MONDAY NOVEMBER 5, 2018 SAFAR 27, 1440 VOL.12 NO. 4444 QR 2

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AMIR RESHUFFLES CABINET The Amiri Order introduces five ministerial changes, HE Dr Hassan bin Lahdan al Muhannadi appointed restructures boards of Qatar Petroleum and QIA as the Chief of the Court of Cassation

QNA DOHA Amir appoints advisor to Deputy THE Amir HH Sheikh Tamim Amir’s Office bin Hamad al Thani issued on Sunday Amiri Order No. 7 of DOHA The Amir HH Sheikh 2018 reshuffling the Cabinet. Tamim bin Hamad al Thani The Amiri Order appoint- issued on Sunday Amiri ed HE Dr Issa bin Saad al Ja- Order No. 6 of 2018, fali al Nuaimi as the Minister appointing HE Masoud of Justice; HE Abdullah bin bin Mohammed al Amri Abdulaziz bin Turki al Subaie as Advisor at the Deputy as the Minister of Municipal- Amir’s Office. The Amiri ity and Environment; HE Ali Order is effective starting bin Ahmed al Kuwari as the from its date of issue and Minister of Commerce and is to be published in the Industry; HE Yousef bin Mo- official gazette.(QNA) hammed al Othman Fakhro as the Minister of Administrative Development, Labour and So- Amiri decision on cial Affairs; HE Saad bin Sher- ida al Kaabi as the Minister of competencies for State for Energy Affairs and ministries issued member of the Cabinet. DOHA The Amir HH Sheikh Minister of Justice HE Dr Tamim bin Hamad al Thani Issa bin Saad al Jafali al Nu- issued Amiri Decision No. aimi will assume the duties of 68 of 2018, amending the Minister of State for Cabi- some provisions of the net Affairs in addition to the Amiri Decision No. 16 of duties of his post. 2014 setting the compe- The Amiri Order annuls tencies for the ministries. any provisions contravening The decision is to go into its rules. The order is to go effect from the date of is- into effect from the date of is- sue and is to be published sue and is to be published in in the official gazette. the official gazette. The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani and Deputy Amir HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al Thani meet with new appointees, in Doha on Sunday. (QNA) Dr Nabit is the new head NEW MINISTERS TAKE OATH of Planning and Statistics My thanks and apprecia- Authority tion to former ministers for their outstanding efforts in New law on tourism serving the country and for regulation bearing responsibility dur- National Tourism Council ing their tenure. We wish established all success to the new ministers in their duties to New decision on National implement the directives Board of Tourism and vision of the Amir Minister of Justice and Minister of Municipality and Minister of Commerce and Minister of Administrative Minister of State for Energy for boosting #Qatar and New decision on Minister of State for Cabinet Environment HE Abdullah Industry HE Ali bin Ahmed al Development, Labour and Social Affairs and Member of the achieve the aspirations of Kahramaa regulation Affairs HE Dr Issa bin Saad al bin Abdulaziz bin Turki al Kuwari Affairs HE Yousef bin Cabinet HE Saad bin Sherida the Qatari people Jafali al Nuaimi Subaie Mohammed al Othman Fakhro al Kaabi — Prime Minister and Board of Directors of Minister of Interior HE Sheikh QFMA appointed NEW ministers appointed by the Amiri Order No. 7 of 2018 issued on Sunday took the oath before the Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani at the Amiri Abdullah bin Nasser bin Diwan on Sunday. The oath taking ceremony was attended by the Deputy Amir HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al Thani and Prime Minister and Minister of Khalifa al Thani, on Twitter FULL STORIES ON PAGE 20 Interior HE Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al Thani.

3 bridges partially open on Al Khor Expressway HMC unit SANTOSH CHANDRAN performs 4,000 DOHA emergency THE Public Works Authority surgeries a year (Ashghal) has partially opened PAGE 5 three bridges on the Al Khor Expressway, marking the first major milestone for the ongo- ing project that is scheduled to be completed in the fourth ‘TRAVESTY OF JUSTICE’ quarter of 2019. Sixty percent of the expressway has already been completed. Bahrain opposition The newly opened bridges are at the Simaisma, Orbital Road and Al Tarfa interchang- leader gets life term es on the expressway. Cur- AGENCIES rently, two of the three lanes The newly opened bridge at Al Tarfa Interchange over the Al Khor An infographic showing the route map of the Al Khor Expressway that in each direction of the bridges Expressway also indicates where the three bridges have opened BAHRAIN’S opposition are open for traffic. leader Sheikh Ali Salman has The bridge over the Si- Orbital Road Intersection, Lusail City with Al Tarfa Road, The expressway is a key ar- the Public Works Author- been handed a life sentence maisma Intersection allows provides a direct link between provides new travel options terial road in Qatar parallel to ity launched the construction in a move that Amnesty has motorists at Al Shamal Road Lusail and the Orbital Road for road users coming from Al Al Shamal Road, connecting works to upgrade Al Khor Ex- described as a “travesty of a seamless transition into Si- and Truck Route. The bridge Shamal Road via Izghawa In- several major ring roads as well pressway providing it with five justice” amid the country’s maisma Road over the express- will also allow motorists on Al terchange and the surrounding as the Orbital Road, he said, lanes in each direction in addi- “continued crackdown on way. With the partial opening Shamal Road an easier access areas towards Doha and Lusail. noting that it would provide tion to two emergency lanes on dissent”. of the bridge, a diversion in to Lusail through the Al Maz- Ashghal’s Highway Pro- motorists with a much easier a 33-kilometre stretch between Sheikh Ali Salman, who the area has been removed, in- rooah Interchange and the Or- jects Department Assistant access to 15 residential areas Al Khor Road and Qatar Uni- headed the now-banned Al- Sheikh Ali Salman creasing traffic flow and cutting bital Road. Manager Bader Darwish said and key business, leisure, ser- versity Street in Doha, and im- Wefaq movement, and two travel time. The third bridge, located the three bridges were opened vice and sport areas. prove the safety as well as the of his aides, had been ac- only came to light last year — The second bridge, at the at the interchange connecting ahead of schedule. In November 2016, vehicle capacity. PAGE 20 quitted by the high criminal after Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, court in June, a verdict the the UAE and Egypt cut links public prosecution appealed. with Qatar. Bahrain’s public pros- “Despite the ongoing scru- ecutor said the three men tiny on the Gulf region, with Commercial Bank on right track: QNBFS MoPH removes four entities from Halal list were jailed for “acts of hos- Saudi Arabia being under the COMMERCIAL Bank is on the right track to post positive financial results in THE Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has removed four entities from and added tility” against Bahrain and spotlight for its brutal murder 2018, 2019 and 2020, QNB Financial Services (QNBFS) has said. CB posted nine to the list of Islamic associations accredited to issue Halal certificates for “communicating with Qatari of Jamal Khashoggi, Bahrain decent results in the third quarter of 2018, while continuously delivering on its food items. The ministry has updated the list that also features countries that are officials... to overthrow con- has made a decision that reeks objectives from its five-year strategy, the report said. The bank’s stock price per- banned from exporting Halal food items to Qatar. The ministry’s decision to add or stitutional order”, according of arrogance,” said Sayed Al formance has thus far rewarded investors’ optimism in the company’s change in remove entities from the list is based clear principles. It also follows international to AFP. Wadaei, head of London- strategy and as a result rallied 40.2 percent year-to-date (YTD) outperforming its standards by conducting a risk assessment in each country. The severity of the But the accusations, based Bahrain Institute for banking peers like Qatar National Bank and Qatar Islamic Bank. PAGE 12 bans will be in proportion to the level of potential risk . PAGE 2 which date back seven years, Rights and Democracy. PAGE 9 02 Monday, November 5, 2018

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MoPH updates ATTIYAH MEETS BRITISH AIR FORCE CHIEF Shura speaker Deputy Prime Minister appoints two and Minister of State for assistants Halal certificates Defence Dr Khalid bin Mohammed al Attiyah receives Chief of Staff QNA issuing body list of the British Air Force DOHA Air Chief Marshal Sir QNA to food. Stephen John Hillier in SPEAKER of the Advisory DOHA Besides, the ministry Doha on Sunday. The Council HE Ahmad bin Ab- adopts clear criterion in meeting was attended dullah bin Zaid al Mahmoud THE Ministry of Public approving Halal associa- by Chief of Staff of the on Sunday issued a decision Health (MoPH) has up- tions, which are approved Qatari Armed Forces appointing Nasser bin Ali dated the list of accred- by the Joint Committee on HE Lieutenant-General bin Hassan al Khater as as- ited Islamic associations Human Food Control to (Pilot) Ghanem bin sistant secretary general of issuing Halal certificates ensure the highest credibil- Shaheen al Ghanem. the Advisory Council. and countries from which ity of these associations in Earlier, HE Lieutenant- He also issued a deci- importation of specific meeting the requirements General (Pilot) Ghanem sion appointing Misfer bin foodstuffs is banned, for of compliance with the Is- had met with the Chief Hamad bin Mohamed al different scientific consid- lamic law, in addition to the of Staff of the British Air Shahwani as an assistant di- erations and justifications. ministry’s laboratory anal- Force. (QNA) rector for the Speaker of the Four associations were ysis to ensure that condi- Advisory Council’s office of removed from the list of the tions are met with the food. Public Relations and Com- accredited Islamic associa- The ministry also fol- munication. tions issuing Halal certifi- lows international stand- cates for various reasons, ards by conducting a risk including that some of them assessment in each country have stopped issuing Halal according to its epidemio- certificates, while others logical status and imposing QU to host 4th Taqadam meet soon Mexican president receives are in Islamic countries that a temporary ban that com- apply Halal requirements mensurate with the level QNA dents while presenting success- Taqadam is a unique opportu- Qatari envoy’s credentials to all their products. of potential risk to ensure DOHA ful experiences in this regard. nity to provide students with Nine new associations that the risk will not affect The conference also aims to leadership skills which pre- have been added to the list the consumer. THE fourth Student Leader- create an interactive environ- pares them for success in their PRESIDENT of Mexico En- the government and people after fulfilling the condi- The ministry’s risk as- ship Conference (Taqadam) ment that focuses on develop- life and career. rique Pena Nieto has received of Mexico. tions of accreditation, the sessment and monitoring will take place at Qatar Univer- ing leadership skills through Holding the conference the credentials of HE Mo- For his part, the Mexican ministry said. of the epidemic situation is sity (QU) under the patronage providing various applied at QU reflects the university’s hammed bin Jassim al Ku- president entrusted the am- The ministry also con- carried out on a regular ba- of HE Sheikha al Mayassa bint training courses which enables continuous obligation towards wari as ambassador extraor- bassador to convey his greet- firmed that the list of coun- sis, with technical reports Hamad al Thani on November students to learn effective com- its students to provide them dinary and plenipotentiary of ings to HH the Amir, wishing tries, from which importa- submitted to the compe- 17 and 18. munication, team work, leading with various opportunities to the State of Qatar to Mexico. the Qatari people more pros- tion foodstuffs is banned, tent department to take the The conference aims to pro- change, problem solving and develop their skills, in line with The ambassador conveyed perity and progress. was updated according to proper decision, in addition vide communication opportu- encouraging others. It also aims its vision to create a generation the greetings of the Amir HH He also wished the ambas- the latest international and to publishing the updated nities for students from differ- to promote awareness and com- of qualified leaders to contrib- Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad sador success in his new du- regional developments that lists on the ministry’s web- ent universities and colleges in mitment to effective citizenship ute to the development of the al Thani to the President of ties and to work to strengthen are based on the epidemio- site and circulating it to the Qatar, GCC and Arab countries, and social responsibility. country in accordance with Qa- Mexico and HH the Amir’s the friendly relations and logical situation and the po- food importers and the var- as well as promote dialogue on QU Associate Vice Presi- tar National Vision 2030 and wishes of good health and cooperation between Qatar tential risks that are related ious outlets in Qatar. the importance of developing dent for Student Life and Ser- its pillars related to social and happiness to him and further and Mexico. leadership skills amongst stu- vices Dr Abdulla al Yafei said human development. progress and prosperity to (QNA/MEXICO CITY)

Paraguay Congress speaker meets Qatari Charge d'Affairs

SPEAKER of Paraguay Chamber of Deputies (Congress) Miguel Cuevas met with Charge d'Affairs at the Qatari embassy in Asuncion Ab- dulrahman Ahmed Al Sowaidi on Sunday. They discussed bilateral relations, means of boosting them and matters of mutual interest. (QNA) Two Qatar 2022 stadiums bag sustainability awards TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA

THE sustainable construction prac- tices at two 2022 FIFA World Cup™ stadiums have been recognised as outstanding by the Global Sustain- ability Assessment System (GSAS). Both Al Wakrah Stadium and Al Bayt Stadium – Al Khor City were awarded a Class A* rating by GSAS, which is administered in Qatar by the Gulf Organisation for Research & De- velopment (GORD). Al Wakrah Stadium will have a capacity of 40,000 and host matches up to the quarter-finals stage dur- ing Qatar 2022, while Al Bayt Sta- dium will be a semi-finals venue with 60,000 seats. Construction at both Both Al Wakrah Stadium and Al Bayt Stadium – Al Khor City were awarded a venues is due to be completed soon. Class A* rating by GSAS, which is administered in Qatar by the GORD. Abdulaziz Ali al Ishaq, the Su- preme Committee for Delivery & als and water and dust suppression. Legacy’s (SC) Al Wakrah Project di- The GSAS Trust, an independ- rector, and Abdulaziz al Mahmoud, ent certification body, calculated the Aspire Zone Foundation’s deputy Class A* ratings after conducting four president for Sport Projects, picked site audits during the construction up the respective awards during process at both venues. the Sustainability Summit 2018, Engineer Bodour al Meer, the which was recently hosted in Doha SC’s Sustainability & Environmental by GORD. manager, said: “We are proud to re- Commenting on the milestone, ceive these prestigious certifications Ishaq said: “Sustainability has been for two of our stadiums – it is a major at the heart of our project from day achievement for Qatar and the SC, as one – right from the design phase, all we strive to meet our ambitious sus- the way through to completing the tainability targets in the lead-up to construction of the stadium. It is an to us by GORD for the stadium’s de- 2022 and beyond.” honour to receive this award, which sign, which also received the highest The SC is overseeing the develop- is testament to the hard work of eve- possible rating, thanks to its expres- ment of seven stadiums in prepara- ryone involved in the project.” sion of local heritage and culture.” tion for the 2022 FIFA World Cup™, Meanwhile, Dr Nasser al Hajri, Al In awarding the Class A* rating, along with the redevelopment of Bayt Stadium Project director at As- GSAS praised both stadiums’ promo- Khalifa International Stadium, which pire Zone Foundation, said: “We are tion of sustainable practices, along reopened in May 2017. Each pro- very proud of the work done by the with their monitoring and reduction posed venue is mandated to achieve Al Bayt Stadium team to achieve this of environmental impacts on con- a four-star GSAS Design & Build certification. Sustainability is at the struction activities. During develop- Certificate, which assesses the level core of our work on a daily basis. This ment, the project teams prioritised of sustainability within the design of recognition follows the award given waste recycling, the reuse of materi- the stadium building. Monday, November 5, 2018 03 04 Monday, November 5, 2018 Nation Ministry recalls Mercedes Benz Shura speaker holds talks with Russian official G-Class models of 2017-2018 SPEAKER of the Advisory (Shura) Council HE Ahmed THE Ministry of Economy and campaign comes within the bin Abdullah bin Zaid al Commerce (MEC), in collabora- framework of its ongoing ef- Mahmoud met with Deputy tion with Nasser Bin Khaled Au- forts to protect consumers and Chairman of the State Duma tomobiles, dealer of Mercedes ensure that car dealers follow Committee on International Benz vehicles in Qatar, has up on vehicle defects and re- Affairs and a member of the announced the recall of Mer- pairs. Council of Foreign and De- cedes Benz G-Class models of The ministry has urged all fence Policy (CFDP) of Russia 2017-2018 because the oil level customers to report any viola- Yevgeny Primakov in Doha on sensor does not correspond to tions to its Consumer Protec- Sunday. company specifications. tion and Anti-Commercial They discussed the par- The ministry said the recall Fraud Department. (TNN) liamentary relations between Qatar and Russia and ways of developing them, as well as a number of issues of common concern. Chevrolet Express models recalled The speaker expressed satisfaction with the develop- THE Ministry of Economy and follow up on the maintenance ment of the Qatari-Russian Commerce (MEC), in collabo- and repair works and will relations in various fields, ration with Jaidah automotive, communicate with customers looking forwards for further dealer of Chevrolet vehicles in to ensure that the necessary strengthening the ties. Qatar, has announced the recall repairs are carried out. Primakov praised the great of Chevrolet Express models of The ministry has urged all achievements made by Qatar desire of Russia to develop the countries. with the Advisory Council. Mubarak al Khayarin, Shura 2016-2018 over a defect in the customers to report any viola- and the distinguished position two countries’ relations and He also stressed the keen- The meeting was attended officials and Ambassador of rear HVAC Controller. tions to its Consumer Protec- it enjoys both regionally and move them forward to a new ness of the State Duma to de- by Secretary-General of the Russia to Qatar HE Noor Mo- The ministry said it will tion and Anti-Commercial internationally, stressing the stage for the benefit of both velop parliamentary relations Advisory Council HE Fahd bin hammad Khulouf. (QNA) coordinate with the dealer to Fraud Department. (TNN) Sony and Fifty One East launch new RX100 VI with zoom lens in Qatar TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA

SONY Middle East and Africa and Fifty One East, Qatar’s favourite department store, unveiled the latest addition to the popular Cyber-shot RX100 series of premium compact cameras with the launch of the RX100 VI (model DSC-RX100M6) in Qatar, bringing unmatched QIMOS ORGANISES DEEPAWALI EVENT: Qatar Indian Moms (QIMOS), a budding Indian ladies’ group in clarity and precision to imag- Qatar, organised ‘Deepawali Utsav’ at Grand Qatar Palace Hotel on November 1. The fun and frolic event es shot indoors and outdoors. was attended by more than 85 enthusiastic mothers. The event was hosted by Deepa Jaiswal, Khushboo Sony, a worldwide leader Jain and Nikita Mahuli. QIMOS had earlier organised various social initiatives, including a donation drive in in digital imaging and the the holy month of Ramadan under the theme ‘Giving is the best form of Living’. (TNN) world’s largest image sen- Inside the camera is a sor manufacturer, also an- one-inch stacked 20.1 MP Ex- nounced the VCT-SGR1, a mor RS CMOS image sensor versatile and compact new with DRAM chip and an up- Shooting Grip best suited for graded BIONZ X image pro- Watch Mercury for longer time on Tuesday its RX0 and RX100 series of cessor with a front-end LSI cameras . that maximises processing NOVEMBER 6, Tuesday, most time of the year. Deemed as one of the speed and optimises image is the best day this year to Qatar residents can ob- largest Sony’s events in Doha quality in all shooting envi- watch Mercury, the near- serve Mercury over western at Mondrian Hotel, the event ronments. est planet to Sun, according horizon on Tuesday for 1 brought photography enthu- Additionally, the RX100 to Qatar Calendar House hour and 14 minutes, from siasts and influencers togeth- VI features an efficient Fast (QCH). sunset (4.51 pm) until the set er to push their boundaries Hybrid AF system with Mercury will be at the time of Mercury (6.05 pm), and showcase their photo- 315-point phase-detection highest point over western said Dr Marzouk. graphic creativity. It also of- AF points on the sensor that horizon on Qatar sky, and at western horizon, according Mercury was at the great- fered a memorable experi- Road, FNAC in Lagoona Mall image quality, making it an can acquire focus in as little the greatest elongation with to Dr Marzouk. est elongation with Sun over ence for all participants to and Doha Festival City, Virgin ideal choice for capturing dai- as 0.03 seconds, the world’s Sun, on November 6, expert Moreover, after the great- western horizon last time on create photographic master- Megastore in Landmark, Vil- ly life, cityscapes, portraiture, fastest AF acquisition time astronomer at QCH Dr Besh- est elongation, the distance July 12, 2018. The phenom- pieces in line with the theme laggio and Doha Festival City, sports and wildlife. It is the for 1.0-type sensor cameras. ir Marzouk has said. between Mercury and Sun enon will repeat on February of the event ‘gourmet food’. along with major electronics first of all the RX100 models It can also shoot at up to 24 During the phenomenon, will decrease every day, said 27, 2019. The innovative new retailers in Qatar. to include a high magnifica- fps at full resolution with con- Mercury will be at an angle Dr Marzouk. Mercury is the smallest RX100 VI camera and VCT- This latest premium com- tion zoom lens, as it packs in tinuous AF/AE tracking and of 23.3 degrees east to Sun’s Since, Mercury’s orbit is planet in our solar system. SGR1, new Shooting Grip, pact camera combines port- an impressive ZEISS Vario- produces beautiful 4K video centre, and this will be the very close to Sun, it is not The distance between Mer- will be available at Fifty One ability, flexibility, fast respon- Sonnar T 24-200mmi F2.8 – with full pixel readout and no best time to observe Mercu- possible to observe the plan- cury and Sun is 58 million East Al Maha Center on Salwa siveness and professional F4.5 lens. pixel binning. ry for longest duration over et for a long time after sunset kilometres. (TNN) Iraqi Cultural Nights enliven traditional music and arts THE ‘Iraqi Cultural Nights’ kicked off at the Cultural Village Founda- tion – Katara with a concert featur- ing the traditional songs of Iraq and the opening of an art gallery by Iraqi artists based in Qatar. A part of the Iraqi Cultural Week festivities, the event was in- augurated by General Manager of Katara Dr Khalid bin Ibrahim al Sulaiti and Chargé d’affaires of the Embassy of Iraq HE Abdelsattar al Janabi. Hundreds of people from the Iraqi community in Qatar at- tended the ceremony, along with piness to perform in Qatar for the ditional songs of Baghdad inher- Khudayyer revived nostalgic Iraqi the members of different commu- first time, saying she is looking for- ited over centuries and preserved songs in a modern way to the ap- nities. The art gallery showcases ward to meet local poets. among the traditional singers. preciation of the audience. paintings highlighting the rich The next event of the night was Another traditional Iraqi per- Janabi said they are trying Iraqi heritage. a traditional music performance formance was of ‘Khashaba’, a to make the event a permanent The concert began with a re- of Oud by Iraqi musicians and an Bedouin style music using special annual event at Katara, praising cital by prominent Iraqi poet Alyaa amazing performance by Iraqi drums. Katara for making the concert Almalki. She expressed her hap- singer Qaes Aladamy who sang tra- Iraq’s renowned singer Amal happen. (TNN) Katara European Jazz Fest kicks off tomorrow

