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for the first time in five years, Amir congratulates Climbs 10 places with the average level of coun- try peacefulness improving Russian president to secure 31st slightly by 0.09 per cent. The THE Amir HH Sheikh Tamim rank globally increase in peacefulness was bin Hamad al Thani on the result of a reduction in the Wednesday sent a cable of severity of several major con- congratulation to Russian TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK flicts worldwide, which led to President Vladimir Putin on DOHA decreases in deaths from in- the occasion of his coun- The new traffic office being inaugurated in The Pearl on Wednesday. ternal conflict. try’s National Day. (QNA) QATAR is the most peaceful Iceland remains the most country in the Middle East peaceful country in the world, MoI opens traffic office in The Pearl and North Africa (MENA) re- a position it has held since gion, according to the Global The indicators used to cal- 2008. New Zealand, Austria, Cabinet approves licensing and traffic investigation. Peace Index (GPI) 2019. Qatar culate the index fall in three Portugal and Denmark also sit MoI, UDC sign MoU to enhance traffic safety The General Directorate of Traffic has climbed 10 places to rank 31st categories: social safety and in the top five most peaceful draft decision on signed a memorandum of understanding among 163 countries on the security, ongoing domestic rankings. QNA (MoU) with the United Development Com- index. and international conflicts and The GPI is a report pro- National Address DOHA pany (UDC) to enhance cooperation and In the MENA region, Qatar the level of militarisation. duced by the Institute for Eco- THE Cabinet on Wednesday ap- traffic safety on the Pearl. was followed by Kuwait (43), A lower score means high- nomics and Peace and devel- proved a draft decision specify- THE Ministry of Interior (MoI) has inau- Director General of Traffic Major Gen- the UAE (53), Oman (69), Jor- er level of peace. Qatar secured oped in consultation with an ing implementation mechanism gurated a traffic department office in The eral Muhammad Saad al Kharji said the dan (77), Tunisia (82), Moroc- a score of 1.696. international panel of peace of Law No 24 of 2017 on Pearl-Qatar as part of its plan to expand opening of this centre comes as part of co (90), Algeria (111), Bahrain According to the report, experts from peace institutes National Address. The move service centres to keep up with the urban the MoI’s plan to provide traffic services (124) and Saudi Arabia (129). Qatar made biggest improve- and think tanks with data comes within the framework of development and to facilitate access to ser- to a large segment of the population and The index ranks 163 in- ment based on reductions in collected and collated by the completing the necessary deci- vices for citizens, residents and visitors. visitors in The Pearl, which is an important dependent states and territo- political terror, the homicide Economist Intelligence Unit. sions to activate the provisions The new office has 14 counters, provid- tourist landmark. ries according to their level of rate, and the intensity of inter- The Index was first referred to Law No. (24) for the ing up to 90 percent of the traffic-related peacefulness using 23 differ- nal conflict. launched in 2007, with sub- year 2017. (QNA) PAGE 2 services such as investigations, registration, Continued on page 2 Ô ent qualitative and quantita- The report finds that the sequent reports released an- tive indicators. world became more peaceful nually. 02 Thursday, June 13, 2019

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Amir holds phone call with FM SENDS MESSAGE TO BULGARIAN COUNTERPART president of Kazakhstan Cabinet approves minister’s THE Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani held a phone call with President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Wednes- day. HH the Amir congratulated Tokayev on his inauguration as the draft decision on national president, wishing him and the people of Kazakhstan good luck and further progress and prosperity. The two sides also reviewed the bilateral relations and the ways to promote them, and exchanged address law implementation visit invitations. (QNA) QNA al Jafali al Nuaimi said the dination between the bodies Amir congratulates Philippines president DOHA Cabinet approved Draft Amiri operating at Hamad Interna- THE Amir His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani on Decision abolishing Amiri De- tional Airport from October 1, Wednesday sent a cable of congratulations to President of the Phil- THE Cabinet, at a meeting cision No 14 of 2002 estab- 2018 to March 31, 2019. ippines Rodrigo Duterte on his country’s Independence Day. (QNA) chaired by Prime Minister and lishing steering committee of The Cabinet also reviewed Minister of Interior HE Sheikh the Hamad International Air- a memorandum of Minister of Deputy Amir sends greetings Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khal- port Expansion Project. Administrative Development, to Russian president ifa al Thani on Wednesday, The Cabinet also issued a Labour and Social Affairs on approved the Minister of Inte- draft law on attestation after the outcome of the 16th meet- THE Deputy Amir His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al Thani rior’s draft decision specifying reviewing the recommenda- ing of Ministers and Heads of on Wednesday sent a cable of congratulation to President of Russia implementation mechanism tion of the Shura Council on it. Civil Service and Administra- Vladimir Putin on his country’s National Day. (QNA) of Law No 24 of 2017 on Na- The Cabinet approved a tive Development in the GCC tional Address. draft memorandum of un- States held in Muscat in April Deputy Amir congratulates The preparation of the derstanding for cooperation 2019 and a memorandum of Philippines president Bulgaria’s Deputy Prime Minister in Charge of the Judicial Reform draft decision comes within in the field of Islamic Affairs Minister of Administrative and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva on Wednes- the framework of completing and Endowments between the Development, Labour and THE Deputy Amir His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al Thani day received a written message from Deputy Prime Minister and the necessary decisions to ac- Government of Qatar and the Social Affairs on the outcome on Wednesday sent a cable of congratulations to President of the Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman tivate the provisions of Law Government of Kuwait. of the 63rd session of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte on his country’s Independence Day. (QNA) al Thani. The message pertained to bilateral ties and the means to No (24) of the year 2017. Beside, the Cabinet re- Commission on the Status of develop them. Qatar’s Ambassador to Bulgaria HE Rashid bin Ali al Following the meeting, viewed letter from the Minis- Women of the United Nations PM sends greetings to Khater handed over the message during a meeting with the Bulgar- Minister of Justice and Acting try of Transport and Commu- Economic and Social Council Russian counterpart ian Deputy PM in Sofia. (QNA). Minister of State for Cabinet nications regarding a report held in New York in March Affairs HE Dr Issa bin Saad on the committee for coor- 2019. PRIME Minister and Minister of Interior HE Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al Thani on Wednesday sent a cable of congratu- lations to Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Medvedev on his coun- try’s National Day. (QNA) PM congratulates More than 700 multiple sclerosis Philippines president PRIME Minister and Minister of Interior HE Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al Thani on Wednesday sent a cable of congratu- patients receiving care at HMC lations to President the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte on his country’s Independence Day. (QNA) Multiple sclerosis can cause problems with vision, balance, muscle control and other body functions UN welcomes Qatar’s offer to TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Early diagnosis and by multiple sclerosis, the nerves toimmune diseases, and smok- DOHA treatment are important for will not work as they should. As ing are thought to be factors. host 5th Conference on Least MS. A neuro-inflammatory a result, they may have symp- According to Dr Deleu, MS HAMAD Medical Corporation’s toms like difficulty walking, is rarely fatal but could lead to Developed Countries in 2021 (HMC) Neurology Department disorder like MS leaves a lot feeling tired, muscle weakness complications such as muscle has been providing advanced of lesions in the central or spasms, blurred or double stiffness or spasms (spastic- QNA Representative for the Least care to more than 700 patients nervous system and with vision, numbness and tingling, ity), paralysis in the extremi- NEW YORK Developed Countries, Land- with multiple sclerosis (MS). every lesion there is a poor bladder or bowel control, ties, problems with the bladder, locked Developing Countries With two weekly clinics, potential loss of function. pain, depression and problems bowel or sexual function, cog- THE United Nations Economic and Small Island Developing the department provides highly focusing or remembering,” add- nitive changes such as forget- and Social Council (ECOSOC) States, had earlier praised Qa- specialised care to patients with ~ Dr Dirk Deleu ed Dr Deleu. fulness or mood swings, and has welcomed Qatar’s host- tar for its offer to host the fifth different forms of the long-last- He noted that for individu- depression. While there is no ing of the fifth United Nations UN Least Developed Coun- ing auto-immune disease which als with the disease, symptoms cure for MS, there are effective (UN) Least Developed Coun- tries Conference in Doha. affects the brain, spinal cord Dr Dirk Deleu, director of the fatty substance that coats and can worsen with time, and liv- medications and therapies that tries Conference in Doha in Permanent Representative and optic nerves in the eyes. multiple sclerosis programme at protects nerve fibers in the ing with MS can affect many modify the disease outcome. 2021. of Qatar to the UN HE Ambas- Multiple sclerosis can cause Hamad Medical Corporation. brain and spinal cord (myelin). aspects of their daily lives, in- Dr Deleu says treatment This was stated in a resolu- sador Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin problems with vision, balance, Myelin can be compared to the cluding their health, well-being, plans for MS are individualised tion unanimously adopted by Saif al Thani underlined that muscle control and other ba- the MS program at HMC, ex- insulation coating on electri- relationships and careers. and designed around the pa- the ECOSOC. Qatar’s hosting of the confer- sic body functions. In MS, the plained that the damage to the cal wires. When the protective According to Dr Deleu, the tient. A number of heads of state ence, and other series of in- body’s own immune system nerves caused by MS means myelin is damaged and nerve exact cause of multiple sclero- “Early diagnosis and treat- and governments are sched- ternational conferences and mistakenly attacks and dam- that the brain cannot send sig- fiber is exposed, the messages sis is unknown and it isn’t clear ment are important for MS. A uled to participate in the con- meetings hosted by Doha, re- ages the fatty material – called nals throughout the body cor- that travel along that nerve may why MS develops in some peo- neuro-inflammatory disorder ference. affirm Qatar’s commitment to myelin – that surrounds nerve rectly. be slowed or blocked. The nerve ple and not in others, but a com- like MS leaves a lot of lesions Fekitamoeloa ‘Utoika- supporting the least developed cells. Without this outer shell, “With MS, the body’s im- may also become damaged it- bination of factors such as age, in the central nervous system manu, UN under-secretaries- countries and to continue its the nerves become damaged mune system attacks its own self,” he said. gender, family history, certain and with every lesion there is a general and high representa- role in the international com- and scar tissue may form. tissue. This immune system “Once the nerves are dam- infections, climate, vitamin D potential loss of function,” he tive for UN Office of the High munity. Dr Dirk Deleu, director of malfunctioning destroys the aged in an individual affected deficiency, obesity, certain au- added. Pearl office CNA-Q IT courses receive re-accreditation QRCS provides medical to enhance TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK grammes that are customised to equipment to aid Jenin DOHA meet the needs of employers in traffic control Qatar. The first two-year diplo- COLLEGE of the North Atlan- ma programmes in Information Hospital in West Bank Continued from page 1 Ô tic–Qatar (CNA-Q) has received Systems – Hardware and Soft- international re-accreditation ware, were designed in consul- QNA cal companies took part in the THE Pearl traffic department of its four Information Technol- tation with industry stakehold- DOHA bidding process, and a central office will help enhance traffic ogy programmes as certified by ers in 2008. technical committee selected patrols, traffic control and traf- the Canadian Information Pro- An additional year of study QATAR Red Crescent Society the winning bids. fic law enforcement. With the cessing Society (CIPS). was introduced in 2012, adding (QRCS) is carrying out a project The hospital’s procurement new office in place, the residents CNA-Q’s IT programmes two new three-year Network to support Jenin Hospital in the procedures have already start- of The Pearl, Katara and Lusail have been awarded a three- and Systems Administration West Bank by supplying medi- ed, with five devices received so do not need to visit the Madinat year CIPS re-accreditation for and Web Developer diploma cal equipment to the Al-Batini- far. Khalifa traffic department. 2018-2020. The designation credentials. yah and Al-Hadaen hospitals, in The Jenin Hospital, a gen- UDC President and Chief acknowledges that the Col- Gerald Caissy, chair of cooperation with the Palestin- eral hospital for internal and Executive Officer Ibrahim Jas- lege’s educational programmes CIPS’s Information Systems and ian Red Crescent and the Pales- surgical diseases, is the only sim al Othman praised the ef- prepare students to meet the Completion of the accredited computer information systems pro- Technology Accreditation Coun- tinian Ministry of Health. government hospital in the forts of the ministry to maintain demands of the Computing and grammes will assist graduates in pursuing the Information Systems cil, visited Doha to celebrate in In a statement on Wednes- governorate. It serves more security by providing integrated Information Systems profes- Professional (ISP) designation. the College’s success and present day, QRCS said the project, than 350,000 people and treats services to the residents of The sion internationally. the re-accreditation. which benefits about 120,000 more than 120,000 patients Pearl. He stressed the impor- Completion of the accred- a successful programme and prepare students for the next He said, “Curriculum is at people directly and 600,000 annually through emergency tance of the MoU signed be- ited computer information sys- exceptionally prepared IT pro- stage in their educational jour- the heart of an accreditation re- people indirectly, seeks to im- services, medical imaging, CT tween the General Directorate tems programmes will assist fessionals who are ready to ney. As our IT programmes view and CNA-Q’s curriculum prove the quality of medical scan, MRI and laboratory ser- of Traffic and UDC, which cul- graduates in pursuing the In- meet Qatar’s information and experience impressive enrol- is exceptionally designed and services provided in the hos- vices of all kinds. minated in the inauguration of formation Systems Professional communication technology ment growth, over 30 percent excellently executed through pital, ensure rapid response in In view of the shortage of the traffic department office. (ISP) designation. needs,” said Vice-President, in the past three years, this experiential methods, taught the treatment of patients, and equipment needed to operate As per the MoU, UDC will “This accreditation is Academic Dr Samah Gamar. re-accreditation is yet another by expert computer profes- strengthen rehabilitation efforts the internal and emergency de- provide all necessary support re- an affirmation of the qual- “Receiving the CIPS inter- testament to CNAQ’s unique sionals within their respective in Palestinian hospitals. partments, QRCS, through its quired for the traffic department ity of CNAQ’s curriculum, the national accreditation for our differentiators – concise, areas. The CNA-Q learning The statement noted that representative mission in the to carry out its work, including soundness of its pedagogy and four programmes provides high quality, in demand pro- community benefits from both 85 percent of the project has West Bank and Jerusalem, ini- providing administrative head- delivery, the calibre of CNA- an objective verification that grammes that lead to real pro- a strong faculty and a resource been completed by expediting tiated the project to provide the quarters and collecting informa- Q’s faculty and the physi- we are delivering quality pro- fession,” Dr Gamar added. infrastructure that is supportive the procurement procedures hospital with necessary equip- tion on neglected vehicles and cal, human and institutional grammes that meet the needs The School of Information of a positive cultural, social and through a public tender to en- ment to improve the quality of other forms of cooperation. supports in place to ensure of Qatar’s workplace and also Technology offers four pro- academic environment.” sure transparency. In all, 11 lo- health services there. Nation Thursday, June 13, 2019 03 QC builds villages, cities worth Middle aged? You must undergo breast, bowel QR96.5 mn for war-hit Syrians cancer screening: PHCC TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK all middle-aged people are DOHA highly encouraged to contact Al Rayyan Humanitarian City, located in the village of Shamarin, is the largest such facility built by QC in Syria the call centre to request a PRIMARY Health Care screening appointment at TRIBUNE NEWS NERWORK trative building and an arte- Corporation (PHCC) is call- one of the dedicated facili- DOHA The model villages include sian well. ing on middle-aged men and ties. 5,968 pre-fabricated or The Shamaryk Village, women in Qatar to make use PHCC’s Screening BETWEEN 2013 and now, concrete housing units, which is under construction of the National Breast and Programmes Manager Dr the Qatar Charity (QC) has benefiting 5,968 families. to date, consists of 1,200 Bowel Cancer Screening pro- Shaikha Abou Shaikha said, built several villages and Some villages have other residential units, “cara- gramme “Screen For Life”. “For us at PHCC, it’s an cities at an estimated cost facilities like schools and vans”, and is expected to The programme aims to important mission to raise of QR96.5 million to shelter health clinics benefit 1,200 families. reign in the impact of breast people’s awareness of these tens of thousands of Syrian Each of the other three and bowel cancers through types of cancers. Screen for refugees. The construction villages in Northern Syria regular screenings and early Life, since its inception, has has been carried out with destroyed during the con- consists of 100 housing detection, which can lead to been successfully conveying the support of philanthro- flict, to encourage displaced units “caravans”, benefiting 100 percent this message pists in Qatar. families to return to their 100 affected families. survival rate To know more about and reach- These villages fall within villages. Another village consists for a person ing out to the the relief projects aimed at The village in Jarabulus, of 1,000 residential units with breast breast and bowel cancer masses in ad- preserving the dignity of dis- which is located near the “caravans”, benefiting 1,000 cancer and symptoms, screening dressing the placed refugee families, se- Syrian-Turkish border, has families. 90 percent tests or to book an criticality of curing a safe haven for them 72 concrete housing units, a Some 796 housing units for somebody appointment for screen- regular cancer and easing their hardship by well and a mosque. (caravans) were provided with bowel ing, call the dedicated screening at providing them with homes, po Governorate, is one of a district of the Aleppo Gov- The village in Al-Dana, to 796 affected families cancer. the PHCC education opportunities and the largest shelter projects ernorate in northern Syria, which is located in the Idlib in northern Syria. In the Under call centre on 8001112 screening healthcare services. carried out by Qatar Charity includes 300 pre-fabricated rural area, includes 400 Zaatari Refugee Camp in ‘Screen for suites. By The model villages in- so far. The city includes 10 housing units, benefiting concrete housing units for Jordon, Qatar Charity pro- Life’ campaign, PHCC rec- staying alarmed and spread- clude 5,968 pre-fabricated villages with 1,000 pre-fab- 1,800 displaced persons, in 2,400 people, in addition vided 200 housing units ommends all women aged ing the underlying message, or concrete housing units, ricated housing units (cara- addition to a school, mosque to a medical unit, a school, “caravan”, a mosque and 45 to 69 to undergo breast we believe we can soon benefiting 5,968 families. vans), which provide shelter and children’s playgrounds. a well, a mosque and shops. a health center, benefiting cancer screening even if they achieve our target of making Some villages have other for 6,000 displaced persons. The city in Wadi Deif, The village located on 200 families. It also contrib- show no symptoms of it. Qatar a healthier and hap- facilities like schools and It also has a health clinic, located in northern Syria, the Turkish-Syrian border uted to providing 100 hous- If the screening results pier nation.” health clinics. schools consisting of 30 includes 400 concrete hous- in Northern Syria, consists ing units “caravan” to 100 are normal, repeat the In a statement, PHCC Al Rayyan Humanitarian classrooms, a mosque and ing units, providing shelter of 50sqm 400 housing units. Syrian refugee families in a process every three years, said, “Abnormal results do City, located in the village of playgrounds for children. for 2,400 people. The hous- It also includes a mosque, a camp in Bar Elias, a town says PHCC. If, however, not mean the person has Shamarin in northern Alep- The ‘Competitors Vil- ing units were allocated to medical center, a two-story in the Bekaa Governorate, the results reflect certain cancer. It means they require lage’, situated in Azaz, families, whose homes were school, shops, an adminis- Lebanon. abnormality, the person will further tests. Therefore, receive a call for a follow-up they are referred to HMC. appointment with PHCC This will help to determine doctors. The doctor will then whether the exam is normal refer them to Hamad Medi- and is no cause for alarm. cal Corporation (HMC) for Always remember that early further tests. detection saves lives.” To keep bowel cancer at Patients can get screened bay, PHCC recommends that at any of the three screening all men and women aged suites at Al Wakra, Leabaib 50 to 74 get screened every and Rawdat Al Khail Health year, even if they show no Centres. To know more symptoms of it. about breast and bowel The Screen For Life pro- cancer symptoms, screening gramme has a dedicated call tests or to book an appoint- centre, which calls people in ment for screening, call the these age groups and invite dedicated call centre on them to screening. However, 8001112.

