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Arab, African envoys laud Qatar’s free healthcare for COVID-19 patients COVID-19 recoveries surpass 100K-mark Amir congratulates New daily cases, hospital Qatar has one of the Montenegro prez admissions continue lowest COVID-19 to decline, says MoPH mortality rates QNA Doha Tribune News Network Doha His Highness The Amir of State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad In a heartening news, more Al Thani on Monday sent a cable than 100,000 people have re- of congratulations to President covered from the novel coro- Milo Dukanovic of the Republic of navirus (COVID-19) in Qatar, Montenegro on the occasion of his thanks to the unwavering ef- country’s Statehood Day. forts of the country to combat Assistant Foreign Minister and Spokesperson of the Supreme Committee for Crisis Manage- the virus. The number of new ment HE Lolwah bint Rashid Al Khater held two remote meetings with Ambassadors of daily cases and hospital ad- Arab and African countries accredited to the state to brief them on the plan to gradually lift missions continue to decline. COVID-19 restrictions and answer their questions about the four phases of lifting restrictions. As many as 884 people Amir condoles with The ambassadors praised the measures taken by Qatar to preserve the health of all. They recovered from the virus on especially praised the provision of free high-quality healthcare services to all who live in Qa- Monday, bringing the total Cote d’Ivoire prez tar. Adviser to the Minister of Foreign Affairs for International Development HE Dr Khalid bin number of recoveries in Qa- Rashid Al Mansouri took part in the two meetings. (QNA) tar to 100,627, the Ministry of QNA Public Health (MoPH) said in Doha its daily report. Also, 418 people tested His Highness The Amir of State of positive for the virus in the Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al last 24 hours, bringing the to- Thani on Monday held a telephone tal number of infected people conversation with President of Cote QA Cargo ships 1 million kilos of since the start of the pandemic d’Ivoire Alassane Ouattara. During in the country to 104,016. The the phone call, HH The Amir offered freight free of charge for charities number of active cases under condolences on the death of Prime treatment declined to 3,240 Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly. Tribune News Network on Monday from 3,708 a day measures to tackle COVID-19 community”. Doha before. in Qatar have succeeded in Qatar has one of the lowest Sadly, two people – aged flattening the curve and limit- COVID-19 death rates in the Qatar Airways Cargo is taking action like 70 and 79 – succumbed to the ing the spread of the virus. world. Barwa in talks to no other airline before and playing an ac- virus, taking the death toll in “The number of new daily This is a result of Qatar’s tive role in building tomorrow’s world. the country to 149. cases and hospital admissions young population, proactive launch two housing The world’s largest cargo airline is com- “All the new cases have is continuing to decline each testing to identify cases early, mitted to helping people in need through been introduced to isolation week,” it said. expanding hospital capacity, projects in Al Wakra its “1 Million Kilos” campaign. and are receiving necessary The MoPH said Qatar’s especially intensive care, to From July to the end of December, healthcare according to their proactive and extensive test- ensure all patients receive the Barwa Real Estate Group on Monday charities will be able to use the services of health status,” the MoPH ing of suspected cases has medical care they need. announced that necessary procedures Qatar Airways Cargo to transport humani- From July to the end of Dec, charities will be said. enabled “us to identify a high underway for contracting to start the imple- tarian aid and medical supplies all over the able to use the services of Qatar Airways Cargo The ministry said the number of positive cases in the Continued on page 2  mentation of two new projects in Al Wakra. world, free of charge. to transport aid and medical supplies. According to a statement posted by Barwa Qatar Airways is donating 1 million ki- on Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) website, los of freight to selected customers around future,” said Guillaume Halleux, Chief Of- one of the two projects will be allocated as the world to give to the charities of their ficer Cargo at Qatar Airways. an integrated housing complex for workers choice. This will allow the movement of ‘1 Million Kilos’ is the first chapter in and the other as an integrated residen- medical equipment, humanitarian relief an ambitious sustainability project called QF, TED launch global platform to tial city for low-income families. The two and essential products to where they are — We Qare. Built on the four fundamental projects are part of the Barwa’s initiatives most needed, free of charge. pillars of sustainability (economy, environ- to achieve Qatar’s National Vision 2030 in “This action was triggered by the ment, society and culture), We Qare is a se- showcase ideas in Arabic language terms of improving the living conditions of COVID-19 crisis. The pandemic is a trag- ries of concrete air cargo actions designed Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and initiative to focus on sharing solutions, inven- all groups in society. (TNN) edy for millions of people, and we looked to create a positive impact on the industry Community Development (QF) and TED on tions, and stories in Arabic, with its aim being for ways how we, as an airline, could help and the world. Monday launched TEDinArabic — a two-year to place ideas that can change perceptions, those in the greatest difficulty. This solu- The history of the airfreight industry initiative that will provide a platform for thinkers, benefit societies, and inspire others into the Sidra Medicine performs tion — shipping 1 million kilos of cargo free must change in line with the new challeng- researchers, artists, and change-makers around international spotlight. Through its partnership of charge — is a firmcommitment for Qa- es the world is facing. As the leading voice the world to share ideas with a global audience, with QF, TED will also build a customised digital endoscopic surgery on baby tar Airways Cargo. More than just words, within the cargo market, QA Cargo is pio- in the Arabic language. destination to serve as a vault for TEDinArabic’s with elongated skull (PG 2 ) we wanted to act and to adopt a compre- neering the future, sustainable and socially The partnership has created TED’s first content library. page 16 hensive approach based on actions for the responsible air cargo industry.

A glimpse of gazelles Awqaf distributes food baskets to The Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME) has tweeted families affected by COVID-19 a picture of a pair of Reem gazelles. They were seen walk- ing around in the Maizilah region west of Sailiya. In Qatar, the QNA through the management of Reem or Sand gazelles became extinct in the mid-1950s due to Doha Zakat Fund. hunting, but have been reintroduced into reserves, such as the Director-General of the Ras Abrouq Peninsula, and are now thriving, according to Qatar The Ministry of Endowments General Directorate of En- e-Nature. (TNN) (Awqaf) and Islamic Affairs, dowments HE Sheikh Dr represented by the General Khalid bin Mohammed Al Department of Endowments, Thani stressed the keenness has launched the third phase of the ministry to prepare of distribution of food baskets food baskets and encourage to needy families affected by Hifz AlNaema Center to reach the coronavirus (COVID-19) The Ministry of Awqaf has been through this initiative to the pandemic. keen on supporting Hifz Al- families affected by the COV- Ashghal opens upgraded The Ministry of Awqaf has Naema Center and the families ID-19 pandemic. been keen on supporting Hifz registered with it. He said they are trying Al Tarfa Intersection to traffic AlNaema Center and the fami- through the food baskets lies registered with it. phases, in addition to cooper- initiative to contribute to the The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has opened the Al Tarfa Nearly 1,500 families with ating with Widam company to continuity of the mission of Intersection to traffic after completion of the main upgrad- more than 6,000 individuals distribute meat to the same Hifz AlNaema Center and help ing works and its infrastructure service utilities. Ashghal also have been registered with the families. them reach the largest num- completed the construction of new service roads. The recently Hifz AlNaema Center. On Eid Al Fitr, the min- ber of beneficiary families, completed intersection and roads were part of the Road Im- The ministry has provided istry distributed Eid cloth- calling on everyone to provide provement Works in Various Areas of Greater Doha Project — them with integrated food ing to these families and ap- support at the beginning of the Phase 5. page 2 baskets in the first and second proximately 2,600 workers, third phase. 02 Tuesday, July 14, 2020

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Quick read Sidra Medicine performs endoscopic Deputy Amir congratulates president of Montenegro

The Deputy Amir His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani on Monday sent a cable of congratulations to President surgery on baby with misshapen skull Milo Dukanovic of the Republic of Montenegro on his country’s Statehood Day. (QNA) The Qatar Foundation entity is on a continued path towards pioneering paediatric surgery Prime minister congratulates Montenegro’s counterpart Tribune News Network cialised endoscopic equipment. Taking Doha a minimally invasive approach to treat Prime Minister and Minister of Interior HE Sheikh Khalid bin baby Ahmed was safer as it meant that Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani on Monday sent a cable of con- Neurosurgeons at Sidra Medicine, there would be decreased blood loss gratulations to Prime Minister of Montenegro Dusko Markovic a member of Qatar Foundation (QF), and a shorter operative time. Most im- on his country’s Statehood Day. (QNA) have performed minimally invasive sur- portantly it would allow Ahmed to be gery on an infant born with a congenital discharged earlier and back home with condition called scaphocephaly. his family in a matter of days.” Scaphocephaly is a disorder which Following the endoscopy, Ahmed occurs when the two parietal bones of was discharged after only two nights, the skull are prematurely-fused togeth- with the small incisions healed in a few er. It is characterised by a misshapen days. He also underwent helmet ther- long and narrow head. apy by the MDT clinic’s craniofacial/ ‘Nearly 50 to 100 people Baby Ahmed was referred to Sidra plastic team to manipulate the correct Medicine when doctors noticed that his shape of his skull. Within three months with COVID-19 symptoms skull was growing in an elongated shape from the day of his endoscopy and with and would require specialist attention. the help of his helmet, Ahmed now has Following a thorough review of the op- a normal-shaped head. admitted to hospital daily’ tions – traditional open surgery versus Commenting on the care Ahmed the use of an endoscope - the Multidis- received at Sidra Medicine, his parents, Continued from page 1  There are already signs of ciplinary (MDT) surgery team at Sidra said: “Our first moments with Ahmed this happening in other Medicine went with the minimally inva- were fraught with concern, as the doc- “Even though restrictions countries around the world. sive endoscopic approach. Ahmed with Dr Ian Pople and Dr Khalid Al Kharazi tors in the delivery room noticed his are being lifted and num- Now more than ever, we Dr Khalid Al Kharazi, senior paedi- misshapen head right away. After go- bers are declining, this must be careful and protect atric neurosurgeon at Sidra Medicine harder to implement once the children Great Ormond Street Hospital in Lon- ing through the initial assessments, we does not mean that the the most vulnerable,” the who led the endoscopic procedure on are older than six months, as then we don. were then referred to Sidra Medicine. COVID-19 pandemic is fin- MoPH cautioned. Ahmed, said: “It was critical that Ahmed would have to consider using an open- Ahmed’s endoscopy took two hours, To have such world-class care at our ished in Qatar. Every day, The ministry said that was transferred to Sidra Medicine dur- surgery approach, which in some cases and involved opening of the early su- doorstep is life-changing. It saved us between 50 and 100 peo- while the restrictions of ing the first few weeks of his life. Early doesn’t allow for sufficient correction of ture as well as two small incisions to the time, resources and the challenges ple are admitted to hospi- COVID-19 are gradually be- detection of his condition allowed us the skull.” his scalp. Surgeons Dr Kharazi and Dr of taking him abroad for treatment.” tal with moderate to severe ing lifted in Qatar, it’s im- to use a minimally invasive approach Ahmed’s care was led by a multidis- Ian Pople then used a small lighted en- Sidra Medicine offers pioneering COVID-19 symptoms,” the portant for everyone to play when he was only two months old. ciplinary team of physicians, surgeons doscope to reconstruct Ahmed’s mis- paeadiatric surgeries including neuro- MoPH said. their role in controlling the “The earlier an endoscopic approach and nurses from neurosurgery; crani- shapen skull. surgery; craniofacial and plastic sur- “Unless we follow all virus by following precau- is performed on children with scapho- ofacial and plastic surgery; ophthalmol- Dr Ian Pople, division chief of Neu- gery; otolaryngology; ophthalmology; precautionary measures, tionary measures, adher- cephaly, the better the result as it would ogy; genetics; ENT and orthotics. The rosurgery at Sidra Medicine, said: “We orthopaedic and urology surgery; pedi- we may experience a sec- ence to physical distancing, provide the best aesthetic outcomes MDT surgery clinic at Sidra Medicine is take great pride in the varied cutting- atric general and thoracic surgery; peri- ond wave of the virus and wearing a face mask, wash- and lowest reoperation rate as well as led by Dr Mitch Stotland and Dr Grae- edge surgical techniques available at operative surgery; renal transplants; see numbers increasing. ing hands regularly.” minimal blood loss when compared to me Glass. The team also consulted Dr Sidra Medicine, moving towards more and reconstructive surgery for short traditional surgery. The procedure is Owase Jeelani, a visiting surgeon from truly keyhole techniques with our spe- bowel syndrome. Doha Declaration global programme helps Qatari-US Working Group in achieving SDGs’ agenda, says Mansouri discusses measures to QNA (UNODC) in Vienna, on the activi- justice into the broader United Na- more than 500 support and capacity check human trafficking Vienna ties of the Global Programm under tions agenda to address social and building activities. the slogan “Transforming Policies economic challenges, strengthen the Mansouri affirmedthe commit- QNA During the meeting, the two Qatar has confirmed that the into Actions”. rule of law at the national and inter- ment of Qatar to continue working Doha sides reviewed the steps taken global programme to implement He said the member states of national levels. with the United Nations Office on by authorities concerned in the Doha Declaration issued by the United Nations unanimously He said the implementation of Drugs and Crime to build on the The Qatari-US Working Group both countries on the precau- the 13th United Nations Congress adopted the Doha Declaration a the United Nations sustainable de- achievements of the global pro- held a meeting via video confer- tionary measures to counter on Crime Prevention and Crimi- few months before the adoption of velopment agenda in 2016 began gramme to implement the Doha encing to discuss aspects of joint COVID-19. The meeting also nal Justice in 2015, has achieved the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable during the same year of the launch Declaration and continue to con- cooperation between the two discussed joint activities and the highest possible outcome in Development, and the Doha Dec- of the Doha Declaration Global Pro- tribute to the implementation of the sides within the framework of projects and exchange of expe- support of the 2030 Agenda for laration had its forward-looking gramme funded by Qatar, the larg- 2030 Agenda for sustainable devel- a Memorandum of Understand- riences, according to the fields Sustainable Development Goals vision in support of this plan and est funding programme provided by opment goals at all levels. ing (MoU) for joint work and to of cooperation agreed upon in (SDGs) of the United Nations, as its emphasis on seeking to imple- one country in the history of the UN H called on other countries to combat human trafficking. awareness, training and learn- the outbreak of the coronavirus ment comprehensive policies and Office. T work with a shared responsibility The meeting was jointly ing about the best methods to (COVID-19) did not prevent the programmes that promote socio- The Qatari diplomat reviewed spirit and support the activities and chaired by Assistant undersec- raise community’s awareness of programme from continuing. economic development and provide the achievements of the Global Pro- programmes of the Office for the retary for Labour Affairs at the laws and legislations in labour Ambassador of Qatar to Austria support to other member states in gramme during the past five years, sake of rule of law, justice, equal- Ministry of Administrative De- affairs and to combat human and permanent Representative of their endeavours. and said that the sustainable de- ity, tolerance, openness and social velopment, Labour and Social trafficking. Qatar to the United Nations and in- Mansouri said the Doha Decla- velopment plan pledged to ensure inclusion for all, and to refrain from Affairs Mohammed Hassan Al At the end of the meeting, ternational organizations in Vienna ration was built on the close inter- no one will be left behind and the enacting and implementing any uni- Obaidli and Deputy Undersec- the two sides emphasised the HE Sultan bin Salmeen Al Mansouri dependence and mutual impact of programme achieved this goal as lateral economic, financial or com- retary at the US Department of need to continue discussing de- made the remarks during a video sustainable development and the it reached about two million peo- mercial measures that are inconsist- Labour Martha Newton. A line- velopments in the implementa- conference meeting of the United rule of law. Its motto was to inte- ple from 192 countries, and more ent with international law and the up of officials from both sides tion of the MoU and agreements Nations Officeon Drugs and Crime grate crime prevention and criminal than 55,000 people benefited from Charter of United Nations. attended the meeting. between them. Ashghal completes works on Al Tarfa intersection, opens it to traffic Tribune News Network local manufacturers and in line hancement works comprised the Doha with Ta’heel initiative which was upgrade of the surface and storm launched by the Authority in water drainage and the TSE lines The Public Works Author- 2017, local materials and manu- in addition to protecting elec- ity (Ashghal) has announced the facturers were relied on for most tricity and telecommunications completion of main upgrading of the project’s work. Materials services’ lines and upgrading works on Al Tarfa Intersection and elements supplied from lo- water lines. The road was also and its infrastructure service cal manufacturers included sew- equipped with directional signs utilities, in addition to the con- age, surface water and rain wa- and road markings. struction of new service roads. ter drainage pipes, in addition Ashghal is working on fin- The recently completed in- link to Al Tarfa Street, Jeryan section provides a link to Jeryan to lighting poles and luminaires. ishing the remaining interlock tersection and roads are now Nejaima Street as well as the Nejaima Area and Wadi Al Ba- The local Qatari component and landscaping works along- open to traffic, as part of the street leading to Wadi Al Banat nat Area as well as facilitates used on the project reached 80 side the road which, once com- Road Improvement Works in Area known as Leawaina Street, access to Abdullah Bin Khalifa percent. plete, will cover 12,700 square Various Areas of Greater Doha which accommodate significant Stadium and Doha Golf Club. Further to upgrading the in- metres of green areas and in- Project - Phase five. traffic volume. Eng Hillabi said the comple- tersection, a total 2.3 kilomtres clude planting 103 trees. To en- Engineer Essa Sultan Al He said the intersection di- tion of the upgrading works on of road works and the construc- courage a healthy lifestyle, the Hillabi, project engineer in the rectly serves several important Al Tarfa Intersection has signifi- tion of new service roads, the project will avail a 2-kilometre Roads Projects Department at educational institutions such as cantly enhanced the traffic flow project’s scope of works also in- pedestrian and cycle shared path Ashghal highlighted the impor- Qatar University, Doha Institute and reduced the congestion in cluded the installation of a new alongside Jeryan Nejaima Street tance of Al Tarfa Intersection for Graduate Studies and the the area. lighting system and the upgrade and Leawaina Street that will as the recently opened intersec- College of Arts and Sciences. Engineer Hillabi said, in of infrastructure utility services. be linked to the existing shared tion and street provides direct He added that Al Tarfa Inter- line with Ashghal’s support to Infrastructure services’ en- path on Al Tarfa Street. Nation Tuesday, July 14, 2020 03 GU-Q’s New Student Orientation prepares Northwestern University announces 2024 batch for return scholarships for masters programme Tribune News Network ested in pursuing a career in to QF campus studies Doha the sports industry.” Classes in the program Tribune News Network “This year 30 GU-Q students The Northwestern Universi- are taught by faculty mem- Doha will be mentoring incoming ty of Qatar is offering schol- bers who share their insights students as Orientation Advi- arships to Qatari nationals and practical knowledge Georgetown Univer- sors, which is twice as many and long-term residents based on extensive profes- sity in Qatar (GU-Q) has as last year, to make sure we after receiving full accredi- sional experience in sports. launched a comprehensive provide our largest incom- tation from the Ministry of The program offers access New Student Orientation ing class with the best pos- Education and Higher Edu- to team executives and pro- (NSO) that runs virtually sible introduction to our pro- cation. The scholarships will fessionals in areas such as from July 12 to August 20 for gramme and our community provide all funding for the operations, marketing, and the largest incoming cohort and to make sure they have Northwestern Masters in sponsorship in a wide range of first-year students in the access to all the resources Sports Administration pro- of sports and sports-related school’s history, in the latest they need to succeed.” gram. environments. signal that QF-partner insti- Reflecting on this year’s The programme is being “The Northwest master’s tutions are gearing up for a NSO theme ‘Multicultural- offered through the School programme is a sports ad- successful fall semester de- ism in a Digital World’, In- of Professional Studies in ministration that is curated spite the public health crisis. ternational Politics major partnership with Northwest- to meet the realities and Through a combination Malak Elmoh, one of the two ern home campus. It offers demands of this nation as it of pre-recorded modules students helping to organise courses ranging from sports prepares to host world-class and online engagement with the programme as NSO Coor- marketing to law and man- sports tournaments and de- staff, faculty and current stu- dinators, said: “We are look- agement, with the option of velop a knowledge-based dents, this year’s six-week ing at accommodating and specialising in Global Sports economy,” Lugo-Ocando virtual NSO programme aims sustaining diversity to en- Communication. NU-Q’s Jairo Lugo-Ocando, director of executive and graduate education, with student Inaara Gangji. said. to provide 141 new students courage healthy dialogue and “We are thrilled to re- The requirements for the with the resources, guid- discourse regardless of dif- ceive this accreditation and needs to achieve its future vi- the world, and employs pro- larly prevalent in Qatar,” he degree are offered in a blend- ance and strategies needed ferences.” The Class of 2024 support from the Qatar sion,” said Jairo Lugo-Ocan- fessionals with a variety of noted, “and this industry al- ed form , allowing students to thrive at GU-Q. Members will be joining a diverse stu- Foundation and the Minis- do, Director of Executive and business skills and speciali- ready offers a wide range of to enroll in a combination of of the Class of 2024 will be dent body at GU-Q of more try of Education and Higher Graduate Education. zations who have one com- challenging career options online and in-person classes. bonding with their class- than 40 different nationali- Education as we work to- Lugo-Ocando pointed out mon interest–the business and opportunities. This pro- The evening sessions are also mates, learning about clubs, ties. gether to develop the knowl- that sports is one of the larg- of sports. “The interest in the gram will enhance the career scheduled to allow flexibility activities and co-curricular Culture and Politics ma- edge and mastery that Qatar est economic enterprises in business of sports is particu- prospects for anyone inter- for working professionals. and research opportunities, jor Heba Mohamednor, an- putting together their course other NSO Coordinator, pre- schedules and preparing for dicts that future NSO’s will the exciting four years to continue to include virtual come. elements. “The transition In his welcome address to college life can be very HBKU students build data inference system to to the new students, Dean stressful, even without the of GU-Q Dr Ahmad Dallal challenges of a pandemic, stressed the need for future because there is so much new provide coronavirus case projections in Qatar leaders who would take up information to take in. Offer- the task of building a better ing aspects of the programme tribune news network tics, provides a predictive plore ‘what-if’ scenarios. tunate case of a future pan- future for humanity in light online means students can go doha number of new cases for the “One very effective meas- demic. of ongoing global turbulence. at their own pace, and still next 10 days and gives an es- ure was enforcing masks in “Our web application “You were chosen to join have time to engage with STUDENTS at the College timate of the current basic public, which also coincided framework can be general- GU-Q because you demon- their advisors and with other of Science and Engineering reproductive number of these with further restrictions ised for monitoring other strated a number of excellent members of their incoming (CSE), part of Hamad Bin cases. This number tells us around the Eid period”, ex- infectious diseases or fluc- qualities. But the one that class for a smoother transi- Khalifa University (HBKU), how fast the virus is spread- plained Yoosuf. “This may tuating waves of the current makes you truly a ‘Hoya’ is tion that doesn’t overwhelm have successfully developed ing within the population.” have contributed significant- pandemic”, explained Yoosuf. your willingness to work for them.” and implemented a statisti- The model’s algorithms ly to the downward trend we “What makes it unique is that positive change in the world,” The NSO programme will cal inference system that can are based on the SIR mod- are seeing today. In contrast, it incorporates governmental he said. culminate in the annual New provide projections of COV- el - a three-tier classifica- the beginning of the Holy measures and other major The NSO programme is Student Convocation cer- ID-19 cases in Qatar. tion of the population into Month of Ramadan may have events in Qatar, which can organised by Assistant Direc- emony, a formal initiation An outcome of the stu- Susceptible, Infectious and Shehel Yoosuf been a setback due to unhin- have a major impact on how tor for Student Programmes into Georgetown’s academic dents’ learning process in Recovered (SIR), and key dered gatherings and shop- the pandemic progresses. Our Uday Rosario, who said, community. CSE’s Master of Science in data derived from the daily tions if we took into account ping rushes. Similarly, we work is a data-driven way to Data Science and Engineer- number of positive cases. nation-wide events and pre- are modelling lockdown re- monitor the past and present ing programme, the online The system draws daily data ventive measures because laxation measures and close- situation during a pandemic platform aims to give users from the Ministry of Public they tend to shift the spread ly monitoring changes in the and make rough estimations all the necessary information Health’s website; estimates rate of the pandemic, which reproductive number. Basic on the spread of the disease to understand the severity of variables of the infectious can otherwise be assumed to reproductive number esti- in the future, based on the the pandemic at a given time disease SIR model; makes be constant. We adapted the mates show that the virus has data we have.” and help avert activities that predictions, and plots them model to data from Qatar and been in a decayed state since CSE’s Master of Science in may cause additional expo- based on these variables. It extended it so that we can the end of May, and the first Data Science and Engineer- sure to the virus. “The main then feeds this information also account for the fact that phase of easing the lockdown ing programme aims to help objective of the application into the students’ online plat- daily positive cases are only a has been promising.” students build strong foun- is to provide a data-driven form. “We were inspired by a part of the infected compart- According to Yoosuf, a dational knowledge in big dashboard for monitoring global study that showed how ment. There are many more second surge in cases is al- data and data analysis. The the COVID-19 pandemic in government interventions people who are infected, but ways possible, but the model college’s PhD programme in Qatar”, said Shehel Yoosuf, affected the progress of the not tested.” can offer insights as to how Computer Science and En- a graduate of the Master of pandemic using this model The model can be used to the lift is faring, especially gineering provides students Science in Data Science and for Europe”, said Yoosuf, who infer reasons as to why oc- when compared to the early with a broad understanding Engineering and a candidate worked alongside classmate casional spikes may be ob- days of the pandemic. Post- of the methods, technolo- in HBKU’s PhD programme Ahmed Aziz on the project. served, or to measure the lockdown, such models can gies, and tools needed to suc- GU-Q’s New Student Orientation programme will run virtually from July as of September, 2020. “The “From the study, we realised effectiveness of government provide tracking insights and ceed in the in-demand field of 12 to August 20. model presents daily statis- we could get better predic- interventions. It can also ex- lessons learned in the unfor- computer engineering. BPS students pass Class XII exams with flying colours Birla Public School (BPS) stu- dents have passed their Class XII examinations, conducted by the Central Board of Sec- ondary Examination (CBSE) of India, with flying colours. According to a school press release on Monday, 281 BPS students sat the Senior Sec- Ashley A. Babu Tanya Pinheiro Keerthisree A. Ameena V. Abbas Abhilash K. C. Aashvi A. Shah Allen T. Benny Amina B. Yoonus Ana Asif Saleem ondary School Certificate Ex- amination in March, 2020, of 75 percent with distinction. 96.80 percent marks; Tanya with 94.60 marks. Engineering Graphics and Psy- various subjects. cent in Commerce and 83.04% which 41 percent scored above The toppers in different Pinheiro (Commerce) with Altogether, 23 students chology whereas one in Eng- This year the school reg- in Humanities while the overall 90 percent marks. Overall, 90 streams include: Ashley Ac- 96.60 percent; and Keerthis- got A1 grade in all the five sub- lish Core scored 100 percent. istered 87.86 percent school school average was recorded at percent students scored above camma Babu (Science) with ree Annapantula (Humanities) jects while seven each got A1 in In all, the school got 482 A1s, in average in Science, 82.14 per- 86.10%. (TNN)