THE 5th edition of the Katara Eu- keenness on organising such im- ropean Jazz Festival is set to kick portant international events and off at Katara Cultural Village on thanked people for the successful November 6. The festival to be held holding of the past editions of the at Building 18 will conclude on No- festival leading to growing partici- vember 10 featuring 13 countries as pation each year. participants. On their part, the ambassadors The festival is organised in co- of the participating countries ex- operation with the embassies of pressed their happiness over the the 13 participating countries, in- holding of the festival. It is note- cluding Germany, France, Austria, worthy that some of the countries Spain, Portugal, Bulgaria, Nether- are participating in the festival for lands, Hungary, Poland, Switzer- the first time. land, Romania, Belgium and Italy. The ambassadors said that this The announcement was made He remarked, “Organising this scene of Qatar and exposes the visi- year’s edition of the festival will be by the General Manager of Katara festival at Katara for the fifth year tors to a significant form of music special featuring renowned Euro- Dr Khalid bin Ibrahim al Sulaiti in a row is a great pleasure as the and culture.” pean Jazz musicians and compos- during a press conference. event adds to the lively cultural Sulaiti emphasised Katara’s ers from different countries. Nation Monday, November 5, 2018 05

HMC unit performs 4,000 urgent WISH Doha Healthcare & emergency surgeries annually Week to begin tomorrow TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK each evening with ‘Sahtak TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK ic foot infections are among DOHA Awalan – Your Health DOHA the most common conditions First,’ an initiative of QF that require urgent surgical THE World Innova- partner university Weill HAMAD Medical Corpora- intervention. tion Summit for Health Cornell Medicine-Qatar tion’s (HMC) Acute Care Sur- Dr Ansari said HMC’s (WISH), an initiative of (WCM-Q); and healthy gery section performs around Acute Care Surgery section, Qatar Foundation (QF), cooking classes for families 4,000 urgent and emergency which is comprised of more has announced the activi- at The St. Regis Doha on surgeries annually, said Act- than 50 members, provides an ties taking place during November 10. ing Chief Medical Officer Dr advanced model of care for pa- Doha Healthcare Week, Other activities include Abdulla al Ansari, adding that tients who require urgent and which will kick off on Tues- cancer checks by PHCC, instilling and maintaining a emergency general surgery. day, November 6. free health check-ups by safety culture is at the fore- Every operation has a se- The inaugural seven- Al-Ahli Hospital, an in- front of his team’s work. ries of steps that must be per- day festival will feature a formation booth at Doha He said the 2014 adoption formed correctly every time. host of workshops, health Festival City set up by the of the World Health Organiza- Dr Rashad al Fkey, con- checks and mental and Ministry of Public Health, tion’s (WHO) Surgical Safety sultant, Acute Care Surgery physical wellbeing activi- and workshops aimed at Checklist, which was imple- and chairman of the Perio- ties. A wide range of free healthcare professionals. mented within the Acute Care perative Quality Commit- events will also promote Nick Bradshaw, part- Surgery section in coopera- tee, said the use of a surgical healthy living and show- nerships manager, WISH, tion with the Hamad Health- Members of HMC’s Acute Care Surgery section and Quality teams. safety checklist helps prevent case the services offered said: “We are excited to be care Quality Institute, is an communication failures and by Qatar’s leading health- working with a broad range example of the continued fo- evolving specialty that aims to ed the World Health Organi- comes, including reducing the reduces complications. care providers, including of partners to create Doha cus on patient safety. He add- ensure timely access to high- zation’s Surgical Safety Check- length of hospital stay. The Dr Hisham al Gohary, Hamad Medical Corpora- Healthcare Week. The ini- ed that the implementation of quality emergency surgical list. This simple checklist has checklist has also contributed senior consultant, Acute tion, Primary Health Care tiative aims to raise aware- the checklist has resulted in care and improve outcomes been shown to significantly to reduced waiting lists for op- Care Surgery, said the check- Corporation (PHCC) and ness of the health resourc- improved communication be- for patients with acute surgical reduce surgical complications erations,” said Dr Ansari. list is a tool for clinicians to Al-Ahli Hospital. es available in Qatar and to tween surgical teams and led conditions. We continue to be and through its implementa- Various conditions, in- improve safety in operating During Doha Health- engage the local commu- to a 50 percent reduction in focused on improving surgi- tion, we have helped patients cluding acute appendicitis, theatres and to reduce un- care Week, members of the nity in a wide variety of fun delays in the operating room. cal safety and are delighted to achieve faster recovery rates gallstones, pancreatitis, intes- necessary surgical errors and public who answered a call and healthy activities dur- “Acute care surgery is an have successfully implement- and improved health out- tinal obstructions, and diabet- complications. to register last month will ing the week leading up to have the opportunity to our global healthcare sum- visit the Flying Eye Hos- mit, WISH 2018.” pital. A fully functioning Launched in collabora- medical facility operated tion with the Ministry of by global eye health char- Public Health and QF, the Workshop hones Customs officers’ ity Orbis, the hospital is a new community-focused converted cargo plane that healthcare festival has ben- flies all over the world to efited from the support of provide medical treatment local partners, including skill in combating terror financing to those in need. WCM-Q, College of the The aircraft will be North Atlantic-Qatar, Al based at the old airport in Jazeera Media Network, TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK experiences among participants Doha for the duration of Qatar Cancer Society, DOHA on enhancing practical progress Doha Healthcare Week. Shangri-La Hotel Doha, in their respective countries, Additional highlights The St. Regis Doha, and the THE General Customs Au- which will contribute to the include an exhibition at the World Innovation Summit thority organised a regional fight against all organised crime QF Recreation Center and for Education, an initiative workshop entitled ‘Combat- and the preparation of appro- QF Headquarters show- of QF. ing Illegal Financial Flows and priate reports. casing the work of inter- International part- Financing of Terrorism’, in The workshop was attended nationally-renowned pho- ners include Orbis, The cooperation with the World by 60 participants, including of- tographers, focusing on the Carter Center, The Rosa- Customs Organization and the ficials who directly contribute health effects of war; a spe- lynn Carter Institute Regional Office for Capacity to the development of customs cial free screening by Doha for Caregiving, Nurs- Building on Sunday. policies as well as senior offi- Film Institute of ‘Life: ing Now and Alzheimer’s The workshop will run until cials who head the investigation Animated’ in MIA Park on Disease International. November 8. manager of the General Author- Mubarak al Buainain, director money laundering. or smuggling structures, those November 7,at 7pm; a Dia- Doha Healthcare Week The workshop was attended ity for Customs Services in the of the Customs Training Center. The workshop provides an responsible for customs opera- betes Walkathon at Educa- will run from November 6 by a number of experts from the presence of Issa Mohammed The workshop aims to con- opportunity to discuss current tions at ports, a number of de- tion City, organised by Qa- to 12, in the week leading World Customs Organization. al Hardan, secretary of the Na- tribute to enhancing knowl- international, regional and na- partment heads and officials in tar Diabetes Association on up to WISH 2018, which The workshop was inaugu- tional Committee for Combat- edge and wider understanding tional initiatives to combat il- the General Administration of November 9 at 2pm; foot- takes place from November rated by Mohammed Abdullah ing Money Laundering and the of customs challenges to re- legal financial flows and money Customs, Customs officers in ball on the beach at Katara 13 to 14. al Maadeed, assistant general Financing of Terrorism, and duce illegal financial flows and laundering, as well as to share the countries of the region.

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AV SOLUTIONS 06 Monday, November 5, 2018 Nation Tajmeel graduates 52 hair and beauty students

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QATAR International Beauty Academy (Tajmeel), a project developed by Social Develop- ment Centre (Nama), has cel- ebrated the graduation of a new batch of 52 hair and beauty spe- cialists certified with the highest international diplomas. The graduation ceremony was held at the Doha Exhibi- tion and Convention Center (DECC) on the last day of the The new ‘Innovation for Leaders’ Programme has been designed to enable Al Darb participants to learn from Rolls-Royce’s innovation and leadership. 14th edition of Heya Arabian Fashion Exhibition. Fifty-two female students, including 24 Qataris, have QA, Rolls-Royce launch training graduated from Tajmeel’s hair and beauty programmes. All graduates have qualified with internationally-recognised programme for national engineers certificates including UK based City and Guilds, ITEC or CI- All graduates have qualified with internationally-recognised certificates TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK vative solutions that will help leadership roles in the aviation enthusiastically to solve real life DESCO from Switzerland, and including UK based City and Guilds, ITEC or CIDESCO from Switzerland. DOHA develop their skills by exposing industry, as well as provide problems facing our industries.” have earned either an inter- them to new perspectives. them with the opportunity to The training is part of Qatar nationally-accredited award, Through the partnership More than 230 brands of QATAR Airways has teamed up Qatar Airways Senior Vice connect and learn from the air- Airways’ Al Darb Qatarisation a certificate or a diploma, de- with Heya, Tajmeel also led a abayas and modest fashion with Rolls-Royce to co-develop President Human Resources line’s global strategic partners.” programme, a development pending on the courses they series of workshops through- designs from 14 countries a unique specialised training Nabeela Fakhri said, “Qatar Rolls-Royce will also hold initiative that aims to support have studied. out the exhibition on a variety were represented at Heya, programme for the airline’s na- Airways is proud to be collabo- a Business Management and Nationals to become passionate Beverley Crowther, prin- of topics including a make-up including Kuwait, Oman, In- tional engineers, as part of its Al rating with Rolls-Royce on this Commercial Awareness Course global citizens and leaders in cipal of Tajmeel, said: “I am demo, what works and what dia, Turkey, Sri Lanka, Italy, Darb Qatarisation programme. specialised Innovation Pro- in Derby, the UK in January the aviation industry. pleased and proud to see these doesn’t in skincare, and a dedi- Morocco,HongKong, Leba- The new ‘Innovation for gramme to provide our nation- 2019 for Qatar Airways’ nation- A Qatari word that means wonderful graduates who have cated workshop on hairstyles. non, China, Spain, Belgium Leaders’ Programme has als with essential insights from als to give them exposure on ‘The Pathway’, Al Darb high- demonstrated their unique tal- The 14th edition of Heya and the US. been designed to enable Al both organisations. This is a topics such as Airline Strategy, lights the different paths that ents and skills this year, thriv- this year showcased the larg- Tajmeel, Qatar’s first voca- Darb participants to learn unique opportunity for Al Darb Commercial, Finance Essentials individuals can take with Qatar ing to build a prosperous future est display of local designers tional training centre to offer from Rolls-Royce’s innovation participants to learn from some and Airline Simulation. Airways. Through initiatives for themselves while support- to date with more than 170 internationally-recognised hair and leadership. of the sharpest business minds Rolls-Royce Vice-President such as its summer internship ing the development of the brands participating, who and beauty therapy qualifica- Professional experts from in the aviation industry. – Customers David Hynes said, programme and Graduate De- community. Graduates are now offered shoppers and visi- tions, aims to transfer knowl- Rolls-Royce will introduce the “The ‘Innovation for Lead- “Rolls-Royce is honoured to velopee programme, Al Darb qualified with the best interna- tors an assortment of unique edge, expertise and profession- airline’s national engineers to ers’ Programme is one of the have the opportunity to partner provides students and gradu- tional certificates and are now collections, from high-street alism to the local community a variety of topics designed to many initiatives Al Darb Qa- with Qatar Airways to enhance ates with real-life projects that enabled to start practicing their apparel, couture and luxury, and established employees of challenge them. tarisation programme is im- our knowledge of how to ef- add to their work experience professions and leverage the to the latest modest fashion the industry by providing them The programme aims to plementing to support talented fectively lead innovation in our and prepare them for a success- skills and knowledge they have evening gowns, leather acces- with quality education opportu- enable different individuals to young nationals to develop their businesses. It was great to see ful career at the National Car- accumulated throughout their sories as well as perfumery nities in spa, hair, beauty and its work together to create inno- professional skills and fulfil our teams working together so rier of the State of Qatar. studies at the academy”. and make-up. associated fields. University of Calgary in Qatar WCM-Q hosts regional UNESCO gets first Board of Trustees ethics teacher training course TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA DOHA

QATAR has officially an- WEILL Cornell Medicine-Qatar nounced the University of Cal- (WCM-Q) has hosted a regional gary in Qatar’s (UCQ) inaugu- teacher training course on eth- ral Board of Trustees. ics in collaboration with the This comes after a new UNESCO Office for the Gulf governance structure was es- States and Yemen, UNESCO tablished earlier this year, Beirut and the Qatar National following the signing of a five- Commission for UNESCO. year collaboration agreement Twenty-five participants between Qatar and the UCQ. from Qatar and the wider re- Board members appointed gion convened at WCM-Q for by Qatar include Board Chair the four-day Regional Eth- Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Jabor al ics Teacher Training Course, Thani, chairman of Qatar Can- which is designed to advance cer Society; Dr Asmaa Ali J F pedagogical capacity for ethics al Thani, dean of the College of teaching and improve the qual- Twenty-five participants from Qatar and the wider region convened at WCM-Q for the four-day Regional Ethics Health Sciences and professor ity of ethics education around Teacher Training Course. of virology, Qatar University; Board members from Qatar and Canada met in Doha to discuss current the world. The course forms Dr Khalid al Ali, director of operations and the future strategic plans for the university, part of a multifaceted capacity- learning resources, and provid- and biomedical ethics at the Re- ethics is absolutely fundamental Higher Education Institutions building strategy designed to ed assessment and feedback on search Center for Islamic Legis- to the correct practice of medi- Affairs Department, Office of nursing in the country. opment of current nurses. I help UNESCO member states the teaching skills of each par- lation & Ethics; and UNESCO cine and biomedical research.” the Assistant Undersecretary Board members from Qa- believe UCQ is educating the address ethical issues arising ticipant, under the guidance of Programme Specialist for Social During his welcome ad- for Higher Education Affairs; tar and Canada met in Doha nursing leaders that will help from rapid progress in medical experienced teachers. and Human Sciences Dr. Seiko dress, Dr Machaca said: “Qatar and Dr Nabila al Meer, deputy this week to discuss current us get there.” and life sciences. The highly interactive course Sugita. Three UNESCO training has experienced extraordinary chief for continuing care group operations and the future Dr Marshall was one of The programme was featured lectures, group work, specialists delivered the course growth in its healthcare and bi- and Ministry of Public Health strategic plans for the univer- three senior university repre- opened by Dr Ibrahim bin Saleh individual demonstrations and content: Dr Mohamed Salah omedical research sectors in re- Nursing Affairs. sity, including steps in help- sentatives who travelled from al Nuaimi, undersecretary of group discussions led by train- Ben Ammar, Dr Marie Genev- cent years, establishing itself as Board members appointed ing to meet the Qatar National Canada for this initial meet- the Ministry of Education and ers of the UNESCO bioethics ieve Pinsart and Alan Leroux. a leading research hub in the re- by the University of Calgary Health Strategy 2018-2022. ing. “The formation of a Board Higher Education, Dr Khaled team. Among the topics ad- Participants included univer- gion. During this period of rapid include Dr Dru Marshall, “A healthy future for Qa- of Trustees is an important Machaca, WCM-Q associate dressed by the course were pa- sity professors, researchers and growth, Qatar has shown reso- provost and vice-president tar depends on a workforce and necessary step forward dean for research, and Dr Anna tient rights, privacy, confidenti- supervisors at the Ministry of lute commitment to ensuring (academic); Dr Sandra Dav- that includes well-educated for the UCQ. The university Paolini, director of the UNESCO ality and informed consent; the Education and Higher Educa- the rights and dignity of those idson, dean, Faculty of Nurs- nurses,” said Sheikh Dr Kha- has a proud tradition of aca- Doha office. UN Universal Declaration on tion engaged in ethics teaching, using the healthcare system and ing; and Karen Jackson, lid. “The University of Cal- demic excellence in Canada The course, which was joint- Bioethics and Human Rights; among others. those generous individuals who general counsel. gary in Qatar offers higher and around the world. We are ly hosted by WCM-Q’s Division dignity and ethics for profes- Dr Thurayya Arayssi, WCM- chose to participate in human Now in its eleventh year of education nursing degrees in excited to contribute to the ad- of Continuing Professional De- sional educators; and bioethics Q Senior Associate Dean for subject research for the greater operation, the UCQ is the only our own country. Meeting the vancement of nursing in Qatar velopment and the Research teaching in the Arab World. Medical Education and Contin- good. This important course Canadian university in Qatar healthcare goals of Qatar re- by delivering the academic Division, taught participants Speakers at the event in- uing Professional Development, will contribute significantly to and the sole provider of bach- quires educating more nurses programs that will help make the principle methods for the cluded Dr Paolini; Dr Moham- said: “A sound understanding enhancing and facilitating the elor’s and master’s degrees in and supporting the devel- it possible,”Dr Marshall said. teaching of ethics, identified key med Ghaly, professor of Islam and a solemn appreciation of ethical issues at play.” Qatar Steel celebrates Health and Safety Day

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QATAR Steel celebrated the Occupational Health and Safety Day at its headquarter in Mesaieed Industrial city. Through the celebra- tion, the company highlights its community responsibil- ity and its full awareness of the importance of main- taining health, safety and the environment. The ceremony was attend- ed by Qatar Steel Managing Director and General Man- The Health and Safety Day was attended by Qatar Steel Managing Director and General Manager Engineer Mohammed bin Nasser al Hajarji along with division and department managers, employees from various ager Engineer Mohammed departments and contractors at its headquarter in Mesaieed Industrial city. bin Nasser al Hajarji along with division and depart- and Patrol Department, Al work environment, as well as nature of our business may to ensure the safety of staff indicators in recent years. maintaining the best practices ment managers, employees Fazah Police, Qatar Cancer to commit more efforts to im- expose individuals to danger- and contractors.” “I need your support and of health, safety and environ- from various departments Society and Du Pont. prove HSE standards. ous situations that threaten Qatar Steel collaborated commitment to maintain safe ment in the workplace. and contractors. Speaking on the occasion, “I commend the positive their lives and health, we with a specialised internation- and healthy work environ- The managing director The programme featured Hajarji said, “As a member of results achieved and envisage have sufficient controls and al company in 2015 to develop ment and achieve our goal of a also thanked all employees of presentations by the various the World Steel Federation, ambitious forthcoming re- correct procedures in place and improve the occupational safe and accident-free place to Qatar Steel for their continu- government agencies such as Qatar Steel attaches great im- sults of the company in terms to prevent them. Regularly safety and health regulations work’, Hajarji added. ous efforts to enhance the suc- Civil Defence, Drug Enforce- portance to this event to en- of health, safety and environ- we conduct comprehensive and regulations, which led to a He honoured many dis- cess and progress of the com- ment Administration, Traffic sure a safe and accident-free ment standards. Although the risk and safety assessments reduction in risk and accident tinguished departments for pany year after year. Monday, November 5, 2018 07 Reports by Santhosh Chandran For events and press releases email Indian Experience [email protected] or call (974) 4000 2222 Kerala expatriate forum launched

body would accord priority to Members of the rehabilitation projects for the forum include ex- members and provide financial assistance to the members who patriates from Cha- complete two years term as ac- tive members of the forum. vakkad, a coastal The cultural conference was village in Thrissur followed by a variety of cultural programmes with performance district of Indian by members of the forum. The state of Kerala event was attended by General Secretary Shaji Alil and Presi- dent RVC Muhammed Basheer. AMMAL Chavakkat- Speaking on the occasion, tukar, a new socio- KV Abdul Khadhar urged the cultural organisation Kerala expatriate community of Indian expatriates, to utilise the social welfare N was launched in Doha, scheme offered by the Govern- recently. Members of the fo- ment of Kerala. “Sociocultural rum include expatriates from organisations can create much Chavakkad, a coastal village in awareness of the scheme and Thrissur district in the Indian bring in more members into the state of Kerala. scheme,” he said. Member of Kerala Legisla- A musical programme was tive Assembly KV Abdul Khad- presented on the occasion as har inaugurated the launching a tribute to noted violinist late ceremony of the forum by lift- Balabaskar. Classical and semi- ing the ceremonial lamp. The classical dance performed by event was held at Ashoka Hall the students from Skill Devel- at Indian Cultural Centre. The opment Centre was the other official launching ceremony of highlight of the programme. the forum was held in Doha. Advisory Board Chairman Chairman of the forum Ab- of the forum PN Baburajan also dullah Thruvath said the new attended the programme. Member of Kerala Legislative Assembly KV Abdul Khadhar inaugurates the launching ceremony of Kerala expatriate forum in Doha, recently. Birla Public School celebrates Ekta Divas

IRLA Public School cel- ebrated the birth anni- versary of the ‘Iron Man’, BSardar Vallabhbhai Pa- tel, as the ‘Rashtriya Ekta Di- was’ ,in the school auditorium. The celebrations began with the Qatar National An- them. School Principal AP Sharma offered floral tributes to Sardar Patel on the occasion in the presence of staff mem- bers and students. Speaking on the occasion, he stressed the importance of unity in the present context of the society. Gujarat, which now has been the slogan “India’s unity is its Following the tradition- confirmed as the tallest statue strength, but its diversity is its al lamp lighting, the school in the world. identity”. choir performed an outstand- Vice Principal of the school He also urged the students ing rendition of the patriotic George Edison spoke about the to accept the differences of song ‘Sare Jahan se achcha’. A life and contributions of the every kind in national life and documentary show provided leader in the Independence called for cultivating the habit a glimpse into the making of movement of India. Edison of accepting the myriad of di- ICBF camp provides medical aid the statue of Sardar Patel in reminded the students that versities with grace. to over 500 low-income workers HE 35th edition of the the camp. He also addressed and resolving their concerns teers group Singh Sewa. medical camp organ- the concerns of the workers with the respective authori- The cases requiring fur- ised by Indian Com- and spent considerable time ties. ther medical assistance were munity Benevolent Fo- with them to enquire about The camp also provided referred to Hamad Medi- T rum (ICBF), under the free medical assistance to cal Corporation for further patronage of the Embassy of The cases requiring fur- more than 500 workers from treatment. India, Qatar in association ther medical assistance at least six different nation- Wellcare Group provided with Abeer Medical Center were referred to Hamad alities from the various la- free medicines. in Industrial area benefited bour camps and companies The camp was also at- over 500 low-income work- Medical Corporation for in Industrial Area and Doha. tended by ICBF President ers from Asian countries. further treatment The seven-member team Devis Edukulathur, Vice Third Secretary (Labour consisted of general physi- President PN Baburajan, and Community Welfare) of their issues. cians and specialists who Medical Coordinator Nived- Indian Embassy and Coor- He assured of all possible led the camp with support ita Ketkar, General Secre- dinating Officer, ICBF Mo- assistance from the Embassy of paramedical team, ICBF tary Mahesh Gowda, Nithy- hammed Aleem inaugurated and ICBF in highlighting members and Indian volun- anand, Farooq and Mahesh. Indian forum observes OIA organises badminton tournament death anniversary of ex-PM Indira Gandhi

