FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 14, 2018 MUHARRAM 4, 1440 VOL.11 NO. 4392 QR 2

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AMIR, DEPUTY AMIR OFFER CONDOLENCES PM honours firm owners ON KOFI ANNAN’S DEATH The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani and the Deputy Amir HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad for boosting production al Thani extended their condolences to President of Ghana Nana Akufo-Addo on the death of former United Nations secretary-general Kofi Annan. The condolences were conveyed by HE Sheikh Thani bin Hamad al Thani during the funeral ceremony held in Accra on Thursday. Sheikh Thani also conveyed his condolences to the family members of the departed. SEE ALSO PAGE 2

Prime Minister and Minister of Interior HE Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al Thani honoured factory owners on Thursday. PAGE 16 Qatar condemns UN must act to end Qatar industrial storming of portal launched Qatar expands SMEs zone Khan Al Ahmar rights violations by QNA opment in the country. QNA DOHA He said 98 factories began actual by Israeli forces siege states: Qatar DOHA production after the unjust blockade was MINISTER of Energy and Industry HE Dr imposed on Qatar as against 55 factories in QNA QNA blockading countries as PRIME Minister and Minister of In- Mohammed bin Saleh al Sada on Thursday the year preceding the blockade. So far, the DOHA GENEVA unilateral and coercive. terior HE Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser announced the expansion of total number of factories Nuaimi said Qatar re- bin Khalifa al Thani honoured the the Small and Medium En- in the country has reached QATAR has condemned the QATAR on Thursday called grets that the special rap- owners and representatives of facto- terprises economic zone to 812, he added. storming of Khan Al Ahmar vil- on the United Nations Hu- porteur concerned with the ries and companies with certificates about 825,000 square me- Since the beginning of lage by Israeli forces, saying the man Rights Council (UN- subject failed to take any of appreciation for developing and in- tres, including infrastructure the unjust blockade, the move aims at changing its de- HRC) to take active meas- tangible measures. creasing their products. and basic services needed directives issued by the mography and historic identity. ures top end the vilolations He cited the verdict by Under the patronage of the Prime for industrial projects. Amir HH Sheikh Tamim Qatar joined other coun- of rights of Qatari citi- the International Justice Minister, the Ministry of Energy and The announcement was bin Hamad al Thani, for tries that called on the Israeli zens by the blockading Court requiring the United Industry on Thursday organised a made during a ceremony the industrial sector were forces to refrain from demol- countries. Arab Emirates to imple- ceremony to honour owners of Qatari to recognise a number of clear and decisive. They ishing the village, condemn- In a speech at the 39th ment provisional meas- factory and companies which have in- owners of Qatari factories sought to support the Qatari ing the decision of the Israeli session of the Human ures that limit the impact creased their products or added new and companies who have industry, especially SMEs, Supreme Court which gave the Rights Council, Deputy Per- of some of the violations products after the unjust siege was im- increased the products of further developing the new green light to this crime. manent Representative of committed against Qatari posed on Qatar. their companies or added Minister of Energy and industrial zone, building In a statement on Thurs- Qatar to the UN in Geneva citizens. During the ceremony, the Prime new products. Industry HE Dr Mohammed bin ready-made industrial facili- day, the Ministry of Foreign Af- Abdullah al Nuaimi cited Nuaimi said UNHRC Minister inaugurated Qatar indus- In his speech, Sada said Saleh al Sada. ties for the private sector, fairs said demolishing Khan Al the report of the technical must work on ending those trial portal, an interactive portal of the ministry is scheduled to providing them with the Ahmar village, which stretches mission of the Office of the violations committed by strategic importance in industrial complete the expansion of the basic facilities latest services and basic facilities, facilitat- between Al Quds and Jericho, High Commissioner for Hu- the blockading countries, as planning that aims at enabling deci- during the first quarter of next year, bringing ing procedures, self-sufficiency and economic is a new escalation and anoth- man Rights that described those violations remain in sion-makers and investors to make the total area to more than 11 million square openness. er blow to the two-state peace the measures taken by the place. PAGE 2 appropriate decisions for their dif- metres, to contribute to the economic zones process and the establishment ferent projects. and free zones in support of industrial devel- More on page 10 Ô of a Palestinian state on the 1967 territories with East Al Quds as its capital. “This step represents a clear manifestation of Israeli QSE breaches 10,000 mark AMAN OPENS NEW OFFICE intentions that do not seek to resolve and bring peace but BUOYED by continuous rise in energy prices, the Qatar Stock seeks a force policy and im- Exchange (QSE) index breached the 10,000-point mark to reach AT SIDRA MEDICINE poses fait accompli,” the state- a fresh 16-month high on Thursday. The QSE main index rose ment said. 31.79 points, or 0.32 percent, to close at 10,021.96 points. It said Qatar calls on the The rise was mainly triggered by a 1.3 percent gain in Mesaieed international society and UN Petrochemical Holding Company (MPHC), which has risen in the Security Council to prevent past few days on the back of oil’s climb near $80 a barrel. All the Israel from taking this such seven sector indices closed in the positive territory on the day actions and ensure that the Is- that saw the bourse’s liquidity decrease to QR185.76 million from raeli government abides by all QR289.16 million on Wednesday, while the trading volume went international treaties related down to 5.31 million shares against 7.59 million in the previous to the Palestinian issue and session. —SATYENDRA PATHAK PAGE 10 human rights. Project to ease residency procedures to start in Oct

HISHAM ALJUNDI jor Abdullah al Muhannadi said an at Qatar Visa Services Centres in DOHA expatriate worker will be able to the mentioned countries complete fingerprint, biometrics The process starts with the THE Ministry of Interior (MoI) data processing, medical examina- submission of an electronic ap- (PHOTO: HANSON K JOSEPH) has announced that a new project tion and signing up work contract plication by the employer at the The Protection and Social Rehabilitation Centre (AMAN) which is part that enables expatriates coming prior to his arrival in Qatar. MoI’s website followed by an ap- to Qatar for work to complete all He said this process will be im- proval, which then goes to the of Qatar Foundation for Social Work, on Thursday opened an office at residency procedures in their home plemented in collaboration with worker who gets an appointment Sidra Medicine Emergency section which will offer support to children countries will begin in October. the Ministry of Administrative for biometrics data processing, and women who have faced abuse. Besides, both parties signed a The fingerprint biometrics data Development, Labour and Social medical examination and finger- processing project aims to protect Affairs. The project will be imple- printing through the website. Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance their collaboration. the rights of workers and it will also mented in eight countries — In- Major Abdullah al Muhannadi The new system will make the Since late last year until now, Sidra Medicine has referred 50 cases help save time for both the parties. dia, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, recruitment process smooth by of abuse to Aman, a majority of them children. The MoU was signed During a seminar on Thurs- Tunisia, Philippines, Indonesia The project works in coopera- providing all recruitment serv- day, Director of Visa Support and Sri Lanka. The project will be tion with a Singapore-based com- ices and procedures through one by the CEO of Qatar Social Work Institute Amal al Mannai and CEO of Services Department at MoI Ma- implemented first in Sri Lanka. pany specialising in this exercise, channel, Muhannadi said. Sidra Medicine Peter Morris. — Catherine W Gichuki PAGE 16 02 Friday, September 14, 2018

Contact US: Qatar Tribune I EDITORIAL I Phone: 40002222 I ADMINISTRATION & MARKETING I Phone: 40002155, 40002122, Fax: 40002235 P.O. Box: 23493, Doha. Amir sends condolences Amir sends message to King of Spain THE Amir His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani sent a on death of Kofi Annan verbal message to HM Felipe VI of Spain, pertaining to bilateral rela- tions and ways of supporting them. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul- rahman al Thani conveyed the message, during his meeting with HM Felipe VI of Spain in Madrid on Thursday. At the outset of the meeting, the FM conveyed the greetings of HH the Amir to HM King of Spain and his wishes of further progress and development to the Spanish people. HM King of Spain entrusted the FM to convey his greetings to HH the Amir and his wishes of health and happiness to him as well as wishes of more devel- opment and prosperity to the Qatari people. fairs, the European Union and was signed between the Diplo- dent of the Spanish Senate Pio THE Amir His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani and the Deputy Amir HH The meeting discussed coop- Cooperation JosepBorrell. The matic Institute and the Diplomatic Garcia-Escudero. The meeting Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al Thani, extended their condolences to President of Ghana eration relations between the two meeting discussed bilateral rela- School of the Kingdom of Spain. discussed ways of enhancing co- Nana Akufo-Addo, which was conveyed by HE Sheikh Thani bin Hamad al Thani on the countries and aspects of develop- tions and means of enhancing The FM signed on behalf of the operation in different fields be- death of former Secretary-General of the United Nations Kofi Annan, at a funeral ceremo- ing them, in addition to topics of and developing them, in addition State of Qatar, while the Spanish tween the State of Qatar and the ny held in Accra on Thursday. His Excellency also conveyed his condolences to the family mutual interest. to a number of topics of common Minister of Foreign Affairs signed Kingdom of Spain, in addition to members of the departed. (QNA) The FM also met with the concern.Following the meeting, a on behalf of the Spanish side. a number of topics of common Spanish Minister of Foreign Af- memorandum of understanding The FM then met with Presi- concern. (QNA/ MADRID) Teachers of life & vocational Qatar urges Human Rights Council to take skills courses receive training A TRAINING programme, or- learn the difference between steps to stop violations by siege countries ganised by the Ministry of Edu- personal essays and letters of cation and Higher Education, recommendation and how to THE State of Qatar called on ‘The credibility of the UN Human Rights Council depends on that limit the impact of some countries, as those violations for 65 teachers of life and voca- successfully conduct an inter- the United Nations Human its integrity and independence of its mechanisms in ending of the violations committed remain in place and their ur- tional skills courses kicked off in view for university or work. Rights Council on Thursday against Qatari citizens. Those gent nature requires taking di- College of the North Atlantic in The programme also aims to take active and direct meas- human rights violations, and holding those responsible for it measures included allowing rect and active measures. Qatar (CNA-Q) on Thursday. to refine the skills of the course ures to deal with violations accountable’ ~ Abdullah al Nuaimi Qatari students back into UAE The top official also said The training programme teachers and introduce them made by the blockading coun- universities they are already that the credibility of the UN was held on the requirements to modified learning sources. tries against Qatari citizens. the 39th session of the Human rapporteur concerned with the enrolled in, reuniting families Human Rights Council de- of university submissions and The trainees will learn ways of This came during the Rights Council. subject failed to take any tangi- separated by the blockade and pends on its integrity and job skills where the teachers teaching and communicating speech of Deputy Permanent Nuaimi cited the report by ble measures, despite the avail- allowing Qatari citizens to seek independence of its mecha- will learn how to give students information to the student in Representative of the State of technical mission of the Of- ability of information regard- the UAE’s judicial system to nisms in ending human rights a number of life skills such as the simplest way possible, es- Qatar to the UN in Geneva Ab- fice of the High Commissioner ing those violations and his look into their cases. violations, and holding those writing personal articles in an pecially so that it gives students dullah al Nuaimi, which took for Human Rights (OHCHR), demands of dealing with them. Nuaimi stressed on the responsible for it account- outstanding manner. They will social and professional commu- place at an interactive dialogue which described the measures Nuaimi also cited the ver- importance of the verdict, but able. He stressed that the learn to teach students how to nication skills and how to deal with the Special Rapporteur taken by the blockading coun- dict by the International Court maintained that the Human council can never be active write successful resumes and with situations that they may concerned with negative reper- tries as unilateral and coer- of Justice requiring the United Rights Council must work on if its mechanisms were not, the common errors in writ- face both academically or pro- cussions of coercive measures cive. He expressed the State of Arab Emirates (UAE) to im- ending those violations com- especially the special proce- ing them. In addition, they will fessionally. (QNA) on human rights, as part of Qatar’s regret that the special plement provisional measures mitted by the other blockading dures. (QNA/ GENEVA)

SPECIAL ENVOY MEETS US OFFICIAL: Minister of Foreign Affairs’ Removal of traffic diversion Special Envoy on Counterterrorism and Mediation in Disputes’ on Dukhan North Service Rd Settlements Ambas- sador HE Dr Mutlaq bin Majed al Qahtani TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK make a U-turn at the round- met on Thursday with DOHA about, then continue east US Special Presiden- towards Umm Al Juwashin tial Envoy for Hostage THE Public Works Authority Interchange. At Umm Al Affairs Robert O’Brien, (Ashghal) has announced that Juwashin Interchange they who is currently visiting it will remove a temporary traf- must follow the signs towards the region. The meet- fic diversion on Dukhan North their destination. ing discussed enhanc- Service Road that connects the From Dukhan to Al ing the prospects for the regional and international arenas. US Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Af- road from Umm Al Afai area Khor: Road users travelling cooperation and issues fairs praised the efforts of the State of Qatar in the field of mediation in regional and towards Dehaliyat Interchange from Dukhan towards Al Khor of mutual interest on international issues. (QNA) and vice-versa. on Dukhan road will head east According to a press release on Dukhan road towards Umm on Thursday, the detour has Al Juwashin Interchange on been designed in coordination the New Orbital Road and will CREDENTIALS OF QATAR’S AMBAS- with the General Directorate of be using the same current route SADOR: President of the Republic Traffic. It will be implemented through Umm Al Juwashin In- of Peru Martin Vizcarra received on Saturday, (September 15, terchange loops. All local ac- the credentials of HE Ali bin 2018) and it will be perma- cess on the service road will Hamad al Sulaiti as Ambassador nently in place. be normally accessed through Extraordinary and Plenipotenti- As shown on the at- Dehaliyat Interchange. ary of the State of Qatar to Peru. tached map, road users will Afaei interchange towards signs towards Dukhan. The Public Works Author- The ambassador conveyed the follow the directions according Doha. Once on Dukhan From Dukhan North ity will install road signs advis- greetings of the Amir HH Sheikh to their destinations. Road, they will need to head Service Road to Doha/ ing motorists of the traffic shift Tamim bin Hamad al Thani to From Al Khor to east for a distance of two Umm Al Afaei Petrol Sta- and requests all road users to the president of Peru and His Dukhan: Road users travel- kilometres towards Umm Al tion: Road users travelling abide by the speed limit that Highness’ wishes of health and ling southbound on Orbital Juwashin interchange and towards Doha/ Umm al Afaei will not change along the route, happiness to the president and Road from Al Khor will join make a U-turn via the inter- Petrol Station will head to- and follow the road signs to en- the government. (QNA) Dukhan Road at Umm Al change loops following the wards Dehaliyat Interchange; sure their safety. Fire Station hosts public art talk with international artists

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK temporary German painter The talk was moderated by the arts, culture and education, DOHA known for her brightly coloured art expert and curator, Tom Ec- and that includes exposing the acrylic paintings and installa- cles, who is also the executive local community to inspiring AS part of Qatar Museums’ tions. Made with an industrial director of the Center for Cu- art works and thought-pro- (QM) ongoing efforts to connect air brush and mounds of pig- ratorial Studies and the Hessel voking conversations. We were local and international artistic mented dirt, her work attempts Museum of Art at Bard College. pleased to host two artists of communities, the Fire Station to create a bodily, psychedelic- Eccles had previously hosted a Katharina Grosse’s and Andrea hosted a public art talk with like experience for the viewer, number of QM-supported talks Zittel’s calibre and are looking international artists Katharina submerging them in a world of including one held last year forward to another rich season Grosse and Andrea Zittel. colour and emotion. with internationally renowned of various art and culture ac- The duo delivered an in- The works of Andrea Zittel artist Ai Weiwei. tivities in Qatar.” formal presentation on their encompass spaces, objects and Commenting on the event, The Fire Station sits at ternational peers and expand while the public spaces host tari artist Ahmed al Jufairi works and shared insights modes of living in an ongoing Khalifa al Obaidly, director at the heart of Doha’s thriving their artistic horizons. The a café, restaurant, bookshop, opened a public talk and ex- gathered from their respective investigation that explores the the Fire Station, said: “Qatar art community, acting as a Fire Station also provides a art supply shop, a cinema and hibition, marking his return artistic journeys. questions ‘How to live?’ and Museums is focused on turning platform where local talent gallery space for exhibition artist facilities. from a three-month art resi- Katharina Grosse is a con- ‘What gives life meaning?’ Qatar into a vibrant centre for can be introduced to their in- and community interaction; Earlier this week, Qa- dency in Paris. Friday, September 14, 2018 03 (http://www.islamweb.net) Under the guidance and supervision of Islam Ministry of Awqaf (Religious Endowments) and Islamic Affairs