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Karan Muraleedharan Krish K. Bangera Manu Krishna Mariya Biju Meenakshi Madhu Mohammed R. Rashied Mridhula Manimaran Nikita Ann Joseph Nowreen Nayeem Riya Mahajan Ronita S. Thomas

Rupal J. Shukla Sania Rizwan Sarah N. Shees Shriinidhi Laxmanan Shweta Arun Tanushree D. Yogesh Vaidehi Pujary Vaishnavee G. Varad Dhiman Yiasu Verma Zain Sharief A. 04 Tuesday, July 14, 2020 Nation DFI to host online ‘First Cut Lab’ to boost potential of regional film projects

Tribune News Network an opportunity to receive expert Film Fund project that thema- velopment programmes. We Doha feedback on their full rough cut tises a Bedouin boy’s friend- are proud to be part of a global from international film advisors ship with a camel calf, will be network of organisations that The Doha Film Institute as well as a consultant editor. featured in the second session. can extend access to the inter- (DFI) will host a comprehen- Participants can engage in dis- The third session will highlight nationally recognised First Cut sive ‘First Cut Lab’ in a special cussions and receive direct feed- ‘The Maiden’s Pond’ (Lebanon, Lab to our community and ac- online edition from June 18, in back in one-to-one meetings Qatar) by Bassem Breish, a fea- celerate the success of stand- a series of four main sessions, and in small groups via video- ture narrative about a strained out projects ready to launch.” each dedicated to one select conferencing platforms. At the mother-daughter relationship, “This year’s selected films feature or short film. end of the lab, creative teams while the fourth session will fo- will become part of a pres- Designed to foster the ar- will receive a written memo re- cus on Jihan Kikhia’s ‘Search- tigious collection of First Cut tistic potential of the selected port that serves as a guideline ing for Kikhia’ (USA/ Libya/ Lab-supported debuts, many rough cuts and to increase the for future edits and post-pro- Lebanon/France/Qatar), trac- of which have gone on to pre- sales, festival and circulation duction of their films. ing the steps of the daughter of miere at international film fes- potential of the completed All projects for this year’s a peaceful opposition leader to tivals such as Cannes and the films, the workshops are open lab will receive expert mentor- Qaddafi and her mother’s 19- Berlinale. More so, translating to film teams from Qatar or ship from First Cut Lab creator year search to find him. the workshop experience into the MENA region whose pro- and Director Matthieu Darras, The workshops are open to film teams from Qatar or the MENA region whose projects are in in different Fatma Hassan Alremaihi, a digital format will open up jects are in different stages of a renowned festival program- stages of post-production. chief executive officer of DFI, new forms of collaboration be- post-production. mer and former TorinoFilm- said: “The Doha Film Insti- tween our talented film teams In line with the institute’s Lab artistic director as well Advisors Sata Cissokho, Myr- documentary ‘Places of the filmmaker’s journey to Ant- tute is deeply committed to and global mentors, whilst mission to support promising as creator of the Pop Up Film iam Sassine, Gudula Meinzolt Soul’ (Qatar), which explores arctica with an environmen- elevating promising voices maintaining the creative spirit talents from the region, the in- Residency; Editor Mentors and Wim Vanacker. the duality between moder- tal and leadership expedition. and talents from Qatar and of skill enhancement through tensive workshop offers selected Benjamin Mirguet and Sebas- The first session will fo- nity and tradition and nature Khalifa Almarri’s short narra- the region through our diverse lively discussion and practical producer/director/editor teams tian Sepúlveda; and Industry cus on Hamida Issa’s feature and civilisation through the tive ‘Olayan’ (Qatar), a Qatari year-round training and de- team work,” she concluded. QAC chief calls on Ooredoo unveils eco protection nationals to enrol campaign with beach clean-up in college courses Tribune News Network for industry needs Doha

Ooredoo has announced the QNA courses at the college. launch of a new campaign to Doha The college has also been de- promote the protection of the veloping programmes continu- environment. Director-General of the ously, the latest of which are spe- Ooredoo’s Beach Clean-up Qatar Aeronautical College cial programmes for the armed campaign focuses on keeping (QAC) HE Jabor bin Hamad forces in some departments, as Qatar’s beaches clean for both bin Mohammad Al Thani has well as specialised courses serv- the marine environment and stressed the need for national ing aviation workers. those visiting, ensuring that cadres in the field of aviation He pointed out that the col- everyone visiting one of the science, especially in light of the lege is also considering the uni- many beautiful beaches in the The campaign started with the first Beach Clean-Up at Sumaysimah Beach on Sunday, 12 July 2020. development plans and expan- versity leave system as an alter- country leaves only sandcastles sion of the aviation industry in native to the currently approved when they leave. left behind. beaches remain clean for the beaches to share the responsi- delighted to work with Oore- the country. diploma system, while it does The campaign to clean up Among the participants benefit of both marine life and bility. We were pleased to see doo on this initiative, which we In an interview with the not plan to include the vertical started with the first Beach were Ooredoo brand ambassa- those visiting to enjoy the best so many Ooredoo volunteers hope will encourage everyone to Lusail newspaper on Monday, flying major in its departments, Clean-Up at Smaisima Beach dor Ali bin Tawar and influenc- of nature. out in force on Sunday, despite think of the environment when he said the college is keen to at- due to the weak demand for this on Sunday, July 12, 2020. ers such as Ola Al Fares, Hanan Yousuf Abdulla Al Kubaisi, the heat, and we look forward they visit the beach and play tract Qatari youth, both males costly major. In collaboration with El Amadi, Saleh Elayan, Amina chief operating officer, Ooredoo to many more such events in their part to maintain cleanli- and females, to study the vari- Ooredoo, Al Daayen Mu- El Musa, Abdulla Al Mana, Qatar, said: “Supporting initia- the coming months.” ness and promote protection of ous internationally-recognised The college has also been nicipality and Friends of the Hamad Bin Nasser and Khaled tives that promote protection of Rashed Al Kharayein, direc- our environment.” aviation specialties, in order to Environment Center, dozens Al Rayyes, along with popular our environment is a key focus tor of Al Daayen Municipality, At the end of the first ensure that the State’s needs of developing programmes of volunteers met at Smai- public figure Shams Al Qassabi. of our corporate social respon- said: “We are blessed with many Beach Clean-Up event, the technical cadres in aviation sci- continuously, the latest of sima Beach to start a beach- The Beach Clean-Up initia- sibility strategy, in line with the beautiful beaches in Qatar, and Al Daayen Municipality hon- ences are met. He added that which are special pro- cleaning campaign, with the tive was set up in conjunction United Nations Sustainable De- all citizens and residents share oured Ooredoo for its promi- the doors are open to everyone grammes for the armed #LeaveOnlySandCastles so- with the Al Daayen Munici- velopment Goals. We are proud a responsibility to take care of nent role in supporting com- to join this enjoyable, yet chal- forces in some depart- cial media hashtag designed pality, with both the telecom- to be working with Al Daayen them in order to preserve ma- munities and stakeholders lenging field and promised to ments, as well as special- to encourage beach-goers to munications operator and the Municipality to ensure that we rine life and ensure we are all in their efforts to protect and welcome any exploratory visit ised courses serving avia- clean themselves up and take municipality making a com- keep Qatar’s beaches clean and able to enjoy everything our preserve the environment for to the academy. responsibility for any garbage mitment to ensure that Qatar’s encourage everyone using the beaches have to offer. We are future generations. He exhorted citizens, resi- tion workers dents and individuals haling from Arab countries, who have As for the academic de- a passion for aviation, or the velopment plan, an internal transportation sector in gen- committee was formed to re- eral, to join the college, which structure the buildings and Watch Jupiter at its brightest and largest today, says QCH enjoys a distinguished place in infrastructure of the college, aviation sciences, recognised he said, adding that another Tribune News Network very important as the planet tres of three celestial objects ter over eastern horizon on by the International Air Trans- committee has been formed to Doha appears the brightest and the (Sun, Earth and Jupiter) are Tuesday will be at 6:21pm port Association (IATA) and the develop external workshops for largest during this period, aligned on a straight line (Doha time) while it will International Civil Aviation Or- maintenance and electricity, in QATAR residents will be able QCH’s Expert Astronomer with the Earth moving in be- reach its highest point (42 ganization (ICAO). addition to virtual workshops to watch the giant planet Dr Beshir Marzouk said, add- tween Sun and Jupiter and degrees) over Qatar sky at He said that the college or- for airports, training depart- Jupiter on Tuesday (July ing that it is a good chance to Jupiter lying at a distance of 11:37pm. ganises awareness and promo- ments, freight operations, han- 14) evening, Qatar Calen- watch the planet with naked 4.14 Astronomical Unit (AU) Then it will continue tional workshops in schools to dling of dangerous parts and dar House (QCH) has an- eyes and take quality pic- from Sun’s centre. AU equals moving towards the western introduce the students to the security department. nounced. The Jupiter’s ris- tures using telescopes. approximately 149.6 million horizon, Dr Marzouk said. majors and curricula offered by He pointed out that the ing time over Qatar sky will During this celestial kilometres. Jupiter is the largest the college in the field of avia- development is in full swing, coincide with the sunset time event, Jupiter is at its nearest Jupiter at oppsition Qatar residents will be planet of our solar system tion sciences. and during the coming period, approximately. point to the Earth, Dr Mar- able to observe Jupiter right with 79 known moons. The They also review the many parts will be gradually The cosmological phe- zouk pointed out. This event August 20, 2021, he said. from the time of sunset till four largest moons of Jupiter success of previous gradu- phased out, until the plan is nomenon called ‘Jupiter at occurs once a year and the When Jupiter is at oppo- the sunrise on Wednesday. are called Io, Europa, Gany- ates to motivate and attract fully implemented according to opposition with the Sun’ is next time it will take place on sition with the Sun, the cen- The rising time of Jupi- mede and Callisto. students to pursue various the schedule by mid-2022.

WCM-Q research helps shed light on genetic heritage of the Arabian horse

Tribune News Network entists was led by the University many generations back. What we tributed genetically to the modern cance, in line with the goals set out Doha of Florida’s Samantha Brooks, a found was that in the area where Thoroughbred, but the racing Ara- in Qatar National Vision 2020.” UF/IFAS assistant professor of this breed originates – likely the bians’ DNA told a different story. The study has a long list of co- Researchers at Weill Cornell animal sciences formerly based at near East region, but we don’t know “What we found in these sam- authors, with contributors from the Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) have Cornell University in Ithaca, New exactly – there’s a healthy level of ples was not that much Arabian University of Tehran, Iran; the Uni- helped probe the genetic diversity York; Doug Antczak, the Dorothy diversity. This is particularly evi- ancestry was part of the Thorough- versity of Kentucky; the University and origins of the Arabian horse, Havemeyer McConville professor dent in populations from Bahrain bred line, but the opposite: that of Agriculture in Kraków, Poland; prized all over the world for its of Equine Medicine at the Baker and Syria, which suggests these are Thoroughbred DNA exists in most the Hong Kong Jockey Club; the beauty, grace and athletic endur- Institute for Animal Health of Cor- some pretty old populations.” of the modern racing Arabian lines, Equine Veterinary Medical Center ance. nell University; and Andy Clark, the The horse is prized for char- indicating a more recent inter- at Al Shaqab (a QF member) in Renowned for its ability to Jacob Gould Schurman professor at acteristics like heat tolerance and breeding within this group,” Brooks Doha, Qatar; and the University of thrive in extremely hot, arid envi- Cornell’s department of molecular endurance, as well as its unique ap- said. “I can’t speculate on the how Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Aus- ronments, the Arabian is the oldest biology and genetics. pearance, with a dish-shaped facial or why, but this is clearly the story tria. Elissa Cosgrove from the Clark recorded breed of horse, with cred- Researchers at WCM-Q, led by profile, wide-set eyes, an arched the DNA is telling us.” lab and Raheleh Sadeghi, a visiting ible documentation stretching back Dr Joel Malek, associate profes- neck and a high tail carriage. It has Another implication of this scientist from Iran in the Antczak more than 2,000 years placing its sor of Genetic Medicine, used the been exported from its ancestral study, Brooks said, is the potential lab, shared first co-authorship of development in the Middle East. college’s state-of-the-art equip- homeland for centuries, with some to identify the genetic regions that the study. Working in collaboration with ment and expertise to assist with modern lineages drawn strictly determine some of the Arabian’s The study also had contribu- an international team of fellow re- the sequencing of the horse DNA. from these smaller genetic pools, unique traits, like their facial pro- tors from the University of Tehran, searchers, scientists at WCM-Q The study was made possible by giving the breed a reputation for in- file. This could be expanded to Iran; the University of Kentucky; helped conduct a comprehensive National Priorities Research Pro- Breeders prize the Arabian horse for bred disorders. While this was true identify the marker for other horse the University of Agriculture in global sampling and analysis of the gram (NPRP) grant 6-1303-4-023 characteristics like heat tolerance for some groups they tested, Brooks breeds’ head shapes, for example. Kraków, Poland; the Hong Kong genomes of 378 individual Arabian from the Qatar National Research and endurance, as well as its uniquely noted, they also found remark- Dr Malek said, “We are very Jockey Club; the Equine Veterinary horses in Qatar, Iran, the UAE, Po- Fund, a member of Qatar Founda- graceful appearance. able diversity when considering the proud to have been able to work Medical Center (a Qatar Founda- land, the US, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, tion (QF). The paper, entitled ‘Ge- breed as a whole. with so many talented and dedi- tion member) in Doha, Qatar; and the UK, Australia, Denmark and nome Diversity and the Origin of Brooks said, “The Arabian horse Brooks contrasted the discovery cated researchers all over the world the University of Veterinary Medi- Canada. Blood and hair samples the Arabian Horse’, has now been has a special mystique due to the of more diverse populations with on this project, which underlines cine Vienna, Austria. were painstakingly collected from published in ‘Scientific Reports’, a long recorded history of the breed. the samples they received from rac- WCM-Q’s commitment to pursu- The study can be read in full at: the horses over an eight-year period. journal of the Nature series of pub- Arabian horse breeders, in particu- ing Arabians. Another longstanding ing projects at the cutting edge of https://www.nature.com/articles/ The international team of sci- lications lar, know their horse’s bloodlines myth says that the Arabian con- science that have great local signifi- s41598-020-66232-1 Middle East / Africa Tuesday, July 14, 2020 05 Saudi coalition says it destroyed Iran says virus death toll tops 13,000 drones, missiles of Yemeni rebels Shooting down of Ukrainian aircraft DPA due to ‘human error’: Iran Riyadh

