi (11) leads the pack and is followed by Hungarian Balint Kovacs (27), Kuwait’s and Ali Abdulhussain ended 2nd and doo for their support,” he added. The second round of Qatar Super- Mohammad al Zaidan (25), Sheikh Jassim al Thani (90) and Saeed al Sulaiti (1) in Race 1 of the Qatar 3rd respectively. Meshal, now second in the overall stock Championship will be held on Superstock 600 opening round at the Losail international Circuit on Saturday. In the second race of the Superstock standings, however, couldn’t manage December 14 and 15.

Pujara’s innings a blueprint of how to bat on this Adelaide wicket: Head

Knowing how hard the wicket Ajinkya Rahane was not out 1st India-Australia can be with the ball moving one, alongside Pujara. and the new ball, he played It was looking ominous for Test interestingly really well.” Australia with Kohli and Pu- poised Head said he was gut- jara compiling a 71-run third- ted after getting out on 72 off wicket partnership, but spin- IANS/AFP Mohammed Shami just when ner Nathan Lyon got a massive ADELAIDE his stand with Nathan Lyon breakthrough when he snared was blossoming. the Indian skipper for 34 near CALLING Cheteshwar Pu- “It is disappointing to the close of play. jara’s first innings hundred feel the momentum swing “I think it’s slightly in our as a “blueprint” for this pitch, back. I wanted to continue favour,” said Indian paceman Australia batsman Travis and felt if we could keep do- Jasprit Bumrah. Head on Saturday said there ing it for a period of time “The late wicket was a is a lot to learn from him in we could put them under good thing for them and the terms of application. pressure and keep them out first session tomorrow will be “The way Pujara played in there,” he said. SCOREBOARD very important. If we capital- the first innings was the blue- Keeping in mind the pitch ise on that it will leave us in a INDIA (1ST INNINGS): 250 INDIA (2ND INNINGS) print for this wicket,” Head which is spin friendly, Head AUSTRALIA (1ST INNINGS; OVERNIGHT 191-7) K.L. Rahul c Paine b Hazlewood 44 very good place in this match.” told reporters at the end of said off-spinner Ravichandran T. Head c Pant b Shami 72 M. Vijay c Handscomb b Starc 18 He added that Pujara Day 3 of the first rubber here. Ashwin will find it helpful in M. Starc c Pant b Bumrah 15 C. Pujara batting 40 was key. Head top scored with a the fourth innings. N. Lyon not out 24 V. Kohli c Finch b Lyon 34 The prolific Kohli, who J. Hazlewood c Pant b Shami 0 A. Rahane batting 1 167-ball 72 to help Australia “I just tried to stay busy Extras: (lb10, b6, nb2, w1) 19 Extras: (b2, lb12) 14 emerged to boos from a sec- post 235 on the third day in against Ashwin. I was really TOTAL: (All Out; 98.4 overs) 235 TOTAL: (For 3 wickets; 61 overs) 151 tion of the crowd, shunned reply to India’s 250 in the positive against the off spin- Fall of wickets: 8-204 (Starc), 9-235 (Head), 10-235 To bat: Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, Ravi Ashwin, his trademark flamboyance first essay at the Adelaide ner, watching the ball and not (Hazlewood). Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah. to grind out runs before Bowling: Sharma 20-6-47-2, Bumrah 24-9-47-3, Fall of wkts: 1-63 (Vijay), 2-76 (Rahul), 3-147 (Kohli). Oval here. premeditating. Shami 16.4-6-58-2, Ashwin 34-9-57-3, Vijay 4-1-10-0. Bowling: Starc 10-3-18-1, Hazlewood 16-9-25-1, jabbing at a short ball from Pujara had produced a su- “It’s going to be the same Toss: India. Cummins 11-4-33-0, Lyon 22-3-48-1, Head 2-0-13-0. Lyon and Aaron Finch took perb 123 on the opening day to in the next innings. There’s an easy catch. steady India’s ship and hold not much rough for the left- On the way, he reached one end up. handers but this wicket always India’s Cheteshwar Pujara, who hit a century in the first innings, was unbeaten on 40 in the second essay on the third day of the first Test another milestone, joining a “He had a really good spins with the grass coverage,” against Australia at the Adelaide Oval on Saturday. (APP) select few Indians – including leaving game, good forward he said. Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul defence, and as the ball got India built a 166-run lead day with dangerman Pujara wicket of master batsman Vi- a glimmer of hope. were 151-3, adding to their Dravid – to score 1,000 Test softer, he got more runs. over Australia on the third not out 40, although the late rat Kohli gave the home team At stumps, the visitors first innings total of 250. runs in Australia. Sports Sunday, December 9, 2018 17 Hichan is Qatar road race champ RESULTS

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Open Championship Women (13) 1. Tala ABUJBARA QAT 1:52:17.7 2.Julie MELVILLE Rasen Adventure Shop GBR 1:52:19.5 QCTF President Dr 3.Shawna GARRETT Rasen Adventure Shop CAN Mohammed al Kuwari 1:52:37.1 4.Sophie CLARKE Rasen Adventure Shop GBR National Championship (26 finished) 1:52:47.7 1.Fawaz ALHICHAN QAT 1:47:37.7 5.Elizabeth DUNNE Team Al Jassra IRL 1:52:47.7 2.Marwan ALJALHAM Rasen Adventure Shop, QAT 6.Isora SOSA ESP 1:52:50.4 1:47:37.7 7.Pia SUNDSTEDT FIN 1:52:50.4 3.Saeed ALKUWARI Doha Cycling QAT 1:47:38.8 8.Daniela SPOSI TriClub Doha GBR 2:03:10.7 4.Abdulla AL KHATER Qatar Cyclists QAT 1:47:42.4 9.Sara FONTANA BELENGUER TriClub Doha ESP 5.Fadhel ALKHATER Rasen Adventure Shop QAT 2:26:27.1 1:47:44.8 10.Doaa AWAD TriClub Doha EGY 2:31:43.0 6.Abdulrahman Mohamed ALJABBER Qatari Triathlon Club QAT 1:48:01.6 