Praying as though we see Kindness to Neighbours Allah The Almighty HOOSE your neighbour before choosing your resi- dence,” is a widespread QUESTION: How do we visualise Allah The Almighty when Arabic proverb that means we pray? It is true that He sees us, or we should imagine that it is according to the that we see Him? How should we visualise Him, with His “C Attributes, His Names Allah? Please explain details. value and merit of the neighbour that the price of the residence should be es- timated. A good neighbour is a source ANSWER: Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds; and of happiness. may His blessings and peace be upon our Prophet Muham- The Virtue of Being Kind to one’s mad and upon all his Family and Companions. Neighbour in Islam: Islam consid- It is reported that the Prophet, sallallahu alaihi wa sal- ers the rights of the neighbour to be lam, said: “Pray and consider that as your last prayer in this extremely important. The angel Ji- world and as if you see your lord, as if you do not see Him breel (Gabriel) continued to urge the He truly seeing you.” (Reported by Ibn Majah and Tabrani) Prophet, sallallahu alaihi wa sallam, to Al-Albani said in Al-Silsilah Al-Sahihah that this Hadith is treat neighbours with kindness until authentic as it is narrated by many companions. he thought that the Sharee’ah would This is a proof that Allah The Almighty truly sees us, assign him a share of his neighbour’s so we have to feel as if we see Him (in our prayers) and inheritance. The Prophet, sallallahu we should pray feeling that He is watching us, in this way a alaihi wa sallam, said: “Jibreel kept on person feels more reverent. recommending me to treat neighbours As regards the feeling and imagining that Allah The kindly and politely so that I thought Almighty is watching us, it seems that we should feel that that Allah would order [me] to make we see The Almighty Allah Himself. them [my] heirs.” Al-Nawawi said when interpreting the Hadith of Muslim: The Holy Quran recommends “Al-Ihsan is to worship Allah as if you see Him.” This is abso- treating neighbours kindly. Allah The lute eloquence, because if we suppose that a person stands Almighty Says (what means): {Wor- in worship while considering that he is addressing Allah The ship Allah and associate nothing with Almighty, this makes him stand in submission, reverence, and Him, and to parents do good, and to concentration in order to perform the prayer at his best. In ad- relatives, orphans, the needy, the dition to this, people should know that they will not see their near neighbour, the neighbour far- Lord in this life, as it is reported in a Hadith. “Indeed you will ther away, the companion at your not see your lord until you die,” reported by Ahmed, Nassai side…} [Quran 4:36] Look how the and Al-Albani classified it as an authentic Hadith. Prophet, sallallahu alaihi wa sallam, And Allah The Almighty Says to Moosa, Allah’s peace be exhorted Muslims to be good to their on him, “You cannot see Me.” (Al-A’raf 7:143) neighbours and to honour them when Allah Knows best. he said: “… and whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, should serve his neighbour generously.” The narra- tion of Muslim states: “Should be good Why Islam is the to his neighbour.” The matter reached the degree that loving goodness for one’s neighbour only true Religion is considered a part of faith under the which, are: the people did.” ing in the same neighbourhood, the Sharee’ah. The Prophet, sallallahu 1) Returning his greetings and ac- 3) Bearing the harm of the neigh- neighbour may know some secret QUESTION: AssalamAlaykum, dear brother, how can we alaihi wa sallam, said: “By the One in cepting his invitations: Although this bour, which is a trait of noble, chiv- matters of his neighbour; he should say that Islam is the only true religion when there are whose Hands [1] my soul is, no slave is a general right for all Muslims, it is alrous people and those of high aspi- accustom himself to concealing these also other religions which speak about doing good and of Allah has true faith unless he likes even more important with regards to ration: This is because many people secrets with the intention that if he forbidding evil? for his neighbour what he likes for neighbours, as it has a good effect in can refrain from harming others, does so Allah The Almighty would himself.” A person who is good to his spreading amiability and affection. but bearing their harm with patience conceal his secrets in the worldly life ANSWER: All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the neighbour is the best of people in the 2) Refraining from harming him: while seeking the reward of Allah is of and the Hereafter. However, if he re- Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except sight of Allah The Almighty, as the In fact, this is one of the greatest rights a higher degree, as Allah The Almighty veals such matters, then, he is subject- The Almighty Allah, and that Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi Prophet, sallallahu alaihi wa sallam, of neighbours. Harming anyone, in Says (what means): ing himself to be repaid with the same wa sallam, is His Messenger. said: “The best companion in the sight general, is unlawful; however, this rul- • {Repel, by [means of] what is kind of treatment. Allah The Almighty What is meant by Islam being the true religion is that it of Allah is the one who is best to his ing is intensified if the harm befalls best, [their] evil.} [Quran 23:96] Says (what means): {And your Lord abrogated all previous religions. After the advent of Islam, companion, and the best neighbour in the neighbour. The Prophet, sallal- • {And whoever is patient and for- is not ever unjust to [His] servants.} Allah The Almighty will not accept a religion other than Islam. the sight of Allah is the one who is the lahu alaihi wa sallam, strictly warned, gives - indeed, that is of the matters [Quran 41:46] However, this does not mean that other religions do not best to his neighbour.” in various ways, about harming the [requiring] determination.} [Quran In the pre-Islamic era, the Arabs include some truth as the Holy Quran confirmed the previ- Who is the Neighbour? The neigh- neighbour. The Prophet, sallallahu 42:43] would boast about guarding their ous heavenly Revealed Books because all the revelations bour is the person who lives near one, alaihi wa sallam, said: “By Allah, he is Al-Hasan said: “Being a good neighbours’ honour. ‘Antarah said: “I were from The Almighty Allah, it is for this reason that the regardless of whether he is a Muslim or not a believer! By Allah, he is not a be- neighbour is not by refraining from lower my gaze if my [female] neigh- religion of all the Prophets is one, which is Islam. a non-Muslim. Scholars have different liever! By Allah, he is not a believer.” harming; rather, being a good neigh- bour comes out until she returns into Hence, there are some matters upon which all the opinions regarding the boundaries to It was asked, “Who, O Messenger of bour is to bear harm.” her dwelling.” There was a Muslim heavenly religions agreed upon, like Tawheed [the Oneness which one is considered a neighbour. Allah?” He said: “One whose neigh- 4) Pursuing and accomplishing his poet who said, “My [female] neighbour of Allah], the prophecies and other matters of Faith. Also, all The closest opinion to the truth is that bour does not feel safe from his evil.” needs: the Messenger, sallallahu alaihi is not harmed if I am her neighbour religions agreed upon encouraging the moral principles, like they are determined according to what When it was said to him: “O Messenger wa sallam, said:“He who spends the and her house has no curtains, as I be- truthfulness, honesty and the like, and warned people against people are accustomed to regarding of Allah, a woman performs voluntary night satiated while knowing that his have as if I am blind when she comes the worst evil matters, like lying, cheating and the like. Rather, such a limit, and Allah Knows best. prayers at night and fasts during the next door neighbour is hungry does out until the shelter conceals her.” enjoining what is good and forbidding what is evil is some- The degrees of neighbours vary: there day, but she offends her neighbours not truly believe in me.” The righteous Finally, we should be aware that thing upon which the rational people from various heavenly is the Muslim neighbour who is a rela- with her tongue.” He, sallallahu alaihi predecessors would check upon their happiness, unity and the spread of religions or other (man-made) religions agreed upon. tive, the Muslim neighbour who is not, wa sallam, said: “There is no good in neighbours and make efforts to fulfil love among the members of a society Hence, if we find a religion among these religions that the disbeliever who is a relative, and a her; she is in Hell.” The Prophet, sal- their needs. Sometimes a Companion of cannot be accomplished without ob- enjoins good or forbids evil, then this does not mean that it disbelieving neighbour who is not. All lallahu alaihi wa sallam, also said: “He the Prophet, sallallahu alaihi wa sallam, serving these rights and others which is a true religion or that it is upon the truth. these types of neighbours share many does not enter Paradise whose neigh- would receive a gift and then send it to are brought by the Sharee’ah. The Allah Knows best. rights while some of them are distin- bour is not secure from his evil.” his neighbour, who would send it to an- reality of many people proves that guished with additional rights accord- A man came to the Prophet, sal- other neighbour, who would send it to these rights are being neglected, to ing to their state and degree. lallahu alaihi wa sallam, complaining another neighbour, and it would circu- the extent that they may not know the Some Forms of Neighbourliness: about the harm of his neighbour. The late around more than 10 houses until it name of their next door neighbour. ‘A Muslim is not allowed to Some people think that the neighbour Prophet, sallallahu alaihi wa sallam, finally reached the first one again. When Some people usurp the rights of their is only the one who lives near your said to him: “Put your belongings in ‘Abdullaah ibn ‘Umar slaughtered a neighbours and may even betray their abandon another Muslim brother residence. Undoubtedly, this is one of the road.” The man did so, and when- sheep, he said to his servant, “When you neighbours and trifle with their hon- the commonest forms; however, there ever people passed by him and asked skin it, begin [distributing it] by going to our and the honour of their women. for more than three days’ are other forms that are included in him why he had done so, and came to our Jewish neighbour.” This is surely the gravest of the grave the concept of neighbourliness. There know about how his neighbour was ‘Aa’ishah asked the messenger of major sins. The Prophet, sallallahu [Al-Bukhari and Muslim] is the neighbour at work, in the mar- harming him, they cursed this neigh- Allah, sallallahu alaihi wa sallam, “I alaihi wa sallam, was asked: “What ket, on the farm, in the classroom, and bour. Then, the bad neighbour came have two neighbours, to which of them is the greatest sin?” In his answer many others. to the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu should I offer a gift?” He replied: “To he mentioned: “To commit adultery Some Rights of the Neighbour: alaihi wa sallam, complaining about the one whose door is nearer to you.” with your neighbour’s wife.” There is no doubt that the neighbour the people cursing him. The Messen- 5) Concealing his secrets and We supplicate to Allah The Al- has many rights of which we will men- ger of Allah, sallallahu alaihi wa sal- guarding his honour: This is one of mighty to help us and all Muslims to tion some, the most important of lam, said: “Allah has cursed you before the most sacred of rights. Due to liv- observe the rights of our neighbours.

ENEROSITY is a vir- upon any charity, no matter tuous trait that every how small it may be. He strives Muslim should strive to do as much as he is able, to attain. As for the be- The nobleness of generosity while he is firm in his convic- Gliever who closely ad- tion that Allah The Almighty heres to the teachings of Islam, will reward his good deeds, no kindness and giving from what slightest; rather, it will bless, means): “The example of those wealth and money, but also and Muslim] Allah The Almighty will en- matter how small, as Allah The he has become part of his good purify and increase it, as the who spend their wealth in the with our time, good deeds, ac- This narration illustrates hance the provision of such a Almighty Says (what means): character. Prophet, sallallahu alaihi wa way of Allah is like a seed [of tions and kindness to all peo- the generosity of the Proph- man and grant him the best “On no soul does Allah place a Generosity is the opposite sallam, said: “Charity does not grain] which grows seven ple. Allah The Almighty Says et, sallallahu alaihi wa sal- recompense. burden greater that it can bear of stinginess, as stinginess decrease wealth.” [Muslim] spikes; in each spike is a hun- (what means): “Never will you lam. If somebody asked him In another narration, the …” [Quran 2: 286] is a disease of the heart. The Whatever is given in char- dred grains. And Allah multi- attain the good [reward] until for something, he, sallallahu Prophet, sallallahu alaihi wa He also responds to the Muslim should avoid this bad ity will be recorded with The plies [His reward] for whom you spend [in the way of Allah] alaihi wa sallam, would never sallam, said: “There are forty words of the Prophet, sallal- quality, for it is a source of cor- One Who has full knowledge He wills. And Allah is all-En- from that which you love...” say ‘no’ to him. He, sallallahu kinds of virtue, the highest of lahu alaihi wa sallam: “Pro- ruption. The Muslim’s faith of all things. Allah, Almighty, compassing and Knowing.” [Quran 3: 92] alaihi wa sallam, would also, which is to gift a (milch) she- tect yourselves from the Fire and righteous deeds purify his Says (what means): “...And [Quran 2: 261] Allah, Almighty Says (what on occasions, resort to bor- goat. He who practices any of even if it is with half a date.” heart, so his hands should be whatever you spend of good And (what means): “…But means): “Indeed, mankind rowing to meet the want of a these virtues, expecting its re- [Al-Bukhari] outstretched, giving to those – it will be fully repaid to you, whatever thing you spend [in was created anxious: when needy person. ward (from Allah) and believ- Islam teaches the Muslims who are in need. and you will not be wronged.” His cause] – He will compen- evil touches him, impatient, The Prophet, sallallahu ing in the truth of the promise to be constructive, beneficial A generous man will share [Quran 2: 272] sate it; and He is the best of and when good touches him, alaihi wa sallam, said: “Eve- made for it, will enter Jannah members of their societies; what he has with others, think- The Prophet, sallallahu providers.” [Quran 34: 39] withholding [of it]...” [Quran ryday two angels descend and (Paradise).” [Al-Bukhari] always helping those who are ing about other people as he alaihi wa sallam, directed Since noble characteris- 70: 19-21] one of them says, ‘O Allah! A person giving char- deprived and destitute to the thinks of himself. He benefits the Muslims’ attention to tics are acquired in different The Messenger of Allah, Compensate (more) to the ity should not render it vain best of their abilities. Every by helping others and solving this higher understanding ways, the Muslim works to sallallahu alaihi wa sallam, person who gives (in char- by reminders of his gener- good deed is described as an their problems. He makes peo- of generosity when he asked develop virtuous traits ac- said: “Protect yourself from ity)’; while the other one says, osity or by injury. The giver act of charity, as the Prophet, ple happy and prevents them ‘Aaishah what was left of the cording to Islamic guidelines. the Hell-fire even by giving ‘O Allah! Destroy the one who should be cheerful when asked sallallahu alaihi wa sallam, from doing wrong, which is sheep they had slaughtered. Allah The Almighty Says a piece of a date as charity.” withholds (charity, etc).’” and when giving. He should said: “Every Muslim must often a direct result of poverty. She told him, sallallahu alaihi (what means): “And spend [in [Al-Bukhari and Muslim] [Al-Bukhari] spend without being stingy or give charity.” They said, “O This is a great service to soci- wa sallam: “Nothing but the the way of Allah] from what This narration shows that The Prophet, sallallahu irresponsible. Messenger of Allah, what if ety, and there are some people shoulder.” He said, sallallahu We have provided you before a person can be generous and alaihi wa sallam, also said: Whether giving in abun- he cannot do that?” He, sal- who spend their life in this alaihi wa sallam, “Everything death approaches one of you win the pleasure of Allah The “Allah, the Exalted, Says, dance from his riches, or a lallahu alaihi wa sallam, said, service, establishing valuable except the shoulder is saved.” and he says, ‘My Lord, if only Almighty even by spending a ‘Spend, O son of Aadam, you small amount of his meagre “Then let him help one who foundations which remain [At-Tirmithi] You would delay me for a brief small quantity of wealth. will also be spent upon.’” means, one should give with is in desperate need.” He, sal- after them such as hospitals, Whatever is spent will term so I would give charity Jaabir reported that the [Al-Bukhari & Muslim] complete satisfaction, a cheer- lallahu alaihi wa sallam, said, libraries. return multiplied and Allah and be among the righteous.’” Messenger of Allah, sallallahu According to the narra- ful face and nice speech. “Then let him do good, and re- Whatever is given for The The Almighty will increase it [Quran 63: 10] alaihi wa sallam, never said tion, one who spends in the The Muslim who truly frain from doing evil, and that Almighty Allah’s Sake will nev- in this world and in the next. Generosity is not ex- ‘no’ to anyone who asked him way of The Almighty Allah, understands the teachings of will be an act of charity on his er decrease one’s wealth in the Allah The Almighty Says (what pressed exclusively with for something. [Al-Bukhari will be duly paid. It means that his religion never looks down part.” [Al-Bukhari & Muslim] 04 Friday, September 14, 2018 Philippines / Southeast Asia / World

News North Korea ‘willing to Nigeria repels new Boko Haram attack on army base in brief AFP with the terrorists,” he said on denuclearise’: Seoul KANO, NIGERIA Wednesday evening. Chukwu’s statement was a Twenty killed in AFP ar arsenal have stalled. Moon SOLDIERS have thwarted departure from the military’s Mali as truck SEOUL conceded there was a “block- another Boko Haram attack repeated denials of Boko Haram plunges into river age” and both sides needed to on an army base in northeast attacks in recent weeks, which NORTH Korea is “willing to compromise to make progress Nigeria, the latest in a series of have seen dozens of troops BAMAKO Twenty people died denuclearise” and the US is on the controversial subject. offensives against military tar- killed and weapons stolen. when a truck carrying scores prepared to end hostile rela- “North Korea is willing to gets in the remote region. Last month, 48 soldiers of people back from a village tions, President Moon Jae-in denuclearise and therefore Scores of fighters attacked were killed in a raid in the fair in central Mali plunged into said Thursday as he struck an willing to discard existing nu- the base in Damasak, in the village of Zari, near Dama- a river after its brakes failed, upbeat tone ahead of his third clear weapons... and the US is far north of Borno state, on sak, while last Friday, a base the government said Thurs- meeting with Kim Jong Un willing to end hostile relations Wednesday evening, firing was sacked in the town of day. The accident occurred next week. with the North and provide se- heavy artillery in an apparent (File photo) A member of the Nigerian Military Police sits on an ar- Gudumbali. late Monday in the central The summit will be the third curity guarantees,” Moon said. bid to overrun it. moured vehicle in Gwagwalada, Nigeria. (AFP) Gudumbali is 80 kilome- Saye region, a statement between the leaders of North “But there is a blockage as Hours of fighting ensued tres (50 miles) from Damasak. said. “Sixty-three people were and South Korea this year and both sides are demanding each but the attack was repelled AFP on Thursday morning. from 145 battalion were fight- Thousands of civilians were rescued and searches are comes as talks between Wash- other to act first and I think with the help of aerial support, Nigerian Army spokes- ing the jihadists, calling the forced to flee and Boko Haram continuing,” it said. “According ington and Pyongyang over they will be able to find a point military sources in the Borno man Brigadier General Texas battle “fierce”. temporarily seized the town be- to preliminary studies, a tech- dismantling the North’s nucle- of compromise.” state capital, Maiduguri, told Chukwu confirmed troops “The troops are dealing fore withdrawing the next day. nical fault linked to the braking system was at the root of this dramatic accident.” (AFP) Prominent Chinese Lawyer for former pastor defiant after Thousands evacuate church closure BEIJING A Chinese Protes- Malaysian leader tant pastor is vowing to keep preaching to his flock despite as super typhoon roars the closure of his prominent arrested, charged underground church in Beijing, defying the government’s inten- sifying pressure on religious AFP Malaysian police groups. Pastor Jin Mingri had towards Philippines KUALA LUMPUR given sermons at the Zion quiz over 50 in Church, one of the biggest FORMER Malaysian leader 1MDB scandal unofficial congregations in the Authorities say some 10 million people are in the storm’s path Najib Razak’s chief lawyer country, for the past decade was arrested and charged KUALA LUMPUR Malay- until local officials shut it down with money laundering Thurs- sian police investigating a on Sunday. Its nine other day, as authorities intensified scandal at state fund 1MDB satellite venues have also a crackdown on corruption are questioning more than been closed, but Jin remains linked to the previous govern- 50 individuals who received adamant that he will continue ment. payments from a sum of running the church. (AFP) Shafee Abdullah, 66, one $972 million that entered of the country’s most promi- the personal bank account Pussy Riot says nent lawyers, led Najib’s legal of former prime minister activist hospitalised, team when the former prime Najib Razak, an official said ‘poisoned’ minister was charged for his on Thursday. A total of $4.5 role in a multi-billion dollar fi- billion was misappropriated MOSCOW An activist from the nancial scandal involving state by high-level officials of the Russian protest group Pussy fund 1MDB. fund, 1Malaysia Develop- Riot who staged a pitch inva- Najib denies accusations ment Berhad (1MDB), and sion during the 2018 football that he oversaw the theft of their associates, the US World Cup final in Moscow has billions of dollars -- but the fi- Justice department has been hospitalised with sus- nancial scandal was a key fac- said. (REUTERS) pected poisoning, members tor in his shock election defeat of the punk collective said in May to a disparate opposi- Thursday. Pyotr Verzilov was tion led by his former mentor and the other in 2014. admitted to hospital following Mahathir Mohamad, 93. Both checks were “pro- a court hearing on Tuesday, his Shafee was slapped with ceeds of unlawful activity,” ac- girlfriend Veronika Nikulshina, four money laundering charg- cording to the charge sheet. also a Pussy Riot member, told es at the Sessions Court, where The charges also involved local media. “His eyesight was he pleaded not guilty and was Shafee omitting the money going... First we dismissed released on bail. in his income tax returns for it as fatigue but then it got He was arrested early those years. worse and he lost the power of Thursday at an airport where If convicted on all charges, speech,” Nikulshina told Ekho he was scheduled to board he could face fines and up to Moskvy radio. (AFP) a domestic flight for a court 40 years in prison. case, an officer of the anti-cor- State prosecutor Gopal Sri Zimbabwe cholera ruption commission told AFP. Ram told reporters the charges deaths at 24, drugs He was accused of receiv- arose from the anti-corruption resistant: WHO ing into his bank accounts two commission’s investigation cheques from Najib totalling into the 1MDB scandal. HARARE The death toll from 9.5 million ringgit ($2.3 mil- Shafee called the charges a cholera outbreak in Zim- lion), one deposited in 2013 part of a “political vendetta”. babwe has risen to 24 with first-line antibiotics struggling to treat the disease which has spread from the capital, a World Health Organisa- China is educating Muslims, tion report said Thursday. “A cumulative of 24 deaths were not mistreating them: Official reported from the onset of outbreak,” the report said, REUTERS with 23 deaths in Harare and Philippine soldiers practise skills in land and water rescue in times of disaster such as earthquakes and typhoons, along the banks of the GENEVA US ‘looking at one death in the southeast Marikina River, east of Manila, Philippines, on Thursday. (EPA) Uighur situation’ district of Masvingo. “There CHINA is not mistreating is resistance to the first-line AFP and storms lash the Philippines Muslims in Xinjiang prov- WASHINGTON The United medicine,” it added, with tests MANILA Philippines mobilises $30mn each year, killing hundreds of ince but is putting some peo- States is “looking at the suggesting antibiotic drugs to prepare for typhoon people and leaving millions in ple through training courses situation” in China’s Xinjiang ciprofloxacin and ceftriaxone A SUPER typhoon roared to- near-perpetual poverty. to avoid extremism spread- region where US officials say could be ineffective. (AFP) wards the Philippines on Thurs- MANILA The Philippines on Thursday mobilised $30 million for The country’s deadliest on ing, unlike Europe which had there has been a crackdown day, prompting thousands to emergency response and humanitarian assistance in areas that record is Super Typhoon Haiy- failed to deal with the prob- on minority Muslims, a senior Thai oppn urges evacuate ahead of its heavy are likely to be affected by the passage of Category-5 Typhoon an, which left more than 7,350 lem, a Chinese official told re- US economic official said on junta to lift politics rains and fierce winds that are Mangkhut, locally known as Ompong, officials said. President people dead or missing across porters on Thursday. Thursday. “We are looking ban as poll looms set to strike at the weekend be- Rodrigo Duterte held a command conference at the headquar- the central Philippines in No- Reports of mass deten- at the situation, and Global fore moving on to China. ters of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management vember 2013. tions of ethnic Uighurs and Magnitsky is a tool that we BANGKOK The toppled Thai Typhoon Mangkhut, which Council to “make sure that our state of readiness for ‘Ompong’ The state weather serv- other ethnic Muslims in Chi- use to curb human rights opposition on Thursday called has already blasted through will be at its highest level”, presidential spokesperson Harry ice said Mangkhut will be the na’s far western region have abuses around the world,” US on the ruling junta to lift the the Northern Mariana Islands Roque was cited as saying by Efe news. (IANS) strongest typhoon so far this prompted a growing inter- Assistant Secretary of State ban on political activities as and Guam, is speeding across year, with sustained winds of national outcry, prompting Manisha Singh told a congres- the countdown begins for the the Pacific with winds that can 205 kilometers per hour. the Trump administration to sional hearing. (REUTERS) kingdom’s first election since gust as high as 255 kilometres the storm is expected to make Flooding, landslides and The typhoon is expected consider sanctions against of- a 2014 coup. King Maha Vaji- (160 miles) per hour. landfall early Saturday. wind damage from the com- to boost the intensity of sea- ficials and companies linked ralongkorn endorsed two bills Authorities said some 10 “We are really frightened. ing storm were top concerns sonal monsoon rains that have to allegations of human rights “If you do not say it’s the on Wednesday that clear the million people in the Philip- They say it (typhoon) is so as authorities prepared equip- already caused widespread abuses. best way, maybe it’s the nec- bureaucratic hurdles to a poll, pines are in the storm’s path, strong,” said Delaila Pasion, ment for rescue and relief op- flooding in central Luzon, a “It is not mistreatment,” essary way to deal with Is- which has been promised and not including millions more who had fled her home. “We erations. mainly farming region north of said Li Xiaojun, director for lamic or religious extremism, delayed for years by the junta. in heavily-populated coastal were too scared to remain.” Schools were shuttered capital Manila. publicity at the Bureau of because the West has failed An election is required to take China. “During the previous mon- and some farmers took to their Poor communities reliant Human Rights Affairs of the in doing so, in dealing with place by May. “We demand Thousands began evacu- soon rains, half of our house fields to start early harvest of on fishing are some of the most State Council Information Of- religious Islamic extremism. for the junta to lift the political ating in seaside areas of the was destroyed so I wanted to corn and rice that could be ru- vulnerable to fierce typhoon fice. “What China is doing is to Look at Belgium, look at Paris, activities ban as soon as pos- northern tip of the main Phil- take my grandchildren to safe- ined by flooding. winds and the storm surge that establish professional training look at some other European sible,” Pichai Naripthaphan, ippine island of Luzon, where ty,” she told journalists. An average of 20 typhoons pounds the coast. centres, educational centres.” countries. You have failed.” an ex-minister in Yingluck’s cabinet, told AFP. (AFP) Indonesia terror cell leader jailed Tour of Ibsen play cut short in Final farewell to Kofi Annan at Ghana funeral for 11 years China amid cries for freedom AFP His son, Kojo, said his fa- JAKARTA An Indonesian ACCRA ther had dedicated his life to court on Thursday sen- REUTERS su province starting Thursday. the ideals of unity, equality, tenced the provincial chief BEIJING But the theatre cancelled WORLD dignitaries laid to love, peace and respect. of a radical Islamist group the shows, citing “technical rest former UN secretary gen- “The greatest tribute we that pledged allegiance A TOUR of a 136-year-old reasons on stage”. eral Kofi Annan in his native could ever pay is to follow his to the Islamic State terror political drama by Norwe- During the first of three Ghana on Thursday, with calls example,” he added to con- organisation to 11 years in gian playwright Henrik Ibsen shows at Beijing’s National to keep alive the legacy of a clude a three-hour ceremony prison. A court in Jakarta was cut short in China after Centre for the Performing Arts “stubborn optimist” to create of tributes, prayer and song. sentenced Wawan Kurnia- some members of the audi- last week, some members of the a better, more peaceful world. Annan led the UN from wan, alias Abu Afif, head of ence in Beijing shouted out at audience stood up during an His widow Nane Maria 1997 to 2006 and was the first Jamaah Ansharut Daulah the performers and called for interactive scene with perform- led hundreds of mourners, in- from sub-Saharan Africa to do (JAD) in Pekanbaru, capital freedom of speech. ers and exclaimed that a lack cluding world leaders past and so. He died on August 18 aged of Riau province, for set- Berlin-based theatre com- of freedom of speech is China’s present, traditional rulers and 80 at his home in Switzerland ting up a training centre for pany Schaubühne was to kick biggest problem, a witness said. global royalty, and called her Family members stand in front of the coffin of Kofi Annan during his after a short illness. militants and instigating an off two performances of “An “’The family name of our husband an “extraordinary” funeral at the Accra International Conference Centre in Ghana on Thousands of ordinary attack on a provincial police Enemy of the People”, which media is the Party’, someone person who had a “joy of life”. Thursday. (AFP) Ghanaians this week paid station in May, Efe news deals with issues including cor- else also shouted,” the theatre- “My love, you are now back their final respects as his coffin reported. (IANS) ruption and manipulation of goer said, speaking on condi- home where you started your wisdom and compassion con- are,” she told his funeral in the lay in state during three days the masses, in Nanjing in Jiang- tion of anonymity. long journey. But may your tinue to guide us, wherever we capital, Accra. of national mourning. India Friday, September 14, 2018 05