Tehran Iran has once again ship, which subsequently The Saudi-led coalition said given an explanation for the led to furious protests in the on Monday it had intercepted shooting down of a Ukrainian country. and destroyed four missiles passenger plane over Tehran President Hassan Rowhani and seven bomb-laden drones about seven months ago. then promised a thorough launched by Yemen’s Iran- There was a communica- and complete investigation by backed Houthi rebels towards tion error at the responsible a special court and various the kingdom. military department due to teams of experts. Some peo- Coalition spokesman Turki the incorrect alignment of the ple are said to have already al-Malki said that the missiles radar system, media reports been arrested in connection and drones were launched said on Monday, which ulti- with the incident. from Yemen’s capital Sana’a mately led to the aircraft being Last month, Iran agreed and directed at civilian targets, fired on accidentally. to hand over the flight record- in a statement carried by the The Iranian aviation au- ers of the passenger plane to official Saudi Press Agency. thority wrote in its final report France for evaluation. Tehran The Houthis’ military that it was a “human error.” has also agreed to pay com- spokesman, Yehia Serae, con- The plane was mistakenly pensation to the families of firmed in a statement that the shot down by Iranian forces on the plane’s foreign victims. rebel group had launched at- January 8, shortly after taking Among the dead passen- tacks on Saudi military sites. off from Tehran. All 176 peo- gers were Canadians, Ukrain- He said the group’s bal- ple on board were killed. ians, Afghans, British, Swedes listic missiles and drones had The shooting was initially and Iranians with residence destroyed a number of mili- denied by the Iranian leader- rights in Sweden. (DPA) tary bases and installations of Iranians walk past shops in the southeastern city of Kerman. (AFP) the Saudi coalition in Jizan, Najran and Assir near the bor- AFP spaces from July 4, including in an overcrowded environ- der with Yemen, in a “wide- Tehran Third Iranian lawmaker dies from coronavirus on public transport. ment, the more likely you are scale military operation.” He State television, whose to contract the disease,” Lari added that they had hit Saudi Iran reported on Monday Tehran Another lawmaker has The 59-year-old’s death was but has since recovered. presenters now wear masks, said. warplanes and other military more than 200 new coro- died in Iran due to an infec- confirmed on Monday, accord- Since the easing of restric- said on Monday that police in Iran closed schools, can- targets in the airports of Abha, navirus fatalities that took tion with the coronavirus, the ing to ISNA. tions mid-May, safety rules Tehran were stopping com- celled public events and Jizan and Najran. the overall toll in the Middle news agency ISNA reported on Members of the Iranian have increasingly been ignored, muters without masks from banned movement between Saudi Arabia has been East’s deadliest outbreak be- Monday. parliament have been criticized leading to a dramatic rise in entering the subway. its 31 provinces in March, leading an alliance to fight yond 13,000. Issa Jafari is the third mem- for not keeping the appropriate infection numbers. Authorities in Qom tight- but progressively lifted re- the Houthis in Yemen since “Unfortunately, in the ber of the Iranian parliament to social distance during ses- On Monday, the Health ened controls in banks and strictions from April to try March 2015. past 24 hours, we have lost die of the coronavirus since the sions. Ministry reported a total of administrative offices to en- to reopen its sanctions-hit Yemen has been locked in 203 of our compatriots due to beginning of the pandemic in Parliamentary Speaker Ali 13,032 deaths and 259,652 sure the implementation of economy. a devastating power struggle the COVID-19 disease,” said late February. Larijani tested positive in April infections. (DPA) health protocols, including The economy is suffering since the Houthis took over health ministry spokeswoman mask-wearing, Tasnim news under the pressures of the Sana’a and other cities in Sep- Sima Sadat Lari. the virus, raising the overall ite holy city of Qom. confirmed cases since early agency reported on Monday. health crisis. tember 2014. “Based on this figure, the figure in the country’s out- The Islamic republic has May, when Iran hit a near The health ministry The country’s currency, The conflict has pushed total number of victims has break to 259,652. refrained from enforcing full two-month low in daily re- spokeswoman called on eve- the rial, has hit new lows Yemen, already one of the reached 13,032,” she told a Iran has been struggling lockdowns to stop the pan- corded infections. ryone to keep a physical dis- against the US dollar in recent Arab world’s poorest coun- televised news conference. to contain the virus since an- demic’s spread. The Iranian government tance from others, to wash weeks, mostly over border tries, to the verge of famine Lari said another 2,349 nouncing its first cases in Feb- Official figures have shown made the wearing of masks their hands and to use masks. closures and a halt in non-oil and devastated the country’s people had tested positive for ruary -- two deaths in the Shi- an upward trajectory in new compulsory in closed public “The more time you spend exports, according to analysts. health facilities.

News Somalia’s army Seven children, 2 women killed in brief Hezbollah chief survives in Yemen air strike: UN parliamentary AFP between Huthi rebels and pro- Yemen”. Yemen’s war between the bloc lodges Dubai government forces backed by UN experts have accused Iran-backed Huthis and pro- complaint against suicide bombing a Saudi-led coalition that pro- both sides in Yemen’s five- government troops escalated US ambassador Seven children and two wom- vides air support. year-old conflict of multiple in March 2015 when the coa- AFP Monday’s attack was en were killed in an air raid in “Initial reports... indicate war crimes. lition intervened against the Beirut The parliamentary Mogadishu claimed by Al-Shabaab northwest Yemen, a UN agen- that on 12 July an air strike On Monday, the coalition rebels who control large parts bloc of Lebanon’s pro-Iran cy said Monday, as Riyadh said killed seven children and two acknowledged the possibility of Yemen including the capital Shiite movement Hezbol- Somalia’s army chief, Gen- through their media outlet it intercepted missiles fired by women in Washhah district of of civilian casualties during an Sanaa. lah on Monday lodged an eral Odowa Yusuf Rage, on Shahada, according to the Yemeni Huthi rebels. Hajjah governorate,” OCHA anti-Huthi operation in Hajjah Tens of thousands have official complaint with the Monday survived a suicide US monitoring group SITE. The UN Office for the Coor- said. and said it was being investi- been killed, an estimated four Lebanese Foreign Ministry bomb attack that was claimed dination of Humanitarian Af- Lisa Grande, the agency’s gated. million displaced and 80 per- against the US ambassador by the Al-Shabaab jihadist survived the attack and he is fairs (OCHA) also said another coordinator for Yemen, said It also said its forces had cent of the country’s 29 million in Beirut. group, military sources said. safe.” two women and two children it was “incomprehensible that “intercepted and destroyed people are dependent on aid Headed by Hezbol- A civilian died and half Security forces briefly were wounded in Sunday’s in the middle of the COVID seven drones and four ballistic for survival. lah lawmaker Mohammed a dozen other people were detained several journalists raid in Hajjah governorate. pandemic, when options for a missiles” launched by the Hu- The coronavirus pandemic Raad, the bloc filed the wounded in the attack on who arrived on the scene. The province near the ceasefire are on the table, civil- this against civilians in Saudi is also raging unchecked in the complaint against Ambas- his motorcade in the capital The general was appoint- capital Sanaa is a battlefront ians continue being killed in Arabia. country. sador Dorothy Shea during Mogadishu, one said. ed last August at the age of a meeting with Lebanese “The terrorist, driving a 32, making him the youngest Foreign Minister Nassif Toyota Surf Land Cruiser, army chief in Somalia’s his- Hitti. tried to strike a convoy es- tory. “We asked the minis- corting the army chief when Monday’s attack was Nigeria doctors begin latest strike amid pandemic ter to take the measures the security forces fired sev- claimed by Al-Shabaab he deems appropriate eral warning shots to stop through their media outlet AFP tion said they called the strike despite a backlog in their wages. over 32,500 cases and 740 to control the behaviour him,” said Captain Mohamed Shahada, according to the US Lagos after the Lagos state govern- “Doctors working in COV- deaths from the virus. and pronouncements of Ismail, a military official. monitoring group SITE. ment failed to meet demands ID-19 isolation centres are still Lagos, the country’s largest this ambassador, and she “But he ignored (the The jihadists, who are Doctors in Nigeria’s largest for additional pay and better being owed two months; sala- city of 20 million inhabitants, must stop interfering in our shots), and the forces directly affiliated to Al-Qaeda, were city Lagos began a three-day protection. ries which have remained un- accounts for the bulk of the internal affairs and stop the fired on him, detonating the driven out of Mogadishu by warning strike on Monday “The issue of COVID-19 paid at the moment,” he said. cases. rhetoric that provokes strife vehicle. A civilian died and government forces backed by over welfare and inadequate hazard allowances and induce- “Our members are putting More than 800 health among the Lebanese,” Raad six others were wounded, in- 20,000 African Union peace- protective kits, but said med- ment allowances... approved themselves on the line daily to workers have been infected said after the meeting. (DPA) cluding two soldiers,” he said. keepers in 2011. ics handling coronavirus cases by the federal government to provide care, and we need to by the virus, according to the Suleyman Ali, another But they still control would not be involved. the doctors has not been ap- do everything to protect our Nigeria Centre for Disease Detained Mali military officer, said, “The swathes of territory outside The industrial action is the proved by Lagos government colleagues.” Control. opposition figures security forces shot a sui- the cities and carry out at- latest in a string of stoppages to her doctors,” leader Olu- The statement urged gov- The Nigerian Medical As- cide car bomber who tried to tacks, specialising in sui- by medics to hit Africa’s most wajimi Sodipo said in a state- ernment to provide enough sociation -- the country’s main freed sneak into the convoy escort- cide bombings, against gov- populous nation as it struggles ment. personal protective equip- doctors body -- has launched Bamako All opposition ing the military chief Odowa ernment and international to halt rising infections. He said the stoppage would ment, prompt testing of health or threatened a series of strikes figures who erew detained Yusuf Rage. The army chief targets. Doctors under the auspices not include members working workers and insurance. during the pandemic over wel- in Mali after violent protests of the Medical Guild Associa- in coronavirus isolation wards Nigeria has so far recorded fare and safety. against President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita on Friday have been released, their lawyers said on Monday. Alifa Habib Kone, one of the lawyers representing the opposition figures, said Mandela’s daughter Zindzi dies at 59 that three of his clients had been released on Monday. AFP passed away in the early the apartheid regime for 27 father had adopted as a states- “Dear Apartheid Apologists, “Others were released Johannesburg hours of today, 13 July 2020, years. man -- “reinvigorated the your time is over. You will not as early as last night, in in a Johannesburg hospital,” Like her parents, she was values and principles of the rule again. We do not fear you. a disorderly manner,” he Zindzi Mandela, the young- Ramaphosa said in a state- involved in the liberation struggle”, according to anoth- Finally #TheLandIsOurs”. added. est daughter of South Afri- ment. struggle and was an active er anti-apartheid icon, retired Paying tribute to Zindzi’s Another lawyer, Abdraha- ca’s first black president and The cause of her death was member of the African Na- archbishop Desmond Tutu. “unshakeable resolve of our mane Ben Mamata Toure, anti-apartheid icon Nelson not immediately revealed. tional Congress (ANC) youth “For the 27 years that fight for freedom”, Ramapho- also confirmed the release. Mandela died on Monday at She had been designated movement. Nelson Mandela was impris- sa referred to her as “a fear- Security forces arrested the age of 59, her family and to become South Africa’s en- One of her most promi- oned, his family -- wife... and less political activist who was some 20 opposition figures President Cyril Ramaphosa voy to Liberia after her stint in nent moments was in 1985 daughters Zindzi and Zenani a leader in her own right”. in the aftermath of unrest announced. Copenhagen, which started in when she read out -- in front -- played a critical role sym- “Our sadness is com- in the capital city Bamako Daughter to Mandela and 2015. of a huge crowd of ANC sup- bolising the humanity and pounded by this loss being vis- on Friday. Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, The Mandela family re- porters at a Soweto stadium -- steadfastness of the anti- ited upon us just days before Clashes persisted over she was South Africa’s ambas- leased a brief statement an- a letter in which her father re- Zindzi Mandela apartheid struggle,” the Tutu the world marks the birthday the weekend in Bamako and sador to Denmark at the time nouncing her death, which jected an offer of release from Foundation said in a state- of the great Nelson Mandela,” continued through Monday, of her death, which coincided said she was survived by her the then apartheid president, nounced the anti-apartheid ment. said Ramaphosa. with much of the tension with the anniversary of a car children and grandchildren. P.W. Botha. violence and protests. Her fiery anti-apartheid Mandela died in Decem- focused in the opposition- crash that claimed the life of Zindzi was born and raised At the time Botha had of- That letter, which she read stance did not wane with age. ber 2013 at the age of 95. The supporting Badalabougou his first son, 51 years earlier. in Soweto and grew up while fered to free Mandela from dressed in yellow and black In June last year, Zindzi set anniversary of his birth is on neighbourhood. (AFP) “Ambassador Mandela her father was incarcerated by prison on condition he re- -- the trademark colours her off a storm when she tweeted July 18. 06 Tuesday, July 14, 2020

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Trump’s Attack On International Students Is Disgraceful Why An Underdog Pick The new rule leaves colleges with an excruciating Is Unlikely For Joe Biden choice between public health and schools’ survival Y ordering foreign college students students’ contracting and spreading the With the US elections just four months away, the one element of surprise who are unable to take in-person virus in classrooms and dormitories. Bclasses this fall to leave the US, the The ICE order leaves colleges with that Trump challenger has is his pick for vice-president Trump administration has plumbed new an excruciating choice. They can rush depths of heartless incompetence. At to resume in-person instruction and put best, the order will cause needless anxi- the lives of faculty, staff and students at Carl P Leubsdorf ety and expense for both colleges and risk; or enable the deportation of their Tribune News Service students. At worst, it might wreck col- foreign students, who contribute $45 lege finances, destroy jobs and facilitate billion annually to colleges and sur- VERY few days, one or another the spread of the coronavirus. Inflicting rounding communities. news organisation reports on the such harm for some presumed political Schools that adopt hybrid models state of Joe Biden’s vice-presi- gain is disgraceful. combining in-person and remote in- dential search, touting the latest US immigration rules ban foreign- struction will have to prove that each inside information on who is up ers on student visas from enrolling in international student is attending physi- andE who is down. programmes taught exclusively online. cal classes — a significant administrative Take most of it with a grain of salt. Hav- This is reasonable in normal times — in burden when many are already under ing written those articles for many years, theory, virtual classes can be attended heavy financial pressure. Even if schools they often represent what some of the pro- anywhere. But the coronavirus outbreak find ways to comply, they will face the spective Democratic nominee’s advisers forced colleges to halt in-person instruc- same dilemma should new outbreaks think is happening — or hope will happen. tion abruptly force them As an old Chinese proverb put it: this spring, to close their “Those who speak do not know, those who throwing their doors again. know do not speak.” plans and Harvard Most likely, only Biden, his wife Jill those of their University and and one or two top advisers really know the students into the Massachu- state of play. After all, different staffers con- disarray. setts Institute duct different parts of the lengthy process In March, of Technology — analysis of the candidates’ public record, the US Im- have lodged scrutiny of their private finances, extensive migration a legal chal- interviews, and ultimately the more po- and Customs lenge, and it’s litical judgment of who would best comple- Enforcement to be hoped it ment Biden, as a candidate and in office. during the campaign by their day jobs. So She has served in local government, as agency rightly succeeds. Re- Still, it’s evident the pecking order of too would House members, who tend to be district attorney; state government, as at- announced it gardless, the potential running mates has changed since less prominent. torney general; and national government, would waive administra- Biden said in March he would pick a wom- With Klobuchar out, any short list of as a senator. At 55, she’s 22 years younger the in-person tion should an and named four close advisers to super- potential candidates certainly includes than Biden. And a recent USA TODAY/ requirement reverse course vise the search. the other two senators who showed well Suffolk poll showed she generated more ex- and allow 1 immediately One change was public. Minnesota in the presidential campaign, Elizabeth citement than potential rivals among both million inter- and allow visa Senator Amy Klobuchar, near the top in Warren of Massachusetts and Kamala white and Black Democrats. national stu- holders to con- initial speculation, withdrew from consid- Harris of California. Beyond Warren and Harris, it’s harder dents in the tinue learning eration amid the racial protests triggered Without Biden’s stunning South Caro- to determine which of the other names US to remain “for the duration of the remotely until the pandemic subsides. by the murder in Minneapolis by a white lina primary comeback that catapulted being mentioned are real and which have emergency.” On July 6, ICE rescinded Anything less is cruel to the students in- police officer of George Floyd, an African him to the nomination, Warren might well been included to broaden the list and as- the waiver. Student-visa holders enrolled volved and betrays institutions that are American suspect. have emerged as the alternative to Senator suage their egos. in schools that don’t resume in-person vital to the country’s future. Her decision essentially acknowledged Bernie Sanders. And Biden approached her One of the “real” names is probably Rep instruction must either transfer schools So, parents: Are you ready to send that controversy over her record.in pros- as a possible running mate while mulling a Val Demings, who made a strong impres- or return to their home countries. In- your kids back to school this fall? ecuting cases involving police officers while 2016 primary challenge to Hillary Clinton. sion over recent months. She is 63, Black ternational students who are currently Uncertainty is no stranger in the the local county attorney was the kind of However, the Massachusetts senator and from electorally crucial Florida. But overseas will be banned from entering. age of COVID-19, but few can blame complicating factor no presidential nomi- has four distinct disadvantages. She’s 71, her political experience is limited to three The policy is irresponsible on many families for feeling utterly adrift when nee wants to overshadow the general elec- and the conventional wisdom is any run- years in the House after 27 years with the levels. The vast majority of student-visa it comes to their children’s educations. tion campaign. ning mate should be significantly younger Orlando Police Department, the last four as holders stayed in the US during the lock- Districts around the US are struggling to Those demonstrations, plus others than Biden, who will be 78 in December its chief. down, expecting to be able to continue come up with classroom plans that keep protesting the severity of some COV- and may serve only one term. Others mentioned recently include their studies this fall. Under ICE’s order, kids socially distanced while protecting ID-19 pandemic lockdowns, may also In addition, her liberal positions, while Senators Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin they will have to start making arrange- teachers. Universities are facing pres- have had an impact since they showed popular with younger Democrats, may lim- and Tammy Duckworth of Illinois; Rep Ka- ments to leave the country or face de- sure from the government to open up, or how easy it would be for a sitting gover- it the ticket’s appeal to swing voters. She’s ren Bass of California; and former National portation, which would invalidate their their international students will be sent nor or mayor to be consumed by her day white in a year in which there is strong pres- Security Adviser Susan Rice. visas and prevent them from returning home with no guarantee of being able to job during the campaign. sure for a running mate of colour. And in In the end, Biden made clear his bot- to the US. return. Remote learning, necessity not- That could limit the chances of Mayor a more practical concern, a Biden-Warren tom line is qualification to serve as presi- Administration officials say the in- withstanding, has exacted a harsh toll on Keisha Lance Bottoms of Atlanta and Gov- ticket’s election would enable Massachu- dent — plus personal and political compat- tent of the new rules is to pressure col- teachers, students and caretakers alike. ernors Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan and setts’ Republican governor, Charlie Baker, ibility. That may also benefit Harris, who leges to reopen. Yet in much of the coun- And as important as being physically in Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, to fill her Senate seat at least temporar- was close to his late son, Delaware Attorney try, the health emergency that caused school is for kids’ academic growth and the latter of whom would be the first His- ily with a fellow Republican, complicating General Beau Biden. schools to close is getting worse. While mental health, guarding students, edu- panic on any major party ticket. Democratic hopes of regaining the Senate. Because of Biden’s strong standing in a handful of institutions have announced cators and staff from a killer virus is (or Such questions illustrate why 16 of the There are several reasons Harris has the polls, there seems little reason for him plans to reopen fully in the fall, many should be) top priority. last 26 vice presidential nominees have been the favourite. The daughter of an to make a surprise, unconventional choice. remain reluctant to do so, given a short- It could be years before we have a been senators, including the last six Demo- Indian-born mother and a Jamaican-born That’s what underdogs sometimes do. age of adequate testing and protective clue, but we should keep asking our- crats. Though senators often lack execu- father, she would satisfy the yearnings of equipment and the high probability of selves: Will the kids be all right? tive experience, they convey the requisite the party’s most loyal constituents, Black (Carl P Leubsdorf is the former familiarity with national and international women. Her senatorial successor, if they Washington bureau chief of the (Tribune News Service) issues and are less likely to be distracted won, would be a fellow Democrat. Dallas Morning News) The Quest To Find Signs Of Ancient Life On Mars Astrobiologists believe that the red planet is still the best hope for finding a record of life on other planets

Kelly Macnamara & Juliette Collen ago it was inhabitable,” said Jean-Yves lock told AFP. “And that was the case -- journey -- aptly named Perseverance -- Agence France-Presse Le Gall, president of French space agency Mars has an atmosphere that is completely is scheduled to touch down in February CNES in a conference call with journalists inactive as far as chemistry is concerned.” of next year after a six-month journey ARS may now be considered a bar- this week. Their conclusion was confirmed a dec- from launch time. The probe is perhaps ren, icy desert but did Earth’s nearest Le Gall is one of the architects of NA- ade later, when the Viking landers took the most highly-awaited yet. Its landing Mneighbour once harbour life? SA’s Mars 2020 exploratory probe, which atmospheric and soil samples that showed spot, the Jezero Crater, may have once It is a question that has preoccupied is scheduled for launch at the end of July the planet was no longer inhabitable. been a wide, 45-kilometre river delta. scientists for centuries and fired up sci-fi when Earth and Mars will be the closest This discovery was a “real tanker” for Rich in sedimentary rocks, such as clay imaginings. Now three space exploration for more than two years. Mars research, Rocard told AFP. and carbonates -- the same types of rocks projects are gearing up to launch some The more than $2.5 billion project is the Mars programmes essentially paused that hold fossil traces on Earth -- Jezero of the most ambitious bids yet to find an latest -- and most technologically advanced for 20 years. Then in 2000 scientists made could be a treasure trove. Or perhaps not. answer. Scientists believe that four billion -- attempt to uncover Mars’ deep buried se- a game-changing discovery: they found “We know that water once flowed, years ago the two planets both had the po- crets. But it is not alone, as enthusiasm for that water had once flowed over its surface. but the question remains: for how long?” tential to nurture life -- but much of Mars’ space exploration has reignited. This tantalising finding helped rekin- asked Rocard. “We don’t even know how intervening history is an enigma. Scientific enquiry of the red planet be- dle the latent interest in Mars exploration. long it took for life to appear on Earth.” The new Mars probes from the United gan in earnest in the 17th Century. Rocard in his recent essay ‘Latest News Scientists pored over images of gullies, If the mission can bring these rocks States, United Arab Emirates and China In 1609 Italian Galileo Galilei observed from Mars’. ravines, scouring the Martian surface for back to Earth they might yield answers to will launch this summer. Their goal is not Mars with a primitive telescope and in do- But the 20th century presented set- evidence of liquid water. the questions that have long confounded to find Martian life -- scientists believe ing so became the first person to use the new backs. In the 1960s, as the race to put a man More than 10 years later, in 2011, they scientists. But they will have to wait at nothing would survive there now - - but to technology for astronomical purposes. Fifty on the moon was accelerating towards its definitively found it. The “follow the water, least 10 years for the analysis to be avail- search for possible traces of past lifeforms. years later Dutch astronomer Christiaan dazzling ‘Giant Leap’, Dian Hitchcock and follow the carbon, follow the light” strat- able. And if the latest Mars programmes These vast and costly programmes could Huygens used a more advanced telescope of James Lovelock were putting a dampener egy has paid off, Rocard said. fail to find signs of ancient Martian life, prove futile. But astrobiologists say the red his own design to make the first ever topo- on hopes of finding life on Mars. Every mission since the discovery of there are always further frontiers to ex- planet is still our best hope for finding a re- graphical drawing of the planet. Their research analysed the planet’s water has brought “more and more evi- plore. Encelade and Europe, two of Sat- cord of life on other planets. Mars -- compared to the “desolate, atmosphere looking for a chemical imbal- dence to light that Mars is not quite as urn’s and Jupiter’s moons, respectively Mars is “the only planet with concrete empty” moon -- has long seemed promis- ance, gases reacting with each other, which dead as we thought,” Michel Viso, an are considered promising contenders. Al- chances of finding traces of extraterrestrial ing for potential inhabitability by micro- would hint at life. “If there is no reaction, astrobiologist at CNES, told AFP. though reaching them remains more sci- life because we know that billions of years organisms, wrote astrophysicist Francis then there is probably no life there,” Love- The latest US rover to make the ence fiction than reality.