Open Championship Masters (55) 7.Mubarak ALAJJI Rasen Adventure Shop QAT 1.Fabricio FORCHINO Los Gauchos ARG 1:42:09.6 1:48:01.6 O40+ 8.Rabay Ghasab ALADAWI Qatar Cyclists QAT 1:48:01.6 2. Neil MELVILLE Velostar GBR 1:42:09.6 O50+ 9.Abdulaziz ALDELAIMI Qatar Cyclists QAT 1:57:28.0 3. Andreas DOPFER GER 1:43:12.8 O50+ 10. Nasser MUBARAK Qatar Cyclists QAT 1:57:28.0 4. Andy CLARK Team Al Jassra GBR 1:43:14.4 O40+ 5. Andres Pablo BUSTOS DEL VALLE Los Gauchos ESP Open Championship Men (22) 1:43:14.4 O40+ 1.Tom WHATELEY Velostar GBR 1:30:39.4 6. Jaco ANDERSON Rasen Adventure Shop RSA 2.Lee JONES Team Al Jassra GBR 1:30:52.5 1:43:14.4 O50+ 3.James MOFFAT NZL 1:34:30.8 7. Rafael TAMARIT Los Gauchos ESP 1:43:14.4 O40+ 4.Efram ELLENBOGEN Velostar CAN 1:34:30.8 8. Miguel VARELA Los Gauchos ARG 1:43:14.4 O40+ 5.Guillaume SOUTTER ECV78 FRA 1:36:41.0 9. David SWINDELL Desert Storm RT GBR 1:43:14.4 6.Andrew TANGONAN Pinoy Roadies Qatar PHI O40+ 1:36:42.1 10. Ruel UY Pinoy Roadies Qatar PHI 1:43:14.4 O40+ Winners of various categories and QSTF officials pose for a group photo after the prize distribution on Friday.

from Team Al Jassra, was He gets past Jalham in thrilling fifth. Pia Sundsteadt, a strong contender for the title, had to photo-finish; Whatley, Abujbara top settle for the seventh spot. other classes Over 40 plus and over 50 plus riders contested together in the Open Masters. Fabricio TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK his way into the top five. Forchino of Los Gauchos and DOHA A special mention needs Neil Melville of Velostar were to be made for Nasser involved in a hot dash for the FAWAZ al Hichan claimed Mubarak and Abdul Fatah al white line. It was the younger the Qatar National Road Race Saadi, both from Qatar Cy- Forchino (plus 40) who was Championship in a dramatic clists. Mubarak, despite being able to pull it off in a photo- finish at the Dukhan Beach on in the plus 50 class, finished finish. Friday. 10th, while a 40 plus rider Andy Clark (Team Al Jass- From a bunch of eight rid- Saadi got the 11th place. ra) and Andres Pablo Mustos ers, Hichan was the first to Tom Whatley emerged del Valle (Los Gauchos) were launch his sprint. Marwan al the champion in the Open second and third in the Plus Jalham produced a hot pur- class, the highest among the 40 class, while Andreas Dop- suit but the former edged the seven categories that contest- fer grabbed the second spot Rasen Adventure Shop rider ed in the championship. The and Jaco Anderson (Rasen in photo-finish and won the British rider from Velostar Advendure Shop) was third class, completing the 62-km team rode at an impressive in the senior category. distance under pleasant sun- average of 42.2 kms per hour Qatar Cycling and Triath- shine in 1 hour, 47 minutes to post a dominant victory in lon Federation President Dr and 37.7 seconds. 1:30:39.4. Mohammed al Kuwari was The third place was taken Lee Jones of Team Al pleased with the turn-out and by Doha Cycling’s Saeed al Jassra was second, finishing the competitive spirit of the Kuwari, who was 01.01 sec- the race more than 10 sec- riders in the championship. ond behind the top duo. onds off the champion. The He also thanked Qatar Stock The national champion- British clocked 1:30:52.5. Exchange for supporting the ship, sponsored by Qatar James Moffat of New Zealand Qatar National Road Race Stock Exchange, had more picked the last step of the po- Qatar National Road Race Championship winner Fawaz al Hichan (centre) with other podium winners and officials at the closing ceremony at Championship, which helped riders but 26 finished the dium with 1:34:30.8. Efram the Dukhan Beach on Friday. the federation give away at- distance. Abdulla al Khater Ellenbogen, a teammate of tractive cash prizes to win- of Qatar Cyclists secured the Whatley, was fourth, while The women class was the Asian Games earlier this line in 1:52:17.7, beating a trio Abujbara, Shawna Garrett ners. The QSE is also spon- fourth spot, while Fadhel al Guillaume Soutter (ECV78) topped by Tala Abujbara, year. An under-23 class rider, of Rasen Adventure Shop. was third and she was fol- soring the Qatar Time Trial Khater, another Rasen Ad- completed as fifth fastest rid- who is also a Qatari national she put up a brilliant perfor- Julie Melville was second, lowed by Sophie Clarke. Eliz- Championship, which will be venture Shop entry, forced er in the class. team rower who contested in mance and crossed the finish less than two second behind abeth Dunne, an Irish rider held on February 1, 2019. Qatar F4 Futures Tennis Tournament M Pallonji cruise past Al Jazeera Oliveira ends hard court title wait Media team in opening match TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK and restricted the rivals at 126 victory in 16.3 overs. Moham- The Portuguese DOHA for 10 in 20 overs. med took two wickets. Imad, Al Jazeera captain Suhail Nihal, Atik and Mohasin got beats holder M Pallonji, the sponsor’s top-scored for them with 35 one apiece. Karatsev for his team, proved too strong for in 27 balls, hitting two sixes Alban of M. Pallonji was Al Jazeera Media Network and four boundaries. Alban adjudged the man of the first singles title in the opening match of the grabbed four wickets for 13 match. M Pallonji Cricket Tourna- in his allotted three overs, of the year ment, cruising to a six-wicket while Shafu and Praveen Brief scores triumph at the Losail Cricket shared four wickets and Q.S. Tech beat Al Fardan by 