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Amir greets Hamad Port Sudan's Sovereignty proves a model Council for eco-friendly Chairman QNA DOHA developments Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Deputy IRFAN BUKHARI of steps taken to preserve the Amir H H Sheikh Abdullah bin THE PENINSULA environment while developing Hamad Al Thani sent yesterday Hamad Port, Mwani Qatar cables of congratulations to Hamad Port is not only the tweeted about relocation of Lieutenant General Abdel largest and most innovative port 14,300 square metres of sea- Fattah Al Burhan on the of the region which is fast weeds and 31,700 marine seed- occasion of the formation of the becoming a hub of maritime lings and avicennia trees pro- Sovereignty Council and his trade in the Middle East but also viding shelter and nourish swearing-in as the new an environmentally-friendly countless sea creatures. Chairman of the council, facility. In June this year on being wishing him and the members People generally know that recognised as one of the of the council success and to the Minister of Education and Higher Education, H E Dr. Mohammed bin Abdul Wahed Ali Al Hammadi, Hamad Port is the largest port Greenest Ports in the world, Sudanese people stability and along with high-ranking officials from the Ministry and school officials during a visit to Durham School in the region employing smart Mwani Qatar had tweeted: progress. technologies, innovations for “Environmental protection has for Girls Doha, yesterday. Prime Minister and Interior its growing vessel traffic but its been a key objective in all Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah environmentally-friendly phases of Hamad Port’s bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani endeavours, practices are construction. sent a cable of congratulations lesser-known in public The port’s international rec- Education Minister visits to Dr Abdalla Hamdok on the domain. ognition as one of the world occasion of his swearing-in as Mwani Qatar, in a recent greenest ports proves that this Prime Minister of the Republic tweet, shared some interesting goal has been achieved, under- Durham School for Girls of Sudan. and laudable facts linked with scoring its commitment to local the sustainable construction of and global environmental THE PENINSULA traditions of the Qatari society. The initiative is within the Qatar’s gateway to the world. standards and adopting the DOHA During the visit, the Minister framework of the Ministerial PM holds phone “Hamad Port is considered latest innovative practices based met with the school principal, Group for the Encouragement talk with Sudan the region’s largest and most on environmental sustainability Minister of Education and Higher teaching staff and and Participation of the Private environmentally-friendly project and clean energy.” Education, H E Dr. Mohammed administrators. Sector in the Economic Devel- counterpart and this title has been well Earlier in November 2016, bin Abdul Wahed Ali Al During the visit the minister opment Projects of Qatar, deserved for several factors, the Hamad port had won “largest Hammadi, yesterday visited the listened to a detailed presen- chaired by Prime Minister and QNA most important of which is its smart and environment-friendly Durham School for Girls Doha, tation about the curriculum, Interior Minister H E Sheikh DOHA success in relocating and moving project” award that is granted which is preparing to receive its opportunities and options that Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa more than 12,500 pieces of hard to the best practices in safety, students for the first time in will be provided by the school, Al Thani. Prime Minister and Interior coral reefs.” maritime environment and port Qatar on Sunday (August 25) at which has witnessed a high Meanwhile, Durham School Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah Sharing some other details operations. `P2 the beginning of the academic turnout of students and their for Girls' parent school was bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al year 2019-2020. parents since admissions founded in the UK more than Thani held yesterday a The Durham School for Girls, announced. 600 years ago. The school will conversation via telephone is a private international school, The Durham School for Girls open its doors to new students with Dr Abdullah Hamdok to Hamad Port is which adopts the British cur- is one of the new schools that this academic year for kinder- congratulate him on being riculum. It is one of the pres- opened in 2019 as part of the gov- garten and primary education. sworn in as Prime Minister of considered the region’s largest tigious English schools for girls ernment initiative to allocate gov- It will begin to open sec- the Republic of Sudan, wishing and most environmentally- in Doha and operates in ernment-owned land plots for the ondary education level starting him well and bilateral rela- accordance to the Qatari educa- construction and operation of from 2020, while it will be fully tions further development and friendly project and this title has tional system, values, culture and private schools through tender. open to all grades by 2022. growth. been well deserved for several factors, the most important of which is its success in relocating Qatari adventurer conquers Matterhorn peak and moving more than 12,500 ANISHA BIJUKUMAR summits in the Alps and Europe. Badar tweeted in Arabic after climb the Matterhorn. Just three pieces of hard coral reefs. Relocation of THE PENINSULA Speaking to The Peninsula his climb that can be roughly weeks back a South Korean about the emotions after com- translated, “...Praise be to God, as climber succumbed to injures 14,300 Qatari adventurer Fahad Badar pleting the gruelling climb, Badar it is one of the most technically dif- after a fall, seventh such incident who recently became the first expressed his pride in raising the ficult European mountains, Mat- this year. Local guides call the square metres of Arab to summit Everest and Qatari flag on top of the mountain. terhorn gave me the opportunity mountain “too dangerous”. Lhotse in a single journey has “I felt proud raising Qatar flag to reach its summit on Sunday Speaking about the challenges seaweeds and added another feather to his cap. in two months’ time after sum- 18/8/2019. I have the utmost he faced during the expedition The adventurer recently shared miting Everest and Lhotse. I used respect for any climber who Badar said that “Mount Blanc was 31,700 a picture of him posing with the my Eid holidays to go to France, climbed Matterhorn and getting much colder than I expected. But, national flag after scaling Matterhorn Italy and Switzerland. I climbed to the top is half the challenge Matterhorn, which is more tech- marine seedlings and mountain on the Swiss-Italian Mont Blanc, which is the highest because going down is also dif- nically challenging, is about the avicennia trees providing border. The 15,000-foot tall Mat- in Western Europe and then went ficult, if not more dangerous.” ability to climb and come down terhorn is a large, near-symmet- to Matterhorn mountain. Tech- Matterhorn is very chal- without getting injured. It is very shelter and nourish rical pyramidal peak in the Pennine nically it is very difficult to climb, lenging to mountaineers. Over steep and rocky, so if not careful countless sea creatures. Alps, making it one of the highest so it is a great honour for me to the years an estimated 500 you can fall and get injured and and most technically difficult do it,” he told The Peninsula. people have died attempting to sometimes die. `P2 Preparations in full swing for Katara’s third S’hail exhibition

RAYNALD C RIVERA Last year, the five-day exhi- addition to handicraft and food tivals, one of which was British- year and that S’hail sponsored name from a star which signals THE PENINSULA bition attracted more than among others. based The Game Fair. some activities at the Fair. the start of hunting season which 116,400 visitors to 150 stalls from It fascinated visitors with a Recently, S’hail participated Fifteen British companies hunters eagerly await to shine in Preparations are in full swing for 20 countries generating over showcase of over 1,000 falcons, at the 61st edition of The Game from different sectors including the sky to begin their journey. the third edition of Katara Inter- QR41m in sales according to the organised lectures on falconry Fair as part of the partnership as hunting, falcons and accessories Many legendry Arabic poets have national Hunting and Falcons event’s official website. skills and how to breed falcons well as provide update and will participate in S’hail next also taken inspiration from S’hail Exhibition (S’hail 2019), one of Said to be the region’s and held several competitions promote its upcoming third month, said Abdul Aziz Al Sayed, in their writings. the biggest annual events largest and most prominent with big prizes. edition to different British Director of S’hail, stressing that Falconry is an indispensable organised by the Katara Cultural event in the field of hunting and As part of S’hail’s strategy to companies. S’hail’s stand witnessed great part of Qatar’s rich cultural her- Village. falconry, the exhibition com- promote the event and draw in Dr. Khalid bin Ibrahim Al interest from foreign visitors itage integrating many cultural, The massive venue being set prised several sections including more international participants, Sulaiti, Katara General Manager who wanted to learn about the social, art and entertainment up at Katara Wisdom Square spe- hunting weapons and S’hail had signed several agree- and Chairman of S’hail Organ- Qatari culture and identity as events which attract huge cially for the event is nearing com- equipment, falcon auction, fal- ments with important interna- ising Committee, said that their well as the S’hail exhibition number of participants and vis- pletion in time for the event conry accessories, safari tional cultural organisations and participation was a significant itself. itors from different parts of the scheduled from September 3 to 7. equipment and vehicles in international exhibitions and fes- part of the agreement signed last S’hail exhibition takes its world. 02 HOME FRIDAY 23 AUGUST 2019

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Minister of Education and Higher Education, H E Dr Mohammed bin Abdul Wahed Ali Al Hammadi, during his visit to the Durham School for Girls Doha, yesterday. Education Minister 33oC 38oC visits Durham Minimum Maximum

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The Ministry of Education and Higher Education has been supporting private

HIGH TIDE 11:30 – 20:08 LOW TIDE 04:00 – 16:23 schools with a number of initiatives to meet the growing demand of school edu- Courtesy: Qatar Meteorology Department cation in the country. In May this year, the Ministry of Education and Higher Education had launched the third phase of land allocation under the BOT system, within the framework of stimulating the participation of the private sector in President of Audit the economic development projects dedicated to the national curriculum. In an introductory workshop on the project, Khalid Al Hajri, Director of the Bureau meets Lebanese General Services Department at the Ministry explained the third phase in a pres- counterpart entation that six plots of land were allocated in the first phase and three others were allocated in the second phase, while the third phase will include the allo- QNA/DOHA cation of two government-owned land lots for the private sector to design, build and operate the buildings as private schools. The President of the Audit Bureau, H E Sheikh Bandar bin Mohammed bin Saud Al Thani, met yesterday with Head of the Court of Audit in the Lebanese Republic, Al Sheehaniya Municipality removes 101 abandoned Justice Ahmad Hamdan and his accompa- nying delegation. During the meeting, they reviewed ways of enhancing cooperation vehicles; Al Shamal holds hygiene campaign in the field of supervisory work between the two countries and coordinating posi- THE PENINSULA tions in regional and international forums. DOHA

Hamad Port proves a The Public Control Section at the Municipal Control Department in model for eco-friendly Al Sheehaniya Municipality developments conducted in July, a number of inspections on abandoned vehicles within the administrative bound- FROM PAGE 1 aries of the municipality. All these environmentally-friendly During the campaign 101 aban- measures taken by Mwani Qatar for devel- doned vehicles were removed by the opment and running of Hamad Port have Public Control Section of the been widely hailed by different world organ- municipality. isations. The ‘World Port Sustainability Furthermore some of the owners Program’ on its website Sustainableworld- of the abandoned vehicles have ports.org published an article “Hamad Port removed their own cars after the – Ensuring sustainable mega port devel- department concerned put stickers opment” in 2017 which states: “The guiding warning and asking them to remove principle for the port management was to their properties before the munici- ensure that the project is sustainable and pality state the campaign. Workers removing debris of mangroves scattered in various areas on the Corniche of Al Shamal. environmentally does not adversely affect In similar context of cleaning the communities in the vicinity. With campaign the Municipality of Al guidance from the Qatar’s Environment Min- Shamal represented by the istry, a separate project was set for inde- Department of Services in coop- pendently monitoring the development eration with the Department of activities with respect to their effects on envi- Public Hygiene launched a cam- ronment. In particular the impact of the con- paign aiming at removing debris struction activities on air quality, coastal mor- of mangroves trees scattered in phology, groundwater quality, marine various areas in the Corniche of Al ecology, sediment, noise, fauna and flora Shamal. were closely monitored and follow up actions The campaign is part of the con- were taken where needed.” tinuous campaign taking place in The articles also details steps taken different municipalities to maintain under a separate project for the relocation the cleanliness of beaches in the of ‘at risk’ marine life to alternate ‘recipient’ State of Qatar. During the campaign, sites. “At the end of the monitoring period 130 truckloads of mangrove rem- in 2017, the results were evaluated verifying nants were transported to the Arish that there was only minor environmental landfill in the Al Shamal impact. The relocation (of marine life) project Municipality. itself was considered very successful with 78% of the relocated communities surviving and now thriving,” the article adds. One lane closure in each Qatari adventurer direction on part of conquers Matterhorn peak Onaiza Street from today THE PENINSULA FROM PAGE 1 DOHA Even when I was tired, I was very careful and determined to get back safe.” The Public Works Authority ‘Ashghal’ has announced temporary one Motivating other Qatari youth and lane closure in each direction on 1.3 kilometers of Onaiza Street between adventurers like him, Badar asked them to Civil Defense Interchange and Gulf Interchange starting today for a period “follow your dream and fulfill challenges. of two months. Raise Qatari flag wherever possible and be The traffic change, which is implemented in coordination with the an ambassador of your country in whatever General Directorate of Traffic, aims to facilitate completion of upgrading you do.” Prior to this, in a single journey works of utility lines as part of B Ring Road Upgrade project. between May 22-23 Badar had raised the The Public Works Authority will install road signs advising motorists Qatari flag on Everest and Lhotse, becoming of the closure. Ashghal has requested all road users to abide by the speed the first Arab to do this. limit, and follow the road signs to ensure their safety. FRIDAY 23 AUGUST 2019 HOME/MIDDLE EAST 03 Works by VCUarts Qatar alumni & faculty on display at Fire Station THE PENINSULA is placed by the software to DOHA approximate the variations in size and relative distance Works by VCUarts Qatar alumni between stars in the Milky Way, and faculty at the “Infinite with each mark representing a Dimensions” exhibition at the single star. Garage Gallery at Doha Fire In the Tangible Spectrums Station range from painting and section, alumnus Al Bata uses sculpture to video installation everyday subjects to create pro- and explore local contemporary vocative scenes, such as with and conceptual art “Better Luck Next Time” (meranti The latest edition of the Doha wood, stainless steel and egg) in Fire Station Artist in Residence which an egg sits on a door exhibition, titled “Infinite Dimen- handle. sions”, is taking place at the Alumna Nourbanu Hijazi’s Garage Gallery until September work, titled “Demons” explores FROM LEFT: Works by Shaikha Al Hardan, Ala Bata, and Eman Makki BELOW LEFT: Hands mirror project by Nayla Ahmed and Federica 1, and includes works by alumni parallels between the perception Visani. RIGHT: Work by Michale Perrone. and faculty from Virginia Com- of the paranormal and mental monwealth University School of illness in the context of an Arabic the Arts in Qatar (VCUarts Qatar.) Islamic society, and examines Presented in three main sec- those ideas through the repre- tions - Tangible Spectrums, The sentation of the “Jathoom” (an Edge of Thoughts, and Visual evil jinn/spirit attacking people Sphere - the exhibition gives vis- in their sleep), and sleep itors the opportunity to discover paralysis, a sleep disorder char- and explore more about local acterized by the temporary ina- contemporary and conceptual bility to move or speak when one art, through the display of wide is waking up or falling asleep. range of unusual artworks, art The creatures depicted in Nour- practices and mediums. banu’s work are inspired by her Curated by Dr. Bahaa own experienced with sleep Abudaya and Saida Al Khulaifi, disorders. the end of year exhibition In The Edge Of Thoughts explores the question of concep- section, the artists explore mem- tualism in artistic practice. The ories and stories of belonging. 18 artists, 14 of whom are Alumnus Abdulla Al-Kuwari’s VCUarts Qatar alumni and “The Ancient Structure” aims for faculty, were invited to explore Khori, Sara Al-Fadaaq, Shaikha The latest edition of the Doha Fire Station Artist in Makki focuses on the unimagi- partial resemblance of a visual and experiment with new ideas Al Hardan, and Sidra Zubairi, and Residence exhibition, titled “Infinite Dimensions”, is nable quantity of stars in the language from an era long gone, and media to gain a better the faculty members are Nayla taking place at the Garage Gallery until September Milky Way Galaxy, which is esti- while the handwritten lyrics on understanding of the meaning Ahmed, Federica Visani, Jesse 1, and includes works by alumni and faculty from mated to contain more than 100 Shaikha Al-Hardan’s “Reminis- behind conceptual artworks, Payne, and Michael Perrone. Virginia Commonwealth University School of the billion stars. Sitting on a plinth, cence” give a hint of how certain focusing on ideas and their In the Visual Sphere section Arts in Qatar (VCUarts Qatar.) a printer generates a series of things such as music can trigger context, rather than their for example, themes of popular marks printed continuously and a specific memory to come to life. aesthetics. culture, local landscapes, outer in real time on a roll of paper. “Infinite Dimensions” is The alumni are Abdulla Al- space and fantasy creatures are looking at Doha’s roundabouts, psychology and social elements Data documenting the number taking place at the Garage Kuwari, Ala Bata, Eman Makki, presented. In it, alumna Sidra while Sara Al-Fadaaq uses digital of Middle Eastern car culture. of stars was entered into a Gallery at Doha Fire Station until Lolwa Al Solaiti, Maryam Al Zubairi’s work pays tribute to and analog techniques to explore In “Printer Up Above the bespoke software program, and September 1 and is free and open Ameri, Nourbanu Hijazi, Roda Al what is now a memory by and reference the history, World So High”, alumna Eman each mark printed on the paper to the public. MES conducts orientation programme for teachers