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News Japan’s Abe visits flood-stricken Kyushu; death toll rises to 68 in brief DPA resulted in a tragic event,” Abe Kyushu climbed to 68, includ- flooded or damaged on Kyushu Tokyo said. ing 64 in Kumamoto, while and in western and central Ja- Sri Lanka shuts “We have to learn from the troops and emergency workers pan, according to the Fire and schools again as Japanese Prime Minister lesson here.” continued to search for 12 oth- Disaster Management Agency. Shinzo Abe travelled to the Abe, who was wearing a ers who remained missing. The Japan Meteorological virus cases surge south-western prefecture of face mask due to Covid-19 con- Residents and volunteers Agency expected a seasonal Colombo Sri Lanka ordered Kumamoto on Monday, where cerns, told Kumamoto Gover- have spent days cleaning up rainy front to dump more rain government schools across record-breaking rains sparked nor Ikuo Kabashima that the homes and offices, though oc- on Kyushu and other parts of the nation to shut Monday, landslides and flooding, killing government would “put all its casional heavy rains suspend- the country, warning of mud- just a week after they re- dozens of residents. efforts” into the early recovery ed their work. slides, flooding and swollen opened, following a surge in Abe paid tribute to 14 vic- of state roads and the Kuma Since July 4, torrential rivers. new coronavirus cases. tims at a nursing home in Kuma river. rains caused a total of 316 The agency forecast rain- The country has reported village, the area that suffered The government plans Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (right) speaks with residents as he landslides, including 56 in Ku- fall of up to 250 millimetres for just 2,617 cases with 11 extensive flood damage after to spend more than 400 billion visits a flood-hit area in the village of Kuma in Kumamoto prefecture mamoto and 44 in Kagoshima the Tokai region in central Ja- deaths, but army chief heavy rain caused the Kuma yen on reconstruction work in on Monday. (AFP) prefecture, while 105 rivers pan and up to 200 millimetres Shavendra Silva said nearly river to overflow on July 4. the region, the premier told re- overflowed,according to a gov- for northern Kyushu and the half the 1,100 residents and The area “flooded at an porters later in the day. for the recovery as soon as pos- The death toll from the ernment survey. south-western island of Shi- staff at a drug rehab facility unimaginable speed, which “We will compile measures sible,” he said. downpours on the island of Nearly 14,000 houses were koku by Tuesday evening. near the capital had tested positive in the past week, and some visitors may also have been infected. At least 16 cases had emerged in villages else- Taiwan launches where across the nation, officials said, most in the week of military drills Prominent Hong Kong central-northern region. “Based on the direction of health authorities, it is amid China tensions decided to close schools this week,” the education minis- DPA ly-formed combined battalions. activists charged for try said in a statement, add- Taipei Forces will also carry out ing that private colleges were the first torpedo test since also encouraged to shut their Taiwan launched a week- 2007. One of the navy’s older doors. (AFP) long set of military exercises Netherlands-made attack sub- on Monday, including live-fire marines will fire a German- Tiananmen vigil gathering French alleged drills, to defend itself against made heavyweight torpedo at a paedophile dies in mock invasive attacks. demobilized frigate. AFP Indonesia after The drills are taking place On the first day of the simu- Hong Kong amid tensions over moves from lated attack, reserve soldiers suicide attempt China, including the imposi- were instructed to report to Thirteen prominent Hong Jakarta A French national tion of a national security law sites across Taiwan before 8 am Kong democracy activists ap- detained since last month on Hong Kong and a series of (1600 GMT) and some civil in- peared in court on Monday for allegedly molesting more incursions by Beijing’s military stallations, including car repair charged with holding an unau- than 300 children has died aircraft into Taiwan’s airspace. shops, shipyards and aircraft thorised gathering to mark the three days after attempting The defence ministry’s hangers, were temporarily tak- Tiananmen Square crackdown, to commit suicide, police Joint Operations Command en over for the drill. the latest in a string of prosecu- said Monday. Francois Center issued an order to be- CNA cited military sources tions against protest leaders in Camille Abello, 65, died late gin the week of exercises early as saying there would be a drill the restless financial hub. Sunday while being treated Monday morning, the state- including military police, ordi- Last month tens of thou- in a hospital after he stran- owned Central News Agency nary police and coast guard de- sands of Hong Kongers defied a gled himself with a cable (CNA) reported. tachments in defending against ban on rallies to mark the June three days earlier, Jakarta The main event is a mock a “decapitation” assault on 4 anniversary of Beijing’s dead- police spokesman Yusri defence exercise where com- Wednesday. ly 1989 crackdown against stu- Yunus said. bined land, air and sea forces On Saturday, Taiwan F-16 dents pushing for democracy. “He wrapped the cable will take on an attempted en- Falcon jet fighters intercepted The annual vigil has been around his neck and used emy landing on the coast at Ji- some Chinese H-6 bombers off held in Hong Kong for the last Supporters and activists, who led the June 4 candlelight vigil which commemorates the 1989 Tiananmen the weight of his body to annan District in Taichung City the island’s east coast. three decades and usually at- Square crackdown in Beijing, shout slogans before attending a mention at the West Kowloon Magistrates (attempt to) kill himself,” on Thursday. Taiwan has its own inde- tracts huge crowds. It has taken Court in Hong Kong on Monday. (AFP) Yusri told a new conference. President Tsai Ing-wen will pendent and democratically on particular significancein re- Police said last week that personally observe the drill, elected government, but Bei- cent years as the semi-autono- Abello sexually molested which aims to highlight opera- jing claims sovereignty over the mous city chafes under Beijing’s Hong Kong reimposes social distancing as virus cases spike 305 girls aged between 10 tions by some of Taiwan’s new- island. increasingly authoritarian rule. and 17, many of them street But thousands turned out Hong Kong Hong Kong The city has had impres- public, restaurants will only children, after promising to hold candles in their neigh- reimposed social distancing sive success in tackling the be able to serve takeaway them modelling work. (DPA) bourhoods and in Victoria measures on Monday to com- disease with just over 1,400 food from 6:00 pm to 5:00 Park, the traditional site of the bat a sudden spike in coro- infections and eight deaths. am, however they can still Thai demonstrators Taliban kill 11 in attack vigil. navirus infections, banning In the last two months, local serve those eating in for demand higher Police later arrested 13 more than four people from transmissions had all but breakfast and lunch. monthly pension on Afghan intelligence leading activists who appeared gathering in public and requir- ended. Twelve types of business- at the Victoria Park vigil. ing passengers to wear face However, in the last two es including gyms, beauty sa- for retirees All appeared in court on masks on public transport or weeks a cluster of 180 local lons, nightclubs and karaoke Bangkok Thai activists sub- agency office Monday to be formally charged risk a US$650 fine. infections has emerged and venues must close. mitted a petition on Monday with “inciting” an unlawful as- Some businesses will officials believe the disease Hong Kongers have widely asking the government to sembly, which carries up to five also be closed and restau- is spreading undetected in adopted face masks to deal increase pensions paid to years in jail. rants restricted over when the densely populated city of with the pandemic but on people over 60. Among them are Jimmy they can serve diners. 7.5 million. Monday authorities made The petition, signed Lai, the millionaire owner of the The finance hub was On Monday, city leader wearing face coverings on by over 13,000 people, openly pro-democracy Apple one of the first places to be Carrie Lam announced fresh public transport mandatory demanded that the prime newspaper, veteran democracy struck by the coronavirus anti-virus measures. for the first time. minister approve a new activists such as Lee Cheuk-yan when it emerged from central Alongside a ban on more Those who refuse to wear pension bill that has not and Albert Ho as well as young China. than four people gathering in masks face a $650 fine.(AFP) seen progress since it was campaigner Figo Chan. submitted to his office in When asked if he under- imposed a sweeping national versary of the death of Chinese version of state power”, later November last year. stood the charge, Lee invoked security law aimed at stamping dissident Liu Xiaobo, the first dying of cancer. The bill would in- the hundreds who were killed out the demonstrations once Nobel Peace Prize winner to die Those charged in Hong crease the amount of pen- Afghan security personnel inspect the site of a car bomb blast near by Chinese tanks and soldiers and for all. in custody since Nazi Germany. Kong on Monday held up pic- sions to 3,000 baht (100 the office building of Afghanistan’s intelligence agency in Aybak on at Tiananmen. Monday’s court appearance Liu was arrested in 2009 tures of him before going into dollars) a month from the Monday. (AFP) Earlier this month Beijing coincided with the third anni- and charged with “inciting sub- court. current rate of 600 baht a month. DPA Presidential spokesman Around 300 people Kabul Seddiq Seddiqi wrote on marched from the United Twitter that President Ashraf Nations’ headquarters in At least 11 members of the Ghani condemned the attack, Malaysia PM wins parliamentary test of support Bangkok to Government Afghan intelligence depart- saying that killing people to House to submit the peti- ment were killed in a Taliban gain more in peace talks is the AFP backed by a scandal-plagued in such a fashion in Malaysia, -- the premier tabled a motion tion which was received by car bombing in the northern “worst approach” that the Tali- Kuala Lumpur party. He took power without and sparked fury from the op- for him to be replaced by Azhar Deputy Prime Minister Jurin Afghan province of Samangan, ban has chosen. an election, and there had been position. Azizan Harun. The opposition Laksanawisit. an official said on Monday. Head of the Afghan High Malaysia’s prime minister speculation he did not have “What happened today is demanded a vote and sought to The activists said in a The attack in the provincial Council for National Recon- narrowly won a vote to remove sufficient support from MPs to a travesty of justice, death of propose an alternative candi- statement that increasing capital city of Aybak wounded ciliation Dr Abdullah Abdul- the parliament speaker during hang on to power. parliamentary democracy and date, but former election com- pensions would help lift 65 more, provincial governor lah said in a statement that the a rowdy session of the legisla- But in a closely watched stifling of (the) people’s man- mission chief Azhar was hur- retirees over the poverty line spokesman Mohammad Sed- surge in violence was against ture Monday, a key test of sup- vote as parliament resumed date,” tweeted opposition law- riedly sworn in without one. which complies with one of diq Azizi said. promises made for the begin- port for the embattled leader. following a break due to the maker Charles Santiago. Malaysia’s political cri- the UN’s Sustainable Devel- According to Azizi, besides ning of intra-Afghan talks. The Southeast Asian nation coronavirus pandemic, his mo- “Challenging days ahead sis began in February when opment Goals. a suicide bomber - who ex- The explosives-packed ve- has been gripped by turmoil tion to remove the speaker won for the country.” 95-year-old Mahathir quit Jurin said he would for- ploded the vehicle - two more hicle was detonated at the gate since a reformist government the support of 111 MPs against After the removal of Mo- and his multi-racial coalition, ward the activists’ demands assailants were shot dead after of the intelligence agency’s collapsed in February and 109 for the opposition. hamad Ariff Mohamad Yusof which had swept to power at to the prime minister’s office two hours of exchanging fire provincial department close to Muhyiddin Yassin became pre- It was the first time that -- who had been appointed by landmark 2018 elections, col- and Finance Ministry. (DPA) with security forces. the city centre, officials said. mier, at the head of a coalition a speaker had been removed the previous administration lapsed amid bitter infighting. Philippines reports 227 additional deaths from COVID-19 DPA total death toll in the country to tion efforts,” she told a televised was now unable to accept more current guidelines run out. Manila 1,599 as of Monday. press conference. “Should we be cases as of Monday. “There are areas that will The department also re- worried? Yes, because one too St Luke’s Medical Center, see quarantine rules escalate The Philippines on Monday ported 2,960 additional coro- many deaths is a concern.” another top hospital in Manila, considering the observation reported a total of 227 more navirus infections, pushing the Several hospitals in the cap- said its two branches could also that severe and critical cases deaths from Covid-19, the high- national caseload to 57,006 as ital of Manila have announced no longer take in more Covid-19 rose, [and] at the same time, est figure in a day, but noted that of Monday. that their Covid-19 wards have patients but would announce it new cases also climbed,” said more than half of the deaths oc- Health Undersecretary Ma- been at full capacity since last if could re-open admissions for Carlito Galvez, head of the na- curred as early as April. ria Rosario Vergeire said 167 week. coronavirus cases. tional Covid-19 task force. The deaths were only re- of the deaths occurred in April, Makati Medical Center, one An inter-agency task force But Galvez said it was un- ported or confirmed by local May and June, while 60 hap- of the top hospitals in Manila, was evaluating quarantine proto- likely that the government would government units and added pened so far this month. said it has attended to tens of cols in the capital of Manila and impose a strict lockdown in a into the national tally now, the “We expect more deaths to thousands of patients suspected Train passengers queue up to board a bus at a train station in Manila other high-risk areas to deter- wide area as initially done in Department of Health said. be reported in the coming days of being infected with the coro- after authorities suspended operation of one of the train lines after mine what amendments would mid-March, noting that econom- The latest figures bring the as a result of our data reconcilia- navirus since February, but it some of its staff tested positive for COVID-19. 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Trump steps up Twitter attacks on medical experts, including Fauci No return to normality WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has taken to Twitter to attack medical experts combatting the coronavirus, accusing them of playing politics and hindering an economic rebound. The president retweeted several conservatives on Twitter early on Monday, avoiding making the comments directly himself. for foreseeable future in “Everyone is lying. The CDC, Media, Democrats, our Doc- tors, not all but most, that we are told to trust,” said on of the messages Trump retweeted, referring to the Centers for Disease Control. Another tweet appeared to come from an account that be- pandemic, says WHO longs to a supporter of a fringe conspiracy theory group. (DPA) AFP WHO COVID-19 technical 21 injured as major fire breaks out on US Geneva lead Maria Van Kerkhove said more studies were needed. Navy ship in California The World Health Organiza- While those infected did LOS ANGELES: An explosion on a United States Navy ship tion warned on Monday that mount some level of immune moored at a base in California set off a major fire on Sunday too many countries were bun- response through antibodies, injuring 21 people, officials and local media said. gling their response to the “what we don’t know is how The USS Bonhomme Richard, an amphibious assault coronavirus pandemic, mean- strong that protection is, and vessel, was in port in San Diego for maintenance when the ing there could be no return to for how long that protection explosion erupted. normality any time soon. will last”, she said. Thick smoke could be seen billowing from large sections of After a daily record of The WHO has sent a two- the ship, as scenes broadcast by CNN showed fireboats using 230,000 new COVID-19 cases person mission to China to lay water cannon to try to control the blaze. reported on Sunday, the UN the groundwork for a study The official Twitter account of Naval Surface Forces, US health agency said the pandem- into the animal origins of the Pacific Fleet, said 17 sailors and four civilians were taken to ic was only going to get worse new coronavirus. the hospital for minor injuries. Several firefighters reportedly unless people stuck to the ba- The epidemiologist and also suffered burns and smoke inhalation. (AFP) sics of physical distancing, animal health expert have gone handwashing, wearing masks into quarantine after arriving Latin America now Mexico’s COVID-19 and staying home if sick. at the weekend, as per Chinese WHO chief Tedros Adha- regulations, but are already second-worst region deaths top 35,000, nom Ghebreyesus warned that A man wearing an iron mask walks among people wearing surgical masks in the centre of the Ukrainian working. for virus deaths surpassing Italy some countries easing their way capital of Kiev on Monday. (AFP) Ryan said it was assumed PARIS: Latin America surged MEXICO CITY: Mexico’s official out of lockdowns were now wit- the virus came from a bat, but past the United States and death toll from the novel coro- nessing a resurgence of the virus one way this pandemic is going the intermediate animal host Canada to become the navirus has risen to 35,006, because they were not following to go,” Tedros said. ● In a study released on Monday -- the first of its kind that transmitted it between second-worst affected region the health ministry announced proven methods to reduce risks. “It’s going to get worse and -- a team led by researchers from King’s College London bats and humans was not yet in the world for coronavirus on Sunday. “I want to be straight with worse and worse.” said patients who recover from coronavirus infections established. deaths, according to an AFP The new figures saw you: there will be no return to The novel coronavirus has might lose immunity to reinfection within months In Beijing, Ministry of For- tally on Monday. Mexico surpass the number the ‘old normal’ for the foresee- killed nearly 570,000 people eign Affairs spokeswoman Hua With 144,758 deaths of- of deaths in Italy, which was able future,” Tedros told a vir- and infected more than 12.9 ● WHO emergencies director Michael Ryan said it was Chunying told a press briefing ficially declared by 0800 GMT, initially one of the world’s tual news briefing. million since the outbreak not yet known whether recovered COVID-19 patients that experts from China and the the region surpassed the US worst affected countries as the “Let me blunt: too many emerged in Wuhan in China could be infected again, but “with other coronaviruses, WHO would “enter into scientif- and Canada’s total of 144,023 disease spread across Europe. countries are headed in the last December, according to a that is the case” ic cooperation on tracing the or- and is now behind only Europe They also made Mexico the wrong direction. The virus re- tally from official sources com- igins of the novel coronavirus”. with 202,505 deaths. Brazil country with the fourth-highest mains public enemy number piled by AFP. sion phase. King’s College London said pa- “The WHO also believes accounts for almost half of number of deaths worldwide one, but the actions of many Tedros said four scenarios Tedros said the heart of the tients who recover from coro- that finding the origin is a con- Latin America’s recorded fatali- as of Sunday, after the United governments and people do were now playing out around crisis remains the Americas -- navirus infections might lose stantly developing process that ties. Latin America now has States, Brazil and Britain. not reflect this.” He said mixed the world. accounting for more than half immunity to reinfection within could involve multiple countries several of the world’s hardest- The official number of messages from leaders were They were: Countries that of infections -- but stressed it months. and regions,” Hua insisted. hit nations. More than 3.37 people infected in Mexico with undermining trust. were alert and avoided large was never too late to bring “ex- WHO emergencies director Ryan said the probe “should million infections have been COVID-19 is at least 299,750. If governments do not roll outbreaks, those that got a plosive transmission” under Michael Ryan said it was not start at where the first clusters recorded, putting it just behind It ranks seventh-highest out a comprehensive strategy major outbreak under control, control. yet known whether recovered of human cases were detected -- the US and Canada, whose globally in terms of cases, to suppress transmission of the those that eased restrictions In a study released on Mon- COVID-19 patients could be and that’s Wuhan in China. tally stands at more than 3.4 according to a tally from Johns virus, and if the public do not but are now backsliding, and day -- the first of its kind -- a infected again, but “with other “You need to go to the epi- million. (AFP Hopkins University. (DPA) follow the basics, “there is only those in an intense transmis- team led by researchers from coronaviruses, that is the case”. centre and work from there.”