Not a rupee spent on PM Modi’s Eight militants killed in Kashmir gun battles maternity scheme in UP: RTI answer tions Group and the Central curity forces, General Officer to the Narayana hospital in IANS ritories, the query filed by 12 personnel wounded in one encounter Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Commanding (GOC) Major Katra town where doctors NEW DELHI IANS under the Right To In- cordoned off Arampora in the General Arvind Bhatia said. said all of them are out of formation (RTI) revealed. IANS hour fighting in Reasi district. morning after being tipped He said they had recently danger," a police officer said. NOT a rupee of government According to the reply by JAMMU/SRINAGAR Soldiers noticed suspicious off about the gunmen. infiltrated into Jammu and The Army, police and money has been spent on the Women and Child Devel- movements along the LoC in Kashmir from Pakistan in CRPF had tracked down the pregnant and lactating wom- opment (WCD) Ministry, only EIGHT militants, three of Dat Gali area of Kupwara and Army, police and CRPF had Samba sector of the interna- militants using drones, heli- en enrolled under the Prime 184 women have enrolled in them Pakistanis, were killed challenged a small group of tracked down the militants tional border. copters and other surveil- Minister Narendra Modi's UP for the Pradhan Mantri on Thursday in three separate men trying to sneak into India, using drones, helicopters The Pakistanis were killed lance gadgets in the forests much-hyped maternity ben- Matru Vandana Yojana (PM- gun battles in Jammu and triggering a gun battle. in a 33-hour encounter in of Jhajar and adjoining areas. efit scheme till August 2018 MVY) since its inception in Kashmir, one of which left 12 "Three terrorists were and other surveillance Kakriyal village near the Once the militants were dis- in the most populous state January 2017 up to August police and paramilitary per- killed. Their bodies are lying gadgets in the forests of Mata Vaishno Devi Universi- covered, the villagers were of Uttar Pradesh (UP), which 2018 -- out of 44 lakh women sonnel and soldiers injured. close to the border fence and Jhajar and adjoining areas ty. Twelve security personnel, evacuated before the final as- happens to have India's high- enrolled across the country in While three were killed have not been recovered yet," including a Deputy Super- sault on them was mounted. est fertility rate, an RTI query 717 districts. near the Line of control (LoC) a Defence Ministry source "As the cordon was tight- intendent of Police, were in- A villager earlier told has revealed. While the number of ben- in Keran sector in Kupwara said. Two JeM militants were ened, the militants opened jured in the fighting. The oth- the security forces that on This, despite the fact that eficiaries stand at more than district that borders Pakistan, killed in Arampora locality of fire," a police officer said. ers injured included a Major Wednesday night the three UP got the largest sanctioned 34 lakh across the country, two Jaish-e-Muhammad Sopore town. Three Pakistani terrorists, and two para-commandos of armed militants entered his amount of over Rs 336 crore not a single woman in Ut- (JeM) militants were shot Police said the security also belonging to JeM, were the Army, five CRPF troopers home, changed their clothes, from a total of Rs 2,049 crore tar Pradesh has received dead in Sopore town and the forces, including Rashtriya killed in Reasi district after and three policemen. took away biscuits and water in 2017-18 approved by the payment under the mater- three Pakistanis died in a 33- Rifles, the Special Opera- a joint operation by the se- "The injured were shifted and left. central government for 29 nity scheme, the RTI reply states and seven Union Ter- showed.

Cong accuses Modi hits out Sitharaman of at oppn, says lying on Rafale, Cong in ICU IANS demands JPC NEW DELHI

IANS PRIME Minister Narendra NEW DELHI Modi on Thursday hit out at opposition parties, saying FIRING a fresh salvo against the Congress, which has been the Modi government over trying to forge a "mahagath- the Rafale deal, the Congress bandhan" for the 2019 Lok on Thursday accused Defence Sabha polls, was in the Inten- Minister Nirmala Sitharaman sive Care Unit (ICU) and those of "lying" again" about the part of the grand alliance form number of the France-built jets its "support system". and demanded her and Prime Modi's attack came dur- Minister Narendra Modi to ing a video interaction with submit to a Joint Parliamen- booth level workers of the tary Committee (JPC) probe. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) "Defence Minister is from Jaipur (Rural), Nawada, caught lying again on the Ghaziabad, Hazaribagh and number of fighter aircraft re- Arunachal West parliamen- quired by Indian Air Force tary constituencies. (IAF)," Congress spokesper- son Randeep Singh Surjewala told the media. "Her claim that IAF does not have the in- Congress President Rahul Gandhi (centre) addresses a press conference in wake of Indian business tycoon Vijay Mallya’s disclosure, in New Delhi, on Thursday. (EPA-EFE) frastructure like parking place, maintenance facility to fly 126 Fighter aircraft is preposter- ous and goes against the grain of national security require- Cong chief says Jaitley must ments," he said. He said Modi's decision to They are trying to stitch an "arbitrarily" reduce require- alliance of parties while we ment of 126 fighter aircraft to resign; BJP rejects demand are stitching people’s hearts. 36 was "unexplainable". His This is their compulsion. Our remarks were in reference to work is to stitch relations Sitharaman's interview to a which is our national duty national daily wherein she Rahul accuses the Finance Minister of colluding with fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya has said that the "govern- Prime Minister Narendra Modi ment chose to procure only IANS of the country should thank Mallya's plans to leave India. the investigative agencies. He 36 Rafale fighter aircraft from NEW DELHI Arun Jaitley, who is working Responding to the charges, claimed that Punia was forced France in 2015, instead of the to bring the money back which Goyal said that comments of to speak under pressure. Responding to a query of 126 being negotiated by the REJECTING Rahul Gandhi's was looted during the Con- Rahul Gandhi, who is facing a criminal or a person who is "Where was he for the last a BJP worker from Arunachal previous government, as in- demand for resignation of Fi- gress rule," Union Minister serious criminal charges, under the glare of law cannot two-and-half years. He should Pradesh about the opposi- frastructure and other techni- nance Minister Arun Jaitley, Piyush Goyal told a press con- should first resign. The be taken for any credibility. respond to the investigation tion's efforts to forge a grand cal requirements of the IAF do the BJP on Thursday sought to ference in response to a ques- people of the country should "It was a one-way traffic. agencies. Two-and-half-years alliance, Modi said it was not a not allow greater induction". turn the tables by asking Con- tion over Gandhi's demand for He (Mallya) was trying to talk later he remembers the con- matter of opposition unity but gress President to quit from Jaitley's resignation. thank Arun Jaitley, who is to somebody in the passage. versation, the time and a so- an attempt was being made to his post because of his alleged "Those, who took loans working to bring the money By that logic, I was watching called meeting which never do branding for some political involvement in the National from hawala companies and back which was looted Twitter. Lots of people have took place. One suddenly raises parties in the name of "ma- Justice Gogoi Herald case. accumulated wealth by taking during the Congress rule put up photographs where questions on the credibility...a hagathbandhan". The party also dismissed government land free of cost Rahul Gandhi was seen with party colleague of Rahul Gan- "This 'mahagathbandhan' |appointed next the claims of Congress leader or at lower rate from National Union Minister Piyush Goyal Arun Jaitley. I don't think we dhi is making such incredulous is not a bond of knot but is an chief justice PL Punia, who told the media Herald and whose case was re- can run away from Rahul Gan- claims," he said. alliance of some opportunistic that Jaitley and fugitive busi- jected by the Delhi High Court, dhi because he is a person ac- Punia had claimed the political parties to hide their IANS nessman Vijay Mallya met in should resign first," he added. colluding with fugitive liquor cused of fraud of huge amount meeting between Jaitley and weaknesses," he said. "They NEW DELHI the Central Hall of Parliament The senior Bharatiya Ja- baron Vijay Mallya "and giv- and high court has also dis- Mallya lasted 15-20 minutes are trying to stitch an alliance before the latter fled the coun- nata Party (BJP) leader was ing him a free passage" to flee missed his plea," he said. and alleged that Mallya took of parties while we are stitch- JUSTICE Ranjan Gogoi, one try on March 2, 2016. responding to the charges the country. The BJP leader dubbed the Jaitley's permission after ing people's hearts. This is of the four judges who revolt- "Rahul Gandhi, who is fac- made by Rahul Gandhi, who Gandhi asked why the charges levelled by Congress holding consultations with their compulsion. Our work is ed against Chief Justice Dipak ing serious criminal charges, demanded Jaitely's resigna- Minister did not inform the MP Punia as "incredulous" and him about his planned flight to stitch relations which is our Misra earlier this year, was on should first resign. The people tion after accusing him of investigating agencies about suggested he appear before abroad. national duty," he said. Thursday appointed the next Chief Justice of India (CJI). He will assume office on Oc- tober 3 after the retirement of Delhi HC grants bail to Kashmiri Justice Misra. Kerala nuns seek justice for sister ‘assaulted’ by bishop businessman in terror-funding case Justice Gogoi will have a little over a year before he de- REUTERS after a minor he is accused of IANS The High Court set aside mits office on attaining the age NEW DELHI HC relief for accused Bishop Mulakkal having sex with gave birth. NEW DELHI the trial court's June 8 order. of 65. He was appointed as a KOCHI: Bishop Franco Mulakkal, who has been named in a sexual The nun in a letter said she The court said that he will not judge of the Supreme Court on A group of Indian Catholic abuse case by a nun, got a breather from the Kerala High Court wanted the Vatican to inter- THE Delhi High Court on influence or intimidate the April 23, 2012. nuns are staging a rare street on Thursday as it said “arrest is not the issue”. vene. She said she was forced Thursday granted bail to witnesses or tamper with the Along with three senior- protest in the southern state of Expressing satisfaction in the ongoing probe, the court ob- to make matters public after Kashmiri businessman Za- evidence in any manner and most Judges of the apex court Kerala demanding justice after served that since it was an old case, the probe and the investi- several attempts to seek justice hoor Ahmad Shah Watali in a surrender his passport. -- Justices J Chelameswar, an alleged sexual assault of a gation will take time and “not the arrest but final punishment of from within the church failed. terror funding case and direct- The court directed Watali Madan B Lokur and Kurian nun by a bishop. the accused is more important”. The protest, now in its ed him not to leave the country to report to the investigating Joseph -- Justice Gogoi held an Police have called the bish- Bishop Franco Mulakkal of the Roman Catholic Diocese in sixth day in Kochi, Kerala's without permission. officer of the case as and when unprecedented press confer- op named in the complaint for Jalandhar has been served a notice to appear before the probe financial hub, is gathering A bench of Justice S Mu- required, provide the phone ence in January this year rais- a second round of questioning team on September 19. The nuns supporting the victim ex- momentum as the locals, ac- ralidhar and Justice Vinod number on which he can be ing, among other things, ques- next week. The bishop has de- pressed their disappointment with the court’s observation. (IANS) tivists, writers and politicians Goel asked him to furnish a contacted and his current ad- tions over assigning cases to nied wrongdoing. come out in support. personal bond of Rs two lakh dress to the probe agency and different judges by Chief Jus- The case comes at a time is reeling under an erosion of last month in two different sex- A nun coordinating the with two sureties of the like the trial court and inform tice Misra. Born on November when the Christian communi- trust as sexual abuse cases in- ual assault cases, while last year, protest dismissed allegations amount. Watali had chal- promptly if there is any change 18, 1954, Justice Gogoi was en- ty, which accounts for 19 per- volving the clergy pile up. a Catholic priest who was trying that they were trying to dis- lenged the trial court's June 8 in either. Watali was arrested rolled as an advocate in 1978. cent of the state's population, Five priests were arrested to flee the country was arrested grace the church. order rejecting his bail plea. on August 17, 2017.

Ganesh festival in Mumbai After a day’s pause, fuel prices resume climb INDIAN devotees trans- port an idol of the IANS excise duty by Re 1 per litre. petrol was sold at an all-time at Rs 82.87 in the West Bengal elephant-headed Hindu NEW DELHI Transport fuel prices have high of Rs 88.39 and Rs 84.19 capital, up from the previous deity Ganesha from a been on a rise for around a 82.74 per litre. workshop during Ganesh FUEL prices in the country month now, owing to higher In Delhi, Mumbai and In tandem with the rise in Chaturthi in Mumbai, resumed their upward move- crude oil prices coupled with petrol prices, diesel prices also India, on Thursday. Gane- ment on Thursday with prices a depreciating rupee. Any fall Chennai, diesel prices were climbed to fresh highs. In Del- sha Chaturthi or Gane- hitting fresh highs in three of in the Indian rupee against the at record levels of Rs hi, Mumbai and Chennai, die- sha Festival is a day on the four metro cities. In the US dollar makes the import 73.08, Rs 77.58 and Rs sel prices were at record levels which Lord Ganesha, the national capital, petrol price of crude oil expensive as the 77.25 respectively of Rs 73.08, Rs 77.58 and Rs son of Shiva and Parvati, touched Rs 81 per litre, up transaction is done in dollars. 77.25 respectively, up from the is believed to bestow his from Rs 80.87 on Wednesday, Brent crude oil is currently previous levels of Rs 72.98, Rs blessings on earth for according to data from the In- priced over $79 per barrel. per litre respectively, both record 77.47 and Rs 77.13 per litre. all his devotees. It is cel- dian Oil Corp website. The rupee, on the other hand, levels, up from the previous Rs Diesel price in Kolkata ebrated as the birthday On Wednesday, prices slumped to a record low of 88.26 and Rs 84.19 per litre. In rose to Rs 74.93, against of Lord Ganesha. were unchanged in three cit- 72.91 per dollar on Wednes- Kolkata too, the fuel price rose Wednesday's 74.82 per litre. (EPA-EFE) ies, except Kolkata, where fuel day, before settling at 72.19 but did not surpass the all time The all-time high in the city prices fell by a rupee after the per greenback. high of Rs 83.75 on Tuesday. for diesel price is Rs 75.82, re- West Bengal government cut In Mumbai and Chennai, On Thursday, it was sold corded on Tuesday. 06 Friday, September 14, 2018 Pakistan / South Asia

