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KUWAIT CITY, Sept 4, (Agencies): His High- ness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al- Jaber Al-Sabah extended his condolences over the passing of Iraqi Shiite leader Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Saeed Al-Hakim in letters to the Iraqi leadership and senior figures on Friday. These included Iraq’s Pres- ident Barham Salih, Prime Faisal Sorour displays his bronze Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi medal won at the Tokyo Paralympics and Al-Sayyed Ali Al-Husse- on Sunday. ini Al-Sistani along with Al- Hakim’s family. Bronze for Kuwait His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Kuwait’s shot putter Faisal Sorour Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and His High- won a bronze medal in the men’s ness the Prime Minister Sheikh standing Shot Put F63 at the Tokyo Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sa- Paralympics on Saturday. bah both sent similar letters. Sorour threw his personal-best of Al-Hakim, one of Iraq’s most 14.13m in the event at the National senior and influential Muslim Stadium, where nine athletes compet- Shiite clerics, died of a heart ated. Aled Davies of the UK won a gold tack, members of his family said. medal with a throw of 15.33m. Iran’s Sajad Mohammadian claimed He was 85. silver with his season-best of 14.88m. A relative, Mohsen al-Hakim, Sorour made his Paralympic debut told The Associated Press that at the Aug. 24-Sept. 5 Tokyo Games, al-Hakim died at the Al Hayat in which three Kuwait athletes are hospital in the southern holy partaking. city of Najaf on Friday where Mourners carry the coffin of Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Saeed al-Hakim, inside the holy shrine of Imam Hussein during his funeral procession in Karbala, Ahmad Al-Mutairi has won a silver he was taken after suffering a Iraq, Sept. 4. Mohammed Saeed al-Hakim, one of Iraq’s most senior and influential Muslim Shiite clerics, has died, members of his family said. He was 85. medal in the men’s T33 100m race sudden heart attack. His office (AP) and Basimah Najim has competed announced that he died of a sud- in the women’s seated Shot Put F34. den medical condition it did not (KUNA) specify. KIA in stop-gap action Al-Hakim holds the highest theological title in Shiite Islam - Ayatollah al-Uzma, which means Newswatch Grand or Supreme Ayatollah. He was seen as the top contender to Depleting liquidity risks Kuwait credit rating succeed Iraq’s top Shiite cleric, Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, who is KUWAIT CITY, Sept 4: The govern- KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait’s daily coro- in his early nineties. ment has raised the level of warning navirus cases rose by 103 to 410,270 The Najaf-born cleric is a India ... KD 400? as deaths increased by one to 2,423, Women dispersed ... 14mn hungry about the danger of depleting liquidity in member of the well-known and the general reserve which threatens the the health ministry said on Saturday. highly respected Hakim fam- Another 187 people were cured of government ability to pay salaries, while ily of Shiite scholars. His ma- the Minister of Finance and Minister of the virus, raising the total of those ternal grandfather is Mohsen Al- to have overcome the disease to Taliban fires ... but can’t feed First Egypt State for Economic Affairs and Invest- Tabataba’i Al-Hakim, a scholar ment Khalifa Hamada has warned saying 405,770 people, according to minis- and one of the most prominent try spokesperson Dr. Abdallah Al- KABUL, Sept 4, (AP): Taliban special orities. “the state is on the verge of a difficult Sanad in a statement. thinkers of Shiite Islam. His fa- forces in camouflage fired their weapons He stressed that humanitarian help ther is Muhammad Ali al-Hakim, flight today time during which it may not be able to The number of people hospital- into the air Saturday, bringing an abrupt must be the top priority and called it meet the needs of its citizens and fulfill ized with the virus at COVID-19 one of the most respected clerics and frightening end to the latest protest “very unhelpful” for Afghanistan’s assets KUWAIT CITY, Sept 4: The Di- in Najaf. its obligations, which will inevitably af- wards is 131, with 59 of them in in- march in the capital by Afghan women to have been frozen, by the United States rectorate General of Civil Avia- fect Kuwait’s reputation and credit rat- tensive care units, he added, reveal- His second cousin, Sayyed demanding equal rights from the new rul- and others, because this leaves the Tali- tion (DGCA) has announced Ammar al-Hakim leads the al- ing,” reports Al-Rai daily. ing that another 2,077 are receiving ers. ban with no access to dollars or foreign that direct commercial flights The public treasury, the sources say, regular treatment. Hikma, or National Wisdom Also on Saturday, the chief of Paki- exchange to buy food or import oil. between Kuwait and Egypt will He went on to urge nationals and Movement, one of the largest faced a deficit during July that exceeded stan’s powerful intelligence agency, “There will be inflation. The prices in resume on Sunday, reports Al- all available possibilities and means to expatriates alike that abiding by Shia political parties in Iraq. which has an outsized influence on the Afghanistan will rise further. The poverty Anba daily. health precautions, mainly, follow- Along with the Afghan-born help the state fulfill its obligations which Taliban, made a surprise visit to Kabul. level will rise,” Akram warned. “You will Air Transport Department disrupted the government institutions in ing social distancing rules, is the Mohammed Ishaq al-Fayadh, Director at the DGCA Abdullah only way to halt the spread of the Taliban fighters quickly captured most then have a refugee crisis which is exactly the country for a week which prompted Al-Hakim’s was seen as the most of Afghanistan last month and celebrated what the West is afraid of.” Al-Rajhi on Friday told Kuwait virus. (KUNA) likely contenders to succeed al- the Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA) ❑ ❑ ❑ the departure of the last U.S. forces af- European Union officials on Friday News Agency (KUNA) that nine to use exceptional alternatives to save Sistani, Iraq’s top Shiite spiritual ter 20 years of war. The insurgent group listed a set of conditions for defining the Kuwaiti and Egyptian air carriers leader. about 300 million dinars. KUALA LUMPUR: Kuwait Ambas- must now govern a war-ravaged country EU’s level of engagement with the Tali- will operate the line between the The KIA warned that “what it did was sador to New Zealand Ahmad Al- Iraq’s president and prime that is heavily reliant on international aid. ban as the new rulers of Afghanistan, in- two brotherly countries as per the just immediate solutions to avoid any Wuhaib stressed that there no Kuwaiti minister and other politicians The women’s march - the second in as cluding respect for human rights and the number of passengers specified nationals, mainly students, among issued statements eurlogizing many days in Kabul - began peacefully. rule of law. for each flight in line with the re- negative consequences that may result casualties of the stabbing incident Al-Hakim. The U.S. Embassy Demonstrators laid a wreath outside Af- Following the Afghan government’s cent decision of the Cabinet to in- from the non-payment of citizens’ sala- that took place in a shopping center in in Baghdad tweeted its condo- ghanistan’s Defense Ministry to honor collapse last month, the 27-nation bloc crease the number of passengers ries, as well as the popular and global Auckland city earlier on Friday. lences, describing him as “a sym- Afghan soldiers who died fighting the and its member countries have evacuated arriving at Kuwait International reactions in the event that citizens’ pen- “We would like to confi rm that bol of peace, love, and harmony Taliban before marching on to the presi- their diplomats from Afghanistan. But Airport daily. sions were not paid, and this has a severe there are no Kuwaiti citizens in- across the region.” dential palace. EU officials have said they are willing to Al-Rajhi clarified the DGCA negative impact on Kuwait’s reputation volved in the armed attack, and that Mohammed Saeed al-Hakim “We are here to gain human rights in cooperate with the Taliban now that they is still waiting for the approval locally and globally without the certain- all students and members of the dip- was exposed from early on to an Afghanistan,” said 20-year-old protester have returned to power. of the concerned Indian authority that this deficit will not be repeated in lomatic corps are fi ne,” Ambassador education that focused on juris- the coming months.” Al-Wuhaib said in a telephone call Maryam Naiby. “I love my country. I will The EU is focusing on delivering hu- ties to resume flights from India, prudence and religious studies always be here.” manitarian aid, guaranteeing the safe which is expected to start next The Council of Ministers studied in with KUNA. and had some of the most promi- detail, during its meeting on Aug 16, The ambassador called on all Ku- As the protesters’ shouts grew louder, passage out of the country of Afghan col- week as well. nent clerics among his teachers. several Taliban officials waded into the laborators and employees who were left He stressed the need for ev- the recommendations of the Economic waitis and students in New Zealand He soon turned to teaching and to take caution and follow instruc- crowd to ask what they wanted to say. behind during the airlifts from Kabul, and eryone to strictly comply with Committee regarding the lack of liquid- tions from authorities, noting that became one of the leading Shiite Flanked by fellow demonstrators, trying to prevent a mass exodus of refu- the health regulations upon en- ity in the general reserve and the need to the embassy receives citizens’ calls scholars in Najaf. Sudaba Kabiri, a 24-year-old university gees that could prompt another migration tering Kuwait, to avoid prob- find radical solutions to confront the def- on the emergency phone number student, told her Taliban interlocutor that crisis in Europe. lems which could result in the icit in the state’s general budget, which (006421468683). Islam’s Prophet gave women rights and Following meetings with European return of passengers to the needs to be done by approving the law of Earlier, the New Zealand police Austin due they wanted theirs. The Taliban official foreign affairs ministers in Slovenia, EU points of origin. limited withdrawal from the Future Gen- announced the killing of a Sri Lan- promised women would be given their foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said On the other hand, the Egyp- erations Reserve Fund and the Public kan radical after he stabbed and in- rights but the women, all in their early that to gauge the Taliban’s good will, the tian airlines have revealed the Debt Law, while implementing financial jured at least six people in a shop- 20s, were skeptical. bloc would use several benchmarks. prices of tickets to Kuwait, which reforms without any delay to avoid nega- ping center in Auckland. (KUNA) EU out of time As the demonstrators reached the pres- They include a guarantee that Afghani- witnessed historic jumps that the tive effects in the future. ❑ ❑ ❑ WASHINGTON, Sept 4, idential palace, a dozen Taliban special stan won’t become a base for “the export Cairo-Kuwait line has never wit- At the meeting the Council of Min- BERKELEY: Apple is indefi nitely (KUNA): US Secretary of De- forces ran into the crowd, firing in the air of terrorism to other countries,” a com- nessed before — KD500 for a isters had taken a number of decisions delaying plans to scan iPhones in the fense Lloyd Austin III departs and sending demonstrators fleeing. Kabi- mitment to free access for humanitarian one-way ticket. and recommendations aimed at limiting US for images of child sexual abuse Sunday, September 5, on a Gulf ri, who spoke to The Associated Press, aid deliveries, and adhering to standards Sources from local tourism spending and enhancing revenues, the following an outcry from security trip to visit Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait said they also fired tear gas. in the areas of human rights, rule of law and travel agencies hinted that most important of which was reducing and privacy experts who warned the and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Taliban have promised an inclu- and press freedom. the high demand for tickets spending from the budget and raising the technology could be exploited for “Throughout his trip, Secretary sive government and a more moderate “What is clear is that the future of Af- among Egyptian travelers will efficiency of collecting due government other surveillance purposes by hack- Austin will meet with regional form of Islamic rule than when they last ghanistan remains a key issue for us,” Bor- continue, as many of them wish debts, reconsidering the value of rents, ers and intrusive governments. partners and thank them for their ruled the country from 1996 to 2001. But rell said. “It affects us, it affects the region, to return to Kuwait even on lands and state property buildings, prices The postponement announced Fri- cooperation with the United States many Afghans, especially women, are the international stability, and it has a di- transit flights. Sources said the of commercial and industrial plots, treat- day comes a month after Apple re- as we evacuated Americans, Af- deeply skeptical and fear a roll back of rect impact for European security.” transit costs are likely to decline ment abroad and other measures to ratio- vealed it was getting ready to roll out rights gained over the last two decades. soon, compared to the prices of a tool to detect known images of child ghans and citizens from other nalize expenses. nations from Afghanistan,” Penta- For much of the past two weeks, Tali- direct flight tickets as many are The government’s vision identified sexual abuse. The tool would work by ban officials have been holding meetings expected to opt for direct flights scanning fi les before they’re uploaded gon Press Secretary John F. Kirby radical solutions to confront the liquid- said in a press statement Friday. among themselves, amid reports of dif- from Egypt to Kuwait. Sources ity scarcity and deficit such as adoption to its iCloud back-up storage system. ferences among them emerging. Early on added the direct flight ticket It had also planned to introduce a sepa- Kirby noted that Austin would of a law to put limit on withdrawals reaffirm during his visits the US Saturday, neighboring Pakistan’s power- prices for those coming from from the Future Generations Reserve rate tool to scan users’ encrypted mes- Egypt will be higher this month sages for sexually explicit content. strong defense relationships in the ful intelligence chief Gen. Faiez Hameed Fund; adoption of the Public Debt made a surprise visit to Kabul. It wasn’t and early next month at the lat- Apple insisted its technology had region. Law; review of participation in all lo- been developed in a way that would ❑ ❑ ❑ immediately clear what he had to say to est, indicating prices are expect- the Taliban leadership but the Pakistani ed to start declining over time; cal and foreign exhibitions and con- protect the privacy of iPhone owners ferences, reducing official missions, in the U.S. But the Cupertino, Cali- European Union foreign min- intelligence service has a strong influence especially with the start of the isters Friday postponed discus- on the Taliban. academic year in Kuwait when research, studies and consultations and fornia, company was swamped criti- non-essential service contracts (clean- cism from security experts, human sions on relations with the Gulf Pakistan is urging the international many Egyptians are expected to rights groups and customers worried countries due to lack of time, ac- community to adopt a three-pronged return to the country. ing, security, printing, hospitality, par- that the scanning technology would cording to EU High Representa- approach to Afghanistan following the The Egyptian airlines, led by ties and gifts). open a peephole exposing personal tive Josep Borrell. Taliban takeover: quickly deliver aid to Egypt Air, will start booking This is in addition to reducing budget and sensitive information. Afghanistan, relations with the 14 million people facing a hunger crisis, flights to and from Kuwait on spending by no less than 10 percent; re- “Based on feedback from cus- Gulf and China were the three promote an inclusive government, and Monday at prices starting from considering the cost of government ser- tomers, advocacy groups, research- main topics on the agenda of the work with the Taliban to attack all terror- KD460 for one-way ticket to vices, collecting outstanding debts owed ers, and others, we have decided to 2-day informal ministerial meet- ist groups in the country. Kuwait; while the price of a one- to government, reducing by 30 percent take additional time over the coming the cost of treatment abroad and limiting ing held in Slovenia, which holds Pakistan’s ambassador to the United Women gather to demand their rights way ticket from Kuwait to Cairo months to collect input and make the current EU Presidency. Nations, Munir Akram, laid out his gov- is KD112 or more. the facility to critical cases only, review- improvements before releasing these under the Taliban rule during a pro- “Believe me it is just a mat- ernment’s vision for a future interna- test in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept 3. As In an exclusive statement to ing rewards granted to senior govern- critically important child safety fea- ter of time,” he said in reply to tional role in Afghanistan in an Associ- Al-Anba daily reliable sources ment officials, reviewing the ‘rewards’ tures,” Apple said in an update post- the world watches intently for clues a question by the Kuwait news ated Press interview on Thursday, saying on how the Taliban will govern, their said the cost of a one-way direct clause, possibility of employing more ed above its original photo-scanning agency (KUNA) on the reason for Kuwaitis in government institutions and plans. (AP) Pakistan has been in contact with regional treatment of the media will be a key flight from India to Kuwait has the postponement during the press countries and the broader global commu- indicator, along with their policies to- reached a record level of 400 di- disbursement of food supplies to each conference after the meeting. nity on working together on the three pri- ward women. (AP) nars per person. Kuwaiti family. ARAB TIMES, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2021 2