Ooredoo celebrates a decade of ‘Nojoom’ ICBF’s free medical camp for TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK rate Communications at Oore- DOHA doo, said: “We’re delighted to fishermen, workers tomorrow be celebrating ten years of our OOREDOO on Wednesday incredibly popular reward TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK said it was celebrating the 10th programme, Nojoom. Since DOHA anniversary of its popular No- we launched the programme, joom loyalty programme this it’s been a huge priority for us INDIAN Community Benevo- month with some exciting of- to ensure our customers are lent Forum (ICBF) will organ- fers and promotions. generously rewarded for their ise its 38th free medical camp, In order to take part in the loyalty to us; complete cus- especially for fishermen and celebrations and take advan- tomer satisfaction is our mis- workers, in association with tage of the deals and offers, sion, and we’re proud of both the Ministry of Public Health customers will need to make our products and services and (MoPH), at the Aster Medi- sure they have the latest ver- of this amazing reward pro- cal Centre, Al Khor, on Friday sion of the easy-to-use, effi- gramme that ensures custom- from 7:30am to 11:30am. cient Ooredoo app installed three Nojoom partners par- with prizes up to 1 million ers get great rewards for using The camp will be support- on their smartphone. ticipating on each day. Part- Nojoom points and gifts from these products and services. ed by Qatar Tamizhar Sangam unteer for the medical camp. fishermen/workers’ concerns The telecommunications ners are: Edible Arrangement, Nojoom partner Edible Ar- We hope everyone enjoys the (QTS). Wellcare group will be provid- and queries. leader confirmed that custom- Kulud Pharmacy and Village rangements. celebrations as much as we The camp aimed at extend- ing pharmaceutical support. ICBF regularly conducts ers could expect some gener- Markets. Every partner will be All customers needed to do will.” ing medical assistance to fish- The camp will be inaugu- free medical camps aimed at ous offers and promotions, in- offering special discounts on to enter is to create the num- Customers who do not al- ermen community in Al-Khor rated by Ambassador of India providing free medical assis- cluding, 1,000 Nojoom points their products,” Ooredoo said ber 10 in artwork and share it ready have the Ooredoo app area. to Qatar H E P Kumaran. tance to workers/labourers for walking 10,000 steps, ex- in a statement. on Instagram tagging Oore- can download it from the App On the spot registrations As an added benefit to at- from various labour camps citing virtual commerce offers “As part of the celebra- doo and using the hashtag Store and Google Play, and will be accepted on the camp tendees, Indian Embassy Help and companies in Doha and “Scan and Get!”. tions, we had also launched #Nojoom10Anniversary. those with an earlier version day. Team of dedicated doc- Desk and the Labour section Industrial Area and thousands “For our virtual commerce a social media competition Manar Khalifa al Murai- of the app will simply need to tors and paramedics from representatives will be present of people have benefited from “Scan and Get” offers, we have that ran until May 30, 2019, khi, Director PR and Corpo- download the latest update. Indian Doctors Club will vol- at the location to attend to the such camps. City Centre Rotana Doha gets Thales to recycle 75% of waste from its offices TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK new specialty chef for Teatro DOHA TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK AS part of its health, safety DOHA and environment objectives for 2019-2023, Thales Group CHEF Chanchai Khumkhrong in Qatar target to recycle 75 has joined City Centre Rotana percent of its wastes, as well Doha, one of the leading hos- as to eliminate the single-use pitality properties in town, as of plastic in the offices by the a specialty chef at its award- end of 2019. winning Teatro restaurant. In line with the group’s He brings with him 18 objectives and commitment, years of experience in Asian employees from all Thales cuisine acquired from several projects in Qatar came togeth- countries and well-known in- er to perform a beach clean- ternational brands in the hos- up activity on April 27 at Al pitality industry. Wakra Public Beach, under Chef Chanchai started his Chef Chanchai Khumkhrong the patronage of the Ministry career as cook helper in 1999 of Municipality and Environ- in his home country Thailand, Rotana Doha, where he will be restaurant. We promise our ment. which was his starting point a specialty chef on Teatro’s wide guests with the best bespoke This was planned in con- in the Asian cuisines and later array of tasteful selections. dining choices due to our com- junction with Earth Day. One ing environment awareness to dominately made of discarded Frederic Sallet, Coun- became his specialty and ex- Martin Kendall, General mitment in providing the finest of the key themes of the day the children. plastic. try Director of Thales, who cellence. Manager of City Centre Rotana authentic culinary offerings.” this year was to educate peo- The ministry was repre- At the end of the morn- chaired the event, said, “En- He later worked in vari- Doha, said, “It is a great hon- Chef Khumkhrong said, “I ple regarding the misuse and sented by Officer Fowaaz Al ing, all attendees recorded a vironment is the key for our ous prestigious hotel brands our for our hotel to welcome am delighted to join the City disposal of plastic and the im- Saada in the cleanup drive. personal commitment on a future. This beach-clean up around the globe such as Accor, such a talented chef who is re- Centre Rotana family. My pact it has on the marine envi- Approximately 85 bags of banner about how they would should be complemented Movenpick, Dusit, Marriott, ally enthusiastic about putting work here will be an important ronment. waste totalling over 200 kilo- contribute to improve the by our daily actions to keep Hilton, Millennium and others his knowledge and creativity stage in my life, and a chal- Family members also par- grams were collected and re- environment at a personal the planet safe for our chil- and finally joined City Centre to our award-winning Teatro lenge at the same time.” ticipated to the event, bring- moved from the beach, pre- level. dren.” 04 Thursday, June 13, 2019 Reports by Ashraf Siddiqui For events and press releases email Slice of the West [email protected] or call (974) 4000 2222 Russian expats celebrate National Day with traditional fervour, colourful attires The Russian envoy announced that in view of the growing interest of Qataris in the Russian culture and language, they are planning to open a Center for Russian Culture as well a Russian-Qatari International School in Doha

HE Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Qatar HE Noor Mo- hammad Khulouf has lauded the strong ties betweenT Russia and Qatar and said that the bilateral relations have reached a new high. He was ad- dressing a gala reception hosted by him to celebrate the National Day of Russia, at the Hotel Ritz Carlton Doha, recently. The dignitaries pre- sent on the occasion included Min- ister of Justice and Acting Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs HE Dr Issa bin Saad Al Jafali Al Nuaimi, Minister of Transport and Com- munications HE Jassim Bin Saif Al Sulaiti, Sheikh Ali Bin Abdullah Al Thani, HE Ambassador Ibrahim Fakhroo, Director of Protocol at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and diplomats, aside from guests and members of the Russian commu- nity in Qatar. The Russian envoy said the strong ties between the two coun- tries were primarily due to the estab- lished relationship of trust between President Vladimir Putin and the Amir His Highness Sheikh Tamim Dignitaries cut a cake to mark the celebrations. Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Qatar HE Noor Mohammad Khulouf bin Hamad Al Thani. “The heads of our states maintain would open new horizons for invest- constant contact on the entire spec- ment and economic cooperation be- trum of the bilateral, regional and in- tween the two countries. ternational agenda. In particular, His “We attach great importance to Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad strengthening our cooperation in the Al Thani visited Russia twice in 2018, cultural and humanitarian spheres,” where His Highness met with His Ex- he said, while lauding the successful cellency Vladimir Putin and also took hosting of the cross-cultural Year of part in the Football World Cup events Russia and Qatar in 2018, which al- in Russia,” he said. lowed Russian and Qatari citizens The Russian ambassador said to explore and share culture and art that in order to maintain political from the two countries. dialogue and further develop the “We’ll continue our cooperation bilateral cooperation, a visit by His with the Qatari colleagues in the cul- Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad tural sphere. We’ll continue to ac- Al Thani to Russia is being planned in quaint our people with this friendly the autumn of 2019. country. The cultural sphere has huge He said the comprehensive co- potential for strengthening our bilat- operation between the two countries eral cooperation,” he added. in various areas, including trade and The Russian envoy also an- economy, is evident the from high nounced that in view of the grow- level of the regular visits from both ing interest of Qataris in the Rus- sides such as the visit by Russian sian culture and language, they are Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sergey planning to open a Russian-Qatari V. Lavrov to Qatar in April this year. International School in Doha, as He said the meeting between well as a Center for Russian Cul- Deputy Prime Minister and Minister ture. “In short, the multifaceted of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mo- cooperation between the Russian hammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani Federation and the State of Qatar is and the Russian Minister of Foreign actively developing for the benefit Affairs HE Sergey Lavrov, on the of our people,” he added. sidelines of the St. Petersburg Inter- The envoy also thanked the spon- national Economic Forum on June sors of the Russian National Day 6-8, touched on international and Guests with the wife of HE Noor Mohammad Khulouf at the event. celebrations, particularly Russian regional affairs. “Moscow and Doha companies Gazprom and Rosneft in seek a common goal to establish amounted to $80 million. However, culture, sports, innovation, educa- imposed on Qatar by some of its financial and economic platform. Qatar, and the management of Ritz- peace and stability in the region and there are real opportunities for the tion and exchange of experience neighbouring countries. He said there are several other Carlton Hotel, for their valuable sup- around the world,” he said. two countries to increase the trade in preparation for the FIFA World He said Qatar is the largest inves- areas under consideration where the port for the event. Talking about the economic and volume to $500 million by 2020, Cup in 2022. tor in the Russian economy among countries can join hands including Earlier, marking the start of the trade ties, the Russian envoy said the envoy noted. The envoy said steps are being the GCC countries. The joint work of infrastructure, agriculture, health- grand Russian National Day celebra- the volume of trade between the two Russia and Qatar have fruit- taken to ensure exports of Rus- the Russian Direct Investment Fund care, real estate, and oil and gas. tions, a five-member team of Doha countries is steadily increasing. In ful cooperation in the fields as sian agricultural products to Qatar (RDIF) and the Qatar Investment He said the participation of the Philharmonic Orchestra played the 2018, the trade volume increased energy, investment, construction, to strengthen the country’s food Authority (QIA) has been estab- Qatari delegation in the St. Peters- national anthems of the State of Qatar by 7.4% compared with 2017 and industry, agriculture, tourism, security in view of the blockade lished within the framework of joint burg International Economic Forum and the Russian Federation. ‘Dominic Republic to hold political consultations with Qatar in July’ HE governments of the tary general of the Ministry of Qatar Airways in the region so The ambassador further Dominican Republic and Foreign Affairs. In response, they can originate flights from said there was a possibly of TQatar will be holding po- our ministry of foreign affairs We expect that the my country into other coun- starting Qatar Airways cargo litical consultations in July to is sending a vice minister.” Dominic Republic tries in the region.” flights to and from Dominic discuss bilateral relations and He added: “There will be becomes a hub for Qatar The ambassador said he Republic. “I see a great poten- the prospects of strengthening two major elements In the Airways in the region so sees the upcoming consulta- tial for Dominic products in the economic ties. agenda – exchange of views tion meeting as a big stepping Qatari market – for example, This was revealed to Qatar on the political situation do- they can originate flights stone in the bilateral relations avocados and mangoes. Tribune by the Ambassador mestically and regionally for from my country into other between the two countries. HE Dr. Federico Alberto of Dominican Republic to Qa- both countries, and a whole countries in the region Talking about the efforts Camilo has served as his coun- tar HE Dr Federico Alberto list of pending agreements. to start the Qatar Airways try’s envoy to the World Trade Camilo, during an exclusive We hope that after these con- operation from the Dominic Organization at Geneva. He interview recently. sultations, we’ll be able to sign Republic, the ambassador then served as ambassador The ambassador said: “It these agreements in September cooperate in higher education, said: “Actually, it is a busi- to European Union, covering has been confirmed by the when we have the ministerial health, culture, and implemen- ness decision. Technically, a countries like Belgium and government of Qatar that level meeting. We are talking tation of the open sky agree- flight to Dominic Republic is Poland. Later he served as the there will be a political con- about a key set of agreements ment that we already have.” going to take less time that a representative to the United sultation during the month that are going to be the bedrock The ambassador said these direct flight to Miami in the Nations before taking over as of July. My government will of our solid bilateral relations. agreements will help realise the US. There is sufficient volume the ambassador to the United be sending a delegation. The It includes an agreement to vision of HH the Amir of Qatar. to justify such a flight. Howev- Kingdom where he stayed for hosts for the bilateral consul- promote and protect bilateral “We expect that the Dominic er, it requires a proper study. over seven long years before HE Dr Federico Alberto Camilo tation is going to be the secre- investments, agreements to Republic becomes a hub for This clearly is a possibility.” coming to Qatar. Nation Thursday, June 13, 2019 05 QU Faculty wins Poster Award at QU Foundation English programme medical education research forum Dr Alla El Awaisi’s presentation was on ‘Exploring healthcare facilitators’ perceptions achieves 10-year re-accreditation in delivering inter-professional activities in Qatar: a qualitative study’ TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA QATAR University’s (QU) Foundation Programme (FP) A faculty member from Qatar at the Deanship of General University College of Pharma- Studies celebrated the 10-year cy (CPH) has won the second re-accreditation of its Founda- place in the Poster Award at tion Programme Department the Inaugural Medical Educa- of English (FPDE) in the pres- tion Research Forum, which ence of Dean of General Stud- was recently organised by ies Professor Ibrahim al Kaabi, Weill Cornel Medicine- Qatar. Director of the Foundation Pro- CPH Assistant Dean gramme Dr Hezam al Awah, for Student Affairs and QU FP faculty and administrative Health Chair for Inter-profes- staff. standards to ensure the quality dents for bachelor degrees that istration, student services and sional Education Committee The re-accreditation was of learning outcomes.” include sports science, second- educational facilities at Qatar Dr. Alla El Awaisi presented granted by the American Com- FP Associate Director for ary education, medicine, phar- University. a poster presentation enti- mission on English Language Academic Affairs Dr Nadeem macy, in addition to science The initial accreditation tled, “Exploring healthcare Accreditation (CEA). Hashem said, “This re-accred- and engineering through the had been granted in 2010 facilitators’ perceptions in Dr Awah said, “The re-ac- itation by CEA indicates the medium of English.” before the restructure of the delivering inter-professional creditation of the Foundation high-quality educational stand- Dr Mohammad Manasreh, English in 2012 into a one- activities in Qatar: a qualita- CPH Assistant Dean for Student Affairs Dr. Alla El Awaisi English Programme endorses ards of the programme offered head of FPDE, reiterated that it academic-year programme. tive study”. the credibility of the FPDE and at Qatar University and empha- had taken painstaking efforts to As a result, CEA conducted This study aimed to ex- ing the professional develop- hance collaborative practice it indicates the quality of its sises the professionalism of the bring the programme up to the a new comprehensive self- plore facilitators’ perceptions ment of its faculty which is in and patient cantered care in courses. We are proud of this Foundation Programme man- level of the CEA standards. study and a site visit of the and experiences in delivering alignment with Qatar Nation- Qatar. I am very grateful to achievement, which was the agement and efforts of faculty He added that the CEA new structure where FPDE IPE in Qatar, and to iden- al Vision for human develop- my project supervisors for fruit of the tremendous efforts and staff in meeting the inter- standards cover not only mun- and English courses were tify the enablers and barriers ment.” their continuous support and of the FP Accreditation Com- national standards. dane areas such as curriculum, subsequently granted a sec- faced during the implementa- Dr Alla El Awaisi said: guidance as well as the College mittee for successfully com- “The FP English courses faculty qualifications and test- ond term of re-accreditation tion of IPE. Knowledge, skills, “Faculty IPE development of Pharmacy for giving me this plying with the international prepare Qatar University stu- ing but also planning, admin- for five years in 2013. and previous exposure to IPE and facilitator training with great research opportunity.” were perceived to enable stu- effective preparation and ori- The inaugural Medical dent and facilitator participa- entation are critical for effec- Education Research Forum tion. Whereas, hierarchy and tive implementation of IPE. drew participation of a large workload were viewed as bar- Overall, facilitators valued number of healthcare faculty Tamuq students volunteer to build eco-bungalow in Laos riers. IPE in preparing students for and professionals across Qa- The project was conduct- collaborative practice. How- tar and provided a venue for TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK the Qatar Animal Welfare So- ed with QU PharmD gradu- ever, the findings reinforced knowledge transfer and show- DOHA ciety. ate Saba Sheikh Ali, QU BSc the necessity of having facili- casing evolutionary pedagogi- In Laos, the participants graduate Aya Abu-Nada dur- tator training and debriefing cal innovations in teaching EIGHTEEN engineering stu- also developed their own soft ing their final year of studies. sessions to ensure facilitators and learning across the medi- dents of Texas A&M at Qatar skills by staying with homes- The research was under the are competent and confident. cal education. spent nine days this summer tays, learning some of the lo- supervision of Dr El Awaisi The findings can inform the Dr El Awaisi also delivered volunteering in Laos as part cal language, visiting religious with QU CPH Associate Pro- development of quality and an oral presentation entitled of the annual Aggie Service- sites and participating in writ- fessor Dr Ahmed Awaisu& QU sustainable IPE activities in Transforming Interprofes- Learning Experience. ten and verbal reflections. CPH clinical lecturer Dr Dan- the future.” sionalism in Qatar- Lessons The programme gives It’s a programme — rooted iel Rainkie as co-supervisors. Saba Sheikh Ali said: “I’m Learned from the Interprofes- students the opportunity to in the Aggie core value of self- Dr Mohammad Diab, very happy that our research sional Education Committee practice their engineering less service and promoting CPH Dean, said: “The award poster won the award at this Experience (2014-2018). skills as they worked with bricks to build a wall. or used. Even before the trip, intercultural communication highly reflects on the quality important medical education The aim of this presenta- local villagers to build an What makes the pro- the group participated in vari- — to provide students volun- and skills of our faculty, be- forum. This project will be tion was to describe the com- eco-bungalow with all prof- gramme distinct is that each ous service activities in Doha, teering opportunities, which ing able to compete nationally valuable in improving Inter- mittee approach of IPE inte- its going to the village once year a community with an including hosting a blood at the same time helps stu- and internationally and har- professional Education (IPE) gration and reflect on lessons completed. They cut straws, expressed need is empowered drive, participating in an au- dents grow as individuals and vest awards. It also reflects on among healthcare colleges, learnt from the four years of sifted sand, made mud bricks by the volunteer work done by tism walk, organising beach learn through real-life experi- the College focus in support- which will consequently en- experience. and plastered and shaved the the students and not exploited clean-ups and volunteering at ences. 06 Thursday, June 13, 2019