THE PENINSULA in terms of assuming and DOHA effecting the right form of outlook both in general and in With an objective to further their profession and urged them teaching skills and strategies to update teaching strategies to coupled with the latest and inno- lead students to the ever- vative methods in teaching and changing demands and expec- learning, MES Indian School tations of the world today. conducted a three-day A total of 320 teachers in-service cum orientation attended the session with Aman programme for its teachers from Sood, an experienced profes- August 20-22, 2019. sional in ed-tech as the resource Teachers and other officials of the MES Indian School, posing for a group picture. Inaugurating the session, person for the topics, “Profes- Hameeda Kadar, Principal of the sional Development Plan’ and school, accentuated the impor- ‘Touch DS’, and Meenakshi George, Department of English, were given yoga training and and strategies during the various enriching activities on tance of acquiring vital infor- Uberoi, Pearson Education, spe- on classroom management styles general health tips to be department wise meetings scholastic and co-scholastic mation about the teaching- cialized in conducting workshop and strategies, while the followed. organized at various venues of domains to enhance their learning process and the need dealt with topics related to Department of Counselling, dealt An ERP training session in the the school. classroom interactions besides for effective use of knowledge inclusive learning and effective with managing stress and new study modules was con- The three-day in-service receiving guidance and pointers imparted from such orientation teaching methods for 21st effective communication. In the ducted by the ICT Department of programme on professional for effective curriculum trans- programmes. century learners. fitness session for body and soul the school. Teachers of various development witnessed inter- action. Sudheesh, Department of She also urged the teachers A power-point enabled conducted by the Physical Edu- subjects were involved in the ses- active sessions, in which teachers Physics coordinated the teachers’ the need to reinvent themselves session was carried out by Jency cation Department, teachers sions on teaching methodologies enthusiastically participated in orientation programme. Iraq, Britain sign MoU in security and defence NGOs urge Macron to denounce Egypt’s human rights record AGENCIES of the Iraqi government. Al-Fayy- belonging to the U.S.-led coa- the Americans and vowing to BAGHDAD adh’s statement alleged the attacks lition fighting IS. defend itself against future AFP on the bases over the past weeks The statements by al- attack. CAIRO British Defence Secretary Ben “were the result of an act Fayyadh and al-Muhandis fol- The statement, which Wallace and his Iraqi coun- organized by a foreign side,” but lowed at least three mysterious appears to have been issued Rights groups yesterday urged French President Emmanuel Macron terpart Najah Al Shammari refrained from naming that side. explosions at militia bases and without prior consultation with to denounce the “worsening human rights crisis” under Egyptian signed yesterday a memo- The statements highlight munitions depot around Iraq Iraqi security forces, was met leader Abdel Fattah Al Sisi at the G7 Summit in France later this randum of understanding (MoU) divisions within the paramilitary over the past month, including with silence from official circles month. Sisi is slated to attend the international meeting where on security and defence. force, which is headed by al- a massive blast near Baghdad that went on for hours- an Macron will host world leaders in the city of Biarritz August 24-26. According to a statement by Fayyadh but practically run by that killed one civilian and embarrassing sign of how the “Public space has been virtually closed down in Egypt in the the Iraqi Ministry of Defense, the his deputy, a powerful military wounded 28 on August 12. A gov- militias operate independently. midst of a worsening human rights crisis, with a severe rollback of signing of the memorandum commander known for his anti- ernment investigation, a copy of Al-Muhandis, who once battled the freedoms of expression, assembly, association and the press,” came during the visit of the Iraqi American sentiments. The militia which was obtained by The U.S. troops in Iraq, also com- the group of 20 human rights organisations said in a statement. Minister of Defense to the United group’s website published only Associated Press on Wednesday, mands the feared Hezbollah Bri- The coalition lambasting Sisi’s record included international Kingdom as part of a plan to al-Muhandis’ statement. found the blast near Baghdad gades faction, which has close advocacy organisations, such as Human Rights Watch and Reporters develop military relations Later on Thursday, the was caused by a drone strike. ties to Iran and is on a U.S. list of without Borders, as well as Egyptian civil society groups. between the two countries. Popular Mobilization Forces, or American officials denied the designated terrorists. Sisi rose to power after the military ouster of Islamist president The Iraqi Minister stressed PMF, claimed its air defenses tar- US had any role in the explo- In a marked escalation in Mohamed Morsi in 2013. that Britain is an important geted a reconnaissance drone sions. The blast has also given rhetoric, the Brigades issued a Under his government, authorities have cracked down hard partner for Iraq in the field of flying over one of its head- rise to a host of theories, fiery statement later Thursday on Islamists, secular and leftist activists as well as journalists and training, armament and com- quarters in the capital, foiling its including that Israel may have warning the U.S. that any new bloggers. The space for civil society groups to operate freely has bating terrorism. spying mission. It did not been behind the attacks. Israel attack on an Iraqi position will be also been severely restricted. The 20 groups want Macron to call Meanwhile, the head of Iraq’s elaborate. has struck Iranian bases in met with a harsh response. “And on Sisi to “drop all charges and unconditionally release all arbi- paramilitary forces supported by Iraq’s fragile government is neighboring Syria on numerous be sure that if the confrontation trarily-detained human rights defenders and journalists”. Iran yesterday walked back a walking a fine line trying to occasions, and there has been between us starts, it will only end They also warned that failing to criticise Sisi’s “abuses” at the statement by his deputy the day manage its alliances with both speculation that it might be with your removal from the region G7 meeting will “de facto legitimise... (his) utter disregard for Egypt’s before in which he blamed Israeli the United States and Iran amid expanding its campaign to target once and for all,” it said. human rights obligations”. drones and held the U.S. respon- rising tensions between the two. Iranian bases to Iraq. Israel has An official with the Brigades In a January visit to Egypt, the French leader pressed Sisi on his sible for a series of attacks on Iran wields powerful neither confirmed nor denied the told The Associated Press earlier chequered human rights record in a televised press conference, bases run by the militias. influence through its support of reports and the Iraqi government that Iran played a direct role in urging him to respect freedoms. Faleh Al Fayyadh said the the militias, which are sanc- has remained mostly mute. wording the statement issued by Sisi countered at the time that regional challenges necessitated statement by his deputy, Abu tioned by the Iraqi government On Wednesday, the al-Muhandis on Wednesday, and his government’s focus on the “stability and security” of the country. Mahdi al-Muhandis, did not rep- and which were a major force in statement signed by al-Muhandis that al-Fayyadh likely issued the Macron was roundly criticised in 2017 for saying it was not up resent the view of the mainly the fight against the Islamic State broke the silence, blaming the statement following pressure to him to “lecture” Egypt on liberties. Shiite militias known as Popular group. At the same time, Iraq attacks, which it said were from the Americans on the Iraqi France is a key exporter of arms to Egypt and other security Mobilization Forces - or the view hosts American troops and forces carried out by Israeli drones, on government. partners in the region, particularly in Libya. 04 MIDDLE EAST / AFRICA FRIDAY 23 AUGUST 2019 Iran ready to work on French proposals: FM REUTERS In an effort to prop up the agreement, French OSLO President Emmanuel Macron offered to Iran is prepared to work on either soften sanctions on Iran or provide French proposals to salvage the a compensation mechanism “to enable the international nuclear deal that Iranian people to live better” in return for full Tehran signed with world powers compliance with the pact. in 2015 but it will not tolerate US interference in the Gulf, its foreign minister said yesterday. International Affairs, said he was threatens us,” Zarif said. At a time of heightened looking forward to having a Several international mer- friction between Tehran and serious conversation with Macron chant vessels have been attacked Washington, Iran also displayed in Paris today. in the Gulf in recent months in what it described as a domesti- “There are proposals on the incidents that have rocked global cally built long-range, surface- table, both from the French and commodity trading. The United to-air missile air defence system. the Iranian side, and we are going States has blamed Iran, which The United State abandoned to work on those proposals denies the accusations. the international nuclear deal in tomorrow,” he said Adding to the fraught mood, May last year and stepped up Zarif also warned against US British forces seized an Iranian Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (right), meets with members of the Standing Committee sanctions on the Islamic Republic. efforts to create a security tanker off Gibraltar in July then on Foreign Affairs and Defence, Christian Tybring-Gjedde, Michael Tetzschner and Anniken Huitfeldt, In an effort to prop up the mission, which so far Britain, Iranian Revolutionary Guards in the Norwegian Parliament during his visit in Oslo, Norway, yesterday. agreement, French President Australia and Bahrain have deatined a British vessel in the Emmanuel Macron offered on joined, to guard shipping in the Gulf. Wednesday to either soften sanc- Strait of Hormuz, a vital gateway In his speech in Oslo, Zarif tions on Iran or provide a com- for global oil supplies. said Iran would not start a war in Macron to host Iran’s Zarif today pensation mechanism “to enable “It’s clear that the US’ the Gulf but it would defend itself. AFP/PARIS the Iranian people to live better” intention..(of having a) naval “Will there be a war in the Trump’s decision to pull out of Macron of sending “mixed in return for full compliance with presence in the Persian Gulf is to Persian Gulf? I can tell you that President Emmanuel Macron the 2015 deal over its atomic signals” to the Islamic Republic. the pact. Iranian Foreign Minister counter Iran.. Don’t expect us to we will not start the war...but we will today hold talks on Iran’s drive. France and other EU Zarif said in Norway Mohammad Javad Zarif, speaking remain quiet when somebody will defend ourselves.” contested nuclear programme powers have insisted they want Thursday that Macron had at at the Norwegian Institute of comes to our waters and Meanwhile Iranian President with Foreign Minister to keep the nuclear deal alive, made proposals to President Hassan Rouhani attended an Mohammad Javad Zarif, the although many analysts warn Hassan Rouhani who had des- unveiling ceremony yesterday for French presidency said, in a the US pullout dealt it a near- patched him to Paris “to see if the mobile Bavar-373 system, a rare encounter between a fatal blow. we can finalise some of these domestically built long-range, Western head of state and a Macron has insisted that ideas so each party can fulfil its surface-to-air missile air defence senior Iranian official. diplomacy is the only way to obligations” under the nuclear system. Macron will meet Zarif just solve the standoff and twice in deal. “It will be a chance to see “With this long-range air one day before France chairs a the last months despatched his if we can find ground for under- defence system, we can detect... three-day summit of leaders of diplomatic advisor Emmanuel standing. We already have targets or planes at more than Group of Seven (G7) countries, Bonne to Tehran. A presidential points of agreement,” Zarif said. 300km, lock it at about 250km, including President Donald official, who asked not to be The Iranian foreign min- and destroy it at 200km,” Trump, in the southern resort named, said the talks would ister, a suave fluent English Defence Minister Amir Hatami of Biarritz. Zarif, who has been continue this channel. speaker, was earlier this month told state television. on a tour of Scandinavia, had Macron admitted in com- slapped with sanctions by the Tehran shot down a US mil- earlier this week said he ments Wednesday there were United States. But the EU itary surveillance drone in the planned to hold talks in Paris. “true disagreements” within the insisted it would continue to Gulf with a surface-to-air missile The discussions between G7 over Iran but said he would work with him. Zarif’s talks in in June. It says the drone was over Zarif and Macron will come at “try to propose things” in the Paris may also see the case its territory, but Washington says a critical time for relations talks. The French foreign min- raised of French-Iranian aca- The domestically-built mobile missile defence system Bavar-373 it was in international airspace. between Tehran and the West istry said earlier this month that demic Fariba Adelkhah who is displayed on the National Defence Industry Day in Tehran, Iran, The event took place on Iran’s as Iran ramps up its nuclear it “needs no permission” to talk was detained in Iran earlier this yesterday. National Defence Industry Day. programme in response to to Iran after Trump accused year.