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‘Stop deduction from monthly stipends of students’ ‘Disbursing front-liner reward to govt sector workers hangs in balance’ KUWAIT CITY, Sept 4: It seems that the work”, and is not a reward that prevents path to disbursing frontliner rewards to the payment of the frontliner reward, which those who deserve it in government agen- requires a decisive opinion from the Fatwa cies is still long. There are indications that and Legislation Department.” the payment date was around the corner, Meanwhile, Head of the National Union especially for those whose lists were sent of Kuwaiti Students (NUKS) - British and to the Ministry of Finance after being ap- United Kingdom branch Nasser Al-Ghanim proved by the Civil Service Commission has called for canceling the deduction of (CSC), reports Al-Rai daily. the monthly stipends for students who owe A dilemma is looming on the horizon, debts to the Kuwait Cultural Offi ce for represented by the lack of knowledge re- various reasons, stressing not to touch the lated to disbursement, and whether or not monthly stipends for students, reports Al- it is permissible to disburse the reward to jarida daily. the recipients who received overtime pay- In a letter he sent to the cultural attaché in ment. This created confusion in terms of the the United Kingdom, Al-Ghanim explained mechanism. that the monthly allowances for students The problem arose after fi nancial observ- represent their basic need as they depend ers stopped the disbursement procedures in entirely on it for managing their lives. Any a number of agencies, in compliance with defi ciency in them causes anxiety in the the restrictions set by law No. 4/2021 that student as he would not be able to meet his links the budget of ministries and govern- fi nancial obligations. ment departments for the 2020/2021 fi scal These obligations include rent, food and year and according to CSC, which empha- personal expenses. Many students often sized on the need for the supervisory body fi nd themselves in a state of great embar- to adhere to the terms and conditions gov- rassment as they are faced with the diffi cult erning this issue. choice of seeking support from their fami- This includes the inadmissibility of com- lies or friends in the event of being short bining between the frontliner reward with of money. any other bonuses disbursed during the NUKS stressed the need to overcome the mentioned period (from February 24,2020 diffi culties and obstacles that the students to May 13, 2020) as compensation for the go through because of this procedure, and same actions stipulated in Cabinet’s resolu- to work on alleviating this suffering by can- tion No. 686/2020. celing the decision of monthly deduction According to informed sources, many from the allowances. employees who are eligible for the bonus ❑ ❑ ❑ in a number of agencies, especially the Ministry of Health, had received additional The colleges of Kuwait University have bonuses such as overtime during the same proposed the full return to the traditional Photos by Mohammad Morsi period. method of study. They submitted a request Kuwait International Airport wears a deserted look (inset) as the flow of incoming passengers remains scarce. Member of the Board of Directors Faced with this reality, some government to the university administration to start of Tourism and Travel Offices Hussein Al-Sulaiten said the decisions to increase the daily quota of arriving passengers at Kuwait International agencies have addressed the CSC to clarify studies in the traditional form, instead of Airport to 10,000 and resumption of direct flights for the two largest expatriate communities in the country – Egyptians and Indians – will have the confusion and resolve the issue. How- the “blended education” form that was pre- a significant impact on ticket prices in the future as prices are expected to go down; especially for transit flights from the United Arab Emirates ever, the sources indicated that CSC does viously approved by the university, starting (UAE), Qatar and countries that citizens usually use as transit points for their flight to Kuwait, reports Al-Anba daily. not have a solution. from the first semester of the 2021/2022 They indicated that the matter requires academic year, reports Al-Qabas daily. presenting the problem to the Fatwa and According to an official memorandum, Legislation Department to decide whether the College of Administrative Sciences employees who receive an overtime bonus submitted a proposal to the acting President ‘Actual people under pseudonyms’ are entitled to the frontliner reward. of the University Dr. Bader Al-Badawi for The sources said, “The Ministry of the return to the traditional method of study Health is making unremitting efforts in with full attendance in the various colleges this regard, after the reward reached its last of the university. Fake accounts not fictitious: IT expert stage in the Offi ce of Financial Controllers. The proposal is on the agenda of the Uni- However, it did not decide on the disburse- versity Council’s meeting on Sunday to be ment, and requested clarifi cations from the discussed and voted on. KUWAIT CITY, Sept 4: Information technology writers used to write under pseudonyms in the past due to social rea- concerned authorities.” According to the information received, expert Qusai Al-Shatti rejected the term “fake ac- sons or because they had positions or status. In what appears to be the only way out, the proposal is almost accepted, especially counts”, stating that, “They are not fake accounts... Al-Shatti said, “The label must be corrected. They are accounts with the sources indicated that, “Overtime work with the expansion of the “return to life pseudonyms and are not fictitious. What happens intentionally sometimes for the frontliners, under its various names, circle’’ in various fields, and the increase in They are actual accounts of actual people, but under is that the holders name their accounts after famous personalities in order to falls within the framework of “paid for the vaccination rate. pseudonyms. This is an aspect that everyone should delude their followers into thinking that they are the same people. They then publish contradictory or opposing opinions with the aim of harming those realize”, reports Al-Rai daily. personalities. Sometimes, the accounts of people with many followers pub- He indicated that this practice was inherited from the press, as some lish materials and tweets that are negative or bad in nature. Other Voices Some of these borrowed accounts are positive, in case the account holder identifies himself to his followers, but it is prefer- able that his account be Fix your ‘broken windows’ with a name or a nickname with which he was famous By Ahmad alsarraf and law-abiding citizens. However, the broken window sent a subtle message or loved, and there is noth- hilip Zimbardo, an American psy- ing wrong with that. that no one cares, and probably no con- Pchologist and sociologist conducted sequences for damaging what was al- However, the majority of an experiment in 1969 that later became these borrowed accounts, ready damaged. one of the most famous examples in Imagine there was a broken cup in from what we have observed criminology and in their practices and tweets, your house; would there be any con- in the social sci- sequences if it was broken into piece? aim to spread rumors or false ences in particu- and unreliable news with Or will you be careful not to break it lar. further when tossed in the trash? the aim of creating confu- Zimbardo sion and instability. What a This theory can be applied to many parked two cars other areas of life. For example: if we person cannot say directly with doors open is mentioned under a pseud- leave rubbish in a public park, and it is and with no li- not removed in a reasonable time, and onym using bold or unac- cense plates in ceptable language and words no penalties are applied to those who two different dump it, this will lead to other people that go beyond the scope of areas, one in a objectivity.” throwing their rubbish on it. run-down neigh- alsarraf If a teacher allows a student to cheat Al-Shatti appealed to borhood and the social network users to in an exam, cheating will be accepted in other in an affl uent area. other exams and by other students at all “stay away from such ac- Within a few minutes the car in the counts and not follow them levels of education. or respond to them. These run-down was stolen and was com- At home, if you don’t wash the accounts did not gain im- pletely destroyed within three days. dishes right after eating, it will lead to portance and appeared on It took longer for pedestrians in the a buildup and possibly major health the surface through those affl uent area to start destroying the problems in the future. who follow them. If they car; therefore Zimbardo smashed one A small disagreement with your lose their followers, they of the car’s windows. Soon, passers-by partner may lead to bigger problems lose their importance, espe- were joining in and within a few hours, that end in separation and family dis- cially after it became clear the car had been turned upside down integration that may last for several that these accounts only and utterly destroyed, and turned into generations. exist for negative practices scrap. Therefore, ignoring the small prob- such as attacking others, In 1982, two other scientists contin- lems today will lead to the bigger prob- spreading unreliable news, ued Zimbardo’s study and his observa- lems tomorrow. or spreading rumors and tions by conducting similar research In fact, many of the health, environ- defamation.” on other buildings and properties in mental and social issues that we face Meanwhile, Lawyer different regions developed a theory today were the result of accumulations Hawraa Al-Habib said, they called the ‘broken window theo- of small wrong actions, behaviors and “Recently, fake accounts ry’, which is that neglecting to address circumstances that were ignored and have been used to spread any environmental problem will have a not addressed in the past, such as the false news or commit other negative impact on people’s attitudes bedoun problem and naturalization. cyber crimes, as the data of and behavior towards it, which leads to Therefore, it is imperative that gov- the mysterious user is left more and more problems. The opposite ernment, companies, and above all unrevealed. is also true. Addressing small problems individuals fi x the broken windows in Some believe that it is in a quick time will lead to a better en- their lives so that sons, children, the difficult to find these ac- vironment and better behavior. people, and future generations can have count holders. What is interesting in these stud- a better future. However, the truth is that ies is that the people who deliberately ❑ ❑ ❑ the Cybercrime Department destroyed cars and buildings were not is using modern technolo- criminals, but rather the general public email: [email protected] gies to unravel the identity of those account holders and subjecting them to the arm of Thief nabbed at airport the law.” She expressed her hope that “tough legislation will be enacted to hold account- Man robs another in revenge able the holders of fictitious accounts in order to KUWAIT CITY, Sept 4: The Personnel from ing for the shop for some time and that he limit trolling of the inno- the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) committed the theft because of the money cent and reduce the spread have managed to crack separate cases of theft dispute between the owner of the store and of rumours. The punish- and referred the suspects to the concerned au- him. He also admitted to changing the posi- ment may reach imprison- thorities, reports Al-Rai daily. tion of the CCTV cameras to facilitate the ment for years due to these In the fi rst case, when an Arab com- theft of the products. cyber crimes”. plained that 120,000 dinars worth of swim- When asked about what he did with the Lawyer Al-Habib con- ming pool equipment had been ‘stolen’ stolen items, he said he gave part of the cluded by saying, “Some from his company in Souk Al Mubarakiya, loot to his two friends and sold some of the underestimate these prac- during investigations it was found that the goods worth 2,550 dinars. tices, but we call upon ev- suspect was intending to leave the country In a second case, personnel from the eryone to scrutinize such and the CID men soon got an arrest war- Capital Investigations Department have matters because those who rant issued from the Public Prosecutor and arrested an Asian for stealing two vehicles practice these crimes with arrested the suspect while he was trying to from a house in Yarmouk. the intent of offending oth- leave the country via the Kuwait Interna- In the third case, personnel from the Jah- ers will be held account- tional Airport. ra Governorate Investigation Department able and their families may When he was confronted with the charg- have arrested an Arab resident for stealing end up being displaced by es slapped against him, he admitted to com- car parts and a power generator from the these crimes.” mitting the theft and that he has been work- Al-Rahiah farmhouse. ARAB TIMES, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2021 LOCAL 3 diwaniya A DIGEST OF PUBLIC OPINION Media focuses on women’s rights in Kabul, why not in Palestine? “THE Americans did not heed the demands of their European allies to extend the violate international law, and its assault on worshippers in Al-Aqsa Mosque. fi cials in some cases is not considered a private opinion as much as it is a disregard withdrawal period from Afghanistan beyond August 31, 2021, as the Americans “The issue of supporting women’s rights, which has become just an American for a country that has its symbolism and sanctity. no longer wanted to bear more of the cost of their two-decade occupation of Af- media scare, to deceive world public opinion and cover up its destructive policies “The homeland, regardless of whether we are 100 percent satisfi ed with it or ghanistan,” columnist Sultan Al-Khalaf wrote for Al-Rai daily. in the region, no longer has any credibility.” less, is our pride and glory, and it is security and safety. What it needs from us is “Thus, the Taliban has won the war against the Americans and their European Also: respect and defense of its symbolism. allies, after taking control of the entire Afghan territory, “All of the above topics, used to be ascribed by the people of the relevant denomina- and this was confi rmed by the Chairman of the Foreign “When I read that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia intends to make a statue of the tion to what they used to call as heresy may and may not fall within what they believe Policy Committee of the European Commission, Mr. Bor- great Kuwaiti artist Abdul-Hussein Abdul-Redha, which will be displayed in an in, but nobody, has encountered these people and this means that we at the moment rell, when he declared that (the Taliban won the war and upcoming artistic celebration in Riyadh, I felt a mixed feeling between joy, shame, are moving backwards because the road is opened for this denomination of people and heartbreak and loss of hope. Especially since this announcement came during a we must negotiate with it). closed before all the opposition that may be raised against them.” period of rapid and great achievement in removing a statue symbolizing beauty, ❑ ❑ ❑ “The military war in Afghanistan is over, but the media which was displayed within the decor of one of the famous and upscale stores in war against the Taliban has not ended and it continues to a respectable complex,” columnist and former editor-in-chief of Kuwait News raise one issue, which is the violation of women’s rights “The situation in Lebanon can no longer be met with silence as the knife has Agency (KUNA) Iqbal Al-Ahmad wrote for Al-Qabas daily. reached the bone. As they say, it has become necessary for the international com- and freedom. It still shows many interviews with Afghan “I also remembered statues created by Kuwaiti artists, such as the plastic artist Sami activists, members of parliament and former offi cials, who munity to unite in saving this country which was once the destination for tourism, Mohammad who is still, after a long history, witnessed by the far before the near, look- culture, media, art, literature and for everything that radiates beauty, taste and warn of losing their human rights gains under the Taliban ing for a place to display all his works that honor Kuwait and the art in Kuwait. rule. sophistication,” columnist Abdulrahman Al-Awwad wrote for Al-Sabah daily. “The statue of Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem, may God have mercy on him, the “The fi rst people to rush in helping Lebanon are the Arabs. It is shameful that “The issue of Afghan women’s rights in the Western Al-Khalaf pioneer of the renaissance in Kuwait is still collecting dust due to neglect because media represents a rich material, to obscure painful facts the nation fails to perform this duty, rather this obligation towards our brothers one offi cial, if he was an authority or competent, has not yet dared to take the deci- who are suffering. They hardly fi nish a crisis until another more severe and costly from the Afghan scene during the past twenty years of the US-European occupa- sion to move this wonderful edifi ce from its current cemetery to a place that shall tion of Afghanistan, where tens of thousands of Afghan civilians were killed – crisis surprises them. remind us and whoever visits us that our democracy and our renaissance had great “After the gasoline crisis, or rather, along with it because it is still present and unre- many of them women and children – and dozens of villages were destroyed. men behind it, and we are honored to introduce them to the entire world. “With this the economic situation of Afghans deteriorated and the numbers of solved, another crisis related to the previous one arose, that is, the bread crisis. The mills “The statue of our great artist Abdul-Hussein Abdul-Redha, which will be ex- will gradually stop working as of Tuesday after supplies run out. Afghan refugees piled up in neighboring countries in the midst of war crimes com- hibited in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, is something we in Kuwait highly value. mitted that are not allowed to be circulated in the media in order to avoid embar- “The fi nancial collapse in Lebanon is refl ected in a severe fuel shortage, which We are also proud and also feel ashamed and frustrated that others around us brought many aspects of daily life to a standstill. The State-owned Electricité du rassment and accountability, which calls for an apology to the Afghan people for appreciate our art and artistes more than our government, representatives and of- that war, while paying compensation to the poor Afghan state, for the destruction Liban barely secures electricity for a few hours a day. fi cials in general and those who have no specialization. “Lebanon stands on the brink of a catastrophe, in which all the parties will real- caused by the occupation and its military operations on its lands, and refraining “A deputy remains seated when the national anthem is played, completing the from freezing Afghan state funds in international banks, because they need that ize that they are rushing towards it as if they are blindfolded. Without a doubt, the thought of one of the former MPs who disregarded and underestimated the Ku- politicians of this country bear full responsibility for what happens to their people. money for reconstruction. waiti fl ag, which he said about him while he was in the middle of Abdullah Al- “Certainly, if the Taliban were an ally of the Americans, the relationship between “However, this does not absolve us, Arabs, of responsibility. It is neither rea- Salem Hall (the maximum is Kharga). sonable nor acceptable to link our assistance to Lebanon to the type of its govern- them would be based on mutual respect and courtesy, and the issue of women’s rights “In this context, we cite the story of one MP who preferred to remain seated and freedom would not be raised, as interest in those rights fades, in the midst of those ment and the majority in decision-making, control and possession. First, save Leb- during the playing of the national anthem because one of his predecessors – the anon from a looming famine that threatens its entire people. Then, let us sit down intimate relations that serve American interests and its allies. former MPs – once sarcastically described in Abdullah Al-Salem Hall at the Na- “As it is clear, there is no deafening ear for the rights of Palestinian women or Pales- tional Assembly the Kuwait fl ag ‘as just a piece of cloth’. and be held accountable for what has passed and think about what is to come.” tinian children, under the Zionist occupation, its suffocating siege and its policies that “What happens from time to time at the hands of some representatives or of- — Compiled by Zaki Taleb Couple found dead in Sha’ab flat Citizen’s body in car ‘Don’t sell, return MoH property’ KUWAIT CITY, Sept 4: The remains of two KUWAIT CITY, Sept 4: The Ministry of the device offered it for sale through an ad- Health said the medical devices that are vertisement. persons – a man and a Kuwaiti woman – found given to patients to be used in their homes The Ministry is keen to provide help to pa- inside an apartment in Al Shaab Al Bahri are public property, and should be returned to tients, but at the same time the Ministry con- area, have been referred to Forensics, reports the ministry in whatever condition the device fi rms those who misuse this facility are prone may be when the patient feels he/she no lon- to the penalty of the law. Al-Rai daily. ger requires it, reports Al-Qabas daily. The Ministry also appeals to all citizens According to personnel from the Criminal Investiga- The ministry issued the statement after dis- and residents to cooperate and report any tion Department (CID) the woman had bruises on her covering one of the patients who were given violations in this regard. head. The daily did not give more details. Meanwhile, the body of a citizen, which was found inside his car in the parking lot of a mosque in Salmiya, has been referred to Forensics, reports Al-Rai daily. After a worshipper informed the Operations Room of the Ministry of Interior police and paramedics rushed to the spot and found the man dead. Initial reports showed the man had died about two days ago. ❑ ❑ ❑ KUNA photo Colonel Nasser Marafie with the Commander of the NATO Defense College, Lt-Gen 4 held in drugs case: The Directorate General of Public Olivier Rittimann. Relations and Security Media Department of the Interior Ministry said four people suspected of traffi cking in and consuming drugs have been arrested in two separate inci- Marafie wins NATO praise dents, reports Al-Rai daily. The daily added, one Kuwaiti was arrested by personnel NATO Defense College Head, Lieuten- NATO center in Kuwait, as they were able from the Hawalli Security Directorate in Salmiya on sus- ant-General Olivier Rittimann hailed the to have a long and meaningful discussion experience of having a Kuwaiti educa- on security issues in the Gulf region. picion and seized from him some substance what looked tional consultant in the organization on For his part, Colonel Marafie ex- like drugs. Friday. pressed his pride in choosing him, in In the second incident, security patrols during routine This came in remarks to KUNA on the 2018, the first non-Allied teacher to inspection tour of Farwaniya took in custody three people – end of the mandate of the Kuwaiti Colo- work at the NATO defense college as one Kuwaiti and two Arabs of unknown nationality. nel Marine Nasser Marafie at the NATO a teacher and strategic expert for North The suspects and the drugs seized from them have been defense college. Africa and the Middle East. referred to the concerned authority. Rittimann affirmed that the NATO de- The NATO Defense College is an ❑ ❑ ❑ fense college chose Marafie due to his international military college for train- extensive experience and knowledge. ing and educating military and civilian Police threatened: The Sabah Al-Salem police have de- Moreover, he went on praising the leaders in the relevant diplomatic and tained a Kuwaiti for interrogation after the latter entered the distinguished cooperation with the State military fields in their countries with the of Kuwait and its “critical” role in promot- aim of developing strategic thinking on police station armed with a knife and attempted to attack ing strategic dialogue with the countries political and military issues, training and the securitymen, reports Al-Rai daily. of the Istanbul Cooperation Initiative. studies, and achieving academic and According to a security source, the suspect’s female rela- He stressed that the college has excel- research studies to support the activi- tive was earlier arrested by police and he went to the police lent and advanced partnerships with the ties of the Alliance. (KUNA) station and tried in vain to free her.

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Boost in ties discussed: Kuwait Army Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Khaled Saleh Al-Sabah received on Friday a phone call from US Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff General Mark Milley. In a statement, Kuwait’s Army said the two discussed the latest developments in the region and international arena. The two sides also tackled ways of boosting cooperation between armies of the two countries. The General thanked Kuwait during the recent Ka- bul evacuation operation. (KUNA) ❑ ❑ ❑ ‘Stick to local steps’: Kuwait’s Embassy in Washing- ton called on Kuwaiti students and citizens in areas and cities in the states of New York and New Jersey that are prone to floods and rainstorms as a result of Hurricane Ida, to take precautions and necessary measures to ensure their safety and the safety of those with them. The embassy stressed in a statement that at the same time it wishes security and safety for all, emphasising the need to adhere to the instructions and directives issued by the US local authorities, whose goal it is to tackle this storm and ensure their safety. In this regard, the embassy urged citizens and students to maintain lines of communication with it and its technical offices on the following numbers: - Em- bassy of the State of Kuwait: +12022620758 - Con- sulate in New York: +19172426688 - Cultural Office: +12023642104 - Health Office: +12023202415 - Mili- tary Office: +12023903416. (KUNA) ❑ ❑ ❑ Al-Hashash appointed: World Summit Awards (WSA), the international award system for purpose driven digital content, on Saturday, appointed the Ku- waiti engineer Manar Al-Hashash as WSA Secretary General of the Arab Digital Content Award. In a statement, quoted by Austria news agency (APA), WSA Board of Directors Chairman, Prof. Peter Bruck, affirmed that the decision was based on Al-Ha- shash’s experience and dedication to enriching digital content over the 16 years of her work with the Interna- tional Award for Digital Content and her continuous support for the development of high-quality interactive digital content in the Arab world. WSA is the initiative of the Austrian government to the United Nations World Summit on Information Society (UN WSIS). Since 2003, WSA succeeds as a global venture to select and promotes best digital content through its network of over 240 experts based in 187 UN member states. (KUNA) ARAB TIMES, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2021 LOCAL 4 ‘Awareness on domestics hiring deal, Domestic Labor Law vital’ MPW gets CAPT approval for 4th change order in tender contract