Pakistan PM House Hundreds attend Begum Kulsoom Nawaz’s funeral in London to be converted hospital where Begum Kul- in London on Sept 11. into post-graduate Funeral in Lahore would be held at Sharif Medical city, adjacent soom Nawaz breathed her PML-N Spokesperson last on Tuesday, and the "out- Marriyum Aurangzeb told university to ex-Pakistan PM’s Jati Umra family residence today of-England" letter from the Dawn earlier that Begum DAWN.COM coroner’s court, paving the Kulsoom's funeral in Lahore ISLAMABAD DAWN.COM ing to DawnNewsTV. London, where he arrived on way for the departure of her would be held at Sharif Medi- LONDON The funeral in London, Wednesday evening, to take body to Lahore this evening. cal city, adjacent to the fam- MINISTER for Education which is separate from an- Begum Kulsoom's body back Earlier in the day, Nawaz, ily's Jati Umra residence, on Shafqat Mehmood an- HUNDREDS of people in- other set to take place in La- to Lahore for burial. who was released from Adiala Friday at 5pm. nounced on Thursday that cluding PML-N President hore on Friday, was arranged Sources in the family con- Jail on parole in order to at- She will be laid to rest the Pakistan Tehreek-i-In- Shahbaz Sharif, Ishaq Dar since the deceased PML-N firmed that Begum Kulsoom's tend the funeral of his wife in near the graves of her fa- saf (PTI) government will and other members of the leader's sons Hasan and Hus- casket will be flown to Lahore Lahore, paid a visit to Sharif ther-in-law Mian Sharif and turn the Prime Minister Sharif family attended the sain cannot travel to Paki- on PIA flight (PK-758) which Medical City to oversee ar- brother-in-law Abbas Sharif House into a postgraduate funeral of Begum Kulsoom stan, a PML-N leader earlier will depart from Heathrow rangements for his deceased at Jati Umra. Congregational university of a high quality. Nawaz — the wife of former told Dawn. Their sister Asma Airport at 6:15pm (BST). wife's last rites. prayers for Begum Kulsoom Addressing a press con- prime minister Nawaz Sharif also attended the funeral in The sources said the fam- A Pakistani man rides past a bill- Begum Kulsoom, who was will be offered on Sunday be- ference regarding the new — at London's Regent Park London. ily had received a death cer- board of Nawaz family in Lahore diagnosed with lymphoma in tween Asr and Maghreb, Au- government's plans for mosque on Thursday, accord- Shahbaz had travelled to tificate issued by the private recently. (AFP) August last year, passed away rangzeb said. state-owned properties, the minister announced that additional construction will also be carried out on the land behind the residence meant for the premier after Maldives oppn a formal plan is devised in this regard. urges govt The PM House is spread over 1,096 kanals and Rs to ease visa 470 million are spent on its upkeep annually, said rules for media Mehmood, who was head- REUTERS ing a committee formed to MALE/COLOMBO decide how government- owned buildings could be THE main Maldives opposi- utilised in public interest. tion party said on Wednes- "[The] PM House will day that President Abdulla become a high-quality uni- Yameen's government must versity or institution that ease "draconian" visa meas- will be unique with its edu- ures limiting the number of cation in Pakistan," he said. foreign journalists coming to In his first address to cover a presidential election the nation after being elect- on September 23. ed, Prime Minister Imran Yameen is seeking a sec- Khan had announced that ond five-year term in the In- he would be staying in a dian Ocean archipelago popu- "three-bedroom house that lar with tourists. But his main served as the military secre- rivals have been jailed for tary's residence", instead of charges ranging from terror- the Prime Minister House. ism to attempting to topple the "I wish that the PM House will be turned into a university. It is in a great lo- MDP said visa rules were cation to be one," Khan had aimed at keeping foreign said at the time. journalists out “in order to The minister an- reduce scrutiny of Yameen’s nounced that the Govern- unlawful and unconstitu- Pakistan Navy soldiers show their skills to mark the Defense Day in Karachi, Pakistan, recently. (EPA-EFE) ment House in Murree, which the Punjab govern- tional behaviour ment had spent Rs600m on recently, will be trans- government, leading to doubts Suspension of US military aid to formed into a "heritage abroad about the legitimacy of boutique hotel". the vote. "You can see gold plat- The Maldives has been be- ing on the commodes in the set by political instability since Pakistan not done lightly: Bolton bathrooms of the [build- a police mutiny forced its first ing]," Mehmood said. democratically elected leader, Mohamed Nasheed, out of of- fice in 2012. US wants Imran govt to cooperate fully in the war against terrorism, which they committed to do The main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party DAWN.COM “It was before my time, but to use for other purpose the message that “we hoped and Sri Lankan ex-Prez (MDP) said in a statement WASHINGTON the Trump administration did funds that had been set aside expected that Pakistan would Rajapaksa in India, that visa rules were aimed at not take the decision to cancel for Pakistan. cooperate fully in the war meets former PM keeping foreign journalists out US National Security Adviser a substantial part of the mili- The Trump administration did The re-allocation ended against terrorism, which they "in order to reduce scrutiny of John Bolton said that the deci- tary aid package to Pakistan not take the decision to the possibility that the funds had committed to do.” NEW DELHI: Former Prime Yameen's unlawful and un- sion to suspend military aid to lightly,” he said. earmarked for Pakistan could He said terrorism was “a Minister Manmohan Singh constitutional behaviour". Pakistan was not taken lightly “It was done knowing full cancel a substantial part of be released if Islamabad serious threat” to the entire and Congress President Rahul It called for the regulations as the Trump administration well that Pakistan is a nuclear the military aid package to agreed to take the required ac- subcontinent but Pakistan Gandhi met former Sri Lankan to be eased. "The measures was fully aware of the conse- weapons state, and the risk Pakistan lightly. It was done tion against various terrorist needed to act against terror- President Mahinda Rajapaksa in should be viewed as a pre- quences of taking such an ac- that the government could fall knowing full well that groups. ists because it’s also a threat to Delhi on Thursday. emptive cover-up of planned tion against a nuclear weapons into the hands of terrorists Pakistan is a nuclear But during his visit to Is- its own existence. Congress leader Anand electoral fraud," it said. state. that would get control of those weapons state, and the risk lamabad last week, US Sec- He said terrorism was also Sharma was present at the According to new meas- In his address to a Wash- nuclear weapons was particu- retary of State Mike Pompeo “a matter of extraordinary im- meeting but no details of the ures, journalists must apply ington think-tank — the Fed- larly serious.” that the government could fall had pressed the new Pakistani portance for the United States” discussions were immediately for business visas, for which eralist Society for Law and In January, President Don- into the hands of terrorists government that it was still and that’s why it wanted the available. Manmohan Singh was they need a Maldivian spon- Public Policy Studies — earlier ald Trump suspended most of that would get control of possible to “reset” the US-Pa- new Pakistani government to the Prime Minister when Sri sor, and submit forms giving this week, Bolton also said that military aid to Pakistan, accus- those nuclear weapons was kistan relationship if Pakistan address it. Lanka, then led by Rajapaksa, details of previous employ- the US wanted Pakistan to co- ing Islamabad of allowing the particularly serious agreed to rein in the groups Bolton said during his visit crushed the Liberation Tigers ment, travel history, qualifi- operate fully in war against Taliban to use its territory for reportedly operating from its to Islamabad, Secretary Pom- of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in May cations, bank account details terrorism as “it’s a matter of attacks in Afghanistan. US National Security Adviser soil. peo wanted to meet Prime 2009, ending almost three dec- and a police clearance certifi- extraordinary importance” to Last week, the Pentagon John Bolton Bolton said Secretary Minister Imran Khan but ades of ethnic conflict that cost cate, the MDP said. America. urged Congress to allow it Pompeo wanted to convey the could not. thousands of lives. Suu Kyi defends court decision to jail Reuters reporters River erosion displaces over come under intense pressure rights groups who have urged 5,000 families in Bangladesh De facto Myanmar leader says in hindsight her govt to use her moral authority in- the Nobel Laureate to press for side Myanmar to defend the a presidential pardon for the IANS "Once we were known as a could have handled Rohingya crackdown better pair. reporters. DHAKA Zamindar (landlord) here, but Challenging critics of the "This is a disgraceful at- now we have become a desti- AFP "genocide" -- could have been verdict -- including the UN, tempt by Aung San Suu Kyi AS moderate to heavy rainfall tute," Hossain, who is currently HANOI "handled better", but insisted rights groups who once lion- to defend the indefensible," continued across Bangladesh living in the house of a relative, the two reporters had been ised her, and the US Vice Pres- said Amnesty International's on Thursday, thousands of vic- was cited as saying by Efe news. MYANMAR'S Aung San Suu treated fairly. ident -- to "point out" where Minar Pimple, describing the tims of river erosion were liv- Since June, when the monsoon Kyi on Thursday robustly de- "They were not jailed be- They were not jailed because there has been a miscarriage leader's comments as "a de- ing in shelters or in the houses season started in Bangladesh, fended the jailing of two Reuters cause they were journalists" they were journalists but of justice, Suu Kyi said the luded misrepresentation of of friends or relatives after los- the Padma River devoured a journalists who were reporting but because "the court has de- because the court has case upheld the rule of law. the facts". ing their land and livelihood to vast area in the district. on the Rohingya crisis, as she cided that they had broken the decided that they had broken "The case was held in open "The international con- a rising, hungry river. According to the local gov- hit back at global criticism of a Official Secrets Act", she said. the Official Secrets Act court... I don't think anybody demnation heading Aung San Imam Hossain, a prosper- ernment, at least 5,081 fami- trial widely seen as an attempt Wa Lone, 32, and Kyaw has bothered to read the sum- Suu Kyi's way is fully deserved, ous trader in the Char Jujira lies were displaced in three to muzzle the free press. Soe Oo, 28, were each impris- Aung San Suu Kyi mary of the judge," she said she should be ashamed." village in Shariatpur district in months. Hossain said his The country's de facto oned for seven years last week during a discussion at the Sean Bain, of the Inter- central Bangladesh, who owned house was located at least 500 leader acknowledged that for breaching the country's World Economic Forum, add- national Commission of Ju- a cooking gas supply agency, a metres away from the river the brutal crackdown on the hardline Official Secrets Act crackdown in Rakhine state. ing the pair still had the right rists, said: "Open courts are supermarket, two houses and bank, but as the rains started Muslim minority -- which the while reporting on atrocities Suu Kyi, once garlanded as to appeal. Her comments drew designed to shed light on the several acres of farming land, is the entire area gradually erod- United Nations has cast as committed during the military a global rights champion, has an indignant response from justice process." today a pauper. ed away.

Afghanistan’s Charlie Chaplin says he How Nepal’s ‘human interceptors’ catch traffickers aims to make people smile, forget grief REUTERS ing the young woman's mother growing and second-largest among its 1.3 billion popula- BIRGUNJ, NEPAL to verify the information. region for human trafficking tion, according to the 2018 REUTERS forms across the capital Kabul Yadav is not a police officer in the world, after East Asia, Global Slavery Index. KABUL in Chaplin's trademark over- AS a canopied horse-drawn or a border guard. She is one of according to the United Na- Victims, mostly from poor sized shoes, baggy pants, cane carriage emerged from a Nepal's dozens of "human in- tions Office for Drugs and rural areas, are lured by traf- AFGHANISTAN'S Charlie and black bowler hat. mushroom of dust at the Ne- terceptors" - local women who Crime (UNODC). fickers with promises of good Chaplin says he has witnessed Asir, 25, said Chaplin im- pal-India border, Kavita Ya- scour the 1,751-km (1,094 miles) Nepal is both a source and jobs, only to find themselves suicide attacks, explosions personators are found all over dav's policing instincts kicked open border to stop traffickers a destination country for vic- forced to work in fields or and threats from hardline the world helping people ig- in and she stopped it to chat smuggling young women and tims with some 23,200 traf- brick kilns, enslaved in homes Islamic militant groups, but nore grief and making them with the couple. girls into India and abroad. ficked in 2016 - up from 9,500 as domestic workers, or as is determined to waddle and laugh, and he does the same. Yadav checked their IDs "Watching thousands of the previous year - according prostitutes. bumble to fulfil the primary Asir's early years were in and handed the woman a form people crossing the border to the country's human rights Although it is unclear how goal of his life. Iran, where his family fled af- to fill out: name, address, re- every day is not easy," said Ya- commission. many men work as human in- "It is very simple, I want ter the hardline Taliban took lationship with co-passenger, dav, 23, an interceptor with the Neighbouring India is terceptors in Nepal, charities to give Afghans a reason to control of Afghanistan in 1996. family contact details, purpose charity KI Nepal, one of many home to more slaves than any say they prefer women as it is smile," said Karim Asir, a There he saw performances of of visit to India and destination. working to tackle the menace. other country in the world easier for them to stop and in- stand-up comedian who per- Chaplin on Iranian TV. Karim Asir She only let them go after call- South Asia is the fastest- with an estimated 8 million terrogate female commuters. Gulf / Middle East Friday, September 14, 2018 07 Israel reopens its sole people crossing Iran says strike on Kurd rebels warning Egypt court suspends return of bearded with Gaza to ‘foreign powers’ police JERUSALEM Israel reopened its only crossing for people with TEHRAN Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said Thursday that a missile CAIRO An Egyptian court has suspended a ruling that allowed the NEWS the Gaza Strip on Thursday, more than a week after shutting it strike they launched on a Kurdish rebel base in Iraq last week return to work of policemen with beards which are usually reserved IN BRIEF following a destructive Palestinian protest. The reopening fol- should serve as a warning to “arrogant foreign powers”. The elite for pious Muslims, a judicial source said Thursday. Wednesday’s lows several days of relative calm, as Egyptian and UN officials Guards fired 7 medium-range ballistic missiles at the headquar- decision came after a lawyer appealed against a ruling to allow attempt to broker a long-term truce between Israel and Gaza’s ters of the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran in Koysinjaq in Iraq’s them to return to work and demanded the interior ministry apply Islamist rulers Hamas. (AFP) Kurdish region, causing major casualties and damage. (AFP) regulations that prevent bearded officers from serving.(AFP) 38,500 flee hostilities in Syria’s Idlib in two weeks, says UN AFP GENEVA ‘War has killed over 360,000’ VIOLENCE in northwest Syr- ia has displaced more than BEIRUT More than 360,000 38,500 people in less than two people have been killed weeks amid increasing hostili- across war-ravaged Syria ties and a looming regime as- in seven years, a monitor- sault on the opposition-held ing group said Thursday, Idlib province, the UN said on in a new toll for the brutal Thursday. conflict. The Syrian Observa- The UN, which has warned tory for Human Rights said a full-fledged assault on Idlib it had recorded the deaths could create the century’s of 364,792 people, nearly a “worst humanitarian catas- third of them civilians, since trophe”, has created a plan to protests erupted in March help up to 900,000 people who 2011 against President could flee the onslaught. Bashar al-Assad. (AFP) And an exodus has already begun. During the first 12 days of Idlib province. September, “available informa- It said most of those who tion indicates that a sharp in- left their homes had fled to- crease in hostilities and fears of wards the north, towards the further escalation has led to the Turkish border. displacement of over 38,500 Others chose to flee into people,” the UN humanitarian agricultural lands near their agency (OCHA) said. original communities “with Members of a Syrian family sit together in a cave seeking shelter from government forces’ bombardment, in the village of al-Habit, south of Idlib, on Wednesday. (AFP) That marks a hike of nearly the hope that they will be able 10,000 people from the figure to quickly return ... should the provided by the UN on Mon- hostilities stop,” OCHA said. day. However, OCHA said that The province and adja- Turkey works with Russia on 4,500 of those who had fled cent rural areas form the larg- since September 1 had “spon- est piece of territory still held taneously returned” over the by Syria’s beleaguered rebels, past three days amid a relative worn down by a succession of decrease in hostilities in west- government victories in recent Idlib amid lull in air strikes ern and southern rural parts of months.

Russian and Syrian war- Speaking in China, French Turkish Defence Minister indicates that there are continued planes launched waves of air Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le strikes in the northwest last Drian said the international Syria, Jordan begin talks on contacts with Russia and Iran for a diplomatic solution week, killing dozens and up- community must mobilise to rooting tens of thousands. But come up with a humanitarian opening vital border crossing REUTERS representing the last major matic solution. activists said there had been a plan to guarantee access to ISTANBUL/BEIRUT area held by insurgents who “We are working inten- lull. Idlib. REUTERS dollars of annual transit trade have fought President Bashar sively with Russia, Iran and “For the past three days “The reality is ... that AMMAN between Europe and Gulf mar- TURKEY has said it is working al-Assad through more than our allies for peace and stabil- things have been calm,” said Bashar al-Assad only wants a kets across Syria. with Russia and Iran to sta- seven years of war. Assad has ity to be brought to the region Abdel Razzaq, a monitor for military victory and has start- JORDAN and Syria held their The source told Reuters a bilise Syria’s rebel-held Idlib vowed to recover “every inch” and for a humanitarian trag- the Sentry warning service, ed the offensive to retake the first technical talks on open- technical committee from the region, indicating continued of Syria. edy to be prevented,” he was which operates in opposition- Idlib region with the support ing a major border crossing two countries held their first efforts to avoid a Syrian gov- Turkey, which backs the quoted as saying on Thursday held parts of Syria. of Russia,” he said. in southern Syria that was re- meeting on the border crossing ernment offensive in the area, anti-Assad opposition, has by the state-run news agency Speaking from where he The United Nations said captured from the opposition on Wednesday to begin discus- where Ankara failed to secure been warning Assad and his Anadolu. monitors the skies in Maarat it was preparing to give help last July, a Jordanian official sions on the practical arrange- a ceasefire last week. allies against attacking Idlib. It Turkish President Tayyip al-Numan, south of Idlib city, to 900,000 people who could source said on Thursday. ments from customs to security Damascus, backed by Rus- has reinforced 12 military ob- Erdogan met with the leaders he said there had been no air flee a surge in hostilities. Damascus, which took needed to reopen the crossing. sia and Iran, has been prepar- servation posts in the region, of Iran and Russia last week strikes, although some shell- Panos Moumtzis, UN re- back the crossing from the op- “The meetings will con- ing a major assault to recover and stepped up arms ship- in Tehran, but failed to win a ing continued on the front- gional humanitarian coordi- position, hopes to reopen the tinue to put a complete view the region. The United Nations ments to allied rebels. ceasefire pledge. lines. nator for the Syria crisis, also Nassib route vital to its hopes of all the arrangements linked has warned this could trigger a But Turkish Defence Already hosting 3.5 million Syrian Observatory for quoted a Russian official as of reviving Syria’s shattered to reopening the crossings in humanitarian catastrophe in Minister Hulusi Akar, in Syrians, Turkey says it cannot Human Rights director Rami telling a humanitarian task economy and rebuilding in ter- the coming period,” the source an area where 3 million people comments on Wednesday take in more and has accused Abdulrahman said neither force in Geneva that “every ef- ritory under its control. said. live. evening, indicated that there the West of abandoning it to Russian nor Syria warplanes fort to find a peaceful solution Amman also hopes the Another Jordanian official Idlib is part of an arc of were continued contacts with the consequences of Assad’s had been attacking the area to the problem is being made opening of the border cross- said the crossing could open by territory at the Turkish border Russia and Iran for a diplo- reconquest of Syria. since around midday Monday. at the moment”. ing will reactivate billions of the end of this year.

Spain will go France pushes year-end vote for Israeli forces take down protest ahead with sale Libya despite doubts in Italy, Tripoli huts at West Bank Bedouin village of 400 bombs REUTERS REUTERS dent Emmanuel Macron hosted KHAN AL-AHMAR, WEST BANK to Saudi Arabia PARIS UN renews a conference in May where rival REUTERS Libya mission Libyan factions agreed to work ISRAEL security forces on MADRID FRANCE stuck to its posi- with the United Nations for a Thursday dismantled several tion pushing for elections in UNITED NATIONS The UN national election by Dec 10. shacks built by Palestinian SPAIN will go ahead with Libya by the end of the year on Security Council on Thursday On Wednesday, Prime protesters near Khan al-Ah- the sale of 400 laser-guided Thursday, a day after Italy and extended its political mission Minister Fayez Seraj, who had mar, a Bedouin village in the bombs to Saudi Arabia, For- the UN-backed government in Libya for a year but did agreed to the roadmap, said occupied West Bank that Is- eign Minister Josep Borrell in Tripoli sowed doubts on not endorse a December 10 conditions in his country were rael has slated for demolition. said on Thursday, after the the electoral calendar, citing a date for elections that was too unstable to hold elections. Reuters witnesses said deal was halted amid concerns worsening security situation. agreed during a Paris meet- Those comments were ech- Israeli forces arrived at the Israeli forces walk to enter the Palestinian Bedouin village of Khan over the Saudi role in the war Former colonial power Ita- ing four months ago. (AFP) oed by Italy’s Foreign Minister village before sunrise on al-Ahmar in the occupied West Bank early on Thursday. (AFP) in Yemen. ly and France have been com- Enzo Moavero Milanesi who Thursday and began taking “The decision is that these peting for influence in war- was quoted by state news agen- down the newly built protest COGAT, said on Twitter that groups and the Western- bombs will be delivered to hon- torn Libya, rich in oil and gas the 2011 NATO-backed revolt cy as saying the date should be huts, without touching the five “movable structures that backed Palestinian Author- our a contract that comes from and a staging post for people that toppled Moamer Qadhafi, reconsidered. “We are in disa- Bedouin encampment, the were illegally transported ity in support of the Bedouin 2015, and was made by the smugglers who have launched and since 2014 has been divid- greement with the position of fate of which has become a & installed” in the area had community. previous government,” Borrell tens of thousands of migrants ed between competing political the French government, which, focus of Palestinian protests been taken down. Khan al-Ahmar is beside told Onda Cero radio. across the Mediterranean sea and military groups based in as was decided in Paris, says and international concern. The five new huts had an Israeli highway that runs Human rights groups in- towards Europe in past years. Tripoli and the east. Seeking to the elections in Libya must be Israel’s military liaison been assembled this week by through the West Bank from cluding Amnesty International Libya splintered following end the turmoil, French Presi- held on December 10,” he said. agency with the Palestinians, activists from several rights Jerusalem to the Dead Sea. have denounced Western arms sales to Saudi Arabia and its al- lies in a war which the United Nations says has killed more than 10,000 people and left 8.4 Yemen war a ‘living hell’ for kids: UNICEF Turkey court rejects plea to open million on the brink of famine. Several government minis- REUTERS children are malnourished in Hagia Sophia for Islamic prayer tries had worked on the issue SANAA the country. Nearly 400,000 for a week and the contract was of them are severely acute AFP prayers at Hagia Sophia was reviewed three times by a com- IN the malnutrition ward of a malnourished and they are ISTANBUL breaching the right to freedom mission that authorises arms hospital in the Yemeni capital fighting for their lives every of expression and conscience. sales, Borrell said, adding, “We Sanaa, doctors weigh toddlers day.” TURKEY’S top court on Thurs- The Haberturk website found no reason not to carry it with protruding rib cages and A coalition of Sunni Mus- day turned down a plea to open said that the demand had come out.” skeletal limbs. lim Arab states, led by Saudi the Hagia Sofia, an Istanbul from an independent Turkish Asked whether Spain had Twenty children, most Arabia and the United Arab landmark that is now a museum heritage association. received any guarantees that under the age of two, being Emirates, intervened in Yem- after serving as both a church The Hagia Sophia was the weapons would not be used treated at the ward in Sab’een en’s war in 2015 against the and a mosque over its long his- turned into a museum accessi- against the civilian population Hospital are among hundreds Iranian-aligned Houthis after tory, for Muslim worshipping. ble to all by the secular found- in Yemen, Borrell said the la- of thousands of children suf- they drove the internationally The Constitutional Court ers of modern Turkey in the ser-guided bombs hit their tar- fering from severe malnutri- recognised government out of rejected an association’s de- 1930s. Secular Turks are wary gets with “extraordinary preci- tion in the impoverished coun- the capital Sanaa. mand that the Hagia Sophia be of any moves to re-Islamise sion” of within one metre. try that has been ravaged by a A Yemeni child recites a prayer by the graves of schoolboys who were The war has unleashed the opened for Muslim prayers on the building or have it reconse- “This kind of weapon does more than three years of war. killed while on a bus that was hit by a Saudi-led coalition air strike on world’s most urgent humani- “non-competence” grounds, crated as a mosque. not produce the same sort of “The conflict has made the Dahyan market in August, at a cemetery, in Saada recently. (AFP) tarian crisis in the nation of indicating it was not the There has in recent years bombing as less sophisticated Yemen a living hell for its 28 million, where 8.4 million proper instance to allow any under the rule of President Re- weapons, launched a bit ran- children,” Meritxell Relano, million children, or about 80 shortages, disease, displace- people are believed to be on change, the official Anadolu cep Tayyip Erdogan been an in- domly, that create the sort of UNICEF Representative in percent of the country’s pop- ment and acute lack of access the verge of starvation and 22 news agency reported. crease in Muslim activity inside tragedy that we have all con- Yemen, told Reuters. ulation under the age of 18, to basic social services. million people are dependent In its plea, the associa- the museum, with Quran read- demned.” She said more than 11 were facing the threat of food “An estimated 1.8 million on aid. tion had claimed that barring ings taking place on occasion. 08 Friday, September 14, 2018

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

Is Trump’s Anti-Media Rhetoric A Obama Legacy? Blueprint For Fixing

Obama’s administration was called ‘the least transparent and the most antagonistic toward Pakistan’s Economy the media since the Nixon administration’