INDIAN sociocul- tural forum Indian Cultural and Arts Society (INCAS) observed the 34th death anniversary of Indira Gandhi, the former Prime Minister of India. Cultural activist Samd Mankada delivered the key note speech at an event organised by the Malappuram chapter of INCAS. Indira Gandhi was assassinated NE India Association, different parts of India par- Hesham Farouk Sayed, association, applauded the Hamid Zafar, Vaquas by her bodyguards on October 31, 1984. affiliated to the Indian ticipated in the tournament. managing director of ACC players for their perform- Siddiqui, Shahabuddin Speaking on the occasion, Mankada said the role played by Cultural Centre under The final match was played (Approval Contracting Co) ances and welcomed the Khan, Musharraf G Khan, Indira Gandhi to transform India as a developed country will always Othe aegis of the Indian between Asad Ali of UP and who was the chief guest at chief guest. Bhanu Dhawan and Tahir be remembered. “Indira Gandhi was an internationally recognised Embassy, Qatar, organised Jeevan Thompson of Kerala. the event, gave away the tro- A token of appreciation Ali were among those who Indian leader. Her far-sighted vision and leadership made India a a badminton tournament at In the closely contested phies and certificates to the was also handed over to the attended the event. fast developing country.” GEMS American Academy at match of three sets, Asad winner and the runner up. chief guest by Mohd Ajmal The association also pre- The others spoke on the occasion included INCAS office bearers Al Wakra on Thursday. managed to win the title with Earlier, Ziauddin Ah- and Liju K Paulson, office sented gift vouchers to all Shihab Naranippuzha, Sameer Eramala, Muhammed Ali Ponnani, Sixteen players from the score of 15-9 and 19-18. mad, vice president of the bearers of the association. the participating players. Hafiz Muhammed, Joppachan Thekkekuttu, Karim Abdullah, Sideeq Purayil, Hanz Raj, Kamal and Hanz Raj. 08 Monday, November 5, 2018

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What Trump’s Immigration Fearmongering Leaves Out Beyond Denuclearisation:

President Trump has raised some genuine concerns but Kim’s Other Deadly Capability far from trying to start a healthy debate, he creates a bogey of immigration and automatic citizenship Trump must also press N Korea about its extensive arsenal of other weapons ITH Republicans appearing on “birth tourism” — which draws hundreds track to lose control of the House, of wealthy Russian and Chinese families a of mass destruction, such as its biological and chemical weapons and EMPs President Donald Trump has trot- year — is at least eyebrow-raising. ted out a greatest hits of Trumpian But on just about everything he says on SUNGKU JANG Wtactics to try to rally his base. In a immigration, Trump isn’t trying to start an TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE speech and subsequent news conference informed debate. He’s trying to create a on Thursday at the White House, the presi- boogeyman. Fact-checkers show that asy- N September, US President Donald dent depicted a nation under siege from lum seekers skipping hearings is relatively Trump explained that he wanted to criminal immigrants — millions already in uncommon — about 3,200 out of 54,000 hold a second summit with North Ko- the US, thousands more on their way. On applicants in fiscal 2017 were ordered re- rean leader Kim Jong-un. Trump was top of sending 5,200 troops to the border moved from the US for doing so. The gov- Iglad to see Kim’s declaration at the and possibly up to 15,000 total to thwart ernment’s own data show that in a recent inter-Koreasummit with South Korean the caravan “invasion,” six-year span, only 159 President Moon Jae-in, explicitly sup- Trump declared he youths detained at the porting the denuclearisation of the Ko- would drastically change border were suspected rean Peninsula, but Washington should asylum policies to detain gang members. And there not be satisfied with the current scope of asylum seekers in “mas- are many studies that North Korean denuclearisation. Trump sive cities of tents” while show unauthorised im- also needs to talk with Pyongyang about their applications were migrants are less likely its extensive arsenal of other weapons of being considered. He to engage in crime than mass destruction (WMD), such as its bio- has also said he would US citizens. So much for logical and chemical weapons and elec- use an executive order to the central premise of tromagnetic pulse (EMP) weapons. amend an unambiguous the president’s fearmon- There are three reasons why Trump part of the US Consti- gering. As for the 14th has to pursue North Korean WMD disar- tution that says people Amendment’s provision mament in addition to denuclearisation, ries, both nuclear and non-nuclear, it is concessions into small parts, North Ko- who are born here are of citizenship to anyone and he should bring these concerns to the important for the United States to deal rea has made minor concessions while citizens. born in the United States, negotiations with North Korea at the sec- with both of these capabilities simulta- demanding that the United States and To be clear, Trump There are many studies that does anyone think Trump ond US-DPRK summit. neously. If North Korea only has nuclear South Korea give up more in return. This has identified some show unauthorised immigrants is as worried about Rus- First, North Korea’s biological weap- EMP weapons, the problem will be re- is how Pyongyang has sought to make mi- genuine issues. With are less likely to engage in sian and Chinese families ons (BW) and chemical weapons (CW) ca- solved by the ongoing denuclearisation nor concessions while maximising its na- opioids killing thou- crime than US citizens taking advantage of this pabilities can offset any denuclearisation process. However, if North Korea has de- tional interest. sands of Americans a as is he is about Mexican agreement that is reached between the veloped non-nuclear EMP weapons too, For example, Kim Jong-un promised month, it’s troubling families? United States and North Korea. If Wash- these must be addressed in a separate, to dismantle the Dongchang-li missile that so much heroin and fentanyl comes When thousands of US troops begin ington and Seoul are able to attain North launch site and to abolish the Yongbyon across our southern border. It’s true that arriving at the border in coming days — Korean concessions on denuclearisation, If the United States focuses solely nuclear facility, but North Korea already many asylum seekers are motivated by pointlessly — in anticipation of a caravan but do not deal with Pyongyang’s BW and has accumulated nuclear materials and economic and lifestyle reasons, not fears that is many weeks away, perhaps his true CW in the same process, North Korea will on denuclearising the Korea achieved a useable thermonuclear weap- for their personal safety, which partly ex- believers will begin to doubt Trump’s “in- still be able to threaten South Korea with Peninsula, it will miss an opportuni- ons programme. Furthermore, North Ko- plains why in 2017, one in three applica- vasion” hysteria, then begin to wonder how capabilities that are nearly as destructive ty to eliminate North Korea’s other rea has framed these measures as large tions were rejected. And on the question much else of what the president says about as nuclear weapons. weapons of mass destruction concessions when they are primarily of giving automatic citizenship to children immigration is malarkey. That insight can’t North Korea has 13 different types symbolic, rather than substantive, since born in America to non-US citizen parents, come soon enough. of biological weapons such as anthrax but concurrent, process to denuclearisa- North Korea is suspected to have up to 40 Tribune News Service and smallpox, which it can weaponise tion. Otherwise, Pyongyang will retain nuclear facilities. Meanwhile, Pyongyang within 10 days. According to a report by this deadly capability, which it can use to has demanded reciprocal US concessions, the Korea Institute for National Unifica- hold the United States, South Korea, and such as declaring an official end to the Ko- tion, North Korea has the ability to make Japan at risk. rean War. a tonne of anthrax in a year. Anthrax has a There is also a proliferation challenge In devising a strategy to deal with the greater than 80 percent fatality rate, with associated with North Korea’s WMD ca- WMD problem, the United States should 50 percent of afflicted people dying within pabilities. If it so chooses, Pyongyang also use this “salami strategy” against two days. A mere 200 pounds of anthrax can sell its BW and CW to a rogue state Pyongyang by requiring North Korean Saving Earth: Reports Paint can kill around 3 million people. or terrorist group. International sanc- concessions on CW, BW and EMP in ex- Pyongyang is also thought to possess tions against North Korea have starved change for further US concessions. In the world’s largest arsenal of CW after the the country of cash, making illicit arms other words, the United States sets the A Grim Picture Indeed United Statesand Russia. Many experts sales attractive to Pyongyang. Indeed, parameters for future North Korean con- guess that North Korea has stockpiled be- North Korea has supplied Syrian presi- cessions, limiting Pyongyang’s ability to SICKENING news alert on the state of herent value. tween 2,500-5,000 tons of CW and that it dent Bashar al Assad’s regime with parts stall for time or obscure what it is actually the planet: Earth’s ecosystems are van- But wait, here’s another news alert: A has the capability to make an additional and technical assistance for its chemical giving up. A ishing at an alarming rate, killing off second report released this week, this one 12,000 tons at maximum capacity. Ac- weapons programme, which it has used If the United States focuses solely on mankind’s fellow creatures as never before, by the World Wildlife Fund, says that since cording to RAND’s Bruce Bennett, one to attack opposition forces repeatedly denuclearising the Korea Peninsula, Wash- and as never imagined. 1970, thousands of carefully monitored ver- ton of sarin gas can kill 230,000 people throughout the Syrian Civil War. ington will miss an opportunity to elimi- Writing in the journal Nature, James tebrate animal populations — reptiles, am- and North Korea already has a stockpile Furthermore, given that North Korea nate North Korea’s other weapons of mass Watson, James Allan and others surveyed phibians, fish, birds and mammals like us — of around 5,000 tonnes. and Iran already cooperate militarily and destruction. Because North Koreacan ac- this pale blue dot and found that 77 percent have declined by an average of 60 percent. North Korea’s EMP weapons are also a many North Korean arms dealers live in crue many benefits such as lifting sanctions of land and 87 percent of the ocean has now We here are fans of humans, and of big problem. As detailed by a 2017 report Tehran, it is possible that North Korea and achieving an official end the Korean been aggressively — and often irrevocably human development. Homo sapiens is the from a congressional commission on the could help Iran obtain or improve BW and War from the current denuclearisation pro- — changed by human activities. only species that makes art, and the only threats posed to the United States by EMP CW capabilities. If North Korea helps Iran cess, Pyongyang currently has no incentive Undisturbed wilderness areas happen one that reads editorials. We want people attack, a North Korean EMP against the develop an emerging biochemical ability, to participate in separate agreements con- to be the places that most efficiently suck to be able to house, clothe and feed them- United States could decimate 90 percent denuclearisation negotiations with Teh- cerning WMDs. For these reasons, Trump up the carbon dioxide that causes global selves, including by eating animals. of the US population in a single year from ran will become more complex and costly must include WMDs in future discussions warming. But it’s almost obscene to talk But if humans don’t learn to live in rela- starvation, disease, and lack of services. than before. on lifting sanctions to achieve a durable about nature solely in terms of its utility to tive harmony with other living things — if After detonation of an EMP, nuclear pow- The United States should use a ‘sa- peace on the Korean Peninsula. the dominant species. We must preserve creatures great and small continue to van- er plants could experience meltdowns, lami strategy’ like North Korea by includ- and protect landscapes and seascapes, and ish as we flourish — we will have gained the mass transportation would be paralysed, ing its BW, CW and EMP weapons in the (Sungku Jang is an ASAN the animals within them, for their own in- world and lost our souls. and electronics would be fried. broader denuclearisation negotiations. By fellow at the Center for As EMPs are divided into two catego- chopping up its denuclearisation-related the National Interest.) Tribune News Service S Africa Energy Debate: Renewables Vs Fossil Fuels The country has good sunshine and coastlines ideal for renewableenergy generation, but is just not ready for a major switch yet YINKA ADEGOKE tion. Another factor has been that nuclear jected. It also excludes any new nuclear case of gas, the intention is to treat this ca- country. But South Africa has a number of TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE energy—though clean—has become finan- development for the next 12 years. pacity as a backup. These would only oper- things going for it. It has a lot of sunshine, cially uncompetitive. And nuclear plants The new draft recommends a strategy ate when the other sources can’t meet elec- and its coastline and escarpment offer su- HERE’S a lively debate raging in that are already under construction are in- that envisages considerable growth in re- tricity demand. perb sites for wind farms. South Africa about the extent to variably plagued by delays and cost over- newable energy generating capacity. This Looking at the average electricity to So how would South Africa achieve 100 which renewables should replace runs, as well as allegations of impropri- would be coupled with intermittent short- be generated South Africa’s energy mix percent renewables in its mix? It can’t rely coal, particularly given the threat of ety in the procurement process. The other term electricity generation from gas dur- would still be dominated by coal in 2030. on gas, which is not a renewable energy Tclimate change. The country’s elec- major driving factor has been the develop- ing phases when wind and solar are unable The breakdown of electricity produced by source. Nor can it count on hydropower, tricity supply is currently highly depend- ment and scaling up of renewable energy to meet electricity demand. This is recom- source would be: coal 64 percent, wind 13 even though mega-projects are planned ent on coal. While it’s clear that coal power technologies. This has been made possible mended as the cheapest option. percent, solar 8 percent, nuclear 4 percent, along the Congo river. won’t disappear any time soon, a 100 per- by major cost reductions that have made The reason for preferring gas to, say, hydropower 3 percent and gas 1 percent. Then there are interesting alterna- cent renewables-driven electricity genera- wind and solar photovoltaic electricity the nuclear, is that even though gas is the most The plan’s recommendations only cov- tives such as biofuels and ocean current tion scenario is feasible—and desirable—in cheapest options. expensive fuel used in electricity generation, er the period 2019-2030. But it also pro- power. But they haven’t been properly es- a generation from now. South Africa has a lot going for it when it gas power stations are far cheaper to build. vides draft models for the energy mix as tablished. This leaves wind and solar. The A major global energy transition is re- comes to renewable energy—good sunshine They can also be switched on and off more far ahead as 2050. It predicts that in 2050, Achilles heel with both is that the quest for defining the way electricity is generated and coastlines that lend themselves to wind quickly than competing fuel-based technol- under the optimal scenario, 42 percent of the fully renewable energy supply relies and supplied. In the past, electricity pro- power generation. But a number of factors ogies such as coal and nuclear power. electricity will come from wind, 20 percent on the ability to store electricity generated duction was dominated by large and often stand in the way of its ability to move entire- The proposed scenario projects the ad- from solar, 17 percent from coal, 11 percent over long periods. polluting power mega-plants distributed ly away from coal. The biggest is that wind dition of the following power generating from gas and no nuclear. Tremendous progress has been through big power lines. But the trend is and solar power are intermittent, and new capacity between 2019 and 2030: 9.5GW This means that, according to most achieved in improving the capacity of stor- now towards small-scale units primarily technologies haven’t yet been developed wind, 6.8GW solar, 8.1GW gas, 6.7GW present energy planning models, 100 per- age devices and in commercialising newly feeding localised electricity networks. that allow for cheap and effective storage. coal and 2.5GW hydropower. This includes cent renewable electricity in South Africa developed technologies. But cheap long- These changes are being been driven South Africa’s latest electricity plan— projects already approved, or under con- is not on the horizon. term electricity storage is still largely out by powerful factors. Firstly, there’s the the Integrated Resource Plan for Electric- struction, in particular the remaining units Several countries already draw almost of reach – or impractical. grave threat of climate change which is be- ity—is under discussion. A finalised plan from the Medupi and Kusile coal plants. all of their electricity from renewable Ultimately it’s the nature and cost of ing caused, to a significant degree, by the covering the period up to 2030 is expected These figures reflect what’s envisaged at power sources. These include Costa Rica, technological advances—whether in stor- emission from coal power stations. to be ratified before the end of this year. maximum power generating capacity—for Iceland, Norway and Paraguay. They are age or in one of a wide range of power gen- South Africa has a lot going for it with The present draft has largely been pos- example, what wind farms would produce all much less populous than South Africa, erating technologies – that will determine renewable energy: good sunshine and itively received. It envisages slower growth when it is windy and what solar devices and enjoy large hydropower resources. whether South African can shift its energy coastlines great for wind power genera- in electricity demand than previously pro- would generate in sunny conditions. In the South Africa, for its part, is a water-scarce mix dramatically towards renewables.

THE VIEWS EXPRESSED ON THE OPINION AND ANALYSIS PAGES ARE THE AUTHORS’ OWN. QATAR TRIBUNE BEARS NO RESPONSIBILITY. Gulf / Middle East Monday, November 5, 2018 09 No countries Thousands of Iranians chant ‘Death can extract gas in Turkish, to America’ on eve of oil sanctions Cyprus waters, says Erdogan The rallies took place on the anniversary of the 1979 takeover of the US embassy in Tehran by radical Iranian students REUTERS REUTERS ISTANBUL DUBAI TURKEY will not allow the THOUSANDS of Iranians exploitation of gas reserves chanting "Death to America" in Turkish and north Cypriot rallied on Sunday to mark the waters of the eastern Mediter- anniversary of the seizure of the ranean, President Tayyip Er- US Embassy during the 1979 dogan said on Sunday. Islamic Revolution and the The eastern Mediterrane- imminent reimposition of US an is believed to be rich in nat- sanctions on Iran's oil sector. ural gas, and attempts to tap Students attending the resources there have revived government-organised rally in tensions between Turkey and the capital Tehran, broadcast Greece, which has a defence live by state television, burned protection pact with the inter- the Stars and Stripes, an effigy nationally recognised Greek of Uncle Sam and pictures of Cypriot government. President Donald Trump out- Turkey and Cyprus have side the former embassy com- overlapping claims of marine pound. jurisdiction and both plan to Hardline students stormed carry out exploratory drills this the embassy on Nov 4, 1979, year. Ankara only has diplo- soon after the fall of the US- matic relations with a breaka- backed shah, and 52 Ameri- way Turkish Cypriot state in the cans were held hostage there north of the island that is not for 444 days. The two countries recognised by other countries. have been enemies ever since. Speaking at a ceremony State media said millions to mark the delivery of a na- turned out for rallies in towns val corvette and submarine, and cities, swearing allegiance Erdogan said countries that to the clerical establishment thought they could operate and Supreme Leader Ayatol- in the east Mediterranean or lah Ali Khamenei. The figure Aegean seas without Ankara's could not be independently agreement were mistaken. confirmed by Reuters. "We will not accept at- Rallies are staged on the tempts to extract natural re- embassy takeover anniversary sources in our country, Cyprus every year. But rancour is es- or in the eastern Mediterra- pecially strong this time round nean," Erdogan said. following Trump's decision in Last month Turkey com- May to withdraw from world plained that a Greek frigate powers' 2015 nuclear deal with had harassed a Turkish ex- Iran and reimpose sanctions Iranian protesters carry placards that mock President Donald Trump, Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during a demonstration outside the former US embassy ploration ship west of Cyprus. on Iran. in the Iranian capital Tehran on Sunday. (AFP) Greece denied the charge and The deal brought about the Cyprus accused Turkey of stir- lifting of most international The Iranian military said Habibollah Sayyari, the coor- in the behaviour of Trump and as its support for proxy forces in ring up tensions. financial and economic sanc- it would launch two days of dinating officer, as saying. The Iranian military said it (the royal house of) Al Saud," conflicts across the Middle East. Breakaway north Cyprus, tions on Iran in return for Teh- air defence drills on Monday Among the anniversary would launch two days of artist Masoud Shojaei Tabatabai In a speech on Saturday, which is supported by Ankara, ran curbing its disputed nuclear and assured Iranians that it events was an exhibition of air defence drills on told state television in Tehran. Khamenei said Trump's poli- says any offshore wealth also activity under UN surveillance. could neutralise any threats, cartoons in Tehran called Monday and assured The restoration of US cies faced opposition around belongs to its citizens, as part- Trump said the deal was the state news agency IRNA "Donald Salman" - a reference Iranians that it could sanctions on Monday target- the world. "America's goal has ners in the establishment of weak and favoured Iran. The reported. to the close ties between the ing Iran's oil sales and bank- been to re-establish the domi- the Cyprus republic in 1960. other signatories - Britain, "We can assure our people US president and King Sal- neutralise any threats ing sector is part of an effort nation it had, but it has failed. The island was split in France, Germany, Russia and that the enemy will not be able man, ruler of Iran's regional by Trump to force Iran to halt America has been defeated by 1974 after a Turkish invasion China - remain committed to to carry out its threats against rival, Saudi Arabia. audience can also be brought its nuclear and ballistic missile the Islamic Republic over the triggered by a brief Greek-in- the accord. our country," IRNA quoted "It's black humour, but the to reflect on the contradictions programmes outright, as well past 40 years," he said. spired coup.