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

Midwestern Farmers And Other Victims Of Trump’s Tariffs Why Are The Western

Trump’s threat to impose tariffs on Mexico as a tactic to bring pressure on the US’s neighbour to stop illegal Middle Classes So Angry? migration is counterproductive as the trade and industry in the Midwest will bear the brunt of his action It’s a revolt against the elites who have prospered at the expense of HEN the Trump administration export market, buying nearly $10 billion middle classes, it’s an anger against illegal immigration and signed the United States-Mexico- worth of goods in 2017 — up from less than Canada Agreement to replace NAF- $1.7 billion in 1994, the year that NAFTA unfair trade that elites have supported in their interests WTA, Illinois farmers cheered. The Il- eliminated most tariffs. Some 200,000 linois Farm Bureau said it was “extremely jobs in Illinois are tied to trade with Mexi- VICTOR DAVIS HANSON pleased” with this “important and timely co. Two of iconic manufacturers, Caterpil- TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE step in the right direction.” In a phone lar and John Deere, have operations there. session with US Rep Robin Kelly, Steve The tariffs would be a blow to them and HAT is going on with the unend- Fourez, a district director for the IFB, other companies. Auto plants, of which the ing Brexit drama, the aftershocks urged her to support it, arguing, “It’s really Midwest has many, would have to cope of Donald Trump’s election and important that we get some of these trade with harmful disruptions in their supply the ‘yellow vests’ protests in issues squared away.” Squared away, alas, chains. The US Chamber of Commerce WFrance? What drives the grow- is exactly what the trade issues are not at says the higher tariffs could amount to ing estrangement of southern and eastern the moment. In the midst a tax increase of $17 bil- Europe from the European Union estab- of a raging dispute with lion on US businesses and lishment? What fuels the anti-EU themes China, President Donald Some 200,000 jobs in Illinois households. of recent European elections and the stun- Trump has turned his are tied to trade with Mexico. Prospects for the USM- ning recent Australian re-election of con- ire back toward Mexico. Two of iconic manufacturers, CA have also dimmed. “If servatives? Put simply, the middle classes Trump is threatening to Caterpillar and John Deere, the president goes through are revolting against Western managerial impose tariffs of 5 percent with this, I’m afraid pro- elites. The latter group includes profes- on all goods from Mexico have operations there gress to get this trade sional politicians, entrenched bureaucrats, unless the government agreement across the fin- condescending academics, corporate pho- stops illegal migration across our southern ish line will be stifled,” Senator Joni Ernst nies and propagandistic journalists. border. The duties would rise by another 5 of Iowa lamented. Senate Finance Com- What are the popular gripes against percentage points each month, maxing out mittee Chairman Charles Grassley said them? One, illegal immigration and open at 25 percent in October. the tariffs would “seriously jeopardise” borders have led to chaos. Lax immigra- As for trade, few still believe in “free” Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mc- the chances that Congress will approve the tion policies have taxed social services The middle classes are revolting trade when it remains so unfair. Why Connell says Republicans don’t support a deal. He urged the president to use other and fuelled multicultural identity politics, against Western managerial elites. The didn’t elites extend to China their same new tariff on Mexican imports. Mexican of- tools to persuade Mexico to help with bor- often to the benefit of boutique leftist po- latter group includes professional poli- tough-love lectures about global warm- ficials hold discussions with Vice President der crisis. litical agendas. ticians, entrenched bureaucrats, con- ing, or about breaking the rules of trade, Mike Pence and others to try to negotiate a Maybe this latest gambit will force the Two, globalisation enriched the cos- copyrights and patents? The middle truce. There was no early readout on their Mexican government to crack down on mopolitan elites who found worldwide descending academics, corporate pho- classes became nauseated by the constant discussions. the flow of migrants from Central Ameri- markets for their various services. New nies and propagandistic journalists elite trashing of their culture, history and If Trump were to carry out his threat, ca through its territory on the way to the global markets and commerce meant traditions, including the tearing down of it would be bad news for the Midwest and United States. Maybe Trump will decide Western nations outsourced, offshored matched by a cutback in second and third statues, the Trotskyizing of past heroes, Illinois in two major ways. The first is that not to impose the tariffs in the end. In that and ignored their own industries and homes, overseas vacations, luxury cars, the renaming of public buildings and it would disrupt supply chains and markets case, the damage could be modest and the manufacturing (or anything dependent private jets and high-tech appurtenances. streets, and, for some, the tired and empty that companies in Illinois depend on, while benefits might make up for it. But given on muscular labor that could be replaced In education, government directives whining about “white privilege.” raising prices for producers and consum- Trump’s penchant for raising barriers to by cheaper workers abroad). and academic hectoring about admissions If Western nations were really so bad, ers on goods from Mexico. The second is trade with a wide range of countries, we Three, unelected bureaucrats mul- quotas and ideological indoctrination like- and so flawed at their founding, why were that it could be fatal to the USMCA, which fear the president simply doesn’t grasp the tiplied and vastly increased their power wise targeted the middle classes but not the millions of non-Westerners risking their would be a boon to those same consumers value of free trade for people on both sides over private citizens. The targeted middle elite. The micromanagers of Western pub- lives to reach Western soil? How was it and producers but requires the approval of of the border. If he stays on this path, Mid- classes lacked the resources to fight back lic schools and universities often preferred that elites themselves had made so much Congress. westerners are not the only ones who will against the royal armies of tenured regu- private academies and rigorous traditional money, had gained so much influence, Mexico is the state’s second biggest come to regret it. lators, planners, auditors, inspectors and training for own children. Elites relied on and had enjoyed such material bounty adjustors who could not be fired and were old-boy networks to get their own kids into and leisure from such a supposedly toxic never accountable. colleges. Diversity administrators multi- system — benefits that they were unwill- Four, the new global media reached plied at universities while indebted students ing to give up despite their tired moralis- billions and indoctrinated rather than borrowed more money to pay for them. ing about selfishness and privilege? In the reported. In matters of immigration, the story next few years, expect more grassroots Five, academia became politicised as was much the same. Western elites en- demands for the restoration of the value a shrill agent of cultural transformation couraged the migration of indigent, un- of citizenship. There will be fewer middle- rather than focusing on education — while skilled and often poorly educated foreign class apologies for patriotism and nation- charging more for less learning. nationals who would ensure that gov- alism. The non-elite will become angrier Six, utopian social planning increased ernment social programmes — and the about illegal immigration, demanding a housing, energy and transportation costs. power of the elites themselves — grew. return to the idea of measured, merito- One common gripe framed all these The champions of open borders made cratic, diverse and legal immigration. diverse issues: The wealthy had the means sure that such influxes did not materially Because elites have no answers to pop- and influence not to be bothered by higher affect their own neighbourhoods, schools ular furore, the anger directed at them will taxes and fees or to avoid them altogether. and privileged way of life. only increase until they give up — or final- Not so much the middle classes, who lacked Elites masked their hypocrisy by ly succeed in their grand agenda of a non- the clout of the virtue-signalling rich and virtue-signalling their disdain for the democratic, all-powerful Orwellian state. the romance of the distant poor. In other supposedly xenophobic, racist or nativ- words, elites never suffered the firsthand ist middle classes. Yet the non-elite have (Victor Davis Hanson is a clas- consequences of their own ideological fiats. experienced firsthand the impact on social sicist and historian at the Hoover Green policies were aimed at rais- programmes, schools and safety from sud- Institution, Stanford University ing fees on, and restricting the use of, den, massive and often illegal immigra- and the author, most recently, of carbon-based fuels. But proposed green tion from Latin America, the Middle East, ‘The Father of Us All: War and (Tribune News Service) belt-tightening among hoi polloi was not Africa and Asia into their communities. History, Ancient and Modern’. Missing Link In Northeast Asia’s Air Pollution Fight North Korea is top contributor of fine dust in the region, yetremains reluctant to take part in efforts to combat the problem

JIHYUN CHA AND TAEHEON LEE er for Disease Control and Prevention, fine Quality in South Korea is working to real- the entire region of Northeast Asia. This TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE dust severely increases the possibility of Fine dust is an extremely small parti- ise a visit to China to discuss further ac- crisis calls for multilateral engagement ischemic heart disease and stroke. cle that easily penetrates the respirato- tions in coping with the challenge. from neighbouring countries and should CCORDING to the WHO, 89 North Despite the problem’s gravity, simple ry tract and damages the system There is gradual progress in the Min- start with the sharing of data and aca- Koreans in every 100,000 died preventative efforts such as mask wearing through direct contact with the skin, istry of Environment’s plans to cooperate demic exercises. Identifying and analys- from ambient air pollution in 2016. are still not common among North Kore- eyes, nose, or throat. Its diameter is a with China in order to minimise the influ- ing is the first step to addressing a prob- AChina’s rapid industrialisation and an citizens. State media does not provide ence of fine dust from foreign countries. It is lem. Without the disclosure of fine dust North Korea’s ageing domestic thermo- enough information regarding fine dust. fifth of the thickness of the human hair expected that the accuracy of forecasting on data, at least to Beijing and Seoul, there electric power plants are mainly responsi- A majority of the population lacks knowl- fine dust will be improved through the full- is no foundation for cooperation. This, ble for this health threat. Forest degrada- edge about the dangers and the protective policy decisions, and an advanced alert scale operation of early warning systems. along with minimising the consequences tion is another contributing factor. In Asia, measures that they can take. system. It also enables more effective and While efforts are being made to discuss of air pollution, would have another posi- North Korea has become the country with As with many environmental issues, accurate preventive measures. Although concerted efforts and measures to reduce tive outcome. Amid sanctions levelled on the third fastest rate of degradation. From the problem is horizontal, affecting neigh- not binding, numerous agreements are fine dust, more specific, long-term solu- Pyongyang, this effort is a way to offer in- 1990 to 2015, North Korea lost the highest bouring countries such as China and South being signed and cooperation centres are tions and ongoing cooperation are needed. direct humanitarian relief to North Korean percentage of its forest in East Asia. Korea. All three countries suffer from mas- conducting researches on the issue. Joint response cooperation with China has residents. Such cooperation also could act North Korea has taken very few steps sive smog with fine particles. South Korea The two countries continue to great significance as the starting point. as a stepping stone for closing the technol- to mitigate this issue despite its vulnerabil- had the worst air quality among the 35 strengthen cooperation. South Korea and In contrast to the policies that China ogy gap among the countries. Lastly, the ity. This vacuum of effective countermeas- OECD member countries in 2017 and a China have held a number of ministerial- and South Korea are pursuing, there is nei- increase in constructive communication ures exposes the North Korean population study shows that the negative effect of air and working-level talks to boost coopera- ther a well-established air pollution policy among the three countries will be the most to the serious dangers of fine dust. pollution in China costs about $38 billion tion to minimise the damage. According nor the ability to precisely measure air important diplomatic victory for the inter- Fine dust is an extremely small particle annually. Beijing and Seoul, however, are to the South Korean Ministry of Environ- pollution in North Korea. North Korea re- national community. that easily penetrates the respiratory tract making efforts to counter the situation. ment, South Korea and China will consult mains reluctant to make data on fine dust and damages the system through direct As a result of several talks, there are with each other on ways to jointly imple- public, while other nations are already far (Jihyun Cha is an Asan Academy contact with the skin, eyes, nose, or throat. projects already in process. Real-time air ment emergency mitigation measures and ahead, cooperating to identify the disaster. Young Fellow and a student at Yon- Its diameter, usually smaller than 10 mi- quality data from 38 cities in China and promote an artificial rainfall technology It is critical that North Korea become sei University. Taeheon Lee is an crometers, is a fifth of the thickness of the South Korea is directly shared. This infor- exchange. Such efforts are continuing, as part of the comprehensive efforts to com- Asan Academy Young Fellow and a human hair. According to the Korea Cent- mation is used for joint academic research, the National Council on Climate and Air bat the fine dust problem, which affects student at Kyung Hee University.)

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Syria says Israel strikes strategic hilltop near Golan, causing damage Shops reopen as Sudan generals, protesters agree to talk

REUTERS to comment on the incident. AFP lomatic efforts to resolve the an AFP correspondent who CAIRO They have acknowledged KHARTOUM UN rights experts call for standoff were expected to get a toured parts of the capital saw past strikes in Syria targeting boost from a visit by a top US buses waiting for passengers ISRAEL carried out a missile what they said were deploy- SHOPS began to reopen in probe into Sudan ‘abyss’ official who was due to meet at their stations, while shops attack on a strategic hill in Syr- ments or arms transfers by Sudan’s capital on Wednesday with the two sides. in some districts opened. ia overlooking a frontier zone Iranian and Lebanese Hez- after demonstrators called off GENEVA: UN rights experts called Wednesday for the Human Rights The slow return to normal- The main gold market in between the countries early on bollah forces helping Damas- a nationwide civil disobedi- Council to set up a probe into possible violations committed by Su- ity came after an Ethiopian central Khartoum remained Wednesday, the Syrian state cus beat back rebels. ence campaign and agreed dan’s security forces against “peaceful protesters”. Sudan is “sliding envoy of Abiy announced that shut, and many residents still news agency SANA said. Israeli media said Hezbol- to new talks, though many into a human rights abyss,” a group of five United Nations experts said the protest leaders and the preferred to remain indoors It said damage was lah was suspected of having residents remained indoors in a joint statement. The experts called for an “independent investiga- ruling military council had given the heavy deployment caused to Tal al-Hara, in the positioned surveillance equip- following last week’s deadly tion” to be set up by the UN Human Rights Council, which opens a new agreed to resume talks and of security forces across the Daraa governorate near the ment on Tal al-Hara. crackdown. session on June 24. The signatories of the statement include Aristide that a three-day civil disobedi- capital. occupied Golan Heights, and “We are denying the ene- The breakthrough in the Nononsi, who focuses on human rights in Sudan, as well as the spe- ence campaign was ending. “I’m still staying at my that Syrian air defences shot my capabilities in advance,” standoff between the military cial rapporteur on the right to peaceful assembly. (AFP) The negotiations collapsed home because I’m worried down several missiles. Israel Israeli Prime Minister Ben- rulers who toppled veteran last month because the two about the presence of secu- used “electronic warfare” to jamin Netanyahu said in a leader Omar al-Bashir and Ahmed. The United Nations by the June 3 crackdown on sides disagreed about wheth- rity forces carrying guns on disrupt radars during the at- speech on Wednesday, in protesters demanding civilian Security Council called on the a sit-in outside the military er a civilian or soldier should the streets,” said Samar Ba- tack, SANA added. an apparent allusion to such rule followed mediation led by generals and protest leaders headquarters in Khartoum head a new governing body. shir, an employee in a pri- Israeli officials declined operations in Syria. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy to resolve the crisis triggered that killed dozens. Global dip- On Wednesday morning vate company.

News in brief Iran to ask Japan’s Kenyans protest bid Yemen’s Houthis strike Abe to mediate over to build East Africa’s first coal plant US oil sanctions NAIROBI: Scores of Kenyans on Wednesday protested REUTERS the United States. “Mr. Abe can against a project to build a Saudi airport, coalition DUBAI be a great mediator to facilitate coal power station near the that (easing of oil sanctions)... Lamu archipelago, a popular IRAN will ask Japan to me- Japan has always respected tourist spot that includes a diate between Tehran and Iran, and Mr. Abe can play a UNESCO World Heritage site Washington to ease oil sanc- very constructive role to calm and boasts vibrant marine tions imposed by the United the ongoing tension that can life. The power station, which vows to retaliate firmly States, Iranian officials said on harm the (Middle East) region,” has been in the planning Wednesday, as Japanese Prime said another Iranian official, stages for about six years, Minister Shinzo Abe arrived in who asked not to be named. has faced fierce resistance the country for a two-day visit. Strains between Washington from activists and local com- Abe, the first Japanese munities, and the National leader to visit Iran since its 1979 Environmental Tribunal is to Islamic Revolution, landed in rule on June 24 on the fate Tehran as a brewing confronta- of the project. A group of tion between Iran and the Unit- about 200 protesters carry- ed States stokes fear of another ing black coffins emblazoned military conflict in the crisis- with white skulls, as well as ridden Middle East. a miniature chimney spew- “Japan can help in easing ing smoke, marched through the ongoing tension between Nairobi on Wednesday. (AFP) Iran and America... As a good- will gesture, America should ei- S African president ther lift the unjust oil sanctions under investigation or extend the waivers or sus- over graft allegations pend them,” a senior Iranian Iranian President Hassan Rou- official said. hani welcomes Japanese Prime JOHANNESBURG: The Iranian state TV broadcast Minister Shinzo Abe, in Tehran, South African President live footage of Abe’s arrival, on Wednesday. (AFP) Cyril Ramaphosa is under saying he will later hold talks investigation by the country’s with President Hassan Rouha- and Tehran have sharply in- anti-corruption watchdog over ni and on Thursday will meet creased in recent weeks, a year a $35,000 donation to his the Islamic Republic’s top au- after the United States aban- campaign fund from a com- thority, Supreme Leader Aya- doned a 2015 nuclear agree- pany facing extensive graft tollah Ali Khamenei. ment between Iran and world allegations, the presidency On a four-day visit to Ja- powers to curb Tehran’s nucle- said Wednesday. Ramapho- pan last month, US President ar programme in exchange for sa, who was re-elected last Donald Trump welcomed Abe’s the lifting of sanctions. month, has staked his repu- help in dealing with Iran, high- Washington, calling the tation on fighting corruption lighting what he called the “very nuclear deal flawed and seek- in a nation smarting from the good relationship” between To- ing to push Iran into new ne- graft scandal-tainted tenure kyo and Tehran. gotiations, intensified sanc- of his predecessor Jacob As a US ally that also has tions from the start of May, Zuma. But his party has A sign on the side of a road leads the way to Abha airport in southwestern Saudi Arabia’s mountainous resort, on Wednesday. (AFP) good diplomatic relations ordering all countries and continued to face widerang- with Iran, Japan could be in a firms to halt imports of Irani- ing corruption claims against unique position to mediate be- an oil or be banished from the senior figures and even the Three women and two children were among the 26 wounded, who are tween the Islamic Republic and global financial system. president himself. (AFP) of Saudi, Yemeni and Indian nationalities, says a coalition statement Government cuts Mali Massacre REUTERS on their media channels that of cross-border terrorism...,” toll to 35 killed DUBAI they had fired a cruise missile the coalition’s English-lan- US letter on F-35s not in line at Abha airport, which is about guage statement said. BAMAKO: A massacre at a THE Saudi-led military coali- 200 km (125 miles) north of Evidence indicates Iran’s There was no immediate with spirit of alliance: Turkey village in central Mali that tion vowed to respond firmly the Yemen border and serves Revolutionary Guards Iranian response. A Houthi according to early estimates to a missile attack by Yemeni domestic and regional routes. supplied the Houthis with military spokesman on Tues- REUTERS the Russian S-400 mis- killed 95 people left 35 Houthi forces on a civilian air- “Evidence indicates Iran’s the weapon that targeted day threatened that the group ISTANBUL sile defence system. Akar, dead, the authorities said port in southern Saudi Arabia Revolutionary Guards supplied Abha airport would target every airport in cited by his ministry in a Wednesday, giving a final toll. on Wednesday that wounded the Houthis with the weapon Saudi Arabia and that the com- TURKEY on Wednesday statement, said Ankara was Twenty-four of the dead were 26 people. that targeted Abha airport,” Al Arabiya TV ing days would reveal “big sur- criticised a letter from Wash- working on a response to children, the government The Western-backed, Sun- Saudi-owned Al Arabiya TV prises”. ington on Ankara’s eventual the letter and that it would said in a statement which ni Muslim alliance that has quoted the coalition as saying. The alliance led by Saudi removal from the F-35 fight- be sent to the United States added that six people had been battling the Iran-aligned The Saudi civil aviation body by the Houthis. Saudi Arabia Arabia and the United Arab er jet programme, saying the in the coming days. been detained “following Houthi movement in Yemen told Reuters flight traffic was accused Iran of ordering the at- Emirates intervened in Yemen language used did not suit He added that he was routine checks”. Gunmen said the early-morning strike currently running normally at tack, a charge that Tehran and in 2015 to try to restore the in- the spirit of alliance between set to speak with Shana- late Sunday surrounded the was proof of Iranian support the airport. The Houthi media the Houthi movement deny. ternationally recognised gov- the two NATO allies. han by phone and that they village of Sobane Da, in an for what it called cross-border centre said the strike destroyed The coalition said the strike ernment that was ousted from Writing to Turkish De- would meet in person at a ethnic Dogon enclave, killing terrorism. the control tower. The coalition’s on Abha airport could amount power in the capital Sanaa by fence Minister Hulusi Akar NATO meeting at the end inhabitants and torching A coalition statement said spokesman did not immediately to a war crime and it would the Houthis in late 2014. last week, U.S. acting Sec- of the month. “In the con- homes in a seven-hour a projectile hit the arrivals hall respond to a request for com- take “urgent and timely” meas- The conflict is widely retary of Defense Patrick tacts we will make, whether assault, survivors said. The at Abha airport, causing mate- ment. Reuters could not inde- ures in response. seen in the region as a proxy Shanahan outlined how via mail or a meeting in killings stirred fears of tit-for- rial damage. Three women and pendently verify the claim. “This attack also proves war between Saudi Ara- Turkey would be pulled out person, all topics are on the tat violence in the region, an two children were among the The attack follows an this terrorist militia’s acquisi- bia and Iran. The Houthis of the F-35 programme un- table and we are continu- ethnic patchwork where ten- wounded, who were of Saudi, armed drone strike last month tion of new special weapons; deny being puppets of Iran less Ankara changes course ing to openly and clearly sions have soared. (AFP) Yemeni and Indian nationali- on two oil-pumping stations in the continuation of the Iranian and say their revolution is from its plans to purchase express... our known views. ties, it said. The Houthis said the kingdom that were claimed regime’s support and practice against corruption.