9 wickets TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Complex. Thisaru got one. Al Fardan (146 for 9 in 20 overs - Khan 60 runs in DOHA Earlier, Chidananda Naik, In reply, M. Pallonji lost 25 balls, Rameez 3 for 22 (hat-trick), Zaheer 2 for 12, Jameel 2 for 28) lost to Q.S.Tech (149 for 2 in General Manager of M. PAL- Razick, Sajeev and Thisaru 12.2 overs (Rameez 45 in 15 balls, Taabish 46 in PORTUGUESE Goncalo Ol- LONJI, inaugurated the tour- to be reeling at three for 17 in 18 balls) iveira eventually bagged his nament with a ceremonial shot three overs. Captain Neeraj Man of the match: Taabish of Q.S. Tech first hard court singles crown in presence of Qatar Veterans and Vikram however steadied as he subdued defending Cricket officials and players. them without getting sepa- Serandib B beat M.I.C. by 7 wickets champion and fifth seed Aslan Al Jazeera, after being put rated. Later, when they were M.I.C – (138 for 9 in 20 overs - Bhaskar 34 in 18 Karatsev in the final of the Qa- in to bat first, had a cautious concerned due to slow run rate balls, Ishtiaq 30 in 19 balls, Roshan 4 for 5 (hat- tar F4 Futures Tennis Tourna- start and made 47 for one in but Rajesh and Alban began trick), Bandula 2 for 8) lost to Serandib B (139 for ment on Saturday. the six power play overs. M blazing the ball all around the 4 in 17.4 overs - Akalanka 46 in 18 balls, Ranga 25 in 15 balls, Saddam 2 for 15). At the Khalifa Internation- Pallonji later improved their field and hit up the required Man of the match: Akalanka of Serandib B al Tennis and Squash Com- bowling and fielding further runs in 5.3 overs, posting the plex, the second-seeded Ol- iveira, who has won six singles crowns (all on clay) and plenty of doubles titles, emerged a 6-3, 7-5 winner. This was his first singles title of the year for Oliveira, having played the final of the Liberec Challenger in Czech Republic in July. Oliveira, who later re- Goncalo Oliveira of Portugal, the winner of the Qatar F4 Futures Tennis Tournament at the Khalifa Interna- turned to the court with tional Tennis and Squash Complex in Doha on Saturday. (JALAL PATHIYOOR) Bernardo Saraiva as the top seeds in the doubles final, the 11th game when his chance was denied a clean sweep as RESULTS popped up and the Portuguese Russians Alexander Igoshin Singles final seized it to gain three break and Evgenii Tiurnev, the Goncalo OLIVEIRA (POR) [2] 6-3 7-5 Aslan KARATSEV (RUS) [5] points. Karatsev succumbed fourth seeds, tamed them after saving only one. Chief guest Chidananda Nayak, General Manager of M.Pallonji, inaugurates the fifth M.Pallonji Cricket Tour- 7-6(12), 6-3. Semi-finals It was more than enough nament in presence of Qatar Veterans’ Cricket officials and players at the Losail Cricket Complex. Aslan KARATSEV (RUS) [5] 6-4 7-6(4) Evgenii TIURNEV (RUS) [4] The singles final was the Goncalo OLIVEIRA (POR) [2] 7-6(4) 6-4 Michail PERVOLARAKIS (GRE) for Oliveira, who fired his first meeting between Oliveira fourth ace of the match on the and Karatsev, who was also Doubles final way to coasting to the victory stopped from completing a Alexander IGOSHIN (RUS) / Evgenii TIURNEV (RUS) [4] 7-6(12) 6-3 Goncalo OLIVEIRA (POR) / Bernardo at love and the maiden singles SARAIVA (POR) [1] double last year. The Portu- crown of the year so far. Qatar to take part in GCC golf in Oman guese began quiet strongly, Semi-finals The Qatar F5 Futures firing three aces in the open- Goncalo OLIVEIRA (POR) / Bernardo SARAIVA (POR) [1] 6-3 7-6(2) Vladyslav ORLOV (UKR) / Michail Tennis Tournament is sched- TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Championship. The General Assembly ing game to withstand all the PERVOLARAKIS (GRE) [3] uled to start on December 10. DOHA The championships will of the GCC Golf Organising Alexander IGOSHIN (RUS) / Evgenii TIURNEV (RUS) [4] 6-4 6-4 Adelchi VIRGILI (ITA) / Mubarak Shannan pressure the Russian tried to ZAYID (QAT) The qualifiers had the first start on Monday and continue Committee will be held on pile on him. round. Later in the month, THE Qatar national golf teams until December 13 in Oman. the sideline of the champion- In the fifth game, a hard- the venue will also host the will contest in the 22nd GCC The Oman Golf Commit- ships, in which topics related hitting Oliveira managed to two games but Oliveira cruised was very thrilling with both Qatar F6 from December 17 Men’s Championship, the 11th tee, in cooperation with the to the development of Gulf break his rival and retained to 1-0 lead, winning his service breaking each other. However, to 23 before the Qatar Exx- GCC U-18 Championship, the GCC Golf Organising Commit- golf and the committee’s pro- his service to race to a 5-2 lead. game at 15. Oliveira dug in and waited for onMobil Open gets underway fifth GCC U-15 Champion- tee, is hosting the champion- grammes for 2019 would be Karatsev reduced the gap to The start to the second set the Russian to error. It was in from December 31. ship and the fourth GCC Girls ships in four categories. discussed. 18 Sunday, December 9, 2018 Sports

Farona, Qamriya Al Shaqab & Wasa champions in QNPA Horse Show

Farona emerged the winner in the Class 10 Mares category at the 21st Qatar National Purebred Arabian Horse Show at the Al Shaqab Indoor Arena on Saturday. Qamriya Al Shaqab topped the Class 5A for Fillies, while Wasa bagged the title in the Class 11 Mares. The three-day show will conclude on Sunday with all the major categories being decided.