KUWAIT CITY, Sept 4: Kuwait Union of Domes- India Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai to showcase tic Labor Offi ces (KUD- LO) Chairman Khaled country’s march to becoming $5 trln economy Al-Dakhnan has affi rmed the union’s commitment KUWAIT CITY, Sept 4: The India Pa- activities and cultural extravaganzas. to educate citizens, ex- KUNA photo vilion at Expo 2020 Dubai starting Oc- The entire four-storey structure is Offi cials of both the countries exchanging the signed documents. tober 1 is set to showcase a resurgent divided into two parts. The zones are patriates and domestic India’s march to becoming a $5 trillion identifi ed based on 11 primary themes - labor offi ce owners about economy in the post-Covid world. The Climate and Biodiversity, Space, Urban the terms of the domestic Kuwait, Tonga establish diplomatic ties pavilion which is a technology marvel and Rural Development, Tolerance and employment contract and will not only capture the vibrant Indian Inclusivity, Golden Jubilee, Knowledge The State of Kuwait and Kingdom keenness of the State of Kuwait to co- culture and its past but also the capabili- and Learning, Travel and Connectiv- Domestic Labor Law in of Tonga signed a joint statement to operate with small countries in inter- ties and opportunities that it presents as ity, Global Goals, Health and Wellness, the country, reports Al- establish diplomatic relations and en- national forums regarding UN issues. a global economic hub to the domestic Food Agriculture and Livelihoods and Qabas daily. hance cooperation in various fi elds. For his part, Tone expressed his as well as the foreign investors, says a Water. Speaking on the sidelines of The document was signed by Ku- country’s desire to strengthen bilat- press release issued by the Indian Em- The India Pavilion will also be host- his meeting with Filipino La- wait’s Permanent Representative to eral relations on all issues discussed the United Nations Ambassador Man- bassy in Kuwait quoting PIB Delhi. ing and co-creating leadership discus- bor Attaché Nasser Mustafa at the UN. The six-month Expo 2020 Dubai sions, international trade conferences, sour Al-Otaibi and his Tongan coun- recently, Al-Dakhnan pointed terpart Viliami Va’inga Tone at the Tonga joined the UN as a full mem- which will run up to March 2022, In- and seminars to explore opportunities ber state in 1999. A Polynesian king- dia’s Ministry of Commerce and Indus- Indian Ambassador George to partner with other participating na- out that raising awareness on headquarters of Kuwait’s mission to dom, Tonga has more than 170 South try Secretary B.V.R. Subrahmanyam, with Saqer Al-Ghanim. tions. the rights and duties of do- the UN. said the pavilion will showcase resur- At the India Pavilion, the visitors mestic workers stipulated in Al-Otaibi welcomed the establish- Pacifi c islands, many uninhabited. gent India’s economic march, India’s Envoy meets Al-Ghanim will also get the chance to witness star- the above-mentioned law will ment of such relations, stressing (KUNA) exceptional fi ghtback against Covid-19 studded nights, multiple cultural shows, prevent problems among the and the country’s emergence as a global The Indian Ambassador to Ku- Indian festivals celebrations and relish concerned parties. business hub presenting huge opportu- wait, HE Sibi George met Ambas- the Indian delicacies. He said the two sides agreed nities for the world which will be the sador Ghanim Saqer Al-Ghanim, The specially designed logo of In- to organize a joint workshop to overarching theme of India’s participa- Assistant Foreign Minister for Le- dia’s participation has been created to educate domestic labor offices tion at Expo 2020 Dubai. gal Affairs, Kuwait and discussed give a new holistic global brand expe- on the Domestic Labor Law The India Pavilion will see participa- bilateral ties, bilateral institutional rience to India’s participation at Expo number 68 of 2015, indicating tion from number of Indian states which cooperation, celebration of India- 2020 Dubai. The logo’s circular form the workshop aims to explain the will display their culture, tradition and Kuwait@60 and other matters of represents unity, commitment and the provisions of the law to the tremendous business opportunities along mutual interest. community which forms the central pil- domestic labor offices and the with the top corporate groups from In- lars of India; and signifi es continuity workers. dia, and the public sector companies. and evolving life-cycles in one of the He added the Ministry of The pavilion, one of the largest at the that will depict different themes as they world’s most vibrant democracies and Foreign Affairs and the Philippine Expo Dubai, will exhibit India’s cultur- rotate on their axis. fastest-growing business centers. Embassy are expected to hold al diversity, ancient treasures, achieve- As India celebrates 75 years of its in- To know more about India Pavilion regular meetings this month to ments, and leading opportunities with dependence, the India Pavilion will mir- at Expo 2020 Dubai, visit – https:// review the latest developments cutting-edge technologies and will fea- ror the celebrations of Amrit Mahotsav, www.indiaexpo2020.com/ regarding the memorandum of ture an innovative kinetic façade made which was launched by Indian Prime To know more about Expo 2020 understanding on domestic work- up of 600 individual colorful blocks de- Minister Narendra Modi, will bring to Dubai, visit - https://www.ex- ers and update it if necessary. veloped as a mosaic of rotating panels the world the New India through many po2020dubai.com/en Rights He asserted the Kuwaiti law is one of the best international laws ‘Capital cost of liquefi ed gas project’ in the field of domestic worker recruitment; because it grants domestic workers unprecedented KPC demands Ministry of Electricity to pay KD 1 billion rights, while protecting the dig- nity and rights of these workers KUWAIT CITY, Sept 4: Not long after of the liquefi ed gas project, which is es- 700 million dinars annually until 2040, at all levels. . the inauguration of the giant liquefi ed gas timated at $2.93 billion, in addition to equivalent to 2 million dinars per day. In addition, the Domestic Labor KUNA photo facilities project in the Al-Zour Oil Com- the value of the gas that it will import So far, ‘Electricity’ has not shown Department announced that the The daily astronomical image on the NASA page from the sky of Kuwait by plex, the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation for the project’s facilities. any indications that it accepts or rejects number of Filipino domestic Abdullah Al-Harbi. came out with an unexpected surprise The sources pointed out that the KPC the KPC claims but indicated that it workers decreased by 2,543 in the when it declared the Ministry of Electric- based its claims on the fact that the pro- should refer the issue to the Audit Bu- first three months of this year. Astrolab initiative ... ity, Water and Renewable Energy must ject is implemented to reduce the cost reau and the Fatwa and Legislation De- Despite the decline, Filipino pay it more than one billion dinars calling of fuel used in power plants by import- partment for their opinion, in addition domestic workers ranked second it a ‘debt’, reports Al-Rai daily. ing the necessary quantities of liquefi ed to getting in touch with the Ministry of in terms of the number of domestic workers in the country after Informed sources told the daily KPC natural gas to replace gas oil, which Finance as it is the authority to include the Indians. The total number of Young stars in Kuwait’s sky is charging the ministry the capital cost contributes to reducing the cost to about this amount in the ‘Electricity’ budget. domestic workers reached 651,000 as of March this year. By Shahad Kamal The scientifi c progress of ASPD contributes to providing support to the team Meanwhile, the Ministry of KUWAIT CITY, Sept 4, (KUNA): As- Public Works has obtained along with its various activities and re- tronomy has always been one of the most viewing scientifi c content for them, Al- approval from the Central vital sciences because of its great impor- Agency for Public Tenders Mousawi mentioned. tance to human life, where the person She explained that Astrolab is divided (CAPT) for the fourth change looks at the sky in an attempt to under- into several teams: one for monitoring order in the tender contract for stand this universe by studying its move- the design, construction and ments, meanwhile Kuwait established Kuwait’s sky. maintenance of pedestrian bridg- scientifi c centers based on this notion, in Another team to display monitoring ac- es and bus stops in various parts addition to facts. tivities on social media through universe of the country, reports Al-Anba The Astrolab initiative, launched by live, as the other teams are asteroid hunt- daily quoting sources. Advancement of Sciences Publishing and ers, which is a citizen science program With this change order, the Distribution (ASPD), is one of the cent- where people analyze data and astronomi- value of the contract signed with ers under the umbrella of Kuwait Foun- cal images. a construction contracting dation for the Advancement of Sciences Astrolab has different activities from increased by KD453,000 or (KFAS), and aims to spread scientifi c the other to include all segments of the 14.030 percent; in addition to an awareness and knowledge by enriching community from platforms, as well as extension of eight months for the Arabic content through paper and digital events locally and from Arab countries, design and construction of a publications, also by organizing activities she noted. pedestrian bridge on Fahd that encourage the public to participate in The activities of the teams from Ku- Al-Salem Street next to Jahra various astronomical hobbies and endeav- wait sky, city sky and universe live con- Gate, sources disclosed. ors. tain three amateur astronomers named Sources said the project In an interview with KUNA Saturday, Mohammad Al-Obaidi, Abdullah Al- includes pedestrian bridges con- CEO of ASPD Dr Layla Al-Mousawi Harbi and Abdulwahab Al-Khater, going necting the following: Al-Nasr said that this initiative began in 2021 by on trips to Al-Salmi desert to observe the Club and Ishbiliya, Farwaniya collecting several ASPD activities prior universe through telescopes. and Khaitan on Road 55, Ardiya to scientifi c progress for publication and The teammates also introduce the pub- and Al-Salam Mosque, Ardiya including them in Astrolab. lic to the stars and the shape of the sky and Al Mikhayal Mosque, The Astrolab initiative team is a group from outside the city, astrophotography Ardiya and Farwaniya Hospital, of young people interested in photogra- workshops from inside the city, and put- Khaitan and Al-Zahraa on phy, astronomical observation and citizen ting astronomical events on social media Airport Road 50, Hatim and science, she pointed out. platforms. Al-Salam, and Waha and Jahra. Former French Arab Parliament hails Kuwait’s leadership envoy sends her UN offi cial hails Kuwait’s humanitarian role farewell message KUWAIT CITY, Sept 4, (KUNA): Dep- The remarks were made during a visit KUWAIT CITY, Sept 4: Former uty Special Representative of the UN by Al-Asoumi to the permanent repre- French Ambassador to Kuwait Secretary-General and the Resident Co- sentative of the State of Kuwait in Cairo Anne-Claire Legendre sent a ordinator in Somalia, Adam Abdulmawla, and the permanent representative to the farewell message in Arabic to the praised the leading humanitarian role of Arab League Ambassador Ahmad Al- Kuwaiti government and people the State of Kuwait. Bakr, which also included the deputy for their full support during her In a statement to KUNA Saturday af- permanent representative, Advisor Falah tenure, stating “all of you opened ter meeting Kuwait Red Crescent Society Al-Mutairi, and senior members of the your doors to me. I learned about (KRCS) Chairman, Dr Hilal Al-Sayer, Kuwaiti mission. Kuwaiti traditions and culture Abdulmawla hailed the role played by Al-Soumi said that the State of Kuwait, through you,” reports Al-Rai the KRCS in providing aid and assis- with its “moderate international policy”, daily. tance to the affl icted and the needy in was able to maintain “balanced relations” In her video message, Legend- different regions of the world, especially with all parties in a way that enabled Ku- re said: “I was honored to repre- Somalia. wait to play an “active role” in the region sent France in Kuwait. I sincerely He said that the meeting dealt with the and to be appreciated and respected in the thank and appreciate His High- humanitarian situation in his country and regional and international levels. ness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf ways to enhance joint humanitarian ac- ❑ ❑ ❑ Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, tion there, providing an overview of the His Highness the Crown Prince diffi cult living conditions in most parts of The Kuwaiti Ministry of Finance par- Sheikh Mishaal Al-Ahmad Al- Somalia. took in the 46th annual ministerial meet- Jaber Al-Sabah, the government For his part, Al-Sayer praised the ef- ing of the Islamic Development Bank and people of Kuwait. Without forts of the UN in Somalia and the hu- (IDB) Board of Governors, held in Tash- their support, I and my team team manitarian and relief activities in various kent between September 2-4. would not have been able to con- social sectors. The fi nance ministers of the Organiza- tinue strengthening bilateral rela- He stressed the KRCS interest in im- tion of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) mem- tions between the two countries.” proving the humanitarian situation in So- ber states, including Kuwaiti Finance She added that she will leave malia as a priority to overcome different Minister and Minister of State for Eco- Kuwait within hours, but she challenges. nomic Affairs and Investment and Gov- will not forget the generosity of Meanwhile, President of the Arab Par- ernor of Central Bank of Kuwait Khalifa the people; referring to the out- liament (AP) Adel Al-Asoumi praised on Hamada, participated in the 46th gather- standing relations and partner- Saturday, the “great role” played by the ing, the Ministry of Finance said in a press ship between the two countries State of Kuwait on the Arab, regional and release. that spanned more than 60 years. international arenas through “wise diplo- The gathering, which also attracted She wished Kuwait’s leadership, macy, rational, and discreet policy” led by representatives from national, regional government and people contin- His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al- and international fi nance organizations, ued success and prosperity. Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. focused on major global economic issues, She concluded that the em- In a statement issued by the Arab according to the release. bassy’s team will keep on exert- Parliament, Al-Asoumi praised as well During the meeting, the State of Ku- ing efforts to strengthen relations the support by His Highness the Crown wait was elected member of the Board between the two countries under Prince, Sheikh Meshaal Al-Ahmad Al- of Directors of the Islamic Corporation the leadership of the new Am- Jaber Al-Sabah, which enhances Ku- for the Development of the Private Sec- bassador of France to Kuwait – wait’s role in facing the challenges facing tor, representing the Arab Group between Claire Le Fleischer. the Arab world. 2021 and 2024, it added. ARAB TIMES, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2021 LOCAL 5 Yemen relief tops priorities of weekly ‘humanitarian’ efforts

Praises for Kuwait’s humanitarian role continue

KUWAIT CITY, Sept 4, In a statement to Kuwait News more than 31,000 citizens in the city of and development projects in all Yemeni Agency (KUNA), Taher expressed his Hais in the governorate, with funding governorates and carries goodness and (KUNA): Relief and de- thanks and appreciation to the HH the from the Kuwait Relief Society. loyalty to the Yemeni people without velopment work in Yemen Amir, government and people of Ku- In a statement to KUNA on this asking any in return or publicity. topped the priorities of hu- wait for these “qualitative” humanitar- occasion, Taher said that the Yemeni For his part, the project coordinator at ian contributions that help alleviate the people will not forget Kuwait’s noble the Yemeni Wisdom Society implement- KUNA photo manitarian efforts made by suffering of Yemeni citizens. hands, which extended to it with qual- ing the project, Amr Basil, explained that Seized weapon and dead birds. Kuwaiti institutions and He praised the “sincere” positions ity and influential projects in various the project is one of the important proj- organizations on a weekly and the “noble brotherly” support fields throughout history, especially ects that contribute to providing young provided by Kuwait and its charitable under the current circumstances. people with knowledge and skills to Weapons, birds confiscated basis to support the dis- and relief organizations to support the Campaign launch with confidence and experience placed and needy in the re- Yemeni people, “which comes as an towards the labor market. extension of decades of development For his part, Deputy Director-Gen- Kuwaiti humanitarian work during gion, while praises for Ku- eral of the Kuwait Relief Society of- EPA nabs hunters of migratory wait’s humanitarian role support” for Yemen. the week ending Friday was not lim- He stressed the importance of the fice in Yemen, Adel Baeshen, said in ited to Yemen only, as it also extended continued, this time from qualitative humanitarian project (frater- a similar statement to KUNA that the to Sudan, where the Kuwaiti embassy birds, slaps environ violations nity village), which guarantees dozens of integrated emergency water project in in Khartoum launched on Thursday an Turkey and Tunisia. families a “dignified and stable life”, with the city of Hais, which comes within The humanitarian work car- urgent aid campaign to support flood KUWAIT CITY, Sept 4, (KUNA): indicating that the violation comes the housing and facilities it provides, and the campaign ‘Kuwait by your side’, ried out by Kuwaiti institutions is one of the important projects in the and flood victims, including about The Environment Public Authority an- in accordance with Article 100 of the “services that help these families to pay 1,000 families. nounced Saturday the arrest of hunters of Environmental Law, which specifies in Yemen during the week ending attention to improving their living condi- interventions of the Society in Yemen. Friday varied between fi nancing tions and educating their children.” Baeshen explained that the asso- Chargé d’Affairs, Muhammad migratory birds in the Al-Jadayliat area a fine of up to five thousand Kuwaiti Ghazi, told KUNA that the aid funded near the Jahra Reserve, and environmen- dinars and a penalty of imprisonment a project to build a village for the ciation worked to strengthen the wa- Generous ter network which was “almost col- by the International Mercy Society tal violations were issued against them. not exceeding one year. displaced, inaugurating another will be distributed through the Suda- water project, and concluding a He expressed his deep thanks and lapsed”, especially since the area is The authority told Kuwait News The article states that “it is prohib- appreciation to the International Is- considered one of the hottest regions nese Welfare Organization with the Agency (KUNA) that based on a video ited to hunt, kill, catch, collect, harm, third project concerned with em- lamic Charitable Organization in the in Yemen during the summer. aim of alleviating the impact of the posted on social media about some possess or transport wild and marine powering young people techni- State of Kuwait for its generous sup- Also last Wednesday, the Kuwait current flood disaster in Sudan. people hunting migratory birds next wildlife, whether live or dead, or harm cally and professionally. port and contribution to alleviating the Relief Society concluded a project to He stressed that the aid comes as an to the reserve, the authority conducted the young, eggs, nests or habitats of Beginning with the Yemeni gover- humanitarian crisis in Yemen through empower young people technically affirmation of the Islamic values firmly patrols in cooperation with the En- these organisms.” norate of Al-Hodeidah, its governor its active participation in the impres- and professionally, which included rooted in the Kuwaiti people, which vironmental Police Department, and It also stated that the executive regu- Al-Hassan Taher, last Wednesday, laid sive humanitarian campaign ‘Kuwait training 850 male and female trainees was built on love and goodness, and a they were arrested and a violation relations of this law specify the types and the foundation stone for the establish- by your side’, which continues its ac- from the governorates of Aden and continuation of the role of the leader port was issued and the birds that were numbers of organisms that are allowed ment of a residential village consisting tivities for the seventh year in a row in Taiz in nine different areas according of humanitarian work, His Highness caught and the hunting weapon and its to be hunted in specific seasons and of 50 units to house the displaced in various relief and development fields. to market needs. the late Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad attachments confiscated. places, with the exception of hunting the coastal city of Al-Khokha in the The governor of Hodeidah Al-Hassan The Acting Governor of Aden, Badr Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, may his soul rest It stressed the need to abide by the for scientific purposes after the ap- west of the country, with funding from Taher also inaugurated last Wednesday Mu’awon, said in a speech during a in peace, and a continuation of efforts law of environmental protection and proval of the concerned authorities in the International Islamic Charitable an integrated emergency water project ceremony held on this occasion that the under His Highness the Amir Sheikh to stay away from natural reserves, coordination with the authority. Organization in the State of Kuwait. powered by solar energy, benefiting State of Kuwait provides humanitarian Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. Kuwait’s National Library to hold charity exhibition KUWAIT CITY, Sept 4, (KUNA): Director-General of the Kuwait National Library Sheikha Rasha Al-Sabah announced on Friday the holding of a charity exhibition on the occasion of the International Day of Charity Work on September 5-6. Sheikha Rasha Al-Sabah said in a press statement that the exhibition includes manual and artistic works that reflect the charitable work carried out by charitable societies and bodies inside and outside Kuwait, in order to raise community awareness of this work and contribute to helping the needy. She explained that more than 13 voluntary and charitable organizations and artists will participate in this exhibition, noting that the increasing importance of holding such quality events enhances societal awareness of the importance of charitable work in the development and well-being of societies. She added that this exhibition comes in implementation of the Kuwait National Library’s message, which aims to raise society’s awareness in various fields.