News in brief Assad, Russia envoy discuss Syria constitutional committee AFP Syria ready to cooperate with new UN envoy Syria's last major rebel bas- After years in the DAMASCUS tion of Idlib has revived a push dark, Gaza’s DAMASCUS: Syria is ready to cooperate with towards a diplomatic solution power woes ease SYRIAN President Bashar al new UN envoy Geir Pedersen as long as he to the country's conflict, with Assad and an envoy from ally avoids the methods of his predecessor, its international efforts focused GAZA City: The lights are Russia on Sunday discussed deputy foreign minister said in remarks pub- on setting up the 150-member going back on in the Gaza "removing the obstacles" to lished on Sunday. committee. Strip, in a rare piece of posi- forming a constitutional com- “Syria will cooperate with the new UN Under a UN plan, the re- tive news from the block- mittee demanded by interna- envoy Geir Pedersen provided he avoids the Geir Pedersen gime would choose 50 of the aded Palestinian enclave. tional powers to help end the methods of his predecessor,” Deputy Foreign committee members, the Syr- In recent days, residents seven-year war, the presiden- Minister Faisal al-Meqdad said, quoted by Al-Watan newspaper. ian opposition another 50 and say they have received up to cy said. It would work with him if “he announces his support for the the UN would nominate the 16 hours of mains electric- The leaders of Russia, rebel unity of Syria’s land and people and does not side with the ter- final 50, composed of repre- ity a day, compared with as backer Turkey, Germany, and rorists as his predecessor did,” he added. (AFP) sentatives of civil society and little as four previously. France last week in Istanbul (From left) Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Verchinen, Russian technical experts. UN humanitarian officials re- called for the committee to be special envoy to Syria Alexander Lavrentiev and Syrian President Bashar But last week, Damascus port an average of between formed by the end of the year al Assad in the capital Damascus on Sunday. (AFP) the current constitution", the wards removing the obstacles rejected a UN list presented nine and 11 hours per day to discuss a post-war constitu- presidency said in a statement. still in the way of forming this by the world body's outgo- since October 25. tion, "paving the way for free On Sunday, Assad held exander Lavrentiev on "form- They agreed "to continue committee", it said. ing envoy to Syria Staffan de It is the result of a land- and fair elections" in Syria. talks with Russian envoy Al- ing the committee to discuss joint Syrian-Russian work to- A Turkish-Russian deal for Mistura. mark six-month deal, part of efforts to end unrest along the border that has raised fears of a fourth war since 2008. (AFP) Islamic State attack kills 12 US-backed fighters in eastern Syria AFP Human Rights said. on Saturday in coalition air Israel raids office BEIRUT An SDF spokesman, how- US forces patrol Syria’s northeast close to Turkish border strikes in Hajin and the nearby of Palestinian ever, denied any members of AL-DARBASIYAH: US forces on Sunday patrolled sitions and flagging a possible new offensive. The towns of Sousa and Al-Shaafa. A Jerusalem gov THE Islamic State group his Kurdish-led alliance had an area in northeastern Syria bordering Turkey af- Kurds spearhead the Syrian Democratic Forces coalition spokesman said those killed 12 US-backed fighters in a been killed. ter renewed tensions between Ankara and Syrian alliance, backed by the US-led coalition, that has strikes targeted IS positions. RAMALLAH: Israeli forces surprise attack on Sunday from "There are counter-attacks Kurds, a spokesman and an AFP reporter said. been fighting the Islamic State group in Syria. "The strikes killed ISIS raided the offices of the the jihadists' holdout in eastern every day and the clashes are Three armoured vehicles carrying soldiers Coalition spokesman Sean Ryan said Sun- terrorists and destroyed three Palestinian governor of Je- Syria on the Iraqi border, a Brit- ongoing, but the talk of mar- wearing the US flag on their uniform arrived in day's patrol was the second in a week, after a operational facilities critical to rusalem on Sunday, authori- ain-based monitor said. tyrs among our ranks is not the Kurdish-held northeastern border town of first one by US forces on Friday. "The US forces' ISIS's operations," Sean Ryan ties said, after reports of Twelve fighters of the Syr- true," Mustefa Bali said. Al-Darbasiyah, the correspondent said. assurance patrols enable us to maintain safety told AFP, using an alternative an investigation related to a ian Democratic Forces (SDF) According to Observatory Turkey last week raised threats against Kurd- and security in the region," he said, but are not acronym for IS. land sale. were killed and 20 wounded chief Rami Abdel Rahman, ish forces in northeastern Syria, shelling their po- carried out "on a regular basis". (AFP) The SDF, with the support Israeli authorities con- in a suicide car bombing and Sunday's attack "started with a of coalition air strikes, in Sep- firmed the raid in Al-Ram, subsequent clashes in the car bomb driven by a suicide at- The attack allowed IS to and push back the first lines of tion, the Observatory said. tember launched an offensive just on the other side of eastern province of Deir Ezzor, tacker against an SDF position advance towards Al-Bahra defence of the SDF, which is The monitor said 14 civilians to wrest the Deir Ezzor pocket Israel's separation wall from the Syrian Observatory for between Hajin and Al-Bahra". from its holdout around Hajin, backed by the US-led coali- and nine IS jihadists were killed including Hajin from IS. Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank, but provided few details. It came after Israel's detention of the Palestinian Bahrain opposition chief gets life governor, Adnan Gheith, on October 20. He was re- Battles rock Yemen port city as UN warns of ‘living hell’ in jail over Qatar spy case leased two days later. (AFP) AFP with Qatari officials... to over- 53 Houthi rebels killed and dozens wounded over the past 24 hours in Hodeida DUBAI throw constitutional order". 19 militants killed Bahrain, along with after attack on AFP proaching the city's main uni- BAHRAIN sentenced the Saudi Arabia and the United Christians: Egypt HODEIDA versity. head of the country's Shiite Arab Emirates, severed all Houthi media reported air opposition movement to life ties with Qatar in 2017, ban- CAIRO: Nineteen suspected INTENSIFIED fighting shook strikes in Hodeida on Sunday in prison Sunday for spying ning their citizens from trav- militants linked to a deadly a key rebel-held port city on but did not give a fighter casu- for rival Gulf state Qatar in el to or communication with attack on Coptic Christians Yemen's Red Sea coast on alty toll. a ruling rights groups have the emirate over its alleged in central Egypt have been Sunday, leaving dozens dead Thirteen pro-government called a travesty. ties to both Iran and radical killed in a shootout with as the United Nations warned troops were killed, according Sheikh Ali Salman, who Islamist groups. police, the interior ministry that children in the war-torn to medical sources in Aden headed the now-banned Al- Sunday's verdict against said on Sunday. country face "a living hell". and Mokha, where their bod- Wefaq movement, and two the charismatic Shiite cleric Those killed in the ex- The bloodshed comes de- ies were transported. of his aides had been ac- can still be appealed. change of fire were part of spite growing international Nearly three quarters of quitted by the high criminal Ruled for more than two a cell that left dead seven pressure to end a years-long the country's imports flow court in June, a verdict the centuries by the Sunni Al- pilgrims in Friday's attack in conflict that has killed thou- Yemeni children suffering from a diphtheria infection receive treatment through Hodeida, from where public prosecution appealed. Khalifa dynasty, Bahrain Minya province, a statement sands and pushed the impov- at a hospital in the capital Sanaa recently. (AFP) they are transported by land to The public prosecutor said has been hit by waves of un- by the ministry said. erished Arabian Peninsula na- areas further north. in a statement that the three rest since 2011, when secu- "The terrorist elements tion to the brink of famine. in Hodeida, according to med- di-led coalition warplanes car- The port is controlled by had been unanimously sen- rity forces crushed Shiite-led opened fire on the (security) Fifty-three Houthi rebels ical sources in the port city, ried out dozens of air strikes Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi tenced by the appeals court protests demanding a con- forces who responded," the have been killed and dozens which is a key gateway for hu- early on Sunday to support rebels and under blockade by for "acts of hostility" against stitutional monarchy and an statement said. (AFP) wounded in battles and air manitarian aid. pro-government forces in Saudi Arabia and its allies in a Bahrain and "communicating elected prime minister. strikes over the past 24 hours Military officials said Sau- fighting that appear to be ap- government coalition. 10 Monday, November 5, 2018 Pakistan / SA / Philippines / SEA US, Japan freeze aid Pakistan-China ties to be over political crisis: Ousted Sri Lanka PM multi-dimensional: Imran REUTERS Sri Lanka Tamils COLOMBO push parliament SRI Lanka's deposed Prime to end standoff Minister Ranil Wickremesin- ghe said the United States and COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's main Japan had frozen more than a Tamil party on Sunday urged the billion dollars of development president to reconvene parlia- aid after his abrupt dismissal ment and end a worsening politi- raised doubts about the future cal crisis, as the minority ethnic of democracy in the island. community emerge as kingmak- The move to hold back pro- ers in the power struggle. ject financing, along with the The Tamil National Alliance EU's warning it could withdraw (TNA) could tip the balance duty-free concessions for Sri should parliament be recalled Lankan exports if it didn't stick this week to decide between two to commitments on national rivals claiming the lawful right to reconciliation, will further head Sri Lanka's government. strain the economy, Wickrem- "We have asked the presi- esinghe said in an interview. dent to immediately call par- President Maithripala Siri- liament and end this crisis," sena fired him last month after TNA legislator Dharmalingam months of tensions within the Sithadthan said. (AFP) government and appointed Ma- hinda Rajapaksa as premier in concerns," he said in the inter- a shock move that has plunged view conducted in the prime the nation into a political crisis. minister's official residence in Rajapaksa is a former presi- a colonial-era bungalow where dent who led the country to a Wickremesinghe is camping military defeat of Tamil separa- along with his supporters. tist guerrillas in 2009 but who The United States has held has since faced widespread al- off on a nearly $500 million legations of human rights abuse aid programme for building of and targeting of Tamil civilians. highways and improving land Wickremesinghe, who has administration by the gov- challenged his dismissal and ernment-funded Millennium vowed to remain prime minis- Challenge Corporation (MCC), ter until parliament voted him Wickremesinghe said. out, said there were interna- Japan had also put on tional concerns about a govern- hold plans to extend a soft ment led by Rajapaksa. loan of $1.4 billion for a light "Countries are sensitive, railway project, he said. "A they have concerns (about a lot of projects are held up, the government led by Rajapaksa) Millennium Challenge, the democratic countries have Japanese loan," he said.

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang attend a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, on Saturday. (AFP)

prime minister went on to biggest political party and we Pakistan safe from terror Speaking at China’s Central Party School in say: “Money laundering is are in the government.” the worst part of corrup- The cricketer-turned- threat, says President Alvi Beijing, Khan lists qualities Pakistan wants Money laundering is the tion–it deprives the nation statesman reflected on the to adopt from China’s governance style worst part of corruption–it of resources and foreign ex- multibillion-dollar China- TRIBUNE.COM.PK hibition 2019 to be held next deprives the nation of change.” Pakistan Economic Corridor KARACHI year in Karachi. resources and foreign Recalling the 1980s, he (CPEC) and termed it a “great Talking about his recent TRIBUNE.COM.PK style. “Thirty years ago, Chi- exchange said Pakistan’s development blessing” for Pakistan. PAYING tribute to the visit to Turkey, Alvi said that ISLAMABAD na’s gross domestic product faced hurdles as the coun- Apart from the connectiv- armed forces and martyrs Ankara holds Pakistan in (GDP) was what Pakistan’s Imran Khan try plunged into corruption. ity, it has allowed foreign in- who helped the country at- high regard but the trade be- PRIME Minister Imran is currently. “Corruption destroys state vestment through creation of tain peace, President Dr tween the two countries has Khan has expressed the hope “It was not one thing but institutions.” small economic zones (SEZ). Arif Alvi has said Pakistan reduced from $1 billion to for a multi-dimensional re- a series of steps taken by the jing for both feats. PM Imran said he was “We have suffered due to has been saved from terror- $600 million and the warm lationship between Pakistan country that enabled China “No country has taken a inspired to highlight corrup- corruption and war on ter- ism, which has deeply hurt feelings between the two na- and China. to achieve a feat no other had population of 700 million tion in the 1980s. “Nobody ror. We have current account other Muslim countries like tions have not been translat- Speaking at the China’s achieved,” he added. people out of poverty. My took me seriously. But one deficits for which we need Libya, Syria, Afghanistan ing into economic goals. Central Party School in Bei- PM Imran explained to party is interested in learn- thing I learned as a sports- foreign investments.” and Yemen. He said despite seven jing on the third day of his the audience that his Paki- ing how China did it. Sec- man was that you only lose He added: “My meetings “Pakistan has been saved meetings for a Free Trade maiden visit to the friendly stan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) ondly, combatting white- when you give up.” with Chinese President Xi and I am proud of the na- Agreement (FTA), progress neighbour after assuming party had priotised strength- collar corruption. He said that after 15 years Jinping and Prime Minister tion,” Dr Alvi said while has not been made as Tur- the top office, the premier ening state institutions by “It is easy to catch a com- of political struggle, seven Li Keqiang have filled me speaking at the launching key wants to protect its tex- listed down qualities his eliminating corruption and mon criminal but the state years ago people realised the with hope that we will be ceremony of 16th My Kara- tile sector, which has kept it government wanted to adopt elevating poverty. struggles when going after gravity of corruption. able to come out of this [eco- chi – Oasis of Harmony Ex- from striking a deal. from China’s governance And it looked up to Bei- white-collar crime.” The “Today my party is the nomic] crisis.” Suu Kyi’s party Pakistan books thousands a day after protests Cooperation offer slapped down by Asif Zardari AGENCIES Husband of Pakistan blasphemy Govt will not overlook inciteful surprises PML-N ISLAMABAD / LAHORE in by-elections case woman pleads for asylum statements of protesters: Fawad LAHORE: Just a week ago it ap- A day after ‘striking a deal’ peared as if the opposition was AFP with the Tehreek-e-Labbaik ISLAMABAD: -The husband of a Pakistani Christian woman at the ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Sunday getting closer to forming a joint YANGON Pakistan (TLP) protesters, centre of a divisive blasphemy case has pleaded for international cautioned that the federal government would neither turn a blind front against the government. the government on Tuesday help to leave the country, saying he feared for his family’s safety. eye, nor forget the inciteful speeches made by protesters against However, the recent speech of THE party of Myanmar's em- swung into action as it started The request by Asia Bibi’s husband Ashiq Masih came a day the acquittal of Aasia Bibi last week, Express News reported. Pakistan Peoples Party Co-chair- battled head of state Aung a crackdown against the people after he criticised a government deal with hardline Islamists that “No one should think the government will condone such behav- man Asif Ali Zardari, in which he San Suu Kyi said Sunday they who vandalised public proper- left her in legal limbo, and called on authorities to protect her. iour,” the information minister said, adding that, “those who falsely offered to work with the Pakistan were defeated in six constitu- ties–in the wake of the apex “I request President Donald Trump to help us to leave think that the state is weak will be soon be in for a rude awaken- Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government, encies in a national by-elec- court’s Oct 31 verdict –while (the country), and I request the prime minister of the UK ing.” “The way in which state property was vandalised, as well as, has changed the situation. tion, showing uneven sup- also booking the top TLP lead- to do their level best to help us, to grant us freedom,” said the language used against the judges army and government not be Some senior leaders of the port for her government after ership. Masih, in a video message, also requesting help from the ignored or forgetten,” Chaudhry affirmed.(TRIBUNE.COM.PK) Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz a string of controversies. Prime Minister Imran Canadian prime minister. (AFP) (PML-N), the largest opposition Suu Kyi and her Na- Khan, who is currently on an party in terms of seats in the tional League for Democracy official trip to China, report- National Assembly, have claimed (NLD) swept to power in edly expressed his anger over rected the federal government or Shehryar Afridi on Saturday sentenced to death for blasphe- Rizvi used Twitter to relay mes- that this is a classic Zardari 2015 in a landslide victory, damage to public and private to work in collaboration with received a briefing from vari- my. Shireen Mazari, minister sages and instructions during tactic to run with the hare and ending decades of military properties during the three- the provincial governments. ous law-enforcement agencies for human rights, said the gov- the protests that paralysed Pa- hunt with the hound. rule. But her tenure has day-long protests that erupted Later, the Interior Ministry about the current situation in ernment had asked the social kistan for three days. “What kind of a leader is been full of stumbles, most after the Supreme Court ac- started a crackdown across the the country. media company to block the Mazari said she disa- Zardari who on one day talks notably with ethnic groups quitted Aasia Bibi, a blasphemy country and registered FIRs Meanwhile, A Pakistani account of Khadim Rizvi, the greed with government’s about bringing a resolution involved in peace talks with accused. against TLP Patron-in-Chief minister accused Twitter of re- leader of the Tehreek-Labbaik compromise with the TLP, against the government and the military–which has been The PM ordered the ar- Pir Afzal Qadri, central leader fusing to block an account that Pakistan (TLP) Islamist group. tweeting that such “appease- calls its policies anti-people and marred by skirmishes and rest of the people who were Khadim Hussain Rizvi and oth- stoked violent protests over the Twitter declined the re- ment” sends a “dangerous” offers it an olive branch the fol- ongoing civil war in states engaged in vandalism and di- ers. Minister of State for Interi- acquittal of a Christian woman quest, she tweeted on Sunday. message to groups. lowing day.” (TRIBUNE.COM.PK) like Kachin and Shan. The dissatisfaction came through in the results of Sat- urday's by-election, in which Indonesia extends 13 seats in the lower and up- per houses of parliament and People laughed on Duterte’s saints comment: Official search for jet crash regional assemblies were up for grabs. "Currently, we won PHILSTAR erations Office, among the offi- All Souls’ Day and All Saints’ victims, black box seven seats and lost in six MANILA, PHILIPPINES cials present at the briefing were Day? We don’t even know who JAKARTA: Indonesian authorities places," NLD spokesman Dr. Interior and Local Government those saints are. Who are those on Sunday extended by three Myo Nyunt said. MALACAÑANG on Saturday Officer-in-Charge Eduardo fools? Drunkards) days the search for victims and said there is no need to explain Año, Defense Secretary Delfin For traditional Catholics, All a black box from the wreckage President Rodrigo Duterte's Lorenzana, Social Welfare and Saints' Day is a day for remem- of a Lion Air passenger jet that Rohingya teen comment on Catholics' be- Development Secretary Ro- bering saints and martyrs while crashed near Jakarta last week, injured in firing lief in saints since those who lando Bautista, Labor Secretary All Souls' Day is for remember- killing all 189 people on board. heard it laughed and found Silvestre Bello III, Public Works ing the dead. Duterte made the "We decided to extend it three COX’S Bazar: -A Rohingya nothing offensive about it. and Highways Secretary Mark remark just hours after his of- days", beginning on Monday, refugee boy was shot and “The fact that they burst Villar, and Health Secretary fice released a statement calling search and rescue agency chief injured on the Bangladesh- into laughter (as shown by the Francisco Duque. on the Filipinos to honor the Muhammad Syaugi told a news Myanmar border as multi- video clips of the TV news) "A joke is a joke and the departed and emulate saints conference. The decision was ple rounds were fired from showed that they were not of- same does not require an ex- in observance of the “solemn” based on an evaluation and a Myanmar border secu- fended by what the good Bish- planation. Nor should it be public holiday. observations of the crash site, he rity post, an official said op and a few critics perceived to given as a religious slight," Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte. "I call on the entire nation told reporters, noting that many Sunday. Nurul Islam, 15, be an offensive religious state- Panelo also said in response to to honor those who have gone victims' remains had not been was grazing cows when ment,” presidential spokes- some Catholics who felt slight- Drunkards'.So happy All Hindi nga natin alam kung sino before us in the grace of God. recovered. As of Sunday a total of 17 rounds were fired from person and Chief Presidential ed and expressed disappoint- Saints’, Duterte said on Thurs- 'yang mga santo na ‘yon. Sino Their legacy remains an impor- 105 body bags, few containing in- Myanmar’s Rymongkhali Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo ment over Duterte’s remarks day during the situation briefing ‘yung mga g*** na 'yon? Mga tant part of who were are today tact remains, had been recovered security post. (AFP) said in a statement. about saints on All Saints’ Day, on Typhoon Rosita’s aftermath. lasenggo,” he added. and we have much to gain from and handed to police for forensic According to the Presiden- a Catholic holiday. “Bakit naman may All Souls’ (Happy All Saints’….These... their virtuous example," the identification, yet only 14 victims tial Communications and Op- 'Who are those fools? Day tapos may All Saints’ Day? Catholics, why do they observe president said in a statement. had been identified.(REUTERS) India / World / Europe / Americas Monday, November 5, 2018 11

All-UK customs Brexit News Merkel’s conservatives quarrel deal report ‘speculation’, in brief New Caledonia votes against over party’s course, agenda says PM May’s office LONDON: British Prime Minis- independence from France REUTERS the parties' future courses in ter Theresa May's office has World leaders BERLIN closed-door meetings. Health dismissed as "speculation" a to mark WWI Minister Jens Spahn, one of newspaper report that suggests in France REUTERS its presence, and dented Caledonians have chosen GERMAN Chancellor Angela the three contenders to replace an all-UK customs deal will be PARIS the pride of a former co- to remain French...It is a Merkel's Christian Democrats Merkel as party leader, said written into the legally binding PARIS: French President Em- lonial power whose reach vote of confidence in the (CDU) argued on Sunday over the CDU had watered down its agreement governing Britain's manuel Macron on Sunday THE South Pacific archi- once spanned the Caribbe- French republic, its future whether they should return to a profile by becoming too cen- withdrawal from the EU The kicks off a week of com- pelago of New Caledonia an, sub-Saharan Africa and and its values," President more conservative agenda once trist in the past years. Sunday Times said the plan memorations for the 100th voted against independence the Pacific Ocean. Emmanuel Macron said in she steps down as party chair as "Parties must differ from would resolve the vexed issue of anniversary of the end of from France on Sunday in a Based on provisional re- a speech on French televi- contenders to succeed her gear another again more strongly," the Irish border. A spokesman World War One, which is set long-awaited referendum sults and with a participa- sion. up for the leadership race. Spahn told Welt am Sonntag at May's office said: "This is all to mix remembrance of the that capped a 30-year long tion rate of nearly 80 per- The referendum was the Support for their Social newspaper. "The way we view speculation. The prime minister past and warnings about the decolonisation process. cent, the "No" vote stood first auto-determination Democrats (SPD) coalition people and society is funda- has been clear that we are mak- present surge in nationalism A "yes" vote would have at 56.9 percent around vote to be held in a French partner meanwhile hit a re- mentally different from the one ing good progress on the future around the globe. Some 70- deprived Paris of a foothold 1300 GMT, local TV sta- territory since Djibouti in cord low, according to a poll of the Social Democrats," he relationship and 95 percent of 80 world leaders including in the Indo-Pacific region tion NC La 1ere reported the Horn of Africa voted for published hours before senior added. Spahn is one of the fierc- the withdrawal agreement is now US President Donald Trump where China is expanding on its website. "The New independence in 1977. members of both the CDU and est critics of Merkel's decision to settled and negotiations are and his Russian counterpart the SPD were due to discuss welcome more refugees. ongoing." (REUTERS) Vladimir Putin are preparing to fly to the French capital next weekend for a ceremo- ny marking a century since the guns fell silent. (AFP) Sabarimala becomes Italy storms wipe China to be grilled over out 2 families in police fortress after Sicily, toll rises MILAN: Two families were protests mar pilgrimage killed in the same house in Sicily when the torrential mass Uighur internment IANS ment has said it will implement rains and high winds lashing SABARIMALA the ruling, pitting it against the Italy caused a river to burst protesters. All the roads leading its banks, drowning the nine NOV 4 (IANS) With the Lord from Nilackal to the base camp people inside. Rushing water Ayyappa shrine opening for of the temple town Pamba are filled the villa in Casteldaccia a day on Monday, the temple barricaded and have been de- in the province of Palermo at UN rights review town has been virtually taken clared out of bounds till Mon- in moments, wiping out the over by some 2,300 Kerala Po- day morning by the police. families who were spending lice personnel after protests Kerala BJP spokesperson Saturday night there. The marred the last pilgrimage MT Ramesh warned the police tragedy brings the number About one million ethnic Uighurs and Muslim minorities are season. The pilgrims will be against examining the holy kit of people killed in Sicily this allowed to go up the pathway (Irrumudi Kettu) that is carried weekend to at least 12 after being held in extra-judicial detention in Xinjiang region only on Monday afternoon, an on the head by the pilgrims. three other people died in official said. The temple opens Former Chief Minister Oom- their cars when hit by tor- its door at 5 p.m. and closes on men Chandy said that there rents of water. (REUTERS) Tuesday at 10 p.m. appeared to be some shady go- Pathanamthitta District ings on as the media had never Indian minister Collector P.B. Nooh has de- before been banned into the turns against party clared prohibitory orders in temple town. for killing of tiger and around the temple town "If the media is kept away, banning the gathering of four then the authorities want to hide NEW Delhi: An Indian or more persons to foil street something," he said. State Con- cabinet minister accused protests. gress President Mulapally Ra- a party colleague Sunday The Bharatiay Janata Party machandran said: "Parties like of ordering the "ghastly (BJP) and numerous Hindu CPI, academics, intelligentsia murder" of a tiger and groups are up in arms against and socio-cultural icons should vowed legal action after the September 28 verdict of the prevail upon (Chief Minister the man-eating animal was Supreme Court that allowed Pinarayi) Vijayan to see that he shot in the country's west. women of all age groups to enter handles this very sensitive issue Maneka Gandhi, a staunch the temple. The Kerala govern- in a more mature way." animal activist and part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet, said, "I am definitely going to take up Hindu seers push for legislation on Ram this case of utter lack of temple, to hold meetings across India empathy for animals as a test case. Legally, criminally NEW Delhi: A congregation of Hindu seers here on Sunday de- as well as politically," she manded the government bring an ordinance or a law for construc- posted on Twitter. (AFP) tion of Ram temple at Ayodhya, and added they would hold meet- ings across the country to rally public sentiments in the matter. Rebels kill seven "The seers have declared - either bring a law or an ordinance in eastern DR for building Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. We agree to both conditions," Congo: Army Swami Jitendranand Saraswati, National Secretary of the Akhil Bharatiya Sant Samiti that organised the two-day event that con- BENI: Rebels killed at least cluded on Sunday, told media. "In a democracy, public's mandate seven civilians and ab- is a major factor. If people's opinion can make a government, then ducted 15 others, including to form the public opinion (towards our cause) we are ready to do children, in fresh overnight rallies and public meetings," he added. Besides resolving to push raids in the far eastern for a law on Ram temple, the Sant Samiti announced it would Democratic Republic of be holding large (religious gatherings) at Ayodhya, Bengaluru and Congo, civilian and military Nagpur on November 25, New Delhi on Dec 9. (IANS) sources said Sunday. Fight- ers of the Allied Democratic Forces staged two raids Sat- urday night in the North Kivu region bordering Uganda, (File photo) Local Muslims leave a mosque after Friday prayers in Hotan in China’s Xinjiang Uighur Autonomus Region. Teddy Kataliko, leader of US, Seoul set delayed military drills the civilian administration in AFP religious practices as justifica- Beni, said. (AFP) BEIJING tion to detain people in these as N Korea urges end to pressure political 're-education' camps Pompeo says he CHINA will be grilled over its Can China clarify the basis for its apparent criminalization in Xinjiang, as well as which REUTERS confirmed a round of training will meet N Korea mass detainment of Uighur of peaceful religious practices as justification to detain officials are responsible for SEOUL would begin near the southern number two in NY minorities during a UN human people in these political ‘re-education’ camps in Xinjiang, this policy?" city of Pohang, with no media rights review on Tuesday, with as well as which officials are responsible for this policy. Washington also wants THE United States and South access expected. About 500 WASHINGTON: US Secre- Washington leading demands Beijing to provide "the number Korea will begin small-scale American and South Korean tary of State Mike Pompeo for Beijing to come clean on United States government of people involuntarily held in military drills on Monday marines will participate in the said Sunday he will meet how many people are held in all detention facilities in Xinji- that were delayed during talks manoeuvres, the Yonhap news this week in New York with a sprawling network of camps. ang during the past five years". with North Korea, days after agency reported. North Korea North Korea's number two As many as one million gressions such as wearing long man Rights Council in Geneva. Britain has asked when Pyongyang threatened to re- warned on Friday that it could to discuss denuclearization ethnic Uighurs and other Mus- beards and face veils. China will present a report China will implement a UN start work on its nuclear pro- restart development of its nu- and a possible second sum- lim minorities are being kept "The Human Rights Coun- on its domestic human rights racial discrimination panel's gramme if international pres- clear programme if the United mit between US President in extra-judicial detention in cil must send an unequivocal situation and on changes recommendation that it "halt sure does not ease. States does not drop its cam- Donald Trump and North China's fractious far western message to the Chinese gov- made since its last report in the practice of detaining in- The Korean Marine Ex- paign of "maximum pressure" Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Xinjiang region, according to ernment that their campaign 2013, while diplomats from dividuals who have not been change Program was among and sanctions. "I expect we'll make some estimates cited by a UN panel. of systematic repression in the around the world will have lawfully charged, tried, and the training drills that were "The improvement of rela- real progress, including an The centres where they are Xinjiang Autonomous Region, the opportunity to ask ques- convicted for a criminal of- indefinitely suspended in tions and sanctions are incom- effort to make sure that the thought to be detained have including the arbitrary deten- tions–some of which have al- fence in any extra-legal deten- June after US President Don- patible," a foreign ministry offi- summit between our two come under increasing scru- tion of up to one million peo- ready been submitted. tion facilities". ald Trump met North Korean cial said in a statement released leaders can take place where tiny this year, with rights activ- ple, must end," said Patrick One question by the US– The US and Germany leader Kim Jong Un in Sin- through state-run KCNA news we can make substantial ists describing them as politi- Poon, China researcher at Am- which is leading demands for have requested UN access gapore and promised to end agency. "The US thinks that steps toward denucleariza- cal re-education camps. nesty International. Beijing to come clean on the to Xinjiang and Tibet to in- joint, US-South Korea military its oft-repeated 'sanctions and tion," Pompeo said on CBS's They say members of Chi- All 193 United Nations crackdown–says: "Can China vestigate allegations of mass exercises often criticised by the pressure' lead to 'denucleariza- "Face the Nation." (AFP) na's Muslim minorities are member states must undergo a clarify the basis for its appar- detention and restrictions on North. A spokesman for South tion.' We cannot help laughing held involuntarily for trans- periodic review by the UN Hu- ent criminalization of peaceful religious freedoms. Korea's Ministry of Defence at such a foolish idea." Republicans, Democrats in frenzied final push ahead of US elections