Israel plans to entrench annexation Palestinians urge Egypt, Jordan not to attend US-led conference in Bahrain of East Jerusalem, claims report REUTERS to address the Israeli-Palestin- propriate makeup of an Israeli JERUSALEM: If current demographic trends continue, Jerusalem could RAMALLAH, WEST BANK ian conflict. Palestinian lead- delegation. become a minority-Jewish city as early as 2045, according to a report ers, who are boycotting the “The Palestinian Authority by the Jerusalem and Brussels-based International Crisis Group (ICG) PALESTINIANS urged Egypt meeting, say the still unpub- urges Egypt and Jordan not and to stop this trend Israel may excise Palestinian neighbourhoods and Jordan on Wednesday to lished plan falls short of their to attend the Bahrain confer- located east of its separation barrier, entrenching its de facto annexa- reconsider their attendance at goal of statehood. They pri- ence,” Ibrahim Melhem, a tion of most of occupied East Jerusalem, according to the report. a US-led conference on June marily blame a halt in US aid spokesman for the Palestinian Palestinian-populated areas that are part of the Jerusalem mu- 25-26 in Bahrain, voicing con- and Israeli restrictions for an government said on Facebook nicipality, but beyond the barrier (Kafr Aqab, Shuafat refugee camp/ cern it would weaken any Arab economic crisis in the occupied after US officials announced Anata, al-Sawahra and al-Walaja) may be removed and placed in opposition to Washington’s West Bank and Gaza Strip. the two nations, along with separate Israeli administrative units outside of Jerusalem’s jurisdic- coming peace plan. The participation of Egypt Morocco, would attend. tion after a new coalition government forms following the Knesset The United States has and Jordan at the Bahrain Melhem urged “all broth- election on September 17. For Palestinian inhabitants, the excision billed the gathering as a work- meeting is considered par- Pictures depicting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas are seen in erly and friendly countries would put at risk their status as Israeli residents. shop to boost the Palestinian ticularly important because Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on Wednesday. (REUTERS) to withdraw”, adding that They - like Palestinians in the rest of the occupied West Bank economy as part of a broader they have historically been participation “would carry would be required to obtain permits to enter East Jerusalem or diplomatic effort widely re- key players in Middle East peace treaties with Israel. invited, given discussions be- wrong messages about the Israel. Despite all the extensive construction for Israeli Jews in both ferred to as President Donald peace efforts and are the Israeli and US officials say tween Washington and Bah- unity of the Arab position” West and East Jerusalem. (ALJAZEERA.COM) Trump’s “deal of the century” only Arab states that have Israel has yet to be formally rain over what might be an ap- on rejecting Trump’s plan. 08 Thursday, June 13, 2019 Asia / World China extradition bill Massive evacuations on as cyclone clashes plunge HK Vayu builds fury in India’s Gujarat into historic violence AFP to battle crowds of black-clad HONG KONG demonstrators–most of them Category 1 storm to make landfall on Thursday; about 300,000 people being moved into shelters young people and students– HONG Kong was rocked demanding authorities scrap REUTERS Wednesday by the worst polit- the Beijing-backed law. MUMBAI ical unrest since its handover The scenes echoed the pro- to China, as police fired tear democracy “Umbrella Move- INDIA evacuated hundreds of gas and rubber bullets to dis- ment” of 2014 where protesters thousands of people to shel- perse protesters who tried to calling for greater democratic ters along the coast in its west- storm parliament and blocked rights shut down swathes of ern state of Gujarat as a cy- roads in the financial hub. the city for two months and clone gathering intensity over The violent protests were battled police, but won no con- the Arabian Sea was expected the latest expression of wide- cessions from Beijing. to hit land on Thursday. spread public anger over the This time police appeared Weather officials said Cy- government’s controversial determined not to let protest- clone Vayu, with wind speeds Beijing-backed plan to allow ers hold any ground while equivalent to those of a Cat- extraditions to China. the young demonstrators re- egory 1 hurricane, is set to Clashes broke out hours sponded in kind, hurling pro- cross the coast with sustained after tens of thousands of peo- jectiles including metal poles, wind speeds of 145 kph to 155 ple seized key arteries in the bottles and bricks. kph (90 mph to 96 mph), and morning rush hour and sur- Tear gas sent the crowds could gust as high as 170 kph rounded the city’s parliament, scattering, but riot police con- (106 mph). forcing lawmakers to postpone tinued to fight cat and mouse The state government said a debate on the proposed law. battles with their opponents it had begun moving about Hong Kong Chief Execu- into the evening, pushing 300,000 people from the most tive Carrie Lam, who is cham- them down towards the city’s vulnerable areas into shelters. pioning the law’s passage, commercial centre and bring- “We have started evacua- described the protests as “or- ing it to a standstill. tion in coastal districts today ganised riots” and called for Authorities said 22 people morning,” a Gujarat disaster calm to be restored. were injured, with wounded management official said on “The rioting actions that police and protesters seen be- Wednesday. damage peaceful society, ig- ing carried away. The state’s chief minister, noring law and discipline is Hong Kong has been Vijay Rupani, has asked In- unacceptable for any civilised convulsed by political un- dia’s military and its National societies,” she said in a video rest in recent years as fears Disaster Response Force for statement. surge that Beijing is trying help with rescue and relief Police earlier used tear to stamp on the city’s unique efforts if the cyclone causes gas, rubber bullets and batons freedoms and culture.\ widespread damage and dis- Indian fishermen lift a fishing boat out of the sea as a part of precautionary measures as Cyclone Vayu nears the Gujarat coastline at Veraval ruption. Port, some 400 Kms. from Ahmedabad, on Wednesday. (AFP) The federal home min- ister, Amit Shah, also urged about a week late in arriving at based refinery. “But in case to a port notice. The com- necessary precautions are officials to ensure swift res- Kerala on the southern coast the course changes or inten- pany’s ports also handle oil being put in place.” Nayara toration of utilities such as this year, and much of the sifies, the refinery is ready for and refined products cargo for Energy, owned by a consor- power, telecoms and drink- country has broiled in a sum- any contingency,” he added, Bharat Oman Refineries Ltd, a tium led by Russia’s Ros- ing water if they are disrupt- mer heatwave in recent weeks. declining to be identified as he subsidiary of state-run Bharat neft, said it was monitoring ed by the cyclone. Gujarat is also home to was not authorised to speak to Petroleum Corp Ltd. the situation and also taking The India Meteorological large refineries and sea ports the media. Adani Ports and Special precautionary measures at Department (IMD) warned near the storm’s path. Sikka Ports and Terminals Economic Zone Ltd is prepar- its Gujarat refinery. the cyclone could hold India’s biggest oil refinery, Ltd, which handles crude oil ing to move employees at two In May, Cyclone Fani, up the progress of annual owned by Reliance Industries, and refined products for Re- ports it runs to safer areas, a the equivalent of a Category monsoon rains, as the storm is in Gujarat, though a com- liance Industries Ltd, halted spokesman said. 4 hurricane, killed at least drew rain clouds from over the pany official said the cyclone vessel berthing at a western “Our Mundra and Tuna 34 people on India’s eastern sea. was expected to weaken by the port on Wednesday over a ports will be closest to the coast, destroying houses and Protesters react to a tear gas during a demonstration against a pro- The monsoon was already time it reached the Jamnagar- cyclone warning, according path,” he added. “All the ripping off roofs. posed extradition bill in Hong Kong, China, on Wednesday. (REUTERS)

News 3 CRPF soldiers, one militant killed in Kashmir shootout Modi to avoid Pakistan airspace in brief despite getting permission AFP Amnesty slams detention law in Indian Kashmir (CRPF) said that at least two NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will avoid SRINAGAR car-borne militants attacked flying over Pakistan during an official trip to central Asia on 65 Rohingya found SRINAGAR: Laws in Indian-administered Kashmir allowing imprisonment a foot patrol with automatic Thursday, the foreign ministry said, even though Pakistan has shipwrecked in AT least three paramilitary for up to two years without charge or trial violate national and global weapons, killing three mem- granted overflight access. Pakistan closed its airspace in Feb- Thailand by navy soldiers were killed and justice, Amnesty International said Wednesday. Since an anti-India bers of the force. ruary after a suicide attack by a Pakistan-based militant group an equal number injured Insurgency erupted in the heavily militarised territory three decades He said one attacker was in Indian-controlled Kashmir led to aerial bombing missions on BANGKOK: A group of 65 Wednesday when suspected ago, thousands of people have been detained under the Public Safety killed in retaliatory fire, each other’s soil and a fighter dogfight over Kashmir. Rohingya Muslims have been militants launched an attack Act (PSA). Amnesty said in a new report that the PSA “circumvents the while another managed to Commercial and cargo airlines using Indian airspace have found on a shipwrecked boat on a key highway in Indian- criminal justice system in Jammu and Kashmir to undermine accounta- escape. been forced to take costly and time-consuming detours be- off the coast of southern administered Kashmir, offi- bility, transparency and respect for human rights”. It “violate(s) Indian A senior police official cause they cannot fly over Pakistan. But Pakistan had cleared Thailand, Navy officials said cials said. and international human rights laws” and contributes to inflaming speaking on condition of Modi’s flight to Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan to attend the Shanghai Wednesday as authorities in- Sanjay Sharma, spokes- tensions between the state authorities and locals, said Aakar Patel, anonymity said a local police Cooperation Organisation summit beginning on Thursday, vestigated whether they had man for India’s paramilitary Head of Amnesty International India. The 44-page report analyses officer was also critically in- Indian and Pakistan sources said. (REUTERS) been trafficked. The boat was Central Reserve Police Force cases of 210 detainees between 2012 and 2018. (AFP) jured in the attack. discovered early Tuesday in the Tarutao Marine National Park in southern Thailand, some 400 kilometers (250 miles) from the border Time to stop glorifying money launderers: Imran Police clash with Modi supporters in Kolkata of Myanmar. A Thai Navy spokesman said there were ARYNEWS plunderers of public wealth AFP Police fired tear gas and water rule in West Bengal,” one shout- 31 women and five children ISLAMABAD given such special treatment? KOLKATA cannon to disperse more than ed before being arrested. among the Rohingya on the Time to treat them as crimi- 20,000 BJP demonstrators as The latest protest comes a shipwrecked boat. (AFP) IN his latest tweet on Wednes- nals,” PM Khan said while re- THOUSANDS of supporters of they attempted to march to po- day after police said three po- day, Prime Minister Imran ferring to corrupt politicians. Indian Prime Minister Naren- lice headquarters in Kolkata, the litical activists had been killed Floods affected tens Khan asked nation to “stop Meanwhile, Prime Minis- dra Modi clashed with police state capital. The BJP support- since the weekend -- including of thousand people in glorifying money launderers.” ter Imran Khan announced to Wednesday as they marched ers waved party flags and chant- two BJP members whose bod- central Indonesia Following his yesterday’s establish a high-powered com- in Kolkata to protest against ed Hindu slogans as they went ies were found hanging from crucial announcement to es- mission under his supervision weeks of political violence that through the cramped streets of a tree. A Trinamool member JAKARTA: Heavy rainfall in tablish a high-powered com- to find out facts behind soaring has claimed at least 12 lives. the British colonial-era city. was killed in a bomb attack late parts of central Indonesia in mission to find out facts behind Pakistani PM Imran Khan. of loans to Rs24,000 billion in Modi’s Hindu nationalist Police used batons to clear Monday. Both parities have ac- early June has led to severe soaring of loans to Rs24,000 last 10 years. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) protesters blocking an arterial cused each other of the violence. floodings and landslides, billion in last 10 years, the nation and impoverished the “No one will be able to con- and the Trinamool Congress -- road near their headquarters The BJP, which has tradi- affecting tens of thousands prime minister wrote on Twit- people, and are now seeking tinue corruption in the country which runs West Bengal state -- and arrested six women sup- tionally held sway in the Hindi- people, local authorities ter today that it is time for the refuge behind “democracy”. in future. The country is now have accused each other of insti- porters trying to sneak into the speaking belt in the north, has said Wednesday. The nation to stop glorifying money “No protocol shd [should] be stabilised and I will go after gating weeks of violence during building. “We want an end to been trying hard to pick up sup- national disaster mitigation launderers, who damaged the extended to them. Where are them now.” and since India’s recent election. the Trinamool Congress mis- port in West Bengal. agency said the torrential rains in the provinces of South Sulawesi, South-East Sulawesi, Central Sulawesi and East Kalimantan Encephalitis from lychee Sri Lanka Easter bombers were on state payroll: Muslim MP flooded and carried away buildings. (DPA) fruit kills 31 kids in India AFP police worked closely with the COLOMBO Indian police raid IS cell with links Thowheeth Jama’ath,” Salley Philippines blasts AFP blood. “The health department said, according to a transcript of ‘cowardly Chinese PATNA, INDIA has already issued an advisory THE Islamic extremists be- to Lanka bombing mastermind his remarks. boat’ over sinking for people to take care of their hind Sri Lanka’s deadly Easter NEW DELHI: Indian police raided seven locations in the southern Salley said the former gov- AT least 31 children have died children during the hot summer bombings received funding city of Coimbatore on Wednesday in pursuit of a suspected Islamic ernment of Mahinda Rajapakse MANILA: The Philippines on in northern India in the last when day temperature is above from state intelligence services, State cell with links to the suicide bombers who killed over 250 in office until 2015 funded Wednesday condemned the 10 days from a deadly brain 40 degreed Celsius (104 Fahr- a top Muslim leader told a par- people in Sri Lanka in April, officials said. The National Investigation Thowheeth Jama’ath through “cowardly action” of a suspect- disease believed linked to a enheit),” Singh said. liamentary investigation. Agency (NIA) said it was questioning seven men from Coimbatore, military intelligence, a practice ed Chinese fishing vessel ac- toxic substance found in ly- At least 40 other children The comments by Azath Sal- aged between 26 and 38, on suspicion of propagating Islamic State continued by the new adminis- cused of abandoning a Filipino chee fruit, health officials said complaining of similar symp- ley, who quit last week as gover- ideology to recruit people for carrying out attacks in southern India. tration. Salley said that the fund- fishing crew after a collision in Wednesday. The deaths were toms were being treated at in- nor of Western Province, added “We had recently registered a fresh case against a new ISIS module ing was to spy on other groups. the disputed South China Sea. reported from two hospitals in tensive care units. “We are try- to evidence of massive security in Coimbatore,” an NIA official said, using another name for Islamic Salley also said that a week The boat on Sunday hit a Fili- Bihar state’s Muzaffarpur dis- ing our best to save them,” said failings before the April 21 at- State, explaining Wednesday’s raids during which a number of before the attacks, he met with pino craft anchored near Reed trict, famed for it lush lychee SP Singh, the chief medical of- tacks that killed 258 people. electronic devices were also seized. The main accused in the case, top defence officials to warn Bank -- claimed by both Manila orchards, officials said. ficer of Sri Krishna Medical Col- The bombings were led by Mohammed Azarudeen, had been Facebook friends with Zahran them about the activities of and Beijing -- causing it to sink The children all showed lege and Hospital. Zahran Hashim, a radical who Hashim, NIA said in a statement. (REUTERS) Islamic radicals and impend- and leaving 22 crewmen “to symptoms of Acute Encephalitis The outbreaks of the dis- broke from the Sri Lanka Thow- ing dangers. “If the police had the mercy of the elements”, Syndrome (AES), senior health ease have happened annu- heeth Jama’ath (SLTJ) to form taken action on the informa- said defence secretary Delfin official Ashok Kumar Singh told ally during summer months in an extremist group, the Nation- Select Committee (PSC) that tion against the group. tion I provided at the time, we Lorenzana. (AFP) AFP, adding most had suffered Muzaffarpur and neighbour- al Thowheeth Jama’ath (NTJ). he repeatedly told President “The defence ministry paid would have been able to avoid a sudden loss of glucose in their ing districts since 1995 Salley told the Parliamentary Maithripala Sirisena to take ac- the Thowheeth Jama’ath. The this disaster,” he said. Europe / Americas Thursday, June 13, 2019 09 US companies sued over London’s deadly Grenfell Tower fire Counterfeit medicine a ‘growing threat’: EU study

WASHINGTON: Defects in products made by US companies ignited and fuelled the catastrophic PARIS: Counterfeit medicine is a “growing threat” in Europe, causing serious illness or even death and News 2017 Grenfell Tower fire in London that killed 72 people. costing the pharmaceutical industry billions every year, according to a study published on Wednesday. The 420-page lawsuit says flammable plastic parts in a refrigerator from US appliance Criminal networks are producing an “increasingly diverse range of medicines”, including drugs in brief maker Whirlpool Corp ignited the blaze, and flames were swiftly spread by highly combustible to treat serious illnesses such as cancer, the European Union’s police agency Europol and its Intel- materials in the American-designed insulation and exterior cladding that encased the structure. lectual Property Office (EUIPO) said in a report. Although luxury items are among the most com- In addition to Whirlpool, the suit names as defendants cladding supplier Arconic Inc and monly detected counterfeit goods, professional gangs in Europe are producing an increasing range insulation maker Celotex Corp. (REUTERS) of goods, including food, pesticides and car parts. (AFP) EU warns Britain must pay bill even in ‘no deal’ Brexit ish Prime Minister Theresa Boris Johnson, have said they Under the withdrawal agreement, May and her fellow EU lead- are ready to leave Europe with- May to remain lawmaker after she quits as prime minister ers, Britain would owe the un- out an agreement on that date. LONDON: Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday said she plans to re- UK would owe the EU approximately ion approximately £39 billion This would mean, the EU main a member of the British parliament’s elected main house, the Commons, £39 billion around (€44 billion) (around 44 billion euros). statement said, there would be once she leaves office next month. This sum would cover budg- no transition period next year -- “I will indeed be staying here as I will continue to be the member of parlia- AFP In a statement on prepara- et commitments up through a which officials estimate would ment for my constituency,” May told lawmakers when asked about her plans. BRUSSELS tions for Britain’s departure, transition period at the end of save Britain around 12 billion She dismissed the possibility of remaining prime minister after late July, Brussels said it would not en- next year, but the British par- euros on the bill -- but the bal- when an election process in the ruling Conservatives is scheduled to produce THE European Commission ter talks on future trade until liament has refused to ratify the ance would be outstanding. a new party leader, who will also succeed May as head of the government. warned on Wednesday that London honours “the financial treaty and Brexit has been de- Johnson has suggested that “I gave my word to my party as to what I would do, and I stand by that Britain will have to pay its out- obligations the UK has made layed until October 31. withholding the funds could word,” May said. standing share of the existing as a member state”. May is due to step down give Britain leverage in the di- The party’s lawmakers will hold a series of votes over the next two weeks, EU budget even if it leaves the Under the Brexit with- and some of the challengers to vorce talks, but EU statement starting on Thursday, to narrow the field down to two candidates. The Conserv- union without a withdrawal drawal agreement agreed last replace her, including front- said no such negotiations would atives’ 125,000 party members will then select the new leader. (DPA) agreement. year between outgoing Brit- runner former foreign minister begin if the bill is not honoured.