Some areas of co-op okayed Al-Ajeel praises results of judicial meet with Turkey

KUWAIT CITY, Sept 4, (KUNA): The President of the Su- preme Judicial Council and the President of the Court of Cassa- tion, Counselor Ahmed Al-Ajeel, praised on Friday the results of the judicial and legal discussions held with the Turkish side, which were based on achieving the desired goals to serve the interests of the two brotherly countries and strengthen relations. This came in a statement made by Counselor Al-Ajeel to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) after his return to the country from Turkey and his participation in the opening ceremony of the Turkish Court of Cassation and the opening of the new Turkish judicial year. Al-Ajeel afﬁrmed that the judicial cooperation between the two friendly countries is an old one, noting that during the visit, several areas of cooperation were agreed upon, most notably cooperation with the Kuwait Institute for Ju- dicial and Legal Studies and with the Court of Cassation, exchanging experiences and visits. He pointed out that some cases ﬁled in Turkish courts were also discussed that pertain to the interests of Kuwaiti citizens and Kuwaiti investments in Turkish lands, stressing that it is in the interest of the Kuwaiti and Turkish sides to speed up all cases and interests of Kuwaiti citizens before the Turkish courts. ARAB TIMES, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2021 INTERNATIONAL 6

America

‘Redrawing political maps’ Dems see consequences from ‘redistricting’ push

DENVER, Sept 4, (AP): Democrats argue that the once-a-decade process of redrawing political maps shouldn’t be a partisan cage match. In the name of good government and balance, they’ve pushed for independent commissions to do the work of rebalancing population changes into congressional districts. They’re about to feel the consequences of their focus on fairness. In Democratic-controlled Colorado, Virginia and Oregon, new congressional maps drawn by commissions or bipartisan power-sharing agreements are unlikely to give the party the sort of political advantages it could have otherwise enjoyed. Republicans, meanwhile, haven’t given up their power, controlling the process in 20 states, including Florida, Texas and North Carolina. The imbalance could come with major consequences. Democrats currently control the House of Representative by just an eight-seat margin. Choosing not to seize advantages in redistricting could cost Demo- crats the House. “There should be concern within the Democratic Party that we may have been too quick to seek reform without really looking at the long-term implica- tions,” said Rick Ridder, a Democratic strategist in Denver. This year, commissions will draw 95 Ridder congressional seats that otherwise would have been drawn solely by Democrats and only 13 that would have been drawn by Republicans. To be sure, not all Democratic states have sacrifi ced power US President Joe Biden (right front), visits a neighborhood that was severely damaged by Hurricane Ida in LaPlace, La., Friday, Sept. 3. (AP) for reform. Democratic-controlled states like Illinois and Mar- yland are heavily gerrymandered. And Democratic-controlled state legislatures can overrule commissions in New Mexico and especially New York, where the party could erase several Weather GOP House seats if it controls the map. But given the narrow margins, the commission states matter. In Colorado, where President Joe Biden won by 13 per- centage points last year, the nonpartisan commission released a preliminary map on Friday which could lead the two parties President pledges federal assistance to evenly split the state’s eight congressional seats. In contrast, some Democratic maps split 6-2 in their favor. The difference, a net of four congressional seats, is half the current Democratic margin in the House. Biden to Louisiana: ‘I know you’re hurting’ In Virginia, where Democrats control the legislature and hold the governor’s offi ce, party leaders are worried the bipar- LAPLACE, La., Sept 4, (AP): Giant community of 100,000 were gone or regular feature of the presidency. The tisan commission could deadlock, kicking control of redistrict- trees knocked sideways. Homes boarded had catastrophic damage. storm has killed at least 14 people in ing to the state Supreme Court, dominated by GOP-appointed up with plywood. Off-kilter street signs. The president later met privately Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, judges. The court would likely hire experts to draw the maps Less than a week after Hurricane Ida with Gov. John Bel Edwards, House and at least 48 in the Northeastern US. determining the political composition of the state’s 11 con- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, right, puts her battered the Gulf Coast, President Joe Republican Whip Steve Scalise, who The president has pointed to that gressional districts and its state legislative seats. arm around Minnesota State Rep. Mary Biden walked the streets of a hard hit is from Louisiana, and local offi cials destruction to call for greater public Louisiana neighborhood and told lo- including Chaisson. resolve to confront climate change. His Gaining Kunesh Podein during a press conference calling on President Joe Biden to cal residents, “I know you’re hurting, The devastation was clear even $1 trillion infrastructure legislation in- And in Oregon, a solidly blue state that is gaining a con- cancel the Enbridge Line 3 oil pipeline I know you’re hurting.” as Air Force One approached New tends to ensure that vital networks congressional seat, the Democrats who control a supermajority in at Boom Island Park in Minneapolis on Biden pledged robust federal assis- Orleans, with uprooted trees and blue necting cities and states and the country the state legislature agreed to evenly divide their redistricting Friday, Sept. 3, 2021. (AP) tance to get people back on their feet tarps covering shredded houses com- as a whole can withstand the fl ooding, committee between Democrats and Republicans. and said the government already had ing into view. The road to LaPlace ex- whirlwinds and damage caused by in- On Friday, the two parties released dueling maps for the distributed $100 million directly to in- hibited power-line wood poles jutting creasingly dangerous weather. state. The Democratic map shores up one swing district repre- dividuals in the state in $500 checks to from the ground at odd angles. At Friday’s briefi ng with local offi - sented by Democratic Rep. Peter DeFazio by pulling in more America give them a fi rst slice of critical help. cials, Biden insisted the infrastructure voters of his party, and creates a safe Democratic district west Many people, he said, don’t know Disaster bill and an even more expansive meas- of Portland for Oregon’s sixth and newest district. The Re- what help is available because they Trips to natural disaster scenes have ure later on would more effectively publican version keeps both districts competitive. A deadlock Jackson’s wife heads home: The Rev. can’t get cellphone service. long been a feature of US presidencies, prepare the country. kicks the process to the Democratic secretary of state. Jesse Jackson’s wife will be released from Residents welcomed Biden’s Fri- moments to demonstrate compassion “It seems to me we can save a whole Good government advocates have long argued for nonpartisan a Chicago hospital where she has been day presence, one of them drawing a and show the public leadership during lot of money, a whole lot of pain for our commissions to oversee redistricting to end gerrymandering, the treated for COVID-19, her family said in a sign with his last name and a heart for a crisis. They are also opportunities to constituents, if we build back, rebuild it centuries-old practice of drawing districts designed to pack op- statement Friday. the dot on the “i.” They laughed and hit pause, however temporarily, from back in a better way,” Biden said. “I real- ponents’ voters into one place, or scatter them across districts to A statement from Jonathan Jackson, one posed for selfi es. the political sniping that often domi- ize I’m selling as I’m talking.” minimize their voting power. The practice shrinks the number of the couple’s fi ve children, did not specify More formally, Biden met with state nates Washington. Sen. Cassidy tweeted later that in his of competitive districts, hardening partisan polarization, and can when his 77-year-old mother, Jacqueline, and local offi cials in LaPlace, a com- In shirtsleeves and boots, Biden was conversation with Biden, “we spoke blunt the political power of some racial and ethnic groups. would be released from Northwestern Me- munity between the Mississippi River welcomed at the airport by Edwards, about the need for resiliency. We morial Hospital. Republicans argue that both parties gerrymander. Demo- and Lake Pontchartrain that suffered a Democrat. Several Republicans, agreed putting power lines beneath the cratic worries about the Colorado and Virginia commissions Rev. Jackson, a famed civil rights leader and former presidential candidate, was trans- major wind and water damage and was including Sen. Bill Cassidy and Rep. ground would have avoided all of this. expose the party’s hypocrisy, said Adam Kincaid, executive left with sheared-off roofs and fl ooded Scalise, were also on hand. The infrastructure bill has billions for director of the National Republican Redistricting Trust, which ferred recently to a hospital focused on physical rehabilitation after receiving treatment for homes. Edwards said Biden has “been a grid resiliency.” oversees line-drawing for the GOP. “It’s as if they see these a breakthrough COVID-19 infection. “I promise we’re going to have your tremendous partner,” adding that he Past presidents have been defi ned in commissions as an extension of the Democratic Party and not He has been vaccinated against the virus. back,” Biden said. intended to keep asking for help until part by how they handled such crises. as the fair-minded independent bodies they say they are.” But he told The Associated Press last week He also took a fl yover tour of pum- the president said no. Seemingly casually, Donald Trump Kincaid’s Democratic counterpart, Kelly Ward Burton of that Jacqueline, also a civil rights activist, had meled areas including Lafi tte, Grand In the aftermath of Ida, Biden is fo- lobbed paper towels to people in Pu- the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, fi red back not been vaccinated because she has a “pre- Isle, Port Fourchon and Lafourche cusing anew on the threat posed by cli- erto Rico after a hurricane, generating that Democrats have truly pushed redistricting reforms, unlike existing condition” that worried them. (AP) Parish, where Parish President Archie mate change and the prospect that dis- scorn from critics but little damage to the GOP. ❑ ❑ ❑ Chaisson said 25% of the homes in his aster zone visits may become a more his political standing. “Republicans know they are out of step with where this country is going and growing, which is why they have to ma- Police kill alleged kidnapper: Police nipulate the maps and the voting laws in order to win,” Burton shot and killed a man Friday outside a Wis- said. “Trusting the voters and supporting maps that fairly and consin Walmart after he allegedly kidnapped accurately represent the communities of this country is a sign a man, carjacked a vehicle and stole another called police and said there was an active ing tank after identifying a problem with its of strength, not a sign of weakness.” vehicle as offi cers were closing in on him. shooter there, the statement said. towing mechanism. Marine Corps spokes- Democrats have proposed requiring nonpartisan commis- The Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Offi ce, Multiple deputies and offi cers from the two man Maj. Jim Stenger said the decision was sions to draw lines in every state as part of a sweeping federal the Franklin Police Department and the departments converged on the area. As offi c- made “out of an abundance of caution.” Oak Creek Police Department issued a joint ers closed in the suspect abandoned his vehicle election bill, which is stalled in the Senate due to unanimous statement saying the incident began early The Amphibious Combat Vehicle was ob- Republican opposition. and stole another one, the statement said. (AP) tained by the Marine Corps last year to replace Friday morning when a 31-year-old man ❑ ❑ ❑ Currently, 10 states have redistricting commissions that kidnapped another man in Milwaukee. the Vietnam-era Amphibious Assault Vehicle, draw lines for congressional districts, including reliably Re- They visited three stores, including a Marine Corps halts waterborne op: or AAV, which suffered problems. Last year, publican Montana and swing state Arizona, where the GOP Walmart in suburban Franklin. The kidnap- The Marine Corps on Friday halted water- eight Marines and one sailor were killed off would otherwise control the process. ping victim told store personnel there that borne operations for its new amphibious the coast of San Diego inside an AAV after he needed help. Someone from the Walmart vehicle that resembles an armored seafar- Jackson Jacqueline becoming trapped inside the tank. (AP) ARAB TIMES, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2021 INTERNATIONAL 7

Afghanistan

‘We cried out of happiness’ Relief washes over war winners and the losers AFGHANISTAN, Sept 4, (AP): Bone-tired like everyone else in Kabul, Taliban fi ghters spent the last moments of the 20-year Afghanistan war watching the night skies for the fl ares that would signal the United States was gone. From afar, US generals watched video screens with the same anticipation. Relief washed over the war’s winners and the losers when the fi nal US plane took off. For those in between and left behind — possibly a majority of the allied Afghans who sought US clear- ance to escape — fear spread about what comes next, given the Taliban’s history of ruthlessness and repression of women. And for thousands of US offi cials and volunteers working around the world to place Afghan refugees, there is still no rest. As witnessed by The Associated Press in Kabul and told by people interviewed from all sides, the war ended with episodes of brutality, enduring trauma, a massive if fraught humanitarian effort and moments of grace. Enemies for two decades were thrust into a bizarre col- laboration, joined in a common goal — the Taliban and the United States both wanted the US out. Both sides had a stake in making the last 24 Biden hours work. In that stretch, the Ameri- Taliban special forces fi ghters stand guard outside the Hamid Karzai International Airport after the U.S. military’s withdrawal, in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Taliban, which is in cans worried that extremists would take aim at the need of foreign aid, has said it will allow people with valid travel papers to leave, and the international community says it will be monitoring to see if they keep their word. (AP) transport planes as they lifted off with the last US troops and offi cials. Instead, in the green tint of night-vision goggles, the Americans looked down to goodbye waves from Taliban fi ghters on the tarmac. Japan The Taliban had worried that the Americans would rig the airport with mines. Instead the Ameri- cans left them with functional fi re trucks and front- end loaders along with a bleak panorama of self- sabotaged US military machinery. Suga paves way for new leader After several sleepless nights from the unrelent- ing thunder of US evacuation fl ights overhead, He- mad Sherzad joined his fellow Taliban fi ghters in celebration from his airport post. Japan PM bows out of party vote Happiness TOKYO, Sept 4, (AP): Amid growing choose one or the other,” he said. “As I consulting fellow lawmakers. Former De- “We cried for almost an hour out of happiness” criticism of his handling of the pandemic, have repeatedly said, protecting people’s fense Miniter Shigeru Ishiba, a favorite in Sherzad told AP. “We yelled a lot — even our throat Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Fri- lives and health is my responsibility as media surveys, and Seiko Noda, former was in pain.” day he won’t run for the leadership of the prime minister, and that’s what I will gender equality minister, also reportedly Sherzad said he and fellow Taliban soldiers gave governing party later this month, paving dedicate myself to.” have expressed intentions to run. cigarettes to the Americans at the airport and snuff the way for a new Japanese leader after The Liberal Democrats and their coa- Kishida has criticized Suga’s handling to Afghans still in the uniform of their disintegrat- just a year in offi ce. lition partner have a majority in parlia- of the pandemic and recently proposed a ing army. Suga told reporters that heading Ja- ment, meaning whoever wins the Sept series of virus measures, including more By then, he said, “everyone was calm. Just nor- pan’s pandemic response and campaign- 29 party vote is virtually guaranteed to funding, a pledge to secure more hospital mal chitchat.” Yet, “We were just counting minutes ing to lead his governing Liberal Demo- become the new prime minister. beds and creation of a health crisis man- and moments for the time to rise our fl ag after full cratic Party at the same time divided his agement agency to centralize pandemic Campaign independence.” Japan’s Prime Minister and head of rul- energies. “I have decided not to run for measures. US efforts to get at-risk Afghans and others onto ing Liberal Democratic Party Yoshihide the party leadership elections, as I would The offi cial start of the party cam- Kono, the son of the longest-serving the airport grounds were complicated by the viral Suga, (left), and the party’s secretary like to focus on coronavirus measures,” paign is Sept 17. Candidacy requires fac- lower house speaker and grandson of a spread of an electronic code that the US sought to general Toshihiro Nikai, (second right), Suga told reporters who rushed to his of- tional support largely controlled by party former deputy prime minister, is a politi- provide to those given priority for evacuation, said arrive for a meeting in Tokyo, Friday, fi ce after the news broke. heavyweights, and their choices may not cal blue blood and has served as foreign a senior State Department offi cial who was on the Sept 3. (AP) Suga has faced criticism and nosediv- match those favored in public opinion and defense ministers. He regularly com- ground in Kabul until Monday. ing public support over a coronavirus re- surveys. municates on social media and is popular The offi cial said the code, intended for local Af- sponse seen as too slow and limited and Two Cabinet ministers in former Prime among younger voters. ghan staff at the US Embassy, had been shared so for holding the Olympics despite the pub- Minister Shinzo Abe’s government have Suga’s decision is largely seen as a po- widely and quickly that almost all people seeking Asia lic’s health concerns. His hope of having come out as potential candidates: dovish litical move so the party can have a fresh entry had a copy on their phone within an hour of it the Olympic festivities help turn around former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, leader before national elections later this being distributed. 4 soldiers killed in attack: Attackers his plunging popularity was also dashed. currently seen as a top contender, and year. The lower house term ends in late At the same time, the offi cial said, some US citi- believed to be West Papua rebels killed four He said he had put all his energy into former Interior Minister Sanae Takaichi, October and elections must be held by zens showed up with large groups of Afghans, many soldiers and wounded two others in an attack important issues including the virus re- who shares Abe’s rightwing ideology. late November. not eligible for priority evacuation. And there were on a military post in Indonesia’s troubled east- sponse since he took offi ce. Current Vaccinations Minister Taro Suga took offi ce last September after Afghan “entrepreneurs” who would falsely claim to ernmost region, authorities said Thursday. “But doing both takes enormous en- Kono also expressed interest on Friday, Abe resigned due to health problems, to be at an airport gate with groups of prominent at- About 50 attackers believed to be mem- ergy and I have decided that I should just saying he will make a fi nal decision after fi ll in the remainder of Abe’s term. risk Afghan offi cials. bers of the West Papua Liberation Army, the In the Pentagon operations center just outside military wing of the Free Papua Organization, Washington at the same time, you could hear a pin stormed the post and attacked the six soldiers A spokesperson for the rebels couldn’t im- Kaen province, said Nattapat Tadee, a mem- fi dence in Parliament on Saturday, helping to drop as the last C-17 took off. President Joe Biden with arrows, machetes and axes early Wednes- mediately be reached for comment. (AP) ber of a local volunteer team that helped rescue steady his government after it had come under got the word from his national security adviser. day, the West Papua regional military com- ❑ ❑ ❑ him. He was asleep on a rock formation after intense criticism for bungling its response to climbing it to try to see a route out. Some who spoke to AP about the fi nal 24 hours mand spokesman Hendra Pesireron said in a British man found after 3 days: A the coronavirus pandemic. requested anonymity because they were not author- Weller said he had not eaten anything during Prayuth still faces pressure from street pro- statement. 72-year-old British man was found safe three his ordeal but sipped water puddled on rocks, ized to identify themselves. The two badly injured soldiers were evacu- days after disappearing in a thick jungle in tests that have been demanding he step down. using grass as a straw, Nattapat said. (AP) Pro-democracy activists opposing his poli- Before leaving Kabul, a US consular offi cer with ated from the post in Kisor village of Maybrat northeastern Thailand while going to visit ❑ ❑ ❑ 25 years at the State Department was busy process- district for treatment, Pesireron said. friends on a motorbike. cies have been seeking his resignation since ing special visas for qualifying Afghans who had More than 30 military and intelligence forc- A local hunter came across Barry Leonard Thai PM Prayuth wins vote: Thai Prime last year and stepped up their efforts in recent to make it through the gauntlet of Taliban, Afghan es joined together to fi nd the attackers, he said. Weller on Friday in a remote forest in Khon Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha won votes of con- weeks. (AP) military and US checkpoints into the airport. What she saw was wrenching. “It was horrendous what the people had to go through to get in,” she said. “Some people had spent three to fi ve days waiting. On the inside we could hear the live ammunition being fi red to keep the crowds back and the ones who made it in would tell us about Taliban soldiers with whips, sticks with nails in them, fl ash-bang grenades and tear gas pushing people back.” Separated Then there were the children who got inside the airport separated from family, as many as 30 a day. UNICEF is now running a center for unaccompa- nied child evacuees in Qatar. Over the previous days in Kabul, many Afghans were turned back by the Taliban; others were allowed past them only to be stopped at a US check- point. It was madness trying to sort out who satisfi ed both sides and could make it in. Some Taliban soldiers appeared to be out for rough justice; others were disciplined, even colle- gial, over the last hours they spent with US troops at the airport. “Some really painful trade-offs for everyone involved,” the offi cial said of the selections for evacuation. “Everyone who lived it is haunted by the choices we had to make.” All of this unfolded under a constant threat stream that manifested itself in the Aug 26 attack by an off- shoot of the Islamic State group that killed 169 Af- ghans and 13 US service members. On the evening of Sunday, Aug 29, surveillance showed people loading explosives into a vehicle, US offi cials said. They launched a Hellfi re missile. Neighbors and family members disputed the claims of a vehicle packed with explosives. Najibullah Ismailzada said his brother-in-law Ze- marai Ahmadi had just arrived home from his job working with a Korean charity. His children came out to greet him, and the missile struck. “We lost 10 members of our family,” Ismailzada said. Six were no older than 8. Monday opened with more danger. Five rockets launched toward the airport — one intercepted by the US anti-rocket system, the rest landing harm- lessly. Again, IS militants, common foe of both the Tali- ban and US, were suspected. The last 1,500 or so Afghans to get out of the country before the US withdrawal left on civilian transport. In the fi nal act, fi ve C-17 planes came in darkness to retrieve the remaining American troops — fewer than 1,000 — and offi cials. One minute to midnight, the last of the fi ve took off. The American generals relaxed. In Kabul, Tali- ban fi ghter Mohammad Rassoul had been watching, too. “Our eyes were on the sky desperately waiting,” he said. The Taliban fl ares at the airport fi nally streaked the sky. Kraft, former officials settle SEC charges for $62mn

Federal regulators said that late 2015 through 2018, Kraft The SEC alleged that Klaus also approved the company’s Kraft Heinz Co. will pay $62 boasted about cost savings Hofmann, Kraft’s former chief financial statements. million to settle charges of that were actually unearned procurement officer, ap- Kraft did not admit or deny This file photo shows the accounting wrongdoing that discounts and misleading proved improper contracts. the SEC’s findings but agreed Kraft logo outside of the led the company to report reports about nearly 300 con- The agency said former Chief to avoid future violations and company’s headquarters in overly rosy financial results, tracts with suppliers. Operating Officer Eduardo pay a civil penalty, the SEC Northfield, Illinois. (AP) which were later corrected. The company’s claims Pelleissone was given many said. Pelleissone will pay a Two former senior execu- were widely picked up by warning signs that expenses civil penalty of $300,000, and tives of the food company Wall Street analysts, the SEC were being manipulated but Hofmann will pay a $100,000 agreed to pay civil penalties, said, but in 2019 Kraft restat- didn’t address them and in- fine and be barred from serv- the Securities and Exchange ed its financial results to cor- stead pressured the procure- ing as an officer or director Commission said. rect $208 million in improp- ment division to hit unrealistic of a public company for five The SEC said that from erly recognized cost savings. savings targets. Pelleissone years, the agency said. (AP)