Oosthuizen three ahead in pursuit Warriors cool off of SA, British Open double

AFP “My putting gave me a JOHANNESBURG lot of pleasure today. I could not make anything yesterday, high-flying Bucks LOUIS Oosthuizen took a but today the makeable ones three-shot third-round lead in went in. the EPGA South African Open “What I need tomorrow on Saturday as he seeks to be- is 18 more holes of good golf, Thompson and come the sixth golfer to win the taking one shot at a time,” Curry combined event and the British Open. added the eight-time Euro- South Africans Ernie Els, pean Tour winner. for 40 points for Bobby Locke and Gary Player, Schwartzel, twice runner- Golden State; Nets Swede Henrik Stenson and up in the South African Open, New Zealander Bob Charles never recovered from bogeys stun Raptors have won the two oldest nation- on the first and third holes and al championships in the world. had to wait until the 12th for his AFP Oosthuizen carded a four- only birdie. LOS ANGELES under-par 67 for a 199 total A seesaw round for Muth- at Randpark Golf Club in Jo- iya included five birdies, a STEPHEN Curry and Klay hannesburg while overnight bogey and two double bogeys Thompson combined for 40 leader and fellow South Afri- as he eyes becoming the first points as the Golden State can Charl Schwartzel slumped Zambian winner on the Euro- Warriors avenged a Novem- to a one-over 72. pean Tour. ber loss to the Milwaukee Former Masters champi- Wallace, the second highest Bucks with a 105-95 victory on Schwartzel shares second ranked challenger at Randpark, on Friday. place on 202 with Zambian was another to experience a Thompson and Curry each Madalitso Muthiya (71) and mixed round with six birdies scored 20 points as the visit- Matt Wallace (68), hoping to Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa and three back-nine bogeys. ing Warriors put on a shooting become the fourth English in action during the South African However, he is the form clinic down the stretch against winner in five seasons. Open Championship at the Rand- golfer among the contend- Milwaukee, the NBA’s highest A group of eight are three park Golf Club in Johannesburg. ers with four European Tour scoring team. strokes further back going (EPA-EFE) titles since May last year and The same teams met on into the final round with four- could pose the greatest threat November 8 with the Bucks time major winner Els among the highest in the field. to Oosthuizen. coming out on top 134-111. them after a 68. “I was left off the tee with Apart from 1.095 million Andre Iguodala chipped “It was a tough round but I a few bad drives but fixed that euros in prize money, three in a season-high 15 points for played well,” said Oosthuizen, problem during the inward half 2019 British Open places are Golden State, who wrapped up Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry takes a shot against Milwaukee Bucks guard Pat Connaughton whose world ranking of 36 is of my round. up for grabs Sunday. a five-game road trip with their in the second quarter of their NBA game at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee on Friday. (USA TODAY SPORTS) third consecutive win. “We have guys who can 18 assists on 22 field goals. ahead basket for the Nets with Spencer Dinwiddie scored knock down shots, and our a little more than a minute left, 17 points for Brooklyn while superstars put us in position Nets beat Raptors their only basket in overtime Jonas Valanciunas added 24 WBC green lights Wilder-Fury ‘direct rematch’ to make shots tonight,” Ig- Elsewhere, D’Angelo Rus- not made by Russell. points for the Raptors. uodala said. sell scored 29 points as the Toronto tried but failed to Brooklyn led by seven AFP for the fans to see a rematch,” fears that Wilder would seek The Warriors pulled away Brooklyn Nets beat the To- get the ball to Kawhi Leonard points with five minutes left LOS ANGELES the WBC said in a statement to duck a rematch. in the second half with a burst ronto Raptors for the first time on its final possession and in the fourth quarter but then on Friday, adding that it had But Wilder promptly re- of three pointers. The Warriors in more than three years with a had to settle for Fred VanV- VanVleet drained a three and THE World Boxing Council conducted voting through the jected that claim, saying a re- went six of nine from beyond 106-105 overtime win. leet’s three-pointer that just Leonard scored six straight to gave the go-ahead on Friday board of governors “which match with Fury was his prior- the arc in a six-minute stretch Russell carried the host missed. Leonard finished give the Raptors a 96-94 lead for a “direct rematch” be- resulted in unanimous agree- ity over a unification bout with to build an 11-point lead. Gold- Nets on his back in overtime, with 32 points. with two and a half minutes tween their heavyweight world ment” to sanction the rematch. Anthony Joshua, holder of the en State shot 41 percent (19 of scoring all but two of his “I know everybody would remaining. champion Deontay Wilder and Wilder (40-0-1, 39 knock- WBA, IBF and WBO belts. 46) from long distance. team’s points as they snapped have probably liked Kawhi or With seven seconds to go, Tyson Fury, who battled to a outs) retained his WBC belt af- WBC President Mauricio The Bucks couldn’t match an eight game losing skid. He Kyle (Lowry) to take that shot, Leonard blocked Dinwiddie’s draw in Los Angeles last Sat- ter a thrilling 12-round battle Sulaiman is all for it. that shooting, making just finished with six points in the last shot, including me, but shot to force overtime. urday. ended in a split decision draw. “I wish to once again con- seven of 39 (18 percent) from overtime. they both made great plays,” Russell had the first two “Wilder and Fury gave Many thought Fury (27-0- gratulate Deontay Wilder and three-point territory. Brooklyn picked an oppor- said VanVleet. baskets in the extra session, boxing one of the best fights 1, 19 KOs) did enough to win Tyson Fury for their great bat- The Warriors led 57-51 at tune time to snap its 12-game Lowry finished with 11 as- Leonard made the next two, in the heavyweight division in despite being knocked down tle inside the ring and for the the half, hitting nine of 20 from slide against Toronto. sists but was just one of eight and the Nets eventually pre- a long time, which has created twice. exemplary sportsmanship af- three-point range and getting Jarrett Allen made the go- from the field. vailed in a close contest. tremendous popular demand On Monday, Fury voiced ter the bout,” he said. Sports world hopes for level playing field after Brexit