France agrees to over €8 billion Pandemic caused postponement of Russia charges ex-scribe in pay rises for 50,000 cancer operations in Germany Ivan Safronov with treason DPA the Augsburger Allgemeine that the decline in care was DPA tary information regarding the health workers Berlin newspaper. due to patients staying home Moscow Middle East and Africa for the AFP “Support measures for out of fear of infection with Czech Republic, with the Unit- Paris Around 50,000 operations cancer patients, from psy- the coronavirus. “If 50,000 Russian authorities charged ed States being a recipient of to treat cancer were not car- chosocial to palliative care, cancer operations were can- former journalist and space that information, state media The French government and ried out in Germany during were cut back in the hospi- celled, that has nothing to do agency Roscosmos adviser reported. unions signed an agreement the coronavirus pandemic up tals, sometimes radically,” with patients not attending Ivan Safronov on Monday Safronov’s lawyer Ivan on Monday giving over eight to mid-June, the head of the Nettekoven said. hospital,” he said. with treason on suspicion Pavlov has denounced the case billion euros in pay rises for German Cancer Aid organi- In addition, hospitals and While the situation had of having spied for a NATO as politically motivated in con- health workers, with the prime sation said on Monday. doctors’ practices had post- eased to some extent, condi- member state. nection with the journalist’s minister admitting the move This represented around poned therapeutic and diag- tions were still tight. “This State media reported that hard-hitting reporting. was overdue in view of the coro- a quarter of the operations nostic measures. also affects early cancer di- at least 15 people were de- “No evidence has been navirus pandemic. that would otherwise have “This could at some point agnosis. We fear that over tained during a protest in Ivan Safronov presented” to Safronov’s legal During the peak of the been performed over the lead to life-threatening situ- the coming period we will be support of Safronov outside team, Pavlov said in an inter- outbreak in France, people period, German Cancer Aid ations for cancer patients,” confronted with patients who the Moscow detention facil- victed, has attested that he is view with the radio station applauded every night health President Gerd Nettekoven Nettekoven added. were diagnosed very late,” ity where he has been kept in innocent. Ekho Moskvy (Echo of Mos- workers who in turn said that told the Monday edition of He rejected suggestions Nettekoven said. custody. Safronov, who faces Safronov is alleged to have cow). “The investigators didn’t such gratitude rang hollow if it up to 20 years in prison if con- collected secret Russian mili- explain anything to us.” was not followed by concrete steps. The bulk of the package comprises 7.5 billion euros US judge orders delay of first ($8.5 billion) for pay increases Poland’s populist president wins re-election for nurses and careworkers, federal executions in 17 years who will get an average month- AFP cent in Sunday’s vote against pert from Kielce University. ly raise of 183 euros ($208). Warsaw Warsaw’s liberal mayor Rafal “President Duda has won DPA “The public is not served by There is also 450 million Trzaskowski, who had prom- the election but the real suc- Washington short-circuiting legitimate ju- euros ($510 million) for doc- Polish President Andrzej ised to mend ties with the Eu- cess is for Rafal Trzaskowski dicial process,” she wrote in an tors intended to bolster wages Duda has squeezed past his ropean Union. and the opposition which has A US judge on Monday or- order. The Department of Jus- for those who solely work in the europhile rival to win re-elec- gained ground,” he said. dered a delay in federal execu- tice immediately appealed the public sector, a move aimed at tion, official results showed on The incumbent won a new Anna Materska-Sosnow- tions, hours before one was to ruling. The department planned luring them from more lucra- Monday, but the narrow vic- five-year term with 51% in ska, a Warsaw University po- be carried out for the first time to carry out the first executions tive private clinics. tory puts his allies in the popu- Sunday’s vote litical scientist, said the high in 17 years, hampering the at a federal level since 2003 “No one can deny that this list right-wing Law and Justice mobilisation of young people Trump administration’s plan over the next few weeks, start- is a historic moment for our (PiS) party government on the Experts said the result for Trzaskowski pointed to “a to revive capital punishment ing with Daniel Lewis Lee, who health system,” Prime Minister back foot. means the governing PiS par- new opposition force”. by the federal government. is convicted of murder, in the Jean Castex said after a signing Seeking close ties with ty, which has been criticised at But she warned there was Washington district Judge US state of Indiana on Monday. ceremony that followed seven US President Donald Trump, home and abroad for contro- also a “realistic” risk that Po- Tanya Chutkan issued a pre- The move has been mired weeks of negotiations between Duda has vowed to tighten versial reforms of the judiciary land could begin to resemble liminary injunction to al- in legal battles. Chutkan’s or- government and unions. Polish President Andrzej Duda already highly restrictive laws seen as eroding democratic Hungary, which has been ac- low the continuation of legal der came just hours after a “This is first of all recogni- addresses supporters as exit poll against abortion and has cam- freedoms, will face a more cused of drifting towards au- challenges of four death row federal appeals court had over- tion of those who have been on results were announced during paigned against LGBT rights. confident opposition. thoritarianism under nation- inmates against the govern- turned a lower court’s ruling the front line in the fight against the presidential election in Pul- The incumbent won a new “It’s a small victory,” said alist Prime Minister Viktor ment’s new lethal injection halting Monday’s execution this epidemic,” he said. tusk, Poland, on Sunday. (AFP) five-year term with 51 per- Kazimierz Kik, a political ex- Orban. protocol announced last year. over coronavirus concerns. World hunger worsening as coronavirus weighs and obesity rises: UN AFP and climate-related shocks been slowly increasing since sible if trends continue. tural Development (IFAD), Rome are pushing more people into 2014,” read The State of Food “Nearly 690 million people, or 8.9 percent of people around By 2030, over 890 mil- the United Nations Children’s hunger, while nutritious foods Security and Nutrition in the the globe, are hungry. Eradicating hunger by 2030 - a goal lion people could be affected Fund (UNICEF), the World Nearly one in nine people remain too expensive for World annual report. set five years ago - will be impossible if trends continue” by hunger, or 9.8 percent of Food Programme (WFP) and in the world are going hungry, many, contributing not only Beyond ensuring enough the world’s population, it esti- the World Health Organiza- with the coronavirus pandem- to undernourishment, but to food, food must be nutritious, mated. tion (WHO). ic exacerbating already wors- growing rates of obesity in the study underlined, citing ple, or 8.9 percent of people to 2019, and by 60 million in Five United Nations agen- Last year, the report esti- ening trends this year, accord- adults and children. costly “health and environ- around the globe, are hungry, the past five years, found the cies co-authored the report: mated over 820 million hun- ing to a United Nations report “After decades of long de- mental consequences” of sub- the UN found. study, which said eradicating the Food and Agriculture gry, but estimates were recal- published on Monday. cline, the number of people par diets. That number rose by 10 hunger by 2030 - a goal set Organization (FAO), the In- culated following revised data Economic slowdowns suffering from hunger has Nearly 690 million peo- million people in just one year five years ago - will be impos- ternational Fund for Agricul- from China for prior years. Global stocks rise as US earnings season looms page 10

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GCC to lose $270 bn in Masraf Al Rayan posts net oil revenues in 2020: IMF

Tribune News Network profit of QR1.084 bn in H1 Doha The sharp decline in oil prices exacerbated by demand loss Total assets of Masraf Al Rayan increase 6.6 percent to QR109.339 billion at the end of June 2020 from COVID-19 outbreak will result in $270 billion lost rev- Tribune News Network enues for GCC countries, ac- Doha cording to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Masraf Al Rayan on Mon- The IMF’s latest Regional day announced that the bank Economic Outlook (REO) said posted a net profit of QR1.084 the oil exporters in the Mid- billion in the first six months dle East region are expected to of 2020, an increase of 0.5 face an overall economic con- percent compared to the same traction of 7.3 per cent. The period last year. contraction is 2 per cent larger Commenting on the results, than the IMF’s initial projec- Masraf Al Rayan Chairman tions in April. and Managing Director HE The large downward revi- Ali bin Ahmad Al Kuwari said, sions for this group for both “The year 2020 is considered 2020 and 2021 (3.1 and 0.8 an extraordinary year. It has percentage points, respec- witnessed several crises from tively, compared to the April early on at the economic and 2020 REO) reflect the “dou- health levels. Low oil prices im- ble whammy” from oil price pacted the global markets, then fluctuations (andsupply cuts) came the COVID-19 pandemic and the pandemic-linked lock- and the resulting quarantine downs, the IMF report said. that placed huge restrains on “The larger-than expected individuals and economic ac- production cuts implied by the tivities in its entirety, blocking OPEC+ agreements together movement among countries, with lower oil prices will have low consumer spending, which a negative impact on exports. affected many productive and These factors have led to a non-productive economic ac- stronger-than-anticipated im- tivities and had negatively im- Masraf Al Rayan Chairman and MD HE Ali bin Ahmad Al Kuwari The Masraf Al Rayan building in Doha. pact on activity in the first half pacted the financial and busi- of 2020, while the recovery is ness markets.” negotiations on a possible lion as of June 30, 2019, an percent. Return on average projected to be more gradual Kuwari said, “In spite of merger to establish a larger Steady performance increase of 6.6 percent shareholders equity of the than previously forecast, in these extraordinary circum- and stronger financial insti- Financing activities bank reached 15.93 percent. line with a weaker global re- stances, Masraf Al Rayan tution, he said, the potential ● Customer deposits increased 4.7 percent to QR67.417 reached QR78.104 billion While earnings per share covery,” IMF Middle East and maintained its steady perfor- merger would be regarded as billion in the first half of 2020 compared to QR64.412 billion compared to QR74.80 billion reached QR0.144, book value Central Asia Department Di- mance during the first half of a solid financial entity with as of June 2019 as of June 2019, an increase of per share before distribution rector Jihad Azour said. this year, achieving notable higher liquidity with total as- 4.4 percent. reached QR1.77 compared to Downward revisions in oil results, under the prudent sets exceeding QR 164 billion ● Financing activities reached QR78.104 billion compared to Investments reached QR1.71 as of June 2019. GDP reflects a sharper-than- decisions made by the gov- ($ 45 billion). QR74.80 billion as of June 2019 QR 21.470 billion compared Capital adequacy ratio, anticipated drop in crude ernment of Qatar to mitigate “The new entity will have to QR20.496 billion as of using Basel-III standards, production. “Non-oil GDP in the damage incurred within total equity of more than June2019, an increase of 4.8 reached 19.7 percent com- these economies has also been the private sector caused by QR19 billion ($5.2 billion), subject to the approval of the sults, Masraf Al Rayan Group percent pared to 19.45 percent as of marked down as stay-at-home the COVID-19 pandemic. and expected to contrib- Qatar Central Bank, Qatar CEO Adel Mustafawi said, While customer depos- June 2019. Operational ef- rules and other COVID-19 con- The most important of which ute positively to the eco- Financial Markets Author- “The results are a true reflec- its increased 4.7 percent to ficiency ratio (cost to income tainment measures are causing is the allocation of QR75 bil- nomic development in Qatar ity, the Ministry of Commerce tion of the strong ratios the QR67.417 billion compared ratio) stood at 22.65 percent larger-than-expected disrup- lion to support those who through financing develop- and Industry and other rel- bank continues to maintain in to QR64.412 billion as of and continued as one of the tions to the tourism, hospital- were affected.” ment initiatives in line with evant official bodies, and the all of its key financial indica- June 2019, shareholders eq- best in the region. ity, transportation, and retail Touching upon the joint Qatar’s 2030 vision,” he said. approval of shareholders in tors in these exceptional cir- uity reached QR13.294 billion Non-performing financing sectors,” said Azour. press release issued on June He further indicated that both Masraf Al Rayan and cumstances. compared to QR12.859 billion (NPF) ratio of 0.94 percent The noted that while the 30, 2020 by Masraf Al Rayan the merged entity would Al Khaliji Commercial Bank, According to the financial as of 30 June 2019 registering is the lowest in the banking oil importers benefit from and Al Khaliji Commercial maintain all of its dealings in after completing a detailed statements for the first half of an increase of 3.4 percent. sector reflecting very strong lower oil prices, they are Bank (al Khaliji) wherein the compliance with the Islamic financial and legal due dili- 2020, total assets of the bank Return on average assets and prudent credit and risk mostly being offset by ham- two banks expressed their in- Shari’a principles. gence. reached QR109.339 billion continues to be one of the management policies and pered trade, tourism, and tent to enter into preliminary The potential merger is Commenting on the re- compared to QR102.543 bil- highest in the market at 2.01 procedures. remittances. Abdulrahman Totonji Significant increase in online dispute named QFB ACEO settlements amid COVID-19: QICCA Tribune News Network Tribune News Network Doha Doha

Qatar First Bank (QFB), There is a significant in- the first independent Shari’ah crease in the number of dis- compliant bank authorised by putes being settled online the QFC Regulatory Author- as electronic arbitration has ity, on Monday announced that emerged one of the alterna- Abdulrahman Totonji has been tive means of solving com- appointed as the acting CEO mercial disputes due to the (ACEO) of the bank. repercussions of the corona- Totonji is a distinguished virus pandemic, Qatar Inter- talent in business, economics, national Center for Concilia- and investments. He has exten- tion and Arbitration (QICCA) sive experience in managing lo- Board Member for Interna- cal and international real estate tional Relations Sheikh Thani investments, which enables bin Ali Al Thani has said. him to lead QFB during this Addressing a webinar en- critical moment of its history. QFB Acting CEO Abdulrahman Totonji titled ‘Impact of Corona Crisis He has spent around six on International Arbitration’, QICCA Board Member Sheikh Experts take part in the webinar entitled ‘Impact of Corona Crisis on years in managing invest- The board welcomed the Commenting on his ap- Sheikh Thani said, “There are Thani bin Ali Al Thani International Arbitration’. ment portfolio worth a billion appointment of Totonji as pointment as new ACEO of many advantages of e-arbi- Qatari riyal. ACEO of the bank in the con- QFB, Abdulrahman said, “I tration. It is characterised by Initiative’, discussed ways of He, however, said that Sheikh Thani stressed the Additionally, he gained text of its new vision aiming at thank the board of directors for rapid dispute resolution, low conducting arbitral proceed- e-arbitration has many dis- importance of reinforcing experience over a period of six maximizing shareholder value. trusting me as QFB’s ACEO at expenses and visits, efficiency ings through modern technol- advantages such as being not laws to deal with electronic years investing in the US real The board also praised Abdul- this critical stage. I will work and variety of arbitrators, as ogies amid COVID-19 crisis. accepted by those who don’t arbitration, because of the estate market. Abdulrahman rahman’s expertise in econom- with the board and the ex- well as overcoming the prob- Sheikh Thani noted that know how to deal with tech- absence of organised national obtained his master’s degree ics and administrative matters. ecutive team over the coming lem of jurisdiction and con- e-arbitration is conducted nology, lack of confidentiality legislative texts. in real estate finance from The board has expressed period to support the bank flict of laws, and establishing in accordance with the prin- and inadequacy of domestic He also underscored Georgetown University, Wash- confidence that Totonji’s ex- in maximising shareholders’ the principle of transcending ciples of the Seoul Protocol, and international legislation the need for holding confer- ington DC and a Bachelor’s perience will help improve value and to place the bank on time and place in law.” which is characterised by a set for electronic arbitration, as ences and seminars to raise degree in business administra- the bank’s performance and a profitable path again, and we The webinar, which was of procedures that cope with well as some procedural and awareness of this type of tion from George Washington achieve positive results for the will see the bank grow to new held by ‘Law Ambassadors the modern time. substantive obstacles. arbitration. University. shareholders. heights.” 10 Tuesday, July 14, 2020 Economy & Business Deep COVID-19 hit expected in Q2 Global stocks rise as US earnings season AFP Chesapeake Energy were New York earnings season looms among those filing for bank- ruptcy protection. Saddled with the hit from By contrast, firms in widespread lockdowns, the relatively unscathed sec- Asia leads the way second-quarter corporate tors such as technology and with solid gains reporting season is expected health care may only see a to be severely impacted by drop of 10 percent or less in across the region; restrictions to contain the earnings, said Nate Thooft, coronavirus. senior portfolio manager oil prices fall The reporting period, at Manulife Asset Manage- which begins in earnest this ment. Companies have been AFP week, will feature many ugly pivoting fast to try to limit London results -- but a smaller group the losses from the COV- of winners may emerge from ID-19 shutdowns. For exam- World stock markets ad- the upheaval. ple, Nike won a 75-percent vanced on Monday, helped by Companies in the S&P increase in online sales for investor confidencein upcom- 500 are projected to report a the quarter ending May 31, ing US quarterly earnings and 44-percent drop in earnings which helped to offset the the business outlook, and by compared with the year-ago impact from store closures. hopes for progress towards a period, which would be the While there is little ques- coronavirus vaccine, dealers biggest decline since 2008, tion that the results will be said. according to Factset. weak on the whole, there are A spike in COVID-19 infec- But those figures, Wall some unknowns about the tions across the globe kept a Street analysts say, are particulars. lid on gains, they said. something of a stab in the In periods of massive up- “The mood remains upbeat dark because many compa- heaval, “it’s somewhat com- as the new week kicks off and nies withdrew financial fore- mon for companies to throw US earning season moves into casts due to the fog of the the baby out with the bath- focus,” said City Index analyst coronavirus. water by writing off things Fiona Cincotta. The most affected sec- and making things look even Results from JP Morgan, tors include energy, which worse,” said Thooft. Citigroup, Wells Fargo, Gold- has been slammed by a steep Activity fluctuated con- man Sachs, Netflix and John- drop in oil prices. siderably during the period, son & Johnson would help Companies linked to between the broad lock- give further insights into cor- discretionary goods -- such downs of April and part of porate America’s performance as clothing, travel or autos May through the gradual following the full coronovirus -- also suffered during a pe- ramping up later in the lockdown, she said. riod when consumers were quarter. Weak earnings for the File photo of the New York Stock Exchange in New York. (AFP) homebound. The first half of 2020 quarter to June “should be Department store J.C. was a “wild ride” for con- priced in” already, said Fawad producers who are expected to global equities well supported, Assassin’s Creed and Far Cry, New York - Dow: UP 1.7 percent Penney, car-rental giant sumer spending, said Ear- Razaqzada at ThinkMarkets. curb production cuts. but confidence is being stran- launched a probe after alle- at 26,514.01 Hertz and oil company nest Research. “What investors will be Investors welcomed com- gled by the spread of the dis- gations of sexual misconduct Tokyo - Nikkei 225: UP 2.2 per- looking for more than any- ments on Friday from the ease, with an explosion of cas- were shared online. cent at 22,784.74 (close) thing is forward guidance,” he head of German biotech firm es forcing some countries to Serge Hascoet, chief crea- Hong Kong - Hang Seng: UP 0.2 said. BioNTech who said a vaccine reimpose containment meas- tive officer and the company’s percent at 25,772.12 (close) On Wall Street, the Dow candidate would be ready for ures just weeks after easing second-in-command, has now Shanghai - Composite: UP 1.8 Jones index stood more than regulatory review by the end lockdowns. resigned along with human re- percent at 3,443.29 (close) 400 points higher in the late of the year, while Gilead Sci- In Paris, Ubisoft shares sources director Cecile Cornet, West Texas Intermediate: FLAT at New York morning. Key Euro- ences said its drug remdesivir dived after the gaming company Ubisoft said. $40.56 per barrel pean stock markets were well had been relatively effective in revealed over the weekend that Brent North Sea crude: DOWN over one percent up by the clinical trials. its second most powerful execu- Key figures around 1540 GMT 0.1 percent at $43.19 close. Earlier, Asia had led the “There was a sense of tive was among the senior staff London - FTSE 100: UP 1.3 per- Euro/dollar: UP at $1.1364 from way with solid gains across the optimism circulating on the to have left the firm as it pursues cent at 6,176.19 (close) $1.1300 at 2100 GMT region. back of hopes for a treat- an internal investigation into Frankfurt - DAX 30: UP 1.3 per- Dollar/yen: UP at 107.24 yen Oil prices fell on festering ment for coronavirus,” said sexual harassment allegations. cent at 12,799.97 (close) from 106.93 yen fears over demand-destroying CMC Markets analyst David Last month the French Paris - CAC 40: UP 1.7 percent Pound/dollar: DOWN at $1.2611 coronavirus, and before this Madden. company, one of the world’s at 5,056.23 (close) from $1.2622 The logo of Chase bank is seen in Manhattan in New York. (afp) week’s expanded OPEC+ tech- Trillions of dollars in gov- largest video game publish- EURO STOXX 50: UP 1.6 percent Euro/pound: UP at 90.10 pence nical gathering of key crude ernment support is keeping ers whose portfolio includes at 3,350.00 from 89.53 Google to invest $10 billion in India Top US aide expects tough AFP Pichai on Monday briefed action on TikTok, WeChat New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his plans, but a gov- AFP Fast-growing video- Google said on Monday it ernment statement suggested San Francisco sharing app TikTok belongs will invest $10 billion in In- that Modi also expressed con- to the Chinese group ByteD- dia over the next five to seven cerns about data security and White House trade advi- ance and has nearly one bil- years as it battles rivals like privacy. sor Peter Navarro said Sun- lion users worldwide. Facebook and Amazon in the Modi “said that tech com- day he expected President TikTok has sought to dis- vast market of 1.3 billion con- panies need to put in efforts Donald Trump to act firmly tance itself from its Chinese sumers. to bridge the trust deficit,” the against the TikTok and We- owners, pointing out it has Chief executive Sunder Pi- statement said. Chat applications, amid ris- an American CEO and con- chai told a virtual Google in Earlier this month the ing tensions between Wash- White House Trade Advisor Peter sistently denying allegations India event that its fund would Indian government banned ington and Beijing. Navarro in Washington. (AFP) that it shares data with Bei- help “accelerate India’s digi- 59 Chinese cellphone apps Trump last week had said jing. tal economy” and will include how we work and how we dia in recent years as they fight including the hugely popu- he is considering banning mobile apps that kids have so WeChat, owned by Ten- investing in local firms and in- live,” Pichai said. for a piece of the Asian giant’s lar TikTok over concerns the the wildly-popular TikTok much fun with... goes right cent, is the main messaging frastructure in areas like digital “But times of challenge can burgeoning digital economy. firms were passing user data app as a way to punish China to servers in China, right application in China with payments, education and health. lead to incredible moments of This has included only this to the Chinese government. over the coronavirus pan- to the Chinese military, the more than one billion users. “There’s no question we innovation,” Indian-born Pi- year around $16 billion in in- The move came amid a demic. Chinese Communist Party.” Navarro also accused are facing a difficult moment chai said according to a tran- vestments from Facebook, dramatic worsening in rela- In an interview with Fox He said these apps can TikTok’s new boss Kevin today, in India and around the script of his remarks released Intel and others in stakes in tions with China following a News, Navarro argued that be used to steal intellectual Mayer, former head of Dis- world. The dual challenges to by the US search engine giant. the digital services unit of Jio, brawl on their disputed Hima- “what the American people property. “So expect strong ney’s streaming platforms, our health and to our econo- Foreign firms have spent controlled by Asia’s richest layan border on June 15 that have to understand is all of actions on that” by Trump, of being an American pup- mies have forced us to rethink tens of billions of dollars in In- man Mukesh Ambani. left 20 Indian soldiers dead. the data that goes into those Navarro warned. pet. UK business struggling with Brexit preparedness: Poll “Directors in services felt Only a quarter of business firms are especially unable to prepare at present, whether due to fully ready for the end of the Brexit Worrisome pressures of the pandemic or because they needed more transition period: IoD deal clarity on changes,” it added. Britain ended its EU Britain on Sunday pledged AFP “Jumping immediately membership on January 31 £705 million ($890 million, London into whatever comes next but agreed a transition period 788 million euros) to prepare would be a nightmare for until the end of 2020 while it its borders for cutting ties Only a quarter of UK busi- many businesses.” tries to negotiate a new trade with the European Union on nesses are “fully ready” for Britain ended its EU deal with Brussels. The talks December 31. the end of the Brexit transi- membership on January 31 “Unilateral actions like tion period, with some blam- but agreed a transition period are moving slowly, sparking staggering import controls ing the coronavirus pandemic until the end of 2020 while it alarm among businesses that would be a welcome step for delays in their prepara- tries to negotiate a new trade almost half a century of from government, but are by tions, a survey revealed Mon- deal with Brussels. economic integration with the no means enough,” Geldart day. The talks are moving EU will end abruptly in a few said. “We need to mitigate “With so much going on, slowly, sparking alarm among months’ time disruption across many dif- many directors feel that pre- businesses that almost half ferent sectors on both sides. paring for Brexit proper is a century of economic inte- A hairdresser wearing a face mask cuts a customer’s hair at ‘Khan-Master’s Hairdressing’ in Peckham, “A phased implementa- like trying to hit a moving tar- gration with the EU will end south London on Monday. (AFP) Financial-sector busi- tion is in everyone’s interests, get,” said Jonathan Geldart, abruptly in a few months’ nesses were most likely to be and direct financial support director general of the Insti- time. sations are fully ready for the Of 978 company directors were unable to prepare, “with ready while manufacturers in for smaller firms would be a tute of Directors (IoD) which “Only a quarter of busi- end of the Brexit transition polled by the Institute in late one in seven distracted by particular had more to do, ac- huge boost at a difficult time,” carried out the survey. ness leaders say their organi- period,” the IoD said. June, almost half said they coronavirus”. cording to the IoD. he added.