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OPEC on the right track Delta variant weakens travel and tourism By Kamel Al-Harami WASHINGTON, Sept 4, (AP): America’s Independent Oil Analyst employers added just 235,000 jobs in Au- THE oil ministries of OPEC-Plus countries ended gust, a surprisingly weak gain after two their meeting with a unanimous decision in exactly 30 minutes, which is the shortest time in OPEC months of robust hiring and the clearest history. sign to date that the delta variant’s spread The virtual meeting ended with the decision to has discouraged some people from flying, increase production by 400,000 barrels per day from October next month, in continuation of their shopping and eating out. original agreement. The amount of increase will The August job growth the government reported remain intact until the end of next year. Friday fell far short of the sizable gains of roughly 1 Oil market anticipated the same and is expected million in each of the previous two months. The hir- to be smooth quickly. Other ing jumps in June and July had followed widespread issues were solved in the last vaccinations that allowed the economy to fully reopen meeting and no item was left from pandemic restrictions. Now, with Americans unattended on the table. This buying fewer plane tickets, reducing hotel stays and leaves the oil ministers to en- joy their summer break for the filling fewer entertainment venues, some employers in remaining period. those areas have slowed their hiring. However, OPEC-Plus ig- Still, the number of job openings remains at record levels, nored the US call to increase with many businesses eager for workers, and hiring is likely production in anticipation of to rebound in the coming months. Even last month’s modest job growth was suffi cient to lower the unemployment rate to the hardening of the oil price 5.2% from 5.4% in July. With consumers willing to spend and its impact on inflation. Al-Harami and companies trying to hire, the US economy looks healthy. Meanwhile, the USA has been The details of Friday’s jobs report showed how the delta embracing itself or causing re- variant held back job growth last month. The sectors of the cession to the global economy because of lapses economy where hiring was weakest - restaurants, hotels and in the number of jabs or vaccines taken, which is retailers - were mainly those that require face-to-face contact about 50 percent or may be less. It is ignoring the with the public. More Americans said they were unable to real fact or the simple reality that the vaccine is the work in August because their employer closed or lost busi- only weapon to come back and fight COVID-19 ness to the pandemic than said so in July. and its various variants. Hiring in the category that includes restaurants, bars and Now, we all have to go into recession because A general view of a petrol station on the main highway that links the capital Beirut to south Lebanon as cars come from every direction to try and fi ll their tanks with gasoline, in the coastal town of Jiyeh, south of Beirut, Lebanon, hotels sank to zero in August after those sectors had added the biggest economy is just ignoring the world de- Friday, Sept. 3. Lebanon is mired in a devastating economic and fi nancial crisis, the worst in its modern history. (AP) roughly 400,000 jobs in both June and July. Restaurant din- mand of taking simple jabs for all or at least 70 ing, after having fully recovered in late June, has declined to percent of its population, in common with the rest about 9% below pre-pandemic levels, according to reserva- of the world, and allowing the global economy to tions website OpenTable. grow. Worshippers pray at gas station in Lebanon Some live shows, including the remaining concerts on The concern however is that an increase of JIYEH, Lebanon, Sept 4, (AP): Doz- political class which is to blame for the get gasoline, people must wait hours in country star Garth Brooks’ tour, have been canceled. Busi- 400,000 barrels per day may lead to drop in oil nesses are delaying their returns to offi ces, threatening the prices to about $60-$62 per barrel after a while, ens of worshippers knelt in prayer Fri- miseries of this nation,” he said. line, commonly called, “queues of hu- day at the center of hundreds of cars The session underscored Lebanon’s miliation,” - and sometimes, in danger. survival of some downtown restaurants, coffee shops and resulting in a surplus oil situation and reduced oil dry cleaners. price of below $70. and unruly motorists surrounding a gas economic and fi nancial crisis, which Some people cradle their computers station south of Beirut. has plunged more than half the popula- behind the wheel while they wait. Oth- “The delta variant has taken a bigger toll on the job mar- This could be a valid argument, but today the ket than many of us had hoped,” said Sarah House, a senior OPEC-Plus group is in charge and is doing its Sheikh Ali al-Hussein led the session tion in poverty. The two-year crisis has ers pass the time making calls or playing to highlight the hardship suffered by peo- been compounded by the pandemic games on their cellphones. Still more economist at Wells Fargo. “It’s going to take workers longer homework on a monthly basis and before every ple who could not leave their spots in line and last year’s massive blast at Beirut sweat silently for hours, hoping they to come back to the labor market than we expected.” session. It is fully prepared and aware of every for gas during the worst economic crisis port that killed at least 214 people and don’t get caught up in a gun fi ght or fi st As a consequence, many economists now predict that the drop of demand for oil as well as the supply vol- in Lebanon’s history. So, he says, he destroyed large parts of the city. fi ght - an increasingly common feature at Federal Reserve won’t make a long-awaited announcement ume. brought the mosque to the people, who The results include crippling power congested gas stations across the country. that it will begin dialing back its low-interest rate policies Indeed, this oil organization is fully in charge were queued up for fi ve kilometers (three cuts and severe shortages of gasoline Sometimes, customers get their turn until November or later. and certainly knows what it is doing. miles) near a station in Jiyeh. and diesel that have been blamed on after a long wait in the sizzling sum- The August jobs report “slams the door” on the prospect ❑ ❑ ❑ He blasted politicians for their cor- smuggling, hoarding and the cash- mer heat and humidity, only to be told of the Fed announcing a pullback when it meets later this month, House said. Fed Chair Jerome Powell made clear last email: [email protected] ruption and mismanagement. strapped government’s inability to se- the power has gone out and the pumps “The aim is to send a message to the cure deliveries of oil products. Just to stopped working. week that the central bank would begin to reverse its ultra- low-rate policies later this year if the economy continued to improve. A lack of available workers remains a major hurdle to robust hiring. A few months ago, many economists had expected a fading pandemic to encourage more people to resume their job searches. Worries about getting sick on the job would fade, they hoped. And as schools reopened, more parents, particularly women, would return to the workforce. So far, that hasn’t happened. But the demand for workers remains strong. The job listings website Indeed says the number of available jobs grew in August. And the National Federation for Independent Business said its surveys show that half of small businesses have jobs they cannot fi ll. Across the economy, that diffi culty is compelling employers to offer higher pay. Average hourly wages rose a robust 4.3% in August compared with a year earlier. Walmart announced this week that it will hire 20,000 people to expand its supply chain and online shopping operations, including jobs for order fi llers, drivers, and managers. Amazon said Wednesday that it is looking to fi ll 40,000 jobs in the US, mostly technology and hourly positions. And Fidelity Investments said Tuesday that it is adding 9,000 more jobs, including in customer service and IT. In such sectors, where face-to-face contact with the public isn’t generally required, hiring remains strong. Among the benefi ciaries is Hailey Uejo, who began working Aug. 1 as a project manager at VIDSIG, a San Francis- co-based company that provides a live video chat platform whereby customers can interact with celebrities and experts. Previously, Uejo, 24, had worked as a special education teacher. But she felt burnt out by online classes. “COVID gave me the excuse to try something new,” she said. Jonathan Yarnold, CEO of VIDSIG, said the delta variant hasn’t affected his company’s plans to add 20 to 25 jobs. Likewise, Sean O’Scannlain, chief executive of Fortune International, which imports, processes and distributes sea- food, said his company is on track for record sales and has topped pre-pandemic levels. The delta variant hasn’t slowed demand from the higher-end restaurants and grocery stores he supplies. Yet O’Scannlain said he’s struggling to fi ll 42 open jobs for truck drivers, warehouse workers, accountants and sales workers. He said he thinks that a $300-a-week federal unemployment supplement, which began in March, discouraged some would-be job seekers. Other factors, too, O’Scannlain said, have made it hard- er to hire: Because big companies such as Amazon and Walmart have raised wages, he has had to match their higher pay. Overall, he’s raised pay 10% to 15% from a year ago. And some people fear becoming sick on the job from delta. “Those fears were easing in the spring as the numbers were coming down,” he said. As infections have spiked, “those concerns have risen again.” Governors in about 25 states stopped paying the $300-a- week federal jobless benefi t in June and July because, they said, the extra money was discouraging recipients from looking for work. Yet the proportion of Americans with jobs or searching for one was fl at in August, Friday’s report showed, suggesting that the cutoff has had little impact so far. Some academic research has found that the early cutoffs have led to only a small increase in hiring. The $300 payment, as well as two federal programs that cover the self-employed and gig workers, and the long-term unemployed, are set to end next week. About 8.9 million people will lose all their unemployment aid as a result. One of them is Marianne Leblanc. A live-events designer, Leblanc, 58, lives in Las Vegas, where she used to oversee huge corporate displays at conferences such as the Consum- er Electronics Show. Once the pandemic hit, all that work dried up. ARAB TIMES, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2021 BUSINESS 9

nearly one-third of major retailers say pandemic’s impact permanent: Taulia

Following the unprecedented effects of industry will be permanent. The study critically important to their business strat- pivot to focus on digital retail or pressures Supplier relationships are core to this and COVID-19, retail businesses are focused suggests that businesses must prioritize egy. Nearly 70% of retailers have used impacting their supply chain. Our survey fi nancial tools such as Supply Chain Fi- on permanently shifting to online retail building out their online retail channels or plan to use Supply Chain Finance, has highlighted that not only is the retail nance and Dynamic Discounting enable this channels, according to Taulia, the lead- and investing in the digital technologies Dynamic Discounting, and early payment industry embracing the need to adapt and relationship to provide fi nancial fl exibility and ing fi ntech provider of working capital required to facilitate these channels. to support suppliers with their fi nancial be fl exible, but it is also fi nding the neces- ensure business continuity. solutions. Taulia surveyed more than 50 The research also highlighted the vari- requirements 60% of retailers plan to sary support to do so. The retail industry’s Taulia is a fi ntech provider of working of the largest retail businesses globally to ous ways retail businesses have adapted, transform their procurement strategy in actions are ensuring the global supply capital management solutions headquar- understand the retail ecosystem’s current or plan to adapt, in response to the turbu- order to adapt to geopolitical and social chain responds to diffi culties rather than tered in San Francisco, California. Taulia trends, sentiment, and views following the lent past 24 months: factors. Alexander Mutter, Head of EMEA breaking under the strain. helps companies access value tied up in pandemic in a new research paper. 90% of retailers believe online transac- Sales at Taulia, commented: “The past “The use of fi nancial tools and technol- their payables, receivables and inventory. A The research has found that nearly tions will continue at their current levels or twenty-four months have placed a huge ogy across the retail supply chain has been network of more than 2 million businesses one-third of the largest global retailers be- increase over the next few years. 90% of strain on many retailers, whether that and will continue to be crucial in protect- use Taulia’s platform to determine when lieve the impact of the pandemic on their retailers said that supplier retention was strain was caused by a sudden need to ing and strengthening the global economy. they want to pay and be paid. (Agencies) US stocks end mostly lower, Nasdaq gains

Company upgrades Manchester warehouse Lineage Logistics completes UK expansion NOVI, Michigan, Sept 4, (Agen- portance of the temperature-controlled ity is to ensure the integrity of the cold cies): Lineage Logistics announced sector in the economy highlighted and, chain. During the construction, balance the completion of the expansion of its as the country starts to re-open, we had to be struck between the conflict- Heywood Northern Superhub, making have seen demand rise to higher than ing priorities of temperature integrity, Manchester home to the UK’s most pre-COVID levels,” said Tim Moran, dehumidification, reduction in energy advanced cold storage facility. The up- Lineage’s Regional Vice President in use and seamless movement between graded warehouse will play a key role the UK. “Lineage is continuing to meet chambers. To ensure food security, in UK food distribution and consume customer demands with an ongoing Lineage focused on temperature-con- 75% less energy than the European av- national expansion programme, both trolled loading areas, insulation, fast- erage as it features the latest technolo- nationally and across Europe, and the closing door seals and the management gies that maximise warehouse space timely completion of the final phase at of construction work alongside the ex- utilization. Heywood is very welcome.” isting operational chamber. The cold storage facility will provide The Heywood site links an innova- Lineage is also in the process of ex- storage for major food manufacturing, tive single-skin cold store to the tra- panding its Southern Superhub near service and retail brands, cementing ditional ‘box-in-box’ design, ensuring London. In total, the company will op- Manchester’s role as a distribution hub the integrity of the minus 30-degree erate six automated warehouses with a for food products in the UK. Follow- temperature while maximising the total of 330,000 pallet positions, and ing the 12-month expansion, the facil- internal area and pallet space capac- the expansions will create more than ity will boast 425,000 sq ft of space ity. State-of-the-art materials and 220 new jobs in the UK. and a total of 78,000 pallets across the mechanical systems ensure that strict Lineage Logistics is one of the lead- site on Hareshill Road. This is part of carbon reduction targets are met. ing temperature-controlled industrial the three-phase expansion of Lineage’s With energy management systems in REIT and logistics solutions providers original facility into a Northern Super- place, the new facility will provide worldwide. It has a global network of hub, with prior phases adding 100,000 Lineage with 75% operational energy over 350 strategically located facili- sq ft of space and 28,000 pallets. The cost savings compared to the average ties totaling over 2 billion cubic feet Currency traders work at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South expanded facility became operational energy consumption of similar facili- of capacity which spans 15 countries Korea, Friday, Sept 3, 2021. Asian stock markets rose Friday as investors awaited US hiring data some appear to hope will be weak enough to persuade the Federal Reserve to postpone winding down economic stimulus. (AP) during the summer. ties in Europe. across North America, Europe and “Recent months have seen the im- A major focus of the upgraded facil- Asia-Pacific. Technology shares shine, travel companies hit hard

NEW YORK, Septt 4, 4,535.43. The Dow Jones Industrial heaviest losses. Carnival Corp. slid Average fell 74.73 points, or 0.2%, to 4.4% for the biggest decline in the (AP): Major stock indexes 35,369.09. The Nasdaq composite rose S&P 500. Rival Royal Caribbean fell on Wall Street closed most- 32.34 points, or 0.2%, to 15,363.52, 4.2%. Las Vegas Sands, Marriott In- ly lower Friday, though a its third straight gain. The technology- ternational and Wynn Resorts also fell. heavy index also posted a weekly gain. Friday’s weak jobs report could rally in Big Tech compa- The indexes’ moves were mostly actually benefit stock investors over nies nudged the Nasdaq to muted ahead of a long holiday week- the longer run. The Federal Reserve another all-time high. end. US stock markets will be closed has indicated it might begin winding The S&P 500 fell less than 0.1% Monday for Labor Day. down its bond purchases of $120 bil- Investors focused Friday on a key ba- lion a month that pump money into the a day after notching a record high. rometer of economic health: the Labor financial system until they have more The benchmark index still man- Department’s monthly snapshot of hiring data that the US recovery is on solid aged its second straight weekly by nonfarm companies. The report found footing. The report may help prompt gain. Losses in financial, industrial that America’s employers added just Fed policymakers to delay those plans. and utilities companies outweighed 235,000 jobs in August, a surprisingly Bond yields moved higher. The gains in technology stocks and oth- weak gain after two months of robust yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose er sectors of the S&P 500. Energy hiring, at a time when the coronavirus’ to 1.32% from 1.30% the day before. prices mostly fell. Gold and silver highly contagious delta variant’s spread A survey by payroll processor ADP rose. Treasury yields were mixed. has discouraged some people from fly- this week found US companies added Stock indexes’ uneven finish fol- ing, shopping and eating out. fewer jobs than expected. An industry lowed a government report showing The August job gains fell far short group said manufacturing employment that US employers created far fewer of the big gains in June and July of fell. Investors are making “perverse jobs than expected last month. The re- roughly 1 million a month. Those bets” that low US jobs numbers “will port led investors to question whether gains followed widespread vaccina- nudge the Fed to defer taper for lon- the delta variant is starting to impact tions that allowed the easing of many ger, thereby buoying markets,” Ven- economic growth. pandemic restrictions. kateswaran Lavanya of Mizuho Bank “Investors are saying, ‘looks like Technology stocks did particularly said in a report. this transition from reopening to a well last year during the pandemic, so Investor optimism had been boosted reopened economy is going to take a it was unsurprising to see traders move by strong US corporate profits and the little bit longer,’” said Tom Hainlin, back into those investments again. spread of coronavirus vaccinations. national investment strategist at US Broadcom and NetApp each rose 1% But the more contagious delta variant Bank Wealth Management. or more. and measures to stop it are weighing The S&P 500 slipped 1.52 points to Travel companies took some of the on business and consumer activity. ARAB TIMES, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2021 BUSINESS 10

Feds probe NY Tesla crash that killed man changing ﬂ at tire

The US government’s road safety agency total of 12 people were killed. The only fatal Island Expressway in Queens. The Tesla has added another fatality involving a Tesla crash in which a Tesla wasn’t involved was driver remained at the scene, and the de- This fi le photo to the list of crashes it is probing due to the in March of 2018, when an autonomous partment identifi ed the victim as Jean Louis shows a sign use of partially automated driving systems. Uber test vehicle ran down a pedestrian in of Cambria Heights, New York. On Friday, bearing the com- A special crash investigation team was Tempe, Arizona. police said they’re conferring with NHTSA pany logo outside dispatched to a July 26 crash on the Long The New York crash is on an updated list in the continuing investigation, and no ar- a Tesla store in Island Expressway in New York in which a of those under investigation by NHTSA that rest has been made. Cherry Creek Mall man was killed by a Tesla Model Y SUV, was released on Friday. The additional fatality was revealed in Denver. (AP) the National Highway Traffi c Safety Admin- The New York Police Department said about three weeks after NHTSA opened istration said on Friday. that early on July 26, a 52-year-old man a formal investigation into Tesla’s partially The death brings to 10 the number of fa- was hit by a Tesla and killed while chang- automated driving systems and how they tal crashes to which the agency has sent ing a fl at tire on his vehicle, which was have crashed into parked emergency ve- a team, nine of which involved Teslas. A parked on the left shoulder of the Long hicles. (AP)

Insurers face huge payouts that could cause premiums to rise for many Americans Biden looking at climate change risks to fi nancial markets WASHINGTON, Sept 4, (AP): In markets as a result. The offi cial, in- 4.3 million homes at risk of sub- a season of daunting wildfi res and sisting on anonymity to discuss the stantial fl ooding would need to see fl ooding, the Biden administration notice, said the goal would be to their premiums for fl ood insurance is taking an initial step to assess make any data usable for consum- rise 7.2 times over the next 30 years how climate change could harm fi - ers, companies, states and regula- to cover the expense of the growing nancial markets - planning to launch tors. risks. a 75-day comment period on how The request for information President Joe Biden has focused the impacts could reshape the insur- comes as the United States is cop- on the physical damage in virtual ance sector. ing with the unmistakable costs of meetings this summer with state Insurers face payouts from wild- climate change, with wildfi res rag- governors and local leaders, yet he fi res and fl ooding risks that could ing in western states and Hurricane signed an executive order on May cause premiums to rise for many Ida knocking out power for New 20 to make sure that fi nancial in- Americans, but they’re also among Orleans and hundreds of thousands stitutions are specifi cally prepared the largest investors in U.S. fi nan- of people in Louisiana. to navigate the challenges from cli- cial markets, with $4.7 trillion in Joe Brusuelas, chief economist mate change. assets as of the end of last year, ac- at the consultancy RSM, has esti- Treasury’s Federal Insurance Of- cording to the Treasury Department mated that the hurricane damage fi ce is following up on that order by notice being posted in the Federal will cause a 0.2% drag in U.S. gross publishing a request for information Register. domestic product this quarter. That with 19 key questions. These ques- A senior Treasury offi cial said the drag should be made up once re- tions include what types of data are information gathered would help to building takes place. But economic needed to best measure the risks, more fully understand how climate costs could endure because of high- how to standardize climate-related change could potentially destabilize er insurance costs. disclosures and which factors to the stock, bond, commodities and The First Street Foundation esti- consider for major market disrup- housing markets and how to protect mated in a report this year that the tions.