AFP at a rare peak, early voting in under Trump–an utterly un- battle for the House, Repub- agogue, and after a fanatical WASHINGTON some states already running conventional president–there licans could profit from in- Trump supporter was arrest- far ahead of normal levels. are many unknowns, above creasingly positive assess- ed in Florida on charges of REPUBLICANS and Demo- "It's all about turnout," all the bottom-line impact of a ments of the economy and by mailing pipe bombs to prom- crats were making frenzied, said Senator Chris Van Hol- president who has driven both Trump's harsh focus on bor- inent Trump opponents, in- final pushes Sunday to mo- len, as Democrats wage what supporters and foes to a rare der security. cluding Obama. tivate their voters ahead of polls say is an uphill battle fever pitch of emotion. It found registered voters The president's critics midterm elections seen as to win control of the Senate. The party of a first-term preferred Democratic can- say the highly charged at- a referendum on President He appeared on "Fox News president tends to lose con- didates for the House over mosphere he has helped cre- Donald Trump's divisive first Sunday." gressional seats in his first Republicans by 50 percent ate made the two attackers two years in office. And with Democrats fa- midterm. to 43 percent; but that was feel comfortable to carry out With Trump continuing a vored to retake the House of But a healthy economy down from a 14-point advan- their crimes. hectic schedule of campaign Representatives, Republican tends to favor the incumbent– tage in August. Republicans, trying to appearances and former pres- National Committee chair and the US economy has been Another wild card: The move past that, have been en- ident Barack Obama making Ronna McDaniel concurred growing with rare vigor. campaign's closing days thusiastically pressing the eco- a last appeal for a Democratic that: "It's going to depend A new Washington Post- come just a week after a gun- nomic argument. American candidate in Chicago, both on voter turnout on Election ABC News poll on Sunday man, who allegedly hated voters have watched the econ- sides say voter turnout will be Day." suggested that while Demo- US President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at the Pensa- immigrants and Jews, killed omy grow for two years under key. With political passions But in the first midterm crats retain an edge in their cola International Airport, in Pensacola, Florida, on Saturday. (AFP) 11 people at a Pittsburgh syn- Trump, McDaniel said on ABC. Europe focuses on EC forecast & PMI for outlook after Q3 setback PAGE 13 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2018

DOW25,228.84 QE 10,280.96 SENSEX 35,011.65 GOLD 1,234.20 China’s boulevard to nowhere: Battle −151.90 PTS -19.96 PTS +579.68 PTS -0.36% for influence in APEC’s host PAGE 14 PRICE PERCENTAGE PRICE PERCENTAGE 14.76 BRENT 72.83 -0.08% WTI 63.10 -0.93% SILVER -0.12% QCSD registers T-bills QC, Kazakh trade team and bonds issued by QCB for Q4 of 2018 QNA seek ways to boost ties DOHA QATAR Central Securities De- The door is open for Kazakh companies to establish joint ventures with Qatari firms: Twar pository (QCSD) has registered treasury bills (T-bills) issued by TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Qatar Central Bank (QCB) for DOHA the fourth quarter of 2018 in its systems. RELATIONS between Qatar and T-bills were registered with Kazakhstan have witnessed pro- a date of issue on October 2, gress in all fields and leaderships including three-month T-bills of both countries’ have exerted with the value of QR200 mil- great efforts to strengthen ties lion and a total number of through mutual visits and meet- 20,000 T-bills, and a maturity ings at all levels, Qatar Chamber date of January 3 , 2019. Qatar Central Bank. (QC) First Vice Chairman Mo- It also included six-month hamed bin Twar has said. treasury T-bills issued with the He was addressing a meet- value of QR200 million. The T-bills were registered with ing hosted by the chamber with total number of T-bills issued a date of issue on October a Kazakhstani trade delegation was 20,000 and a maturity 2, including three-month led by CEO of Kazakh Invest date of April 2 , 2019. T-bills with the value of Saparbek Tuyakbayev in the The QCSD also registered presence of QC board member nine-month treasury bills is- QR200 million and a total Mohamed al Obaildy and the sued by QCB with the value number of 20,000 T-bills, Ambassador of Kazakhstan to of QR100 million. The total and a maturity date of Qatar HE Askar Shokybayev. number of T-bills issued was January 3 , 2019 Twar said that QC wel- 10 ,000 and a maturity date of comes cooperation between Qatar Chamber First Vice Chairman Mohamed bin Twar said new regulations and laws have motivated businessmen to launch new projects. June 2. Qatari companies and their This came in the monthly the operation of the new envi- counterparts from Kazakhstan The siege has the government to enhance in- report issued by QCSD for ronment for its main systems, in line with a memorandum of presented an vestment in food, industry and October, featuring its main which include clearing, filing understanding (MoU) signed opportunity for other sectors, he said. procedures during the month, and registration systems, in between the chambers of the businessmen to increase Twar said that trade ex- which included custody, re- addition to the systems of in- two countries during the ‘Made change between the two coun- cording, management, acqui- termediaries and custodians, in Qatar’ expo last year. their investments in tries is still below expectations. sition, clearing and settlement where the use of advanced “The MoU aims to strength- industrial, food and On his part, the Ambas- of securities and derivatives infrastructure of servers with en cooperation between the medicine sectors, which sador of the of Kazakhstan to and other financial instru- high efficiency and modern Qatari and Kazakhstani private have witnessed rapid growth Qatar HE Askar Shokybayev ments; the provision of related software in order to speed up sectors and increase mutual during the past two years said that there is huge potential financial services; the trans- the completion of the business visits by businessmen to begin for cooperation between Qatari fer of ownership of executed and increase the efficiency of joint ventures and projects and QC First Vice Chairman and Kazakh private sectors. contracts through trading and the electronic services provid- exchange expertise between Mohamed bin Twar Askar Shokybayev. He noted that Qatari remittances; in addition to the ed by the company to its cus- companies of the two coun- Mohamed bin Twar market is important to Ka- implementation of all book- tomers, especially when listing tries,” Twar added. which will help in achieving zakhstan. He stressed the ings and decommissioning and new companies and to ensure He said Qatar has managed able to turn the crisis into bless- industrial, food and medicine self-sufficiency in line with the importance of mutual visits foreclosure operations at the continuity of work in all cir- to overcome the effects of the ings by boosting economic and sectors, which have witnessed Qatar National Vision 2030. and B-2-B meetings between request of the relevant parties. cumstances. siege imposed by three Gulf trade cooperation with trade rapid growth during the past The door is open for Ka- companies of two countries to QCSD also updated a num- The company, in its month- countries, thanks to its bal- partners worldwide. two years,” Twar added. zakh companies to establish explore opportunities. ber of shareholders' statements ly report, said that sharehold- anced economic policies and “The siege has presented an He said the new regulations joint ventures with Qatari com- A presentation on invest- and added new shareholders. ers should update their data relations with countries of the opportunity for businessmen to and laws have motivated busi- panies and take advantage of ment opportunities in Kazakh- The achievements recorded and add their IBAN accounts to world. The country has been increase their investments in nessmen to launch new projects the incentives being offered by stan was also delivered. by QCSD in October included receive the cash profits directly.

Quick read QSE index climbs CB on right track to post positive results: QNBFS 0.49 percent SATYENDRA PATHAK erations cannot be minimised as agement’s strategy by reducing DOHA: Qatar Stock Exchange DOHA return on equity (RoE) does not C/I ratio to low and they have (QSE) index gained 50.18 points materialise beyond 11.5 percent been delivering. Our estimates (+0.49 percent) when the bourse COMMERCIAL Bank (CB) is on in 2020 based on our model. We for C/I ratio remain unchanged closed trading at 10,331.14 the right track to post positive fi- increase our estimates for 2018, in-line with management’s guid- points on Sunday. The volume nancial results in 2018, 2019 and 2019 and 2020,” QNBFS said in ance,” the report said. of shares traded decreased to 2020, QNB Financial Services the report. Stock price “We lower our estimates for 3,536,703 from 4,055,810 on (QNBFS) has said in its latest CB’s bottom-line soared in Commercial Bank’s stock loans going forward. Net loans Thursday and the value of shares company report. the third quarter driven by a price performance thus far contracted by 2.8 percent QoQ increased to QR140,553,454.92 CB posted decent results in sharp drop in credit costs. The has rewarded investors’ to QR84.8 billion, while custom- from QR135,745,771.99 on the third quarter of 2018, while reported net profit of QR404.6 optimism in the company’s er deposits remained flat QoQ at Thursday. From the 47 compa- continuously delivering on its million was attributed mainly change in strategy and as a QR74.9 billion. Given the tepid nies listed on QSE, shares of objectives from its five-year to a material drop in provisions operating environment, we are 45 saw trading. From these, 14 strategy, the report said. and impairments. Total revenue result rallied 40.2 percent lowering loan growth assump- companies gained, 30 closed The bank’s stock price per- declined due to weak net interest year-to-date outperforming its tion,” the report said. “Based lower and the remaining compa- formance thus far has rewarded income. banking peers like Qatar on our estimates we expect the nies unchanged. (QNA) investors’ optimism in the com- “We lower our estimates The Commercial Bank posted decent results in the third quarter of National Bank and Qatar bank to generate a Common pany’s change in strategy and as for net interest margins (NIMs) 2018, while continuously delivering on its objectives from its five-year Islamic Bank Equity Tier 1 (CET1) ratio of 11 a result rallied 40.2 percent year- due to funding pressure. NIM strategy, says a QNB Financial Services report. percent in 2018, 2019 and 2020. Prices of Qatari to-date (YTD) outperforming its contracted by 21bps to 1.94 per- This scenario is possible even crude rise 2.5% banking peers like Qatar Nation- cent. We lower our estimates declined to 5.49 percent against port, management of the bank CB posted opex of QR271.9 mil- with marginal increases in divi- al Bank and Qatar Islamic Bank. for NIMs to 2.1 percent in 2018 5.65 percent in 2017. Net provi- has been de-risking its books lion, dropping by 16.2 percent on dend per share,” the report said. DOHA Qatar Petroleum has an- “While positive 2018, 2019 against 2.12 percent,” the report sions and impairments dropped and the legacy NPLs have been the yearly basis. Hence the cost “We maintain our price tar- nounced its official selling price and 2020 results could fuel said. The bank’s nonperforming by 2.5 percent to QR194.7 mil- provisioned. “As such, we sig- to income (C/I) ratio dropped to get to QR35 per share and main- for Qatar Marine and Qatar Land more momentum in the name, loan (NPL) remained stable at lion against QR501.2 million in nificantly lower estimates for 31.2 percent against 35.8 percent tain our market perform rating crudes for the month of October the reality of negative residual QR4.94 billion quarter-on- quar- the third quarter of 2017. cost of risk. Operating efficiency in the third quarter of 2017. Im- on the commercial bank,” the 2018. The price registered for value derived from on- going op- ter (QoQ), while the NPL ratio According to the QNBFS re- continued its positive trajectory. proving efficiency is part of man- report said. Qatar Land Crude was $81.25 a barrel, compared to $79.3 a barrel in September. This repre- sents a growth of 2.5 percent. The company said the price of Qatar Marine Crude was $79.9 a barrel, compared to $78 the Oil markets’ two-year bull run faces tidal wave of supply previous month. The increase in the monthly price was approxi- REUTERS After topping out at more back toward worries about ates. mately 2.4 percent. (QNA) NEW YORK oversupply, and pushed US There has been an exodus than $75 and $85 a barrel futures to lows not seen since among speculators as well. In THE oil market’s two-year just a month ago, both US April, interrupting an up- the last two weeks, net bull- Barrick shareholders bull run is running into one crude and Brent benchmark ward move that had consist- ish bets on oil have declined approve Randgold of its biggest tests in months, futures have grappled with ently found support during to the lowest level in over acquisition: Sources facing a tidal wave of supply near-relentless selling the rally’s modest pullbacks. a year. Selling notably ac- and growing worries about The structure of the US celerated on Thursday after TORONTO Barrick Goldshare- economic weakness sapping crude futures curve had for US West Texas Intermediate holders have voted overwhelm- demand worldwide. Saudi Arabia and the United several months indicated ex- (WTI) crude futures fell be- ingly in favour of the Canadian After topping out at more States - all indicated they pectations for tighter supply, low $65 a barrel, a level that miner’s $6.1 billion acquisition than $75 and $85 a barrel were pumping at record or but future-dated contracts had stood firm in previous of Africa-focused Randgold Re- just a month ago, both US near-record levels, while the now suggest investors think selloffs during the summer sources, three people familiar crude and Brent benchmark US said it would allow waiv- markets could be awash in and fall. with the preliminary vote count futures have grappled with ers that could allow buyers to oil over the coming months. The oil market ran high- told Reuters on Friday. near-relentless selling. For a keep importing Iranian oil, “The magnitude of recent er in anticipation of this Around 99 percent of the time, prices had some sup- lessening the threat of a sup- selling is strongly suggest- week’s formal re-imposition votes tendered so far by Barrick port on hopes that renewed ply crunch. ing that global oil demand is of sanctions against Iran by investors are in support of the US sanctions on Iran would Those factors, along with weaker than expected as a re- the United States, and on all-stock, no premium deal an- force barrels off the mar- a spate of recent weak eco- sult of tariff issues, especially concerns that supply from nounced in September, two of ket. That changed in the nomic reports out of China between the US and China,” producers like Saudi Arabia the people said, surpassing the In the last two weeks, net bullish bets on oil have declined to the last week. The world’s three and other emerging markets, said Jim Ritterbusch, presi- would not be able to make up simple majority required to seal lowest level in over a year. largest producers - Russia, have shifted the conversation dent of Ritterbusch & Associ- the difference. the deal. (REUTERS) Economy & Business Monday, November 5, 2018 13

Pakistan Oct inflation at 4-year high on gas Europe focuses on EC forecast, price hike, rupee fall

REUTERS rency devaluations were PMI for outlook after Q3 setback ISLAMABAD likely to push up underlying inflation. PAKISTAN’S annual infla- Mid-term elections and a Federal Reserve meeting top the agenda for the US tion rate jumped to 7 per- The country’s central cent in October, the highest bank has devalued the lo- in four years, from 5.12 per- cal currency five times since cent a month earlier, due to December, weakening it by a steep rise in gas prices and 26 percent against the dol- multiple devaluations of the lar during the period. rupee. In September, Pakistan On a month-on-month raised natural gas prices basis, prices spiked 2.56 by up to 20 percent, slash- percent in October, accord- ing consumer subsidies that ing to data released by the were a fiscal drag on the Bureau of Statistics on Fri- government’s budget. day. Prices fell 0.06 percent In an effort to avert a in September on the same looming currency crisis, basis. Pakistan has been seeking The annual inflation economic assistance from rate is the highest since Sep- the International Monetary tember 2014, when it had Fund and friendly coun- hit 7.68 percent. tries. Saudi Arabia agreed to The surge in inflation a $6 billion rescue package was caused by a 104.91 per- earlier this month and new cent hike in gas prices. Pa- Prime Minister Imran Khan kistan’s central bank had is visiting China this week warned in September that in search of fresh loans from rising oil prices and cur- Beijing.

Japan all set to open door to more overseas blue-collar workers

REUTERS market in decades, al- TOKYO though opposition parties could delay. PRIME Minister Shinzo The revised law would The US Federal Reserve in New York. Abe’s cabinet approved create two new visa catego- draft legislation on Friday ries for foreigners in sec- REUTERS four years. months away, Britain will re- creasingly difficult for Presi- to open the door to more tors with labour shortages. LONDON The Commission’s eco- Services PMIs lease its own third-quarter dent Trump and have major overseas blue-collar work- While not spelt out, they nomic sentiment index for the growth estimate on Friday, implications for policy,” ING ers in sectors grappling are expected to be more NEW economic forecasts from eurozone meanwhile dropped OServices PMIs for Britain with a 0.4 percent expansion economists said in a note. with labour shortages, a than a dozen, from farming the European Commission in October for the 10th consec- and other major economies the consensus in a Reuters poll. If a deadlocked Congress controversial policy shift in and construction to hotels (EC) and services PMIs will utive month, and a weak flash early in the week will give Services PMIs for Britain makes it impossible for him to immigration-shy Japan. and nursing care. help clarify the outlook for the Purchasing Managers’ Index further clues to the growth and other major economies pass legislation, “Trump will Japan’s immigration Justice Minister eurozone economy after third- (PMI) survey suggested there outlook. Similar surveys in early in the week will give fur- likely focus on areas where ex- debate is heating up even Takashi Yamashita on quarter growth disappointed, will be little pick up in the final ther clues to the growth out- ecutive powers give him more as US President Donald Thursday ruled out a nu- while mid-term elections and three months of 2018. recent days have revealed look. Similar surveys in recent leeway to set the agenda, such Trump puts the topic front merical cap, but media said a Federal Reserve meeting top “If you look at the state of slowing factory activity days have revealed slowing fac- as trade policy”, they added. and centre for next week’s 500,000 blue-collar work- the US agenda. the eurozone economy, it is around the world tory activity around the world. “With China ramping up its Congressional mid-term ers could be allowed in over The European Union’s ex- slowing. Last year growth was In the United States, the fiscal stimulus, this hints that elections. time, up 40 percent from ecutive will publish its quar- above trend and now there are O The outcome of the trade main event is November 6’s both sides will be ‘digging Immigration has long the 1.28 million foreign terly economic forecasts on lots of concerns about trade,” dispute with China is the mid-term elections, in which in’, with little prospect of any been taboo as many Japa- workers now forming about Thursday for the 28 EU mem- said Brian Giuliano, vice presi- main uncertainty hanging polls suggest the Democratic meaningful easing of tensions.” nese prize ethnic homoge- 2 percent of the workforce. ber countries - including Brit- dent of portfolio management over the US economy. The Party will win control of the The outcome of the trade neity, but the reality of an Workers in the first ain, which is due to leave the for fixed income at Brandywine two countries have imposed House of Representatives after dispute with China is the main ageing, shrinking popula- visa category must have a bloc in March - and for the eu- Global in Philadelphia. tariffs on hundreds of two years of wielding no practi- uncertainty hanging over the tion is challenging such certain level of skills and rozone as a whole. In its last forecasts in July, billions of dollars of each cal political power in Washing- US economy. The two coun- views. Japanese language ability. Its projections come after the Commission said it expect- other’s goods ton. tries have imposed tariffs on Despite misgivings in They would not be allowed October 30 data showed the ed the 19-country eurozone to President Donald Trump’s hundreds of billions of dol- Abe’s Liberal Democratic to bring family members eurozone economy grew only grow by 2.1 percent this year, Republicans are likely to keep lars of each other’s goods and Party (LDP), parliament for a stay of up to five years. half as much expected in the slower than the 2.4 percent re- of words with Brussels over a the Senate, but a hung Con- Trump has threatened to put is likely to adopt the revi- But those with higher third quarter. The preliminary corded in 2017, and by 2.0 per- 2019 budget draft that breaks gress could hamper his abil- tariffs on the remainder of sions in the face of intense skills, in the second catego- flash estimate of 0.2 percent cent in 2019. EU rules, would record the ity to push through his tax and China’s $500 billion-plus ex- pressure from businesses ry, could bring family and was also half the 0.4 percent The Commission predicted lowest growth rate in Europe, spending plans. ports to the United States if battling the tightest labour eventually get residency. seen in Q2 and was the slow- then that Italy, whose govern- matched only by Britain. “The loss of Congressional their disagreements cannot be est pace of growth in more than ment is now engaged in a war With Brexit less than six control would make life in- resolved. Trade war, industrial espionage claims to cast cloud over China airshow