12 Tuesday, July 14, 2020 Economy & Business Starbucks barista gets $100,000 tip over face mask tiff Tribune News Service time, either. “I would say about 80% They brought him the money of the people are cooperative in a silver metal briefcase and and wear masks,” he said. placed it on a picnic table at “Another 10% just forgot and Miramar Reservoir. Up came are apologetic about not hav- the lid: $100,000 in paper- ing one. And then there are strapped stacks of $50 bills. maybe 10% who just don’t All those greenbacks be- want to wear one.” side all that blue water — no His experience dovetails wonder Lenin Gutierrez’s with public polling on the is- eyes got big. sue. A Pew Research report “I (have) never seen any- from late June found that thing like this except in the 80% of Americans have worn movies,” he said. masks at least some of the Three weeks ago, the time while in stores, and 65% 24-year-old college student have worn them all or most of was working at a Starbucks the time. Seven percent said in San Diego’s Clairemont they never wear a mask. neighborhood when a cus- Gutierrez wasn’t expect- tomer came in without wear- ing to get the money in cash. ing a face mask. He pointed Cowan and a colleague, Will out the coronavirus rules, she Collette, brought it to him last left, and then criticized him week. They did it so they could on Facebook for refusing to videotape the whole thing and serve her. post it on YouTube. It was That caught the eye of also a way to show donors Matt Cowan, an Irvine mar- the campaign was legitimate; keting and brand strategist, there have been fundraising who thinks masks are a good scandals involving people idea and internet bullying a raising money for supposedly bad one. So he started a “Tips worthy causes and then pock- ‘Ruthlessly woke’: How Uber for Lenin for Standing Up to eting the proceeds. a San Diego Karen,” using a social media label for overly entitled people who boil over in public. He was hoping for $1,000. I feel like I’ve been given can redeem itself The campaign reached this incredible opportunity that within hours, then hit that I never saw coming,” he $5,000 and kept growing. said, “and I don’t want to Stamping out rival Lyft may be the only way for Uber to make ridesharing profitable in the US Something about it struck a nerve, vibrating along the waste it. Tribune News Service campaign to prevent drivers from be- strange. Yes, actively agreeing to in- political and cultural fault Lenin Gutierrez, the Starbucks ing classified as full-time employees. A way forward crease operating costs by upwards of lines that rupture so much of barista Travis Kalanick, the co-founder and To date, Uber has aggressively op- 20% seems crazy. But ultimately, the American life these days, even former CEO of Uber, has explained his posed worker reclassification, even ● The path to making ridesharing best-case scenario for stopping work- during a public health crisis. vision in three blunt sentences: “One sponsoring a $90 million ballot ini- profitable may be the exact er reclassification just gets you more Newspapers and TV sta- day, no one will own a car. Cars will tiative in California to overturn recent opposite of Uber’s current of the same: perpetuating a market tions in San Diego and else- “Great day to change drive themselves. And they’ll come to state legislation that turned every campaign to prevent drivers from that doesn’t really work. where spread the word and somebody’s life,” Cowan said you at the push of a button.” driver into a full-time employee. Op- Instead, Uber should lean into the brought interest from donors at one point in the video, Uber’s real value proposition, af- posing any regulation that threatens being classified as full-time progressive moment. It’s a PR mas- as far as Australia. just before he parked his car ter all, goes far beyond ridesharing. to add 20% in new costs makes sense. employees. terstroke: The company continues its Most people gave small at Miramar Reservoir and Over the past several years, as the But embracing it would achieve far ● To date, Uber has aggressively “we’re nice” campaign, with a twist. Of sums, $10 or $20, but there walked toward Gutierrez with company’s ambitions have expanded more. course Uber wants to help drivers at were a lot of them — almost the metal briefcase. to include trucking, food delivery, Right now, just about every driver opposed worker reclassification, all costs, especially now! And if being 8,000 — and as the cash “I don’t know what to carpools, scooters and even flying for Uber also drives for Lyft. As inde- even sponsoring a $90 million nice happens to result in crushing a ri- poured in, Cowan said he re- say,” Gutierrez said when cars, the message to investors has pendent contractors, drivers can work ballot initiative in California to val? Call it killing with kindness. alized his virtual tip jar wasn’t he opened the case and saw become clear: Uber can be the Ama- on as many platforms as they want; overturn recent state legislation So far, Khosrowshashi’s tenure just making a statement. It the stacks of bills. “This is so zon of transportation. Anything in the accepting rides from every possible that turned every driver into a doesn’t suggest an appetite for Ka- was changing a life. mind-blowing right now.” world that goes from point A to point source is the best way to maximize full-time employee. lanick’s unconventional ruthlessness. Gutierrez grew up in Chu- He lives in Clairemont B, whether it’s a person, a burrito, or revenue. If drivers were employees, But Amazon, the paradigm for Uber’s la Vista in a family without with one of his sisters, who a new sprocket for your boiler, runs that flexibility would go away. The As demand for Lyft rides decreases, success, won by being both uncon- much money. He said they was with him at the picnic ta- through Uber. Like Amazon, Uber people on your payroll can’t also work more drivers will switch to Uber. That ventional and ruthless. Four months ate a lot of rice and beans. ble. His other sister was there takes a cut of everything. for your fiercest competitor. They’d increases Lyft’s wait times even more, into the pandemic, Amazon is the At Christmas, the boxes un- too. So was his lawyer. But of course, vision and real- have to choose: Uber or Lyft. And be- which drives demand down further, Amazon of everything more than it’s der the tree were prettily He’s had to get smarter ity are often two different things, and cause Uber has more market share in which sends more drivers and more ever been. Uber is currently no one’s wrapped, but mostly empty. about a lot of things since most of the master plan has failed to just about every city in America, the customers Uber’s way. idea of the Amazon of anything. That So when the GoFundMe all of this happened, he said. materialize. Dominating ridesharing logical choice would be clear. That’s a Uber, with a market cap six times can change—but only if Uber has the drive hit $10,000, he was ec- What’s legal. What’s wise. in every market globally proved im- huge problem for Lyft. that of Lyft, can sustain this game far stomach to rewrite the rules. static. When it hit $50,000, He’s been talking with a fi- possible. Even tackling the unit eco- Ridesharing works because of the longer. And in the end, Uber won’t Odds are, Uber will continue busi- he was stunned. One hundred nancial adviser too. nomics of ridesharing in the U.S. has network effect: the more demand have to keep subsidizing fares because ness as usual: neither Uber nor Lyft thousand? He doesn’t have “A lot of doors are open- proven challenging, to the tune of bil- there is from customers, the more Lyft won’t be able to compete on price. will fare particularly well economical- the words. ing up for me because of this,” lions in annual losses. The acquisition drivers sign on to meet the demand, If Lyft can’t attract drivers, it can’t at- ly or politically, and ridesharing will “It’s more money than Gutierrez said. “I want to of Postmates last week was a positive the faster they can respond to any re- tract riders. Sooner or later, the busi- be continue to be a middling business. anyone in my family has ever make sure I’m doing the right step, but until Uber can figure out how quest, the more that attracts both new ness collapses on itself. But in a global pandemic, at a moment had,” he said. thing, setting myself up for to make money on its core business, and repeat customers, and so on. But Stamping out Lyft may be the only in history when every assumption is Now, what once seemed my life down the road.” being the Amazon of transportation network effects can work in both di- way for Uber to make ridesharing being rightfully questioned, maybe like dreams are goals — and That’s why the first place seems far-fetched at best. rections. Imagine if you’re Lyft and profitable. Until then, Uber’s strug- this is the time to try something unex- attainable. He plans to move he went after he left the res- There may be a way to do it, how- half of your drivers just deactivated gle to make money off its core busi- pected. On a macro level, the markets from community college to ervoir was to the bank. All ever—a way that combines the best their accounts because they’re now ness imperils every other facet of are already behaving irrationally. If California State University, that cash in hand made him of Travis Kalanick’s ruthlessness and full-time Uber employees. Kalanick’s vision, from food delivery ever Uber’s investors are going to per- Fullerton and study kinesi- nervous. current CEO Dara Khosrowshashi’s With only half the drivers on the to flying cars. WallS treet understand mit higher losses in pursuit of world ology, the mechanics of hu- He deposited the money, innate feel for public opinion. It’s road, your pickup time is now going this, which is why Uber’s stock price domination, this is the time. man movement. His passion and is trying now to set- a long-term play and it’s extremely to be twice as long. Customers no- has been stagnant ever since its failed If that happens, maybe Uber’s new is hip-hop-infused dancing, tle back into something ap- counter-intuitive. But the path to tice that. And since all they want is IPO. Something has to give. motto can be “ruthlessly woke.” Be- and he wants to apply what proaching normalcy, even as making ridesharing profitable may be the fastest ride at the cheapest fare, Yes, embracing a movement led cause being tepidly conventional isn’t he learns to that art form, and his co-workers at Starbucks the exact opposite of Uber’s current they’ll start using Uber and not Lyft. by activists who despise Uber seems working at all. share it with others as an ath- sometimes rib him about be- letic trainer. ing “famous.” “I feel like I’ve been given He’s been working part this incredible opportunity time for the coffee retailer for that I never saw coming,” about three years and has no he said, “and I don’t want to plans to quit. “I’m not viewing waste it.” this as something that means IMF predicts worst Mideast downturn in half century This wasn’t the first time I can take a break from life,” a customer came into Star- he said. “I’m going to keep AFP and public debt surging, it twin shock that affected the ergy revenues, “which is a big are lifted.” bucks without a mask, Gut- going as if the money never Dubai said. normal functions of their drop,” Azour said. Azour warned that job ierrez said. It wasn’t the last existed.” In its regional economic economies during the confine- - Unrest, instability -The losses, together with wors- The IMF Monday again outlook update, the IMF pro- ment measures,” Jihad Azour, IMF said that the region’s ening poverty and inequal- sharply lowered its Middle jected the economies of the director of IMF Middle East hardest-hit countries will be ity, could create stability chal- East and North Africa eco- Middle East and North Africa and Central Asia Department, those that are “fragile and in lenges for governments in the nomic forecast, to its low- to contract by 5.7 percent this told AFP. conflict situations,” with their region. est level in 50 years, over the year, 2.4 percentage points Mideast countries applied economies forecast to contract “(Job losses) will come on “twin shock” of the corona- lower than its April forecast. some of the most stringent by as much as 13 percent. top of an already high level of virus pandemic and low oil The projection is the low- lockdowns and measures GDP per capita in those unemployment, especially at prices. est in over 50 years, accord- against the coronavirus, halt- unstable countries is expected youth level,” he said. The region’s economy will ing to World Bank data, and ing most economic activities. to plummet from $2,900 in The IMF said that large contract by 5.7 percent this comes after the region posted Oil prices plunged by 2018-2019 to just $2,000 this and growing deficits are ex- year, and shrink by as much modest growth last year. about two-thirds in a freefall year. pected to push public debt as 13 percent in countries torn The battered energy-based as the global economy ground “This is a dramatic down- levels to 95 percent of GDP by conflict, the Washington- economies of the Gulf Cooper- down to prevent the spread turn that will aggravate exist- among Middle East oil im- based International Monetary ation Council (GCC) states are of the coronavirus. They have ing economic and humani- porters by the end of this year. Fund warned. forecast to shrink by a hefty 7.1 partially recovered to around tarian challenges and raise Debt levels are forecast to The economic malaise will percent, 4.4 percentage points $40 a barrel. already high poverty levels,” grow rapidly in Sudan to 258 see poverty and unemploy- lower than April. The region’s oil-exporting the report said. percent of GDP, in Lebanon to ment rise, stoking social un- “The region has been fac- countries are expected to lose “Social unrest could be re- 183 percent and in Egypt over Lenin Gutierrez, a Starbucks barista who asked a woman to wear rest, and send budget deficits ing a crisis like no other -- a around $270 billion of en- kindled as lockdown measures 90 percent, it said. mask, got berated by her on social media, and wound up the benefi- ciary of a GoFundMe campaign that brought in $105,000. Rising star Morikawa wins US PGA Workday Charity Open TUESday, JULY 14, 2020 page 15 Man City’s European ban quashed on appeal

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Manchester City are free to play Champions League football next season after the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Monday lifted a two-season ban from European competi- Sevilla’s Argentinian midfielder Lucas Ocampos (3rd right) celebrates tions imposed by UEFA. after scoring a goal during the Spanish League match against Mallorca An initial fine of €30 mil- at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium in Seville on Sunday. (AFP) lion ($34 million, £27 million) was also reduced to 10 million euros on appeal. City were accused of de- Sevilla on the cusp of liberately inflating the value of income from sponsors with links to the Abu Dhabi United Champions League Group, also owned by City owner Sheikh Mansour, to avoid falling foul of financial qualification fair play (FFP) regulations be- tween 2012 and 2016. AFP change has not come at the UEFA launched an investi- Madrid expense of consistency for Se- gation after German magazine villa, who are now 13 matches Der Spiegel published a series Sevilla all-but secured Cham- unbeaten in La Liga. of leaked emails in 2018. pions League qualification by They could even yet finish However, CAS found that beating relegation battlers Real third, given they sit level on “most of the alleged breaches Mallorca 2-0 on Sunday. points with Atletico Madrid. reported by the Adjudicatory Lucas Ocampos scored Defeat damages Real Mal- Chamber of the CFCB (UEFA a first-half penalty before lorca’s fading hopes of avoid- Club Financial Control Body) Youssef En-Nesyri added a ing relegation. They remain were either not established or second late on to move Se- four points behind Alaves. time-barred”. villa nine points clear of fifth- “We knew winning here UEFA recognised in a state- A file photo taken on December 16, 2019 shows UEFA Champions League’s ambassador Hamit Altintop holding the slip of Manchester City during the placed Villarreal. would send out a strong mes- ment that many of the allega- UEFA Champions League Round of 16 draw ceremony in Nyon. Manchester City will be free to play Champions League football next season. (AFP) With three games left and sage. We couldn’t do it but tions fell outside the five-year the superior head-to-head, we don’t stop believing,” said time limit in its own regulations. The club made €93 mil- Since Sheikh Mansour’s consecutive season with a protecting clubs and helping Villarreal are not mathemati- Mallorca’s Antonio Raillo. “UEFA notes that the CAS lion from UEFA prize money takeover 12 years ago, City’s 5-0 win at Brighton. them become financially sus- cally out of contention but they Leganes are also four points panel found that there was in- and TV rights alone from last fortunes have been trans- “We deserve to be there tainable and UEFA and ECA would have to take maximum behind Alaves but have a glim- sufficient conclusive evidence season’s Champions League, formed from perennially because we won it on the (European Clubs Associa- points and see Sevilla lose both mer of hope after they scored to uphold all of the CFCB’s with gate receipts and extra living in the shadow of local pitch,” said Guardiola ahead tion) remain committed to of their remaining matches. one penalty and saved another conclusions in this specific sponsorship revenue from Eu- rivals Manchester United to of Monday’s ruling. its principles,” UEFA’s state- “Champions League quali- in a battling 1-0 win over Valen- case and that many of the al- rope’s premier club competi- winning four Premier League City’s victory in court will ment added. fication was our objective,” cia. Javier Aguirre’s side have leged breaches were time- tion added to that tally. titles in the past eight years raise fresh questions over The ruling also has rami- said Sevilla’s Fernando Reges. an equal head-to-head with barred due to the five-year “Whilst Manchester City among 11 major trophies. how effectively UEFA can fications for the end to the “We are very close and Alaves and are only two worse time period foreseen in the and its legal advisors are yet More silverware could police FFP. Premier League season. now we just have some small off on goal difference. UEFA regulations,” European to review the full ruling by the come before the end of the FFP, which limits clubs With just six points sepa- steps left to make it.” Leganes also had to play football’s governing body said Court of Arbitration for Sport season as Guardiola’s side to not losing more than 30 rating third from seventh, Finishing in the top four the last 36 minutes against in a statement. (CAS), the club welcomes the face Arsenal in the FA Cup million euros over a three- many sides were hoping for would be an impressive Valencia with 10 men after implications of today’s ruling semi-finals on Saturday be- year period, with exceptions City’s ban to be upheld, which achievement for Sevilla and Jonathan Silva was sent off, ‘Validation’ as a validation of the club’s po- fore restarting their Champi- for some costs such as youth would have meant fifth place their coach Julen Lopetegui, shortly before Leganes goal- City welcomed the decision, sition and the body of evidence ons League campaign in Au- development and women’s was good enough to qualify who took over last year follow- keeper Pichu Cuellar saved which will have huge ramifi- that it was able to present,” gust, holding a 2-1 lead over teams, has helped drive for the Champions League. ing his nightmares in charge of Dani Parejo’s spot-kick. cations for the club’s finances City said in a statement. Real Madrid from the first down debt levels in Europe- Instead, Chelsea, Leices- Spain and Real Madrid. Ruben Perez had converted and potentially the future of “The club wishes to thank leg of their last-16 tie. an football. ter, Manchester United, Lopetegui, together with his own penalty in the first half manager Pep Guardiola and the panel members for their On Saturday, they se- “Over the last few years, Wolves and Sheffield United sporting director Monchi, to give Leganes the lead and a star players such as Kevin De diligence and the due process cured qualification for the Financial Fair Play has are now vying for two places oversaw a dramatic overhaul win that keeps alive their slim Bruyne and Raheem Sterling. that they administered.” Champions League for a 10th played a significant role in in the top four. of the first team squad but chances of avoiding the drop.