The Fearless Girl statue faces the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, July 20, 2021. (AP) German unemployment declines slightly in Aug

Recovery progresses

BERLIN, Sept 4, (AP): The number of unemployed people in Germany de- Google to invest $1.2bn in clined slightly in August, unusually for the summer Germany cloud computing month, while the coun- BERLIN, Sept 4, (AP): Google said try’s jobless rate remained that it is investing 1 billion euros steady at 5.6%, offi cial sta- ($1.2 billion) by 2030 to expand its cloud computing infrastructure in tistics showed. Germany and to increase the use of In its last jobs report before a renewable energy. national election on Sept. 26, the The internet giant said it plans to Federal Labor Agency said that add new cloud computing centers in 2.578 million were registered as the Berlin region and in the town of unemployed in August. That was Hanau, close to the DE-CIX data 12,000 lower than in July and In this fi le photo, exhibitors work on exchange in Frankfurt. 377,000 lower than a year earlier. laptop computers in front of an illu- Google said it would purchase It is the fi rst time since 2010 that minated sign of the Google logo at more than 140 megawatts of electric- the number of jobless has dropped in the industrial fair Hannover Messe ity from the German subsidiary of August compared with the previous in Hanover, Germany. (AP) French utility company Engie over month, apparently refl ecting a pickup the coming years to operate the data after many coronavirus-related restric- to keep employees on the payroll while centers. tions were dropped. they await better times. The company said Engie will guar- In seasonally adjusted terms, the In Germany, the Federal Labor antee that 80% of the electricity unemployment rate dropped to 5.5% comes from carbon-free sources, from 5.6%, the latest in a string of Agency pays at least 60% of the sal- small declines. ary of employees who are on reduced including a new solar park and 22 Rises in unemployment in Germany or zero hours. existing wind parks in Germany. and elsewhere in Europe have been The labor agency said it paid sup- Google said it aims to use 100% moderate by international standards port for 1.59 million people in June, renewable energy by 2030. during the pandemic. That is because the most recent month for which it had Germany’s economy minister, employers made heavy use of salary estimates. That was down from 2.26 Peter Altmaier, called the announce- support programs, often referred to as million in May and far below a peak of ment a “strong signal” for green ener- furlough schemes, which allow them nearly 6 million in April 2020. gy and digital infrastructure. ARAB TIMES, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2021 SCIENCE 11

Climate

Glaciers disappear Warmer Arctic led to ‘killer cold’ in Texas NEW YORK, Sept 4, (AP): Warming of the Arctic caused by climate change has increased the number of polar vortex outbreaks, when frigid air from the far north bathes the central and eastern United States in killer cold, a study fi nds. The study in the journal Science Thursday is the fi rst to show the connections between changes in the polar region and February’s Valentine’s Week freeze that triggered widespread power outages in Texas, killing more than 170 people and causing at least $20 billion in damage. The polar vortex normally keeps icy air trapped in the Arctic. But warmer air weakens the vortex, allowing it to stretch and wander south. The number of times it has weak- ened per year has more than doubled since the early 1980s, said study lead author Judah Cohen, a winter storm expert for Atmospheric Environmental Re- search, a commercial fi rm outside of Boston. “It is counterintuitive that a rap- idly warming Arctic can lead to an increase in extreme cold in a place as far south as Texas, but the lesson from our analysis is to expect the unexpected with climate change,” Co- hen said. Climate scientists are still debating how and whether global warming is Cohen affecting cold snaps — they know it’s reducing the overall number of cold days, but they are still trying to understand if it leads to deeper cold snaps. Cohen’s study is the fi rst to use measurements of changes in the atmosphere to help explain a phenomenon that climate models had struggled to account for. Cohen’s study “provides a potentially simpler interpreta- tion of what’s going on,” said Pennsylvania State University This Sept 1, 2021 photo made available by NASA shows the first rock sample for return to Earth, obtained by the Mars Perseverance rover. (AP) climate scientist Michael Mann, who wasn’t part of the study. Cohen was able to show how there have been dramatic NASA Mars rover may have snagged 1st rock sample for return differences in warming inside the Arctic itself, which drives how the polar vortex can stretch and weaken. NASA’s newest Mars rover may have successfully But NASA later said it was awaiting more photos Initial photos taken Wednesday show a sample Research collected its first rock sample for return to Earth, af- before declaring success although the “team is con- in the tube but later images were inconclusive be- When the area north of England and around Scandinavia ter last month’s attempt came up empty. fident that the sample is in the tube.” cause of poor lighting, NASA said in a news release. warms more than the area around Siberia, it stretches the The Perseverance rover’s chief engineer, Adam A month ago, Perseverance drilled into much The rock sample — about the thickness of a pen- polar vortex eastward and the cold air moves from Siberia Steltzner, called it a perfect core sample. softer rock, and the sample crumbled and didn’t get cil — could have slipped down deeper into the tube “I’ve never been more happy to see a hole in a in the titanium tube. The rover drove a half-mile to a during a series of planned vibrations, it said. More north over the polar region and then south into the central rock,” he tweeted Thursday. better spot to try again. photos are planned. (AP) and eastern part of the United States. “The Texas cold blast of February 2021 is a poster child” for the link between a changing Arctic and cold blasts in lower latitudes, said climate scientist Jennifer Francis of the Woodwell Climate Research Center on Cape Cod. She Coronavirus helped pioneer the Arctic link theory, but wasn’t part of Cohen’s research. “The study takes this controversial hy- pothesized linkage and moves it solidly toward accepted science,” she said. ‘Cheap drug can cause harmful side effects’ ❑ ❑ ❑ Europe’s southernmost glaciers will likely be reduced to ice patches in the next two decades due to climate change, as the shrinking of ice mass on the Pyrenees mountain range Efforts grow to stop parasite drug use continues at the steady but rapid speed seen at least since the 1980s, Spanish scientists say in a new study. WASHINGTON, Sept 4, (AP): Health pital admissions tied to the drug. experts have been alarmed by the ex- The Pyrenees, marking the natural border between Spain experts and medical groups are push- Louisiana and Washington issued plosive growth in US ivermectin pre- and France, saw three glaciers disappear or become re- ing to stamp out the growing use of alerts after an uptick in calls to poison scribing. a decades-old parasite drug to treat control centers. Some animal feed sup- By mid-August US pharmacies were duced to stagnant strips of ice since 2011. In 17 of the two This Jan 29, 2021 file photo shows dozen remaining ice sheets, there’s been an average loss of COVID-19, warning that it can cause ply stores have run out of the drug be- fi lling 88,000 weekly prescriptions the packaging and a container of vet- harmful side effects and that there’s lit- cause of people buying the veterinary for the medication, a 24-fold increase 6.3 meters (20 feet) of ice thickness. erinary ivermectin in Johannesburg, Their mass also shrank over one-fi fth on average, or 23%, tle evidence it helps. form to try and treat COVID-19. from pre-COVID levels, according to South Africa. Ivermectin is approved With a fourth wave of infections, “There’s just not any good evidence the Centers for Disease Control and in nearly one decade, according to the study published last by the US Food and Drug Administra- tion to treat infections of roundworms more Americans are turning to iver- right now suggesting this is a good Prevention. Meanwhile, US poison week in the peer-reviewed Geophysical Research Letters. mectin, a cheap drug used to kill treatment for treating or preventing control centers have seen a fi ve-fold Its fi ndings were announced to the media on Friday. and other tiny parasites in humans and some large animals. Health ex- worms and other parasites in humans COVID-19,” said Randy McDonough, increase in emergency calls related to The Spanish scientists blamed climate change for the re- and animals. a pharmacist in Iowa City, Iowa the drug, with some incidents requiring treat, and in particular a 1.5-degree-Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit) perts and medical groups are pushing to stamp out the growing use of Federal health offi cials have seen Ivermectin is approved by the Food hospitalization. overall temperature increase in the Pyrenean region since the decades-old parasite drug to treat a surge in prescriptions this summer, and Drug Administration to treat in- The CDC citedone case of a man the 19th century. COVID-19, despite warnings that it accompanied by worrying increases fections of roundworms and other tiny who drank an injectable form of iver- “What we are seeing here is an advance warning of what can cause harmful side effects and in reported overdoses. The drug was parasites in humans and animals like mectin intended for cattle. He suffered may happen in other mountains, like in the Alps,” said there’s little evidence it helps. (AP) even given to inmates at a jail in north- cows, horses and dogs. Tablets are hallucinations, confusion, tremors and Jesús Revuelto, one of the study’s authors. “Their glaciers west Arkansas for COVID-19, despite used for internal parasites while oint- other side effects before being hospi- have much more mass and entity, but we are showing them federal warnings against that use. On ments are used to treat head lice and talized for nine days. the way.” Wednesday, podcaster Joe Rogan, who other skin infections. The generic drug The World Health Organization, the Geologist Ixeia Vidaller, another leading author, said has been dismissive of the COVID-19 works by paralyzing the worms and National Institutes of Health and other that the loss of ice mass was also a “tragedy” for the Pyre- vaccine, announced he had tested posi- killing their offspring. medical experts have also recommend- tive for the virus and was taking the ed against using it outside of carefully nean landscape, with yet-to-be-seen effects on biodiversity. Claims The researchers work for the Pyrenean Institue of Ecol- medication. controlled patient studies. An NIH ogy, or IPE, a branch of Spain’s main public scientifi c re- Ivermectin has been promoted by The FDA has tried to debunk online panel found “insuffi cient evidence” search body, the CSIC. They used high-resolution satellite Republican lawmakers, conservative claims that animal-strength versions of for or against the drug for COVID-19, imagery and visuals obtained by research fl ights in 2011 to talk show hosts and some doctors, the drug can help fi ght COVID-19. calling for more large, well-designed map the ice mass evolution, comparing it with data obtained amplifi ed via social media to millions “Taking large doses of this drug trials. of Americans who remain resistant to is dangerous and can cause serious The experts noted that early labo- in fi eld visits and 3D models of the mountain ridges pro- harm,” the FDA warned in a public duced last summer with the help of drones. getting vaccinated. It has also been ratory research showed ivermectin Robert Donna widely used in other countries, includ- advisory. The drug can cause nausea, slowed the replication of coronavirus The scientists found a loss of up to 20 meters (66 feet) ing India and Brazil. vomiting, diarrhea, seizures, delirium when grown in monkey cells. But such of ice thickness in parts of some of the fastest-melting gla- This week, the top US professional and even death, said the agency. studies are not useful for gauging real- ciers. The diminishing of the four largest of them is more groups for doctors and pharmacists ap- Dr David Boulware of the Univer- world effectiveness in humans. And consistent than that of the smaller-sized among the studied Discovery pealed for an “immediate end” to the sity of Minnesota says the drug’s side they noted other research suggesting ice sheets, they said, as the ice in many cases has already re- drug’s use outside of research. effects are mild at two or even three the drug would need to be given at lev- treated to the shade of ridges carved by centuries of erosion. “We are urging physicians, phar- times the usual human dose. But for- els 100 times the standard dose to have Comparing to other existing studies about past ice loss, macists, and other prescribers - trusted mulations for farm animals might antiviral effects in humans. IPE’s research also found that the annual rate of ice mass Coast Guard probe ‘oil spills’: The healthcare professionals in their com- contain 1,000 times what’s safe for The NIH is studying the drug in a loss has not slowed down since the 1980s. US Coast Guard says it is investigating munities - to warn patients against the humans. large trial comparing a half-dozen “We can argue with confi dence that Pyrenean glaciers are reports of possible oil spills resulting use of ivermectin outside of FDA-ap- “It’s pretty easy to get into toxic lev- established drugs to see if they have in extreme jeopardy and could disappear or become residual from Hurricane Ida after the publication proved indications and guidance,” said els,” said Boulware, an infectious dis- some effect against COVID-19. ice patches in about two decades,” the scientists wrote. of aerial photos by The Associated Press. the American Medical Association and ease specialist. “All these concentrated Experts say those interested in iver- A recent major report by scientists for the United Nations Coast Guard spokesman Petty Offi cer two pharmacist groups. doses that are meant for a 2,000 pound mectin should ask about enrolling in 3rd Class Gabriel Wisdom said that air- Large studies are now underway in horse can certainly get people sick or such studies. calls climate change clearly human-caused, “unequivocal” craft were being dispatched to investigate and “an established fact.” It also says that temperatures in reports of a miles-long slick in the Gulf the US and overseas to determine if hospitalized for toxicity.” “By participating in a clinical trial about a decade will probably blow past a level of warming of Mexico south of Port Fourchon, Loui- the drug has any effect on preventing Boulware says he prescribes the you’re not going to harm yourself and that world leaders have sought to prevent. siana. or blunting COVID-19. drug to patients a few times a year in you’re going to help society generate The Mediterranean basin, shared by southern Europe, the Wisdom said aircraft would also fl y The latest plea follows similar warn- the US and more routinely when work- the knowledge we need to know if this Middle East and northern Africa, is being identifi ed by U.N. over a major oil refi nery along the Mis- ings from federal and state regulators ing in countries where intestinal para- works or doesn’t work,” said Boul- experts as a “climate change hot spot,” likely to endure dev- sissippi River south of New Orleans after who are tracking side effects and hos- sites are common. But he and other ware. astating heat waves, water shortages and loss of biodiver- a report of a rainbow-colored sheen in the sity, among other consequences. fl oodwaters. The AP fi rst reported Wednesday about oncology nurse inspired the decision to Investment Management and the long- The Swampscott residents both earned Also: the possible spills after reviewing aerial focus the gift on nursing. time chair of the UMass Board of Trus- undergraduate degrees from UMass Low- NICOSIA, Cyprus: Meteorologists in Cyprus said Friday that images of the disaster zone taken by the Robert Manning is the chair of MFS tees. ell. (AP) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad- ❑ ❑ ❑ August was the east Mediterranean island’s hottest month ministration. since the recording of temperatures began 38 years ago. The NOAA photos show a black and Carmakers reject ‘demand’: Ger- The Meteorological Department of Cyprus said the aver- brown slick fl oating near a large rig with man automaker Daimler on Friday dis- age high temperature last month was 39.8 degrees Celsius the name Enterprise Offshore Drilling missed a “cease and desist” demand from (103.6 F), eclipsing the previous record of 39.7 degrees Cel- painted on its helipad. The company, two environmental groups to commit to sius (103.5 F) that was set in July 2020. based in Houston, said Thursday that its ending the sale of combustion engine ve- The average August daytime high between 1981-2010 Enterprise 205 rig was safely secured hicles by 2030. was 37 degrees Celsius (98.6 Fahrenheit). and evacuated prior to the storm’s arrival Lawyers for Greenpeace and the group and that it did not suffer any damage. Deutsche Umwelthilfe have threatened The highest temperature recorded last month was 44.3 de- to sue Daimler, BMW and Volkswagen grees Celsius (111.74 Fahrenheit), the third-hottest recorded (AP) ❑ ❑ ❑ unless they sign a legal pledge not to put for an August since 1983. new gas-fueled vehicles onto the market US weather offi cials previously announced that July was UMass system gets $50m gift: The from the end of this decade. the hottest month on Earth in 142 years of recordkeeping, . University of Massachusetts has received The groups argue that companies are In July, Cyprus suffered what authorities called it’s a $50 million gift from a pair of alumni, bound by the same rules as governments “most destructive wildfi re” in many decades. It killed the largest gift of any kind in system his- when it comes to reducing greenhouse gas four people, scorched more than 50 square kilometers (20 tory, school offi cials announced. emissions to combat climate change. The square miles) of forest and orchards and destroyed dozens The gift from Robert J. and Donna same lawyers successfully sued the Ger- of homes. Manning will be spread among the man government earlier this year, forcing system’s five campuses, with $15 mil- it to adjust its emissions reduction plans Although there has been no scientific study linking lion earmarked to endow the UMass to shift more of the burden onto older gen- climate change to the increasing frequency of large wild- Boston nursing program, which will erations. fires in Cyprus, Environment Minister Costas Kadis said become the Robert and Donna Man- In a letter addressed to Volkswagen, last month that empirical evidence shows this to be the ning College of Nursing and Health Greenpeace said it believes VW “poses a case. Sciences. threat to the absolute rights, such as the Kadis said the east Mediterranean is now considered How the gift will be distributed at Andre Luiz da Silva, 70, is injected with a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine property, health, and life of our clients” a “global climate change hot spot” with biodiversity and UMass campuses in Amherst, Dart- during a third dose campaign for elderly residents in long-term care institutions, by being responsible for the release of forest ecosystems that are “intensely negatively impact- mouth, Lowell and the medical school in at a retreat for elderly artists, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sept 1. Some cities in large amounts of planet-warming carbon ed.” Worcester will be announced in the com- Brazil are providing booster shots of the COVID-19 vaccine, even though most dioxide. ing months. people have yet to receive their second jabs, in a sign of the concern in the Daimler said in a statement that it saw Donna Manning’s 35-year career as an country over the highly contagious delta variant. (AP) “no basis” for the groups’ demand. (AP) Film SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2021 FFeatureseatures ing overinapickup truckandrun- when livevideoshowed amanpull- Brewster said inanewsrelease. beach afterHurricaneIda. doing alivereportby at anMSNBCjournalistwhowas cused ofrunningtowardandyelling arrested anOhiomanwhowasac- violation, the Cuyahoga sheriff’s departmentinOhio’s on suspicionofassaultandbythe police in Wooster at is former girlfriend. 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Upside-down fairy tale Film focuses on female-empowering message Stewart gains new view on fame playing Diana New ‘Cinderella’ for #MeToo era By Jocelyn Noveck the fi nest in the land. look in the mirror.” VENICE, Italy, Sept 4, (AP): Kristen Stewart has The most obvious problem in The plot moves briskly forward, long chafed at how her teenage “Twilight” fame heir love declared, their fair- updating “Cinderella” for a 2021 narrated in part by the Town Rap- robbed her of her privacy and a normal life, but don’t Tytale kiss accomplished, Cin- audience is, of course, its prem- get the wrong idea: It’s nothing compared to what per, who announces the ball where derella has an urgent request for ise that for a woman, marrying Princess Diana endured. her Prince. Can she get a lift to her Robert will choose a bride. A smit- “She was the most famous woman in the world,” well is the only goal; Life is lived ten Robert has already met Ella business meeting? through your man, whether you’re Stewart said Friday. “I have tasted a high level of And so, as princes are wont to in disguise, and convinces her to Cinderella, stepmom Vivian (Men- that, but really nowhere near that monumental, sym- do, he scoops his new love off her attend the ball so she can meet bolic representation of an entire people or nation.” zel), stepsisters Malvolia and Nar- wealthy potential clients. Stewart gained that perspective fi lming Pablo Lar- feet to carry her to his horse. But, like, she’s in a rush. “No, I can issa (Maddie Baillio and Charlotte As we already know, the evil rain’s “Spencer,” the latest cinematic look at the late Kristen Stewart poses for photogra- Spencer) or even the queen (Driv- stepmom will ALMOST keep Cin- Princess of Wales, which premiered Friday at the phers upon arrival at the premiere of walk, it’s faster,” she chirps. “But thanks!” er). derella from the ball. And the fairy Venice Film Festival. Coming out in between sea- the fi lm ‘Spencer’ during the 78th edi- Cannon addresses this by having sons of Netfl ix’s “The Crown” and with the Broad- tion of the Venice Film Festival in Ven- It’s a throwaway moment but godmother — sorry, Fab G — will way musical “Diana” about to open, Larrian’s up- ice, Italy, Friday, Sept 3. (AP) perhaps a nice example of both the Cinderella — she calls herself Ella step in. And the clock will strike side-down fairy tale focuses assets and fl aws of this new, de- here, because why defi ne a girl by midnight, a glass slipper will be on the three-day Christmas cidedly woke, pop-music infused the cinders on her face? — dream lost, and the Prince will go search- holiday in the early 1990s that “Cinderella” for the #MeToo era, not of marriage but of business ing. preceded Diana’s formal sep- written and directed by Kay Can- success, as a designer. In an early We won’t give away more de- aration from Prince Charles. non (and co-produced by James number, the servant girl comes tails, but there’s nothing so dras- Much has already been face to face with her imagined fu- said, seen and written about Corden, who doubles as a mouse). tic here that people won’t end up A feminist recasting of the famil- ture self, and she’s no royalty — Happily Ever After. Yet if there’s the collapse of the royal mar- she’s the owner of “Dresses By riage, Diana’s deep unhappi- iar story is welcome, of course, but a catchphrase here, it is not that: it ness and the cruel confi nes of the screenplay focuses so insist- Ella.” is “I Choose Me.” the British monarchy. “Spen- ently on its female-empowering Pragmatism If only this admirable message cer” doesn’t add new infor- message that it feels at times like Stewart But that’s a dream too far. In this weren’t reinforced so strenuously, mation or novel insights to we’re just getting hit over the head and knowing laughs weren’t so the Diana pantheon, allowing itself instead to imag- Washington Fletcher with it. kingdom, women don’t run businesses. Everyone says this, espe- few and far between. Among these ine what transpired in those three days at the queen’s Thankfully there are also mo- laughs, there’s a good one about Sandringham estate in Norfolk, as the “people’s prin- ments, like this, that are rescued cially Vivian, who, we learn, once cess” unraveled. also dreamed of being more than a shoes, wherein Ella complains to Variety by playful chemistry between our Fab G about the uncomfortable “I think the really sad thing about her is that she — appealing leads: ebullient pop wife. We get a sense early on that as normal and casual and disarming as her air is im- Vivian’s cruelty — less cartoon- glass slippers. These are women’s mediately — she also felt so isolated and so lonely,” singer Camila Cabello as Cinder- PUT-IN-BAY, Ohio: The longtime tour ish than in other versions — stems shoes, Fab G replies: “Magic has Stewart told a Venice press conference. “She made ella, and newcomer Nicholas Gal- its limits.” production manager for country star Keith itzine as Prince Robert. Supporting from deep personal disappoint- everyone else feel accompanied and bolstered by Urban has died after falling from a stage ment, and that her fi erce desire to So, alas, does this new “Cinder- this beautiful light, and all she wanted was to have before an Ohio concert. roles are given a playful workout by pros like Pierce Brosnan as the marry off her daughters is born of ella.” But however it measures up it back.” Randy “Baja” Fletcher, 72, died to its predecessors (and inevitable This is the second 20th Century icon-in-crisis that on Aug 27 at a hospital after falling the king — going all in for the comedy bitter pragmatism. Larrain has brought to Venice, after he premiered previous day while preparing for Urban’s — and a touching but underused This nuance serves the fi lm’s future iterations), you can’t argue “Jackie,” a portrait of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis appearance at Bash on the Bay on the Minnie Driver as his stifl ed queen. message well, but the characteriza- with the lesson — for youngsters starring Natalie Portman, in 2016. Larrain said he de- Lake Erie island of Put-in-Bay, The Port There’s also a reliably eye-pop- tions can be confusing. It’s rather of any gender — that your destiny cided to profi le Diana because he “wanted to make a Clinton News-Herald reported. ping turn by Billy Porter as the fab- jarring to go from a moment where belongs in your own hands, not in movie that my mother would like.” Fletcher became Urban’s tour manager those of someone who chooses to in 2011 after working for music stars such ulous (“Fab G”) fairy godmother, Vivian seems to genuinely care Adored as Brooks & Dunn, Waylon Jennings, but alas, it’s only one scene plus a about Ella to where she viciously pluck you magnanimously from your own story and place you in The Chilean director said his mother adored Di- Randy Travis and ZZ Top. bit of narration. As always, Porter hurls ink at the dress she’s spent ana, dressed like her and even had her hair done like Urban told Billboard magazine that knows how to make an entrance, weeks designing. It’s also hard theirs. Fletcher had an “orbit of light” that once but for the most effective use of to pin down the stepsisters — are “Cinderella,” an Amazon Stu- her — the famous Lady Di feathered shag. But he you were in “would stay with you forever.” said the more he researched Diana, “I realized that “I loved him,” Urban said. “We all loved a star here, look to Idina Menzel, they nasty, or not? In any case they dios release, has been rated PG by she carried an enormous amount of mystery, and that him, and I’m grateful he chose us as his who lends texture to the usually get only kindness from Ella. When the Motion Picture Association of mystery combined with the magnetism she had cre- road family for 10 years.” one-note “evil” stepmother. And, one asks her if she looks pretty, America “for suggestive material ates the perfect elements for a movie.” Fletcher received the Country Music of course her clarion singing voice Ella says yes, but adds: “What and language.” Running time: 113 Indeed. Diana has been the subject of at least a Association’s fi rst Touring Lifetime — which we can objectively say is matters is how YOU feel when you minutes. Two stars out of four. (AP) dozen movies and TV series, from two US made-for- Achievement Award in 2017, describing TV movies about the 1981 royal wedding, released a his fi ve-decade career as “unparalleled.” year later, to a 1993 fi lm based on the book “Diana: His lone break from fi ve decades of touring came in 1969 when he joined the US son, Tom, from Washington’s previous the woman testifi ed on Friday at the R&B When she asked him to use protection, Her True Story” to the 2013 movie “Diana” starring relationship. (AP) singer’s sex-traffi cking trial. “he just said no,” she testifi ed. Naomi Watts as the princess. Army and served a tour in Vietnam. (AP) ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ The woman — testifying during the It was the second time this week that None have been particularly fl attering to the mon- trial’s third week without using her full real jurors have heard testimony alleging Kelly archy. Queen Elizabeth II’s motto is often summa- LONDON: Hollywood stars are paying NEW YORK: R. Kelly paid $200,000 to name — told a New York City jury she gave a partner herpes — part of a case ac- rized as “never complain, never explain.” On that tribute to voice coach Joan Washington, settle a lawsuit brought by a woman who was 27 when she met Kelly through a mu- cusing him of leading a criminal enterprise principle, Buckingham Palace has refrained from whose death was announced on Friday. accused him of giving her herpes two tual friend in 2001. She told him she was that sexually exploited women, girls and commenting on the many fi ctionalized accounts of Washington’s death was disclosed by decades ago without disclosing he had it, worried about STDs, including AIDS. even boys during a 30-year career high- the royal family’s life, from “The Queen” — Stephen her husband, actor Richard E. Grant. He lighted by his anthem “I Believe I Can Fly.” Frears’ 2006 fi lm about the aftermath of Diana’s posted a video on Twitter of the couple Kelly, 54, has denied any wrongdoing. death — to Netfl ix’ “The Crown.” dancing together to a song by the Platters, His lawyers have portrayed his accusers as Stewart, who rose to international fame as a teen- along with the words: “ONLY YOU! Joan groupies who are lying about their relation- age Bella Swan in the “Twilight” franchise, was — Love of my Life & Giver of Life to our ships with him. daughter Olivia. Our hearts are broken The defendant has been trailed for dec- asked how it felt to be portraying someone subject to with the loss of your Life last night. 35 ades by complaints and allegations about a similar level of voyeuristic obsession that she has years married & 38 together.” his behavior. The scrutiny intensifi ed again experienced. Stewart tackled similar subject matter He did not give Washington’s age or amid the #MeToo movement in recent in “Seberg,” about the “Breathless” star Jean Seberg, cause of death. years, with multiple women going public which also made its out-of-competition debut at Ven- Washington was one of Britain’s lead- with accusations against the singer that ice in 2019. ing voice and dialect coaches, and worked have resulted in federal criminal charges Stewart drew the line between mere movie star with actors including Anne Hathaway, in New York and Chicago, keeping him in and global icon. “I’m allowed to make mistakes,” Vanessa Redgrave, Emma Stone and jail since 2019. she noted. Jessica Chastain. She also worked for the There will be a break in the trial until She also defended the decision to again explore stage, including more than 80 productions Thursday. The government is expected to rest Diana’s story, saying it’s an imaginary piece of art, for the National Theatre in London. its case sometime during the week of Sept 13. not an invasion of her privacy or that of her family’s. Chastain, who worked with Washing- A woman reluctantly took the witness “There is a difference between intruding and the ton on fi lms including “The Debt” and stand against R. Kelly to recount how he “Crimson Peak,” said on Twitter: “My struck up a relationship with her in 2006 multiplicity that art brings to this world,” Stewart heart is broken. Joan Washington had such when she was 15, but dodged a prosecu- said. a profound impact on me, yes as an artist, tor’s questions. “I think if anyone made a movie about me, I but mostly as a woman.” “I don’t recall how old I was,” the wouldn’t feel stolen from or taken from,” she added. Director-comedian Chris Addison woman, now 31, testifi ed at Kelly’s New “There’s nothing salacious about our intention. That called Washington “the secret sauce in a York City sex-traffi cking trial. would probably be more embedded in interpreta- million performances.” When pressed further on the timing, tion.” Washington and Grant married in 1986. Zendaya arrives for the photo call of the fi lm ‘Dune’ at the 78th edition of the she demurred, saying, “It’s hard. It was 16 The couple raised a daughter as well as a Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Friday, Sept 3. (AP) years ago.” (AP) ARAB TIMES, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2021 SPORTS 14