ITH his most pointed criticism since oed the criticism from Downie and Risen leaving office 20 months ago, former and called Obama’s administration “the To push reforms and manoeuvre around the status quo powers President Barack Obama broke his least transparent and the most antago- will be the real test of Imran Khan’s government Wsilence on US politics in recent days, nistic toward the media since the Nixon first on Friday at a college in Illinois to administration.” In a nuanced analysis of criticise “the politics of division and resent- his eight years, we wrote, “So much for UZAIR YOUNUS | ment and paranoia” of President Donald Obama’s promise to lead ‘the most trans- TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE Trump and supporters in the Republican parent administration in history.’” Party, then on Saturday at a rally in Ana- Some specifics? Obama’s administra- T is still early days for Prime Minister heim while campaigning for seven Demo- tion prosecuted three times as many cases Imran Khan and his PTI government, cratic congressional candidates. Millions targeting whistle-blowers and leakers than but a series of self-inflicted wounds of Americans who can’t stand Obama will all previous administrations combined. It have already led many to strongly just tune out the rhetoric, so different than said there was probable cause that a Fox I criticise the government’s perform- Trump’s and so missed by his supporters, News reporter was a “co-conspirator” in a ance. Many, including both PTI and non- but Obama’s view of his successor is shared plot against the US government because of PTI supporters, rightfully say that while by prominent conservatives such as col- his attempts to gather information about certain decisions can be criticised, it is umnists George Will and Michael Gerson North Korea’s nuclear arsenal. It secretly still too early to critique the government’s and Senators Ben Sasse and Jeff Flake. scoured the phone records of nearly 100 performance. They have a point, but it’s It was classic Obama. Friday’s speech Associated Press reporters and editors equally fair to call out the missteps as approached 7,000 words but boiled down for two months, which an editorial in The they occur, such as the craven way in to the notion that “common ground exists” New York Times characterised as “a fish- which the government capitulated to re- and that change is possible at the voting ing expedition for sources and an effort to ligious extremists who demanded the re- booth. Yet it was 50 words about the me- frighten off whistle-blowers.” And in 2014, moval of prominent economist Atif Mian dia that undercut Obama’s credibility with according to AP, the Obama administration from the Economic Advisory Council. It the absurd claim that he – unlike Trump – broke its own record for censoring govern- is important to call out the PTI govern- didn’t “threaten the freedom of the press.” ment files or refusing to provide files sought ment on these issues, for the earlier the Baloney. under the Freedom of Information Act. problems are called out, and heed paid to “It shouldn’t be Democratic or Repub- None of this criticism of the Obama ad- fair criticism, the earlier we can hope for lican to say that we don’t threaten the free- ministration is meant to draw an equiva- a course correction. dom of the press because – they say things lence with Trump’s unprecedented three- There has been some discussion about or publish stories we don’t like,” Obama year verbal assault on a free press. There’s the government’s economic agenda, but it said. “I complained plenty about Fox no comparison when Trump calls the me- has thus far been focused on soundbites News, but you never heard me threaten to dia “the enemy of the people,” and more and popular slogans, such as recovering shut them down, or call them ‘enemies of and more Americans believe him. One was “stolen wealth” from abroad and seeking the people.’” even charged by Trump’s own Justice De- donations from overseas Pakistanis for sources and wealth by the British was the litical points, particularly around the is- Actually, about Fox News, Obama partment with threatening to travel from building dams. The government has yet to first order of business. A sovereign nation sue of privatising state-owned enterprises White House Communications Director California to The Boston Globe newsroom share an economic policy framework, and with 220 million citizens cannot develop and deregulating energy markets. Anita Dunn told The New York Times in to kill newspaper employees. Such violence while the government must be given some under such an extractive system of gov- To push reforms and manoeuvre 2009, “We’re going to treat them the way would be on Trump’s hands. space to set an agenda, it is important to ernance, and hopefully Husain will be around these status quo powers will be we would treat an opponent.” As the Union-Tribune Editorial Board remind Imran Khan and his government given the mandate to execute his agenda. the real test of Imran Khan’s government. And in 2013, Leonard Downie Jr, wrote last month, Trump’s own rhetorical about what they should be focused on. Finally, the government must make We do not yet know what the reforms former executive editor of The Washington attacks on journalists are dangerous. But The motto should be simple: fix the a push to promote sustainable business framework will be for this government, Post, wrote “the administration’s war on as Risen wrote in late 2016 for The New finances and reform the bureaucracy to growth. In the last few decades, Paki- but it must be laser-focused on the above leaks and other efforts to control informa- York Times, “If Donald J Trump decides boost sustainable business growth. stan’s economy has experienced a steady three areas. This may be an ambitious tion are the most aggressive I’ve seen since as president to throw a whistle-blower in Pakistan’s domestic budgetary mess, erosion of its competitive advantage. agenda, and it is likely that the PTI will the Nixon administration.” jail for trying to talk to a reporter, or gets coupled with an unsustainable external The growth witnessed has been in fits not succeed in all that it sets out to do. In 2015, James Risen, then a reporter the FBI to spy on a journalist, he will have sector, are near-term risks that need a and starts, primarily driven by influxes However, Khan must make a diehard at- at The New York Times, called the Obama one man to thank for bequeathing him resolution. The current situation can- of foreign aid or borrowing that leads to tempt at executing these reforms, because administration “the greatest enemy of such expansive power: Barack Obama.” not be averted by loans from friendly import-led growth. Statutory Regulatory the fact of the matter is that without these, press freedom in a generation.” We’ve never heard rhetoric like Trump’s, countries, commercial borrowing, or Orders (SROs) have picked winners and Pakistan’s economy will continue to sput- In 2017, in Obama’s last days, The San and that’s partly because of the legacy of remittances from overseas Pakistanis. losers and continued protection has been ter from one crisis to another. Diego Union-Tribune Editorial Board ech- Obama. Pakistan will most likely require an IMF offered to globally uncompetitive sectors On a separate note, I vividly remember programme, and the sooner the govern- like auto manufacturing. working with my team on an infrastruc- ment shapes popular opinion to build This needs to change, and while in- ture finance project in graduate school. It support for this inevitability, the better. dustry must be supported by promoting a was about a 264 kilometre stretch of the Such a programme will require the PTI growth-oriented environment, a clear and A2 Motorway in Poland that cost almost to follow through on unpopular actions measurable set of targets must be set for a billion euros. Our task: develop a finan- like the proposed gas tariff hike. These, sectors that have a realistic potential to be cial plan to raise funding for the project, however, are small steps that must be globally competitive, such as information including 242 million euros in commer- followed by reforms that phase out inef- technology and pharmaceutical manufac- cial loans. The numbers were a tough sell fective subsidies, privatise state-owned turing. Should they fail to improve their –there were too many risks – and we ul- enterprises that are bleeding money, competitiveness, protection offered to timately decided that commercials bank and end the cycle of recurring circular uncompetitive sectors must be phased may shy away. We recommended that the debt in the energy sector. out to promote an efficient allocation of European Investment Bank (EIB) would Bureaucratic reform should be anoth- resources. be the only source of borrowing for the er priority. Experts like Nadeem Haque Pursuing this agenda will not be easy. Polish government. Perhaps we should and Ishrat Husain have proposed re- There will be a backlash from the benefi- have recommended that the Polish gov- forms that seek to modernise Pakistan’s ciaries of the status quo, including from ernment ask for donations from overseas bureaucracy and develop an administra- within the government. Every govern- Polish citizens to meet its financing needs. tive system that can efficiently carry out ment since the 1990s has tried to reform That surely would have led to an earful tasks in a modern and growth-oriented the bureaucracy, only to see entrenched from my professor! economy. These reforms are essential for interests fight back and derail the process. releasing Pakistan from the shackles of an Businesses have for decades succeeded in (Uzair Younus is a Director administrative system developed during protecting their own slice of the pie. Op- at Albright Stonebridge Group. the colonial era, when extraction of re- position parties may coalesce to score po- Views expressed are his own.) Tribune News Service Serena Williams Stays Generous In Loss The events of the US Open show how difficult it canbe for women of colour to be accepted as they are

N Saturday, many tennis fans wit- umpire’s call of verbal abuse minutes lat- GILLIAN B WHITE | penalised for briefly taking her shirt off some fans have an enduring memory of nessed an emotional, gut-wrench- er, after she called him a “thief,” she was TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE in order to turn it around, after realising how difficult it is for women of colour to ing conclusion to the US Open. heard saying: “There are a lot of men out that it was backwards. Many tennis fans make it in expensive, mostly white sports. They also witnessed exactly what here who have said a lot of things and do ridiculed the call, noting that male ten- To see Williams’s comeback after a O women of colour lifting each other not get that punishment. Because I am a nis players take their shirts off frequently traumatic birth stymied over seemingly up looks like – even during personal dev- woman you are going to take this away without getting in trouble. minor infractions seems unnecessary and astation. from me? That is not right.” And only a few weeks ago, the French malicious. To see the devastation that In this case, 20-year-old Naomi Osa- The crowd loudly booed US Open of- Open said it would introduce a dress code those penalties wrought on two women ka, who was born in Japan to a Japanese ficials after the match, leaving Osaka in that would ban outfits like the catsuit of colour at the top of their sport, during mother and Haitian father, won her first tears as she stood on the podium, await- worn by Williams during the French Open what should have been a joyous time, is ever Grand Slam title by defeating her ten- ing her trophy. When given the mic, Wil- – a suit she wears to prevent blood clots, heartbreaking. nis idol, Serena Williams. But the mood in liams used her platform not to trash talk after a pulmonary embolism in 2011 left During a post-game interview Wil- the wake of the game was hardly celebra- the umpire or the US Open, or lament her her “on her death bed,” Williams said at liams was undeterred: “I’m here to fight tory. loss, but to ask the crowd to stop booing the time. for women’s rights and women’s equal- For many, the joy for Osaka’s hard-won and instead use the moment to celebrate “It will no longer be accepted,” the ity,” she said. “The fact that I have to go victory was soured by the way Williams Osaka’s victory. “Let’s make this the best French Tennis Federation President Ber- through this is an example. Maybe it was treated during the match. During the moment we can and we’ll get through it,” nard Giudicelli said. “One must respect didn’t work out for me, but it’s going to second set, the chair umpire, Carlos Ram- she said. “Let’s give everyone the credit the game and the place.” work out for the next person.” os, gave Williams a game penalty after he where credit’s due.” Taking a game away from Williams for Superstar athletes are rarely as gener- said that she had accrued three violations: For her part, Osaka spent much of using the word “thief” during such a high- ous, or as classy, or as outright talented receiving coaching, smashing a racket in her victory lap thanking her parents and stakes match is unlikely to do much to as Serena Williams was on Saturday. The frustration, and then verbally abusing the praising Williams, saying that it was an quash the notion that a double standard events of the US Open show both how dif- umpire after the initial penalties. honour and dream to play her in such a exists between men and women in today’s ficult it can be for women of colour to be Williams refuted two of the three pen- high-stakes game. In a post-match inter- competitive tennis field. And the stakes of accepted as they are, and just how thor- alties, growing angry at the notion that view, Williams said that during the tro- that double standard can feel even higher oughly she has rejected the status quo. the umpire thought she was cheating by phy ceremony she looked at Osaka, and for women of colour. The support for Wil- Being the best may not be enough to take receiving advice from her coach. “I don’t thought, “I definitely don’t want her to feel series of recent moments that have left liams on Saturday – and throughout her home the Grand Slam trophy, but Wil- cheat to win, I’d rather lose,” she said. like that.” fans of women’s tennis outraged. Just last career – comes not just from appreciation liams is winning at something much more As she tried to defend herself against the The US Open final is the latest in a week at the US Open, Alize Cornet was for her rare talent, but in part because consequential.

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Trump to reconsider Trump rejects Puerto Rico asylum for separated death toll, triggers outcry immigrant families REUTERS More than 1,000 peo- NEW YORK ple will be eligible to ap- US president says 3,000 storm deaths was made up by Democrats to make him look bad ply again for asylum under US President Donald the settlement, according REUTERS Trump's administration has to Muslim Advocates, one WASHINGTON agreed to reconsider the asy- of the rights groups that lum claims of some 1,000 sued the administration. PRESIDENT Donald Trump immigrant parents and chil- The family separations on Thursday disputed Puerto dren who were separated at and the detention of thou- Rico's official death toll of the US border as part of a sands of children, mostly 3,000 from hurricanes last year deal to settle lawsuits over from Guatemala, Honduras and accused Democrats of in- his "zero-tolerance" immi- and El Salvador, prompted flating the figure reached in an gration policy. widespread condemnation independent academic study. The settlement, detailed of Trump's policy. About Trump bristled at criti- in court documents late on 2,500 children and par- cism of his administration's Wednesday, represented a ents were separated be- handling of the Puerto Rico victory for rights groups that fore Trump abandoned the disaster as Hurricane Florence challenged Trump's conten- policy in June. Days later, approached the coast of North tious family separation pol- a federal judge ordered the Carolina and began to unleash icy that was aimed at deter- families reunited, a process fierce rains that forecasters ring illegal immigration. that is still incomplete. warned would cause cata- If approved by US Dis- The agreement also leaves trict Judge Dana Sabraw in open the possibility that some In a tweet, Trump said: San Diego, immigrant par- of the hundreds of parents al- ents and their children will ready deported without their “3000 people did not die get a second chance to apply children could return to the in the two hurricanes that for asylum even if US au- United States, according to hit Puerto Rico. When I left thorities previously rejected the American Civil Liberties the Island, AFTER the storm their claims that they faced Union, which brought one had hit, they had anywhere a "credible fear of persecu- of the lawsuits. Their claims from 6 to 18 deaths tion or torture" if sent back would be considered on a to their home countries. case-by-case basis. strophic flooding across a wide swath of the US southeast. Facebook ‘better prepared’ for The Republican president said Democrats inflated the election meddling: Zuckerberg number of dead in Puerto Rico "in order to make me look as AFP tion and manipulation cam- bad as possible" but he did not WASHINGTON paigns aimed at disrupting provide evidence. (File photo) US President Donald Trump (right) and Puerto Rico’s Governor Ricardo Rossello at Luis Muñiz Air National Guard Base in Carolina, elections. Some well-known Repub- Puerto Rico. (AFP) FACEBOOK is better pre- "We've identified and re- licans split with Trump on the pared to defend against ef- moved fake accounts ahead issue. Privately, some White did not go up by much. Then, there in almost a century, was from the time it struck in Sep- the scientists and experts, rec- forts to manipulate the plat- of elections in France, Ger- House officials were exasper- a long time later, they started raised last month from 64, a tember 2017 to mid-February ognising that there would be form to influence elections many, Alabama, Mexico and ated with the president's focus to report really large numbers, number widely discounted of this year. many challenges, because we and has recently thwarted Brazil," Zuckerberg said. on Puerto Rico at a time when like 3000." as far too low, to 2,975. That The report compared pre- wanted to have a powerful and foreign influence campaigns "We've found and tak- Florence is bearing down on Puerto Rico was recover- number was produced by pub- dicted mortality under normal independent voice to mini- targeting several countries, en down foreign influence the US East Coast. ing from Hurricane Irma be- lic health experts at George circumstances and deaths doc- mize the uncertainty," he said chief executive Mark Zuck- campaigns from Russia and In a tweet, Trump said: fore Hurricane Maria hit in Washington University in umented after Maria. (Study: in a video on Facebook. erberg said on Thursday. Iran attempting to interfere "3000 people did not die in September 2017, destroying Washington in a report com- https://bit.ly/2wwqEqF) George Washington Uni- Zuckerberg, posting on in the US, UK, Middle East, the two hurricanes that hit roads and bridges and leaving missioned by the US territory's Rossello said Puerto Ri- versity stood by its estimate. his Facebook page, outlined and elsewhere -- as well as Puerto Rico. When I left the much of the Caribbean island governor, Ricardo Rossello. cans "do not deserve to have "We are confident that the a series of steps the leading groups in Mexico and Bra- Island, AFTER the storm had without electricity for months. The study found that those their pain questioned" and number - 2,975 - is the most social network has taken to zil that have been active in hit, they had anywhere from 6 The death toll from Maria, deaths could be attributed di- backed the study. accurate and unbiased esti- protect against misinforma- their own country." to 18 deaths. As time went by it the most powerful storm to hit rectly or indirectly to Maria "We left this analysis to mate of excess mortality to

‘Very dangerous’ hurricane starts battering US East Coast News AFP "Just because the wind son scale but it is still packing traffic. ington, North Carolina, and in brief MYRTLE BEACH, UNITED STATES speed came down, the intensi- hurricane-force winds of 105 "I was feeling fine until I moving northwest at 10 mph ty of this storm came down to miles per hour (165 kilometers woke up this morning and this (17 kph), the NHC said. WINDS and waves began bat- a Cat 2, please do not let your per hour), the National Hurri- is a ghost town," said Kristin Steve Goldstein with the European court raps Britain over mass tering the Carolinas on Thurs- guard down," warned Brock cane Center (NHC) said. Beard, a 40-year-old Myrtle National Oceanic and Atmos- surveillance day as officials warned that Long, administrator of the Winds were already pick- Beach marketer. "I'm going to pheric Administration, said Hurricane Florence -- while Federal Emergency Manage- ing up along the coastline on Charlotte." Florence's forward motion had STRASBOURG, France: Europe's top rights court ruled on weakening slightly -- remains a ment Agency (FEMA). Thursday morning and Myrtle At 11:00 am (1500 GMT), slowed overnight and it was Thursday that Britain's programme of mass surveillance, "very dangerous storm" capable Florence was downgraded Beach was virtually deserted Florence was over the Atlantic not expected to make landfall revealed by whistleblower Edward Snowden as part of his sen- of wreaking havoc along a wide to a Category 2 storm overnight with empty streets, boarded Ocean about 145 miles (230 in the Carolinas for "another sational leaks on US spying, violated its citizens' basic rights. swathe of the US East Coast. on the five-level Saffir-Simp- up storefronts and very little kms) east-southeast of Wilm- 36 hours." Ruling on a case brought by a group of journalists and NGOs, the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France, said the surveillance was a violation of the right to privacy and freedom of information enshrined in the European Convention on Human Rights. Russians in UK spy case say they UK will pay ‘substantially’ less The court noted that national governments enjoy "wide discretion" in deciding what type of surveillance is necessary to EU in event of no-deal Brexit to protect national security and that the mere existence of a were tourists; Britain calls it ‘lies’ REUTERS programme "did not in and of itself violate the convention" REUTERS ers. They said they had fallen The two men, both wearing LONDON But it said the "interference" needed to be limited to what MOSCOW victim to a "fantastical fatal blue jumpers, said they ran a is "necessary in a democratic society". (AFP) coincidence". sports nutrition business and BRITAIN will pay "substan- TWO Russians resembling Britain has charged the that their lives had become tially" less to the European men Britain accuses of jetting two men with attempting to a nightmare since London Union than the roughly 39 Journalists strike over far-right to England to try to murder a charged them with attempted billion pounds withdrawal bill aggression on Greek island former spy said on Thursday murder after what they said agreed with the bloc if there that they were innocent tour- Britain said it was clear was an innocent three-day trip is no final agreement, Brexit ATHENS Journalists on the Greek island of Lesbos downed ists who had flown to London the two men were agents to Britain. minister Dominic Raab said tools on Thursday to protest aggression by far-right militants for fun and visited the city of of Russia’s GRU military "Our friends had been sug- on Thursday. seeking to capitalise on the presence of over 10,000 refugees Salisbury to see its cathedral. intelligence who carried gesting for a long time that "I'm not going to put a and migrants in squalid camps. Britain said it was clear the we visit this wonderful town," number on it but what I would According to the local journalist union, far-right militants two men, who appeared on Rus- out the attack Petrov said of Salisbury. say is that it would be sub- have been harassing and threatening media on Lesbos for sia's state-funded RT television "There's the famous Salis- stantially below the financial Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab over a year amid efforts to whip up xenophobic fervour on the station, were agents of Russia's murder former Russian spy bury cathedral. It's famous settlement in the withdrawal island. GRU military intelligence who Sergei Skripal and his daugh- not only in Europe, but in the agreement," he said when ed the EU to shift its attitude Earlier this month local journalist Anthi Pazianou -- an AFP carried out the attack, and called ter Yulia by spraying a chemi- whole world. It's famous for its asked about how much Britain on Northern Ireland, where contributor -- said she received threats after writing about a their interview an example of cal weapon on Skripal's door 123 metre-spire. It's famous would pay in a BBC interview. the future of the border with Greek girl who was threatened by far-right militants for wearing "obfuscation and lies". in March. for its clock, one of the first Raab said it may take time the Republic of Ireland has a headscarf. The duo, who appeared The Skripals and a police of- ever created in the world that's to work out how much Britain become a key sticking point, Another Lesbos journalist, Stratis Balaskas of the state acutely ill at ease, identi- ficer fell seriously ill. A woman still working," added Boshirov would need to pay if London Raab said: Athens News Agency, said in August he was warned by hardlin- fied themselves as Alexander in a nearby town later died after reeling off facts that closely and Brussels failed to reach "I think there has to be a ers to stop writing about "illegal apes". "We've been request- Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov, her partner brought home a dis- resembled those laid out in a agreement on Britain's exit shift across the board in the ing protection since May... but the state does not seem to be the names British prosecutors carded counterfeit perfume bot- Russian-language Wikipedia from the EU. EU's approach and they're go- listening," Pazianou told state TV ERT. (AFP) said were used by the poison- tle containing the poison. entry about Salisbury. Asked whether he expect- ing to have to meet us halfway." Hungary to mount Spanish MPs approve legal challenge to exhumation of NASA space lasers to reveal new France admits it used torture ‘invalid’ EU vote dictator Franco during Algeria’s freedom war BUDAPEST Hungary said on MADRID Spanish lawmak- Thursday a European Parlia- ers on Thursday approved a depths of planet's ice melting AFP day, will also announce "the ment vote to launch an action decree by the Socialist govern- PARIS opening of archives on the that could ultimately strip Bu- ment authorising the exhuma- The half-ton satellite, tists learned that sea ice was subject of disappeared ci- dapest of its EU voting rights tion of late dictator Francisco about the size of a smart-car, thinning, and ice cover was dis- FRANCE acknowledged vilians and soldiers, both was "invalid" and vowed to Franco from a vast mausoleum is scheduled to blast off atop a appearing from coastal areas in Thursday that it instigated French and Algerian". mount a legal challenge. near Madrid. Delta II rocket on September Greenland and Antarctica. a "system" that led to tor- During the 1954-62 war, Adopted by 448 votes The sensitive decision to 15 from Vandenberg Air Force In the intervening nine ture during Algeria's inde- which claimed some 1.5 mil- for to 197 against and with move Franco's remains from Base in California. years, an aircraft mission, pendence war, a landmark lion Algerian lives, French 48 abstentions, the motion the monument was approved The 40-minute launch called Operation IceBridge, has admission in a conflict that forces brutally cracked in Strasbourg on Wednesday by a vote of 172 in favour and window opens at 5:46 am local flown over the Arctic and Ant- remains hugely sensitive six down on independence marked the first time the two against. time (1246 GMT). The mission arctic, "taking height measure- decades on. fighters in the colony ruled parliament has initiated steps There were 164 abstained is "exceptionally important for ments and documenting the President Emmanuel by Paris for 130 years. Hun- under Article Seven of the votes, from the centrist Citi- Banner graphic of the ICESat-2 science," Richard Slonaker, changing ice," NASA said. But Macron is set to acknowl- dreds of thousands of young European Union's treaty. An zens party and the conserva- spacecraft, laser pairs and sea ice ICESat-2 program executive an update is urgently needed. edge that mathematician French men were conscript- earlier action against Poland tive Popular Party (PP). at NASA, told reporters ahead Humanity's constant reli- Maurice Audin, a Commu- ed to fight in a conflict that was initiated by the EU execu- Socialist PM Pedro AFP of the launch. ance on fossil fuels for energy nist pro-independence activ- left deep scars in France's tive. Sanchez, who came to power TAMPA That's because it has been means planet-warming green- ist who disappeared in 1957, national psyche as it wound But Prime Minister Viktor in June after toppling his con- nearly a decade since NASA house gases are continuing to "died under torture stem- down from being a colonial Orban's chief of staff Gergely servative predecessor amid NASA is poised to launch on had a tool in orbit to meas- mount. ming from the system insti- power after World War II. Gulyas claimed that the mo- a graft scandal, has made Saturday its most advanced ure ice sheet surface elevation Global average tempera- gated while Algeria was part The French state has nev- tion did not receive enough removing Franco's remains space laser ever, ICESat-2, a $1 across the globe. tures are climbing year after of France", his office said. er previously admitted that support as only the votes cast from the grandiose monument billion dollar mission to reveal The preceding mission, year, with four of the hottest Macron, who was due to its military forces routinely for or against were taken into in the Valle de los Caidos one the depths of the Earth's melt- ICESat, launched in 2003 and years in modern times all tak- visit Audin's widow Thurs- used torture during the war. account. (AFP) of his priorities. (AFP) ing ice as the climate warms. ended in 2009. From it, scien- ing place from 2014-2017. ECB sticks