Trump considers Presidential plane sale sending 2,000 more Trump claims his troops to Poland to help fund migration WASHINGTON: The United States is considering sending 2,000 more troops to Poland, plan, says Mexico US President Donald Trump executive privilege said Wednesday as he hosted REUTERS from the sale of the luxurious Polish President Andrzej Duda MEXICO CITY presidential plane.” Lopez at the White House. Obrador said the price tag He said the additional US MEXICAN President An- of the Boeing 787 Dream- troops would be moved to dres Manuel Lopez Obrador liner used by his predecessor Poland from Germany but cau- said on Wednesday the sale Enrique Pena Nieto would over census fight tioned that the discussions of the former presidential start at $150 million, citing had not been finalised. jet and other aircraft from a United Nations evaluation. “They’re talking about the last government would The plane has been on sale 2,000 troops,” he said. help fund efforts to curb mi- for several months. Trump said Poland also gration under a deal struck As soon as he took of- was offering the US a “world last week with Washington. fice in December, the leftist class base” for its troops, The agreement reached announced plans to sell the adding “this would be a state- on Friday averted escalating plane, whose spacious interi- ment.” Additionally, Trump import tariffs of 5 percent or includes a bedroom and is said Poland was ordering on Mexican goods, which emblazoned with official gov- more than 30 F-35 combat US President Donald Trump ernment seals on the walls aircraft. (AFP) had vowed to impose unless and flat-screen monitors. Mexico did more to contain The jet was acquired in migration via Central Amer- late 2012 for $218 million. ica to the United States. It is on sale along with 60 In return, Mexico has government planes and 70 agreed to toughen up its mi- helicopters. Macron will gration controls, including Lopez Obrador has deploying its National Guard shunned the often luxuri- back Merkel security force to its southern ous trappings of Mexico’s border with Guatemala. wealthy elites, choosing to if she runs for “About how much this fly coach. He has also rolled plan is going to cost, let me out a string of welfare pro- EU leadership say, we have the budget,” grammes for the poor and Lopez Obrador said at his the elderly, cut salaries for REUTERS regular daily news confer- top civil servants and says GENEVA ence. “It would come out of he is saving public money what we’re going to receive by eliminating corruption. FRENCH President Emma- nuel Macron said on Tues- US President Donald Trump and Poland’s President Andrzej Duda meet in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on Wednesday. (AFP) day that he would support German Chancellor Angela Trump Jr says ‘nothing to correct’ after “These documents are pro- large immigrant populations, Merkel if she were to seek to US president tries to tected from disclosure by the suppressing representation in succeed Jean-Claude Juncker closed interview with Senate Committee shield data on adding deliberative process, attorney- Congress and reducing access as president of the European client communications, or at- to federal dollars. Commission. REUTERS “I’m glad that this is finally a citizenship question torney work product compo- The clash between Trump’s The German leader has WASHINGTON over. We were able to put some to the 2020 census nents of executive privilege,” Blanket defiance administration and congres- said she will retire from poli- final clarity on that and I think the department wrote in a sional Democrats comes after tics when her fourth term runs DONALD Trump Jr, the eldest the committee understands AFP & REUTERS letter to committee chairman Committee chairman Elijah recently uncovered documents out in 2021. But some in the son of US President Donald that.” Asked if he was worried WASHINGTON Elijah Cummings. Cummings, says the move from a Republican strategist bloc hope she will reconsider, Trump, appeared for a closed- about potentially perjuring It added that Trump “has appears to be another suggest that the citizenship given her vast experience and door interview with the Sen- himself, he said: “Not at all.” PRESIDENT Donald Trump as- made a protective assertion example of the administra- question would politically commitment to the EU. ate Intelligence Committee on The Senate committee, serted his executive privilege on of executive privilege over the tion’s blanket defiance of benefit Republicans and non- Macron, asked in an inter- Wednesday and then told re- which is chaired by Repub- Wednesday to block Congress remainder of the subpoenaed congressional subpoenas, Hispanic whites. view with Swiss French-lan- porters his responses were the lican Senator Richard Burr, from obtaining documents re- documents” in order to allow which begs a question: Executive privilege is only guage television RTS whether same as during a 2017 appear- is conducting a bipartisan lated to how his administration more time for review. What is being hidden? rarely invoked by US presi- he would support a Merkel ance before the committee. investigation into Russian added a citizenship question to Cummings responded by dents to keep other branches candidacy, said that he could The interview had been ex- interference in US politics, the 2020 US census. postponing the vote to allow of government from getting not speak for her. pected to focus on a Moscow including the 2016 US presi- The Justice Department members additional time to ton issue ahead of the 2020 access to certain internal ex- “But if she wanted it, I Trump Tower project and a dential election. notified the chairman of the review the Justice Depart- election, and the US Supreme ecutive branch information. would support her,” he said. meeting with a Russian lawyer The investigation contin- House Oversight Committee ment’s letter. Court has heard arguments in Trump last month also in- “Of course I would, because who claimed to have informa- ues although Special Counsel of the decision shortly be- “It appears to be another the case that could have high- voked executive privilege to firstly I think we need some- tion helpful for Trump Sr’s Robert Mueller has concluded fore the panel was to vote on example of the administration’s stakes political implications. block a Democratic-led House one strong. Europe needs new 2016 presidential campaign. his inquiry into whether the whether to hold Attorney Gen- blanket defiance of congres- Democrats have said they panel from getting an unredact- faces and strong faces, so we “I don’t think I changed an- Trump campaign colluded eral Bill Barr and Commerce sional subpoenas, Cummings fear that asking respondents ed copy of Special Counsel Rob- need personalities that in ef- ything of what I said because with Moscow and possible Secretary Wilbur Ross in con- said. “This begs a question: whether they are US citizens ert Mueller’s report on Russian fect embody that.” there was nothing to change,” obstruction of justice by the tempt for refusing to produce What is being hidden?” The will reduce census partici- interference in the 2016 election “We need parity”, Macron Trump Jr told reporters. president. the subpoenaed material. census has become a hot-but- pation in communities with to boost Trump’s candidacy. told RTS. Norway forces sovereign Britain raises 2050 climate emissions target to ‘net zero’ wealth fund to go greener DPA tion,” May said. “Reaching net LONDON zero by 2050 is an ambitious AFP put forward by the the country’s target, but it is crucial that we OSLO right-wing government in April, BRITAIN on Wednesday raised achieve it to ensure we protect and aimed at tightening the cri- its target for cutting greenhouse our planet for future genera- NORWAY’S sovereign wealth teria for managing the fund. gas emissions to ‘net zero’ by tions.” If parliament approves fund, the world’s largest at Previously, the fund was 2050, setting a goal that Prime the target as expected, Britain more than $1 trillion, is set to told to only keep clear of min- Minister Theresa May said was will become the first G7 nation become greener by withdraw- ing companies or energy pro- ambitious but crucial to curb- to legislate for net zero emis- ing further from fossil fuels, ducers whose coal-related ac- ing global warming. sions, the government said. the Norwegian parliament de- tivities represented 30 percent Britain in 2008 had set “This is huge. The UK has cided on Wednesday. or more of their business. But a target of cutting emissions become the first major nation To comply with the new that allowed large coal players 80 percent by 2050, but May to commit to stopping their directive, the fund looks set to slip through the cracks since raised it after a recommenda- (File photo) Climate activists of the ‘Smash Cruiseshit’ group on a small boat during an operation to block contribution to the #Climate- to divest assets in mining gi- most of their revenue came tion last month by govern- the Zuiderdam cruise ship at Kiel’s harbour to protest against its carbon emissions. (AFP) Crisis!” WWF UK tweeted. ants working with coal, such from other activities. ment-commissioned experts. Caroline Lucas, Britain’s as Glencore, BHP Billiton and According to several envi- “As the first country to leg- “Now is the time to go fur- to a cleaner, greener form of energies, as well as tree plant- only Green Party lawmaker, Anglo American, and energy ronmental groups, the fund will islate for long-term climate ther and faster to safeguard growth.” The government aims ing, carbon capture, energy ef- was more cautious, tweeting companies such as Germany’s need to offload holdings in eight targets, we can be truly proud the environment for our chil- to achieve the “net zero” target ficiency programmes and the that the plan makes a “good RWE and Italy’s Enel. companies, worth an estimated of our record in tackling cli- dren,” she said, adding that through major investments promotion of electric vehicles. headline but [is] not far or fast The proposal was originally 5.2 billion euro ($5.8 billion). mate change,” May said. 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DOW26,009.66 QE 10,621.76 SENSEX 39,756.81 GOLD 1,336.50 QFC meets with fintech leaders at -38.85 PTS +37.53PTS -193.65 PTS +0.40% Money 20/20 Europe PAGE 12 PRICE PERCENTAGE PRICE PERCENTAGE 14.75 BRENT 59.96 -3.74% WTI 51.06 -4.15% SILVER +0.07% Consumer price Qatar’s economy to expand 3% index drops over medium term: World Bank 0.5% in May 2019 QNA crease of 0.66 percent has DOHA been recorded in the general Qatar’s outlook remains positive with growth expected to rise to 3.4 percent by 2021 index (CPI). THE consumer price index This Y-o-Y price decrease SATYENDRA PATHAK (CPI) of May 2019 reached was primary due to the de- DOHA Growth view 107.67 point (base year is creasing prices seen in the 2013), showing a decrease of five groups, namely: “com- QATAR’S economy is expected O Hydro-carbon sector 0.56 percent compared to CPI munication” by 10.45 per- to expand by 3 percent over growth is expected to pick of April 2019, data released cent, “recreation and culture” the medium term helped by up as the Barzan natural by the Planning and Statistics by 7.26 percent, “housing, continued investments related gas facility comes online in Authority (PSA) showed on water, electricity and other to FIFA World Cup and as a 2020, and as the Wednesday. fuel” by 2.18 percent, “food large natural gas facility comes expansion of the North On year-on-year (Y-o-Y) and beverages” by 1.29 per- onstream, World Bank (WB) basis (compared to CPI of cent, and “miscellaneous has said in its latest report. Field gas projects is May 2018), a decrease of 0.66 goods and services” by 0.88 Qatar’s economic growth is completed by 2024 percent has been recorded. percent. estimated to have recovered to According to PSA data, an An increase in prices 2.1 percent in 2018, as activity analysis on month-on-month have been observed in seven has gradually recovered from spending to 1.7 percent. The (M-o-M) basis of CPI for May groups namely: “Tobacco” by the effects of a diplomatic rift 2019 budget projects a sur- 2019 compared with April 127.19 percent, “education” with some GCC neighbours. plus of $1.2 billion or about 2019 CPI, shows six main by 9.25 percent, “furniture The outlook remains posi- 0.6 percent of GDP, but out- groups, whose respective in- and household equipment” tive with growth expected to turns are likely to be higher dices in May have decreased, by 1.77 percent, “transport” rise to 3.4 percent by 2021 on account of conservative namely: “recreation and cul- by 1.56 percent, “clothing and driven by higher service sector budget assumptions,” the re- ture” by 3.24 percent, “cloth- footwear” by 0.61 percent, growth as the FIFA World Cup port said. ing and footwear” by 2.36 per- “health” by 0.83 percent, and draws nearer, the report said. Stating that Qatar’s econ- cent, “food and beverages” by “restaurants and hotels” by In addition, WB said, the omy has largely overcome 2.13 percent, “housing, water, 0.35 percent. higher infrastructure spend- the constraints posed by the electricity and other fuel” by “Recreation and culture” ing on Qatar National Vision continuing diplomatic rift 0.56 percent, “miscellaneous had the highest contribution 2030 projects aimed at diver- Qatar’s economic activity has recovered from the effects of diplomatic rift, the report said. with GCC neighbours, WB goods and services” by 0.16 on the same direction of CPI sifying the economy should has said in the report that a percent, and “restaurants and annual rate in May, by 132.49 help offset falling investment raising interest rates to restore to infrastructure spending, taxes’ that include 100 percent resolution of this situation hotels” by 0.10 percent. percent, followed by “educa- spending on FIFA projects. the spread versus US policy should keep the current ac- excise duties on tobacco and would help boost investor An increase was seen in tion” by 93.10 percent but in “Finally, hydro-carbon rates, and to attract FX inflows count surplus in single-digits energy drinks and a 50 percent confidence. the following groups namely: opposite direction. sector growth is also expected into the banking system, the in contrast to surpluses of over levy on sugary drinks,” the re- “Key external risks include “transport” by 1.82 percent The CPI of May 2019 ex- to pick up as the Barzan natu- WB report said. 30 percent prior to 2014. port said. risks of volatility in global en- and “furniture and household cluding “housing, water, elec- ral gas facility comes online in Public finances are expect- “A large public investment “The 2019 budget projects ergy prices, regional instabil- equipment” by 0.04 percent. tricity and other fuel” group 2020, and as the expansion of ed to remain in small surplus, programme for 2014-2024 has a 3.6 percent decrease in cap- ity risks, and global financial “Tobacco”, “health”, stands at 108.25 points, a de- the North Field gas projects is supported by recent tax re- been pared back, with FIFA ital spending as some FIFA volatility that affects capital “communication”, and “edu- crease of 0.56 percent com- completed by 2024,” it said. forms and the introduction of 2022 projects given priority. projects are completed. This flows and costs of funding al- cation” groups have remained pared to the index of April Monetary policy is ex- VAT over the medium term. Although the government has should help offset a 7 percent though these are mitigated by flat at the last month’s price 2019, and a decrease of 0.23 pected to gradually tighten as A recovery in imports, delayed the VAT implemen- increase in current spend- the return to fiscal and current level. percent compared to the CPI Qatar’s central bank resumes driven by capital goods related tation, it has announced ‘sin ing, and limit growth in total account surpluses’ it said. On aanual basis a de- of May 2018. Quick read Brent oil slips to $60 on NSE to remove Jet Venezuela invites Qatar Chamber shares from trading THE National Stock Exchange of US crude inventory rise India (NSE) said on Wednesday to take part in tourism conference that shares of Jet Airways Ltd REUTERS lysts had forecast a decrease would be pulled out of daily trad- TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK sectors including oil, gold, NEW YORK of 481,000 barrels. ing, citing the embattled carrier’s DOHA mining and agriculture,” Gi- At 485.5 million barrels, failure to respond to queries useppe said. OIL prices sank more than US commercial stocks were at about rumours in the market. QATAR Chamber has been Venezuela has greatly de- 2% on Wednesday, weakened their highest since July 2017 Shares of Jet, once the biggest invited to participate in the veloped its economic laws and by another unexpected rise in and about 8% above the five- private airline in India, have more International Investment legislatives with a view to at- US crude inventories and by a year average for this time of than halved since the airline Conference in Tourism which tracting more foreign invest- dimming outlook for global oil year, the EIA said. shut down its operations in April will be held in Caracas, Ven- ments in all sectors, he added. demand. “The fact that this surplus after its lenders refused to bail ezuela, on June 26-28, 2019. He affirmed his country’s Brent crude futures, the has been mounting during it out. Jet’s securities will now This came during a meet- interest to promote relations international benchmark for the past couple of months be moved to the trade for trade ing between QC Second Vice with Qatar in all economic oil prices, fell $1.33, or 2.1%, despite a near record pace segment with effect from June Chairman Rashid bin Hamad and commercial aspects. to $60.96 a barrel. US West of exports in recent weeks is 28 as a “preventive surveillance al Athba with Ambassador of Athba hailed the distin- Texas Intermediate crude not only suggesting weak de- measure”, from the current roll- Venezuela to Qatar HE Gi- guished relations between futures were down $1.42, or mand from the refiners but ing segment, which allows daily useppe Angelo Yoffreda Yorio both countries, noting that 2.7%, to $51.85 a barrel. also a much stronger pace trading, the stock exchange said in Doha on Wednesday. QC Second Vice Chairman Rashid bin Hamad al Athba with Ambassador Qatar Chamber is ready to Oil futures extended their of imports than we had an- in a circular. “There are concerns Addressing the meeting, of Venezuela to Qatar HE Giuseppe Angelo Yoffreda Yorio in Doha. promote investment oppor- losses after the U.S. Energy ticipated,” Jim Ritterbusch with regard to continuity of flow of Giuseppe reviewed the objec- tunities in Venezuela among Information Administra- of Ritterbusch and Associates information about the company tives of the conference which nessmen to explore invest- nities such as three islands Qatari businessmen. tion (EIA) reported domestic said in a note. which is very vital for the ap- aims at attracting foreign in- ment opportunities available which include all economic He said the chamber en- crude stockpiles rose unex- The EIA on Tuesday cut propriate price discovery in the vestments to the Venezuelan in Venezuelan, noting that and touristic potentials. courages Qatari businessmen pectedly for the second week its forecasts for 2019 world scrip,” NSE said. (REUTERS) tourism sectors. the conference would offer “Investment opportu- to explore investment climate in a row, climbing 2.2 million oil demand growth, which He called on Qatari busi- many investment opportu- nities also galore in other in Venezuela. barrels last week after ana- also pressured oil futures.