UN: 22 aid programmes in Yemen will close Somalia’s Jubbaland president wins new Israel strikes Hamas base if pledges not met term amid rift with central government AFP/GAZA CITY REUTERS/UNITED NATIONS REUTERS parliament, parliamentary important port. Its shoreline Israeli forces bombed Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip overnight in The United Nations warned that GAROWE, SOMALIA speaker Cabdi Maxamed Abdi- delineates a hotly contested retaliation for Palestinian rocket attacks, the military said yesterday. 22 “life-saving” aid rahmaan said. “I am ready to sit maritime zone claimed by both Hamas launched two rockets at Israel late on Wednesday -- programmes will be forced to The president of Jubbaland, a and speak with all people, Somalia and Kenya with bringing to six the number of strikes from Gaza in less than a week close in Yemen in the next two Somali region critical to East including the opposition. I will potential oil and gas deposits. — the army said, adding that thy caused no casualties or damage. months if countries do not pay Africa’s fight against Al Shabaab speak and work with anyone Madobe ousted Al Shabaab In retaliation, the army said it “struck “a number of military more than $1bn in funding that militants, won a new term who has a complaint,” Madobe from Kismayo in 2012 with the targets in a Hamas naval facility in the northern Gaza Strip”. they pledged earlier this year. yesterday, amid a growing rift told parliament after the vote. help of Kenyan forces, took power A Palestinian security source said a naval base west of Gaza The UN describes the situation between the federal government There was no immediate and was first elected in 2015. Hun- City had been “targeted several times” by Israeli aircraft. in Yemen — where the four- and its semi-autonomous states. reaction from the central dreds of people gathered in the The source said aircraft had also targeted “three sites in the year-long war has killed tens of The contest has stoked ten- government. streets of the capital Kismayo after central Gaza Strip and in Khan Yunis” in the south. He reported no thousands of people and left sions between Kenya and Mogadishu said on Saturday the result was announced, casualties. There have been a series of deadly incidents along the millions on the brink of famine Ethiopia, longtime allies who it would not recognise the result, chanting “long live Ahmed Gaza border since the start of the month. —as the world’s worst humani- both have large contingents of saying the candidate selection Madobe” and waving his picture. On Sunday, the three Palestinians were killed by Israeli sol- tarian crisis. In February countries peacekeepers in the country and process had been unconstitu- The barred opposition can- diers in the northern Gaza Strip. Last Thursday, a Palestinian was pledged $2.6bn to help, but UN see Jubbaland as a buffer zone tional. It has accused Madobe of didates said they held their own shot dead after firing at Israeli soldiers on the border, the army said. humanitarian coordinator for against Islamist attacks in their interfering in the process and vote in Kismayo yesterday, The previous day, the army said it shot dead four heavily armed Yemen, Lise Grande, said less than own countries. Kenya supports has backed opposition candi- electing Abdirashid Mohamed Palestinians, after one crossed the border and threw a grenade at half that had been paid. The UN the victor, Ahmed Mohamed dates, who were rejected by the Hidig. The impact of the parallel soldiers. On August 1, a Palestinian seeking to avenge his brother’s said that of 34 key aid programmes Madobe, while Ethiopia has grown electoral commission when they vote was not clear. Jubbaland is death by Israeli fire entered Israel from Gaza and opened fire on only three were funded for the increasingly close to the federal attempted to register. the third of the country’s seven soldiers, the army said. Three soldiers were wounded and the Pal- year and 22 “life-saving” government in Mogadishu. Jubbaland is seen as the semi-autonomous regions to estinian killed. programmes will need to close in Madobe won 56 of the 74 breadbasket of Somalia and the hold presidential elections the next two months. votes cast in the regional capital Kismayo is a strategically before next year’s national vote. PA receives partial tax payment AFP/RAMALLAH

Army opens corridor for people to leave Idlib, Hama The Palestinian Authority, in deep financial crisis since Israel froze tax transfers in February, said yesterday it had accepted a partial REUTERS payment of just over half a billion dollars. BEIRUT “An agreement was reached a few days ago with the Israeli side for transferring duties on oil and fuel which the Palestinian Authority Syrian government forces opened a corridor bought in Israel to the amount of around two billion shekels yesterday for people who want to leave ($568m),” Civil Affairs Minister Hussein al-Sheikh said. Israel in insurgent territory in northwest Syria, where February decided to withhold around $10m a month from revenues an army offensive has gained ground. of some $190m per month it collects on the PA’s behalf, triggering Ten of thousands of people have fled Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas to say he would accept either towards the Turkish border in recent days all or nothing. The deduction corresponds to what Israel says the as air and ground attacks battered parts of PA paid Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, or their families. Idlib and Hama in the northwest, the last big Prisoners who have carried out attacks on Israelis are among rebel stronghold. those receiving the payments, and Israel says the policy encourages After the collapse of a brief ceasefire this further violence. month, Syrian army troops, backed by Russia, have now marched into a town in Idlib Iranian tanker not heading to Greece province in rebel hands since 2014. The United Nations says hundreds of REUTERS/PARIS people have been killed since the offensive Buses and ambulances are seen as Syrian government forces open a corridor for people began in late April. who want to leave insurgent territory in northwest Syria, in the town of Soran, Hama, An Iranian tanker which the United States wants seized is not heading More than 500,000 people have been yesterday. towards Greece as it sails through the Mediterranean, Greek Prime uprooted since, it says. Most escaped deeper Minister Kyrikos Mitsotakis told France 24 TV yesterday. into the rebel bastion and towards the border, The corridor would allow people to leave security measures” in the region. He repeated The Adrian Darya, formerly called Grace 1, left Gibraltar on while about 30,000 have fled into gov- the southern part of Idlib and the north of the Damascus government’s vow to “liberate Sunday. Ship-tracking data on Tuesday showed it was heading ernment territory. Hama. Those who come out will receive food, every inch of Syria.” toward the Greek port of Kalamata on the southern coast of the “The Syrian Arab Republic announces shelter and healthcare, it said. Naji Mustafa, spokesman for the National Peloponnese and was scheduled to arrive next Monday. the opening of a humanitarian corridor in The head of the state’s reconciliation Liberation Front rebel coalition, dismissed “The ship is not heading towards Greece. We have not received the (town) of Soran,” state news agency Sana committee, Ali Haidar, said getting civilians the opening of the latest corridor as an a request for it to dock in a Greek port,” said Mitsotakis, who was said, citing a foreign ministry source. out would help troops take “military and attempt to hit morale. in Paris for a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron. FRIDAY 23 AUGUST 2019 ISLAM 05 Every good deed is charity, even a smile