Nashville beats NYCFC 3-1 Polster scores, Knighton gets shutout in New England’s win CHESTER, Pa., Sept. 4, (AP): Matt Polster scored in the fi rst half and the 10-man New England Revolu- Hojgaard shoots 65 tion held off the Philadelphia Union 1-0. to lead Italian Open MLS-leading New England (16- GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy, 4-4) avoided back-to-back losses Sept 4, (AP): Nicolai Hojgaard for the fi rst time this season after shot a 65 to take a one-stroke lead its nine-match unbeaten run - with Saturday entering the fi nal round eight wins - was snapped Saturday. of the Italian Open - a week after Philadelphia (8-7-8) has won only identical twin brother Rasmus won two of its last nine matches - with on the European Tour in Switzer- land. four losses. Of the two 20-year-olds from Polster scored in the 33rd by Denmark, Rasmus has so far redirecting Arnór Ingvi Trausta- been the more successful with son’s free kick at the back post. three European Tour victories, New England goalkeeper Brad including his European Masters Knighton had his fourth shutout of title in Crans- the season. Montana last weekend. The Revolution were reduced to But Nicolai, 10 men in the 59th minute when who began Traustason received his second yel- the day three low card near midfi eld for pulling strokes off the lead and Nashville SC forward Jhonder Cadiz, top right, tries to head the ball past New York City FC forward Valentin Castellanos during the second half of an MLS down Nathan Harriel. Nashville 3, NYCFC 1 is still chasing soccer match on Sept 3, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP) In Nashville, Tenn., Hany his fi rst Tour triumph, had Mukhtar scored a in each half and a mistake- Nashville beat New York City FC Hojgaard free round in the fi rst meeting between the that featured clubs. four birdies and an eagle after he drove the green at the par-4 16th. Roglic on the ‘brink’ of third SOCCER Nicolai is attempting to make the Hojgaards the fi rst brothers Nashville (9-2-11) is unbeaten to win back-to-back events on the in 15 home matches, including European Tour. Nicolai’s top career result was a the playoffs, for the longest active second-place fi nish behind Sergio streak in MLS. New York City (10- Garcia at the 2019 KLM Open. straight Spanish Vuelta title 7-4) is winless in six road games, but it’s home winning streak is at GOLF seven. Mas wins stage Nashville also scored on Vuk Latinovich’s own goal. Valentín Ryder Cup standout Tommy Hassan runs 5th-fastest mile ever Fleetwood and Daniel van Tonder, MOS, Spain, Sept 4, (AP): Castellanos scored in the 90th who won in Kenya in March, were BRUSSELS, Sept 4, (AP): Two-time minute for NYCFC. Primoz Roglic has only the in a tie for second one stroke be- Olympic champion Sifan Hassan ran Each team was reduced to 10 hind, while Mikko Korhonen stood decisive stage’s time trial the fi fth-fastest women’s mile ever, men at the end of the fi rst half. two strokes back. clocking 4 minutes, 14.74 seconds at left to win his third consecu- the Memorial Van Damme meeting. Maximiliano Morález and McCarty The leaders got off to an early tive Spanish Vuelta title af- Hassan set off on pace to beat her were each give straight red cards start to avoid a thunderstorm ter fi nishing the rugged 20th own world record but could not main- following a pushing match. forecast for the afternoon at the tain it at the end of a grueling season LAFC 4, Sporting KC 0 redesigned Marco Simone club stage runner-up to Clement outside Rome, which will host the where she took gold in Tokyo over In Los Angeles, Mamadou Fall Champoussin on Saturday. 5,000 and 10,000 meters and bronze 2023 Ryder Cup. in the 1,500. scored twice to help Los Angeles Fleetwood compiled fi ve birdies Roglic leads Enric Mas by 2 1/2 FC beat Sporting Kansas City. minutes before Sunday’s time trial before a bogey on the par-3 17th, ATHLETICS Los Angeles (7-9-6) ended a marking the third consecutive day over 34 kil- club-record, eight-game winless that he has struggled at the penul- ometers (21 timate hole. Hassan now has three of the fi ve streak. LAFC had never gone miles) from fastest mile times in history, including more than five straight games Padrón to the the 4:12.33 world record she set two without a win before this season. medieval city years ago in Monaco. In yet another tilt at his own pole Kansas City (11-5-7) has lost of Santiago de twice in its last 13 matches - with Compostela, vault world record, Olympic champion Armand Duplantis came up just short six victories. destination of in three attempts to clear 6.19 meters. Cristian Arango and Eduard At- the St. James Duplantis was still in action fully 30 minutes after the rest of the track uesta also scored. Way pilgrim- Netherland’s Sifan Hassan poses with the board after placing fi rst and setting Sporting KC was reduced to 10 age trail. and fi eld program had fi nished in the Roglic a record in the 1 Mile Women during the Diamond League Memorial Van next-to-last Diamond League meeting men in the 58th minute when Roger Roglic is fa- Damme athletics event at King Baudouin stadium, Brussels on Sept 3. (AP) in Europe. vored to hold onto his commanding Espinoza received a straight red lead, despite his bad memories from card for a studs-up tackle of Cris- the 2020 Tour de France, where he does his damage in the mountain. was able to stay in contact and took ad- fi nal stretch. tian Arango. lost the yellow jersey on a decisive Champoussin took his fi rst profes- vantage when he saw his chance. Mas’ Movistar teammate, Miguel Timbers 2, Dynamo 0 sional win by claiming the 202-kilom- Ineos set a hard pace through the Ángel López, however, cracked dur- In Houston, Yimmi Chará and eter (125-mile) ride from Sanxenxo to middle of the route over green hills on ing the Yates attack and saw his hold Felipe Mora each scored and Port- CYCLING Mos in 5 hours, 20-plus minutes. The the northwest coast with views of the on third place overall crumble. After land beat Houston. French rider for AG2R blew past Ro- Atlantic below. An attack by Adam struggling for a long period while the Portland (9-10-3) extended Hou- time trial to fellow Slovenian Tadej glic and three other riders who were Yates on the category-one Alto de difference grew, the Colombian got off Portland Timbers midfi elder Sebas- Pogacar. caught off guard with less than two kil- Mougás shattered what was left of the his bike and withdrew from the race. tian Blanco, (left), is pushed as he ston’s club-record winless run to Roglic won the time trial gold medal ometers left on the fi nal ascent. peloton, leaving Roglic with a Jumbo- Jack Haig moved into third overall at moves the ball by Houston Dynamo 16 games. The Dynamo (3-10-10) at the Tokyo Olympics and the Vuel- Champoussin was part of an early Visma teammate. 4:48 behind Roglic. Yates was fourth at midfi elder Memo Rodriguez dur- have not won since May 22. ta’s fi rst time trial on its opening stage. breakaway group that was caught and But Roglic needed no help to resist 5:48. Egan Bernal was sixth, but more ing the fi rst half of an MLS soccer Steve Clark had his fourth shut- Mas, however, is a pure climber who then passed by the top riders. But he the attacks by Yates and Mas over the than 11 minutes back. match, on Sept. 3, in Houston. (AP) out ARAB TIMES, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2021 SPORTS 15