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Quick read GM to recall more Sada announces expansion of than 1 million vehicles in US GENERAL Motors is recalling more than 1 million pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles SMEs zone to boost growth in the United States due to issues with a temporary loss of power steering, the National Highway Traffic Safety Adminis- The SMEs zone will be expanded by tration said. The problem may cause difficulty steering the 825,000 sqm to over 11 mn sqm vehicle, especially at low speeds, increasing the risk of a crash, QNA the auto safety regulator said in DOHA a document dated September 12. The recall covers certain MINISTER of Energy and In- 2015 Chevrolet, GMC and Cadil- dustry HE Dr Mohammed bin lac pickup trucks and SUVs. The Saleh al Sada has announced document did not highlight any the launch of the expansion of 98 reports of accidents and injuries, the small and medium enter- The number of factories that because of the power steering is- prises (SMEs) economic zone have begun actual production sue. GM dealers will update the by 825,000 square metres, after an year of the unjust power steering module software, including infrastructure and blockade, compared to 55 free of charge for owners of the basic services needed for in- affected vehicles. (REUTERS) dustrial projects. before the blockade The announcement was made during a ceremony Apple shares held to honour the owners of boost Wall Street Qatari factories and com- panies, who contributed to The state will continue to APPLE led a rebound in tech- country's growth by increasing provide incentives and nology shares and boosted all production and launching new support to all businessmen three major US stock indexes products. and investors on Thursday, while trade wor- The event was held under Prime Minister and Minister of Interior HE Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al Thani with other ministers at an event to honour the ries eased after China said it the patronage of the Prime Minister of Energy and owners of Qatari factories and companies, in Doha on Thursday. was open to fresh talks with Minister and Minister of Inte- Industry HE Dr Mohammed the United States. The technol- rior HE Sheikh Abdullah bin bin Saleh al Sada trial facilities for the private duction lines to keep abreast The minister also an- promoting the "Made in Qa- ogy sector climbed 1.1 percent Nasser bin Khalifa al Thani, in sector and providing them with local commodity needs in nounced the launch of the tar" slogan. on the day, boosted by Apple's Doha on Thursday. with the latest services and ba- various sectors, particularly in industrial database, an in- The state will continue to 2.3 percent gain. Trade wor- Sada said the expansion country has reached 812. sic facilities, facilitating pro- the food sector. teractive electronic platform provide incentives and sup- ries softened after the Trump of basic facilities of SME zone Sada said since the begin- cedures, self-sufficiency and The minister said the prod- that will have strategic impor- port to all businessmen and administration invited Beijing will be completed during the ning of the siege, the directives economic openness. ucts from these factories soon tance in the field of industrial investors, the minister said. for a new round of talks, even first quarter of next year, of the Amir HH Sheikh Tamim Sada said the government replaced the goods that were planning. Sada said the goal of the as Washington prepared to slap bringing the total area to more bin Hamad al Thani, for the immediately translated the di- being imported from block- The platform will enable Ministry of Energy and Indus- tariffs on $200 billion worth of than 11 million square metres. industrial sector were clear rectives into a set of measures ading countries, with higher policy makers and investors try is to increase the contribu- Chinese goods. The timing of The minister said 98 facto- and decisive. and practical steps and started quality and competitive prices. alike to make the appropri- tion of the private sector to the the talks remains unclear and ries have begun actual produc- The directives were to to implement it. "There is nothing better ate decisions regarding their country’s GDP. President Donald Trump said in tion after an year of the unjust boost Qatari industries, espe- Sada also hailed the spirit than relying on the national projects. Hailing the business own- a tweet there is no pressure to blockade, compared to 55 be- cially SMEs, developing the of many businessmen, who industries and seeking self- Sada said that today's cer- ers for the expansion, he said, make a deal. (REUTERS) fore the blockade. He said the new industrial zone further, expanded production at their sufficiency and sustainable de- emony was not only to honour “It will lead to the prosperity total number of factories in the building ready-made indus- factories or opened new pro- velopment," Sada pointed out. factory owners but also for of the Qatari economy.” Global oil Qatari investors demand to top QSE breaches 10,000 mark as 100 mn bpd, keen to explore biz outlook bleak index rises to 16-month high REUTERS opportunities in LONDON place Al Meera, Investment MPHC, Woqod, Holding and Qatari Inves- WORLD oil consumption will Sri Lanka: QC QIC to enter QSE tors Group (QIG) in the QSE top 100 million barrels per day 20-stock index. (bpd) in the next three months, QNA 20-stock index According to the QSE putting upward pressure on DOHA Coomaraswamy has called statement, any qualifying prices, although emerging for the establishment of SATYENDRA PATHAK component exceeding 15 market crises and trade dis- QATARI businessmen are Qatar-Sri Lanka Business DOHA percent weight in the index putes could dent this demand, keen to explore business op- at the closure of market on the International Energy Agen- portunities in Sri Lanka, Qa- Council BUOYED by continuous rise September 26 will have its cy said on Thursday. tar Chamber Vice-Chairman in energy prices, the Qatar weight capped at the 15 per- The Paris-based IEA main- Mohamed bin Ahmed bin To- sector ties between the two Stock Exchange (QSE) index cent level and excess weight tained its forecast of strong war al Kuwari said. countries, and push for more breached the 10,000-point allocated to remaining stocks growth in global oil demand Kuwari said this during cooperation in various eco- mark to reach a fresh proportionately. this year of 1.4 million bpd a meeting with a trade del- nomic fields. 16-month high on Thursday. Indicative weightings and another 1.5 million bpd in egation from Sri Lanka led by He highlighted the invest- The QSE main index rose based on September 11 clos- 2019, unchanged from its pre- Indrajit Coomaraswamy, Sri ment opportunities, climate 31.79 points, or 0.32 percent, ing prices and free float vious projection. Lankan central bank governor, and commercial advantages to close at 10,021.96 points shares figures which are sub- “Things are tightening up,” in Doha on Thursday. available in Sri Lanks, and following a 1.3 percent gain ject to change due to price the agency that advises West- The two sides discussed the incentives provided by the in Mesaieed Petrochemical movement and corporate ac- ern governments on energy enhancing cooperation in all Lankan government to en- Holding Company (MPHC), tions point to some of the key policy said in its monthly re- fields of trade and economy courage foreign investment. which has risen in the past modifications to the QE Index port. “The price range for Brent and reviewed investment Coomaraswamy also called few days on the back of oil’s weightings. of $70-$80 per barrel in place opportunities available in for the establishment of Qa- climb near $80 a barrel. Now QNB will have since April could be tested.” Sri Lanka’s banking and finan- tar-Sri Lanka Business Coun- All the seven sector indi- weighting of 15 percent US sanctions on Iran’s cial sector. cil to strengthen cooperation ces closed in the positive ter- against initial weight of 27.62 energy industry, which come Kuwari said the private relations between the private ritory on the day that saw the percent, Industries Qatar (IQ) into force in November, have sectors of both countries have sector in both countries. bourse’s liquidity decrease to be at 14.75 percent against already cut supply back to two- distinguished trade relations. Trade volume between Qa- to QR185.76 million from initial weight of 12.56 percent, year lows, while falling Ven- Coomaraswamy stressed tar and Sri Lanka reached $90 QR289.16 million on Wednes- Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) will ezuelan output and unplanned on strengthening the banking million last year. day, while the trading volume have weighting of 10.57 per- outages elsewhere will also went down to 5.31 million cent against initial weight keep the balance between sup- shares against 7.59 million in The QSE building in Doha. of 9 percent and Masraf Al ply and demand tight, the IEA the previous session. stocks declined, there was no Rayan will have the weighting said. The transportation sector, change in the prices of the re- of 9.84 percent against 8.38 But it said rising demand which gained 1.82 percent af- The bourse also maining two stocks. percent earlier. could also be checked. ter Qatar Navigation (Mila- announced that Foreign institutional in- The bourse also an- “As we move into 2019, a ha) and Qatar Gas Transport MPHC, Woqod and Zad vestors remained bullish nounced that MPHC, Woqod possible risk to our forecast (Nakilat) grew 4.16 percent Holding will join the QE Al throughout the day and ac- and Zad Holding will join the lies in some key emerging and 0.68 percent respective- Rayan Islamic Index, counted for 45.5 percent of the QE Al Rayan Islamic Index, economies, partly due to cur- ly, was the best performing while Mazaya Qatar total buy. Despite selling pres- while Mazaya Qatar and Qa- rency depreciations versus sector index for the day. sure from Qatari investors, tar Islamic Insurance Com- the US dollar raising the cost The real estate sector and and Qatar Islamic the day saw both conventional pany will leave the index. of imported energy. In addi- the consumer goods sector, Insurance Company will and Islamic stocks gain. The basket is re-struc- tion, there is a risk to growth which gained 1.48 percent leave the index Meanwhile, the QSE tured based on the ranking from an escalation of trade dis- and 0.72 percent, were also has said in a statement that of a company’s liquidity ad- putes,” the agency said. instrumental in lifting the sion, QNB’s stock led the MPHC, Qatar Fuel (Woqod) justed capitalisation, with the The United States and main index higher. QSE in terms of liquidity with and Qatar Insurance Com- top two components being IQ China have imposed a series The banking sector went QR47.7 million, while Vo- pany (QIC) will get entry into with a weighting of 15 percent of tariffs on each other’s goods up 0.20 percent as stock pric- dafone Qatar’s stock, which QSE 20-stock index with ef- and Masraf Al Rayan with a since May that have unnerved es of Islamic Holding Group went up 0.45 percent, spear- fect from October 1 as compo- weighting of 12 percent. equity markets, while a rising and heavyweight Qatar Na- headed the market in terms of nents and weightings of QE Qatar Cinema and Film US dollar has put emerging tional Bank (QNB) gained 1.3 trading volume with 532,040 Index, QE Al Rayan Islamic Distribution Company will market currencies under pres- percent and 0.27 percent re- million shares. Index and QE All Share Index leave both the QE All Share sure, raising the energy bill for Qatar Chamber Vice-Chairman Mohamed bin Ahmed bin Towar al spectively. Out of 41 stocks traded on have been modified. Index and QE Consumer some of the world’s largest oil Kuwari with Sri Lankan Central Bank Governor Indrajit Coomaras- By the end of the ses- the day, 23 gained. While 16 The three stocks will re- Goods and Services index. importers. wamy in Doha on Thursday. www.guide.com.qa  -YPKH`:LW[LTILY

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ANKARA over 2.7 percent in value at ing attack on the bank and de- Like many Gulf con- 6.15 to the dollar. must be made in lira, says Erdogan scribed interest rates as a "tool Turkey and Argentina and struction firms, Drake TURKEY'S central bank on The magnitude of the hike of exploitation". fresh worries about Italian & Scull has been hit by Thursday surprised markets was all the more surprising TURKEY ruled on Thursday that property sales, rental contracts "Interest rates are the debt. a slump in the regional with a bigger than expected given that just before the deci- and leasing transactions must be made in lira from now on, cause, inflation is the result. "A major source of uncer- building industry over the rate hike to battle soaring sion President Recep Tayyip halting the use of foreign currencies for such deals in a fresh If you say 'inflation is the tainty we see in the global out- past few years; quarterly inflation and boost the lira, Erdogan had slammed inter- step to support the ailing local currency. All business deals cause, the rate is the result', look comes from rising protec- contract revenue shrank 47 prompting the embattled cur- est rates as a "tool of exploita- inside the country should be conducted in lira, President Tayyip you do not know this business, tionism," Draghi said. percent from a year ago in rency to surge in value. tion". Erdogan said, adding that nobody apart from exporters and friend," Erdogan said. Unveiling the ECB's latest the second quarter. Turkey has in recent weeks There had been indications importers should cross paths with foreign currency. “We are The bank implemented growth projections, Draghi It attributed its second- been battling through one of from the bank that it would solving the issue of rent in foreign currency, which concerns a what economists described said the bank had slightly low- quarter losses mainly to the most troubled periods for raise rates after inflation came lot of our vendors, once and for all,” Erdogan told a meeting of a as a hidden interest rate hike ered its forecast for the euro- cost overruns in secondary its economy under the rule of in at nearly 18 percent in Au- traders’ confederation. “Every business in this country needs to in mid-August, forcing banks zone for this year and 2019. markets such as Oman, Qa- President Recep Tayyip Er- gust, according to official data be priced, discussed and carried out with our own currency,” he to borrow at the higher 19.25 The Italian central banker tar and Jordan, as well as dogan, with the lira battered last week. said, adding that further moves to support the lira were on the percent through the overnight blamed the revision mainly on rising debt servicing costs. on currency markets in Au- The bank said on Thursday way. (REUTERS) lending facility. "a somewhat weaker contribu- In mid-August, Drake gust. that inflation developments The bank later said on tion from foreign demand". & Scull appointed Yousef Al The Turkish central bank pointed "to significant risks to Twitter that funding would be The bank now expects Mulla as group chief execu- on Thursday hiked the one price stability" due to the re- to support price stability." ing behaviour continues to provided via the policy rate, growth of 2 percent in 2018 tive, replacing Fadi Feghali, week repo auction rate by 625 cent fall in value of the lira. The bank must balance pose upside risks on the infla- the one week repo auction rate, and 1.8 percent in 2019, down who had taken the post in basis points from 17.75 per- The bank vowed the tight concerns over slipping growth, tion outlook, despite weaker instead of through overnight from 2.1 and 1.9 percent in April; it did not explain the cent to 24 percent, significant- stance in monetary policy which, although a robust 5.2 domestic demand conditions," lending from September 14. previous staff projections. change. At that time, the ly higher than the Bloomberg would be "maintained deci- percent in the second quar- the bank added. Analysts say the lira's The outlook for 2020 re- company said it was devis- consensus of 21 percent. sively until inflation outlook ter on an annual comparison, Economists have argued plunge last month had been mained unchanged at 1.7 ing a fresh restructuring The lira reacted strongly displays a significant improve- showed signs of weakness with the nominally independent sparked by a combination of percent. plan that would ensure its to the decision, rising by five ment" in the statement. some analysts predicting Tur- bank has come under pres- concerns over domestic poli- The bank continues to ex- continued existence and its percent in value to 6 lira to the It described the hike as a key is heading for recession. sure from Erdogan who, only cymaking and a crisis in rela- pect inflation to hit 1.7 percent ability to grow. US dollar. It later shed some "strong monetary tightening "Deterioration in the pric- a couple of hours before its tions with the United States. from 2018 to 2020. Late last month, inde- pendent equity research outfit AlphaMena down- graded the stock to a “sell”, saying the company faced liquidity issues and was India bans 328 combination drugs in a blow to pharma firms relying on debt as a last resort; it estimated the REUTERS as fixed-dose combinations the "manufacture for sale, pharmaceutical companies. warned that the increasing of unsafe medicines for too company’s net debt at 2.77 NEW DELHI (FDCs), but the industry sale or distribution for human He said the verdict would use of antibiotic combinations long," she said. billion dirhams ($755 mil- mounted various legal chal- use" of the 328 FDCs with be respected. may be contributing to antibi- Companies such as Indian lion). THE Indian government lenges that prompted the immediate effect. It did not Combination drugs are otic resistance, with India of unit of Abbott Laborato- Drake & Scull’s first has banned 328 combina- Supreme Court to call for a name the drugs or give any used to improve patients' particular concern because of ries had filed court appeals statement on Wednesday tion drugs in a blow to both review by an advisory board. brands. compliance, as it is easier to the large volume of combina- against the government's said it would use the gen- domestic and foreign phar- The health ministry on The president of the Indian get patients to take one drug tion drugs being taken. 2016 order. eral assembly meeting to maceutical firms, but the ban Wednesday said the board Drug Manufacturers' Associa- rather than several. Malini Aisola of the All Abbott did not respond to brief shareholders on its has been cheered by health had found there was "no tion, Deepnath Roychowd- But inconsistent enforce- India Drug Action Network a request for comment and current situation and plans, activists worried about grow- therapeutic justification for hury, said the order would ment of drug laws in India welcomed the government it was not immediately clear and on developments in an ing antibiotic resistance due the ingredients contained have an impact on a market has led to a proliferation of ban, saying it was a step how the ban would impact it. investigation by its new to the misuse of medicines. in 328 FDCs and that these worth an estimated 16 billion such medicines based on state towards addressing a "grave The ministry also said 15 management of the previ- The Indian government FDCs may involve risk to hu- rupees ($222 million) a year approvals, rather than from situation". FDCs had been kept out of ous management. had in 2016 banned about man beings". for such drugs, which are pro- the federal government. "The people of India have the purview of the current 350 such drugs, referred to It said it was prohibiting duced by both small and large Health authorities have been made the consumers ban. US consumer prices rise modestly; jobless claims near 49-yr low