Course on Qatar Sports beIN SPORTS to beam UEFA Champions League from August 7 Arbitration Foundation’s rules Tribune News Network On Friday, the winners be- Doha tween Napoli and Barcelona and procedures concluded will face the winners between beIN SPORTS is set to welcome Chelsea and Bayern Munich. QNA tion and Arbitration for Sport the return of UEFA Champions On Saturday, the winners Doha Committee, also addressed League starting Friday, August 7 between Real Madrid and Man- the course and talked about with a host of much-anticipated chester City will face the winners Qatar Olympic Academy, the sports law and arbitration live games for viewers to enjoy between Lyon and Juventus. If in cooperation with the Qatar law, and Law No. 1 of 2016 to exclusively across the Middle both Real Madrid and Juventus Sports Arbitration Founda- regulate sports clubs, as it is East and North Africa (MENA) qualify, it will be Ronaldo’s first tion (QSAF), organised a four- the law that provides the gen- with heavyweights Real Madrid, game against his former club in day course on the rules and eral framework for organising Barcelona, Juventus and Paris the UEFA Champions League. procedures of the QSAF which and governing sports clubs. Saint Germain in action com- beIN SPORTS’ main studio were devoted to law, lawyers He also spoke about QSAF in peting for the coveted trophy. coverage for UEFA Champions and specialists in this field, terms of its inception, goals, The Union of European League will be on beIN SPORTS with the participation of more statute and arbitration rules Football Association (UEFA) HD1 and HD2 for Arabic; beIN than 85 participants from var- and procedures, while touch- decided that the most prestig- SPORTS HD11 and HD12 for ious sports sectors concerned ing on the practical aspects of ious European club football English; and beIN SPORTS in this field. the arbitration process that competition (the UEFA Cham- HD14 for French; as well as Dr. Abdullah Al Hayyan, a concern all parties. pions League) will safely resume beIN SPORTS’ 4K channel. member of the Board of Direc- This course is the first co- starting from August 7 – after it Each game will also be tors of the Sports Arbitration operation between the Qatar was put on hold following the available with an option for en- Court (CAS) and director of Olympic Academy and QSAF COVID-19 global pandemic. hanced audio atmosphere. the Master of Sports Law pro- after the two parties signed In a completely new format beIN guests and talent will gram organised by the Qatar cooperation agreement last unlikely to ever be replicated, matchup between the two. The Bayern Munich. The first match in Lisbon, Portugal. include Egyptian legends Mo- Olympic Academy in coopera- October. viewers and fans will get to see sky blues won the first leg in between the two ended in a dis- All the ties will be single- hamed Aboutrika and Wael tion with the Spanish Univer- Executive Director of the the best teams in Europe com- Madrid 1-2 thanks to goals from appointing 0-3 defeat for the leg fixtures with games played Gomaa; Algerian expert Lakh- sity of Lleida, participated in Qatar Olympic Academy Saif peting against each other over their Brazilian striker Gabriel Blues – but Frank Lampard will between Benfica’sE stadio do dar Berriche; Tunisian football delivering the lectures. Mohamed Al Nuaimi thanked 90 minutes in just over two Jesus and playmaker Kevin De want his team to be fearless and Sport Lisboa e Benfica (which legend Tariq Dhiab; former He addressed many top- the QSAF and its officials for weeks of football (7 August to Bruyne. try their absolute best to qualify will host the final) and Sporting Moroccan football star Yousef ics, including an introductory their fruitful efforts and great 23 August). Also on 7 August, Lyon will for the quarter-finals. CP & Estadio Jose Alvalade. Chippo; and many others. profile on the Olympic Move- cooperation in bringing the A total of 11 thrilling match- face Juventus. The first match Lionel Messi’s Barcelona On Wednesday, August 12, Commenting on the return ment and its inception, sports agreement into effect by set- es will be played in just 16 days between the two was played on will also face Serie A’s Napoli Italian club Atalanta will face of the UEFA Champions League law and its sources and its ting up the first joint courses – with the quarter-finals, semi- 26 February and ended with on Saturday, August 8. The first French heavyweights Paris on beIN SPORTS, Jonathan relationship with other laws, between the two parties in the finals and final all played in Por- a 1-0 win for Lyon thanks to a match between the two ended Saint Germain in the first quar- Whitehead, Head of Sports for and the Sports Arbitration fieldof sports law because of tugal and in single-leg fixtures. goal from Lucas Tousart. 1-1. A 1-0 win will be enough for ter-final match. beIN MENA, said: “We are de- Court and its procedures as its great impact on the sports Cristiano Ronaldo’s Juven- the Catalans to qualify for the On Thursday, Germany’s lighted to welcome back the well as judicial authorities in system, stressing the academy Remaining R16 Fixtures tus will want to win the match quarter-finals. RB Leipzig take on Spanish gi- UEFA Champions League to continental and international keenness to hold this course Four matches remain in the to qualify and compete for their ants Atletico Madrid in a heated our channels. With the LaLiga, federations. again because of its great im- round of 16 second leg of the third UEFA Champions League The QF draw matchup between the two teams Premier League, Serie A, FA Abdel Wahab Al Hinai, a portance to the sports commu- UEFA Champions League. trophy. The 2019/20 UEFA Champions – as both outfits look to qualify Cup, UEFA Europa League CAS arbitrator and chairman nity and such courses’ role in On Friday 7 August, Real On Saturday, August 8, League quarter-finals, semi- to the semi-finals for a chance to and UEFA Champions League of Oman Dispute Resolu- developing the sports system. Madrid will face Pep Guardio- Premier League club Chelsea finals and final will be played as win their first ever UEFA Cham- all live and exclusive on beIN la’s Manchester City in a heated will face German champions a straight knockout tournament pions League trophy. SPORTS this summer.” 14 Tuesday, July 14, 2020 Sports Argentina star Mascherano to feature on @GA4Good Instagram Live Sc.qa Mascherano is the lat- who, in addition to being spoke about gender equality, Doha est star to appear on @GA- a dominant player for club as well as her experiences in 4good since the programme and country, has done some football, on @GA4good. Argentina football star launched its online series. tremendous and admirable Hoogendijk detailed her Javier Mascherano will be Previous guests were Xavi charitable work with NGOs dream and determination as the special guest on Thurs- Hernández, Samuel off the pitch as well. a youngster to play for Ajax day’s @GA4Good Instagram “This kind of commit- – despite the lack of a wom- Live at 9pm Doha time (GMT ment to the community is a en’s team at the time. +3). The current Estudiant- crucial part of what Genera- She said: “Because of my es player will talk about the tion Amazing does and I am dream, I trained so hard and discipline and drive which sure that both our youth par- in 2012 Ajax started a wom- has helped him win a host ticipants and general audi- en’s team, so I was the first of major honours during his ences can take so much from one who signed for Ajax!” glittering football career. his incredible experience. Generation Amazing After making his name We are thrilled about host- will also continue its col- in the English Premier ing him this week to explore laboration with the Qatar League with West Ham these topics and more.” Children’s Museum on @ United and Liverpool, Al Khori added: “It will GA4Good, providing young Mascherano joined Spanish also be interesting for youth audiences with sports- giants Barcelona, where he to hear about the important themed arts and crafts ses- won five La Liga champion- work that Pierre van Hooi- sions and live physical activ- ships and two UEFA Cham- jdonk has been doing as a ities throughout the summer pions League titles. He also WorldCoaches ambassador. holidays. won 147 caps for Argentina Ahead of Mascherano’s appearance, former NAC Breda, Nottingham Forest and Netherlands striker, Again, this is a cause close A Supreme Commit- and helped his nation reach Pierre van Hooijdonk will be interviewed on @GA4Good at 4pm Doha time on Wednesday. to Generation Amazing. He tee for Delivery & Legacy the 2014 FIFA World Cup™ does a brilliant job of reach- (SC) social and legacy pro- final, where they lost 1-0 to Eto’o, Cafu, Tim former NAC Breda, Notting- will talk about his motiva- ing youth through football gramme, Generation Amaz- Germany. Cahill and oth- ham Forest and Netherlands tions in football. coaching, so we are very ex- ing has reached 500,000 ers. striker, Pierre van Hooij- Generation Amaz- cited about the line-up.” beneficiaries worldwide and Argentina football star Javier Ahead of donk will be interviewed on ing Programmes Director, Last week, former Ajax aims to positively impact 1 Mascherano will be the special Mascher- @GA4Good at 4pm Doha Nasser Al Khori, said: “Javi- and Netherlands star Anouk million people via its foot- guest on Thursday’s @GA4Good ano’s ap- time on Wednesday. The er Mascherano is such a Hoogendijk, who is also a ball for development train- Instagram Live at 9pm Doha time. pearance, WorldCoaches ambassador prominent figure in football WorldCoaches ambassador, ing sessions by 2022. We’re still good to fight for a place in top four, says

Al Arabi’s Lasogga Al Gharafa are fourth in the QNB Stars League standings, behind Al Duhail, Al Rayyan and Al Sadd.

Tribune News Network Yes, of course. We’re still Doha in a good position to fight for Al Gharafa have a a place in the top four. Espe- Pierre-Michel Lasogga cially when you look at our is a towering presence in the match schedule, then you’ll tough task on hand Al Arabi frontline. see that our next matches The 28-year-old tall Ger- are against tough competi- Tribune News Network Following their first coro- man forward, who joined the tors, so we’ve everything in Doha navirus test, held as per the QNB Stars League side at the our own hands. protocol developed by the QSL start of 2019-20 season, has Al Gharafa are gearing up for in co-ordination with club au- played a significant role in What’s your team’s tar- the remainder of the season un- thorities and approved by the The Dream Team’s good run get for the remainder of der the watchful eyes of Serbian Ministry of Public Health, Al that saw them occupy fifth the season? coach Slavisa Jokanovic. They Gharafa squad members en- position in the table with As I said before, we still will play Al Arabi in Week 18 at tered their team hotel and got 24 points from 17 matches have the target to be among the Al Janoub Stadium on July engaged in training. ahead of the tournament’s the top four and want to fin- 24 with the kick-off at 4:45pm. After their second corona- resumption on July 24, fol- ish the season very well. Al Gharafa are fourth in the virus test, the players as well lowing a long break forced QNB Stars League standings, as technical and administrative by the spread of novel coro- What do you say about behind Al Duhail, Al Rayyan staff signed a pledge to abide by navirus (COVID-19). your first season in Qa- and Al Sadd in that order, with the protocol for leaving team Ahead of the resumption tar? 28 points. The Cheetahs have hotel for home quarantine. of the competition, Lasogga, I’m very happy that I de- eight wins, four draws and five Besides intense training, who has donned the German cided to come to Qatar. My defeats against their name. Al Gharafa are readying for the national Under-21 team jersey family also feels very com- Their goal difference is +5 (29 resumption of action by playing on 11 occasions, spoke to qsl. fortable here. For sure, the goals for and 24 against). friendlies. They have been bol- qa in an exclusive interview. Al Arabi’s German forward Pierre-Michel Lasogga. football culture here is dif- Al Gharafa had beaten Al stered by the presence of Qatar Excerpts: ferent than that in Europe, Wakrah 2-1 in Week 17 on 5th internationals Yousef Hassan, tel and at the training ground change to have it two times know that the season will re- but I can feel it growing March before the long break. Hammam Ahmed, Almahdi How’re you gearing up are very high. Players keeping daily. sume at the end of July. For day by day. My team-mates Jokanovic’s wards are only Ali, Muad Hassan and Ahmed for the resumption of safe distance between them- myself and my team-mates, made it very easy for me at four points adrift of reigning Alaaeldin, who are back in their 2019-20 football season? selves is very important. Individually and team- it’s good to have a target like the beginning and I felt like champions Al Sadd. They also fold after the conclusion of na- I think the Qatar Stars wise, how do you cope this and prepare very well for being at home very quickly. have four points more than tional team’s camp. League (QSL) has prepared Can you elaborate on with the changed sce- the season’s last games. I’m glad that, in my first sea- closest challengers and fifth- Al Gharafa’s other remain- everything very well for the your training schedule? nario? son, we’re still in the race for placed side Al Arabi, and will ing matches in the QNB Stars restart. We had a 14 days’ ho- The training schedule has I think none of us has had Al Arabi still have a the top-four position, and be keen to finish among the League are against Al Duhail tel quarantine time for every invariably been like how we this scenario before, so it was good chance of finishing are in the semifinals of both top four and thereby play in (Week 19), Al Khor (Week 20), football professional and the prepare for a season. But dur- a new situation for all of us. among the top four in Amir Cup and Ooredoo Cup, the Qatar Cup and AFC Cham- Umm Salal (Week 21) and Al hygiene standards at the ho- ing quarantine, it was a good But I think it’s really good to QNB Stars League… so the going isn’t bad. pions League. Sadd (Week 22).

OFF THE FIELD Al Rayyan warm up for QNB Stars League resumption Footballer Serge Aurier’s Tribune News Network professional players, as Algeri- Doha an Yacine Brahimi, Ivorian Jo- brother shot dead han Boli, Argentinian Gabriel The eight-time Qatar Stars Mercado, Cameroonian Franck AFP/DPA League champions Al Rayyan Kom and South Korean Lee Toulouse (France) warmed up for the return of Jae-Ik are continuing. QNB Stars League from July Regarding local profes- The younger brother of Tot- 24 with a friendly against Al sional players, Al Rayyan an- tenham defender Serge Aurier Gharafa on Monday. nounced the recruitment of was killed in a shooting in Tou- Clubs are continuing their Hamed Ismail from Al Sadd louse on Monday, according to preparations ahead of the re- till the end of this season. a police source. When emergen- sumption of 2019-20 QNB Despite the continuation cy services arrived on the scene Stars League, with Week 18 of five professionals, Al Rayy- at 5:00 am local time (0300 matches starting on July 24. an will miss the services of key GMT), the 26-year-old was in- The tournament, which had player Rodrigo Tabata, whose jured in the abdomen and he a long break due to the Covid-19 contract with them has ended. later died in hospital, the fire pandemic, will restart as per They will also depend on service said. the general plan and protocol the rest of the stars, most no- A source close to the in- for the remaining five rounds. tably Sebastian Soria, Khaled vestigation said the gunman Tottenham defender Serge Aurier. Teams are fighting to occupy Muftah, Mohammed Alaael- fled. According to local radio, the top positions, improve their din, Mohammed Juma, Abdul- the victim was Christopher “The club is deeply sad- rankings and avoid the igno- Al Rayyan are eight-time QSL champions and currently second on the the QNB Stars League tally. rahman Al Harazi, Mowafaq Aurier, who plays for French dened to confirm media reports miny of relegation. Awad, Ahmed Abdelmaqsoud fifth-division team Toulouse that Serge Aurier’s brother Al Rayyan are gearing up Their goal difference is +20 Franck Kom scored the all- Rayyan squad members en- and goalkeeper Fahd Younis. Rodeo. He came through the passed away in the early hours for the remainder of the sea- (34 goals for and 14 against). important goal. tered their team hotel and got Besides intense training, youth academy at Lens like of this morning,” it said. son under Uruguayan coach Al Rayyan have the most The victory also helped Al engaged in training. Al Rayyan are readying for the his older brother, an Ivorian “We are supporting Serge Diego Aguirre. They will play goal difference than any other Rayyan move six points clear Their second coronavirus resumption of action by play- international and former Paris at this difficult time and we Qatar SC in Week 18 at the Al team (Al Duhail come next away from closest challengers test was held on June 28 after ing friendlies. They beat Al Saint-Germain full-back, but ask that the privacy of the Sadd Stadium on July 24. with +19, while third-placed Al Sadd. which the players as well as Ahli 2-1 in one such game. failed to break through at the player and his family is re- Al Rayyan are second in the Al Sadd have +18). Following their first coro- technical and administrative Al Rayyan’s other remain- highest level. spected. “Everybody at the QNB Stars League standings Al Rayyan had beaten navirus test, held as per the staff signed a pledge to abide ing matches in the QNB Stars In a statement on their club sends their sincerest with 38 points, four less than reigning champions Al Sadd protocol developed by the QSL by the protocol for leaving team League are against Al Arabi website, Tottenham offered condolences to Serge and leaders Al Duhail. The Lions 1-0 in the high-profile Qa- in co-ordination with club au- hotel for home quarantine. (Week 19), Al Sailiya (Week their condolences and asked his family. Our thoughts are have 11 wins, five draws and tar Clasico in Week 17 on 7th thorities and approved by the There have been no chang- 20), Al Shahania (Week 21) for privacy. with them all.” one defeat against their name. March before the long break. Ministry of Public Health, Al es in terms of the team’s foreign and Al Wakrah (Week 22). Sports Tuesday, July 14, 2020 15 QMMF Racing’s Rising star Morikawa Abdullah Al Khelaifi declared winner outguns Thomas in of fifth leg TCR Europe dramatic PGA playoff Simracing Series Tribune News Network AFP His only blemish came Doha Los Angeles on the par-four 13th when he made bogey as he closed with a QMMF Racing’s Abdullah Al American Collin Morikawa four-under 66. Khelaifi emerged as winner of tapped in a putt on the third The most dramatic mo- the fifth leg of the Touring Car QMMF Racing’s Abdulla Al Khelaifi. playoff hole to outduel Justin ment of the round came on Racing (TCR) Europe Simrac- Thomas in a wild Sunday finish the first playoff hole as both ing Series on Sunday follow- Magnus (Comtoyou Racing, and capture the US PGA Tour players rolled in massive ing a review of the race which Audi RS 3 LMS) and Teddy Workday Charity Open. putts for birdies. was set at the virtual Autodro- Clairet completed the podium, Morikawa, who had been mo Nazionale Monza in Italy having received minor penal- the pacesetter through the first Back-to-back bombs last Wednesday. ties: 10-seconds for the Belgian two rounds, rallied from three Thomas went first, making The Qatari driver had fin- and 20 for the French. strokes down with three holes a 50-foot downhill putt for ished seventh after suffering Al Khelaifi had started in remaining to force the playoff what appeared to be the vic- a crash while leading the race pole position after he finished at Muirfield Village Golf Club. tory. But Morikawa wasn’t but following a review, Race 12th in the first race, with re- He then stayed alive by going anywhere. He stayed Director declared Al Khelaifi verse grid applied for the sec- draining a 24-foot birdie putt alive by draining his putt, as the winner, while imposing ond race. He led for three laps on the first playoff hole imme- from just inside 25 feet, to penalties to nearly all competi- and looked good for a podium diately after third-round leader send it back to the 18th tee for tors, especially for track limits finish but with threelaps to go Thomas had made a jaw-drop- a second playoff hole. infringements that cost ten in the 10-lap race, Al Khelaifi ping 50-foot putt for birdie. Morikawa sealed the win seconds each. suffered a crash. “Amazing,” said the on the 75th hole, two putting Daniel Nagy (BRC Racing, While Al Khelaifi recovered 23-year-old Morikawa, who Collin Morikawa of the United States celebrates with the winner’s trophy and a milk shake after the final round on the green after Thomas Hyundai i30 N) was dropped and managed to finish seventh, carded a final round 66 to fin- of the Workday Charity Open at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, US, on Sunday.( Getty Images/AFP) missed the fairway off the from first to fourth, having col- as luck would have it he was ish on 19-under par 269 and tee and had to chip out from lected three 10-second penal- adjudged the winner impudent won for the second time on the Thomas closed with a 69 I had two chances to win this Morikawa started Sun- behind a small tree with his ties for cutting the chicanes. behaviour of other resulted in a US PGA Tour. but that included two bogeys thing in regulation and on the day’s round three shots back second shot. Behind Al Khelaifi, Gilles deluge of penalties. Sunday’s win made up for in his final three holes after second playoff hole and I didn’t after opening with a 65 and The win was Morikawa’s a disappointing loss in another beginning his round with a get it done.” 66 to lead the first and second second in just his 24th start dramatic playoff finish at the two-stroke lead over Vik- This week’s Workday Char- rounds. as a pro. Charles Schwab Challenge four tor Hovland, with Morikawa ity Open is the first of back-to- He quickly fought his way “This is a huge kind of weeks ago in the PGA’s return three adrift. back events at the Jack Nick- back to the top of the leader- stepping-stone,” Morikawa from the COVID-19 calendar “I am pretty pissed off, it laus designed Dublin, Ohio board with two birdies and an said. “We got number one shutdown. is the only way to explain it,” course. The Nicklaus-hosted eagle in his first five holes. (win) out of the way, we got World number five Thomas Thomas said. “I had a three- Memorial will follow next week. He made three more bird- number two -- let the gates was trying to win for the 13th shot lead with three to go and After rain, wind and light- ies on the back nine including just open and let’s keep go- time on the Tour, but he was completely handed it over. ning led to two suspensions the par four 17. Morikawa used ing because obviously it was a undone on the final hole of the “Collin played great. He had on Friday, organizers decided an eight iron to spin his ap- tough loss at Colonial a month playoff after his tee shot on the a very tough hole at 17. to move the tee times up on proach shot to eight feet then ago, but I learned a lot. par-four 10th sailed right and “We both made two great Sunday to avoid any more made the putt and celebrated “This is just more posi- The fifth leg of the Touring Car Racing (TCR) Europe Simracing Series was landed behind a tree. birdies on the first playoff hole. weather delays. with a fist pump. tives, more learning for me.” set at the virtual Autodromo Nazionale Monza in Italy last Wednesday. ‘Unnecessary’, Thiem fires back Pol Espargaro to partner Marc Marquez at Honda from 2021