KHURRAM MURAD

bu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “There is no person who does not have the obligation of (doing) charity everyA day that the sun rises.” Whereupon he was asked, “O Messenger of Allah, from where would we get something to give in charity (so often)?” To which the Prophet (PBUH) replied: “Indeed the gates to goodness are many: glo- rifying God, praising Him, magnifying Him, saying ‘There is no god but Allah,’ enjoining the good and forbidding the wrong, removing any source of harm from the road, making the deaf hear (and under- stand), guiding the blind, showing the seeker his need, striving as far as your two legs could carry you and with deep concern to give succor to him who asks, carrying with the strength of your arms (the burdens of) the weak. All these are (acts of) charity.” And he added: “And your smiling in the face of your brother is charity, your removing of stones, thorns, and bones from people’s paths is charity, and your guiding a man gone astray in the world is charity for you.” Any person who comes across this beautiful saying must pause for some moments to consider some of its meanings and implications. The hadith has two main concerns: 1. Awakening the springs of goodness in the human heart 2. Strengthening the society with the bond of love, affection, and brotherhood Charity, as it is traditionally understood, con- sists of money or various objects given by the rich to help the poor or by the strong to help the weak. Charity, according to this understanding, is extremely narrow and its effects on the life of society are limited. The saying of the Prophet (PBUH), however, takes charity out of this narrow, The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “And your smiling feeling, and sensitivity, which form the core of physical meaning and on to a spiritual plane that in the face of your brother is charity, your removing of human relations. Mankind has always been opens up a vast and limitless world by emphasizing absorbed with and infatuated by amassing wealth that every good is charity. And on every person is stones, thorns, and bones from people’s paths is charity, and possessions, and often considers such mate- the obligation of charity. This is a unique concept and your guiding a man gone astray in the world is rialism to be the very mainstay of life. of charity. What is charity? Isn’t it “giving”? Indeed, But a society based on economic and materi- so it is. Then let every act of giving be charity— charity for you.” alistic considerations alone is often dry and hard even a smile in the face of your brother. Charity and callous and is eaten up by hatred and envy. Of has a physical and a spiritual dimension which are course, Islam does not neglect the material world thus fused into one so that a person can say in giving wealth would remain locked up within individuals The problem is not merely a smile or a drop of and the needs of life. charity: Take this penny or take this helping hand with no one benefiting and no one discovering its water. It concerns the act of giving. Giving is Indeed it gives it due attention. But it does not or take this feeling! rich and abundant meaning. movement from within which opens up the locked merely stop there, because life in actuality does It is all one practical method proceeding from The noble Prophet (PBUH) himself acted in a doors of the self, stirring the spiritual hand and not stop there. Instead it carries it on to wider and the depths of the soul, but we do not always realize kind and concerned manner in all his human rela- making it open freely and widely. Giving is a pos- varied horizons, to greater and higher levels. For the essence of it. The noble Prophet (PBUH) makes tionships just as a kind and concerned father would itive movement, and the soul that is conditioned Islam is the religion of life complete. And from it us realise the single spiritual essence which lies behave towards his son. He showed the way to by positive impulses is a living, stirring, active soul comes the ties of faith, affection, and love to bind behind every act of goodness. people—step by step—and identified himself with that stands in marked contrast to the negative, hearts and the society together. Allah says in the But the Prophet (PBUH) does not want us their problems tirelessly and whatever the obstacles cramped, and feeble soul. Quran, (And (as for the believers) God has brought merely to know. Knowledge is not an end in itself. were. He showed in so doing the best way to train Charity in its tangible, narrow sense divides their hearts together. And if you had spent all that He wants to make us return to goodness, goodness people and to win their hearts. That is why he made people into the receivers on the one hand and the is in the earth you could not have brought their which is the very word of God, and the word of actions which seem to be quite a significant part givers on the other. This division inspires among hearts together.) (Al-Anfal 8:63) God is supreme. of charity. That is why he was able to say: the receivers feelings of weakness and even of The Prophet (PBUH) said: “No one of you (truly) He wants that each of us should move and stir “Smiling in the face of your brother is charity error, and among those who give feelings of pride believes until he loves for his brother what he loves ourselves from within into goodness so that giving … and pouring out from your bucket into your and conceit. Such a division, for society, is for himself.” (Al-Bukhari and Muslim) would become a habit of life, and that this habit brother’s bucket is charity.” (Authenticated by Al extremely evil. This is the essence of charity. So begin by would pass from person to person and prove infec- Albani) But the comprehensive Islamic concept of meeting your brother with a smile. This would open tious throughout society. There are some people who do not ever smile charity, which includes all good actions however up locked souls, penetrate to the depths of the heart, The wisdom of the Prophet (PBUH) lies in and they do not ever open up their facial features small they may be, allows all people, whether rich and exert a magnetic bond on society. Read the expanding the scope of goodness so that it becomes when they meet others. There are people who are or poor, to become givers and receivers on an equal hadith again and see how it reaches into the depths within the scope of each individual. If charity or even stingy with a drop of water, a drop of God- basis. This points to another basic principle of of the soul, the essence of existence, and creates goodness were to remain restricted to tangible given water! They may be malicious, or within them Islamic thought and behavior—that the standard hearts that are tender, pure, radiant, and things or to money, many persons would be pre- there is a disease that has blocked the springs of on which life is judged is not the materialistic or beautiful. vented from doing humanitarian deeds and much goodness in their souls. the economic standard alone but one based on faith, (islamonline archives) What the Prophet said The virtues of charity Kindness “Surely the men and women A man once told the Prophet (peace be upon him) hose who (in charity) spend of their and collar bones. Each time the charitable goods by night and by day, in secret who give in charity and give to person gives in charity, his armour opens up that he had many children but did not kiss any of and in public, have their reward with from him to such an extent that it even them. The Prophet (PBUH) replied: “Verily, God will T Allah a goodly loan, they shall their Lord: on them shall be no fear, nor shall receive double and for them is spreads out his nails and wipes out his foot- only show mercy to those of His servants who do they grieve. (Quran, 2:274) “They used to steps. As for the miser, each time he intends good to others.” sleep but little at night. a noble reward.” to give in charity, the armour becomes tighter And in the hours of dawn they used to (Holy Quran, 57:18) and every link of the armour remains firmly seek forgiveness. In their wealth there was in its place.” The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said: “If one of a share for the beggar and the defeated.” Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased you loves his brother, he should tell him that he (Quran, 51:17-19) drain then gathered all that water.’ The man with him) said: “I saw the Prophet (PBUH) loves him.” “Surely the men and women who give followed the water and eventually saw a man demonstrating with his fingers like this: he in charity and give to Allah a goodly loan, standing in an orchard, transferring the water tried to broaden the neck of his upper they shall receive double and for them is with his spade. garment and it did not expand.” The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said: “Be kind, a noble reward.” (Quran, 57:18) So he asked him: ‘O servant of Allah! (Bukhari,Muslim) for whenever kindness becomes part of some- ‘Uqbah narrates that the Prophet (peace What is your name?’ Anas narrates: Abu Talhah was the thing, it beautifies it. Whenever it is taken from be upon him) said: “Charity extinguishes the The gardener replied by giving a certain wealthiest of all the Ansar in Madinah due something, it leaves it tarnished.” He also said: heat of the graves for the charitable people. name, the same name which the person had to the date orchards which he possessed. Of And the believer will stand in the shade of heard form the cloud. all his possessions, the orchard, Bayraha’, “Make things simple and do not complicate them. his charity on the day of resurrection.” The gardener asked him ‘O servant of was the most beloved to him. This orchard Calm people and do not drive them away.” (Tabrani) Allah! Why did you ask me my name?’ faced the Masjid Nabawi. The Prophet (PBUH) ( Imam Bukhari’s Book of Muslim Morals and Abu Bakr Al Siddiq (may Allah be pleased The man replied: ‘I heard in a cloud used to go into this orchard and drink of its Manners) with him) narrates: I heard the Prophet from which this water came down, a voice wholesome water. (PBUH) saying while standing on the pulpit: saying: Irrigate the orchard of such and Anas says: When this verse was revealed: “Fear the hell-fire even if it is by a piece of such a person.’ It was your name that I ‘You will never attain to piety till you spend The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) would hear the date, for surely it sets right the one who is heard. from that which you love’ (3:92) Abu Talhah crying of a child in the company of his mother during crooked, it repulses an evil death, and it can Now what do you do in your orchard?’ went to the Prophet (PBUH) and said, “O payer, and he would then recite only a short portion fulfill a hungry person just as it can a full The gardener replied: ‘Now that you have Rasulullah! Allah says: ‘You will never attain of the Quran to end the prayer and let the mother person.” said this, [this is what I do]: I look at the to piety till you spend from that which you comfort her child.” (Sahih Muslim, Hadith 220) The Prophet (PBUH) said: “Hasten in produce of this land, I give one third of it in love’. And of all my wealth, Bayraha’ is the giving charity for surely calamity does not charity, I, and my family eat one third of it, most beloved to me. I am giving it in charity. cross paths with it.” (Tabrani) and I re-invest one third into the orchard.” I hope for its goodness and treasure from The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said: “God did not Abu Hurayrah narrates that the Prophet (Muslim) Allah. send me to be harsh, or cause harm, but He sent me (PBUH) said: “There was a man in a wide Abu Hurayrah narrates that the Prophet O Rasulullah! You may utilise it wherever open field, when he heard a voice from a (PBUH) said: “The similitude of a miser and Allah tells you to.” The Prophet (PBUH) said: to teach and make things easy.” cloud saying: ‘Go and irrigate the orchard of a charitable person is like that of two men “Excellent! That is very profitable wealth. ( Sahih Muslim, Hadith 707) such and such person.’ That cloud moved who are wearing an armour of steel. Their Excellent! That is very profitable wealth.” and poured its water onto a stony ground. A hands are forced towards their upper chests (Bukhari, Muslim) 06 ASIA FRIDAY 23 AUGUST 2019 Chidambaram sent to 4 days CBI custody in INX media case IANS Senior Congress High Court. He insisted that the NEW DELHI leader and lawyer investigation is complete as a draft Kapil Sibal, appearing charge sheet has been framed. A special CBI court here Sibal, on question of yesterday granted the probe for Chidambaram, Chidambaram’s “evasiveness”, agency four days of custody of said that the accused told the court that the former former Union Minister P in the current case is Finance Minister insisted on Chidambaram for questioning in sleeping last night rather than the INX Media case. Chidambaram’s son being interrogated and was open Special Judge Ajay Kumar Karti Chidambaram to it since 8am yesterday. He also Kuhar announced the order after who has been granted complained to the court that it was reserving it for some time fol- regular bail by the the CBI which started the ques- lowing the custodial hearing. tioning at 11am and asked only The court also said that Delhi High Court. Chidambaram 12 questions. Chidambaram’s family members He also argued that the Former finance minister Palaniappan Chidambaram (centre in white shirt with glasses) leaves a court and his counsel would be at Foreign Investment Promotion in New Delhi, yesterday. liberty to meet him at a time fea- remained silent and evasive, and Board consists of six Central gov- sible to both sides. stressed on the need to confront ernment Secretaries, who recom- clearance for foreign direct moved to arrest him, the junior years, Parthasarathy again made Appearing for the CBI, him further with more mended the file to then Finance investment (FDI) to INX Media Chidambaram allegedly a comeback on Wednesday Solicitor General Tushar Mehta documents. Minister. He also raised a question when he was the Finance Min- threatened the agency team. night, as the 5 feet, 6 inch tall CBI sought custody of the senior Citing the Delhi High Court mark on the credibility of the doc- ister during the UPA government, “‘How you can touch me? Do you official scaled the wall of the Congress leader as he was order that denied Chidambaram uments produced by CBI. in exchange for alleged bribes know, who I am...’ were the words elder Chidambaram’s residence brought to the Rouse Avenue anticipatory bail and called him Opposing CBI’s custody paid to his son Karti that Karti told the CBI officers,” a in upscale Jor Bagh area here court under heavy security from “kingpin”, Mehta also gave the demand, Sibal, citing the Santosh Chidambaram. senior CBI official said. after finding the gates locked. the CBI headquarters where he case diary to the court for perusal judgment, argues that bail is the CBI Deputy Superintendent The official said that despite After remaining inside the had taken after his arrest on to make a strong case for getting norm, not an exception. of Police R. Parthasarathy, who the threats, Parthasarathy and Congress leader’s residence for Wednesday night. Chidambaram’s custody. He even Senior Congress leader and scaled the six-foot-high boundary his team remained calm. about half an hour, Parthasarathy The prosecution said the cited several Supreme Court counsel Abhishek Manu Singhvi wall of Chidambaram’s residence Contrasting the events of last left with Chidambaram seated investigation has revealed that judgments during the course of argued Chidambaram was just to arrest him on Wednesday year and now, he said that when next to him in a SUV for the a payment of $5m was made by his argument. an “approver” while the decision night, is the same officer who Karti Chidambaram was pro- agency’s headquarters. INX Media case co-accused Senior Congress leader and was taken by the six members of arrested his son in February 2018 duced in the court, he used to tell The CBI official said: “In the Indrani Mukherjea. But interest- lawyer Kapil Sibal, appearing for the FIPB. He also raised ques- from the Chennai airport. the CBI officers that they would INX Media case, it is ingly, Chidambaram denied Chidambaram, said that the tions on the delay over sum- On February 28, not be able to prove anything Parthasarathy, who made a being asked this question by CBI. accused in the current case is moning Chidambaram after Parthasarathy and his team against him and he would be out watertight case against the The prosecution argued that Chidambaram’s son Karti Indrani Mukherjea’s statement. arrested Karti when he returned of their clutches in a few days. Chidambarams. First it was Karti when he was shown the said Chidambaram who has been The former Finance Minister from abroad. According to CBI After remaining out of media Chidambaram and now is his document, Chidambaram granted regular bail by the Delhi is accused of granting FIPB officials, when Parthasarathy coverage for almost one and half father P. Chidambaram. CM: Punjab to J&K’s division encourages demand for small states canalise its IANS of Tripura (IPFT), an NFNS con- headquarters at Khumulwng, Bodoland, Gorkhaland, we are busy with the Fridaya’s AGARTALA stituent and a junior partner of said IPFT spokesman and Tipraland, the autonomous state rally,” Debbarma said. rivers to the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Assistant General Secretary of Karbi-Anglong, and Vidarbha An IPFT delegation, led by The leaders of the National (BJP) government in Tripura. Mangal Debbarma. for better distribution of party chief and Revenue Min- prevent floods Federation of New States (NFNS), The IPFT has been agitating “The central government’s resources, opportunities and ister Narendra Chandra Deb- which is spear-heading the since 2009 for creation of a sep- recent decision to bifurcate J&K governance. barma and General Secretary IANS movement for creation of small arate state by upgrading the into two UTs has encouraged the The central government on and Tribal Welfare Minister JALANDHAR states, said here yesterday that Tripura Tribal Areas Auton- NFNS member parties to August 5 abrogated the Article Mevar Kumar Jamatia, had met bifurcation of Jammu and omous District Council intensify the movement for sep- 370 of the Constitution revoking Union Home Minister Amit Reviewing the ground situation Kashmir into two Union Terri- (TTAADC), which has jurisdiction arate states,” said Debbarma. special status for J&K and bifur- Shah, DoNER (Development of in flood-hit villages, Punjab tories, J&K and Ladakh, for better over two-thirds of Tripura’s Friday’s rally had assumed great cated the state into two UTs. North Eastern Region) and PMO Chief Minister Amarinder Singh governance had encouraged 10,491sqkm area, home to over significance in view of the J&K’s He said Prime Minister (Prime Minister’s Office) Min- yesterday announced his them. 12,16,000 people. bifurcation, he added. Narendra Modi had agreed to our ister Jitendra Singh and Forest government would canalise all They also pointed to a rally Senior leaders, like Meg- According to Tamang, request for a meeting with the and Environment Minister the rivers with technical planned at Khumulwng, 25km halaya Chief Minister Conrad Working President of the IPFT delegation on our statehood Prakash Javadekar in New Delhi support from the World Bank north of Agartala, today in Sangma and NFNS General Sec- Bharatiya Gorkha Parisangh, it’s demand on Thursday in New last month and discussed and the Asian Development support of the statehood demand retary Manish Tamang would high time the central government Delhi. “We have requested the various issues, including Bank. by the Indigenous People’s Front address the rally at the TTAADC start creating smaller states of PMO to give us a fresh date as statehood. Going around Sarupwal in Kapurthala district’s Sultanpur Lodhi sub-tehsil, where the overflowing the Sutlej river led PM Modi embarks to a breach in the Dhusi embankment, affecting 62 vil- lages, he also promised due compensation to the affected on 3-nation visit farmers as soon as the water recedes and special ‘girdwari’ IANS Summit as Biarritz Partner at the (loss assessment) is NEW DELHI invitation of the French Pres- completed. ident during the sessions on Talking to the media after Prime Minister Narendra Modi environment, climate, oceans an aerial survey to assess the yesterday left the national and digital transformation. damage caused by flooding in capital for France to attend “India and France have Kapurthala and Jalandhar bilateral and multilateral excellent bilateral ties, which are areas, the Chief Minister programmes there. From reinforced by a shared vision to announced a project to project France, Modi will travel to the cooperate for further enhancing to realign river streams and United Arab Emirates (UAE) and peace and prosperity for our two courses, besides strengthening Bahrain before returning to countries and the world at large. and widening of the river France to attend the G7 Summit. “Our strong strategic and embankments for a permanent Modi’s five-day visit to the economic partnership is com- solution to the problem of three nations is scheduled plemented by a shared per- floods. between August 22 and 26. spective on major global con- Amarinder Singh also “PM@narendramodi cerns such as terrorism, climate announced dedicated village emplanes for Paris. Over the change. I am confident that this Security personnel stand guard on a street near closed shops in Srinagar, yesterday. relief teams in the affected areas. next few days, he will attend visit will further promote our Each team would comprise important bilateral and multi- long-standing and valued officers of the Health, Civil lateral programmes in France, friendship with France for Supply and Animal Husbandry Pandits hail revocation of Art 370 UAE and Bahrain,” the Prime mutual prosperity, peace and Departments, and would ensure Minister’s Office (PMO) tweeted. progress,” Modi said in the regular and timely supply of IANS The signatories included of Kashmir scattered across the Before taking a special air- statement. food, medicines and fodder for NEW DELHI Kher, Kak, Sopori, and Mohan globe join 1.3 billion Indians in craft to France, the Prime Min- During his visit to the UAE all affected families. Kaul, ex-CEO, Commonwealth celebrating the release of ister said in a statement: “My visit and Bahrain on August 23 and 24, In response to a question, Six hundred eminent Kashmiri Business Council (CBC), among Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh to France reflects the strong stra- Modi said he would look forward the Chief Minister said nothing Pandits, including actor Anupam others. from 70 years of bondage and tegic partnership, which our two to discuss with the Crown Prince would be allowed to hamper Kher, scientist Subhash Kak and “We, along with a vast its full integration with the countries deeply value and share.” of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohammed the 550th birth anniversary cel- musician Bhajan Sopori, have majority of nationalistic Indians, Indian nation. Today and tomorrow, Modi bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the entire ebrations of Guru Nanak Dev, hailed the historic decision of the always believed that Article 370 “We, the global community would have bilateral meetings gamut of bilateral relations as and his government was geared Modi government to revoke was the veritable foundation on of displaced Kashmiri Hindus in France, including a summit well as regional and international up to celebrate the historic Article 370 and reorganise which a bigoted Muslim state of (Pandits) condemn a handful of interaction with French Pres- issues of mutual interest. occasion in a befitting manner. Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh Jammu and Kashmir was discredited individuals, with ident Emmanuel Macron and a The Prime Minister has also Amarinder Singh, who into two Union territories. allowed to flourish on the ter- questionable motives, seeking meeting with Prime Minister planned to look forward to earlier conducted an aerial “We, the displaced Kashmiri ritory of secular India. We to unethically represent Edouard Philippe. jointly release a stamp to com- survey of flood-affected areas Hindus (Pandits) of Kashmir appreciate the extraordinary Kashmiri Hindus while casting He would also interact with memorate the 150th birth anni- of Nawanshar and Ludhiana, living across the world hail the statesmanship and political will aspersions on the GOI’s historic the Indian community and ded- versary of Mahatma Gandhi told reporters in Gidderpindi in epoch-making decision of the of the present government to decision. These individuals are icate a memorial to the Indian along with the Crown Prince. Jalandhar district that even if Modi government to neuter dismantle the privileged edifice nothing more than victim col- victims of the two Air India The Prime Minister will also the Central government fails to Article 370 and reorganise that sustained jihadist sepa- laborators who have time and crashes in France in the 1950s visit Bahrain during his trip, extend support, the state would Jammu and Kashmir into two ratism in Kashmir,” the again sought to be complicit with and 1960s. which would be the first ever ensure full support to every Union Territories,” they said in statement said. perpetrators of our genocide,” On August 25 and 26, Modi Prime Ministerial visit from person affected by the flooding. a joint statement. It said the patriotic Hindus the statement said. would participate in the G7 India to Bahrain. FRIDAY 23 AUGUST 2019 ASIA 07 Imran says he would no longer seek dialogue with India

INTERNEWS “There is no point world to play its role in pre- ISLAMABAD in talking to them. I venting an impending genocide of Kashmiris in occupied Prime Minister Imran Khan has mean, I have done Kashmir. said he is done seeking dialogue all the talking. “Today, on the 1st Interna- with India after repeated rebuffs Unfortunately, now tional Day for Victims of Vio- from the Modi government at his when I look back, all lence based on Religion or Belief, efforts for peace and negotiation. we call attention to the plight of The premier, in an interview the overtures that millions of Kashmiris living with The New York Times, I was making for under brutal Indian Occupation, expressed his frustration at the peace and dialogue, I abuse and violence, deprived of attitude of the Indian officials. think they took it for all fundamental rights and “There is no point in talking freedoms,” he wrote. to them. I mean, I have done all appeasement,” Imran “The Indian Occupation Religious students shout slogans during a protest against India in Lahore yesterday, as they condemn the talking. Unfortunately, now said. Forces have even denied them India’s decision to strip Kashmir region of its special autonomy. when I look back, all the over- their right to observe their reli- tures that I was making for peace gious practices, including Eid ul and dialogue, I think they took there is ethnic cleansing and Adha. As the world shows soli- India has made Kashmir world’s it for appeasement,” Imran said. genocide about to happen.” darity for victims of violence “There is nothing more that we He also expressed concern based on religion and belief, it can do.” that India might undertake a must also move to prevent an biggest prison: Foreign Office The prime minister has deceptive “false-flag operation” impending genocide of Kash- likened “the Hindu supremacist in Kashmir to try to justify mil- miris in IOK.” INTERNEWS when will India continue the Kashmir freedom. #StopSus- ideology of Narendra Modi’s BJP itary action against Pakistan. The United Nations this year ISLAMABAD curfew? The (lockdown) will have pendingPakistanis began government to the Nazi-inspired And Pakistan, he said, would be established August 22 as the to end one day,” Dr Faisal said. trending on Twitter in Pakistan RSS ideology,” as India main- forced to respond. International Day Commemo- Pakistan Foreign Office spokes- He further said Pakistan was earlier this week. tains a strict lockdown in Indian- “And then you are looking at rating the Victims of Acts of Vio- person Dr Mohammad Faisal holding consultations for Dr Faisal added that the administered Kashmir after two nuclear-armed countries lence Based on Religion or Belief, yesterday said that India has approaching the International Wagah border was open, and if abolishing its special status eyeball to eyeball, and anything in a breakthrough move for converted Kashmir into the Court of Justice (ICJ) over the anyone needed any help they earlier this month. can happen,” he said. global recognition that violence world’s biggest prison with the widespread human rights abuses could contact the Pakistan Imran has also repeatedly “My worry is that this can against people based on their ongoing curfew and communi- in occupied Kashmir. Foreign Office. urged the international com- escalate and for two nuclear- faith is a serious and growing cations blackout, after the The spokesperson expressed The Foreign Office spokes- munity to take action against the armed countries, it should be problem. Narendra Modi government concern over suspension of hun- person said Pakistan strongly genocide slowly unfolding in the alarming for the world what we India on August 5 abolished abolished the special status dreds of Twitter accounts belonging condemns the unprovoked occupied territory, as Indian are facing now.” Article 370, which granted granted to the disputed valley. to Pakistani users after they wrote ceasefire violations at the Line troops continue their atrocities Meanwhile, Imran yesterday special status to occupied In his weekly press briefing, posts in support of Kashmir. of Control by India that martyred against the Kashmiri people. called attention to the plight of Kashmir, as tensions mounted the spokesperson said the “We are deeply concerned a number of people. He said Describing Modi as “a fascist the Kashmiri people living in the disputed valley with “aggression exhibited by India over the (reports) of suspended Pakistan will approach every and Hindu supremacist who under Indian rule and suffering unprecedented numbers of poses a danger to regional peace” accounts and we are raising the forum in the world against intends to eradicate occupied abuse, on the occasion of the Indian troops deployed in the and called on the international issue with the relevant com- India’s actions in Kashmir. Kashmir’s mostly Muslim pop- first International Day Com- region. community to take notice of the panies,” he said. Pakistan condemns ter- ulation and populate the region memorating the Victims of Acts The move by Narendra atrocities being perpetrated by A number of journalists, rorism in all its forms and man- with Hindus,” Imran said, “The of Violence based on Religion Modi’s government rescinded Indian troops in Kashmir. activists, and government offi- ifestations, he said, adding that most important thing is that or Belief. years of autonomy and gave full “The demonstrations around cials have claimed that their the country will continue its eight million people’s lives are In a series of tweets on control of the disputed region to the world against Modi govern- accounts were suspended after efforts to maintain peace and at risk. We are all worried that Thursday, the premier urged the New Delhi. ment’s policies will continue. Until they tweeted in support of stability in the region.