Global FDI plummet 13% to $1.3 trillion in 2018 on US tax cuts

DPA report. also pose a downward risk for eign ownership of critical ments from foreign compa- GENEVA UN Secretary General An- 2019 and beyond,” the report infrastructure and key tech- nies doubled in value. tonio Guterres said that the said. nologies. FDIs to African countries GLOBAL foreign direct in- overall drop was bad news for The United States rose 11 per cent thanks to con- vestments (FDI) dropped 13 developing countries, too. The United States dropped dropped from the biggest for- tinuing demand for natural percent to $1.3 trillion last “Inclusive sustainable de- from the biggest foreign eign direct investor to 157th resources. In addition, South year as US multinationals velopment depends on a glob- direct investor to 157th place in 2018, leaving the five Africa returned as an attrac- repatriated earnings because al policy environment that is top spots to Japan, China, tive investment destination of favourable US tax policies, conducive to cross-border in- place in 2018, leaving the France, Hong Kong and Ger- after several years of low in- according to a UN report pub- vestment,” he wrote in a fore- five top spots to Japan, many. flows. lished on Wednesday. word to the report. China, France, Hong Kong However, the US still at- South America and the Developed countries were UNCTAD expects foreign and Germany tracted the biggest invest- Caribbean saw a decline of 6 hit the hardest by the ef- direct investment to recover ment inflows, followed by per cent. fects of the massive tax cuts, only modestly by 10 per cent China, Hong Kong, Singapore UNCTAD said that the re- as inflows of foreign capital to 1.5 trillion dollars this year, UNCTAD also pointed to and the Netherlands. gion also faces a risk of falling plunged 27 percent to $557 which would be below the 10- restrictions that a number of Developing countries in investments this year, point- billion, the UN Conference year average. countries put in place against Asia saw inflows rise by 4 per ing to lower economic growth on Trade and Development “The underlying FDI trend money inflows last year, cent last year as announce- projections, US monetary UN Secretary- General Antonio Guterres in Russia recently. (EPA) (UNCTAD) said in its annual remains weak. Trade tensions based on concerns about for- ments of greenfield invest- policy and trade tensions. www.guide.com.qa  Thursday, June 13, 2019

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The pact enables Qatar to be an official partner at the next edition of SPIEF DOHA Regarding Qatar’s ef- forts to embrace the digital KPMG recently released its agenda, he said, “Financial fourth edition of the ‘GCC institutions and regulators listed banks’ results’ report, are showing greater support which analyses the published for the fintech sector, through results of listed commercial various recent and upcoming banks across the region for initiatives, such as the launch the year ended December 31, of a local innovation hub and 2018. the expected opening of the The report, titled ‘Em- first digital branch of an inter- bracing Digital’, has shown national bank in Qatar. that Qatar’s banking sector “The emergence of fintech saw positive results in 2018, is only the latest wave of in- with an average 9.5 percent novation to have hit the bank- growth in net profit, and 3.2 ing industry yet it has the percent growth in total assets. potential to lower barriers of Omar Mahmood, Head of Financial institutions and entry to the financial services Financial Services for KPMG regulators are showing market and elevate the role of in the Middle East and South data as a key commodity and Asia, and partner at KPMG greater support for the drive the emergence of new in Qatar, said, “Overall it has fintech sector, such as the business models.” been a positive year for listed launch of a local innovation Additional insights in the banks in Qatar. While profit- hub and the expected report find that all countries ability and assets have, on opening of the first digital across the region have expe- average, increased from the rienced mergers or talks to previous year, banks in Qatar branch of an international merge in 2018. have also managed to reduce bank in Qatar Regarding mergers in Qa- costs by 1.3 percent on aver- Omar Mahmood, Head of tar, Mahmood said, “In early age, resulting in a sector cost- 2019, the merger of two un- to-income ratio of less than Financial Services for KPMG listed banks was completed 28.2 percent. in the Middle East and South which is expected to trigger “With the lowest cost-to- Asia, and partner at KPMG in further consolidation initia- income ratio in the region, Qatar tives across the banking sec- these impressive results re- tor in our view. The merger of flect the continued focus by Laundering (AML) and Know banks is expected to combine the sector, and the country as Your Customer (KYC) will not market share and improve The agreement was signed by QC Board Member Ali Abdul Latif al Misnad and Roscongress Foundation CEO Alexander Stuglev. a whole, on efficiencies to im- only keep regulators busy in pricing and cost synergies, prove net profits.” the year ahead, but will also which may make them more TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK work together on building ef- en cooperation relations business communities from all Mahmood further said, drive banks to reshape their competitive in the context of DOHA fective links between the ex- between the Qatari private over the world. “Another leading focus for strategies to better prepare shrinking margins currently pert and business communi- sector and its Russian counter- Misnad pointed out that banks over the next year will for, and effectively manage, being faced by banks in Qa- THE Qatar Chamber (QC) re- ties of the two countries. part as well as promote Qatar the agreement sets out ini- be credit quality, which re- tighter regulations, particu- tar.” cently participated in the St economy and investment cli- tiatives in a number of areas. mains a challenge, as loan larly in the new fast-paced Qatar National Bank Petersburg International Eco- The agreement aims to mate and projects of the pri- “These include organising bi- impairment and non-per- digital era.” (QNB) remains the largest nomic Forum 2019 (SPIEF) identify business opportuni- vate sector. lateral and multilateral events forming loan (NPL) ratios Looking to the future of bank in the region, by assets held in St Petersburg, Russia ties available in the Russian It also aims to identify busi- in the energy, economic, and increased from the prior year. the financial services sector in and profitability, with a mar- on June 6-8. market and review possibili- ness opportunities available in social sectors, particularly fo- Although NPL ratios remain light of the rapid technologi- ket share of 58 percent of total On the sidelines of the the Russian market and review rums, conferences, roundta- relatively low when compared cal advances, Mahmood said, listed Qatar banking assets, event held under the theme ty of establishing joint alli- possibility of establishing joint bles, business meetings, expos, to international norms, 2018 “In order for banks to differ- showcasing their dominant “Establishing the Agenda for ances between Qatari and alliances between Qatari and and presentations.” saw higher ratios in compari- entiate themselves in a com- position in the sector across Sustainable Development”, Russian businessmen in Russian businessmen in both He said the next edition of son to the previous year.” petitive market and remain the region. Qatar Chamber signed a coop- both countries countries, Misnad added. the forum will see a significant As predicted last year, the relevant, they need to contin- In comparison to 2018, eration agreement with Ros- He noted that the forum Qatari participation from busi- regulatory agenda continues ue to innovate their practices there has not been a signifi- congress Foundation, QC said represented a key opportu- ness sectors. to evolve on local, regional and digitise their processes. cant impact on capital ad- in a statement on Wednesday. The agreement enables Qa- nity for holding meetings with He underscored the strong and international levels, driv- Whether that be through equacy ratios in Qatar as a The agreement was signed tar to be an official partner at businessmen from many coun- relation between Qatar and en by global developments. their go-to-market channels, result of the adoption of the by QC Board Member Ali Ab- the next edition of SPIEF that tries, affirming that the forum Russia in all economic and Mahmood said, “New ac- or through the use of inno- IFRS 9, which introduced dul Latif al Misnad and Ros- will be held in June 2020, QC is an international platform commercial fields, noting that counting standards, Basel vative technology in the back new requirements for classi- congress Foundation CEO Al- said. that brings together decision their trade volume reached III requirements and an in- and front office, we expect an fying and measuring financial exander Stuglev. Misnad said the participa- makers, economic experts and QR1.1 billion in 2018, register- creasing focus on Anti Money increased investment in this assets and liabilities. The pact aims to outline tion of QC in the event high- heads of major foreign com- ing a 240% growth compared plans for the organisations to lights its keenness to strength- panies and representatives of to QR308 million in 2017. QFC meets with fintech leaders at Money 20/20 Europe

in talks, case study presenta- nity to network in an exclusive Money 20/20 convenes the greatest tions, panel discussions and setting and shows once more workshops surrounding a the power and potential of the minds in the fintech industry plethora of financial-related As a global financial centre, B-Hive international network. topics. the QFC will continue to It is great to be able to connect TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK world’s top fintech and ven- Henk said, “Technology create platforms for the some of our partners to all DOHA ture capital firms. has been evolving at an expo- financial services these interesting fintechs and The event also included nential rate and the financial seize the momentum of Money THE Qatar Financial Centre an engaging discussion led by service sector has perhaps community where strategies 20/20 to open the door to new (QFC), in collaboration with Chris Skinner, a leading fin- bore the impact of this rapid that lead to a sustainable collaborations.” B-Hive and Fintech Power 50, tech trendsetter and commen- growth more than any other business growth are Jason Williams, Found- has met with key fintech lead- tator on the financial markets, industry, transforming the initiated er, Fintech Power 50 said, ers during a networking event as well as the CEO of Balatro sector’s business ecosystem “Fintech Power 50, like QFC ‘Expanding Horizons’ hosted Ltd and Chair of the European at an accelerating pace. These Henk Jan Hoogendoorn, strongly believes in collabo- on the sidelines of Money networking group ‘the Finan- developments pose both ben- Managing Director of ration. The key take away of 20/20 Europe in the Nether- cial Services Club’. efits and challenges, which we Financial Sector Office, QFC Money 20/20 is that in fintech lands, QFC said in a statement Money 20/20 convened discussed during our network- the wind is blowing east. The on Wednesday. the greatest minds in the fin- ing dinner with leaders in the Middle East is an area where Henk Jan Hoogendoorn, tech industry, decision makers industry. to bring together a group of C- there are great opportunities Managing Director of Finan- building the future of money, “As a global financial cen- Qatar Financial Centre officials Henk Jan Hoogendoorn (right) and level attendees for an inspiring for fintech especially around cial Sector Office, QFC, deliv- and over 6,000 people from tre, the QFC will continue to ElSadiq AlFatih Hamour. dinner complimented with ex- financial inclusion of the un- ered the opening speech at the the financial services commu- create platforms for the fi- tra ‘food for thought’ by Chris derbanked. We will together dinner and networking event nity worldwide. nancial services community are initiated.” Wim de Waele, with Qatar Financial Centre Skinner. with QFC organise this CEO which saw the attendance of The three-day event saw where strategies that lead to a CEO, B-Hive Europe said, and our collaboration with The “This gives attendees from Fintech dinner again next 25 C-level executives from the over 300 speakers participate sustainable business growth “Thanks to the partnership Fintech Power 50, we are able our community the opportu- year.” China inflation hits highest level in 15 months Uber picks Melbourne as

AFP est since February 2018. in a note. (PPI), an important indicator test site for flying taxi service BEIJING The data was in line with a Millions of pigs have been of domestic demand, hit 0.6 forecast of analysts polled by culled recently as the disease percent in May, from 0.9 per- REUTERS less aircraft in Melbourne and 19km journey from the central INFLATION in China rose to Bloomberg News. cuts through China and beyond, cent the previous month. SYDNEY US cities Dallas and Los Angles business district to the airport its highest level in more than devastating global food chains Economic “growth could in 2020 before commercial op- is expected to take 10 minutes a year in May driven by surges and impacting pork prices from slow further on escalating US- UBER Technologies said it erations begin in 2023. by air, compared with the 25 in pork and fruit prices caused The producer price index the food markets of Hong Kong China trade tensions”, Nomu- will use Australia’s second- “Melbourne’s unique de- minutes it usually takes by car. by the African swine fever epi- (PPI), an important indica- to US dinner tables. ra International said in a note. largest city, Melbourne, as the mographic and geospatial fac- The electric, on-demand demic and bad weather, offi- tor of domestic demand, The price of pork soared “We expect Beijing to un- first international test site for tors, and culture of innova- air taxis can be ordered by cus- cial data showed Wednesday. hit 0.6 percent in May, 18.2 percent in May, China’s dertake further easing/stimu- the group’s planned flying taxi tion and technology, makes tomers through smartphone But while prices are in- NBS said. The price of fresh lus measures to bolster confi- service. Melbourne the perfect third apps in the same way Uber’s creasing, demand remains from 0.9 percent the fruit on-year was up 26.7 dence and to stabilise growth.” The US ride sharing firm launch city for UberAir,” said road-based taxi alternatives weak because of the trade war previous month percent as bad weather ham- US President Donald had previously chosen Dubai Susan Anderson, Regional are hailed. with the United States and mered supplies. Trump is expected to meet as the first test site outside the General Manager for Uber in Uber’s planned air fleet economic uncertainty. Beijing’s official statistics China’s Xi Jinping at the G20 United States for its UberAIR Australia, New Zealand and includes electric jet-powered The consumer price index The rise was “largely the say around one million pigs summit in Japan this month to service but reopened its re- North Asia. vehicles - part helicopter, part (CPI) -- a key gauge of retail result of renewed accelera- have been killed since the first discuss the long-running trade quest for proposals last month The test flights will trans- drone and part fixed-wing air- inflation -- hit 2.7 percent, the tion in food price inflation”, outbreak in August -- but that row, but US Commerce Secre- after launch delays in the Mid- port passengers from one of craft - running multiple small National Bureau of Statistics and pork supply disruptions is widely considered to be an tary Wilbur Ross has warned dle Eastern city. seven Westfield shopping cen- rotors capable of both vertical (NBS) said, compared with 2.5 caused by African swine fe- underestimate. that it will not be a stage for a Uber said on Tuesday it will tres in Melbourne to the city’s take-off and landing and rapid percent in April and the high- ver, Capital Economics said The producer price index “definitive agreement”. begin test flights of the pilot- main international airport. The horizontal flight. Warner scores a centuryy as Australiaa see off Pakistan PAGE 15 THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 2019

India call up Rishabh Pant as cover, hope CRICKET WORLD CUP Dhawan will be fit to face England PAGE 15 INDIA VS SOUTH AFRICA

Sports Information ‘Strong Qatar’ will be cheered Committee to launch promotional booklets on by Brazilian fans: Macedo Qatar at Copa TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK QNA DOHA SAO PAULO THE Felix Sanchez-coached THE Qatari Sports Infor- Al Annabi are an ambi- mation Committee will tious lot and a strong team launch four promotional which can make an impres- booklets on Qatar in four sion at the forthcoming Copa world languages on the America 2019, feels former sidelines of Copa Ameri- Brazil and Qatar coach Evar- ca 2019 which will kick isto De Macedo. off in Brazil on Friday In a video message shared (June 14) and conclude with Qatar team ahead of on July 7. their participation in the Former Brazil and Qatar coach The Qatari team is 2019 Copa America, Mac- Evaristo De Macedo shared a taking part on an invitation edo said, “My message to video message with Qatar’s sent to the Asian champi- the players of Qatar National National football team ahead of ons by the South American team is that there is no team their participation in the 2019 Football Confederation in Copa America which hasn’t Copa America. (CONMEBOL). Qatar will experienced a loss. be the first Arab team to “Qatar’s team is strong and though the Asian champions participate in the tourna- their ambitions are aimed high. lost 2-0, they showed they won’t ment which includes Brazil, Your named will be be spectators when Argentina, Uruguay, Colom- forever remembered the competition be- bia, Chile, Peru, Venezuela, in this tournament. gins on June 14. Paraguay, Japan, Ecuador You guys have the They won a and Bolivia. strength within you. warm-up clash The promotional book- The Brazilian fans against Brazilian lets titled “Qatar.. Legacy will be cheering for club Madureira Es- and Vision”, will promote you in your matches,” porte Clube 2-1. the culture and heritage of added the veteran, The team will Paraguay’s Federico Santander (left) and coach Eduardo Berizzo take part in a training session at Albiroga Complex in Ypane, near Asuncion, Qatar and introduce its his- who coached Qatar leave for Rio de on Tuesday, ahead of the Copa America 2019. Qatar will play their opening match against Paraguay on Sunday, June 16. (AFP) torical, geographical, tour- from 1980 to 1986 Janeiro on Thurs- ism and economic aspects. and again in 1992. day after camping announced on their website. mous Maracana Stadium. de Tijuca beach and is half B match in Sao Paulo on June The booklets will also shed Al Annabi had a at Porto Belo where Sanchez and his wards Qatar will be based at the an hour away from the Ma- 20, before what promises to light on the sports aspect taste of what is to come when they won the friendly match will arrive two days before Windsor Barra Hotel in Rio racana Stadium. be a feisty clash against Lionel with highlights Qatar while they played Brazil in a friendly against the local club, the their opener against Para- de Janeiro – a five-star hotel Al Annabi will also play Co- Messi’s Argentina in Porto completing its prepara- last Wednesday in Brasilia. Al- Qatar Foorball Association guay on June 16 at the fa- which overlooks Rio’s Barra lombia in their second Group Alegre on June 23. tions for the FIFA World Cup 2022. Brazil to unroll large security operation They provide a com- prehensive overview of the country’s most promi- beIN to broadcast Copa America 2019 with documentaries nent achievements in the field of sports and how it TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK historical matches including exclusive documentaries on became a sports capital, DOHA those of heavyweights Brazil, the best Copa America teams having succeeded in the Argentina, Chile and Uruguay. and matches by using the organisation of successful BEIN SPORTS is set to host beIN’s multi-talented pre- hashtag #beINCopa. tournaments and sporting the much-anticipated Copa senters from around the world Interactive polls will also be events held during the last America Brazil 2019 tourna- including Mohamed Saadon conducted so viewers can vote few years. ment live and exclusive on its al Kuwari, Ayman Jadah, Mo- for their best teams, players and The working on the channels. The action-packed hamed Abutrika, Nabil Maal- performers during this year’s brochures took more event will be taking place in oul and Lakhdar Berriche will Copa America Brazil 2019. than four months and the Brazil across 5 cities and 6 host special guests and con- beIN’s unique statistical View of the dock of Tororo with the Arena Fonte Nova stadium in the issuance will be in four venues from the 14th of June duct exclusive interviews with based ‘Match Centre’ format background, in Salvador, Brazil. (EPA-EFE) languages, namely: Arabic (Saturday, 15th of June Mecca Subscribers can benefit Copa America Brazil 2019 ded- will bring live statistical and (the official language of Time) until the 7th of July. from the beIN summer promo- icated studios available with historical data to subscribers RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil will deploy snipers and sniffer dogs for the the state), Portuguese (as For the first time in Copa tion with access to the 24 hour both Arabic and English com- in-game. Latin American tournament kicking off Friday, as the soccer-mad the brochures will be dis- America history, this edition dedicated Copa America Brazil mentary, ensuring fans don’t Viewers will also have country braces for the influx of thousands of fans. Around 10,000 tributed in Brazil), Spanish will see AFC Asian Cup cham- 2019 channels, 12 hours of ex- miss a moment of the action. the opportunity to join in private guards will be used to provide security inside stadiums for (which is the official lan- pions Qatar as the first Arab clusive documentaries on the beIN SPORTS’ digital and the discussions surround- the championship, while police will patrol outside as they monitor for guage of the rest of South nation to compete in the tour- Qatar national football team, social platforms will be shar- ing the live games through hooligans. “With all our experience I can guarantee that we have the American countries), and nament along with AFC Asian the life of Lionel Messi, Ney- ing articles and stories on Qa- all beIN SPORTS digital and conditions for a secure Copa America,” Cesar Martinez, director of in English (the first global Cup runners up Japan. mar and more – as well as 60 tar’s participation as well as social platforms. Integrated Operations at the justice and security ministry, told AFP. communication language among countries). The booklets will be distributed to more than 4,000 journalists and media professionals Chance for Chile’s Sanchez to banish United woes representing South Ameri- can countries as well as AFP He scored 60 goals in 123 on the left suggests that United was increasingly tion in Chile’s Group C opener nows Haiti on Thursday. scribes from Europe who RIO DE JANEIRO league games for the Gunners, have made their feelings clear. not the case un- against Japan next Monday is Spanish newspaper Marca will be present to cover almost one in every two match- The Copa America will come der Ole Gunnar uncertain due to an ankle in- has dismissed Chile’s chances of the events of the oldest IT’S been an annus horribilis es, but that ratio has dropped as welcome respite for Sanchez, Solskjaer at Old jury picked up at the end of the completing a hat-trick of victo- tournament in history. and a half for Chile’s iconic lead- to less than one in 10 at United, not least because if fit he will Trafford. But club season. Sanchez was back ries as slim due to a lack of crea- The 136-page brochure er Alexis Sanchez, who is known where he had just nine Premier certainly start for Chile his par- working on Monday with his tivity, something that would be will highlight Qatar’s as the “Nino Maravilla” – won- League starts and one goal in – something that ticipa- team-mates at their training provided by Sanchez’s usual cut remarkable achievements der-kid – in his homeland. the last campaign. base in Itu, near Sao Paulo. and thrust. The squad has also in all sectors, including Chile’s most capped player He also had to sit out the “Without a doubt, Alexis been affected by rumors of in- sports and the accomplish- of all time and record goalscor- 2018 World Cup in Russia as is important for the national fighting surrounding the omis- ments made in the sports er, Sanchez is so popular in the Chile hadn’t qualified. At 30, team,” said central sion of former captain and vet- facilities and stadiums South American country that he Sanchez is far from finished midfielder Pablo eran goalkeeper Claudio Bravo. which will host FIFA World even stars in a film about him- but at Old Trafford there have Hernandez, That has proved unpopular Cup 2022. self that was released in Chile been signs that he’s lost his describing the with many fans that have sub- The booklets will also last month. spark. The won- Manchester sequently protested against Co- highlight the leading Having helped Chile win the der kid has at Star on United forward as “a key piece” lombian coach Reinaldo Rueda. sports facilities in Qa- last two Copa America compe- times saved his and off for the start of the tournament. Sanchez, though, has taken tar, including Aspire and titions – including the one-off best for the na- Team-mate Jose Pedro on the role of leader to call on Aspetar, and will include 100-year celebration Centenar- tional team and the field Fuenzalida said that Sanchez everyone to come together for speeches for President io in the United States in 2016 a strong show- “raises the level of the team the benefit of the team. of Qatar Media Corpora- – a statue of him has even been ing at the Copa could boost his Chile’s most capped when he’s on form, because he’s “We won two Copa America tion HE Sheikh Hamad erected in his home town Toco- options in the transfer market player of all time and a destabilizing player.” titles for the first time in Chile’s bin Thamer al Thani, and pilla. But it’s been an otherwise should he leave United, as ex- Sanchez was key in Chile’s history,” he wrote on his social Qatari sports media per- dreadful last 18 months for the pected, during the off season. record goalscorer, back-to-back Copa triumphs in media platforms. It was by be- sonalities. Manchester United winger on Return moves to either Italy Alexis Sanchez is so 2015 and 2016: the first in the ing united and with the support The booklets will the pitch. And Sanchez will be or Spain have been mooted de- popular in the South country’s history. He scored the of all Chileans, that’s essential provide a rich and reliable desperate to prove he has much spite the financial burden of American country that winning penalty in a shoot-out despite any differences.” source for Qatar’s march more to offer than his recent trying to match his reported he even stars in a to beat Argentina in the final Chile’s hopes of retaining towards achieving a club form suggests. 500,000 pounds ($636,000) on home soil in 2015. His ab- the trophy may rest on Sanchez sustainable legacy for Since moving from Arsenal a week wages. And the signing film about himself that sence was acutely felt in Chile’s re-discovering his form of old, generations and Qatar in January 2018, the vibrant of young Welsh winger Daniel was released in Chile one pre-Copa friendly interna- which would also boost his National Vision 2030. and pacey forward has been a James in direct competition for last month. tional, a labored come-from- chances of finding a way out of shadow of his former self. Sanchez’s preferred position behind 2-1 victory against min- his United nightmare. 14 Thursday, June 13, 2019 Sports