AFP Steve Lansdown, the bil- LONDON lionaire owner of second-tier New restrictions on side Bristol City, was one of immigration from the EU WITH the fate of Brexit shroud- the most high-profile business after Brexit is a particular ed in uncertainty, Britain’s figures to support exiting the issue for football, although sporting world is increasingly EU and believes football can some see this as a positive concerned about the impact for benefit. players, fans and investors. “Fewer people from abroad for British players. British Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes New restrictions on im- will come in,” he told AFP. with supporters upon his arrival at the FIA Award Ceremony in St. migration from the EU after “Clubs will be more selec- tile. It isn’t that the boys are Petersburg on Friday. (EPA-EFE) Brexit is a particular issue for tive and the prospective players too motivated by the money football, although some see this from abroad will have to pass a but they still have to pay their as a positive for British players. test. It will give more opportu- mortgages.” Hungry Hamilton eager for more Access to top European tal- nity to English players to come Britain boasts a Formula ent such as Chelsea’s Belgian through.” A file photo of Chelsea’s Belgian midfielder Eden Hazard as he cel- One world champion in Lewis success with Mercedes playmaker Eden Hazard is Phil Garlick, chairman of ebrates scoring a goal during an English Premier League match. (AFP) Hamilton and is home to sev- particularly important for the Premier League side Burn- eral teams including Renault, REUTERS “It does feel incredible,” the Premier League, the world’s ley, instead has warned Brexit tournaments. toring the terms of the United Williams and McLaren which ST PETERSBURG, RUSSIA 33-year-old told the audience most lucrative domestic foot- could be “hugely damaging” to The first major test will Kingdom’s exit from the Euro- also employ many foreign staff. gathered in the Grand Hall of ball league. English football and supports a come on March 29, 2019, the pean Union.” Renault’s Executive Direc- LEWIS Hamilton looked for- the St Petersburg Philarmonia. The Premier League said second referendum. day Britain is due to exit the Simon Keogh, the CEO of tor Marcin Budkowski said ward to more success with Asked whether matching earlier it has had “positive “Ending freedom of move- European Union. Rugby Players Ireland, said there could be a rocky road Mercedes after collecting Michael Schumacher’s record discussions with government ment will make it much more It is also the day when the Brexit could prove costly to the ahead, again because of the his fifth Formula One world seven championships was his about the importance of access difficult for teams to attract the quarter-finals of European Irish Rugby Football Union changes to immigration rules. champion’s trophy at the ultimate goal, Hamilton said he to European players for our right talent, if the government club rugby’s competitions get (IRFU) or for Ulster players like “Potentially yes it could be a governing FIA’s gala awards had never set that as a target. clubs, and the many cultural brings in more restrictive con- underway, which could mean Ireland captain Rory Best. problem,” he told AFP. on Friday. “I’ve just signed for another and economic benefits a glob- ditions for work visas for play- travel chaos for teams and sup- “They are paid in sterling “We employ different na- Britain’s most successful two years...so I’m excited about ally popular Premier League ers from Europe,” he has said. porters alike. but that and their bonuses, tionalities... How easy will it racing driver, and only the third the next couple of years,” said brings to the UK”. Though less reliant on for- For the moment, the com- which are negotiated in eu- be to hire foreigners in the fu- man to win at least five titles, the champion. “But right now Just like in Britain as a eign players, rugby is also fol- petition’s organisers, Switzer- ros, will be affected if sterling ture? One doesn’t know. Prob- also won a media vote for per- I’m happy that the racing’s over. whole, however, football team lowing the political wrangling land-based European Profes- spikes,” Keogh told AFP. ably more difficult than now sonality of the year – denying “I still love racing so may- owners are divided on the pros closely because of the poten- sional Club Rugby (EPCR), told “This more than the travel but there again the English are Red Bull rival Max Verstappen be I’ll be going a lot longer. and cons. tial implications for European AFP “they are closely moni- issue is potentially more vola- pragmatic,” he said. a fourth in a row. Who knows?” Sports Sunday, December 9, 2018 19 ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE PSG deny plan to sell Mbappe, Chelsea end Man City’s Neymar over threat league unbeaten streak of FFP sanctions AFP tension between the club and PARIS this media outlet.” Liverpool are now a point clear of City after Salah scores a hat-trick in a 4-0 victory at Bournemouth The front page of L’Equipe FRENCH champions Paris on Saturday carried pictures of AFP Saint-Germain have quashed both Mbappe, the 19-year-old LONDON reports the club could be who struck in a 4-2 World Cup forced to sell either Kylian final win over Croatia last sum- CHELSEA inflicted champions Mbappe or Neymar in a bid to mer, and Brazil star Neymar Manchester City’s first Premier circumvent eventual Financial while page two claimed the League defeat of the season as Fair Play (FFP) sanctions. club are “ready to lose a star”. goals from N’Golo Kante and Da- Qatar-owned PSG are one vid Luiz handed the hosts a 2-0 of a number of clubs under win at