REUTERS war between Beijing and Wash- countries have been tested by at the University of Oxford and SHANGHAI/BEIJING ington and a slowing Chinese Beijing's ambitions to grow its former industry executive." economy cause companies to own domestic champions in in- "In addition, there might TRADE frictions with the Unit- be cautious. dustries such as aviation. be a re-evaluation of the rela- ed States and accusations of While the tarmac will be And while US-made aircraft tive attractiveness of industrial industrial espionage are set to filled with planes from the likes Firms cautious have so far escaped Beijing's tar- partners for China's future air- cast a cloud over China's largest of Airbus SA and Embraer, the iffs, analysts said they were still craft programmes such as the aerospace meeting this week, main symbol of China's own Analysts say they are not waiting to see what the trade CR929 which might favour as suppliers consider what the commercial aviation ambitions, expecting many headline war would spell for US compa- European over US component country's slowing economy the Commercial Aircraft Corp announcements or big deals nies such as Boeing, Honeywell and structures suppliers." could mean for booming jet de- of China's (COMAC) C919 nar- this year as a bruising trade and Gulfstream, who face fierce So far, Beijing has avoided mand. rowbody jet, will not be there. A war between Beijing and competition in China from the showing its hand in either di- The biennial Airshow Chi- senior executive said it was un- Washington and a slowing likes of Airbus and other suppli- rection as deals by Chinese na, to be held in the coastal city dergoing test flights. Chinese economy cause ers. The United States exported leasing firms to buy foreign air- of Zhuhai during Nov 6-11, is Boeing Co, which is open- companies to be cautious $16.3 billion of civilian aircraft craft are either pushed back or traditionally an event for Bei- ing a 737 completion plant in to China in 2017, the biggest kept private. jing to parade its growing avia- China, will not display any of category of goods it exported Recent US allegations in tion prowess in front of aero- its planes but only models at its The biennial Airshow China, to be held in the coastal city of Zhuhai to China, according to a paper court filings that Chinese in- space executives, diplomats exhibition stand. send 10 people will only send during November 6-11, is traditionally an event for Beijing to parade published by the Federal Re- telligence attempted to steal and arms buyers from over 40 "We're not expecting a big five instead." its growing aviation prowess. serve Bank of St. Louis. information on a French-US countries. turnout this year," said Chinese China has become a key "It is not unlikely that China turbofan engine developed for But analysts say they are aviation expert Li Xiaojin. "As hunting ground for foreign putting the country in a posi- But China's economic might strategically steer future commercial jetliners - a clear not expecting many headline you know the Chinese economy firms to do deals as its airlines tion to overtake the United growth has weakened to its aircraft purchases to Airbus reference to the Safran-Gener- announcements or big deals is not doing great this year, so have expanded fleets to keep States as the world's top avia- slowest pace since the financial rather than Boeing," said Marc al Electric LEAP - could further this year as a bruising trade companies that would normally up with surging travel demand, tion market in the next decade. crisis and its relations with other Szepan, a China aviation expert fray relations, analysts said. Cuba lowers growth forecast as trade continues to dip US regulator subpoenas Tesla on REUTERS would continue into 2019. They Cuba's GDP fell 35 percent HAVANA include cuts in energy and fuel in the 1990s after the fall of the Model 3 production estimates to state companies and reduced Soviet Union, which supported COMMUNIST-RUN Cuba's imports of consumer goods and the country financially during REUTERS The SEC had also issued ascertain if the worst is over for economic growth will come in inputs for the economy. the Cold War. SAN FRANCISCO subpoenas in connection with the Silicon Valley company amid at around 1 percent this year, GDP growth Cuba's economy is notori- The rise of Hugo Chavez Chief Executive Elon Musk’s the fallout from Musk’s short- compared with the 2 percent ously inefficient and depend- and his Venezuelan socialist TESLA Inc said on Friday it had previous statements that he was lived plan in August to take the previously forecast, due to a fall Economy and Planning ent on foreign revenues. The revolution led to a partial re- received a subpoena from the US considering taking the company company private, and determine in exports and tourism revenue, Minister Alejandro Gil government also spends a large vival of the Cuban economy Securities and Exchange Com- private, it said. Both the SEC and if Tesla has finally stabilized its state-run media reported over Fernandez reportedly told a amount of its revenue on the as Venezuelan oil was sold to mission over forecasts it made US Department of Justice are rocky Model 3 production and the weekend. council of ministers meeting country's free healthcare sys- Havana at favorable terms and about Model 3 production in looking at whether Tesla misled can build the car at a profit. The Caribbean island's that the lowered GDP growth tem, education and other ser- Cuba sent doctors and other 2017, a set of targets the electric investors about its business. Following the launch of the gross domestic product grew forecast for this year was due vices. The Trump administra- goods to its ally. But the trade vehicle company failed to hit on “To our knowledge no gov- Model 3 last year, Tesla repeat- 1.8 percent last year and 0.5 to “less than expected tion is also tightening sanctions relationship has deteriorated time. ernment agency in any ongoing edly missed aggressive produc- percent in 2016. revenues from activities such on Cuba that have been in place due to Venezuela's economic The SEC issued subpoenas investigation has concluded that tion targets for the new vehicle, Economy and Planning for more than a half a century crisis and declining oil exports. over “certain projections that we any wrongdoing occurred,” Te- blaming “manufacturing bottle- Minister Alejandro Gil Fernan- as tourism, the harvest and which were loosened a bit Cuba's export revenues made for Model 3 production sla wrote in its filing. necks.” dez reportedly told a council of (sugar) and mining (nickel),” under former US President Ba- have declined every year since rates during 2017 and other pub- The SEC declined to com- Jay Dublow, a partner with ministers meeting that the low- three key revenue sources rack Obama. 2014, even as debt payments lic statements relating to Model ment. The company also said Pepper Hamilton LLP and for- ered GDP growth forecast for for Cuba. Some economists have es- mounted, offset somewhat by 3 production,” Tesla said in a on Friday that 44 percent of its mer branch chief in the SEC’s this year was due to "less than timated that Cuba's import de- increased revenues from tel- quarterly filing on Friday. A sub- third-quarter net profit was from enforcement division, said the expected revenues from activi- three key revenue sources for pendence is as much as 17 cents ecommunications and remit- poena can compel a company to previously undisclosed regula- agency was likely looking at ties such as tourism, the harvest Cuba. Gil said austerity meas- for every dollar of product pro- tances, though those earnings turn over materials that the re- tory credits. whether Tesla’s projections had (sugar) and mining (nickel)," ures, which began in 2016, duced. are treated as state secrets. questing agency wants to review. Investors have been trying to been “based on fact or not.” 14 Monday, November 5, 2018 Economy & Business China’s boulevard to nowhere: The battle for influence in APEC’s host Beijing has refurbished the show-piece convention center and gifted coaches, mini-buses and fire-engines. China also rebuilt the c i ty ’s m a i n highway, which according to Moresby-based think tank the Institute of National Affairs, didn’t really need an upgrade REUTERS SYDNEY

WORKERS are putting the finishing touches on a Beijing-funded boule- vard designed to showcase Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) capital to vis- iting world leaders at this month’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum. Critics say the six-lane road - complete with wide, illuminated footpaths - is emblematic of a re- gional power play whereby donor countries vie for influence with show-stopper gifts, even as deeper problems plague the Pacific nation. Australia, PNG’s traditional partner and a close Washington ally, is lifting aid and has plowed more than A$120 million ($86.5 million) into APEC, seeking to keep its sway over its neighbor. Allan Bird, a parliamentarian and governor of PNG’s second larg- est province, said the boulevard outside parliament house had little practical benefit. “Whatever the Chinese govern- ment spent on it, it could have been better spent somewhere else, buying medicine or building a school,” Bird told Reuters. Bird said such gifts put pres- sure on traditional partners such as Australia to place less restrictions around donated funds and refrain from criticizing PNG’s own spend- ing, which controversially includes buying 40 Maseratis and three Bentleys for APEC. “There is no transparency around the use of public finances,” Bird said. “The government can turn to other donors and tell them to ‘toe the line or else we’ll be quite happy to take Chinese money’. They use it as leverage.” The PNG government did not respond to questions on funding for the boulevard project or other as- pects of APEC. PNG has previously thanked China for its infrastructure A general view shows the APEC Haus building in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. funding and aid, and denied Beijing had asserted any diplomatic pres- “Whether China’s aid is good or obvious. While the exact cost of each pro- Australia’s Minister for Foreign public protests. sure. not, the governments and people of Australia will provide security ject is unclear, a Reuters analysis of Affairs Marise Payne declined to Retailing in Australia at more Chinese Foreign Ministry those countries being aided have the personnel, naval patrol boats and PNG government announcements comment on Canberra’s funding than A$200,000 ($141,560), a Ma- spokesman Lu Kang said people most right to speak,” Wang said, ac- a helicopter-docking ship; and the shows China’s total bill would be for APEC. Australia has previously serati is well beyond the reach of a should be supportive of the PNG cording to China’s Foreign Ministry. city will have an upgraded sewerage several tens of millions of dollars. said it was “partnering” with PNG to typical PNG local, who earns on av- government’s efforts to promote If the region - pivotal in the Pa- system care of the Japanese govern- Australia’s A$120 million con- showcase trade, tourism and invest- erage $2,400 each year, according regional economic integration by cific battles of World War II - is a ment. tribution to the event represents ment opportunities. to UN data. hosting the summit. strategic treasure, PNG is one of its Beijing has refurbished the nearly a third of what Canberra “(PNG Prime Minister) Peter PNG’s government has said “At the request of the Papua jewels. show-piece convention center and spent when hosting world leaders O’Neill sees APEC as putting PNG it has agreements in place to New Guinea side, China has pro- It controls large swaths of ocean, gifted coaches, mini-buses and fire- for G20 in 2014. on the world stage,” a British offi- sell the cars immediately after actively provided support and help is rich in mineral resources and is engines. Australian foreign aid to PNG is cial told Reuters. “If a donor wants APEC and taxpayers will bear no for the hosting, which I can tell you close to both U.S. military bases on China also rebuilt city’s main budgeted to hit a record A$572 mil- to win favor with O’Neill, assisting financial loss. has been warmly welcomed by the the island of Guam and to Australia. highway, which according to Mores- lion this year as Canberra diverts with APEC is the way to do it.” Diplomatic sources told Reuters Papua New Guinea government Formerly administered by Can- by-based think tank the Institute of more capital to the Pacific at the ex- Yet, while gifts pour in, parts nearly all leaders attending the event and people,” Lu told reporters in re- berra, PNG has in recent years National Affairs, didn’t really need pense of other regions. of PNG are still struggling to re- would travel in special armored ve- sponse to Reuters questions, with- turned increasingly to China for fi- an upgrade. On Thursday, Australia an- cover after a massive earthquake hicles, making it unclear what the out providing a figure. nancing as Beijing becomes a bigger The institute’s executive direc- nounced it would help fund a PNG in February killed more than sports cars will be used Speaking in Port Moresby on player in the region. tor, Paul Barker, said the resurfaced navy base that China had expressed 100 people, destroying crops and for. Wednesday, the Chinese govern- PNG has the largest debt to treets and new boulevard had little an interest in funding. infrastructure. Donors have so far largely re- ment’s top diplomat, State Council- China in the South Pacific, at al- public benefit. “Over the last year, we have seen Polio, a potentially deadly and frained from public comment. lor Wang Yi, said in recent years his most $590 million, represent- “It’s hard to imagine the boule- Australia and New Zealand aggres- highly infectious viral disease al- “Some are worried about rock- country had helped build more than ing about one-quarter of its total vard will have any use other than sively expand their focus on the Pa- most eradicated globally, also re- ing the boat and don’t want to 100 projects in PNG and other Pacif- external debt. marches or grand displays from cific, which is something we are very emerged in PNG in recent weeks. threaten bilateral relations by pub- ic island nations, including schools When world leaders arrive in the time to time,” he said. pleased about,” said a senior U.S. Faced with such challenges, the licly criticising O’Neill for buying and hospitals, which these countries capital of Port Moresby for APEC, “It’s not really a road that goes official, who spoke on condition of purchase by the PNG government of luxury cars,” said the senior British had greatly appreciated. the contributions of donors will be from anywhere to anywhere.” anonymity. a fleet of luxury vehicles has sparked diplomatic source. UK, EU close to Brexit deal over Irish border, says report

May’s former Brexit min- Britain has entered into a new deal with ister David Davis warned in EU to avoid a hard Irish border the newspaper that she must be transparent about the legal foundation of her deal or suf- AFP secure enough votes to get the fer the same ‘mess’ that Tony LONDON deal through parliament, it add- Blair did over the Iraq War. ed. Downing Street refused to “It’s now time to publish BRITAIN would remain in a confirm the report, telling AFP the legal advice the cabinet temporary customs union with it was ‘all speculation’, but that has received -- no ifs and no the EU, avoiding a hard Irish negotiations were ‘going well’. buts,” he wrote. “Blair suffered border, as part of a new deal The Irish border has because he wriggled and pre- being thrashed out between proved the biggest obstacle to varicated. We need the cards London and Brussels, accord- a deal, with both sides vowing laid on the table so that we can ing to a Sunday Times report. not to reinstate a hard border form a judgment.” Separately, Senior sources told the between Ireland and Northern more than 70 business leaders newspaper that Prime Minis- Ireland for fear of destabilising penned a letter to the Sunday ter Theresa May has secured the peace accord that ended Times calling for a second concessions from Brussels, decades of deadly sectarian Brexit referendum. with the EU agreeing to write violence. Cobra Beer founder Lord an ‘all-UK’ customs union into Under the reported deal, Bilimoria and former Marks the divorce deal. the EU accepts that regulatory and Spencer chairman Alex This would avoid the checks on goods can be car- The Irish border has proved the biggest obstacle to a deal, with both sides vowing not to reinstate a hard border between Ireland and Chesterman were among EU’s ‘backstop’ solution that ried out in factories and shops Northern Ireland. those who warned Britain was would have treated Northern rather than at the border, the ‘facing either a blindfold or a Ireland differently from the Sunday Times said. party has all but ruled out sup- ners the Democratic Unionist vote for her deal. talks over the plan on Tuesday, destructive hard Brexit’ which rest of Britain. That keeps open the possi- porting any deal May reaches Party of Northern Ireland. However, if these Brexi- with a potential EU summit would depress investment. There will also be an ‘exit bility of Britain securing a fu- with Brussels, leaving the She is expected to warn her teers are not convinced that pencilled in for the end of No- “Given that neither was on clause’ from the customs un- ture free trade agreement sim- prime minister reliant on her most stridently anti-EU MPs the customs union is only vember if they agree enough the ballot in 2016, we believe ion in a bid to convince Brexi- ilar to the one signed between slender parliamentary major- that they will be held respon- a temporary measure they progress has been made. the ultimate choice should be teers that it is not a permanent Canada and the EU in 2016. ity that comprises her own di- sible for the consequences of would almost certainly rebel. Parliament would then handed back to the public with arrangement as May looks to The opposition Labour vided MPs and coalition part- a no-deal Brexit if they do not Her cabinet is due to hold vote on the deal in December. a People’s Vote,” it added. www.guide.com.qa  Monday, November 5, 2018

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Roger Federer at Paris Masters. streak to triumph in Paris Serena ‘went too far’ with DPA PARIS US Open final KAREN KHACHANOV end- rant: Federer ed Novak Djokovic’s streak of 22 consecutive wins with AFP a 7-5, 6-4 victory to lift his LONDON maiden Masters title in Paris on Sunday. SERENA WILLIAMS “went Djokovic, who will over- too far” with her controversial take Rafael Nadal as world rant at an umpire during the number one on Monday, was US Open final, according to broken twice by the 22-year- Roger Federer. old Russian to fall behind after Williams received a code the first set. violation for coaching, a penal- Khachanov, ranked 18th ty point for racquet abuse and in the world, broke the reign- a game penalty for calling the ing Wimbledon and US Open umpire a “liar” and a “thief” champion for a third time in the during her defeat by Naomi second set, which was enough Osaka, with her outburst over- to serve out his stunning tri- shadowing the biggest win of umph in 1 hour 37 minutes. her opponent’s career. It is Khachanov’s third “I feel like Serena should straight title of 2018 after suc- have walked away,” Federer cesses in Marseille and on his told Britain’s Sunday Times home court of Moscow earlier newspaper. “She did, but she this year. went too far. She should have Djokovic was hoping to walked earlier.” add to his previous two Mas- Nevertheless the Swiss star ters successes in Shanghai and did have some sympathy for Cincinnati to equal Nadal’s all- Williams, adding: “The umpire time leading record of 33 wins. maybe should not have pushed The 31-year-old Serb had her there. It’s unfortunate, but been struggling with a flu-like an incredible case study.” illness earlier in the week and Osaka’s 6-2, 6-4 win over after his three-hour epic with Williams quickly became infa- Roger Federer in Saturday’s mous for the American’s flare- semi-finals, Djokovic was up in the second set. pushed to his limits again by Williams, 37, was given a Khachanov in a final he first code violation after um- has not lost in four previous pire Carlos Ramos judged her attempts. coach Patrick Mouratoglou to “I’m happy I got to the fi- be coaching – something that nal because I did not feel that is prohibited under Grand great this week, full respect Karen Khachanov is greeted by French athlete and world record holder in Decathlon Kevin Mayer (centre) as Novak Djokovic looks on soon after the prize-presentation ceremony of Slam rules – as he watched to Karen because he played a the ATP World Tour - Rolex Paris Masters - at The AccorHotels Arena in Paris on Sunday. (AFP) the match courtside. great match today,” said Djok- ovic, speaking in French. fought hard to earn his first down his tame volley fall into his tennis idols. “Unfortunately, I cannot “He deserves this trophy break point immediately and to claim his first ever set the net, setting Khachanov on “I would like to congratu- share this moment with my and I’m sure we’ll see more a wild Djokovic miss got the against the only man who has course towards a 3-1 gap. late Novak on a remarkable wife but to finish the season great matches from him in the world number 18 back into the won all nine Masters titles. Djokovic saved three more turnaround this year and con- like this is a dream come true. I feel like Serena should future.” match. Djokovic was in trouble break points at 4-2 but the gratulations on becoming Hopefully we will try and catch have walked away. She did, After missing the opportu- Khachanov, who last faced again at the beginning of the damage was already done with world number one,” Khach- Novak in the future but it will but she went too far. It’s nity to break Khachanov in his Djokovic in the third round second set at 1-1. his energy drained. anov said. be difficult.” unfortunate, but an opening service game, Djoko- at Wimbledon this year, then He saved a second break Khachanov got champion- “He is an inspiration to The new world number incredible case study. vic needed four more chances strengthened his resolve to point with an ace but another ship points with a brutal back- many players and he is a true one Djokovic will return for on Khachanov’s serve to pull stretch for a backhand that sensational pass from Khach- hand pass and outlasted Djok- champion of our sport. It was the top-eight ATP Finals tour- Roger Federer away at 3-1. earned him a second break at anov opened up a third, and ovic in a rally before raising an honour to share the court nament to finish the season in However, Khachanov 6-5 before rallying from 0-30 Djokovic saw both arms after beating one of with you today. London on November 11-18. Mouratoglou later admit- ted he had indeed been coach- ing as he criticised the rule. Following the code viola- Tiberkanine scores hat-trick as Al Sailiya bounce back tion, Williams told Ramos she would “never cheat to win and would rather lose”. TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK to grow into the game. The Ramos, however, was re- DOHA earliest warning came when El quired under the rules to im- Arabi had a header disallowed pose a code violation on the RACHID TIBERKANINE for offside. player, not the coach, if he scored a hat-trick and Abdul- The relentless pressure in- believed coaching had tak- qadir a brace on Sunday to creased from here on and the en place. Williams received lead Al Sailiya to a 5-0 rout home side was desperately un- another code violation for of Al Kharaitiyat and for the lucky not to take the lead when smashing her racquet, leading side to bounce back from Nam Tae-Hee struck a spec- to Ramos docking her a point. three straight losses includ- tacular volley from wide on When the game finished, ing the 0-1 defeat to Al Duhail the left which looped over the she called the experienced of- last week. keeper before striking the bar. ficial “a liar” and “a thief”. The same player was again That led to Ramos docking involved as his goal bound her the next game – leaving shot was superbly blocked on Osaka needing just one for vic- the line by Ali Bazmandegan. tory. Williams later suggested The Red Knights came out it was “sexist” to have been for the second half with even penalised a game. She was greater endeavour and were fined $17,000 (£13,100) by the able to get the breakthrough United States Tennis Associa- goal early on. tion for the code violations. Bringing possession down In the Sunday Times inter- the left, Boudiaf received the view, Federer also spoke about ball on the edge of the area, the issue of female players’ on- looked up and then struck a court attire. In September it shot from 20 yards that was was announced that Williams deflected on its way into the would be banned from wear- corner of the net. ing her black catsuit at future While Al Arabi were still French Opens, with the tourna- The Week 11 of QNB Stars reeling in shock, a wonder- ment set to introduce a stricter League saw Sami Trabelsi’s ful passing move culminated dress code. Meanwhile, at the men move to fourth place in in Edmilson finding El Arabi US Open, France’s Alize Cor- the standings with 19 points, on the right of the box, who net received a code violation for a point adrift of Al Sadd who advanced inside before drill- changing her shirt on court. still have two games to play. An Al Kharaitiyat player tries to stop Al Sailiya’s Rachid Tiberkanine during their QNB Stars League match at the Al Khor Stadium on Sunday. ing a low, hard shot into the “What was the problem Al Kharaitiyat stay rooted far corner. with taking the shirt off or at the bottom of the table with assists from the five goals Abdulqadir got his brace in a comfortable 2-0 victory open game required Al Duhail The 0-2 loss was not the catsuit?” said Federer, a three points. scored. the 88th minute with a thump- against Al Arabi at the Al Du- goalkeeper Khalifa Abubacker what Al Arabi needed as they 20-time Grand Slam singles Tiberkanine and Abdul- The Moroccan marksman ing header from Tiberkanine’s hail Stadium on Sunday. to make multiple blocks as he look to propel themselves up champion. “Serena has worn qadir are the two most feared struck twice in the first half be- fine cross. Goals came in the second thwarted Al Arabi attacks on the table. crazier stuff in the past. Guys strike partners in the league fore completing his hat-trick half through Karim Boudiaf several occasions. However, it was the per- have worn crazier stuff. For with 19 goals scored between with a breathtaking left-footed Easy win for Duhail (55th minute) and Yousef El The lack of end product fect outcome for Al Duhail as me it was all a bit of nonsense. them. Both players compli- strike from inside the box in Meanwhile, defending cham- Arabi (63rd). was bad news for Al Arabi as they cemented their position “I was totally on the wom- mented each other with three the 56th minute. pions Al Duhail swept to What had started as a very it allowed the league leaders at the top. en’s side. Leave them alone.” Sports Monday, November 5, 2018 17