at Kyrgios in Adria Tour spat AFP Paris AFP regard for hygiene. Berlin The out-spoken Australian Pol Espargaro will join Honda then branded Alexander Zverev to race alongside Marc Mar- World number three Domi- “selfish” for partying despite quez in 2021, with the MotoGP nic Thiem said on Monday promising to self-isolate follow- world champion’s younger tennis players “must learn” ing a negative test after playing brother Alex to drop into the from the ill-fated Adria Tour on the Adria Tour. satellite team, the manufactur- and described Nick Kyrgios’ Thiem and Kyrgios traded er announced on Monday. Al Wakrah sign Czech handball criticism of those who took insults last week on social me- Honda said Espargaro part as “unnecessary”. dia over Zverev’s behaviour. would join from KTM at the team captain Zdrahala Thiem played in the Bel- Kyrgios and Zverev have end of this season, which is Pol Espargaro. grade leg of last month’s ill-fated pulled out of the Berlin event, belatedly set to get underway QNA ously signed Algerian interna- tournament organised by world which started on Monday amid in Jerez de la Frontera on July team with great experience in Doha tional player Mustapha Hadj number one Novak Djokovic. strict hygiene guidelines with 19 following the coronavirus MotoGP,” said Alex Marquez. Sadok for 3 years, coming “We have to learn from the organisers promising “there lockdown. “Now, I am eager to start Al Wakrah Club have an- from the Turkish club Besik- mistakes and be careful nowa- Dominic Thiem of Austria looks will be no player parties here”. Former Moto2 champion the season in Jerez and I am nounced the signing of Czech tas. days with this pandemic we on during a press conference at Zverev said he skipped Ber- Espargaro, 29, has competed completely focused to give my handball team captain, Ondrej Al Wakrah’s signing of the are facing. That’s what we have the “Bett1Aces” tennis tourna- lin to train more, while Kyrgios in 104 MotoGP races, finish- best this year.” Zdrahala in order to support two players comes within the to take from the Adria Tour,” ment in Berlin on Monday. (AFP) pulled out amid travel concerns ing on the podium once, and Alex Marquez joined the the ranks of the club in the framework of strengthening Thiem told reporters at an ex- from Australia where the pan- has a best finish in the rid- Honda MotoGP team for this coming period. the ranks of the club in prep- hibition tournament in Berlin. didn’t commit any crimes, you demic has worsened with Mel- ers’ standings of sixth in his season to replace Jorge Lor- Zdrahala played 120 games aration for the Qatar Men’s Djokovic, Grigor Dim- have to make that point,” Thi- bourne back in lockdown. rookie season with Yamaha enzo, who retired at the end of with his country, during which Handball League competitions itrov, Borna Coric and Viktor em added. “The subject is done, in 2014. the 2019 campaign. he scored 420 goals and was which will start September 10. Troicki all then tested positive “The fact we were criticised Sascha had his reasons for Alex Marquez will only His move to LCR means top scorer for the 2018 Euro- Al Wakrah was crowned for COVID-19. is not unfair because we all not coming,” said Thiem, who spend one year with his older that experienced Briton Cal pean Championship in Croatia champion of Qatar Handball Djokovic later apologised made mistakes. That’s clear. took another dig at Kyrgios. brother and six-time top- Crutchlow will have to find a with 55 goals. League last season 2018-2019 for the event where players em- “But it was way too much at “Certain opinions, espe- class world champion Marc new place on the grid. Al Wakrah Club had previ- for the first time in its history. braced across the net and later the end, because the whole tour- cially from Australia, are very before dropping into the sat- Crutchlow won three partied together at a nightclub. nament was well intended.” unnecessary,” he added. ellite LCR team, although races and claimed 12 podium Thiem tested negative for Kyrgios has been highly Thiem, who plays on grass Honda said he would carry on finishes for LCR after arriv- the virus but like all those in- critical of anyone who played in Berlin on Tuesday, also has using a factory bike. ing in 2015. volved faced fierce criticism in the Adria Tour, which he some doubts about the US Open “I am glad to be joining the Pol Espargaro’s brother Tendulkar slams loopholes and has already apologised. branded a “boneheaded deci- being held in New York in Au- LCR Honda team at the end Aleix also rides in MotoGP for in umpire referral system “Novak and the others sion” to hold with such little gust despite the pandemic. of 2020 and compete in a big Aprilia. AFP rethink the system. New Delhi “One thing I don’t agree with, with the ICC, is the Windies captain Holder hails big heart Shannon Gabriel Batting great Sachin Ten- DRS they’ve been using for dulkar has renewed demands quite some time,” Tendulkar AFP and well and bowling fast for ly thanks to Jermaine for cricket rules to give great- said in an online conversa- Southampton the West Indies is always a Blackwood’s 95. er weight to TV playbacks tion with West Indies legend pleasing sight. Blackwood might not over umpires in making LBW Brian Lara. West Indies captain Jason “He deserves every bit of have played had fellow bats- decisions. The former India captain Holder praised the “massive, success he’s had in this game. men Darren Bravo and Shim- Tendulkar, a long-standing said the playback should trump massive heart” of Shannon I’m really, really happy for ron Hetmyer decided to critic of the decision review sys- the umpire no matter how Gabriel following the tourists’ Shannon, I know what he’s tour rather than opting out tem (DRS), returned to the fray much of the ball would hit the four-wicket win in the first been through. of a campaign taking place after multiple LBW calls in the wickets. Test against England at South- “We kept in contact while against the backdrop of the West Indies’ victory over Eng- “The only reason they (the ampton on Sunday. he was doing rehab. At some coronavirus pandemic. land in the first Test. batsman or the bowler) have Fast bowler Gabriel was stages he was very frustrated Holder said of Blackwood: If a ball-tracking playback gone upstairs is because they named man-of-the-match af- by how things were going but “He had an outstanding first- shows that less than 50 per- are unhappy with the on-field ter taking combined figures he stuck it through,” added all- class competition – his case cent of a ball would hit the decision,” said Tendulkar. of nine wickets for 137 runs as rounder Holder, who himself to get back in the team was stumps then the umpire has “So when the decision goes international cricket returned West Indies’ Shannon Gabriel (centre) celebrates with teammates took a Test-best 6-42 in Eng- pretty strong. the discretion to reject a leg- to the third umpire, let the from lockdown. after bowling England’s Ollie Pope on the fourth day of their first Test land’s lowly first innings 204. “He’s not a slouch at this before-wicket appeal. technology take over; just like The 32-year-old Trini- at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton on Saturday. (AFP) “We all know when Shan- level either, he has done If an umpire rules a bats- in tennis – it’s either in or out, dad quick was originally only non is fit and healthy, he is a well for us and I hope he can man not out and the fielding there’s nothing in between.” named as a travelling re- Gabriel now boasts a fine those guys who keep doing handful and he proved it in kick on.” side calls for a review, 50 per Former India off-spinner serve as he recovered from career record of 142 wickets in it. He has a massive, massive this game.” England stand-in skip- cent of the ball must be hitting Harbhajan Singh backed ankle surgery. 46 Tests at an average of under heart and he’s been through For all Gabriel’s heroics, per Ben Stokes said he had the stumps for the third umpire Tendulkar’s position, saying But he proved his fitness 30, with Holder telling report- a lot. the West Indies still needed no regrets over either leaving to overturn the on-field call. on Twitter it was “1,000 per- in two intra-squad warm-up ers after stumps: “What Shan- “He wants success so to bat well after being set a out veteran paceman Stuart Tendulkar feels this is cent correct”. matches and then showed his non has done in this game is badly. His body hasn’t held target of 200 to win on Sun- Broad or deciding to bat first unfair and wants the Inter- India was the last Test na- class as West Indies went 1-0 nothing surprising. up the way he would like but day’s final day. in overcast, bowler-friendly, national Cricket Council to tion to embrace DRS, in 2016. up in this three-match series. “Shannon is just one of to see him back out there fit They got there large- conditions on Wednesday. 16 Tuesday, July 14, 2020 The Last Word ‘QF-TED partnership a laudable initiative’ Leaders of various QF entities express support to the new partnership to launch TEDinArabic HE Sheikha Hind bint Hamad Al Thani, Tribune News Network heritage and it remains, for us, a homeland vice-chairperson and CEO of QF Doha of knowledge. We must make every effort to revive the Leaders of various entities within Qatar historical role of the Arabic language, as it is Foundation have expressed support to the a constant component of our identity. This new partnership between QF and TED to partnership between Qatar Foundation and QF and TED launch global launch TEDinArabic, describing it as a laud- TED supports efforts to preserve identity and able initiative to promote Arabic language to the Arabic language, as well as to confirm the wider global audience. its capacity to absorb ideas in various disci- plines of literature, sciences and the arts. We are confident that this new platform, platform for showcasing TEDinArabic, will mark an important stage in expanding the circulation of the Arabic language and communicating its translation of human experience in various disciplines. It will achieve wide resonance, response and interest from all Arabic speakers, not only in ideas in Arabic language Qatar and the Arab world, but also world- wide, so that the Arabic language remains The initiative will facilitate idea sharing in Arabic for the global audience active and alive. Aysha Al Ansari, head of Heritage Tribune News Network Collections at Qatar National Library: New York City Our Arabic language is one of the most HE Dr Hamad bin Abdulaziz Al Ku- expressive and profound languages in the Qatar Foundation and TED wari, Minister of State and President world, characterised by the beauty of its on Monday launched TEDi- of Qatar National Library: words and pronunciation. But what distin- nArabic, a two-year initiative TED has been considered to be among the guishes it further is that it has not changed that will provide a platform most distinguished initiatives of its kind since throughout the ages, which is testament to the for thinkers, researchers, its establishment in 1985. It has strength- strength of our artists and change-makers ened the belief that ideas have the ability to heritage and around the world to share change our thinking patterns, our behaviour the progress ideas with a global audience and even our world. It has become an intel- of our nations, in the Arabic language. lectual, cultural and scientific phenomenon our civilisation The partnership has cre- that resonates throughout the world. and our ancient ated TED’s first initiative to Although its talks have been firstly in Eng- culture. Many focus on sharing solutions, Host Chris Anderson speaks at lish for many years, it has nevertheless man- of the efforts inventions and stories in TED2019 aged to successfully overcome language and being made by Arabic, with the aim to place discipline barriers, and ensure these talks have Qatar National ideas that can change percep- a subconscious level. With programme to life, together est and most inspiring ideas been translated into dozens of languages. Library, and tions, benefit societies and TEDinArabic, I hope we can with Qatar Foundation, we to emerge from the Arabic- “Qatar National Library is delighted that its Heritage Li- inspire others into the inter- continue the process of ampli- are grateful for the support speaking world. Qatar Foundation and TED have partnered brary, aim to national spotlight. fying ideas from our region to of an organisation that shares Through its partnership to create a platform for the Arabic language. preserve our The creation of TEDinAra- a global audience in a language our passion and dedication to with QF, TED will also build It is a partnership that illustrates the mean- Arabic language bic reflects Qatar Foundation’s that is synonymous with inno- education and ideas.” a custom digital destination ing of strengthening bridges of communica- and its proud (QF) commitment to preserv- vation and new thinking. TEDinArabic will spread to serve as a vault for TEDi- tion with cultural initiatives and opening up heritage, which is represented in manu- ing and celebrating the rich- “We are proud to be part- the ideas of Arabic speak- nArabic’s content library. horizons for exchanging ideas and experi- scripts, documents and books across various ness of the Arabic language nering with TED, with whom ers throughout the world to This library will house con- ences in the context of cultural diversity. It fields of knowledge. and promoting its enduring we share the belief that eve- new and diverse audiences, tent focusing on topics of reinforces the importance of the Arabic lan- The partnership between Qatar Founda- relevance to the world, and to ryone’s mind and voice can magnifying their reach and the greatest relevance to the guage in our world, echoes the German poet tion and TED reflects the leading role that providing platforms for peo- make a difference, as to- impact. High-quality content Arabic-speaking world, in- Johann Wolfgang van Goethe’s statement Qatar is playing in promoting and preserving ple to share their knowledge, gether we aim to build a new produced in Arabic will be am- cluding blog articles, TED- that: “It is possible that there is no language the Arabic language. Collaborating with glob- perspectives and ideas. TED is culture of idea-generation plified by the initiative, which Ed video lessons and custom in which thought, word and character can be al partners in creating a platform in Arabic to a non-profit organisation de- that stretches across the Arab will include an idea search video content. harmonised with ancient originality as is the spread ideas across various aspects of knowl- voted to ‘Ideas Worth Spread- world and beyond.” stretching across the Middle The impact of TEDinAra- case in the Arabic language.” edge contributes greatly to the prosperity of ing’, and the partnership with Chris Anderson, head of East with selected ideas being bic will endure after the part- This partnership will add a new dimen- Arabic language, one of the six primary lan- QF is built on a collective rec- TED, said: “We are thrilled celebrated at events across the nership between QF and TED sion to the prosperity of the Arabic language guages of the United Nations. ognition that everyone can to partner with Qatar Foun- region in 2021. concludes in 2022, with its which is being currently witnessed through- Despite the huge strides that Arabic con- make a difference to the world dation to bring ideas from The idea search will website and content remain- out cyberspace, as international newspapers, tent has achieved, thanks to information through the power of ideas. Arabic-speaking regions to see 16 Arabic speakers be- ing live and accessible in or- news agencies, websites and magazines are and communications technology and audio/ HE Sheikha Hind bint the world. We at TED have ing selected to give TED der to continue sparking the launching Arabic-language platforms in order visual media, there are still many challeng- Hamad Al Thani, vice-chair- always valued the power of Talks at a flagship event in imagination of Arabic speak- to reach out to Arabic-speaking audiences. es facing our language, and Arabic content person and CEO of Qatar delivering talks in one’s native Doha in 2022, which will ers everywhere and empow- For more than 1,000 years, the Arabic still needs to be promoted through more Foundation, said: “Language language, and the nuance and mark the culmination of the ering them to keep sharing language has been the primary language of initiatives and partnerships. Through Qa- is more than just a means of richness that comes with do- partnership and bring the their ideas. human knowledge in the fields of thought, tar Foundation’s partnership with TED, fo- communication; it influences ing so. The TEDinArabic ini- TED conference experience More information about belief, literature, philosophy, science, as- cused on the Arabic language, we will move the way we think and how tiative is an important step in to the heart of the Middle TEDinArabic is available at tronomy, medicine, pharmacy and engineer- closer to achieving that continued prosper- we frame our perceptions on that journey. As we bring this East, showcasing the bold- https://tedinarabic.ted.com/ar ing. It was, and still is, the incubator of our ity of this language.

QC to provide food to 4,000 Worst is over in the fight against COVID-19-affected families coronavirus, says QRCS official Tribune News Network we secured new contracts as an Tribune News Network Doha immediate solution to increase Doha the number of garbage trucks. THE worst was over in the fight We made sure that all the clean- Qatar Charity (QC), in co- against the coronavirus (COV- ing workers were using personal operation with Qatar Meat ID-19) pandemic, Ahmed Ismail protective equipment (PPE) Production and Seara, has Al-Zyarah, head of Qatar Red when accessing the Red Zone. provided food to 186 families Crescent Society’s (QRCS) 9th “The Holy Month of Rama- affected by the coronavirus Disaster Management Camp dan saw a hugely extra work- pandemic (COVID-19) in Qa- (DMC-9) and former head of load. Every day, we removed tar with a view to addressing general services at the Mekaines 600-700 tonnes of waste. After societal food needs. workers’ quarantine facility, has Ramadan, the average volume The distribution of the said. “Work in Mekaines is going was 300-500 tonnes per day. It assistance is part of Qatar on perfectly, thanks to the ap- was a big challenge that we could Charity’s food initiative tar- plied mechanism, the dedication handle, by virtue of the well-or- geting 4,000 beneficiary of the medical and services per- ganised groups and allocation to families across the country QC has distributed health bags, awareness materials and food par- sonnel, and the nonstop support Since late March 2020, QRCS has been operating the Mekaines quarantine the blocks. and is committed to alleviat- cels to workers, volunteers and others across the country as part of from the government and the and isolation facility, in close cooperation with MoPH, MoI and HMC. “The same applied to cater- ing the suffering of those fac- its response to the pandemic situation. private sector,” he noted. ing. It started with 70,000 meals ing a challenging living con- Since late in March, 2020, team undertook the provision of contracting cleaning services per day, going down to 50,000, dition due to the pandemic. campaign, by distributing munities in cooperation with QRCS has been operating the of general services, including companies and securing more and currently 30,000. In Ram- Jassem Al Emadi, Direc- health bags, awareness ma- 20 embassies. Qatar Charity’s Mekaines quarantine and isola- security, catering, cleaning and trucks and individuals. adan, there were four meals: tor of the Local Development terials and food parcels to ‘Philanthropic Kitchen’ pro- tion facility, in close coopera- discharge. It was the Medical Af- “Back then, the main op- breakfast, lunch, dinner, and Department at Qatar Char- workers, volunteers and oth- vided over 11, 000 ready-to- tion with the Ministry of Public fairs that prepared lists of those erational strategy at Mekaines sohour. After Ramadan, there ity, said, “In an ongoing ef- ers across the country. eat meals to workers. Health (MoPH), Ministry of In- recovered, while we made ar- was to identify and address the were three meals, with a total fort to fight the coronavirus, It is worth mentioning Qatar Charity also sup- terior (MoI), and Hamad Medi- rangements for their discharge gaps, providing all the needed of 32,000-40,000 per day. We Qatar Charity has started to that 671, 243 persons ben- ported the ‘You deserve the cal Corporation (HMC). and transporting them to their vehicles and staff in a timely adopted a smooth and facilitated distribute basic food items to efited from the food and food reward’ initiative launched Under the supervision of homes. manner. The biggest challenge technique of distribution. the families affected, which baskets distributed by Qatar by some young Qataris in co- the Supreme Committee for “We began with creating was the transformation from “As regards discharge, each are sufficient for such a fam- Charity during the period operation with Qatar Char- Crisis Management, the facil- teams to cover all the aspects quarantine for suspected cases patient had to complete three ily for two weeks, noting from 18 March to 23 May, ity. The initiative began dis- ity receives expatriate workers related to the stay of the patients and close contacts into isolation weeks in isolation, being sub- that Qatar Charity still re- while all beneficiaries of the tributing nearly 300 meals infected with coronavirus 2019. at Mekaines. The food team for positive cases. This required ject to several regular swabs. ceives requests for assistance aid were 732,952 persons. a day and increased to 800 They are given medical services, was divided into groups, each a restructure of the whole work, Then, the protocol was changed through its website and cus- Some 560,000 ready-to-eat meals a day. accommodation, and psycho- responsible for specific blocks. particularly in the access of staff by MoPH and competent com- tomer service centre.” meals were delivered during In addition, some 13,262 logical support until they are Over time, the technique of food and vehicles to the accommoda- mittees. After 10 days of dis- He added that Qatar the crisis. food parcels from Qatar recovered and can resume their distribution improved. tion areas (Red Zone). ease, the patients are no longer Charity has made a sig- Qatar Charity has already Charity have benefited al- normal lives. “As for cleaning, there had “We pursued the setting infectious, and they can be al- nificant contribution todelivered 111,000 food baskets most 53,048 people from In a statement, Zyarah said, been a shortage in the garbage and implementation of our ac- lowed to go home after 14 days. stemming the outbreak of to low-income families affected various Asian, Arab and Af- “At first, I was assigned to work trucks available, compared to tion plans. Issues were identi- The recovered patients are giv- COVID-19 as part of the by coronavirus, in addition to rican communities living in with the Medical Affairs Division the big number of inmates — fied and resolved with active en all the necessary documents awareness and prevention families from expatriate com- Qatar. on the operation of the Mekaines around 11,000 persons at that participation of everyone. With and transported to their homes quarantine facility. I and my time. We took the decisive move the help of the Medical Affairs, by buses.