REUTERS "There is no reason to sus- gy components, the CPI edged (PCE) price index excluding China is expected to drive up ter the data on Thursday and ing July's drop, as prices for WASHINGTON pect that the weaker increase up 0.1 percent. The so-called food and energy, for monetary inflation. President Donald the dollar dropped against a doctor and hospital services in consumer prices in August core CPI had increased by policy. The core PCE price in- Trump last week threatened basket of currencies. US stock fell. Apparel prices tumbled US consumer prices rose is the start of another dip like 0.2 percent for three straight duties on another $267 billion index futures were trading 1.6 percent, the biggest drop less than expected in August we saw in early 2017," said months. worth of Chinese goods on top higher. since 1949. It was the third as increases in gasoline and Paul Ashworth, chief US econ- In the 12 months through The Labour Department of a $200 billion tariff list that Last month, gasoline straight monthly decline in ap- rents were offset by declines omist at Capital Economics in August, the core CPI increased said initial claims for is awaiting his decision. Wash- prices rebounded 3.0 percent parel prices. in healthcare and apparel Toronto. 2.2 percent after rising 2.4 ington has already slapped after dropping 0.6 percent in Prices for new motor ve- costs, and underlying inflation "With labour market con- percent in July. Economists state unemployment bene- duties on $50 billion worth of July. Food prices edged up 0.1 hicles were unchanged last pressures also appeared to be ditions tight, wage growth polled by Reuters had forecast fits slipped 1,000 to a Chinese imports, provoking percent, matching July's rise. month and the cost of used slowing. accelerating and input prices the CPI climbing 0.3 percent seasonally adjusted retaliation from Beijing. Food consumed at home was cars and trucks increased for a Despite the moderate con- being pushed up by capacity and the core CPI gaining 0.2 204,000 for the week Minutes of the US central unchanged. third consecutive month. sumer price increases last constraints and recently im- percent in August. ended September 8, the bank's July 31-Aug. 1 meeting Owners' equivalent rent In another report on month, inflation pressures are posed tariffs, there is plenty of The inflation report will lowest level since published last month showed of primary residence, which is Thursday, the Labour Depart- steadily building up, driven upward pressure on prices." probably do little to change ex- December 1969 "several participants com- what a homeowner would pay ment said initial claims for by a tightening labour market The Consumer Price In- pectations that the Federal Re- mented that increases in the to rent or receive from renting state unemployment benefits and robust economic growth. dex increased 0.2 percent last serve will raise interest rates at prices of particular goods, a home, rose 0.3 percent in slipped 1,000 to a seasonally Labour market strength was month after a similar gain in its Sept. 25-26 policy meeting. dex increased 2.0 percent in such as those induced by the August after advancing by the adjusted 204,000 for the week reinforced by other data on July. In the 12 months through The US central bank has raised July, hitting the Fed's 2 per- tariff increases, would likely same margin in ended Sept. 8, the lowest level Thursday showing the number August, the CPI increased 2.7 rates twice this year. cent target for the third time be one source of short-term the prior month. The rent since December 1969. of Americans filing for unem- percent, slowing from July's The Fed tracks a different this year. upward pressure on the infla- index shot up 0.4 percent. Economists polled by Reu- ployment benefits dropped last 2.9 percent advance. Exclud- inflation measure, the person- An escalating trade war tion rate." Healthcare costs decreased ters had forecast claims rising week to near a 49-year low. ing the volatile food and ener- al consumption expenditures between the United States and US Treasury yields fell af- 0.2 percent last month, match- to 210,000 in the latest week. Salah, Kane in focus as struggling stars clash PAGE 15

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Al Rayyan Club and Al Arabi will clash in the QNB Stars League fifth roundPAGE 14 QNB STARS LEAGUE AL ARABI VS AL RAYYAN

2018 FINA SWIMMING WORLD CUP 2018 DOHA Hosszu makes the golden splash on opening day

‘Iron Lady’ Katinka Hosszu of Hungary, who won two gold medals on the opening day of 2018 FINA Swimming World Cup in Doha on Thursday, with QOC Blake Pieroni of the US after being awarded for his gold medal swim in the men’s Vice-President Sheikh Saud Ali al Thani during the victory ceremony at the Hamad Aquatic Centre. 400m freestyle at the Hamad Aquatic Centre on Thursday. “I am trying to keep the DAY 1 RESULTS “I was expecting this vic- fastest (51.83) in the men’s Sjostrom, Morozov, Pieroni & right balance. My message tory. I am happy to continue 100m butterfly leaving be- for young swimmers is to RESULTS (All Finals) Men’s 100m Butterfly: 1. Michael Andrew (USA) winning this event and I am hind South Africa’s Ryan Co- Andrew notch up a win each enjoy your swimming,” she Women’s 400m Freestyle: 1. Katinka Hosszu (HUN) 51.83; 2. Ryan Coetzee (RSA) 52.20; 3. Mathys looking for some more victo- etzee (52.20) and Dutchman added indicating to the pres- 4:10.02; 2. Femke Heemskerk (NED) 4:12.56; 3. Goosen (NED) 52.99. ries in Doha,” said Sjostrom, Mathys Goosen (52.99). VINAY NAYUDU Chanzhen Zhou (CHN) 4:13.62. Women’s 200m Backstroke: 1. Yuliya Efimova (RUS) records fall, no records was ence of a lot of youngsters at Men’s 400m Freestyle: 1. Blake Pieroni (USA) 2:23.55; 2. Vitalina Simnova (RUS) 2:24.06; 3. Alba indicating that there’s surely The women’s 50m back- DOHA made on Day 1 in Doha but the arena. 3:53.98; 2. Lorenz Weiremans (BEL) 3:54.94; 3. Vazquez Ruiz (ESP) 2:30.33. more to come from her. stroke event was won by Kira many of the top swimmers in Among the men, Ameri- Yuhang Wu (CHN) 3:55.57. Men’s 100m Breaststroke: 1. Felipe Lima (BRA) In the men’s 400m free- Toussaint of the Netherlands THREE-TIME Olympic the world had some fast per- Women’s 50m Backstroke: 1. Kira Toussaint (NED) 59.61; 2. Arno Kamminga (NED) 59.74; 3. Anton cans Blake Pieroni (400m 28.01; 2. Ranomi Kromowidjojo (NED) 28.49; 3. Chupkov (RUS) 59.89. style, the 22-year-old Piero- in 28.01 secs. Her compa- swimming champion Katin- formances. freestyle) and Michael Katinka Hosszu (HUN) 28.57. Women’s 50m Freestyle: 1. Sarah Sjostrom (SWE) ni topped the race finishing triot Ranomi Kromowidjojo ka Hosszu has always loved Hosszu, however, stole Andrew (100m butterfly) Men’s 200m Backstroke: 1. Mitchell Larkin (AUS) 23.99; 2. Femke Heemskerk (NED) 24.54; 3. Ranomi in 51.83secs - his second was in 28.49 while Hosszu competing in Doha. On the show. Nicknamed ‘Iron cruised to notch a win each. 1:57.45; 2. Manuel Bacarizo (ESP) 2:02.52; 3. David Kromowidjojo (NED) 24.62. World Cup win of the sea- took the bronze in 28.57. Thursday, she once again Lady’, the 29-year old Hun- Verraszto (HUN) 2:07.08. Men’s 50m Freestyle: 1. Vladimir Morozov (RUS) Meanwhile, Russia’s Women’s 200m Butterfly: 1. Katinka Hosszu (HUN) 21.80; 2. Michael Andrew (USA) 21.95; 3. Blake son. Australia’s Mitchell Lark- thrilled the cheering Qatar garian, competed in all the Vladimir Morozov and 2:09.26; 2. Zsuzsanna Jakabos (HUN) 2:10.34; 3. Pieroni (USA) 22.17. Pieroni was fourth at the kin claimed the men’s 200m crowds emerging on the po- five finals in the evening ses- sprint queen Sarah Sjostrom Carina Brand (RSA) 2:35.58. 200 mark, third at the 250, backstroke gold winning in dium thrice, winning two sion emerging supreme in of Sweden, the current rank- second at the 300 and swam 1:57.45, ahead of Spain’s gold medals on the opening women’s 400m freestyle and ings leaders, kept themselves a 29.25 at the 350 to take the Manuel Bacarizo (2:02.52) day of the three-day Doha 200m butterfly events. She in the run too with wins. am targeting a total of three swam past Femke Heem- lead and a stellar 27.71 in the and Hungary’s David Ver- leg of 2018 FINA World Cup finished third in the 50m Morozov, who broke a gold medals here,” said Mo- skerk and Ranomi Kromow- final 50 to secure the victory. raszto. Series which saw some swift backstroke. World Cup record in 50m rozov. “However, two wins idjojo to win the women’s Belgium’s Lorenz Weire- Brazil’s Felipe Lima won and splashing contests at the “It’s always good to win freestyle, also outdid US in Doha should be enough 50 m freestyle in 23.99secs. mans was second in 3:54.94, the men’s 100m breaststroke Hamad Aquatic Centre. races and I have enjoyed the teen Andrew and his compa- for me to secure Cluster 1 Heemskerk (24.54) and followed by China’s Wu Yu- with a time of 59.61. After the opening stop opening day in Doha,” ex- triot Pieroni to win the event win,” he added. Kromowidjojo (24.62) fin- hang (3:55.57). Big pool action will of Cluster 1 in Kazan (Rus- claimed Hosszu soon after with a time of 21.80secs. On her part, the 25-year- ished second and third re- The 19-year-old junior resume on Saturday morn- sia) saw seven World Cup one of her wins. “I am happy on the win. I old Sjostrom comfortably spectively. world champion Andrew was ing with ten titles at stake. Asian giants Australia post big victory over depleated Qatar

AYENI OLUSEGUN team could have played bet- DOHA ter but the players failed to live up to expectation. “We QATAR suffered a disap- knew it was going to be tough pointing 43-95 home loss against Australia but I'm to Asian Giants Australia in sure if we had shown some the 2019 FIBA Basketball more spirit, we wouldn't World Cup qualifiers at the have lost by this margin. I Al Gharafa Club Indoor Hall didn't play well and some on Thursday. older players didn't give An already uphill task their best also. was made more difficult “For me it's disappoint- as the Aussies ran out to ing not to put hard work in a 12-point lead in the first and end up with a painful quarter. Tanguy Ngombo loss,” he said. scored 14 points as the other Australia boast one of the 12 players were held under best defence in the qualifiers 10 points. The hosts shot QBF President Ahmed al Muftah presents a memento to Basketball which was evident as they poorly managing just 16 Australia chief Ned Coten in Al Gharafa on Thursday. held Qatar just under 25 of 29 shots for 27 percent points in the first half. shooting from the floor. being a young team with have been instrumental in "We had a good attitude Qatar’s Tanguy Ngombo tries to avoid a fallen Australian player during their FIBA Basketball World Cup The Boomers also had 46 little experience and not the team's success. for the game and with play- Asian Qualifier second round match at the Al Gharafa Club Indoor Hall on Thursday. Australia won the rebounds to Qatar's 32, out- enough games for the play- "I have two sixteen-year- ers coming in and out of the match 95-43. scoring Qatar with 58 bench ers." olds with no point guards team, it makes it easy for me points to 24. Qatar were without the in the team, what are we to as a coach to just let them the next game," Australian the Qatar Basketball Federa- and that was immense for us." Coach Tim Lewis lament- services of Clinton ‘Trey’ do?" Lewis asked during the play. The third quarter was coach Andrej Lemanis. tion saying, "We have been Qatar next play the ed the injuries to six players Johnson and guard Abdul- post game press conference. just great basketball from The Aussies coach also here for a week and the fed- Philippines in Manila on cost his team. "It's difficult rahman Saad, both of whom Nasser al Rayes said the us and we look forward to took time out to appreciate eration made us feel at home Monday. 14 Friday, September 14, 2018 Sports Proud to represent my country in the organisation of Artistic Gymnastics World Championships: Abeer Ali

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK level, I am very proud to be rep- “At a personal level, I am very proud to be representing the DOHA resenting the Organising Commit- tee at this championship. I also Organising Committee at this championship. I also feel FOR the first time in history of the feel responsible as a woman rep- responsible as a woman representative and strive to achieve organisation of a world gymnastics resentative and strive to achieve the desired goals and aspirations. We are sure of delivering championship, a Qatari woman the desired goals and aspirations. another top world level sports event in line with what has has assumed the chairmanship We are sure of delivering another already made Qatar a capital for global sporting events and of one of the sub-committees for top world level sports event in line the hub of major tournaments in the region and the Middle the 48th FIG Artistic Gymnas- with what has already made Qatar tics World Championships Doha a capital for global sporting events East,” said Abeer Ali al Buainain 2018 to be held at the Aspire and the hub of major tournaments Dome in Doha from October 25 to in the region and the Middle East. history with 85 countries partici- maximum success through this November 3. “I am also happy that the wom- pating. Certainly, we have made tournament, which comes at a very While Jana Elkeky will be rep- an component is strongly present the appropriate strategic plans important time for our nation. We resenting Qatar at the worlds as a in various committees which re- for this level of hosting, and we shall be fully ready to show Qatar’s gymnast, Abeer Ali Al Buainain is flects the culture of the country’s were delighted to welcome many cultural image to the world.” taking care of the organisational global organisation, and we are of those wishing to work with the Buainain also pointed out that aspect as the Director of Opera- proud of our cadres in different Organising Committee during the cooperation between the vari- tions, Planning and Human Re- categories. the championships. The number ous committees and ministries, es- sources at the Organising Commit- “Such a grand tournament of volunteers in the early stages pecially the Ministry of Culture and tee for the world gymnastics. will leave a legacy for future gen- is already nearly 500 and it’s still Sports, as well as the continuous Empowering women has al- erations and not just in sports but growing. We have benefited from support from the Qatar Olympic ways been one of Qatar’s aims and culturally too with the vision of our the people with the experience and Committee confirms that everyone these two, as an athlete and office- wise leadership which is always the high competencies in getting has a common goal and an extraor- bearer, highlight the high levels of motivating our people to achieve Abeer Ali al Buainain: Committed to highlighting competency and abilities of ready to the best possible degree. dinary organisation of the event. competency among women in Qa- success at various levels,” she adds. Qatari women The national competencies (of both “The International Gymnas- tari society. Elaborating on the prepara- men and women) in the organisa- tics Federation has seen the latest Committed and confident, tions, planning and challenges, our aim of achieving maximum On operations, planning and tional aspect has reached global preparations at all levels. Qatar in Abeer Ali al Buainain is sure that Buainain said, “The organising success. It also emphasises that human resources front, she said levels and we have been happy to producing this version in the most the forthcoming championships committee has stepped up the Qatar is not only good at hosting all efforts are being made to bring receive continues praise from the beautiful manner and we will con- will once again prove the capabili- pace of work with the launch of the major sports events but is also all those with a single-minded ap- International Gymnastics Federa- tinue from the start of the count- ties of Qatar, its openness and the championships approaching fast. known for leaving a memorable proach together. tion (FIG). down to the completion of the abilities of Qatari women. And the fact that there is absolute impression in the minds of people “Everyone knows that this edi- “We consider it as a catalyst championships. We are ready now Speaking of her role and goals cohesion and cooperation between for long even after these events are tion of the world gymnastics will for us to continue to work more for this event, according to the time ahead, she said, “At a personal the various committees underlines over.” see the largest participation in its strongly and we aspire to achieve schedule specified.” Shahania hope to defend well against Qatar SC

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AL Shahania coach Jose Mur- cia feels his team will defend strongly against Qatar Sports Club when they meet at the Al Arabi Club in the fifth round on Friday. Speaking ahead of the match, he said, “It is going to be a difficult game. In fact, it will be difficult for both teams. We have been working to col- lect full points against QSC, who are a strong side. They can be really tricky and have some very good players in Al Shahania coach Jose Murcia (right) during a press conference. their ranks such as Samuel Eto’o and Osama Omari. Still, show and achieve a positive QSL Cup too. Those who did we will play for three points.” result. In the previous game, duty for their countries have Talking about the Al Sadd we started badly and we could returned and we are trying to match in which they were just not compensate. A good start field the best eleven against crushed, he said, “Against Al is important against Al Ghara- Umm Salal. We are keen to Al Rayyan Club coach Rodolfo Arruabarrena during a press conference ahead of the QNB Stars League fifth round match against Al rabiA Club Sadd, we conceded four goals fa. I know our opponents are maintain our momentum in Doha. in the first half. Our defence good and we prepared well for and keep achieving good re- must improve. There are many this game. sults. areas for improvement. Our “The defence is the spirit of “In a way, international players need to get more expe- the team and we worked well commitments are helping us. rience. That has been affecting to tackle Al Gharafa. Our new Abdelaziz Hatem and goal- their performance. professional player Arnold keeper Yousef Hassan were Rayyan wary of “We cannot defend like Mwevida is good and I hope regulars and played full-time how the players of Al Sadd and he will be a strong addition to in Qatar’s friendlies against Al Duhail do. When you play Umm Salal. China and Palestine, which Al Sadd and Al Kharaitiyat, “Each game is different Al Annabi won. Wesley Snei- you must show the same men- from the other. We worked on jder played his farewell game resurgent Al Arabi tality. That should be the atti- the physical and mental side against Peru and Vladimir tude,” said Murcia. and we tried to give confidence Weiss also showed a remark- to the players. I hope we will able level while spending and form of the players on and Iraq’s Ahmed Ibrahim). Umm Salal face tough be successful,” said Banide. one hour on the pitch for his The two teams clash in the Week 5 the match day. The same is It is good that they came back game against Gharafa country Slovakia. applicable in the case of new without any injury. Umm Salal coach Laurent Al Gharafa Club to field “Since the beginning of feature match today recruit Jonathan Menendez “After the big defeat to Al Banide his team have pre- full team the season, they had different also. Sadd in the second round, we pared in the best possible way Al Gharafa coach Chris- results. For example, Umm TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK the way we also want to play “I have players who play showed remarkable improve- after the Al Arabi crushing and tian Gourcuff is happy that Salal beat Al Ahli 4-1, then DOHA at the moment. We can expect with great energy and pas- ment and that has reflected they would try to get a positive his players are back from their lost to Al Arabi 1-5. They re- a tough fight. They already sion. We will not change alto- in our performances. I am ex- result, though their rivals Al international duty and ready ceived two goals in quick suc- AL Rayyan Club are cautious have nine points and that is gether just for one match. Our pecting a good game against Al Gharafa are not an easy side. to contribute their bit for the cession in that match. about resurgent Al Arabi Club how you start a league com- system is for the entire sea- Rayyan. I wish my boys will go “It is a difficult match again club. “They are more enthusias- after the latter’s big win over petition.” son. We study our opponents out and bring out their best. because of the strength of the “The game against Umm tic even though such negative Umm Salal in the fourth round But Arruabarena added and try to take advantage of “In the QSL Cup held dur- opponents. We prepared the Salal is of great importance. results at the beginning of the of the QNB Stars League. that his team was hotly chas- their weaknesses,” said Aur- ing the break, we played with- side in the best possible way We are trying not to disturb league have put them in a dif- Both Al Rayyan Club and ing the leaders and needed to rabarrena. out four or five players. But as we were keen to come back our team composition. The ficult situation. They will be Al Arabi will clash on Friday in be patient. Al Arabi coach Luka then, our team is about 18 into the league competition absence of international hungry to react. Matches be- the fifth week’s feature fixture “We do not lag behind. In Bonacic was a bit upset that players and not 11. I can say after suffering a demoralising players and injuries to some tween Al Gharafa and Umm at 6 pm. The second match fact, the difference between the fine momentum his team that whoever we field against defeat at the hands of Al Arabi. other players affected our Salal always create sparks. at the same Al Arabi Club top team Al Sadd and us is had gained was stopped due Al Rayyan, they will fight for “We have to do something preparations, but they went Both teams’ coaches are is scheduled between Qatar only two points. You must to the international break. us. They will give their 100 and Al Gharafa are a big team. off well. Frenchmen. You can expect a Sports Club and Al Shahania show patience especially at “We have been in great percent. We will try to put up a good “We played a match in the tough match,” said Gourcuff. at 8.10 pm. the start of a league competi- form. We registered three victo- “This game is special from Though both will be keen tion and wait for good results ries as well. We are in the fourth the fans’ point of view also. to extend their winning run, to come. position also. Of course, the Our fans are something spe- the match is expected to be “Al Arabi have the poten- break was not good for us as we cial. I have been experiencing a fierce battle for the points tial to make it a great match were maintaining a good mo- that ever since I took over Al India coach Shastri under fire with a big crowd of fans is ex- and I am sure fans can see a mentum. But we have to hon- Arabi. It’s good that we play pected to come and support great contest tomorrow. All our the FIFA commitments. for them. But playing against them. our players are ready and I “We were training with- Al Rayyan is the greatest mo- after England series debacle Al Arabi are currently in will decide on the playing out two main players (Qatar tivation for our players,” said the fourth spot behind lead- eleven based on the fitness international Ahmed Fathy Bonacic. ers Al Sadd, second-placed Al AFP claim that his team is the best players. Duhail, the defending cham- FIXTURES NEW DELHI to come out of India in 15 Sourav Ganguly, who was pions, and surprise package years. part of the committee that ap- Al Shahania, while Al Rayyan QNB Stars League INDIA coach Ravi Shastri has "Self-belief is a wonderful pointed Shastri last year, dis- are occyping the fifth spot in Week 5 fixtures come under fire for his side's quality; but being caught in the missed the coach's claims as the league. Friday humiliating 4-1 Test series loss bubble of your own publicity "immature", telling Indian tel- Al Rayyan coach Rodolfo At 18:00: to England -- a second con- is self-defeating," said Sambit evision Shastri must improve Arruabarrena was delighted Al Arabi vs Al Rayyan (Arabi Stadium) secutive away defeat for the Bal, chief editor of cricket web- the team. to return to the league ac- At 20:10: world's top-ranked side. site Cricinfo, on Twitter. Sunil Gavaskar pointed out tion and said, “We are back Al Shahania vs Qatar SC (Arabi Stadium) The thrashing in England, "India had their moments that Indian teams of the 1980s to league action after an in- Saturday following the loss in South but the scorecards say 4-1 and had won series in England and ternational break and we are At 18:00: Africa earlier this year, piles India weren't as good as they the West Indies -- as well as a into a big match against Al Al Gharafa vs Umm Salal (Gharafa Stadium) pressure on Shastri ahead of a should have been," said noted series victory in England as re- At 20:10: Arabi. They had suffered a Al Ahli vs Al Kharaitiyat (Ahli Stadium) tour to Australia in November commentator Harsha Bhogle. cently as 2007. setback against Al Sadd, but and next year's World Cup - as "This is two overseas disap- "The best travelling teams they came back strongly (as Sunday well as a massive clash with pointments in a row now." are made by performances they crushed Umm Salal 5-1). At 18:00: arch-rivals Pakistan next week. India have won two recent on the ground and not by sit- Al Sailiya vs Al Duhail (Ahli Stadium) “In the process, Al Arabi At 20:10: Critics and former captains series in Sri Lanka and one in ting in the dressing room and also showed they can score Al Arabi Club coach Luka Bonacic: Feeling upbeat after Umm Salal Al Khor vs Al Sadd (Al Khor Stadium) have rounded on the coach, the West Indies. But Shastri’s talking about it," added former many goals. They are playing thrashing in the previous round. particularly for his mid-series comments rankled former star Test opener Virender Sehwag. Sports Friday, September 14, 2018 15 Clash of the marksmen in Premier League Barca, Real’s perfect records at risk in difficult Basque trips Real Madrid play Athletic Bilbao while Barcelona visit Real Sociedad