Hamilton 2nd Verstappen takes Turner’s error lets Posey, Giants pole for Dutch GP ZANDVOORT, Netherlands, Sept. 4, (AP): Dutch driver Max Verstappen sent his Orange Army of fans into rap- tures after taking a brilliant pole position for the Netherlands Grand Prix on take NL West lead over Dodgers Sunday. The Red Bull driver’s fi nal lap was just good enough to beat Mercedes star Lewis Hamilton by .04 seconds and his Semien homers in 9th, Blue Jays rally to stun Athletics 11-10 teammate Valtteri Bottas by .034. Verstappen’s orange-clad fans stood and roared Saturday when he went past SAN FRANCISCO, Sept after earlier launching a two-run homer the main grandstand area and sealed 4, (AP): Second baseman to lead Seattle past Arizona. his season-leading seventh pole of the Seattle blew a 5-1 lead after Arizona season - four more Trea Turner threw wildly scored four runs in the seventh but re- than F1 record on Buster Posey’s bases- covered to win for the fourth time in holder Hamilton. loaded, two-out grounder fi ve games as it tries to stay in the AL “Unbelievable, playoff race. we were just fl ying in the 11th inning and a Royals 7, White Sox 2 today,” Verstap- video review upheld the In Kansas City, Mo., Dallas Keuchel pen said. “It’s an safe call as the San Francis- had another rocky outing for AL Cen- amazing feeling to tral-leading Chicago, allowing six runs get pole position co Giants beat the Los An- in three innings in a loss to Kansas here. The crowd is geles Dodgers 3-2 to grab City. incredible.” fi rst place in the NL West. Keuchel, the 2015 AL Cy Young Verstappen led Award winner, has a 7.26 ERA in The rivals began the night tied his past 11 starts after giving up fi ve Verstappen Bottas by .3 sec- for the division lead. The Giants onds and Hamil- earned runs, seven hits and two walks ton by .35 after their fi rst runs. They nearly won in the ninth, but Posey with one strikeout. He went one inning all improved on their second stints and botched a play on the bases and the and allowed fi ve earned runs in his pre- Verstappen did enough for his 10th ca- Dodgers rallied to tie it at 1. vious start, then admitted to being “the reer pole. After both teams scored in the 10th, weakest starter in the rotation for much “Pole position, home Grand Prix,” San Francisco loaded the bases in the of the year.” Red Bull team principal Christian 11th against Evan Phillips (1-1), the Cubs 6, Pirayes 5 Horner said after Verstappen’s sixth Dodgers’ 11th pitcher. In Chicago, Chicago manager David pole in the past seven races. “Really Posey hit a grounder to Turner, who Ross and president of baseball opera- proud of you.” had plenty of time but zipped a throw tions Jed Hoyer missed the Cubs’ vic- that pulled fi rst baseman Will Smith off tory over Pittsburgh after testing posi- the bag - normally a catcher, Smith had tive for COVID-19. MOTOR RACING never played the position in college or Michael Hermosillo homered and as a pro before entering in the 10th. drove in three runs, leading Chicago Hamilton missed out on record- Smith desperately tried to reach to its fourth consecutive victory. Frank extending 102nd career pole but leads back to tag fi rst base as Posey crossed. Schwindel also connected, and Ian Verstappen by three points in the With fans chanting ’”Safe! Safe!” and Happ had three more hits on a wet af- standings. Hamilton was thrilled by players on both sides watching and ternoon at Wrigley Field. the speedy 4.3-kilometer (2.7-mile) waiting, the safe call was confi rmed. Rays 5, Twins 3 San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Anthony DeSclafani throws to a Los Angeles Dodgers batter during the fi rst In St. Petersburg, Florida, Michael Zandvoort with its high-banking cor- Jarlin García (6-3) got the win. inning of a baseball game, on Sept. 3, in San Francisco. (AP) ners. Blue Jays 11, Athletics 10 Wacha struck out seven over six in- Having jeered Hamilton at the pre- In Toronto, Marcus Semien hit a last offseason to sign an $18 million, provided the Yankees’ fi rst hit against the second AL wild-card spot with 25 nings, Kevin Kiermaier had an RBI vious three races after he sent Verstap- game-ending three-run homer in the one-year deal with the Blue Jays. Orioles starter John Means, grounded a games remaining. triple during a three-run second and pen crashing out of the British GP with ninth inning after Lourdes Gurriel Jr. Toronto’s Teoscar Hernández hit a 2-1 pitch from Dillon Tate (0-6) up the Astros 6, Padres 3 Tampa Bay beat Minnesota, a risky overtaking move, the Dutch hit a tying grand slam in the eighth tying two-run homer in the fourth be- middle, easily scoring automatic runner In San Diego, Kyle Tucker hit a fans seemed to fi nally have gotten over and Toronto rallied three times to stun fore Oakland pulled away for an 8-2 Aaron Judge from second with the win- tiebreaking two-run home run in the BASEBALL it and clapped him after he spoke. Oakland. lead. Gurriel’s slam capped a six-run ning run. eighth inning and Carlos Correa’s In the fi rst part of qualifying, known Semien connected off Sergio Romo eighth inning against Lou Trivino and Red Sox 8, Indians 5 three-run shot in the fourth ended a The AL East-leading Rays had lost as Q1, Ferrari drivers Charles Leclerc (1-1) for his 34th home run of the sea- Yusmeiro Petit to tie it again. In Boston, Kyle Schwarber hit a lead- 22-inning scoreless streak for Houston, and Carlos Sainz Jr. were 1-2 with son, sparking a wild celebration at home Angels 3, Rangers 2 which beat scuffl ing San Diego. two straight following a nine-game off homer in the fi rst inning, then deliv- winning streak. Verstappen third. plate. Semien left the A’s as a free agent In Anaheim, California, Shohei ered a tiebreaking, two-run double in the Tucker homered with two outs off Ohtani allowed two runs, struck out Emilio Pagán (4-1) into the deck atop Marlins 10, Phillies 3 seventh that sent Boston past Cleveland. In Miami, Miguel Rojas had two hits eight and threw a stateside career-high Hunter Renfroe added a three-run the right fi eld wall, his 23rd. Alex 117 pitches in seven innings, and Los and three RBIs during during a seven- MLB Results/Standings homer in the seventh as Boston won Bregman was aboard on a single. Angeles beat Texas. Cardinals 15, Brewers 4 run sixth inning and Miami ended Phil- The Japanese two-way star leads the its third straight, holding its spot for In Milwaukee, Nolan Arenado adelphia’s six-game winning streak. majors with 42 homers and dropped his homered twice in the fi rst three in- Jazz Chisholm Jr. doubled and tri- WASHINGTON, Sept 4, (AP): Results and standings from the MLB games on ERA to 2.97. He went at least seven innings to help St. Louis rout Milwaukee pled and Jesús Sánchez homered for Friday. nings for the fi fth time in 20 starts this in a milestone performance for Adam the Marlins. Tampa Bay 5 Minnesota 3 Houston 6 San Diego 3 season. He reached at least 100 pitches Wainwright and Yadier Molina. Tigers 15, Reds 5 Toronto 11 Oakland 10 Chicago Cubs 6 Pittsburgh 5 In Cincinnati, Dustin Garneau hit a Boston 8 Cleveland 5 Miami 10 Philadelphia 3 for the fourth time in 32 big league starts. St. Louis hit a season-high six hom- NY Yankees 4 Baltimore (11 inns) 3 NY Mets 6 Wash’ton His previous high pitch count was 110 ers. Arenado drove a two-run shot in two-run homer and a solo shot, Robbie Detroit 15 Cincinnati 5 Colorado 4 Atlanta 3 against Tampa Bay on May 20, 2018. the fi rst inning and went deep again in Grossman had a three-run blast and De- Kansas City 7 Chicago W. Sox 2 St Louis 15 Milwaukee 4 troit routed Cincinnati. LA Angels 3 Texas 2 SF Giants 3 Dodgers (11 inns) 2 The last time Ohtani (9-1) threw at the third for his 28th and 29th of the Seattle 6 Arizona (10 inn) 5 least 117 pitches was his last regular-sea- season. Molina hit a grand slam, Har- Garneau’s fi rst homer, a liner into American League National League son game in the Japanese League, when rison Bader had a three-run shot, Tyler the left-fi eld seats, came during a six- East Division East Division he had 124 for the Nippon Ham Fighters O’Neill provided a two-run blast and run sixth inning in which Detroit had W L Pct GB W L Pct GB against Sapporo in October of 2017. Edmundo Sosa added a solo shot. eight of its 18 hits. Jonathan Schoop Tampa Bay 85 50 .630 _ Atlanta 71 63 .530 _ Yankees 4, Orioles 3, 11 Innings Mets 6, Nationals 2, 10 Innings and Jeimer Candelario also homered New York 78 56 .582 6-1/2 Philadelphia 69 65 .515 2 In New York, Giancarlo Stanton led In Washington, Kevin Pillar drove for the Tigers. Boston 78 59 .569 8 New York 67 67 .500 4 Toronto 71 62 .534 13 Miami 56 79 .415 15-1/2 off the 11th inning with an RBI single in two with a 10th-inning double and Rockies 4, Braves 3 Baltimore 41 92 .308 43 Washington 55 78 .414 15-1/2 and New York came back to edge Bal- New York recovered after blowing a In Denver, Antonio Senzatela over- Central Division Central Division timore, late lead to beat Washington for its fi fth came a leadoff home run by Ozzie Al- W L Pct GB W L Pct GB bies, pitching seven strong innings in Chicago 78 57 .578 _ Milwaukee 82 54 .603 _ Stanton also homered as the Yankees straight victory. Cleveland 67 65 .508 9-1/2 Cincinnati 72 64 .529 10 remained 1 1/2 games ahead of Boston Pete Alonso singled to score auto- Colorado’s victory over Atlanta. Detroit 64 72 .471 14-1/2 St Louis 69 64 .519 11-1/2 in the race for the fi rst AL wild card. matic runner Francisco Lindor leading The Braves maintained a two-game Kansas City 60 74 .448 17-1/2 Chicago 61 75 .449 21 Ryan Mountcastle hit an RBI single off the 10th, and Pillar’s double off lead in the NL East over Philadelphia. Minnesota 58 76 .433 19-1/2 Pittsburgh 48 87 .356 33-1/2 Toronto Blue Jays’ Marcus Sem- West Division West Division in the 10th that put Baltimore ahead ien, (top), throws to fi rst base to Austin Voth (3-1) stretched the lead to Charlie Blackmon homered for the W L Pct GB W L Pct GB 3-2. DJ LeMahieu answered with a ty- complete a double play on a ball hit 5-2. Jonathan Villar added another RBI second time in two nights and C.J. Houston 79 55 .590 _ S. Francisco 86 49 .637 _ ing single in the bottom half. by Oakland Athletics’ Yan Gomes single before Jeurys Familia pitched a Cron hit a go-ahead single in the sixth Oakland 74 61 .548 5-1/2 Los Angeles 85 50 .630 1 Yankees reliever Clay Holmes (6-2) clean 10th. inning. Senzatela (4-9) allowed six hits Seattle 73 62 .541 6-1/2 San Diego 71 64 .526 15 after forcing out Tony Kemp, (bot- Los Angeles 67 68 .496 12-1/2 Colorado 62 73 .459 24 wriggled out of a fi rst-and-third, none- tom), at second base in the sev- Mariners 6, Diamondbacks 5 and three runs. Carlos Estévez pitched Texas 47 87 .351 32 Arizona 45 91 .331 41-1/2 out jam in the top of the 11th. enth inning of a baseball game in In Phoenix, Rookie Jarred Kelenic a hitless ninth for his fourth save in Stanton, whose homer in the fourth Toronto, on Sept. 3. (AP) hit a go-ahead single in the 10th inning eight chances. ARAB TIMES, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2021 16

Walid Ktila (left), of Tunisia wins the men’s T34 800-meters ﬁ nal from Mohamed Alhammadi, (right), of the United Arab Emirates and China’s Wang Yang during the 2020 Paralympics in Tokyo. (AP) Sports Latest sports scores at — http://sports.arabtimesonline.com Alcaraz upends Tsitsipas; Osaka out

Muguruza, Halep & Kerber advance

NEW YORK, Sept 4, (AP): ety when she speaks to the media and has dealt with depression for years. Until now, 18-year-old “This is very hard to articulate,” she Carlos Alcaraz has exhib- said Friday. “Basically, I feel like I’m ited enough promise and kind of at this point where I’m trying to fi gure out what I want to do, and I precociousness to make honestly don’t know when I’m going people think he eventually to play my next tennis match.” could succeed Rafael Nadal Both Alcaraz and Fernandez made sure during on-court interviews to as Spain’s top tennis play- thank the fans, who are making up for er. On Friday at the US last year’s absence - no spectators were Open, with a dramatic fi ve- allowed because of the coronavirus pandemic then, but it’s full capacity set victory over No. 3 seed now - with plenty of noise. Stefanos Tsitsipas, Alcaraz They booed Osaka for turning her showed why he’s been get- back to the court and holding up action in the fi nal game. They chanted “Let’s ting so much attention al- go, Carlos!” during his win and rose to ready. their feet for ovations at various points, With a tenacity to match his tal- including right before the concluding ent, and boosted by a rowdy Arthur tiebreaker, with Alcaraz waving his Ashe Stadium arms to request, and receive, even crowd a tad tired more support. of Tsitsipas’ “He can be a contender for Grand Slam titles,” said Tsitsipas, the runner- penchant for up at the French Open this year. “He taking lengthy has the game to be there.” breaks between sets, Alcaraz won 6-3, 4-6, TENNIS 7-6 (2), 0-6, 7-6 (5) in just over four hours In earlier action, three women with to become the Osaka multiple major titles each - Garbiñe Muguruza, Simona Halep and Angel- youngest man ique Kerber - pulled out three-set vic- in the fourth round at Flushing tories to advance to Week 2. Meadows since a couple of guys Muguruza got past Victoria Aza- named Pete Sampras and Michael renka, a three-time US Open runner- Japan’s Shingo Kunieda playing against The Netherlands’ Tom Egberink in the Men’s Singles Wheelchair Tennis Gold Medal Match during the Tokyo Chang in 1989. up including a year ago, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 2020 Paralympic Games in Ariake, Japan. Kunieda defeated Egberink to win gold. (AP) “I just don’t know what happened and next faces French Open champion out there in the court,” the 55th-ranked Barbora Krejcikova. Kerber, who won Alcaraz said after what was only his the title in New York in 2016, defeated drop shots, some of which claimed 10th Grand Slam contest. “I can’t be- 2017 champ Sloane Stephens 5-7, 6-2, points outright, others of which laid ‘Lack of consultation’ lieve that I beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in 6-3. And Halep was a 7-6 (11), 4-6, 6-3 the groundwork for a lob or a just-the- an epic match. For me, it’s a dream winner over Elena Rybakina. right-angle passing winner. Alcaraz come true.” Alcaraz showed off so many skills even won one point with the help of His was not the only signifi cant vic- against Tsitsipas. Big cuts off both a back-to-the-net, through-the-legs UEFA has grave concerns over tory for an 18-year-old against a top wings, so big that this was the assess- tweener. player: Later in that same arena, 2018 ment offered by Tsitsipas: “I’ve never As impressive as all of that may FIFA biennial World Cup push and 2020 champion Naomi Osaka seen someone hit the ball so hard.” have been, nothing stood out about the tossed and spiked her racket as she let And that was backed up by the stats, kid as much as the mental strength re- LONDON, Sept 4, (AP): UEFA ment from FIFA over the last two her lead slip away in what turned into a none more remarkable than the one quired to hang in there in the crucible president Aleksander Ceferin has weeks to discuss plans for World 5-7, 7-6 (2), 6-4 loss to Canadian teen showing that Alcaraz fi nished with 45 of a Grand Slam fi fth set in the biggest “grave concerns” about FIFA’s Cups every two years, but an of- Leylah Fernandez. winners off forehands and backhands, arena in tennis against a top player. plans to stage World Cups every fi cial was not made available for Afterward, a teary-eyed Osaka said compared with 14 for Tsitsipas. Especially after getting shut out in the two years and is astonished by the comment. she is considering taking another hia- There was more. So much more. fourth. lack of consultation by Gianni In- FIFA did provide a statement tus from the sport; she pulled out of A serve with some pop, reaching 134 “He dealt with it really well,” Tsit- fantino’s governing body, accord- late Friday. the French Open and went on a mental mph. Returns that were too much sipas said. ing to correspondence obtained by “There are no predetermined health break after saying she gets anxi- to handle. And drop shots. So many And he meant everything: the scene, The Associated Press on Friday. objectives, and FIFA has an open the setting, the stakes. Alcaraz had Responding to a letter from mind in search of better solutions some fun along the way, too, interact- Football Supporters Europe execu- for the common good of the game,” ing with the ticket-holders, pumping tive director Ronan Evain, Ceferin the governing body said. his fi sts, yelling “Vamos!” and, after backed the group’s “extremely The objectives for biennial some of his best shots, nodding con- valid and important” concerns World Cups were set out by Leylah Fernandez of Canada, re- about the potential damage caused Wenger in an interview with French fi dently in the direction of his coach, acts after winning a set against 2003 French Open champion Juan Naomi Osaka, of Japan, at the third to domestic and regional competi- newspaper L’Equipe on Friday, al- Carlos Ferrero. round of the US Open tennis cham- tions from doubling the frequency though FIFA said his work was still When it ended with Alcaraz smack- pionships in New York. (AP) of World Cups. a “consultation process.” ing an inside-out forehand winner, he The push by Infantino to trans- While Wenger has been mak- fl ung away his racket, dropped onto He already was the youngest man form the international calendar so ing the case in the media, Ceferin his back and covered his face with both to make two third-round runs at a every year would feature a men’s claims not to have had the same hands. major since Novak Djokovic in 2005. or women’s World Cup is open- presentations from FIFA. “I had to be aggressive until the last And the youngest to win at least one ing up a new rift with UEFA at a “Considering the major impact point,” he said later. “I think I did.” match at each Slam in a year since time when this reform may have on the whole He stayed down for several mo- 1989, when that was done by Goran the fi nancial organisation of football,” Ceferin ments, his chest heaving. After rising Ivanisevic, the 2001 Wimbledon impact of the wrote, “there is widespread as- to go to the net, Alcaraz got a pat on champion who now is one of Djoko- pandemic tonishment that FIFA appears to the shoulder from Tsitsipas. Alcaraz vic’s coaches. is being felt be launching a PR campaign to then again put his palms over his eyes Now add this: Alcaraz is the across global and squeezed his eyes shut. youngest man to beat a top-three football. Frances Tiafoe of the United States returns a shot to Andrey Rublev of This is the sort of triumph others player at a Grand Slam tournament “UEFA and SOCCER Russia during the third round of the US Open tennis championships in New have seen coming for him, and the since the ATP computerized rank- its national as- York. (AP) milestones keep arriving. ings started in 1973. sociations also have serious push its proposal whilst any such reservations proposals haven’t been presented and grave Ceferin to confederations, national asso- Salah joins Egypt for World Cup qualifi er in Gabon concerns sur- ciations, leagues, clubs, players, rounding reports of FIFA’s plans,” coaches, clubs and all the football Ceferin wrote to Evain in the letter community. seen by the AP. “As one concrete example The plans fi rst surfaced in May amongst so many, it is imperative Iheanacho gives Nigeria winning start when Saudi Arabia’s national fed- to highlight the concerns shared eration nominally proposed at the across the footballing world re- CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Sept 4, over Equatorial Guinea. free kick was punched over by Emanue Ghana coach Charles Akonnor said. congress in May for FIFA to ex- garding the impact a biennial FIFA (AP): Kelechi Iheanacho’s two goals Cameroon were comfortable in a Siluane, who smiled broadly after Ghana lead Group G ahead of South plore biennial men’s and women’s World Cup would have on the in- gave Nigeria a winning start in their 2-0 win at home over Malawi, with pulling off his save. Ivory Coast just Africa and Zimbabwe, who drew 0-0 in World Cups - despite not having a ternational match calendar and, bid to qualify for the World Cup in early goals from Vincent Aboubakar couldn’t get past him. Harare as coach Hugo Broos couldn’t women’s team to compete in inter- prominently in this context, on Qatar. and Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui. That Ghana weren’t at their best against conjure up a winning start to his time national events. The Saudis have women’s football.” Nigeria beat Liberia 2-0 thanks to gave Cameroon the advantage over Ethiopia but Mubarak Wakaso’s goal as coach of South Africa. emerged as one of the closest allies Major women’s tournaments, Iheanacho’s fi rst-half double, and fel- Group D rivals Ivory Coast. in the 35th was enough to secure a 1-0 Egypt superstar Mohamed Salah ar- of Infantino, who has made at least such as the World Cup and con- low former African champions Tuni- The Ivorians created several clear- win. rived in Gabon to join the Pharaohs for two visits this year to see Crown tinental events like the European sia, Cameroon and Ghana also won on cut chances in Mozambique and came “The Ethiopians did well and if we their World Cup qualifying match, the Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Championship, are currently held a day the heavyweights avoided any closest when Max Gradel’s long-range had lost it would have been a disaster,” Egyptian soccer association said Sat- While FIFA says it is in a con- in odd-numbered years. The men’s major upsets. urday. sultation phase still, Infantino has World Cup and Euros are held in Only Ivory Coast came away disap- The association said in a brief been deploying Arsene Wenger to even-numbered years. FIFA’s new pointed with their start to World Cup statement that Liverpool’s Salah has push the case. The former Arsenal vision for football would mean qualifying after a 0-0 draw in Mozam- joined the Egyptian team in preparing manager is now chief of global every year would feature a men’s bique despite controlling that game. for Sunday’s game against Gabon in football development at FIFA, ad- tournament, which would deny the Iheanacho put Nigeria ahead in the Franceville. vancing views at odds with those clear summer focus to promote the 22nd minute in Lagos with a left-foot The 29-year-old Salah missed the from his previous career. growth of the women’s game. A Pharaohs’ 1-0 win over Angola on While Arsenal manager, Wenger World Cup would also clash with Sept. 1 in Cairo after Liverpool refused complained about the African Cup the Olympics, unlike now. SOCCER to release him because of coronavirus of Nations being held every two “If realized, the new schedule restrictions. Arsenal midfi elder Mo- years - especially as it disrupted the will have an adverse impact on the hamed Elneny also missed the game European season. balance between local, domestic, shot from the far right of the penalty against Angola. “For years now, we have asked continental, and international com- area that took Liberia goalkeeper Ash- Egypt is among countries on Brit- them to organize this cup at least petitions,” Evain wrote to earlier ley Williams by surprise and beat him ain’s coronavirus “red list,” so the every four years and during the to Ceferin in another letter seen at the near post. Iheanacho’s second two players would have been required summer,” Wenger said in 2005. by the AP. “This will likely un- just before halftime was the result to quarantine upon their return from “But it’s still every two years and dermine tournaments such as the of some subtle footwork as a header Cairo and miss two Premier League during the winter. I don’t know Asian Cup, Africa Cup of Nations, dropped to him and he controlled the games each. why.” Copa América, European Football ball with his left foot, and swiveled Elneny did not travel to Franceville In 2012, Wenger reiterated: “I Championship, Gold Cup, and Na- and scored with his right. and will miss the game against Gabon would rather plan without an Afri- tions Cup, which hold just as much Tunisia scored all their goals in the In this Aug 14, 2021 fi le photo, Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah runs with the because of a muscle injury sustained can Nations Cup every two years.” importance to matchgoing fans as second half and Wahbi Khazri’s 82nd- ball during the English Premier League soccer match against Norwich City during training Thursday, the associa- The AP sought renewed com- the World Cup itself.” minute penalty rounded off a 3-0 win at Carrow Road Stadium in Norwich, England. (AP) tion said in a separate statement.

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