Record-setting Azam leads Chatara, Raza Pak to another T20 series put Zimbabwe whitewash on top in Sylhet AFP DUBAI AFP SCOREBOARD BABAR AZAM became the SYLHET (BANGLADESH) quickest batsman to reach ZIMBABWE 1ST INNINGS (OVERNIGHT 236-5) 1,000 Twenty20 runs as Pa- PACE bowler Tendai Chatara P. Moor not out ...... 63 kistan whitewashed New Zea- and spinner Sikandar Raza R. Chakabva c Nazmul b Taijul ...... 28 W. Masakadza c Mushfiqur b Taijul ...... 4 land 3-0 with a comfortable claimed three wickets each to B. Mavuta lbw b Nazmul ...... 3 47-run win in the third and fi- put Zimbabwe on top in the K. Jarvis c Mehidy b Taijul ...... 4 nal match in Dubai on Sunday. first Test against Bangladesh T. Chatara c Liton b Taijul ...... 0 The 24-year-old -- ranked in Sylhet on Sunday. Extras: (b1, lb1) ...... 2 TOTAL: (All out; 117.3 overs) ...... 282 number one in Twenty20s -- Chatara claimed 3-19 and Fall of wickets: 5-201 (Williams), 6-261 hit a punishing 58-ball 79 with Raza grabbed 3-35 as Zimba- (Chakabva), 7-268 (W. Masakadza), 8-273 seven boundaries and two six- bwe bowled out the hosts for (Mavuta), 9-282 (Jarvis), 10-282 (Chatara). es while Mohammad Hafeez 143 runs after left-arm spinner Bowling: Jayed 21-3-68-1, Taijul 39.3-7-108-6, Ariful 4-1-7-0, Mehidy 27-8-45-0, Nazmul 23-6-49- hit a 34-ball 53 not out with Taijul Islam took 6-108 to end 2, Mahmudullah 3-0-3-1. two sixes and four bounda- the visitors’ first innings on BANGLADESH (1ST INNINGS) ries to lift Pakistan to 166-3 at 282 in the morning. Liton Das c Chakabva b Jarvis ...... 9 Dubai stadium. Zimbabwe, who pocketed Imrul Kayes b Chatara ...... 5 Mominul Haque c Masakadza b Raza ...... 11 Pakistan spinners Shadab a 139-run first innings lead, Nazmul Hossain c Chakabva b Chatara ...... 5 Khan (3-30) and Imad Wasim were 0-1 at stumps on the sec- Mahmudullah b Chatara ...... 0 (2-28) then hastened New India’s Manish Pandey (centre) runs-out West Indies’ in-form batsman Shai Hope (not seen in the pic) during their first Twenty20 international ond day at the Sylhet Interna- Mushfiqur Rahim c Chakabva b Jarvis ...... 31 Zealand’s demise to 119 all out at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday. The West Indies, put into bat, were restricted to 109 for 8 (AFP) tional Cricket Stadium. Ariful Haque not out ...... 41 Mehidy Hasan c&b Williams ...... 21 in 16.5 overs as the Kiwis lost Debutant Ariful Haque Taijul Islam c Chakabva b Raza ...... 8 their last eight wickets for just was the only Bangladesh bats- Nazmul Islam c Chari b Raza ...... 4 23 runs. man to offer some resistance, Abu Jayed run out ...... 0 This also becomes Paki- scoring an unbeaten 41 runs Extras: (b7, lb1) ...... 8 TOTAL: (All out; 52 overs) ...... 143 stan’s second series whitewash Kuldeep stars as India while wicketkeeper-batsman Fall of Wickets: 1-8 (Imrul), 2-14 (Liton Das), 3-19 after romping past Australia Mushfiqur Rahim made 31. (Nazmul ), 4-19 (Mahmudullah, 5-49 (Mominul), 3-0 last Sunday. Mushfiqur helped Bangla- 6-78 (Mushfiqur), 7-108 (Mehidy), 8-131 (Taijul), Kane Williamson top- desh recover briefly from 19-4 9-143 (Nazmul), 10-143 (Jayed). Bowling: Jarvis 11-2-28-2, Chatara 10-4-19-3, scored for New Zealand with a before he fell to Kyle Jarvis, Mavuta 6-0-27-0, Raza 12-2-35-3, W. Masakadza 38-ball 60, with eight bounda- make light work of WI who claimed 2-28 to play his 8-2-21-0, Williams 4-0-5-1. ries and two sixes, while open- part in the demolition act. ZIMBABWE (2ND INNINGS) er Glenn Phillips made 26. an inspirational bowling at- Zimbabwe gained the up- H. Masakadza not out ...... 1 SCOREBOARD B. Chari not out ...... 0 Azam, when on 48, com- Hosts win tack that made West Indies per hand early on when in- Extras: ...... 0 pleted 1,000 runs in Twenty20 WEST INDIES 4-0-13-3. lose their top five batsmen in- form opener Imrul Kayes TOTAL: (For no wicket; 2 overs) ...... 1 internationals in just 26 in- opening T20I S. Hope run out (Rahul/Pandey) 14 INDIA (TARGET 110) side 11 overs. dragged a Chatara delivery Bowling: Taijul 1-0-1-0, Nazmul 1-1-0-0. nings, bettering India’s Virat D. Ramdin c Karthik b U. Yadav 2 R. Sharma c Ramdin b Thomas 6 Pandya got the big-hitting onto his stumps for five in the Toss: Zimbabwe. Kohli’s record of reaching the by five wickets S. Hetmyer c Karthik b Bumrah 10 S. Dhawan b Thomas 3 Kieron Pollard out for 14 with fourth over of the innings. K. Pollard c Pandey b Pandya 14 L. Rahul c Bravo b Brathwaite 16 mark in 27 innings. D. Bravo c Dhawan b K. Yadav 5 R. Pant c Bravo b Brathwaite 1 his left-arm spin to celebrate his Azam’s rise has matched AFP R. Powell c Karthik b K. Yadav 4 M. Pandey c & b Pierre 19 maiden international wicket. Pakistan’s elevation to the KOLKATA C. Brathwaite lbw b K. Yadav 4 D. Karthik not out 31 Kuldeep soon took over to world number one ranking in F. Allen c U. Yadav b Ahmed 27 K. Pandya not out 21 get three key wickets including K. Paul not out 15 Extras: (b4, lb5, w4) 13 Twenty20 internationals since SPINNER Kuldeep Yadav K. Pierre not out 9 TOTAL: (For 5 wickets, 17.5 overs) 110 Brathwaite for four. making his debut against Eng- starred in India’s five-wicket Extras: (lb2, w3) 5 Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Sharma), 2-16 (Dhawan), 3-35 Fabien Allen hit a 20-ball land at Old Trafford in 2016, win over West Indies in the TOTAL: (For 8 wickets, 20 overs) 109 (Pant), 4-45 (Rahul), 5-83 (Pandey) 27 in his first T20 game for when Sarfraz Ahmed took first Twenty20 international Fall of wickets: 1-16 (Ramdin), 2-22 (Hope), 3-28 Bowling: Thomas 4-0-21-2 (w1), Paul 3.5-0-30-0 the West Indies before falling (Hetmyer), 4-47 (Pollard), 5-49 (Bravo), 6-56 (Powell), (w2), Brathwaite 4-1-11-2 (w1), Pierre 4-0-16-1, charge as captain. on Sunday as the tourists 7-63 (Brathwaite), 8-87 (Allen). Pollard 1-0-12-0, Allen 1-0-11-0. to another debutant Khaleel Since then Pakistan have struggled with the bat yet Bowling: U. Yadav 4-0-36-1, Khaleel 4-1-16-1 (w1), Toss: India. Result: India won by 5 wickets Ahmed. won 29 of their 33 Twenty20 again on the tour. Bumrah 4-0-27-1, Pandya 4-0-15-1 (w2), K. Yadav Series: India lead three-match series 1-0. It was Ahmed’s first T20 internationals with only four Yadav returned figures of wicket after the 20-year-old defeats, taking their tally this 3-13 with his left-arm wrist openers with just 16 runs on 45-4. made an impression in India’s year to 17 wins in 19 matches spin as West Indies managed the board to give his team Karthik and Manish Pan- 3-1 triumph over the visitors with two defeats. just 109-8, their lowest T20 hope of defending their mod- dey, who made 19, put on an in the one-day internationals. Sunday also represented total against India, after being est total. unbeaten 38-run partnership The tourists had suffered Pakistan’s ninth T20 win in suc- invited to bat first in Kolkata. Thomas got skipper Rohit for the fifth wicket to put the similar batting collapses in cession since losing to Australia Wicketkeeper-batsman Sharma caught behind for six chase back on track. the Test series, which they lost at Harare in July this year. Dinesh Karthik then made an to pick his first T20 scalp and Debutant Krunal Pandya 2-0, and in the ODIs. They SCORES: Pakistan: 166-3 unbeaten 31 to anchor India’s then bowled the left-handed had a memorable debut after were skittled out for 104, their (Babar Azam 79, Mohd Hafeez tricky chase. They reached their Shikhar Dhawan for three. he hit the winning runs on his lowest ODI total against India 53 n.o.; Grandhomme 2-41) target in 17.5 overs and lead the Skipper Carlos Brathwaite way to an unbeaten 21. He also in the final match. bt New Zealand 119 all out in three-match series 1-0. stepped in to get two more picked up a wicket in the West The second T20 is in the 19.3 overs (K. Williamson 60; Debutant fast bowler Os- batsmen trudging back to the Indies innings. north Indian city of Lucknow Wasim 2-28, Shadab 3-30). hane Thomas removed the pavilion as India slipped to But it was Yadav who led on Tuesday.

Zimbabwe’s Tendai Chatara (left) celebrates with teammates after dis- missing Bangladesh captain Mohammad Mahmudullah on the second SA thrash ‘careless’ Aussies by six wkts day of their first Test in Sylhet on Sunday. (AFP) AFP SCOREBOARD The hosts then lost three Overnight batsman Pe- wickets in nine balls. ter Moor was not out 63 with PERTH AUSTRALIA Opener Liton Das followed Taijul wreaking havoc at the South Africa hammered a A. Finch lbw b Ngidi 5 Imrul on nine, giving a catch to other end. T. Head c de Kock b Steyn 1 careless Australia by six wick- D. Short c du Plessis b Steyn 0 wicketkeeper Regis Chakabva Zimbabwe remained un- ets in the first one-day interna- C. Lynn c de Kock b Phehlukwayo 15 before Zimbabwe successfully scathed for nearly an hour but tional in Perth on Sunday, with A. Carey c de Kock b Imran Tahir 33 reviewed a caught behind ap- lost their remaining wickets a Dale Steyn-led pace onslaught G. Maxwell c Klaasen b Phehlukwayo 11 peal against Nazmul Hossain in a rush after Taijul broke M. Stoinis c Klaasen b Phehlukwayo 14 exposing their batting frailties. P. Cummins run out (Miller) 12 (five) off fast bowler Chatara. through the resistance of Re- Set 153 to win, Proteas’ N. Coulter-Nile c Klaasen b Ngidi 34 After Chatara bowled gis Chakabva (28). openers Quinton de Kock (47) M. Starc lbw b Imran Tahir 12 stand-in skipper Mahmudul- A brilliant reflex catch by and Reeza Hendricks (44) J. Hazlewood not out 6 lah for nought in the same Nazmul at short leg broke Extras: (b2, lb4, w3) 9 helped secure victory with 124 TOTAL: (All out, 38.1 overs) 152 over, Mushfiqur Rahim and Chakabva’s 60-run partnership balls to spare, leaving Australia Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Head), 2-4 (Short), 3-8 (Finch), Mominul Haque shared 30 with Moor for the sixth wicket. with plenty to ponder ahead of 4-36 (Lynn), 5-48 (Maxwell), 6-66 (Stoinis), 7-89 runs for the fifth wicket to mo- Taijul then removed Wel- the second of the three-game (Cummins), 8-107 (Carey), 9-140 (Starc), 10-152 mentarily halt the damage. lington Masakadza, who was (Coulter-Nile). series in Adelaide on Friday. Bowling: Steyn 7-1-18-2, Ngidi 8.1-3-26-2, Rabada Sikandar Raza removed caught behind for five, and The hosts came into the 8-0-30-0, Phehlukwayo 6-0-33-3 (w3), Imran Tahir Mominul for 11 before Mush- Kyle Jarvis for four to com- clash having lost 16 of their 9-0-39-2. fiqur’s dismissal in the first plete his fourth five-wicket past 18 ODIs and with the SOUTH AFRICA over of the final session ex- haul in Tests. Quinton de Kock c Hazlewood b Coulter-Nile 47 reverberations of a ball-tam- Reeza Hendricks c Lynn b Stoinis 44 posed the Bangladesh tail. Fellow left-arm spinner pering scandal this year still Aiden Markram b Stoinis 36 Mehidy Hasan’s 21 runs Nazmul Islam trapped Bran- hanging over them. Faf du Plessis not out 10 proved inadequate with Bang- don Mavuta leg-before for Coach Justin Langer was Heinrich Klaasen c Finch b Stoinis 2 ladesh being dismissed for less three to hasten Zimbabwe’s David Miller not out 2 hoping they could put a smile Extras: (b1, lb4, w7) 12 than 200 runs in seven con- collapse. back on the faces of fans in Australia’s Marcus Stoinis (centre) celebrates with teammates after taking a wicket during the first TOTAL: (For 4 wickets, 29.2 overs) 153 secutive Test innings. Taijul also claimed the fi- their first game on home soil One-Day International against South Africa at the Optus Stadium in Perth on Sunday. (AFP) Fall of wickets: 1-94 (De Kock), 2-122 (Hendricks), Bangladesh spinner Taijul nal wicket of Chatara, who was since the cheating row boiled 3-143 (Markram), 4-151 (Klassen). dominated the opening ses- caught by Das at slip. Bowling: Hazlewood 8-2-41-0, Coulter-Nile 3-0- over in March. per Aaron Finch. good day at the office overall,” Short, in the side for Shaun 26-1, Starc 8-0-47-0, Cummins 6-2-18-0, Stoinis sion, adding four wickets to Moor, unbeaten on 37 But without the banned “We were a bit careless at he said. Marsh who needs minor sur- 4.2-1-16-3. Toss: South Africa. his overnight haul of two to overnight, was left stranded af- Steve Smith and David Warn- times in the first innings. We “All the bowlers today gery on an abscess, followed Result: South Africa won by six wickets. end Zimbabwe’s innings be- ter making his fourth Test fifty er, their batsmen were ex- were off the mark slowly. were great. It’s great as a cap- him back to the pavilion for a fore lunch, after the visitors and first overseas. His half- posed once again in a stadium “If you’re defending 152, tain to have such X-factor in duck two balls later. resumed the second day’s play century came off 192 balls with full of empty seats. then nothing can go wrong the bowling attack and they Finch, who can be explo- nings, from Chris Lynn, didn’t on 236 for five. the help of six boundaries. They were bowled out for with the ball. Unfortunately made sure to take advantage sive when in full flight, totally come until the 12th over, and just 152 in 38.1 overs with for us, Quinton and Reeza got of the conditions.” misjudged the bounce from a he was caught behind for 15 on Nathan Coulter-Nile (34) and off to a flier, and there was lit- - Floundering -The Proteas Lungi Ngidi delivery and was review not long after. Alex Carey (33) the only ones tle we could do from there.” won the toss and after opting out lbw soon after for five. Carey kept the scoreboard to offer any resistance. Veteran His opposite number Faf for a four-pronged pace attack He mistakenly opted slowly ticking over but he fell United Spartans win QECC Steyn took 2-18 off seven overs Du Plessis praised his team as chose to bowl, with Steyn get- not to review with Australia attempting to scoop an Imran Champions League Season-2 while Andile Phehlukwayo “exceptional” with the ball and ting two early breakthroughs. floundering at 8-3 as replays Tahir ball over the head of de picked up 3-33 off six overs. in the field. Travis Head got a thick revealed the ball would have Kock before some late fire- “We didn’t play anywhere “There was some counter- edge to de Kock off the veteran gone over the stumps. works from Coulter-Nile took near our potential,” said skip- punching at the end, but a for just one and then D’Arcy The first four of the in- them past 150.

India, a future boxing powerhouse: WBO member Daniel Leigh IANS in Gurugram on November 30, to do a league. However, box- the dynamics of Mega Box- through the selection of raw tal- NEW DELHI Mega Boxing will have profes- ing is an individual sport. ing,” Leigh told IANS. ent, subsequent coaching and sional fighters from India and Therefore, it was essential “This would essentially proper platform,” he added. ASSERTING that India has the several other countries. to develop a structure which mean regular promotions for “Hopefully, by the end of potential to emerge as a box- Leigh, who has been a has individual fighters pitted the Indian talent and possibil- the year, we shall discover an ing powerhouse, WBO mem- member of the World Boxing against each other and not ity to integrate with the inter- Indian fighter who can chal- Team United Spartans were recently won the Qatar Expat Cricket ber Jack Daniel Leigh said Organization (WBO) since teams, much like how WWE, national professional boxing lenge for a title fight in Vegas.” Community’s Champions League-Season-2. In the grand finale that the soon to be launched 1996, feels that the tourna- UFC and ONE Championship network. The overall concept Pointing out that India has played at the Old Ideal Indian School Ground, United Spartans Mega Boxing professional ment will provide the right work. Other sports, which is inspired from the Sylvester all the conditions required to beaten Bails Qatar by 83 runs. Sulfikar Sulu, who scored 58 runs tournament could become just platform to Indian boxers who primarily have individuals Stallone hosted reality show, produce world class boxers, (29 balls) and took two catches was named as the Man of the the right platform to help the aspire to enter the world of competing against each other, The Contender, which in the Leigh said that they need to car- Match. QECC Officials awarded the prizes to teams and players, and sport grow in the country. professional boxing. such as Formula 1, Moto GP past, has given some mid- ry its success in amateur boxing thanked all sponsors and participats teams for their support Scheduled to be launched “In India, everyone wants and Golf, also helped us define dleweight world champions, to the professional level. in making the league a big success. 18 Monday, November 5, 2018 Sports Lakers snap Portland losing Rose regains No.1 spot with Turkey skid; Oladipo powers Pacers play-off win down, Oladipo seized a de- LeBron James fensive rebound and dribbled up the court before stopping scores 28 points on the right side and nailing a three pointer over Boston for Los Angeles center Al Horford. On the next Boston possession, Gor- AFP don Hayward inbounded and LOS ANGELES had his pass deflected and stolen by Oladipo, who tossed LEBRON James scored 28 the ball up to begin the victory points as the Los Angeles Lak- celebration. ers snapped a 16-game losing “We were really calm,” streak to the Portland Trail Oladipo said. “The crowd was Blazers by holding on for a 114- excited, but we were calm. 110 win on Saturday. We knew we needed one James also added seven as- more stop.” sists and Rajon Rondo came Elsewhere, James Harden off the bench to deliver 17 scored 25 points in his return points and 10 assists for the to the Houston lineup, and the Justin Rose lifts the Turkish Airlines Open trophy after defeating Lakers who led by 17 points in Rockets defeated the Chicago China’s Haotong Li in a play-off on Sunday. The victory marks the the third quarter. Bulls 96-88. first time in his 20-year career that the Englishman has successfully The Lakers would squan- The NBA’s reigning MVP defended a title. der that big lead but some- Harden scored 11 straight how managed to overcome points in a two minute span of AFP colades. I was keenly aware I their late mistakes and hold the third quarter as the Rock- BELEK, TURKEY wanted to get back in the win- on for the win thanks to ets went on a 15-0 run. ner’s circle and it was good to James’ free-throw shooting Harden had missed three JUSTIN Rose is determined to get it done today. There’s always and some clutch baskets by games with a sore left ham- make his reign as the new world a moving target, isn’t it, so you JaVale McGee. string, suffering the injury in a number one a long one after never quite get anywhere. It’s a The Trail Blazers had won loss to Utah on October 24. capturing a play-off victory in journey; life’s a journey, not a 16 straight against the Lakers Harden started slowly in the Turkish Airlines Open on destiny and all these beautiful dating to December 2014. his return to the lineup. He Sunday. clichés we try to live by. “We haven’t had a lot of didn’t score until completing Rose defeated China’s No.1 “Of course, there will be an- success against this team ei- a driving layup with 3:55 left Haotong Li at the first extra other opportunity to either go ther at home or away for long in the second quarter. Then play-off hole when the 23-year further ahead, or Brooks will time so this is a really good he hit back-to-back shots from Shanghai-born golfer three- have an opportunity or Dustin win,” said James. beyond the arc. Houston won putted for bogey to hand the Johnsono will have another “We haven’t played that their second game in as many Englishman his 19th pro career opportunity to go back to No. 1 well on the road. It was good nights after beginning the sea- victory. if they win. “But then it would for us to come into one of most son a dismal 1-5. The win is also the first time be lovely to end the year at hostile buildings in the West- In Philadelphia, Joel Em- in Rose’s career he has success- No. 1 and it will be nice to have ern Conference and win.” biid continued to manhan- fully defended a title. Christmas turkey at No. 1, of Damian Lillard and CJ Mc- dle other teams around the “I’ve had some pressure- course. I’m not going to stress Collum each scored 30 points NBA, scoring a game high 39 packed Sundays of late and dare about it to be honest with you.” for Portland. points and snagging 17 re- I say, kind of coming way with Li went into the final round The Lakers seized a bounds to lead the Philadel- consolation prizes in a way,” leading by three shots and after 17-point lead in the third after phia 76ers to a 109-99 win said Rose. a level par 71 ended regulation a 16-0 run but the Blazers an- Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (right) shoots over Portland Trail Blazers centre Jusuf Nurkic over the Detroit Pistons. “I went first to World No. 1 play tied with Rose on 17-un- swered with a 22-8 surge to cut during the first half of their NBA game in Portland, Oregon on Saturday. Embiid scored 32 points after losing in a play-off, finish- der par but with Rose bogeying the margin to just six points in a dominating first half ing fourth at the Tour Cham- his closing two holes, including with 3:34 left on the clock with three seconds left on the points with 37 seconds to go Indiana trailed 101-97 af- which also saw him make pionship but winning the Fed- missing his par putt at the final Sloppy play once again clock as the Indiana Pacers before charging back. ter Boston’s Kyrie Irving hit a eight of nine shots and 15 of ExCup. The FedExCup was an hole for victory lipping-out in a came back to hurt the Lakers cooled off the red-hot Boston Marcus Morris had a three-pointer with 37 seconds 17 free throws. interesting one because I knew round of 68. as they committed seven turn- Celtics with a dramatic 102- team-high 23 points and six remaining. Detroit got as close as exactly what I had to do and I The win lifts Rose to third overs in the fourth quarter and 101 victory. rebounds for the Celtics, who Oladipo was fouled by Jay- five with 4:48 remaining be- was playing a tournament with- on the Tour’s Race to Dubai and finished with 20 overall, but The second year all-star shot 43 percent overall in a len Brown with 29 seconds left fore an Embiid layup and JJ in a tournament. while the Englishman could still somehow managed to hang on. Oladipo finished with 24 tightly-contested game in front and made both free throws to Redick’s three-pointer which “But to not having that win- win the No. 1 crown he has de- Elsewhere, Victor Oladipo points and 12 rebounds for of a crowd of 17,500 at Bankers cut the Celtic lead to 101-99. pushed the lead to a comfort- ning feeling in a tournament cided not to contest the remain- drained a clutch three pointer the Pacers who trailed by four Life Fieldhouse arena. With the clock winding able 10 points. but still coming away with ac- ing two events.