Two US service members dead No Rohingya turns up for planned repatriation in Afghanistan AP COX’S refugee agency had agreed to 1,000 families as eligible for The army-led campaign involved to go home to Myanmar as soon as BAZAR return to Myanmar. repatriation. mass rapes, killings and the conditions allow and that assur- REUTERS “Not a single Rohingya wants Bangladesh Prime Minister burning of homes. ances regarding their citizenship WASHINGTON No Rohingya Muslims staying in to go back without their demands Sheikh Hasina said her gov- Myanmar has refused to rec- status, freedom of movement, and crowded refugee camps in Bang- being met,” he told reporters. ernment will not force the ref- ognize Rohingya as citizens or security in Myanmar could be pro- Two American service ladesh turned up for a planned Rohingya Muslims have long ugees to return and the repatri- even as one of its ethnic groups, vided,” it said. It said UN agencies members were killed in repatriation to Myanmar demanded that Myanmar should ation will only happen if they are rendering them stateless, and they need access to the refugees’ Afghanistan on Wednesday, the yesterday because they want to give them citizenship, safety and willing. also face other forms of state- home areas. Nato-led Resolute Support be guaranteed safety and citi- their own land and homes they More than 700,000 sanctioned discrimination. “Building confidence is mission said in a statement, as zenship first, officials said. left behind. Rohingya fled across the border The UNHCR said in a essential... it is essential that the United States seeks to reach Bangladesh refugee commis- Myanmar earlier said the to Bangladesh after Myanmar’s statement Thursday that many UNHCR and UNDP have more a negotiated end to the nearly sioner Abul Kalam said none of repatriation would start on military began a harsh counter- Rohingya interviewed actually predictable and effective access 18-year-old war. the 295 families interviewed Thursday. The Buddhist-majority insurgency campaign against want to go home if the condi- to refugees’ places of origin and It gave no further details since Tuesday by the Bangladesh country has certified more than Rohingya in August 2017 in tions are met. potential areas of return in and withheld the names of the government and the UN’s 3,000 refugees from more than response to an insurgent attack. “Many stated that they do hope Rakhine state,” it said. service members until next of kin were informed. The incident brings the number of US troops killed in Parliament panel Afghanistan to at least 14 in 2019. About 14,000 US troops are approves changes to stationed in Afghanistan as part of the US-led Nato mission to train, assist and advise Afghan civil procedure code forces and to carry out counter- terrorism operations. INTERNEWS for stay matters and another for US President Donald ISLAMABAD, trial proceedings — to prevent Trump said on Tuesday the US delays because of stay matters. If military role in Afghanistan has The National Assembly of Paki- the case was decided, the stay basically turned into a “ridic- stan’s standing committee on law would lapse automatically, he said. ulous” police force in a sign and justice has cleared the civil Instead of a district and ses- that he is open to a US troop procedure code (CPC) amendment sions judge hearing an appeal drawdown there after 18 years bill to substantially reduce time for against a civil judge order, a of war. disposal of civil cases. single bench of the high court Trump, inheriting a war The NA committee con- will be the appellate bench and begun by then-President sidered “The Code of Civil Pro- instead of an intra-court appeal, George W Bush in response to cedure (Amendment) Bill, 2019 a plaintiff may approach the SC the September 11, 2001 attacks, (Government Bill)” and after for a final decision on a matter. expressed a willingness to detailed deliberations recom- However, Dr Nafisa Shah remove some of the US troops mended that the bill be passed and Aliya Kamran submitted there but said some are needed Waiting with pigeons for customers by the assembly. their note of dissent on the to make sure the United States Briefing the committee amendment bill. has intelligence assets on the A girl waits for customers to sell grains to feed pigeons at Basantapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu, members on the bill, the law At the request of the law min- ground. yesterday. minister said the average time istry, the standing committee frame for a civil suit was between deferred till its next meeting “The 30 and 40 years at present. He Muslim Family Laws (Amendment) expressed the hope that the Bill, 2019 (Section 4) (Government IPO-Pakistan to launch campaign against piracy amendment would limit this time Bill)” and “The Muslim Family to less than a couple of years. Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019 INTERNEWS During meeting of 11th Intel- IPO-Pakistan Chairman, Mujeeb counterfeiting and piracy a crime While explaining the pro- (Section 7) (Government Bill)”. ISLAMABAD lectual Property Rights (IPR) Ahmed Khan, and attended by against innovation and crea- posed amendments, he said the However, the committee also Enforcement Coordination Com- IPO-Pakistan Director General tivity. He said there was a need ministry had suggested abolition had detailed deliberations on the The Intellectual Property Organ- mittee, IPO Pakistan resolved that Mohammad Irfan Tarar, Dr Arslan, to develop close cooperation of a second round of litigation Child Marriage Restraint isation (IPO-Pakistan) has the issue of counterfeiting and piracy Pakistan Electronic Media Regu- between IPO and concerned law by treating the SC’s order in the (Amendment) Bill, 2019, which had decided to launch a campaign would be dealt relentlessly and all latory Authority Director General enforcement agencies. He was first round as the final decree. been moved by lawmaker Dr against counterfeiting and piracy out efforts would be made to develop Humayun Masood, Director IPR of the view that with the effective In the first round, he added, Ramesh Kumar Vankwani, and in close coordination with law genuine businesses in the country. Federal Investigation Agency (FIA). coordination piracy and coun- two civil judges would conduct decided with a majority vote enforcement agencies (LEAs). The meeting was chaired by IPO-Pakistan chairman said terfeiting could be overcome. simultaneous proceedings - one against its passage by the assembly. 08 VIEWS FRIDAY 23 AUGUST 2019 Redefining ‘terrorism’ in America ESTABLISHED IN 1996

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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF HAMID DABASHI DR. KHALID BIN MUBARAK AL-SHAFI AL JAZEERA [email protected] n the aftermath of the mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and ACTING MANAGING EDITOR Dayton, Ohio, the United States is MOHAMMED SALIM MOHAMED Ionce again roiling in pain, strug- [email protected] gling to come to terms with its violent reality. With every such act of mass murder, the American nation seems to DEPUTY MANAGING EDITOR be edging closer to the full recognition MOHAMMED OSMAN ALI that the terror of its own racist white [email protected] supremacy is far more serious than all the frightening delusions it has about the violent non-white “other”. People gather during a tribute to the victims of a mass shooting at a Walmart store, Shortly after these mass shootings, in the growing memorial in El Paso, Texas. the New York Times ran an editorial, pertinently pointing out that “[i]f one evidence that there is no such special being decapitated has become a of the perpetrators of this weekend’s relation. Indeed, acts of terror that can popular form of pornography through EDITORIAL two mass shootings had adhered to come from any ideology, whether the Muslim world. All these practices, the ideology of radical Islam the adopted by Muslims, Jews, Christians, including this ghastly method of resources of the American gov- Hindus, Buddhists, or other religious murder, find explicit support in ernment and its international allies groups or even the so-called seculars, scripture.” Cool idea to keep streets cool would mobilize without delay.” agnostics and atheists. Every single sentence of this Indeed, they would as they should. Without first addressing when and passage is a landmark of rubbish. Mar- lobal warming is wreaking havoc around the globe. The editorial reasoned further: how Islam and Muslims became cate- tyrdom is as much integral to Islam as The mercury is shooting up in many places and sci- “The awesome power of the state gorically “terrorist” until proven oth- it is to Christianity, while Jihad is as Gentists are warning that this is going to get worse would work tirelessly to deny future erwise, the expansion of the term “ter- much a matter of moral courage as over the years if we don’t take affirmative actions. terrorists’ access to weaponry, money rorism” to any act of wanton cruelty of marking physical rebellion against There are many roadblocks to take positive steps at a and forums to spread their ideology. mass murder will not be serious. tyranny. Reciting the shahadah and global level as many countries are still not convinced about The movement would be infiltrated by This belated and much overdue making a pilgrimage to Mecca are the impact of climate change. At the same time many are spies and informants. Its financiers attention to racist white supremacy what millions of peaceful Muslims do taking ownership and taking steps to bring down the would face sanctions. Places of con- terrorism will never amount to any- mostly in the autumn of their lives, adverse effects of global warming. gregation would be surveilled. Those thing if we do not get to the bottom of neither of which has anything to do Qatar has also taken many positive steps over time who gave aid or comfort to terrorists this diabolical hatred of Muslims that with whatever kind of “pornography” such as setting minimum energy standard for appliances would be prosecuted. Programs would has taken root in the US and Europe. Harris is fed by his fellow Islamo- imported into the country, developing sustainable town- be established to de-radicalize former ‘Islamic Ideas’ phobes on the internet. ships and running regular campaigns by state utilities to adherents.” While thinking about this question, The problem with such outlandish remind people about the importance of saving water and There is nothing wrong with a I was reminded of a 2011 article by the statements is that they are readily electricity. state mobilising to face any threat that self-proclaimed American “intel- consumed by the wider American Saving energy is not the only solution to fight global comes its cit- lectual” Sam Harris published on society and its leadership, which form warming, it is one of the many things we can do. Even izens’ way. Truthdig. The 1800-word piece was their perceptions of Islam and Muslims keeping your environment sustainable in small ways will The key meant to be his defence against accu- based on the volumes of nonsense the help. Using less plastic, for one, is a good way to start. Many question that sations by journalist Chris Hedges that likes of Harris regularly produce. institutions and organisations in Qatar are working tire- the New York he is harbouring genocidal thoughts These writings cannot stand a half- lessly with relevant stakeholders to reduce the use of plastic Over the Times edi- about Muslims. Essentially, Harris decent scholarly examination and yet in our day-to-day life. Till now, torial raises, challenged the charge of racism by a whole Islamophobic movement is everyone was concentrating on last century and indeed claiming that he has nothing against nourished by them. the ‘reuse’ and ‘recycle’ from alone, Muslim many others Muslims as such and that he is talking ‘Islam Itself’ the slogan “refuse, reuse and thinkers have are asking, is about “ideas” not people. There is much the matter with recycle”. Time has come to when will “My analysis of religion in general, practices of Islam, and no other souls ‘refuse’ and ‘reduce’ plastic use. revolutionised the such mobili- and of Islam in particular,” Harris on this earth have addressed those Ashghal has taken One alarming effect of very texture of sation happen wrote, “focuses on what I consider to issues more diligently than Muslim a futuristic step global warming is the increase critical thinking when white be bad ideas, held for bad reasons, thinkers over the last 1,400 years. In by paving two in ambient temperature in about and in men perpe- leading to bad behavior. My antipathy fact, the rise of multiple and con- small streets using many places all over the world. trate mass toward Islam - which is, in truth, dif- flicting schools of philosophy, the- This summer saw Europe siz- their faith. Yet violence? Or, ficult to exaggerate - applies to ideas, ology, and mysticism in Islam reflects a special blue zling at record temperatures. their scholarship in other not to people.” the reality that Muslims have never material as a pilot Alaska hit hottest month ever has hardly made words, when And what exactly are these Islamic been content with the state of their project to see if it this year. The increase in it to the US will the “ideas” that designate Islam as a vile faith and from a position of critical can being down the number of vehicles plying the hateful ide- and violent religion compared with intimacy and with a caring intellect roads, more people using air- mainstream ology called any other religion? Harris mentions have sought to right the wrong they road temperature conditioning and the lack of “white the following: “martyrdom, jihad, have seen in their collective practices. and thus the green cover contribute to the nationalism” be considered terrorism honor, etc”. A quick look at his It is equally important to keep in surrounding rise in temperature along with and treated as such? writings about these concepts reveals mind that rapid globalisation of Islam climate change. Whence Islam, the enemy? how Harris cherry-picks certain con- and the widespread presence of temperature. The cities bear the What, in effect, such editorial posi- voluted thoughts and weaves them Muslims in four corners of the world This has a lot maximum brunt as all these tions, mirroring a national mood, call into a self-fulfilling prophecy. Here is have created new and fruitful condi- of potential, if factors contribute to creating for is to expand the definition of “ter- an example: tions of critical thinking for Muslims. proved successful, an ‘urban heat island’, which rorism” exclusively applied to Islam “[T]he reality of martyrdom and Over the last century alone, pushes the surrounding tem- and Muslims to others who are not the sanctity of armed jihad are about Muslim thinkers like Muhammad Iqbal as paving the perature inside cities more than Muslims. But before this call can be as controversial under Islam as is the from Pakistan, Mohammad Arkoun busy streets in the atmospheric temperature. heeded and such change of perception resurrection of Jesus under Christi- from Algeria, Ali Shariati from Iran, this material will One of the main causes for this achieved, we must first explore when, anity. It is not an accident that millions Sadiq Jalal al-Azm from Syria, Nasr not only make is the black heat-absorbing how and why “Islam” or “Muslims” of Muslims recite the Shahadah or Abu Zayd from Egypt, among dozens asphalt, which is traditionally came to be so thoroughly identified make pilgrimage to Mecca. Neither is it of others, have revolutionised the very the street more used to pave the streets. with the dreaded term “terrorism” an accident that in the year 2015, hor- texture of critical thinking about and bearable during Ashghal has taken a futur- despite the overwhelming body of rific footage of infidels and apostates in their faith. summer, but also istic step by paving two small indirectly increase streets using a special blue material as a pilot project to see life of automobiles. if it can being down the road temperature and thus the sur- China is copying Russia’s Internet attacks; it’s rounding temperature. This has a lot of potential, if proved successful, as paving good that Twitter and Facebook responded the busy streets in this material will not only make the street more bearable during summer, but also indirectly THE WASHINGTON POST any information provided by another summer over the extent of China’s dom- increase life of automobiles. information content provider.” This is a ination. China, through state media and Hopefully this cool-looking surface will be a cool idea lesson learned from Russia’s pillar of freedom on the Internet and a phalanx of fake individual accounts, to keep Qatar streets cooler. use of disinformation and meant the platforms could not be held flooded this open zone with posts weaponized social media in liable for posts from third parties. That sharply critical of the protest movement. A the 2016 US presidential cam- opened the door to a cornucopia of Twitter said it found “a significant state- paign is how it can be both invidious opinions everywhere - and to malign backed information operation” and sus- and insinuating, creeping up where it is operations by extreme political move- pended 936 accounts. It also preemp- least expected. Millions of people saw ments and authoritarian governments. tively disabled a “larger, spammy QUOTE OF THE DAY the Russian posts - and did not know Russia tested online disinformation network” of some 200,000 accounts they were written in a nondescript in Ukraine in 2014, then launched a created after the first suspensions but Nothing has changed office building in St. Petersburg. So it is wider campaign to sow disorder in the not yet substantially active. “Covert, since March, 2014, welcome news that Twitter and 2016 US presidential campaign. Later, manipulative behaviors have no place when Russia’s Facebook this week took the initiative Twitter found 3,814 accounts con- on our service,” Twitter said, adding that against Chinese accounts that appeared trolled by the Internet Research Agency it would decline ads from state-con- participation in the G8 to be part of a deliberate, state-backed in Russia; Facebook identified 470 IRA- trolled Chinese media. Facebook took was stopped. Ukrainian campaign to discredit the Hong Kong controlled accounts that collectively down a smaller number of accounts and Crimea is being protest movement. created 80,000 posts between January did not go after the state-run media. occupied as before, Back in the halcyon days of social 2015 and August 2017, reaching as These decisions cannot have been media, platforms did not want to be many as 126 million people. easy, but they point to a more cautious, Ukrainian Donbas is policemen. They claimed to be plat- Now, China appears to be emulating mature attitude toward information suffering from war. forms, not nannies. They relied on the Russia example. Twitter and warfare. No longer can platforms just Section 230 of the Communications Facebook are blocked inside China but throw up their hands and say “not our Volodymyr Zelenskiy Decency Act of 1996, which stated: “No have a substantial presence in Hong responsibility.” The underlying values Ukraine’s President provider or user of an interactive com- Kong, a semiautonomous territory and a of freedom must be preserved, but to puter service shall be treated as the hub of information and commerce that protect that freedom, rules are publisher or speaker of has been convulsed by protests this necessary. FRIDAY 23 AUGUST 2019 OPINION 09 Stop comparing the Moscow and Paris protests