REUTERS win at Real Valladolid which BARCELONA led to La Liga launching an in- vestigation. REAL Madrid and Barcelona's Barca often struggle in the flying starts to the La Liga sea- first game back after an inter- son will be put to the test on national break but this time Saturday when they both trav- they will benefit from extra el to the Basque country. rest for talisman Lionel Messi, Real play Athletic Bilbao who sat out Argentina's recent while Barcelona visit Real So- international friendlies, and ciedad in fixtures that have of- defender Gerard Pique, who ten proved to be among their has retired from the Spanish hardest away trips over the last national team. decade. Real Madrid players fea- Real were held to a goalless tured heavily in Spain's 6-0 draw at the famously atmos- drubbing of Croatia on Tues- pheric San Mames stadium last season and have only won two of their five league visits to the ground since it was built in 2013, and they will face a typically hostile atmosphere as they chase a fourth win after seeing off Getafe, Girona and Sociedad Leganes. Champions Barca, mean- difficult terrain while, have scored 12 goals in their opening three league Baraca have only picked up wins but have only picked up one victory in their last eight one victory in their last eight league visits to Real league visits to Real Socie- Sociedad’s Anoeta Stadium, dad's Anoeta Stadium, finally finally snapping an 11-year snapping an 11-year winless winless run there by coming Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah (left) and Tottenham’s Harry Kane during the English Premier League match recently. run there by coming from two from two goals down to win goals down to win 4-2 in Janu- 4-2 in January. ary. Things could be even tougher than usual for Ernesto Valverde's side as Real Socie- day and the impressive display Kane, Salah in focus as dad will be playing for the first of midfielder Dani Ceballos time at their stadium since it may see him force his way into was renovated to get rid of a the starting line-up in Bilbao. running track and bring the Real forward Marco Asen- stands closer to the pitch. sio will also be feeling con- struggling stars clash “We are very happy be- fident after playing a part in cause at last we get to play at five of Spain's six goals against a stadium without a running Croatia, while Gareth Bale will track, it's going to be a very be looking to extend his run of special day,” said Real Socie- scoring in six consecutive La Tottenham will host Liverpool in a Premier League blockbuster game at the Wembley Stadium dad president Jokin Aper- Liga games, having scored a AFP 44 goals in all competitions in placed with a more subdued respectful relationship, but ing burnout, England boss ribay. wonder goal in Wales' 4-1 win LONDON his debut year with Liverpool, demeanour that gives the im- their rivalry intensified when Gareth Southgate was forced A new pitch has been re- over the Republic of Ireland. earning him the Professional pression he has lost his mojo Salah questioned the decision to defend his decision to bring laid at Anoeta and both clubs Elsewhere, Atletico Ma- HARRY Kane and Mohamed Footballers' Association and for now. to award Tottenham's second on his captain as a substitute will be hoping it fares better drid host Eibar while Valencia Salah have the perfect stage to Football Writers' Association Replicating the sky-high goal in April's 2-0 win at Stoke in the 1-0 friendly win over than the new surface Barca will be out to rectify their poor end their unexpected slumps player of the year awards. standards of 2017-18 was nev- to Kane, after it had initially Switzerland on Tuesday. had to play on in their last record of two points from three when the superstar strikers go But Salah's season came er going to be easy for Salah been credited to Christian Ankle ligament damage away trip, when the pitch re- games when they host Real head to head at Wembley on to a bitter conclusion in the and, ironically, he was warned Eriksen. suffered at the beginning of peatedly cut up in a narrow 1-0 Betis. Saturday. Champions League final when of the potential for a sopho- Kane may have been hurt April, fatigue after such a short Just four months ago, he suffered a shoulder injury more slump by Kane last May. by the perception he was summer break and opponents Tottenham striker Kane and after a cynical challenge from greedily hunting individual taking extra care to snuff him Liverpool forward Salah were Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos. Fixtures accolades but, undeterred, the out have all been mooted as being hailed as Europe's most Leaving the pitch in tears, Saturday England captain finished as reasons for Kane's problems. feared marksmen after the Salah's departure triggered Tottenham v Liverpool top scorer at the World Cup "I'm concerned about Harry pair tore through Premier Liverpool's 3-1 defeat and ul- with six goals. Kane. Since 2015, Kane has League defences on a weekly timately cast a cloud over his Bournemouth v Leicester City Yet, by his own admission, played 175 matches. Forget basis. Yet they go into this World Cup, where he missed Chelsea v Cardiff City Kane was not quite at his best the physical side, he needs a weekend's eagerly anticipat- the first match and was unable Huddersfield v Crystal Palace in Russia despite England's mental break as well because ed clash between Tottenham to stop Egypt crashing out at Man City v Fulham run to the semi-finals and the he's struggling," former Eng- and Liverpool with concerns the group stage. Newcastle v Arsenal hangover has continued into land assistant coach Gary about their ability to maintain The 26-year-old returned the new campaign. Neville told Sky Sports this that breathtaking form in the to Merseyside to kick off the Watford v Manchester United The 25-year-old has just week. midst of a post-World Cup new campaign with a goal in Sunday scored two goals in six games Salah's dip has not stopped malaise. the demolition of West Ham. Wolverhampton v Burnley for club and country this sea- Liverpool climbing to the top Kane and Salah slugged it But while Salah has scored Everton v West Ham United son, with the statistics behind of the Premier League after out for the Premier League's twice in four games so far for those numbers making for four successive wins, while Golden Boot prize right up to Jurgen Klopp's high-flying even more unsettling reading. Tottenham are just three the last game of the season. Liverpool, he has not been the "For me it is about doing Sky Sports statistics re- points behind. The Egypt international, effervescent figure that tor- it year after year. Any player leased this week show Kane Even so, it would be a com- with 32 goals, pipped his Eng- mented opponents last term. wants to do it on a consistent averaged 6.7 shots per 90 forting sight for Reds manag- land rival to the coveted prize The combination of lethal basis and that's what defines a minutes by the end of August er Klopp and Tottenham boss despite Kane's first 30-league- finishing and off-the-cuff in- good player from a great play- 2017, whereas he currently av- Mauricio Pochettino if their Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema (right) celebrates with Real Madrid’s goal season. spiration that made him such er," he said. erages 2.6 shots per match. star men were back on song Sergio Ramos after scoring his goal in a Spanish league match at the Salah bagged an incredible a joy to watch has been re- Kane and Salah have a Amid fears Kane is near- this weekend. Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid recently. (AFP)

Over 100 cases reported PSG launch Jordan branded kit, footwear over Sport Integrity Hotline The partnership will boost The collection will be available at PSG the club’s visibility worldwide, especially in Asia and North TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK email and online. The SIU has store at Villaggio Mall today America, confirming Paris DOHA exclusive access to the incom- Saint-Germain’s place in the top ing reports and handles the on- TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK between Paris Saint-Germain tier of global sports merchan- THE Sport Integrity Hotline going management of cases. DOHA and Jordan underlines the am- dise sales. (SIU), a whistleblower chan- Speaking of the latest hot- bition of both brands to com- By the end of the 2018- nel launched by the ICSS to line statistics, Dale Sheehan, PARIS Saint-Germain, the bine performance, innovation, 2019 season, the collection will provide a safe and secure plat- Director of the SIU, said: “The world’s fastest-growing football and style. It is a logical next include over 90 items from form to address wrongdoings in number of reported cases is a club have launched a ground- step in our project to make performance, training, and life- sport, has reached a significant strong indicator of the global breaking agreement with the Paris Saint-Germain one of the style. It will be the first time a milestone in receiving over 100 need for a safe, confidential and iconic Jordan Brand on Thurs- biggest global sports brands, football club has launched such reported cases. secure channel for those in sport day. capitalising on the avant-garde a diverse and innovative col- Officially rolled out in to speak up. We are extremely The new collection revolves approach of our Parisian roots. lection and over 100 exclusive January 2018, the SIU Hotline pleased that people have felt around the Parisian club's new This partnership builds on our boxes have been sent to a select has rapidly reached the grass- empowered to reach out in an alternative kits for the 2018-19 long-term association with Nike group of personalities from the roots level in sport, setting up effort for a clean and fair envi- season, which sees the standard and will enable us to reach new worlds of entertainment and a much-needed platform for ronment for sport. Our role is Nike branding replaced with audiences as well as offering our fashion. athletes, fans and others to re- to ensure that the investigations Jordan's iconic "Jumpman" loyal fans around the world the Fans will also be snapping port misconduct, and integrity are conducted with appropriate logo -- the famous silhouette most stylish club merchandise”. PSG’s Kylian Mbappe with a news jersey in Paris on Thursday, after up this eagerly-awaited Paris issues in global sport. due diligence and with as much of the eponymous brand origi- Michael Jordan added: the presentation of the team’s outfit with an acronym ‘Jordan’.(AFP) Saint-Germain x Jordan col- Reports coming in include transparency as possible, with- nator and NBA legend Michael “Jordan Brand and Paris Saint- lection via PRE-ORDER from allegations of match-fixing, out breaching the confidential- Jordan. Germain share a distinct posi- September 13 on store.psg.fr/ doping, sexual exploitation, ity of the reporting process”. PSG and Jordan have been tion in sport and style, so to the Jordan Brand means phe- brings us many titles. Jordan, and from September corrupt club ownership practic- All cases submitted through working together for several partner with the club is a natu- nomenal, magic, irreverent. It While Nike remains Paris 14 in the Paris Saint-Germain es, human trafficking and other the hotline are reviewed under years but this marks the first ral fit. We’re excited to unite is perfect for Paris and for the Saint-Germain’slong-term kit online and official stores, in- accusations of criminal activ- the SIU Risk Matrix for due time the pair have produced a these two passionate communi- Champions League. It is a huge manufacturers, this new inno- cluding the brand-new boutique ity in sport. The Sport Integrity diligence and validity. special edition football kit that ties by putting the Jumpman on responsibility to carry Jordan’s vative deal with Jordan Brand opened with Edifice in Tokyo, as Hotline platform is supported Certain cases that have not will actually be worn in com- the chest of Paris Saint-Germain name on a shirt and we look will strengthen the club’s repu- well in the Nike/Jordan stores. by a specialist ethics and case- met the threshold have now petitive matches. to continue fuelling the energy forward to an excellent season. tation as an icon of sport and This is in line with Paris Saint- management agency based in been closed. Other cases have Nasser al Khelaifi, Chair- for sport and style globally.” Two partners that are cham- style, leading the way as one of Germain’s strategy to develop Canada which operates the hot- been forwarded to relevant law man & CEO at Paris Saint-Ger- Discovering the collection, pions, both Paris and Jordan, the trendsetters in world foot- a strong network of premium line around the clock, fielding enforcement entities and sports main said: “The collaboration Neymar Jr. declared: “For me, so I really hope this connection ball. stores all around the world. confidential reports via phone, authorities for follow up. 16 Friday, September 14, 2018 The Last Word

PM HONOURS OWNERS OF FACTORIES AND COMPANIES

Prime Minister and Minister of Interior HE Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al Thani attended at the Doha Sheraton Hotel on Thursday morning a ceremony to honour a number of owners of Qatari factories and companies which have increased their products or added new products. During the ceremony, the PM inaugurated Qatar industrial portal, an interactive portal of strategic importance in industrial planning that aims at enabling decision-makers and investors to make appropriate decisions for their different projects. At the end of ceremony, the PM honoured the owners and representatives of factories and companies with certificates of appreciation, to encourage them for developing and increasing their products. (QNA)

Revised timings of Qatar Airways hosts IATA panel meeting consular section at Embassy of India

THE office timings of the Con- sular Section of Embassy of India, Doha, with effect from Sunday, (September 16), 2018, will be as follows: Submission of applications from 9:15am to 12:30pm; and collection of documents after rendering of consular services from 4pm to 5:15pm, according to a press release on Thursday. (TNN)

Ooredoo to stock iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max

OOREDOO will offer Ap- ple’s latest products starting Qatar Airways GCEO and Chair of IATA Board of Governors presided over the IATA committee meeting in Doha. At the meeting, QA received an award for its contribution to the IATA Ground Operations Manual. on Friday (September 28), including iPhone XS and TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK industry representatives at the ‘This week’s meeting was an invaluable Qatar Airways (QA) for its con- most highly-respected airlines, iPhone XS Max, the most ad- DOHA meeting, which was held at the tribution to the IATA Ground competing on a scale very few vanced iPhones ever, as well Four Seasons Hotel, Doha, on opportunity for IATA members to come together Operations Manual. airlines achieve. Passengers as iPhone XR, bringing the QATAR Airways Group Chief Wednesday (September 12). to discuss a number of key issues of importance As one of the most recog- have recognised the airline’s latest iPhone innovations Executive, Akbar al Baker, Baker said: “This week’s nisable figures in international commitment to the values of to more people, and Apple hosted the Chair Committee meeting was an invaluable op- currently facing the global airline industry’ aviation, the election of Baker safety, security, innovation and Watch Series 4 (GPS), rede- meeting of the International Air portunity for IATA members to the prestigious post of Chair- quality of service by awarding it signed and re-engineered to Transport Association (IATA), to come together to discuss a ~ Akbar al Baker, Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive man of the Board of Governors the Skytrax Airline of the Year help users stay connected, be as part of his role as Chairman number of key issues of im- is a clear recognition of the 2017, the fourth time it has re- more active and manage their of the IATA Board of Governors. portance currently facing the such a respected and influen- and future direction of the in- leading role that he plays in the ceived this award. health in powerful new ways. Baker was joined by fellow global airline industry. It is an tial group of individuals, as dustry I love.” aviation industry. IATA represents some 290 According to a press release IATA Board of Governors mem- incredible privilege to be in well as help to lead discussion At the meeting, Baker re- Under his leadership, QA airlines comprising 82 percent on Thursday, customers will bers, as well as several other key a position to work alongside around the existing challenges ceived an award presented to has become one of the world’s of global air traffic. be able to pre-order iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max be- ginning Friday, (September 21), via the Ooredoo eShop Best Buddies holds workshop on ‘disabilities’ www.ooredoo.qa/eshop. (TNN) TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK disability and its categories, how to deal with them. The Advanced iPhones DOHA causes of disability, examples initiative is in line with the of most common disabili- Qatar National Vision 2030, offer by Vodafone AS part of the mutual part- ties, characteristics and its which aims to empower per- nership between Best Buddies symptoms and lastly offered sons with disabilities and to VODAFONE will offer Ap- Qatar and Ooredoo, an aware- tips on how to help persons increase their participation ple’s latest products includ- ness workshop was recently with disabilities. in society.” ing iPhone XS and iPhone held on how to help and sup- The workshop aimed to Manar Khalifa al Mu- XS Max, the most advanced port persons with disability. raise community awareness raikhi, director of PR and Cor- iPhones ever, as well as iPhone The event, which was about the causes of disabil- porate Communications at XR, bringing the latest iPhone presented by Sahar al ity and the rights of persons Ooredoo Qatar, said: “Oore- innovations to more people, Kahlout and Abdullah al with disabilities. doo is keen to partner with in- according to a press release Mimi from Best Buddies, Commenting on the ini- stitutions in Qatar to support on Thursday. Customers will took place in the Ooredoo tiative, Executive Director of and to enhance the work of be able to pre-order iPhone Tower and was part of the Best Buddies Qatar, Laalei charities across the country. XS and iPhone XS Max begin- Best Buddies community Abu-Alfain, said: “It seeks to We needed to host Best Bud- ning Friday (September 21) at awareness programme. raise community awareness dies to ensure our staff knew 12:01am, iPhone XR begin- The workshop was attend- of persons with disabilities more about the importance ning Friday (October 26) at ed by a large number of Oore- – their needs, abilities and of including persons with www.vodafone.qa.Vodafone doo staff. It tackled a number capabilities as active mem- disabilities and to help them Qatar will provide further de- of issues, with focus on intel- bers of the society. It also become active members of tails closer to the time of the lectual and developmental aims at telling people about The workshop was attended by a large number of Ooredoo staff. the society.” pre-order dates. (TNN)

Aman opens QFSW, Sidra Medicine to offer psychological new office at and social support to abused women & kids Sidra Medicine

CATHERINE W GICHUKI of the event, Morris said, “The the Capital Police Station-Se- this area and we decided to outside; legal side and polic- DOHA MoU is a recognition and cel- curity Section and Public Pros- be very active in recognising ing; and human rights. “We ebration of the partnership we ecution. “We are planning to those cases and extend the have various sectors involved THE Protection and So- have with Aman which is so open more offices in the future treatment that is required for in tackling different kinds of cial Rehabilitation Cen- important to us and the chil- as per requirements. We will them from different aspects – abuse – psychological, sexual tre (AMAN), part of Qatar dren in providing the best pos- study and analyse the require- medical treatment, social, psy- and physical – and neglect.” Foundation for Social Work sible health and wellbeing and ment first. The main goal is to chological, legal support and According to him, the (QFSW), opened an office at to really look at their physical provide our services.” human rights.” MoU would enhance this sup- Sidra Medicine Emergency and psychological needs.” More recently Aman’s According to Ansari, child port even further. The col- section in Doha on Thurs- Aman’s Executive Direc- ‘Help Me’ – an app that ena- advocacy service started a few laboration has been ongoing day which will offer support tor Mansoor al Saadi said bles children to call for help on years ago and since Aman is and there have been many to women and children who the opening of a new office at mobile in case of any emergen- one of the social agencies in referrals back and forth. “We have faced any kind of abuse. Sidra Emergency section will cy – is also gaining popularity. the country that deals with follow those cases together to Both the parties also make it easier to serve chil- “This is a hotline for children women and children, Sidra ensure a proper flow. These signed a Memorandum of dren and women who visit to reach our centre. We receive Medicine had to communicate cases have a special privacy Understanding (MoU) to fur- Sidra Medicine. “They do not calls in our main office.” with them and get their sup- aspect that has to be main- ther enhance their collabora- need to visit our centre which Sidra Medicine Chair of port, input and involvement in tained, including the patients tion. The MoU was signed by might take time.” Emergency Medicine Khalid those kinds of cases. and their information.” CEO of Qatar Foundation for He also said that they will al Ansari said Qatar is like any Ansari said that they iden- “Discussions occur once Social Work Amal al Mannai get free consultation – legal The MoU was signed by CEO of Qatar Foundation for Social Work other country and now that we tify the cases on a weekly ba- a week when we meet with and CEO of Sidra Medicine and social – and rehabilita- Amal al Mannai and CEO of Sidra Medicine Peter Morris in Doha on have an increase in popula- sis, get them into the system, Aman and other stakehold- Peter Morris. tion. “It depends on their Thursday. (HANSON K JOSEPH) tion, child abuse is one of the do a physical assessment of ers. And now with Aman here, Since late last year, Sidra needs which might take days, cases that are present in any those patients to ensure that discussions will be on a daily Medicine has referred 50 cases weeks or months. With our According to him, this is poration’s Women’s Wellness population, either it is identi- medically they are fit and sta- basis and there will not be any of abuse to Aman, a majority of collaboration with Sidra Medi- third such branch in a health and Research Center and Al fied, recognised and treated or ble; mental and psychologi- delays in transfers. Aman’s them children. cine we will set a plan to help facility. Currently, they have Wakrah Hospital. left unrecognised. cal assessment; do the social representative can also assess Speaking on the sidelines them overcome the problem.” offices at Hamad Medical Cor- Aman also has an office at “We have been active in part within the hospital and the patients early on.”