Jordaan, Gilmour win first tournament of DGC series QBF felicitates 3x3 team TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK victory. The Division Two of DOHA men’s saw the best score of the day being scored by Phillip RUAN Jordaan and Kenza Gil- Mayes, who shot a superb nett mour came up with some fine score of 67, playing off a handi- golf to emerge as winners of the cap of 16, to finish two shots first of a series of seven Doha clear of the pack. Golf Club (DGC) tournaments, In Division 3, 20 handicap- sponsored by Royal Air Maroc, per Amin Mohammed won by on Saturday. one shot after a nett score of 70. South African Jordaan won The Ladies Division was in Division One after shooting a won by Nada Mir, who con- gross 69 playing off a handicap tinued her run of good form of -1 for a total of 38 stableford Nada Mir, the winner of Ladies Kenza Gilmour, the Division 2 in 2018 with a nett 72. Her points. His round included five Division Megarme Monthly winner of the first DGC tourna- score was good enough for a birdies, which kept him two Medal, receives her prize. ment receives her prize. two stroke victory and lowered shots ahead of Mikkel Mathies- her handicap to 4. The victory en, who finished second. The series of seven tourna- Earlier on Friday, as many keeps Nada Mir at the top of the Division 2 was won by ments has an Order of Merit as 55 golfers took part in Doha Megame Ladies Medal Order Kenza Gilmour, who scored a style format where players have Golf Club’s Monthly Medal of Merit for 2018 ahead of her stunning 44 points to finish 5 the opportunity to win prizes in event sponsored by Megarme. mother Uzma Mir in second. points clear of Kevin Gaghan, each event whilst earning points In the Men’s Division One, Andrew Wilmot currently who finished second. This was in the race to be crowned as the Hong Sik Oh emerged best with leads the Megarme Men’s Med- Qatar Basketball Federation on Sunday honoured the Men’s 3x3 basketball national team after they quali- Kenza’s second win in the last champion for the entire series. a nett score of 70, playing off a al Order of Merit with Harry fied for the 2019 3x3 World Cup in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The team also climbed to 17 in the FIBA eight days as she continued her Each event will be played handicap of 5. His score was Soek in second and Martin Cas- 3x3 world rankings. Board members, media and employees attended the event at the QBF Indoor Hall in run of good form. under the stableford format. good enough for a one stroke tles in third. Al Gharafa Stadium. The 3x3 has also been included in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics programme.

Quick read Organisers thank athletes, officials, volunteers Marquez wins Malaysian MotoGP, as Rossi crashes and media for 2018 Doha Worlds’ success out of lead

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK each nation. SEPANG: World champion Marc DOHA A total of 17 nations from a Marquez won the Malaysian Mo- total of 76 finished with med- toGP Sunday despite starting in THE 48th FIG Artistic Gym- als at the first world champi- seventh position after being hit nastics World Champion- onships of the Middle East. with a grid penalty, surging past ships, hosted by the Qatar The success of the cham- Valentino Rossi who crashed Gymnastics Federation in pionships was celebrated by out of the lead. conjunction with the Qatar the hosts at a farewell dinner Suzuki’s Alex Rins came in Olympic Committee, con- for all participating delega- second after overtaking Yamaha cluded at the Aspire Dome on tions. rider Johann Zarco, who finished Saturday. On the occasion, Ali Al third, in the final stage of the The USA topped the med- Hitmi, President of the Gym- race at Sepang. als tally at the end of the ten- nastics Federation & Execu- Italian star Rossi finished a day long championships with tive Director of the Organis- lacklustre 18th after tumbling a total haul of 9 medals (4 ing Committee congratulated off his bike in the 16th lap and gold, 2 silver, 3 bronze). China all the participants including losing the lead to Marquez, who finished second with 6 medals athletes, officials, members was crowned world champion (4 gold 1 silver, 1 bronze), and of the Organising Committee, last month in Japan. Nine-time Russia third with 7 medals (2 volunteers and the media for world champion Rossi, second gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze). their contribution in making in the starting grid, looked to Belgium, Greece, the the Doha Worlds 2018 in Qa- be heading for his first win in Netherlands and North Ko- tar a memorable tournament. Malaysia since 2010 as he rea, were fourth with a gold He also congratulated all dominated the early stages of medal each; while Japan with those who won the medals the race. six medals (3 silver, 3 bronze) and qualified for the Tokyo However Marquez slowly finished 8th. 2020 Olympics. worked his way through the Canada was 9th with 2 He thanked the Interna- pack, overtaking rival after rival. silver, Brazil and Britain 10th tional Gymnastics Federation The Spaniard slowly closed the with a silver each. The Philip- (FIG) for its confidence in gap on Rossi, 39, when the Ital- pines, Chinese Taipei, Italy, Qatar Gymnastics Federation President Ali al Hitmi, also Executive Director of the Organising Committee for 48th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World awarding the first edition in ian fell off his bike as he leaned Mexico and Germany were Championships Doha 2018, cuts a celebratory cake along with International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) President Morinari Watanabe and FIG the Middle East to Qatar and into a corner. (AFP) 13th with a bronze medal to Secretary-General Andre Gueisbuhler during the farewell dinner on Saturday. for its cooperation. Sports Monday, November 5, 2018 19 Brazilian judge orders seizure of Ronaldinho’s UEFA officials to look into Infantino Rooney to make England farewell passport for failing to pay fine allegations, Grindel says against United States News RIO DE JANEIRO: A Brazilian court has ordered authorities to seize the passports BERLIN: European football officials will look into allegations against LONDON: Wayne Rooney is to come out of England retirement of former Barcelona star Ronaldinho and his brother Roberto Assis. The decision FIFA president Gianni Infantino made by German news magazine Der for a final appearance against the US in an international friendly in brief by judge Newton Fabricio came at the request of public prosecutors after the Spiegel, Germann Football Federation (DFB) president Reinhard Grin- at Wembley this month. Rooney will wear the Three Lions shirt pair failed to pay a fine resulting from a 2015 court case. Ronaldinho and Assis del has said. “We will analyse the situation at UEFA and then decide one last time for the Wembley fixture on November 15. were fined $2.3 million after being found guilty of building a fishing platform on how to proceed,” Grindel told dpa. “It is good practice that the UEFA The match is called The Wayne Rooney Foundation Interna- the Guaiba river in southern Brazil without the necessary permits. members in the FIFA council coordinate their activities and act jointly.” tional being held in support of the striker’s charity. Immobile brace helps Lazio beat Spal, move to 4th in Serie A

AFP leaders Juventus, who contin- compact without suffering the Felipe Caicedo broke nodding in the first after 12 MILAN ued their unbeaten run with a psychological backlash (of de- through the SPAL defence and minutes and the second from 3-1 win over Cagliari on Satur- feat to Inter).” set up Immobile, whose shot the penalty spot before the CIRO Immobile scored two day. Watched by Italy coach took a deflection off Filippo break, with Iago Falque (56) early goals as Lazio beat SPAL Inter Milan crushed Genoa Roberto Mancini, Italian in- Costa over the SPAL goalkeep- and Armando Izzo (78) adding 4-1 to move fourth in Serie 5-0 on Saturday to reclaim ternational Immobile volleyed er. another two in the second half. A and into the Champions second spot on goal difference in the first after 26 minutes off Blunders by SPAL’s Bra- Fabio Quagliarella pulled League places on Sunday. ahead of Napoli, who had eased a Cataldi corner, past SPAL zilian defender Everton Luiz a goal back on 65 minutes Simone Inzaghi’s side past Empoli 5-1 on Friday, and goalkeeper Vanja Milinkovic- allowed Cataldi and Parolo to for Sampdoria who are three bounced back from a 3-0 home keep the pressure on the seven- Savic, brother of Lazio mid- break through in the second points off the European berths defeat to Inter Milan to move time reigning champions. fielder Sergej, who was also half, but Immobile was denied in tenth. ahead of AC Milan, who play in “We had to redeem our- playing at the Stadio Olimpico. a hat-trick by the woodwork. Sassuolo, meanwhile, in- Udinese later Sunday. selves after the knockout But the celebrations were SPAL, a club from Ferrara flicted a seventh consecutive Immobile scored after 26 against Inter,” said Inzaghi, short lived with Mirco Ante- in Emilia-Romagna, stay 15th defeat on tailenders Chievo. and 35 minute to bring his tally whose side are now five points nucci tapping in the equaliser after their seventh defeat of Struggling Frosinone held to eight league goals this sea- ahead of city rivals Roma, who for SPAL two minutes later. the season. In Genoa, Torino midtable Parma to a goalless son with Danilo Cataldi (59) were held 1-1 by Fiorentina Vanja Milinkovic-Savic moved one point off the Eu- draw in a bad-tempered game and Marco Parolo (70) adding on Saturday. “Today’s three denied Immobile from close ropa League places in seventh in Emilia-Romagna with Leo two more in the second half. points are very important for range and Sergej Milinkovic- with a 4-1 win over Sampdo- Stulac send off from the hosts Lazio with 21 points from us in terms of ranking. The Savic fired over before Immo- Lazio’s Ciro immobile (left) celebrates his goal against Spal during ria. in the second half for a reckless 11 games are ten points behind lads remained united and bile’s second. their Serie A match at the Olympic Stadium in Rome on Sunday. (AFP) Andrea Belotti scored two, challenge on Raman Chibsah.

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Adrian Visser, President of PEC Zwolle at the Aspire Academy in Doha on Sunday. Dutch club PEC Zwolle president visits Aspire Academy

TRIBUNE NEW NETWORK student-athletes in terms of DOHA optimizing physical and men- tal strength. In fact, our visit to ADRIAAN Visser, the Presi- Aspire Academy was born out Manchester City’s midfielder Raheem sterling (right) strikes a shot during their Premier League match against Man City at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester on Sunday. (AFP) dent of Dutch Eredivisie of a recommendation from our club, PEC Zwolle visited As- Technical Director who previ- pire Academy on Sunday. He ously worked in Qatar.” “We was warmly welcomed by the shall now go one to explore Academy’s Director of Foot- cooperation possibilities be- ball Performance and Science, tween the Netherlands and the Sterling hits brace as Professor Valter Di Salvo. State of Qatar and talks have During his visit, Visser had already begun at the highest the opportunity to see Aspire level of personnel within our Academy’s renowned facili- respective sporting indus- ties firsthand as well as see tries,” Visser added. the Academy’s new Football PEC Zwolle is a Dutch City hit Saints for six Performance and Science De- football club based in Zwolle, partment. currently playing in the Eredi- Following his tour of As- visie, the Netherland’s highest pire Academy, Visser, said: level of professional football Morata double against Palace sends below-par Chelsea into second place “This is such an impressive club. They have played in the facility. I have seen similar Eredivisie for a total of 16 sea- AFP nandinho -- forcing Ederson to academy set-ups elsewhere, sons, reaching sixth place in MANCHESTER/LONDON make fine stops. including Real Madrid’s Acad- 2015. They won the KNVB Cup But City continued to threat- emy, but Aspire Academy has in 2014 and also reached the RAHEEM Sterling scored twice en, and Sane almost made it five taken it to another level, com- final in 1928, 1977 and 2015. fresh from agreeing a new five- with a vicious left-foot shot from bining academic excellence The President of the Dutch year contract with Manchester the edge of the area that struck with integrated experience club is currently in Doha on City as the champions swept the bar just after the hour. and professionalism. We have an official visit to Al Gharafa aside Southampton 6-1 on Sun- Sterling did in the 67th min- learnt a lot after seeing what Sports Club to discuss areas of day to return to the top of the ute when he latched onto Ague- Aspire Academy offers to its mutual cooperation. Premier League table. ro’s perfectly-weighted pass to Sergio Aguero, with his score his second goal of the af- 150th league goal, David Silva ternoon. and Leroy Sane were also on the Sane completed an impres- mark as Pep Guardiola’s side sive individual and team dis- Diop’s late header gives continued their unbeaten start play in stoppage time when he to their title defence. steered in a left-foot shot from Eibar 2-1 win over Alaves “We played excellent, with- 18 yards following another assist out and especially with the ball,” from Sterling. IANS VAR stepped in once again Guardiola told the BBC as he Meanwhile, Alvaro Morata EIBAR (SPAIN) in the 22nd minute, when a insisted there was more to come Chelsea’s Alvaro Morata (right) celebrates his goal during their English Premier League match at Stamford scored twice to take unbeaten penalty call by referee Iglesias from England international Bridge in London on Sunday. (EPA) Chelsea above Liverpool into A stoppage-time header from Villanueva was overturned as it Sterling. second place in the Premier midfielder Papakouli Diop gave apparently showed that the foul “He is more mature now into his own goal by Saints’ Sane but arrived for David Silva, goalkeeper Ederson that led to League behind Manchester City Eibar a late 2-1 win over Alaves committed by Alaves defender than he was when we first met at Wesley Hoedt. who volleyed in at the far post. the Saints goal, the Brazilian on Sunday, but Maurizio Sarri’s in the Basque Country derby Ruben Duarte was outside the the club...He is 23 and he can be It took a further six minutes Southampton manager diving unnecessarily at the feet men made hard work of seeing on Sunday, earning its first La box, but the Spanish player was a better player.” for City to double the lead, Ber- Mark Hughes, whose future has of Danny Ings and tripping the off Crystal Palace 3-1. Liga victory in four games. sent off for preventing a prom- Southampton had the mi- nardo Silva setting free Sterling been the subject of increasing forward, who convincingly shot Morata has now scored four Video assistant referee ising attacking chance. nor consolation of becoming on the right and the England speculation following a run that home the penalty. in his last four Premier League (VAR) gave Alaves an early Outnumbered, Alaves the first team in 630 minutes to forward selflessly squaring for has now seen him win just four However there was never a games after just two goals in his lead, reversing the decision on brought on right back Car- score against City but the lead- Aguero to hammer in from close of his 19 league games in charge, hint that Southampton might be previous 20 domestic matches, the field and awarding a goal los Vigaray to replace Span- ers’ form is ominous for the rest range. reacted furiously to yet more ap- able to launch anything resem- and his return to form could be for Manu Garcia’s header just ish striker Borja Baston, and of the division. - Landmark goal -It was the palling defending from his side. bling a fightback and City ended the final ingredient Sarri’s side three minutes into the match, managed to keep their 1-0 lead City are scoring at a mar- Argentine’s 150th league goal “We were poor in that open- the half as they had begun it -- need to mount a serious title reports Efe news. when the first half ended. ginally faster rate than they did for City, a landmark that moved ing period, you have to be reso- by scoring. challenge. The quick goal came de- In the 68th minute, Pablo while racking up a record 106 him level with Michael Owen lute to keep back an outstanding David Silva’s through ball The former Real Madrid spite Eibar coach Jose Luis equalized on midfielder Joan goals last season, and they made in eighth place on the Premier City team,” said Hughes. “We appeared to be going out of play striker gave Chelsea a barely Mendilibar’s decision to line Jordan’s right-footed shot a devastating start at the Etihad League’s all-time goalscoring were a bit lightweight and didn’t but Aguero showed impressive deserved half-time lead from an up only one striker and three from outside the box, with an that finished the game as a con- list. deal with one-on-one situa- persistence to chase and pull it uninspired first 45 minutes. midfielders, apparently to assist from left back Marc Cu- test within 18 minutes of kick- It appeared City were capa- tions.” back for Sterling who, first mis- However, Andros avoid the defensive errors that curella. off. ble of scoring almost at will and Southampton did, however, kicked but then shot past Saints Townsend’s equaliser and the had proved costly in recent Apparently seizing the Five minutes had gone when a slick move saw them make it pull a goal back after half an goalkeeper Alex McCarthy from introduction of Eden Hazard matches. Surprisingly, Alaves’ game’s momentum, Eibar Aguero orchestrated an attack three in the 18th minute. hour, becoming the first English six yards. from the bench woke Chelsea starting lineup did not feature managed to pull off the win in on the edge of the Southampton Again, Sterling was heav- team to score against City since Southampton improved at from their slumber after the goalkeeper Fernando Pacheco the first minute of stoppage area, David Siva then moving ily involved, accepting Bernardo Newcastle at the Etihad at the the start of the second half, with break and Morata restored the Flores, replaced by Marko Dm- time thanks to Diop’s close- the ball on to the overlapping Silva’s pass and putting in a start of September. James Ward-Prowse and Ings hosts’ lead before Pedro Rodri- itrovic of Serbia. range header. Sane, whose cross was turned cross that was a little too high for It was a rare mistake from -- via wicked deflection off Fer- guez sealed the three points. 20 Monday, November 5, 2018 The Last Word Amir issues decision forming National Amir names Chief of Court of Cassation THE Amir HH Sheikh Tourism Council Tamim bin Hamad al Thani issued on Sunday Amiri Or- THE Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Ham- der No 5 of 2018 appointing ad al Thani issued on Sunday Decision HE Dr Hassan bin Lahdan No 74 of 2018 establishing the National al Muhannadi as Chief of Tourism Council. the Court of Cassation. The The decision is effective from the fol- Amiri Order is effective lowing day to its publication in the offi- starting from its date of is- cial gazette. sue and is to be published in HH the Amir also issued Decision the official gazette. No 75 of 2018 to form the Board of Di- The Chief of the Court of rectors of the National Tourism Council. Cassation took the oath be- The decision stipulates that the fore HH the Amir, thereby Board of Directors of the National Tour- becoming the Chief of the ism Council is to be chaired by HE the Supreme Council of the Ju- Prime Minister, with HE the Minister diciary under the provisions of Finance as vice-chairman and the of the Judicial Authority membership of: HE the Minister of Law promulgated by Law Culture and Sports, HE the Minister of No 10 of 2003. The oath Transport and Communications, HE taking ceremony was at- the Minister of Commerce and Industry; tended by HH the Deputy CEO of Qatar Airways Group, director Amir Sheikh Abdullah bin of Government Communications Office, Hamad al Thani. (QNA) chairman of Katara Hospitality Compa- ny, two representatives from the private tourism sector, selected by the chairman of the Board of Directors. The decision is effective as of the Amir issues decisions to restructure QP, QIA boards date of issue and is to be published in the official gazette. THE Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Sunday Decision No 72 of 2018 re- Authority. amending some provisions of Ami- HH the Amir also issued Law No Hamad al Thani issued Decision structuring Qatar Investment Au- Amir appoints Nabit According to the decision, the ri Decision No 35 of 2014 regulat- 20 of 2018 on Tourism Regulation. The No 73 of 2018 on restructuring the thority’s Board of Directors. as head of Planning & Board of Directors of the Author- ing Qatar General Electricity and Law is effective and shall be published in Board of Directors of Qatar Petro- According to the decision, HE Statistics Authority ity will comprise HE Sheikh Mo- Water Corporation (Kahramaa). the official gazette. (QNA) leum (QP). Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrah- hammed bin Hamad bin Qassim The decision stipulates that The decision stipulates that man al Thani is the president and THE Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin al Abdullah al Thani as chairman the affiliation of Kahramaa is to be the board of directors of QP will HE Mohammed bin Hamad bin Hamad al Thani issued on Sunday and Yahya Saeed al Nuaimi as vice transferred to the Minister of State Amir issues decree be headed by the Deputy Amir Khalifa al Thani is the vice presi- decree No 71 of 2018 appointing chairman. for Energy Affairs. HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad dent of the Board. HE Dr Saleh bin Mohammed al The members of the board are: The decision also stipulates establishing Planning & al Thani as the chairman while HE The Board members include Nabit as chairman of the Plan- Sheikh Khalid bin Saud bin Fahad that a specialised department for the Minister of State for Energy Af- HE Ali Sharif al Emadi, HE Ali ning and Statistics Authority. The al Thani, Abdulrahman Moham- new and renewable energy is to be Statistics Authority fairs is the vice-chairman and man- bin Ahmed al Kuwari, HE Saad decree is effective starting from its med Yousuf Jolo, Michael Rayan, established. The decision is effec- aging director. The members of the bin Sherida al Kaabi, HE Sheikh date of issue and is to be pub- Dr Khalid Nasser al Khater and tive starting from its date of issue THE Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin board will include HE the Minis- Abdulla bin Saoud al Thani as a lished in the official gazette.(QNA) Dr Mohammed Abdulaziz Saleh al and is to be published in the offi- Hamad al Thani issued on Sunday ter of Finance, HE the Minister of member, HE Dr Hussain Ali al Ab- Khulaifi. cial gazette. Decree No 70 of 2018 establishing the Commerce and Industry, Nasser dulla and HE Nasser bin Ghanim The decision is effective start- HH the Amir also issued Law Planning and Statistics Authority. The Khalil al Jaidah, Sheikh Khalid bin al Khulaifi. Furthermore, HH the Amir ing from its date of issue and is to No 21 of 2018 on organising busi- decree is effective as of the date of is- Khalifa bin Jassim al Thani and Both the decisions are effective issued Decision No 76 of 2018 be published in the official gazette. ness events. The law is effective sue and is to be published in the of- Saeed Mubarak al Muhannadi. from its date of issue and are to be appointing the Board of Direc- Meanwhile, HH the Amir is- and shall be published in the offi- ficial gazette. (QNA) HH the Amir also issued on published in the official gazette. tors of Qatar Financial Markets sued Decision No 69 of 2018 cial gazette. (QNA) DFC celebrates first Women encouraged to go for early exclusive Kids Club members party screening to prevent breast cancer TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK women, affecting one in eight DOHA Festival City (DFC) cel- discount vouchers from Virgin DOHA females in developed coun- ebrated its first exclusive Kids Megastore and GAP. 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Children took home ing discounts ranging from 15 years old are encouraged to Guest speaker Sondra The evening ended with breast cancer is the most com- to positively impact psycho- a goodie bag filled with gifts and percent to 25 percent. (TNN) undergo mammogram every Hope, certified Nutrition and a presentation by world re- monly diagnosed cancer in logical health.” New bridges: A major milestone for Al Khor Expressway project The newly opened bridges are over the Simaisma, Orbital Road and Al Tarfa interchanges on the expressway. Currently, two of the three lanes in each direction of the bridges are open for traffic

(PHOTOGRAPHS BY HANSON K JOSEPH) JThe bridge over the Simaisma Intersection allows motorists at Al Shamal Road a seamless transition into Simaisma Road over the expressway

JThe second bridge, at the Orbital Road Intersection, provides a direct link between Lusail and the Orbital Road and Truck Route

JThe third bridge, located at the interchange connecting Lusail city with Al Tarfa Road, provides new travel options for road users coming from Al Shamal Road via Izghawa Interchange and the surrounding areas towards Doha and Lusail