uring their generally public comments on the protests that In France, those who demonstrate Even now, some of the demon- friendly meeting, French were triggered by the authorities’ are able to freely take part in elec- strators are being tried on the flim- President Emmanuel refusal to allow anti-Kremlin candi- tions. The Yellow Vests were free to siest of evidence for allegedly Macron and his Russian dates to take part in next month’s participate in the European elections resisting police. On the other hand, D and will go to the local elections. counterpart Vladimir Putin traded municipal election in Moscow. the riot police, for all their eager barbs about how their respective His comments were hardly sur- That, of course, should have been truncheon work, have inflicted few LEONID BERSHIDSKY countries treat political protesters. prising: The rejected candidates a killer rejoinder, but it didn’t quite serious injuries, and no one has BLOOMBERG The exchange should be should take their grievances to the work as such. The Yellow Vests failed died. Had there been more instructive to those who buy and courts and no one has the right to miserably in the European election in bloodshed, Putin would have had spread the Kremlin propaganda’s break the law by provoking mass dis- May. much more to fear from the argument that the violence unleashed turbances. One could hardly expect The essentially leaderless protesters. on Moscow protesters in recent weeks Putin, famous for never retreating movement was too disunited and In other words, in Russia - is somehow justified by France’s under pressure, to say anything else. politically inexperienced to get any- which isn’t a free country by any tough response to the Yellow Vests. But then he added: where. It produced two lists of candi- definition - the sides are if not I must start with a disclaimer: I I’m a guest here and I’m a little dates, neither of which garnered even exactly scared of each other, then The causes of the two consider the suppression of protests in embarrassed to say this, but I’m forced 1% of the vote. A complex political cautious to avoid a ruinous protests are essentially both countries to be disproportionate. to say it because you’re asking such system like France’s is difficult for escalation. similar: France’s I don’t buy the argument that the questions. We all know the events that outsiders to penetrate. Macron and his In France, the discontented are poor and Moscow’s Yellow Vests deserved tougher had to do with the so-called Yellow fellow party members are of the elite, emboldened by a centuries-old treatment than the Moscow protesters Vests, during which, by our calcu- and, unlike the Yellow Vests, know barricade tradition. Nor are police educated class feel because they were more violent. lation, 11 people died and 2,500 were how to play the game. inhibited by their commanders’ they are unable to Obviously, there are limits to what injured, including 2,000 police. We Unable to create a powerful fear that the ruling regime might play successfully by authorities can tolerate if they are to wouldn’t like similar events to take political force of their own, 44% of fall if they give as good as they get. the existing rules protect the lives and property of other place in the Russian capital, and we’ll Yellow Vest supporters took their In the end, it’s a legitimate fight on citizens and defend the rule of law. do everything to keep our domestic protest votes to the far right National both sides: One asserts its freedom because their voices But violence is a vicious circle: “Who political situation strictly within the Rally party, according to a poll pub- to protest and make its voice heard aren’t being heard. One started it?” usually isn’t a smart framework of existing law. lished just before the election. The by an elite they believe is deaf to could argue that the question to ask. Putin’s statistics were ques- National Rally came first in the ballot, quieter calls, while the other Yellow Vests’ agenda There is, though, a fundamental tionable: While 11 deaths have been but its nationalist agenda doesn’t defends the legal boundaries of difference between the French and attributed to the Yellow Vest protests, really help the Yellow Vests’ mainly that freedom. is all about resentment the Russian responses which I think many more were wounded than 2,500 economic demands. Those freedoms - of speech and coming from people neither Putin nor Macron quite - and the majority of them were dem- The causes of the two protests are assembly - take precedence over left behind by progress. understands. onstrators, not police. But Macron essentially similar: France’s poor and the rights to elect and be elected In France, Putin made his first ignored this when he retorted: Moscow’s educated class feel they are because they allow the politically unable to play successfully by the unrepresented to exert an existing rules because their voices influence. Despite their failure, the aren’t being heard. One could argue Yellow Vests have forced Macron that the Yellow Vests’ agenda is all to pay more attention to social about resentment coming from policy and to show more interest in people left behind by progress, while ordinary citizens’ grievances. In educated Muscovites are trying to Russia, these basic freedoms are as move their country forward; but that suppressed as electoral democracy. kind of difference shouldn’t matter That’s why Putin’s oft-repeated when it comes to democratic claim that Moscow is a more representation. peaceful city than Paris is mis- The basic difference between placed: The system he has built will what happens to protesters in Russia eventually be brought down by a and in France isn’t so much about bigger explosion of anger than free democracy as about freedom. In France is ever likely to see. Moscow, the rallies’ organizers were careful to say in their social media posts that they weren’t calling on anyone to attend - otherwise they would be leaving themselves open to criminal prosecution. The protesters didn’t burn cars or break windows because they knew the system would D-RING ROAD ruin their lives by throwing them POST BOX: 3488 Russian security officers detain a man following a rally calling for fair elections in central Moscow on August 10, 2019. behind bars for years. DOHA - QATAR [email protected]