Stamford Bridge and sent scrutiny from UEFA’s FFP Keyword Liverpool top of the table. regulations after splashing a The front page of L’Equipe on Kante’s goal just before half- combined total of more than time came against the run of play 400 million euros in 2017 for Saturday carried pictures of as the visitors dominated the first Brazil star Neymar and World both Mbappe, the 19-year-old 45 minutes, but without the in- Cup winner Mbappe. who struck in a 4-2 World Cup jured Sergio Aguero, City lacked Rival clubs and even the final win over Croatia last sum- a cutting edge up front and Luiz’s president of Spain’s La Liga mer, and Brazil star Neymar header 12 minutes from time championship, Javier Tebas, while page two claimed the sealed a huge win for Chelsea. bemoan the lack of sanctions club are “ready to lose a Liverpool are now a point for PSG, who according to re- star”. clear of City after Mohamed cent leaked documents have Salah scored a hat-trick in a 4-0 violated the strict financial victory at Bournemouth earlier regulations put in place by Eu- UEFA’s FFP rules mean on Saturday. ropean football’s ruling body. clubs are forbidden from Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri UEFA still have their eye spending more money than had lost all of his previous three on PSG and their finances they generate. meetings against City boss Pep and daily sports newspaper UEFA’s auditors opened Guardiola and was growingly in- L’Equipe claimed late on Fri- an investigation into PSG in creasingly frustrated at his side’s day that any future sanctions September 2017 following the inability to hold possession as the could see the club sell one of purchase of Neymar from Bar- visitors dominated the first half. their most coveted stars. celona and Mbappe from Mo- Raheem Sterling should But PSG were quick to naco earlier that summer. have scored when his weak left- shoot down the report. The case was shelved in footed finish was placed too close “In an article published on June 2018, before being reo- to Kepa Arrizabalaga before the their website on Friday night, pened in September 2018. PSG world’s most expensive goal- L’Equipe dared to say that reacted by appealing to the keeper also denied Leroy Sane ‘PSG is ready to lose Kylian Court of Arbitration for Sport from a narrow angle. Mbappe or Neymar Jr to avoid (CAS), claiming it has met UE- Only a brave block by captain (FFP) sanctions’,” said a state- FA’s FFP demands. Cesar Azpilicueta rescued Chel- ment issued by the club. A UEFA spokesman said sea when City next threatened PSG “vehemently denies last month: “We will have to as Sterling eased past Marcos Chelsea defender David Luiz (right) celebrates with teammate Ross Barkley after scoring their second goal during the English Premier League these totally false and ridicu- wait for CAS’s decision on Alonso and Sane’s fierce effort football match against Manchester City at Stamford Bridge in London on Saturday. (AFP) lous allegations, which serve PSG’s appeal before looking at was deflected over by the Span- only to recreate a climate of this issue.” ish defender. ham. Yet, for all City’s posses- Jose Mourinho again rang sion, the visitors were stung by the changes, but continued to a sucker punch just before half- leave Paul Pogba on the bench. time as Sarri’s decision to field And it was three of those Eden Hazard as the focal point of introduced to the side from the Chelsea attack and maintain Wednesday’s 2-2 draw with Ar- Kante in an advanced midfield senal that scored in the first-half role paid off. with Ashley Young, Juan Mata Sarri has resisted calls to and Romelu Lukaku on target. return Kante to the deep-lying “We were strong, aggres- midfield role where he shone sive and intense,” said a happy in winning the World Cup with Mourinho. “At times it was France and Premier League titles beautiful football. The first-half for Leicester and Chelsea at the was perfect.” expense of Jorginho. Aboubakar Kamara’s penal- Hazard was finally fed the ty pulled a goal back for Fulham, ball to feet inside the City box but any hope of a fightback from and his pass picked out Kante, the visitors was ended by a red who side-footed the ball high card for Andre-Frank Zambo past Ederson. Anguissa and Marcus Rashford The Brazilian goalkeeper had added a fourth for the hosts. been a spectator before picking Arsenal are still yet to lead the ball out his net, but was called a Premier League game at half- Paris Saint-Germain’s Neymar and Kylian Mbappe in action during a into action again to keep his side Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah (right) takes the ball around Bournemouth’s goalkeeper Asmir Begovic during the time this season, but again came French Ligue 1 match in the game just after the break Premier League match at the Vitality Stadium in Bournemouth on Saturday. (AFP) good late on when Torreira ac- when he palmed away Willian’s robatically met Pierre-Emerick free-kick. Premier League with an impres- win at Burnley that kept Jurgen vic fumbled Roberto Firmino’s Aubameyang’s cross to lift the Willian wasted another good sive 4-0 win at Bournemouth, Klopp’s men on City’s coat-tails, long-range shot Salah’s follow- Gunners above north London chance on the counter-attack as while Manchester United also fi- and the Egyptian looked to have up effort was allowed to stand rivals Tottenham into third. Al Sailiya, Al Arabi pick vital having been behind only once nally hit some free-scoring form benefited from a break as he despite him appearing to be Ralph Hasenhüttl’s start to before in the Premier League with a 4-1 win over Fulham at looked more like the player who marginally offside. life as Southampton manager this season, City were rattled and Old Trafford on Saturday. netted 44 goals in an incredible Salah made the game safe by got off to a terrible start as Cal- win in QNB Stars League rarely threatened to get back in Arsenal extended their un- debut season at Anfield. showing determination to stay lum Paterson scored the winner the game in the second period. beaten run to 21 games, but left The visitors were slightly on his feet despite being fouled in a 1-0 victory to