Jovic signing kicks Africa hopes stars can shine in off Real Madrid rebuilding project, says Perez Egypt after officials cause shame REUTERS MADRID AFP Liverpool conquer Europe was JOHANNESBURG Mane, the stand-out performer THE signing of Serbia striker in a Senegal side aiming to lift Luka Jovic marks the begin- TOP African football officials the trophy for the first time after ning of a “new project” for hope the history-making Cup of finishing 2002 runners-up. Real Madrid as they look to Nations in Egypt from June 21 Egypt and Senegal are return to winning ways next can deflect attention away from among the six top seeds with season, club president Floren- a string of embarrassing inci- defending champions Cam- tino Perez said on Wednesday. dents involving them. eroon, Morocco, Nigeria and Jovic, who joins from Ein- In recent weeks, CAF presi- Tunisia. tracht Frankfurt, is one of dent Ahmad Ahmad and senior Were the finals staged any- Real’s three major signings so vice-president Amaju Pinnick where except Egypt, Morocco far after an embarrassing cam- and VAR have been dominating would probably be favourites paign in which they did not win the headline space usually re- In recent weeks, CAF to succeed again 43 years after a trophy, sacked two coaches served for stars like Mohamed president Ahmad Ahmad their lone success. and finished 19 points adrift of Salah and Sadio Mane. and senior vice-president Their French coach, Herve La Liga champions Barcelona. Malagasy Ahmad was ques- Amaju Pinnick and VAR Renard, is the only one to win “This is the start of a new tioned by French authorities have been dominating the the tournament with different project for the next season,” last week during a probe into countries, guiding no-hopers Perez told reporters before corruption, breach of trust and headline space usually Zambia to glory in 2012 and Jovic was presented to fans forgery amid reports that CAF reserved for stars like repeating the feat with Ivory in the Santiago Bernabeu sta- illegally changed kit suppliers. Mohamed Salah and Sadio Coast three years later. dium as a Madrid player. Former CAF secretary gen- Mane. The Moroccan stars include “We know we have to work eral Amr Fahmy from Egypt Mohammed Salah celebrates after leading Egypt to the African Cup of Nations. winger Hakim Ziyech, part of hard because the results have was sacked recently after mak- the Ajax side that stunned Real not been what we expected. ing various serious accusations High Court has ordered Pinnick Ahmad and his executives eroon, who had fallen behind other venues for the tourna- Madrid and Juventus in the “This club never gives up against Ahmad. and four other football officials later ruled that the second leg with preparations. ment with hosts Egypt slight fa- Champions League before a and we will prove it. It was These include corruption, to stand trial for allegedly steal- against Esperance Tunis, who Then, the dates were vourites to become champions dramatic loss to Tottenham. unique and magical to win four sexual harassment, nepotism ing millions of dollars intended were leading 2-1 overall when changed as Algeria, Morocco a record-extending eighth time. Nigeria will hope for goals Champions League titles in and a disregard for CAF statutes for football development. the second leg was abandoned, and Tunisia said players need- There have been four Cup of from Arsenal attacker Alex Iwo- five years... but now we have by an official who succeeded And if the image of CAF was must be replayed. ed more time to recover from Nations tournaments in Egypt bi while teamwork is the man- the responsibility and mission long-serving Issa Hayatou two not tainted enough, there was a There have been numerous Ramadan, when Muslims ab- with the home team winning tra of Tunisia, coached by star to return to winning ways.” years ago on an anti-graft ticket. farcical scene in the second leg VAR controversies since its in- stain from food and drink be- three while finishing third in 1980s France midfielder Alain Madrid have also recruited While Ahmad being ques- of the Champions League final troduction in Africa last year tween sunrise and sunset. Tuni- the other. Giresse. Belgian forward Eden Hazard tioned in France caused huge with Wydad Casablanca walk- and it is due to be used during sia also wanted certain kick-off The Pharaohs will rely heav- Cameroon have won three from Chelsea and Brazilian embarrassment, the first Cup ing off over a disallowed goal. the Cup of Nations, reportedly times altered, saying the tem- ily on serial scorer Salah, whose of the last 10 Cup of Nations defender Eder Militao from of Nations with 24 teams and The Moroccan club wanted for the knockout stages. peratures during afternoon fix- penalty set up Liverpool to win tournaments and Indomita- Porto, while French left-back the first to be staged in June the goal referred to VAR only to The 2019 Cup of Nations tures could exceed 40 degrees the UEFA Champions League ble Lions legend Roger Milla Ferland Mendy is also re- and July was receiving lesser discover that the system mal- has had its share of drama too celsius, particularly in Cairo. final against Tottenham Hot- says “there is no reason why ported to be on his way to the prominence. functioned before the match be- as Egypt were named hosts only Mediterranean city Alexan- spur this month. they cannot retain the trophy Spanish capital from Olym- Meanwhile, the Nigerian gan and could not be used. this January to replace Cam- dria, Ismailia and Suez are the Another star who helped in Egypt”. pique Lyonnais.

Thailand manager apologises to fans after historic loss to US Qatar trio of referees arrive in the US for Gold Cup

REUTERS Nuengrutai Srathongvian. Oth- BANGKOK ers conceded that the defeat showed the country’s lack of de- THE general manager of Thai- velopment in the sport. land’s women national soc- “People were so happy cer team apologised to fans on when we qualified but this re- Wednesday after the record sult shows how far we really 13-0 defeat by world champions are from the world champions,” the United States in the World Chonticha Asavanich, a former Cup in France. sports news anchor and nation- The Group F result is the al athlete told Reuters. largest margin of victory in both “The football community men’s and women’s World Cup Thailand’s players react after losing the France 2019 Women’s World here has to do more to develop football, surpassing Germany’s Cup Group F match against the USA on Tuesday. (AFP) the sport,” she said. 11-0 win over Argentina in 2007 The lack of resources in and almost double the Ameri- strongest opponent in the world The last time the two teams Thai women’s soccer is high- cans own previous record of 7-0 but I did not think we would lose met, the US won 9-0. lighted by the absence of a do- against Taiwan in 1991. this much,” said Thailand man- There were a lot of excite- mestic league forcing players in Thailand were trailing by ager Nualphan Lamsam adding ment in Thailand before the the national team to earn a liv- three goals at halftime before that she, the coaching staff, and tournament having qualified for ing in other jobs while training. Qatari referees, Abdulrahman al Jassem, and assistant referees Taleb Salem al Marri and Saud Ahmed the US netted ten goals in the the players “would like to apolo- their second World Cup in suc- “It is a nightmare for us but al Maqaleh arrived in the United States to participate in the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup. The tourna- second half, four of which came gise to all our fans... and thanks cession. However, many fans also a page in the history book ment will run from June 16 to July 7. The participation of the delegation of Qatari referees comes in a six minute interval shortly for all their support.” were disappointed by the team’s to remind ourselves that we will within the framework of the referees’ exchange program between the AFC and CONCACAF, and it is the after the restart. “We will do our best in the capitulation with some calling return,” Sasom Pobprasert, a first time Qatari referees will participate in this tournament. “We met with one of the next two games,” she said. for the sacking of head coach former men’s Thai footballer. Al Shaqab, Al Rayyan to compete Aguirre returns as Al Rayyan coach in Menton Arabian horse show TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA

AL Rayyan continued their summer revamp ahead of the 2019/20 season with the ap- pointment of Uruguayan Diego Aguirre as the club’s new head coach. The Lions, who finished outside the top four in the Qa- tar Stars League last season, announced on Twitter that the 53-year-old who coached the club from September 2011 to Newly appointed Al Rayyan Umm Salal’s new signing Joao Victor poses with a club official while November 2019, will take over coach Diego Aguirre holding the team’s jersey after signing a one-year deal with the club. from U-23 coach Gilson Da Souza who guided the club on a Michael Laudrup, Rodolfo Ar- stranger to football in Qatar Umm Salal sign Brazil temporary basis last season. ruabarrena and Bulent Uygun having won the Amir Cup for Al midfielder Victor In another post, Al Rayyan in the last last three years at the Rayyan in 2013 -- the last time Umm Salal have signed announced they will hold a help. They have also watched the four-time champions lifted Brazilian midfielder Joao pre-season camp in Spain next on the sidelines as Al Sadd and the trophy. Victor from Cypriot side TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK to participate in the major The Qatari horses that are month. Al Duhail dominate the local He will be charged with Anorthosis Famagusta on a DOHA event, Sheikh Hamad bin Ali Al Rayyan have been incon- scene. building a competitive squad one-year deal the club an- al Thani, Al Shaqab Breed- going to take part in the sistent since their title-winning Even on the continen- which still relies heavily on age- nounced on Twitter. AL Shaqab and Al Rayyan ing and Show Director, said: two-day event are: Zuhair 2015/16 season under Jorge tal stage, Al Rayyan continue ing stars like Rodrigo Tabata The 30-year-old midfield will participate in the Menton “Menton is one of the biggest Al Shaqab, Sawar Al Fossatti. The Uruguayan left his to underperform in the AFC and Sebastian Soria. Aguirre’s powerhouse also played for Arabian Horse Championship horse shows in the world and Zahab, Hamila Al Shaqab, post in October 2016 to lead the Champions League --capping last job was at Sao Paulo in Spanish side Real Mallorca in the eastern French city of we are keen to participate in Qatar national team. last season with failure to make 2018, where he left the club af- for five season after a two- Menton on June 22 and 23 order to showcase the quality Thamma Al Shaqab (all The Club is yet to regain it past the group stages. ter falling to fifth position in the yesr spell with Uzbek side with a large number of inter- of our horses in Al Shaqab or from Al Shaqab) and that dominance and have had Aguirre however, is no Brazilian league. Bunyodkor. national horses competing for Al Rayyan. Nawal Al Rayyan (Al the glory. “We just don’t go to par- Menton is the first stop of ticipate and collect titles in Rayyan). the European horse show sea- these horse shows. We rather Quick read son, culminating in the World aim to do our best as we are an, we always strive to prepare Championship. representing Qatar, which is horses in many categories AFC president hails South Korea’s run to U20 World Cup final The Qatari horses that leader in the horse shows in with the world championship are going to take part in the the world.” being our main target every SEOUL: Asian football chief Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al Khalifa said on Wednesday that South Korea’s run to the final of the Under 20 World two-day event are: Zuhair Sheikh Hamad added, year. For this a great deal of Cup was “remarkable” and reflects the rising standards across the continent. South Korea reached their first men’s final of anyFA FI competition Al Shaqab, Sawar Al Zahab, “The championship is expect- planning and efforts goes into after Choi Jun’s first-half goal saw them beat Ecuador in Lublin, Poland. The Koreans have had an incredible ride to the final,eating b six-times Hamila Al Shaqab, Tham- ed to be strong with lots of it. As a results, we have a big champions Argentina in the group stage before going on to eliminate Japan, Senegal and Ecuador. ma Al Shaqab (all from Al famous stud owners partici- group of strong horses ready South Korea will face Ukraine for the title on Saturday in Lodz. “Their achievements so far have been remarkable, and I hope they carry on this Shaqab) and Nawal Al Rayyan pating in the competition with to meet the challenges and form and go on to win the competition,” said the Bahraini in an AFC statement. “It is satisfying to witness Korea Republic’s impact in the compe- (Al Rayyan). their best horses. demands of the high quality tition which clearly reflects the growing standard of the sport in Asia.”(REUTERS) Before heading to France “In Al Shaqab and Al Rayy- competition.” Sports Thursday, June 13, 2019 15 Warner blasts ton for Australia Five-time winners hold off fighting Pakistan in 41-run victory in Taunton Amir bowls REUTERS opted to field under grey he tried to launch Afridi and brilliantly TAUNTON (ENGLAND) skies. It looked a poor deci- was caught by Imam-ul-Haq. sion as Finch and Warner At 242-2 in the 38th over DAVID Warner scored his clattered the ball around -- Australia still looked set for AFP first century since returning helped by poor fielding. a score in the mid-300s but TAUNTON (UNITED KINGDOM) from a ban as holders Aus- Finch was dropped twice Pakistan hit back. tralia ran out 41-run winners and survived a tight lbw re- Amir removed Shaun PACE spearhead Mohammad over Pakistan in an exciting view before falling for 82, Marsh, Usman Khawaja and Amir soaked up the adulation World Cup clash at Taunton skying Amir to Mohammad Alex Carey as Australia’s in- from Pakistan fans as he roared on Wednesday. Hafeez. nings stalled, then wrapped to the top of the World Cup After losing to India on Warner, who had made up the innings by having bowling charts with career-best Sunday, Australia needed a two pedestrian 50s in the Starc caught on the boundary figures against Australia on response and Warner, back tournament, looked much to end with five for 30. Wednesday. from serving a 12-month more like his old self, al- Pakistan, lost Fakhar Za- Amir was back in Taunton, suspension for his part in though Steve Smith, also man to Pat Cummins for a in southwest England, where last year’s ball-tampering back from a ban, lasted only duck and Babar Azam for a he made his return to first-class scandal, struck a classy 107 13 balls before slicing to extra breezy 30 but Imam-ul-Haq cricket three years ago follow- in his side’s 307 all out in 49 cover off Hafeez for 10. and Hafeez brought the 100 ing a ban for spot-fixing. overs. Shaheen Afridi bowled up in 18.3 overs. He celebated the return Warner and skipper Maxwell for 20 before Warn- Imam was out for 53, edg- with a bang, taking five for 30 Aaron Finch shared a 146- er reached his century with a ing a wide Cummins delivery in his 10 overs on Wednesday run opening partnership, big outside edge, celebrating behind to Carey and when to improve on his previous best wildly. Hafeez went in the next over figures of 4-28 against Sri Lan- Warner was somehow Pakistan were sliding before ka a decade ago. Warner, who notched his dropped at third man by Hasan blazed 32 in 15 balls With the crowd chanting 15th ODI century, said Asif Ali in the next over but to start the fightback. “Amir, Amir, Shabash” (come Australia’s lower-than- on) from the stands in Taun- expected total had left the SCOREBOARD ton, he delivered two maiden game in the balance. overs in his first spell as Aus- Australia’s David Warner poses for a photo with fans after the ICC Cricket World Cup match against AUSTRALIA: PAKISTAN: tralia openers Aaron Finch Pakistan in Taunton, England on Wedensday. (REUTERS) A. Finch c Hafeez b Amir 82 Imam-ul-Haq c Carey b Cummins 53 and David Warner played and Australia’s largest in ODIs D. Warner c Imam b Shaheen 107 Fakhar Zaman c Richardson b Cummins 0 missed. S. Smith c Asif b Hafeez 10 Babar Azam c Richardson b Coulter-Nile 30 in England since 1975, but England, Pakistan have lost “Our bowlers bowled Amir before Sarfaraz was G. Maxwell b Shaheen 20 Mohammad Hafeez c Starc b Finch 46 Amir conceded just 11 runs Pakistan hit back with Mo- two of their four matches fantastic, they probably got brilliantly run out for 40 by S. Marsh c Malik b Amir 23 Sarfaraz Ahmed run out 40 off his opening four overs and hammad Amir taking five and have work to do to reach closer than we expected but Glenn Maxwell’s direct hit to U. Khawaja c Riaz b Amir 18 Shoaib Malik c Carey b Cummins 0 then returned to snare Austral- wickets. the semi-finals. it was a great game.” end the match. A. Carey lbw Amir 20 Asif Ali c Carey b Richardson 5 ia captain Finch before taking N. Coulter-Nile c Sarfaraz b Riaz 2 Hasan Ali c Khawaja b Richardson 32 When Pakistan reached Warner, who notched his A game of fluctuating for- “We made some runs and P. Cummins c Sarfaraz b Hasan 2 Wahab Riaz c Carey b Starc 45 the wickets of Usman Khawaja, 136-2 in reply and then 15th ODI century, said Aus- tunes was tipping Pakistan’s got starts but we’ve got to M. Starc c Malik b Amir 3 Mohammad Amir b Starc 0 Shaun Marsh, Alex Carey and launched a late counter- tralia’s lower-than-expected way when Sarfaraz and Riaz convert them and go long,” K. Richardson not out 1 Shaheen Shah Afridi not out 1 Mitchell Starc. attack through Hasan Ali, total had left the game in the began swinging the bat. said Sarfaraz, whose team Extras (lb10, nb3, w6) 19 Extras (lb4, nb1, w9) 14 Australia century-maker Total (all out, 49 overs) 307 Total (all out, 45.4 overs) 266 captain Sarfaraz Ahmed balance. With six overs and three face India next. “If you want Fall of wickets: 1-146 (Finch), 2-189 (Smith), 3-223 Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Zaman), 2-56 (Babar), 3-136 Warner hailed Amir, describing and Wahab Riaz a stunning “We should have been wickets in hand, Riaz had to win the match your top (Maxwell), 4-242 (Warner), 5-277 (Khawaja), 6-288 (Imam), 4-146 (Hafeez), 5-147 (Malik), 6-160 (Asif), his second spell as “fantastic”. win looked possible before around 340-50, but credit to scored 45 in 39 balls with four must score runs.” (Marsh), 7-299 (Coulter-Nile), 8-302 (Cummins), 7-200 (Hasan), 8-264 (Riaz), 9-265 (Amir), 10-266 Amir’s haul took him to Mitchell Starc restored order Pakistan, their second spells Sarfaraz well set as Pakistan 9-304 (Carey), 10-307 (Starc) (Sarfaraz) 10 wickets for the tournament Bowling: Amir 10-2-30-5 (1w); Shaheen 10-0-70-2 Bowling: Cummins 10-0-33-3 (1nb); Starc 9-1-43-2 to seal a third victory in four were fantastic and made it reached 264-7. But Starc had Grey skies (1nb, 1w); Hasan 10-0-67-1 (1nb, 3w); Riaz 8-0-44-1 (2w); Richardson 8.4-0-62-2 (2w); Coulter-Nile 9-0-53- after three matches at an aver- games for Australia. hard for us to hit down the Riaz caught behind off the His day begun badly (1w); Hafeez 7-0-60-1; Malik 4-0-26-0 (1nb). 1 (2w); Maxwell 7-0-58-0 (1w); Finch 2-0-13-1 (1w) age of 12.30 and an impressive Despite beating hosts ground,” he said. thinnest of edges and bowled when he won the toss and economy rate of 4.73.