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N Korea says Seoul cancels intelligence-sharing deal with Tokyo not interested in AP Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono called the exports to South Korea of three The South Korean gov- SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA talks if military decision “extremely regrettable” and summoned chemicals essential for manu- ernment, for its part, decided to facturing semiconductors and downgrade Japan’s trade status. moves continue South Korea said yesterday it will the South Korean ambassador to protest against display screens — key export Some experts say the tit-for- terminate an intelligence- the move. items for South Korea — and tat actions could eventually hurt AFP sharing deal with Japan that decided to remove South Korea South Korea’s economy more SEOUL focused on classified information issues. South Korea’s presidential He said South Korea would from a list of countries granted than Tokyo’s. Many big South about North Korea, a surprise office said it terminated the intel- formally notify Japan of its preferential trade status. Korean manufacturers including North Korea said yesterday it announcement that is likely to ligence deal because Japan’s decision before Saturday, the South Korea accuses Japan Samsung rely heavily on mate- has “no interest” in dialogue set back US efforts to bolster recent decision to downgrade deadline for an extension of the of weaponising trade to punish rials and components imported unless Washington stops “esca- security cooperation with two of South Korea’s trade status pact for another year. it over a separate dispute linked from Japan, while Japan doesn’t lating hostile military moves”, its most important allies in the caused a “grave” change in Japanese Foreign Minister to Japan’s brutal colonial rule of import many vital materials from as a senior US envoy visited Asian region. security cooperation between Kono said in a statement that the the Korean Peninsula from 1910 South Korea. Seoul with an eye on reviving South Korea attributed the the countries. decision “was an action that to 1945. Japan denies that, saying Liberal South Korean Pres- nuclear talks with Pyongyang. decision to its bitter trade dispute “Under this situation, the completely misjudged the its steps were taken because of ident Moon Jae-in, who earlier Talks between Pyongyang with Japan, which has plunged government has determined that current security environment in unspecified security concerns. declared his country would and Washington have stalled the two countries’ relations to maintaining the agreement, the region and is extremely The Japanese trade curbs “never again lose” to Japan, used since a second summit between their lowest point since they which was signed for the purpose regrettable.” He said South triggered an outburst of anti- the August 15 anniversary of US President Donald Trump and established diplomatic ties in of exchanging sensitive military Korea’s linking of trade and Japan sentiment in South Korea. Korea’s liberation from Japan to North Korean leader Kim Jong 1965. Japanese Foreign Minister intelligence on security, does not security was “absolutely unac- Many South Korean citizens extend an olive branch. Moon Un in Hanoi in February col- Taro Kono called the decision serve our national interests,” Kim ceptable, and we firmly protest rallied in the streets, cancelled said Seoul will “gladly join lapsed without an agreement. “extremely regrettable” and You-geun, the deputy director to the South Korean planned holiday trips to Japan hands” if Tokyo wanted to talk. The pair met again in June in the summoned the South Korean of South Korea’s presidential government.” and launched widespread boy- There was no immediate Demilitarised Zone and agreed ambassador to protest the national security office, said in a Since early last month, Japan cotts of Japanese beer, clothes reaction from the US to restart working-level dia- linking of trade and security nationally televised statement. has imposed stricter controls on and other products. government. logue, but those talks have yet to begin. Meanwhile, North Korea has carried out several short-range UK seeks access to missile tests in recent weeks in protest against annual US-South Korea joint military drills that it Hong Kong consulate sees as a rehearsal for invasion. Stephen Biegun, the US special envoy for North Korea staffer held in China who leads the working-level talks, arrived in Seoul on AFP to him since his detention. Tuesday for a three-day trip, and LONDON “That is our priority and we said Washington was “prepared continue to raise Simon’s case to engage” as soon as it hears Britain yesterday said it was repeatedly in China, Hong Kong from Pyongyang. trying to contact an employee and London and have sought to But a spokesman for the of its Hong Kong consulate being make contact with Simon North’s foreign ministry dashed held in China while “urgently” himself.” hopes for renewed dialogue on seeking further information The incident comes as rela- Thursday, attacking a recent from Beijing and local author- tions between Britain and China mid-range cruise missile test by ities. have become strained over what the US and plans to deploy F-35 The Foreign Office in Beijing calls London’s “inter- fighter jets in the region as “dan- London said both British officials ference” in pro-democracy pro- gerous” moves that can “trigger and relatives had been unable tests that have wracked Hong a new cold war”. to speak to the missing staffer, Kong for three months. “This compels us to weigh a Simon Cheng, who disappeared Chinese authorities have realistic way of turning our Secondary school students attend a rally at Edinburgh Place in Hong Kong, yesterday. after visiting mainland China on increased their inspections at attention more to strengthening August 8. the border since the protests, the physical deterrence,” he said A Chinese foreign ministry including checking the phones in a statement carried by the spokesman confirmed on and devices of some passengers HK students plan class boycott in protest official Korean Central News Wednesday he had been “placed for photos of the Agency. in administrative detention for demonstrations. AP Lam, fails to respond by Sep- decided how to step up their “We remain unchanged in HONG KONG 15 days as punishment” by police Cheng is believed to have tember 13. action after the first two weeks, our position to resolve all issues in Shenzhen, a city on the China- travelled to Shenzhen for a Young people have been at but it could include an open- in a peaceful manner through Hong Kong border, for breaking one-day business meeting on Hong Kong university student the forefront of the Chinese city’s ended general strike. dialogue and negotiation,” he a public security law. August 8. leaders said yesterday they’ll call protest movement, which was High school students also added. “However, dialogue The spokesman also said That night, he was in the for a boycott of the start of sparked by calls for the with- thronged a downtown square for accompanied by military threats because Cheng is from Hong process of returning via high- classes to pressure the drawal of an unpopular extra- a rally yesterday. Hundreds of is of no interest to us.” Wash- Kong, the issue is an internal speed train and sent messages government to respond to the dition bill. teenagers, wearing black and ington stations nearly 30,000 matter. to his friend as he was about to protest movement gripping the “Two weeks should be holding umbrellas in the troops in the South to defend it “We continue to urgently go through customs. city since June. enough for the government to oppressive heat, chanted “Lib- from its neighbour. seek further information about He has not been seen or Student union leaders from really think through how to erate Hong Kong” and “Revo- Trump tweeted earlier this Simon’s case,” a spokesperson heard from since. 10 universities said they want respond to the five demands,” lution of our times” and called month that Kim had sent him a for the British Foreign Office Beijing has faced criticism students to skip the first two said Davin Wong, acting pres- for Lam to step down. letter in which he expressed said in a statement. in the past for detaining foreign weeks of classes in September. ident of the Hong Kong Uni- Separately, major Hong hope that talks would resume “Neither we nor Simon’s nationals amid ongoing diplo- They vowed to escalate their versity Students’ Union. The Kong banks condemned the “as soon as the joint US/South family have been able to speak matic spats. action if the city’s leader, Carrie student leaders said they haven’t violence. Korea joint exercise are over”. Ex-Mongolian Scores missing as intel chief faces torture charges mudslides hit SW China AFP reported injured and more than AFP BEIJING 100,000 people have been evac- ZUUNMOD, MONGOLIA uated from Wenchuan in the Nine people have died and 35 mountainous Aba Tibetan and Mongolia’s former intelligence are still missing after a series of Qiang Autonomous Prefecture. chief will go on trial next week mudslides in an autonomous The mudslides and torrential for allegedly allowing the region of China’s southwestern rainfall cut off water and power torture of two people later Sichuan province, local author- supplies to thousands of homes, convicted of assassinating the ities said yesterday. as well as damaging bridges and leader of a 1990 democratic A 33-year-old firefighter blocking roads linking local revolution. was among those killed by a towns with Chengdu, the capital Khurts Bat, the ex-head of flash flood that tipped over an of Sichuan. Mongolian intelligence, is emergency response vehicle as Local authorities said they charged with overseeing the they went to help people had also sent 20 buses and two torture of Sodnomdarjaa affected by a mudslide in Wen- helicopters to evacuate tourists Batdagva and Chimgee Tumur- chuan county, according to local from the popular holiday region. khurd, who were jailed in 2016 officials. Xinhua said that one mud- after confessing to murdering State news agency Xinhua slide had damaged a water- Zorig Sanjaasuren. said another firefighter was works and flooded the plant The trial is not open to the Japan holds military training receiving emergency treatment, connected to a local hydroe- public and details are scarce as citing Sichuan fire and rescue lectric dam and that search and Japanese Ground Self-Defence Force tanks and other armoured vehicles take part in an annual the trial of a political figure is authorities. rescue efforts are still training session near Mount Fuji at Higashifuji training field in Gotemba, west of Tokyo, yesterday. seen as a state secret in Mon- Six more people have been underway. golia. Khurts was first charged in April, but released pending trial two days later. If he is found guilty, Sodnomdarjaa and Indonesia blocks Internet in Papua over unrest fears Chimgee could then challenge their own convictions. AFP street battles broke out between Internet service in recent days Calm appeared to have been in Surabaya, Indonesia’s second- Zorig was a pro-democracy JAKARTA police and protesters in Indone- to clamp down on hoaxes and mostly restored yesterday after biggest city, on Saturday – the revolutionary on the verge of sia’s easternmost territory. provocative comments targeting Indonesia sent in 1,200 extra country’s independence day. being named as the country’s Indonesia has cut off Internet A rebel insurgency against Papua’s ethnic Melanesian police and military to Papua. A Police in riot gear stormed a new prime minister, when he access in unrest-hit Papua over Jakarta’s rule has simmered for population. few dozen protesters were dormitory to force out students was stabbed to death in 1998 in fears that a stream of offensive decades in the resource-rich But it shut down service arrested. Several police officers who allegedly destroyed an what was widely believed to be and racist online posts would island, which shares a border completely late on Wednesday, had been injured, and there are Indonesian flag. a political assassination. spark more violent protests in with Papua New Guinea. although many users still unconfirmed reports of wounded In Jakarta yesterday, more It took until 2015 for any the region, the government said The riots appear to have managed to get around the block. demonstrators. No deaths have than 100 demonstrators scuffled arrests to be made for his yesterday. been triggered by the arrest of “The amount of racist and been reported. with police near the presidential murder following a long and Riots and demonstrations dozens of Papuan students in provocative content was very The unrest came after palace as they called for Papuan sprawling political investigation brought several Papuan cities to Java at the weekend, who were high... and it went viral,” com- reports that authorities tear- independence. Indonesia’s chief that saw over 1,500 people a standstill this week, as also pelted with racist abuse. munications ministry spokesman gassed and briefly detained some security minister Wiranto has interrogated as suspects . buildings were torched and Indonesia had slowed Ferdinandus Setu said. 43 Papuan university students appealed for calm. FRIDAY 23 AUGUST 2019 EUROPE 11 Too late for a new Brexit deal, France’s Macron tells Johnson REUTERS Macron said the Many investors say a ‘no- PARIS EU did not want a deal’ Brexit would hurt the econ- omies of Britain, the EU and the French President Emmanuel ‘no-deal’ scenario, but wider world, roil financial Macron told British Prime would be ready if it markets and weaken London’s Minister Boris Johnson yesterday happened. position as the pre-eminent that there was not enough time international financial centre. to wholly rewrite Britain’s Brexit Macron said that any new divorce deal before an October Johnson told Macron that he solution to the problem of the 31 deadline. believed it was possible to agree Irish border had to be found in Johnson met Macron at the a deal before October 31, and the next month. Elysee Palace a day after talks in that he had been “powerfully Signalling that the ball was Berlin with German Chancellor encouraged” by what he had in the UK’s court, he said: “If we Angela Merkel. heard from Merkel on cannot find alternatives, then it More than three years after Wednesday. will be because of a deeper the United Kingdom voted to “Let’s get Brexit done, let’s problem, a political one, a British quit the European Union, it is still get it done sensibly and prag- political problem. unclear on what terms — or matically and in the interests of “And for that, negotiations indeed whether — the bloc’s both sides and let’s not wait until can’t help. It will be up to the second largest economy will October 31,” Johnson said. “Let’s prime minister to make that French President Emmanuel Macron (right) and Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson speak to the leave the club it joined in 1973. get on now in deepening and choice, it won’t be up to us.” media prior to their meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, yesterday. Talks over lunch were con- intensifying the friendship and After Brexit, the frontier structive, a French official said. partnership between us.” between Ireland and the UK Macron left the door open to Johnson, an ardent Brexiteer, province of Northern Ireland will Merkel gives UK until Oct 31 for Brexit solution Britain seeking a solution to the is betting that the threat of ‘no- be the only land border between Irish “backstop”, but said any deal’ Brexit turmoil will convince the EU’s single market and AFP do in three or two years, you can The German leader said the alternative must respect both the Merkel and Macron that the EU Britain. The EU wants to ensure THE HAGUE do in 30 days — or rather, you aim was to find a regime that integrity of the EU single market should do a last-minute deal to that it does not become a back would have to say: you can do it both respects the two-decade and stability on the divided suit his demands. He has door for goods to enter the single German Chancellor Angela by October 31,” Merkel said at a old peace agreement in the island of Ireland. repeated promises to leave on market. Merkel said yesterday that press conference in The Hague British province of Northern “I want to be very clear,” he October 31, with or without a Ireland for its part says Britain could have until the day with Dutch premier Mark Rutte. Ireland “and at the same time we said. “In the month ahead, we deal. Macron insisted Britain’s physical checks could of its scheduled EU departure to “So it’s not about 30 days, can ensure the integrity of the will not find a new withdrawal destiny lay in Johnson’s hands undermine the 1998 Good Friday avoid a chaotic no-deal Brexit, but they were symbolic for the (EU’s) internal market.” agreement that deviates far from alone. He said the EU did not agreement, which brought peace clarifying that she had not set fact that you can do it in a short In Berlin on Wednesday the original.” On his first trip want a ‘no-deal’ scenario, but to Northern Ireland after more London a 30-day deadline. period of time.” Merkel said she night, Merkel had appeared to abroad since entering 10 would be ready if it happened. than 3,600 died in a three- Merkel had appeared to lay was giving the new date give London its biggest glimmer Downing Street a month ago, The political crisis in London decade conflict between down the 30-day rule to solve “because Great Britain said they of hope in weeks when she said Johnson has warned Merkel and over Brexit has left allies and unionists who wanted the the vexed issue of the Irish would like to leave the European that “we have said we would Macron that they face a poten- investors puzzled by a country province to remain British and border “backstop” when she met Union on 31 October.” probably find it in the next two tially disorderly no-deal Brexit that for decades seemed a con- Irish nationalists who want it to British Prime Minister Boris “And until then we have to years, but maybe we can do it in on October 31 unless the EU does fident pillar of Western eco- join a united Ireland ruled from Johnson in Berlin on Wednesday. work on it — work on it if the will the next 30 days, why not?” At a new deal. nomic and political stability. Dublin. “I said that what you want to exists on both sides.” stake is the so-called “backstop”. PM: Greece to Italian parties given until Tuesday to form new coalition Storm on Tatra speed up refugee mountains asylum process AFP need a specific programme that ROME could be passed in parliament. leaves 3 dead AFP If a coalition is not formed REUTERS ATHENS Italian President Sergio Matta- then Mattarella could consider rella has set a Tuesday deadline a technical government or call WARSAW Greece will speed up its refugee for squabbling political parties an early election — just 14 asylum process, Prime Minister to form a workable coalition months after the last parlia- At least three people were killed Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in an government, two days after a mentary vote. and 22 injured during a thun- interview yesterday, as dysfunctional populist alliance The crisis comes after Prime derstorm in Poland’s Tatra concerns grow over a recent broke up throwing the euro- Minister Giuseppe Conte Mountains yesterday and rise in migrant arrivals from zone’s third largest economy into resigned on Tuesday following another was killed in the West Turkey. political turmoil. months of alliance sniping and Tatras in Slovakia, mountain “We are going to change Mattarella, 78, concluded a bid by League leader and rescue services reported. our national policy on asylum, two days of crisis talks with key Interior Minister Matteo Salvini Lightning hit a group of greatly simplifying the admin- political players yesterday to see to force a snap poll. tourists on Giewont, a 1,894- istrative procedure by speeding if a viable coalition could be A proposed alliance between metre mountain, after a sunny up decision-making,” the new formed following the disinte- M5S and the opposition centre- morning turned stormy, Italy’s outgoing deputy-Premier and Interior Minister, Matteo Salvini conservative PM told France’s gration of the partnership left Democratic Party (PD) — according to witnesses quoted (right) addresses media after a meeting with Italian President on the Le Figaro daily ahead of a between the anti-establishment previously almost unthinkable on private broadcaster TVN24. meeting with French President Five Star Movement (M5S) and after years of vicious arguments second day of consultations of political parties, in Rome, yesterday. “We have a very severe sit- Emmanuel Macron in Paris. the far-right League. — has been gaining momentum, uation,” the head of TOPR, “Those who obtain (asylum) “On Tuesday, I will hold with official talks set to begin. discussions. of government. Poland’s voluntary mountain obviously have the right to stay further consultations and make After discussions with Mat- The PD also made positive Zingaretti has said the party rescue organisation, was in Greece, while those who are the necessary decisions,” Matta- tarella, M5S leader Luigi Di Maio noises with leader Nicola Zinga- would back an M5S coalition quoted as saying by another not eligible will have to return rella told reporters at the presi- said he was ready to negotiate retti saying he wanted to form a dependent on five conditions, broadcaster. Tourists climbing to Turkey, as specified under dential palace. for a “solid majority” in par- new government but empha- including a radical shift in Italy’s Giewont in Poland often aim to the EU-Turkey accord,” he said. “The crisis must be resolved liament. He listed ten key pol- sised not “at any cost”. zero-tolerance policy on end their trip at the top, where The PM noted that Greece in a timely manner and with icies, including a plan to slash the Although the PD and M5S migrants. Salvini has sought to a 15-metre iron cross was would change its rules in the clear decisions,” he said. number of lawmakers in par- have been at each other’s throats exploit the League’s growing installed in 1901. The cross is hope that eventually the EU will After an intense 48 hours of liament from 950 to 605. for years, the traditional foes popularity, with opinion polls said to attract lightning. Other forge a common approach to political wrangling, Mattarella His party later held talks and have a motive for compromise suggesting the party would win victims were hurt in different asylum regulations. said a future coalition would gave official clearance for formal — power and kicking Salvini out a new vote. parts of the mountains. He said more than 20,000 refugees and migrants were sheltering on the islands of Lesbos, Samos, Chios, Kos and Russia sends first humanoid robot into space Ukraine, EU oppose Russia’s Leros . AFP MOSCOW readmission into G7