move Cardiff TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK ble Al Sailiya’s lead, thanks to Guardiola’s men may also it late to beat Huddersfield 1-0 fortunate to take the lead on before finding the bottom cor- up to 14th and three points clear DOHA his natural predatory instinct. have to cope without David Silva thanks to Lucas Torreira’s over- 25 minutes when Asmir Bego- ner early in the second-half. Ste- of the bottom three. With the ball falling inside the for some of the festive season head kick seven minutes from ve Cook’s own goal then made Burnley also moved out of Al Sailiya scored an enter- box after a scramble, he re- after the Spaniard hobbled off time. Results it 3-0 before Salah sealed his the drop zone courtesy of a first taining 2-1 away win against acted quickest to poke it home holding his hamstring. Champions Manchester City hat-trick by remaining remark- win in nine games as James Al Khor in Week 15 of the with his right boot from eight Defending set-pieces has of- can reclaim top spot with victory Bournemouth 0 - 4 Liverpool ably cool to dribble past Begovic Tarkowski scored the only goal 2018-19 season QNB Stars yards. ten been a rare Achilles heel for at Chelsea later, but Liverpool Arsenal 1 - 0 Huddersfield twice before prodding home. to beat Brighton 1-0. League on Saturday. Al Khor grew into the game City and it was exposed when took full advantage of kicking off Burnley 1 - 0 Brighton United took advantage of West Ham recorded a third The visitors’ goals came immediately and had multiple Luiz made the game safe by ris- first on the south coast to start Bournemouth’s defeat and straight win to move into the through Rachid Tiberkanine chances denied by some last- ing highest to Hazard’s corner a big week in the best possible Cardiff 1 - 0 Southampton Everton not being in action till top half by coming from behind in the 14th and 48th minute gasp heroics from opposition and looping a header in off the fashion by moving a point ahead Man United 4 - 1 Fulham Monday to rise up to sixth by to beat Crystal Palace 3-2 thanks before Al Khor grabbed a con- goalkeeper Saoud Al Khater. underside of the bar. of their title rivals. West Ham 3 - 2 Palace ending a four-game winless run to second-half goals from Robert solation penalty goal through Following some heavy Mohamed Salah’s hat-trick Salah had been rested from Chelsea 2 - 0 Man City in the league with a comfortable Snodgrass, Javier Hernandez Wagner Ferreira in the 79th. pressing, Al Khor were provid- fired Liverpool to the top of the the start for Wednesday’s 3-1 victory over bottom club Ful- and Felipe Anderson. With a rapid start to the ed with a lifeline after a penal- game from both sides, it was ty was awarded when Mostafa inevitable that an early goal Hamid wrestled Diogo to the was on the cards and Al Sailiya ground. Wagner stepped up to made the perfect start, thanks drive his penalty hard into the Qatar’s Mohannadi to contest top AFC job Holders US receive easy draw to talisman Tiberkanine. top right-hand corner. He responded well to a While applying further AFP for women’s World Cup 2019 looped cross from the left of pressure Al Khor’s hopes were KUALA LUMPUR the area and nipped in be- in vain, with Al Sailiya holding DPA The 24 teams were drawn tween two defenders to tuck a on to win all three points. ASIAN Football Confedera- PARIS into six groups of four at the header inside the near post. In the other game, Al Arabi tion President Sheikh Salman ceremony in Paris. Abdulqadir Ilyas nearly defeated Umm Salal 3-0 with bin Ebrahim al Khalifa will HOLDERS the United States The top two from each added another just before the Fahad Khalfan hitting brace. face two challengers when he were grouped with Thailand, group will reach the last 16 break, but his athletic volley The win moves the Dream seeks a fresh term at an elec- CHILE and Sweden in the as well as the four best third- struck the post. Team 7th in the league table tion in April, the football body draw for next June and July’s placed teams. Within minutes of restart, with 18 points, one ahead of said Saturday. women’s football World Cup Tiberkanine was quick to dou- their conquest. Qatar’s Saoud al Mohan- in France. World Cup Draw nadi, an AFC Vice-President, The hosts were drawn and AFC executive committee alongside South Korea, 1995 Women’s 2019 World Cup member Mohamed Khalfan champions Norway and Nige- draw Matar Saeed Alromaithi of ria in Group A. Group A: France, South Korea, the United Arab Emirates are The opening game will be standing against Sheikh Sal- France against the Koreans on Norway, Nigeria man, the body said. June 7 in Paris. Group B: Germany, China, Saudi Arabia’s Adel Ez- Saoud al Mohannadi, AFC Vice-President Twice winners Germany Spain, South Africa zat -- head of a new regional must face China, Spain and Group C: Australia, Italy, bloc, the South West Asian corruption inquiry, but the body’s 46 full members. South Africa. Brazil, Jamaica Football Federation -- did not ban was overturned after he Sheikh Salman was elected Japan and England will throw his hat into the ring, as appealed. in 2013 and was re-elected face each other again after the Group D: England, Scotland, had been widely expected. Sheikh Salman of Bahrain unopposed to a full four-year former prevailed in the 2015 Argentina, Japan Al Mohannadi, the Qa- has held the top job at the term in 2015. semi-final while the English Group E: Canada, Cameroon, tar Football Association vice AFC since 2013, and said at The vote for president have another juicy Group D New Zealand, Netherlands president, was hit with a one- a congress in Kuala Lumpur and other AFC positions will encounter with local rivals Group F: USA, Thailand, Chile, year FIFA ban in 2016 for in October that he had the take place on April 6 in Kuala Scotland. Argentina complete Rachid Tiberkanine of Al Kharaitiyat celebrates with teammates after refusing to cooperate with a support of 90 percent of the Lumpur. the group. Sweden scoring his goal against Al Khor in a QSL match on Saturday. 20 Sunday, December 9, 2018 Nation