Buttler set to India call up Pant as cover, hope News face Windies in brief AFP Dhawan will be fit to face England Gayle relishing taking on England LONDON quicks, says West Indies coach REUTERS ‘finisher’. Dhawan’s absence not only de- ENGLAND head coach Tre- NOTTINGHAM (ENGLAND) nied India a left-right combination at the LONDON: Chris Gayle will “relish” the chance to take on vor Bayliss is optimistic that top but also left them without a southpaw England quicks Mark Wood and Jofra Archer, according to West Jos Buttler will be fit to play WICKETKEEPER-BATSMAN Rishabh in the existing batting lineup. Indies coach Corey Collymore. in Friday’s World Cup match Pant will join the India team before Sun- “He (Pant) bats in the middle or- Gayle has hinted he could retire from one-day cricket after against the West Indies in day’s clash with Pakistan as cover for der and obviously being a left-hander it the World Cup and is eager to bow out on a high befitting his Southampton. opener Shikhar Dhawan who will miss helps,” Bangar said, acknowledging the self-appointed “Universe Boss” moniker. Buttler hurt his right hip the next three to four games with a hand benefit of having a left-right combina- The 39-year-old proved there was plenty left in the tank while batting in England’s win injury, assistant coach Sanjay Bangar said tion which forces bowlers to alter line and when England toured the Caribbean earlier this year, smashing against Bangladesh, hobbling on Wednesday. length. “It’s always an advantage if you a record 39 sixes in a drawn five-match series. for the remainder of his knock Dhawan’s injury, sustained during his have a right-left combination right at the The teams reconvene at the Hampshire Bowl on Friday, and passing on wicketkeeping match-winning century against Australia, top of the order,” Bangar said. when Gayle can expect to face a barrage from Barbados-born duties to Jonny Bairstow. has forced the twice champions into rejig- “Shikhar will definitely be missed in Archer and Durham’s Wood. He was scheduled to join ging a settled lineup after two of their nine the next three to four games but we have Both men have hit 95 miles per-hour (153 kph) since the his team-mates during a net group matches. great back-ups for each position. With start of the tournament, but very little worries the big-hitting session at the Hampshire They remain optimistic, however, of India’s K.L. Rahul bats in the nets during a that we should be able to make it up.” Jamaican. Bowl on Wednesday and Bay- welcoming the southpaw back before the training session at Trent Bridge in Nottingham The former Test all-rounder also ex- “Chris thrives on that. I have known him since he was 16 liss said: “Yes, he’s fine. He’ll June 30 clash against hosts and tourna- on Wednesday. (AFP) plained why the team have not given up and he has always loved a challenge,” said Collymore, the be taking part in today’s prac- ment favourites England. on Dhawan, who has an outstanding re- West Indies bowling coach. tice fully. Bangar confirmed that back-up open- ing regularly as a standby.” cord in global events in England. “He has always enjoyed the challenge of fast bowling so I “It was a little bit precau- er KL Rahul, who was picked to play at Many pundits had questioned India’s “We’ve been observing him and it will expect him to relish that. I have known Archer for a while and I tionary the other day. He said number four, will partner Rohit Sharma decision to leave out Pant, whose six-hit- take ten to twelve days until we get to saw Wood in the Caribbean. They are both very impressive, as he could have kept, but he at the top of the order starting with Thurs- ting prowess makes him a limited-overs know where he stands and (will) be in a we have seen throughout this tournament.” (AFP) wasn’t really sure if he would day’s match against New Zealand. asset, and pick Dinesh Karthik as the better position to take a call,” Bangar said. be able to run after a high “In 10-12 days we’ll be taking a call on second wicketkeeper behind Mahendra “You don’t really want to rule out a catch.” the status of Shikhar,” Bangar told report- Singh Dhoni. precious player like Shikhar right at the Bangladesh confident injured Shakib will Asked if Buttler might ers after the team’s light practice at Trent Like Dhawan, 21-year-old Pant is an time when his injury happened.” play Windies play as a specialist batsman Bridge. aggressive left-hander from Delhi who All-rounder Vijay Shankar is likely to to lighten his workload in the “If and when a replacement is re- has played only five one-day internation- fill the void created by Rahul’s move up LONDON: Bangladesh are optimistic that all-rounder Shakib field, Bayliss kept his options quired, it’s always good to have the re- als, and was pipped by Karthik, who is 13 the order but Bangar said the team had Al Hasan will recover from a thigh injury in time for Monday’s open. placement player already in and practis- years older and has a reputation as a calm other options. World Cup match against West Indies in Taunton, their coach Steve Rhodes has said. Shakib strained a muscle in his left thigh while batting against England in Cardiff last week, but fought past the pain to make 121 runs as Bangladesh lost by 106 runs. The 32-year old, who has scored 260 runs at the tourna- Kiwis to reap left-right benefit against India ment so far, was a doubt for Tuesday’s match against Sri Lanka, which was subsequently abandoned, and Rhodes is have to wait and see,” he said. confident the extra week’s rest will do him good. Luck will play its part in this The 2015 finalists have “He picked up a little injury in that game against England made a perfect start in their and he fought on and battled on and played extremely well with World Cup, says Taylor quest for a maiden World Cup an injury,” Rhodes told reporters on Tuesday. title, winning their first three “We’re very, very optimistic that with the treatment he will AGENCIES “He and Rohit Sharma matches before the tourna- get this week he can recover well and play in that next game NOTTINGHAM (ENGLAND) have a very good partnership, ment was hit by poor weather, against West Indies.” (AFP) and I think they complement which has already resulted NEW Zealand’s steady supply each other well because they’re in three matches being either of left-handed batsmen will right and left-handed. called off or abandoned. Aussie reject Hazlewood finds World Cup come in handy in Thursday’s “I think we’ve had a similar “I said at the start of the too painful to watch World Cup match against an balanced side for a long time, tournament that luck is going Indian team without that va- and when you do have a right- to play a part,” Taylor said. BRISBANE: Australian pace spearhead Josh Hazlewood admits riety in their top order, senior left hand combination, it does “England is a beautiful he is barely watching the World Cup as his disappointment at Kiwi batsman Ross Taylor said put pressure in different ways place, but it’s not famous for not being selected continues to cause him pain. on the eve of the match. on the bowling opposition.” good weather. In saying that, The 27-year-old was overlooked after being out of action Opener Shikhar Dhawan’s A left-right combination there’s still a long way to go since January with a back injury, as selectors preferred him to injury has not only robbed In- forces bowlers to alter line and New Zealand’s Ross Taylor during a press conference at Trent Bridge in this tournament. I’m sure focus on getting ready for the Ashes Test series in England, dia of a left-right pair at the length while the fielding cap- in Nottingham on Wednesday, ahead of the 2019 Cricket World Cup there’s going to be rained out which begins in August. top of their order but has also tain is also compelled to tinker match against India. (AFP) games that could have freaked Hazlewood is currently in camp at Brisbane with the left the two-times champions with field settings every time us along the way.” Australia A squads -- along with the likes of Peter Handscomb, without a southpaw in the top the batsmen change ends. much... 35-year-old Taylor reckoned He also said it was too Travis Head and Marcus Harris -- ahead of their departure for half of their batting. Taylor said such variety in “It’s traditionally a short the duo might bowl slightly early to pick favourites for the England on Friday for a seven-week tour. In contrast, New Zealand the batting lineup was neces- boundary here. If that is the more defensively at Trent World Cup, with most of the Now fully fit, he said he had was trying to avoid the World have three left-handers in sary to make the most of the case, then hopefully we can ex- Bridge. 10 teams firmly in the race to Cup and direct his energies elsewhere. “I’m trying to focus on their top six, including opener World Cup grounds. ploit it with the right and left “Shorter boundaries can reach the semi-finals. what I’m doing up here,” he told cricket.com.au Wednesday. I’ll Colin Munro. “A lot of these grounds in handers.” sometimes play in the minds Kane Williamson’s side sit down at night and watch a couple of overs but I’m trying to “Obviously Shikhar is a the UK have a short boundary A lot will depend on how of the spinners, one might spin have won all three of their steer clear of it a little bit. The more you watch something, the big loss to India,” Taylor told to one side, and if you’ve got New Zealand fare against the a little bit more defensive, but matches to top the table ahead more you probably miss it. So I’m just trying to pretend it’s not reporters at Trent Bridge on two right-handers or two left- wrist-spin of Yuzvendra Cha- with the weather around and of their match against India in on, to a degree.” (AFP) Wednesday. handers, you can’t exploit it as hal and Kuldeep Yadav but the so much uncertainty, we’ll just Nottingham on Thursday. 16 Thursday, June 13, 2019 The Last Word Philippine real estate firm woos Qatar-based investors The forum also served as a pre-event leading to the Philippine Independence Day celebrations in Doha on June 14

AILYN AGONIA Joseph Timothy Rivera, DOHA PEZA Investment promotions partner and chairman of the A NUMBER of Qatar-based Association of Filipino Real businessmen and investors Estate Executives in Qatar, listened with rapt attention said: “We at PEZA congratu- to a speaker highlighting the late Megaworld International benefits of investing in real es- on its bold initiatives in help- tate and property in the Philip- ing us promote and invite pines at an investment forum investors from abroad to held at Warwick Doha Hotel invest in various Philippine on Wednesday. economic zones through their The event, which coin- beautiful and well-planned cided with Filipino commu- townships. nities worldwide celebration “I am glad that Megaworld, of the 121st anniversary of being one of the leading eco- the declaration of Philippine nomic zone developers in the Independence, aimed at bol- Philippines, will be our partner stering the presence of Qatari Managing Director of Megaworld International Maria Victoria M Acosta and other guests pose for a photograph after the event. in co-hosting the MSC Arab investments in the Southeast Business Delegation visiting Asian country. unlimited business opportuni- ments in Megaworld projects, ippines as an alternative in- become an important invest- In this country, we like the the Philippines next month.” Speaking on the occasion, ties. including the establishment of vestment destination among ment hub for Qatari property Filipino community because The forum, which was Senior Vice-President and Acosta, who was recently museums and sports venues Qataris and other foreign in- buyers. it is one of the most important also attended by Megaworld Managing Director of Mega- recognised as one of the 100 that are similar to Qatar’ vision vestors in the country. “I think it is a good timing expat communities here. We Vice-President for Sales- world International Maria most influential Filipino wom- of developing infrastructures He said, “It is a great op- for the Philippine businesses welcome any future conferenc- MEA1 Bhem Asperilla and Victoria M Acosta provided an en in the world, also highlight- to bolster its art scene and the portunity not just for the Filipi- to come and offer opportuni- es and fora that promote the Adel A Sa’adeh of PEZA, overview of the Philippine in- ed the values and current de- sports sector in preparation no community in Qatar which ties in Qatar to help them if Philippines as an investment served as a pre-event leading vestment landscape and other velopment directions shared for highly-anticipated FIFA is almost 250,000-member they are considering investing destination.” to the gala programme for the factors that makes investing by both Qatar and the Philip- World Cup 2022. strong but also for Qatari in the Far East. The Philip- The Qatari entrepreneur search for Megaworld brand in the Philippines ideal today, pines such as the high regard Farhan al Sayed, a Qa- businessmen and investors pine Economic Zone Author- also mentioned the develop- ambassadors and the com- such long-term economic sta- of both countries in the arts tari entrepreneur and one of who, because of the blockade, ity (PEZA), with which we had ment of new halal businesses munity celebrations of Phil- bility, strategic business loca- and sports. the participants at the forum, are looking to other countries a meeting recently, is doing a in the Philippines as likely in- ippine Independence Day to tion of the Philippines in Asia, The top Filipino executive lauded the objectives of the for investment opportuni- great job in promoting Phil- vestment opportunity for Qa- be held at Wyndham Doha low cost of doing business and underlined the recent develop- event in introducing the Phil- ties. Turkey, for example, has ippine investments in Qatar. tari businessmen. West Bay on June 14. Four HBKU Press books win UCL Qatar researchers steal coveted international awards TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK limelight at global platforms the best in their categories. A Abdelrashid Mahmoudi and DOHA distinguished panel of industry translated by Nashwa Gow- judges, who brought to the ta- anlock in the category of Fic- FOUR of Hamad Bin Khalifa ble their extensive editorial, PR, tion: Multicultural; Alphabet University (HBKU) Press’ latest marketing and design expertise, City written by Omar Khalifa titles have been named winner narrowed down the 2,000 en- and illustrated by Fabiola Co- in the 2019 International Book tries to the winners and finalists. lavecchio, in the category of Awards (IBA), with several oth- HBKU Press’s list of final- Children’s Educational; and A ers named finalist as Recipe for Home writ- well. ten by Ghenwa Yehia The winning titles and illustrated by Inna include ‘Gardening in Ogando, in the cate- Arabia: Fruiting Plants gory of Children’s Pic- in Qatar and the Ara- ture Book: Soft cover bian Gulf’ by Shuaa Fiction. Abdullah al Sada in the “HBKU Press is category of Home & proud of all of the au- TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK papers at the prestigious Inter- ish novels. A substantial part of research skills in the country Garden; ‘Bloodstone’ by thors, illustrators and DOHA national Council of Museums the research will be conducted continue to develop. Tim Mackintosh-Smith translators who won (ICOM) in Kyoto, Japan. between Qatar and special col- Speaking on the impor- in the category of Fic- this year at the 2019 DOHA-BASED academics and The research projects cur- lections of the British Library tance of academic research in tion: Multicultural; ‘The International Book researchers are increasingly rently being carried out by UCL in the UK. Qatar and its growing reputa- Light of Hope’, written Awards,” said Bachar utilising the global stage to Qatar’s academics include a Finally, Dr Milena Dobre- tion, Dr Sam Evans, director by Basma El-Khatib, illustrated ists include: The Gulf Crisis: Chebaro, executive director of showcase the cutting-edge aca- project by Dr Catharina Hen- va-McPherson, associate pro- of UCL Qatar, said: “This is a by Bilal Bassal and translated by The View from Qatar, edited HBKU Press. demic and research work being drick, lecturer in Museum fessor in Library and Informa- great example of how the re- Ghenwa Yehia, in the category by Rory Miller and authored Jeffrey Keen, president and done in Qatar. Studies, whose research is titled tion Studies, recently chaired search sector in Qatar is get- of Children’s Mind/Body/Spir- by faculty members from CEO of American Book Fest, UCL Qatar has supported ‘Cultural Leadership and the this year’s International Con- ting the recognition it deserves. it; and Alphabet City, written by HBKU and QF partner uni- said: “The 2019 results rep- a significant number of fac- Role of Women in the Museum ference on Electronic Publish- UCL Qatar is proud to be con- Omar Khalifa and illustrated by versities, in the categories of resent a phenomenal mix of ulty to present at international and Cultural Sector in Qatar’. ing in Marseilles, France. Two tributing to the knowledge- Fabiola Colavecchio, in the cat- Multicultural Non-Fiction and books from a wide array of pub- conferences and lecture at She has already presented her students and one alumnus based economy in Qatar by egory of Children’s Novelty & Social Change; Gardening in lishers throughout the world. some of the worlds’ leading findings in Vancouver, Canada, from UCL Qatar were also showcasing the community’s Gift Book. Arabia: Ornamental Trees in With a full publicity and mar- universities, including the and next month will present among the 200 conference academic involvement in re- There were over 2,000 en- Qatar and the Arabian Gulf by keting campaign promoting University of Nottingham, them at the Museums in Arabia attendees to present their re- search on cultural heritage to a tries from all over the world in Shuaa Abdullah al Sada in the the results of IBA, this year’s University of Aegean and Uni- Conference in London, UK. search around the theme of wider audience.” the various categories this year, category of Home & Garden; winners and finalists will gain versity of Amsterdam. Another example of UCL Bibliodiversity. Producing research of the which marks the award’s 10th Bloodstone by Tim Mackin- additional media coverage for An upcoming event of Qatar’s vast and unique re- UCL Qatar has said this highest quality has been one year of IBA. tosh-Smith in the categories the summer season.” the same nature is slated at search initiatives is the re- growing cross-border dialogue of the core objectives of UCL The IBA, which is spon- of Fiction: Historical and Fic- Copies of the winning books the Louvre, Paris, where re- search Dr Frederick Nesta, on cultural heritage and knowl- Qatar. The university has im- sored by the American Book tion: Thriller/Adventure; Lost and of all of HBKU Press’s cata- searchers from Qatar will pre- senior lecturer in Library and edge management is in keeping plemented research projects Fest, highlights a wide variety in Thyme by Lilas Taha in the log of works can be found on sent their findings. Information Studies, is cur- with the Qatar National Vision across the Arab and Islamic of outstanding literary fiction category of Fiction: Inspira- Amazon, Kindle and in book- Moreover, four of UCL Qa- rently working on about the 2030 and is set to get stronger world that are contributing and non-fiction works that are tional; After Coffee written by stores across Qatar. tar’s academics will present marketing of 19th century Brit- in the coming years, as the new knowledge to the region.

Temporary closure on Jeryan Qatar Youth Choir and Junior Choir to Nejaima Street from today present last concert of season today TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA

THE The Public Works Au- thority (Ashghal) will imple- ment a temporary closure on part of Jeryan Nejaima Street in both directions, from its intersection with Awjab Al Dakhla Street until the inter- section with Al Tarfa Street, from June 13. The closure will be in place until end of October 2019, in coordination with the General Directorate of Traffic. During this period, east- bound vehicles on Al Tarfa Street heading to Jeryan Ne- jaima Street will have to turn right into Umm Al Megareen development works, which works on traffic movement on Street, then left to Awjab Al aim to increase the intersec- Al Tarfa Street, Ashghal will Dakhla Street and to Jeryan tion’s capacity through pro- later close only one lane of the Nejaima Street. Road users viding additional lanes. It also street in each phase of the con- heading from Jeryan Nejaima seeks to improve the street struction. Street to Al Tarfa Street will lighting, upgrade the stormwa- Ashghal will install road have to turn left to Awjab Al ter and TSE networks, install signs advising motorists of the HE Qatar Youth Choir and Qatar Junior turned from their successful workshops Tickets are priced at QR60 and are Dakhla Street, then right to interlock, provide landscaping, closure. The authority has re- Choir will present their last concert of and concerts with the prestigious Vienna available from choir members or at the Umm Al Megareen Street and and protect Ooredoo and Kah- quested all road users to abide Tthe season at the Swiss International Boys Choir in Austria, while the Qatar Jun- door. The concert will start at 7pm. For to Al Tarfa Street. ramaa lines under the roads. by the speed limit, and follow School Qatar on June 13, Thursday. ior Choir will perform their concert during more information about the choir, visit The temporary closure is In order to minimise the the road signs to ensure their The Qatar Youth Choir has just re- their tour to Germany in September. http://www.qyj-choir.com/. (TNN) part of Al Tarfa Intersection impact of the construction safety.