REUTERS 1 dead in Paris Russia yesterday launched an KIEV/BRUSSELS Echoing that view, a unmanned rocket carrying a life- European Union official said hospital fire size humanoid robot that will Ukraine’s president backed readmitting Russian President spend 10 days learning to assist leading European powers Vladimir Putin to the group AFP astronauts on the International yesterday in opposing the without conditions would be PARIS Space Station. readmission of Russia to the “counterproductive, a sign of Named Fedor, short for Final Group of Seven advanced econ- weakness”. A woman died and several Experimental Demonstration omies, saying Moscow still “The EU remains strongly of people were injured after a Object Research, the robot is the occupied Crimea and was frus- the view that the reasons for huge fire broke out inside a first ever sent up by Russia. trating peace in eastern Ukraine. Russia’s exclusion in 2014 from renowned hospital complex on Fedor blasted off in a Soyuz US President Donald Trump the then-G8 are still valid today the outskirts of Paris, French MS-14 spacecraft at 6:38 am said on Tuesday it would be as they were valid five years ago. officials said yesterday. Moscow time (0338 GMT) from “appropriate” to have Russia So the EU will be against the idea The blaze erupted late on Russia’s Baikonur cosmodrome rejoin what used to be the G8. of reinviting Russia to G7,” he Wednesday inside a flat of a in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz is set France will host a meeting of G7 said. residential block by the Henri- to dock with the space station leaders this weekend. The EU and the United States A Russian spacecraft carrying robot Skybot F-850 blasts off from a Mondor hospital in the south- on Saturday and stay till Sep- But Germany, France, have imposed sanctions on launchpad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, yesterday. eastern suburb of Creteil, said tember 7. Britain — all G7 members — Russia over its role in the Guillaume Fresse, the Paris fire Soyuz ships are normally quickly rebuffed Trump, noting Ukraine conflict, in which some department spokesman. manned on such trips, but on Gagarin. The silvery anthropo- fire extinguisher,” the Russian that Russia was excluded after 13,000 people have been killed The flames rapidly spread Thursday no humans are trav- morphic robot stands 1.80 space agency’s director for pro- it annexed Ukraine’s Crimea and to date, according to UN data. to the rest of the 10-storey elling in order to test a new metres tall and weighs 160 kg. spective programmes and then backed an anti-Kiev Fighting continues in Donbas, building which houses some of emergency rescue system. Fedor has Instagram and science, Alexander Bloshenko, rebellion in the industrial region albeit at a low intensity. the hospital staff, engulfing the Instead of cosmonauts, Twitter accounts with posts said in televised comments of Donbas in eastern Ukraine. A peace process brokered by facade and a staircase. Fedor, also known as Skybot saying it is learning new skills ahead of the launch. “Nothing has changed since Berlin and Paris has stalled. The blaze did not affect the F850, was strapped into a spe- such as opening a bottle of water. “The first stage of in-flight March, 2014, when Russia’s par- Speaking in Berlin on hospital itself, which shot to cially adapted pilot’s seat, with In the station, it will trial those experiments went according to ticipation in the G8 was stopped. Wednesday, Britain’s new prime international fame after car- a small Russian flag in hand. manual skills in very low gravity. the flight plan,” the robot Ukrainian Crimea is being minister, Boris Johnson, also rying out the world’s first full “Let’s go. Let’s go,” the robot “That’s connecting and dis- tweeted after reaching orbit. occupied as before, Ukrainian cited the poisoning of a former face transplant in 2010. Around was heard saying during launch, connecting electric cables (and) Fedor copies human move- Donbas is suffering from war,” Russian double agent in England 100 firefighters battled the repeating the famous phrase using standard items, from a ments, a key skill that allows it Ukraine’s President Volodymyr last year as a reason not to blaze for more than two hours. used by first man in space Yuri screwdriver and a spanner to a to remotely help astronauts. Zelenskiy said. readmit Russia to the G7. 12 EUROPE / AMERICAS FRIDAY 23 AUGUST 2019 Kosovo heads to snap election after MPs dissolve parliament AFP President Hashim ambassador Philip Kosnett wel- PRISTINA Thaci, who is required comed the “important step” towards forming a new gov- Kosovo MPs voted yesterday to to call an election ernment and encouraged a dissolve parliament and trigger within 45 days, said “campaign in which candidates early elections, a move that he would announce a offer fresh ideas on talks with could shake up the political poll date “soon”. Serbia, rule of law, and economic scene at a time when negotia- development”. tions with former foe Serbia are The election will be Kosovo’s deadlocked. locked in an impasse with fourth since its independence The vote comes after out- Serbia, which still rejects the and could redraw the power going premier Ramush former province’s independence lines in a system where no party Haradinaj, a former commander declaration in 2008. appears able to win an absolute of ethnic Albanian rebels who While most of the Western majority. battled Serbia in the late 1990s, world recognises Kosovo, Bel- Parliament was dominated stepped down in July to face a grade and its allies China and by the so-called “war wing” — a summons from a special court Russia do not, effectively coalition of parties led by former in The Hague that is investigating shutting it out of the United war-time leaders like Haradinaj crimes from that era. Nations. and Thaci. Since his resignation, parties New elections will put the There has been talk of a have agitated for a snap poll, stalled EU-led talks on hold for challenge from a possible An aerial view of a deforested plot of the Amazon near Humaita in Brazil’s Amazonas State, yesterday. with some already involved in longer, with a planned summit alliance between two opposition unofficial campaigning and in September likely to be parties, the centre-right Demo- talking about possible postponed. cratic League of Kosovo (LDK) Brazilian leader says country lacks alliances. After Kosovo’s last parlia- and left-wing nationalist After 89 lawmakers in the mentary election in 2017, it took Vetevendosje. 120-member assembly voted in several months of wrangling to Though they have little in resources to fight Amazon fires favour of the motion, Haradinaj form a government. common ideologically, their hailed it as proof of Kosovo’s A new government could, pairing could push Thaci’s Dem- REUTERS that non-governmental organ- about the loss of German “political maturity” and “stable however, offer an opening if it ocratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) SAO PAULO isations were behind the fires. funding, Bolsonaro said “Brazil democracy”. were to revoke the 100 percent into the opposition for the first Questioned again yes- does not need that.” He also stressed that the dia- tariff on Serbian goods that time in over a decade, said The Brazilian government lacks terday about those comments, Other officials have logue with Serbia “is one of the Haradinaj put in place last political analyst Ardian Collaku. the resources to fight a record he said he could not prove that expressed concern over the fires. important topics”. November. That “would be healthy for number of wildfires burning in NGOs, for whom he has cut Brazil’s lower house “I think we should discuss That move enraged Belgrade democracy in the country,” he the Amazon rainforest, President funding, were lighting the fires speaker, Rodrigo Maia, said on this topic after the elections,” he and brought the talks to a said. Yet it is also too early to rule Jair Bolsonaro said yesterday, but that they were “the most Twitter he would create “an told reporters. grinding halt. out a comeback for Haradinaj. weeks after telling donors he did likely suspects.” external committee” to monitor President Hashim Thaci, Haradinaj refused to bend to The 51-year-old has said he not need their money. The firebrand right-wing the burning of the rainforest. He who is now required to call an heavy pressure from the EU and would return to politics if he is “The Amazon is bigger than president has repeatedly said he also vowed to form a group “to election within 45 days, said in US to lift the trade barrier, which not indicted by the court in The Europe, how will you fight believes Brazil should open the evaluate the situation and a statement he would announce Serbia says is a requisite for Hague, which operates under criminal fires in such an area?,” Amazon up to business interests, propose solutions to the a poll date “soon”. returning to the table. Kosovo law but also has inter- he asked reporters as he left the to allow mining and logging government.” Kosovo has for months been Writing on Twitter, US national judges. presidential residence. companies to exploit its natural The Bishops Conference for “We do not have the resources. Latin America expressed resources for that.” Fires in the “As NGOs lose funding... concern about what it called “a Spanish navy Mexico arrests 6 police officials in Amazon have surged 83% so far What can they do?,” he asked. tragedy,” and yesterday called 2015 shooting of demonstrators this year compared to the same “Try to take me down, try to take on countries to take immediate ship to pick 15 period a year earlier, gov- me down. That’s all that’s left for action to protect the rainforest ernment figures show, them to do.” and the communities that live migrants from AP/MEXICO CITY destroying vast swathes of a Brazil is facing growing in and around it. forest considered a vital bulwark international criticism over its “We urge the governments Open Arms Prosecutors in Mexico say they have arrested six federal police against climate change. handling of the Amazon, 60% of of the Amazon countries, espe- officers in connection with a series of shootings in which eight Although fires are a regular which lies in the country. cially Brazil and Bolivia, the AFP demonstrators died. They are the first arrests under the current and natural occurrence during Earlier this month, Norway United Nations and the inter- MADRID administration of federal police, a force that President Andres the regular dry season at this and Germany suspended funding national community to take Manuel Lopez Obrador has downsized and criticised as corrupt time of year, environmentalists for projects to curb deforestation serious measures to save the Spain said yesterday that a navy and inefficient. A federal official said yesterday the officers were blamed the sharp rise on in Brazil after becoming alarmed world’s lungs,” the Bishops Con- patrol boat it sent to Lampedusa arrested on homicide charges related to the 2015 shootings in farmers setting the forest alight by changes to the way projects ference said. was still on its way to the Italian the western state of Michoacán. The federal Human Rights to clear land for pasture. On were selected under “If the Amazon suffers, the island to pick up 15 migrants Commission has said at least six of the demonstrators were victims Wednesday, Bolsonaro said, Bolsonaro. world suffers,” the statement from the Open Arms which of use of excessive force or execution. without supporting evidence, At the time, when asked said. Madrid agreed to take in. Madrid on Tuesday dis- patched the Audaz to take all of Germany boosts the migrants who were aboard Pompeo: US working for release of 2 Canadians in China the Spanish charity rescue iodine stock in AFP vessel, stuck at sea off the coast told Trudeau. “We’re working on OTTAWA of Lampedusa for days because it diligently.” “It’s wrong that case of nuclear Rome refused to let them set they are being held,” he added. incident foot on Italian soil. US officials are working to Pompeo was in Ottawa to But just a couple of hours secure the release of two Cana- discuss trade, China and the AP/BERLIN later an Italian prosecutor dians held by China, Secretary upcoming G7 summit with ordered that the roughly 80 of State Mike Pompeo said Trudeau and Foreign Minister German authorities are migrants still aboard the Open yesterday as he sat down with Chrystia Freeland. increasing their stockpile of Arms be allowed to disembark Canadian Prime Minister Justin He also met with Canadian iodine tablets as a precaution in Lampedusa, raising doubts Trudeau. business executives — including for the possibility of a nuclear over the mission of the Spanish The two Canadians — former Canada’s largest agricultural incident. navy boat. diplomat Michael Kovrig and exporter Richardson Interna- Germany’s Federal Office “It was useful and more businessman Michael Spavor — tional, which saw its canola ship- for Radiation Protection con- efficient if it finishes its voyage were detained in December and ments to China blocked earlier firmed yesterday it has ordered and brings us the quota (of accused of espionage. this year. On the eve of the 189.5 million iodine tablets “to migrants) which corresponds The detention came nine Pompeo visit, Trudeau vowed in ensure a safe and widespread to us,” Deputy Prime Minister days after Canada had arrested a speech that he would “always distribution in case of a radio- Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (right) shakes hands with Carmen Calvo told reporters. Huawei executive Meng defend Canadians and Canadian logical or nuclear US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Ottawa, Canada, yesterday. Wanzhou on a US warrant. While interests” and not “back down” emergency.” no official link was made, the in deepening diplomatic and Germany plans to phase out Interpol issues arrest of the two men was widely trade disputes with China. renewing Beijing’s demands that stopover in Vancouver. all of its nuclear plants by 2022. viewed as retaliation. Beijing quickly shot back, Canada immediately release The US is seeking her extra- Iodine tablets can help red notice for “Please note that our team is with Chinese foreign ministry Meng. The two countries have dition to face fraud charges for reduce instances of thyroid focused on helping those two spokesman Geng Shuang been locked in a feud since allegedly violating Iran sanctions cancer if taken soon after a ex-Colombian Canadians be released,” Pompeo blaming Ottawa for the row and Meng’s arrest during a flight and lying about it to US banks. nuclear incident. guerrilla leader

REUTERS Syrian convicted of Germany stabbing that sparked protests BOGOTA AFP bouring Brandenburg on Sep- questionable, late-night witness Interpol yesterday issued a red BERLIN tember 1. testimony rather than finger- notice for a fugitive Colombian The court heard that the prints, DNA or other forensic lawmaker and former FARC A 24-year-old Syrian man was fugitive Iraqi, a 22-year-old evidence. rebel commander who the sentenced to nine and a half identified only as Farhad A, was Lang also asserted, shortly United States wants extradited years in jail yesterday for a knife first to confront Hillig, a car- before the verdict, that the court for alleged conspiracy to export killing that sparked street penter with German-Cuban may convict and jail the 10 tonnes of cocaine. violence and far-right protests roots. Both he and Sheikhi then defendant because “someone Seuxis Paucias Hernandez in the eastern German city of stabbed Hillig, who died of heart needs to take the blame so that — known best by his guerrilla Chemnitz. and lung wounds, as well as Chemnitz stays quiet”. nom de guerre Jesus Santrich The court found that Alaa another man, named as Dimitri The trial was held not in — was indicted in 2017 by a US Sheikhi, together with an Iraqi M, who was badly injured. Chemnitz but in Saxony’s state grand jury, setting off a legal man still at large, stabbed to Sheikhi, who arrived in capital Dresden, for security saga that has seen him twice death 35-year-old German Germany during the 2015 mass reasons and because of what the arrested and released. Daniel Hillig in the early hours migrant influx to Europe, was court called the “extraordinarily Hernandez has denied the of August 26 last year. detained hours after the attack, high public interest”. Syrian defendant Alaa Sheikhi (centre) is escorted into the courtroom US allegations. The manslaughter conviction together with another Iraqi who News of the killing a year ago in Dresden, eastern Germany, yesterday. Red notices ask authorities comes at a sensitive time, one was later released for lack of spread within hours on social worldwide to provisionally year after thousands of neo- evidence. media and led neo-Nazis, angry detain people pending possible Nazis and enraged citizens the ex-communist region. railed against immigrants and Defence lawyer Ricarda Lang football hooligans, extremist extradition or other legal marched through Chemnitz, and The far-right Alternative for Islam, is forecast to poll strongly had argued that the case against martial arts fans and others to actions. 10 days before state elections in Germany (AfD) party, which has in the state of Saxony and neigh- Sheikhi was based only on march through Chemnitz. FRIDAY 23 AUGUST 2019 AMERICAS / CLASSIFIEDS 13 Trump drops bid to slash foreign aid Jay Inslee exits crowded 2020 Democratic field REUTERS who aren’t willing to join in WASHINGTON curbing wasteful spending,” the AFP ability of America now to reach official added. WASHINGTON critical mass to move the ball. The White House will not move Administration officials this I believe we are going to have forward with plans to cut billions month briefly froze State Washington Governor Jay Inslee a candidate to fight this battle,” of dollars in foreign aid, US offi- Department and US Agency for dropped out of the race for the he said. cials said yesterday, after an International Development Democratic party’s 2020 pres- Inslee declined to endorse outcry from Congress about spending with an eye to using a idential nomination on a specific candidate now, saying what was seen as an attempt to budget process known as Wednesday, thinning the that he will be backing the sidestep lawmakers’ authority “rescission” to slash up to $4.3bn crowded field to 22. eventual Democratic nominee. over government spending. in spending already been “It’s become clear that I’m US voters have rarely con- President Donald Trump said approved by the Senate and not gonna be carrying the ball, sidered climate change a top- he was considering scaling back House of Representatives. I’m not gonna be the president, priority presidential election the effort to cut aid on Tuesday, The White House tried a so I’m withdrawing tonight issue, but that is changing. and would decide on the pro- similar strategy last year and also from the race,” Inslee told An April CNN poll labelled posal within days. dropped that plan amid congres- MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow. it as the single most important Members of Congress, sional resistance. Inslee – who was polling issue to Democratic primary including several of Trump’s Sources familiar with the less than one percent, according voters, topping health care. fellow Republicans as well as discussions had said Secretary to an aggregate of recent As a candidate, Inslee intro- US President Donald Trump waves as he arrives at the White House Democrats, had contacted of State Mike Pompeo argued in surveys — built his campaign duced a sweeping and sophis- in Washington, DC, on Wednesday. administration officials to object favour of the aid money, while around the issue of tackling ticated climate mission, which to the latest Trump adminis- Mick Mulvaney, director of the climate change, and he returned popular liberal congresswoman tration effort to cut foreign Office of Management and Opponents of the plan of rescissions was not legal. to the same theme even as he Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez assistance and tie it more closely Budget, wanted the cuts. argued that funding programmes Under the US Constitution, Con- announced his exit from the praised as the “gold standard”. to support for US policies. At a news conference in that fight poverty, support edu- gress, not the White House, con- race. It called for zero carbon “The president has been Ottawa, the Canadian capital, cation and promote global health trols spending. “We started saying that emissions across the economy clear that there is waste and Pompeo did not say there had are worthwhile investments that Many sources said they climate change had to be the within the next quarter century, abuse in our foreign assistance been a decision, but acknowl- save on security costs in the long expected the issue would end up number one job of the United including 100 percent carbon- and we need to be wise about edged that he had “been engaged run. in court if Trump pressed ahead States. I felt very good saying neutral electricity and zero- where US money is going, which in meetings” on the subject. Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic with it instead of working with that the first days of my cam- emission new cars and buses is why he asked his adminis- Total foreign aid accounts for House speaker, wrote to Congress. Lawmakers also said paign; I feel very good saying by 2030. tration to look into options to less than 2 percent of the federal Treasury Secretary Steve the plan could imperil law- that now,” Inslee said. The plan would have doing just that,” a senior admin- budget, and the assistance being Mnuchin on Friday citing the makers’ future willingness to “I’ve been fighting climate required a staggering $9 trillion istration official said. “It’s clear considered for cuts accounts for Government Accountability negotiate spending deals with change for 25 years, and I’ve in investment and created eight that there are many on the Hill an even smaller percentage. Office’s finding that such a use the White House. never been so confident of the million jobs.

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