QNL LECTURE HIGHLIGHTS SHEIKH JASSIM’S VISION QF opens registration for Education City winter camp QATAR Foundation’s (QF) which will be delivered by the Pre-University Education Supreme Committee for De- (PUE) has opened registration livery & Legacy. for its Education City Winter Abeer al Khalifa, Academic Camp 2018, which will be held Affairs’ executive director at at Awsaj Academy – part of PUE said: “I want to thank all PUE – from December 23 to the organisations taking part in January 3. this year’s Education City Win- The camp is open to chil- ter Camp, while encouraging dren aged 6-10 and, through a other entities to take part in the series of programmes and cre- future. We hope that this pro- ative activities, it aims to pro- gramme will continue for many mote character-building quali- years to come.” ties, while allowing students Grade 11 students from QF to explore various talents and schools are also being given the enhance different skills. opportunity to earn additional The Education City Win- Creative, Active, Service hours ter Camp 2018 will feature a – an IB curriculum require- range of activities, including ment – by volunteering at the Qatar National Library (QNL) on Friday organised a lecture outlining the vision of Qatar’s founder Sheikh Jassim al Thani. Entitled ‘The Vision of the Leader: Founder of Qatar,’ the fun, hands-on scientific exper- Education City Winter Camp. lecture was organised to mark Qatar National Day, a collective celebration of the nation’s forefathers’ achievements. In his lecture, Sheikh Mohamed al Thani, author of the book iments; horse-riding lessons To register for the Edu- Jassim the Leader: Founder of Qatar, outlined the historical factors that have influenced Qatar’s economic, social and culturaldevelopment over the past decades. The library is at Al Shaqab; and a football cation City Winter Camp, holding a month-long celebration of the National Day. (TNN) programme that emphasises please visit www.qf.org.qa/ the benefits of teamwork, eccamp (TNN) Joint Special Forces graduates cadets MoCI, NTC to launch QND Trade Fest QNA Retailers to offer unprecedented promotions and heavy discounts DOHA TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK The front windows of par- tional days with all those who THE Joint Special Forces cel- DOHA ticipating outlets and com- live in the land of Qatar. The ebrated the graduation of cadets panies will bear the National festival is a strong start to the in three training courses on in- AS part of the Qatar National Day Trade Festival logo label Qatar Winter Shows, which ternal security, counterterror- Day celebrations, the Minis- that has been designed spe- will culminate in the launch ism and lightning, in the pres- try of Commerce and Industry cifically for this event and will of the Qatar Shopping Festival ence of the Commander of the (MoCI), in cooperation with be distributed to participants soon, offering discounts and Joint Special Forces HE Major the National Tourism Coun- free of charge. cultural and artistic events for General Hamad bin Abdullah al cil (NTC), has announced the Mohammed Ahmed al An- one month.” Fetais al Marri. launch of the first edition of the sari, media officer at MoCI, Through the festival, the The ceremony, which was National Day Trade Festival said: “This initiative is part of Ministry of Commerce and In- held in Zekreet area, included which will take place from De- the ministry’s efforts to organ- dustry aims to support the pri- a final exercise in which all the cember 15 to 20. ise events that reflect pride in vate sector and boost demand participants of the three courses The large, first-of-its-kind National Day celebrations, and across the retail sector. The fes- took part. festival, will offer shop own- contribute to cementing the tival will stimulate trade across The three courses included: ers, retail sector professionals values of loyalty and a sense of local markets, contribute to the the internal security course and private sector companies belonging to our country and its country’s economy, stimulate No. 8 for officers, which was and organisations an oppor- leadership. The ministry also internal and external tourism launched on September 25 and tunity to share with Qatar’s seeks to bolster trade across and create an environment lasted 6 weeks; the counterter- citizens and residents the joy all markets by providing retail conducive to the continued rorism course No 10, which was of celebrating National Day outlets with the opportunity to growth of the trade sector. launched on September 13 and by offering heavy and unprec- offer outstanding promotions, Over 14 shopping malls as continued for 12 weeks; and the edented discounts. thus enabling citizens and resi- well as other shops and retail lightning course No. 14, which The private sector compa- dents to benefit from discounts outlets are participating in was launched on November 1 nies and organisations partici- throughout this period.” the festival. and lasted five weeks, the Direc- pating in the festival include Mashal Shahbik from the Companies wishing to par- torate of Moral Guidance said in shopping malls, restaurants, NTC said, “We are proud to ticipate can register by visiting a statement on Saturday. retail outlets, beauty salons, cooperate with the Ministry the Ministry of Commerce and The cadets were trained hospitality service providers, of Commerce and Industry to Industry’s Quality License and in both theoretical and practi- hotels, sport clubs, health and launch the National Day Trade Market Control Department on cal aspects of the curriculum of rity course for the officers saw Security Force (Lekhwiya) in with 10 officers from the sisterly beauty centres and institutes, Festival, which is intended to the third floor of the ministry’s each course. The internal secu- participation of the Internal training course No. 58, along State of Kuwait. (QNA) and entertainment centres. celebrate these precious na- headquarters in Lusail.

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Companies Wishing to Register, Please Visit the Quality License and Market Control Department on the third Floor of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry in Lusail City.